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[Xero]

Dammit, it was at the Prudential Center? Should have gone.

Seriously considering getting into this again.

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AUGUST 27, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

The last SmackDown! of August will culminate in a massive Summerslam rematch as the Hardy Boyz defend their World Tag Team Titles against the team they won them from, The Rock and John Cena in a hardcore match! Plus, a 20-man battle royal to determine a #1 contender for Jeff Hardy's Intercontinental Title - a title match that will be held next week on this show.

The show kicks off with a six-man tag match pitting all three Dudley Boyz against the up-and-coming New Generation stars BJ Whitmer, Christian York, and Trent Acid. The Dudleyz triple-team Acid to start the match until Whitmer tags in, allowing them to turn the tables and isolate D-Von. Eventually, Acid meets Spike up top and took him over with a super Frankensteiner for the win. A big win for the newcomers!

Twenty SmackDown! superstars hit the ring next for a shot at the Intercontinental Title. Nova is the first victim, courtesy of a spinning back kick by Zach Gowan. Aaron Stevens quickly takes out Chris Nowinski as well. Brian Kendrick is the third casualty, taken out by Carlito. John Layfield takes Mark Henry out next. Stevens gets his second elimination of the match as he takes out Akio. Carlito also gets his second elimination as he dumps out Gowan. Johnny Jeter is next out, thanks to Generalin Intikami. Matt Stryker takes out Colt Cabana, only to quickly get taken out by Jamie Noble. Layfield gets elimination #2 as he dumps out Jay Briscoe, and we're down to ten superstars left. Nunzio is the next man to fall as Chavo Guerrero takes him out. Intikami is out next, giving Aaron Stevens his third elim. Chris Kanyon takes out Funaki and Layfield back-to-back to join up with the double-elim stars. Stevens takes out Noble, and he's now taken out 1/5 of the stars in this match! As he celebrates, though, Kanyon gets his third by dumping him out, then follows up by taking out Carlito. It's down to Kanyon, Chavo Guerrero, and Dave Batista for the title shot. Chavo takes out Kanyon, then nails Bats with a brainbuster, then tosses him out for the win!

Chavo cuts a quick promo about his title match next week. Short and sweet, but it gets the job done.

Up next, it's two of the top stars of the Cruiserweight division (and SmackDown! in general) Rey Mysterio and Christian going one-on-one! They put on a match that most definitely doesn't disappoint. Eventually, Christian hits a fallaway slam on Rey and distracts the ref, allowing new Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri to hang Rey out across the top rope, allowing Xian to put him away with the Unprettier! After the match, Rey fights back, driving off both heels.

Rey grabs the mic after the match and cuts a promo about how he thought this business with Tajiri was over at Summerslam. But if he's so dead-set on doing it again, let's do it!

Tajiri's got his first title defense next against Rico. This match isn't quite as hot as the previous one, but both men still look fantastic. The champ hits Rico with a big kick to the face and amid the confusion, Christian hits the ring and blasts Rico with an Unprettier. Tajiri gets the cheap pin! After the match, Christian hits Rico with two more Unprettiers before walking away.

After the break, a badly-beaten Rico struggles to his feet and talks up the feud with Christian. Pretty similar to Rey's promo from earlier. These feuds need to end, and they need to end now!

Paul London is one of the very best bumpers in wrestling, and he's up to the task next as he takes on Brock Lesnar. London gets in enough offense to where he looks fantastic, but eventually Lesnar's power is just too great and he picks up the win with the F5.

It's more exciting Cruiserweight action as WCW alumni Eddie Guerrero and Billy Kidman go at it. Eventually, Eddie picks up the win, hitting his frogsplash after a big spin kick.

Matt Hardy makes his way to the ring for our main event, but he's cut off by The Rock. The two go face-to-face and almost come to blows until an army of referees can separate them until it's time for our main event. Rock clearly took offense to Matt hitting him with the Twist of Fate at Summerslam!

And now it is time for our main event as John Cena and The Rock cash in their rematch clause in a Hardcore match for a shot at the Hardy Boyz' World Tag Team Titles! Rock hits Jeff with a shoulder tackle while Cena hits a DVD on Matt. The challengers are fired up! Double suplex on Jeff, then Rock whips Matt into a table that's been set up in a corner. Jeff breaks a hammerlock on Cena while Matt hits a rolling kick on Rock. Matt hits a legdrop on Rock, sending him through a table! Jeff hits Diamond Dust on Cena, allowing Matt to hit Rock with a spinning back kick. Jeff hits the Swanton Bomb and the champs retain as SmackDown! goes off the air.

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AUGUST 30, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

The first full year of the Pat Dooley Era of World Wrestling Entertainment comes to an end as the World Title #1 contender tournament continues with a second-round match pitting WWE Tag Team Champion Kane taking on Fred Williams. Williams manages to get in a bit of offense, but Kane eventually dominates, picking up the win in a squash with the Tombstone. Afterwards, Kane pounds the hell out of Williams some more. Kane has earned the first quarterfinal berth in the tournament!

Kane's tag team partner Big Show takes on fellow Natural Born Ministry member (and Kane's brother) Kane next in what winds up being a horrible match. Undertaker winds up pinning Show with a handful of tights. After the match, Taker goes to shake hands with his former minion, but Show refuses and walks off.

Taker gets a hype video while I try to salvage his career. This guy's overness is dropping like mad, and this match definitely didn't help. But he's in the quarters, so I have to try something.

Tag-team specialists Shelton Benjamin and Rene Dupree are out next for another second-round match. Vast improvement over our previous match, as this one goes back-and-forth several times. Eventually, Shelton hits a butterfly suplex to set up a superkick for the win.

Our next second-round match pits Rhyno against William Regal. Rhyno has been on a hot streak of late, including his Summerslam victory over Undertaker. He picks up another big win here in a competitive match against the veteran Regal. He hits the Gore for the win. The announcers bring up that Rhyno's quarterfinal opponent is Undertaker, who will be looking for revenge after two PPV losses to Rhyno this year.

World Champion Sean O'Haire hits the ring. He cuts a very good promo about his victory eight days ago over Kurt Angle to not only retain his title, but drive arguably the greatest wrestler in the history of the industry out of WWE forever. He then loses his cool a little bit talking about how he ended Kurt Angle's career just like he told us he would, he retained the World Title just like he told us he would, but the next night on RAW, they couldn't even give him a slot. But that's fine. Fortunately, the Natural Born Thrillers stacked the brackets. His eight stablemates all got slots in the tournament for a shot at his title, and then all of his original NBT friends got wiped out. So that's when O'Haire leapt into action. He wants to apologize to Shawn Stasiak for accidentally costing him his match against A-Train last week. And he can assure Damien that tonight he's going to do whatever it takes to help him get into the quarters along with Kane and Undertaker. But, obviously, he's not telling us anything we don't already know.

Earlier tonight, Charlie Haas' tag team partner Shelton Benjamin advanced to the tournament quarterfinals. Now Haas attempts to join his partner, but first he has to get through the "Legend Killer" Randy Orton! They put on a pretty good match that ends with Orton hitting the RKO for the win and a quarterfinal berth. The announcers hype up Randy Orton against Kane next week!

Chris Jericho heads to the ring to take on his former Thrillseekers partner Lance Storm. And despite the fact that I clicked "Put on a good match" and gets a 79% match quality rating, Jericho literally uses two moves in the entire match to get Storm to tap out. Super Frankensteiner, Walls of Jericho, win. After the match, Storm extends his hand to his former partner, who shakes it.

2004 King of the Ring and United States Champion Chris Benoit gets the hype video treatment. Hopefully this will cheer the miserable bastard up before he kills his family or something.

The (relatively) undefeated rookie monster Damien is out next for his match against A-Train. The match itself is mediocre, but the crowd is into both guys. Eventually, Train manages to surprise Damien with the Derailer. Hoping to save the match, Sean O'Haire hits the ring and blasts Train with the Prophecy. Unfortunately, the ref sees it and disqualifies Damien. Whoops! A-Train advances to take on Chris Jericho in the quarters.

And now for our main event, pitting the aforementioned Benoit against ECW original Tommy Dreamer. The winner will face Shelton Benjamin next week in the quarterfinals. Solid match that ends with Benoit getting Dreamer to tap out to the Crippler Crossface.

So, the elite eight is set:

Rhyno vs. Undertaker
Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Benoit
A-Train vs. Chris Jericho
Kane vs. Randy Orton

Who will take on Sean O'Haire at Unforgiven for the World Title?

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Vince McMahon has announced that he will retire from World Wrestling Entertainment at the end of September!

Chris Nowinski and Luther Reigns have both been released from their contracts. We wish them both the best in their future endeavors.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Poor Luther Reigns :( Big guy didn't even get a win, did he?</font>

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AUGUST 2004 RECAP


RAW

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Aug. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(34-25-3) Chris Benoit (3-1, 94) (L Angle, W 6-man tag, W fatal fourway, W Dreamer)
(28-30-2) Chris Jericho (2-1-1, 93) (D RVD, W 6-man tag, L fatal fourway, W Storm)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Aug. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(14-3) Mickie James (1-1, 100) (W fatal fourway, L 8-diva tag)
(18-4) Damien (4-1, 85) (W Rhyno, W Angle, W Shelton, W Reigns, L Train)
(40-20-1) Sean O'Haire (3-0, 79) (W Rhyno, W Shelton, W Angle)
(29-21-2) Rhyno (3-2, 85) (L O'Haire, L Damien, W 6-man tag, W Taker, W Regal)
(31-26-1) Rob Van Dam (1-3-1, 84) (W 6-man tag, D Y2J, L 6-man tag, L fatal fourway, L Kane)
(11-10) Randy Orton (2-2, 85) (L Shelton, W 6-man tag, L fatal fourway, W Haas)
(26-31-1) Undertaker (1-2, 63) (L 6-man tag, L Rhyno, W Show)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Aug. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(12-8) Victoria (0-1, 71) (L 8-diva tag)
(12-10) Jazz (1-0, 74) (W 8-diva tag)
(14-12-1) Trish Stratus (0-2, 80) (L fatal fourway, L 8-diva tag)
(30-28-1) Big Show (3-2, 56) (W w/Kane vs WGTT, W w/Kane vs. ECW, L 6-man tag, W Val, L UT)
(28-28) Shelton Benjamin (3-3, 78) (L w/Haas vs Monsters, W Orton, L O'Haire, L Damien, W Jindrak, W Dupree)
(19-22) Chuck Palumbo (0-4, 69) (L 8-man tag, L battle royal, L 4-team elim, L Dreamer)
(15-20) Johnny Stamboli (0-4, 66) (L 8-man tag, L battle royal, L 4-team elim, L Haas)
(18-27) William Regal (3-2, 70) (W Reigns, W battle royal, L 4-team elim, W Cade, L Rhyno)
(20-31) Charlie Haas (2-3, 72) (L w/Shelton vs Monsters, L battle royal, W 4-team elim, W Stamboli, L Orton)
(14-24) A-Train (3-1, 78) (L battle royal, W 4-team elim, W Stasiak, W Damien)
(16-28) Tommy Dreamer (3-2, 71) (W 6-man tag, L w/Storm vs ECW, W 6-man tag, W Palumbo, L Benoit)
(6-11-1) Gail Kim (1-0, 69) (W 8-diva tag)
(14-25) Lance Storm (3-2, 62) (W 6-man tag, L w/Tommy vs ECW, W 6-man tag, W Conway, L Y2J)
(6-12) Molly Holly (0-1, 74) (L fatal fourway)
(6-14) Lita (0-2, 77) (L fatal fourway, L 8-diva tag)
(9-25) Sylvan Grenier (0-4, 70) (L 6-man tag, L battle royal, L 4-team elim, L Fred)
(11-31) Rene Dupree (1-4, 72) (L 6-man tag, L battle royal, L 4-team elim, W Tom, L Shelton)
(9-29) Val Venis (1-3, 74) (W 8-man tag, L battle royal, L 6-man tag, L Show)
(5-25) Rob Conway (0-4, 68) (L 6-man tag, L battle royal, L 4-team elim, L Storm)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Aug. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(17-9) Mark Jindrak (1-2, 60) (L 8-man tag, W w/Stasiak vs Fred/Tom, L Shelton)
(24-25-1) Kane (4-1, 52) (W w/Show vs WGTT, W w/Show vs ECW, L 6-man tag, W RVD, W Fred)
(2-3) Fred Williams (2-2, 61) (W 8-man tag, L w/Tom vs Jindrak/Stasiak, W Grenier, L Kane)
(2-5) Shawn Stasiak (1-3, 68) (L 8-man tag, L battle royal, W w/Jindrak vs Fred/Tom, L Train)
(1-3) Tom Howard (1-2, 52) (W 8-man tag, L w/Fred vs Jindrak/Stasiak, L Dupree)
(3-11) Lance Cade (1-2, 61) (W 8-man tag, L 6-man tag, L Regal)
(1-4) Shaniqua (1-0, 52) (W 8-diva tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Opener (Aug. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(1-2) Jacqueline (1-0, 60) (W 8-diva tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Future Endeavors (Aug. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(33-28) Kurt Angle (1-2) (W Benoit, L Damien, L O'Haire)
(0-11) Luther Reigns (0-2) (L Regal, L Damien)

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, Rob Van Dam, and Val Venis)

RAW Title Changes
United States - Chris Benoit won a fatal fourway (8/22)
World Heavyweight - None (Sean O'Haire has been champ since 7/25)
WWE Tag Team - None (Big Show and Kane have been champs since 7/26)
Women's - None (Mickie James has been champ since 6/7)

RAW Feuds
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA

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AUGUST 2004 RECAP

SmackDown!

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Aug. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(40-21) Brock Lesnar (4-1, 100) (W Rock, W Cena, W Kendrick, L Eddie, W London)
(38-21) The Rock (2-3, 100) (L Brock, W Jeff, W w/Cena vs Acid/BJ, L w/Cena vs Hardyz, L w/Cena vs Hardyz)
(37-25) John Cena (2-3, 98) (W Matt, L Brock, W w/Rock vs Acid/BJ, L w/Rock vs Hardyz, L w/Rock vs Hardyz)
(29-29) Christian (2-3, 92) (L Rey, L 6-man tag, W w/Kidman vs London/Rico, L Rico, W Rey)
(27-31-1) Eddie Guerrero (2-2, 100) (L Jeff, L Matt, W Brock, W Kidman)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Aug. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(10-5) Jeff Hardy (4-1, 93) (W Eddie, L Rock, W w/Matt vs Chavo/Stevens, W w/Matt vs Cena/Rock, W w/Matt vs Cena/Rock)
(37-20) Matt Hardy (4-1, 96) (L Cena, W Eddie, W w/Jeff vs Chavo/Stevens, W w/Jeff vs Cena/Rock, W w/Jeff vs Cena/Rock)
(32-26) Rey Mysterio (3-2, 92) (W Xian, W 6-man tag, W Nunzio, L Tajiri, L Xian)
(23-27-1) Tajiri (3-1, 85) (W London, L 6-man tag, W Rey, W Rico)
(22-27-2) Billy Kidman (2-3, 84) (W Rico, L 6-man tag, W w/Xian vs London/Rico, L London, L Eddie)
(21-26) Rico (2-3, 85) (L Kidman, W 6-man tag, L w/London vs Kidman/Xian, W Xian, Tajiri)
(8-22-1) Paul London (2-3, 82) (L Tajiri, W 6-man tag, L w/Rico vs Kidman/Xian, W Kidman, L Brock)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Aug. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(2-1) Christian York (2-0, 61) (W 6-man tag, W 6-man tag)
(31-18) D-Von Dudley (3-1, 77) (W 8-man tag, W w/Bubba vs Layfield/Bats, W 6-man tag, L 6-man tag)
(29-20) Bubba Ray Dudley (3-1, 75) (W 8-man tag, W/D-Von vs Bats/Layfield, W 6-man tag, L 6-man tag)
(33-24) Dave Batista (2-2, 80) (W Hurricane, L w/Layfield vs Dudleyz, W w/Layfield vs Noble/Nova, L battle royal)
(21-19) John Layfield (1-3, 74) (L 8-man tag, L w/Bats vs Dudleyz, W w/Bats vs Noble/Nova, L battle royal)
(2-2) BJ Whitmer (2-1, 63) (W 6-man tag, L w/Acid vs Rock/Cena, W 6-man tag)
(2-2) Trent Acid (2-1, 62) (W 6-man tag, L w/BJ vs Rock/Cena, W 6-man tag)
(13-15) Chris Kanyon (0-3, 73) (L 8-man tag, L 6-man tag, L battle royal)
(13-17) Nova (1-2, 70) (W 8-man tag, L w/Noble vs Bats/Layfield, L battle royal)
(22-32-1) Chavo Guerrero (2-2, 77) (W 8-man tag, L w/Stevens vs Playas, L w/Stevens vs Hardyz, W battle royal)
(8-15) Jamie Noble (1-2, 64) (W Akio, L w/Nova vs Bats/Layfield, L battle royal)
(6-15-1) Akio (1-2, 65) (L Noble, W Funaki, L battle royal)
(9-23) Spike Dudley (1-2, 64) (L 6-man tag, W 6-man tag, L 6-man tag)
(3-9) Aaron Stevens (1-3, 66) (W Nowinski, L w/Chavo vs Playas, L w/Chavo vs Hardyz, L battle royal)
(1-3) Brian Kendrick (0-3, 62) (L 6-man tag, L Brock, L battle royal)
(6-24) Nunzio (1-3, 72) (L 8-man tag, W Carlito, L Rey, L battle royal)
(4-24) Carlito (0-4, 72) (L 8-man tag, L Nunzio, L 6-man tag, L battle royal)
(1-11) Funaki (0-3, 63) (L 6-man tag, L Akio, L battle royal)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Aug. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(1-1) Jay Briscoe (0-1, 56) (L battle royal)
(1-1) Matt Stryker (0-1, 56) (L battle royal)
(1-1) Colt Cabana (0-1, 52) (L battle royal)
(2-5) Johnny Jeter (0-1, 45) (L battle royal)
(5-15-1) Mark Henry (1-1, 58) (W w/Nowinski vs Stevens/Chavo, L battle royal)
(1-6) Zach Gowan (0-1, 57) (L battle royal)

(Overall Won-Loss) Openers (Aug. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(2-2) Generalin Intikami (0-1, 45) (L battle royal)

(Overall Won-Loss) Injured Reserve (Aug. W-L) (Matches)
(19-29) The Hurricane (0-1) (L Batista)

(Overall Won-Loss) Future Endeavors (Aug. W-L) (Matches)
(4-20) Chris Nowinski (1-3) (L Stevens, W w/Henry vs Stevens/Chavo, L 6-man tag, L battle royal)

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) (Mark Henry)

SmackDown! Title Changes
World Tag Team - Hardy Boyz beat John Cena and The Rock (8/22)
Cruiserweight - Tajiri beat Rey Mysterio (8/22)
WWE World - None (Matt Hardy has been champ since 5/20)
Intercontinental - None (Jeff Hardy has been champ since 7/15)

SmackDown! Feuds
The Rock vs. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 (100 Heat)
Rey Mysterio vs. Tajiri (92 Heat)
Rico vs. Christian (89 Heat)
TBA

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YEAR IN REVIEW

CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY


World Heavyweight Title (86 Image)
Triple H - Start of game-9/28/03 (28 days)
The Rock - 9/28/03-3/14/04 (168 days)
Shawn Michaels - 3/14/04-4/19/04 (36 days)
Vacant - 4/19/04-4/25/04 (6 days)
Kurt Angle - 4/25/04-7/25/04 (91 days)
Sean O'Haire - 7/25/04-Present (37 days)
WWE World Title (81 Image)
Brock Lesnar - Start of game-3/14/04 (196 days)
John Cena - 3/14/04-5/20/04 (67 days)
Matt Hardy Version 2.0 - 5/20/04-Present (103 days)
United States Title (81 Image)
Big Show - Start of game-12/11/03 (102 days)
Eddie Guerrero - 12/11/03-2/29/04 (80 days)
Sean O'Haire - 2/29/04-6/7/04 (99 days)
Rob Van Dam - 6/7/04-8/22/04 (76 days)
Chris Benoit - 8/22/04-Present (9 days)
Intercontinental Title (78 Image)
Randy Orton - Start of game-11/14/03 (75 days)
Vacant - 11/14/04-12/28/04 (44 days)
Matt Hardy Version 1.0 - 12/28/04-3/14/04 (77 days)
Hurricane - 3/14/04-4/8/04 (25 days)
Dave Batista - 4/8/04-7/15/04 (98 days)
Jeff Hardy - 7/15/04-Present (47 days)
World Tag Team Titles (83 Image)
Evolution (Batista and Ric Flair) - Start of game-9/1/03 (1 day)
Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) - 9/1/03-4/29/04 (241 days)
Metro Connection (Billy Gunn and Chris Kanyon) - 4/29/04-7/8/04 (70 days)
People's Chain Gang (John Cena and The Rock) - 7/8/04-8/22/04 (45 days)
Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt) - 8/22/04-Present (9 days)
WWE Tag Team Titles (80 Image)
Basham Brothers (Danny and Doug) - Start of game-9/25/03 (25 days)
Backstage Bullies (Hardcore Holly and John Layfield) - 9/25/03-10/2/03 (7 days)
Dangerous Alliance (A-Train and Matt Morgan) - 10/2/03-1/22/04 (112 days)
World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) - 1/22/04-4/25/04 (94 days)
The Ministry (Big Show and Undertaker) - 4/25/04-5/31/04 (36 days)
Canadian Violence (Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho) - 5/31/04-7/26/04 (56 days)
Ministry Monsters (Big Show and Kane) - 7/26/04-Present (36 days)
Cruiserweight Title (88 Image)
Tajiri - Start of game-9/25/03 (25 days)
Billy Kidman - 9/25/03-1/11/04 (108 days)
Eddie Guerrero - 1/11/04-3/14/04 (63 days)
Billy Kidman (2) - 3/14/04-3/25/04 (11 days)
Vacant - 3/25/04-4/25/04 (31 days)
Rey Mysterio - 4/25/04-5/16/04 (21 days)
Christian - 5/16/04-6/27/04 (42 days)
Rey Mysterio (2) - 6/27/04-8/22/04 (56 days)
Tajiri (2) - 8/22/04-Present (9 days)
Women's Title (77 Image)
Molly Holly - Start of game-9/22/03 (22 days)
Trish Stratus - 9/22/03-12/1/03 (70 days)
Victoria - 12/1/03-3/8/04 (98 days)
Trish Stratus (2) - 3/8/04-6/7/04 (91 days)
Mickie James - 6/7/04-Present (85 days)
Longest Title Reigns
Dudley Boyz - World Tag Team Titles (241 days)
Brock Lesnar - WWE World Title (196 days)
The Rock - World Heavyweight Title (168 days)
Dangerous Alliance - WWE Tag Team Titles (112 days)
Billy Kidman - Cruiserweight Title (108 days)
Matt Hardy Version 2.0 - WWE Title (103 days and counting)
Big Show - United States Title (102 days)
Sean O'Haire - United States Title (99 days)
Dave Batista - Intercontinental Title (98 days)
Victoria - Women's Title (98 days)
Shortest Title Reigns (NOTE: not counting current champions)
Evolution - World Tag Team Titles (1 day)
Backstage Bullies - WWE Tag Team Titles (7 days)
Billy Kidman - Cruiserweight Title (11 days)
Rey Mysterio - Cruiserweight Title (21 days)
Molly Holly - Women's Title (22 days)
Hurricane - Intercontinental Title (25 days)
Basham Brothers - WWE Tag Team Titles (25 days)
Tajiri - Cruiserweight Title (25 days)
Triple H - World Heavyweight Title (28 days)
Shawn Michaels - World Heavyweight Title (36 days)
The Ministry - World Tag Team Titles (36 days)
Most Title Reigns
Matt Hardy (1 WWE Champion, 1 Intercontinental Champion, 1 World Tag Team Champion)
Sean O'Haire (1 World Champion, 1 United States Champion)
The Rock (1 World Champion, 1 World Tag Team Champion)
John Cena (1 WWE Champion, 1 World Tag Team Champion)
Big Show (1 United States Champion, 2 WWE Tag Team Champion)
Chris Benoit (1 United States Champion, 1 WWE Tag Team Champion)
Dave Batista (1 Intercontinental Champion, 1 World Tag Team Champion)
Eddie Guerrero (1 United States Champion, 1 Cruiserweight Champion)
Jeff Hardy (1 Intercontinental Champion, 1 World Tag Team Champion)
Billy Kidman (2 Cruiserweight Champion)
Rey Mysterio (2 Cruiserweight Champion)
Tajiri (2 Cruiserweight Champion)
Trish Stratus (2 Women's Champion)
27 others with 1 reign
WON-LOSS RECORDS

Complete Won-Loss For Everyone Who Wrestled A Match

Aaron Stevens 3-9
Akio 6-15-1
A-Train 14-24
Big Show 30-28-1
Billy Gunn 13-11
Billy Kidman 22-27-2
BJ Whitmer 2-2
The Blueprint 12-13-1
Brian Kendrick 1-3
Booker T 13-20-2
Brock Lesnar 40-21
Bubba Ray Dudley 29-20
Carlito 4-24
Charlie Haas 20-31
Chavo Guerrero 22-32-1
Chris Benoit 34-25-3
Chris Jericho 28-30-2
Chris Kanyon 13-15
Chris Nowinski 4-20
Christian 29-29
Christian York 2-1
Chuck Palumbo 19-22
Colt Cabana 1-1
Damien 18-4
Danny Basham 3-18
Dave Batista 33-24
Doug Basham 3-18
D-Von Dudley 31-18
Edge 24-29
Eddie Guerrero 27-31-1
Fred Williams 2-3
Funaki 1-11
Gail Kim 6-11-1
Generalin Intikami 2-2
Goldberg 8-7
Hardcore Holly 9-12
The Hurricane 19-29
Ivory 1-3
Jacqueline 1-2
Jamie Noble 8-15
Jay Briscoe 1-1
Jazz 12-10
Jeff Hardy 10-5
John Cena 37-25
John Layfield 21-19
Johnny Jeter 2-5
Johnny Stamboli 15-20
Kane 24-25-1
Kurt Angle 33-28
Lance Cade 3-11
Lance Storm 14-25
Lita 6-14
Luther Reigns 0-11
Mark Henry 5-15-1
Mark Jindrak 17-9
Matt Hardy 37-20
Matt Stryker 1-1
Maven 2-6
Mickie James 14-3
Miss Jackie 1-0
Molly Holly 6-12
Nidia 0-1
Nova 13-17
Nunzio 6-24
Orlando Jordan 0-1
Paul London 8-22-1
Randy Orton 11-10
Rene Dupree 11-31
Rey Mysterio 32-26
Rhyno 29-21-2
Ric Flair 0-1
Rico 21-26
Rikishi 3-20
Rob Conway 5-25
Rob Van Dam 31-26-1
The Rock 38-21
Rodney Mack 0-5
Rosey 3-7
Sakoda 3-1
Scott Steiner 3-7
Scotty 2 Hotty 0-12
Sean O'Haire 40-20-1
Shaniqua 1-4
Shannon Moore 3-15
Shawn Michaels 25-15
Shawn Stasiak 2-5
Shelton Benjamin 28-28
Spike Dudley 9-23
Stevie Richards 0-1
Sylvan Grenier 9-25
Tajiri 23-27-1
Tom Howard 1-3
Tommy Dreamer 16-28
Trent Acid 2-2
Triple H 13-10
Trish Stratus 14-12-1
Ultimo Dragon 6-20-1
Undertaker 26-31-1
Val Venis 9-29
Victoria 12-8
William Regal 18-27
Zach Gowan 1-6

Most Wins

Sean O'Haire (40)
Brock Lesnar (40)
The Rock (38)
Matt Hardy (37)
John Cena (37)
Chris Benoit (34)
Dave Batista (33)
Kurt Angle (33)
Rey Mysterio (32)
Rob Van Dam (31)
D-Von Dudley (31)
Most Losses


Chavo Guerrero (32)
Charlie Haas (31)
Rene Dupree (31)
Eddie Guerrero (31)
Chris Jericho (30)
Val Venis (29)
The Hurricane (29)
Edge (29)
Christian (29)
Kurt Angle (28)
Tommy Dreamer (28)
Shelton Benjamin (28)
Big Show (28)

[Gonzo]

Hope TEW '10 is worth the $35. I enjoyed 2008 but it crashed a lot on me for some reason, so I stopped playing it.

[Gonzo]

Also, if anyone knows where I can find a real world mod for TEW '10 please point me to it. I don't feel like searching through 10+ pages here.

[The Mackem]

EWB or the GDS forums

http://www.ewbattleground.com/forum/
http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/

[The Mackem]

Cool year in review loopydate

[loopydate]

SEPTEMBER 3, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

It's the season premiere of SmackDown! Just 23 days away from Unforgiven, and tonight's main event pits the top four contenders for Matt Hardy Version 2.0's WWE Title against each other in a fatal fourway to determine a challenger. Plus, Jeff Hardy defends the Intercontinental Title against the man who won a 20-man battle royal last week, Chavo Guerrero.

We kick things off with an ECW-style threeway dance pitting ECW alumni Spike Dudley, Nova, and Christian York against each other for a future shot at Tajiri's Cruiserweight Title. Of course it's a damn dud show, so we're getting the bare-bones write up. Spike is eliminated first, as he takes a Hart Attack from both opponents, then a kick to the face from Nova. Nova then winds up hitting the Spin Doctor on York to win the match and get the title shot.

Vito Thomaselli makes his WWE debut as Nunzio's tag partner in a match against the Dudley Boyz. Good match that the crowd gets into, but the game hates for some reason. Bubba nails Nunzio with a spear to set up the 3-D for the win.

Last week, Aaron Stevens and Chris Kanyon tied for the most eliminations in the IC Title contender battle royal. Tonight, they go one-on-one. Stevens looks like he's got the match under control until Billy Gunn makes his return and plants him with the Fame-Ass-Er! Kanyon picks up the cheap win, then the Metro Connection pummel him afterwards.

Tag team action is next as Dave Batista and John Layfield take on cruiserweight stars Brian Kendrick and Jamie Noble. Eventually, Layfield hits Kendrick with the Clothesline From Hell for the win.

Christian is backstage, and he cuts a promo on Rico, preparing for tonight's tag match. Eventually, this feud has to end, right?

It leads into a tag match with Christian teaming with the Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri against Rico and Rey Mysterio. The two sets of rivalries mesh into a great match. Eventually, Rey gets a measure of revenge on Tajiri for taking the title, pinning him with the West Coast Pop.

Paul London and Billy Kidman have been on the cusp of greatness for months, and the matches they've had against each other have been tremendous. Today is no exception. In fact, they're so evenly-matched that the fifteen-minute time limit expires before a winner can be declared.

Matt Hardy Version 2.0 is backstage with the WWE World Title. He cuts a promo about how it doesn't matter who walks out of the fatal fourway the number-one contender. He's been champion for over 100 days, and he's not about to drop the belt in 23 at Unforgiven. So whether it's Brock Lesnar, Eddie Guerrero, John Cena, or The Rock, they're just going to become another footnote in the Chronicles of Mattitude. Just another Matt Fact among thousands of others.

Matt's brother Jeff is out next to defend the Intercontinental Title against Chavo Guerrero, who outlasted 19 other opponents in a battle royal last week to earn this shot. They have a great match that Jeff winds up winning with the Whisper In The Wind.

And now for our main event! Lots of back-and-forth between all four men, and the crowd is way into it. Eventually, The Rock hits Lesnar with the Rock Bottom to pick up the win.

After the match, Rock cuts a brief promo to officially hype the title match at Unforgiven. It ends with a staredown as we fade to black.

[Gonzo]

I tried installing a database (and as far as I know that encompasses placing the files in their correct folders in the Program Files) but it isn't showing up in game, even in Administrator mode. Dunno, couldn't find anything on the GDS forums, anyone else experienced this issue?

I suppose the default database will have to suffice.

[Gonzo]

Never mind, figured it out with my immense knowledge.

[loopydate]

SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Tonight, with just three weeks until Unforgiven, the final four participants in the tournament to determine the #1 contender to Sean O'Haire's World Title will be decided with tonight's quarterfinal action. Plus, in a non-title champion-versus-champion match will pit O'Haire against United States Champion Sean O'Haire! Also, in a preview of next week's WWE Tag Team Title match, Charlie Haas will go one-on-one with Big Show!

Yay another fucking dead show! Damien beats Tommy Dreamer in the opener. Dreamer manages to land a piledriver at one point, but eventually Damien puts him away with a chokeslam.

The tournament continues next with co-holder of the WWE Tag Team Titles Kane taking on Randy Orton. As soon as Kane pops his pyro, Orton spears him and levels him with an RKO for the surprise win to advance to next week's semifinals! After the match, Kane gets a measure of revenge with a chokeslam.

Backstage after the break, Big Show is trying to restore Kane's confidence when they're confronted by the #1 contenders to their titles, A-Train and Charlie Haas. The faces joke that it will take them half as many moves to put them away next week when they win the titles!

The tournament continues as United States Champion and the 2004 King of the Ring Chris Benoit takes on Shelton Benjamin. Solid match that eventually ends with Benjamin tapping out to the Crippler Crossface. Afterwards, Orton returns to the ring and puts Benjamin down with an RKO. Why?

Benjamin grabs a mic and cuts a brief promo on Orton, basically saying that if Orton wants to start something, he'd better be watching over his shoulder next week, because he'd be glad to knock him out of the tournament the way Orton just did to him.

Big Show is looking to take out some frustrations on Charlie Haas after that backstage confrontation from earlier. And he manages to, putting the Seton Hall alum away with the Final Cut.

Chris Jericho grabs a microphone and cuts a promo. He knows he's about to breeze through A-Train, who's managed to make it to the quarters thanks to some accidental "help" from the champ. And he knows that there's a chance that eventually his path is going to cross with Rhyno. He talks about how Rhyno has all the potential in the world. Of course, people have been saying that for five years now, and he's still getting by on potential. Jericho, on the other hand, is a bona fide main-eventer on the biggest show in wrestling. And in 20 days, he'll be where he should have been all along, holding the World Heavyweight Championship!

A-Train comes out for their match, and it's a decent one that gets a good pop. Eventually, Rhyno comes to the ring and blasts Jericho with a chair, allowing Train to hit the Derailer for the win! A-Train is in the final four!

We get another hype video for Undertaker. Swear to God, I'm going to turn his career around or die trying. ...well, maybe not.

One more spot in the final four is at stake now as Rhyno and Undertaker try to join Orton, Benoit, and Train in the semis. A couple of good near falls, but eventually Rhyno just has too much damn momentum heading into the PPV, and he picks up the win with the Gore. After the match, Taker flips his shit and clotheslines the referee.

And now for our champion-versus-champion main event! Rob Van Dam and Sean O'Haire put on a very solid match that is unfortunately spoiled by Chris Benoit taking out RVD after Van dam had hit the Five Star Frogsplash. After the match, RVD fights off both heels and stands tall as RAW goes off the air.

Next week it's Rhyno vs. Chris Benoit and A-Train vs. Randy Orton for a shot at Sean O'Haire's World Title at Unforgiven! Plus, the Ministry Monsters Big Show and Kane defend the WWE Tag Team Titles against A-Train and Charlie Haas, plus we expect some matches to be announced for Unforgiven. You don't want to miss RAW next week on SpikeTV!

[loopydate]

SEPTEMBER 10, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

SmackDown! kicks off with Bubba Ray Dudley taking on Carlito. Decent match that gets a good reaction, and the string of dud shows is mercifully over. Carlito eventually gets the win with an inverted figure four.

Bubba's half-brother D-Von has a singles match next against John Layfield, who has looked impressive in tag matches lately. He proves that he's still got it in singles as he puts D-Von away with the Clothesline From Hell.

Last week, Billy Gunn made a surprising return, helping his Metro Connection partner Chris Kanyon beat Aaron Stevens. Tonight, the Metros take on Stevens and his new partner Chavo Guerrero. Solid match all around that the Metros win when Gunn hits Stevens with the Fameasser.

The Rock is backstage, cutting a promo on his Unforgiven WWE Title match against Matt Hardy Version 2.0. It's the only match announced for the PPV, and honestly that's all you need. People will pay $30, $50, hell $150 to watch The Rock take back his title from Matt Hardy's candy ass. Matt's had a nice little run with the belt. 113 days isn't too shabby. But he'd better enjoy these last two weeks with it, because the People's Champion is going to once again be WWE Champion after Unforgiven, if you smell what The Rock is cookin'!

For the second week in a row, we get an exciting cruiserweight match featuring ECW alumni. Last week, Nova beat Spike Dudley and Christian York in a three-way dance. Tonight, he's got Nunzio in a hardcore match! For the most part, it's a clean match. At one point, Nunzio uses a Singapore cane, but eventually Nova puts him away with the Spin Doctor to continue his momentum into his Cruiserweight Title match next week against Tajiri.

For the second week in a row, Paul London puts on a tremendous match. Last week, it was a time-limit draw against Billy Kidman. Tonight, he takes on former Intercontinental Champion "Nature Boy" Dave Batista. London prepares to hit a clothesline on Batista, but he pulls the referee in the way, resulting in a DQ win for London. After the match, Bats blasts the referee with a big right hand. Officials hit the ring to pull him away before he can do any further damage.

The Rico-Christian feud that's been raging for months finally comes to a head tonight in a ladder match. It's a pretty brutal match, eventually ending with Christian taking a nasty bump off the ladder and to the floor. He looks hurt, but Rico is celebrating with the fans, who are going bonkers.

And now a huge six-man tag match pitting Eddie Guerrero, John Cena, and The Rock against Billy Kidman and the Hardy Boyz. It's an exciting match that lets all participants get in some high spots. Eventually, Eddie hits his frogsplash on Kidman to pick up the win.

Christian hobbles out onto the ramp to issue a challenge to Eddie. We're right there, Eddie. We're so close to being the guys headlining the pay-per-views. We're so close to being the faces of this company. The Rock and Triple H made each other legends five years ago by pushing each other to their limits. And now it's our turn. At Unforgiven, let's launch ourselves into that upper echelon. We're gonna be legends. Of course, I'm going to be the one that's main-eventing WrestleMania, but that's just how I roll!

Rey Mysterio and Tajiri have been beating the crap out of each other all summer long, and WWE officials have finally decided to end it once and for all inside a steel cage. Rey gets the advantage and appears to be going out the door of the cage until Brock Lesnar (?!?) shows up at ringside and slams the door in Rey's face. Tajiri takes the advantage to climb out the door. He shakes hands with his Dangerous Alliance mate Lesnar.

Lesnar grabs a microphone and challenges Rey for Unforgiven. Rey acceps. What is Brock's motivation for assaulting Mysterio?

[loopydate]

Billy Kidman missed a public appearance over the weekend, and that was the last straw. He's now unemployed. And fuck his future endeavors.

Btw, Christian hurt his back, but it's only going to sideline him a couple of weeks. The Eddie/Christian match at Unforgiven has been pushed back, probably to No Mercy.

[loopydate]

SEPTEMBER 13, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

With less than two weeks to go until Unforgiven, four men remain in the running for a shot at Sean O'Haire's World Title. Tonight, the semifinals of the #1 contender tournament take place, but first...

Later tonight, A-Train has an unlikely semifinal berth in the tournament, but tonight he and Charlie Haas cash in their WWE Tag Team Title shot against Big Show and Kane, the Ministry Monsters. Train and Haas put up a good fight, but eventually the size and strength of the champions proves too much and they retain after hitting Haas with a double chokeslam.

Yet another Undertaker hype video plays.

Up next is a really solid tag match pitting Fred 'n' Tom against NBM members Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli. The rookies look good against the former FBI mates, but eventually Fred Williams takes the Kiss of Death to give Palumbo and Stamboli the win.

World Champion Sean O'Haire cuts a brief promo backstage about this tournament that's ongoing and how ridiculous the final four are. I mean, really? A-Train?!? But, then again, he's not telling us anything we didn't already know.

Val Venis and the ECW Originals Lance Storm and Tommy Dreamer take on La Resistance in a six-man tag match. Solid but not great match that ends when Grenier hits Dreamer with a piledriver for the win.

Damien comes to the ring with his former Ministry leader Undertaker - who is now essentially just another stablemate. They issue an open challenge for Unforgiven to any two superstars for a tag match. Any two. And, in true Ministry fashion, they're going to make them rest in peace.

Former U.S. Champion Rob Van Dam comes to the ring for his match with Damien. Damien controls the tempo of the match until RVD finally starts to turn things around. However, eventually, RVD's nemesis Chris Benoit hits the ring and locks him in the Crippler Crossface, allowing Damien to pick up the cheap win. After the match, Benoit blasts RVD with the title several times before a bunch of referees drag him away.

Our first finalist in the World Title contender tournament will be determined next as the vicious viper Randy Orton takes on the improbable A-Train. Unfortunately, Orton's sins from last week catch up to him as Shelton Benjamin seeks revenge from Orton's attack, blasting him with a chair, allowing Train to hit the Derailer to advance to the finals!

Orton grabs a mic and says that Shelton made good on his promise from last week, but now it's Randy's time to make a promise. He promises that in 13 days, he is going to cripple Shelton Benjamin once and for all.

And now for our main event, as Rhyno and Chris Benoit go toe-to-toe to advance to take on Train in the tournament finals next week. Benoit has dominated tournaments this year, but Rhyno seems to have his number until Chris Jericho takes advantage of a distracted referee by clamping on the Walls of Jericho allowing his Canadian Violence partner Benoit to pick up the win and advance.

Rhyno grabs the mic and challenges Jericho for Unforgiven. Jericho talked about how Rhyno is living off of potential. Well, the funny thing about potential is that eventually potential is either reached or somebody becomes a nobody. Well, the manbeast refuses to become a nobody. And if Jericho insists on being the one at whose expense his potential is reached, he's just one Gore Gore Gooooooooooooore away.

[loopydate]

SEPTEMBER 17, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

Nine days from Unforgiven, and the card continues to take shape. Last week, a match was set up between Eddie Guerrero and Christian... until Christian injured himself in his ladder match with Rico. Eddie is expected to issue a challenge to a replacement opponent tonight! Plus, two former WWE Champions go head to head in a WrestleMania XX rematch as John Cena takes on Brock Lesnar in our main event!

But first, it's a six-man tag match pitting Cruiserweight division stars Brian Kendrick, Funaki, and Jamie Noble against Dave Batista, John Layfield, and Nunzio. Nunzio gets kicked around by all three opponents to start until he manages to tag in the Nature Boy, who turns things back in his team's favor. Kendrick is next to take the brunt of all three until he tags in Noble, who winds up putting Nunzio away with a Tigerdriver for the surprise win.

Chavo Guerrero put himself on the map two weeks when he took Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy to the limit before ultimately coming up short. Tonight, he hopes to continue his forward momentum against the cocky Carlito. Another good match that ends with Chavo hitting his Brainbuster for the win.

It's another six-man tag match next as the three members of the New Generation take on the Dudley Boyz and Aaron Stevens, who is still trying to find a new partner after recent injuries to The Hurricane and The Blueprint. Solid match that ends with Christian York getting Stevens to tap out to the Irish Cloverleaf.

Paul London and Rico make their way to the ring. They grab microphones and bring up Undertaker and Damien's open challenge from RAW. They say that they may not have experience as a team, but the theme of SmackDown! lately has seemed to be young Superstars getting noticed. And at Unforgiven, they're going to make a name for themselves by beating the rookie monster and possibly the greatest Superstar in WWE history!

They face their first test next against former World Tag Team Champions the Metro Connection. Decent match that shows that London and Rico can work together, as London winds up pinning Kanyon following London Calling.

Rey Mysterio will be facing Brock Lesnar in nine days, and tonight he has a tune-up match against the young high-flier Akio. Rey looks like he's about to put Akio away when Lesnar hits the ring and drops him across the top rope throat-first. The referee misses it, but he doesn't miss Akio hitting Hang Time for the upset victory! After the match, Lesnar enters the ring and blasts him with an F5 to leave him laying.

Eddie Guerrero comes to the ring for a promo. He talks about how he was supposed to be facing Christian at Unforgiven in a match that was going to put them both on the match, elevate them both from the upper midcard into the main event. But then Christian had to go and hurt himself last week, and now he's left without an opponent. But the goal remains the same. So he's issuing a new challenge. He couldn't help but notice that Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy was without an opponent for the PPV, too. So if he can't make a name at Christian's expense... he'll do it at Hardy's!

The Japanese Buzzsaw Tajiri, the WWE Cruiserweight Champion, heads to the ring next for a title defense against Nova. Nova has been tearing through former ECW superstars over the last two weeks as a build-up to this match, and tonight will be fought under Hardcore rules! They stay away from using weapons, with the exception of Nova dropping Tajiri face-first on the announce table, but back in the ring, Tajiri manages to blast him with the Kick of Death to retain the gold. Tremendous match from two great stars.

As we now know, Eddie Guerrero has challenged Jeff Hardy to an Intercontinental Title match at Unforgiven. Jeff's brother Matt will be defending the WWE Title against The Rock as well. Tonight, it's a huge tag-team showdown! In the closing moments, Rock tries to suplex Matt, but Matt catches him with a low blow behind the ref's back and rolls him into a small package for the win! The Rock has been screwed! After the bell, the two teams brawl up the ramp and out of view.

And now for our main event, a rematch of the WWE Title match at WrestleMania XX, it's John Cena against Brock Lesnar! The match doesn't quite live up to their contest from six months ago, but it's still good. Eventually, though, in a moment of confusion, Tajiri hits the ring and blasts Cena with the Kick of Death! Lesnar picks up the win, then the Dangerous Alliance goes to work on Cena until Rey Mysterio hits the ring to drive them off.

Cena grabs a microphone and issues a challenge to Tajiri for Unforgiven as payback for screwing him tonight. The Buzzsaw accepts! What a match that's going to be! We're out of time! Vintage something!

[Swiss Ultimate]

I cheat shamelessly. None of my competitors even have a real budget and I gave my company all the wrestlers I wanted (minus Foley, Rock, Austin, Undertaker, Eddie Guerrero and a few others)

My tag team roster:
"WGTT" Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas
"MCMG" Alex Shelly and Chris Sabin
Steiners
Headhunters
Dudleyz
Briscoe Bros
Hardyz
Edge and Christian
Roderick Strong and Chris Sydal
"Regal Appreciation Society" Shannon Moore and The Miz
"The Whole Show" Rob Van Dam and Jerry Lynn
"The New Eliminators" Perry Saturn and Christopher Daniels
"Kai En Tai" Funaki and Taka
Spike Dudley and Sandman

Injured List:
CM Punk and Paul London

Champions:
ROH World: Rey Mysterio (def Samoa Joe in a ladder match, Joe had been undefeated for a year)
ROH Tag: "Regal Appreciation Society" (def Hardyz the three time tag champs in a triangle match with Edge and Christian)
ROH Blood: Adam Pearce (def Taz in a Falls Count Anywhere/FTW match to become 3 time champ)
http://www.nwalegends.com/images/adampearce180x220.jpg
this guy.

Current Major Fueds:
Shawn Michaels VS. Chris Jericho
*Heel Jericho proposed an alliance and was turned down by Michaels.

Kurt Angle VS. Bryan Danielson
*Started out as a competitive rivalry until Kurt turned heel and made it personal.

Hardyz VS. R.A.S.
* Miz and his lackey attacked the Hardyz after a ladder match against Edge and Christian and later stole their title belts.

Current Minor Feuds:
Raven VS. Sandman
*Sandman declared war on Raven after Raven began forming a new Flock

WGTT VS. Dudleyz
*The ultimate winner of a series of matches will go on to face the tag champions at the next PPV "Ring of Fire"

Rey Mysterio VS. Samoa Joe
*Face Rey started out as the underdog losing to Tweener Samoa Joe in several matches and always ending with a handshake. After consecutive losses the GM Dawn Marie booked Rey in last chance match with Samoa Joe (ladder match). Rey emerged the new ROH World Champ. The following show Rey ran out to help Rob Van Dam from a beat-down from Brock Lesnar, Rey swerved and attacked RVD setting up a tag team match at the next show between Samoa Joe and RVD VS. Rey Mysterio and Brock Lesnar.

Brock Lesnar VS. Rob Van Dam
*RVD was attacked by Lesnar during a match with Kurt Angle, Brock is a member of his stable the comically named "Angle's Angels" along with the WGTT and Lance Storm. Lesnar and RVD have been going back and forth between eachother for a few months now with the entire feud culminating at the next PPV in a Last Man Standing Match.

Giant Paul Wight VS. Spike Dudley
*Spike cost Giant a chance at the ROH World title and has been unsuccessfully feuding with him ever since. Classic retarded underdog VS. Giant.

Wrestlers I use to put over other wrestlers: Goldberg, Ken Anderson, Abyss and Taz (since he's semi-retired).

Future Major Angles:
1.Dawn Marie will handpick 5 wrestlers to form "The Agency" a heel rip-off of the Corporation to capture through illicit all major titles. Rey Mysterio, Edge, Christian, AJ Styles and CM Punk will comprise the stable with the eventual removal of AJ Styles by the heel turn of Adam Pearce and subsequent face turn of AJ Styles)

2. Light-weight Title will be introduced next year (22 wrestlers in the division from WCW, ECW and elsewhere)

3. Giant Paul Wight annhilates the ROH roster under the orders of Raven who then captures the World Title and uses Giant to keep his title for 3-months. Giant then turns face after finally snapping out of Raven's influence and goes on a 6 month title reign which is ended by super-heel Edge.

4. Edge and Christian break up the team and vacate the titles leading to a tag team title tournament and a feud between the brothers.

5. Goldberg is crippled after losing too many scaffold matches. Scaffold matches are banned.

[loopydate]

SEPTEMBER 20, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Tonight's show has that "big night" feel around it, and with just six days to go until Unforgiven, we can expect the rest of the card to come together.

We open up with a triple-threat match as Lance Cade takes on La Resistance's Rob Conway and William Regal. Short and sweet match that sees everyone get in their spots. Cade takes Conway out of the match with a huracanrana only to walk into the Power of the Punch for a Regal victory.

Up next, five of the top tag teams on RAW enter into a ten-man battle royal. The winner of the match earns a WWE Tag Team Title match against the Ministry Monsters next week on RAW. Shortly after the match starts, Chuck Palumbo eliminated Fred Williams. Rene Dupree takes out Lance Storm next, followed by Sylvan Grenier taking out Shawn Stasiak. Dupree is next to go, courtesy of Palumbo. The remaining six men go at it for quite a long time until Tom Howard gets dumped out by Palumbo, meaning Fred 'n' Tom are the first duo completely eliminated from the match. Grenier eliminates Johnny Stamboli next, only to get taken out by Tommy Dreamer, and that's it for La Resistance. Now it's Dreamer against two members of the Natural Born Ministry. He manages to overcome the odds, taking out both Mark Jindrak and Palumbo to win the battle royal and earn the ECW Originals a title shot next week!

Storm returns to the ring to celebrate the victory, only for Big Show and Kane to hit the ring. They lay the challengers out and walk off.

I accidentally double-clicked past the next match, but Damien and Undertaker beat the World's Greatest Tag Team after Randy Orton hit the ring to lay out Shelton Benjamin.

Backstage, a limo pulls into the garage. The door opens and out steps WWE Chairman Vince McMahon! JR and Dave Prazak flip out. What is Vince doing on RAW?

Two of the most exciting superstars in the world are up next as Rob Van Dam takes on Chris Jericho! These two put on a solid match that is unfortunately marred by United States Champion Chris Benoit assaulting RVD and clamping on the Crippler Crossface behind the ref's back. Jericho picks up the cheap win, then the former tag champs go to work on RVD until Rhyno hits the ring and drives them off.

Over the last four weeks, 25 RAW superstars have attempted to earn a World Title match at Unforgiven, only to fall by the wayside. The two remaining contenders now face off in the finals of the month-long tournament. It's Benoit versus the tournament's "Cinderella" story, A-Train! As Benoit seems prepared to put Train away, Rob Van Dam hits the ring with a chair looking for revenge. He catches Benoit by surprise with a Van Daminator while the ref's back is turned, allowing Train to hit the Train Wreck for the upset win!

Eric Bischoff appears on the Titantron and announces that, unlikely though it seems, the World Title match at Unforgiven will pit the champion Sean O'Haire against the tournament winner... A-Train!

Furthermore, as a result of what has happened tonight, Chris Benoit will defend the United States Championship against Rob Van Dam at Unforgiven!

And now for our main event, World Champion Sean O'Haire takes on Rhyno in a non-title match! These two have a great chemistry in the ring, and they once again put on a tremendous match. Chris Jericho has apparently not forgotten Rhyno's involvement earlier in his match with RVD, and he makes his presence felt, blasting Rhyno with a chairshot, allowing O'Haire to hit the Prophecy and pick up the win. After the match, Jericho continues to pummel Rhyno with the chair. These two may very well steal the show at Unforgiven... if Rhyno can even make it!

After the match, "No Chance In Hell" hits the speakers and Vince McMahon does the Vince Walk down the ramp and into the ring, where a microphone is waiting. "I've been doing a lot of thinking over the last several months, and done a lot of soul searching. I've spoken at length with my legal advisors, my financial advisors, and my family. It's been three years since I completely vanquished the only competition I've ever truly faced, and criticisms over the product becoming stale since then has hit me hard. Quite frankly, they're probably right. I've done everything I've ever wanted as head of this company, and now... what do I have to shoot for? What possible goals could I have left? Truth be told, I have none. There is literally nothing left for me to do with myself and as the chairman of World Wrestling Entertainment that I haven't already done. And the last thing I'd want to do is repeat myself and give the critics more ammunition. And so, I am announcing tonight that next week will be my last RAW as the head of World Wrestling Entertainment. I am officially stepping down and handing off the reins to the only man who I truly trust to lead this company wherever the future will lead it. Trust me, you don't want to miss RAW next week." He concludes with a shameless plug for Unforgiven and RAW fades to black.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>A-Train in a World Title match?!?!</font> :eek:

[loopydate]

SEPTEMBER 24, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

With unforgiven just two days away, SmackDown! is headlined by an eight-man tag main event featuring several of the PPV competitors. Plus, we'll hear from several top SD stars about their upcoming grudge matches, and we can expect more fallout from Vince McMahon's shocking announcement on RAW that he is retiring at the end of this month!

We kick things off with what basically amounts to a squash match with John Layfield crushing Funaki. Funaki only manages a little bit of offense before being put away by the Clothesline From Hell.

Layfield's frequent tag partner "Nature Boy" Dave Batista is out next for a match with Aaron Stevens. Stevens puts up more of a fight than did Funaki, but he still falls victim to the Batista Bomb. After the match, Bats continues the punishment with a series of brutal punches before walking off.

Backstage, Shane McMahon pulls his father aside. Shane asks Vince where his head's at. Vince reiterates what he said on RAW, that in order for the company to remain the dominant brand in the industry, it needs a fresh face at the top. WWE has been run by two generations of Vince McMahons, and now it's time for someone else to take the helm. Besides, Shane doesn't need to worry, the company is going to be in good hands. He smiles and pats his son's shoulder before walking off.

Up next is a tremendous cruiserweight match between Brian Kendrick and Christian York. Lots of back-and-forth action and a handful of good nearfalls eventually ends with Kendrick landing The Big Spank for the win.

The cruiserweight exhibition continues with a six-man tag match pitting Chavo Guerrero, Jamie Noble, and Nova against Akio, Carlito, and Nunzio. It's another very exciting match that sees quick tags and quicker moves. Eventually, Nova takes out Akio with the Spin Doctor for the win.

John Cena cuts a promo backstage. He talks about the main event tonight where he'll be joining forces with The Rock, Eddie Guerrero, and Rey Mysterio to take on Brock Lesnar, the Hardy Boyz, and his Unforgiven opponent Tajiri. Tajiri has - for some reason - decided to be a thorn in Cena's side lately, and that's fine. He wants to make his name by taking me out? Good for him. Good for him for getting the big PPV payday. But the good times are going to end at Unforgiven. Word life!

Two of the most dominant tag teams in WWE over the last year have been the Dudley Boyz and the Metro Connection. Tonight, they both try to work their way back to the title picture by picking up a win against the other. Gunn is setting up D-Von for a double team move, but D-Von ducks and Kanyon winds up clotheslining Gunn. D-Von winds up hitting his lifting reverse DDT for the win. After the match, the Metros get in each others' faces before walking off separately.

Backstage, Vince McMahon is on his cell phone talking to someone. We don't really know who it is. He mentions that after Unforgiven Sunday night, RAW is going to be the beginning of a brand new era in World Wrestling Entertainment, and you're just the man for the job. "See you Monday, son."

This Sunday night, Paul London and Rico face a huge tag-team challenge against Undertaker and Damien. They have their last tune up against BJ Whitmer and Trent Acid from the New Generation. In a night of exciting cruiserweight matches, this one was easily the best as the new stars put up a tremendous fight against the fast-rising London and Rico. London picks up the win and keeps momentum by hitting London Calling on Whitmer.

The Rock cuts a brief promo on his Unforgiven match with the WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0. It's pretty much your basic Rock promo, but a basic Rock promo's still pretty damn good.

In the eight-man main event, we got quick payoffs of each man's PPV match except for Cena/Jeff. Eddie and Jeff do most of the bumping in the match, and it winds up coming down to Mysterio and Lesnar. Lesnar and Tajiri hit a double suplex, which Lesnar follows up with an exploder. Rey fights back and puts Lesnar in the corner, but while he's playing to the crowd, Lesnar removes a turnbuckle cover and winds up sending Rey face-first into it allowing Brock to roll him up for the cheap win.

[loopydate]

SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 - UNFORGIVEN

For the first time in recent memory, possibly in WWE history, the curtain of a WWE pay-per-view is going to be jerked... by a World Title Match! A-Train has earned tonight's shot by winning a 27-man tournament over the last several weeks on RAW. Sean O'Haire clearly doesn't take his challenger seriously. Could this come back to bite him?

World Title Match - A-Train vs. Sean O'Haire (c)

Sean O'Haire with a spinning neckbreaker on A-Train. Full nelson slam on A-Train. Cover for a two count. Sean O'Haire misses a clothesline. A-Train strikes Sean O'Haire. A-Train strikes Sean O'Haire. Hooks the leg for a two count. Flapjack from A-Train on O'Haire. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Running clothesline from A-Train, sloppily done. O'Haire counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Nice piledriver on A-Train. Hooks the leg for a two count. Sean O'Haire scores with a standing spinebuster. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Rude Awakening on A-Train by O'Haire. Stiff chop lights up A-Train. A-Train pushes out of a Sean O'Haire hold. A-Train hits a right hand on Sean O'Haire. A-Train turns O'Haire inside-out with a clothesline. Big Show comes running down the aisle with a chair! O'Haire and A-Train continue fighting, unaware of the intrusion. Big Show slides in and prepares to swing the chair...but A-Train moves! Show accidentally blasts O'Haire with a chair to the head! A-Train throws Show out of the ring! A-Train moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Train Wreck. 1....2...3, it's finished. Sean O'Haire slides to the outside and grabs a chair, then climbs back into the ring. Show turns around...and gets planted with a huge chair shot to the head! He is left down and out on the canvas. **1\2 rating. Perfectly Acceptable Wrestling.

Overall Rating: 72%
Crowd Reaction: 86%
Match Quality: 67%

A couple of weeks ago, Natural Born Ministry members Undertaker and Damien issued an open challenge to any tag team in World Wrestling Entertainment. It was unexpectedly answered by SmackDown! Superstars Paul London and Rico.

Paul London and Rico vs. Damien and Undertaker

Damien takes a kick to the chest, and staggers back. Rico hits a spinning back kick. Cover for a two count. Damien ducks a wild right hand. Damien bodyslams Rico. Damien hits a stump piledriver on Rico. Tag between Damien and Undertaker. Rico takes a right hand to the temple from Undertaker. Rico counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Rico tags out to Paul London. Rico \ London whip Undertaker into the corner. Rico whips Paul London in for a hard clothesline to follow-up. London uses a basement dropkick to the knee. There's a two count on the pin. Lightning kick by London on Undertaker. London tags out to Rico. Flying knee to the face from Rico. Is it Mutoh Appreciation Night? Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Undertaker pushes out of a Rico hold. Undertaker tags out to Damien. Back elbow connects, Rico staggers backward. Damien moves in for the kill. Chokeslam!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Almost a *** rating, but there were some bits that dragged, so **3\4 instead.

Overall Rating: 67%
Crowd Reaction: 76%
Match Quality: 73%

Two of the fastest-rising stars in World Wrestling Entertainment are RAW's Randy Orton and Shelton Benjamin. Both men are looking to make a name for themselves as bona fide main eventers, and tonight they look to do so at the other's expense.

Shelton Benjamin vs. Randy Orton

Stiff chop lights up Shelton. Randy Orton fires off some right and left hands. Fallaway slam by Randy Orton. Flying shoulder tackle by Orton sends Shelton to the mat. Shelton Benjamin reverses a hip toss. Big clothesline on Orton. Spinebuster by Shelton Benjamin. Cover for a two count. Randy Orton avoids a Shelton Benjamin avalanche. Randy Orton hits a bulldog off the ropes. Cover for a two count. Double Arm DDT by Orton, Shelton got destroyed. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Shelton reverses a Randy Orton hammerlock. Shelton Benjamin fires off some right and left hands. Orton blocks a kick from Shelton Benjamin. Big clothesline on Shelton. Shelton Benjamin is in trouble. RKO!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! It gets a ***1\2 rating.

Overall Rating: 76%
Crowd Reaction: 86%
Match Quality: 85%

Since losing his United States Title to the 2004 King of the Ring Chris Benoit, Rob Van Dam has been out for revenge. He's got his shot tonight.

United States Title Match - Rob Van Dam vs. Chris Benoit (c)

Chris Benoit snap suplexes RVD...with authority! ('With authority', trademark G.Monsoon 1986.) Doctor Bomb, RVD is hurt. Hooks the leg for a two count. RVD counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. RVD hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Hard back suplex on Benoit. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? There's a two count on the pin. Back heel kick off the second rope, Benoit goes flying. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. RVD uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Chris Benoit takes the advantage after a i-block-your-punch-you-don't-block-mine routine. RVD walks into a killer lariat. There's a two count on the pin. Devastating Tiger Driver 91 very nearly crushes the neck of RVD. Misawa is probably laughing with glee at the moment. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. RVD gets caught with a short powerbomb from Benoit. Big forearm by Chris Benoit, ripping a page from the NOAH playbook. RVD powers out of a headlock. RVD uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Back heel kick off the second rope, Benoit goes down. Chris Benoit gets whipped into the corner by RVD, who charges in with a clothesline. Benoit grabs the referee and pulls him in the way! The referee calls for the DQ as he collapses to the mat in pain. Chris Benoit gets out of the ring and walks off, having taken the cheap way out. I don't think the fight has finished. Rob Van Dam and Benoit have begun brawling again! They wind up brawling all the way down the aisle and out of view. **1\2 rating for a decent contest.

Overall Rating: 69%
Crowd Reaction: 83%
Match Quality: 64%

With a surprising new World Champion, tonight's matchup between Rhyno and Chris Jericho could go a long way toward determining a pecking order among challengers for A-Train. This rivalry has become very personal, and they'll look to blow off some steam tonight.

Rhyno vs. Chris Jericho

Rhyno slams Chris Jericho. Rhyno hits a right hand. Big clothesline on Jericho. Rhyno with a spinning neckbreaker on Jericho. Rhyno only gets knees on a splash. Hard back suplex on Rhyno. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Jericho crushes Rhyno with a running senton. There's a two count on the pin. Rhyno fights out of a grapple. Jericho walks into a spike slam. Cover for a two count. Powerbomb on Jericho. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Jericho reverses a waistlock. Jericho hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Rhyno ducks a clothesline attempt. Rhyno with a spinning neckbreaker on Jericho. Chris Jericho can barely stand. Here it comes - Gore. 1....2...3, it's finished. Chris Jericho slides to the outside and grabs a chair, then climbs back into the ring. Rhyno turns around...and gets planted with a huge chair shot to the head! He is left down and out on the canvas. 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: 77%
Crowd Reaction: 90%
Match Quality: 80%

Recently, Tajiri has made it his mission to make John Cena's life a living hell. Cena looks to bounce back in our next contest.

John Cena vs. Tajiri

Tajiri receives some punishment. John Cena hits some punches. Back elbow connects, Tajiri staggers backward. Bodyslam by Cena. Tajiri counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Tajiri crushes Cena with a running senton. Cover for a two count. Cena blocks a kick from Tajiri. Spear by John Cena. Hooks the leg for a two count. John Cena scores with a standing spinebuster. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. John Cena misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Tajiri bodyslams John Cena. John Cena powers out of a Tajiri headlock. Fallaway slam by John Cena. John Cena moves in for the kill. F-U! 1....2....3. I don't think the fight has finished. John Cena and Tajiri have begun brawling again! They wind up brawling all the way down the aisle and out of view. A good *** rating.

Overall Rating: 78%
Crowd Reaction: 92%
Match Quality: 77%

Eddie Guerrero had hoped for a match against his rival Christian tonight, but Christian's recent injury has postponed that match until No Mercy. Will that contest be for the Intercontinental Title? Jeff Hardy will certainly be trying to make it not so as he defends the gold.

Intercontinental Title Match - Eddie Guerrero vs. Jeff Hardy (c)

Dropkick connects, Eddie goes down. Eddie Guerrero ducks a clothesline attempt. Eddie hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. The referee bumps after catching a wild right hand and is down. Springboard dropkick from Eddie Guerrero. Nicely done. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out. Hardy drops out the back of a Eddie Guerrero bodyslam attempt. Spin kick by Jeff Hardy to the face. Flying reverse elbow by Jeff Hardy. Cover for a two count. Back heel kick off the second rope, Eddie goes down. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Eddie backdrops Jeff Hardy out of a piledriver attempt. Flying reverse elbow by Eddie Guerrero. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Hardy counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Jeff Hardy floors Eddie Guerrero...and climbs the turnbuckles. Through the air, Swanton Bomb! 1....2....3. I'll give it a **1\2 rating.

Overall Rating: 71%
Crowd Reaction: 87%
Match Quality: 63%

Rey Mysterio has long made a career out of being a giant killer. But tonight he faces possibly the most dangerous giant of all-time, the monstrous Brock Lesnar!

Rey Mysterio vs. Brock Lesnar

Rey Mysterio scores with a back heel kick on Lesnar. Rey hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Hard back suplex on Lesnar. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Second rope flying axe handle, Lesnar goes down. Brock Lesnar ducks a clothesline attempt. Brock Lesnar with a spinning neckbreaker on Rey. Big piledriver on Rey. Cover for a two count. Rey Mysterio reverses a hip toss. Lesnar takes a hurrancarana from Rey Mysterio. Cover for a two count. Springboard dropkick from Rey Mysterio. Nicely done. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Lesnar pushes out of a Rey Mysterio hold. Chanelling the spirit of Misawa, Brock Lesnar uses a forearm to the face. Rey Mysterio elbows Brock Lesnar in the face to break a hammerlock. Lesnar takes a flying neckbreaker from Rey Mysterio. Brock Lesnar can barely stand. 6-1-9! 1....2....3. Brock Lesnar goes nuts, screaming and yelling at everyone within earshot. 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: 82%
Crowd Reaction: 99%
Match Quality: 76%

We opened the show tonight with a World Title match, and we'll be ending it with the WWE Championship. The longest-reigning champion of the last year, The Rock, looks to get his gold from Matt Hardy Version 2.0 who has been dominant since winning the belt from Rock's friend and tag team partner John Cena.

WWE Title Match - The Rock vs. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 (c)

Matt Hardy Version 2.0 scores with a back heel kick on Rock. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 fires off some right and left hands. Rude Awakening on The Rock by Matt. Matt uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Rock reverses a Matt Hardy Version 2.0 hammerlock. Big clothesline on Matt. Full nelson slam on Matt. Hooks the leg for a two count. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 elbows The Rock in the face to break a hammerlock. 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, Rock goes down. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. The Rock avoids a Matt Hardy Version 2.0 avalanche. Matt takes a headbutt from The Rock. Matt powers out of a headlock. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 hits a rolling kick on Rock. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 has The Rock down on the canvas and is ascending the corner. Off the top - Middle-Rope Legdrop, forget about it. 1....2...3! Matt Hardy Version 2.0 goes into the crowd, where he celebrates his victory 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: 82%
Crowd Reaction: 100%
Match Quality: 76%

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>A-TRAIN IS THE WORLD CHAMPION?!?!?! :eek:

Also, I'm forseeing a Triple H return as the new chairman of WWE.</font>

[loopydate]

SEPTEMBER 27, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Last night's Unforgiven PPV has turned World Wrestling Entertainment on its ear, with a shocking World Title change. Tonight, new champion A-Train has his first title defense against Chris Jericho! Plus, Vincent Kennedy McMahon makes his final WWE appearance, and he has promised to hand the company off to the only man he trusts to do the job.

The show opens with a battle for the WWE Tag Team Titles. Last week, Tommy Dreamer won a ten-man battle royal to earn tonight's shot for himself and Lance Storm against Big Show and Kane, the Ministry Monsters.

Solid match that doesn't get quite the reaction I'd hoped for, but it's entertaining. Eventually, Show manages to block a suplex, slam Storm, then he and Kane hit a double chokeslam for the win and the successful title defense.

As they're celebrating, the Natural Born Ministry music hits, and Sean O'Haire leads Undertaker, Damien, Chuck Palumbo, Johnny Stamboli, Mark Jindrak, and Shawn Stasiak to the ring. O'Haire gets right up in Big Show's... chest. He berates Show for costing him the World Title to A-Train last night at Unforgiven. Show tries to play up the fact that he was just trying to help, but O'Haire is having none of it. He talks about how the reason the Natural Born Ministry was formed was because he wanted to join forces with Undertaker, and he wanted Damien - the future of the industry - on his side. Big Show and Kane were... excess baggage. And it's time to cut them loose. On cue, the other Ministry members (except for Kane's brother Undertaker, who looks on disapprovingly) beat Show and Kane down, leaving the tag team champions laying.

Up next is a one-on-one contest pitting Randy Orton against Val Venis. Orton picked up a big win last night over Shelton Benjamin, and he continues his positive momentum by winning an excellent match via the RKO.

Next week on RAW, Mickie James will defend the Women's Title against the winner of the following ten-diva battle royal. Jacqueline is the first elimination, courtesy of Jazz. Terri Runnels follows up by eliminating Shaniqua, only to get dumped out by Victoria. Molly Holly is the next to fall, thanks to Dawn Marie. Dawn continues to beat the established stars by eliminating Gail Kim. Jazz is the next out as Victoria takes her out after a big punch. Trish Stratus sends Dawn to the floor next, then the match turns into an exciting three-diva battle royal pitting Trish, Lita, and Victoria against each other. They battle for a long time until Trish takes care of Victoria. Finally, Trish dumps her friend Lita over the top and to the floor to earn the title match next week.

Backstage, Randy Orton is still celebrating his victory when he comes across Shelton Benjamin. Orton tells him that he had fun beating him last night. Shelton pushed Orton to his limits, and he wants more. No Mercy is only thirteen days away. Do you want to do it again? Shelton accepts the challenge, and the match is on!

Shane McMahon is nervously pacing backstage when he's approached by his father. Vince asks his son if he's ready for tonight's big announcement. Shane tells him that he is. He's been waiting for this moment all his life, but now that it's here, he's a little nervous. Vince says not to worry. Everything's taken care of. Besides, the company is going to be in very good hands!

Shelton Benjamin, who we now know will face Randy Orton in a rematch at No Mercy, prepares for a huge challenge next. Chris Benoit has been dominant over the last few months, winning King of the Ring and the United States Title, not to mention a previous tag team title reign. Shelton looks good, but once Benoit gets the Crippler Crossface applied, Rob Van Dam flies in out of nowhere and blasts Benoit with a Five-Star Frogsplash! The referee calls for the bell, but RVD hits another Five Star.

He then grabs a microphone and challenges Benoit to another rematch for the United States Title. He's tired of coming so close, and in 13 days, RVD's going to be the champion of the USA!

Next up is our World Title main event! A-Train pulled off the shocking victory last night, thanks to botched interference from Big Show. Now, less than 24 hours after winning the belt, he must defend it for the first time against Chris Jericho! It's not a great match, but the crowd is pretty hot, since they're still high on the surprise title change. Train seems to have things under control when Sean O'Haire appears at ringside out of nowhere. Train attacks him, but gets hung out to dry! Jericho clamps on the Walls of Jericho. Train struggles mightily, but the pain is just too great, and he taps out. We have a new World Champion! Again! Jericho and O'Haire work over Train until Rhyno comes tearing down the aisle with a chair, clearing the ring.

Rhyno asks for a microphone and says that he beat Jericho last night at Unforgiven. And as such, he should be the #1 contender. So, in 13 days, he's cashing in that shot and all it's going to take is one Gore Gore Gooooooooore to become the new World Champion!

"No Chance In Hell" plays, and Vince McMahon comes out to a massive pop. Not necessarily because of who it is, but because there is a huge-moment feel right now. Vince swaggers down to the ring and grabs the mic. He takes the moment to soak in the atmosphere before launching into a promo. Vince talks about his history in this industry, from working for his father as the PBP guy up through buying him out through wiping out the territory system, through putting the AWA out of business, through putting ECW out of business (boooo), finally through ending World Championship Wrestling. All the while, he's run the company his way. Recently, he's begun to realize that "his way" may not cut it anymore. "His way" was fine when there was competition. But now that he's running the entire industry, he can't help but have become a little complacent. And so it's time to shake up the industry once more, and the company that he's built into an empire. So tonight, he's going to pass the reins to the man who ran side-by-side to him through the greatest boom period in the history of the industry. The man who has been loyal to him since his first day working in WWE. That man... is Eric Bischoff! "I'm ba-aaaaack!" The crowd boos like mad, as everyone was looking forward to Shane McMahon taking over. Bischoff hits the ring and cuts a brief promo about how Vince has made the right decision. Bischoff has tremendous respect for what he's built, but he's excited to inject some new energy. Friday night on SmackDown!, he's introducing a new concept to WWE, and he's inviting the top stars of RAW to attend. Trust me... you'll want to be there! Bischoff smirks, then hugs Vince as RAW goes off the air...

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>*marks out*</font>

[loopydate]

WWE has come to terms for the release of Big Bossman, Ultimo Dragon, and Val Venis. We wish all three the best in their future endeavors.

[loopydate]

SEPTEMBER 2004 RECAP


RAW

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Main Event (Sep. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(37-27-3, 3-2) Chris Benoit (3-2, 91) (W Shelton, W Rhyno, L Train, L RVD, W Shelton)
(30-32-2, 2-2) Chris Jericho (2-2, 94) (L Train, W RVD, L Rhyno, W Train)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Upper Midcard (Sep. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(22-4, 4-0) Damien (4-0, 84) (W Dreamer, W RVD, W w/UT vs WGTT, W w/UT vs London/Rico)
(14-3, 0-0) Mickie James (0-0, 100) (N/A)
(41-22-1, 1-2) Sean O'Haire (1-2, 77) (L RVD, W Rhyno, L Train)
(31-23-2, 2-2) Rhyno (2-2, 87) (W UT, L Benoit, L O'Haire, W Jericho)
(14-11, 3-1) Randy Orton (3-1, 85) (W Kane, L Train, W Shelton, W Val)
(33-28-1, 2-2) Rob Van Dam (2-2, 84) (W O'Haire, L Damien, L Y2J, W Benoit)
(28-32-1, 2-1) Undertaker (2-1, 67) (L Rhyno, W w/Damien vs WGTT, W w/Damien vs London/Rico)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Midcard (Sep. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(12-9, 0-1) Victoria (0-1, 71) (L battle royal)
(15-12-1, 1-0) Trish Stratus (1-0, 80) (W battle royal)
(33-28-1, 3-0) Big Show (3-0, 64) (W Haas, W w/Kane vs Train/Haas, W w/Kane vs ECW)
(12-11, 0-1) Jazz (0-1, 74) (L battle royal)
(28-32, 0-4) Shelton Benjamin (0-4, 78) (L Benoit, L w/Haas vs Damien/UT, L Orton, L Benoit)
(20-23, 1-1) Chuck Palumbo (1-1, 69) (W w/Stamboli vs Fred/Tom, L battle royal)
(16-21, 1-1) Johnny Stamboli (1-1, 70) (W w/Palumbo vs Fred/Tom, L battle royal)
(19-27, 1-0) William Regal (1-0, 70) (W triple threat)
(18-26, 4-2) A-Train (4-2, 78) (W Y2J, L w/Haas vs Monsters, W Orton, W Benoit, W O'Haire, L Y2J)
(20-34, 0-3) Charlie Haas (0-3, 69) (L Show, L w/Train vs Monsters, L w/Shelton vs Damien/UT)
(17-31, 1-3) Tommy Dreamer (1-3, 71) (L Damien, L 6-man tag, W battle royal, L w/Storm vs Monsters)
(6-12-1, 0-1) Gail Kim (0-1, 69) (L battle royal)
(14-28, 0-3) Lance Storm (0-3, 62) (L 6-man tag, L battle royal, L w/Tommy vs Monsters)
(6-13, 0-1) Molly Holly (0-1, 74) (L battle royal)
(6-15, 0-1) Lita (0-1, 77) (L battle royal)
(10-26, 1-1) Sylvan Grenier (1-1, 70) (W 6-man tag, L battle royal)
(12-32, 1-1) Rene Dupree (1-1, 72) (W 6-man tag, L battle royal)
(6-26, 1-1) Rob Conway (1-1, 68) (W 6-man tag, L triple threat)
(3-12, 0-1) Lance Cade (0-1, 61) (L triple threat)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Lower Midcard (Sep. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(17-10, 0-1) Mark Jindrak (0-1, 60) (L battle royal)
(26-26-1, 2-1) Kane (2-1, 65) (L Orton, W w/Show vs Train/Haas, W w/Show vs ECW)
(2-5, 0-2) Fred Williams (0-2, 61) (L w/Tom vs Palumbo/Stamboli, L battle royal)
(2-6, 0-1) Shawn Stasiak (0-1, 68) (L battle royal)
(1-5, 0-2) Tom Howard (0-2, 52) (L w/Fred vs Palumbo/Stamboli, L battle royal)
(1-5, 0-1) Shaniqua (0-1, 52) (L battle royal)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Opener (Sep. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(1-3, 0-1) Jacqueline (0-1, 60) (L battle royal)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Managers Who Wrestled (Sep. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(0-1, 0-1) Dawn Marie (0-1, 75) (L battle royal)
(0-1, 0-1) Terri Runnels (0-1, 70) (L battle royal)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Future Endeavors (Sep. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(9-31, 0-2) Val Venis (0-2) (L 6-man tag, L Orton)

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 Rob Van Dam)

RAW Title Changes
World Heavyweight - Chris Jericho beat A-Train (9/27), A-Train beat Sean O'Haire (9/26)
United States - None (Chris Benoit has been champ since 8/22)
WWE Tag Team - None (Big Show and Kane have been champs since 7/26)
Women's - None (Mickie James has been champ since 6/7)

RAW Feuds
Rhyno vs. Chris Jericho (89 Heat)
Rob Van Dam vs. Chris Benoit (88 Heat)
A-Train vs. Sean O'Haire (85 Heat)
Shelton Benjamin vs. Randy Orton (85 Heat)

[loopydate]

SEPTEMBER 2004 RECAP

SmackDown!

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Main Event (Sep. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(14-6, 4-1) Jeff Hardy (4-1, 92) (W Chavo, L 6-man tag, W w/Matt vs Eddie/Rock, W 8-man tag, W Eddie)
(42-23, 2-2) Brock Lesnar (2-2, 99) (L fatal fourway, W Cena, W 8-man tag, L Rey)
(40-24, 2-3) The Rock (2-3, 100) (W fatal fourway, W 6-man tag, L w/Eddie vs Hardyz, L 8-man tag, L Matt)
(39-28, 2-3) John Cena (2-3, 96) (L fatal fourway, W 6-man tag, L Brock, L 8-man tag, W Tajiri)
(29-31, 0-2) Christian (0-2, 94) (L w/Tajiri vs Rey/Rico, L Rico)
(25-27, 4-1) Rico (4-1, 89) (W w/Rey vs Xian/Tajiri, W Xian, W w/London vs Metros, W w/London vs Acid/BJ, L w/London vs Damien/UT)
(28-35-1, 1-4) Eddie Guerrero (1-4, 100) (L fatal fourway, W 6-man tag, L w/Rock vs Hardyz, L 8-man tag, L Jeff)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Upper Midcard (Sep. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(40-21, 3-1) Matt Hardy (3-1, 95) (L 6-man tag, W w/Jeff vs Eddie/Rock, W 8-man tag, W Rock)
(34-29, 2-3) Rey Mysterio (2-3, 94) (W w/Rico vs Xian/Tajiri, L Tajiri, L Akio, L 8-man tag, W Brock)
(26-29-1, 3-2) Tajiri (3-2, 92) (L w/Xian vs Rey/Rico, W Rey, W Nova, W 8-man tag, L Cena)
(11-23-2) Paul London (3-1-1, 75) (D Kidman, W Bats, W w/Rico vs Metros, W w/Rico vs Acid/BJ, L w/Rico vs Damien/UT)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Midcard (Sep. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(33-20, 2-2) D-Von Dudley (2-2, 77) (W w/Bubba vs FBI, L Layfield, L 6-man tag, W w/Bubba vs Metros)
(31-22, 2-2) Bubba Ray Dudley (2-2, 75) (W w/D-Von vs FBI, L Carlito, L 6-man tag, W w/D-Von vs Metros)
(35-26, 2-2) Dave Batista (2-2, 80) (W w/Layfield vs Kendrick/Noble, L London, L 6-man tag, W Stevens)
(24-20, 3-1) John Layfield (3-1, 74) (W w/Bats vs Kendrick/Noble, W D-Von, L 6-man tag, W Funaki)
(14-13, 1-2) Billy Gunn (1-2, 71) (W w/Kanyon vs Chavo/Stevens, L w/Kanyon vs Rico/London, L w/Kanyon vs Dudleyz)
(3-3, 1-1) BJ Whitmer (1-1, 63) (W 6-man tag, L w/Acid vs London/Rico)
(3-3, 1-1) Trent Acid (1-1, 62) (W 6-man tag, L w/BJ vs London/Rico)
(3-3, 1-2) Christian York (1-2, 61) (L triple threat, W 6-man tag, L Kendrick)
(16-18) Nova (3-1, 70) (W triple threat, W Nunzio, L Tajiri, W 6-man tag)
(15-17, 2-2) Chris Kanyon (2-2, 73) (W Stevens, W w/Gunn vs Chavo/Stevens, L w/Gunn vs Rico/London, L w/Gunn vs Dudleyz)
(3-4, 2-1) Brian Kendrick (2-1, 62) (L w/Noble vs Bats/Layfield, W 6-man tag, W York)
(24-34-1, 2-2) Chavo Guerrero (2-2, 77) (L Jeff, L w/Stevens vs Metros, W Carlito, W 6-man tag)
(10-16, 2-1) Jamie Noble (2-1, 64) (L w/Kendrick vs Bats/Layfield, W 6-man tag, W 6-man tag)
(7-16-1, 1-1) Akio (1-1, 66) (W Rey, L 6-man tag)
(3-13, 0-4) Aaron Stevens (0-4, 66) (L Kanyon, L w/Chavo vs Metros, L 6-man tag, L Bats)
(6-28, 0-4) Nunzio (0-4, 72) (L w/Vito vs Dudleyz, L w Nova, L 6-man tag, L 6-man tag)
(5-26, 1-2) Carlito (1-2, 72) (W Bubba, L Chavo, L 6-man tag)
(2-12, 1-1) Funaki (1-1, 63) (W 6-man tag, L Layfield)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Lower Midcard (Sep. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(1-1, 0-0) Jay Briscoe (0-0, 56) (N/A)
(1-1, 0-0) Matt Stryker (0-0, 56) (N/A)
(1-1, 0-0) Colt Cabana (0-0, 52) (N/A)
(2-5, 0-0) Johnny Jeter (0-0, 45) (N/A)
(5-15-1, 0-0) Mark Henry (0-0, 58) (N/A)
(1-6, 0-0) Zach Gowan (0-0, 57) (N/A)
(0-1) Vito Thomaselli (0-1, 56) (L w/Nunzio vs Dudleyz)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Openers (Sep. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(2-2, 0-0) Generalin Intikami (0-0, 45) (N/A)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Injured Reserve (Sep. W-L) (Matches)
(9-24, 0-1) Spike Dudley (0-1) (L triple threat)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Future Endeavors (Sep. W-L) (Matches)
(22-28-3, 0-1-1) Billy Kidman (0-1-1) (D London, L 6-man tag)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Eric Bischoff (96)
Steve Austin (93)
Tazz (72)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Paul Heyman (92) (Brock Lesnar and Tajiri)
Theodore Long (66) (Mark Henry)

SmackDown! Title Changes
WWE World - None (Matt Hardy has been champ since 5/20)
Intercontinental - None (Jeff Hardy has been champ since 7/15)
World Tag Team - None (Hardy Boyz have been champs since 8/22)
Cruiserweight - None (Tajiri has been champ since 8/22)

SmackDown! Feuds
Eddie Guerrero vs. Christian (100 Heat)
The Rock vs. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 (97 Heat)
Rey Mysterio vs. Brock Lesnar (96 Heat)
John Cena vs. Tajiri (96 Heat)

[Evil Vito]

WWE has come to terms for the release of Big Bossman, Ultimo Dragon, and Val Venis. We wish all three the best in their future endeavors.

<font color=goldenrod>Uh oh. Hope Noid and Funky Fly don't see that you've released their favorites. :shifty:

Interested in seeing what Bischoff's new concept is.</font>

[loopydate]

OCTOBER 1, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

"I'm ba-ack!" The crowd erupts in a chorus of boos as the new Chairman of World Wrestling Entertainment Eric Bischoff makes his way to the ring, grinning ear-to-ear. Just four nights ago, Bischoff and Vince McMahon shocked the world when he was announced as Vince's successor at Vince's son Shane's expense. Bischoff grabs a microphone. "Just four nights ago, Vince McMahon made the smartest decision of his life. He knew that his time was coming to its end, and he knew that the only man to replace him was the man who very nearly put him out of business less than a decade ago. Me!" Booooooooo! "Four nights ago when I stood in that ring as Vince McMahon rode off into the sunset, I promised that I was going to introduce a new concept tonight, and I am a man of my word. I invited RAW's top stars tonight, because this announcement concerns the best wrestlers in the world on both brands. Tonight, I've booked a series of matches featuring those stars. I want to find out tonight who the Elite superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment are, because those men will be the ones to carry my vision of the industry into the future. These Elite superstars, by virtue of winning their matches tonight, will earn a unique opportunity. That is the opportunity to appear on both RAW and SmackDown each week, the opportunity to headline both brands on a weekly basis. But, seeing as how I'm the man in charge... you have to earn that spot. And if I decide that you no longer belong in the Elite, I can make you defend your spot in a match down the line. If someone else impresses me down the line, I'll let them earn that spot. So, this goes out to all of the WWE superstars. This is your chance to prove that you belong in the main event. To prove that you are, in fact, Elite!"

The first spot in the Elite is up-for-grabs as United States Champion, the 2004 King of the Ring Chris Benoit takes on former World Champion Sean O'Haire! These are two of Bischoff's pet projects, former top stars in World Championship Wrestling, so it's no surprise that they're getting this opportunity. Solid match between two technically-sound stars that unfortunately ends when the man that O'Haire screwed out of the title on RAW, A-Train, hits the irng looking for revenge. While the ref is distracted, Train plants O'Haire with the Derailer, allowing Benoit to pick up the win. After the match, Train blasts O'Haire with a steel chair, then hits him a couple more times on the mat before hitting a drop toehold onto the chair. O'Haire is a bloody mess!

Train grabs the mic and issues a challenge to O'Haire. This was just about the World Title at Unforgiven. All Train wanted was his opportunity, and he beat O'Haire to win it. But Monday night, O'Haire made it personal when he cost Train the title to Chris Jericho. So Train is fine with keeping it personal. At No Mercy, he's going to prove to O'Haire that he deserves to be a challenger for the gold at his expense!

Paul London hits the ring next for a non-title match against Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy, the winner earns a spot in the Elite! Very exciting match with a few good nearfalls that eventually ends with Jeff hitting the Swanton on London for the win and the second spot in the Elite.

Up next is our first interbrand Elite match as RAW's rookie monster Damien takes on SmackDown!'s Rico. Decent match that gets a strong crowd reaction. Damien works power while Rico uses his speed and martial arts prowess. Eventually, Rico hits a diving headbutt that takes him out of the action long enough for Kane to hit the ring and chokeslam Damien while the ref's back is turned. Rico picks up the win, completely unaware of Kane's interference. Rico is now Elite!

It's another interbrand match next as RAW's Rob Van Dam takes on SmackDown!'s Christian for a spot in the Elite! Very exciting match between two top-notch high-fliers. Great back and forth action that, like most of tonight's other matches, ends with interference from Chris Benoit, who clamps the Crippler Crossface on RVD, allowing Christian to pick up the cheap win and a spot in the Elite. After the match, Benoit hits the ring and pummels RVD. Now that Benoit can float between brands, why is he still fixated on Rob Van Dam?

One of this generation's dream matches is up next as RAW's Randy Orton takes on SmackDown!'s John Cena! Cena looks to be on the verge of picking up the win after the F-U, but he's attacked by Tajiri, resulting in a DQ win to launch him into the Elite. After the match, Tajiri and Orton go to work on Cena until Shelton Benjamin helps clear the ring.

In just nine days at No Mercy, Chris Jericho will defend the World Title against Rhyno, but tonight we get a preview of that match as they go one-on-one for a spot in the Elite! Tremendous match that the crowd eats up until Rhyno sets up for the Gore, only to get blasted by a set of brass knuckles! The ref doesn't see it as Jericho picks up the win! Jericho doesn't stick around for Rhyno to wake up as he sprints back up the aisle, happy to escape with an Elite slot.

Another spot in the Elite will go to one of SmackDown!'s top cruiserweights next as Eddie Guerrero takes on the Japanese buzzsaw Tajiri! It amazes me that Eddie Guerrero can continue to put on Match of the Night candidates while "not putting in much effort" due to low morale. This one is no exception as he lands his trademark Frogsplash. However, before the ref can finish counting the three, Christian drags him out of the ring, resulting in a disqualification. After the match, Christian drives his now fellow Elite member into the ring post. Before he can do too much damage, John Cena comes tearing down the aisle to make the save.

Rey Mysterio and Brock Lesnar have put on tremendous matches for weeks, including a masterpiece at Unforgiven. Tonight, a spot in the Elite is at stake as they do it one more time! Very exciting match that has one of only a few clean finishes tonight when Lesnar manages to block a suplex attempt from Rey and turn it into the F5 for the win. After the match, they brawl back up the ramp and out of sight. This is definitely not over!

In yet another Unforgiven rematch, WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0 takes on The Rock in our main event, a spot in the Elite on the line! It's another exciting match that Rock looks to be about to win until Matt's brother Jeff hits the ring with a chair. He tries to take out The Rock, but accidentally blasts his brother, allowing Rock to toss him from the ring and hit the Rock Bottom on Matt for the win! After the match, the Hardy Boyz try to take out The Rock, but he drives them off and stands tall as SmackDown! goes off the air!

The Elite
Brock Lesnar
Chris Benoit
Chris Jericho
Christian
Eddie Guerrero
Jeff Hardy
John Cena
Rico
The Rock

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>WWE Elite is an interesting concept. I'd have to guess it has something to do with guys bitching about not being used more than once a week?</font>

[loopydate]

:lol: That was the start of it. But I also hope it will open up some new feuds and give these guys something new to fight over.

[loopydate]

OCTOBER 4, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

"I'm ba-ack!" The crowd boos like mad as Eric Bischoff makes his way to the ring for the second time as Chairman of WWE. He congratulates the nine men who proved they were Elite on Friday night, and welcomes the SmackDown! stars to RAW tonight, where our main event is going to pit six of the Elite against each other in a huge tag match. He talks about how tremendous the matches between The Rock and Matt Hardy Version 2.0 have been and announces that in six days at No Mercy, they're going to tangle one more time for the gold!

The Divas are in action next in a triple-threat match pitting three of the top contenders to Mickie James' Women's Title against each other. This isn't officially a #1 contender match, but it will definitely go a long way toward determining one. Decent reaction for a pretty weak match. Molly Holly takes Jazz out of commission with a running dropkick in the corner, only to eat a flying knee to the face and a moonsault from Lita, who picks up the win.

Elite member Rico makes his first RAW appearance in over six months since being drafted to SmackDown! as he takes on La Resistance's Rene Dupree. Dupree doesn't look bad, but he's clearly outclassed as Rico takes him out with his trademark spinning kick.

Rico grabs a ringside microphone and issues a challenge for No Mercy against fellow Elite member Jeff Hardy for the Intercontinental Title. Hardy appears on the TitanTron preparing for tonight's main event, and he accepts!

After the events of the last couple of weeks, Kane has wound up on the hitlist of the Natural Born Ministry. Tonight, Sean O'Haire sics his rookie monster Damien on the Big Red Machine! This is the best match Kane has put on in quite some time, and Damien continues to prove that he is a tremendous hand in the ring. Eventually, Kane appears ready to pull off the minor upset until Kane's half-brother the Undertaker hangs him out across the top rope, allowing Damien to chokeslam him for the win. Undertaker seems to have gotten over his initial reticence to attack his brother, as he and Damien begin to put the boots to him. Suddenly, a large brawler hits the ring and helps Kane clear the ring of Damien and Undertaker. Who is this mystery man? And why is he helping Kane?

Lita picked up a big win earlier to put herself into contention for the Women's Title, a belt that is being defended next as Mickie James takes on the woman who won a ten-Diva battle royal last week, Trish Stratus! Decent match that the crowd loves. Mickie hits a big hip toss, but Trish fights back and lnds a big kick to set up Stratusfaction! There's a new Women's Champion, Stratusfaction guaranteed!

In six days, A-Train and Sean O'Haire will hope to settle their feud at No Mercy, as will Shelton Benjamin and Randy Orton. Tonight, both these feuds combine into a tag match. Train and O'Haire start the match and they go at it a good long while. Eventually, all combinations work their way into the ring at one point or another. Train hits a spinning neckbreaker on O'Haire, then hits the Derailer for the win! After the match, all four men brawl back up the ramp, ready for their big matches on Sunday.

Eddie Guerrero heads out to the ring for a promo. He said that last month, he challenged Christian to a match at Unforgiven, a match that had to be cancelled when Christian hurt himself in a ladder match that very night. Now that Christian's healthy, and now that both are Elite, Eddie feels like it's time to re-issue that challenge. Christian accepts, and it's on!

Two more No Mercy matches meet up in our next tag match as Rhyno and Rob Van Dam take on Canadian Violence in preparation for Sunday's World and United States Title matches. Rhyno and Benoit start the match, and just like in the previous contest, eventually everybody takes on everybody. Benoit charges RVD in the corner down the stretch but eats a big kick. RVD hops up top and lands a big flying cross-body to set up the Five-Star Frogsplash and the win!

Now it's Rey Mysterio's chance to head to the ring to issue a challenge. Rey's the only Elite superstar not involved in a match tonight, but he wants to make one for Sunday. Mysterio-Lesnar one more time at No Mercy! Lesnar appears on the TitanTron (sans Paul Heyman, who is relegated to SmackDown!) and accepts.

And now for our six-man main event pitting Eddie Guerrero, John Cena, and The Rock vs. Brock Lesnar, Christian, and Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy. Eddie Guerrero and Christian start the match, but it doesn't take long before all three heels are taking turns teeing off on Guerrero. However, once Eddie gets a hot tag to Cena, it's Jeff's turn to get isolated. Eventually, it degenerates into a series of quick tags and high spots ending with Eddie taking out Christian with a big kick, landing a legdrop, and hitting his frogsplash for the win as RAW goes off the air.

[loopydate]

OCTOBER 8, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

"If ya smeeeeeeeeeeeeeelll..." The last show before No Mercy kicks off with a bang as the People's Champion, the #1 contender for the WWE Title, The Rock makes his way to the ring. Tonight's going to be pretty promo heavy, as there hasn't been a lot of time since Unforgiven to hype this PPV. The Rock cuts a pretty standard Rock promo (meaning: awesome) on his title match against Matt Hardy Version 2.0 on Sunday night. Rock also hypes that they're officially signing the contract for the main event tonight, so we can expect more fireworks then, no doubt.

Backstage, Shane McMahon is on his cell phone, talking about how he has a bad feeling about Eric Bischoff being in charge of his family's company. "Bischoff spent years trying to destroy World Wrestling Entertainment, and now he's holding the reins? Look, I just want to make sure that we're on the same page here. You've got my back on this, right? Okay. I'll see you next week."

Our opening contest is for a shot at Tajiri's Cruiserweight Title next week on SmackDown! as Paul London takes on The Hurricane! These two friends put on a tremendous match that sees London turn a Hurricane sleeper into a jawbreaker to set up London Calling for the win. After the match, there's a heartfelt handshake as Hurricane congratulates London on his title shot.

Backstage, WWE Chairman Eric Bischoff is hanging out with Canadian Violence, Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho. He hypes their tag main event tonight against Eddie Guerrero and Rico, but also talks about how he never doubted they would be among his Elite and that if either of them ever needs anything, they know where to find him. He asks Benoit about when/if he plans to use his Money In The Bank title shot. Benoit chuckles and says "All in good time," and claps Jericho's back, which makes the reigning World Champion look a little uneasy.

Up next, the monstrous "Nature Boy" Dave Batista takes on a fellow midcarder who's struggled to grab attention lately when he faces Chavo Guerrero. Chavo seems to be inspired by his uncle Eddie's ascension to the Elite as he puts his massive opponent away with his trademark brainbuster. After the loss, Batista loses it, assaulting the referee. The locker room empties to drag him away before he can do too much more damage.

Rey Mysterio comes to the ring next for a big tag match. But first, he cuts a promo about his feud with Brock Lesnar and their upcoming No Mercy match. Basic stuff, but it does an effective job adding heat to the feud. Rey teams with Cena against Brock Lesnar and Tajiri next!

Cena and Lesnar start the match off in a WrestleMania XX rematch, but quick tags all around get everyone involved. Great action throughout, but eventually Cena prepares for a big suplex only to have it countered into a roll-up by Tajiri, who grabs a handful of tights for the cheap win! After the match, all four men brawl to the back.

Back from the break, they finally get separated, but Cena issues a challenge to Tajiri for Sunday night, and it's accepted!

Jeff Hardy appears on the TitanTron. He's already at the site of the PPV, so he's not in the arena tonight. He knows Rico's got tonight's big tag main event, and he wishes him luck. But he'd hate to see him hurt before their Intercontinental Title match at No Mercy, so he hopes that Canadian Violence can hold back... at least a little.

And now for our tag main event. The crowd is all for it, even though both Benoit and Eddie are "sluggish and don't put in much effort." Lots of great technical wrestling from Benoit, Jericho, Eddie, and Rico. Eventually Eddie gets in a big spinning back kick on Benoit but is distracted by the appearance of Christian at ringside. Eddie turns his attention to him, only to get hung out to dry and stumble back into the Crippler Crossface. Eddie has no choice but to tap out, and the three heels beat on the babyfaces afterwards.

Back from the last break, a table has been set up in the ring for the contract signing for the WWE Title match at No Mercy between The Rock and Matt Hardy Version 2.0. The champ signs first, then hands the pen over to The Rock. Immediately after he signs it, Hardy drives the table into his midsection, then puts him through it with the Twist of Fate. The champ stands tall as SmackDown! goes off the air...

[loopydate]

OCTOBER 10, 2004 - NO MERCY

Last month, Unforgiven kicked off with the shocking upset of A-Train winning the World Title from Sean O'Haire. The following night, O'Haire cost Train the title in a match against Chris Jericho, which has set up tonight's grudge rematch.

A-Train vs. Sean O'Haire

Stiff chop lights up A-Train. O'Haire bodyslams A-Train. Bodyslam by O'Haire. Fallaway slam by Sean O'Haire. A-Train ducks a wild right hand. A-Train with a badly-executed spinning neckbreaker on O'Haire. A-Train hits a stump piledriver on Sean O'Haire, although it was quite weak in its execution. Hooks the leg for a two count. O'Haire reverses a waistlock. Massive backbreaker, A-Train 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. Death valley driver by Sean O'Haire, A-Train got planted. Pin, but A-Train is out just before the three count. O'Haire drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. O'Haire receives some unexciting punishment. A-Train gets taken down out of nowhere. Bodyslam by O'Haire. Sean O'Haire moves in for the kill. Prophecy!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! **1\2 rating for a decent contest.

Overall Rating: 77%
Crowd Reaction: 82%
Match Quality: 68%

The feud between RAW Superstars Shelton Benjamin and Randy Orton has heated up over the last couple of months, and Benjamin looks to bounce back from last month's loss to Orton with a win tonight.

Shelton Benjamin vs. Randy Orton

Big clothesline on Orton. Shelton hits a stump piledriver on Randy Orton. Hooks the leg for a two count. Orton counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Randy Orton fires off some right and left hands. Orton slams Shelton Benjamin down. There's a two count on the pin. Brutal seated powerbomb on Shelton. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Running knee lift from Randy Orton. Shelton Benjamin elbows Randy Orton in the face to break a hammerlock. Gutwrench into a powerbomb, Orton hits hard. Cover for a two count. Shelton Benjamin plants Orton with an exploder suplex. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Flying shoulder tackle by Shelton sends Orton to the mat. Shelton Benjamin fires off some right and left hands. Orton blocks a kick from Shelton Benjamin. Orton slams Shelton Benjamin down. Randy Orton drills Shelton Benjamin with a press slam into a Michinoku Driver. Randy Orton gets a roll-up...and grabs a handful of tights as well! The referee doesn't see it: 1....2...3!! Randy Orton 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 Shelton to get some payback. I'm knocking off half a star for some blown spots, so that's a ***1\2 rating.

Overall Rating: 84%
Crowd Reaction: 85%
Match Quality: 85%

Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy and #1 contender Rico have both moved their way into Eric Bischoff's Elite, allowing them to appear on both RAW and SmackDown! Tonight, they go one-on-one with Hardy's title on the line!

Intercontinental Title Match - Rico vs. Jeff Hardy (c)

Jeff Hardy gets hip tossed by Rico. Jeff Hardy comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Hardy hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Hardy whips Rico into the turnbuckles...and predictably, the referee gets sandwiched. Vicious kick to the teeth from Jeff Hardy. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out. Rico comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Jeff Hardy takes a knee lift from Rico. Flying elbow off the top rope by Rico, poor elevation though. Hooks the leg for a two count. Slingshot clothesline by Rico, who almost messed it up by slipping on the ropes. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Rico misses a clothesline. Flying reverse elbow by Jeff Hardy. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Rico ducks a wild right hand. Jeff Hardy is in trouble. Spinning Leg Lariat! Matt Hardy Version 2.0 quickly comes running down the aisle and into the ring! Rico turns around. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 spins Rico around. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 hits the Twist Of Fate! The referee calls for the DQ because of the interference of Matt! Hardy and Matt are putting the boots to Rico! The Rock comes running down the aisle with a chair! He slides in, sending Hardy Boyz running for cover. The Rock saved Rico from a major beating. *** rating, as it was good, but nothing too special.

Overall Rating: 79%
Crowd Reaction: 80%
Match Quality: 78%

The series of battles between Rob Van Dam and Elite member Chris Benoit over the United States Title have been among the best this fall. Tonight, the latest chapter of their feud plays out at No Mercy!

United States Title Match - Rob Van Dam vs. Chris Benoit (c)

RVD tastes a high angle back suplex. It probably tasted like chicken. Benoit almost belly-to-belly suplexes Rob Van Dam through the mat. Cover for a two count. RVD counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Rob Van Dam scores with a back heel kick on Benoit. Hard back suplex on Benoit. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? There's a two count on the pin. DDT from the top rope by Rob Van Dam. That looked brutal. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Benoit reverses a Rob Van Dam hammerlock. Doctor Bomb, RVD is hurt. Cover for a two count. Corkscrew brainbuster suplex, Benoit hit it well. Pin, but RVD is out just before the three count. RVD gets caught with a short powerbomb from Benoit. Chris Benoit snap suplexes RVD. Benoit only gets knees on a splash. Spin kick by Rob Van Dam to the face. Slingshot senton by RVD, crushing the chest of Benoit. Rob Van Dam signals for the Five-Star Frogsplash! Chris Jericho comes out of the crowd and into the ring! Rob Van Dam turns around. Chris Jericho drops RVD to the canvas. Chris Jericho quickly locks on the Walls of Jericho! The referee calls for the DQ because of the interference of Jericho! Canadian Violence are beating down on Rob Van Dam! The music of Rhyno hits, and he comes running down the aisle into the ring. Benoit and Jericho bail out of the ring, leaving Rob Van Dam down in the ring. Rhyno may have saved Rob Van Dam from a brutal beating. **1\2 rating. Perfectly Acceptable Wrestling.

Overall Rating: 76%
Crowd Reaction: 81%
Match Quality: 65%

Two weeks ago, Rhyno defeated Chris Jericho at Unforgiven. The next night, Jericho won the World Title from A-Train on RAW. Tonight, these two members of the Elite go at it one more time, only this time the title is on the line!

World Title Match - Rhyno vs. Chris Jericho (c)

Jericho hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Rhyno reverses a Chris Jericho hammerlock. Jericho gets slammed. We have our mandatory ref bump, as he goes down after accidentally getting caught by an elbow to the face. Rhyno scores with a standing spinebuster. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is conveniently laid out. Jericho blocks a punch. Hard back suplex on Rhyno. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Vicious lightning kick by Jericho on Rhyno. There's a two count on the pin. Tiger suplex on Rhyno, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Jericho only gets knees on a splash. Spear by Rhyno. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Chris Jericho fights out of a grapple. Rhyno gets knocked to the ground by Jericho. Here it comes...Walls of Jericho! Rhyno taps! I'll give this a ***1\4 rating.

Overall Rating: 85%
Crowd Reaction: 88%
Match Quality: 81%

John Cena and Tajiri have had one of the most heated rivalries on SmackDown! over the last several weeks, with Cena picking up the big win at Unforgiven. Can he make it two in a row against the Japanese Buzzsaw?

John Cena vs. Tajiri

Big backdrop on Tajiri, executed well. Spear by John Cena. Hooks the leg for a two count. Cena only gets knees on a splash. Spinning back kick from Tajiri. Tajiri hits a rolling kick on Cena. There's a two count on the pin. Diamond Dust from Tajiri, Cena is out. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Hard back suplex on Cena. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? John Cena pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Spear by John Cena. Hooks the leg for a two count. Death valley driver by John Cena, Tajiri got planted. Pin, but Tajiri is out just before the three count. Fallaway slam by John Cena. Cena slams Tajiri. Tajiri reverses a waistlock. Big backdrop on Cena, executed well. Power drive elbow by Tajiri. Tajiri moves in for the kill. Kick Of Death! 1....2....3. *** rating for a good bout.

Overall Rating: 88%
Crowd Reaction: 94%
Match Quality: 77%

Two weeks ago, Rey Mysterio picked up a huge win over Brock Lesnar, only for Lesnar to bounce back with a win on SmackDown! to earn a slot in the Elite. Tonight, it's the rubber match between two of SmackDown!'s biggest stars!

Rey Mysterio vs. Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar hits some punches. Rey pushes out of a Brock Lesnar hold. Lesnar walks into a high dropkick from Rey Mysterio. Rey Mysterio misses a clothesline...and takes out the referee by mistake. Lesnar walks into a face crusher variation. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out. Lesnar ducks a wild right hand. Gut buster, Rey hits hard. Spear by Brock Lesnar. Cover for a two count. Brock Lesnar brings out a jumping powerbomb to nearly kill Rey. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Rey pushes out of a Brock Lesnar hold. Flying cross body off the top rope! I'll give a 0.8 on the Steamboat scale for that effort. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Brock Lesnar powers out of a Rey Mysterio headlock. Brock Lesnar moves in for the kill. F5!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! *** rating for a good bout.

Overall Rating: 87%
Crowd Reaction: 93%
Match Quality: 75%

Eddie Guerrero was supposed to face Christian last month at Unforgiven, but the match was postponed after an injury put Captain Charisma on the shelf. Tonight, they'll finally get their match.

Eddie Guerrero vs. Christian

Christian walks into a high dropkick from Eddie Guerrero. Eddie hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Flying elbow from Eddie Guerrero. Flying elbow from Eddie Guerrero. Christian powers out of a headlock. Christian slams Eddie Guerrero down. Gutwrench into a powerbomb, Eddie hits hard. Cover for a two count. Christian misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Flying reverse elbow by Eddie Guerrero. Cover for a two count. Tiger suplex on Christian, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Christian blocks the suplex attempt. Eddie takes a back suplex. Christian misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Eddie uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Eddie Guerrero drives Christian into the corner. Swinging DDT, forget about it. 1....2...3! Almost wandered into *** match territory, but there was too much that dragged it down so it only gets a **3\4 rating.

Overall Rating: 89%
Crowd Reaction: 99%
Match Quality: 68%

Like much of tonight's show, our main event is a rematch from Unforgiven, and we're culminating with a battle for the WWE Title! Last month Matt Hardy Version 2.0 successfully defended against The Rock. Tonight, the people's champion once again hopes to become the WWE Champion!

WWE Title Match - The Rock vs. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 (c)

Rock bodyslams Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 powers out of a The Rock headlock. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 strikes Rock. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 misses a clothesline...and takes out the referee by mistake. Power drive elbow by Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out. Rock pushes out of a Matt Hardy Version 2.0 hold. The Rock with a spinning neckbreaker on Matt. Spear by The Rock. There's a two count on the pin. Death valley driver by The Rock, Matt Hardy Version 2.0 got planted. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Matt kicks The Rock in the gut to reverse the momentum. Matt crushes Rock with a big legdrop. Pin, but Rock is out just before the three count. Rock pushes out of a Matt Hardy Version 2.0 hold. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 is in trouble. Rock Bottom! 1....2....3. The Rock climbs each turnbuckle in turn, working the crowd as he celebrates his victory 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: 90%
Crowd Reaction: 96%
Match Quality: 77%

[loopydate]

OCTOBER 11, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

It seems like so long ago, but we're just one day removed from No Mercy, and the road to Survivor Series kicks off! WWE Chairman Eric Bischoff has stated that he will make an announcement about that PPV tonight. Plus, a massive tag main event has been set up pitting four members of the Elite against each other as John Cena teams with the WWE Champion The Rock to take on Chris Benoit and the World Champion Chris Jericho! And the four winners of last night's matches who are not already members of the Elite will face off in a fatal fourway match for membership!

But first, it's a triple threat match featuring three teams looking to work their way into contention in the tag division as Lance Storm and Tommy Dreamer take on Fred 'n' Tom and the team of Rob Conway and William Regal. The heels work over Fred Williams early, but then quick tags quickly work all the participants through. Eventually, the two guys named Thomas wind up in the ring together and Dreamer puts Howard away the Dreamer Driver for the win.

It's another triple threat next as A-Train hopes to get back on the winning track as he takes on Lance Cade and Johnny Stamboli. He does, putting Cade away with the Train Wreck.

Last week, we saw the debut of the monstrous Payne as he saved Big Show and Kane from an assault by their former stablemates Damien and Kane. Tonight, he takes on another member of the Natural Born Ministry, Chuck Palumbo. It's a solid brawl that ends with Payne picking up the submission hold by virtue of the Payne Killer.

As a result of last week's attack, Show and Kane are set to defend the WWE Tag Team Titles against Damien and Kane in our next contest. Decent match that gets a better reaction than any of these guys have had in weeks. As Kane prepares to chokeslam Damien, he's attcked by Mark Jindrak. Show tries to make the save but gets laid out by Shawn Stasiak. Jindrak hits Splash Mountain on Kane, and they go to work on their former partners.

Back from commercial, and the entire Natural Born Ministry has hit the ring, and they've incapacitated Show. With him out of the picture, they focus all of their intensity on Kane, beating him down brutally, leaving his immediate future in doubt.

As JR and Prazak talk about what just happened to Kane while introducing our next tag match as being for a shot at Kane and Show next week on RAW. It's the World's Greatest Tag Team against La Resistance. Good match between two pretty evenly-matched teams As Shelton Benjamin prepares to put Sylvan Grenier away during a spotfest clusterfuck at the end, Randy Orton blasts him with an RKO behind the ref's back. After the match, the trio of heels work over WGTT.

"I'm ba-ack!" The crowd erupts in a chorus of boos as WWE Chairman Eric Bischoff makes his way to the ring. He grabs the microphone and cuts a promo hyping the success of the Elite program and wishing luck to the quartet of superstars looking for a tenth spot tonight. He brags about No Mercy drawing the best buy rate in six months, just a sign of things to come under his regime. He then goes on to talk about Survivor Series, coming up in five weeks. Tonight and every show leading up to the Series, one new team will be announced. Just like last year, there will be four preliminary matches to determine who will participate in the main event, as well as a Divas match and a battle royal. But unlike last year, all the teams will consist of superstars from both RAW and SmackDown! He introduces the first team - the Jerichoholics! World Champion Chris Jericho comes to the ring with Chris Benoit, John Layfield, and the Metro Connection. They pose with Bischoff as we go to break. What a collection of talent!

Up next it's a tag team showcase with two members of the Elite, Brock Lesnar and Jeff Hardy, teaming up to take on Rhyno and a third Elite member, Rico! Exciting match that gets a great reaction until Rhyno puts Jeff away with the Gore! After the match, the heels get a measure of revenge and everybody looks like a million bucks.

And now for a play-in match for the Elite as United States Champion Rob Van Dam (who beat Benoit last night at No Mercy), Randy Orton (who beat Benjamin), Sean O'Haire (Train), and Tajiri (Cena) go all out in a fatal fourway! Tremendous match featuring a ton of high spots that ends with Tajiri putting RVD away with the Kick of Death for a spot.

In the rubber match following two great pay-per-view encounters, Eddie Guerrero and Christian go toe-to-toe tonight on RAW! The crowd loves this (97% reaction!) but Eddie's lax attitude leads to a match that fails to live up to expectations. Eventually, Christian slingshots Eddie facefirst into an exposed turnbuckle to allow him to pick up a rollup victory. Christian takes off at speed to avoid Eddie's wrath.

And now for our main event! Both world champions, plus two of the biggest stars in the Elite go at it live on RAW. Eventually, Benoit rolls through a Rock pin and grabs the tights to get the win. Canadian Violence celebrate the win until their rivals Rhyno and Rob Van Dam come out for a measure of revenge after months of frustration, blasting Benoit with a spike piledriver. Afterwards, they put him through a table and stand over him as RAW goes off the air.

[loopydate]

OCTOBER 15, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

SmackDown! kicks off with a #1 contender match for the World Tag Team Titles. Next week, the Hardy Boyz will defend the gold against the winners of this match as the Dudley Boyz take on the Metro Connection! Everybody gets a shot at everybody else at some point during the contest, and it's a good one. In the end, D-Von pins Billy Gunn after the 3-D to earn the title shot next week!

Backstage, we see Shane McMahon walking down the hall and the crowd erupts. Last week, Shane was on the phone with a mystery man and he told him he'd "see him tonight" insinuating it was someone who would help him take his family company back from Eric Bischoff. He arrives at a door, takes a deep breath and knocks. The door opens and out steps... Paul Heyman!!! The two shake hands and walk off together, talking about plans for the future. A babyface turn for Paul Heyman? Aligning with Shane McMahon against Eric Bischoff? This is gonna be good...

The Cruiserweight Title is on the line next as Tajiri takes on Paul London. And these two push the limits with an incredible match that serves to put over both men and the title itself. London almost gets the belt after a springboard dropkick, Tajiri almost retains with a superkick, then another after a big kick to the face. London channels his mentor Shawn Michaels with a superkick that almost gets him the win, but eventually he falls to the Kick of Death as Tajiri retains.

The ECW theme song hits and Paul Heyman comes to the ring. He cuts a brief promo about Eric Bischoff and what he did to ECW, but that mostly he's here to introduce a Survivor Series team. Bischoff has handpicked Benoit and Jericho, two men that Heyman brought to the national spotlight in ECW, to be his chosen ones. Well, if Bischoff wants those guys to be the guys running his first Survivor Series team, he's got a quintet of friends that would love to remind them where they came from. "This Is Extreme" by Harry Slash & The Slashtones hits again, and the crowd erupts as Rhyno leads Rob Van Dam, Tommy Dreamer, and the Dudley Boyz to the ring. Heyman introduces the ECW Originals and says that their victory over the Jerichoholics is just the beginning of Heyman and Shane taking back the company from the clutches of the man Heyman hates more than anyone on the planet, and they're going to do it the way we used to do it. It's going to be extreme!

World Champion Chris Jericho is out after the commercial, Heyman's words obviously still ringing in his ears, as he prepares to take on John Cena in a huge singles contest. It's exciting to watch as these two put on a show. Eventually, Jericho blasts Cena with a DDT that puts both men out of commission. While the ref checks on Jericho, who is selling it way too hard, Tajiri hits the ring (and Cena) with a steel chair. Jericho makes a miraculous recovery and clamps on the Walls of Jericho. After the match, Tajiri continues the assault with the chair, and Cena is left a bloody mess.

Backstage, Chris Benoit cuts a promo on Rob Van Dam. He hypes the Survivor Series match, as well as their ongoing feud over the United States Title. He talks about his match next against Rico for the gold and says that when he retains, RVD is going to find out - once and for all - why they call him the Crippler.

That match is next, and it's a bit of a disappointment as Benoit continues to phone it in (although his morale is improving thanks to the formation of the Elite). Rico looks good throughout, getting a couple of nearfalls, but eventually he gets caught with a short powerbomb that Benoit quickly turns into the Crippler Crossface for the submission victory.

Eddie Guerrero is backstage, and it's his turn for promo duty. He talks about his running feud with Christian. He says that the plan is succeeding. The two were supposed to put each other over into the upper echelon of WWE, and here they are, charter members of the Elite. Looks like it worked. Problem is, along the way, it got personal. And the Guerreros... we're warriors. When it gets personal, we get better. And when we get better, our opponents get hurt. So, for Christian's sake, he'd better hope that they don't wind up on opposing sides at Survivor Series, because their next PPV encounter might be their last!

Eddie and Christian are on opposite sides of a tag match next as Eddie teams with his best friend Rey Mysterio while Christian teams with the monstrous Brock Lesnar! Both feuds get their chance to shine, and eventually it comes down to Rey and Lesnar in the ring. Brock has an arm submission locked in when Rey blasts him with an elbow, then a running senton to set up the West Coast Pop for the win! After the match, all four men brawl up the ramp and to the back.

The Rocks' theme hits the speakers, and the WWE Champion makes his way to the ring. "Finally! The belt has come back to the Great One!" The crowd erupts as he launches into a promo about Matt Hardy Version 2.0 and their ongoing feud over the WWE Title. Rock talks about winning the gold back at No Mercy five days ago and how he knows that it's not over. He's been doing this long enough to know that one big win is never enough to silence a tough challenger, and Matt's as tough as the champ has had in quite a while. But these past couple of weeks have been proof of what everyone has known all along. Matt's very talented. He's fantastic in the ring, but he's... well, he's just not as good as his brother. Jeff's in the Elite, and Matt's on the outside looking in. Well, The Rock takes on Jeff Hardy next, and Matt's going to watch as Rock not only beats his brother, but beats his superior. It's time for Matt to step up his game or get to steppin' if he smells what The Rock is cookin'!

And the match is a good one, but of course Rock's words hit home for Matt. Rock manages to put Jeff away with the Rock Bottom, but Matt assaults him with a chair after the match, standing tall over the champion as the show goes off the air.

[loopydate]

OCTOBER 18, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Tonight's RAW kicks off with the latest chapter between the leader of the Natural Born Ministry (who will be introducing their Survivor Series lineup tonight), Sean O'Haire and the man who shocked the world by taking the World Title from him last month, A-Train. The crowd is loving this feud, even though their in-ring chemistry leaves a little bit to be desired. O'Haire hits a fallaway slam, then a scoop slam, but Train gets a foot up on an avalanche attempt. Train works over O'Haire with punches, driving him into the corner. The official attempts to pull Train back, which gives O'Haire the opportunity to pull out a pair of brass knuckles. Train charges, and gets blasted! Unfortunately, O'Haire isn't sneaky enough and the ref sees it and calls for the bell. Once Train shakes the cobwebs loose, they brawl back up the ramp and out of sight.

Backstage, Big Show is in Eric Bischoff's office with the WWE Tag Team Titles. A video plays of Kane being laid out by the Ministry last week. Bischoff informs Show that he is incapable of defending the belts tonight against La Resistance, a shot La Res earned last week by defeating the World's Greatest Tag Team. Bischoff gives him a choice - find a partner, or it's a handicap match!

The challengers are in the ring, awaiting Show and his partner (?)'s arrival. Show makes his way to the ring with the belt and introduces his new partner... Payne! The monstrous brawler makes his way to the ring and shakes Show's hand. Good match, but the live crowd is still a little confused why Kane isn't out there (yay, pre-tape!). As Payne looks about set to put Dupree away, Johnny Stamboli and Chuck Palumbo hit the ring with chairs, and blast Payne behind the ref's back! Dupree clamps the Figure-Four on Payne, but he's out cold and it's just a formality. The ref calls for the bell and awards the belts to La Resistance, and the crowd is absolutely shitting on the title change. After the match, Palumbo and Stamboli go to work on Show and Payne, continuing the fledgling rivalry.

Eric Bischoff is backstage, and he has something to say to Paul Heyman. "Paul, I have to tell you, I have to admire the fact that - despite the fact that I almost single-handedly put you under four years ago - you keep coming back for more. What I don't admire is that you seem to be taking this so personally! Paul, you may hate me, and aligning with Shane McMahon is a wise move on your part if you want revenge, but you're just another employee. And while I may not have bought your ass in 2000, I own it now, because as long as you're under WWE contract, you work for me. And you can rouse all the rabble on SmackDown! that you want, because my predecessor made the mistake of signing you to a long-term contract. But you have no authority, and you can't touch me on Monday nights. And you can throw all the 'ECW Originals' at me you want, but the fact is - just like you - they were big fish in a small pond, and now that they're on my programming, my boys are going to crush them just like Nitro did to RAW for so long."

Last week, Randy Orton cost the World's Greatest Tag Team a shot at the WWE Tag Team Titles in a bid to get at his longtime rival Shelton Benjamin. WGTT has issued a challenge for tonight, and Orton has selected the Ministry's rookie monster Damien as his partner. This should be good! And it is, as Orton and Damien show impressive chemistry for two men who've never teamed before. Eventually, Orton heads up top for what will likely be a cross body, but Damien accidentally hits the ropes in an attempt to get at Benjamin, who then takes advantage of Orton crotching himself to hit the Dragon Whip for the win. After the match, Orton grabs Damien and gets in his face over the mistake.

Trish Stratus recently beat Mickie James to become the new Women's Champion. Tonight, Mickie faces Jazz, with the champ as the special referee! Mickie controls most of the match until Jazz gets her into a corner and starts raining down fists. Trish starts to utilize her five-count, and as Jazz lands her tenth punch, Trish calls for the bell. Jazz flips her shit over the DQ loss and locks in an STF, putting the champ out cold.

Rhyno and Rob Van Dam make their way down to the ring for a tables match against Canadian Violence, prompted by last week's altercation. They say they realize that they're marked men now that they've allied with Shane and Paul, drawing Bischoff's ire. Well, you know, that's fine, because we're bringing in some backup of our own. A guy Rob knows well. From the back, we can hear the unmistakable shrill whistling of... oh, dear God... The crowd (the smart ones anyway) flip their shit as Bill Alfonso (!!!!!) makes his way down the aisle and jumps around the ring like... well... Bill Alfonso.

Canadian Violence makes their way to the ring for the tables match next, and they're visibly distracted (who wouldn't be?) by Alfonso's presence at ringside. It's an exciting match with some old-school ECW moments. In the closing moments, RVD sets up Benoit for a piledriver on a table, but Benoit backdrops out of it while Rhyno blasts Jericho with a spinebuster. RVD sets Benoit back up atop the table, then heads up top and hits a split-legged moonsault to put him through it for the win! After the match, Benoit and Jericho get revenge, leaving their rivals laying.

Backstage, the Natural Born Ministry is gathered around Sean O'Haire who runs down the Surivor Series team they're putting up in four weeks. O'Haire is bringing Damien, Undertaker, Palumbo, and Stamboli with him to the PPV, and he lets Taker work in his "Rest in peace" line since he doesn't want to tell us anything we don't already know.

It's an elite six-man tag match next as WWE Champion The Rock teams with Eddie Guerrero and Rico to take on Brock Lesnar, Christian, and Jeff Hardy. The announcers hype the multi-man aspect of the match as a preview for the type of action we'll see at Survivor Series, even speculating that these six would have to be among the favorites to advance to the War Games main event. Eddie Guerrero gets the triple-team treatment from the heels until Rico gets a hot tag and the babyfaces work over Lesnar for a bit until Christian tags back in to the match and puts Eddie away with an Unprettier.

And now for our main event, pitting two members of the Elite who've been in a long-term feud against each other. It's John Cena and Tajiri live int his very ring! Once more, they put together a very good match, and Cena eventually picks up another big win with the F-U to send the fans home happy.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I still love the idea of the Natural Born Ministry</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>So, after an extended absence...I'm going to (yet again) - try my hand at a WWE game. I abandoned my last attempt after just a few shows, because TEW is just so tedious to use.

Furthermore, the EWR games I had going are so old at this point that I've lost track of my storylines and I don't really feel like playing with an old roster.

So my new attempt at a WWE game will be in the present - starting in June 2010. I will do as I did with an older game, and mimic the write-ups on WWE.com. I won't have to list every segment, but I'll give the match results and the jist of what went down.</font>

[M-A-G]

I've been doing some EWR booking as well but I had to start over with another version because the files I had ended up crapping out on me and I couldn't advance any further because of a bug.

[Evil Vito]

I've been doing some EWR booking as well but I had to start over with another version because the files I had ended up crapping out on me and I couldn't advance any further because of a bug.

<font color=goldenrod>Noooooo :( The never-ending game finally ended.

What year were you on when it shit the bed?</font>

[M-A-G]

Originally, I lost the files when my laptop went to hell. I was around WrestleMania 54 so that would've been 2038. When I asked you for the files that I had left to you, I worked it to about 2024, I think.

[M-A-G]

And there's no way in hell I'm gonna recreate everything year-by-year. I booked so much stuff and only wrote down PPV events in the notepad so it's basically a whole other timeline.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Damn. WrestleMania 54, that's insane.

I'd be definitely intrigued in seeing how you'd book a modern WWE game, as I'm going to attempt to do before inevitably getting bored after a month.</font> :y:

[M-A-G]

Well, it's certainly going to be different as I had to delete everyone who is dead and I got a bunch of guys who retired way before they did in my other game (Booker T, John Cena, The Hardys). If I can, I'll post my rosters and my Royal Rumble plans.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Anyway, since I don't feel like beginning in May 2010 and autobooking through 3 weeks worth of shows (risking injuries and fluke occurrences on the way), here's what went down in my mind from Over the Limit through the final day of the month, when I then start on Tuesday, June 1st:

Over the Limit - May 23: Cena retains. Swagger retains. Punk beats Rey via help from the masked man, meaning Rey must pledge to the SES. Orton beats Edge in a close contest. Hart Dynasty retain with Bret at ringside. McIntyre retains. Maryse wins the Divas title. R-Truth beats Ted Jr, turns out Virgil was in cahoots with Truth to give Ted a taste of...well, the truth.

Raw - May 24: Batista gives a bitter farewell speech to the crowd's chagrin. This is his last night in the company. Orton and Edge are announced as two of Cena's challengers at Fatal 4 Way. Miz cashes in mandatory rematch against Bret, no DQ again, the Hart Dynasty are held at bay but Daniel Bryan comes out of the crowd and kicks Miz' head in, Bret retains.

NXT - May 25: Wade Barrett over Justin Gabriel. David Otunga beats Heath Slater. PROS POLL - 1. Barrett stays at the top, 2. Ditto for Otunga, 3. Gabriel. Heath Slater is gone.

Superstars - May 27: Who cares? It's Superstars. :o

SmackDown - May 28: General fallout from the PPV. It is announced that Rey will have to pledge to the Straight Edge Society NEXT week - but there's a catch. Much like those who pledge have to shave, Rey will have to remove his mask. To demonstrate, the SES masked man unmasks to reveal Joey Mercury, who explains his real life problems and how Punk has saved him.

Raw - June 30: A Cena/Edge/Orton main event match is spoiled by Sheamus, who is then announced as the final participant at Fatal Four Way. Bret Hart announces that tonight is his final night in WWE, and as such, he's vacating the United States championship. A tournament will be held to crown a new champion, and the finals of the tournament will happen at Fatal Four Way.

And so, that brings me to June 1st. The first show I post will be NXT whenever I get to it.</font>

[M-A-G]

You already did Over the Limit. You want the tournament to culminate at the NEXT PPV.

[Evil Vito]

You already did Over the Limit. You want the tournament to culminate at the NEXT PPV.

<font color=goldenrod>Edited. Nice catch. :y:

I'll do NXT at some point this evening. I'm actually really looking forward to booking that show going forward. Season 1 will be wrapped up in short order, so I'm scouring the FCW ranks to try and find 8 guys I'd like to use for Season 2.</font>

[M-A-G]

Well, at the very least, here's the Royal Rumble for 2014:

The 30 Man Royal Rumble
Backstory: Well, back in 1988, Vince McMahon needed to fill an hour-long slot on the USA network and was having a tough time coming up with what do on the show. Pat Patterson then came along and said, "Hey, thanks for that Intercontinental Title, Vince. I wonder how long we can keep pulling that whole "tournament in Brazil" thing." And then Vince said, "Hey, thanks for the ass-kissing, Pat. By God, have you seen my gold plated limo? That Hulk fella's making one rich son-of-a-bitch. I don't really feel like going to Canada for this USA special thing, though. You mind booking that thing? Canadian's make me feel all creepy. Like that Bret kid we signed a while back." And then Pat was all, "Oh, I got a great idea for that thing, Vince! Lot's of men!" And then Vince was all, "That's your answer for everything, Pat." Then they laughed about that and then Pat told him about his Rumble Royale with Cheese idea but then Vince corrected him by pointing out that although France has the metric system and there are French-Canadians who would understand the title, it would be best to have a name for non-metric countries. Pat then pointed out that that's only the U.S. and then Vince said, "F*CK YEAH! U-S-A! U-S-A!". Thus the Royal Rumble was born.

WWE Title: John Morrison (c) vs. U.S. Heavyweight Champion Ted DiBiase
Backstory: John Morrison has been on a role after his draft to Raw and immediate title win over HHH his first night in. Ted DiBiase believes he's on a similar track and has demanded his opportunity at the title. Will Morrison embark on another amazing year or is greatness truly in the genes of Ted DiBiase?

World Heavyweight Title: Chris Sylvain (c) vs. Shawn Michaels
Backstory: Shawn earned this opportunity by winning the Bragging Rights Triple Threat match on SmackDown! against his Bragging Rights teammates CM Punk and Shelton Benjamin. His arrival on SmackDown! seems to be a gateway to a revitalized career for HBK but standing in his path is the reigning World Champion for the last 8 months; a man with only one loss to his name and who seems to have no respect for the legacy of the Showstopper. Shawn vows that Sylvain's overconfidence will be his downfall. It's classic old-school vs. new school at the Royal Rumble for the World Heavyweight Title!

WWE Unified Tag Team Championship: Cash Inc. (c) vs. AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels vs. Tajiri and ???
Backstory: It's the annual Triple Threat Tag Team Title match where the champions must defend against a team from Raw and a team from SmackDown!. Styles and Daniels seem to be doing well renewing their relationship after Daniels' tenure on SmackDown! but the injury to Tajiri's usual partner, Kaz Hayashi, leaves a huge question mark over the title match. Who will be Tajiri's replacement? There's two huge obstacles for the champions to overcome: Uncertainty and the fact that no set of champions have retained the titles in these annual tag title matches at the Royal Rumble.

WWE Cruiserweight Title: Jeremy Lopez (c) vs. Don Maiden:
Backstory: Jeremy Lopez shocked the world at Bragging Rights by bringing the Cruiserweight Title to Raw in the Triple Threat match against Don Maiden and then champion, Kevin Daniels. When Daniels' jump to Raw voided his rematch clause, Don Maiden emerged as the new number one contender after a fatal four way cruiserweight match. Maiden looks to right a wrong from Bragging Rights by taking the gold.

WWE Diva's Title: Kim Roderick (c) vs. Victoria
Backstory: Victoria's been the one Diva that Roderick has been ducking for months but after losing out in a tag match, the champ has no choice now. Will Victoria usher in the Age of Chaos at the Royal Rumble?

WWE Women's Title: Beth Phoenix (c) vs. Oracle
Backstory: The unstable and eccentric Oracle has not taken her title loss at Survivor Series well. But dealing with the Glamazon is a whole other story than the average Diva. Oracle claims to not be afraid of the dominating champion but will that be enough to unseat Phoenix?

So, there. I'm about 3 weeks away from the show but I doubt I'll get around to it anytime soon.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Daaaaamn Shawn Michaels still trucking in 2014.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod><b><u>WWE NXT - June 1, 2010</u>
Down to Two</b>

With just 3 rookies remaining, this week's NXT would be done a little differently. Each rookie was to compete in two matches on the night, one against each of the other remaining rookies. Afterwards, the Pros would conduct the Pros Poll.

<b>Justin Gabriel def. David Otunga</b>
For the last three weeks, Wade Barrett and David Otunga have been the top two ranked superstars. This made it paramount for Justin Gabriel to have a good showing. Indeed he did, pinning the braggadocios A-lister with a 450 Splash following a highly competitive bout.

<b>Justin Gabriel def. Wade Barrett</b>
No rest for the weary, as big Wade Barrett jumped into the ring immediately to capitalize on the winded Justin Gabriel. However, Gabriel managed to shock everybody by keeping Barrett at bay with a bevy of kicks and strikes. Ultimately, Gabriel scored what many would view as an upset - pinning the #1 ranked rookie with a 450 to make it two wins in a row.

<b>Wade Barrett def. David Otunga</b>
Otunga sauntered out to the ring following his breather, knowing full-well that this match could determine the fate of each man. He cockily entered the ring, appearing to take the exhausted Barrett lightly. This backfired on him dearly, as Barrett immediately picked Otunga up and planted him with his barrel roll finishing maneuver for the victory.

<b>Pros Poll</b>
The 7 WWE Pros convened, and the following were the results:

1. Justin Gabriel
2. Wade Barrett
3. David Otunga - ELIMINATED

The A-Lister is headed home to Jennifer Hudson, much to his chagrin. To close the show - it was announced that this was the last Pros Poll. In two week's time, Justin Gabriel and Wade Barrett will meet one-on-one, and the winner will be crowned the first ever winner of NXT. Can Gabriel ride this incredible wave of momentum into next week, or will Barrett prove this week to be a fluke? Tune in next week to find out!</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod><b><u>WWE Superstars - June 3, 2010</u>
His Tyme</b>

One superstar continues his ascension up the ranks, a monster continues to dominate, the divas are in action, and more.

<b>Yoshi Tatsu def. Primo</b>
Just about a month ago, Primo put aside his differences with his brother to re-form their tag team. In the blink of an eye, that was gone and Primo is once again left to fend for himself. He looked to gain some momentum against the electrifying Yoshi Tatsu, but it was not to be. A very exciting high-flying contest came to an end when Yoshi planted Primo with a kick right to the head.

<b>Natalya def. Jillian Hall</b>
Now that David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd are wielding gold, Natalya surely would like to get some of her own. Tonight was a good place to start, silencing the ever-annoying Jillian Hall following an impressive spinning powerbomb.

<b>Kane def. Tyler Reks</b>
This is the first time Tyler Reks has been seen on WWE television in quite some time, and he is the final member of the former ECW roster to re-surface, newly signed to the SmackDown brand. Reks seemed to be a bit more arrogant compared to the last time he was seen. He faced some steep competition in his return, as the Big Red Monster Kane made fairly quick work of the arrogant surfer, finishing him with a Chokeslam.

<b>Shad Gaspard def. Matt Hardy</b>
Shad has looked quite impressive since splitting away from JTG, and tonight was no exception. Established veteran Matt Hardy put up a good fight, but in the end he would fall victim to an STO from Shad Gaspard. This victory can only be a sign of bigger and better things to come for Shad, perhaps it really is "his tyme".</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Changed up the NXT results slightly. I'm going to allow an extra week of buildup before the finale, and rather than thrust the NXT winner onto a PPV I'll allow them to build up to the July show before they get their title match.

The two weeks left of June after the finale can function as hype build-up for season 2, which will begin in July. Most of the guys in FCW are horrible right now, so I want to buy them this extra month to boost their stats before coming onto NXT.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod><b><u>WWE SmackDown – June 4, 2010</u>
The Bell Tolls</b>

Jack Swagger learning his opponents at Fatal Four Way, rivalries escalating, and Rey Mysterio’s induction into the Straight Edge Society were just a few of the many stories going on tonight.

<b>Christian def. Chavo Guerrero</b>
Chavo felt that Christian had disgraced his aunt Vickie, and looked for retribution tonight. He put up a very good showing, but it was simply not enough as Christian picked up the win following the Killswitch. Immediately following the match, Dolph Ziggler continued to be a thorn in Christian’s side, attacking him from behind once again and locking him in the Sleeper Hold.

<b>Drew McIntyre attacks Kofi Kingston backstage</b>
Having narrowly missed out on the Intercontinental Title at Over the Limit, Kofi Kingston was back at SmackDown this week and ready to right the ship. However, he was jumped backstage by champion Drew McIntyre. Security had to break up the fight as McIntyre continues to abuse the fact that Mr. McMahon won’t allow him to be fired.

<b>Jack Swagger learns his opponents, and tonight’s match</b>
Theodore Long gave Jack Swagger some unwelcome news in regards to his opponents at Fatal Four Way. Firstly, since Jack unfairly retained his title at the PPV, Big Show will get another chance. Secondly, a title shot will be granted to a man who never got to exercise his rematch clause when he lost the belt way back in February due to his feud with Shawn Michaels – The Undertaker will be in the match! The third and final participant would be determined next week via 20-man battle royal. On top of everything else, Swagger will face the Undertaker one-on-one, tonight!

<b>Handicap Match: Big Show def. The Dudebusters</b>
Celebrating the fact that he would be getting another crack at the gold, Big Show looked as impressive as ever, throwing around Trent Barreta and Caylen Croft like ragdolls. Show picked up the win following a Double Chokeslam.

<b>Beth Phoenix def. Michelle McCool</b>
The Glamazon shocked doctors by recovering incredibly fast from her knee injury ( :shifty: ) and she was out for retribution tonight. Not even Layla’s best attempts at ringside could keep the self proclaimed “Co-Women’s Champion” Michaelle McCool from falling victim to the Glam Slam.

<b>Rey Mysterio’s Induction to the SES</b>
CM Punk, Luke Gallows, Serena, and Joey Mercury looked to welcome yet another member into their Straight Edge family. However, Rey Mysterio was less than enthusiastic, and he refused to remove his mask. Punk insisted that the mask hides weakness, and that to be saved, sacrifices must be made. When Mysterio continued to refuse, he fell victim to a 4-on-1 assault. The SES could have easily unmasked him, but Punk waved them off. He vowed that in the very near future, Rey WILL accept Straight Edge into his life.

<b>Finlay def. Curt Hawkins</b>
The veteran Finlay made his return to a SmackDown ring after a prolonged absence, facing the re-emerging Curt Hawkins. Finlay seemed to finally regain momentum after a back-and-forth contest, prompting Hawkins’ partner Vance Archer to climb to the apron. His effort was thwarted by none other than Hornswoggle, who came from under the ring to hit Archer’s shins with a shillelagh. Hawkins stumbled into the Celtic Cross for a Finlay win.

<b>Tag Team match next week</b>
Theodore Long made a big announcement for next week’s show. In addition to the 20-man battle royal for the final World Heavyweight Title spot at Fatal Four Way, we would see a tag team match combining two rivalries as Kofi Kingston and Christian would be going up against Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler.

<b>Cody Rhodes def. JTG</b>
Sporting a new jacket dubbing him “The Uncommon Man”, Cody Rhodes continues to make his mark as a singles star. Rhodes and JTG competed in a very fast-paced matchup that saw Rhodes get the nod following the Cross Rhodes.

<b>Undertaker def. Jack Swagger (DQ)</b>
Swagger appeared to be undeterred by the legendary Phenom. He blocked several of Taker’s attempts at a Chokeslam, and planted the Deadman with a plethora of offensive maneuvers. Still, nothing could keep Taker down for the count. Finally, a frustrated Swagger went outside the ring, retrieved the World Heavyweight Title, and blasted Undertaker in he face with it. When Taker sat up, Swagger jumped out of the ring and retreated, only to bump into the Big Show, who punched him in the face once again.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod><b><u>WWE Raw – June 7, 2010</u>
Mayhem</b>

A stacked show tonight saw chaos ensue in the main event as well as five first-round matches in the tournament to determine the new WWE United States champion (the other three first-round matches will take place on WWE Superstars this Thursday night). Who took the first step to championship gold tonight?

<b>United States Title Tournament Match: Chris Jericho def. Tyson Kidd</b>
Despite being the self-proclaimed “best in the world at what he does”, Chris Jericho needed to resort to unfair means to defeat one half of the Unified Tag Team champions. After an excellent bout, Jericho saw no other alternative but to hook Kidd’s tights. David Hart Smith chased Jericho out of the ring before he could get too boastful.

<b>United States Title Tournament Match: Evan Bourne def. Yoshi Tatsu</b>
Two of the fastest men on the Raw roster were hoping to get their first taste of WWE gold in this tournament. They certainly didn’t disappoint the WWE Universe with their match, but ultimately Evan Bourne got the victory following Air Bourne. The two shook hands afterwards in a great show of sportsmanship.

<b>Divas Title Match: Maryse def. Eve Torres</b>
Just a couple weeks after losing her title, Eve looked to make good on her mandatory re-match clause. She certainly took the fight to Maryse, but was once again unable to escape the French Kiss as Maryse maintained her grip on the Divas Title.

<b>United States Title Tournament Match: David Hart Smith def. The Miz</b>
After two defeats to Bret Hart, The Miz will still not get back the belt that he had held for so long. After Tyson Kidd thwarted Miz’ attempt to cheat, Chris Jericho came out to attack him and the referee was distracted. Out from the crowd emerged Daniel Bryan, who kicked Miz in the head and once again cost him a match. David Hart Smith took advantage of the situation and will advance in the tournament.

<b>The Miz challenges Daniel Bryan</b>
Upon recovering from the kick, Miz demanded that security allow Daniel Bryan to come out to the ring. Miz was furious at what has transpired, and has decided to finally grant Bryan his wish to see who is the better man. The Miz challenged Daniel Bryan to a match at Fatal Four Way, an unsanctioned match because Bryan is unemployed. The indy superstar responded by stating “Daniel Bryan has to decline, but Bryan Danielson will gladly kick your head in again at Fatal Four Way.”

<b>United States Title Tournament Match: Ted DiBiase def. Goldust</b>
The Fortunate Son had an appropriate path to traverse en route to championship gold: a match against the Golden One. Although the wily Goldust appeared to get the better of Ted at times, he still fell victim to the Dream Street as DiBiase advanced.

<b>United States Title Tournament Match: R-Truth def. Vladimir Kozlov</b>
Having just seen his rival Ted DiBiase advance, R-Truth must have felt more pressure to do the same. He had the unfortunate task of facing off against the Moscow Mauler, Vladimir Kozlov. Truth utilized his quickness to keep Kozlov off his game, finishing him off with a Scissors Kick to advance. That’s what’s up.

<b>Edge & Sheamus vs. John Cena & Randy Orton ended in a double count out</b>
This match pitted the four men involved in the WWE Championship match at Fatal Four Way. Neither team could completely co-exist with one another, and it certainly showed. The first several minutes resembled a proper tag team match, but soon enough it degenerated into an all-out brawl between all four men. The fight spilled outside the ring and both teams got counted out. Hoards of security attempted to break the brawl up as Raw went off the air.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod><b><u>WWE NXT - June 8, 2010</u>
Momentum</b>

With just 1 week to go until the NXT Season 1 Finale, finalists Justin Gabriel and Wade Barrett would see similar action as compared to last week - two matches in one night. Each man would face their opponent's WWE Pro, followed afterward by a tag team match.

<b>Matt Hardy def. Wade Barrett</b>
Wade Barrett continued to be the offensive brute that he'd been throughout the duration of NXT, pulverizing Hardy. However, he clearly had some extra cockiness rub off on him from his WWE Pro, as Matt Hardy kicked Barrett in the gut while he was showboating, leading to a Twist of Fate and a win for Hardy.

<b>Justin Gabriel def. Chris Jericho</b>
Nearly two months ago, the world was shocked when NXT Rookie Heath Slater pinned then-World Heavyweight champion Chris Jericho in the middle of the ring. Jericho was deeply disturbed by it, and certainly he didn't think it would happen again. Yet, it has, and in an all-too familiar fashion. Both men countered each other move-for-move until Gabriel caught Jericho in a sudden roll-up for the victory. Jericho brutally attacked Gabriel after the bell, weakening him for the upcoming main event.

<b>Justin Gabriel & Matt Hardy def. Wade Barrett & Chris Jericho</b>
With Gabriel being battered from the Chris Jericho beatdown, Matt Hardy had to work most of the match solo. Barrett and Jericho took turns wearing down Hardy for most of the match, before Justin Gabriel bravely slapped Hardy on the back, tagging himself into the match. Gabriel showed an incredible amount of guts, taking both opponents by surprise. Hardy recovered well enough to throw Jericho out of the ring as Gabriel picked up the win for his team following the 450 Splash. If Gabriel pins Barrett next week, he will be the inaugural victor of NXT!

With Gabriel and his Pro going 3-0 on the night, they will ride a huge wave of momentum headed into the final. It's Wade Barrett vs. Justin Gabriel in the NXT Finale next week. You don't wanna miss it!</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod><b><u>WWE Superstars – June 10, 2010</u>
Thursday Night Delight</b>

The weekly interbrand show saw some exciting tag team action from the SmackDown brand, as well as the final three first-round matches in the WWE United States championship tournament.

<b>Joey Mercury & Luke Gallows def. JTG & MVP</b>
The power of straight edge was flowing through CM Punk’s disciples on this night as they showed great chemistry in picking up a win over fan-favorites JTG and MVP. Joey Mercury scored the pinfall victory in his first match back following a double underhook DDT on JTG.

<b>United States Title Tournament Match: Zack Ryder def. Santino Marella</b>
Santino’s boasting on the microphone prior to the match certainly did him no favors, as the Long Island Loudmouth looked more fired up than ever. Ryder made relatively quick work of Santino, finishing him off with the Zack Attack to advance. Woo woo woo, you know it.

<b>United States Title Tournament Match: William Regal def. Mark Henry</b>
Regal certainly appeared unhappy that he was drawn to face The World’s Strongest Man in the tournament. For that reason, using cheap tactics must have been even more paramount, as Regal utilized brass knuckles to pick up the victory and move on in the tournament following a ringside distraction from Regal’s associate Vladimir Kozlov.

<b>United States Title Tournament Match: John Morrison def. Primo</b>
On this night Morrison truly was the Thursday Night Delight, electrifying the crowd in his win over Primo. Primo put up a good showing but appeared to get frustrated after a series of nearfalls, which allowed Morrison to capitalize with the Moonlight Drive. For good measure, Morrison finished it off with the Starship Pain to complete the first round of the tournament. The quarter-finals will continue on next week live on Raw!</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod><b><u>WWE SmackDown – June 11, 2010</u>
Tall Order of Business</b>

The World Heavyweight Title match for Fatal Four Way is now set, and champion Jack Swagger cannot be happy with it. If any of his three enormous opponents are victorious, he will lose the belt. After what transpired tonight, one has to wonder how Swagger has any chance of retaining.

<b>Jack Swagger addresses the SmackDown Superstars</b>
The night started off with 20 SmackDown superstars standing in the ring ready to fight: Caylen Croft, Chavo Guerrero, Chris Masters, Christian, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Curt Hawkins, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Finlay, JTG, Kane, Kofi Kingston, Matt Hardy, MVP, Rey Mysterio, Shad Gaspard, Trent Barreta, Tyler Reks, and Vance Archer. World Heavyweight champion Jack Swagger stood on the rampway and announced that he would be watching this match up-close to see who his final challenger at Fatal Four Way would be. He promised that no matter who it was, there was no way they would be able to beat him.

<b>Kane wins 20-Man #1 Contendership Battle Royal</b>
As if dealing with two giants was bad enough for Swagger, the biggest man in the battle royal (and one of the most prolific monsters in WWE history) came out victorious. Jack Swagger watched from the ramp in horror as Kane eliminated a quarter of the field, lastly clotheslining an impressive Shad Gaspard over the top rope to the floor.

<b>Beth Phoenix, Kelly Kelly, & Tiffany def. Layla, Michelle McCool, & Rosa Mendes</b>
Layla, Michelle, and Rosa had a sound strategy in mind for this match – don’t allow Beth Phoenix to get into the ring. But after isolating Kelly for several minutes, she eventually got the hot tag in to Beth, and when that happened, Lay-Cool abandoned their partner Rosa Mendes. Beth connected with the Glam Slam to get the win for her team.

<b>Finlay def. Vance Archer</b>
A week after defeating his partner Curt Hawkins, Vance Archer looked for retribution against the recently-returned Finlay. Unfortunately for him, Finlay’s son Hornswoggle played a role in the match yet again. Hornswoggle attacked Hawkins with a shillelagh at ringside, and that distracted Archer long enough to eat the Celtic Cross for the loss.

<b>Rey Mysterio to put his Mask on the line at Fatal Four Way</b>
The Straight Edge Society continued to pressure Rey Mysterio into removing his mask in order to properly accept straight edge into his life. Punk accused Rey of being dishonorable and a disgrace to all of those who look up to him. Rey brought up the legacy of Mexican wrestling, and the sheer significance of the mask. Then he countered with a proposal – at Backlash, Punk put his hair on the line while Rey wagered nothing. At Over the Limit, each man wagered something. And now at Fatal Four Way – Rey will show how much his mask means to him by making the only wager in another match against CM Punk. Rey’s mask (and pride) will be on the line. With everything to gain and nothing to lose, Punk agreed to the terms, and much like last week, the Straight Edge Society beat him down.

<b>Christian & Kofi Kingston def. Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre</b>
Two of SmackDown’s continuing feuds were carried out in this tag team contest. All four men got their fare share of ring time in this one. A miscommunication by Drew McIntyre led to Dolph Ziggler being hit with Trouble in Paradise as Kofi got the pinfall victory for his team. After the bout, the Intercontinental champion hit both opponents with his title belt, and then executed a Future Shock to his rival Kofi Kingston.

<b>Shad Gaspard def. Chris Masters</b>
Shad looked just a little bit meaner during this match, obviously still fuming after coming so close to winning the battle royal. The Masterpiece looked impressive in his own right, and so this made for a fairly even bout. Shad continued his quest to show the world that it was “his tyme”, picking up the win following an STO.

<b>Big Show and Undertaker fought to a no-contest</b>
This was a big main event in more ways than one. Former rivals, Big Show and Undertaker took each other to limit as each one looked to gain momentum just 9 days away from Fatal Four Way. How this battle would have turned out is anybody’s guess, as Jack Swagger hit the ring with a steel chair and blasted his challengers with it. For the second week in a row, Swagger got a rude awakening while backing up the rampway, receiving a big chokeslam from Kane on the stage to close the show.</font>

[loopydate]

OCTOBER 22, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

Tonight promises to be a huge episode of the Friday night mainstay. In a triple-threat tag match, Eddie Guerrero and John Cena take on Vitamin C (Chris Jericho and Christian) and Brock Lesnar and Tajiri in a battle of the Elite. Also, the Hardy Boyz defend the World Tag Team Titles against the Dudley Boyz who earned their shot last week with a win over the Metro Connection. Plus, in another huge encounter, Chris Benoit defends the United States Title against Rico. Winner gets the gold... loser has to leave the Elite!

The ring is full of SmackDown! superstars as the show goes on the air as we prepare for a 20-man battle royal! Once the bell rings, all twenty men throw themselves into it, though it's unclear what the reward is for the winner. Nova is the first man out, dumped by Colt Cabana. Shortly thereafter, Chavo Guerrero takes out Generalin Intikami. In one of the more shocking moments to possibly ever occur in a battle royal Zach Gowan eliminates Mark Henry! Matt Stryker is the next one out, eliminated by Funaki, and Chavo follows up with his second elimination as he takes out Jamie Noble. Test eliminates Christian York next, and Chavo gets bundled over by The Hurricane. Colt manages to avoid being tossed out by Vito Thomaselli, but Funaki hits a spinning back kick to take him out. Nunzio's gone next, courtesy of Hurricane. Funaki continues his improbable run as he eliminates Jay Briscoe to drop it down to a top ten. Trent Acid makes his presence known as he eliminates Akio. Speaking of surprising runs, Zach Gowan picks up another elimination as he takes out Johnny Jeter. Test joins the two-elim club when he takes out BJ Whitmer. Funaki's run comes to an end as Carlito takes him out. Gowan's the next one out courtesy of Acid, and apparently the "both feet must hit the floor" rule doesn't apply to him. Vito Thomaselli, who many seem to have forgotten is even in this thing, is the next one out courtesy of Test. And then there were four - Carlito, Test, The Hurricane, and Trent Acid. It turns into a solid fatal fourway with everybody getting in some solid offense. Acid is the next to go as Test dumps him out. Hurricane takes out Carlito next to set up him versus Test at the end. After a little brawling, Hurricane eliminates Test to win the battle royal!

"If ya smeeeeeeeeeeeeelll..." The crowd goes nuts as The Rock makes his way to the ring. He cuts a brief promo about Survivor Series and how he's been selected to captain the team that's going up against the Natural Born Ministry. He then introduces The Great Ones, which is made up of Rock's frequent tag partner John Cena and three men with a long-standing issue with the Ministry - A-Train, Big Show, and Payne! The five men pose for the crowd, and Payne looks like he's getting a hell of a rub being surrounded by four former champions.

Two men who seem to be wandering aimlessly through the midcard lately go toe-to-toe next, hoping to regain some direction. It's Aaron Stevens versus John Layfield. Unfortunately, this winds up being a disappointment, as neither looks very good. Layfield whips Stevens off the ropes, where he's laid out by a Dave Batista chairshot! Stevens staggers into a roll-up for the cheap three-count. After the match, Layfield and Batista pound the living crap out of Stevens, basically leaving him for dead.

John Cena is backstage, and he puts over The Great Ones Survivor Series team, but then goes off on Tajiri. He mentions that he beat him on RAW, but that he knows it's not over. But before Survivor Series, it's going to be. One way or the other, it will be.

Up next is a tag match featuring former champions the Metro Connection taking on the red-hot Paul London and another exciting up-and-comer Brian Kendrick! Great quick tags and double-team offense with several near-falls. Eventually, it comes down to London and Kanyon, who winds up taking London Calling for the loss. Big win for the youngsters!

The Hardy Boyz come to the ring for their World Tag Team Title defense against the Dudley Boyz, but first Matt has something to say to The Rock. Next week, Eric Bischoff has set up one last title match between the two of them... inside Hell In A Cell! And he's going to walk out of SmackDown! once again the WWE Champion, and that is a certifiable Matt FACT!

The Dudleyz are out next for their title shot, and it's a good one. These teams always have tremendous chemistry, and tonight is no exception. Unfortunately, the Dudleyz haven't quite elevated themselves to the same degree that the Hardyz have, and the Hardyz have definitely learned to win the big matches. Eventually, Matt spears D-Von to set up Jeff hitting the Swanton Bomb for the win and the successful title defense.

Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio are backstage talking about Christian and Brock Lesnar and their ongoing feuds. Eddie's part of a huge triple-threat tag main event tonight, and both those guys will be involved. Rey just asks him to save him a piece of Lesnar.

Rico and Chris Benoit's United States Title match is up next, and it's solid. Benoit doesn't put in much effort... again. But Rico again proves that there's really not anybody he can't put on a good match with, but he falls victim to the Crippler Crossface. Benoit remains the champion, and Rico's out of the Elite!

Benoit grabs a microphone after his match and cuts a brief promo on RVD. He likes what Cena said earlier about wrapping things up with Tajiri, and he's ready to do the same with RVD, and he's going to do it on RAW in a Ladder Match. And if RVD thinks he's going to take away the U.S. Title, he's going to prove. him. wrong!

And now for our main event. It's a pretty thrilling, albeit brief match. Lesnar, Cena, Tajiri, and Guerrero do most of the work, with Vitamin C picking their spots. Eventually, Christian picks up another win over his rival Guerrero with the Unprettier. Not exactly sending the fans home happy, but it was a fun match.

Next week on SmackDown!, we know that The Rock will defend the WWE Title against Matt Hardy Version 2.0 inside Hell In A Cell, The Hurricane looks for revenge against John Layfield for putting his friend Aaron Stevens out of WWE possibly forever, Mark Henry looks for revenge on Zach Gowan for his embarassment earlier, and another Survivor Series team will be announced, plus much much more! You don't want to miss SmackDown! next week!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod><b><u>WWE Raw – June 14, 2010</u>
Unfavorable Odds</b>

WWE Champion John Cena got a firsthand reminder that he doesn’t even need to be pinned to lose his title on Sunday. In addition, the final four competitors in the United States Title tournament were decided as well as the announcement being made that a new general manager of Raw would be named next week.

<b>United States Title Tournament Match: R-Truth def. William Regal</b>
Fan-favorite R-Truth advances in the tournament despite a very solid effort from William Regal (and Vladimir Kozlov at ringside). His celebration got cut short when Regal and Kozlov both pounced on him. That didn’t last long as Mark Henry came out and got some retribution on Regal and Kozlov for cheating him out of his tournament match on Superstars last Thursday.

<b>United States Title Tournament Match: Chris Jericho def. David Hart Smith</b>
It should be no surprise that Jericho successfully found a way to cheat in a match yet again. One week after winning unfairly against Tyson Kidd, Jericho managed to do the same to Kidd’s partner, David Hart Smith. Jericho had to hightail it out of the ring quickly as Kidd rushed out to his partner’s aid.

<b>Bizarre tag team main event announced, new General Manager next week</b>
Raw announcer Jerry “The King” Lawler got a tidbit of information in his earpiece that he couldn’t hold back. He announced to the world that there is a new General Manager of Raw, and he will be revealed next week. Furthermore, he’s shaking things up tonight by pitting enemies against each other in tag teams – it’ll be Edge and Randy Orton against John Cena and Sheamus!

<b>Natalya def. Alicia Fox</b>
Natalya turned a bad night for The Hart Dynasty into a moderate success with an impressive victory over Alicia Fox. Divas champion Maryse looked on from ringside, one has to think Natalya is in line for a title shot in the very near future.

<b>United States Title Tournament Match: John Morrison def. Zack Ryder</b>
Although he’s won matches on Superstars since joining the Raw brand, the Long Island Loudmouth still has yet to win a match on Monday Night Raw. That wait will have to continue, as his best efforts weren’t enough to keep John Morrison from advancing. Starship Pain never fails to get the job done, and tonight was no exception.

<b>The Miz has some choice words for Bryan Danielson</b>
The Miz cut a promo from backstage, citing that if he went into the arena the cowardly Bryan Danielson would attack him from the crowd again. Miz vowed to give Danielson a taste of his own medicine in their unsanctioned match at Fatal Four Way.

<b>United States Title Tournament Match: Ted DiBiase def. Evan Bourne</b>
DiBiase may soon be able to trade in his Million Dollar belt for real gold after advancing in the tournament over a very game Evan Bourne. Not long after the match ended via Dream Street, R-Truth emerged on the rampway with a microphone, congratulating Ted on advancing and stating that he hopes to see him in the finals, so he can beat him once again live on PPV.

<b>John Cena & Sheamus def. Edge & Randy Orton</b>
The main event tag team bout felt eerily similar to last week’s main event. Neither team could co-exist, and eventually all four men brawled in the ring. With Orton and Sheamus as the legal men, Edge attempted to intervene only for John Cena to cut him off, hoisting him up for an Attitude Adjustment. Cena then got met with an RKO right after. Lastly, Sheamus connected with a Bicycle Kick to the face of Orton as Sheamus picked up the victory for his team. As the Celtic Warrior posed in celebration, it bares repeating that if this same thing happens on Sunday, John Cena will lose his title belt without even getting pinned. Can the champ survive? Order Fatal Four Way to find out!</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod><b><u>WWE NXT – June 15, 2010</u>
Season 1 Finale</b>

After several months, the first ever winner of NXT has been crowned. He now gets a title match of his choosing at a future PPV. Before the final match, the other 6 NXT rookies were also invited back to ply their craft in randomized matches and hope to impress management with the competition ending.

<b>David Otunga def. Skip Sheffield</b>
Skip Sheffield showed much more fire and tenacity than he did in his previous NXT appearances, and he certainly seemed to have the A-Lister reeling. Unfortunately for Skip, that wasn’t enough to keep the crafty Otunga from grabbing a victory following a hook of the tights.

<b>Bryan Danielson def. Darren Young</b>
Darren Young got an unlucky draw on this night, as the former Daniel Bryan was certainly in the mood to use Young as target practice in advance of his unsanctioned match against The Miz. After using a flurry of unique offensive maneuvers, Danielson netted his first ever win against an NXT rookie following a bridging dragon suplex.

<b>The Miz attacks Bryan Danielson</b>
Danielson didn’t have much time to celebrate, as The Miz hopped into the ring and assaulted him before hitting a Skull-Crushing Finale. Miz belittled his downed opponent as if to say “how do you like it now?” These two men are surely going to tear into each other on Monday.

<b>Michael Tarver def. Heath Slater</b>
If Danielson’s returning performance was the most impressive, Michael Tarver’s surely was the most surprising. Although Slater got the early advantage, Tarver connected with a well-placed punch to the jaw for the victory. Tarver had boasted about his punch going into the contest, but this was the first time it had actually been seen, and it failed to disappoint.

<b>Wade Barrett def. Justin Gabriel to win NXT</b>
After being #1 in the Pros Poll for several weeks running, Wade Barrett seemed to lose some steam after suffering a defeat at the hands of Justin Gabriel last week and falling to #2 on the poll. However, he made up for it this week in a big way. The two finalists had an intense back-and-forth battle that captivated everybody. The turning point came when Justin Gabriel appeared to have the 450 all set up only for Barrett to put his knees up upon impact. Barrett capitalized by hitting his fireman’s carry finishing move, and three seconds later he was crowned the winner of NXT Season 1.

Barrett and his WWE Pro Chris Jericho celebrated afterwards amid streams of confetti. Wade Barrett has now earned the right to a title shot on PPV, and doubtless the intelligent Barrett will inform everybody of his decision in the near future. Furthermore, he has also earned the right to call himself WWE’s next breakout star. How high will Barrett’s rising star go? Will any of the other NXT rookies be able to establish themselves? Continue watching WWE programming to find out!

Next week on the standard 10 PM timeslot, we will take a look back at the most memorable moments from Season 1 of NXT. The following week, we will be introduced to the WWE Pros for NXT Season 2, and they will look to gain momentum before meeting their rookies. NXT Season 2 will formally begin on July 6th.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>WWE Superstars – June 17, 2010
Giant Redemption

One superstar gets redemption from last week, and another bounced back from a loss in tag team action on SmackDown. 4 more great matches from both brands on another fun edition of WWE Superstars.

Matt Hardy def. Tyler Reks
Perhaps frustrated by his NXT rookie Justin Gabriel losing out on the competition, Matt Hardy took out his anger on the Laguna Beach native Tyler Reks. Matt was able to stave off a small Reks rally and pick up the victory after the Twist of Fate.

Gail Kim def. Jillian Hall
Gail did the world a favor by not allowing Jillian to begin singing prior to the match. As per usual, Gail wowed the crowd with her innovative offense and ultimately made Jillian Eat Defeat. Perhaps this win will vault Gail back into the title picture.

Dolph Ziggler def. JTG
Dolph Ziggler’s theme tells everybody that he is “perfection”. He certainly looked the part in this match. JTG put up a good fight as he always does, but that was not enough for the egomaniacal Ziggler, who ducked a JTG clothesline and proceeded to hit a Zig Zag for the victory.

Mark Henry def. Vladimir Kozlov
The World’s Strongest Man clearly hasn’t forgotten Kozlov’s interference in last week’s match. Not only did he aid R-Truth before Kozlov & William Regal could attack him, but he also showed his brute strength against the Sambo Specialist. Henry seemed to absorb Kozlov’s normally formidable headbutts, and then he hoisted the big Russian before World’s Strongest Slamming him to the mat. After this big win, who knows what’s next for Mark Henry.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>WWE SmackDown – June 18, 2010
Temporarily United

Tonight’s main event was slated to be a Fatal Four Way preview – a four-way tag team match pitting each of the participants in Sunday’s World Heavyweight title match with partners of their choosing against each other. However, two of the participants decided to make their own rules – and really, who’s going to tell them no? Jack Swagger may be in trouble this Sunday.

Rey Mysterio def. Chavo Guerrero
This bout served as a rehash of the bitter feud that these two men once had. After plenty of jaw-dropping lucha libre counters and maneuvers, Mysterio got the victory following the 6-1-9 and West Coast Pop. The victory will surely give Mysterio a head of steam with Fatal Four Way just 2 days away.

CM Punk and Rey Mysterio Confrontation
Rey’s celebration was cut short as CM Punk’s music intervened. Out walked the Straight Edge Society. Punk continued to preach the straight edge lifestyle to the WWE Universe and Mysterio himself. Punk reminded Rey on several occasions that he can simply remove his mask now and prevent the beating of a lifetime, but Rey once again refused. The Straight Edge Society appeared poised to gang up on Mysterio for the third straight week, but Rey evaded it. Is this the last we’ve seen of a masked Rey Mysterio on SmackDown? We’ll find out on Sunday.

Women’s Title Match: Beth Phoenix def. Layla (Count-Out)
The Glamazon continues to be on an absolute warpath. Any offense that Women’s champion Layla could muster seemed to have little if any effect on Phoenix. For the second straight week, Layla opted to walk out of the match. Lay-Cool ran to the back, leaving a clearly annoyed Beth Phoenix standing in the ring, taking an unsatisfying count out victory. The Women’s champion can’t dodge the Glamazon forever.

Kofi Kingston def. Cody Rhodes
“The Uncommon Man” Cody Rhodes has really upped his game since being drafted to the SmackDown brand a month and a half ago. He has shown great potential to shine in the singles spotlight at some point. Unfortunately for him, tonight just was not his night as he was bettered by the ever-popular Kofi Kingston. After a high quality bout, Kingston picked up the win with the Trouble in Paradise. Almost instantaneously, Intercontinental champion Drew McIntyre performed yet another sneak attack on Kingston, hitting him in the back of the head with the Intercontinental championship and then landing a Future Shock.

Intercontinental Title bout booked for Fatal Four Way
SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long was quick to burst onto the scene. He informed Drew that he was growing sick and tired of these constant sneak attacks, and so Sunday at Over the Limit – he will once again be defending the Intercontinental Title against Kofi Kingston!

Curt Hawkins & Vance Archer def. Finlay & Hornswoggle
SmackDown’s newest tag team has been wanting to make an impact, and tonight they did just that. Hornswoggle tagged himself in and was soon met with a swinging scoop slam from Hawkins. As Hawkins climbed to the top rope, Finlay attempted to intervene but was met with a boot to the face by Archer. Hawkins connected with a top rope elbow drop to Swog for the victory.

MVP def. Shad Gaspard
Ever since finding his mean streak, Shad Gaspard has looked nearly unstoppable. He found himself some tough competition tonight in MVP. Both of these men are looking to make their marks in title pictures – and for much of the contest no one man seemed to have the advantage. Shad whipped MVP into the ropes for a Big Boot, but MVP ducked. MVP kicked Shad in the gut and then delivered a Playmaker for the big win. Shad appeared to be absolutely livid upon recovery.

Triple Threat Tag Team Match: The Brothers of Destruction def. Jack Swagger/Drew McIntyre & Big Show/Christian
Although all four men were supposed to pick their own partners, Kane and The Undertaker operate under their own rules – and shocked the other four participants by picking each other as partners. This match was certainly a fitting precursor to what can be expected to be seen on Sunday. With McIntyre and Christian preoccupied with one another and Big Show outside the ring, the Brothers of Destruction hit World Heavyweight champion Jack Swagger with a huge double chokeslam. Both men pinned Swagger, perhaps a sign of things to come for him. Although they were united tonight, it’s going to be every man for himself come Fatal Four Way. Who will walk out as World Heavyweight champion? Call your PPV provider and find out!</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>FINALIZED FATAL FOUR WAY CARD

WWE Championship: John Cena (C) vs. Randy Orton vs. Edge vs. Sheamus

World Heavyweight Championship: Jack Swagger (C) vs. Big Show vs. Undertaker vs. Kane

Intercontinental Championship: Drew McIntyre (C) vs. Kofi Kingston

Semi-Finals and Finals of United States Championship Tournament: R-Truth vs. Chris Jericho, John Morrison vs. Ted DiBiase, Winners Meet in the Finals

Rey Mysterio's Mask on the Line: Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk

Unsanctioned Match: The Miz vs. Bryan Danielson</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I will continue posting my progress here on the off-chance that anybody outside of Loopydate actually reads this thread, however, I have also begun posting my game on the EWBattleground. They have a pretty active area for EWR/TEW diaries called "The Dome". I haven't received very many comments on my game, but it's gotten about 300 views so at least I know people are reading.

They are admittedly pretty anal about certain things (namely posts - you shouldn't post in your diary topic unless you are making a significant update and/or answering a question or criticism from somebody. If you simply make a post like "Sorry I haven't updated in awhile, my game's not dead, etc." they will chew you out)...but it seems like a good community to post these in overall and help maintain my interest.

Anyways, Loopy - I think you've done some great things with your game, and I definitely think they'd like it over there. If I were you I'd totally set up a topic over there and start posting your shows gradually from the very beginning (until you can catch up to where you are now). They really love to see character development and you've definitely shown that with people like the Natural Born Ministry, "Nature Boy" Dave Batista, etc.

If you're interested the link is:</font> http://www.ewbattleground.com/forum/index.php

[loopydate]

Thanks, Vito. May need to take you up on that. And thanks for the compliments. Really enjoying your game, too. Very interested in seeing what you've got in mind for Fatal Fourway and the second season of NXT. Guessing Alex Riley, Joe Hennig, and Johnny Prime all get looks. Probably one or both of Jackson Andrews or Eli Cottonwood. Maybe Brett DiBiase and/or Wes Brisco? Big FCW fan so I'm interested to see how you play it off. Of course, you could also just have Kaval come in and destroy everybody for a few weeks too.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>http://www.gerweck.net/1ff4.jpg

WWE Fatal Four Way
June 20, 2010

Dark Match: Christian def. Chavo Guerrero
Fans arriving to the arena early were treated to a bonus match between two of SmackDown’s most athletically gifted superstars. The match was a back-and-forth affair until Chavo charged the cornered Christian and was hit with a Pendulum Kick. Chavo stumbled and Christian took advantage and got the win with the Killswitch, getting the night started on a happy note for the fans.
Winner: Christian
***1/2, 83% Overall Rating

United States Title Tournament Semi-Finals: Chris Jericho vs. R-Truth
Chris Jericho’s insulting of the crowd before the match had the fans rooting harder for R-Truth than ever before. Both men seemed fairly even to start before Jericho took over proceedings. Jericho seemed to perpetually be on the brink of victory, but Truth kept kicking out at two. Jericho clearly was getting flustered, and that would prove to be his undoing As R-Truth began to mount a rally that would not let up until he connected with the Lie Detector to beat the first ever Undisputed champion and advance to the finals of the tournament.
Winner: R-Truth
***, 85% Overall Rating

United States Title Tournament Semi-Finals: John Morrison vs. Ted DiBiase
Now knowing who their opponent would be, both Ted DiBiase and John Morrison pulled out all the stops to ticket themselves for a spot in the finals. The crowd was emphatically behind Morrison, hoping to see a match between him and his occasional tag team partner. Morrison battled back late, planting DiBiase with a smooth dropkick and setting him up near the ropes. Morrison attempted to seal the deal with the Starship Pain, but DiBiase moved out of the way, sending Morrison crashing to the mat. DiBiase put Morrison on Dream Street to advance and set up a bout with his rival, R-Truth.
Winner: Ted DiBiase
***1/2, 83% Overall Rating

Intercontinental Title Match: Kofi Kingston vs. Drew McIntyre (C)
As is quickly becoming the norm for situations involving Drew McIntyre, there was plenty of controversy. As the match progressed Kofi Kingston appeared all but certain to walk out of Fatal Four Way with the gold. Perhaps sensing this, McIntyre took it upon himself to “accidentally” knock out referee Charles Robinson by whipping Kofi into the corner where the ref was standing. McIntyre retrieved his championship belt and took a swing at Kofi with it, but Kofi ducked and gave Drew a taste of his own medicine. Robinson recovered and counted three, giving us a new Intercontinental champion.

However, after only being able to celebrate for a few minutes, agent Tony Garea was seen at ringside talking with ring announcer Tony Chimel. Chimel then whispered something in Charles Robinson’s ear. Chimel then proceeded to announce that by order of Mr. McMahon, Kofi Kingston has been disqualified for illegal use of the Intercontinental Title. Therefore, the decision was reversed and “The Chosen One” once again walks out with gold.
Winner and STILL Intercontinental Champion (DQ): Drew McIntyre
**3/4, 76% Overall Rating

Unsanctioned Match: Bryan Danielson vs. The Miz
Bryan Danielson has been waiting over ten years for the opportunity to not only compete in WWE, but compete on PPV. Months of animosity with The Miz, Danielson’s NXT Pro, has led to this match. Wowing the crowd with a previously unseen variety of strikes and grapples, Danielson showed the world what he had stored up inside of him all along. With Miz grounded face down in the center of the ring, Danielson locked both arms and then bridged over the top, leaving Miz trapped in an excruciating double chickenwing. It was either tap or snap, and Miz elected to tap. Bryan Danielson got the victory as the crowd went wild. All the while, Michael Cole couldn’t believe that The Miz lost to a man who was not even a contracted WWE Superstar.
Winner: Bryan Danielson
***1/4, 80% Overall Rating

Rey Mysterio’s Mask on the Line: CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio
CM Punk and Rey Mysterio have been immersed in one of the most bitter and memorable rivalries in recent memory, with this being the fourth straight PPV telecast they’ve competed on. As per usual, these two put on an absolute clinic loads with near falls in both directions and leaving the fans on the edge of their seats waiting to see if they would catch a glimpse of Rey Mysterio’s unmasked face. Punk hoisted Rey up for the GTS, but when he flung Rey upwards, Rey landed on his feet before sweeping Punk throat-first into the middle rope. Rey connected with the 6-1-9 and the West Coast Pop to remain a masked man.
Winner: Rey Mysterio
****, 87% Overall Rating

United States Title Tournament Finals: R-Truth vs. Ted DiBiase
R-Truth already held one PPV victory over DiBiase, and appeared to have the advantage of extra rest on this night. Both men showed how badly they wanted the United States championship – but when push came to shove, its pretty clear that DiBiase may have more resources. After kicking out of Dream Street, DiBiase argued with referee John Cone. While the distraction took place, NXT Rookie Michael Tarver snuck into the ring and connected with a right hand to R-Truth. DiBiase then picked up the helpless R-Truth and landed another Dream Street, and three seconds later he was awarded the United States title. Why did Michael Tarver help DiBiase? We’ll hopefully find out soon enough.
Winner and NEW United States Champion: Ted DiBiase
***, 79% Overall Rating

World Heavyweight Title Fatal Four Way: Undertaker vs. Kane vs. Big Show vs. Jack Swagger (C)
Going into this match, few thought “The All-American American” had any chance of walking out with his title. Not only were the odds stacked against him, but he had three giants to contend with. Swagger played it perfectly, picking and choosing his spots. However, offense was hard to come by without the larger superstars shrugging him off and dishing out offense of their own. With Jack Swagger looming outside the ring: Kane, Undertaker, and Big Show all had their hands wrapped each other’s throats attempting to chokeslam one another.

Show kicked Undertaker in the stomach, catching Kane by enough surprise to land a huge Chokeslam. Undertaker retaliated by punching Big Show and then stunning the WWE Universe by delivering the World’s Largest Tombstone Piledriver to the 500 pounder. From behind, Swagger hopped in and shoved Undertaker out of the ring through the ropes. Swagger immediately covered the downed Big Show for a shocking title retention.
Winner and STILL World Heavyweight Champion: Jack Swagger
***, 83% Overall Rating

WWE Title Fatal Four Way: Sheamus vs. Edge vs. Randy Orton vs. John Cena (C)
Having just witnessed a crazy World Heavyweight Title match, all four of these men surely realized how quickly their hopes and dreams of becoming WWE Champion can come to an end. The crowd was on the edge of their seats throughout this contest as all four Superstars broke out all of their signature maneuvers. There were at least a dozen near falls that would be barely broken up at the count of two by other participants of the match.

With Edge and Sheamus downed in the ring, Orton attempted an RKO on Cena. Cena blocked it and sent Orton into the ropes, and then hoisting him up for an Attitude Adjustment to the outside the ring. Cena turned around and ducked a Bicycle Kick from a recovered Sheamus, and then attempted another Attitude Adjustment. Sheamus rolled out of it and then picked Cena up for a crucifix powerbomb. However, before he could hit the move, he was Speared by Edge. Edge covered Sheamus for the three count. The Ultimate Opportunist struck again to win his 5th WWE Title, 10th World Title, and his astounding 30th overall title in WWE.
Winner and NEW WWE Champion: Edge
***, 86% Overall Rating

80% Overall Rating for Fatal Four Way</font>

[Evil Vito]

Thanks, Vito. May need to take you up on that. And thanks for the compliments. Really enjoying your game, too. Very interested in seeing what you've got in mind for Fatal Fourway and the second season of NXT. Guessing Alex Riley, Joe Hennig, and Johnny Prime all get looks. Probably one or both of Jackson Andrews or Eli Cottonwood. Maybe Brett DiBiase and/or Wes Brisco? Big FCW fan so I'm interested to see how you play it off. Of course, you could also just have Kaval come in and destroy everybody for a few weeks too.

<font color=goldenrod>Nice, I'd love to see your game posted over there on the Dome. They'd probably dig it.

I'm thinking about using most of the guys you mentioned for NXT Season 2. I don't follow FCW much but I'm basing my decisions on what little I've seen and what I hear about the guys.

Thus far the only Rookie/Pro pairings I've decided on are Eli Cottonwood/Kane and Brett DiBiase/Ted DiBiase. I will also definitely bring along Alex Riley, Joe Hennig, and Kaval. As far as pros go, I'm not too sure yet - I want to get at least one surefire main eventer in there so I'll probably use Edge.

I actually plan on using NXT as a fun "house rule". I plan on continuing to run NXT every 6 months and at the end, the winner receives the title shot although all 8 wind up free agents to help fill out the main roster. As such, once a new NXT season starts up I have to continually replenish FCW and prepare to future endeavor some people once my main roster becomes overcrowded. I'll treat it like the minor leagues, and as a term of condition that every year I MUST wind up calling up at least 16 new people from NXT (along with anyone else I may call up).</font>

[loopydate]

OCTOBER 25, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

It's the last RAW of October, just three weeks away from the Survivor Series. Tonight, a new team is announced, an old rivalry ends, two titles are on the line, and more rivalries than you can shake a stick at!

We open with an unusual singles match, as the hated Randy Orton takes on the equally hated Damien. Last week, Damien inadvertantly cost himself and Orton a tag match against the World's Greatest Tag Team, and Orton looks for revenge against the rookie monster tonight! Good solid match that the crowd doesn't even seem to mind (even though they usually shit on heel-heel matches). Eventually, Damien sends Orton off the ropes and - unbeknownst to the referee - Shelton Benjamin blasts Orton with a steel chair to send Orton into a Damien roll-up for the three-count. After the match, Benjamin hops into the ring and - ignoring his former rival Damien - pounds on Orton for the weeks of attacks Orton has perpetrated against him. Eventually, Benjamin walks away, leaving his rival out cold.

Up next is a six-man tag match I fucked up while booking. It was supposed to be A-Train, Big Show, and Payne representing their Survivor Series team against NBM members Palumbo, Stamboli, and Jindrak, except I accidentally clicked Kane instead of Payne because I'm so in the habit of putting him in matches with Show. So, even though he's selling the attacks from NBM that put his "future in jeopardy" a couple of weeks ago, he's in there banging. Crap. I'm an idiot. Jindrak hits Splash Mountain on Train after Sean O'Haire interferes.

Afterwards, O'Haire grabs a microphone and continues the assault, this time verbally. He talks about how Train was supposed to be a walk in the park after he "won" the #1 contender tournament, but he's proven to be a thorn in his side. And the more he thinks about it, the more he understands it. Everyone has that one rival that for whatever reason - despite not being on the same level - they just can't seem to shake. Superman had Lex Luthor, an alien god against a bald guy in an office. Hulk Hogan had Paul Orndorff. And now Sean O'Haire has A-Train. Well, in the end, Superman always saves the day, Hogan always won the feud, and Sean O'Haire is going to finally derail the A-Train. But I'm not telling you anything you didn't already know.

The Rock and Undertaker, two of the biggest stars of the last fifteen years, battle it out. Well, not so much a battle. Punches, slam, full nelson slam, DVD, and Rock Bottom, and The Rock wins a squash that gets a 71% match quality? This game is weird...

The Women's Title is on the line next in a triple-threat match as Trish Stratus defends against Mickie James and Jazz (who feels she was screwed by Trish in a contender's match that Trish was officiating. It's a good match, though Mickie seemed to phone it in a bit. Trish winds up hitting the Stratusphere on Jazz to retain.

Earlier tonight, Shelton Benjamin interjected himself in Randy Orton's business. Tonight, he teams with his longtime partner Charlie Haas to take on Elite members Brock Lesnar and Jeff Hardy. Can he put his issues with Orton behind him? Not easily, because Orton returns the favor by hitting SHelton with a chair to allow Lesnar to roll him up. After the match, Orton joins Lesnar and Hardy in beating WGTT down.

"Here come the moneeeeeeeeeeeeeey..." The crowd goes nuts as Shane McMahon makes his way to the ring. He talks a bit about his ongoing feud with Eric Bischoff, but his primary reason for being out there is to introduce the next Survivor Series team. Rey Mysterio's music hits, which leads to another big reaction. Rey leads his team to the ring, including The Hurricane, Jamie Noble, Chavo Guerrero, and Nova. What an exciting collection of cruiserweights. These are Reyes de Lucha Libre (Kings of Wrestling)!

ECW alumni Rhyno and Tajiri come out next for what promised to be a brutal encounter, and more than lived up to it! One of the best matches either man has put on in a long time, but unfortunately we don't get a clean finish. Rhyno blasts Tajiri with the Gore and looks to be about to pick up the win when the World Champion Chris Jericho hits the ring and locks him in the Walls of Jericho. The referee calls for the bell, but Jericho and Tajiri continue the beating until John Cena hits the ring to clear them out and make the save.

Cena remains in the ring after the break, because he's got a match with Christian next. Tajiri gets some revenge while the ref's back is turn, blasting Cena with the Kick of Death allowing Christian to get the cheap win. After the match, it's once again two-on-one, but Eddie Guerrero gets a turn to make the save, driving off the heels.

Finally, our Trinity Of Interference comes to an end as Eddie takes on Jericho. Eddie takes Jericho down with a big kick and looks about to pick up a big non-title win with the frogsplash, but Christian hits the Unprettier to result in the DQ. After the match, Vitamin C go to work on Eddie until Rhyno comes out to even the score once again.

Our main event is a Ladder Match for the United States Title! Since Rob Van Dam and Chris Benoit pulled off a lot of ladder-related moves, I'll let the game tell you how the match went: Flying elbow by Rob Van Dam from the top of the ladder. Super kick by Rob Van Dam. Chris Benoit powers out of a Rob Van Dam headlock. Benoit drives a forearm into the chest of RVD. 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? Face-first suplex onto the ladder from Benoit. Benoit drives a thrust kick into the chest of RVD. RVD backdrops Chris Benoit out of a piledriver attempt. Lightning kick by RVD on Benoit. Benoit walks into a face crusher variation. Rob Van Dam hits a rolling kick on Benoit. RVD hits a face jam on Chris Benoit onto the ladder. Benoit drops out the back of a Rob Van Dam bodyslam attempt. Gut buster, RVD hits hard. Chris Benoit nearly kills RVD with a released tiger suplex. Chris Benoit floors Rob Van Dam. Here it comes...Crippler Crossface! Rob Van Dam is almost unconscious with pain! Chris Benoit goes up ladder and grabs the prize for the win. Chris Benoit climbs each turnbuckle in turn, working the crowd as he celebrates his victory.

[Evil Vito]

Up next is a six-man tag match I fucked up while booking. It was supposed to be A-Train, Big Show, and Payne representing their Survivor Series team against NBM members Palumbo, Stamboli, and Jindrak, except I accidentally clicked Kane instead of Payne because I'm so in the habit of putting him in matches with Show. So, even though he's selling the attacks from NBM that put his "future in jeopardy" a couple of weeks ago, he's in there banging. Crap. I'm an idiot. Jindrak hits Splash Mountain on Train after Sean O'Haire interferes.

:lol:

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>A bit of a lengthier Raw write-up than I'm accustomed to, but I have a shitload of storyline development plus a bunch of big announcements from the new GM. I've borrowed (and am slightly altering) an idea that I remember Loopydate using a few years ago. The next few weeks should be fun to book.

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WWE Raw – June 21, 2010
New Sheriff in Town

To say this episode of Raw was monumental might be an understatement. A familiar face has shocked the WWE Universe by returning in the role of Raw General Manager. Not only did he make some major announcements for the next several months, but this show also set up participants for some major matches at the next PPV telecast, as well as the return of an iconic WWE Superstar.

Shawn Michaels introduced as Raw General Manager, Huge Announcements Made
About three months after being retired as an in-ring competitor by The Undertaker, the Heartbreak Kid made his return to television. He told the fans that he had been on the shortlist of candidates for the GM job for a couple of months now, and when he was offered the position he simply couldn’t decline. Although he stressed that his in-ring career was finished, the era of Shawn Michaels as GM will be a wild ride, starting with some major announcements tonight. He had spent the past week conversing with SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long, they’ve listened to the fans - and as such they have come up with some new ideas.

First off, after the overwhelming popularity of the Money in the Bank match – the decision has been made to give it its own PPV on July 18th. Raw and SmackDown will hold their own 6-man MITB ladder matches, and in turn, there will now be two men that hold the honor of being “Mr. Money in the Bank”. With 2 MITB briefcases running around, who knows what sort of chaos will break out? Qualifying matches will take place this week, and in an effort to ensure some fresh faces are involved, no current champions will be allowed to qualify.

And secondly, with the overwhelming popularity of concepts such as the Fatal Four Way PPV, the recently-concluded United States Title Tournament, the keeping of W/L records in NXT, AND the global popularity of the ongoing World Cup, a new concept is being introduced starting next week. The WWE World Cup – 32 men, 16 per brand will compete with the winner being crowned at this year’s Summerslam in August. The winner will receive a brand new championship – the WWE Television Championship.

Much like the Unified Tag Team Champions, the Television Champion will hold the right to compete on both Raw and SmackDown. However, the belt comes with a stipulation. The Television Champion will be forced to defend his gold on every Raw, SmackDown, and PPV until he loses the belt. This prestigious honor can only be held by a true fighting champion. More details on the inaugural WWE World Cup will be posted on WWE.com in the very near future.

Raw Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Justin Gabriel def. Wade Barrett (DQ)
With the NXT competition over, all of the participants were free to sign wherever they wanted. Raw was fortunate enough to sign the two finalists, who had a re-match from last week’s NXT Finale. Barrett couldn’t seem to put Gabriel away, so he pulled a trick out of fellow Englishman William Regal’s book and waffled Gabriel with a pair of brass knuckles that were stored in his trunks. However, referee Jack Doan noticed and proceeded to disqualify the NXT winner, much to his chagrin. Justin Gabriel qualifies.

Raw Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: The Miz def. Goldust
The Miz seemed to be a bit angrier than usual, his typical smugness replaced with disdain. This extra tenacity showed in this contest. As per usual, the veteran Goldust was no walk in the park, but a slight misstep led to his undoing, as Miz picked up the victory and the MITB qualification following a Skull Crushing Finale.

Confrontation between The Miz and Bryan Danielson
Following the win, The Miz seemed to get his sly smile back. However, before he could rattle off on the microphone, he was cut off by Bryan Danielson. Danielson informed The Miz that for four months he’s been wanting to kick his head in and force him to tap out to the “Cattle Mutilation”, and last night he did just that. He’s accomplished what he wanted to, and now he’s ready to move on from The Miz and go to the next stage of his career. Danielson then announced that with the NXT rookies now being free agents, he will be signing with SmackDown. Danielson then left, leaving an image of The Miz tapping out on the Titan Tron.

Raw Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Evan Bourne def. Primo
MITB appears to be a match tailor-made for somebody like Evan Bourne, and in just a few weeks he will get the chance. Primo has been down on his luck recently, and despite a solid showing it still was not enough to ground the high flyer. Evan Bourne qualifies following the awe-inspiring Shooting Star Press.

The Cutting Edge with special guest John Cena, WWE Title Match set for Money in the Bank
New WWE Champion Edge had no problems inviting former John Cena onto his show to mock him incessantly over what happened the previous night. Cena congratulated the Ultimate Opportunist, but also reminded Edge of two things. 1) Cena did not take the defeat, and 2) Cena has a guaranteed re-match clause. Much verbal sparring took place between the two men, before they both agreed to face each other at Money in the Bank for the WWE Title, followed by an uneasy handshake.

Raw Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Zack Ryder def. R-Truth
In what many would deem an upset, Zack Ryder has picked up his first victory on Raw over the fan-favorite R-Truth. R-Truth fought back from a good start from Ryder, and appeared to be on the brink of victory. However, United States champion Ted DiBiase emerged and distracted the referee from the apron. Then from the crowd emerged Michael Tarver, who landed another right hand on R-Truth. Ryder picked up the pieces and delivered a Zack Attack, advancing to MITB three seconds later.

Mark Henry Shocks the WWE Universe
Following the contest, it appeared as though Ted DiBiase and Michael Tarver were going to continure their assault on R-Truth before being run off by The World’s Strongest Man Mark Henry. Henry helped Truth to his feet, only to inexplicably clothesline him. Henry picked up a helpless R-Truth and delivered a World’s Strongest Slam before leaving with DiBiase and Tarver. What’s the meaning of this?

Raw Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: John Morrison def. Chris Jericho
These two men never fail to put on a show, and tonight was no exception. Either superstar seemed like they would be a perfect fit for the MITB style. This was an extremely close match with no one superstar gaining an advantage. About 15 minutes in, Morrison avoids a Codebreaker, leaving Jericho to land flat on his back. Morrison hits the Starship Pain for the victory to qualify.

Unified Tag Team Title Match set for Money in the Bank
As Chris Jericho argued with referee Charles Robinson over a supposed fast count, Wade Barrett came out. While he agreed that both of them were screwed out of their rightful spots in Raw’s MITB – Barrett holds a sort of Money in the Bank on his own. By winning NXT, Barrett is allowed a title match of his choosing at a WWE PPV. Since Barrett feels Jericho was a great mentor, it would be his honor to tag with him against The Hart Dynasty in a Unified Tag Team Title Match at Money in the Bank. Jericho clearly liked the idea, and shook Barrett’s hand. He has taught him well.

Raw Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Randy Orton def. Sheamus
With five slots in the MITB Ladder Match, these two men who came up on the short end of the stick last night had a chance at redeeming themselves. After staving off Orton’s early attacks, Sheamus battled back and appeared to be in line to connect with a Bicycle Kick. Just then, the familiar sound of Motorhead filled the arena as the crowd got on their feet. Out from the back emerged “The Game” Triple H after a lengthy absence. Triple H stared at a shocked Sheamus from the rampway, and when he turned around, he walked right into the RKO. Randy Orton qualifies for MITB, and Triple H has gotten back Sheamus for putting him on the shelf. What will happen as a result of all of this? Tune in next week!</font>

[loopydate]

OCTOBER 29, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

October goes out with a bang tonight on SmackDown! The Rock and Matt Hardy Version 2.0 finally put their feud to rest tonight inside Hell In A Cell! Plus, Eddie Guerrero versus Brock Lesnar, fallout from last week's battle royal, and Eric Bischoff introduces another Survivor Series team!

We open up with battle royal fallout as Mark Henry looks to avenge his humiliating elimination last week as he takes on Zach Gowan. And avenge he does, as he puts the one-legged youngster away with the World's Strongest Slam. After the match, Henry grabs a chair and blasts Gowan with it to further drive home the point that last week was a fluke.

We get a special videotaped message from A-Train next, hyping his match on RAW next week against Sean O'Haire. Most of the big feuds in WWE have been wrapping up lately, and Train is ready to finally do the same against O'Haire.

Two of the most impressive performers in last week's battle royal were Funaki and Test, and tonight they go one-on-one in the hopes of continuing their momentum. Funaki manages to get some martial arts strikes in, but Test uses his size advantage to eventually pick up the win with his running big boot.

"I'm ba-ack!" WWE Chairman Eric Bischoff makes his way to the ring. He hypes the announcement later on of another Survivor Series match, then announces that tonight we will see a match-up pitting Elite members John Cena and Jeff Hardy against each other. And, because he's running the company and he can do whatever the hell he pleases now... the loser of that match has to leave the Elite. "Why? Why the hell not!"

Last week, Dave Batista and John Layfield beat the living hell out of Aaron "The Idol" Stevens, an assault that may have ended Stevens' career. Tonight, Stevens' mentor The Hurricane looks for revenge against Layfield. Hurricane looks about to put Layfield away with the Shining Wizard, but "Nature Boy" Dave Batista hits the ring to save his frequent partner and htis the Batista Bomb. After the match, the heels look to double-team WWE's resident superhero, but Hurricane's SS partner Nova hits the ring to make the save.

World Champion Chris Jericho makes his way to the ring for his tag match tonight, but first he cuts a promo on Rhyno. He's got to hand it to the Manbeast. There's no reason he should be as much of a challenge as he's been. He's never been anything more than a guy full of potential who was going to be a future World Champion. Only problem is, going to be can only get you so far. You see, Chris Jericho is the World Champion. And after RAW, he's going to be the World Champion.

Last week, the team of Brian Kendrick and Paul London picked up an improbable victory over former Tag Team Champions the Metro Connection. Tonight, they take on Elite members Canadian Violence as a true test of their skills. The youngsters are talented and exciting, but unfortunately, Benoit and Jericho just have too much experience. Eventually, they lock Kendrick in their Crossface/Walls combination forcing him to tap out.

Eddie Guerrero and Brock Lesnar at one time had one of the most brutal feuds in WWE. Tonight, they revisit their rivalry as they both gear up for their upcoming Survivor Series matches (neither of which has been announced, but come on, you know they're going to be involved) in a singles match. It's a good match, not as good as some of their matches from earlier this year, but very solid. Late in the match, after Eddie hits a big DDT, Christian hits the ring looking to cost his rival the match, but Eddie ducks a clothesline, and he takes out Lesnar instead! Eddie sends Xian to the floor, then capitalizes on Lesnar being down with the Frogsplash! After the match, Christian hits the ring to attack Eddie, but Rey Mysterio comes out to make the save and drive off his rival Lesnar.

Once again, Bischoff heads to the ring, and he announces that Reyes de Lucha Libre will be taking on the Next Big Things at Survivor Series, a team made up of Lesnar, Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri, "Nature Boy" Dave Batista, and the World Tag Team Champions the Hardy Boyz! The team assembles on the ramp and stares Mysterio down.

And now for the match Bischoff announced earlier - John Cena versus Jeff Hardy, loser leaves the Elite! Cena looks about to put Jeff away with the F-U, but suddenly Tajiri grabs Cena's ankle from ringside and pulls him to the floor. The referee calls for the bell, and Jeff Hardy is furious! Tajiri doesn't care as he slams Cena into the ringpost, then smashes him twice with a chair, then hits a drop toehold onto the chair, leaving Cena a bloody mess, but still a member of the Elite!

And now for our main event! It's short, but exciting, and the crowd absolutely loves it. Rock hits a slam, a spinning neckbreaker, and a big clothesline, but Matt fights back with a spinning bulldog. Rock ducks a clothesline and hits a spear and a DVD. Matt dodges an avalanche then hits a leg lariat, only to get backdropped and take the Rock Bottom! Rock retains inside the Cell! After the match, he poses on the turnbuckles with the belt as SmackDown! goes off the air.

[loopydate]

WWE has come to terms for the releases of RAW superstar Lance Cade and SmackDown! superstar Aaron Stevens. We wish both men the best in their future endeavors.

Several new stars are on the verge of being called up from Ohio Valley Wrestling in the month of November, so the lead-in to Survivor Series will feature some exciting new talent! Plus, on RAW this week both the Train/O'Haire and Rhyno/Jericho feuds will end, and on SmackDown! we'll see the last encounter between John Cena and Tajiri!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>No NXT this week as a recap show is aired. NXT Season 2 begins the first Tuesday of July so as to allow the participants the benefit of the end-of-month stat upgrades. In the meantime, this'll do:

WWE.COM – FORMAT FOR WWE WORLD CUP
Last night on Monday Night Raw, new Raw General Manager Shawn Michaels announced the introduction of a new concept – the WWE World Cup. Drawn from the ongoing FIFA World Cup, the WWE World Cup involves both brands as well as recently executed ideas that have been praised by fans (tournaments, chaotic fatal four ways, and keeping track of win-loss records as is done in NXT) all rolled into one.

After an in-depth interview with Shawn Michaels and Theodore Long, we here at WWE.com are happy to report that we’ve learned the rules of the WWE World Cup:

1. 16 superstars from Raw and 16 superstars from SmackDown have been selected. The 16 Raw superstars have been randomly drawn into groups of 4, same with the SmackDown superstars.

2. Throughout a six week span (June 28th-August 6th), the participants will compete in a round robin series of matches against the other members of their group. The two superstars with the best win-loss record in each group after this time period advance to the second stage of the Cup.

3. On the August 9th edition of Raw and August 13th edition of SmackDown, the second stage will be conducted. The surviving participants from Groups A/B and C/D on each show will compete in Fatal Four Way matchups. The four winners will advance to stage three of the Cup.

4. At Summerslam on August 15th, the two advancing participants from Raw and the two advancing participants from SmackDown will compete in two singles matches early in the evening. The two winners advance to the fourth and final stage of the Cup.

5. The two winners meet one-on-one, with the winner of that match being declared the winner of the first-ever WWE World Cup. In addition, the winner will be declared the first ever WWE Television Champion, and will earn the right to appear on both shows and be required to defend the gold on each Raw, SmackDown, and PPV telecast until they are no longer champion.

As if this wasn’t exciting enough, we have acquired an exclusive sneak peak of the randomly drawn groupings. The WWE World Cup is sure to change the scope of WWE as we know it! You don’t want to miss it!</font>

<font color=red>Raw Group A
Chris Jericho
Goldust
Wade Barrett
Yoshi Tatsu

Raw Group B
Evan Bourne
John Morrison
Tyson Kidd
Zack Ryder

Raw Group C
Justin Gabriel
R-Truth
Santino Marella
The Miz

Raw Group D
David Hart Smith
Ted DiBiase
The Great Khali
William Regal</font>

<font color=blue>SmackDown Group A
Drew McIntyre
Matt Hardy
Rey Mysterio
Vance Archer

SmackDown Group B
CM Punk
Curt Hawkins
JTG
Kofi Kingston

SmackDown Group C
Chavo Guerrero
Christian
MVP
Shad Gaspard

SmackDown Group D
Bryan Danielson
Cody Rhodes
Dolph Ziggler
Finlay</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod><b><u>WWE Superstars - June 24, 2010</u>
Uncommon</b>

Two SmackDown superstars avenge losses from last week, the Raw divas are in action, and a certain Raw superstar can’t seem to keep his mouth shut on this week’s WWE Superstars.

William Regal def. Santino Marella
The always entertaining Santino Marella was sure to make some inflammatory remarks towards the veteran William Regal, and that certainly didn’t help his cause. Regal pulverized Marella with a series of stiff punches and knee strikes before making him tap out wildly to the Regal Stretch in short order.

Natalya & The Bella Twins def. Maryse, Alicia Fox, and Jillian Hall
The second-generation diva Natalya continues to make her case for a shot at the Divas Title with another victory. Although her partners helped out, Natalya worked the bulk of the match and ultimately forced Alicia Fox to tap out to a Sharpshooter. Maryse will certainly have to face Natalya sooner rather than later.

Shad Gaspard def. Heath Slater
“The One Man Rock Band” Heath Slater made his debut as a member of the SmackDown roster, having freshly signed after the completion of NXT Season 1. However, his debut didn’t quite go as planned. Fueled by anger from his loss to MVP on last week’s SmackDown, Shad was able to ward off a good debut by Slater and pick up the victory after a GTO.

Cody Rhodes def. Matt Hardy
Much like Shad, “The Uncommon Man” was eager to wash away the stain of defeat from SmackDown last week. Matt Hardy presented a very formidable challenge, and the two engaged in one of the best matches we’ve seen on WWE Superstars in quite some time. Hardy set up for a Twist of Fate but Rhodes was able to fight out of it and get Hardy in place for the Cross Rhodes. He hit the maneuver and picked up the win. Things are looking up for Cody Rhodes.

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I mean it when I say that Hardy/Rhodes was a great match. It was like 89% Match Quality and a **** rating. Love it when matches surprise me like that.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>WWE SmackDown – June 25, 2010
The Fire Burns

Two momentous matches from the blue brand have already been set for the forthcoming Money in the Bank PPV – the SmackDown MITB match itself as well as a wild World Heavyweight Title match. In addition, one of the most intense feuds in recent history appears to be continuing.

Jack Swagger gloats, Theodore Long informs him of his next challengers
World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger was deservedly boastful about his victory over three giants at Fatal Four Way. General Manager Theodore Long eventually got sick of Swagger’s endless self-promotion, and decided to book a match. Since Swagger claims to be such a fighting champion, he should have no problem giving a title shot to the two men he DIDN’T pin at Fatal Four Way – Undertaker and Kane! Therefore, at the Money in the Bank PPV telecast, Swagger will defend his belt in a triple threat match against both Brothers of Destruction. Swagger looked rightfully upset.

SmackDown Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Big Show def. Rey Mysterio
This was a true case of David vs. Goliath as two fan favorites met to determine the first participant in the SmackDown MITB match. With the heart of a champion, Rey attempted to utilize his quickness to tire Show out. Show was down on one knee in the center of the ring, and Rey springboarded from the ropes as he normally does with the West Coast Pop. However, on the way down, he flew right into a brutal knockout punch from Big Show. Three seconds later, and Big Show had qualified. One has to wonder if they even make ladders strong enough to support his weight.

After Big Show had departed, the Straight Edge Society jumped in from the crowd and mugged Mysterio, ending with CM Punk hitting the GTS. Clearly, Punk has been consumed with Mysterio since his defeat on Sunday. Perhaps the book has not been closed on the epic feud these two men have written.

SmackDown Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Drew McIntyre def. Rey Mysterio
Rey Mysterio laid unconscious in the ring after all that had happened. Things got worse for him though, as Intercontinental Champion Drew McIntyre emerged, complete with a note straight from Mr. McMahon. By order of the Chairman, the stipulation that current champions will be ineligible to qualify for MITB does NOT apply to Drew McIntyre. Furthermore, McIntyre holds the right to handpick his opponent for his qualifying match.

McIntyre chose the already defenseless Mysterio, who couldn’t even stand. Referee Chad Patton reluctantly rang the bell, and mere seconds later McIntyre connected with the Future Shock for a disgustingly cheap entry into MITB.

SmackDown Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Bryan Danielson def. Chavo Guerrero
On Raw this past Monday Night, Bryan Danielson announced that he had signed with SmackDown. Chavo Guerrero, granted a qualifying match by his aunt Vickie, was out to spoil his debut. Danielson would have none of that, lighting Guerrero up with grapples and suplexes. Once Danielson locked on the very unique Cattle Mutilation, Chavo had no choice but to tap out as Danielson qualified for MITB.

Women’s Title match set for next week
Consultant Vickie Guerrero returned from a meeting with GM Theodore Long with some very regretful news for Team Lay-Cool. Next week, Layla will once again defend her WWE Women’s Title against “The Glamazon” Beth Phoenix, and this time – Layla will automatically lose the belt if she is counted out or disqualified.

Non-Title Match: Curt Hawkins & Vance Archer def. The Hart Dynasty (DQ)
By virtue of being Unified Tag Team champions, The Hart Dynasty paid a visit to SmackDown to take on the up-and-coming team of Curt Hawkins & Vance Archer. The new tandem was able to hold their own and certainly show that they are worthy contenders for a title match in the future. But before any result could occur, an irate Finlay rushed the ring, shillelagh in hand, and brutalized Hawkins & Archer with it for the disqualification ending. There is certainly still bad blood from what Hawkins & Archer did to Finlay’s son Hornswoggle last week.

SmackDown Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Christian def. Finlay
After the attack, Finlay remained in the ring for a MITB qualifier against Christian. The aggressive Finlay got the early advantage, but Christian was able to kick out several times while utilizing his skills to avoid defeat. Finlay ran into a Pendulum Kick and then a Killswitch. After coming up just short in MITB at WrestleMania, Christian qualified and will get another chance.

SmackDown Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Dolph Ziggler def. MVP
Hot off the heels of a big win against Shad Gaspard on last week’s SmackDown, MVP hoped to carry that momentum into his MITB qualifier. But it was just not to be on this night, as Dolph Ziggler brought his A-game. After ducking under MVP to avoid a Playmaker, Ziggler connected with the Zig Zag to qualify. After the bout, Shad Gaspard hit the ring and attacked MVP, planting him with a GTO to send a message.

SmackDown Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Kofi Kingston def. CM Punk
The final slot in SmackDown’s MITB would come as a result of a match between two men who at one time were tag team partners. The Straight Edge Society attempted to make nuisances of themselves at ringside, but Kingston kept his eye on the ball. The crowd got on their feet when a battered Rey Mysterio ran out and tried to fight off both Luke Gallows and Joey Mercury on his own. The fact that Rey could even stand was enough to shock Punk, who unlike Kingston, DID take his eye off the ball – and as a result received a Trouble in Paradise as Kingston qualified. Money in the Bank is already shaping up to be one hell of a show!</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>WWE Raw – June 28, 2010
Game Restarted?

Another week, another action-packed edition of Monday Night Raw. A future Hall of Famer appears to be looming closer to his return to the ring, the first-ever WWE World Cup got underway, and the superstars of Raw are preparing for the Money in the Bank PPV on July 18th.

Main Event booked, Shawn Michaels and Triple H cross paths
To kick off the show, new Raw GM Shawn Michaels announced a huge main event here for tonight – “The Celtic Warrior” Sheamus will go one-on-one with the number one contender for the WWE title, John Cena. Triple H, one week after his shocking return, walked into Michaels’ office and quickly embraced his longtime friend. He said that although he’s not quite ready to return to the ring, he plans on getting his hands on Sheamus in the very near future.

WWE World Cup – Raw Group C: R-Truth (1-0) def. Santino Marella (0-1)
Two of Raw’s more entertaining superstars kicked off the inaugural WWE World Cup. Clearly fired up after having been cheated out of a spot in the Raw MITB last week, R-Truth showed some serious fire, picking up the win in short order following the Lie Detector to get his World Cup off on the right foot.

Ted DiBiase has a message for R-Truth
Following R-Truth’s victory, United States champion Ted DiBiase emerged on the ramp, flanked by Michael Tarver and Mark Henry. DiBiase felt that if he couldn’t be in MITB, neither should a low-class lowlife like R-Truth. Although Virgil betrayed him, he has so much money that he can simply hire not one but TWO associates. With these two men by his side, DiBiase will hold onto the United States title for a long time.

WWE World Cup – Raw Group A: Chris Jericho (1-0) def. Yoshi Tatsu (0-1)
Prior to this bout, Jericho (accompanied by his former NXT rookie Wade Barrett, assigned to the same group) vowed that by the end of this World Cup, they would be Unified Tag Team champions and one of them would be Television champion. Jericho’s claims look to be justified, as he got a World Cup victory over a game Yoshi Tatsu following a Codebreaker. After the bout, Wade Barrett made a statement of his own by planting Tatsu with a forward fireman’s carry slam.

Zack Ryder & The Miz def. Evan Bourne & Justin Gabriel
All four of these men will be participating in the WWE World Cup as well as the Raw MITB match, but tonight they were in tag team action. Bourne and Gabriel presented one of the fastest duos we’ve seen in some time, but their high risk nature may have caught them. With Miz on the ground in his own corner, Zack Ryder made a blind tag. Bourne landed a Shooting Star Press on Miz and Gabriel tried a 450, but Ryder pulled Miz out of the way. Ryder hit the wounded Gabriel with a Zack Attack to get the win.

WWE World Cup – Raw Group B: John Morrison (1-0) def. Tyson Kidd (0-1)
Simply put, this was a classic between two guys who went all out to win the WWE World Cup. Kidd locked Morrison in a Sharpshooter, but the MITB participant was able to get to the ropes and ultimately battle back and connect with a Moonlight Drive to pick up the win. The two men showed mutual respect with a handshake after the bout.

The Cutting Edge with special guest Randy Orton
The Cutting Edge never seems to be short of controversy, and tonight was no exception as for the second week in a row, WWE champion Edge interviewed a nemesis of his only to have it turn into verbal sparring. “The Viper” swore that he would win the Raw MITB, and cautioned Edge that if he retains his title, he can receive an RKO at any moment’s notice to lose the belt. Orton feigned an RKO attempt that sent a paranoid Edge jumping out of the ring.

WWE World Cup – Raw Group D: David Hart Smith (1-0) def. The Great Khali (0-1)
David Hart Smith is no small man, and yet he seemed diminutive compared to The Great Khali, who was competing in his first match in months. Smith smartly worked on Khali’s knees, attempting to get the big man off his feet. Once Khali was grounded, Smith locked on a Dragon Sleeper and Khali tapped out, giving Smith an extremely impressive victory to start his World Cup.

Number One Contender’s Match: Natalya def. Gail Kim
For weeks its been looking like Natalya is on the verge of cementing herself as the next challenge for the WWE Divas title. On Raw, she made it official with a hard-fought victory over Gail Kim. With Divas champion Maryse watching from the ringside announce table, Natalya got the win after an intense spinning powerbomb.

John Cena def. Sheamus (DQ)
John Cena and Sheamus have been consistent rivals ever since Sheamus came to Raw, and tonight marked another chapter in that rivalry. Both men know each other very well, and countered each others moves on more than one occasion. Cena sidestepped a Bicycle Kick and lifted “The Celtic Warrior” up for an Attitude Adjustment, only to receive a huge Spear from an interfering Edge! Looking to make a statement, Edge continued to assault Cena with Sheamus joining in, until Triple H rushed out wielding a sledgehammer! Edge and Sheamus smartly vacated the ring, as Triple H pointed his hammer in Sheamus’ general direction. With emotions spilling over on Raw, where will this lead to next week?</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>WWE have sort of stolen my thunder. 6 rookies and 2 pros that I had planned on using for my NXT Season 2 were also selected to be in the REAL NXT Season 2. Funny how that worked out. At least I didn't give some of them really horrific names! Also chose to scrap using Brett DiBiase cause I figured I'll honor the real-life injuries (except for Beth, cause the SD women's division is bad enough as it is).

WWE NXT – June 29, 2010
Season 2 Cast Revealed

We are just one week away from the beginning of NXT Season 2. Tonight was meant to be a little preview for what’s in store next week. The Raw Pros would square off in singles action against the SmackDown Pros, and each Pro would tell us a little bit about their NXT rookie. If tonight was any indication, we can expect NXT Season 2 to be one wild ride.

Non-Title Match: Kane def. Ted DiBiase
The United States champion reiterated that everybody has a price – hence why he was able to fork over the cash necessary to ensure that he was assigned a one-of-a-kind rookie. His rookie has wrestled all over the world, won numerous championships, and is a martial arts expert. His rookie is Kaval.

After a burst of flames, Kane emerged from the back. He may not be your conventional WWE Pro, but neither is his rookie. Recently reintroduced to society from the Kelloggs Sanitarium, his rookie is Eli Cottonwood.

Kane was in the mood to lay a beating on someone tonight, and on occasion he tossed DiBiase around like a ragdoll. Kane connected with a Big Boot and geared up for a Chokeslam, prompting NXT Season 1 alumni Michael Tarver and Mark Henry to climb the apron on opposite sides. This distracted Kane long enough for DiBiase to regain his composure and jump out of the ring, choosing to live to fight another day. Kane wins via count out.

Sheamus def. Finlay
Who better to have as your mentor than the Belfast Brawler? Finlay vowed to impart all of the knowledge he’s gained in his 30-plus year career to his promising young rookie. At 6’6” and 250 lbs, his has the physical tools to succeed with the proper guidance. His rookie is Johnny Prime.

Sheamus quipped that despite being in WWE for less than a year, he has already accomplished more than Finlay has in 30 AND is the true face of Irish wrestling. His rookie is a mountain of a man, and if he heeds Sheamus’ advice, he may very well reach the top just as quickly as his mentor did. His rookie is Titus O’Neill.

This was the sort of brawl that you would expect to see in a bar in Ireland. Both men slugged each other profusely, with each shot seemingly increasing in stiffness. Finlay went for a Celtic Cross but Sheamus countered with an elbow to the gut. A stunned Finlay was then easy pray for an Irish Curse as Sheamus got the impressive victory.

John Morrison def. MVP
“The Monday Night Delight” feels he has a distinct advantage with his rookie. His rookie already has wrestling in his bloodlines, and Morrison can teach him the nuances of wrestling in WWE. The son of Mr. Perfect, his rookie is Joe Hennig.

MVP hasn’t forgotten how he was scratched from the initial Pro lineup for NXT Season 1. He fully intends on making up for that by making sure his rookie becomes WWE’s next breakout star. Hailing from Honolulu, his rookie already has the flashy nickname of “The Polynesian Prince”. His rookie is Donny Marlow.

John Morrison continues to deliver one fantastic match after another. He bounced back after a lengthy bout against Tyson Kidd on Raw last night to put on another thriller against MVP. Plenty of near falls and false finishes had the crowd antsy. MVP put Morrison in position for the Playmaker, only for Morrison to counter with an inside cradle for the three count. Both men shook hands and embraced after as a sign of respect. Both of their rookies will be very fortunate to have them as Pros.

Non-Title Match: Jack Swagger def. Goldust
The World Heavyweight champion considers himself to be a perfect mentor. He has racked up countless accomplishments both athletically and academically. It takes extreme intelligence to reach your potential, and he is proud to announce that his rookie has just that. His rookie is Alex Riley.

Goldust presents quite the unique person to have a Pro. His experience can’t be denied, nor can his unorthodox style. If his rookie is willing to listen, Goldust can show his appropriately gold-haired rookie so tips that he will never forget. His rookie is Drake Brewer.

As per usual, Goldust put up a great showing – and for some time it appeared as though he would pull off a huge upset against World Heavyweight champion Jack Swagger. However, showing true fortitude, Swagger was able to withstand Goldust’s offensive attack and then counter with one of his own. One Gutwrench Powerbomb later and Swagger was able to tack another one in the win column.

Next week, the NXT Rookies will be making their first appearances in a WWE ring. You don’t want to miss it. WHO WILL BE WWE’S NEXT BREAKOUT STAR?</font>

[loopydate]

Good choices, Vito. And thank you for not changing Prime and Joe's names. I like Donny Marlow, too. Well done

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Yeah, NXT seems like it will be fun to book. Kinda funny how it worked out - I had decided on several guys based on gimmick/character potential (Cottonwood, Hennig, Riley), and Kaval cause it's Kaval. The other 4 spots pretty much went to the guys I decided had a "good look" and had the best stats (which is still nothing to write home about, the match qualities might be pretty shitty, but who cares) - and when all was said and done WWE used 6 out of the 8 guys I was gonna use.

I also nearly used Percy Watson instead of Drake Brewer, but I wanted to beef up the tag team division asap and since I plan on having all the NXT Rookies "graduate" to the main roster when the show is over, I may just give him a direct call up in the near future to team with Darren Young.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>WWE Superstars – July 1, 2010
Dudes Busted

As always, WWE Superstars provided a large dose of variety. In just one night we saw some exciting tag team action, the Raw divas in action, and two superstars having their debut matches with their respective new brands.

Goldust def. Skip Sheffield
A WWE Pro for NXT Season 2, Goldust was scheduled to face William Regal. However, Regal informed Goldust that he had found a replacement – his NXT Season 1 rookie Skip Sheffield, making his debut as a member of the Raw roster. Sheffield looked tougher than ever, although the occasional mental lapses still seemed to be evident. One misstep is all it took for Goldust to hit a big Curtain Call for the win.

After the bout, Goldust proceeded to shake Sheffield’s hand and congratulate him on a solid outing. After Goldust left, Regal and Vladimir Kozlov jumped Sheffield out of frustration. Goldust ran back into the ring to ward them off, before helping Sheffield to his feet. Goldust claimed that he would have been a better mentor Sheffield than Regal would ever be.

Eve Torres def. Jillian Hall
Just over a month removed from her run as Divas champion, Eve has to be looking to get back into the title picture. She went a long way towards establishing that with a win against the always-irritating Jillian Hall. Eve showed some impressive jiu jitsu skills and forced Jillian to tap out with an impressive armbar. Could this match be a stepping stone for Eve to get back into the title hunt? We’ll see in the coming weeks.

Joey Mercury def. Darren Young
Accompanied by fellow Straight Edge disciples Luke Gallows and Serena, Joey Mercury vowed to make an example of his opponent, new SmackDown signing Darren Young, CM Punk’s rookie in NXT Season 1. Mercury pleaded with Young to join them, and undo the mistakes he’s made in the past, but Young still refused.

If Young’s performance tonight is any indication, then SmackDown have got themselves a great signing. He took Mercury to the limit, and had several nearfalls during the match. Unfortunately for him, the numbers game was just too great, as both Serena and Luke Gallows at ringside were able to distract him as Mercury connected with an enzuiguri to the back of the head for the victory. Luke Gallows jumped in and added a Gallows Pole for good measure.

Christian & Kofi Kingston def. The Dudebusters
Despite not being a regular tag team by any means, Christian and Kingston worked like a well-oiled machine in this bout against the Dudebusters. All four men got equal time in the ring before Christian managed to put Caylen Croft in position for the Killswitch. Trent Barreta attempted to intervene, but was cut off at the past with a Trouble in Paradise from Kingston. Christian then delivered the Killswitch to Croft as the popular duo picked up the win. Both men certainly seem primed and ready for the SmackDown Money in the Bank match as well as the WWE World Cup.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>WWE SmackDown – July 2, 2010
Phenomenal Surprise

Another thrilling Friday night has come and gone on the blue brand. It was quite the eventful night that saw the crowning of a new champion, a new match set for the Money in the Bank PPV, the World Heavyweight champion continuing to be bombarded by his challengers, and the start of the SmackDown portion of the inaugural WWE World Cup.

Theodore Long announces main event
With three episodes of SmackDown left to go before Money in the Bank, General Manager Theodore Long has decided to build up to that match with some big main events. Each of the next three weeks will see the participants in the World Heavyweight title match square off in singles action. Tonight, champion Jack Swagger will face “The Big Red Machine” Kane.

Women’s Title Match: Beth Phoenix def. Layla
For weeks its looked as though “The Glamazon” was destined to win back the Women’s Title that was robbed from her, and on this night the destiny became a reality. Michelle McCool’s efforts to interfere couldn’t save her Team Lay-Cool partner as Phoenix won back her belt in short order with the Glam Slam.

WWE World Cup – SmackDown Group B: CM Punk (1-0) def. JTG (0-1)
CM Punk was last seen losing his spot in the SmackDown MITB match due to interference from Rey Mysterio. Tonight was a chance at redeeming himself to kick off the SmackDown segment of the WWE World Cup. Facing off against JTG is never an easy outing, but Punk showed some extra fire tonight and there was simply no way he was going to be denied. With the Straight Edge Society looking on, the savior connected with the GTS for the win.

CM Punk and Rey Mysterio confront once more, PPV match booked
After his victory, CM Punk addressed Rey Mysterio. Punk stated that he has spent entirely too much time attempting to convert Mysterio, and it has become abundantly clear that he lacks the strength and reserve to be saved. However, he cannot have his last memory of Mysterio be him costing Punk a chance at MITB. So he had one more proposition. They have met one-on-one in the last four PPV events, and they currently have two wins apiece. Punk wants his shot at retribution, and he wants the score to be settled once and for all. Never one to back down from a challenge, Mysterio appeared on the Titan Tron remotely from his home, and he accepted. He wants closure just as badly as Punk does, and at Money in the Bank, he will show once and for all why he is the better man.

WWE World Cup – SmackDown Group C: Shad Gaspard (1-0) def. MVP (0-1)
The last time these two men faced off, MVP came up victorious, leaving Shad Gaspard aghast. They met again tonight with World Cup implications on the line. Shad couldn’t seem to put MVP away, and choked out MVP on the ring ropes until the count of four. While arguing with referee Justin King, a man recognized as NXT Season 1 rookie David “A-List” Otunga dropped MVP’s throat on the ropes. Gaspard took advantage by hitting MVP with a GTO for the victory. Hopefully we will learn about Otunga’s actions in the near future.

Finlay & Big Show def. Curt Hawkins & Vance Archer
With Hornswoggle on the sideline, Finlay was given the option of selecting his own partner to face off against Hawkins & Archer, the men responsible for injuring his son. Certainly, the egotistical new tag team couldn’t have predicted the Finlay would one-up them by selecting “The World’s Largest Athlete”. Show appeared to have a chip on his shoulder as he tried to make a statement before Money in the Bank. He was dominant as per usual, knocking out Archer with a huge right hand and then Chokeslamming Hawkins on top of him for the victory.

Christian hypes up Money in the Bank and World Cup
Captain Charisma was not in action tonight, but he was given a few minutes of interview time backstage. He said this is a great time to be a Peep, because he’ll be winning his World Cup debut match next week and then go on to become SmackDown’s Mr. Money in the Bank. Intercontinental champion Kofi Kingston stopped by to shake Christian’s hand. He thanked Christian for being a good partner on last night’s WWE Superstars, but it will be HIM that achieves all of the accolades, not Christian.

WWE World Cup – SmackDown Group D: Bryan Danielson (1-0) def. Dolph Ziggler (0-1)
Quite simply, Bryan Danielson continues to show why he is ready for the big time of WWE. These two SmackDown MITB participants put on a clinic that saw Danielson continue to apply various holds that have never been seen before in WWE. Danielson once again locked in the Cattle Mutilation, leading to Ziggler tapping out. It may be fitting if the worldwide experience of Bryan Danielson can lead him to a World Cup victory.

WWE World Cup – SmackDown Group A: Drew McIntyre (1-0) def. Matt Hardy (0-1)
The Intercontinental champion seems to have everything handed to him on a silver platter, including cheap entry into MITB last week. But credit must be given where it’s due. Tonight he was on his A-game and he truly earned a hard-fought victory over rival Matt Hardy. McIntyre avoided a Twist of Fate and threw Hardy off his game. McIntyre parlayed that confusion into a Future Shock to get his World Cup off to a good start.

Non-Title Match: Jack Swagger def. Kane
An entertaining styles clash in this bout saw “The All-American American” consistently being overpowered in his attempts to out-wrestle the monster Kane. The crowd got very much into it after a series of nearfalls from both men. Swagger was able to ground Kane and connect with a slingshot splash from the corner, and as the fall was being counted he put his feet on the ropes for extra leverage to get the cheap victory. Swagger grabbed his belt and tried to get out of dodge only for the lights to go out. When they came back on, Undertaker was at ringside, standing right in Swagger’s path. Undertaker delivered a Chokeslam on the outside before staring at his brother in the ring. The Brothers of Destruction will collide next week! You don’t want to miss it.</font>

[loopydate]

OCTOBER 2004 RECAP


RAW

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) The Elite (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(46-26, 8-5) The Rock (6-2, 99) (W Matt, W 6-man tag, W Matt, L w/Cena vs Violence, W Jeff, L 6-man tag, W UT, W Matt)
(47-28, 7-7) Brock Lesnar (5-5, 97) (W Rey, L 6-man tag, W w/Tajiri vs Cena/Rey, W Rey, L w/Jeff vs Rhyno/Rico, L w/Xian vs Eddie/Rey, W 6-man tag, L three-way tag, W w/Jeff vs WGTT, L Eddie)
(44-30-3, 10-5) Chris Benoit (7-3, 94) (W O'Haire, L w/Y2J vs Rhyno/RVD, W w/Y2J vs Eddie/Rico, L RVD, W w/Y2J vs Cena/Rock, W Rico, L w/Y2J vs Rhyno/RVD, W Rico, W RVD, W w/Y2J vs Londrick)
(43-34, 6-9) John Cena (4-6, 97) (W Orton, W 6-man tag, L w/Rey vs Brock/Tajiri, L Tajiri, L w/Rock vs Violence, L Y2J, W Tajiri, L three-way tag, L Xian, W Jeff)
(37-35-2, 9-5) Chris Jericho (7-3, 96) (W Rhyno, L w/Benoit vs Rhyno/RVD, W w/Benoit vs Eddie/Rico, W Rhyno, W w/Benoit vs Cena/Rock, W Cena, L w/Benoit vs Rhyno/RVD, W three-way tag, L Eddie, W w/Benoit vs Londrick)
(34-34, 5-5) Christian (5-3, 94) (W RVD, L 6-man tag, L Eddie, W Eddie, L w/Brock vs Eddie/Rey, W 6-man tag, W three-way tag, W Cena)
(30-33-1, 7-6) Tajiri (4-4, 91) (L Eddie, W w/Brock vs Cena/Rey, W Cena, W fatal fourway, W London, L Cena, L three-way tag, L Rhyno)
(34-39-1, 7-8) Eddie Guerrero (6-4, 99) (W Tajiri, W 6-man tag, L w/Rico vs Violence, W Xian, L Xian, W w/ Rey vs Lesnar/Xian, L 6-man tag, L three-way tag, W Y2J, W Brock)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Upper Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(24-6, 6-2) Damien (2-2, 84) (W Kane, L w/UT vs Show/Kane, L w/Orton vs WGTT, W Orton)
(15-5, 1-2) Mickie James (1-2, 100) (L Trish, W Jazz, L triple threat)
(42-26-1, 2-6) Sean O'Haire (1-4, 74) (L Benoit, L w/Orton vs Train/Shelton, W Train, L fatal fourway, L Train)
(35-25-2, 6-4) Rhyno (4-2, 87) (L Y2J, W w/RVD vs Violence, L Y2J, W w/Rico vs Lesnar/Jeff, W w/RVD vs Violence, W Tajiri)
(36-31-1, 5-5) Rob Van Dam (3-3, 86) (L Xian, W w/Rhyno vs Violence, W Benoit, L fatal fourway, W w/Rhyno vs Violence, L Benoit)
(15-16, 4-6) Randy Orton (1-5, 85) (L Cena, L w/O'Haire vs Train/Shelton, W Shelton, L fatal fourway, L w/Damien vs WGTT, L Damien)
(28-34-1, 2-3) Undertaker (0-2, 66) (L w/Damien vs Show/Kane, L Rock)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(17-12-1, 3-0) Trish Stratus (2-0, 82) (W Mickie, W triple threat)
(12-9, 0-1) Victoria (0-0, 71) (N/A)
(34-30-1, 4-2) Big Show (1-2, 67) (W w/Kane vs Damien/UT, L w/Payne vs La Res, L 6-man tag)
(1-1, 1-1) Payne (1-1, 61) (W Palumbo, L w/Show vs La Res)
(30-35, 2-7) Shelton Benjamin (2-3, 79) (W w/Train vs Orton/O'Haire, L Orton, L w/Haas vs La Res, W w/Haas vs Damien/Orton, L w/Haas vs Lesnar/Jeff)
(12-14, 0-4) Jazz (0-3, 74) (L triple threat, L Mickie, L triple threat)
(20-25, 1-1) Chuck Palumbo (0-2, 68) (L Payne, L 6-man tag)
(21-28, 7-4) A-Train (3-2, 78) (W w/Shelton vs Orton/O'Haire, L O'Haire, W triple threat, W O'Haire, L 6-man tag)
(16-23, 1-3) Johnny Stamboli (0-2, 70) (L triple threat, L 6-man tag)
(19-28, 1-1) William Regal (0-1, 70) (L three-way tag)
(21-36, 1-5) Charlie Haas (1-2, 74) (L w/Shelton vs La Res, W w/Shelton vs Damien/Orton, L w/Shelton vs Brock/Jeff)
(18-31, 2-3) Tommy Dreamer (1-0, 71) (W three-way tag)
(15-28, 1-3) Lance Storm (1-0, 62) (W three-way tag)
(6-12-1, 0-1) Gail Kim (0-0, 69) (N/A)
(7-15, 1-1) Lita (1-0, 77) (W triple threat)
(12-26, 3-1) Sylvan Grenier (2-0, 70) (W w/Dupree vs WGTT, W w/Dupree vs Show/Payne)
(6-14, 0-2) Molly Holly (0-1, 74) (L triple threat)
(14-33, 3-2) Rene Dupree (2-1, 72) (L Rico, W w/Grenier vs WGTT, W w/Grenier vs Show/Payne)
(6-27, 1-2) Rob Conway (0-1, 68) (L three-way tag)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Lower Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
60.7 (17-11, 0-2) Mark Jindrak (0-1, 60) (L 6-man tag)
48.2 (26-28-1, 3-3) Kane (1-2, 66) (L Damien, W w/Show vs Damien/UT, L 6-man tag)
25 (2-6, 0-1) Shawn Stasiak (0-0, 68) (N/A)
25 (2-6, 0-3) Fred Williams (0-1, 61) (L triple threat)
(1-5, 0-1) Shaniqua (0-0, 52) (N/A)
(1-6, 0-3) Tom Howard (0-1, 52) (L triple threat)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Opener (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(1-3, 0-1) Jacqueline (0-0, 60) (N/A)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Future Endeavors (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(3-13, 0-2) Lance Cade (0-1) (L triple threat)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Eric Bischoff (97)
Shane McMahon (86)
Al Snow (75)

Managers (Clientele)
Dawn Marie (75) (None)
Bill Alfonso (71) (Rob Van Dam, Rhyno, Lance Storm, and Tommy Dreamer)
Terri Runnels (70) (None)

RAW Title Changes
WWE Tag Team - La Resistance beat Big Show and Payne (substituting for Kane) (10/18)
Women's - Trish Stratus beat Mickie James (10/4)
World Heavyweight - None (Chris Jericho has been champ since 9/27)
United States - None (Chris Benoit has been champ since 8/22)

RAW Feuds
Rhyno vs. Chris Jericho (88 Heat)
A-Train vs. Sean O'Haire (85 Heat)
Shelton Benjamin vs. Randy Orton (84 Heat)
TBD

[loopydate]

OCTOBER 2004 RECAP

SmackDown!

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) The Elite (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(46-26, 8-5) The Rock (6-2, 99) (W Matt, W 6-man tag, W Matt, L w/Cena vs Violence, W Jeff, L 6-man tag, W UT, W Matt)
(47-28, 7-7) Brock Lesnar (5-5, 97) (W Rey, L 6-man tag, W w/Tajiri vs Cena/Rey, W Rey, L w/Jeff vs Rhyno/Rico, L w/Xian vs Eddie/Rey, W 6-man tag, L three-way tag, W w/Jeff vs WGTT, L Eddie)
(44-30-3, 10-5) Chris Benoit (7-3, 94) (W O'Haire, L w/Y2J vs Rhyno/RVD, W w/Y2J vs Eddie/Rico, L RVD, W w/Y2J vs Cena/Rock, W Rico, L w/Y2J vs Rhyno/RVD, W Rico, W RVD, W w/Y2J vs Londrick)
(43-34, 6-9) John Cena (4-6, 97) (W Orton, W 6-man tag, L w/Rey vs Brock/Tajiri, L Tajiri, L w/Rock vs Violence, L Y2J, W Tajiri, L three-way tag, L Xian, W Jeff)
(37-35-2, 9-5) Chris Jericho (7-3, 96) (W Rhyno, L w/Benoit vs Rhyno/RVD, W w/Benoit vs Eddie/Rico, W Rhyno, W w/Benoit vs Cena/Rock, W Cena, L w/Benoit vs Rhyno/RVD, W three-way tag, L Eddie, W w/Benoit vs Londrick)
(34-34, 5-5) Christian (5-3, 94) (W RVD, L 6-man tag, L Eddie, W Eddie, L w/Brock vs Eddie/Rey, W 6-man tag, W three-way tag, W Cena)
(30-33-1, 7-6) Tajiri (4-4, 91) (L Eddie, W w/Brock vs Cena/Rey, W Cena, W fatal fourway, W London, L Cena, L three-way tag, L Rhyno)
(34-39-1, 7-8) Eddie Guerrero (6-4, 99) (W Tajiri, W 6-man tag, L w/Rico vs Violence, W Xian, L Xian, W w/ Rey vs Lesnar/Xian, L 6-man tag, L three-way tag, W Y2J, W Brock)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Upper Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(41-24, 4-4) Matt Hardy (1-3, 97) (L Rock, L Rock, W w/Jeff vs Dudleyz, L Rock)
(35-32, 3-6) Rey Mysterio (1-3, 94) (L Brock, L w/Cena vs Brock/Tajiri, L Brock, W w/Eddie vs Lesnar/Xian)
(29-31, 8-5) Rico (4-4, 79) (W Damien, W Dupree, L w/Eddie vs Violence, W Jeff, W w/Rhyno vs Brock/Jeff, L Benoit, L 6-man tag, L Benoit)
(13-26-2, 5-4-1) Paul London (2-3, 77) (L Jeff, W Hurricane, L Tajiri, W w/Kendrick vs Metros, L w/Kendrick vs Violence)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(18-11, 8-6) Jeff Hardy (4-5, 79) (W London, L 6-man tag, L Rico, L w/Brock vs Rhyno/Rico, L Rock, W 6-man tag, W w/Matt vs Dudleyz, W w/Brock vs WGTT, L Cena)
(34-21, 3-3) D-Von Dudley (1-1, 77) (W w/Bubba vs Metros, L w/Bubba vs Hardyz)
(32-23, 3-3) Bubba Ray Dudley (1-1, 75) (W w/D-Von vs Metros, L w/D-Von vs Hardyz)
(35-27, 2-3) Dave Batista (0-1, 80) (L Chavo)
(25-21, 4-2) John Layfield (1-1, 74) (W Stevens, L Hurricane)
(14-15, 1-4) Billy Gunn (0-2, 71) (L w/Kanyon vs Dudleyz, L w/Kanyon vs Londrick)
(16-19, 3-2) Nova (0-1, 70) (L battle royal)
(4-5, 3-2) Brian Kendrick (1-1, 62) (W w/London vs Metros, L w/London vs Violence)
(15-19, 2-4) Chris Kanyon (0-2, 73) (L w/Gunn vs Dudleyz, L w/Gunn vs Londrick)
(3-4, 1-2) BJ Whitmer (0-1, 63) (L battle royal)
(3-4, 1-2) Trent Acid (0-1, 62) (L battle royal)
(3-4, 1-3) Christian York (0-1, 61) (L battle royal)
(25-35-1, 3-3) Chavo Guerrero (1-1, 77) (W Bats, L battle royal)
(21-30, 2-1) The Hurricane (2-1, 83) (L London, W battle royal, W Layfield)
(10-17, 2-2) Jamie Noble (0-1, 64) (L battle royal)
(10-18, 1-1) Test (1-1, 72) (L battle royal, W Funaki)
(7-17-1, 1-2) Akio (0-1, 66) (L battle royal)
(6-29, 0-5) Nunzio (0-1, 72) (L battle royal)
(5-27, 1-3) Carlito (0-1, 72) (L battle royal)
(2-14, 1-3) Funaki (0-2, 63) (L battle royal, L Test)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Lower Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(1-2, 0-1) Jay Briscoe (0-1, 56) (L battle royal)
(1-2, 0-1) Matt Stryker (0-1, 56) (L battle royal)
(1-2, 0-1) Colt Cabana (0-1, 52) (L battle royal)
(6-16-1, 1-1) Mark Henry (1-1, 58) (L battle royal, W Gowan)
(2-6, 0-1) Johnny Jeter (0-1, 45) (L battle royal)
(1-8, 0-2) Zach Gowan (0-2, 57) (L battle royal, L Gowan)
(0-2, 0-2) Vito Thomaselli (0-1, 56) (L battle royal)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Openers (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(2-3, 0-1) Generalin Intikami (0-1, 45) (L battle royal)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Future Endeavors (Sep. W-L) (Matches)
(3-14, 0-5) Aaron Stevens (0-1) (L Layfield)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Eric Bischoff (97)
Tazz (72)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Paul Heyman (94) (Dudley Boyz)
Theodore Long (66) (Mark Henry)

SmackDown! Title Changes
WWE World - The Rock beat Matt Hardy (10/10)
Intercontinental - None (Jeff Hardy has been champ since 7/15)
World Tag Team - None (Hardy Boyz have been champs since 8/22)
Cruiserweight - None (Tajiri has been champ since 8/22)

SmackDown! Feuds
Eddie Guerrero vs. Christian (94 Heat)
Rey Mysterio vs. Brock Lesnar (92 Heat)
John Cena vs. Tajiri (92 Heat)
TBD

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>WWE Raw – July 5, 2010
The Viper Strikes

Money in the Bank is shaping up to be a stellar pay-per-view, with another blockbuster match being added to the already stacked card tonight. Also, the WWE World Cup continued on and the participants in the Raw MITB match jockey for position on tonight’s edition of Monday Night Raw.

Sheamus def. John Morrison
Both of these men will serve as Pros for NXT Season 2, which premieres tomorrow night, but tonight they were in one-on-one action. Trying to build momentum before the Raw MITB match, Morrison continued his streak of excellent matches, nearly collecting an upset over the former WWE Champion. But tonight belonged to the Celtic Warrior, who was able to catch Morrison off guard with a Bicycle Kick and then deliver a brutal Irish Curse to win the bout.

Triple H issues a challenge
“The Game” Triple H walked out to the rampway to deliver a message to Sheamus. Sheamus may have put him on the shelf for a couple of months, but he will be back and better than ever to extract his revenge. In fact, he thinks he’ll be set to compete by, say, July 18th at the Money in the Bank PPV, and he wants a match against Sheamus. Sheamus laughed and accepted the challenge – claiming that Triple H just made the worst decision of his life.

WWE World Cup – Raw Group C: The Miz (1-0) def. Justin Gabriel (0-1)
These two Raw MITB participants took each other to the limit with World Cup standings on the line. Gabriel has been thrilling the Raw fans with his high-risk style of offense, but tonight it cost him. For the second straight week, Gabriel’s face smashed onto the mat as his opponent dodged the 450 Splash. Miz picked up the pieces with a Skull Crushing Finale for the win.

Following the match, the Viper struck. Randy Orton, another Raw MITB match participant, came out and RKO’d The Miz. Then when he got back to his feet, Justin Gabriel also received an RKO. Randy Orton has sent a message to his MITB match opponents tonight.

Shawn Michaels announces tonight’s main event
It didn’t take long for the message to be received. Raw GM Shawn Michaels appeared on the Titan Tron. Based on what has transpired last week and this week, he can tell Orton is itching for a shot at WWE champion Edge. So tonight, those two men will face off one-on-one.

WWE World Cup – Raw Group B: Zack Ryder (1-0) def. Evan Bourne (0-1)
The WWE World Cup continued with a bout involving two more Raw MITB match participants. For the second match in a row, one of the participants’ acumen for using high-risk moves served as an undoing. Evan Bourne got to the top rope, only for Zack Ryder to pop up and trip Bourne, casuing him to land groin-first on the top turnbuckle. Ryder also ascended the turnbuckle and hit an impressive Rough Ryder from the top. Bourne hit the mat hard, and it was enough for Ryder to get the victory.

Mixed Tag Team Match: Natalya & Tyson Kidd def. Maryse & Primo
Primo’s horrendous luck continues. Despite being paired with the sexy Divas champion Maryse, he could not put together a win. As number one contender Natalya and Maryse brawled outside the ring, Tyson Kidd was able to lock in the Sharpshooter on Primo. It didn’t take long for Primo to tap out. Maryse walked off looking disgusted, her match against Natalya will come soon enough.

WWE World Cup – Raw Group A: Wade Barrett (1-0) def. Goldust (0-1)
Chris Jericho mockingly applauded The Hart Dynasty on their victory, but then said the real show was about to begin. His partner Wade Barrett was in World Cup action against Goldust. Barrett showed off his English street fighting roots, and made it abundantly clear why he won NXT Season 1. Most superstars would have a difficult time against Goldust, but Barrett made it look shockingly easy, picking up the win with his forward fireman’s carry slam. The Hart Dynasty will certainly have their hands full at Money in the Bank when they defend their Unified Tag Team Titles against Barrett and Jericho.

WWE World Cup – Raw Group D: Ted DiBiase (1-0) def. William Regal (0-1)
This wasn’t even a match. The United States champion entered in a suit, much to the confusion of the veteran Regal. DiBiase produced a bundle of Great Britain pounds from his jacket, and offered to give it to Regal in exchange for an easy countout win. With Mark Henry and Michael Tarver staring at him menacingly, a smirk came across Regal’s face and gladly took the money and the defeat. Just more proof that everybody has a price.

Non-Title Match: Edge def. Randy Orton
John Cena was introduced before the participants, as he’d be at ringside for commentary for our main event. This was another very solid match between the former teammates of Rated RKO. Both men brought intensity, and nearly connected with their finishers on several occasions before the opponent countered. The fight spilled to the outside of the ring, where Edge threw Orton into the steps. Edge rolled Orton back into the ring before walking over to the commentary table and taking a cheap shot at Cena. Cena chased Edge back into the ring, where a rejuvenated Orton was waiting for an extremely quick RKO. Orton pinned the champion, which is something we might see at any given second if Randy walks out of Money in the Bank victorious.</font>

[Evil Vito]

(15-5, 1-2) Mickie James (1-2, 100) (L Trish, W Jazz, L triple threat)

<font color=goldenrod>100 overness?</font> :eek:

[loopydate]

I know! I really wish I had a strong enough heel to go up against her. I'm trying to get Jazz more exposure and I have a surprise debut coming up on RAW that will hopefully rise up quickly. Feuding her with a suitable heel could give me my first female member of the Elite! ...not really sure what good that would do since all the Divas are on RAW, though. Maybe I could split them up a bit in the draft in four months?

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Yeah, your women's division seems to be getting pretty good. Expanding it between two shows may not be a bad idea.

I gotta sort some shit out with the women's division in my game. I gave Beth the Women's belt and plan on having Natalya win the Divas belt. I may just unify the belts and allow the Women's champion the right to float along with the tag champs and (eventually) TV champ. SD's division is horrid, the only two women there that can work are Beth and Serena (who I haven't had wrestle yet but will likely be Beth's next feud).

May have to do what M-A-G did in his game and hire a ton of women to development - maybe in a few years I'll have a shitload of talented ladies ready to restore credibility to the division.</font>

[loopydate]

NOVEMBER 1, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

The first show of November, just two weeks before Survivor Series, is one of the biggest of the year! Three major feuds will come to an end as Chris Jericho defends the World Title against Rhyno in a Hardcore Match, A-Train and Sean O'Haire battle it out one last time inside a steel cage, and John Cena and Tajiri's final battle will end when one man can draw first blood! Plus, one more SS team is introduced, and an exciting challenge is issued!

But first, a pair of former WWE Women's Champions go toe-to-toe as Mickie James takes on Jazz! Decent quality match, but the fans get into it, as both of these Divas are definitely on the rise. Mickie lands a tornado DDT on Jazz, but before she can go for a cover, former WCW wrestler/valet Daffney hits the ring! She hits Mickie with a Frankenscreamer, and the ref calls for the bell. Jazz and Daffney double-team Mickie, and it looks like Mickie's in for even more trouble when Gail Kim's music hits, but to the surprise of everyone in attendance, Gail actually helps drive Jazz and Daffney off. There's an uneasy look between Mickie and Gail as they stand tall.

The announcers run down the Survivor Series card when Christian's music hits, and Captain Charisma makes his way to the ring. He grabs a microphone and introduces his five-man team for the Survivor Series. He introduces an exciting young team that's made up of Randy Orton, Test, Carlito, and Nunzio! A great young nucleus of talent that's going to make things tough for whoever goes up against them!

Up next is a very exciting one-on-one encounter between the Elite's Brock Lesnar and former U.S. Champion Rob Van Dam. Both guys put on a tremendous match, with RVD making a strong case for getting himself into the Elite. Eventually, though, Lesnar puts RVD away with the F5.

Shelton Benjamin heads to the ring for our next match, but before it starts, he cuts a promo on Randy Orton. Short and sweet to help cover up for Shelton's charisma issues, but it definitely looks like this feud is coming in for a landing.

Benjamin's opponent is the United States Champion Chris Benoit. It's an exciting match, but it's cut short as Orton hits the ring and blasts Shelton with the RKO, allowing Benoit to pick up the win. The two heels beat Shelton down after the bell.

One of the great success stories of the last year has been the Natural Born Ministry's rookie monster Damien. But he has a tough challenge ahead as he takes on the WWE Champion, The Rock! Damien possibly puts on the best performance of his career, but it's ultimately not enough as the champ puts him away with the Rock Bottom. After the match, Damien gets a measure of revenge as he chokeslams The Rock and leaves him laying.

Undertaker continues his surprising run of quick losses next as he takes on Eddie Guerrero. Eddie hits a pair of dropkicks, a running senton, and Diamond Dust to set up the Frogsplash. What has gotten into the Dead Man lately?

After the match, Eddie grabs a microphone from ringside and issues a challenge to Christian. The two of them have been tearing the roof off of every arena they've been in over the last couple of months, and they've accomplished their original goal of working their way into the Elite. But the back-and-forth is getting old, and it's time to put this to rest. Starting Friday night on SmackDown!, let's do a best-of-three series. Friday night, next Monday, then if neither of us can pick up two wins in a row, then next Friday night, we end the whole thing in an Iron Man Match! Christian comes out on the ramp and accepts the challenge. This is going to rock!

A steel cage lowers from the ceiling as the first part of our triple main event kicks off. It's A-Train versus Sean O'Haire one last time inside the cage! Decent match that the crowd is way into. Eventually, O'Haire takes the advantage and puts Train away with the Prophecy, putting him out long enough to climb up and over the top of the cage for the win!

John Cena and Tajiri's First Blood match is up next, and it's just as exciting as the rest of their battles. When this feud started, Tajiri was the upstart, gunning for the former WWE Champion trying to establish a name for himself. Now as a card-carrying member of the Elite, Tajiri put the finishing touch on his resume for a title shot by blasting Cena in the head with a lead pipe, splitting him open and picking up the win! After the match, a bloodied Cena extends a hand to Tajiri, showing incredible sportsmanship after this brutal war.

And now for our main event. Rhyno has been chasing the World Heavyweight Championship for eight months since coming to the red brand, and the WWE Title for about six before that. The Manbeast has been thwarted at every attempt, but now that he's got Chris Jericho in his match, a Hardcore Match, maybe he can turn things around in his favor! Before Rhyno can even make it into the ring, Jericho hits an Asai moonsault onto him on the floor with a steel chair. He blasts him with a kick for two. He goes for a piledriver, but Rhyno backdrops out of it, then hits a slam and a spinning neckbreaker for two. He uses a monitor from ringside to lay Jericho out for two more. He hits another clothesline, then attempts an avalanche only to eat Jericho's boot. Jericho hits a running senton for two, then a slingshot senton for two more. Legsweep by Jericho, who then hits a springboard kick sending Rhyno into a table. Jericho charges, but gets a foot to the face, then another slam. Rhyno hits a standing spinebuster to pop the crowd. An injured Jericho staggers to his feet... GORE! GOOOORE! GOOOOOOOOOORE! Rhyno hooks the leg. One! Two! Three! NEW WORLD CHAMPION! The crowd comes unglued as Rhyno goes to each corner in turn, raising the World Title belt to the crowd, emotion wracking his face, and the last image of RAW is Rhyno strapping the belt around his waist, soaking in the adoration of the crowd.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Rhyno</font> :eek:

[loopydate]

NOVEMBER 5, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

Tonight's SmackDown! will see the debuts of three new Superstars, as well as the debut of another Survivor Series team, a series of matches between the members of the Reyes de Lucha Libre and the Next Big Things, and our huge main event, the first match in the best-of-three series between Eddie Guerrero and Christian!

We open with Tough Enough Season 3 winner John Morrison making his debut against Richard J. Criado, one of the best technical wrestlers in the world. It's a very exciting match that the crowd slowly warms to. In the end, Morrison picks up the win with the Moonlight Drive.

Avery Thompson, who just graduated from the WWE training camp a month ago is already making his way to the main roster tonight, making his debut against fan-favorite Rico. Thompson seems to have something against Rico and is a bit overzealous in his attempts to put him away. Eventually, Chris Kanyon makes his way to ringside and he hangs Rico out across the top rope, allowing Thompson to hit his finisher the Stiff Neck on Rico for the cheap win. Afterwards, Kanyon and Thompson work over Rico.

Thompson grabs a microphone and cuts a definite rookie promo about how he's a sexual-harassment lawyer and he's representing Mister Kanyon in his case against Mister Constantino. Rico, you've officially been served. Pretty awful promo, so that's probably the last time I'll give him a live mic.

Our next four matches will pit the participants in the Reyes de Lucha Libre vs. Next Big Things Survivor Series match against each other. Up first, it's The Hurricane against "Nature Boy" Dave Batista. Hurricane still has a bone to pick with Batista over he and John Layfield putting Aaron Stevens out of WWE forever last month. It's a pretty solid match with Hurricane getting the advantage. The ref gets bumped as Hurricane sends Bats to the floor. He crouches down, ready for the Shining Wizard, but Bats clocks him with the ring bell and goes for the cover. The ref must have come to just in time, though, as he signals for the disqualification! After the match, both men brawl up the ramp and out of sight.

Their partners Nova and Tajiri are out next, and these two former ECW cruiserweights put on a tremendous contest with Tajiri eventually putting Nova away with the Kick of Death.

Jamie Noble must have drawn the short straw, as he goes one-on-one with Brock Lesnar! Lesnar hits a belly-to-belly, a neckbreaker, a spear, a DVD, then the F5 for a squash win. After the match, Rey Mysterio hits the West Coast Pop on Lesnar to leave his rival laying. Afterwards, Noble seems to be favoring his arm. Looks like he has a legit injury coming out of the match. What will that mean for his team at Survivor Series?

Rey remains in the ring, as he teams with Chavo Guerrero against the Hardy Boyz, hoping to even the score at two apiece between the SS opposing teams. It's a very exciting match with all four men taking to the air at every opportunity. Rey looks to be about ready to put Matt away after a big huracanrana, but before he can, Lesnar returns the favor from earlier, blasting him with an F5! Matt picks up the cheap win, then Lesnar hits the ring for a 3-on-2 beating. The Next Big Things have a clear advantage going into the Survivor Series in just nine days!

Backstage, Eddie Guerrero introduces The Warriors, the team he's fielding to combat The Coalition at Survivor Series. He's joined by Rico, Paul London, and the World's Greatest Tag Team! What a fantastic quintet Eddie has put together!

Up next, two members of the Elite go head-to-head as John Cena takes on the United States Champion Chris Benoit! It's a really good match, and Benoit is putting more and more effort into his matches. He'll probably do more as he picks up the submission victory with the Crippler Crossface! After the match, Benoit snaps and lays Cena out with a chair! Benoit is a crazy man!

Up next is a match that, up until four nights ago, would have been champion-versus-champion. But now that Chris Jericho has been defeated by Rhyno, he's looking to bounce back against the WWE Champion The Rock! Not surprisingly, they put on a fantastic match that Rock eventually wins clean with the Rock Bottom. Rock goes to shake hands with Jericho, but Jericho lays him out with a big punch then clamps on the Walls of Jericho! What a cheap-shot artist!

And now for our main event, the first in a best-of-three series between Eddie Guerrero and Christian! Once again, these two put on the match of the night. Eddie hits a big DDT, then lands the Frogsplash to pick up the win and go up 1-0! Can he end the feud once and for all Monday night on RAW?

[loopydate]

In light of Jamie Noble's arm injury, it was announced on WWE.com that newcomer John Morrison will be taking his place on Rey Mysterio's Reyes de Lucha Libre Survivor Series team. What an opportunity for the youngster!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>WWE NXT – July 6, 2010
Season 2 Premiere

NXT is the perfect opportunity for eight men to live their dream. Since the end of Season 1, we have seen all eight participants make their respective marks on WWE programming. For the NXT Rookies of Season 2, their foot is now in the door. Who will be able to kick that door wide open?

Matt Striker explains the Rules
The track to becoming WWE’s next breakout star is not a sprint, it’s a marathon. As such, the length of this season of NXT has been significantly expanded. After six weeks, the first Pros Poll will be revealed. Rookies will be scored based on four factors: Win/Loss record on NXT, quality of opponents, work ethic, and the “it factor”

Six weeks after that, another Pros Poll will be conducted, with the Rookie coming in last being eliminated from competition. Elimination-bearing Pros Polls will then take place every other week until it’s down to the final two. Those two men will compete one-on-one on December 14th to determine the winner. The winner will receive a title match of their choosing live on PPV.

Alex Riley issues an open challenge
After the introductory video and pyrotechnic display, out walked World Heavyweight champion Jack Swagger along with his rookie, Alex Riley, wearing a letterman’s jacket. Swagger boasted that his rookie is the perfect fit for him – an All-American wrestler. Swagger said that his rookie was ready to make an impact, starting right now. He then whispered something in Riley’s ear while handing over the microphone.

Riley validated all of Swagger’s statements – he was an All-American wrestler from American University in Washington, DC. And with the guidance of a great role model like Swagger, there is no way he isn’t going straight to the top. He then boldly issued a challenge to any of the other seven NXT rookies.

Eli Cottonwood (1-0) def. Alex Riley (0-1)
A wall of flames illuminated the arena, and out walked one of Swagger’s opponents at Money in the Bank, Kane. Coming along with Kane was an absolute monster of a man – he stood a couple of inches taller than Kane with long hair, a goatee, and a jacket reading “Kelloggs Sanitarium”. This was Eli Cottonwood, Kane’s menacing rookie.

Perhaps Riley will think better of issuing open challenges next time, as Cottonwood threw him around like a rag doll. Cottonwood seemingly enjoyed inflicting pain on Riley, his twisted smile matched only by that of Kane at ringside. Cottonwood finished off the damage with a huge chokeslam before getting the first victory of NXT Season 2. A horrified Swagger pulled his rookie out of the ring as Cottonwood and Kane simply exchanged nods of approval.

Sheamus def. Donny Marlow (0-1)
Having the opportunity to face a former WWE champion in your first match in the company is a fantastic opportunity, and Donny Marlow took it to heart. Sheamus almost appeared unprepared for the amount of fight that Marlow brought to the table, and very nearly lost the matchup. But Sheamus was able to right the ship and pin Marlow following the Irish Curse, setting a good example for rookie Titus O’Neill at ringside. Marlow’s WWE Pro MVP helped his rookie to his feet and patted him on the back for his fantastic effort against “The Celtic Warrior”.

Kaval (1-0) & Ted DiBiase def. Joe Hennig (0-1) & John Morrison
Last week, United States champion Ted DiBiase quipped that he had the “best rookie that money can buy”. That statement may very well be true as Kaval electrified the WWE Universe with his insane hybrid of high-flying and martial arts. The most impressive maneuver he pulled off was also the move responsible for netting his first victory. With Joe Hennig laying face-up on the mat, Kaval landed an excruciating double-stomp from the top turnbuckle. First impressions are key in WWE, and Kaval has left a great one tonight.

Not to be lost in all of this was the great effort by Joe Hennig. The son of Mr. Perfect showed some excellent poise and possesses a wrestling style very reminiscent of his father. He was able to go toe-to-toe with fellow second-generation star Ted DiBiase, and may very well have been the first WWE Pro to lose to a Rookie this season if he didn’t reach the ropes and tag in Kaval. John Morrison seemed quite pleased with Hennig’s performance, so look for further development from him in the coming weeks.

NXT is back, and it’s better than ever. Tune in next week as we will see more action from these young men trying to make a statement, including the in-ring debuts of Drake Brewer, Titus O’Neill, and Johnny Prime.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>WWE Superstars – July 8, 2010
Unfortunate Twist of Fate

As always, WWE’s weekly dual-branded show provided plenty of entertainment as the superstars from both Raw and SmackDown look to make their marks to slide up the ranks of their respective shows.

Mark Henry def. Yoshi Tatsu
In his first match since becoming an associate of United States champion Ted DiBiase, a ruthless Mark Henry made short work of Yoshi Tatsu, mercifully finishing the bout with The World’s Strongest Slam. “The World’s Strongest Man” may be the best bodyguard that money can buy. After the bout, Henry raised Tatsu to his feet only for Michael Tarver to send him right back down to the mat with a right hand.

Skip Sheffield def. Vladimir Kozlov
Last week on Superstars, Sheffield lost a close bout to Goldust before being attacked by his former Pro on NXT, William Regal as well as his comrade Vladimir Kozlov. Tonight, Sheffield was able to gain a measure of revenge as he faced off against Kozlov. The Moscow Mauler showed his Sambo prowess and used several headbutts, but it wasn’t enough to stop Sheffield. Sheffield showed great power and won following a vertical suplex pin. Afterwards, Goldust chased away William Regal before he could deliver a cheap shot with brass knuckles.

Luke Gallows def. Darren Young
Much like last week, Young fell victim to a numbers game that comes with facing a member of the Straight Edge Society. While Joey Mercury was able to distract the official, Serena tripped up Young from the outside. That left Young as easy prey for a Gallow’s Pole and a victory for Gallows. With two losses in two weeks to Punk’s disciples, one has to wonder if Young will be able to bounce back in the coming weeks.

Dolph Ziggler def. Matt Hardy
Our main event certainly didn’t disappoint, as the two experienced superstars put on quite the clinic. Coming off losses in their first try at the WWE World Cup, both of these men needed a strong showing to build some momentum for their next match. Ziggler showed some extra tenacity on this night, which should benefit him greatly at Money in the Bank in just 10 days. Hardy went for the Twist of Fate, but took a bit too long to showboat, as Ziggler surprised Hardy with a rollup victory. That was quite the unfortunate twist of fate for Hardy, but a great win for Ziggler.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>WWE SmackDown – July 9, 2010
Standing Tall

With Money in the Bank just over a week away, everybody on the roster is hoping to generate momentum. World Heavyweight champion Jack Swagger made his presence known to his opponents, and the WWE World Cup continued on. All of this and more took place on another thrilling Friday night.

WWE World Cup – SmackDown Group A: Rey Mysterio (1-0) def. Vance Archer (0-1)
Rey Mysterio has made a career out of being the underdog, and tonight was no exception as he was completely dwarfed by big Vance Archer. After several big power moves by Archer, Rey decided to change things up. He took Archer out of his comfort zone by utilizing his speed. Archer attempted to catch him, and wound up tripping over and landing on the ropes. Following a 6-1-9 and West Coast Pop, Rey had himself an upset victory to begin his World Cup.

CM Punk’s proposal
Continuing a trend over the past several months, CM Punk decided to involve himself with Rey Mysterio after his match. Punk appeared on the Titan Tron and explained that ever since beating him at Over the Limit – he’s become obsessed with forcing Rey Mysterio to accept the straight edge lifestyle and remove his mask. They have already agreed to meet for the fifth and final time at Money in the Bank – but a match of that magnitude needs even higher stakes. Punk wants Rey to put his mask on the line yet again – and Punk will put his hair on the line. Rey, as always, accepted the challenge and before you knew it, this match just got much, much bigger.

WWE World Cup – SmackDown Group D: Cody Rhodes (1-0) def. Finlay (0-1)
Ever since being drafted to SmackDown, “The Uncommon Man” Cody Rhodes has been looking to score a huge win to jumpstart his solo career. This match may be just that, as he withstood the stiff offense of the 30-year veteran Finlay and picked up the victory after the Cross Rhodes. Cody not only bested a man far more experienced than him, but also begins his World Cup with a flawless record. Look for big things from Cody Rhodes in the coming weeks.

David Otunga def. MVP
Last week, MVP lost his World Cup match against Shad Gaspard due to surprising interference from David “A-List” Otunga. Tonight, MVP looked to give Otunga some payback as he officially became the final NXT Season 1 rookie to sign with a brand. Both superstars seemed evenly matched, until Shad Gaspard ran to the ring and distracted the referee. This enabled Otunga to land a low blow on MVP, followed by a Spinebuster for the victory. It appears as though Shad returned the favor from last week – but the question is, why?

WWE World Cup – SmackDown Group C: Christian (1-0) def. Chavo Guerrero (0-1)
Last week, Captain Charisma said he would win the WWE World Cup. Tonight got off to a good start towards validating those statements with a strong win over Chavo Guerrero. The match was a back-and-forth battle until Chavo ran towards the cornered Christian and was promptly hit with a Pendulum Kick. Chavo stumbled and Christian took advantage and got the win with the Killswitch.

Jack Swagger has a message for his opponents
World Heavyweight champion Jack Swagger delivered a promo from backstage. He said he that he was looking forward to watching the Brothers of Destruction beat the tar out of each other tonight, “The All-American American” might just have a surprise up his sleeve for later on in the night.

Non-Title Match: Bryan Danielson def. Drew McIntyre
Since coming to WWE, Intercontinental champion Drew McIntyre has not lost very many matches, however the 10-year veteran Bryan Danielson might just be his toughest competition to date. These two SmackDown MITB competitors gave it their all, but McIntyre just seemed to have no answer for Danielson’s innovative offense. McIntyre became yet another in a rapidly increasing list to tap out to the Cattle Mutilation, generating a head of steam for Danielson and possibly putting him into consideration for a title match in the very near future.

Beth Phoenix ambushed backstage
New WWE Women’s champion Beth Phoenix was watching the show in the locker room when she fell victim to an ambush at the hands of Lay-Cool. With Vickie Guerrero barking orders, Layla and Michelle McCool looked more vicious than ever. Security was alerted to the scene and helped break it up, but not before the damage was already done.

WWE World Cup – SmackDown Group B: Kofi Kingston (1-0) def. Curt Hawkins (0-1)
It was not a good night for the Hawkins and Archer tag team, as Curt Hawkins was also defeated in singles action, being pinned after a Trouble in Paradise as Kofi Kingston grabs the World Cup win. Vance Archer hit the ring and laid out Kingston with a huge Big Boot, much to the crowd’s disapproval. Although tonight was not their night, Hawkins and Archer will live to fight another day.

Kane def. Undertaker
The Brothers of Destruction have clashed on many occasions, and often times Undertaker has gotten the better of the exchange. That was not the case tonight. Undertaker grabbed Kane’s neck in preparation for a Chokeslam, only for the lights to go out and the bells to toll. When they came back on, Undertaker looked around surprised only for Kane to catch him in a Chokeslam of his own for the victory. But before Kane could celebrate, the lights went off again as the bell tolled once more. When they came back on, Jack Swagger was in the ring with his title belt in hand, and he blasted Kane with it. Swagger was behind the light and sound effects all along! This was certainly the surprise Swagger alluded to earlier, and the champion has certainly made a statement to his Money in the Bank opponents tonight.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Wrestling Observer Exclusive:
WWE Signs Four Developmental Talents

Fueled by rumors that WWE intends on utilizing its Florida Championship Wrestling territory as a revolving-door minor league system for new talent and promoting participants on WWE NXT television program to the main roster, we can now confirm that WWE has bolstered its developmental roster by signing four workers to contracts.

The most noteworthy signings are Jay and Mark Pugh, better known as Jay and Mark Briscoe, from Ring of Honor. The Briscoe Brothers were given tryout matches last November prior to a SmackDown taping, in addition to tryout matches in Florida Championship Wrestling. It's been said that WWE is trying to find ways to improve the floundering tag team division, so signing an experienced team with two versatile workers makes sense. It remains to be seen whether or not they retain the Briscoe name, with Wes Brisco, son of WWE agent and Hall of Famer Gerald Brisco currently employed.

Another former Ring of Honor employee, Kenny Layne, formerly known as Kenny King, has also been inked to a contract. Layne had fallen victim to Ring of Honor budget cuts in early June and has since been competing for various independent promotions since. WWE feels that Layne has the charisma to succeed on the roster, and will report to FCW to further hone his in-ring skills. This will be a homecoming of sorts for Layne, who was a participant on 2nd season of Tough Enough (which was eventually won by Linda Miles and Jackie Gayda).

The final signing is 28-year old Canadian wrestler J-Busta. From Montreal, J-Busta has spent the majority of his career competing as a territorial worker throughout the Northeastern United States. Clearly, scouts saw something in him, as he has been brought on board.

All four men should be starting up with FCW before the end of the month. It remains to be seen how long it will take any of them to appear on WWE television.</font>

[M-A-G]

Here are my results from the last two PPVs I did. I don't have my computer on me so I don't have access to the match ratings. Insert your own if you'd like.

Royal Rumble 2014

WWE Diva's Champion Kim Roderick defeated Victoria to retain the title.

WWE Unified Tag Team Champions Cash Incorporated (EZ Money and Ryan Creed) defeated AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels and Tajiri & Alex Furious to retain the titles after Creed pinned Tajiri.

Oracle pinned Beth Phoenix to regain the WWE Women's Title.

Don Maiden won the WWE Cruiserweight Title from Jeremy Lopez via submission.

WWE Champion John Morrison pinned Ted DiBiase to retain the title.

World Heavyweight Champion Chris Sylvain retained the title against Shawn Michaels via countout.

Jason Collins won the Royal Rumble last eliminating CM Punk.

No Way Out 2014

Bret Banderas defeated Mark Henry in a submission match.

HHH, R-Truth, and Pete Shapiro defeated Batista, The Miz, and Scott Blackmore when HHH pinned The Miz.

WWE Intercontinental Champion Cash Stevens retained the title against Montel Vontavious Porter and Ian Moore after pinning Porter.

WWE U.S. Champion Ted DiBiase retained the title against Bryan Danielson.

Bobby Lashley pinned Randy Orton in the Road To WrestleMania Tournament Finals after the supposedly injured Edge speared Orton. Lashley is now the number one contender to the WWE Championship at WrestleMania.

Jason Collins pinned CM Punk. As per the match stipulations, CM Punk will not be added to the World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania.

WWE Champion John Morrison defeated John Bradshaw Leyfield to retain the title.

World Heavyweight Champion Chris Sylvain retained the title against Shawn Michaels in a cage match when CM Punk slammed the cage door shut on Shawn Michaels.

[M-A-G]

My planned WrestleMania 30 card:

World Heavyweight Championship: Chris Sylvain (c) vs. Jason Collins
This is essentially the Royal Rumble winner getting his opportunity at the big show but it's become more about being the new top name on SmackDown!. Sylvain has shown no signs of losing momentum and despite facing someone he's never encountered before, that's never been a problem for the champion in the past. Collins looks to end a 10 month long reign of terror and become only the second man to claim a win over the champion.

WWE Championship: John Morrison (c) vs. Bobby Lashley
The champion has yet to look back since capturing the title his first night on Raw. The challenger is looking to unload months upon months of frustration stemming from not being able to secure a title match despite forming lucrative alliances and securing key victories. Morrison's run at the top may come to a disasterous end when he defends the title against the pure rage that is Bobby Lashley.

CM Punk vs. Shawn Michaels
A feud that has carried on from last year's WrestleMania when HBK was able to score a win over the Straight Edge superstar, this match is about finality. After being drafted to SmackDown!, Shawn Michaels has had to endure more of CM Punk than he'd care to and the rivalry has managed to see both men end up with 2 victories over the other. Punk's actions at No Way Out was the last straw as he wound up costing Michaels the World Heavyweight Championship out of a jealous rage. Who will the score the decisive victory needed to grant bragging rights in this feud ender?

Hell In a Cell: Batista vs. Triple H
HHH has never been able to beat Batista. This is a fact that has feuled Batista's campaign against the Cerebral Assassin after making the point that Triple H is still considered the top dog on Raw. After returning from an injury caused by Batista's path of rage, HHH is now determined to finish something that started so many years ago. It's time to put the debate to an end inside the demonic Hell in A Cell.

Edge vs. Randy Orton
Originating from the first night Edge came to Raw and was chosen by Randy Orton as a partner, Edge's refusal to play second fiddle to the Viper has been the driving force behind the rift between these two unstable superstars. Edge has been more than happy staying away from Orton's wrath but after an attack that looked to put Edge on the shelf, the Rated R Superstar took the opportunity to really stick it to Orton by costing him the chance to headline WrestleMania by spearing him at No Way Out. Now there's only place to settle the chaos: WrestleMania 30!

WWE U.S. Title: Ted DiBiase (c) vs. Bryan Danielson vs. R-Truth vs. The Miz
The egos of these 4 men have clashed over who is more deserving of the coveted U.S. Title. Danielson seeks to regain what he feels was stolen from him, The Miz wants to regain the respect he commanded, R-Truth is still looking for his first major singles title in the WWE, and DiBiase is still hoping to outdo his father's legacy. Who will emerge with the gold once the dust settles?

WWE Intercontinental Title: Cash Stevens (c) vs. Ian Moore vs. Montel Vontavious Porter vs. Cody Rhodes
The champion's hopes of surpassing his previous reign's length is in dire straights as he faces the man from who he stole the title from, Ian Moore, the straight up ballin' MVP, and the man looking to carve his own niche in the annals of WWE, Cody Rhodes. Is Cash Stevens looking at another lengthy run? Can Ian Moore regain the title? Will MVP add the IC title to his bling? Or will Cody Rhodes embark on a successful singles career outside Legacy?

Mr. Kennedy vs. Christian
Kennedy has pegged Christian as another man responsible for the fans turning on him but despite these outlandish claims and his apparently diminishing sanity, the Green Bay native is still one dangerous individual. Christian will look to finally silence the loud-mouthed Mr. Kennedy in this grudge match between two of the WWE's top chatterboxes.

Money In the Bank: JBL vs. Scott Blackmore vs. Pete Shapiro vs. AJ Styles vs. Mark Henry vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Kane vs. Jack Swagger vs. Shad vs. a mystery entrant.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Surprised to see you've still got some of those guys under your employ in 2014</font> :o

[M-A-G]

So am I. Why the f*ck won't HHH, Batista, and HBK retire already? :mad:

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Not even them...but midcarders as well who are probably well into their 40s. Mark Henry probably has aged to like a 40 brawl rating at this point and nothing else</font> :o

[loopydate]

I was midway through writing up the RAW recap when my girlfriend and I ran out to do some errands. While we were gone, my dumbass laptop decided to install some updates and restart itself. When I got home, my write-up was gone as was the game I had going. I had e-mails from people about things that happened, but the show was gone and it's not showing up in Event History. So, basically, I'll have to rebook the whole thing and re-write it from scratch. Not the end of the world, but really frustrating.

Fuck.

[loopydate]

NOVEMBER 1, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Quick recap since I'm still annoyed by what happened yesterday.

1) William Regal over Charlie Haas with the Power of the Punch.
2) Gail Kim and Mickie James over Daffney and Jazz when Mickie hit Jazz with a tornado DDT.
3) A-Train, Big Show, and Payne over Chuck Palumbo, Johnny Stamboli, and Sean O'Haire when Stamboli taps out to the Payne Killer.
4) Shane McMahon introduces Stratus' Faction Survivor Series team (Trish Stratus, Mickie James, Gail Kim, Lita, and Victoria)
5) Randy Orton over Shelton Benjamin in a falls-count-anywhere match with the RKO to end their feud.
6) Damien over John Cena thanks to interference from Undertaker, The Rock makes the save.
7) Canadian Violence over Rhyno and Rob Van Dam when Benoit pins Rhyno after Rhyno managed to not tap out to the Crossface/Walls combo.
8) Brock Lesnar cut a promo on Rey Mysterio and their Last Man Standing match on SmackDown!
9) The Rock over Tajiri with the Rock Bottom. Afterwards, Tajiri gets revenge with a chair shot.
10) Christian over Eddie Guerrero with the Unprettier to even their best-of-three series at 1-1.
11) Christian closed out the show by cutting a promo on his Iron Man match with Eddie on Friday night.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

It's the last show before Survivor Series, and it promises to be an eventful one, as Eddie Guerrero and Christian will once again main-event, this time in a feud-ending Iron Man match! Plus, Rey Mysterio versus Brock Lesnar in a Last Man Standing match and a huge 10-man battle royal for a spot in the Elite!

And of course it's a dud show. Fuck. The night opens with a cruiserweight fatal fourway pitting Akio against the three members of the New Generation. Surprisingly Whitmer, York, and Acid go at it a fair amount, but in the end, York gets Akio to tap out to the Irish Cloverleaf.

More cruiserweight action is next as Brian Kendrick and Funaki team up to take on two men who will team up at Survivor Series as members of the Coalition, Carlito and Nunzio. It's an exciting match, but the fans blow and it's a dud show. ugh. Nunzio gets Funaki to tap out to the Sicilian Crab.

WWE Chairman Eric Bischoff cuts a brief promo, hyping this Sunday's Survivor Series as well as running down the ten participants in tonight's battle royal, saying that one of them will join the Elite! Not only that, but Sunday night we'll get our first female member/s of the Elite. Any Diva that survives the Diva Survivor Series match will become a member!

In a preview of Sunday night, Reyes de Lucha Libre members Chavo Guerrero, John Morrison, and Nova take on Next Big Things members "Nature Boy" Dave Batista, Intercontinental and World Tag Team Champion Jeff Hardy, and the Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri. The babyfaces actually isolate Batista early until he manages to tag in Jeff Hardy, which allows the heels to triple-team the newcomer Morrison. In the end, Chavo manages to get the massive Batista up for a Brainbuster to pick up what has to be considered a bit of an upset.

And now it's time for our ten-man battle royal, the winner joins the Elite! Paul London is the first elimination, courtesy of Shelton Benjamin. Rico is the next one out, thanks to Damien, who then shocks the world by eliminating his mentor, Undertaker! In another surprise, World Champion Rhyno takes out his frequent tag partner Rob Van Dam! There are no friends when it comes to a spot in the Elite! Randy Orton takes out Damien while he continues to jaw-jack with Undertaker, then he takes out his former rival Shelton Benjamin. And then there were four. Either Matt Hardy Version 2.0, Randy Orton, Rhyno, or The Hurricane will be the newest member of the Elite. It turns into an exciting fatal fourway for a while with all four guys getting in some big spots until Hardy takes out his old rival Hurricane. Hardy then turns his attention to Orton, who gets eliminated quickly. Matt turns around right into a Gore! Rhyno dumps Hardy to the floor, and now the World Champion is Elite!

Bischoff hits the ring once more, this time to announce the last Survivor Series team. He brings out the Jazz Quintet, made up of captain Jazz, Molly Holly, Jacqueline, Shaniqua, and Daffney.

Tag action is next as John Cena and The Rock team up once again to take on John Layfield and Test. Layfield and Test are looking to build momentum going into their SS matches, but Layfield falls victim to the Rock Bottom.

Two of the hottest teams in WWE go at it next as the Dudley Boyz take on Canadian Violence! It's the match of the night up to this point, and the Dudleyz fight valiantly against Eric Bischoff's chosen ones, but eventually Bubba falls victim to the Crossface/Walls combo and CV pick up another big win.

Backstage, Avery Thompson is with his client Chris Kanyon and Kanyon's partner Billy Gunn. They talk about Kanyon's sexual harassment lawsuit against Rico, and Thompson has brought in some backup, the "World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry and his manager Theodore Long. Good! Somebody can talk for Thompson now.

And now for the first half of our double main event, the Last Man Standing match pitting Rey Mysteiro against Brock Lesnar. Rey gets the first count, putting Lesnar down with a series of kicks, but Brock's back up at four. Lesnar strikes back, getting a six count after a massive brainbuster suplex. Once Rey's back up, Brock plants him with a Death Valley Driver for an eight-count. Rey then concentrates his attacks on Lesnar's head, hitting an elbow, a rolling kick, and a back heel kick to set up the West Coast Pop, and Lesnar stays down! Rey Mysterio wins!

And now for our main event, a thirty-minute Iron Man match that will finally end the Eddie Guerrero-Christian feud! Eddie hits a tiger suplex to go up 1-0. Christian evens it at 1-1 after a spinebuster. Eddie hits a Frogsplash at the last moment to pick up the decisive third fall as time expires and Eddie is the winner! After the match, he offers Christian a handshake, and he accepts. These two have put themselves in the upper echelon of World Wrestling Entertainment through their incredible feud, and they both obviously respect each other.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2004 - SURVIVOR SERIES

Last year, Shelton Benjamin won a 20-man battle royal at Survivor Series, and now he's on the verge of being one of the biggest stars on RAW. Whose star will be made in tonight's battle royal?

20-Man Battle Royal

Conway walks into a high dropkick from BJ Whitmer. Rob Conway was eliminated by BJ. (Elimination # 1) Second rope flying axe handle, Henry goes down. Stiff high kick on Henry by BJ Whitmer who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. J.Briscoe hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Trent Acid got bundled out by J.Briscoe. (Elimination # 2) Forearm to the face from Gowan on Colt. Colt Cabana got thrown over the top rope by Gowan. (Elimination # 3) Regal suplexes Stryker to the canvas. Matt Stryker got eliminated by Regal. (Elimination # 4) Stiff high kick on Henry by Jay Briscoe who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. J.Briscoe tried to eliminate Mark Henry, who hung onto the top rope. Richard J. Criado strikes Generalin. Richard J. Criado nearly kills Generalin with a released tiger suplex. Some weak shots by Henry. Henry threw William Regal over the top rope. (Elimination # 5) Big dropkick by Generalin Intikami, who got good elevation. Richard J. Criado got eliminated by Generalin. (Elimination # 6) Spin kick by Funaki to the face. Stiff high kick on Jindrak by Funaki who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. Jay Briscoe hits a rolling kick on Henry. J.Briscoe tried to eliminate Mark Henry, who hung onto the top rope. Spinebuster by Mark Jindrak. Jindrak tried to get Generalin Intikami over the top rope, but Gravity made the save. Funaki hits a dropkick on Johnny Jeter. Funaki threw Johnny Jeter over the top rope. (Elimination # 7) Chanelling the spirit of Misawa, Shawn Stasiak uses a forearm to the face. Generalin Intikami got bundled out by Stasiak. (Elimination # 8) Standing leg lariat by BJ Whitmer on Jindrak. Tiger suplex on Jindrak, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Henry gets slammed. Kane tried to eliminate Mark Henry, who hung onto the top rope. Avery Thompson scores with a back heel kick on Funaki. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Avery hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Avery tried to eliminate Kane, who hung onto the top rope. Avery Thompson hits a rolling kick on J.Briscoe. Jay Briscoe got thrown over the top rope by Avery. (Elimination # 9) Mark Henry strikes Funaki. Funaki got thrown over the top rope by Henry. (Elimination # 10) BJ hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Second rope flying axe handle, Kane goes down. Gowan receives some punishment. Zach Gowan was eliminated by Stasiak. (Elimination # 11) Thomaselli crushes Kane with a big legdrop. Thomaselli tried to get Kane over the top rope, but Gravity made the save. Mark Henry strikes Vito Thomaselli. Vito Thomaselli was eliminated by Henry. (Elimination # 12) Mark Henry strikes Christian York. Uninspiring brawling from Mark Henry. Avery Thompson hits a rolling kick on Kane. Avery tried to get Kane over the top rope, but Gravity made the save. Avery receives some punishment. Big backdrop on Avery, executed well. Dropkick connects, Henry goes down. BJ uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Some weak shots by Henry. Henry threw Shawn Stasiak over the top rope. (Elimination # 13) Storm crushes Henry with a running senton. Storm tried to eliminate Mark Henry, who hung onto the top rope. BJ uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Avery Thompson got thrown over the top rope by BJ. (Elimination # 14) Standing leg lariat by Lance Storm on Jindrak. Mark Jindrak got bundled out by Storm. (Elimination # 15) Storm takes a headbutt from Kane. Lance Storm got thrown over the top rope by Kane. (Elimination # 16) Uninspiring brawling from Mark Henry. BJ Whitmer got eliminated by Henry. (Elimination # 17) Spin kick by Christian York to the face. York went for the elimination, but Mark Henry held on to the ropes. Mark Henry punches away at Christian York. Mark Henry strikes Christian York. Weak slam from Henry. Henry threw Christian York over the top rope. (Elimination # 18) Mark Henry is in trouble. Chokeslam!!! That shook the ring. Mark Henry got bundled out by Kane.

Overall Rating: 51%
Crowd Reaction: 58%
Match Quality: 58%

In a match added on WWE.com Saturday, La Resistance are defending the WWE Tag Team Titles against Fred 'n' Tom, making their PPV debuts!

WWE Tag Team Titles - Fred 'n' Tom vs. La Resistance (c)

Williams gets slammed. Rene Dupree with a spinning neckbreaker on Williams. Hooks the leg for a two count. Tag to Sylvan Grenier. La Resistance whip Williams into the ropes and hit a double back elbow. Cover for a two count. Sylvan Grenier hits a right hand on Fred Williams. Williams drops out the back of a Sylvan Grenier bodyslam attempt. Vicious snap suplex! Sylvan Grenier got whipped over hard. Cover for a two count. Williams tags out to Tom Howard. Brainbuster suplex by Tom Howard, who apparently is in the mood to bust some brains. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Big dropkick by Tom Howard, who got good elevation. Grenier counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Big kick from Grenier. Tag between Sylvan Grenier and Rene Dupree. Stiff chop lights up Howard. Tag to Fred Williams. Running knee lift from Rene Dupree. La Resistance have Fred Williams to themselves. La Crepe! 1....2....3! It's over. I'll give this a ***1\4 rating.

Overall Rating: 67% (fucking dud PPV...)
Crowd Reaction: 65%
Match Quality: 85%

In another match added Saturday, it's a Cruiserweight exhibition pitting Brian Kendrick vs. Akio!

Brian Kendrick vs. Akio

Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Lightning kick by Kendrick on Akio. Hooks the leg for a two count. Akio counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Kick from Akio to the leg. Kendrick takes a flying neckbreaker from Akio. Hooks the leg for a two count. Diamond Dust from Akio, Kendrick is out. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Akio uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Kendrick drops out the back of a Akio bodyslam attempt. Kendrick crushes Akio with a running senton. There's a two count on the pin. Akio walks into a face crusher variation. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Kendrick hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Akio elbows Brian Kendrick in the face to break a hammerlock. Akio uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Springboard dropkick from Akio. Nicely done. Akio has Brian Kendrick down on the canvas and is ascending the corner. Off the top - Hang Time, forget about it. 1....2...3! I'll give this a ***1\4 rating.

Overall Rating: 67%
Crowd Reaction: 65%
Match Quality: 86%

Our first Survivor Series match is the Divas' match. Any survivors will join the Elite!

Survivor Series Match - Stratus' Faction (Trish Stratus (c), Gail Kim, Lita, Mickie James, and Victoria) vs. Jazz Quintet (Jazz (c), Daffney, Jacqueline, Molly Holly, and Shaniqua)

First Fall : Shaniqua attacks with some poorly executed flying moves. Back heel kick from Shaniqua on Kim, missed by miles. Cover for a two count. Kim counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Gail Kim with an enziguri, although the late Owen Hart's version was far superior. Shaniqua is in trouble. Standing Rana!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Second Fall : Jacqueline hits a right hand on Victoria. Jacqueline DDTs Victoria, although it was hardly executed with pin-point precision. Cover for a two count. Victoria pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Flapjack from Victoria on Jacquie. Jacqueline can barely stand. Widow's Peak! 1....2....3. Third Fall : Molly hits a quick kick on Victoria. Molly hits a dropkick on Victoria. 'Hit' may be an exaggeration, as it barely touched. Hooks the leg for a two count. Victoria avoids a Molly Holly avalanche. Victoria scores with a poor standing spinebuster. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Molly Holly comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Back heel kick from Molly on Victoria, missed by miles. Pin, three count, it's over. Molly Holly pins Victoria. Fourth Fall : Molly Holly takes a knee lift from Lita. Flying elbow off the top rope by Lita, poor elevation though. Hooks the leg for a two count. Lita gets taken down out of nowhere. Slingshot clothesline by Molly, who almost messed it up by slipping on the ropes. Molly Holly climbs to the top turnbuckle as Lita is stunned. Here it comes - Molly Go Round, forget about it. 1....2...3! Fifth Fall : Gail Kim takes a right hand to the temple from Jazz. Weak bodyslam on Kim by Jazz. There's a two count on the pin. Kim counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Gail Kim with an enziguri. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Jazz avoids a Gail Kim avalanche. Jazz DDTs Kim, although it was hardly executed with pin-point precision. Cover gets three. Jazz pinned Kim. Sixth Fall : Daffney hits a flying kick on Trish. Daffney uses a running dropkick into the corner. There's a two count on the pin. Trish reverses a Daffney hammerlock. Trish DDTs Daffney. Daffney gets whipped into the turnbuckles by Trish. Stratusfaction!!! 1....2....3!! It's all over. Seventh Fall : Big kick from Trish. Weak bodyslam by Trish. Cover for a two count. Molly reverses a Trish Stratus hammerlock. Flying knee to the face from Molly Holly. Is it Mutoh Appreciation Night? Trish Stratus is stunned as Molly heads to the top rope. Molly Go Round!!! 1....2....3!! It's all over. Eighth Fall : Mickie James strikes Jazz. Mickie James arm drags Jazz over. Cover for a two count. Jazz ducks a clothesline attempt. Side suplex from Jazz. Pin, but Mickie is out just before the three count. Mickie backdrops Jazz out of a piledriver attempt. Mickie James DDTs Jazz, although it was hardly executed with pin-point precision. Pin, three count, it's over. Mickie James pins Jazz. Final Fall : Flying elbow from Mickie James, barely hitting the target. Hooks the leg for a two count. Weak bodyslam by Mickie. Mickie James with an enziguri. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Molly counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Molly whips Mickie into the turnbuckles...and predictably, the referee gets sandwiched. Molly Holly climbs to the top turnbuckle as Mickie James is stunned. Molly Go Round, right on the money! Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out. Mickie takes a chop from Molly. Mickie James powers out of a Molly Holly headlock. Mickie James drives Molly Holly into the corner. Tornado DDT, forget about it. 1....2...3! I'll give it a *1\2 rating.

Overall Rating: 61%
Crowd Reaction: 73%
Match Quality: 57%

The Survivor Series itself begins now with our first battle between teams of five striving to survive. All of the survivors of our next four matches will advance to our War Games main event!

Survivor Series - The Great Ones (The Rock (c), A-Train, Big Show, John Cena, and Payne) vs. Natural Born Ministry (Sean O'Haire (c), Chuck Palumbo, Damien, Johnny Stamboli, and Undertaker)

First Fall : Stamboli takes a headbutt from The Rock. Flying shoulder tackle by Rock sends Stamboli to the mat. Hooks the leg for a two count. The Rock misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Johnny Stamboli scores with a big spinebuster. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Rock counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Full nelson slam on Stamboli. Pin, three count, it's over. The Rock pins Stamboli. Second Fall : A-Train takes a headbutt from Sean O'Haire. Big clothesline on A-Train. Cover for a two count. O'Haire only gets knees on a splash. A-Train scores with a crappy looking standing spinebuster. Hooks the leg for a close fall. O'Haire blocks a kick from A-Train. Spear by Sean O'Haire. Pin : 1 - 2- 3. O'Haire defeats A-Train. Third Fall : Big Show hits a weak elbow on Sean O'Haire. Big Show hits a sloppy bulldog off the ropes. There's a two count on the pin. Sean O'Haire powers out of a Big Show headlock. Brutal powerbomb on Show. Sean O'Haire moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Prophecy. 1....2...3, it's finished. Fourth Fall : Chuck Palumbo hits a right hand on John Cena. Weak bodyslam by Palumbo. Hooks the leg for a two count. Cena reverses a Chuck Palumbo hammerlock. Death valley driver by John Cena, Chuck Palumbo is down and hurt. John Cena moves in for the kill. F-U! 1....2....3. Fifth Fall : Undertaker hits a right hand on Payne. Undertaker hits a sloppy double axe handle. Cover for a two count. Payne ducks a clothesline attempt. Brutal seated powerbomb on Undertaker. Payne moves in for the kill. Powerbomb!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Sixth Fall : Running knee lift from Payne. Powerful Spear by Payne. Hooks the leg for a two count. Damien avoids a Payne avalanche. Lifting DDT by Damien, looked good. Payne is in trouble. Here it comes - Chokeslam. 1....2...3, it's finished. Seventh Fall : Fallaway slam by Sean O'Haire. Nice piledriver on Cena. Cover for a two count. John Cena ducks a clothesline attempt. Death valley driver by John Cena, Sean O'Haire got planted. John Cena moves in for the kill. Here it comes - F-U. 1....2...3, it's finished. Eighth Fall : Bodyslam by Rock. Cover for a two count. Nice piledriver on Damien. The Rock scores with a standing spinebuster. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Rock only gets knees on a splash. Rock reverses an irish whip...and Damien runs into the referee. The Rock is in trouble. Chokeslam! Cover, but there's no one to count for Damien. Damien with a spinning neckbreaker on Rock. Damien drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Damien is in trouble. Here it comes - Rock Bottom. 1....2...3, it's finished. Almost wandered into *** match territory, but there was too much that dragged it down so it only gets a **3\4 rating.

Overall Rating: 65%
Crowd Reaction: 75%
Match Quality: 71%

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The Survivor Series continues next as World Champion Rhyno captains the ECW Originals against the man he won the title from Chris Jericho's Jerichoholics! Who will join Rock and Cena inside the War Games cage?

Survivor Series - ECW Originals (Rhyno (c), Dudley Boyz, Rob Van Dam, and Tommy Dreamer) vs. Jerichoholics (Chris Jericho (c), Chris Benoit, John Layfield, and Metro Connection)

First Fall : Billy Gunn hits a right hand on Tommy Dreamer. Billy Gunn with a badly-executed spinning neckbreaker on Dreamer. Cover for a two count. Dreamer counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Lifting DDT by Tommy Dreamer, looked good. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Billy reverses a Tommy Dreamer hammerlock. Weak bodyslam by Billy. Cover gets three. Billy Gunn pinned Dreamer. Second Fall : Billy takes a headbutt from Rhyno. Rhyno with a spinning neckbreaker on Billy. Cover for a two count. Billy powers out of a headlock. Flapjack from Billy on Rhyno. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Rhyno avoids a Billy Gunn avalanche. Nice piledriver on Billy. Pin, three count, it's over. Rhyno pins Billy. Third Fall : Spinning back kick from Chris Jericho. Jericho uses a basement dropkick to the knee. There's a two count on the pin. D-Von backdrops Chris Jericho out of a piledriver attempt. D-Von Dudley turns Jericho inside-out with a clothesline. Pin, but Jericho is out just before the three count. Jericho blocks the suplex attempt. Flying cross body off the top rope! Even Steamboat would have applauded the execution on that. Cover gets three. Chris Jericho pinned D-Von. Fourth Fall : Back elbow connects, Kanyon staggers backward. Spear by Bubba Ray Dudley. Hooks the leg for a two count. Kanyon reverses a waistlock. Massive lariat, apparently Kanyon has been watching The Best Of Stan Hansen again. Bubba Ray Dudley is in trouble. Here it comes - I'm Betta Than You. 1....2...3, it's finished. Fifth Fall : Dropkick connects, Layfield goes down. RVD uses a basement dropkick to the knee. There's a two count on the pin. John Layfield reverses a hip toss. Layfield DDTs Rob Van Dam. Pin, but RVD is out just before the three count. RVD reverses a John Layfield hammerlock. Flying cross body off the top rope! Even Steamboat would have applauded the execution on that. Cover gets three. Rob Van Dam pinned Layfield. Sixth Fall : Rhyno fires off some right and left hands. Back elbow connects, Kanyon staggers backward. Cover for a two count. Rhyno gets taken down out of nowhere. Powerbomb on Rhyno. Pin, but Rhyno is out just before the three count. Rhyno fights out of a grapple. Massive backbreaker, Kanyon got planted. Early reports indicate that the back was *not* actually broken, so the move's name should actually be backhurter. Cover gets three. Rhyno pinned Kanyon. Seventh Fall : RVD walks into a high dropkick from Chris Jericho. Chris Jericho hits a rolling kick on RVD. There's a two count on the pin. RVD kicks Chris Jericho in the gut to reverse the momentum. Diamond Dust from Rob Van Dam, Jericho is out. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. RVD walks into a trip. Jericho crushes RVD with a sweet running senton. Pin : 1 - 2- 3. Jericho defeats RVD. Eighth Fall : Flying shoulder tackle by Rhyno sends Benoit to the mat. Rhyno hits a stump piledriver on Chris Benoit. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Massive lariat, apparently Rhyno has been watching The Best Of Stan Hansen again. Benoit kicks Rhyno in the gut to reverse the momentum. Vertical suplex by Chris Benoit. Chris Benoit has Rhyno down on the canvas. Crippler Crossface!!! Rhyno taps out! Almost wandered into *** match territory, but there was too much that dragged it down so it only gets a **3\4 rating.

Overall Rating: 66%
Crowd Reaction: 76%
Match Quality: 71%

Friday night, Eddie Guerrero and Christian brought their long-running feud to an end in an incredible Iron Man match. Tonight, they captain opposing Survivor Series teams hoping to join Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, John Cena, and The Rock inside War Games!

Survivor Series - The Warriors (Eddie Guerrero (c), Paul London, Rico, and World's Greatest Tag Team) vs. The Coalition (Christian (c), Carlito, Nunzio, Randy Orton, and Test)

First Fall : Test hits Haas. Big kick from Test. Hooks the leg for a two count. Test misses a clothesline. Spear! Test is down and hurt. Pin, but Test is out just before the three count. Test blocks a punch. Test hits a stump piledriver on Charlie Haas, although it was quite weak in its execution. Pin : 1 - 2- 3. Test defeats Haas. Second Fall : Dropkick connects, Test goes down. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Cover for a two count. Test pushes out of a Paul London hold. Sloppy tornado punch from Test, London barely got hit. Hooks the leg for a close fall. London blocks the suplex attempt. London crushes Test with a big legdrop. Pin, three count, it's over. Paul London pins Test. Third Fall : Big dropkick by Nunzio, who got good elevation. Tiger bomb by Nunzio, although no mention is made of whether it originated in Pearl River. There's a two count on the pin. Nunzio only gets knees on a splash. Shelton Benjamin scores with a standing spinebuster. Nunzio can barely stand. Dragon Whip! 1....2....3. Fourth Fall : Eddie Guerrero strikes Carlito. Eddie Guerrero hits a rolling kick on Carlito. There's a two count on the pin. Carlito reverses a waistlock. Carlito with an enziguri. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Eddie Guerrero elbows Carlito in the face to break a hammerlock. Eddie crushes Carlito with a big legdrop. Cover gets three. Eddie Guerrero pinned Carlito. Fifth Fall : Big backdrop on Shelton, executed well. Big piledriver on Shelton. Cover for a two count. Shelton Benjamin elbows Randy Orton in the face to break a hammerlock. Shelton Benjamin brings out a jumping powerbomb to nearly kill Orton. Randy Orton can barely stand. Dragon Whip!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Sixth Fall : Christian uses move #193 (arm-BAR). Hard impact russian legsweep by Christian. If you're going to get impact, 'hard' is probably a good way to go. Hooks the leg for a two count. Rico ducks a clothesline attempt. Rico with an enziguri. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Christian backdrops Rico out of a piledriver attempt. Reverse DDT on Rico. Pin, three count, it's over. Christian pins Rico. Seventh Fall : Flying elbow from Eddie Guerrero. Hooks the leg for a two count. Super kick by Eddie Guerrero. Power drive elbow by Eddie Guerrero. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Christian elbows Eddie Guerrero in the face to break a hammerlock. Christian whips Eddie into the turnbuckles...and predictably, the referee gets sandwiched. Eddie Guerrero is in trouble. Unprettier! Cover, but there's no one to count for Christian. Christian snap suplexes Eddie...with authority! ('With authority', trademark G.Monsoon 1986.) Eddie Guerrero ducks a clothesline attempt. Eddie Guerrero has Christian down on the canvas and is ascending the corner. Through the air, Frogsplash! 1....2....3. Almost a *** rating, but there were some bits that dragged, so **3\4 instead.

Overall Rating: 68%
Crowd Reaction: 78%
Match Quality: 74%

And now for our final "first round" Survivor Series match as Rey Mysterio hopes to pick up another victory over Brock Lesnar as their teams go head-to-head!

Survivor Series - Reyes de Lucha Libre (Rey Mysterio (c), Chavo Guerrero, John Morrison, Nova, and The Hurricane) vs. Next Big Things (Brock Lesnar (c), Hardy Boyz, John Layfield, and Tajiri)

First Fall : Standing leg lariat by Matt Hardy Version 2.0 on Chavo. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 snap suplexes Chavo...with authority! ('With authority', trademark G.Monsoon 1986.) There's a two count on the pin. Chavo Guerrero avoids a Matt Hardy Version 2.0 avalanche. Matt walks into a face crusher variation. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Chavo Guerrero misses a clothesline. Flying reverse elbow by Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Pin, three count, it's over. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 pins Chavo. Second Fall : Stiff high kick on Morrison by Tajiri who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. Hard back suplex on Morrison. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? There's a two count on the pin. Morrison kicks Tajiri in the gut to reverse the momentum. Back heel kick off the second rope, Tajiri goes down. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Tajiri reverses a John Morrison hammerlock. Lightning kick by Tajiri on Morrison. Pin : 1 - 2- 3. Tajiri defeats Morrison. Third Fall : Flying elbow from Nova. Spinning bulldog in the corner, Tajiri is down. Cover for a two count. Tajiri counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Back heel kick off the second rope, Nova goes down. Nova can barely stand. Kick Of Death! 1....2....3. Fourth Fall : Dave Batista hits a right hand on The Hurricane. Dave Batista hits a bulldog off the ropes. Hooks the leg for a two count. Hurricane blocks the suplex attempt. Back heel kick off the second rope, Batista goes down. The Hurricane has Dave Batista down on the canvas. Shining Wizard! 1....2....3. Fifth Fall : Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Super frankensteiner on Matt, who hit hard. There's a two count on the pin. Matt blocks the suplex attempt. Hurricane walks into a face crusher variation. The Hurricane can barely stand. Here it comes - Twist Of Fate. 1....2...3, it's finished. Sixth Fall : Rey hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Second rope flying axe handle, Hardy goes down. Cover for a two count. Hardy counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Tornado DDT from Jeff Hardy, Rey got planted. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Jeff Hardy misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Hardy takes a hurrancarana from Rey Mysterio. Pin : 1 - 2- 3. Rey defeats Hardy. Seventh Fall : Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Matt takes a hurrancarana from Rey Mysterio. Pin, but Matt is out just before the three count. Vicious kick to the teeth from Rey Mysterio. Matt blocks a kick from Rey Mysterio. Matt uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Rey Mysterio can barely stand. Twist Of Fate!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! 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: 73%
Crowd Reaction: 83%
Match Quality: 80%

And now for our main event! The ten survivors of our earlier SS matches (what a remarkable coincidence that there were exactly ten! :shifty:) now go head-to-head inside the most brutal structure in wrestling - War Games!

War Games - Eddie Guerrero, John Cena, Paul London, Shelton Benjamin, and The Rock vs. Brock Lesnar, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Matt Hardy Version 2.0, and Tajiri

Tajiri takes a headbutt from John Cena. Flying shoulder tackle by Cena sends Tajiri to the mat. Tajiri gets slammed. Full nelson slam on Tajiri. The Rock launches Tajiri into the cage wall. Chanelling the spirit of Misawa, Shelton Benjamin uses a forearm to the face. Back suplex on Lesnar, which is a backdrop to you NOAH fans. Shelton \ London whip Lesnar into the ropes and hit a double clothesline. London crushes Lesnar with a running senton. Paul London launches Lesnar into the cage wall. Hard back suplex on Lesnar. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Super frankensteiner on Lesnar, who hit hard. Lifting DDT by John Cena, looked good. John Cena throws Lesnar into the cage. Cena drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Second rope flying axe handle, Cena goes down. Super kick by Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 launches Cena into the cage wall. Matt \ Benoit whip Cena into the ropes and hit a double clothesline. Chris Benoit throws Shelton into the cage. Corkscrew brainbuster suplex, Benoit hit it well. Chris Benoit throws Shelton into the cage. Shelton takes a flying neckbreaker from Chris Jericho. Flying cross body off the top rope! Even Steamboat would have applauded the execution on that. Canadian Violence hook up Shelton, then hit a double suplex. Shelton Benjamin avoids a Chris Benoit avalanche. Benoit tastes a high angle back suplex. It probably tasted like chicken. Eddie crushes Benoit with a running senton. Eddie Guerrero misses a clothesline. Benoit \ Matt whip Eddie into the ropes and hit a double clothesline. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 throws Eddie into the cage. Matt drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Flying cross body off the top rope! I'll give a 0.8 on the Steamboat scale for that effort. Eddie Guerrero has reached under the ring and pulled out a screwdriver, which must be part of the ring crew's gear. Eddie Guerrero slams Matt down. Eddie Guerrero climbs to the top rope and hits the Frogsplash! Matt Hardy Version 2.0 is down, and Eddie Guerrero takes the opportunity to use the screwdriver to rip into his forehead! Blood spills out, and Matt Hardy Version 2.0 collapses as the pain gets too great. The referee calls for the bell, this match is over. A good *** rating.

Overall Rating: 76%
Crowd Reaction: 89%
Match Quality: 78%

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Nice show! Your game sure does love screwing you over with those Dud shows though. :(</font>

[loopydate]

Yeah. Well, it doesn't dig multi-man matches, and when Survivor Series is entirely ten-man tags... It's still frustrating, though.

Working on the next night's RAW, and Bischoff's got some stuff up his sleeve for the next PPV.

BTW, the industry is at 5% of its peak now, which is probably not helping the dud shows, either.

[loopydate]

NOVEMBER 15, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

"I'm ba-ack!" The arena is buzzing with a big-event feel tonight. Last night's Survivor Series may have been disappointing from a critical standpoint, but it has opened World Wrestling Entertainment wide. Anything can seemingly happen, and with the Chairman of World Wrestling Entertainment Eric Bischoff opening the show, it almost certainly will. "This is the time of year when my predecessor would have been talking about the Road To WrestleMania. Well, it's a little early for that, my friends. Instead, I'd like to take everybody back. Back to a day when the wrestling industry was divided down the middle. Before WWE wasn't the only game in town. Every spring, WWE broke box-office records with WrestleMania, but three months earlier, World Championship Wrestling put on a show that routinely showcased the best and the brightest of that roster. So, ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to announce that in six weeks, we will see the return of Starrcade on pay-per-view! And I want to find out the best man to challenge for one of the world titles, and I hit upon another of my brilliant ideas from WCW. Tonight, I've asked both the RAW and SmackDown! rosters to show up, but didn't tell them what for. Well, tonight we're going to put everyone to the test to find out who really most deserves to be the #1 contender. Tonight, World Wrestling Entertainment... and Eric Bischoff... proudly presents World War 3! Three twenty-man battle royals, and the winners will meet in tonight's main event in a triple-threat match for a shot at a champion of their choosing at Starrcade!"

Back from the first commercial, twenty men are in the ring for our first WW3 battle royal. The first casualty of the War is New Generation's Trent Acid, taken out by Tajiri. Test takes out Tommy Dreamer next, then Jeff Hardy eliminates Brian Kendrick. WWE Tag Team Champion Sylvan Grenier is taken out by Chris Kanyon. The Hurricane eliminates Shawn Stasiak next, then Tajiri becomes the first to pick up multiple eliminations when he takes out Test. The rookie monster Damien eliminates Big Show while Show's partner Payne is taken out by Mark Jindrak, and the Natural Born Ministry is rolling! Unfortunately, that ends quickly as Akio dumps out Jindrak. Damien gets his second elim as he takes out Vito Thomaselli, and we're down to ten (50 overall). Damien continues to dominate, eliminating Rico. Eddie Guerrero takes out Hardy next, while Tajiri eliminates Bubba Ray Dudley. Chris Jericho eliminates Kanyon next, and Damien's run comes to an end courtesy of Hurricane. Tajiri gets his fourth elimination as he bundles out his former Kyo Dai partner Akio, and then there were four. Eddie eliminates his one ally when he takes out The Hurricane, but Chris Jericho does the same to Tajiri. Eddie hits a rolling kick on Jericho, then hits the Frogsplash to weaken Jericho enough to dump him to the floor for the win!

Backstage, John Cena and Christian are in each other's faces, both bragging that they're going to win WW3 tonight. Of course, it's a highly entertaining war of words between two of the best promo guys in the business. Could this be building to something?

Eddie Guerrero has already clinched his spot in tonight's WW3 main event, and another spot is about to be filled as twenty more WWE superstars look for their opportunity! For the second straight match, a member of the New Generation is the first casualty as Rob Van Dam eliminates Christian York. In a shocker, Undertaker is the second man out, courtesy of John Morrison. Shelton Benjamin, riding a high from last night, takes out Mark Henry next. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 takes out Fred Williams. In a bit of a surprise, BJ Whitmer eliminates the monstrous Kane! Hardy gets his second elimination, sending Chavo Guerrero to the floor. Brock Lesnar eliminates his old Minnesota Stretching Crew partner Shelton Benjamin next. Dave Batista eliminates Morrison, then Johnny Stamboli. Hardy takes out Whitmer, and it looks like he and Bats are running this match! Lesnar takes out D-Von Dudley next, and Bats continues to dominate, eliminating Rene Dupree. Lesnar looks to stake his spot as the dominant superstar in this match as he eliminates RVD. Billy Gunn eliminates Carlito just to remind people he's still there, which is a mistake, since Batista just eliminates him. Hardy gets his fourth elimination, tying Batista by eliminating him. John Cena eliminates Tom Howard (?!?) who lands awkwardly at ringside, apparently injuring his neck! The remaining superstars put on a good triple threat match until Lesnar eliminates Hardy. Lesnar finishes his dominance of the match by eliminating Cena for the win!

After the match, Shelton Benjamin and Undertaker continue to brawl at ringside. Apparently one said something to set the other off, and they continue to battle it out until an army of officials rush out to break it up!

Backstage, Rhyno is with Bill Alfonso, and they cut a promo about Brock Lesnar. Brock's made it to the triple threat finale tonight, and Rhyno hopes he wins. He hates Brock's guts going back to what happened last year when he turned down Paul Heyman's invitation to join the Dangerous Alliance. At this time last year, it looked like Rhyno was on the verge of beating Lesnar to win the WWE Title. A year later, here Rhyno is with the World Title, and Lesnar's on the outside looking in. Brock, I hope you win!

But who will join Lesnar and Eddie Guerrero in tonight's main event? John Layfield is the first man out of the last battle royal as he's eliminated by Sean O'Haire. Randy Orton then eliminates Rob Conway. Former World Champion A-Train takes out William Regal next, followed by Matt Stryker. Rey Mysterio takes out Zach Gowan before he can do any damage. Orton gets his second elimination, taking out Lance Storm. Nunzio eliminates Funaki, then Chris Benoit eliminates Chuck Palumbo. After an exciting cruiserweight exchange, Nunzio takes out Nova. Orton eliminates Jay Briscoe next to leave ten men in the ring. O'Haire takes out Haas next, then Benoit does the same to Nunzio. Train's run comes to an end, courtesy of Orton. Benoit eliminates O'Haire next, then Christian does the same to Paul London and Orton. Benoit is next out, thanks to Christian. Amazingly, Avery Thompson has managed to fly under the radar throughout the entire match, but no longer as Rey eliminates him only to get blindsided by Christian who dumps Rey to the floor to win the match!

Afterwards, Chris Benoit gets in Mysterio's face, and they look like they're about to fight, but they eventually walk away after an intense stare-down.

Matt Hardy Version 2.0 is backstage, and he issues a challenge. Eddie Guerrero and Christian put themselves on the map by putting on an incredible series of matches over the last couple of months. And he's decided that his time is now, and it's time to make that name. And the guy that's most like him in that regard is Paul London. So, Paul, if you want to start making a name for yourself, let's do it at Starrcade!

In a bonus match before our main event tonight, it's a battle of the top champions in WWE as World Champion Rhyno takes on WWE Champion The Rock! It's a really solid match with some good back-and-forth action. Amid some confusion, Tajiri sneaks into the ring with a steel chair and blasts Rock with it, allowing Rhyno to hit the Gore to pick up the win! After the match, Rhyno realize what's happened, and he goes after Tajiri, hurling him over the top rope to the floor!

And now for our main event! Eddie Guerrero, Brock Lesnar, and Christian have outlasted 57 other WWE Superstars tonight to earn this match, and the winner will get a title shot at a champion of his choosing at Starrcade! Eddie and Christian carry most of the match, but in the closing moments, Chris Jericho hits the ring and clamps on the Walls of Jericho on Eddie! He leaves before the ref can notice him, but it gives Lesnar the opening he needed, as he covers Guerrero for the win! Brock celebrates his win while the announcers speculate on who he'll challenge. We'll find out this Friday on SmackDown!

[loopydate]

NOVEMBER 19, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

Five nights after the Survivor Series and four after the huge World War 3 event on RAW, SmackDown! hits the ground on the road to Starrcade running with the announcement of huge matches for the pay-per-view as well as two blockbuster announcements regarding the future of some of WWE's top titles! Plus, WW3 winner Brock Lesnar chooses which champion he will challenge at Starrcade!

We kick off the show with the Dudley Boyz taking on the new team of Test and Trent Acid, a team calling themselves Blood Test. The new duo put on an impressive show, but the experience of the Dudleyz proves too much as they catch Acid with the 3-D for the win.

Brock Lesnar's music hits, and Cornette and Wilson talk about him not wanting to wait to issue his challenge. He must already know who he wants! Lesnar talks about his history with both Rhyno and The Rock. He talks about the classic matches he's had with The Rock, and he talks about how Rhyno had his chance to be part of the most dominant group in wrestling last year, and he turned it down to try and earn a title shot that never happened. Well, Rhyno, you said Monday night that you wanted me to win so you could finally prove you were better than me. Here I am, title shot in hand, and I'm granting your greatest wish. But at Starrcade, I'm going to once again prove to be your worst nightmare!

I accidentally double-clicked past it, but Matt Hardy Version 2.0 (conspicuously without the World Tag Team Title belt) beat John Cena thanks to interference from Christian.

Chris Jericho is backstage when Eddie Guerrero confronts him. Eddie's not sure why Jericho decided to cost him World War 3, but there will be other opportunities for the title. Eddie knows he's got years ahead of him, and his opportunity will arise again. But there's a brief window open for the one thing he really wants. And that's to kick Jericho's ass at Starrcade! Jericho jaws back and accepts the challenge!

We're still waiting for details on the sexual-harassment allegations that Chris Kanyon is levying against Rico, but tonight they'll get a chance at getting their hands on each other as Kanyon brings his Metro Connection partner Billy Gunn with him to take on Rico and The Hurricane! Solid match up until the Metros' apparent running buddy Mark Henry and their attorney Avery Thompson hit the ring and take out Rico allowing Kanyon to hit I'm Betta Than You for the win. After the match, the Metros continue to pummel Rico and The Hurricane, and clearly whatever is brewing here is far from over!

The first Diva member of the Elite Mickie James is backstage and she cuts a promo on the tournament that's starting on RAW to determine a #1 contender for Trish Stratus' Women's Title. Mickie knows that she's the dominant Diva in WWE, and her Elite status proves that. But if she has to work her way through eight other Divas to earn that shot at Starrcade, so be it.

Up next is a 4.5-star classic for the Cruiserweight Title as Tajiri defends against Paul London! Since the match was so good, I'll let the game's write-up tell the story: Standing leg lariat by Paul London on Tajiri. Paul London misses a clothesline. Tajiri fires off some right and left hands. London reverses an irish whip...and Tajiri runs into the referee. Back heel kick off the second rope, London goes down. Cover, but there's no one to count for Tajiri. London blocks a kick from Tajiri. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Super kick by Paul London. Cover for a two count. Diamond Dust from Paul London, Tajiri is out. Pin, but Tajiri is out just before the three count. Tajiri pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Flying cross body off the top rope! I'll give a 0.8 on the Steamboat scale for that effort. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. London counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. The Rock comes running down the aisle with a chair! London whips Tajiri into the ropes. Rock jumps onto the apron with the chair! Collision between Rock, Tajiri, and the chair! Tajiri staggers back into a roll up! 1...2...3! It's over! London and Rock are beating the hell out of Tajiri! Matt Hardy Version 2.0 sprints down the aisle and slides into the ring! He goes toe-to-toe with Paul London, exchanging punches, while Tajiri comes back, sending Rock out of the ring with a clothesline. Matt \ Tajiri have cleared the ring, driving off London and Rock!

The Rock grabs a microphone and says that he attacked Tajiri because Tajiri cost him his "friendly" match with Rhyno on RAW. Well, since Brock Lesnar has decided that he wants Rhyno at Starrcade, that leaves the Great One without a #1 contender for the WWE Title. And rather than waiting for Eric Bischoff to decide on a challenger, the People's Champion has made the decision an easy one for him. He wants Tajiri, and he wants him at Starrcade if ya smellllllllllll what The Rock iiiiiiiis cookin'!

It's another very exciting tag match next as longtime friends Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio team up against Canadian Violence! If it wasn't for Eddie continuing to phone it in, this might have been greater than the London/Tajiri match. In a slight upset, Rey picks up the victory over the U.S. Champion Chris Benoit with the 619! After the match, all four men brawl back up the ramp and out of sight.

"I'm ba-ack!" The crowd erupts in a chorus of boos as WWE Chairman Eric Bischoff comes to the ring, being trailed by a security guard pushing a big cart with a covered box on it. He drops the bombshell that earlier this week, Jeff Hardy checked into a rehab clinic to deal with his personal demons. While WWE wishes Jeff a speedy recovery, he has no choice but to do what is right for the company. He motions to ringside, and the cover is removed from the box revealing the Intercontinental and World Tag Team Titles. Bischoff announces that he's vacating both of Hardy's championships and that next week on SmackDown!, we'll begin the process of determining new champions!

Our main event is a non-title encounter between World Champion Rhyno and Christian! It's a great match capping off one of the best SmackDown!s in recent memory, but unfortunately it's marred by Brock Lesnar interfering and going after the champ resulting in a DQ. John Cena gets revenge for Christian's early interference by making the save, and the babyfaces stand tall as SmackDown! goes off the air.

[loopydate]

NOVEMBER 22, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

After a spectacular week of WWE television, RAW looks to continue that trend with a huge main event with John Cena challenging Chris Benoit for the United States Title! Plus, the #1 contender tournament for a shot at Trish Stratus' Women's Title kicks off, a six-man tag match featuring three of the huge matches already signed for Starrcade on December 26th, and an appearance by WWE Chairman Eric Bischoff to discuss the fate of the Intercontinental and World Tag Team Titles!

We kick off with a triple-threat match to kick off the Women's Title contender tournament as Mickie James, Jacqueline, and Shaniqua go at it. Good crowd reaction because Mickie is insanely over, but the match itself isn't anything to write home about. Mickie hits Jacqueline with the Mick Kick to pick up the win and advance to the semifinals.

Payne has been on a roll since his recent debut, but tonight he butts up against one of the most brutal competitors on the RAW roster, William Regal. Payne picks up the win with a powerbomb, but Regal retains some heat, laying him out with the Power of the Punch after the bell.

A video plays hyping the WWE Tag Team Champions La Resistance. I'd love to get these guys over, 'cause I don't have a lot of high-overness tag teams.

Two men who have been struggling in the midcard lately, Charlie Haas and Sean O'Haire, do battle next to try and regain some momentum. It's a pretty solid match, but both guys have lost a step or two during their slide down the card. Eventually O'Haire puts Haas away with the Prophecy to pick up the win.

ECW Originals Lance Storm and Tommy Dreamer have been engaged in a mini-feud with NBM members Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli for months now, and their in-ring chemistry continues to impress tonight. Lots of back-and-forth action until Lance Storm blasts Palumbo with a superkick to get the three-count.

United States Champion Chris Benoit is backstage, and he's got a huge title defense tonight against John Cena, but first he wants to talk about the tag match from Friday night when Rey Mysterio pinned him. Benoit's going to be on SmackDown! this week, and Mysterio had better watch his back because last week was a fluke, even though everybody seems to think Rey has Benoit's number. Friday night, he's going to prove them wrong.

The Women's Title contender tournament continues, and we now know that the winner of this match will face Mickie James in two weeks on RAW. Gail Kim and Jazz put on a pretty solid match that allows both Divas to show off their skills until Jazz manages to get Gail to tap out to the STF.

Rob Van Dam and Shelton Benjamin are two of the most exciting stars on RAW, and tonight they take on two of the most violent, the Natural Born Ministry's Undertaker and Damien! Really good match that lets all four guys get their spots in. During a moment of confusion, Randy Orton hits the ring and blasts RVD with the RKO behind the ref's back allowing Damien to pick up the cheap win. After the match, Orton joins the Ministry members to triple-team RVD and Shelton, mostly focusing on Van Dam.

Eric Bischoff is backstage and he once again has the Intercontinental and World Tag Team Titles with him. He mentioned on Friday that the process to determine new champions would begin this week on SmackDown!, and he's here to announce the specifics. First, the tag titles will be up for grabs in a triple threat match as a trio of former champions go at it. It's going to be the Dudley Boyz against Los Guerreros against the Metro Connection! Also this Friday, sixteen of the top Superstars will begin a tournament that will culminate at Starrcade and a new Intercontinental Champion will be crowned!

The first half of our double main event is up next as Eddie Guerrero teams with the top champions in WWE, Rhyno and The Rock to take on their respective Starrcade opponents Chris Jericho, Brock Lesnar, and Tajiri! The faces use quick tags to isolate Jericho early, but once Jericho makes a tag to Tajiri, the heels manage to triple-team Rhyno for a while. Eventually, Eddie and Jericho wind up in the ring and Guerrero hits a swinging DDT to pick up the win!

And now for our main event! Big match feel for Benoit versus Cena, but unfortunately it's marred by interference from Christian, which sets up Benoit to clamp on the Crippler Crossface to pick up the submission victory. Benoit holds up the title as RAW goes off the air.

[M-A-G]

<font color=goldenrod>Not even them...but midcarders as well who are probably well into their 40s. Mark Henry probably has aged to like a 40 brawl rating at this point and nothing else</font> :o

I'm gonna have to take a long look at the roster after WrestleMania and start looking for names to trim. Everyone over 40 is suspect. I didn't have a roster problem before because while I had like 140 people under contract the majority were in training or developmental. Now each show has like 45 guys. Here's a list of people who are in danger of being on the chopping block:
HHH (although I want to squeeze one more big star-making fued out of him with an up-and-comer. Maybe Miz or DiBiase)
Mark Henry (the guy's done his job fairly well enough)
Victoria
Ivory
Molly
Finlay (he's a non-wrestler now and I haven't had much reason to use him)
Kidman
The Brian Kendrick (he's been wanting to leave anyway)
Kanyon
JBL (although I'm hoping he becomes a non-wrestler so I can make him Raw GM or retires and decides to become an announcer)

[M-A-G]

And with that, since I am in WrestleMania mode, here are the inductees for the Hall of Fame class of 2014:

The Rock and Roll Express (inducted by Jim Cornette)
Tazz (inducted by Tommy Dreamer)
Jim Crockett Sr. (inducted by the Crockett family)
Steve Williams (inducted by Jim Ross)
Paul Heyman (inducted by Rob Van Dam and Sabu)
Eric Bischoff (inducted by Hulk Hogan)
Vincent Kennedy McMahon (inducted by the McMahon family)

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>LOL Vince, Heyman, and Bischoff all going in at once.

Anyways, screw it. I've wanted to book more shows for weeks now, but I just haven't got the time/motivation to do those full write-ups. So I'm going to stick to even faster, straight-to-the-point results. I should have the next Raw and NXT up later.

Fortunately it's not all for naught, since I've noticed the number of Views this thread gets seems to increase considerably. So at least SOME people are reading.</font> :shifty:

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>WWE Raw – July 12, 2010

Shawn Michaels announced that tonight’s main event would be #1 Contender John Cena facing “The Celtic Warrior” Sheamus. There would also be a special twist to the match that we’d learn about later tonight. Also, all of the World Cup participants who started off 0-1 will face off tonight in what are essentially elimination matches.

WWE World Cup – Raw Group C: Justin Gabriel (1-1) pinned Santino Marella (0-2) following a 450 Splash. Gabriel takes some good momentum into the Money in the Bank PPV.

WWE World Cup – Raw Group D: William Regal (1-1) pinned The Great Khali (0-2) following the use of brass knuckles. Vladimir Kozlov distracted the official, which gave Regal the opportunity to cheat.

Backstage, we see David Hart Smith ambushed in a hallway by Chris Jericho and Wade Barrett. Smith will not be able to accompany his partner Tyson Kidd to the ring.

WWE World Cup – Raw Group B: Evan Bourne (1-1) pinned Tyson Kidd (0-2). Evan Bourne delivered a plancha onto an interfering Wade Barrett at ringside, and as the official tried to maintain order, Chris Jericho snuck in and hit Kidd with a Codebreaker. Bourne didn’t notice the extra interference and capitalized with a Shooting Star Press. Jericho and Barrett have sent a message to the Unified Tag Team champions just days before their PPV encounter!

The Cutting Edge involved a dual interview with R-Truth and United States champion Ted DiBiase. It was announced that the two would face off for the belt on Sunday. The two men brawled.

WWE World Cup – Raw Group A: Goldust (1-1) pinned Yoshi Tatsu (0-2) after a Curtain Call. The two shook hands after. Match could be used as a cheap plug for the fact that Goldust will be on NXT tomorrow night.

John Morrison & Randy Orton defeated The Miz & Zack Ryder following an RKO on Ryder. Orton also RKO’ed Miz and Morrison after the bell. The Viper has struck and is ready to run through all of his opponents on Sunday to get that the Money in the Bank contract!

Surprise surprise! It turns out that the Cena/Sheamus main event would have a special guest referee – Triple H! Sheamus was clearly distracted by The Game’s presence, and after shoving him one too many times, received a Pedigree for his troubles as Cena got the victory. WWE Champion Edge ran down and attempted to hit the number 1 contender with a Spear, but Cena scouted it and caught him with an Attitude Adjustment. Cena and Triple H may be standing tall now, but will they be doing so during their respective matches on Sunday?</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>WWE NXT – July 13, 2010

As NXT Host Matt Striker delivered the opening introductions of the WWE Pros, NXT Rookie Alex Riley rushed the ring and planted Striker with a TKO that he calls the Varsity Blues. What’s the meaning of this attack? (May as well rip off real-life happenings while it’s going on!) :shifty:

Ted DiBiase looked on with approval as his rookie Kaval picked up his second win in as many weeks. Kaval defeated Finlay’s rookie Johnny Prime in a well-contested bout following his Warrior’s Way double stomp. Kaval moves up to 2-0 on NXT while Prime falls to 0-1.

Goldust formally introduced to the world his rookie, Drake Brewer. Goldust said that although his rookie may look impressive now, Goldust will truly make him into a *deep breath* *sudden exhale* star. Brewer’s reaction: :wtf:

Matchup of oddball Pro/Rookie pairings as Goldust & Drake Brewer go up against Kane & Eli Cottonwood. The Brewer & Goldust pairing seem to hold their own early on. Goldust eventually winds up standing on the apron trying to convince Brewer to perform suggestive gestures/taunts to try and get the crowd behind him. The lack of prioritizing leads to Brewer eating a Chokeslam from Cottonwood. Brewer starts off NXT at 0-1 while Cottonwood goes 2-0.

Jack Swagger and Alex Riley explain themselves. Swagger says that he instructed his rookie to make the attack. Riley suffered an unfair loss last week, and to make the crowd forget about it…he needed to make a statement this week. He accomplished just that.

It’s Pro vs. Rookie in our main event as Sheamus’ rookie Titus O’Neill makes his debut against the veteran Finlay. The ref ejects Sheamus from ringside for being a nuisance, and as the ref’s back is turned, Finlay’s rookie Johnny Prime tosses Finlay a shillelagh. Titus intercepts it, and as the ref turns, Finlay goes down despite not being hit. The ref sees Titus with a shillelagh and a downed Finlay and calls for the DQ! The 30-year vet outsmarted Titus O’Neill, who falls to 0-1. Sheamus and Titus are livid as NXT goes off the air.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>WWE Superstars – July 15, 2010

Big Show pinned Tyler Reks after a Knockout Punch in a very short match (seriously, it was about two lines worth of text in EWR).

Curt Hawkins & Vance Archer were victorious on Superstars this week, notching a victory over the team of Chris Masters & Heath Slater. Hawkins pinned Slater after a diving elbow drop.

Divas champion Maryse earned a victory over Gail Kim following the French Kiss. With a title match against Natalya coming up in the very near future, this win was important to generate momentum for the champion.

With a United States Title match on Sunday, R-Truth faced off against Michael Tarver, associate of champion Ted DiBiase. Truth was able to put the larger man down following a Lie Detector.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>WWE SmackDown – July 16, 2010

CM Punk geared up for his match against Rey Mysterio at Money in the Bank with a bout against his former NXT rookie Darren Young. Young continues to impress in defeat, but he still fell victim to a GTS and a 3-count.

After the match, Punk made sure to berate Young. He’s now lost to the entire Straight Edge Society. He needs to repent for the mistakes he made on NXT, and finally accept straight edge into his life. Young refused once again, and slapped Punk in the face. Young quickly jumped out of the ring and ran off before Gallows or Mercury could get their hands on him.

WWE World Cup – SmackDown Group D: Bryan Danielson (2-0) forced Cody Rhodes (1-1) to submit to the Cattle Mutilation. Bryan continues to prove week after week that he has the pure athleticism to survive in WWE. This athleticism should greatly benefit him in Money in the Bank.

WWE World Cup – SmackDown Group C: Christian (2-0) pinned MVP (0-2) after a Killswitch. Both men shook hands after the close bout. Shad Gaspard and David Otunga appeared on the Titan Tron. They bragged about their high class lifestyles and said that MVP went against everything that they were. They warned MVP that the worst was yet to come.

Vickie Guerrero booked Beth Phoenix in the same match that caused her to lose her title to begin with – a handicap match against Lay-Cool! The healthy Beth was undeterred and dominated both members of Lay-Cool. Beth retained the gold following a Glam Slam on Michelle, who landed on top of Layla. Who will be next to challenge the Glamazon?

WWE World Cup – SmackDown Group B: Kofi Kingston (2-0) pinned JTG (0-2) after the Trouble in Paradise. Kingston ensured that he will be rolling into Sunday with a full head of steam, will that catapult the Ghanian superstar to his first ever Money in the Bank victory?

WWE World Cup – SmackDown Group A: Intercontinental champion Drew McIntyre (2-0) defeated Rey Mysterio (1-1) via count out. CM Punk watched the match from the rampway and goaded Rey into a fight. Rey was counted out in the process, and then attempted to take out his frustrations on Punk. Gallows and Mercury jumped Rey, leaving him down. This nearly half-year long feud will finally culminate at Money in the Bank!

Dolph Ziggler was backstage. Although his MITB opponents all won tonight, he still had to be considered the favorite, because he is…perfection. Big Show walked in and simply stared him down, bringing Ziggler’s optimism down a peg.

In our main event, the Undertaker defeated World Heavyweight champion Jack Swagger. Swagger seemed poised to put Taker away until Kane’s flames burst out of nowhere. Swagger was caught off guard and walked right into a Tombstone. All three men have now recorded victories over one another in recent weeks. Kane came up through the ring and got into a staredown with Taker. Bah gawd, what chance does Swagger have of escaping Money in the Bank with his title?</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod><b>Finalized Money in the Bank Card</b>

"The Rated-R Superstar" Edge defends his WWE Title against John Cena

"The All-American American" Jack Swagger defends his World Heavyweight Title against The Brothers of Destruction - Kane and The Undertaker - in a Triple Threat Match

2 Money in the Bank matches where the winner receives a title shot at any point for a full year.

-Raw MITB: Evan Bourne, John Morrison, Justin Gabriel, The Miz, Randy Orton, and Zack Ryder

-SmackDown MITB: Big Show, Bryan Danielson, Christian, Dolph Ziggler, Intercontinental champion Drew McIntyre, and Kofi Kingston

"The Game" Triple H competes in his first match back against the man who put him on the shelf, "The Celtic Warrior" Sheamus

CM Punk and Rey Mysterio will put an end to their ongoing feud and PPV match series

The Hart Dynasty put their Unified Tag Team Titles on the line against Chris Jericho and Wade Barrett

R-Truth looks to take the United States Title away from Ted DiBiase

CALL YOUR PPV PROVIDER AND ORDER MONEY IN THE BANK NOW!</font>

[M-A-G]

*calls PPV provider and is placed on hold for 67 minutes*

[M-A-G]

<font color=goldenrod>LOL Vince, Heyman, and Bischoff all going in at once.


It would be pretty sweet in real life, no? If only to see what kind of reaction Bischoff would get in what is pretty much WWE territory at MSG.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Yeah it would be awesome. I have a feeling Randy Savage would even go in before Bisch and Heyman, tho.</font>

[Evil Vito]

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<font color=goldenrod>WWE Money in the Bank
July 18, 2010

Dark Match: Matt Hardy def. Chavo Guerrero
The fan-favorite Matt Hardy gets the night started off on a high note for the fans in attendance. Hardy moves out of the way of an attempted Frog Splash and then capitalizes with a Twist of Fate for the victory.
Winner: Matt Hardy
***, 77% Overall Rating

WWE Unified Tag Team Titles: Chris Jericho & Wade Barrett vs. The Hart Dynasty (C)
Fairly standard tag team bout with the fiendish team of Jericho & Barrett isolated Tyson Kidd from his corner through most of it. David Hart Smith eventually got the hot tag and came in like a house of fire as Kidd recovered. Smith picked up Barrett and Kidd hits the ropes to set up for the Hart Attack, but Jericho thwarted his attempt and sent him out of the ring. Barrett escaped Smith’s clutch and hoisted the big man up for The Wasteland. Barrett connected with the move and three seconds later had successfully made use of his NXT-earned PPV title match.
Winners and NEW Unified Tag Team Champions: Chris Jericho and Wade Barrett
***1/4, 82% Overall Rating

Mask vs. Hair: Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk
These two men have been at each other’s throats since before WrestleMania, and this match was to finally serve as the culmination of the months and months of animosity. Punk did all he could to expose Rey’s face to the WWE audience, including getting illegal assistance from his Straight Edge Society. Referee Charles Robinson finally ejected Mercury, Gallows, and Serena from ringside. With his cronies no longer there to protect him, Punk was dropped throat-first into the rope and ate a 6-1-9 and West Coast Pop. Rey had finally won their bitter feud, and he shaved off several chunks of Punk’s head after.
Winner: Rey Mysterio
****1/4, 90% Overall Rating

Raw Money in the Bank Ladder Match
This match featured more death-defying spots than you could shake a stick at. Ryder with a Zack Attack from the top of the ladder on Morrison. Gabriel and Bourne working in tandem as The Miz lay downed in the ring, with Gabriel hitting a 450 Splash from the top of a ladder followed by a Shooting Star Press from Bourne from the top of another ladder. But best of all, Zack Ryder grabbing hold of the briefcase but then the ladder being pulled from beneath him, forcing Ryder to hang onto the cord for dear life. Morrison connected with a ladder shot to the chest, and Ryder fell to the mat face first, right into an RKO from Orton. “The Viper” was able to withstand the punishment longer than everybody else, climbing the ladder and retrieving the briefcase.
Winner: Randy Orton
****, 87% Overall Rating

WWE United States Title: R-Truth vs. Ted DiBiase (C)
Perhaps learning from watching the CM Punk/Rey Mysterio bout, DiBiase’s associates Michael Tarver and Mark Henry were extra careful to not make their presence at ringside too obvious. DiBiase controlled the match from the early going, but Truth got a head of steam and appeared to be seconds away from winning the United States Title for the first time. Mark Henry jumped onto the apron, and referee John Cone immediately ejected him. Unfortunately, as this argument was taking place, Michael Tarver was busy knocking Truth’s teeth down his throat with a vicious right hand. DiBiase got the pinfall to retain his title.
Winner and STILL United States Champion: Ted DiBiase
***, 80% Overall Rating

Sheamus vs. Triple H
After being on the shelf for nearly three months, “The Game” was back with a vengeance. Early on in the match, Triple H may have been regretting his decision to come back – as Sheamus was controlling him. However, “The Celtic Warrior” may have seen his ego get the best of him as he refused to pin Triple H when it appeared he could. It’s never a wise move to give a guy like Triple H extra time, and he made the Irishman pay. Triple H dodged a Bicycle Kick, and then Triple H charged and connected with a series of jumping knee drops. Sheamus staggered around and walked right into the Pedigree. Bah Gawd Triple H is back!
Winner: Triple H
***1/4, 86% Overall Rating

SmackDown Money in the Bank Ladder Match
This match had quite an act to follow after Raw’s ladder match, but it certainly disappoint, and featured a crazy ending. Danielson found creative ways to incapacitate his opponents using the ladder to make some painful submission holds. Ziggler planted Christian with a Zig Zag from up top. Kingston attempted to climb the ladder but Big Show threw another ladder at him like a javelin, sending him crashing to the mat. Nobody came even close to touching the briefcase until Christian near the end. He found himself in the same position as he did at WM – with the briefcase right in his grasp – until it inexplicably raised up out of his grasp! What is the meaning of that? Christian looked shocked, and in his confusion he didn’t notice Drew McIntyre behind him. McIntyre knocked Christian off the ladder, as the briefcase lowered down to normal. The Intercontinental champion can now try to add some more gold around his waist at any time.
Winner: Drew McIntyre
****, 88% Overall Rating

WWE Title: John Cena vs. Edge (C)
Considered by many to be “The Ultimate Opportunist”, Edge has been known to win many big matches by less-than-honorable means. Many feel that Edge cannot win a big match without cheating or giving himself a huge advantage. But tonight, he proved those naysayers wrong. Cena and Edge had a back-and-forth encounter complete with dueling chants from the crowd. Many nearfalls on both ends. Cena locks in the STF but Edge gets to the ropes. Edge climbs to his feet and charges at Cena, Cena catches him for the Attitude Adjustment, but Edge lands on his feet! SPEAR! Edge retains his title in a thriller! After the match, Randy Orton jumps into the ring and nearly RKOs Edge, but Edge escapes the clutch in time. The Viper points to his briefcase as a reminder that he can cash it in on Edge at any time.
Winner and STILL WWE champion: Edge
***1/4, 92% Overall Rating

World Heavyweight Title: The Undertaker vs. Kane vs. Jack Swagger (C)
Some say that “The All-American American” pulled off a miracle at Fatal Four Way, but would lightning strike twice? All three men slugged at one another and were quick to break up each others’ pinfalls. Swagger began growing visibly frustrated as Kane and Undertaker would both sit up after landing big maneuvers on them. Swagger pounded the mat in frustration, and this rare lapse of concentration from Swagger gave Undertaker a chance to capitalize. Undertaker planted Swagger with a huge Chokeslam, sending him outside the ring. But when he turned around, Kane lifted his brother up and planted him with a Tombstone! Kane gets the pinfall and wins a World title for just the second time in his career! Bah gawd hellfire and brimstone!
Winner and NEW World Heavyweight champion: Kane
***1/4, 85% Overall Rating

83% Overall Rating for Money in the Bank</font>

[Swiss Ultimate]

Vito, what sim do you use?

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>EWR 4.2</font>

[Swiss Ultimate]

Neat. I definitely cheated with mine, all my guys are well-behaved technical masters, maxed out stats for all my guys.

Do you know what exactly makes guys on the roster unhappy?

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Main Eventers and Upper Midcarders lose a little bit of morale each time they don't appear on television. So when you're running a company with 4 TV shows a week, the morale plummets. I get around this by turning all of my main eventers and upper midcarders into managers.</font>

[loopydate]

NOVEMBER 26, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

It's the last SmackDown! of November, and tonight promises to be the latest in a string of noteworthy shows. Eric Bischoff announces a huge match for Starrcade, new World Tag Team Champions are crowned, and the tournament for the vacant Intercontinental Title begins!

We kick things off with a first-round match pitting the exciting Brian Kendrick against former champion "Nature Boy" Dave Batista, the winner will advance to the quarterfinals in two weeks! Batista clearly has his fire back, and he wants the Intercontinental Title back as well. Kendrick puts up a good fight, but Batista's power is just too great, and he puts Kendrick away with a Figure-Four Leglock.

BJ Whitmer is out next for his first-round match, but he clearly got a raw deal as his opponent is a fired-up John Cena! As soon as the bell rings, Cena blasts BJ with a spear, then lands an F-U for the win! As Cena celebrates, Christian appears out of nowhere with a steel chair! Christian hits a big chair shot and walks off, leaving Cena bloodied. These two look like their burgeoning feud is going to be huge!

WWE Chairman Eric Bischoff is backstage in his office and announces that, by virtue of Rey Mysterio pinning United States Champion Chris Benoit last week in their tag match, Rey has earned a shot against Benoit at Starrcade!

Two of the most exciting young cruiserweights on SmackDown! are in action next in a first-round IC Title tournament match as John Morrison takes on Carlito! It's a very entertaining contest with both men getting in their spots. Eventually, Carlito's experience edge payss off as he reverses a submission hold into his trademark reverse figure-four for the win! Carlito advances to the quarterfinals!

Rico takes on Test in tonight's final IC tourney match. This is probably the worst of the four we've seen tonight, but there were still a couple of good nearfalls. Rico picks up the win with a spinning kick, but gets jumped after the bell by Chris Kanyon who hits I'm Betta Than You to leave his rival laying!

WWE Champion The Rock appears on the TitanTron and he cuts a promo on his upcoming defense against the Japanese buzzsaw Tajiri. He talks about how of all the challengers he's faced over the years, he never thought he'd be at this point, talking about Tajiri as the #1 contender. But it just goes to show that, given the right opportunity, if you have the right set of skills, you can climb the mountain. Tajiri's always had all the skill in the world, and now he's found his opportunity. But The Rock's got an opportunity at Starrcade, too. He's got an opportunity to get back at Tajiri for jumping him a couple of weeks ago, and he's got an opportunity to once again enter the new year as the People's Champion and still the WWE Champion! If ya smellllllll what The Rock is cookin'!

A pair of #1 contenders go head-to-head next as United States Title contender Rey Mysterio takes on Cruiserweight Title contender Matt Hardy Version 2.0! The crowd gets really into this high-flying encounter, and both men come out of it looking like a million bucks, but Rey eventually picks up the big win with the West Coast Pop!

Last week on SmackDown!, Eric Bischoff announced that Jeff Hardy had been stripped of both the Intercontinental and World Tag Team Titles. Earlier tonight, four of the eight quarterfinal slots in the IC Title tounrament were filled. And now we're going to determine new tag champions in a triple-threat match made up entirely of former champions! It's the Dudley Boyz versus Los Guerreros versus the Metro Connection! The Dudleyz take turns working over Kanyon in the early-going until Kanyon can tag in his partner Billy Gunn. From there, the tags come quickly and often between all three teams, and during one of the more chaotic moments Eddie Guerrero plants Billy Gunn with a tiger suplex to set up the frogsplash and Los Guerreros are your new champions!

Unfortunately, as Eddie is celebrating his big win, Chris Jericho hits the ring! These two will collide at Starrcade, and Jericho takes the opportunity to weaken his rival with the Walls of Jericho!

Earlier tonight, the top contenders for the US and Cruiserweight Titles went one-on-one, and now it's the champs' turns as Chris Benoit takes on Paul London! London gets off to a hot start with a back suplex (shades of his trainer, Shawn Michaels), then a big legdrop for two. Benoit fights back with punches, a back suplex of his own, a thrust kick, and a horrifying Tiger Driver 91 that nearly crushes London's neck! London somehow kicks out, but Benoit stays on the offensive with a butterfly suplex. He goes up top for his trademark headbutt, but London snaps off a super Frankensteiner for two! London continues to use the top rope to his advantage with a big DDT for two more. Dropkick to the knee and a spinning kick keeps London rolling, but when he attempts for an arm wringer, Benoit uses his technical expertise to escape, then land a dropkick and a brainbuster. Out of nowhere, Matt Hardy Version 2.0 hits the ring. Benoit distracts the official allowing Hardy to take out London with a chair. Benoit clamps on the Crippler Crossface on an unconscious London, and the ref calls for the bell! Hardy joins Benoit in a beat-down on London until Rey Mysterio hits the ring to drive them off.

And now for a tag-team main event. On one side, the #1 contenders for the World and WWE Titles, Brock Lesnar and Tajiri. On the other, World Champion Rhyno and The Hurricane! It's actually a very good match that gets all four guys good exposure. Lesnar blasts Hurricane with a tiger bomb, then puts him away with the F-5 for the win. After the match, Rock takes out Tajiri with a chairshot, and the People's Champ stands tall as SmackDown! goes off the air.

Next week, four more SmackDown! Superstars will join John Cena, Rico, Carlito, and Dave Batista in the quarterfinals of the Intercontinental Title tournament, we'll finally hear from Rico about the accusations levied against him by Chris Kanyon, plus the build-up to Starrcade continues!

[loopydate]

NOVEMBER 29, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

A huge eight-man tag main event has been signed for the last show of November, plus the last two semifinal spots in the tournament to crown a #1 contender for Trish Stratus' Women's Title at Starrcade will be determined, and a huge contest pitting two of RAW's top stars against each other as Rob Van Dam takes on Randy Orton!

We open the show with a one-on-one match pitting the Natural Born Ministry's rookie monster Damien against former stablemate Big Show! Damien controls most of the match until Show fights back with some pretty weak offense. Damien eventually picks up the win with his chokeslam, then lays Show out with a chair afterwards.

Damien's mentors and the co-leaders of the NBM head out next as Sean O'Haire and Undertaker take on the World's Greatest Tag Team! Undertaker is in control of the match until Shelton Benjamin manages to get away and attempt a hot tag. He gets tagged, all right, but it's by a big right hand from his partner Charlie Haas! Haas hops down from the corner and walks away, leaving Shelton to get chokeslammed and pinned. Haas returns to the ring and hops up onto the second rope and signals for Undertaker and O'Haire to set up a table in the middle of the ring. Undertaker picks up Shelton for a suplex, but passes him up to Haas, who puts his best friend through the table with a superbomb! Benjamin is completely out! What has Charlie Haas done?!?

Undertaker grabs a microphone from ringside and gets down on Shelton's level. "For too long, you have been a nuisance to us. You were the first to defeat our rookie monster. We took your tag titles, but you gave us hell trying to get them back. Tonight, the rise of the Ministry begins again, and I've proven that I can get to the things and people that are closest to your heart. But at Starrcade, I'm coming for your soul! And you will not rest in peace!"

The divas tournament continues next as two of WWE's most unusual women do battle. It's Lita against Daffney for a spot in the semis! They have a pretty good brawl that Lita ends with the Litarana to move on.

EWR keeps suggesting that I put A-Train and William Regal against each other. Not sure why because they don't really mesh well. Meh. Train picks up the win with the Derailer.

Mickie James is backstage, and she cuts a promo on her match with Jazz next week in the semifinals. The elite Diva definitely has her sights set on getting her title back, but she knows that she has to get through Jazz. And Jazz has given her trouble before, but next week, Mickie is focused, and she's going to prove that she belongs in the Elite!

The last quarterfinal match in the divas tournament is up next as Victoria takes on Molly Holly. This is probably the best match of the tournament thus far, and Molly picks up the win with a big flying crossbody to advance to face Lita next week.

United States Champion Chris Benoit has a big match coming up at Starrcade against Rey Mysterio, but tonight he's got a tune-up against ECW Original Tommy Dreamer. Tommy gets in a little offense, but winds up taking a big lariat to set up for the Crippler Crossface. Tommy has no choice but to tap out, then he's helpless to defend himself from a series of stomps as Benoit is clearly sending a message to Mysterio!

Randy Orton comes to the ring for his match with Rob Van Dam and he has a proposition. Five weeks between now and Starrcade, and we both need to prove that we belong among the Elite of World Wrestling Entertainment. Best of five series, starting... now!

RVD comes out, and the match is on! It's a great one, and if this is the start of a best-of-five series, I can't wait for the rest of it! Eventually, Van Dam strikes first, hitting the Five-Star Frogsplash to go up 1-0!

Our main event pits eight members of the Elite against each other, including three Starrcade previews! It's WWE Champion The Rock, World Champion Rhyno, John Cena, and one-half of the World Tag Team Champions Eddie Guerrero against Tajiri, Brock Lesnar, Christian, and Chris Jericho! Cena takes most of the abuse from all four heels, but it lets all of them get in some high spots without them taking away momentum from the champs on the babyface side. Rhyno picks up the win for his team with the Gore to send the fans home happy.

[M-A-G]

Neat. I definitely cheated with mine, all my guys are well-behaved technical masters, maxed out stats for all my guys.

Do you know what exactly makes guys on the roster unhappy?

Yeah, definitely don't do more than 3 shows especially if you have alot of people on your active roster. 25-30 guys per show with 3 shows should be fine and make sure you have a timeslot that affords you alot of segments. Your workers also need to actually compete in matches. Just sticking them in an interview or angle won't help.

[M-A-G]

And heeeeeeeeeeeere's WrestleMania 30:

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So here’s the fallout of WrestleMania:

Kofi Kingston was the 10th mystery entrant for Money in the Bank.

Ted DiBiase is still the WWE U.S. Champion.

Ian Moore is the new WWE Intercontinental Champion for the second time.

CM Punk and Shawn Michaels have effectively ended their feud.

Batista and HHH had quite possibly the worst Hell in a Cell match ever just based on the match report.

John Morrison retained the WWE Title.

Jason Collins is the new World Heavyweight Champion for the third time.

Raw: 3/31/2014

Opening segment: HHH comes out to do what he does best: talk about himself and how great he is. Batista isn’t here tonight as he’s off licking his wounds from Hell in a Cell. He wants to move on but he points out that there is another superstar on the Raw roster that he has unfinished business with. And with that he calls out John Morrison. Morrison obliges and emerges from the back still the WWE Champion. Morrison gets face-to-face with HHH and asks if he really wants to talk about greatness. “Last night, I overcame all the odds and walked out of my 4th straight WrestleMania as a world champion. Now my grasp on WWE history can be as shaky as WWE.com at times but I’m pretty sure no other superstar can claim that. Now I know what you’re going to say, Hunter. You want a title shot against me. After all, I am the man that beat you for the title my first night here on Raw and all attempts for us to have a rematch were thwarted by one problem or another. So I’ll tell you what. Yes, you can….”
Bobby Lashley’s music hits and out comes the man himself to interrupt the proceedings. He hops into the ring with a mic and gets all up in HHH’s grill. “…Yes, you can get behind ME! I don’t care what anyone says; last night was highway robbery. I had John Morrison beat and everyone here knows that I should be standing here as the new WWE Champion. Besides, HHH…just looking at you right now, you’re not much in a position to challenge for anything. Batista may be licking his wounds but you didn’t walk out unscathed yourself. So why don’t you do what he did, get your ass into your car, pack up your things in your hotel, and head on home and rest up. Because you’ll want to be in the best of shape if you’re going to challenge me for the WWE Title.”
John Morrison objects to this by pointing out that Lashley doesn’t have a title match and isn’t going to get one. “You had your shot and you blew it. It’s going to take something major for you to be in any consideration for a title match. So if you don’t mind, HHH and I would like to resume our discussion. Preferably elsewhere….” Morrison turns to leave and HHH just shrugs his shoulders at Lashley. Lashley ponders over the situation and raises his mic again. “Wait,” he says to Morrison. “What if I put up something as well?” Morrison pauses and turns his attention back to Lashley. “What could you have to put up that I would want?” Lashley steps up to Morrison and defiantly declares, “My career. You put the WWE Title on the line tonight and I’ll put my career on the line as well. You win, I’m gone. I win, I’m the champ. No more, no less. What do you say?” HHH interjects by saying, “Now, now I can’t speak for you, John or for everybody here but I would have no problem seeing Lashley get his ass beat again and taking a walk out of the WWE.” “I’d zip it if I were you, Hunter seeing as you’re not 100% and I’m just mad enough to finish what Batista started last night,” Lashley fires back. “Hey, me at 40% is 39% more than what I need to kick your ass….” “Hey, hey, hey,” interrupts Morrison. “Alright, fine. Lashley, if you’re serious about doing this, then tonight, you and me…one-on-one…for the WWE Title.” Morrison drops the mic and raises the belt to cheers. Lashley smirks and HHH just nods along.

Other proceedings:
Raw GM Steve Austin announces that on Superstars this Thursday, there will be a Triple Threat match to determine who will headline Backlash and face the winner of tonight’s WWE Title match. It will be HHH vs. Edge vs. Randy Orton

AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels lose a tag team match to Mark Henry and Pete Shapiro. Daniels seems to be continuing his disgust with Styles.

R-Truth defeats William Regal and makes it clear he’s still coming for Ted DiBiase and the U.S. Title.

Kim Roderick retains the WWE Diva’s Title against Adara James. Victoria, still on the warpath, chases Kim away afterwards.

Bryan Danielson has a run-in with JBL. JBL asks if Danielson is wallowing in self-pity after failing to recapture the U.S. Title at WrestleMania. JBL tells him to buck up and points out that it’s perfectly alright because guys like Danielson aren’t meant for glory. Danielson sarcastically asks if glory is reserved for people like JBL. JBL glares at Danielson and declares that he’s a wrestling god. Glory comes with the territory.

Randy Orton and Evan Bourne defeat Edge and Ted DiBiase when Bourne pins DiBiase. Bourne picks up the U.S. Title and stares at it for a bit before dropping it at DiBiase’s body.

Main Event: John Morrison defeats Bobby Lashley to retain the WWE Title and send Lashley packing. HHH watches from the stage at the conclusion of the match.

End of the month proceedings:
Bobby Lashley retires.

Superstars: 4/3/2014
Bunch of matches with no real major implications although Daniels and Styles continue to have problems, Evan Bourne continues his winning ways, and Bryan Danielson answers JBL’s challenge of defeating one of his lackeys, Lance Cade in singles action.

Main Event: HHH defeated Edge and Randy Orton in a triple threat match to become the number contender to the WWE title at Backlash.

SmackDown!: 4/4/2014
Opening segment: The Money in the Bank winner Kofi Kingston comes out to a huge pop. He addresses his surprise return at WrestleMania and even more surprising victory. He can’t wait to challenge for the World Title….
…Interrupting is the theme of the week as Shad come out with a folder and a mic and hops in the ring. Kofi shouldn’t get ahead of himself because he’s not going to be challenging for anything anytime soon. By order of the WWE Board of Directors, Shad is demanding that the SmackDown! GM, The Rock, comes out to the ring and address what’s in the folder.
IF YOU SMELL………!!! Here comes the Rock with a perturbed look on his face. Shad hands the folder to the Rock and says that he is required to carry out what’s in there. The Rock looks over a document in the folder while Kofi stands looking puzzled and wondering what the deal is. The Rock closes the folder and turns away and shakes his head with a look of disbelief and disgust on his face. “What’s wrong, Rock?” Shad asks. “Don’t want to accept it? If you’re not to telling everyone here, I’ll do it. Basically, Kofi, you didn’t qualify for Money in the Bank like the other nine competitors did. You got forced in by our ‘illustrious General Manager’ who just loves doing favors for people who don’t deserve them. I took this matter up with the Board of Directors and they all agree that it was unfair for everyone else who actually earned their spot. Therefore, Kofi, while officially you are the winner of the match at WrestleMania, you are NOT the owner of the Money in the Bank briefcase. So Rock, do your duty. Do what you’re being paid to do. Do your job and strip Kofi Kingston of the Money in the Bank briefcase.”
The Rock takes up the mic and addresses Shad. “Now hold on because there’s something in here that you’re overlooking Shad. This document may order the Rock to strip Kofi Kingston of the briefcase but it also empowers the Rock to give Kofi an opportunity to qualify.” Shad now looks puzzled. “Qualify for what?”
The Rock continues, “You see, according to this, two weeks from now on SmackDown!, there will be a rematch of the Money in the Bank ladder match involving the nine participants who originally qualified. The tenth spot will be up for grabs in a qualifying match that Kofi Kingston will be a part of and The Rock will set up for Superstars this Thursday.” Shad is furious while Kofi pretty much says, “Bring it on” by his expression. Shad tries to clothesline Kofi but Kofi ducks and smacks him with the briefcase. He drops it in the ring and walks off to the crowd’s cheers.
Oops, wait, we’re not done as Chris Sylvain, fresh off of losing the World Heavyweight Title to Jason Collins at WrestleMania comes out and gets in the Rock’s face. He declares there will be no rejoicing or celebrating for anyone. He’s entitled to a rematch against Collins. The Rock points out that Collins hasn’t arrived yet but notes that Sylvain looks ready for action and agrees to put him in a match with a champion tonight. In fact, it’s someone Sylvain knows quite well: the new Intercontinental Champion Ian Moore.

Other proceedings:
Rhyno earns an Intercontinental Title match for Superstars by winning a four way.

Oracle retains the WWE Women’s Title against Nicole Durgan.

Shad and Jack Swagger defeat Kofi Kingston and Shelton Benjamin when Swagger pins Benjamin. Swagger declares that he’ll do what should’ve been done at WrestleMania: win Money in the Bank.

The Rock declares that the qualifying match for the tenth spot in the Money in the Back rematch will actually be a Triple Threat match pitting Kofi Kingston against Christian and Mr. Kennedy.

Chris Sylvain beats Ian Moore by countout when Cash Stevens gets involved.

Jason Collins comes out to close the show and celebrate his title win. Kane comes out and points out that he’s got another chance at Money in the Bank and when he wins it, Chris Sylvain will be the least of the champion’s worries. Chris Sylvain naturally comes out to object to this but both Collins and Kane knock him around. Sylvain runs off while Collins and Kane stare each other down.

[loopydate]

NOVEMBER 2004 RECAP


RAW

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) The Elite (Nov. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(19-5, 5-2) Mickie James (4-0, 100) (W Jazz, W w/Gail vs Daffney/Jazz, W SS match, W triple threat)
(54-27, 16-6) The Rock (8-1, 99) (W Damien, W Y2J, W Tajiri, W w/Cena vs Layfield/Test, W SS match, W War Games, L Rhyno, W 6-man tag, W 8-man tag)
(53-32, 13-11) Brock Lesnar (6-4, 98) (W RVD, W Noble, L Rey, W SS match, L War Games, W battle royal, W triple threat, L 6-man tag, W w/Tajiri vs Rhyno/Hurricane, L 8-man tag)
(52-33-3, 18-8) Chris Benoit (8-3, 93) (W Shelton, W Cena, W w/Y2J vs Rhyno/RVD, W w/Y2J vs Dudleyz, W SS match, L War Games, L battle royal, L w/Y2J vs Eddie/Rey, W Cena, W London, W Tommy)
(41-28-2, 12-7) Rhyno (6-3, 87) (W Y2J, L w/RVD vs Violence, W battle royal, L SS match, W Rock, W Xian, W 6-man tag, L w/Hurricane vs Brock/Tajiri, W 8-man tag)
(48-40, 11-15) John Cena (5-6, 99) (L Tajiri, L Benoit, L Damien, W w/Rock vs Layfield/Test, W SS match, W War Games, L battle royal, L Matt, L Benoit, W BJ, W 8-man tag)
(44-41-1, 7-8) Eddie Guerrero (10-2, 99) (W UT, W Xian, L Xian, W Xian, W SS match, W War Games, W battle royal, L triple threat, W w/Rey vs Violence, W 6-man tag, W tag triple threat, W 8-man tag)
(40-42-2, 12-12) Chris Jericho (3-7, 99) (L Rhyno, L Rock, W w/Benoit vs Rhyno/RVD, W w/Benoit vs Dudleyz, W SS match, L War Games, L battle royal, L w/Benoit vs Eddie/Rey, L 6-man tag, L 8-man tag)
(36-40, 7-11) Christian (2-6, 98) (L Eddie, W Eddie, L Eddie, L SS match, W battle royal, L triple threat, L Rhyno, L 8-man tag)
(34-40-1, 8-6) Tajiri (4-7, 98) (W Cena, W Nova, L Rock, L 6-man tag, W SS match, L War Games, L battle royal, L London, L 6-man tag, W w/Brock vs Rhyno/Hurricane, L 8-man tag)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Upper Midcard (Nov. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(27-10, 9-6) Damien (3-4, 85) (L Rock, W Cena, L battle royal, L SS match, L battle royal, W w/UT vs RVD/Shelton, W Show)
(37-37-1, 6-11) Rob Van Dam (1-6, 88) (L Brock, L w/Rhyno vs Violence, L battle royal, L SS match, L battle royal, L w/Shelton vs Damien/UT, W Orton)
(16-20, 5-10) Randy Orton (1-4, 94) (W Shelton, L battle royal, L SS match, L battle royal, L RVD)
(30-38-1, 4-7) Undertaker (2-4, 62) (L Eddie, L battle royal, L SS match, L battle royal, W w/Damien vs RVD/Shelton, W w/O'Haire vs WGTT)
(32-41, 4-13) Shelton Benjamin (2-6, 81) (L Benoit, L Orton, L battle royal, W SS match, W War Games, L battle royal, L w/RVD vs Damien/UT, L w/Haas vs O'Haire/UT)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Midcard (Nov. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(4-2, 4-2) Payne (3-1, 55) (W 6-man tag, W SS match, L battle royal, W Regal)
(45-29-1, 5-9) Sean O'Haire (3-3, 77) (W Train, L 6-man tag, L SS match, L battle royal, W Haas, W w/UT vs WGTT)
(18-12-1, 4-0) Trish Stratus (1-0, 82) (W SS match)
(13-10, 1-2) Victoria (1-1, 71) (W SS match, L Molly)
(36-32-1, 6-4) Big Show (2-2, 67) (W 6-man tag, W SS match, L battle royal, L Damien)
(24-30, 10-6) A-Train (3-2, 80) (L O'Haire, W 6-man tag, W SS match, L battle royal, W Regal)
(13-17, 1-7) Jazz (1-3, 77) (L Mickie, L w/Daffney vs Mickie/Gail, L SS match, W Gail)
(20-29, 1-5) Chuck Palumbo (0-4, 68) (L 6-man tag, L SS match, L battle royal, L w/Stamboli vs ECW)
(8-13-1, 2-2) Gail Kim (2-1, 75) (W w/Mickie vs Daffney/Jazz, W SS match, L Jazz)
(20-32, 2-5) William Regal (1-4, 69) (W Haas, L battle royal, L battle royal, L Payne, L Train)
(16-26, 1-6) Johnny Stamboli (0-3, 70) (L 6-man tag, L SS match, L w/Palumbo vs ECW)
(9-15, 3-1) Lita (2-0, 77) (W SS match, W Daffney)
(19-34, 3-6) Tommy Dreamer (1-3, 71) (L SS match, L battle royal, W w/Storm vs Palumbo/Stamboli, L Benoit)
(22-40, 2-9) Charlie Haas (1-4, 75) (L Regal, W SS match, L battle royal, L O'Haire, L w/Shelton vs O'Haire/UT)
(16-30, 2-5) Lance Storm (1-2, 65) (L battle royal, L battle royal, W w/Tommy vs Palumbo/Stamboli)
(13-27, 4-2) Sylvan Grenier (1-1, 70) (W w/Dupree vs Fred/Tom, L battle royal)
(7-15, 1-3) Molly Holly (1-1, 74) (L SS match, W Victoria)
(15-34, 4-3) Rene Dupree (1-1, 72) (W w/Grenier vs Fred/Tom, L battle royal)
(6-29, 1-4) Rob Conway (0-2, 68) (L battle royal, L battle royal)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Lower Midcard (Nov. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(17-13, 0-4) Mark Jindrak (0-2, 60) (L battle royal, L battle royal)
(27-29-1, 4-4) Kane (1-1, 66) (W battle royal, L battle royal)
(2-8, 0-3) Shawn Stasiak (0-2, 68) (L battle royal, L battle royal)
(2-8, 0-5) Fred Williams (0-2, 61) (L w/Tom vs La Res, L battle royal)
(1-7, 0-3) Shaniqua (0-2, 52) (L SS match, L triple threat)
(0-3, 0-3) Daffney (0-3, 61) (L w/Jazz vs Mickie/Gail, L SS match, L Lita)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Opener (Nov. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(1-5, 0-3) Jacqueline (0-2, 60) (L SS match, L triple threat)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Injured Reserve (Nov. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(1-8, 0-5) Tom Howard (0-2, 52) (L w/Fred vs La Res, L battle royal)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Eric Bischoff (96)
Shane McMahon (86)
Al Snow (75)

Managers (Clientele)
Dawn Marie (75) (None)
Bill Alfonso (71) (Rob Van Dam, Rhyno, Lance Storm, and Tommy Dreamer)
Terri Runnels (70) (None)

RAW Title Changes
World Heavyweight - Rhyno beat Chris Jericho (11/1)
United States - None (Chris Benoit has been champ since 8/22)
Women's - None (Trish Stratus has been champ since 10/4)
WWE Tag Team - None (La Resistance have been champs since 10/18)

RAW Feuds
Rhyno vs. Brock Lesnar (100 Heat)
Eddie Guerrero vs. Chris Jericho (100 Heat)
Rob Van Dam vs. Randy Orton (95 Heat)
Shelton Benjamin vs. Undertaker (64 Heat)

[Evil Vito]

And heeeeeeeeeeeere's WrestleMania 30:

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<font color=goldenrod>Nice edit job on the MITB. :shifty:

My game isn't dead...but I'm a part of the Armchair Warfare game over on the Wrestling Forum. Once my month of booking is over with I'll get back to this.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Hate how many long-term storylines I have despite only being in July and moving at such a snail's pace that I may never get to see them through.

I already know my planned Rumble winner and one of the WM Title matches, I have some draft moves all set, and I plan on shamelessly ripping off a real WWE storyline in January and adding my own spin to it.</font>

[loopydate]

NOVEMBER 2004 RECAP

SmackDown!

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) The Elite (Nov. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(19-5, 5-2) Mickie James (4-0, 100) (W Jazz, W w/Gail vs Daffney/Jazz, W SS match, W triple threat)
(54-27, 16-6) The Rock (8-1, 99) (W Damien, W Y2J, W Tajiri, W w/Cena vs Layfield/Test, W SS match, W War Games, L Rhyno, W 6-man tag, W 8-man tag)
(53-32, 13-11) Brock Lesnar (6-4, 98) (W RVD, W Noble, L Rey, W SS match, L War Games, W battle royal, W triple threat, L 6-man tag, W w/Tajiri vs Rhyno/Hurricane, L 8-man tag)
(52-33-3, 18-8) Chris Benoit (8-3, 93) (W Shelton, W Cena, W w/Y2J vs Rhyno/RVD, W w/Y2J vs Dudleyz, W SS match, L War Games, L battle royal, L w/Y2J vs Eddie/Rey, W Cena, W London, W Tommy)
(41-28-2, 12-7) Rhyno (6-3, 87) (W Y2J, L w/RVD vs Violence, W battle royal, L SS match, W Rock, W Xian, W 6-man tag, L w/Hurricane vs Brock/Tajiri, W 8-man tag)
(48-40, 11-15) John Cena (5-6, 99) (L Tajiri, L Benoit, L Damien, W w/Rock vs Layfield/Test, W SS match, W War Games, L battle royal, L Matt, L Benoit, W BJ, W 8-man tag)
(44-41-1, 7-8) Eddie Guerrero (10-2, 99) (W UT, W Xian, L Xian, W Xian, W SS match, W War Games, W battle royal, L triple threat, W w/Rey vs Violence, W 6-man tag, W tag triple threat, W 8-man tag)
(40-42-2, 12-12) Chris Jericho (3-7, 99) (L Rhyno, L Rock, W w/Benoit vs Rhyno/RVD, W w/Benoit vs Dudleyz, W SS match, L War Games, L battle royal, L w/Benoit vs Eddie/Rey, L 6-man tag, L 8-man tag)
(36-40, 7-11) Christian (2-6, 98) (L Eddie, W Eddie, L Eddie, L SS match, W battle royal, L triple threat, L Rhyno, L 8-man tag)
(34-40-1, 8-6) Tajiri (4-7, 98) (W Cena, W Nova, L Rock, L 6-man tag, W SS match, L War Games, L battle royal, L London, L 6-man tag, W w/Brock vs Rhyno/Hurricane, L 8-man tag)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Upper Midcard (Nov. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(44-28, 7-8) Matt Hardy (3-4, 95) (W w/Jeff vs Chavo/Rey, L battle royal, W SS match, L War Games, L battle royal, W Cena, L Rey)
(38-35, 6-9) Rey Mysterio (3-3, 100) (L w/Chavo vs Hardyz, W Brock, L SS match, L battle royal, W w/Eddie vs Violence, W Matt)
(31-35, 10-9) Rico (2-4, 75) (L Avery, L battle royal, W SS match, L battle royal, L w/Hurricane vs Metros, W Test)
(22-35, 3-6) The Hurricane (1-5, 83) (W Bats, L battle royal, L SS match, L battle royal, L w/Rico vs Metros, L w/Rhyno vs Brock/Tajiri)
(16-29-2, 8-7-1) Paul London (3-3, 82) (L battle royal, W SS match, W War Games, L battle royal, W Tajiri, L Benoit)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Midcard (Nov. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(35-25, 4-7) D-Von Dudley (1-4, 77) (L w/Bubba vs Violence, L SS match, L battle royal, W w/Bubba vs Acid/Test, L tag triple threat)
(37-30, 4-6) Dave Batista (2-3, 80) (L Hurricane, L 6-man tag, W SS match, L battle royal, W Kendrick)
(33-27, 4-7) Bubba Ray Dudley (1-4, 75) (L w/D-Von vs Violence, L SS match, L battle royal, W w/D-Von vs Acid/Test, L tag triple threat)
(26-23, 5-4) John Layfield (1-2, 74) (L w/Test vs Cena/Rock, W SS match, L battle royal)
(16-17, 3-6) Billy Gunn (2-2, 71) (W SS match, L battle royal, W w/Kanyon vs Rico/Hurricane, L tag triple threat)
(17-21, 4-6) Chris Kanyon (2-2, 73) (W SS match, L battle royal, W w/Gunn vs Rico/Hurricane, L tag triple threat)
(17-22, 4-5) Nova (1-3, 70) (L Tajiri, W 6-man tag, L SS match, L battle royal)
(27-38-1, 5-6) Chavo Guerrero (2-3, 77) (L w/Rey vs Hardyz, W 6-man tag, L SS match, L battle royal, W tag triple threat)
(4-6, 2-5) Christian York (1-2, 61) (W 4-way, L battle royal, L battle royal)
(2-3, 2-3) John Morrison (2-3, 69) (W Criado, W 6-man tag, L SS match, L battle royal, L Carlito)
(1-2, 1-2) Avery Thompson (1-2, 61) (W Rico, L battle royal, L battle royal)
(4-9, 3-6) Brian Kendrick (0-4, 62) (L w/Funaki vs Carlito/Nunzio, L Akio, L battle royal, L Bats)
(8-19-1, 1-2) Akio (1-2, 66) (L 4-way, W Kendrick, L battle royal)
(10-23, 1-6) Test (0-5, 72) (L w/Layfield vs Cena/Rock, L SS match, L battle royal, L w/Acid vs Dudleyz, L Rico)
(3-8, 1-6) BJ Whitmer (0-4, 63) (L 4-way, L battle royal, L battle royal, L Cena)
(3-8, 1-6) Trent Acid (0-4, 62) (L 4-way, L battle royal, L battle royal, L w/Test vs Dudleyz)
(7-29, 3-5) Carlito (2-2, 76) (W w/Nunzio vs Kendrick/Funaki, L SS match, L battle royal, W Morrison)
(7-31, 1-7) Nunzio (1-2, 72) (W w/Carlito vs Kendrick/Funaki, L SS match, L battle royal)
(2-17, 1-6) Funaki (0-3, 63) (L w/Kendrick vs Carlito/Nunzio, L battle royal, L battle royal)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Lower Midcard (Nov. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(6-18-1, 1-3) Mark Henry (0-2, 58) (L battle royal, L battle royal)
(1-3, 0-2) Colt Cabana (0-1, 52) (L battle royal)
(2-7, 0-2) Johnny Jeter (0-1, 45) (L battle royal)
(1-4, 0-3) Jay Briscoe (0-2, 56) (L battle royal, L battle royal)
(1-4, 0-3) Matt Stryker (0-2, 56) (L battle royal, L battle royal)
(1-10, 0-4) Zach Gowan (0-2, 57) (L battle royal, L battle royal)
(0-4, 0-4) Vito Thomaselli (0-2, 56) (L battle royal, L battle royal)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Openers (Nov. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(2-4, 0-2) Generalin Intikami (0-1, 45) (L battle royal)
(0-2, 0-2) Richard J. Criado (0-2, 40) (L Morrison, L battle royal)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Injured Reserve (Nov. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(10-18, 2-3) Jamie Noble (0-1, 64) (L Brock)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Rehab (Nov. W-L) (Matches)
(20-13, 10-8) Jeff Hardy (2-2, 79) (W w/Matt vs Chavo/Rey, L 6-man tag, W SS match, L battle royal)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Eric Bischoff (96)
Tazz (72)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Paul Heyman (94) (Dudley Boyz)
Theodore Long (66) (Mark Henry and Avery Thompson)

SmackDown! Title Changes
World Tag Team - Los Guerreros won a triple threat (11/26)
Cruiserweight - Paul London beat Tajiri (11/19)
Intercontinental - Vacant since 11/19 (Jeff Hardy stripped)
WWE World - None (The Rock has been champ since 10/10)

SmackDown! Feuds
The Rock vs. Tajiri (100 Heat)
John Cena vs. Christian (100 Heat)
Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Benoit (99 Heat)
Paul London vs. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 (77 Heat)

[loopydate]

DECEMBER 3, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

With just over three weeks to go until Starrcade, the Intercontinental Title Tournament rolls on with four more first-round matches. Plus, the four men who advanced last week will meet tonight in a tag team match previewing next week's quarterfinal matches. Plus, in a monumental main event, the WWE Champion The Rock will take on the United States Champion Chris Benoit in a non-title match, and a big Starrcade preview tag match! December kicks off with a bang!

Our opening contest is a first-round IC tournament match pitting a pair of heels against each other as Christian takes on Trent Acid. Christian dominates the match, hitting the Unprettier to pick up the win and advance to the quarterfinals in two weeks.

John Cena appears on the TitanTron and he cuts a promo on Christian. Last week, Christian laid him out with a steel chair after he advanced to the quarters. Cena's not going to stoop to his level tonight, because he wants him rested. Christian seems to have this vendetta against Cena, but Cena hopes for Christian's sake, that this is as far as he makes it in the tournament. Because if they both make it all the way to Starrcade to the tournament finals, Cena's going to show Christian what happens when you mess with the Doctor of Thuganomics. Word life!

The tournament continues next as Funaki takes on John Layfield. Pretty abysmal match that Layfield wins with the Clothesline From Hell, making him the sixth man to qualify for the quarterfinals!

Fortunately, the crowd gets right back into the show as The Hurricane and Akio put on a very exciting match. Akio continues to look like he's on the verge of greatness in the cruiserweight division, but Hurricane proves that he's already there, hitting a shining wizard to pick up the win and advance in the tournament.

Mickie James comes to the ring, presumably to cut a promo about her match Monday night against Jazz, but before she can get very far, she's interrupted by Chris Benoit's music. The U.S. Champion, the 2004 King of the Ring, and the man who still holds the Money In The Bank title shot makes his way to the ring and begins to harass Mickie, saying that Eric Bischoff created the Elite for wrestlers like him. Benoit has proven since his debut that he's the best wrestler in the world, and all Mickie has shown is that she looks good. And that's supposed to put her in the Elite? He continues to lambast her verbally until Benoit's Starrcade opponent Rey Mysterio sprints down to the ring to get between the two. Benoit cheap shots him, then clamps on the Crippler Crossface, leaving Rey facedown and hurt in the middle of the ring. He threatens to go after Mickie, but instead walks off, grinning demonically. Chris Benoit is an evil man, but he'd never hurt a woman! ...would he?

Next week on SmackDown!, John Cena will face Carlito and Rico will face "Nature Boy" Dave Batista in a pair of Intercontinental Title tournament quarterfinals, but tonight Cena and Rico team up to take on Carlito and Batista! They put on a pretty good tag match, but the ending is ruined when Chris Kanyon once again interjects in Rico's business by blasting him with a steel chair allowing Carlito to pin him with the Backcracker. After the match, the babyfaces chase off the heels to get a measure of revenge.

Rico grabs the house mic and cuts a promo about his ongoing issues with Kanyon. "Chris Kanyon has hired a lawyer, Avery Thompson, and he's alleging that I sexually harassed him. The fact of the matter is, Chris Kanyon doesn't hate me because I came onto him in the locker room. There's something much deeper at work right now, and Kanyon has fabricated this story to try and cover it up. Chris, it's not working. I've been asked not to divulge the real story behind what's going on, and I have to respect that. But I will tell you that if you continue to attack me and you continue to pursue this baseless accusation, there will be consequences, and I'm going to end this once and for all."

One spot remains in the quarterfinals of the Intercontinental Title tournament, and two ECW alumni and current cruiserweight division superstars will do battle for that spot next as Nova takes on Nunzio! It's a really exciting match that lets both men showcase their mix of technical and high-flying skills. Nova hits Kryptonite Krunch to pick up the win and the quarterfinal berth.

Brock Lesnar heads to the ring for our big Starrcade preview tag match, but first he hypes up his World Title match against Rhyno. It's basically the same promo he's been cutting for weeks about what happened last year at this time when Rhyno turned his back on Lesnar in the vain hopes that he might someday win the big one. Of course, he failed. But now the roles have reversed and Lesnar is looking forward to destroying Rhyno and taking back what should have been his all along, the World Heavyweight Championship!

Lesnar's partner tonight is the #1 contender for the Cruiserweight Title Matt Hardy Version 2.0 and their opponents are Rhyno and Paul London, their respective Starrcade opponents! Great tag match that ends when London hits London Calling on Hardy to get the clean win. After the match, the heels look for revenge, and all four men brawl up the ramp and out of sight.

And now for our main event! Two of the most charismatic superstars in WWE history go toe-to-toe as The Rock takes on Chris Jericho! This has all the makings of an all-time classic, but Rock's Starrcade opponent Tajiri gets in a cheap chair shot on the champ allowing Jericho to roll him up for the cheap win. Afterwards, Jericho and Tajiri beat on The Rock until Jericho's Starrcade opponent Eddie Guerrero makes the save. Rock and Eddie stare down their enemies as SmackDown! goes off the air.

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We now know the "elite eight" in the Intercontinental Title tournament! The finals will occur at Starrcade, and one of the following men will walk out with the gold: Carlito, Christian, Dave Batista, The Hurricane, John Cena, John Layfield, Nova, or Rico!

Plus, we know the following matches have already been signed for Starrcade.

WORLD TITLE - Rhyno (c) vs. Brock Lesnar
WWE TITLE - The Rock (c) vs. Tajiri
UNITED STATES TITLE - Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Benoit (c)
INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE - Tournament final
CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE - Paul London (c) vs. Matt Hardy Version 2.0
WOMEN'S TITLE - Trish Stratus (c) vs. Tournament winner
Eddie Guerrero vs. Chris Jericho
Shelton Benjamin vs. Undertaker

This is looking like one of the strongest PPVs in recent history on paper, and it will certainly be exciting to see what happens over the next 23 days!

[loopydate]

DECEMBER 6, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Tonight's main event is a massive fatal fourway among some of the most (for lack of a better word) elite members of the Elite! Plus, a huge non-title match pitting Christian against World Champion Rhyno, a four-team elimination match to determine #1 contenders for La Resistance's WWE Tag Team Titles, a semifinal match in the #1 contender tournament for the Women's Title, the second match in the best-of-five series between Rob Van Dam and Randy Orton, and Eric Bischoff has decreed that a new member of the Elite will be determined tonight in a RAW versus SmackDown! match pitting Shelton Benjamin against Matt Hardy Version 2.0!

And it's a fucking dud show. Sigh. William Regal beat A-Train with the Power of the Punch.

The four-team elimination match for a shot at La Res pits former champions Big Show and Kane against ECW Originals Lance Storm and Tommy Dreamer against Palumbo and Stamboli against NBM co-leader Sean O'Haire and Mark Jindrak. Dreamer puts away Stamboli with a piledriver for the first elimination, only to get speared by Jindrak to set up Jindrak and O'Haire versus Show and Kane. Show pins Jindrak following the Showstopper to set up Big Show and Kane against La Resistance for the belts next week!

In a battle of rookie monsters, Payne takes on Damien. The crowd is way into it, and the match is solid, but the dud show turns what should have been about a 75 overall into a 67. I still don't understand why it hates RAW so much. Eventually, new NBM member Haas hits the ring and lays out Payne, clamping on the Haas of Pain. Damien picks up the pieces for the cheap win, then Haas pummels Payne with a steel chair after the bell.

Bill Alfonso cuts a pretty typical nonsensical promo for Rob Van Dam to hype up the second match in his best-of-five series with Randy Orton. RVD is up 1-0, and after he wins tonight, he'll be ready to put this thing away next week.

Fortunately, it's another hell of a match between the two that manages an 81 on a dud show, which is pretty impressive. Orton picks up a clean win with the RKO to even things up at one apiece.

Up next is a match for a spot in the Elite, pitting RAW's Shelton Benjamin against SmackDown!'s Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Once again, the match is so good that the dud show can't bring it down too far. Eventually, though, Shelton's chances are ruined by the interference of his Starrcade opponent the Undertaker, who makes him take the Last Ride. Hardy picks up the cheap win and a spot in the Elite, but the story of the match is the Shelton/Taker feud, as Taker picks up Shelton for another pair of Last Rides before walking off, leaving his rival laying.

The next match was supposed to pit Tajiri against Lance Storm until I realized I'd already used Lance, and so I was forced to throw poor Fred Williams at the buzzsaw. Fortunately, Tajiri shows mercy and finishes him off quickly with the Kick of Death. After the match, WWE Champion The Rock hits the ring and blasts his Starrcade challenger with the Rock Bottom!

Our first berth in the #1 contender's match for the Women's Title is going to be decided tonight as Mickie takes on Jazz. Disappointing match, but the Elite Diva hits her tornado DDT to pick up the win and advance to face the winner of next week's Lita/Molly Holly match!

Chris Benoit is backstage, and his descent into madness seems to be continuing. He cuts a promo on Rey Mysterio, taking him to task for interrupting his "business" Friday night with Mickie James. I'm a family man, Rey, I would never hurt a woman. I was trying to prove that she had no place in that ring with me, but you interrupted me before I could make my point. In 20 days, I'm going to show you the error of your ways when I rip your arm right out of its socket!

Rhyno and Christian are in the middle of a very exciting match when Rhyno's Starrcade opponent Brock Lesnar hits the ring and blasts him with the F-5, resulting in a DQ finish. After the match, John Cena's music hits, and he makes his way to the ring to make the save.

And now for our main event! It's WWE Champion The Rock versus co-World Tag Team Champion Eddie Guerrero versus John Cena versus Chris Jericho in a battle of arguably the four biggest stars in WWE! Solid match with all four guys getting in their spots, but eventually Eddie picks up some momentum going into his Starrcade match with Jericho by pinning him with the frogsplash!

[loopydate]

DECEMBER 10, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

With just sixteen days to go until Starrcade, it's tag team-a-palooza, including a huge non-title main event has been signed pitting new World Tag Team Champions Los Guerreros versus Canadian Violence! Plus, the #1 contenders for both world titles Brock Lesnar and Tajiri team up to take on the Dudley Boyz and the quarterfinals of the Intercontinental Title Tournament kick off!

We kick things off with cruiserweight tag team action as New Generation members Christian York and BJ Whitmer take on Brian Kendrick and Funaki. It's a great match, but the show smells a little duddy. Crowd reaction brings this one down, so hopefully that's the reason for the low overall. Eventually, York gets Funaki to tap out to the Irish Cloverleaf to pick up the win.

Nope. It's a dud show. Up next, John Morrison teams with Joey Matthews (making his WWE debut) to form M'n'M to take on the other new team in the SmackDown! ranks, Acid Test! It's a pretty good match that M'n'M win with the Snapshot on Acid.

The #1 contender for the Cruiserweight Title, Matt Hardy Version 2.0 is in the ring as we come back from commercial, and he's got a microphone. He talks about his Starrcade match against Paul London, then talks about how - as a member of the Elite - he is now officially better than anyone in the Cruiserweight division. He says he'll prove it as he takes on ANYONE tonight.

The challenge is answered by a debuting Derrick King. The bell sounds and King surprises Matt with a standing leg lariat. Matt fights back and hits his trademark legdrop on King, then a tiger suplex to set up the Twist of Fate. Matt picks up the win, but Derrick King may be somebody to keep your eye on. After the match, London hits the ring, slams Hardy, then hits the London Calling before posing over him with the title.

Next week, The Hurricane will face John Layfield and Nova will take on Christian in the quarterfinals of the Intercontinental Title tournament, but tonight, it's a tag-team preview as SmackDown!'s superheroes take on the heels. Eventually, Layfield gets some momentum going into next week's match when he puts Hurricane away with the Clothesline From Hell! After the match as Layfield and Christian are walking off, John Cena blindsides Christian with a chairshot, furthering their feud.

Backstage, Rey Mysterio is watching footage of last week's run-in with Chris Benoit after Benoit interrupted Mickie James' promo. There's a knock at the door and Mickie enters. She thanks Rey for helping her last week. She knows that she can handle herself, but she's not going to lie - Benoit scares her. So she's really appreciative that Rey stood up to hiim for her like that. Rey shrugs it off, just doing what he felt was right, but Mickie gives him a thank-you kiss anyway. Mickie walks off and Rey looks thoroughly confused. My guess is his wife probably does, too.

The first spot in the Intercontinental Title Tournament semifinals will be decided next as John Cena takes on Carlito! Cena looks about ready to put Carlito away with the F-U, but as he's going for the pin, Christian comes out of the crowd and grabs Cena's leg, dragging him to the floor. The ref calls for the DQ as Christian slams Cena into the ringpost. Cena manages to overcome the odds (!!!) and fights off both Carlito and Christian to stand tall.

Cena's opponent in two weeks will be the winner of our next contest, the renewal of an old rivalry between Rico and "Nature Boy" Dave Batista. Rico puts up a great fight, but eventually he again falls victim to a sneak attack by Chris Kanyon, who lays him out allowing Batista to pick up the cheap win and advance to the semis. Kanyon again hits I'm Betta Than You after the match is over.

As the beating continues, Billy Gunn comes racing down the aisle, and things do not look good for Rico! But Gunn gets into Kanyon's face and Kanyon is not happy about it. Kanyon walks off and stares Gunn down as Gunn checks on Rico.

Time for our double tag-team main event, starting with the Dudleyz against Brock Lesnar and Tajiri. Good back-and-forth match that Lesnar eventually wins with an F5 on Bubba Ray. After the match, Rhyno and The Rock hit the ring and lay out Tajiri with a spike powerbomb before putting Lesnar through the announce table, and the champions have all the momentum!

And now for a main event that lives up to the hype as Los Guerreros take on Canadian Violence in a non-title match. Everybody gets in some big spots, and Eddie Guerrero gets the pin on Chris Jericho after Chavo hits him with a big brainbuster. After the match, Rey Mysterio hits the ring and takes Benoit out with a steel chair. Is this still about the United States Title, or has this become something deeper? Hopefully we'll get some answers next week!

[M-A-G]

Raw: 4/7/10

It’s Pick Your Poison Night for the two competitors in the Backlash main event. HHH and the WWE Champion John Morrison will each choose an opponent for each other tonight. Morrison has already made his choice earlier and the opening match will be HHH vs. William Regal. HHH comes out first to make a statement. He has no major problem with John Morrison other than the fact that he’s the WWE Champion. “The theme of my life over the last few months has been making things right. I did that with my injury. I did that with Batista at WrestleMania. And I’m going for the hat trick at Backlash. Morrison, that title is coming home.” Regal interjects with own view on the matter. “Do you ever get tired of hearing yourself? Actually, don’t answer that because it really doesn’t matter what you think. What does matter is that there is a whole locker room of superstars in the back that are quite fed up with you getting chance after chance after chance at the WWE Title. You see, Batista’s quarrel with you was just the beginning. I’ve been in this business longer than you have and I can count on one hand how many world title opportunities I’ve received and there’s plenty of others who feel the same frustration as I do. Well, that’s going to change soon. Maybe not with me, maybe not with John Morrison…but soon.” The bell rings and were off. A pretty decent contest with Regal taking HHH to the limit but fortune is not with the Englishman tonight as HHH avoids Regal’s running knee and hit’s the Pedigree for the win. ****!!!

Other proceedings:
JBL gives his henchmen the night off in order to deal with Bryan Danielson personally. He jokes about needing a good warm-up for his Money in the Bank rematch on SmackDown!. He’s able to churn out a win over Danielson after using the ropes.

Evan Bourne continues to surprise everyone with another victory this time over Mark Jindrak.

R-Truth gets a countout victory over U.S. Champion Ted DiBiase. DiBiase is less than thrilled.

Kim Roderick grants Victoria a match with the stipulation that if Victoria can pin or make the champion submit, another Diva’s title match will be awarded to Victoria. If Victoria loses, her quest for the title is over for good. The champion’s streak of luck holds out as Victoria is caught using the title as a weapon even though the champion brought it in first. Roderick bails as soon as she’s able to regain her senses.

The Miz is in the back and speaks out about his disbelief that HHH is once again the number one contender to the WWE Title. “It’s really not fair considering I’ve had Morrison’s number more times than I can count. But you know what? It’s fine. Let him parade around in his own delusion that he’s the belle of the ball here on Raw. His fantasy is going to come crumbling down.”

John Morrison is out for his match. He points out that he doesn’t have a problem with HHH but he does hope that Backlash will be the end of it. His win over HHH the first time wasn’t a fluke and it’s going to be proven once and for all. HHH comes out to announce his choice for Morrison’s opponent. HHH respects Morrison as a person and a champion and also hopes Backlash will prove who the better man is. However, he must apologize for tonight but when it comes to the WWE Title you have to try to win at all costs. “All’s fair in love and war, John.”
SOMEBODY’S GONNA GET THEIR WIG SPLIT! Mark Henry is Morrison’s opponent for tonight! The bell rings and we’re underway. They deliver a basic “big man vs. agile underdog” match before Batista of all people makes his return from wherever he’s been since WrestleMania to just destroy everyone.

Edge and Randy Orton have themselves an in-ring chat about the last few months and, of course, WrestleMania. Edge is enraged over the loss he suffered but realizes that the fault lies with himself. “I made one mistake, Randy, ONE MISTAKE and it cost me. And that mistake was I tried to be too brutal. I tried to be too aggressive. I wanted to put an exclamation point on the whole matter. You see I dug down deep and I envisioned what would be the perfect way to put you down at the biggest stage of them all. And it hit me. Poetic justice at it’s finest. I tried to punt you in the head the same way you’ve done to countless others. The same way you did to me. And it was that frame of mind that cost me the victory. That bloodlust caused me to lose to you. Well, Randy, that’s not going to happen again. You see I went to our General Manager and demanded, I PLEADED for a rematch with you at Backlash. But I wanted a match where that same rage and aggressiveness and bloodlust I felt at WrestleMania wouldn’t be a detriment but a benefit. A match that is perfect for two individuals like us, Randy.” “You know as well as I do, Edge, that I can be as twisted as they come so no matter what you’ve got in store for me at Backlash, I’ll put you down again, 1-2-3, just like that.” “No, see that’s where you’re wrong cause it’s not going to be that simple. There’s no pinfalls, no submissions or countouts or disqualifications. But I will give you one hint, Randy, so see if you can figure it out.” BAM! Edge nails Orton with the mic. He slides out and grabs a chair from ringside and crawls in motioning for Orton to get up. Orton pulls himself up but it’s for naught as Edge lets loose with a thunderous shot to the head. Orton’s busted open! Edge is back on the mic: “It looks like you can’t make a guess right now, Randy, so I’ll spill the beans and I’ll also spill your blood again at Backlash. It’s you and me, in a First Blood match.” Edge glares at Orton as we go off the air.

Superstars: 4/10/10
The big happening is the Triple Threat match between Christian, Mr. Kennedy, and Kofi Kingston where the winner will be the 10th participant in the Money in the Bank rematch next week on SmackDown!. Kofi is able to take advantage of the furious rivalry between Christian and Kennedy and snags a pinfall on Kennedy for the win.

Other proceedings: Kane and Shad each gain some momentum towards Money In the Bank with singles victories.

Ian Moore retains the Intercontinental Championship against Rhyno.

Cash Stevens pulls out a win over Alex Furious and announces he’s getting his rematch against Ian Moore next week on SmackDown!.

Some cruiserweights are getting into a verbal scuffle with Sean O’Haire and Garrett in the back over locker room space. O’Haire and Garrett point out that it’s a big man’s business. Jason Cross claims that cruiserweights have as much claim to the sport as anyone else. Garrett says they should jump to Raw then and compete with the other cruiserweights. He also points out that Rhyno beat Cross last week in that four-way match for the IC title number one contendership. Cross sarcastically asks if that’s the same Rhyno that lost tonight. Things get heated but no physicality comes out of it…yet.

The Rock announces that the Draft Lottery is scheduled to begin in one month.

[M-A-G]

<font color=goldenrod>Nice edit job on the MITB. :shifty:

My game isn't dead...but I'm a part of the Armchair Warfare game over on the Wrestling Forum. Once my month of booking is over with I'll get back to this.</font>

Pshah. What edit? I got me a sweet downloadable patch for the game. It's got Money in the Bank, Elimination Chamber, Viagra on a Pole, Reverse Battle Royals, and Catch-As-Catch-Can matches. And let's not even delve into the new angles like Diva Announces Pregnancy, Diva Loses Baby, Swerve Turn That Makes No Sense, The Nitro Swerve, Wrestler "Breaks Character", and Giant Clusterf*ck. It's called the Vince Russo Package.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Damn, that sounds much better than the patch I just downloaded. I'm not allowed to make Cena lose cleanly despite him not having creative control. Fuck this shit.</font>

[loopydate]

DECEMBER 13, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Last week, Big Show and Kane won a four-team elimination match to earn a shot tonight at La Resistance's WWE Tag Team Titles, and that's our opening contest! Everybody gets their chance to take on both opponents, and the faces seem to have control right up until Rob Conway makes his presence known, hitting Big Show in the knee with a chair allowing Dupree to clamp on his figure-four leglock. Show's knee is in such agony that he has no choice but to tap out. After the match, all three members of La Res take out Kane, leaving both babyfaces laying. What a statement made by the champs!

Next week, Mickie James will face the winner of our next match for a shot at Trish Stratus' Women's Title at Starrcade. It's a battle of former champions as Lita takes on Molly Holly! Eventually, Molly hits a flying cross body to pick up the big win in a surprisingly good match. Mickie versus Molly next week in a #1 contender match!

Mickie appears on the TitanTron where she has some choice words for Molly. They've gone round and round before, and they never disappoint the WWE fans, but next week Mickie's going to once again show why she is the Elite Diva in World Wrestling Entertainment!

The best-of-five series between Rob Van Dam and Randy Orton is tied at one match apiece, and it's becoming less and less about being the best and more and more personal. Orton proves that point tonight when he grabs a handful of RVD's tights to avoid a suplex and get a cheap pinfall victory. After the match, both men brawl up the ramp and out of sight. The ends justify the means, though, and now Orton can put away this series next week on RAW!

A battle between two of RAW's most technically sound Superstars is next as Shelton Benjamin takes on Chris Jericho! Shelton's rival Undertaker gets involved, hitting him with a chair allowing Jericho to land the Lionsault to pick up the cheap win. Jericho's victory is short-lived, however, as Eddie Guerrero comes out from the back with a chair of his own to even the score.

Matt Hardy Version 2.0 appears on the TitanTron and cuts a promo on his Starrcade match with Cruiserweight Champion Paul London. It's pretty much what we've been hearing all along, about how now that Matt is on his own and Elite, he's going back to where he should have been all along, the main event. And if he's got to go through the cruiserweights to get there? So be it.

Eddie Guerrero and Tajiri were once tag team partners and champions, but tonight their far differing paths converge on Monday Night RAW. They have a spectacular match that would have been even better if Eddie was feeling it. Eventually, Eddie's earlier actions catch up to him as Chris Jericho hits the ring and jumps Eddie, resulting in a DQ. After the match, The Rock hits the ring with a chair to make the save.

Of course, we can all imagine what that's going to lead to. The Rock is up next against Christian, and they have a fantastic match right up until Tajiri blasts Rock with a chair allowing Christian to hit the Unprettier for the win. John Cena hits the ring to make the save, and the cycle continues...

United States Champion Chris Benoit appears on the TitanTron next and cuts a promo on Rey Mysterio. For his entire career, Rey has made a name for himself as being family-friendly, for being a role model for young fans to look up to. On SmackDown! last week, Rey showed his true colors. Rey Mysterio, married man, father of two... adulterer. We all saw what you did, Rey. I'm here to purify the sport of wrestling... and I'm starting with you!

World Champion Rhyno takes on Undertaker next in a WrestleMania and Summerslam rematch! This match is a bit of a letdown as the previous matches were all fantastic, but it succeeds in setting up Brock Lesnar's interference as he blasts Rhyno with an F5 for the DQ. After the match, Shelton Benjamin hits the ring to make the save and drive off the heels.

Our main event is another WrestleMania rematch as John Cena takes on Brock Lesnar! It's another very good match, but in keeping with the hteme of the night, Christian hits Cena with an Unprettier for the disqualification. It's a two-on-one beatdown until Rhyno hits the ring and he and Cena stand tall as RAW goes off the air!

[loopydate]

DECEMBER 17, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

In just nine days at Starrcade, the finals of the month-long Intercontinental Title tournament will be held. John Cena and "Nature Boy" Dave Batista have already qualified for next week's semifinals, and the last two spots will be filled tonight. Plus, Cena and Batista each will select a partner for a tag-team preview match tonight! Plus, both Starrcade main events will be previewed tonight as WWE Champion The Rock takes on the #1 contender for the World Title Brock Lesnar and World Champion Rhyno takes on the #1 contender for the WWE Title Tajiri!

We open things up with cruiserweight action as one-half of the World Tag Team Champion Chavo Guerrero takes on Carlito! It's a good match that lets both men get in their trademark spots. Chavo picks up the win with his brainbuster.

Backstage, Rico Constantino is with Billy Gunn, the man who surprisingly saved him from an attack by Gunn's Metro Connection partner Chris Kanyon last week. Rico said that there was something deeper than what Kanyon was claiming. These sexual harassment claims were a cover up. Kanyon was trying to destroy Rico, to drive him out of WWE because he didn't want to admit the truth. Rico and Billy have history, a long history, and over the last couple of months, they've come to a realization. Their feelings run deeper than friendship. And Kanyon couldn't handle that, and tried to drive a wedge between them. It didn't work when he got Avery Thompson involved, and it's not going to work now that they're out and proud. Billy's seen the light, and maybe it's time for Chris to do the same.

The quarterfinals of the Intercontinental Title tournament roll on next as The Hurricane takes on John Layfield. Layfield starts off as the aggressor with a pair of big clotheslines for two. Hurricane manages to fight back with some high-flying offense, and it proves to be enough as he puts Layfield away with the Eye of the Hurricane to advance! After the match, Layfield blasts him with the Clothesline From Hell to regain some heat.

But who will join Hurricane, Cena, and Batista in the semifinals? We're about to find out as Nova takes on Christian! Fantastic back-and-forth match between two of the most technically-sound cruiserweights in WWE. Nova once again proves that he's on the cusp of greatness, but Christian's experience is just too much as he hits the Unprettier to win. After the match, Christian's rival John Cena hits the ring and lands a brutal F-U to leave Christian laying.

Paul London is backstage. He's got a big tag match next, but first he cuts a short-but-sweet promo on Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Matt's done everything he can to get under London's skin lately, but London worked his ass off to become Cruiserweight Champion, and he's not going to let himself get intimidated by Matt just because he's "Elite" now. Much as London would love to be hopping between shows, he doesn't need Eric Bischoff to justify him as one of WWE's elite. He knows he is, the WWE fans know he is, and at Starrcade, Matt Hardy's going to know he is, too! It's a Starrcade preview tag match next as London teams with Rey Mysterio to take on Hardy and the United States Champion Chris Benoit!

Four of WWE's most exciting superstars put on a hell of a match that previews both the U.S. and Cruiserweight Title matches at Starrcade. Rey looks to be about to win the match when he rolls Benoit up, but Benoit rolls through and grabs a handful of tights for the cheap win! After the match, the four men continue to brawl up the ramp and out of sight. The bad blood continues!

John Cena and "Nature Boy" Dave Batista will go one-on-one next week in the semifinals of the IC Title tournament, but tonight they go toe-to-toe in a tag match where each man gets to pick a partner. Cena goes with a tag specialist, co-holder of the World Tag Team Titles Eddie Guerrero! Batista goes for Eddie's arch-rival Chris Jericho! Weird mix of styles doesn't lead to the best technical match, but the fans are way into it. Eventually, Jericho picks up a rare clean win by getting Eddie to tap out to the Walls of Jericho. After the match, one of the other semifinalists Christian hits the ring and blasts Cena with an Unprettier for a measure of revenge after Cena's earlier attack!

Rhyno is backstage and he cuts a brief promo about Brock Lesnar. Paul Heyman sprained his ankle earlier this week, so Rhyno's on his own for this one, but his intensity covers up his minor charisma deficiency. Rhyno definitely sells the Starrcade World Title match.

Rhyno's opponent tonight is his former ECW "Network" stablemate Tajiri, and they put on a four-star classic. As Rhyno prepares to Gore Tajiri, Brock Lesnar hops the railing and blasts him with an F5! The ref calls for the bell, and the former Dangerous Alliance stablemates go to work on the champion. WWE Champion The Rock sprints down the aisle and slides into the ring to drive off the heels.

The Rock gives a 100% quality promo about his Starrcade match against Tajiri as the refs maintain order. The People's Champion never ceases to amaze when he can turn a seemingly off-the-cuff promo into pure gold. Can you imagine what he's going to do for Tajiri's career at Starrcade?

And now for our main event, and once again The Rock and Brock Lesnar put on a hell of a match. In a near mirror-image of its predecessor, Rock prepares to hit the Rock Bottom until Tajiri hits the ring resulting in a DQ. Rhyno returns with a chair to drive off the heels, and the champions once again end the show standing tall!

[loopydate]

DECEMBER 20, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Less than a week from Starrcade, and the double main-event is going to be previewed tonight as the reigning WWE and World Champions team up against their #1 contenders! Plus, Randy Orton looks to win his best-of-five series with Rob Van Dam as he brings in his 2-1 edge to tonight's show. Plus, Mickie James versus Molly Holly, the winner faces Trish Stratus for the Women's Title at Starrcade!

We kick things off with a battle of the Williams(es). Fred Williams is having a rough go of making himself out as a singles competitor since his partner Tom Howard's injury, and tonight's battle with William Regal certainly doesn't help. He succumbs to the Power of the Punch and Regal picks up another midcard win.

All eight members of the Natural Born Ministry (for those of you keeping score at home, that's Sean O'Haire, Undertaker, Damien, Chuck Palumbo, Johnny Stamboli, Mark Jindrak, Sean O'Haire, and the newest member Haas) are backstage and Undertaker leads the way, tearing into Shelton Benjamin. They proved that nothing is sacred to them when they took Shelton's oldest friend from him and at Starrcade, Undertaker is going to take Shelton's career from him, too!

Taker and Damien are in the ring when we come back from break for a tag match against A-Train and Payne. Shelton gets a measure of revenge when he hits Taker with a steel chair allowing Payne to clamp on the Payne Killer. Undertaker is unconscious from the chair shot and the ref has no choice but to call for the bell. Once Taker regains his composure, everybody brawls to the back.

Last week, Big Show and Kane's bid to become WWE Tag Team Champions was cut short by the interference of Rob Conway. Tonight, Show and Kane take on all three members of La Resistance looking for revenge. Kane eventually gets his revenge on Conway with a tombstone to pick up the win in this handicap match.

And now for the finals of the #1 contender's tournament for Trish Stratus' Women's Title. Former champions Mickie James and Molly Holly put together one of the best Divas matches in a very long time, ending with the Elite Diva putting Molly away with the Mick Kick!

Eric Bischoff appears on the TitanTron and makes the match official. At Starrcade, it's Trish Stratus defending the Women's Title against Mickie James!

United States Champion Chris Benoit teams with the #1 contender for the Cruiserweight Title Matt Hardy Version 2.0 team up for the second time in three nights after their cheap win over their Starrcade opponents Rey Mysterio and Paul London. Tonight, they take on ECW Originals Tomm Dreamer and Lance Storm. It's a solid match, but Benoit and Hardy continue their run to Starrcade with a win as Benoit gets Dreamer to tap out to the Crippler Crossface.

Another tremendous tag match follows as John Cena and Eddie Guerrero team up for the second time in a week to take on their rivals Vitamin C - Chris Jericho and Christian! Match of the night so far, but Christian has to go and spoil it by hitting Cena with brass knucks while Cena prepares to hit the F-U. Christian picks up a cheap win for his team, but the fight isn't over as they brawl backstage and out of sight.

Randy Orton leads his best-of-five series with Rob Van Dam two matches to one after his cheap victory last week. RVD hopes to force a fifth match by evening the score tonight. As is par for this series, they put on a fantastic contest tonight, right up until RVD hits the Five-Star Frogsplash to pick up the big win!

WWE Chairman Eric Bischoff once again shows up on the Tron and announces that the fifth match in the RVD/RKO series will take place... at Starrcade! What are the odds?!?

And now for our main event, and it absolutely lives up to the hype as Rhyno, Rock, Lesnar, and Tajiri tear the house down. Rock looks about to put Tajiri away, but Tajiri rolls through the pin and grabs a handful of tights for the cheap win and a huge momentum shift for the contenders! After the match, it erupts into a four-way brawl as RAW goes off the air.

[loopydate]

Word on the street is that Jacqueline was released from her contract over the weekend after she checked herself into rehab. Not the coolest move WWE's ever done (particularly since it's almost Christmas), but that's what she gets for succumbing to personal demons, right?

[loopydate]

DECEMBER 24, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

It's Christmas Eve, and WWE has a tremendous gift for all its fans. Just two nights away from Starrcade, the four participants in the world title matches will do battle in a fatal fourway main event to close out the show! Plus, we will determine who will battle it out inside a steel cage for the vacant Intercontinental Title at Starrcade! Plus, Paul London has a challenge for his rival Matt Hardy Version 2.0.

We kick things off with the first semifinal match in the Intercontinental Title tournament as The Hurricane goes one-on-one with Christian! It's an amazing way to kick off the show, as both men pull out all the stops. Counter after counter, aerial move after aerial move, but eventually Christian gets the edge with a stun gun, which he follows up with a brutal Norther Lights bomb to set up the Unprettier and advance to the title match!

Tazz is in the ring to conduct an interview between WWE Champion The Rock and his #1 contender Tajiri. Rock has been cutting some amazing promos on Tajiri, and Tajiri seems to want to do the same, but it degenerates into a brawl, destroying the set and leaving Tazz agape. He hasn't been on TV in months, and his talk show segment gets destroyed! :'(

Christian's Starrcade opponent is decided next as John Cena takes on "Nature Boy" Dave Batista in our second semifinal match. These two put on a very good match (not as good as its predecessor), but the fans don't seem as into it, likely because nobody expects a Christian/Bats title match. Cena picks up the win with a big shoulder tackle setting up the F-U!

WWE Chairman Eric Bischoff appears on the TitanTron and officially announces that John Cena will face Christian inside a steel cage for the vacant Intercontinental Title at Starrcade!

The string of great matches continues as Rey Mysterio takes on Chris Jericho next! During a moment of confusion, Eddie Guerrero manages to take out Jericho with the Frogsplash, allowing Rey to pick up the win. Eddie continues the attack on his Starrcade opponent until United States Champion Chris Benoit slides into the ring with a chair driving off the babyfaces.

Cruiserweight Champion Paul London is in the ring when we come back from break, and he's tired of waiting. He's known for weeks that he'd be taking on Matt Hardy Version 2.0 at Starrcade, but he just can't wait two more days. He wants Matt... tonight!

Matt is more than happy to oblige, and they put on a hell of a preview for this Sunday's PPV. Cornette and Wilson make sure to point out that London's title is not on the line until Sunday, which sort of sets up the finish. Matt grabs a handful of London's tights for the cheap win and a ton of momentum! After the match, they brawl up the ramp and out of sight.

Brock Lesnar is backstage. He knows he has a great opportunity tonight to hurt Rhyno. In two days, he'll win the World Title for the first time in his career (he was WWE Champion before, kids), and he's looking forward to doing more than that. He's going hunting, and his prey is the Manbeast!

Co-holder of the World Tag Team Titles Eddie Guerrero takes on United States Champion Chris Benoit in our next contest, and for the first time in a while, neither man is "sluggish." Neither's all the way up to high morale yet, so it's not as great as it could have been, but at least nobody phoned it in. Rey returns the favor his best friend did for him earlier when he hits the West Coast Pop on benoit, allowing Eddie to get the three count. This time, it's Jericho's turn to show up with a chair and drive off Eddie and Rey.

Rhyno's promo skills are getting better and better as he cuts a 96% quality interview about his match with Lesnar. He knows Brock's gunning for him tonight and on Sunday. Well, he has a parental advisory for everyone. Sunday's pay-per-view is going to be rated R due to violence and Gore! GORE! GOOOOOOORE!

Our main event is everything you expect it to be as Rhyno, The Rock, Brock Lesnar, and Tajiri once again show their incredible chemistry with each other. Rhyno prepares to get Lesnar up for a big suplex, but Lesnar grabs a handful of tights and picks up the cheap win to bring all the momentum in the world into Starrcade!

[loopydate]

DECEMBER 26, 2004 - STARRCADE

Eric Bischoff's pet project kicks off with the latest battle in the war between Shelton Benjamin and Undertaker! Undertaker dealt the biggest blow so far when he brought Shelton's best friend Haas into the Natural Born Ministry, and tonight he hopes to punish Shelton physically as well as emotionally!

Shelton Benjamin vs. Undertaker

Shelton slams Undertaker. Shelton drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Undertaker strikes Shelton Benjamin. We have our mandatory ref bump, as he goes down after accidentally getting caught by an elbow to the face. Undertaker scores with a poor standing spinebuster. Cover, but there's no one to count for Undertaker. Shelton counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Back elbow connects, Undertaker staggers backward. Tiger bomb by Shelton Benjamin, although no mention is made of whether it originated in Pearl River. There's a two count on the pin. Tiger Driver nearly crushes the spine of Undertaker. Misawa approves i'm sure. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Shelton Benjamin gets taken down out of nowhere. Powerslam from Undertaker on Shelton. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Undertaker only gets knees on a splash. Undertaker is in trouble. Dragon Whip!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Shelton Benjamin is still in the ring celebrating. Undertaker pushes the referee away. Undertaker spins Shelton around. Undertaker hits the Last Ride! **1\2 rating for a decent contest.

Overall Rating: 69%
Crowd Reaction: 70%
Match Quality: 68%

Our first of several title matches pits Cruiserweight Champion Paul London against former WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0! These two have engaged in several battles, and Matt has the momentum after cheating to beat London two nights ago on SmackDown!

Cruiserweight Title - Paul London (c) vs. Matt Hardy Version 2.0

Paul London strikes Matt. Stiff high kick on Matt by Paul London who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. London hits a dropkick on Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Hard back suplex on Matt. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Paul London misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Matt uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Super kick by Matt Hardy Version 2.0. There's a two count on the pin. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Matt takes a hurrancarana from Paul London. Hooks the leg for a two count. Springboard dropkick from Paul London. Nicely done. Pin, but Matt is out just before the three count. Matt powers out of a headlock. Standing leg lariat by Matt Hardy Version 2.0 on London. Paul London comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Spin kick by Paul London to the face. Paul London has Matt Hardy Version 2.0 down on the canvas and is ascending the corner. Through the air, London Calling! 1....2....3. That was good. **** rating.

Overall Rating: 87%
Crowd Reaction: 84%
Match Quality: 91%

Over the last several weeks on RAW, a tournament has been held between the top contenders for Trish Stratus' Women's Title. "Elite Diva" Mickie James outlasted everyone else to earn the shot tonight!

Women's Title - Trish Stratus (c) vs. Mickie James

Trish Stratus takes a right hand to the temple from Mickie. Mickie hits an arm drag on Trish. Mickie James hits a right hand on Trish Stratus. Mickie James strikes Trish Stratus. Trish pushes out of a Mickie James hold. Mickie James takes a right hand to the temple from Trish. Weak bodyslam by Trish. Hooks the leg for a two count. Trish drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Back heel kick from Mickie on Trish. There's a two count on the pin. Slingshot clothesline by Mickie, who almost messed it up by slipping on the ropes. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Trish blocks a punch. Mickie hits a punch, but takes one right back. CLUBBERIN', CLUBBERIN', THEY BE CLUBBERIN' TONY! Sorry, flashback moment. Trish Stratus gets taken down out of nowhere. Mickie hits a spinning back kick. Trish Stratus gets whipped into the turnbuckles by Mickie. Tornado DDT!!! 1....2....3!! It's all over. Mickie James extends her hand to Trish...and it is accepted! They shake! I'll give it a **1\2 rating.

Overall Rating: 77%
Crowd Reaction: 83%
Match Quality: 65%

For the last month, Rob Van Dam and Randy Orton have been engaged in a tremendous best-of-five series. Tonight is the culmination of that series, both men holding two wins!

Rob Van Dam vs. Randy Orton

Driven DDT by Rob Van Dam. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Lightning kick by RVD on Orton. Cover for a two count. Orton counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Randy Orton hits some punches. Fallaway slam by Randy Orton. There's a two count on the pin. Double Arm DDT by Orton, RVD got destroyed. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Bodyslam by Orton. RVD counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Beautiful spinning arm drag out of the corner by RVD. There's a two count on the pin. Diamond Dust from Rob Van Dam, Orton is out. Pin, but Orton is out just before the three count. Flying elbow from Rob Van Dam. RVD hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Orton kicks Rob Van Dam in the gut to reverse the momentum. Big clothesline on RVD. Death valley driver by Randy Orton, Rob Van Dam got planted. Rob Van Dam can barely stand. Here it comes - RKO. 1....2...3, it's finished. The fight has started up again! Rob Van Dam attacks Orton, and they brawl all around ringside, then into the crowd! They eventually disappear backstage, still fighting. It gets a ***1\2 rating.

Overall Rating: 89%
Crowd Reaction: 92%
Match Quality: 85%

The feud between Rhyno and Brock Lesnar dates back to over a year ago when Rhyno rejected a spot in Brock Lesnar's stable in the hopes of earning a shot at Lesnar's title. That match never came to be, but once Rhyno won the World Title, Lesnar set his sights on the Manbeast after winning World War 3 to earn a title shot. And tonight, they will go at it for Rhyno's title one last time in a Texas Death Match!

Texas Death Match for the World Title - Rhyno (c) vs. Brock Lesnar

Lesnar gets slammed. Rhyno uses a big bag of popcorn to floor Lesnar. Big backdrop on Lesnar, executed well. Fallaway slam by Rhyno. Lesnar powers out of a headlock. Lesnar chair shots Rhyno. Massive backbreaker, Rhyno got planted. Early reports indicate that the back was *not* actually broken, so the move's name should actually be backhurter. Pin : 1 - 2- 3. Lesnar defeats Rhyno. The referee gets to a five count....and Rhyno gets back up. Rhyno elbows Brock Lesnar in the face to break a hammerlock. Nice piledriver on Lesnar. Pin, three count, it's over. Rhyno pins Lesnar. The referee gets to a five count....and Brock Lesnar gets back up. Brutal powerbomb on Lesnar. Cover gets three. Rhyno pinned Lesnar. The referee counts: 6....7...8....but Lesnar stands up. Lesnar blocks a punch. Brock Lesnar uses move #193 (arm-BAR). Rhyno elbows Brock Lesnar in the face to break a hammerlock. Big clothesline on Lesnar. Brock Lesnar can barely stand. Gore! GORE! GOOOOOOOORE!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! The referee counts to 10, this match is over! Rhyno goes into the crowd, where he celebrates his victory A ****1\2 rating for a great match.

Overall Rating: 97%
Crowd Reaction: 99%
Match Quality: 95%

The rivalry between United States Champion Chris Benoit and Rey Mysterio took a turn for the personal when Benoit accused Mysterio of adultery after he was kissed by Mickie James as a thank-you for Rey saving her from Benoit. Tonight, Benoit's title is on the line, but Rey is looking for revenge!

United States Title - Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Benoit (c)

Kick from Rey Mysterio to the leg. Chris Benoit comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Double arm suplex by Chris Benoit, Rey hits hard. We have our mandatory ref bump, as he goes down after accidentally getting caught by an elbow to the face. Wicked Tiger Suplex by Chris Benoit on Rey. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out. Chris Benoit gets taken down out of nowhere. Flying elbow from Rey Mysterio. Flying cross body off the top rope! I'll give a 0.8 on the Steamboat scale for that effort. Cover for a two count. Diamond Dust from Rey Mysterio, Benoit is out. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Rey walks into a trip. Reverse DDT into a backbreaker by Chris Benoit, great move. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Rey blocks a kick from Chris Benoit. Rey Mysterio moves in for the kill. West Coast Pop!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Chris Benoit 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. *** rating for a good bout.

Overall Rating: 90%
Crowd Reaction: 97%
Match Quality: 74%

Two of WWE's most charismatic Superstars have been engaged in a war both verbal and physical of late, and tonight Eddie Guerrero and Chris Jericho look to put their rival away for good!

Eddie Guerrero vs. Chris Jericho

Jericho hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Jericho drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Eddie Guerrero strikes Jericho. Chris Jericho charges, Eddie moves, and the referee is conveniently placed to get knocked out. DDT from the top rope by Eddie Guerrero. That looked brutal. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out. Chris Jericho pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Spin kick by Chris Jericho to the face. Spinning bulldog in the corner, Eddie is down. Cover for a two count. Slingshot senton by Jericho, crushing the chest of Eddie. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Eddie reverses a waistlock. Flying cross body off the top rope! I'll give a 0.8 on the Steamboat scale for that effort. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Chris Jericho elbows Eddie Guerrero in the face to break a hammerlock. Chris Jericho has Eddie Guerrero down on the canvas. Walls of Jericho!!! Eddie Guerrero taps out! 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: 93%
Crowd Reaction: 100%
Match Quality: 78%

Tajiri has emerged as a very unlikely contender for the WWE Title, but has more than proven his worth, taking The Rock to the limit every time they've been inside the ring together. Tonight, Tajiri gets his first actual shot at the gold, but the People's Champion has promised his people a win.

WWE Title - The Rock (c) vs. Tajiri

Flying shoulder tackle by Rock sends Tajiri to the mat. Massive backbreaker, Tajiri 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. Tajiri ducks a clothesline attempt. Tajiri strikes Rock. Rock takes a flying neckbreaker from Tajiri. Cover for a two count. Tiger suplex on Rock, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Flying elbow from Tajiri. Rock blocks a punch. Massive backbreaker, Tajiri 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. The Rock scores with a big spinebuster. Pin, but Tajiri is out just before the three count. Big backdrop on Tajiri, executed well. Rock bodyslams Tajiri. Tajiri avoids a The Rock avalanche. Rock takes a flying neckbreaker from Tajiri. Springboard dropkick from Tajiri. Nicely done. Tajiri moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Kick Of Death. 1....2...3, it's finished. Tajiri goes into the crowd, where he celebrates his victory A ****1\4 rating, great bout.

Overall Rating: 96%
Crowd Reaction: 100%
Match Quality: 89%

Last month, Jeff Hardy was stripped of both the Intercontinental and World Tag Team Titles. Los Guerreros won the vacant tag belts, and sixteen top SmackDown! stars have battled it out in a tournament to determine a new IC champ. John Cena and Christian have torn through the brackets (as well as each other), and tonight the tournament - and their feud - will come to an end in our main event... inside a steel cage!

Steel Cage Match for the vacant Intercontinental Title - John Cena vs. Christian

Christian launches Cena into the cage wall. Cena takes a quick lariat. Cena blocks a kick from Christian. John Cena hits some punches. Back elbow connects, Christian staggers backward. John Cena throws Christian into the cage. Rude Awakening on Christian by Cena. John Cena and Christian climb the cage....but both end up crashing back to the canvas after a struggle! Cena only gets knees on a splash. Reverse DDT on Cena. Christian hits a great swinging DDT on John Cena. Bodyslam by Christian. Christian drives Cena into the cage side. John Cena takes the advantage after a i-block-your-punch-you-don't-block-mine routine. Bodyslam by Cena. Powerbomb on Christian. Christian is in trouble. F-U! John Cena and Christian climb the cage....until Christian gets knocked off by a right hand! Cena climbs over the top for the win! John Cena climbs each turnbuckle in turn, working the crowd as he celebrates his victory Almost a *** rating, but there were some bits that dragged, so **3\4 instead.

Overall Rating: 90%
Crowd Reaction: 100%
Match Quality: 68%

[loopydate]

Tonight on RAW, a new #1 contender will be named for Rhyno's World Title and we will hear from now former WWE Champion The Rock about his shocking loss to Tajiri at Starrcade. But WWE.com has an exclusive announcement. With just two weeks until the Royal Rumble, Mr. Bischoff has already come up with the names of 14 Superstars who will be participating in the Rumble match. The remaining spots will be filled over the next couple of weeks leading into the Royal Rumble pay-per-view. Already qualifying for the Rumble are -


Intercontinental Champion John Cena

World Tag Team Champion Eddie Guerrero

United States Champion Rey Mysterio
Cruiserweight Champion Paul London
Christian

Chris Jericho

Brock Lesnar

Chris Benoit
Matt Hardy Version 2.0
Rob Van Dam
Damien
The Hurricane
Shelton Benjamin
Rico Constantino
The Rumble match participants are also eligible to compete in matches earlier in the evening, so some of these men may be pulling double duty. The card will begin to take shape tonight on RAW.

Plus, this Friday night is New Year's Eve, so after a special LIVE broadcast of SmackDown!, WWE and Spike TV will present a 2004 Year In Review special, counting down the top ten wrestlers, matches, and events of 2004!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Tajiri as champion :eek:

You've made so many credible champs in your game. O'Haire, Rhyno, Tajiri, etc. Awesome stuff.</font>

[loopydate]

DECEMBER 27, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Last night's Starrcade was the best pay-per-view of 2004, and tonight's RAW is going to set the stage for the Road to WrestleMania 21! WWE.com announced 14 participants in the Royal Rumble, and three more RAW Superstars will qualify tonight! Plus, a Starrcade rematch between Rumble participant Shelton Benjamin and Undertaker! Eric Bischoff announces a new #1 contender for the World Title! And a massive tag team main event pitting World Champion Rhyno and John Cena against Brock Lesnar and Christian! Everyone but Rhyno in that match will be in the Royal Rumble, and they may be coming after the Manbeast's title!

"If ya smeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelll..." The crowd goes bonkers as the former WWE Champion The Rock makes his way to the ring. He cuts a quick promo about underestimating Tajiri last night. He joked for weeks about how Tajiri came out of nowhere, but last night he proved that he's arrived. And the People's Champion isn't going to underestimate him again. He calls out Tajiri, then tells the champion that he's invoking his rematch clause at the Royal Rumble, and he's going to take the belt from Tajiri in the champ's own match. It's going to be a Hardcore Match for the WWE Title!

Matt Hardy Version 2.0 is backstage. He hypes his appearance in the Royal Rumble and takes some potshots at his rival, the Cruiserweight Champion Paul London. He knows they're both in the Rumble match, and he can't wait to get his revenge for losing at Starrcade by personally eliminating London!

WWE.com announced 14 names in the Rumble match earlier today, and we're about to find out who is going to be the 15th participant as ECW Original Lance Storm takes on one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions, La Resistance's Rene Dupree! It's a solid match between two technically-sound Superstars, and Dupree pulls off a bit of an upset as he gets Storm to tap out to the Figure-Four Leglock!

WWE Chairman Eric Bischoff appears on the TitanTron and says that we have one of our world title matches set for the Royal Rumble, and he's ready to announce the other. Rhyno needs a new contender for the World Title after he put away Brock Lesnar last night in their Texas Death Match, but Bischoff didn't have to look too hard to find one. Based on his impressive string of victories over Rob Van Dam, one Randy Orton has earned the title shot at the Royal Rumble!

Chris Jericho is in the ring to cut a promo about the Royal Rumble and his win last night over Eddie Guerrero, but he gets cut off by Guerrero who comes out with one of the World Tag Team Title belts. Eddie talks about how they're both in the Rumble match, but what he wants more than anything is to finish this rivalry with Jericho for good. So what he's proposing is - one last time - Guerrero versus Jericho... in a ladder match! Jericho smirks and accepts and the match is on!

Two more spots in the Rumble match are at stake next in a tag-team match as former WWE Tag Team Champions Big Show and Kane take on their former leader in the Natural Born Ministry Sean O'Haire and his newest convert, Haas! It's a decent contest that mainly showcases Haas' newfound mean streak. In the end, O'Haire hits his Seanton Bomb on Kane for the win and two spots in the Rumble for himself and Haas!

After the match, O'Haire calls the rest of the Natural Born Ministry to the ring, and Undertaker, Damien, Chuck Palumbo, Johnny Stamboli, Shawn Stasiak, and Mark Jindrak all oblige. O'Haire talks about how the Ministry was formed to be the most dominant force in World Wrestling Entertainment, but lately they've been anything but. And he and Undertaker have thought about it, and they've fought about it, and they finally came to a conclusion as to why. They're carrying around too much dead weight! If the Ministry is to take over RAW, they can't be letting just anyone ride their coattails, regardless of past history. So at this point, if you're not doing your part, we're going to make sure you rest in peace! On that cue, everyone turns their attention to Jindrak and Stasiak. The two exchange an "oh, shit" look before attempting to defend themselves, but the numbers game is too much for them, and the now six-man Ministry stands over their former colleagues as we go to commercial.

Rob Van Dam is backstage when we come back, and he cuts a promo about the Royal Rumble match. He's excited for his shot at a world title of his choice, but he's still not wild about what happened leading up to Starrcade. Yeah, Orton beat him in three out of five matches, but he only got a couple of those wins clean. So if Orton's up for it, somewhere down the line, RVD's ready to finish things!

Undertaker is still inside the ring after the Ministry beatdown, and here comes his archrival Shelton Benjamin, just one night after beating him at Starrcade. Undertaker wanted this rematch tonight, but Shelton puts him away with a superkick for his second straight win over the Deadman!

Backstage, Chris Benoit gets in Rey Mysterio's face, continuing the verbal tirade he's been throwing the new United States Champion's way for weeks. Benoit finally says that he's using his rematch clause to challenge Rey for his title, and he's going to take back his title just before throwing Rey out of the Rumble match and adding another title shot to his bank!

Our main event features three participants in the Royal Rumble and the World Champion in a tag match! It's Rhyno and Cena versus Lesnar and Christian. It's a really good tag match that showcases all of the potential challengers, but Rhyno picks up another big win by hitting the Gore on Christian. After the match, while he's celebrating, he gets blindsided by an RKO from Randy Orton, who stands tall over the champ as we fade to black.

[loopydate]

DECEMBER 31, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

It's the last night of 2004, and tonight we have four huge hours of wrestling, starting off with the live SmackDown! broadcast, followed by the 2004 Year In Review special. Tonight's SmackDown! features a huge double main event with World Champion Rhyno taking on Christian in a non-title match and a huge non-title tag rematch between Los Guerreros and Canadian Violence! Plus, the contract signing for the huge Rock/Tajiri WWE Title match, five more slots in the Royal Rumble match will be decided, and the Royal Rumble card continues to come together.

The show kicks off with tag team action as Rico Constantino teams with a man who has his own history with Theodore Long's Metro Connection stable, The Hurricane (remember, it was members of the Playas' Club that sidelined both Aaron Stevens and The Blueprint) to take on Chris Kanyon and Mark Henry! It's an exciting match that Henry drags down a little (surprise!). Eventually Hurricane puts Henry away with the Shining Wizard, but after the bell everybody brawls out of sight.

We already know 17 of the participants in the Royal Rumble match, and we're about to fill in another slot at M'n'M's Joey Matthews takes on Acid Test's Test. Matthews manages to get in a little offense, but this match is almost all Test, as he hits the Test Drive to pick up the win and a Rumble berth.

Paul London is backstage, and he issues a challenge. He picked up probably the biggest win of his career Sunday night when he pinned Matt Hardy Version 2.0 to retain his Cruiserweight Title. But he heard what Matt said on RAW about eliminating him from the Royal Rumble, and he's going to make sure that doesn't happen. But first, he wants to prove that Sunday was no fluke. He's willing to put the Cruiserweight Title on the line one more time at the Royal Rumble, but he wants to beat Matt's ass all over the arena in a falls-count-anywhere match!

The Royal Rumble match qualifying process continues next as Funaki takes on "Nature Boy" Dave Batista. Surprise surprise, Bats controls almost the entire match. Funaki gets in some martial arts offense, but eventually he taps out to the Figure Four and Batista is going to the Royal Rumble!

Two more spots in the Royal Rumble are at stake in our following tag team match as New Generation members BJ Whitmer and Trent Acid take on one of the most decorated tag teams in history, the Dudley Boyz! Acid and Whitmer put up a hell of a fight, but eventually Whitmer falls victim to the 3-D, and the Dudleyz have punched their tickets to the Rumble!

Rey Mysterio gets some backstage interview time, which he spends hyping up his feud with Chris Benoit and their two-out-of-three falls match at the Royal Rumble. Rey's getting stronger on the mic, and hopefully that match at Royal Rumble can match up to what they did at Starrcade.

Now that Billy Gunn has freed himself from the Metro Connection, his Royal Rumble qualifying match with Avery Thompson has very personal significance. Gunn looks about ready to put Thompson away when Theodore Long hops up onto the apron. Billy turns around and gets distracted, but he manages to dodge a charging Thompson, who knocks Long down and walks right into the Fame-Ass-Er. Billy Gunn is going to the Rumble! The heels gang up on him until Rico hits the ring to save his partner.

Paul London had some big words for Matt Hardy Version 2.0 earlier tonight, and he's going to try to back things up as he teams with the new Intercontinental Champion John Cena to take on Hardy and Brock Lesnar! Four of the biggest stars in the Royal Rumble match collide! It's an exciting match that ends with London backing up his words from earlier when he hits Hardy with the London Calling for the win.

A table is set up in the ring when we come back from commercial, and the contract for the WWE Title match is on it. The Rock and Tajiri sit on opposite sides. Tajiri signs it, then hands the pen to The Rock. Rock signs his name to make their Hardcore Match official. Tajiri then gives him a taste of what's to come when he drives the table into Rock's midsection and gives him the Kick of Death! The WWE Champion buzzsaw continues to cut through World Wrestling Entertainment!

The first half of our double main event is next as the World Tag Team Champions Los Guerreros take on Canadian Violence in a non-title rematch from a couple of weeks ago (when Eddie and Chavo picked up a big win). The heels get some revenge tonight with Jericho pinning Eddie following their devastating Crossface/Walls combo. After the match, United States Champion Rey Mysterio jumps Benoit and lays him out, continuing the build to their title match at the Royal Rumble!

And in our main event, Rhyno and Christian put on a fantastic contest, a great way to wrap up 2004, and the last image of WWE this year is Rhyno hitting Xian with the Gore for the big win.

[loopydate]

The list of the top 100 workers in the world was released at the conclusion of SmackDown!


Chris Jericho (WWE)
Kurt Angle (Free Agent)
Tajiri (WWE)
AJ Styles (NWA-TNA/RoH)
Eddie Guerrero (WWE)
Low Ki (FLI/RoH/XPW)
Shawn Michaels (Free agent)
Randy Orton (WWE)
Christopher Daniels (RoH)
Chris Benoit (WWE)
Derrick King (WWE)
Kid Kash (NWA-TNA/XPW)
Christian (WWE)
Brock Lesnar (WWE)
Aidan Nathans (WWE/IWA-MS/WLW)
Ultimo Dragon (RoH)
TAKA Michinoku (XPW)
Sakoda (WWE)
Rob Van Dam (WWE)
Super Crazy (RoH/XPW)
EZ Money (RoH/XPW)
Nick Dinsmore (NWA-TNA)
Shark Boy (NWA-TNA)
The Hurricane (WWE)
Matt Hardy Version 2.0 (WWE)
Other WWE stars making the list are Funaki (#26), Richard J. Criado (#28), Shelton Benjamin (#29), Chavo Guerrero (#32), Edge (#34), John Morrison (#36), Air Paris (#37), Lance Storm (#38), Paul London (#41), Rhyno (#42), Generalin Intikami (#43), Rey Mysterio (#44), Akio (#46), Haas (#50), Johnny Jeter (#51), Sean O'Haire (#52), Trent Acid (#54), Fred Williams (#55), Brian Kendrick (#58), Colt Cabana (#59), Jamie Noble (#61), Chris Hamrick (#65), Austin Lee (#67), BJ Whitmer (#68), Ruckus (#69), The Rock (#75), John Cena (#76), Brandon P (#77), Nova (#81), Doug Basham (#82), Jay Briscoe (#83), Al Snow (#86), Matt Stryker (#87), Joey Matthews (#88), Rob Conway (#89), and Mickie James (#91)!

Including the OVW roster, WWE included a whopping 49 wrestlers in the top 100!

Also, Lance Storm, Shawn Stasiak, The Blueprint, and Generalin Intikami as well as a number of developmental wrestlers' contracts expired at midnight and were all wished well in their future endeavors.

[M-A-G]

<font color=goldenrod>Damn, that sounds much better than the patch I just downloaded. I'm not allowed to make Cena lose cleanly despite him not having creative control. Fuck this shit.</font>

Rep. :y:

[M-A-G]

SmackDown!: 4/11/10
Kofi Kingston, Jack Swagger, Shelton Benjamin, and Kane all continue their momentum-building ways as they look forward to next week’s Money in the Bank ladder match. Kofi vows lightning will strike twice.

Other proceedings: Cash Inc. defeat Jason Cross and Alex Furious after Rhyno gores Cross. Apparently he didn’t take kindly to Cross calling him a loser.

Mr. Kennedy, CM Punk, and Cash Stevens defeat Christian, Shawn Michaels, and Ian Moore when Kennedy sneaks a pinfall on Christian.

The Shane Brothers, Todd and Michael, continue their feud with the Revelations, Syn and Genesis.

Chris Sylvain and Jason Collins have a heart-to-heart about their rematch. Sylvain actually wants to take his time in naming a time and place and isn’t in any major rush. Collins points out that the draft lottery is scheduled in 4 weeks and that neither man may be on SmackDown!. Collins suggests that Sylvain gets while the getting is good. Sylvain asks if Collins is in that big of a hurry to be humiliated. Collins may brag that he is one of the lucky two to actually score a win over Sylvain but no one can claim to have done it twice. Just ask Ian Moore how successful his second attempt was in trying to overcome the great Chris Sylvain. Collins had better be sleeping with the title, taking pictures with it, and kissing it every chance he gets because when they clash again, it’s coming back to Chris Sylvain. Collins wonders if Sylvain is so confident that he’s willing to put it to the test right now. Sylvain drops the mic and backs off. *BAM* Collins gets booted in the groin. Amplifier to Jason Collins! Sylvain stands over the champion as we go off the air.

Raw: 4/14/10
Edge is to be punished for his actions last week and will have to choose a partner to face John Morrison and HHH tonight.
Batista is out to complain about HHH’s status as number one contender. If anyone should be facing John Morrison, it should be him. WrestleMania was a simple case of HHH pulling a miracle out of his ass which has been the story of his entire career. Mark Henry comes out, evidently not happy about being assaulted in last week’s rampage by Batista. Henry makes it clear that he’s aware that what Batista did wasn’t personal; he just doesn’t care. He’s not on the list of people Batista can just bowl over. Batista warns Henry not to let things get out of hand here. He’s willing to forgive Henry for interrupting him if he just turns around and leaves. Henry says that Batista isn’t the alpha monster on Raw and he’s certainly not the boss. They brawl for awhile and here comes an assload of security and agents.

Other proceedings: We learn that at Backlash it will be Ted DiBiase defending his U.S. Title in a triple threat match against R-Truth and Evan Bourne. R-Truth picks up a roll-up pinfall on DiBiase.

Raw GM Steve Austin berates Batista for his actions. Batista dares him to do something about it so Austin makes Henry vs. Batista at Backlash.

The Miz confronts HHH about his long career and the fact that HHH has worn out his welcome on Raw. Heck, he’s worn out his welcome in the entire wrestling industry. He should go and make some more babies before his quads are put on the endangered species list. HHH defends himself by saying he’s earned everything he has. The Miz says he can become champion also if he had a sledgehammer and got a bajillion chances, too. HHH says that if he was champion, he’d be happy to give a shot to The Miz if only for the tremendous satisfaction of getting rid of something he thinks has worn out its welcome: the Miz’s mouth.

Edge interrupts an argument between AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels. Daniels storms off angry with Styles but Edge says to just let him go. Edge says Styles has just volunteered to be his partner for tonight. It’d be great for Styles because he can start earning some respect and it would be nice to be paired up with a winner. Styles agrees.

Kim Roderick brags about she doesn’t have to worry about Victoria anymore. Austin comes out to correct this claim and points out the stipulations of last week’s match: Victoria had to pin or make Kim Roderick submit to earn a title match. Roderick says that Victoria failed to do that so that’s the end of it. Austin points out, however, that the stipulation worked both ways. Roderick also had to pin or make Victoria submit in order to permanently ban Victoria from getting a title opportunity. Therefore Victoria will receive a Diva’s title match at Backlash if her team can beat Roderick’s team tonight. Victoria and Natalya therefore team up to face Kim Roderick and Charlotte and get the win when Victoria pins Charlotte.

HHH asks John Morrison how he’s feeling after last week. Between Henry and Batista, there’s no way the champion is 100%. Morrison says he’s good to go but he really wanted to get his hands on Batista tonight. HHH says Batista is just butt-hurt and to worry about tonight because Edge and Styles are two desperate individuals. Morrison gets in HHH’s face and asks if he’s so worried about him, why did he pick Mark Henry to demolish him last week. HHH says that was then, this is now. Besides, you can’t expect free passes when you’re the champ. Morrison thinks HHH might be a bit worried about losing at Backlash if he’s going through all this trouble.

JBL manages to defeat Bryan Danielson again in a rematch Danielson requested. Danielson still claims that it’s not over between them.

Christopher Daniels and Pete Shapiro pick up singles victories and vow to win Money in the Bank on SmackDown!.

Main Event: HHH and John Morrison defeat AJ Styles and Edge. Randy Orton chases off Edge allowing Morrison to hit Starship Pain. HHH tags himself in however and pins Styles himself. We close with Morrison and HHH in each other’s face.

The draft lottery is in three weeks!

Backlash card so far:
WWE Cruiserweight Title: Don Maiden vs. Kevin Daniels
WWE Diva’s Title: Kim Roderick vs. Victoria
Batista vs. Mark Henry
WWE U.S. Title: Ted DiBiase vs. Evan Bourne vs. R-Truth
First Blood: Edge vs. Randy Orton
WWE Title: John Morrison vs. HHH

Superstars: 4/17/10
Not a whole lot. Christopher Daniels turns face on AJ Styles, JBL cuts a promo on Bryan Danielson and vows to show him how much of a god he really is by winning Money in the Bank tomorrow night, and both Evan Bourne and Randy Orton build momentum towards Backlash with singles wins.
SmackDown!: 4/18/10
Kane wins the Money in the Bank rematch. Events during the match include AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels damn near killing each other, Bryan Danielson coming from the crowd to assault JBL, Shad doing his damndest to make sure Kofi Kingston doesn’t win, and Kane chokeslamming Jack Swagger off a ladder and through a table. Jason Collins watches on.

Other proceedings: Chris Sylvain declares that no matter who wins Money in the Bank, they’d be a fool to cash it in whenever he’s champion.

Ian Moore retained the Intercontinental Title against Cash Stevens.

Garrett and Rhyno beat down Alex Furious in the back.

Sean O’Haire gets a win over Jason Cross. Cross is able to fight off an attempted beat down.

MVP welcomes CM Punk to the VIP Lounge. MVP wants to know what everything one else is wondering: where does CM Punk go after such a devastating loss to Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania? Punk takes offense and points out that he has two wins over HBK which is two more than MVP has. In fact, a lot of what CM Punk does is newsworthy. Can MVP claim that? MVP answers that maybe not but says that Punk better get back to climbing the mountain because when someone falls off, someone else is right there ready to claim that spot.

[M-A-G]

Raw: 4/21/10
JBL is outraged over Danielson’s appearance on SmackDown!. Danielson had no right to assault him and compares it to a fan jumping the guardrail. JBL would’ve won Money in the Bank if it hadn’t been for Danielson and he demands retribution and punishment for Danielson. Austin comes out to address these concerns and informs JBL that Danielson has indeed been punished and has been suspended from Raw. JBL says it’s about time some justice is done around here. Austin isn’t done, however, and says JBL has a chance to punish Danielson some more. He can punish him in the parking lot. He can punish him at the concession stand. Hell, he can even punish him in the showers. This Sunday at Backlash, it will be JBL vs. Bryan Danielson and this time it’s going to be Falls Count Anywhere! JBL is irate.

Other proceedings:
Evan Bourne defeats Batista by DQ when Ted DiBiase attacks Bourne. Mark Henry comes in for the save.

AJ Styles cuts a promo on Christopher Daniels and his selfishness. All Daniels had to do was listen to Styles and things would’ve been different on Raw for the two of them. At Backlash, Daniels will pay.

R-Truth gets a win over Sean Casey.

Edge and Cash Inc. defeat Randy Orton and the Thug Life Soldiers.

The Miz gets in HHH’s face and tries to stir the pot between him and John Morrison.

John Morrison and HHH close the show with a face-to-face talk. John Morrison asks why HHH essentially stole his win in last week’s tag match. HHH defends himself by saying they won regardless and that should be that. Morrison says that it’s not always about HHH. He even goes as far as saying that maybe everyone else is right about HHH and is just trying to hog as much glory as possible. HHH says that he loves this business and is willing to do anything and everything to remain in it. He’s not going to be forced out just because a bunch of jealous people want to try and dictate his career. Like he told Miz, he’s earned everything he’s had and he plans on earning the WWE Title again this Sunday. Morrison declares that he’s not going to forced out of his spot either by anyone and that includes HHH. He’s even willing to prove that claim right now. They get in each other’s face and HHH shoves Morrison back. Morrison with a right hand to HHH! They brawl for a bit and Morrison gets HHH in position for Starship Pain but HHH bails. We close out the show with a staredown.

Backlash card:
WWE Cruiserweight Title: Don Maiden vs. Kevin Daniels
WWE Diva’s Title: Kim Roderick vs. Victoria
Mark Henry vs. Batista
Falls Count Anywhere: JBL vs. Bryan Danielson
AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels
WWE U.S. Title: Ted DiBiase vs. Evan Bourne vs. R-Truth
First Blood: Edge vs. Randy Orton
WWE Title: John Morrison vs. Triple H

Superstars: 4/24/10
Kane is out to talk about his Money in the Bank win. In one instance, Kane was able to send a shiver down the spine of anyone looking to become World Heavyweight Champion. Jason Collins in particular has most likely been spending the last few days looking over his shoulder. Nothing will stop him from taking what has eluded him for far too long. Kofi Kingston comes out and stands in the ring with Kane. He says that Kane has no reason to like him much less do anything that Kofi asks of him. Kane has no doubt seen the way Kofi was screwed out of Money in the Bank. Last week was supposed to be the moment that would vindicate Kofi; where he would get back what was taken from him. Kofi essentially begs Kane to give him a match with the briefcase on the line. Kane asks Kofi if he even heard what he had to say just right now. Nothing is going to stop Kane from cashing in Money in the Bank. As unfortunate as it’s been for Kofi, Kane happens to agree with what Shad and the Board of Directors had to say about Kofi’s involvement at WrestleMania’s Money in the Bank match. Kofi reiterates that he’s begging for a match and even goes as far as saying ‘please’. Kane asks Kofi if it’s such a good idea considering there’s no way he’s 100% and reminds Kofi that he doesn’t show his opponents any mercy. If he were to agree to this match, Kofi’s quest for the title will be over before it even begins. Kofi doesn’t care as he was willing to go through hell twice in order to secure that briefcase. Kane points out that Kofi doesn’t know the meaning of the word hell. He agrees to give Kofi the match tonight but hopes that Kofi doesn’t wind up regretting it.

Other proceedings:
Jack Swagger shows up in a neck brace, hurt and busted up after last week’s Money in the Bank match. He berates Kane for chokeslamming him through a table and declares Kane unfit and unworthy of being a world champion. The fans don’t have to worry though. Their All-American American hero will recover and vows to make Kane pay.

Garrett and Alex Furious continue the apparent heavyweights vs. cruiserweights feud with a match where Garrett manages to pick up a win.

Cash Stevens vows to earn another Intercontinental Title match against Ian Moore.

Jason Collins defeats Rhyno when Jason Cross interferes. The dance continues.

Kane defeats Kofi Kingston by DQ when Jack Swagger attacks Kane, apparently miraculously healed. Shad distracts Kofi at ringside and Swagger takes the opportunity to nail Kane and deliver a gut wrench power bomb causing the DQ. Kofi tries to attack Swagger but falls victim to Shad assaulting him from behind. The show ends with Kane and Kofi continuing to get assaulted.

[M-A-G]

SmackDown!: 4/25/10
SmackDown! General Manager The Rock welcomes us from inside the ring. He talks about how the 30 day period for mandatory World Heavyweight Title defenses is set to pass and we still don't have a number one contender for Jason Collins. He can't force Chris Sylvain to take his rematch and likewise, Kane's Money in the Bank contract must be cashed in at his own leisure. So next week on SmackDown!, the Rock will grant one individual a shot at the World Heavyweight Title; someone who has been denied one, time in and time out. Jason Collins will defend the title against....KOFI KINGSTON! Shad immediately comes out to complain about this decision and cries favoritism. Shad demands to be given the title shot. Kofi Kingston interrupts and gets in Shad's face. He has a question for Shad: Is it really that important to Shad that Kofi doesn't have a World Title opportunity? He gets that they've had their problems ever since Bragging Rights but it's gone far enough. Shad simply smiles and says that perhaps it's about time that Kofi learns the truth. True, it began with he and Kofi not seeing eye-to-eye but now it's about something else. Shad reveals that someone has paid him quite handsomely to ensure that Kofi Kingston never becomes World Heavyweight Champion. Kofi seems taken back by this but gathers himself together to demand who it is. Shad says that the person has also paid him to not reveal that. Kofi needs to learn who it is on his own. If Shad were Kofi, though, he wouldn't trust anyone. It could be anyone; someone from Raw; someone Kofi had lunch with; it could even be the World Heavyweight Champion himself, Jason Collins. Whoever it is, Shad gave them his word that he would do what he could to keep Kofi away from the World Title. The Rock says not this time because if Shad gets involved in anyway in next week's title match, Shad will be fired. Kofi vows to get to the bottom of this.

Other proceedings:
MVP welcomes Shawn Michaels this week to the VIP Lounge. MVP asks Michaels the same question he asked CM Punk last week. Where does Shawn Michaels go from here? Michaels makes no secret that he wants to hold the World Title one more time. Cody Rhodes comes out to respond to this and asks out loud why he wasn't considered for the tenth spot in last week's Money in the Bank briefcase. Instead, the opportunity was given to The Rock's pet and two other individuals who have already been world champions; Mr. Kennedy and Christian. There's no room for Cody Rhodes when guys like Mr. Kennedy and Christian keep taking the spotlight for themselves. In fact, Shawn Michaels is one of those guys. Maybe Rhodes would get opportunities if guys like Shawn Michaels just relinquished the spotlight for a bit. Really, HBK and HHH are one in the same because over on Raw, people are accusing HHH of the same thing. Michaels says that instead of Rhodes just whining and complaining until someone throws him a bone, maybe Rhodes should go out and do something spectacular, win matches, earn some respect and maybe, just maybe he can be considered for opportunities more often. Michaels isn't going to apologize for being the Showstopper and all. If Rhodes thinks he's better, by all means he's welcome to prove it. Rhodes and HBK stare each other down. CM Punk comes out without warning and glares at HBK and then....nails MVP?!?! Rhodes and Michaels look on like WTF?

Jack Swagger is in the back and informs us that his valiant attempt to stand up to Kane last night resulted in him having a setback and is still forced to wear a neckbrace. He regrets not being 100% because if he was, Kane would be in for it for sure. Kane appears behind him causing Swagger to bail.

Chris Sylvain talks about Kofi getting a title shot next week. Whoever the champion is, Chris Sylvain will be waiting. He declares he's getting his rematch at Judgment Day.

Jason Cross defeats Mark Mason. Rhyno runs in afterwards to demolish Cross while Mason looks on. It looks like he wants to help but he just walks off.

Cash Stevens defeats Chris Masters and JTG defeats Sean O'Haire in a mini-tournament to determine a contender for the IC Title. Stevens and JTG meet next week.

Jason Collins comes out to talk about the trio of challenges he's got; Kane, a sadistic, unpredictable monster with the right to try to take away his World Title anytime he wants. Chris Sylvain, an equally sadistic and egomaniacal jackass who thinks everything's about him and has only lost twice in his entire career. And then there's Kofi Kingston who apparently is willing to do whatever it takes to wear this title. So if you see a champion walking around either here on SmackDown! or over on Raw, parading around with their belt acting like their having the time of their lives, it's a crock because the life of a champion is a hard one. But he's not ready to give it up just yet. Kofi comes out and asks if he's so reluctant to give up the title, would he go so far as to hire Shad to make sure Kofi doesn't become world champion. Collins says that the truth is, no, he doesn't want Kofi to become World Champion. But he feels the same way about everyone else on the roster. No one really wants other people to get one over on them when it comes to the world title. Collins is going to fight like hell next week to keep the title but does that mean he's going to pay someone to keep one particular person out of the loop? No way. For someone to be so specific as to target Kofi, the search needs to be directed elsewhere and not towards someone who generally fights off challenges to his title. Kofi says not to worry about that because he'll make that person come to him and it will happen when he wins the World Title next week.

*BOOM* Through hellfire and brimstone! It's Kane...and he's got the briefcase!!! Is he cashing it in now? Wait, Swagger emerges from behind Kane and nails him. Kofi takes this chance and chases away Swagger. He turns around to stare at Collins and the champion responds by holding up the World Heavyweight Title. End of the show!

[M-A-G]

And now, Raw presents....Backlash! Your announcers, Michael Cole and Tazz

Opening Match:
Kevin Daniels vs Don Maiden (For The WWE Cruiserweight Title) : Don Maiden strikes Daniels. Back suplex on Daniels, which is a backdrop to you NOAH fans. Maiden hits a dropkick on Kevin Daniels. Second rope flying axe handle, Daniels goes down. Maiden drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Fallaway slam by Kevin Daniels. Devastating face-first slam from Daniels on Maiden. There's a two count on the pin. Daniels walks into a trip. Daniels gets rocked with a brutal elbow to the jaw by Maiden. Cover for a two count. Diamond Dust from Don Maiden, Daniels is out. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Daniels backdrops Don Maiden out of a piledriver attempt. Daniels hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Don Maiden powers out of a Kevin Daniels headlock. Don Maiden hits a rolling kick on Daniels. Don Maiden floors Kevin Daniels. Iron Maiden!!! Kevin Daniels taps out! Great match, a ****1\4 rating i think. Maiden retains the title.

Victoria vs Kim Roderick (For The WWE Diva's Title) : Rude Awakening on Kim Roderick by Victoria. Spear by Victoria. Cover for a two count. Victoria misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Kim Roderick fires off some right and left hands. Spin kick by Kim Roderick to the face. There's a two count on the pin. Back heel kick off the second rope, Victoria goes flying. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Roderick uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Roderick walks into a trip. Big piledriver on Roderick. Cover for a two count. Massive lariat, apparently Victoria has been watching The Best Of Stan Hansen again. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Rude Awakening on Kim Roderick by Victoria. Stiff chop lights up Roderick. Kim Roderick takes the advantage after a i-block-your-punch-you-don't-block-mine routine. Victoria gets caught with a short powerbomb from Roderick. Diamond Dust from Kim Roderick, Victoria is out. Kim Roderick floors Victoria near the ropes and makes the pin. Roderick is using the ropes for leverage! The referee hasn't seen it: 1....2....3!! Good **** rating. Kim Roderick retains the title.

John Bradshaw Leyfield vs Bryan Danielson : Danielson eats a trash can. Massive backbreaker, Danielson 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. Danielson backdrops John Bradshaw Leyfield out of a piledriver attempt. Kick from Bryan Danielson to the leg. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Cover for a two count. Flying DDT off the middle rope by Bryan Danielson, onto a chair. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Danielson hits a dropkick on John Bradshaw Leyfield. They brawl to the outside and into the crowd. Swift kick from Bryan Danielson on the outside. Cover for a two count. Nice looking high kick on JBL. They wind up back in the squared circle. John Bradshaw Leyfield elbows Bryan Danielson in the face to break a hammerlock. Massive backbreaker, Danielson 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. Spear! Danielson is down and hurt. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Big backdrop on Danielson, executed well. Ouch! Danielson just got flapjacked off the ropes through a table. Bryan Danielson fights out of a grapple. Spin kick by Bryan Danielson to the face. Vicious kick to the teeth from Bryan Danielson. Akira Maeda would be proud. John Bradshaw Leyfield gets knocked to the ground by Danielson. Here it comes...Cattle Mutilation! John Bradshaw Leyfield taps! Good **** rating.

Ted DiBiase, Jr. vs R-Truth vs Evan Bourne (For The WWE U.S. Heavyweight Title) : DiBiase drives a forearm into the chest of Truth. Dropkick connects, DiBiase goes down. R-Truth avoids a Evan Bourne avalanche. Super frankensteiner on Bourne, who hit hard. Flying reverse elbow by R-Truth. Cover for a two count. Back heel kick off the second rope, Truth goes down. Airbourne! DiBiase throws Bourne out of the ring. 1...2...3! Evan Bourne got screwed out of the victory! Good **** rating. Ted DiBiase retains the title.

Batista vs Mark Henry : Fallaway slam by Mark Henry. Driven full nelson slam on Batista. Cover for a two count. Batista avoids a Mark Henry avalanche. Henry gets slammed. Fallaway slam by Batista. Cover for a two count. Batista pulls a jumping piledriver out! Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Big backdrop on Henry, executed well. Henry backdrops Batista out of a piledriver attempt. Ring-shaking slam on Batista. Hooks the leg for a two count. Double Arm DDT by Henry, Batista got destroyed. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Running knee lift from Mark Henry. Stiff chop lights up Batista. Henry walks into a trip. Batista with a spinning neckbreaker on Henry. Death valley driver by Batista, Mark Henry got planted. Mark Henry is in trouble. Batista Bomb!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! A ****1\4 rating, great bout.

AJ Styles vs Christopher Daniels : Hard back suplex on Styles. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Beautiful spinning arm drag out of the corner by Daniels. There's a two count on the pin. Styles blocks a kick from Christopher Daniels. AJ Styles scores with a back heel kick on Daniels. Spin kick by AJ Styles to the face. There's a two count on the pin. Springboard dropkick from AJ Styles. Nicely done. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. AJ Styles hits a rolling kick on Daniels. AJ Styles misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Daniels crushes Styles with a running senton. Hooks the leg for a two count. Springboard dropkick from Christopher Daniels. Nicely done. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Driven DDT by Christopher Daniels. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Daniels hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Christopher Daniels misses a clothesline. Styles hits a dropkick on Christopher Daniels. DDT from the top rope by AJ Styles. That looked brutal. AJ Styles gets a roll-up...and grabs a handful of tights as well! The referee doesn't see it: 1....2...3!! A ****1\4 rating, great bout.

Randy Orton vs Edge : Back suplex on Orton, which is a backdrop to you NOAH fans. Big backdrop on Orton, executed well. Rude Awakening on Randy Orton by Edge. Edge misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Orton pulls a picture perfect fallaway slam out of the bag, driving Edge down to the mat. Edge pushes out of a Randy Orton hold. Edge hits a delayed suplex on Orton. Edge scores with a big spinebuster. Orton blocks the suplex attempt. Edge takes a headbutt from Randy Orton. Edge counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Stun Gun from Edge! There used to be this blonde guy in WCW in the early 90's who used that...i wonder what happened to him? Edge picks up the ring bell. Randy Orton turns around...and gets smashed over the head with it! That has to be at least a 0. 8 on the Muta scale. The referee sees blood, and this match is over! I'm slapping a ****1\4 rating on this.

Triple H vs John Morrison (For The WWE Heavyweight Title) : John Morrison scores with a back heel kick on HHH. HHH counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Triple H fires off some right and left hands. Triple H misses a clothesline...and takes out the referee by mistake. Triple H scores with a big spinebuster. Cover, but there's no one to count for Triple H. Triple H misses a clothesline. Spin kick by John Morrison to the face. Flying cross body off the top rope! Even Steamboat would have applauded the execution on that. Hooks the leg for a two count. Tiger suplex on HHH, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Triple H comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Massive backbreaker, Morrison got planted. Early reports indicate that the back was *not* actually broken, so the move's name should actually be backhurter. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. John Morrison powers out of a Triple H headlock. Triple H is in trouble. Starship Pain! 1....2....3. It gets a **** rating. Morrison is still the WWE Champion!

Overall show rating: 90

[loopydate]

Work has been crazy for the last few weeks, but I'm close to done with the year in review. Bigger project than I'd intended. At the same time I've pretty much figured out how I want the road to WrestleMania to play out. Going to be pretty good, if I do say so myself. Hopefully the review goes up tonight or tomorrow.

[M-A-G]

Might as well post the results for Judgment Day. The main stories so far for this SmackDown! PPV have been the continuing feud between the cruiserweights and the heavyweights with Jason Cross and Rhyno assuming de facto leadership status for their respective groups; CM Punk and MVP have begun a bit of a feud of their own stemming from CM Punk's last appearance on the V.I.P. Lounge; Cody Rhodes has taken up Shawn Michaels on his request to step up and has proceeded to challenge the Heartbreak Kid; Jack Swagger intends to finally make Kane responsible for his actions and has even gone so far as to get the Choke Slam banned from their match at Judgment Day; Kofi Kingston intends to beat an answer out of Shad as to who is one responsible for trying make sure Kofi never becomes World Champion (a hooded individual cost Kofi the World Title against Jason Collins); Cash Stevens earned another rematch against Ian Moore for the Intercontinental Title; Mr. Kennedy and Christian look to finish things once and for all between them; Chris Sylvain is challenging Jason Collins for the World Heavyweight Title.

Draft Picks for SmackDown! from Raw:
JBL
Adara James
AJ Styles
Batista
Sean Casey
Bryan Danielson

Draft picks for Raw from SmackDown!:
Shelton Benjamin
Sean Criss (injured but ready to go after the end of the month)
Mike Sullivan
Charlie Haas (also injured)
Mr. Kennedy
Chris Sylvain

Last minute trades:
Raw gets Oracle, Jeremy Matthews, Scott Andrews
SmackDown! gets Keith Jacobs, Kent Jacobs, Mike Knox, Mark Jindrak

All of these moves were done before Judgment Day and so didn't take effect until after the PPV so the stipulation for the title match between Chris Sylvain and Jason Collins was that Sylvain could stay on SmackDown! if he was successful in capturing the World Heavyweight Title. And now, the results:

Jason Cross defeated Rhyno when Mark Mason, a cruiserweight Cross had been trying to enlist for help, made an apparent face turn and interfered on Cross's behalf.

CM Punk defeated MVP.

Mr. Kennedy defeated Christian.

Cash Stevens pinned Ian Moore to become the Intercontinental Champion for the third time.

Kane beat Jack Swagger.

Kofi Kingston defeated Shad in a Last Man Standing match. Afterwards, Kofi tries to get Shad to talk by pounding the ever-loving piss out of him but Shad still refuses so Kofi completely annihilates him with the aid of a ladder and the announce table.

Shawn Michaels pinned Cody Rhodes. Rhodes oddly enough accepts a handshake.

Jason Collins defeated Chris Sylvain to retain the World Heavyweight Championship after pretty much the entire SmackDown! roster comes on down to prevent Sylvain from bailing or cheating. Kane looks like he's going to cash in Money in the Bank on Collins but instead looks to Sylvain and starts singing "Na Na Na Na...." He still choke slams Collins though.

End of the month proceedings:
Chris Masters, Ivory, Mark Henry, Chad Collyer, and Chris Michaels all get canned.

Next PPV: Night of Champions

[loopydate]

GAH! I put a shit ton of work into my 2004 year-in-review (weeks' worth), and the half that I didn't have saved as a Word document disappeared on me as I was posting it... We'll see if I feel like putting the effort into it later, but here are the lists I came up with.

2004 YEAR IN REVIEW


TOP TEN SHOWS

10) King of the Ring
9) Judgment Day
8) WrestleMania XX
7) Summerslam
6) SmackDown! (11/19)
5) SmackDown! (5/13)
4) No Mercy
3) Backlash
2) Vengeance
1) Starrcade

TOP TEN MATCHES

10) John Cena and Rhyno vs. Brock Lesnar and Christian (12/27/04 Monday Night RAW)
9) The Hurricane vs. Matt Hardy (WrestleMania XX)
8) The Rock vs. Tajiri (11/8/04 Monday Night RAW)
7) Eddie Guerrero vs. Chris Jericho (Starrcade)
6) The Rock vs. Brock Lesnar (12/17/04 SmackDown!)
5) John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar (WrestleMania XX)
4) The Rock vs. Brock Lesnar (Backlash)
3) The Rock vs. Chris Jericho (12/3/04)
2) The Rock vs. Tajiri (Starrcade)
1) Rhyno vs. Brock Lesnar (Starrcade)

TOP TEN WRESTLERS

10) Rob Van Dam
9) Brock Lesnar
8) Christian
7) Chris Benoit
6) Randy Orton
5) Shawn Michaels
4) Eddie Guerrero
3) Tajiri
2) Kurt Angle
1) Chris Jericho

[loopydate]

Random question. Is anybody reading my month-in-review things with the win-loss and title changes and stuff? They're sort of a pain in the ass, and I'm not sure if I want to keep doing them. Thoughts?

[M-A-G]

Keep doing them. It helps dramatically when someone needs a quick update on what's what. If nothing else, dropping the win-loss record thing might help. I can barely keep track of who's won how much on my own game.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Yeah they are pretty cool. But like M-A-G said, W-L record isn't that crucial if that's the main part that's a pain.

Only have a PPV left to book in Armchair Warfare and then I can get back into this. During the extended layoff I've practically planned everything up until the goddamn Royal Rumble :o Really want to get to January so I can start my big <s>ripped off from WWE</s> storyline to see how I'd book it</font>

[loopydate]

DECEMBER 2004 RECAP


RAW

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) The Elite (Dec. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(22-5, 8-2) Mickie James (3-0, 100) (W Jazz, W Molly, W Trish)
(55-33, 17-12) The Rock (1-6, 96) (L Y2J, L 4-way, L Xian, W Brock, L w/Rhyno vs Brock/Tajiri, L 4-way, L Rock)
(49-31, 12-11) Matt Hardy (5-3, 83) (L w/Brock vs Rhyno/London, W Shelton, W King, W w/Benoit vs London/Rey, W w/Benoit vs ECW, W London, L London, L w/Brock vs Cena/London)
(48-30-2, 19-11) Rhyno (7-2, 98) (W w/London vs Brock/Matt, W Xian, W UT, W Tajiri, L w/Rock vs Brock/Tajiri, L 4-way, W Brock, W w/Cena vs Brock/Xian, W Xian)
(55-36-3, 21-11) Chris Benoit (3-3, 91) (L w/Y2J vs Guerreros, W w/Matt vs London/Rey, W w/Matt vs ECW, L Eddie, L Rey, W w/Y2J vs Guerreros)
(56-38, 16-17) Brock Lesnar (3-6, 98) (L w/Matt vs Rhyno/London, W w/Tajiri vs Dudleyz, L Cena, L Rock, W w/Tajiri vs Rock/Rhyno, W 4-way, L Rhyno, L w/Xian vs Cena/Rhyno, L w/Matt vs Cena/London)
(54-44, 17-19) John Cena (6-4, 99) (L w/Rico vs Carlito/Bats, L 4-way, W Carlito, W Brock, L w/Eddie vs Y2J/Bats, L w/Eddie vs Vitamin C, W Bats, W Xian, W w/Rhyno vs Brock/Xian, W w/London vs Brock/Matt)
(40-36, 8-10) Rey Mysterio (2-1, 94) (L w/London vs Matt/Benoit, W Y2J, W Benoit)
(48-45-1, 11-12) Eddie Guerrero (4-4, 99) (W 4-way, W w/Chavo vs Violence, W Tajiri, L w/Cena vs Y2J/Bats, L w/Cena vs Vitamin C, W Benoit, L Y2J, L w/Chavo vs Violence)
(46-45-2, 18-15) Chris Jericho (6-3, 99) (W Rock, L 4-way, L w/Benoit vs Guerreros, W Shelton, W w/Bats vs Eddie/Cena, W w/Xian vs Eddie/Cena, L Rey, W Eddie, W w/Benoit vs Guerreros)
(42-44, 13-15) Christian (6-4, 100) (W Acid, L Rhyno, W w/Layfield vs Nova/Hurricane, W Rock, W Nova, W w/Y2J vs Eddie/Cena, W Hurricane, L Cena, L w/Brock vs Cena/Rhyno, L Rhyno)
(38-43-1, 12-9) Tajiri (4-3, 96) (W Fred, W w/Brock vs Dudleyz, L Eddie, L Rhyno, W w/Brock vs Rhyno/Rock, L 4-way, W Rock)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Upper Midcard (Dec. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(28-11, 10-7) Damien (1-1, 85) (W Payne, L w/UT vs Payne/Train)
(38-40-1, 7-14) Rob Van Dam (1-3, 88) (L RKO, L RKO, W RKO, L RKO)
(19-21, 8-11) Randy Orton (3-1, 94) (W RVD, W RVD, L RVD, W RVD)
(34-43, 6-15) Shelton Benjamin (2-2, 81) (L Matt, L Y2J, W UT, W UT)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Midcard (Dec. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(5-3, 5-3) Payne (1-1, 50) (L Damien, W w/Train vs Damien/UT)
(46-30-1, 6-10) Sean O'Haire (1-1, 77) (L 4-team elim, W w/Haas vs Show/Kane)
(18-13-1, 4-1) Trish Stratus (0-1, 82) (L Mickie)
(13-10, 1-2) Victoria (0-0, 71) (N/A)
(38-34-1, 8-6) Big Show (2-2, 67) (W 4-team elim, L w/Kane vs La Res, W w/Kane vs La Res, L w/Kane vs Haas/O'Haire)
(29-31-1, 6-6) Kane (2-2, 66) (W 4-team elim, L w/Show vs La Res, W w/Show vs La Res, L w/Show vs Haas/O'Haire)
(25-31, 11-7) A-Train (1-1, 79) (L Regal, W w/Payne vs Damien/UT)
(13-18, 1-8) Jazz (0-1, 77) (L Mickie)
(30-42-1, 4-11) Undertaker (0-4, 58) (L Rhyno, L w/Damien vs Payne/Train, L Shelton, L Shelton)
(22-32, 4-5) William Regal (2-0, 71) (W Train, W Fred)
(20-30, 1-6) Chuck Palumbo (0-1, 68) (L 4-team elim)
(8-13-1, 2-2) Gail Kim (0-0, 75) (N/A)
(16-27, 1-7) Johnny Stamboli (0-1, 70) (L 4-team elim)
(23-40, 2-9) Haas (1-0, 75) (W w/O'Haire vs Show/Kane)
(9-16, 3-2) Lita (0-1, 77) (L Molly)
(19-36, 3-8) Tommy Dreamer (0-2, 71) (L 4-team elim, L w/Storm vs Benoit/Matt)
(14-28, 4-2) Sylvan Grenier (1-1, 70) (W w/Dupree vs Show/Kane, L w/La Res vs Show/Kane)
(8-16, 2-4) Molly Holly (1-1, 74) (W Lita, L Mickie)
(17-35, 6-4) Rene Dupree (2-1, 72) (W w/Grenier vs Show/Kane, L w/La Res vs Show/Kane, W Storm)
(6-30, 1-5) Rob Conway (0-1, 68) (L w/La Res vs Show/Kane)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Lower Midcard (Dec. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(17-14, 0-5) Mark Jindrak (0-1, 61) (L 4-team elim)
(2-10, 0-7) Fred Williams (0-2, 61) (L Tajiri, L Regal)
(1-7, 0-3) Shaniqua (0-0, 52) (N/A)
(0-3, 0-3) Daffney (0-0, 59) (N/A)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Future Endeavors (Dec. W-L) (Matches)
(16-33, 2-8) Lance Storm (0-3) (L 4-team elim, L w/Tommy vs Benoit/Matt, L Dupree)
(2-8, 0-3) Shawn Stasiak (0-0) (N/A)
(1-5, 0-3) Jacqueline (0-0) (N/A)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Eric Bischoff (94)
Shane McMahon (86)
Al Snow (75)

Managers (Clientele)
Dawn Marie (75) (None)
Bill Alfonso (71) (Rob Van Dam, Rhyno, and Tommy Dreamer)
Terri Runnels (70) (None)

RAW Title Changes
United States - Rey Mysterio beat Chris Benoit (12/26)
Women's - Mickie James beat Trish Stratus (12/26)
World Heavyweight - None (Rhyno has been champ since 11/1)
WWE Tag Team - None (La Resistance have been champs since 10/18)

RAW Feuds
Eddie Guerrero vs. Chris Jericho (97 Heat)
Rob Van Dam vs. Randy Orton (91 Heat)
Shelton Benjamin vs. Undertaker (66 Heat)
TBA

[loopydate]

DECEMBER 2004 RECAP

SmackDown!

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) The Elite (Dec. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(22-5, 8-2) Mickie James (3-0, 100) (W Jazz, W Molly, W Trish)
(55-33, 17-12) The Rock (1-6, 96) (L Y2J, L 4-way, L Xian, W Brock, L w/Rhyno vs Brock/Tajiri, L 4-way, L Rock)
(49-31, 12-11) Matt Hardy (5-3, 83) (L w/Brock vs Rhyno/London, W Shelton, W King, W w/Benoit vs London/Rey, W w/Benoit vs ECW, W London, L London, L w/Brock vs Cena/London)
(48-30-2, 19-11) Rhyno (7-2, 98) (W w/London vs Brock/Matt, W Xian, W UT, W Tajiri, L w/Rock vs Brock/Tajiri, L 4-way, W Brock, W w/Cena vs Brock/Xian, W Xian)
(55-36-3, 21-11) Chris Benoit (3-3, 91) (L w/Y2J vs Guerreros, W w/Matt vs London/Rey, W w/Matt vs ECW, L Eddie, L Rey, W w/Y2J vs Guerreros)
(56-38, 16-17) Brock Lesnar (3-6, 98) (L w/Matt vs Rhyno/London, W w/Tajiri vs Dudleyz, L Cena, L Rock, W w/Tajiri vs Rock/Rhyno, W 4-way, L Rhyno, L w/Xian vs Cena/Rhyno, L w/Matt vs Cena/London)
(54-44, 17-19) John Cena (6-4, 99) (L w/Rico vs Carlito/Bats, L 4-way, W Carlito, W Brock, L w/Eddie vs Y2J/Bats, L w/Eddie vs Vitamin C, W Bats, W Xian, W w/Rhyno vs Brock/Xian, W w/London vs Brock/Matt)
(40-36, 8-10) Rey Mysterio (2-1, 94) (L w/London vs Matt/Benoit, W Y2J, W Benoit)
(48-45-1, 11-12) Eddie Guerrero (4-4, 99) (W 4-way, W w/Chavo vs Violence, W Tajiri, L w/Cena vs Y2J/Bats, L w/Cena vs Vitamin C, W Benoit, L Y2J, L w/Chavo vs Violence)
(46-45-2, 18-15) Chris Jericho (6-3, 99) (W Rock, L 4-way, L w/Benoit vs Guerreros, W Shelton, W w/Bats vs Eddie/Cena, W w/Xian vs Eddie/Cena, L Rey, W Eddie, W w/Benoit vs Guerreros)
(42-44, 13-15) Christian (6-4, 100) (W Acid, L Rhyno, W w/Layfield vs Nova/Hurricane, W Rock, W Nova, W w/Y2J vs Eddie/Cena, W Hurricane, L Cena, L w/Brock vs Cena/Rhyno, L Rhyno)
(38-43-1, 12-9) Tajiri (4-3, 96) (W Fred, W w/Brock vs Dudleyz, L Eddie, L Rhyno, W w/Brock vs Rhyno/Rock, L 4-way, W Rock)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Upper Midcard (Dec. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(33-37, 11-11) Rico Constantino (1-2, 71) (L w/Cena vs Bats/Carlito, L Bats, W w/Hurricane vs Kanyon/Henry)
(25-37, 6-8) The Hurricane (3-2, 83) (W Akio, L w/Nova vs Xian/Layfield, W Layfield, L Xian, W w/Rico vs Kanyon/Henry)
(19-31-2, 11-9-1) Paul London (3-2, 83) (W w/Rhyno vs Brock/Matt, L w/Rey vs Benoit/Matt, L Matt, W Matt, W w/Cena vs Brock/Matt)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Midcard (Dec. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(36-26, 5-8) D-Von Dudley (1-1, 77) (L w/Bubba vs Brock/Tajiri, W w/Bubba vs BJ/Acid)
(41-31, 8-7) Dave Batista (4-1, 80) (W w/Carlito vs Cena/Rico, W Rico, W w/Y2J vs Eddie/Cena, L Cena, W Funaki)
(34-28, 5-8) Bubba Ray Dudley (1-1, 75) (L w/D-Von vs Brock/Tajiri, W w/D-Von vs BJ/Acid)
(28-24, 7-5) John Layfield (2-1, 74) (W Funaki, W w/Xian vs Nova/'Cane, L Hurricane)
(17-17, 4-6) Billy Gunn (1-0, 77) (W Avery)
(3-3, 3-3) John Morrison (1-0, 69) (W w/Joey vs Acid/Test)
(5-6, 3-5) Christian York (1-0, 61) (W w/BJ vs Kendrick/Funaki)
(17-22, 4-7) Chris Kanyon (0-1, 73) (L w/Henry vs Rico/Hurricane)
(18-24, 5-7) Nova (1-2, 70) (W Nunzio, L w/Hurricane vs Xian/Layfield, L Xian)
(28-40-1, 6-8) Chavo Guerrero (1-2, 77) (L w/Eddie vs Violence, W Carlito, L w/Eddie vs Violence)
(11-24, 2-7) Test (1-1, 72) (L w/Acid vs MnM, W Joey)
(4-9, 2-7) BJ Whitmer (1-1, 63) (W w/York vs Kendrick/Funaki, L w/Acid vs Dudleyz)
(8-20-1, 1-3) Akio (0-1, 66) (L Hurricane)
(4-10, 3-7) Brian Kendrick (0-1, 62) (L w/Funaki vs New Gen)
(1-3, 1-3) Avery Thompson (0-1, 61) (L Gunn)
(3-11, 1-9) Trent Acid (0-3, 62) (L Xian, L w/Test vs MnM, L w/BJ vs Dudleyz)
(8-31, 4-7) Carlito (1-2, 76) (W w/Bats vs Cena/Rico, L Cena, L Chavo)
(7-32, 1-8) Nunzio (0-1, 72) (L Nova)
(2-20, 1-9) Funaki (0-3, 63) (L Layfield, L w/Kendrick vs New Gen, L Bats)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Lower Midcard (Dec. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(1-1, 1-1) Joey Matthews (1-1, 63) (W w/Morrison vs Acid/Test, L Test)
(6-19-1, 1-4) Mark Henry (0-1, 58) (L w/Kanyon vs Rico/Hurricane)
(1-3, 0-2) Colt Cabana (0-0, 52) (N/A)
(2-7, 0-2) Johnny Jeter (0-0, 45) (N/A)
(1-4, 0-3) Jay Briscoe (0-0, 56) (N/A)
(1-4, 0-3) Matt Stryker (0-0, 56) (N/A)
(1-10, 0-4) Zach Gowan (0-0, 57) (N/A)
(0-1, 0-1) Derrick King (0-1, 62) (L Matt)
(0-4, 0-4) Vito Thomaselli (0-0, 56) (N/A)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Openers (Dec. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(0-2, 0-2) Richard J. Criado (0-0, 40) (N/A)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Future Endeavors (Dec. W-L) (Matches)
(2-4, 0-2) Generalin Intikami (0-0) (N/A)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Eric Bischoff (94)
Tazz (75)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Paul Heyman (94) (Dudley Boyz)
Theodore Long (66) (Mark Henry and Avery Thompson)

SmackDown! Title Changes
WWE World - Tajiri beat The Rock (12/26)
Intercontinental - John Cena won a tournament (12/26)
World Tag Team - None (Los Guerreros have been champs since 11/26)
Cruiserweight - None (Paul London has been champ since 11/19)

SmackDown! Feuds
The Rock vs. Tajiri (99 Heat)
Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Benoit (96 Heat)
Paul London vs. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 (86 Heat)
TBA

[M-A-G]

Quick update on what's what and who's wearing what gold:

SmackDown!:
World Heavyweight Champion: Jason Collins; champion since WrestleMania 30. Next defense, barring anything unexpected, at Night of Champions against a yet-to-be determined opponent

Intercontinental Champion: Cash Stevens; champion since Judgment Day. Next defense at the next SmackDown! television broadcast against Ian Moore.

Unified Tag Team Champions: Cash Inc. (Ryan Creed and EZ Money); champions since No Way Out 2013. Next defense at Night of Champions against a team yet-to-be determined.

WWE Women's Champion: Beth Phoenix; champion since May 2, 2014. Next defense at Night of Champions against Veronica

Raw:
WWE Champion: Triple H; champion since May 5, 2014. Next defense at Night of Champions against The Miz

U.S. Champion: currently vacated after repeated matches pitting Ted DiBiase against Evan Bourne resulting in draws. A championship chase as been set up that will culminate at Night of Champions

Cruiserweight Champion: Don Maiden; champion since January 26, 2014. Next defense at Night of Champions against Kevin Daniels in a submission match

WWE Diva's champion: Kim Roderick; champion since June 30, 2013. Next defense at Night of Champions against Victoria in a match where Victoria has vowed to win or retire if she loses.

I'm putting together a 4 vs. 4 Raw vs. SmackDown! match to determine which show gets the shot at the Unified Tag Team Titles as well as determining the 4 guys who will compete in the U.S. Title chase.

[loopydate]

JANUARY 3, 2005 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

It's the first show of 2005, and the last RAW before the Royal Rumble! 22 men have already been announced for the Rumble match, and tonight three more Superstars will join: Brock Lesnar, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Christian, Eddie Guerrero, John Cena, Matt Hardy Version 2.0, Rey Mysterio, Damien, Paul London, Rico Constantino, Rob Van Dam, Shelton Benjamin, The Hurricane, Billy Gunn, Dave Batista, the Dudley Boyz, Haas, Rene Dupree, Sean O'Haire, and Test!

Last week, Dupree qualified by defeating Tommy Dreamer's tag-team partner Lance Storm, a loss which would wind up being the last match of Storm's WWE career! Tonight, Tommy looks to avenge that loss as he takes on Sylvain Grenier in another Rumble qualifier! Sort of an underwhelming way to start the new year, but Tommy does pick up the win to advance.

The 24th slot in the Rumble is up-for-grabs in our next match as Payne takes on William Regal. Regal looks really sloppy throughout, but he winds up picking up the win with the Power of the Punch. Is Regal starting to slip?

The last RAW slot is on the line next when A-Train faces Natural Born Ministry member Johnny "The Bull" Stamboli! These two brawlers put on the match of the year (...considering there have only been four so far), and it ends with Train hitting the Derailer for the win and a Rumble berth.

Matt Hardy Version 2.0 is backstage preparing for tonight's big triple-threat match against John Cena and Christian for the Intercontinental Title. But first, he hypes his falls-count-anywhere Cruiserweight Title match against Paul London at the Royal Rumble. These two have put on some great matches during their feud, and it's going to come to an end at the Rumble. Can Hardy finally end London's underdog reign?

Okay, fuck the Train/Stamboli match, Rob Van Dam and Chris Jericho put on an absolute clinic after the break! Jericho gets the first great near-fall of the match with a brutal top-rope DDT. RVD gets another one a couple minutes later with a sweet Diamond Dust. RVD looks about to put Jericho away when his longtime rival Randy Orton makes it to the ring and hangs him out across the top rope, allowing Jericho to clamp on the Walls of Jericho. RVD has no choice but to tap out! After the match, Orton pummels RVD with big right hands, then walks off, leaving RVD laying. This one might actually hold up the rest of the year as a serious MotY candidate!

Unfortunately for Shelton Benjamin and Chris Benoit, they put on a fantastic match, but that was way too much to try to follow. Shelton looks like he might be about to put Benoit away, but Undertaker once again involves himself in Benjamin's business, blasting him with a Last Ride, allowing Benoit to pick up the cheap pin. After the match, Undertaker hits two more Last Rides, and the medics finally get him pulled away long enough to check on Shelton.

Undertaker stays in the ring because his non-title match with the World Champion Rhyno is next! Undertaker takes the champ down early, but misses his legdrop. Rhyno spike slams him, hits a Death Valley driver, then puts him away quickly with a Gore! After the match, an injured Shelton Benjamin hobbles to the ring to confront Undertaker. He tries to throw a kick, but Taker catches it. Shelton turns it around into a Dragon Whip kick, then rolls to ringside, having temporarily gotten the better of his rival.

"Whoa! Whoa! Whoooooa!" WWE Chairman Eric Bischoff appears on the TitanTron. "Look, if you two want each other so bad, let's do it one last time on pay-per-view. This Sunday night, the run-ins end. You two want to keep dragging each other down? Here, I'm giving you your chance. Run with it."

Okay, remember how the RVD/Y2J match was match of the year? Not anymore! This Sunday night, Randy Orton has a chance at becoming World Champion for the first time in his career as he challenges Rhyno, but tonight he must face a man who - up until recently - was the WWE Champion, The Rock! Rock gets a good nearfall with a lariat, but Orton manages to battle back. Rock fights back with a big backdrop, and amid a bit of confusion, Rob Van Dam gets some revenge by hitting the Five-Star Frogsplash, allowing Rock to pick up the win. After the match, RVD takes a page out of Undertaker's book when he hits two more Five-Stars to lay Orton out.

Intercontinental Champion John Cena has no opponent this Sunday night (other than the other 29 Rumble participants), but he's got two tonight as he takes on Christian and Matt Hardy Version 2.0 in a triple-threat for his Intercontinental Title! Two old rivals of his spend most of the match double-teaming Cena, but the champ overcomes the odds (!!!!!) by hitting Hardy with the F-U for the win.

And a night of great matches draws to a close as United States Champion Rey Mysterio teams with co-World Tag Team Champion Eddie Guerrero to take on WWE Champion Tajiri and Brock Lesnar! While not on par with the amazing Rock/Orton match from earlier, but it's right up there with the RVD/Y2J contest, and a fantastic cap to the night. Unfortunately, the ending is marred by the interference of Canadian Violence, who take out Eddie with a double-DDT to set up Tajiri's Kick of Death for the win. After the match, The Rock hits the ring to help drive off the heels and check on Rey and Eddie as RAW comes to an end!

[loopydate]

JANUARY 7, 2005 - SMACKDOWN!

The first SmackDown! of 2005 is also the last show before the Royal Rumble, the official start of the Road to WrestleMania 21! Tonight, the last five slots on the Rumble match will be determined, and our main event will be a 10-man Rumble preview featuring members of the Elite!

We open things up with a Rumble qualifier pitting two of the most exciting superstars of the Cruiserweight division against each other. Chavo Guerrero and Akio put on a very exciting match, but eventually Chavo's experience wins out as he hits his trademark Brainbuster for the win.

The 27th slot on the match is on the line next as Brian Kendrick takes on a down-on-his-luck Chris Kanyon. Ever since Kanyon's partner Billy Gunn announced his relationship with Rico Constantino, Kanyon has been struggling. Tonight, he hopes to bounce back at the expense of exciting youngster Brian Kendrick. Kendrick puts up a hell of a fight, but he falls victim to I'm Betta Than You, giving Kanyon another shot at "Gunnstantino" in the Rumble match!

More exciting Rumble qualifying action takes place next as newcomer John Morrison takes on Carlito! It's been a great night for cruiserweight action and Carlito inks his spot in the Rumble match tonight when he puts Morrison away with the Backcracker.

ECW alumni Nova and Nunzio go at it for the next-to-last Royal Rumble berth. These two have lit up arenas worldwide since Nova's WWE debut (and, of course, before that in ECW), and tonight is no exception. Nova misses an elbow and walks into a dropkick. He bounces back for a suplex attempt, but Nunzio flips out of it and lands on his feet. He drops down and grabs Nova's tights and rolls him up for a cheap pin. After the match, Nova jumps Nunzio and they brawl up the ramp and out of sight. Nova gets a small measure of revenge, but Nunzio is the one going to the Rumble!

John Layfield is in the ring now, awaiting his opponent. No one is quite sure he'll be facing until Layfield's old APA theme hits and... Oh, my God it's Ron Simmons! Ron Simmons has been out of action since shredding his knee in a match on September 11, 2003! Since then, Layfield has had a complete attitude change, and Simmons doesn't seem happy about it. Unfortunately, after being out for 484 days, Simmons has a fair amount of ring rust and the match is pretty bad. Eventually, Layfield hits the Clothesline From Hell for the win, and the former tag team partners brawl all the way backstage. John Layfield has clinched the thirtieth and final spot in the Royal Rumble!

Pre-taped comments from RAW Superstar Shelton Benjamin are shown, talking about his Rumble match against Undertaker and the Rumble itself. Every time Shelton starts to look like he's on the verge of something, Undertaker gets in the way, and soon Shelton is going to see to it that this roadblock is removed, permanently.

Test comes to the ring for his warm-up match for the Rumble, and is opponent is high-flying newcomer Air Paris. Test dominates early with brawling, kicks, and punches. Paris fights back with a sweet spinning kick and a flying reverse elbow, but Test winds up eventually hitting his running big boot for the win. After the match, as Paris is walking up the ramp, Test jumps him and hits a big clothesline. Test has momentum going into the Royal Rumble!

Four more Rumble participants are in tag-team action next as the Dudley Boyz take on Gunnstantino in a battle of fan-favorite teams. These tag specialists put on a good match that is unfortunately marred by the interference of Billy Gunn's former colleagues Avery Thompson and Mark Henry, allowing D-Von to hit his lifting reverse DDT for the win. After the match, Thompson and Henry go after Gunnstantino, but the Dudleyz get involved and it turns into a three-team brawl! Referees come out from the back and finally get them all separated.

The other qualifier from last week, "Nature Boy" Dave Batista, is in action next as he takes on Cruiserweight Champion Paul London (who is only two days away from defending his title against Matt Hardy Version 2.0 in a falls-count-anywhere match)! London continues his climb to the top as he puts on a clinic. He hits London Calling, but before he can get the pin, Hardy jumps him and gives him a disqualification win. London, though, manages to fight back and drive both Hardy and Batista away.

After the break, Hardy is back in the ring for his match against The Hurricane! These two put on the ninth-best match of 2004 at WrestleMania XX, and tonight they stake their claim for a top ten berth once again. Hardy picks up the clean win with his middle-rope legdrop, but his celebration is short-lived as London returns to the ring with a steel chair and lays him out!

And now for our main event! It's a ten-man battle royal featuring members of the Elite that previews the Royal Rumble match we'll be seeing on pay-per-view in just two days! Eddie Guerrero is the first casualty as John Cena takes him out. Brock Lesnar takes out Eddie Guerrero shortly thereafter, then also takes out his frequent tag partner, the WWE Champion Tajiri! Lesnar continues to dominate as he throws Cena to the floor! Yet another tag-partner betrayal happens as Chris Jericho throws Chris Benoit to the floor. After quite a bit of fighting between our final five, Christian eliminates the World Champion Rhyno! Then there were four - Brock Lesnar, Christian, Chris Jericho, and The Rock! Lesnar's run comes to an end as Rock dumps him over the top. Christian does the same to his former championship partner Jericho, but walks right into a Rock Bottom and an elimination. The Rock picks up the win, and he's got all the momentum heading into his WWE Title match against Tajiri this Sunday night! You don't want to miss the Royal Rumble!

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Royal Rumble Card

Royal Rumble Match - A-Train, Billy Gunn, Brock Lesnar, Bubba Ray Dudley, Carlito, Chavo Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Chris Kanyon, Christian, Damien, Dave Batista, D-Von Dudley, Eddie Guerrero, Haas, The Hurricane, John Cena, John Layfield, Matt Hardy Version 2.0, Nunzio, Paul London, Rene Dupree, Rey Mysterio, Rico Constantino, Rob Van Dam, Sean O'Haire, Shelton Benjamin, Test, Tommy Dreamer, and William Regal

Hardcore Match for the WWE Title - The Rock vs. Tajiri (c)

World Title Match - Rhyno (c) vs. Randy Orton

2-out-of-3 Falls for the United States Title - Rey Mysterio (c) vs. Chris Benoit

Falls-Count-Anywhere for the Cruiserweight Title - Paul London (c) vs. Matt Hardy Version 2.0

Ladder Match - Eddie Guerrero vs. Chris Jericho

Grudge Match - Shelton Benjamin vs. Undertaker

[loopydate]

JANUARY 9, 2005 - ROYAL RUMBLE

The Road to WrestleMania 21 officially kicks off tonight! Both World Titles on the line, four long-running feuds coming to an end, and thirty of the top Superstars in World Wrestling Entertainment will battle it out in a timed-entry battle royal, the Royal Rumble match! The winner of that match will go onto WM21 to face the world champion of their choice!

The night kicks off with the latest battle in the war between Shelton Benjamin and the co-leader of the Natural Born Ministry, the Undertaker!

Shelton Benjamin vs. Undertaker

Weak headbutt on Shelton by Undertaker. Lame kick from Undertaker. Shelton Benjamin takes a right hand to the temple from Undertaker. Running clothesline from Undertaker, sloppily done. Shelton Benjamin elbows Undertaker in the face to break a hammerlock. Fallaway slam by Shelton Benjamin. Gutwrench into a powerbomb, Undertaker hits hard. Cover for a two count. Undertaker drops out the back of a Shelton Benjamin bodyslam attempt. Powerslam from Undertaker on Shelton. There's a two count on the pin. Side suplex from Undertaker. Pin, but Shelton is out just before the three count. Undertaker misses a clothesline. Double arm suplex by Shelton Benjamin, Undertaker hits hard. Undertaker comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Shelton takes a vertical suplex. Undertaker moves in for the kill. Chokeslam!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Undertaker gives a murderous look toward Shelton Benjamin...and attacks! Shelton gets dropped to the canvas, then battered with a barrage of rights and lefts. Undertaker leaves the ring having left Shelton down and out. **1\2 rating. Perfectly Acceptable Wrestling.

Overall Rating: 73%
Crowd Reaction: 76%
Match Quality: 69%

After the match, Undertaker grabs the ringside microphone and says that Shelton Benjamin's days are numbered. And that number... is one!

Paul London and Matt Hardy Version 2.0 have put on an incredible series of matches for London's Cruiserweight Title. Tonight, they meet for the very last time in a falls-count-anywhere match!

Falls-Count-Anywhere for the Cruiserweight Title - Paul London (c) vs. Matt Hardy Version 2.0

Paul London dropkicks Matt after leaping off an upturned shopping cart. Lightning kick by London on Matt. Cover for a two count. Matt powers out of a headlock. Spinning back kick from Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Second rope flying axe handle, London goes down. There's a two count on the pin. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 sets up a chair, then bounces off it to hit a flying avalanche into the corner Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Second rope flying axe handle, London goes down. They brawl to the outside and into the crowd. Dropkick connects, London falls to the concrete floor. There's a two count on the pin. Sharp kick. They wind up back in the squared circle. London drops out the back of a Matt Hardy Version 2.0 bodyslam attempt. London crushes Matt with a big legdrop. There's a two count on the pin. DDT from the top rope by Paul London. That looked brutal. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Flying elbow from Paul London. Face slam on the table by London. Matt reverses a Paul London hammerlock. Second rope flying axe handle, London goes down. Diamond Dust from Matt Hardy Version 2.0, London is out. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Twist Of Fate. 1....2...3, it's finished. Good **** rating.

Overall Rating: 89%
Crowd Reaction: 87%
Match Quality: 91%

Since joining the Elite, Rey Mysterio's biggest threat has been from the "Crippler" Chris Benoit. The 2004 King of the Ring has been all over Rey for months, and tonight Rey will defend the U.S. Title one last time against Benoit in a two-out-of-three falls match!

2-out-of-3 Falls for the United States Title - Rey Mysterio (c) vs. Chris Benoit

FIRST FALL: Chris Benoit snap suplexes Rey...with authority! ('With authority', trademark G.Monsoon 1986.) Massive backbreaker, Rey 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. Rey Mysterio comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Rey Mysterio scores with a back heel kick on Benoit. Spin kick by Rey Mysterio to the face. There's a two count on the pin. Benoit walks into a face crusher variation. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Benoit kicks Rey Mysterio in the gut to reverse the momentum. Tiger bomb by Chris Benoit, executed perfectly. Hooks the leg for a two count. Emerald Fusion by Chris Benoit on Rey. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Rey Mysterio takes a butterfly suplex from Benoit. Double arm suplex by Chris Benoit, Rey hits hard. Rey kicks Chris Benoit in the gut to reverse the momentum. Second rope flying axe handle, Benoit goes down. DDT from the top rope by Rey Mysterio. That looked brutal. Pin, three count, it's over. Rey Mysterio pins Benoit. SECOND FALL: Stiff high kick on Benoit by Rey Mysterio who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. Rey Mysterio scores with a back heel kick on Benoit. Flying elbow from Rey Mysterio. Spin kick by Rey Mysterio to the face. Benoit reverses a waistlock. Vertical suplex by Chris Benoit. Brutal T-Bone suplex by Benoit, Rey got folded in half. Hooks the leg for a two count. Rey Mysterio ducks a clothesline attempt. Lightning kick by Rey on Benoit. Hooks the leg for a two count. Vicious kick to the teeth from Rey Mysterio. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Chris Benoit pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Rey walks into a stiff sit-out jaw breaker. Cover gets three. Chris Benoit pinned Rey. THIRD FALL: Rey hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Benoit blocks the suplex attempt. Benoit drives a forearm into the chest of Rey. We have our mandatory ref bump, as he goes down after accidentally getting caught by an elbow to the face. Belly to back suicideplex, Rey got folded up big time. Cover, but there's no one to count for Chris Benoit. Benoit walks into a trip. Driven DDT by Rey Mysterio. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. 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. Diamond Dust from Rey Mysterio, Benoit is out. Pin, but Benoit is out just before the three count. Rey Mysterio misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Tiger bomb by Chris Benoit, executed perfectly. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Rey blocks a kick from Chris Benoit. Chris Benoit can barely stand. West Coast Pop!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! END OF BOUT. Rey Mysterio climbs each turnbuckle in turn, working the crowd as he celebrates his victory Almost wandered into *** match territory, but there was too much that dragged it down so it only gets a **3\4 rating.

Overall Rating: 83%
Crowd Reaction: 89%
Match Quality: 72%

Last month at Starrcade, Randy Orton ended his best-of-five series with Rob Van Dam with a big victory. By virtue of that win, Orton has earned this next match - a World Title shot against the manbeast Rhyno!

World Title Match - Rhyno (c) vs. Randy Orton

Rhyno slams Randy Orton. Rhyno only gets knees on a splash. Randy Orton fires off some right and left hands. The referee bumps after catching a wild right hand and is down. Brutal seated powerbomb on Rhyno. Cover, but there's no one to count for Randy Orton. Rhyno ducks a wild right hand. Rhyno slams Randy Orton down. Nice piledriver on Orton. Cover for a two count. Lifting DDT by Rhyno, looked good. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Randy Orton elbows Rhyno in the face to break a hammerlock. Driven full nelson slam on Rhyno. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Rhyno counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Randy Orton is in trouble. Gore! GORE! GOOOOOOOORE!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Rob Van Dam comes running down the aisle with a chair and into the ring! Orton turns...and is dropped by a vicious chair shot! Rob Van Dam has left Orton down and bloodied. It gets a ***1\2 rating.

Overall Rating: 91%
Crowd Reaction: 96%
Match Quality: 82%

Eric Bischoff appears on the TitanTron after RVD's assault on Orton and announces that he's sick and tired of these two jumping each other and costing each other matches. Tomorrow night on RAW, these two will face off for the last time in an I Quit match! And to make sure this is the last time... the loser will be forced to leave RAW!

At Starrcade just two weeks ago, Tajiri picked up the biggest victory of his career when he unseated The Rock to become WWE Champion. Tonight, The Rock cashes in his rematch clause in a Hardcore Match!

Hardcore Match for the WWE Title - The Rock vs. Tajiri (c)

Rock hits a right hand. Tajiri eats a trash can. Rude Awakening on Tajiri by Rock. Back elbow connects, Tajiri staggers backward. The Rock gets taken down out of nowhere. Hip toss onto a chair by Tajiri. Lightning kick by Tajiri on Rock. There's a two count on the pin. The Rock comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. The Rock hits a bulldog off the ropes. There's a two count on the pin. Lifting DDT by The Rock, looked good. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Tajiri ducks a wild right hand. Tajiri hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Tajiri walks into a trip. Big backdrop on Tajiri, executed well. Tajiri gets knocked to the ground by Rock. Here it comes - The People's Elbow, forget about it. 1....2...3! The Rock climbs each turnbuckle in turn, working the crowd as he celebrates his victory Great match, a ****1\4 rating i think.

Overall Rating: 95%
Crowd Reaction: 99%
Match Quality: 89%

Two of the most exciting members of the Elite have been engaged in one of WWE's most brutal feuds over the last couple of months. Tonight, Eddie Guerrero and Chris Jericho will do battle one last time in a Ladder Match!

Ladder Match - Eddie Guerrero vs. Chris Jericho

Flying DDT off the middle of the ladder by Chris Jericho. Super frankensteiner on Eddie, who hit hard. Eddie pushes out of a Chris Jericho hold. Standing leg lariat by Eddie Guerrero on Jericho. Hard back suplex on Jericho. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? HBK-style splash from the top of the ladder! Driven DDT by Eddie Guerrero. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Jericho blocks a punch. Jericho crushes Eddie with a sweet running senton. Back heel kick off the second rope, Eddie goes down. Second rope flying axe handle, Eddie goes down. Flying elbow by Chris Jericho from the top of the ladder. Eddie counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Hard back suplex on Jericho. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Springboard dropkick from Eddie Guerrero. Nicely done. Eddie Guerrero floors Chris Jericho...and climbs the turnbuckles. Through the air, Frogsplash! Eddie Guerrero sets the ladder up and climbs it, grabbing the prize for the victory. Eddie Guerrero remains in the ring, celebrating the victory. This one gets a ***1\4 rating, it was a good bout.

Overall Rating: 91%
Crowd Reaction: 98%
Match Quality: 78%

It is now time for the Royal Rumble match! The thirty participants drew numbers randomly backstage earlier. The men who drew #1 and #2 will start the match. Every two minutes thereafter, another Superstar will enter the match. Eliminations occur when someone is thrown over the top rope with both feet hitting the floor. The winner of the match will earn a shot at the world title of his choice at WrestleMania 21!

Royal Rumble Match

Rey Mysterio and Shelton Benjamin are the first two competitors. Dropkick connects, Shelton goes down. Rey uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Entry # 3 : Rob Van Dam! Driven DDT by Rey Mysterio. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Rob Van Dam got thrown over the top rope by Rey. (Elimination # 1) Entry # 4 : William Regal! Shelton Benjamin with a spinning neckbreaker on Regal. Belly to belly suplex by Shelton. Entry # 5 : Billy Gunn! Rey Mysterio scores with a back heel kick on Shelton. Shelton walks into a face crusher variation. Entry # 6 : Damien! Damien hits some punches. Billy Gunn got thrown over the top rope by Damien. (Elimination # 2) Entry # 7 : Rico Constantino! Regal takes a headbutt from Damien. Brutal powerbomb on Regal. Entry # 8 : Tommy Dreamer! Shelton slams Tommy Dreamer. Tommy Dreamer got thrown over the top rope by Shelton. (Elimination # 3) Entry # 9 : Carlito! Bodyslam by Damien. William Regal got eliminated by Damien. (Elimination # 4) Entry # 10 : Nunzio! Carlito takes a flying neckbreaker from Rey Mysterio. Rey went for the elimination, but Carlito held on to the ropes. Entry # 11 : The Hurricane! Hurricane receives some punishment. The Hurricane was eliminated by Damien. (Elimination # 5) Entry # 12 : Chris Kanyon! Shelton hits a right hand. Rico Constantino was eliminated by Shelton. (Elimination # 6) Entry # 13 : Paul London! Big backdrop on Nunzio, executed well. Nunzio got eliminated by Kanyon. (Elimination # 7) Entry # 14 : Christian! Kanyon gets slammed. Shelton Benjamin scores with a big spinebuster. Entry # 15 : John Cena! Damien hits a right hand. Massive lariat, apparently Damien has been watching The Best Of Stan Hansen again. Entry # 16 : Haas! Kanyon takes a headbutt from Damien. Damien threw Chris Kanyon over the top rope. (Elimination # 8) Entry # 17 : Matt Hardy Version 2.0! Big forearm by Christian, ripping a page from the NOAH playbook. Christian threw Carlito over the top rope. (Elimination # 9) Entry # 18 : Test! Spin kick by Rey Mysterio to the face. Test was eliminated by Rey. (Elimination # 10) Entry # 19 : Bubba Ray Dudley! Matt Hardy Version 2.0 hits a rolling kick on Bubba. Bubba Ray Dudley got bundled out by Matt. (Elimination # 11) Entry # 20 : D-Von Dudley! London hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. London went for the elimination, but Christian held on to the ropes. Entry # 21 : John Layfield! Cena slams John Layfield down. Layfield receives some punishment. Entry # 22 : Dave Batista! Layfield hits a punch, but takes one right back. CLUBBERIN', CLUBBERIN', THEY BE CLUBBERIN' TONY! Sorry, flashback moment. D-Von tried to eliminate John Layfield, who hung onto the top rope. Entry # 23 : A-Train! Matt hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Springboard dropkick from Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Nicely done. Entry # 24 : Sean O'Haire! Spear by Damien. Damien tried to eliminate Dave Batista, who hung onto the top rope. Entry # 25 : Eddie Guerrero! Stiff high kick on Haas by Matt Hardy Version 2.0 who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. Tiger suplex on Haas, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Entry # 26 : Chavo Guerrero! Big clothesline on Chavo. O'Haire tried to eliminate Chavo Guerrero, who hung onto the top rope. Entry # 27 : Chris Jericho! Rey hits a dropkick on Paul London. Paul London got eliminated by Rey. (Elimination # 12) Entry # 28 : Brock Lesnar! Chavo hits a dropkick on Sean O'Haire. Chavo went for the elimination, but Sean O'Haire held on to the ropes. Entry # 29 : Rene Dupree! Hard back suplex on Chavo. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Jericho hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Entry # 30 : Chris Benoit! Chanelling the spirit of Misawa, Shelton Benjamin uses a forearm to the face. Chavo Guerrero got bundled out by Shelton. (Elimination # 13) John Cena fires off some right and left hands. Cena tried to get Dave Batista over the top rope, but Gravity made the save. D-Von receives some punishment. Flying shoulder tackle by Cena sends D-Von to the mat. Stiff chop lights up Shelton. Cena went for the elimination, but Shelton Benjamin held on to the ropes. Double arm suplex by Brock Lesnar, Dupree hits hard. Rene Dupree was eliminated by Lesnar. (Elimination # 14) O'Haire bodyslams D-Von Dudley. Death valley driver by Sean O'Haire, D-Von Dudley got planted. Weak headbutt on Layfield by D-Von. D-Von threw John Layfield over the top rope. (Elimination # 15) Matt gets rocked with a brutal elbow to the jaw by Benoit. Benoit tried to eliminate Matt Hardy Version 2.0, who hung onto the top rope. D-Von takes a headbutt from Damien. D-Von Dudley got thrown over the top rope by Damien. (Elimination # 16) O'Haire slams Dave Batista. Death valley driver by Sean O'Haire, Dave Batista is down and hurt. Back suplex on Damien, which is a backdrop to you NOAH fans. Spear! Damien is down and hurt. Standing leg lariat by Chris Jericho on Lesnar. Brock Lesnar got thrown over the top rope by Jericho. (Elimination # 17) Belly to belly suplex by Benoit. A-Train got thrown over the top rope by Benoit. (Elimination # 18) Flying shoulder tackle by O'Haire sends Matt to the mat. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 was eliminated by O'Haire. (Elimination # 19) Super frankensteiner on Eddie, who hit hard. Rey tried to get Eddie Guerrero over the top rope, but Gravity made the save. Rey Mysterio scores with a back heel kick on Batista. Rey threw Dave Batista over the top rope. (Elimination # 20) Big backdrop on Shelton, executed well. Shelton Benjamin was eliminated by Cena. (Elimination # 21) Christian fires off some right and left hands. Christian drives a thrust kick into the chest of Cena. John Cena fires off some right and left hands. Big clothesline on Christian. Benoit receives some punishment. Flying shoulder tackle by Cena sends Benoit to the mat. Benoit gets slammed. Massive lariat, apparently Cena has been watching The Best Of Stan Hansen again. Spinning back kick from Haas. Haas tried to get Christian over the top rope, but Gravity made the save. Chanelling the spirit of Misawa, John Cena uses a forearm to the face. Chris Jericho got bundled out by Cena. (Elimination # 22) Back suplex on Damien, which is a backdrop to you NOAH fans. Belly to back suicideplex, Damien got folded up big time. Standing leg lariat by Rey Mysterio on Christian. Rey tried to get Christian over the top rope, but Gravity made the save. Haas takes a butterfly suplex from Benoit. Chris Benoit snap suplexes Haas. Damien hits some punches. Damien went for the elimination, but Sean O'Haire held on to the ropes. Haas gets caught with a short powerbomb from Benoit. Belly to belly suplex by Benoit. Chris Benoit uses move #193 (arm-BAR). Gut buster, Christian hits hard. Haas receives some punishment. Massive lariat, apparently O'Haire has been watching The Best Of Stan Hansen again. Christian walks into a spike slam. Haas tried to get Christian over the top rope, but Gravity made the save. Cena receives some punishment. John Cena got eliminated by Christian. (Elimination # 23) Back suplex on O'Haire, which is a backdrop to you NOAH fans. Christian threw Sean O'Haire over the top rope. (Elimination # 24) Nice piledriver on Eddie. Damien tried to get Eddie Guerrero over the top rope, but Gravity made the save. Brutal T-Bone suplex by Benoit, Haas got folded in half. Benoit went for the elimination, but Haas held on to the ropes. Gut buster, Rey hits hard. Christian threw Rey Mysterio over the top rope. (Elimination # 25) Benoit drives a thrust kick into the chest of Eddie. Benoit went for the elimination, but Eddie Guerrero held on to the ropes. Kick from Eddie Guerrero to the leg. Tornado DDT from Eddie Guerrero, Christian got planted. Haas takes a headbutt from Damien. Big clothesline on Haas. Big forearm by Chris Benoit, ripping a page from the NOAH playbook. Emerald Fusion by Chris Benoit on Damien. Running knee lift from Haas. Haas tried to eliminate Christian, who hung onto the top rope. Hard impact russian legsweep by Benoit. If you're going to get impact, 'hard' is probably a good way to go. Benoit threw Damien over the top rope. (Elimination # 26) Christian hits a right hand. Belly to belly off the top rope, Haas got folded up big time. Benoit takes a flying neckbreaker from Eddie Guerrero. Eddie Guerrero strikes Benoit. Christian uses move #193 (arm-BAR). Northern Lights Bomb very nearly crushes the spine of Eddie. Spinebuster by Chris Benoit. Benoit went for the elimination, but Christian held on to the ropes. Christian takes a back suplex. Benoit tried to eliminate Christian, who hung onto the top rope. Eddie gets rocked with a brutal elbow to the jaw by Benoit. Benoit tried to get Eddie Guerrero over the top rope, but Gravity made the save. Gut buster, Christian hits hard. Christian gets caught with a belly to belly suplex from Haas. Belly to belly suplex by Benoit. Haas got thrown over the top rope by Benoit. (Elimination # 27) Benoit gets caught with a short powerbomb from Christian. Chris Benoit was eliminated by Christian. (Elimination # 28) Spinning bulldog in the corner, Christian is down. Tiger suplex on Christian, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Christian reverses a Eddie Guerrero hammerlock. Eddie Guerrero was eliminated by Christian. Almost a *** rating, but there were some bits that dragged, so **3\4 instead.

Overall Rating: 68%
Crowd Reaction: 62%
Match Quality: 74%

[loopydate]

ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH ANALYSIS

Time In Rumble* (Longest-to-shortest)


Rey Mysterio 1:09:00
Shelton Benjamin 1:05:00
Damien 1:02:00
Christian 49:00
Haas 43:00
John Cena 41:00
Matt Hardy Version 2.0 33:00
Paul London 29:00
Eddie Guerrero 27:00
Dave Batista 24:00
D-Von Dudley 24:00
Sean O'Haire 24:00
John Layfield 21:00
A-Train 20:00
Carlito 17:00
Chris Benoit 16:00
Chris Jericho 16:00
William Regal 11:00
Rico Constantino 11:00
Brock Lesnar 9:00
Chavo Guerrero 9:00
Chris Kanyon 9:00
Nunzio 7:00
Rene Dupree 4:00
Billy Gunn 3:00
Bubba Ray Dudley 1:00
The Hurricane 1:00
Rob Van Dam 1:00
Test 1:00
Tommy Dreamer 1:00
Number of eliminations (Highest-to-lowest)


Christian 6 (Carlito, John Cena, Sean O'Haire, Rey Mysterio, Chris Benoit, and Eddie Guerrero)
Damien 5 (Billy Gunn, William Regal, The Hurricane, Chris Kanyon, and D-Von Dudley)
Rey Mysterio 4 (Rob Van Dam, Test, Paul London, and Dave Batista)
Chris Benoit 3 (A-Train, Damien, and Haas)
Shelton Benjamin 3 (Tommy Dreamer, Rico Constantino, and Chavo Guerrero)
John Cena 2 (Shelton Benjamin and Chris Jericho)
Brock Lesnar 1 (Rene Dupree)
Chris Jericho 1 (Brock Lesnar)
Chris Kanyon 1 (Nunzio)
D-Von Dudley 1 (John Layfield)
Matt Hardy Version 2.0 1 (Bubba Ray Dudley)
Sean O'Haire 1 (Matt Hardy Version 2.0)
18 others had no eliminations
Eliminations Per Minute (Highest-to-Lowest)


Chris Benoit .188
Christian .122
Brock Lesnar .111
Chris Kanyon .111
Damien .081
Chris Jericho .063
Rey Mysterio .058
John Cena .049
Shelton Benjamin .046
D-Von Dudley .042
Sean O'Haire .042
Matt Hardy Version 2.0 .030
The Final Four

Chris Benoit vs. Christian vs. Eddie Guerrero vs. Haas

* - 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]

JANUARY 10, 2005 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

"Just Close Your Eyes" hits the speakers as RAW kicks off with the winner of the 2005 Royal Rumble, the Peeps' Champion, Christian making his way to the ring. The announcers speculate that he might announce whether he's going after Rhyno or The Rock at WrestleMania 21, and it certainly looks like he's got a big announcement. Balloons fall into the ring, and there's special pyro, and he's really making a big deal about the whole thing. He grabs a microphone from ringside. He points up at the WM21 banner which will now be hanging in every arena everywhere in the country (except the ones that aren't holding WWE events... probably. I can't really say with any certainty). He clears his throat, and there's an awesome visual of him about to speak with the banner in the background... Then, he just walks off to huge heat.

We open the night with a mixed tag match pitting the Elite Diva, Women's Champion Mickie James and A-Train against Brock Lesnar and Jazz! It's an odd set of pairs, and clearly not just a reason to get all the members of the Elite on the show :shifty: (Wait, did I just steal that joke from Vito?) The game doesn't really get mixed tags, but it's kinda bad ass that at one point Mickie James arm-drags Brock Lesnar. Mickie hits Jazz with her tornado DDT, but it looks like Jazz is once again flavor of the month when it comes to challengers for the Women's Title because after the match, they all brawl out of sight.

Last night, Undertaker told Shelton Benjamin that his days were numbered and that that number is one. That's Undertaker's way of challenging Shelton to a match tonight to end the feud, because he's Undertaker and can't just say he wants a match on RAW. (I'm not really sure why I'm in snark-mode tonight) Decent match, but it's about time for this feud to end, and Shelton brings it to a satisfying and logical conclusion when he hits the Dragon Whip for the win, then celebrates in the stands. Not bad for a guy who lasted 65 minutes in the Rumble match last night.

"I'm ba-ack!" WWE Chairman Eric Bischoff comes out to the ring, and he's got an announcement to make. He's been thinking since last night. Tonight's main event is a loser-leaves-RAW match. And that's going to leave a hole on this brand that he intends to fill. So he announces that tonight, he's proud to introduce the newest member of the RAW roster... Paul London! The up-and-comer gets a disappointing pop as he makes his way to the ring. There's an awkward moment where Bischoff looks like he's expecting a handshake, but London continues to play to the crowd instead. Bischoff looks perturbed as we head to commercial.

Last night, London dropped the Cruiserweight Title to Matt Hardy Version 2.0 who now needs a challenger. Eddie Guerrero and Tajiri are up next in a #1 contender's match, and it absolutely destroys the house. It tears it down, it blows the roof off of it, and there have to be more house-destruction-related euphemisms that can describe the awesomeness that was this match. Eddie hits a high dropkick, strikes, a flying elbow, and a flying axehandle. Tajiri flips out of a hip toss then hits an axehandle of his own, then a sweet super Frankensteiner for two. He attempts a backdrop, but Eddie kicks him in the face and hits a legdrop for two. Big springboard dropkick, but Tajiri kicks out. Back on his feet, Tajiri kicks Eddie in the leg, but Eddie dropkicks Tajiri's knee to set up a swinging DDT out of the corner for the clean win. As Eddie is celebrating, Tajiri shoves the referee out of the way and blasts Eddie with the Kick of Death! These two should have a feud leading into WrestleMania!

Oh, wait! Tajiri seems to have the same thought, because he climbs the turnbuckles and glares down at a prone Guerrero. He mocks Eddie's top-rope pose, then hits a frogsplash! He just hit Eddie with his own finisher! Eddie may be the new #1 contender for the Cruiserweight Title, but Tajiri is the one standing tall tonight. I guess those members of the IWC who were concerned about Tajiri losing all his heat after only holding the WWE Title for two weeks just got proved wrong.

Last night, seven men lasted at least 30 minutes in the Royal Rumble match. One of those men was Shelton Benjamin, who we saw earlier finally put his feud with Undertaker to bed. The other six are up next in a tag-team triple threat match. Rumble winner Christian teams with new Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0 to take on Intercontinental Champion John Cena and the man who lasted the longest in the Rumble match, United States Champion Rey Mysterio and two members of the Natural Born Ministry, Haas and the rookie monster Damien! For being a bit of an overbooked clusterfuck, these six guys can all work a damn good match, and Rey Mysterio picks up the win for his team when he hits Hardy with the West Coast Pop.

Back from commercial, Paul London is backstage, meeting and greeting some of the RAW techs and some of the lower-card guys, when out of nowhere he's blindsided by Damien! The Ministry's rookie monster pummels London all over the backstage area until London finally manages to get away. Damien chuckles, then mutters "About time they gave me a fresh one..."

Man, 2005 looks like it's going to be a great year for wrestling as our next match continues the amazing run of 90%+ matches this year. World Champion Rhyno teams with the new WWE Champion The Rock to take on the brutal duo of Canadian Violence! Rock hits a back elbow, then a backbreaker, continuing his run of moves with the word "back" in them. Rock tags in Rhyno, and they hit a Hart Attack. Rhyno hits a big backdrop for two. Rhyno headbutts Jericho, and it looks like the champs may squash the top heels until Jericho counters a sleeper into a jawbreaker before hitting Rhyno with a Shining Wizard. Benoit tags in and hits a Russian legsweep and a sit-out jawbreaker. Rhyno fights out of a headlock and manages to tag in Rock, who hits a piledriver on Benoit, then a Death Valley driver for an amazing nearfall. More punches from the champ, but Benoit hits a mule kick then a Dynamite Kid-like snap suplex. He and Jericho clamp on their Crossface/Walls Combo! Rhyno tries to break it up, but he gets fought off and Benoit winds up getting a clean pin over the champ!

Back from commercial and Randy Orton is in the ring. He cuts a promo about how he is just moments away from finally putting Rob Van Dam out of his misery. Not Van Dam's. Orton's. Orton has beat Van Dam in every possible way, and tonight he's not only going to drive RVD off of his show, he's going to make him say "I Quit!"

They finish their amazing series of matches with yet another masterpiece. Orton hits a big AA spinebuster, but RVD fights out of a waistlock and hits a back heel kick. Flying axehandle off the ropes, then a driven DDT. RVD goes for Rolling Thunder, but Orton gets his knees up. Orton piledrives RVD, hits a flying clothesline and a slam, but RVD manages to catch him off-guard with a punch and a back suplex. RVD hits a springboard dropkick, and Van Dam clamps on a Figure-Four Leglock! The referee checks on Orton, who is writhing in pain, but finally he has no choice but to say "I Quit!" Randy Orton is gone from RAW! Rob Van Dam celebrates in the ring as RAW goes off the air.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Awesome. Christian's silent treatment 4tw :love:

Not sure what this means for Orton. Going to SmackDown would seem to be the default choice but their heel situation seems fairly stacked as is...and I'm not too sure it would be wise to have Orton try to beg for his Raw job back after such a heated (and great) rilvary series with RVD.

With the massive amounts of talent currently accumulating on both shows, could Orton spearhead a 3rd brand? Really curious to see where you go with this.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>FINALLY...BIG VITO 22...HAS COME BACK...TO HIS EWR GAME.

Aaaaaand I got welcomed back rather harshly with a non-clicking show. However, the overall rating for it wound up being like 1% lower than the previous week. I guess that means if you ignore the non-clickiness it would have been a kickass show. Ah well.

WWE Raw – July 19, 2010

Edge bragged about his successful title defense against John Cena last night. Randy Orton comes out to remind him that because he won the Raw MITB contract, he can cash it in whenever he wants within a year. WrestleMania, SummerSlam, or even right now! Edge freaks out but Orton tells him he’s going to bide his time, but he’d better watch out. Shawn Michaels tells Edge that he will learn who the number 1 contender for the WWE Title is by the end of the night.

Back to the WWE World Cup as two losers from last night’s Raw MITB: John Morrison and Zack Ryder, face off in a Group B match. Very athletic contest here that sees Morrison pick up the win after the Starship Pain. Morrison moves to 2-0 in the competition while Ryder goes to 1-1.

Our next match was SUPPOSED to be the new Unified Tag Team champions Chris Jericho and Wade Barrett facing off in a Group A match. Instead, both men refused to give the fans the satisfaction of seeing them fight. Even if they decided not to compete, they’d still both have the top 2 records in the group. With that, they walked off together to huge heat in a double count out. Both men’s records are now 1-0-1.

Group D action up next as David Hart Smith faces United States champion Ted DiBiase. Smith seems to overpower DiBiase most of the match, clearly livid over losing the Tag Team Titles the night before. DiBiase motions to his henchmen Michael Tarver and Mark Henry at ringside, and on cue both men attack Tyson Kidd. This distracts Smith and allows DiBiase to get the win with a cheap roll-up. DiBiase is now 2-0, Smith is 1-1.

The battered Hart Dynasty stay out there to support Natalya as she gets her WWE Divas title shot against Maryse. Maryse’s attempts to cheat are to no avail as Natalya outclasses her in terms of skill. Natalya eventually locks on the Sharpshooter and wins the Divas Title! The Hart Dynasty parade Natalya around the ring in celebration.

Shawn Michaels informs Barrett and Jericho (Barretcho?) that The Hart Dynasty have decided to exercise their rematch clause next week on Raw! Barrett protests, saying he is already booked for a World Cup match next week. HBK is all like “tough shit” as Barrett is left fuming.

John Cena wins a random squash match against Vladimir Kozlov via the STF. Cena says that he may have failed last night, and that he isn’t too sure what the future holds. But rest assured, sooner or later the champ will be here!

World Cup action wraps up for the night with a Group C match between The Miz and R-Truth. This was pretty much a back-and-forth affair that sees The Miz pick up an impressively clean win via the Skull Crushing Finale. Miz is now 2-0, Truth is 1-1.

Big tag team main event that sees Randy Orton and Triple H team up against Sheamus and WWE Champion Edge. It’s a formulaic tag match, not unlike every other tag match in the past decade. But the crowd loves it, so whatev. Flurry of finishers inbound! Orton ducks a brogue kick and RKO’s Sheamus. Edge spears Orton. Triple H Pedigrees Edge and both guys were the legal men, so Triple H gets the pinfall victory.

Shawn Michaels appears on the titan tron. He admires Triple H’s recovery from his assault at the hands of Sheamus several months ago. Now that he’s proven himself to be 100% and better than ever, it’s also time he deserves a title shot. Triple H, Edge, WWE Title, SummerSlam!</font>

[loopydate]

JANUARY 14, 2005 - SMACKDOWN!

Last week, Avery Thompson and Mark Henry interfered in the friendly competition between the Dudley Boyz and Gunnstantino. Tonight, Billy Gunn and Rico Constantino have challenged Thompson and Henry, and Los Guerreros have agreed to take on the winners for the World Tag Team Titles next week. The rookie Thompson is still not really clicking with fans, which is sad because he's got some skills. Eventually, "Nature Boy" Dave Batista makes a surprise appearance, blasting Rico with a Batista Bomb while the ref was distracted, and Mark Henry picks up the pieces by covering Rico for the win. After the match, he goes to hit Rico with another Batista Bomb, but the Dudley Boyz make the save, and it looks like the contenders picture is still up in the air.

As Batista walks up the ramp, he's joined by Theodore Long, who introduces the new Nature Boy as his newest client. Batista is going to be Long's newest weapon as he continues to try to take down Rico. Batista stares into the ring with a menacing look as we go to commercial.

Four nights ago on RAW, Tajiri obliterated Eddie Guerrero following a loss, and he's looking to continue his dominance tonight. His opponent is a debuting Teddy Hart (yes, that's right, Teddy Hart's in WWE!). As soon as the bell rings, Tajiri hits a back heel kick, a fallaway slam, a cross body, a big kick to the teeth, then the Kick Of Death to cap off the squash. Tajiri continues the beating after the bell sounds, then walks off, with Teddy Hart laid out.

Intercontinental Champion John Cena walks out onto the ramp and gets in Tajiri's face. He has a microphone and he calls out Tajiri for what he did to Eddie on Monday. We know Eddie's in no shape to come out and defend himself, so Cena's here on behalf of his friend. Tajiri wants his heat back after getting his ass kicked at the Royal Rumble? How about Cena and Tajiri for the Intercontinental Title? Tajiri accepts, and the match is on! We've got our first match for next month's pay-per-view offering!

Last week, The Hurricane and Matt Hardy Version 2.0 put on a match of the year candidate, only for Matt to get laid out by Paul London afterwards. Tonight, they're going to try to top it. They almost do, but there's no clean finish as Randy Orton (just four nights removed from being forcibly removed from RAW) attacks Hurricane with a chair! Matt picks up the pieces by rolling him up for three. Afterwards, they double-team Hurricane until fellow masked crusader Rey Mysterio makes the save! What is Randy Orton doing?

Back from commercial, WWE General Manager Eric Bischoff asks that very question. Orton says that he's doing what it takes to get noticed. Months back, Eric Bischoff told the locker room that there were opportunities to get noticed. "That's not what I meant, Randy. I meant that I wanted the best of the best on both brands. And you get there by winning matches. Randy, you looked good against Rob Van Dam. But you didn't look Elite." "Well, then I guess the attacks are just going to keep coming..."

Brock Lesnar still seems to be floating aimlessly around the card, but he continues to have kick-ass matches, and tonight's contest with Rey Mysterio is no exception. Really good back-and-forth action until Rey backdrops Brock over the top rope and to the floor. As he reaches out to grab him, he gets a face full of ring bell! The ref would signal for the bell if it weren't wrapped around Mysterio's face! Obviously Lesnar's been disqualified.

Christian's music hits, and the 2005 Royal Rumble winner continues to draw mega heat. He comes out onto the stage and he actually speaks this time. "Over the last five days, all I've been asked is 'Rhyno or The Rock? Rhyno or The Rock?' What everyone should be talking about is, well... Me! Nobody thought I belonged in the Elite. Nobody thought I had a chance on Sunday. But who's got a WrestleMania title shot in his back pocket? Me! I beat 29 other WWE Superstars in one night. What's more Elite than that? But if everybody wants to know if I want Rhyno or The Rock at WrestleMania 21...? How about we let them prove which of them is worthy of main-eventing against me? Next month, I propose a tag match. The Rock and Rhyno against the man who'll be taking whichever title he damn well pleases, and the man who - like me - can wrestle, talk, and perform circles around those two... Chris Jericho!" What a main event for the next-to-last stop on the Road To WrestleMania!

Well, that tag main event makes tonight's double-main-event make more sense, because we now have a pair of huge singles matches! First up, it's a non-title encounter between WWE Champion The Rock and Chris Jericho, and once again we've got a Match Of The Year candidate. Rock starts off slow with a slam, but Jericho quickly gets momentum back with a spinning back kick and a back heel kick for a two-count. Rock backdrops Jericho and hits his trademark spike slam for two. Sick powerbomb gets two more. Jericho kicks Rock in the face, then hits a spinning arm drag for two. Jericho clamps on a hammerlock, but Rock reverses it into the Rock Bottom! Out of nowhere, Chris Benoit appears in the ring and slaps on a Crippler Crossface! The referee calls for the bell, but Canadian Violence has tied Rock up in the ropes and take turns pummeling him with punches as we head into the break.

We come back with a recap of the pre-commercial angle and Eric Bischoff in his office. He talks about the two matches that have already been announced for next month, and he's got one more to go. Next month, we'll see the return of an old classic. We already know that Christian and Jericho will face Rhyno and The Rock and that John Cena will defend the Intercontinental Title against Tajiri. Plus, on RAW Eddie Guerrero earned a Cruiserweight Title shot, and we couldn't see Eddie tonight because of the ferocious beating Tajiri gave him. But Eddie will be back up to 100% in time for his shot at Matt Hardy Version 2.0... at Superbrawl!!!

Rhyno and Christian go one-on-one in our main event, and if Rhyno is Christian's opponent at WrestleMania 21, we can expect a classic. Rhyno starts off with punches, then blasts a running knee lift and a big clothesline. Christian fights back with a snap suplex and a brainbuster for two. Rhyno hits a bulldog for two, then a standing spinebuster for two more. Christian clamps on an armbar, but Rhyno counters into a spinning neckbreaker. They battle into the corner, and the referee tries to separate them. They each shove him away, and the ref has no choice but to call for the double disqualification! They continue to battle to ringside, then over the railing and into the crowd. The crowd is eating this up! We fade to black on the image of these two trying to tear each other apart!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>WWE NXT – July 20, 2010

Last week, Jack Swagger instructed Alex Riley to attack Matt Striker to make a statement. Tonight, Swagger himself did the attack, delivering a Gutwrench Powerbomb to the NXT Host. Swagger said there were no hard feelings, he’s just extremely frustrated after losing his World Heavyweight Title on Sunday. He needs to take out his frustrations, so he issues an open challenge to any NXT Rookie for a match right then.

John Morrison was thrilled to see his rookie Joe Hennig answer the call. Swagger and Hennig had a fucking awesome match (95% match quality, woot). Hennig had people thinking upset city, locking Swagger in the Perfect Plex formation, but Swagger punched Hennig in the stomach. Hennig went down, Gutwrench Powerbomb. Swagger wins. Hennig falls to 0-2 in NXT competition but with a performance like this you have to think he’ll be ticketed for stardom.

Kaval delivers a promo in his epic voice, but Ted DiBiase steps in and tries to take the credit and infer that Kaval should work for DiBiase. Kaval didn’t sound keen on that idea. DiBiase tells Kaval that EVERYBODY has a price, while eyeing the undefeated Eli Cottonwood (who walked by in the background).

Swagger stays at ringside as Alex Riley takes on MVP’s rookie Donny Marlow. This was pretty much the complete opposite of the opening match, and the 58% Overall rating completely tanks the show. Damn. Anyway, Riley dismisses Marlow with a TKO. Riley moves to 1-1 while Marlow falls to 0-2.

Backstage, we see Goldust lecturing Drake Brewer. Goldust attributes some of his success over the years to his persona. Goldust tells Brewer he should dress in all gold, wear paint, etc. Camera pans back to reveal Brewer just looking at Goldust like “you’ve gotta be fucking kidding me.”

Tag team main event here as Sheamus and Titus O’Neill have some unfinished business with Finlay and Johnny Prime. The rookies have some pretty good showings against both one another and the opposing Pros. With the rookies as the two legal men, Sheamus goes crazy and Brogue Kicks Finlay off the apron. Prime turns around Sheamus and chews him out, but O’Neill then turns around Prime and hits him with a huge DDT for the win. O’Neill gets his first win in NXT and is now at 1-1, Prime is 0-2.

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Trent Barreta strained his tricep and will be out until September.</font>

[M-A-G]

Update for the week of June 6 to June 13.

SmackDown!:
AJ Styles wins the World Heavyweight Title from Jason Collins in an impromptu challenge in the main event of SmackDown! June 6th. Styles slams Collins' head into the title belt resting on the turnbuckle after avoiding Collins' corner forearm. Styles hits the Spiral Tap for the win. The celebration is short-lived as Kane comes out and stares down Styles. Styles realizes that Kane wants to cash in Money in the Bank and pleads with Kane not to do it. He's on his knees and practically in tears begging to be given a break. Kane then turns his attention to the fallen Collins and allows Styles to celebrate some more. Kane rolls Collins out of the ring and gives him a menacing look. Suddenly he boots Styles in the face and then hands the briefcase over to the referee. It's on!!! The bell rings! CHOKESLAM! 1....2...3! Kane walks out the new World Heavyweight Champion! The following week, Styles is denied a rematch from Kane since there is no rematch clause in the Money In The Bank contract. However Collins comes out and points out that he at the very least deserves a chance to win back the title. The Rock has made it official: Night of Champions, Kane vs. Jason Collins for the World Heavyweight Title...with Styles as the guest referee! Styles complains but Rock offers him a shot at the title if he goes through with it and calls the match down the middle.

Kofi is on the rampage questioning everyone and anyone over who could be responsible for keeping him away from the title. After beating the royal piss out of Cash Stevens for not getting an answer, Ian Moore is upset since Stevens was in no condition to defend his Intercontinental Title. Moore suggests that Kofi try a different approach and keep out of the business of innocent people. Kofi implies that Moore may not be so innocent. Ryan Creed and EZ Money, the tag champions and Stevens' cronies, come out to agree with Moore. Kofi had no business going off on Stevens for no reason and the whole locker room is in an uproar over Kofi's actions. The Rock makes Moore/Kingston vs. Cash Inc. for the next SmackDown! (June 13th). Kingston and Moore get the duke and end up being rewarded with a tag team title match at Night of Champions. Neither Kingston or Moore look too happy.

Cody Rhodes continues to try to be a good protege to Shawn Michaels. They even nab some tag team victories together.

John Bradshaw Leyfield decides to appoint himself leader of the group of heavyweights consisting of Rhyno, Sean O'Haire, and Garrett in order to offer them guidance in their fight against the cruiserweights. The following week, Jason Cross introduces Bryan Danielson as the cruiserweights' newest ally.

Over on Raw:
The Miz has talked himself into a corner when he bragged that he can beat anyone that HHH has. HHH has responded with two matches against formidable opponents, Shelton Benjamin and Randy Orton. Miz manages to crank out victories regardless via some sort of chicanery or another. Edge, in particular, costs Orton his match. HHH in the meantime continues to ridicule Miz by showing embarrassing moments of the Miz's career. He promises another tough opponent for Miz next week.

William Regal, Ted DiBiase, Evan Bourne, and R-Truth all qualify for the U.S. Title chase.

Victoria builds momentum towards her possible career-ending match against the Diva's Champion, Kim Roderick.

Chris Sylvain continues to get the cold shoulder treatment from the Raw locker room.

So the Night of Champions card looks like this:

World Heavyweight Title: Kane (c) vs. Jason Collins w/guest referee AJ Styles

WWE Title: HHH (c) vs. The Miz

U.S. Title Chase Finals: ??? vs. ???

WWE Intercontinental Title: Cash Stevens (c) vs. Jason Cross vs. Rhyno

WWE Unified Tag Team Titles: Cash Inc. (c) vs. Kofi Kingston and Ian Moore

WWE Diva's Title: Kim Roderick (c) vs. Victoria

WWE Cruiserweight Title Submission Match: Don Maiden (c) vs. Kevin Daniels

WWE Women's Title: Beth Phoenix (c) vs. Veronica

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>WWE Superstars – July 22, 2010

The opening bout sees Evan Bourne take on Primo. Both guys show off their speed and athletic ability in this one, but in the end Bourne gets the nod with the Shooting Star Press. Bourne celebrates for a bit before Primo attacks him. The announcers mention that Primo’s frustrations of having not won a match in a long time have reached a boiling point. Out runs none other than Justin Gabriel for the save as Primo flees.

Up next is a match between two of the weirder personalities on Raw in Santino Marella and Skip Sheffield. Funny comedy bit between them that ends with Sheffield dominating Santino for most of the bout as the crowd enjoys seeing the lovable loser Santino get beaten up. Sheffield nearly beheads Santino with a lariat for the victory.

Over to the SmackDown portion of the show next as a Trent Barreta-less Caylen Croft squares off against “The One Man Rock Band” Heath Slater. This match probably wins the “dark horse match of the week” because it got an 89% match quality rating. Anyway, Slater winds up getting his first win on the SmackDown brand following a running Russian leg sweep.

Time for the main event as “The Uncommon Man” Cody Rhodes takes on the Big Show. Show was in a foul mood after losing at Money in the Bank, and Cody did all he could to avoid the big damage. After taking some abuse, Cody had enough and kept going outside the ring. Show eventually decided to chase him around the outside. Cody ended up tripping Show, sending him into the steel steps. Cody hopped back into the ring at the count of 9 and got the cheap count out win. That win was certainly…uncommon!</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>WWE SmackDown – July 23, 2010

Jack Swagger was out first, complaining about his loss at Money in the Bank. He complained that he never lost the match because the Undertaker was pinned, not him, etc. Swagger promises he will take his title back once he gets his rematch. Kane comes out and tells Swagger to put his money where his mouth is and exercise his rematch clause tonight. Swagger of course pussies out as Kane laughs all evil-like. Theodore Long says Swagger won’t be getting the night off because tonight he’ll be facing Christian!

The WWE World Cup rolls on with SmackDown Group D action as Finlay takes on Dolph Ziggler. Each man was 0-1 in the competition going into this match, so this was really important. Finlay kicks out after the Zig Zag to Dolph’s disbelief. Finlay later on picks up Ziggler for the Celtic Cross, but Ziggler rolls through and hooks the tights for the cheap win. Ziggler moves to 1-0 while Finlay falls to 0-2.

Backstage, Women’s champion Beth Phoenix is approached by Serena of the Straight Edge Society. Serena tells her she’s been training for months and now she’s ready to take Beth’s title from her. She intends on showing Beth why straight edge means she’s better than you.

Group C is up next with Shad Gaspard going up against Chavo Guerrero. Crowd slightly gets behind Chavo, as if he had somehow become a tweener overnight for this match. :shifty: Gaspard adds yet another impressive showing to his resume, putting away Chavo with a Big Boot after a few minutes. David “A-List” Otunga (who accompanied Gaspard to the ring) entered after and planted Chavo with a Spinebuster for good measure. Shad is 2-0, Chavo is 0-2.

Intercontinental champion and SmackDown Money in the Bank winner Drew McIntyre came out and held an impromptu celebration ceremony to commemorate his success. He says he is The Chosen One, and the World Heavyweight Title will be his soon enough. He conveniently avoided mentioning the fact that the match was clearly tampered in his favor.

Exciting tag team action up next as 4 fan favorites compete in a match hailed as being a “World Cup Sample” with 1 man from each group. Rey Mysterio and Kofi Kingston took on MVP and Bryan Danielson. This was a very good match with everybody getting a chance to show off their stuff. Danielson and Kingston do some cool flippy stuff which ends with Danielson connecting with a running knee to the face for the victory. Big win as Danielson’s stock continues to rise.

Back to the World Cup with Group B up next. CM Punk against Curt Hawkins. Much like Chavo/Shad, the crowd got behind the normally-heel Hawkins a bit. A good little match but ultimately Punk got the victory following a GTS. Punk improves to 2-0 while Hawkins falls to 0-2.

CM Punk gets on the microphone and says that even though Rey Mysterio got lucky at Money in the Bank, Punk will be the one laughing when he wins the WWE World Cup at SummerSlam. As he cuts his promo, Darren Young comes out and confronts Punk once again. Punk laughs it off and leaves Young alone in the ring with Luke Gallows and Joey Mercury. Rather than get beaten down, a bald black guy with Urkel glasses rushes out and helps Young fight off the Straight Edge Society. Young said that rather than go the route of Straight Edge, he wanted to live his life, so he went back to South Beach and brought back one of his best friends – Percy Watson! OH YEAH!

Last World Cup match of the night as Vance Archer and Matt Hardy square off in Group A action. Archer overpowers Matt but can’t put Matt away. Matt mounts a comeback and dodges a Big Boot. Archer turns around gets kicked in the gut before receiving a Twist of Fate. Matt wins and improves to 1-1 while Archer goes to 0-2. Not a good night for the Hawkins and Archer tandem.

Main event time as Jack Swagger faces Christian. Really awesome back and forth match that captivates the audience and helps solidify that Christian should be in the main event picture really soon. After a series of reversals, Swagger caught Christian off his guard enough to hit a Gutwrench Powerbomb for the win. **** rating here, which means Swagger technically worked 2 ****+ matches during the taping (vs. Joe Hennig and vs. Christian). After the bout, the flames erupt as Kane stands on the ramp and holds the World Heavyweight Title aloft. That is the man Swagger will need to take down if he wants the belt back. Can he do it? We’ll see in the coming weeks.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>WWE Raw – July 26, 2010

WWE champion Edge started off the night by complaining about last week. He accused Raw GM Shawn Michaels of being biased towards his best friend by arbitrarily awarding Triple H a title shot. Shawn Michaels decides to prove that he’s fair by booking Triple H in a match against Randy Orton – tonight! Edge nods in approval and poses to the crowd, when he turns around, Randy Orton is standing behind him in position to RKO him. Edge reacts quickly and jumps out of the ring. Orton holds the Raw MITB briefcase aloft to once against signify that he can get a title match whenever he wants.

Into the 5th week of Group Matches in the WWE World Cup as Wade Barrett and Yoshi Tatsu meet in a Group A match. The announcers remind everybody that Barrett also has to nteam with Chris Jericho tonight as The Hart Dynasty are exercising their rematch clause. Despite being mathematically eliminated from competition, Tatsu refuses to go down lightly, punishing Barrett with kicks and strikes. Still, Barrett eventually overpowers him and gets the win with The Wasteland. Barrett moves to 2-0-1, which is enough to guarantee him a spot in the Round of 16. Tatsu ends his World Cup at 0-3.

Primo and Justin Gabriel meet in a singles match next as Primo continues to look for that elusive win to end his losing streak. Fast-paced match happens as Primo eventually finds himself on his back. Gabriel heads to the top rope but an unknown man leaps onto the apron and shoves Gabriel groin-first into the rope. Primo and the unidentified man beat down Gabriel until Evan Bourne runs out for the save. Primo and the stranger flee with huge smirks on their faces.

Even Bourne stays out there for a Group B match against John Morrison. This picks right up where the previous match left off in terms of its high-flying nature. Bourne moves out of the way of the Starship Pain and then heads up top and grabs a huge win with a Shooting Star Press. They shake hands after the contest. Both guys finish up the Group Stage at 2-1 and they can do no worse than tie for the group lead.

Group C up next as Santino Marella takes on The Miz. In the grand scheme of things, this match was just a formality with nothing more than pride on the line. Still, The Miz wins in a squash, finishing up with a Skull Crushing Finale. Miz ends the Group Stage at 3-0 and a guaranteed Round of 16 berth, Santino ends at 0-3. Aaaaaweeeesooooomeeee.

We see a video message from John Cena. Although he couldn’t be there tonight, but when he returns he plans on making good on his promise from last week. Soon enough, the champ will be here, even if he has to run through the whole roster to make it.

The Hart Dynasty get their Unified Tag Team Title rematch next against Chris Jericho and Wade Barrett. Pretty similar match to Money in the Bank, but with an alternate ending. Barrett and Smith fight on the outside as the ref is accidentally taken out in the ring. The crafty Barrett sees this and grabs one of the titles and blasts Smith with it and also threatens Divas champion Natalya with it, sending her running away. Barrett then gets in the ring and also nails Kidd with it. Jericho then revives the ref and dusts off the old Lionsault for the cheap title retention.

Group D next as there was another match with pride on the line as United States champion Ted DiBiase had the unenviable task of facing The Great Khali. Attempts to bribe Khali failed, and Ted was thrown around like a rag doll for a bit. Michael Tarver eventually has to distract the ref as Mark Henry picks Khali up (barely) and slams him to the mat. DiBiase gets the cheap win and ends the Group Stage with a 3-0 record. Khali shockingly went 0-3.

Main event time as Triple H and Randy Orton fought in a match that the crowd was extremely hot for. EWR says it was 4 stars, which made it far better than their shitty WM 25 match. As you’d probably expect though, this one ended in a no contest. Orton and Triple H went through a series of near falls and then got into a staredown as the crowd marked out. Both guys turned and received a double spear from Edge for the double DQ ending. Edge attacked both men and posed over them both with the WWE Title as the show went off the air. Edge got the last laugh tonight, but will he at SummerSlam?


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Figure 4 Online is reporting that the identity of the man who interefered on Primo's behalf on Raw and assisted in beating down Justin Gabriel was Primo's cousin, Orlando Colon. He had been competing in FCW under the name Tito Colon. Presumably the angle on Monday signified the beginning of a new tag team. Plans a couple months ago called for Orlando Colon to be called up and placed into a stable with Primo and Carlito but Carlito's release temporarily delayed those plans.

With Colon's call up, Percy Watson's recent call up and subsequent rekindling of his FCW tag team with Darren Young, the numerous other alliances formed on the shows (Evan Bourne and Justin Gabriel, Shad Gaspard and David Otunga, etc.), and the signing of the Briscoe Brothers about a month ago, it seems pretty obvious that WWE is making a long-overdue attempt at rejuvenating the tag team division throughout the company.</font>

[Splaya]

Hey what are you guys using to do this?

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Extreme Warfare Revenge</font>

[Splaya]

Link me to one that will not crash my computer

[Evil Vito]

Link me to one that will not crash my computer

http://www.ewbattleground.com/

<font color=goldenrod>On the first page there you can download a zipped version.</font>

[Splaya]

Won't let me unzip it

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Works fine for me.</font>

[Splaya]

So I decided to set my rosters up, take on the WWE, and now I have reset the brand split and done a draft. Huge difference of talent on both rosters. For the faces of RAW we have Billy Gunn, Brock Lesnar, Funaki, Gail Kim, Goldberg, Goldust, Hurricane, Ivory, Mark Jindrak, Maven, Nathan Jones, Rikishi, Scott Steiner, Scotty 2 Hotty, Tajiri, Ultimo Dragon, Val Venis, and Zach Gowen. For the heels of Raw we have Batista, Charlie Haas, Chris Kanyon, Danny and Doug Basham, Jamie Noble, Jazz, Kane, Molly Holly, Rene Dupree, Rico, Rodney Mack, Shelton Benjamin, Sylvan Grenier, Test, Triple H, and Victoria

Over on the SD side of things we have faces that consist of (not all listed because I am bored now) Booker T, Bradshaw, Chris Benoit, Edge, Kevin Nash, Rey Mysterio, RVD and the Rock, and the undertaker. For heels, we have Big Show, Jericho, Christian, Eddie Guerrero, John Cena and Randy Orton.

After looking at this more closely, SD clearly has the better brand in terms of talent

[Splaya]

I am strongly thinking of adding a third show

[Splaya]

Last update before I start. All titles but the women's titles and the tag titles have been vacated

[Splaya]

First show was ok. Basically just did a bullshit show of Heat with both RAW and SD being on there....

Batista vs Mark Jindrak.

Match Background: None.

The Match: Batista hits a right hand on Mark Jindrak and follows it up with a couple more. Batista strikes Mark Jindrak with a hard blow. Covers for a quick two count. Mark Jindrak is able to duck a clothesline attempt and connect with a counter clothesline. Rude Awakening neckbreaker on Batista by Jindrak. Remember when that was a legit finish? Batista is a glutton for punishment and just continues to take it during this match. Batista charges into the corner, but EATS BOOT and staggers backward. Batista reverses a Mark Jindrak hammerlock. Batista hits a sloppy double axe handle off the top. Mark Jindrak can barely stand. Here it comes - Sit-Out Powerbomb. 1....2...3, it's finished.

Overall Rating 61%
Crowd Reaction 62%
Match Quality 61%

*Even though it is not announced, Randy Orton has been kicked out of Evolution because of being drafted to Smackdown and a newly signed superstar will debut with them tonight*

Big Show vs Mark Henry.

Match Background: None.

The Match: Messed up bodyslam by Show almost kills Henry. Show DDTs Mark Henry. Side suplex from Show. Could have been done a hell of a lot better though. Pinfall attempt: ONE...TWO...NO! Big Show hits a weak elbow on Mark Henry. Covers for a quick two count. Henry counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face and hit a clothesline! Mark Henry strikes Big Show. Mark Henry hits a sloppy ass bulldog off the ropes. Big Show elbows Mark Henry in the face to break a hammerlock. Big Show DDTs Henry in a move that is so poorly executed, you can actually see that Mark Henry's head didn't touch the mat at all. The bell rings, and this match has come to a time limit draw.

Rating- 45
Reaction- 45
Match Quality -46

(Side note: Although the match was shitty, rumors are beginning to circulate that Mark Henry will be released after the match and Big Show will be suspended after it as well. Henry's firing is due to unable being able to move around the ring. Big Show's suspension stems from his backstage tirade about not wanting to be in the match with Henry.)

The 4 members of Evolution are backstage. They were telling Brock Lesnar that they would soon have him in the ring at their mercy. If I were Brock Lesnar and I saw them with a case of Vaseline, I'd take them VERY seriously.

Rating -90




(As you will see later on, Brock never appears on the show, but this will serve the purpose for the World title match on Raw on Monday between Lesnar and HHH.)

Edge vs Christian.

Match Background: None.

The Match: Christian snap suplexes Edge. Edge blocks the suplex attempt and is able to hit the suplex instead! Edge scoops and slams Christian. What's the difference between a scoop slam and a body slam anyway? Edge whips Christian into the turnbuckles...and the ref is crushed! Massive lariat! Stan Hansen would approve. Cover, but there's no one to count for Edge! Christian comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Christian slams Edge down and motions to the crowd. Gutwrench into a powerbomb, aka the Doctor Bomb and Edge hits hard. There's a two count on the pin. Wicked suplex out of the corner from Christian, is executed so well, it hurt MY back. Pinfall attempt: ONE...TWO...NO! I would have bought that as the finish! Edge counters a sleeper with a jaw breaker and is able to get free! Massive backbreaker on Christian and I get happy flashbacks to Bret Hart's Five Moves of DOOM. Pinfall attempt: ONE...TWO...NO! Christian flips out of a Edge bodyslam attempt. Christian moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Unprettier. 1....2...3, it's finished. Goldberg has a chair. Edge turns and takes a brutal shot to the head. Christian is next to take a hard shot. Goldberg has demolished everyone!

My Opinion: A wise man once said 'Can I get a side of bland with that bland'. He's dead now, though. That's what this match was...bland. **

Rating- 77
Reaction-81
Quality-71

(This match was designed to give Christian a little bit of a boost, reunite E and C for the short term, and set up a Bill Goldberg versus Edge feud.)

Goldberg is backstage. He was laying a verbal Smackdown on Edge.

Rating- 78%

Dudley Boyz vs Brothers Of Destruction.

Match Background: Dudley Boyz are one of the most experienced teams in the promotion. Brothers Of Destruction used to be a regular team, but have been inactive for a while. Whether this match will lead to a reformation as an active unit remains to be seen.

The Match: Bubba slams Undertaker. Fallaway slam by Bubba Ray Dudley puts down Undertaker. There's a two count on the pin. Undertaker counters a sleeper with a jaw breaker and is able to get free! Undertaker hits a right hand on Bubba Ray Dudley. Undertaker hits a piledriver on Bubba Ray Dudley. I know I wouldn't let someone that bad give me a piledriver. Tag to Kane. Spear! Bubba is down! Bubba backdrops Kane out of a piledriver attempt. That took a lot out of Bubba Ray Dudley. Tag between Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley. D-Von Dudley hits a right hand on Kane and follows it up with a couple more. Kane takes a right hand to the temple from D-Von. Covers for a quick two count. Big clothesline from D-Von. Tag to Bubba Ray Dudley. Bubba Ray Dudley scores with a standing spinebuster. Pinfall attempt: ONE...TWO...NO! I would have bought that as the finish! Kane powers out of a headlock. BAAACK Body drop by Bubba gets a bit of a pop from the crowd. Kane tags out to Undertaker. Weak bodyslam on Bubba by Undertaker sets up a legdrop. Bubba Ray Dudley has lost it! He floors Undertaker and starts raining down punches like a psycho! The referee tries to break it up...and gets thrown to one side. The referee is calling for the DQ! Bubba has caused a DQ through his hatred of Undertaker.

My Opinion: I can be generous sometimes. Well, depends on your definition of generous. **1/4.

Rating-81%
Reaction-85%
Quality-74%

(In a shocking turn of events due to there being trades for the first month after the draft, Kane will be traded to SD for the first pick in next year's draft and a midcarder to be named later. It is apparent that the Brothers of Destruction will be reunited and begin a feud with the Dudley's)

Hype video on RVD versus HHH which gets a rating of 80%

Triple H vs Rob Van Dam.

Match Background: This will be a hardcore bout.

The Match: HHH takes a thrown chair to the face! RVD crushes HHH with a running senton. Covers for a quick two count. HHH pushes out of a Rob Van Dam hold. STIFF~! chop lights up RVD who covers up to try and stop the agonizing PAIN! Triple H with a spinning neckbreaker on RVD. Covers for a quick two count. Triple H throws RVD into a shopping trolley. Pin, but RVD is out just before the three count. Running knee lift from Triple H. Rob Van Dam is able to duck a clothesline attempt and connect with a counter clothesline. SUPER frankensteiner on HHH, who hit hard and is loopy as a result. Hooks the leg for a two count. Back heel kick off the second rope, HHH goes down. Hooks the leg! ONE...TWO...NO! Hard back suplex on HHH. Come to think of it, that move had WAY too much power in No Mercy for N64. Table shot! Triple H reverses a hip toss. Fallaway slam by Triple H puts down Rob Van Dam. Spear! RVD is down! Rob Van Dam hooks up a suplex, but it is blocked. HHH scores with a low blow, then turns it into a small package! The referee didn't see the illegal blow! 1...2...3! Rob Van Dam got screwed out of the victory! CM Punk comes running down the aisle, and gets into the ring! CM Punk drops RVD to the canvas. CM Punk quickly locks on the Devil Lock! Rob Van Dam has been left down on the canvas.

My Opinion: These guys worked SO HARD...for a ** rating. Something went wrong somewhere, didn't it?

Screw "the opinion" aside, the Rating was a 75, the reaction was a 77, and the quality was a 73.

And with that heading into Monday Night RAW, CM Punk is the new member of Evolution.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Nice. I remember playing that version of EWR when it first came out. Immediately raided the indies (Punk, Styles, etc.)</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>WWE NXT – July 27, 2010

Drake Brewer continues to shun the advice of his WWE Pro Goldust. Brewer opted to go it alone against Eli Cottonwood. Cottonwood had already bested Brewer in tag action 2 weeks ago. Although Brewer had a good showing, a critical mistake led to Brewer stumbling to his feet and into a Chokeslam. Cottonwood improves to 3-0 while Brewer is 0-2. Goldust shakes his head from the stage.

One week after a fantastic match against Jack Swagger, Joe Hennig tries his luck against Titus O’Neill. Henning puts up another great showing but to no avail. However, his loss was certainly tainted. Sheamus tripped him up at ringside which allowed O’Neill to capitalize with a big DDT. O’Neill moves to 2-1 while Henning falls to 0-3.

Alex Riley continues to be a huge prick to pretty much everybody not named Jack Swagger. He gets into a verbal spat backstage with Johnny Prime. They trade insults, ending with Prime zinging Riley big time. Riley just chuckles before unnecessarily sucker-punching Prime.

Main event tag team action as Kaval and Ted DiBiase meet Donny Marlow and MVP. DiBiase gets his ass kicked by both opponents before tagging to Kaval. Kaval comes in and starts kicking ass. Marlow is reeling as Kaval heads up top in his corner, presumably for a standing Warrior’s Way. DiBiase tags himself in and promptly hits Marlow with Dream Street for the win. DiBiase steals the win away from his rookie! Kaval goes to 3-0 while Marlow drops to 0-3. Kaval voices his displeasure at DiBiase as the show goes off the air.</font>

[Splaya]

Wrestleview.com is reporting that SD has reluctantly agreed to trade Edge and Christian to RAW to complete the Kane trade. However, Raw was also forced to give up it's 2nd pick in the next draft

SD gets
Kane
Raw's 2nd round pick

RAW Gets
Christian
Edge
SD's first pick next year

[Splaya]

A lot happening on RAW tonight

HHH versus Brock Lesnar for the title
CM Punk will begin his feud with RVD.
Edge faces Bill Goldberg
The brackets for the IC title will be announced.

[Splaya]

Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler are calling tonight's action.

We start with a backstage segment

Triple H is backstage. He wanted to rip into Brock Lesnar. Not literally, of course. That would just be nasty. Instead, this was a good way to build up to an eventual match.

Rating-93%.

(Tonight is Brock Lesnar Vs HHH)

Goldberg vs Edge.

Match Background: None.

The Match: Goldberg hits some weak-looking punches in the corner, but Edge is able to block them and return the favor in spades. Goldberg misses a clothesline. Edge slams Goldberg. Edge misses a clothesline...and takes out the referee accidentally! Death valley driver by Edge! No one executes that move properly anymore. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is out and can't count to three! Goldberg reverses a hip toss. Goldberg strikes Edge. Goldberg DDTs Edge in a move that is so poorly executed, you can actually see that Edge's head didn't touch the mat at all. Hooks the leg for a two count. Goldberg connects with a crappy looking standing spinebuster. Does everyone use that move these days? Pinfall attempt: ONE...TWO...NO! Goldberg charges into the corner but EATS BOOT. Big piledriver on Goldberg. Hooks the leg! ONE...TWO...NO! Goldberg flips out of a Edge bodyslam attempt. Christian just slid into the ring out of nowhere! Christian has a chair, and drops Goldberg and Edge with devastating blows, causing the referee to call for the bell. This match has been ruled a no contest! Edge and Christian tie Goldberg up in the ropes, then start punching away at him until referees run down and break it up.

Rating-58%
Reaction-71%
Quality-54%

(This will hopefully make sense later)

Brock Lesnar is walking backstage when he gets jumped by Batista, CM Punk, and Triple H. They beat him down, and leave him semi-conscious on the floor as they leave.

Rating-68%


Christian vs Scott Steiner.

Match Background: None.

The Match: Christian snap suplexes Poppa Pump. Poppa Pump counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Uninspired brawling from Scott Steiner. Christian reverses an irish whip...and Scott Steiner runs into the referee! Scott Steiner turns Christian inside-out with a clothesline. Reminds me of Willow's 'Bored Now' skin ripping finisher. Inside joke, don't worry about it. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is out and can't count to three! Christian blocks a kick from Scott Steiner. A Gut buster connects on Poppa Pump and hits hard. Christian hits a stalling suplex on Poppa Pump. There's a two count on the pin. Delayed BRAINBUSTAH~! by Christian who held onto that one for ages. Cover, ONE...TWO...NO! I honestly thought that match was going to end right then and there. Poppa Pump backdrops Christian out of a piledriver attempt. That took a lot out of Scott Steiner. Scott Steiner DDTs Christian, but it just looked terrible. Cover, ONE...TWO...NO! I honestly thought that match was going to end right then and there. Christian powers out of a Scott Steiner headlock. Goldberg just slid into the ring out of nowhere! Christian gets grabbed, and they start brawling. Poppa Pump takes some shots at Christian as well. The referee, seeing the chaos, calls for a no contest ruling. Poppa Pump and Goldberg put the boots to Christian, stomping away on him.

Rating-62%
Reaction- 75%
Quality- 56%

This will lead to a match between Christian and Edge versus Scott Steiner/Goldberg with the winners getting a title shot at the next ppv.

Goldberg \ Poppa Pump are backstage. They were out there to hype a match against Edge and Christian. Sounds like fun.

Rating 65%

A video is shown hyping Lesnar/ HHH

Batista vs Rikishi.

Match Background: None.

The Match: Rikishi takes a right hand to the temple from Batista. I bet those hurt more than Sgt. Slaughter's Noogies. Batista hits Rikishi. Batista hits Rikishi. Covers for a quick two count. Batista hits a right hand on Rikishi. Covers for a quick two count. Rikishi pushes out of a Batista hold. Rikishi hits Batista. There's a two count on the pin. Rikishi hits a piledriver on Batista. I know I wouldn't let someone that bad give me a piledriver. Batista powers out of a headlock. Flapjack from Batista on Rikishi. Rikishi is in trouble. Sit-Out Powerbomb!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Batista gives a murderous look toward Rikishi...and attacks! Rikishi gets dropped to the canvas, then battered with a barrage of rights and lefts. Batista leaves the ring having left Rikishi down and out.

Rating- 60%
Reaction- 72%
Quality 57%

Batista needed some filler and Rikishi seemed like a good candidate. These two will compete in the IC title tournament

CM Punk is backstage. He was on Hype Central (HYPE CENTRAL!!!) tonight, this time for a match with Rob Van Dam. Can you believe that I just marked out for Lance Wright? How many people even remember that guy?

Rating-67%

*CM Punk is getting a lot of overness tonight*

CM Punk vs Rob Van Dam.

Match Background: None.

The Match: Flying cross body off the top rope! Diamond Dust from CM Punk and RVD is out! Back heel kick off the second rope, RVD goes down. Pinfall attempt: ONE...TWO...NO! I would have bought that as the finish! CM Punk hits a rolling kick on RVD. Konnan has ruined any chance for me ever enjoying this maneuver again with his shitty execution of it. Covers for a quick two count. RVD counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face and hit a clothesline! Flying elbow from Rob Van Dam connects. Flying cross body off the top rope! Punk reverses a waistlock. Super kick by CM Punk. CM Punk has Rob Van Dam down on the canvas. Rob Van Dam gets locked in the Devil Lock! Submission victory!

Rating- 56%
Reaction- 53%
Match Quality- 74%

CM Punk and RVD will be in the IC tournament

Triple H vs Brock Lesnar.

Match Background: HHH and Lesnar have been feuding recently. Neither has managed to get an in-ring victory in this feud. This match is for the WWE World title.

The Match: Trying to channel the spirit of Misawa, Triple H ends up chanelling Lex Luger instead and nails a running forearm to the face, minus the steel plate, of course. Trying to channel the spirit of Misawa, Triple H ends up chanelling Lex Luger instead and nails a running forearm to the face, minus the steel plate, of course. Running knee lift from Triple H. Rude Awakening neckbreaker on Brock Lesnar by HHH. Remember when that was a legit finish? Brock Lesnar is able to duck a clothesline attempt and connect with a counter clothesline. Brock Lesnar with a spinning neckbreaker on HHH. Big piledriver on HHH. Hooks the leg for a two count. HHH powers out of a headlock. Full nelson slam on Lesnar. Covers for a quick two count. Death valley driver (not to be confused with the DVD 500) by Triple H connects and Brock Lesnar is down! Pinfall attempt: ONE...TWO...NO! Brock Lesnar comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Lesnar scoops and slams Triple H. What's the difference between a scoop slam and a body slam anyway? Triple H fights out of a grapple. Running knee lift from Triple H. Randy Orton comes running down the aisle with a chair! HHH whips Brock Lesnar into the ropes. Orton jumps onto the apron with the chair! Collision between Orton, Lesnar, and the chair! Brock Lesnar staggers back into a roll up! 1...2...3! It's over! Triple H smiles and walks over and shakes hands with Randy Orton, thanking him for interfering and helping win this match.

Rating 77%
Reaction 95%
Quality 67%


Show gets a 69%. Still going to work on feeling some of the kinks out to creating the better shows.

Wrestleview.com is reporting that Randy Orton has been traded to RAW in exchange for an uppermidcarder to be named later.

HHH also revealed on wwe.com after the show that Orton was never kicked out of Evolution and that Brock Lesnar will never sniff the world title ever again

[Splaya]

The mystery owner of RAW has announced the following matches for RAW

IC title tournament
Goldberg versus Christian
Randy Orton versus Rikishi
Edge versus Scott Steiner
CM Punk versus RVD

The Batista challenge will continue where if he loses, the winner gets a title shot against HHH

Brock Lesnar will appear

[Splaya]

BREAKING NEWS: WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT HAS COME TO THE RELEASE OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE

BIG SHOW
CHRIS NOWITZKI
NATHAN JONES
MARK HENRY

THEY ALSO ANNOUNCE THE SIGNING OF AJ STYLES

[Splaya]

My last show for tonight, SD, is being announced by Michael Cole and Tazz

Chris Benoit vs Eddie Guerrero.

Match Background: This match is for the WWE United States title.

The Match: Benoit walks into a high dropkick from Eddie Guerrero, almost losing several teeth in the process. Benoit pushes out of a Eddie Guerrero hold. Benoit scoops and slams Eddie Guerrero. What's the difference between a scoop slam and a body slam anyway? Chris Benoit misses a clothesline...and takes out the referee accidentally! Chris Benoit scores with a standing spinebuster. Cover, but there's no one to count for Chris Benoit! Chris Benoit misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Benoit takes a flying neckbreaker from Eddie Guerrero. Lightning kick by Eddie on Benoit. There's a two count on the pin. Power drive elbow by Eddie Guerrero. That sounds like a feature on a 4 x 4, doesn't it. Cover, ONE...TWO...NO! I honestly thought that match was going to end right then and there. Chris Benoit reverses a hip toss. Benoit hits a piledriver on Eddie Guerrero. That used to end matches, you know. Cover, ONE...TWO...NO! I honestly thought that match was going to end right then and there. Chris Benoit misses a clothesline. Eddie Guerrero floors Chris Benoit...and climbs the turnbuckles. Off the top - Frog Splash, forget about it. 1....2...3!

Rating- 83
Reaction- 83
Quality- 84

*It is announced after the show that these two will have a rematch next week for the US title in the co-main event in a Cage Match

Eddie Guerrero is backstage. I'm actually looking forward to this and you should too! He wanted to rip into Chris Benoit. Not literally, of course. That would just be nasty. Instead, this was a good way to build up to an eventual match.

Rating- 90

John Cena is in the ring, about to give an interview. Out from the crowd comes the debuting AJ Styles, who attacks. John Cena can barely stand. Here it comes - Styles Clash. Cena has been laid out by AJ Styles.

Rating- 90

Dudley Boyz vs Brothers Of Destruction.

Match Background: This will be a tables bout. Dudley Boyz are one of the most experienced teams in the promotion. Brothers Of Destruction used to be a regular team, but have been inactive for a while. Whether this match will lead to a reformation as an active unit remains to be seen.

The Match: Flying shoulder tackle by Kane sends D-Von CRASHING to the mat. Sloppy discus punch from Undertaker barely connects on Bubba. Brothers Of Destruction hook up D-Von, then hit a double suplex. Kane pulls Bubba onto the table for a powerbomb, but he uses a backdrop to get out of the predicament. D-Von counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face and hit a clothesline! Running knee lift from Bubba Ray Dudley. Bubba Ray Dudley pulls Kane onto the table for a piledriver, but he uses a backdrop to survive. Flapjack from D-Von on Undertaker. Bubba climbs onto the table with Kane and uses a powerslam to break the table for the win!

Rating 78
Reaction 81
Quality 74

*It was learned after the match that these two teams will meet at Satans Palace for the Tag titles.*

Kurt Angle and Trish Stratus are having a quiet conversation backstage, which ends up with Kurt Angle kissing her.

Rating 90

Booker T is backstage. He was out there to tell William Regal that he was going to discombobulate him. Great, now I've got to look that word up. Time to sit back and watch.

Rating 71

*These two have been traded to Heat and will compete in a 8 man tournament for the Heat World title.*

AJ Styles vs John Cena.

Match Background: Styles is making his debut at this show.

The Match: Cena hits a right hand. Styles blocks a kick from John Cena. Spinning back kick from AJ Styles. Cena reverses an irish whip...and AJ Styles runs into the referee! Tor-NADO DDT from AJ Styles, Cena got planted! Pinfall attempt, but the ref is out and can't count to three! Cena reverses a AJ Styles hammerlock. Cena slams AJ Styles down and motions to the crowd. Spinebuster by John Cena. Covers for a quick two count. Powerbomb on Styles. Cover, ONE...TWO...NO! I honestly thought that match was going to end right then and there. Styles counters a sleeper with a jaw breaker and is able to get free! Styles crushes Cena with a huge legdrop. Pin, but Cena is out just before the three count. Cena reverses a AJ Styles hammerlock. The Rock comes running down the aisle with a chair! Cena whips AJ Styles into the ropes. Rock jumps onto the apron with the chair! Collision between Rock, Styles, and the chair! AJ Styles staggers back into a roll up! 1...2...3! It's over! Cena and Rock beat away on AJ Styles, leaving him spread-eagled on the canvas.

Rating- 81
Reaction- 82
Quality-80

Matt Hardy Version 1.0 vs Tommy Dreamer.

Match Background: None.

The Match: Super kick by Matt Hardy Version 1.0. Tiger suplex on Dreamer. No Misawa references from me, I swear. Oh, Bloody Hell! Vicious kick to the teeth from Matt Hardy Version 1.0. Pinfall attempt: ONE...TWO...NO! I would have bought that as the finish! Matt uses a basement dropkick to the knee and it looks like it might be TIME TO GO TO SCHOOL~! There's a two count on the pin. Dreamer reverses a waistlock. Running knee lift from Tommy Dreamer. Full nelson slam on Matt. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Dreamer walks into a jaw breaker. Tommy Dreamer gets knocked to the ground by Matt, who is already climbing the turnbuckle. Through the air, Yodel Legdrop! 1....2....3.

Rating- 73
Reaction 74
Quality 74

*These two will join William Regal and Booker T on Heat*

The Rock vs Kevin Nash.

Match Background: None.

The Match: Fallaway slam by The Rock puts down Kevin Nash. Rock hits a piledriver on Kevin Nash. That used to end matches, you know. There's a two count on the pin. Nash blocks the suplex attempt and is able to hit the suplex instead! BORING ass brawling from Nash. Rock takes a couple of weak clotheslines. Covers for a quick two count. Kevin Nash connects with a crappy looking standing spinebuster. Does everyone use that move these days? Pin, but Rock is out just before the three count. Kevin Nash punches away at The Rock. Rock blocks a kick from Kevin Nash. Rock hits a piledriver on Kevin Nash. That used to end matches, you know. There's a two count on the pin. Death valley driver (not to be confused with the DVD 500) by The Rock connects and Kevin Nash is down! Cover, ONE...TWO...NO! I honestly thought that match was going to end right then and there. BAAACK Body drop by Nash gets a bit of a pop from the crowd. STIFF~! chop lights up Nash who covers up to try and stop the agonizing PAIN! The Rock misses a clothesline. Big forearm by Nash draws laughter from the crowd because it was THAT bad. Side suplex from Nash. Could have been done a hell of a lot better though. AJ Styles comes running down the aisle and onto the apron! Rock turns...and is dropped throat-first onto the top rope by Styles! AJ Styles has left Rock in big trouble. The Rock can barely stand. Here it comes - Nashknife Powerbomb. 1....2...3, it's finished. AJ Styles has a chair. The Rock stands up...and gets floored by a shot to the head. Another two shots smack down across his back, leaving him unmoving on the canvas. Styles sets the chair up, then picks up The Rock. He gets whipped into the ropes...and then drop toe holded, sending him face first into the chair! AJ Styles has left Rock down and bloodied in the ring after a brutal assault!

Rating 68%
Reaction 72%
Quality 60%

*It is announced that AJ Styles will face The Rock and John Cena in a handicap match next week*

A video is shown hyping the Chris Jericho versus Kurt Angle Ladder match that is coming up next.

Chris Jericho vs Kurt Angle.

Match Background: This will be a ladder bout. This match is for the World Heavyweight title.

The Match: Chris Jericho connects with rights and lefts and Kurt Angle is down! Chris Jericho throws the ladder into Angle. Second rope flying axe handle, Angle goes down. One day, Jericho might even consider coming off the top with that. You know...for more impact and stuff. Angle takes a flying neckbreaker from Chris Jericho. Angle reverses a Chris Jericho hammerlock. Jericho gets thrown hard into the ladder and sells the back, damn right! Angle almost belly-to-belly suplexes Chris Jericho through the mat. What? It's possible. Jericho counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Angle takes a quick lariat. Tiger suplex on Angle. No Misawa references from me, I swear. Oh, Bloody Hell! Angle counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face and hit a clothesline! Angle drives a HARD forearm into the chest of Jericho. Chris Jericho fights out of a grapple. Chris Jericho hits a rolling kick on Angle. Konnan has ruined any chance for me ever enjoying this maneuver again with his shitty execution of it. They both begin to climb the ladder. Once they reach the top, an exchange of punches starts! Jericho grabs Angle and throws him off into the ropes! His leg gets caught, trapping him. Chris Jericho grabs the prize for the win.

Rating- 94%
Reaction- 95%
Quality- 93%

*There was an injury to Kurt Angle during the match. More on this to come.*

Tommorow on SD

Eddie Guerrero versus Chris Benoit in a cage match for the US title.

Chris Jericho will discuss Kurt Angle's injury.

Fatal four way to determine Jericho's oblivion opponent.

AJ styles versus Cena/Rock 2 on 1

[Splaya]

BREAKING NEWS: KURT ANGLE IS OUT FOR 7 MONTHS WITH A RIPPED BICEP

[Splaya]

We are live for Sunday night Heat. Linda McMahon and Adam Sayer have announced that they have signed a major acquisition and he will debut tonight

Matt Hardy Version 1.0 is backstage. He was out there to hype a match against Booker T. Good way to get the fans interested in what is coming up.

Rating-81

*It is announced that there will be a fatal four way, a triple threat match, and a singles match tonight. The winners of those three matches will face each other to close the show for the Heat World title*

Tommy Dreamer vs Funaki vs Hurricane vs Rene Dupree.

Match Background: This will be an elimination bout.

The Match: Trying to channel the spirit of Misawa, Tommy Dreamer ends up chanelling Lex Luger instead and nails a running forearm to the face, minus the steel plate, of course. Fallaway slam by Tommy Dreamer puts down Rene Dupree. Hooks the leg for a two count. Rene Dupree avoids a Tommy Dreamer avalanche by getting out of the damn way! Dupree tags out to Hurricane. BAAACK Body drop by Dreamer gets a bit of a pop from the crowd. Hurricane misses a clothesline...and takes out the referee accidentally! Spear! Dreamer is down! Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out! Running knee lift from Hurricane. Tommy Dreamer comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Tag between Tommy Dreamer and Funaki. Flying reverse elbow by Funaki. Flying elbow from Funaki connects. Funaki walks into a drop toe hold. Hurricane hits a dropkick on Funaki and gets right back up. DDT from the top rope by Hurricane. That looked KILLER. ONE...TWO...THREE. Hurricane defeats Funaki. STIFF~! chop lights up Hurricane who covers up to try and stop the agonizing PAIN! BAAACK Body drop by Hurricane gets a bit of a pop from the crowd. There's a two count on the pin. Massive backbreaker on Hurricane and I get happy flashbacks to Bret Hart's Five Moves of DOOM. Cover, ONE...TWO...NO! I honestly thought that match was going to end right then and there. Dupree drops an elbow...but Hurricane moves out of the way. Dupree walks into a face crusher variation. Has anyone's face ever really been crushed by one though? Hurricane tags out to Tommy Dreamer. Death valley driver by Tommy Dreamer! No one executes that move properly anymore. ONE...TWO...THREE. Dreamer defeats Dupree. Dreamer hits a right hand. Hurricane reverses a waistlock. Dreamer takes a NICE hurrancarana from Hurricane. Hooks the leg! ONE...TWO...NO! Tommy Dreamer avoids a Hurricane avalanche by getting out of the damn way! Tommy Dreamer with a spinning neckbreaker on Hurricane. Tommy Dreamer moves in for the kill. Dreamer Driver!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!!

Rating- 70%
Reaction- 66%
Quality- 74%

Rico is in the ring. Out from the crowd comes Chris Jericho, who grabs a chair from ringside as he hits the ring. Rico turns, and gets floored by a brutal chair shot. Chris Jericho floors Rico. Here it comes - Lion Sault, right on the money. Chris Jericho raises the chair and drives it side-first into the throat of Rico, causing him to roll around in agony. The chair gets put around the head of Rico, who then gets driven face-first into the mat, crushing his wind pipe against the steel. Paramedics come running out to help Rico as Chris Jericho exits via the crowd.

Rating 83

William Regal vs Goldust.

Match Background: None.

The Match: Goldust gets caught with a belly to belly suplex from Regal! Goldust gets caught with a belly to belly suplex from Regal! Regal drives a HARD forearm into the chest of Goldust. Covers for a quick two count. Regal drives a thrust kick into the chest of Goldust. There's a two count on the pin. Goldust reverses a waistlock. Goldust scoops and slams William Regal. What's the difference between a scoop slam and a body slam anyway? Hooks the leg for a two count. Full nelson slam on Regal. Goldust misses a clothesline. Goldust gets hit with SPLASH MOUNTAIN~! out of the corner! Goldust gets whipped into the corner by Regal, and flips all the way over to the outside! Goldust stays down on the outside, hurt. The referee reaches a ten count, and this one is over.

Rating- 72
Reaction- 74
Quality- 70

Booker T vs Matt Hardy Version 1.0.

Match Background: None.

The Match: STIFF high kick on Booker by Matt Hardy Version 1.0. Flying elbow from Matt Hardy Version 1.0 connects. Hooks the leg for a two count. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Running knee lift from Booker T. Matt gets slammed down hard and winces in pain. Rude Awakening neckbreaker on Matt Hardy Version 1.0 by Booker. Remember when that was a legit finish? Matt Hardy Version 1.0 pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Super kick by Matt Hardy Version 1.0. Booker T slugs Matt Hardy Version 1.0, sending him down into the corner. While Booker fires up the crowd, Matt is removing the turnbuckle pad! Booker T comes over...but Matt grabs him by the tights and uses the leverage to slingshot Booker T face first into the exposed steel turnbuckle! Matt Hardy Version 1.0 rolls up the stunned Booker T, and even puts his feet on the second rope to add insult to injury! 1....2...3! What a display of cheating from Matt Hardy Version 1.0. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 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 Booker to get some payback.

Rating-79
Reaction-81
Quality-75

The finals of the Heat World title tournament are Matt Hardy, Tommy Dreamer and William Regal

Brothers Of Destruction vs World's Greatest Tag Team.

Match Background: Brothers Of Destruction used to be a regular team, but have been inactive for a while. Whether this match will lead to a reformation as an active unit remains to be seen. World's Greatest Tag Team are the reigning WWE Tag Team champions.

The Match: Kane slams Shelton Benjamin. BIG clothesline on Shelton. Covers for a quick two count. Kane tags out to Undertaker. Brothers Of Destruction whip Shelton into the ropes and hit a double clothesline. Hooks the leg for a two count. Weak bodyslam on Shelton by Undertaker sets up a legdrop. Shelton backdrops Undertaker out of a piledriver attempt. That took a lot out of Shelton Benjamin. Spinebuster by Shelton Benjamin. There's a two count on the pin. Tag between Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas. Spinebuster by Charlie Haas. Pinfall attempt: ONE...TWO...NO! Flying shoulder tackle by Haas sends Undertaker CRASHING to the mat. Undertaker comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Undertaker strikes Charlie Haas with a hard blow. Tag between Undertaker and Kane. Haas takes a headbutt from Kane. Tag to Shelton Benjamin. BIG clothesline on Shelton. Shelton Benjamin is all alone...Spiked Piledriver!! 1....2....3! Dudley Boyz come running down the aisle with chairs! They slide in behind Brothers Of Destruction...and drop them with stereo chair shots! Dudley Boyz leave the ring, the damage done.

Rating-82
Reaction-82
Quality- 83

*The Dudleys beat down after the match continues the build for the match at Oblivion.*

Matt Hardy Version 1.0 vs Tommy Dreamer vs William Regal.

Match Background: This will be a triangle bout. This match is for the Heat World Title title.

The Match: Dreamer scoops and slams Matt Hardy Version 1.0. What's the difference between a scoop slam and a body slam anyway? Regal is a glutton for punishment and just continues to take it during this match. Matt reverses a waistlock. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 hits a rolling kick on Dreamer. Konnan has ruined any chance for me ever enjoying this maneuver again with his shitty execution of it. Matt walks into a jaw breaker. Pin, but Matt is out just before the three count. Dreamer slams William Regal down and motions to the crowd. Regal flips out of a Tommy Dreamer bodyslam attempt. Matt \ Regal whip Dreamer into the corner. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 whips William Regal in for a hard clothesline to follow-up. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 plants Dreamer with an EXPLODAH~! suplex. Matt takes a back suplex. Matt blocks a punch. Matt slams Tommy Dreamer down and motions to the crowd. Abyss comes running down the aisle and onto the apron! Dreamer turns...and is dropped throat-first onto the top rope by Abyss! Abyss has left Dreamer in big trouble. Tommy Dreamer is in trouble. Twist Of Fate!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!!

Rating-73
Reaction- 72
Quality- 75

*Matt Hardy is the Heat World Champion. Abyss' debut is not to help Matt Hardy, but to begin a feud with Tommy Dreamer*

Show rating- 68%

[M-A-G]

And now, Raw and SmackDown! present....

...<u><b>NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS!!!</u></b>

-- WWE Intercontinental Title Match! Jason Cross vs Rhyno vs Cash Stevens : Cross hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Dropkick connects, Rhyno goes down. Cash Stevens powers out of a Jason Cross headlock. Spin kick by Cash Stevens to the face. Big piledriver on Stevens. Pin : 1....2....kick out! A split-second away from a three. Cross hits a dropkick on Rhyno. Rhyno blocks a right hand and fires back. Stevens \ Rhyno whip Cross into the ropes and hit a double back elbow. Burning hammer drop from Cash Stevens. Stevens gets slammed. Stevens pushes out of a Rhyno hold. Big clothesline on Cross. Cash Stevens grapples with Jason Cross, and positions himself so that the referee can't see...and hits a low blow! He rolls up the stunned Jason Cross: 1....2....3!! What a cheap shot!

-- WWE Womens Title Match! Beth Phoenix vs Veronica : Beth Phoenix hits some punches. Beth Phoenix hits some punches. Veronica tastes a high angle back suplex. Big dropkick by Beth Phoenix, who got good elevation. Veronica elbows Beth Phoenix in the face to break a hammerlock. Gut buster, Beth hits hard. Tiger bomb by Veronica. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Beth pushes out of a Veronica hold. Massive backbreaker, Veronica got planted. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up. Veronica walks into a side choke slam. Cover! 1....2....kick out at the last second! Beth looks shocked. Veronica counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Armbar takedown from Veronica, nicely done. Beth Phoenix ducks a clothesline attempt. Veronica takes a butterfly suplex from Beth. Beth Phoenix moves in for the kill. Glam Slam! 1....2....3. Veronica is pounding the canvas with punches, shouting about how unfair everything is.

-- WWE Cruiserweight Title Match! Kevin Daniels vs Don Maiden : Flying elbow off the top rope by Don Maiden. Daniels reverses a Don Maiden hammerlock. Kevin Daniels hits some punches. Big clothesline on Maiden. Maiden takes a flying neckbreaker from Kevin Daniels. Maiden counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Full nelson slam! Diving headbutt from Maiden. Rude Awakening on Kevin Daniels by Maiden. Don Maiden misses a big legdrop. Flying elbow from Kevin Daniels. Vicious kick to the teeth from Kevin Daniels. Daniels floors Don Maiden. There is the Crimson Cloverleaf! Submission!

-- WWE Unified Tag Team Title Match! Cash Inc. vs Moore \ Kingston : Dropkick connects, Kingston goes down. Kingston takes a flying neckbreaker from Ryan Creed. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Creed tags out to EZ Money. Ryan Creed scoops up Kingston. EZ bounces off the ropes and hits a flying Hart Attack clothesline. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Legsweep out of nowhere. EZ Money misses a clothesline. Springboard reverse elbow by Kofi Kingston. Cover! 1....2...kick out. Tag to Ian Moore. Spinebuster by Ian Moore. Cover! 1....2....kick out at the last second! Moore looks shocked. Moore drives a thrust kick into the chest of EZ. Ian Moore gets taken down out of nowhere. Spin kick by EZ Money to the face. EZ tags out to Ryan Creed. Ryan Creed scores with a back heel kick on Moore. Tag between Ian Moore and Kofi Kingston. Big backdrop on Kingston, executed well. Kingston scores with a forearm, sending Creed down into the corner. The referee pulls Kofi Kingston away to get the break. Wait! Creed has pulled something out of his tights. Ryan Creed throws a pair of brass knuckles to Kofi Kingston, then points it out to the referee! The referee sees the knux and calls for the DQ. Ryan Creed takes a cheap victory. Kofi is none too pleased. Uh-oh. It looks like it's lead pipe time again. Kofi nails Creed! BAM! Down goes EZ Money. Moore grabs Kofi and demands to know what is Kofi's malfunction. BAM! Down goes Moore!!! The Hooded Figure appears on the big screen and laughs at Kofi. Kofi runs to the back to try to catch this guy leaving carnage in the ring.

-- WWE Diva's Title Match! Victoria vs Kim Roderick : Roderick receives some punishment. Roderick ducks a wild right hand. Kim Roderick strikes Victoria. Roderick whips Victoria into the turnbuckles...and the referee gets sandwiched! Short powerbomb by Roderick. Hooks the leg, but there's no referee to make the count. Victoria powers out of a Kim Roderick headlock. Bodyslam by Victoria. Roderick walks into a spike slam. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up. Roderick walks into a side choke slam. Cover! 1....2....kick out at the last second! Victoria looks shocked. Kim Roderick fights out of a grapple. Flying cross body off the top rope! Pin : 1....2....kick out! A split-second away from a three. Victoria reverses a hip toss. Victoria moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Widow's Peak. 1....2...3, it's finished.

U.S. Title Championship Chase Finals: Ted DiBiase, Jr. vs Evan Bourne : DiBiase drives a forearm into the chest of Bourne. Bourne powers out of a headlock. Evan Bourne scores with a back heel kick on DiBiase. Bourne whips DiBiase into the turnbuckles...and the referee gets sandwiched! Bourne face jams Ted DiBiase, Jr.. Pinfall attempt, but the referee is out. Evan Bourne misses a big legdrop. Hard impact russian legsweep by DiBiase. Ted DiBiase, Jr. DDTs Bourne. Cover! 1....2...kick out. DiBiase DDTs Evan Bourne. Cover! 1....2....kick out at the last second! DiBiase looks shocked. Evan Bourne hits a right hand out of nowhere. Bourne hits a high kick on Ted DiBiase, Jr.. Pin : 1....2....kick out! A split-second away from a three. Ted DiBiase, Jr. fights out of a grapple. Ted DiBiase, Jr. moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Dream Street. 1....2...3, it's finished.

DiBiase is ready to take the title and celebrate with it but the music of the Raw GM hits and sure enough, here comes Stone Cold Steve Austin. Looks like he's got something to say. "First things first, I want to offer a congratulations to Ted DiBiase on his victory here. He survived the championship chase and put up one hell of an effort here tonight. I also would like to apologize. I'd like to apologize to a lot of people actually. I'm sorry to the fans here in attendance, to the fans watching all over in their homes. I want to apologize to the announcers and to the WWE itself. And I especially want to apologize to you, Ted. You see, apparently I was misunderstood in regards to this championship chase. When I put this chase together after I vacated the title, I never said the winner of the chase would become the United States champion. It was simply a chase for the United States title. So, unfortunately Ted, even though you are the winner you are not the United States Champion. However, you have earned the right to wrestle for the title and since this is Night of Champions and every title is supposed to be defended here, you're getting that opportunity right now against....this man."

Ted looks on tired and confused and upset at the entrance. Who's Austin talking about? HOLY CHRIST! IT'S CHARLIE HAAS! He was the third draft pick for Raw last month and he's making his return from injury and he looks 100% and ready to go. He slides into the ring as DiBiase yells in protest. The referee holds up the belt and calls for the bell!

-- WWE U.S. Heavyweight Title Match! Charlie Haas vs Ted DiBiase, Jr. : DiBiase tries a clothesline. Haas with an Exploder Suplex!!! Haas of Pain in the center of the ring!!! DiBiase taps!!! New U.S. Champion: Charlie Haas!!!

-- World Heavyweight Title Match! Kane vs Jason Collins : Flying elbow from Jason Collins. Jason Collins with a running dropkick into the corner. Cover! 1....2...kick out. Jason Collins misses a big legdrop. Kane slams Jason Collins. Bodyslam by Kane. Cover! 1....2...kick out. Kane DDTs Jason Collins. Pin : 1....2....no! They cut that one close. Flying shoulder tackle by Kane sends Collins to the mat. Jason Collins pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Kane takes a hurrancarana. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Diving headbutt from Collins. Pin : 1....2....no! They cut that one close. Hard back suplex on Kane. Jason Collins scores with a back heel kick on Kane. Kane blocks a punch. Thumb to the eye of Collins. Styles checks on him but ends up getting knocked down by a wild right hand from Collins. Kane tries a Choke Slam...countered into the Fall From Heaven! Styles is taking his sweet time recovering. Collins checks on him but gets shoved back. Low blow from Kane. Styles didn't see it! Choke Slam!!! 1....2....3!! Kane retains the title.

-- WWE Heavyweight Title Match! Triple H vs The Miz : Big backdrop on HHH, executed well. Hard slam by Miz. Cover! 1....2...kick out. Triple H elbows The Miz in the face to break a hammerlock. Triple H uses a forearm to the face. Running knee lift from Triple H. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. HHH DDTs The Miz. Cover! 1....2....kick out at the last second! HHH looks shocked. Big backdrop on Miz, executed well. Miz slips out the back of a Triple H bodyslam. The Miz DDTs HHH. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up. Flapjack from Miz. Pin : 1....2....kick out! A split-second away from a three. Flying shoulder tackle by Miz sends HHH to the mat. Miz hits a right hand. Miz walks into a trip. HHH slams The Miz down. Spear! Miz is down and hurt. Triple H moves in for the kill. Pedigree!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! HHH retains the title!

Overall show rating: 90

[M-A-G]

The next PPV is King of the Ring. Here the brackets for this year's tournament which is scheduled to kick off this week on Superstars.

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The finals of the tournament, as always, will take place at the PPV where the winner will headline SummerSlam against their brand's champion. The only other scheduled match for right now is HHH vs. Edge for HHH's WWE Title after Edge won a battle royal on Raw after Night of Champions.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>*marks out for Charlie Haas US Title win and KOTR*

I kinda wanted to bring back KOTR in my game, but I had JUST finished up a standard tourney so I went with the WWE World Cup instead</font>

[M-A-G]

I always love doing King of the Ring every year. It gives me a ton of potential storyline possibilities and it's always challenging to pick out a different winner every year. I don't think I ever had a repeat winner. Plus I get to play around with this kick ass KOTR graphic. It's win-win all around!

[M-A-G]

Oh, and the Charlie Haas thing was a last minute thing. Evan Bourne was supposed to win the title during the feud but when I realized that I had drafted Haas and he was going to be ready go in the month of June I figured I'd pull out a curve ball and go with the whole 'title vacated' story. Now Ted has a fresh face to work with, Haas is an instant player on Raw, and Evan Bourne....uh....he.... I guess I didn't think this out too well. Eh, he can used in a story that's going to shape one of SummerSlam's matches. It's gonna be awesome. Stay tuned!!!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Since I haven't really been keeping standings in a proper place, here are the WWE World Cup standings with 2 SmackDowns and 1 Raw left to go in Group play:

Raw Group A
Chris Jericho (1-0-1)
Goldust (1-1)
Wade Barrett (2-0-1)*
Yoshi Tatsu (0-3)

Raw Group B
Evan Bourne (2-1)**
John Morrison (2-1)**
Tyson Kidd (0-2)
Zack Ryder (1-1)

Raw Group C
Justin Gabriel (1-1)
R-Truth (1-1)
Santino Marella (0-3)
The Miz (3-0)*

Raw Group D
David Hart Smith (1-1)
Ted DiBiase (3-0)*
The Great Khali (0-3)
William Regal (1-1)

SmackDown Group A
Drew McIntyre (2-0)*
Matt Hardy (1-1)
Rey Mysterio (1-1)
Vance Archer (0-2)

SmackDown Group B
CM Punk (2-0)*
Curt Hawkins (0-2)
JTG (0-2)
Kofi Kingston (2-0)*

SmackDown Group C
Chavo Guerrero (0-2)
Christian (2-0)*
MVP (0-2)
Shad Gaspard (2-0)*

SmackDown Group D
Bryan Danielson (2-0)*
Cody Rhodes (1-1)
Dolph Ziggler (1-1)
Finlay (0-2)

* - Clinched spot in Round of 16
** - Clinched nothing worse than a tie-breaker

Danielson and McIntyre, despite being 2-0, have already clinched spots due to the 1-1 guys' remaining match being against each other</font>

[M-A-G]

<font color=goldenrod>
Raw Group A
Chris Jericho (1-0-1)
Goldust (1-1)
Wade Barrett (2-0-1)*
Yoshi Tatsu (0-3)
</font>

One of these things is not like the others....:shifty:

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>That could work SO many ways.</font>

[M-A-G]

I am strongly thinking of adding a third show

More revenue is a good thing but just try not to expand your roster too much. If you've got your upper-midcarders and main eventers wrestling on every other show or so, you should be good in terms of morale.

[M-A-G]

<font color=goldenrod>That could work SO many ways.</font>

Well I was thinking Goldust. You know, 'cause he's not foreign.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Conversely, I was thinking Yoshi Tatsu cause he's the only one not gold (with Jericho and Barrett having titles)</font> :shifty:

[M-A-G]

It certainly has nothing to do with their perrennial jobber status. :shifty:

[Evil Vito]

More revenue is a good thing but just try not to expand your roster too much. If you've got your upper-midcarders and main eventers wrestling on every other show or so, you should be good in terms of morale.

<font color=goldenrod>tbh, your best bet is to make all of your Main Eventers and Upper Midcarders into Managers. This way they don't lose morale if they are only used 1 in every 4 shows (a necessity when you run NXT which utilizes rookies and Superstars which utilizes lower-card guys)</font>

[M-A-G]

<font color=goldenrod>tbh, your best bet is to make all of your Main Eventers and Upper Midcarders into Managers. This way they don't lose morale if they are only used 1 in every 4 shows (a necessity when you run NXT which utilizes rookies and Superstars which utilizes lower-card guys)</font>

That'd necessitate a restart after an assload of editing, though. I just usually go with the quick fix of lowering them down the card and then bringing them back up. Do NOT do this with workers who start the game as main eventers with 90+ overness or workers with a low attitude stat.

[Evil Vito]

That'd necessitate a restart after an assload of editing, though. I just usually go with the quick fix of lowering them down the card and then bringing them back up. Do NOT do this with workers who start the game as main eventers with 90+ overness or workers with a low attitude stat.

<font color=goldenrod>Nah. EWR 4.2 allows you to change anybody into a Manager with the push of a button :cool:

Does wonders for NXT in some instances. If the charisma of a WWE Pro is better than his rookie, I can just set him as his manager for the duration of the show. Well, at least until the Rookie Challenges start up again.</font> :shifty:

[M-A-G]

Well, the first round of the tournament is complete. Let's have a looksie at where everyone stands:

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Sean Criss and Scott Blackmore battled to a time limit draw. On the following Raw, John Morrison made his return right before the match between Miz and Shelton Benjamin to chase off Miz in an attempt to get revenge for the assaults that cost him the WWE Title and a concussion respectively. Miz runs off and even drives away. The referee declares Benjamin the winner by forfeit and thus advances. However, Chris Sylvain comes out. He points out that he doesn't have a quarter-final opponent and thus is automatically in the semi-finals. Since he and Shelton are scheduled to face each other anyway and since Benjamin is still fresh and ready to go, Sylvain suggests having the match right then and there. This leads to a Chris Sylvain victory and thus he is in the finals of the tournament.

Other proceedings:
Victoria is happy she's the Diva's champion but points out that the Victoria of old wouldn't have needed so many chances to win the title off a tramp like Kim Roderick. She contemplates retirement but Roderick comes out to claim that Victoria's not getting off that easy and demands her rematch at a time and place of her own choosing.

Ted DiBiase beats Evan Bourne in a U.S. Title number one contendership match. DiBiase will face Charlie Haas at the KOTR PPV. Bourne had already talked about what went down at Night of Champions with Steve Austin and wonders if Austin thinks the roster is just there for his amusement. DiBiase is also cheesed at Austin and declares him unfit to be the GM.

Edge beats Randy Orton in a hardcore match to gain momentum.

AJ Styles is happy to hear that he'll be getting his title shot at King of the Ring. He is not happy when Jason Collins tries to beat the living piss out of him after his match on SmackDown!.

Jack Swagger attacks Batista during his match with Kane in retaliation to being humiliated by the Animal the previous week.

The teams of Mark Mason & Alex Furious and Garrett & Sean O'Haire battle to a draw and continue to cause anarchy. The Rock has a major announcement regarding the two teams next week.

The Rock has vowed to place security at ringside for all of Kofi Kingston's matches as a measure against the mysterious individual who has it in for Kofi. Ian Moore still proclaims innocence and has vowed to let what happened at Night of Champions slide. He's still owed a rematch against Cash Stevens for the Intercontinental Title and demands it at King of the Ring. Kofi in the meantime is suspicious of Shawn Michaels who is in the corner of Rhodes during their first round match.

Punk and MVP continue their feud.

Here's the updated King of the Ring card:
WWE Title: HHH (c) vs. Edge
World Heavyweight Title: Kane (c) vs. AJ Styles
King of the Ring Finals: Chris Sylvain vs. ???
WWE U.S. Title: Charlie Haas (c) vs. Ted DiBiase
WWE Intercontinental Title: Cash Stevens (c) vs. Ian Moore
John Morrison vs. The Miz

Who will join Sylvain in the KOTR Finals? What does the Rock have in store for the cruiserweights vs. heavyweights feud? Who else is upset with the way Austin has been running things on Raw? Will security be enough to help keep both Kofi's stalker at bay AND keep Kofi's violent attacks to a minimum? STAY TUNED!!!

[loopydate]

JANUARY 17, 2005 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW


“I'm ba-ack!” The show kicks off with WWE Chairman Eric Bischoff making his way to the ring. We're six weeks away from Superbrawl, and we've already got a handful of matches booked. Tonight's main event will feature the eight men who've already punched their tickets as World Champion Rhyno will team with WWE Champion The Rock, Intercontinental Champion John Cena, and Eddie Guerrero to take on their respective Superbrawl opponents Chris Jericho, Christian, Tajiri, and Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0. And, just because he feels like shaking things up as the Road to WrestleMania 21 rolls on... whoever takes the fall tonight is out of the Elite! Bah Gawd, Steve! Can you believe it?!?


Since joining the Natural Born Ministry, Haas has seemingly turned his career around. Betraying his longtime friend and partner Shelton Benjamin has given him new life, including a spot in the final four of the Royal Rumble eight days ago. Tonight, he teams with his new mentor Sean O'Haire to take on Benjamin and a man who knows a thing or two about O'Haire... A-Train! Decent tag match with all four guys getting in their spots. Eventually, though, O'Haire gets the better of Benjamin with the Prophecy to pick up the win. Afterwards, both teams brawl into the crowd and this is clearly far from over!


Chris Benoit is backstage, and he's holding his Money In The Bank briefcase that he won at King of the Ring last June. He talks about waiting. He's sat on this title opportunity for more than half a year, and he's prepared to sit and wait even longer. Because he's gone his entire career hearing people say that he'd never make it to that “next level.” He was too small to fight with the heavyweights. He was too big to fight the cruisers. He was too technical to catch on in WWE. But he outlasted 31 of the top superstars in the company (including a win in the finals against the current WWE Champion) last summer, and soon, very soon, he's going to cash in and do what everyone knew he never would. Because it took Eric Bischoff believing in him and making him a charter member of the Elite to light this fire under him, but soon enough he'll have no choice but to start building the entire company in his image. And he can't wait to prove. You. Wrong.


Last week, Paul London's RAW debut was interrupted by the Ministry's rookie monster Damien, who was thrilled to have some “new meat.” Tonight, they go one-on-one, and the winner will be the #1 contender for the United States Title! London looks good in his first official RAW match, but he eventually – like so many others before him – falls victim to Damien's brutal chokeslam.


Eric Bischoff appears on the TitanTron and announces that Damien has earned himself a date with U.S. Champion Rey Mysterio at Superbrawl! Damien flashes a demonic grin. He just devoured one cruiserweight, and in six weeks, he gets a shot at another!


Two of the hardest-hitting superstars in WWE go at it next as Rob Van Dam takes on Brock Lesnar, and they don't disappoint! RVD gets a hot nearfall after a frankensteiner off the top rope. Lesnar gets one after a sick jumping powerbomb. Eventually, RVD goes for one of his back kicks, but Lesnar ducks it and rolls him up... grabbing a handful of tights! The ref misses the tights and awards Lesnar the cheap pinfall victory! RVD jumps Lesnar after the bell for a measure of revenge and drives him to the ramp.


RVD asks for the ringside mic, and he tells Lesnar that if he wants to try to prove that he's still in that upper tier by making an example of somebody, he picked the wrong guy. What do you say we do this again at Superbrawl? Lesnar accepts, and we've got another big match!


We heard from Chris Benoit earlier, and he's in action next against Rey Mysterio (who we now know will face Damien at Superbrawl). Fantastic match with lots of high-flying and high-impact offense. Unfortunately, the ending is marred by the interference of Matt Hardy Version 2.0, who blasts Mysterio with a steel chair, resulting in a disqualification. After the match, the two heel Elite members go to work on Rey!


Eddie Guerrero is backstage, and he cuts a promo about Tajiri. Tajiri did a number on him last week on RAW, and their issue is clearly far from over. Eddie may not be 100%, but he's excited to be in the same ring as Tajiri tonight and to get a little measure of revenge!


Back from break, Vitamin C are already in the ring for our main event, and they cut a promo on their main-event opponents. Mostly comedy stuff, but these guys are both gold on the mic, and they sell their respective feuds and the match itself.


The main event is, as you would probably expect, a little bit of a clusterfuck trying to build up the respective matches for Superbrawl. Cena got his hands on Tajiri, Eddie brawled with Hardy, and Rhyno and The Rock both got their hands on Jericho, though Christian managed to elude The Rock. Nobody wanted to give up their slot in the Elite (and, with it, the right to appear on both RAW and SmackDown!), which led to some unusual teamwork. Eventually, though, The Rock managed to get himself alone in the ring with the Cruiserweight Champion, and drove Matt Hardy Version 2.0 out of the Elite with the Rock Bottom!

[loopydate]

JANUARY 21, 2005 - SMACKDOWN!

It's a big night of action on SmackDown! tonight as the participants in the Superbrawl main event square off in a pair of singles matches. Last week, Christian put on a great match with the World Champion Rhyno. Tonight, he faces off against WWE Champion The Rock! Meanwhile, Rhyno takes on Chris Jericho! Plus, several huge tag matches including a fatal fourway for the World Tag Team Titles!

We open things off with cruiserweight action as Funaki takes on Carlito. Exciting back-and-forth action between two men who seem unfortunately mired in the cruiserweight midcard. As the match draws to a close, Funaki hits a big flying reverse elbow for two. He plays to the crowd and attempts a big legdrop, but Carlito moves and clamps on his inverted figure-four for the submission win.

Two weeks ago, Ron Simmons made a shocking return, only to come up short against his former partner John Layfield. Tonight, Layfield goes one-on-one against John Morrison and Simmons is the guest referee! Morrison uses his speed while Layfield counters with power. Eventually, Layfield takes control with some brawling, then rolls Morrison up and Simmons fast-counts him! After the match, Morrison confronts Simmons, only to eat a big forearm and Simmons' trademark running tackle. The APA has reunited!

After the break, Dave Batista is in the ring awaiting his next match when Rico Constantino appears on the TitanTron. Teddy Long surprised Rico when he brought back his old rival Batista as the crown jewel of his Metro Connection, but Rico's gonna bring this to an end at Superbrawl. He issues a challenge, and the new Nature Boy readily accepts!

Bats' opponent tonight is Nova. Nova puts on an admirable show, but Batista is so fired up after the confrontation with Rico that he controls most of the contest, picking up the win with the Batista Bomb.

Eddie Guerrero is backstage warming up for his big fatal fourway World Tag Team Title match, when he's again blindsided by the sadistic Tajiri! Tajiri pummels Eddie with a chair before walking off, leaving his rival laying.

Back from break, Jim Cornette and Dan Wilson announce that in a rare moment of fairness, WWE Chairman Eric Bischoff has declared that the belts will not be on the line as Los Guerreros take on the Dudley Boyz, Gunnstantino, and the team of Avery Thompson and Mark Henry. However, if any team but Eddie and Chavo wins the match, that team earns a shot at the gold next week! The heels work over Chavo early until Chavo manages to tag in Bubba Ray Dudley, and the Dudley Boyz work over Henry. Rico tags into the match and blasts Henry with a sick running dropkick in the corner for the pin, eliminating Henry and Thompson. Eddie Guerrero comes into the match for the first time, and he's clearly hurting from the attack by Tajiri. He's not in for long, but between him Chavo, and Bubba, they manage to overwhelm Rico, and Chavo Guerrero picks up the pin with a back heel kick off the second rope. Now it's down to Los Guerreros and the Dudley Boyz! This alone was worth the price of admission, so it's a good thing they'll get a straight-up match next week, because Bubba hits Chavo with the Bubba Cutter for the win!

Masked heroes Rey Mysterio and The Hurricane take on Brock Lesnar and Matt Hardy Version 2.0 in tag action next, just four days after Matt lost his spot in the Elite! Really good contest that showcases all four men's skills, but the ending is marred by the interference of Randy Orton, who again leaves Hurricane laying with an RKO! Orton's mission to become Elite continues at the Hurricane's expense! Lesnar picks up the pieces and covers him for the win.

Rhyno continues to prove that he is perhaps the most underrated wrestler in the industry, despite being the World Champion, and tonight's match with Chris Jericho is further proof. The crowd just adores everything these two do, and they almost blow the roof off the place as Rhyno drops down into a crouch to set up the Gore! Out of nowhere, though, Chris Benoit's hand reaches into the ring and drags the champion out. On RAW, Chris Benoit said that he was very close to cashing in his Money In The Bank title shot, and he just proved how dangerous he can be! Canadian Violence begin to go to work on Rhyno, but Intercontinental Champion John Cena hits the ring to make the save.

Cena stands tall with the IC belt glaring at Benoit, not realizing that Jericho has slid back into the ring. He grabs the belt and lays Cena out with it! Jericho poses with the Intercontinental Title over Cena's prone body!

The second half of our huge double main event is next as The Rock takes on Christian! Christian still holds the right to challenge either Rock or Rhyno at WrestleMania and still refuses to make that announcement. But, just like his epic encounter with Rhyno last week, Christian has proven he belongs in the main event against either one of them. The ending of this match is ruined the same way as the last, though, as Benoit once again inserts himself in the match by tripping The Rock. The ref calls for the bell, and now it's Benoit and Christian's turn to work over the champ. Rhyno hits the ring and helps drive off the heels.

The final image of the show, though, is of Rhyno going face-to-face with Christian in the middle of the ring. Who would have thought a year ago that this might wind up being the main event of WrestleMania 21?!?

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>WWE Superstars – July 29, 2010

Some SmackDown action kick us off as “The Masterpiece” Chris Masters takes on David “A-List” Otunga. Pretty much a shitty match that sees Otunga pick up the win with his dangerous (quite literally) Spinebuster. Shad Gaspard climbs into the ring afterward and hits Masters with a Big Boot for good measure.

The Raw Divas are in action next as the ever-annoying Jillian Hall squares off with Divas champion Natalya. Pretty good by divas standards as Natalya shows everybody why she is the champ. Jillian taps out to a Sharpshooter.

Back over to SmackDown as we have a special double main event tonight on Superstars! We had a tag team match pitting Dolph Ziggler and “The Uncommon Man” Cody Rhodes facing Matt Hardy and Rey Mysterio. Throughout the match we were reminded on commentary that on next week’s SmackDown, each man will fight their tag partner tonight in matches to determine the final man to advance from their respective groups. Really good tag action here sees Ziggler pull Rey out of the ring as he attempted a 619, as Rhodes capitalizes with a Cross Rhodes on Hardy for the win.

“The Long Island Loudmouth” Zack Ryder waited in the ring. His opponent was none other than John Cena, making a rare Superstars appearance (which later confused the fans when Cena cut a video promo saying he wasn’t at the arena during Raw) :shifty: Anyway, Cena makes good on his promise to begin running through the whole roster (even if those comments hadn’t been taped yet) as he wins following an Attitude Adjustment. However, it was a very good showing for Ryder who appears to be about ready to step up to the next level.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>WWE SmackDown – July 30, 2010

Our opening contest was supposed to be a World Cup Group A match between Drew McIntyre and Vance Archer, but McIntyre opted to forfeit, citing that it was a pointless match and he needed his energy for the Round of 16. As such, Drew finishes Group Play at 2-1 and Archer at 1-2. Theodore Long comes out and tells Drew that he didn’t wrestle last week and he’s not getting another night off. He’s found a different opponent – Christian! And that match will be right now.

McIntyre protested, still in his street clothes. Nevertheless, the match went on as Christian teed off on the unprepared McIntyre. Christian finished it off with a Killswitch
and a clean pin of the Intercontinental champion.

The Straight Edge Society was out next. CM Punk said that the group had 3 matches tonight, and they would show the entire world why straight edge means they’re better than you. Serena’s match was up first as she made her in-ring debut against Kelly Kelly. Serena’s training seems to have paid off as she has a good showing and pins Kelly following a fireman’s carry gutbuster. Women’s champion Beth Phoenix gave Serena a nod from the rampway, Serena made good on her promise last week that she’d be gunning for the title.

Group C action as two guys who have already been mathematically eliminated fight for respect in MVP and Chavo Guerrero. Good little match that sees MVP grab the win with the Playmaker and get in the win column, finishing 1-2. Chavo goes 0-3.

Tag team action as Luke Gallows and Joey Mercury face off against Darren Young and Percy Watson, the South Beach Boys. The new team show some impressive athleticism before the Straight Edge disciples ground them. Young is knocked to the outside as Gallows holds back Watson. Watson ducks, causing Mercury to dropkick Gallows in the teeth and send him to the outside. Watson connects with a floatover DDT to Mercury for the win.

Group D next as Finlay tries to salvage a victory against Bryan Danielson. Fucking awesome match here, really all that needs to be said. Crowd reaction is only 64% though despite both guys having overness in the 80s. I knew heel vs. heel matches always bombed, but never before have I noticed face vs. face bombing too. Damn. Anyway, Danielson stays on a roll by making Finlay tap to the Cattle Mutilation as he goes 3-0 in his group. Despite three valiant efforts, Finlay has an 0-3 record to show for it.

Cody Rhodes and Dolph Ziggler get into a slight debate backstage over who will win the final Group D spot between them next week. Big Show shows up and gets in Cody’s face, saying he used cheap tactics to beat him on Superstars last week. Rhodes and Ziggler, despite being opponents next week, shockingly gang up on Big Show and leave him laying backstage. Both guys run away before Show can recover.

Group B action as Kofi Kingston and CM Punk meet, both men having already clinched spots in the Round of 16. Another very good back and forth match that the crowd enjoys. Gallows and Mercury run out to try and repent for their earlier loss. Christian and Bryan Danielson, also Round of 16 participants, run out and thwart the Society’s attempts to get involved. The chaos on the outside distracts Punk, who walks into a Trouble in Paradise. Kingston goes 3-0 while Punk finishes at 2-1.

Throughout the night, it was said that Jack Swagger had a major announcement. Swagger calls out Kane. Swagger did a lot of thinking about how Kane challenged him to exercise his rematch clause, well he’s gonna finally do it….at SummerSlam! Kane simply laughs all evil-like again before the stage erupts into flames! Kane turns around surprised as Swagger snatches the World Heavyweight Title from out of Kane’s hand and he blasts Kane in the face with it. Swagger stands above Kane and holds the title aloft, a sight we may very well see again come SummerSlam.</font>

[Splaya]

As we get closer to Oblivion we have a major match for tonight. As per order of Adam Sayer, Brock Lesnar will face Batista tonight. If Brock loses, he will be traded to Heat. Also, the tournament for the IC title will begin tonight.

Goldberg will take on Christian, Edge will take on Scott Steiner, CM Punk takes on RVD, and Randy Orton fights Rikishi


Goldberg vs Christian.

Match Background: Edge and Christian and Goldberg \ Poppa Pump are currently feuding. Neither team holds an in-ring victory since the feud started.

The Match: Weak kick from Goldberg. I am unpleased. Goldberg misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Christian hits some punches. How generic. Goldberg reverses an irish whip...and Christian runs into the referee! TIGER DRIVER~! '91 nearly crushes the spine of Goldberg! Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out! Goldberg reverses a Christian hammerlock. Goldberg hits a BIG clothesline for two! Goldberg hits a sloppy ass bulldog off the ropes. Hooks the leg for a two count. Goldberg DDTs Christian. Hooks the leg! ONE...TWO...NO! Christian blocks a kick from Goldberg. Spinebuster by Christian. Cover, ONE...TWO...NO! I honestly thought that match was going to end right then and there. Goldberg reverses a hip toss. Goldberg moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Jackknife. 1....2...3, it's finished. Christian leaves and walks back down the aisle. Wait...Goldberg comes running as well, and Christian gets dropped with a clothesline, followed by a load of stomps. He is left lying in the aisle.

Rating- 71
Reaction- 78
Quality-56

Randy Orton vs Rikishi.

Match Background: None.

The Match: Trying to channel the spirit of Misawa, Randy Orton ends up chanelling Lex Luger instead and nails a running forearm to the face, minus the steel plate, of course. Randy Orton with a spinning neckbreaker on Rikishi. There's a two count on the pin. Randy Orton gets taken down out of nowhere! Running clothesline from Rikishi was actually MIGHTY sloppy. Orton hits a punch, but takes one right back. Again! A slugfest erupts in the ring! Weak bodyslam on Orton by Rikishi sets up a legdrop. Rikishi misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Spear by Randy Orton. Rikishi is in trouble. RKO! 1....2....3. Randy Orton goes into the crowd, where he celebrates his victory

Rating- 69
Reaction-74
Quality- 58

After two matches we have Goldberg versus Randy Orton in the semi finals of the IC tournament.

The 4 members of Evolution are backstage. They were hyping up an upcoming match against Brock Lesnar. Hopefully it doesn't suck.

Rating-83

Edge vs Scott Steiner.

Match Background: Edge and Christian and Goldberg \ Poppa Pump have been feuding recently. Goldberg \ Poppa Pump hold the edge, as they have yet to be beaten in the ring by Edge and Christian during the feud.

The Match: Edge connects with rights and lefts and Scott Steiner is down! Edge goes for a splash but Poppa Pump puts the knees up. Edge hits a punch, but takes one right back. Again! A slugfest erupts in the ring! Edge reverses an irish whip...and Scott Steiner runs into the referee! Scott Steiner scores with a poor standing spinebuster. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out! Scott Steiner misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. BIG clothesline on Poppa Pump. Full nelson slam on Poppa Pump. Covers for a quick two count. Spear! Poppa Pump is down! Cover, ONE...TWO...NO! I honestly thought that match was going to end right then and there. Poppa Pump reverses a waistlock. Scott Steiner hits a sloppy double axe handle off the top. Cover, ONE...TWO...NO! I honestly thought that match was going to end right then and there. Edge kicks Scott Steiner in the gut to reverse the momentum. Christian comes running down the aisle with a chair! Edge and Scott Steiner continue fighting, unaware of the intrusion. Christian slides in and blasts Scott Steiner with a chair to the head! Christian climbs out of the ring, the damage done! Scott Steiner is in trouble. Edgeocutioner! 1....2....3. Edge and Christian put the boots to Scott Steiner, stomping away on him.

Rating- 64
Reaction- 66
Quality- 60

Brock Lesnar is walking backstage when Batista comes from behind and attacks him with a chair. Batista walks off after hitting a few more chair shots, leaving Lesnar down on the floor.

Rating-66

*Adam Sayer has announced that Evolution is now barred from ringside of the Batista versus Brock Lesnar match*

CM Punk vs Rob Van Dam.

Match Background: This will be a hardcore bout.

The Match: Super kick by Rob Van Dam. CM Punk is stunned as RVD heads to the top rope. Flying Kick! 1....2....3. Randy Orton comes running down the aisle with a chair! CM Punk is just leaving the ring...and Orton scores with a brutal chair shot! CM Punk falls to the floor holding his head.

Rating-64
Reaction- 52
Quality-77

After 4 sets of matches we have Goldberg versus Randy Orton and RVD versus Edge.

Brothers Of Destruction are backstage. They were laying a verbal beating on World's Greatest Tag Team. I hope they go somewhere with that.

Rating-84

Brothers Of Destruction vs World's Greatest Tag Team.

Match Background: This will be a cage bout. Brothers Of Destruction used to be a regular team, but have been inactive for a while. Whether this match will lead to a reformation as an active unit remains to be seen. World's Greatest Tag Team are the reigning WWE Tag Team champions.

The Match: Uninspired brawling from Undertaker. STIFF~! chop lights up Kane who covers up to try and stop the agonizing PAIN! Shelton takes a vertical suplex, but pops right back up. Kane powers out of a headlock. Spear by Kane. Brothers Of Destruction whip Shelton into the ropes and hit a double back elbow. Undertaker hits a sloppy double axe handle off the top. Kane climbs the cage, but gets pulled down by Haas! Shelton reverses a Undertaker hammerlock. Shelton Benjamin throws Undertaker into the cage. Shelton Benjamin scoops up Kane. Haas bounces off the ropes and hits a flying Hart Attack clothesline. Haas hits a dropkick on Undertaker and gets right back up. Undertaker flips out of a Shelton Benjamin bodyslam attempt. Undertaker drives Haas into the cage side. Undertaker and Shelton both climb up and over the cage, leaving their partners battling it out. Dudley Boyz appear on the outside, and come in via the door...but their double clothesline missed Kane and hit Haas by accident! Kane grabs the opportunity and left the cage to get the win for Brothers Of Destruction! We have a three-way stand off in the ring, as Brothers Of Destruction, World's Greatest Tag Team and Dudley Boyz look at each other. They all charge forward, and a three-way brawl erupts in the ring! This is chaos! After a few minutes of fast and furious action, a motley crew of referees and stagehands hit the ring to break it up.

Rating- 83
Reaction- 82
Quality- 84

*Adam Sayer has announced after the match that at Oblivion it will be the Dudleyz versus The Brothers of Destruction versus The World's Greatest Tag Team in a ladder match*

Gail Kim vs Ivory.

Match Background: None.

The Match: Kim snapmares Ivory and goes for the DREADED chinlock. Kim hits a quick kick on Ivory. Kim hits a short arm drag on Ivory. Covers for a quick two count. Face crusher from Kim on Ivory sets up for an elbowdrop. Covers for a quick two count. Ivory comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Ivory hits some weak-looking punches in the corner, but Gail Kim is able to block them and return the favor in spades. Hooks the leg for a two count. Powerslam from Ivory on Kim. Gail Kim is able to duck a clothesline attempt and connect with a counter clothesline. Gail Kim with an enziguri! HBK isn't moving...uh oh. Oh, sorry, I had a flashback to the last time I got fooled. Gail Kim moves in for the kill. Standing Rana! 1....2....3. Gail Kim goes into the crowd, where she celebrates her victory

Rating-49
Reaction-48
Quality- 50

Triple H vs Bill DeMott.

Match Background: Triple H is the reigning WWE World champion, and has been since 04 October 2010.

The Match: HHH slams Bill DeMott. DeMott is a glutton for punishment and just continues to take it during this match. Triple H hits some punches. How generic. Covers for a quick two count. Bodyslam by HHH. There's a two count on the pin. DeMott powers out of a headlock. Uninspired brawling from Bill DeMott. There's a two count on the pin. Bill DeMott hits an ugly looking bulldog off the ropes. DeMott walks into a drop toe hold. Massive lariat! Stan Hansen would approve. Triple H moves in for the kill. Pedigree! 1....2....3. Bill DeMott offers a handshake to HHH...and he accepts it! No! Triple H levels DeMott with a cheap shot right hand! Triple H spins DeMott around. Triple H hits the Pedigree! Bill DeMott has been floored after the match.

Rating-70
Reaction-74
Quality-63

The main event has now been announced as a Last Man Standing match.

Brock Lesnar vs Batista.

Match Background: This will be a last man standing bout. Lesnar has been feuding with Triple H recently, who is a stable mate of Batista in Evolution.

The Match: Batista throws Lesnar into a shopping trolley. Batista hits a piledriver on Brock Lesnar. I know I wouldn't let someone that bad give me a piledriver. Batista charges into the corner but EATS BOOT. Trying to channel the spirit of Misawa, Brock Lesnar ends up chanelling Lex Luger instead and nails a running forearm to the face, minus the steel plate, of course. Running knee lift from Brock Lesnar. The referee counts: 2....3...4....but Batista stands up. Chair shot connects! Flying shoulder tackle by Lesnar sends Batista CRASHING to the mat. Batista flips out of a Brock Lesnar bodyslam attempt. Weak bodyslam by Batista. The referee gets to a five count....and Brock Lesnar gets back up. Flapjack from Batista on Lesnar. The referee is counting: 7....8....Brock Lesnar is back up. Batista hits a right hand on Brock Lesnar. Batista scoop slams Lesnar onto and through a table. Batista misses a clothesline. Running knee lift from Brock Lesnar. Brock Lesnar scores with a standing spinebuster. Brock Lesnar moves in for the kill. F5!!! That shook the ring. The referee counts to 10, this match is over! Triple H comes running down the aisle, and gets into the ring! Triple H spins Lesnar around. Triple H hits the Pedigree! Brock Lesnar has been left down on the canvas.

Rating-73
Reaction-77
Quality-66

Matches for Oblivion

HHH versus Brock Lesnar. The two will have a match next week, with the winner being able to decide the match at the ppv.
3 way Tag Team Ladder match for the Vacant Tag team World titles.
The finals of the IC tournament

[Splaya]

*BREAKING NEWS: ADAM SAYER HAS ANNOUNCED THAT HE HAS CHANGED THE WORLD TAG TITLE MATCH. IT WILL NOW BE A FATAL FOUR WAY LADDER MATCH WITH THE SAME THREE TEAMS AND NOW A MYSTERY TEAM HAS BEEN ADDED. THE MYSTERY TEAM WILL BE REVEALED UNTIL JUST BEFORE THE MATCH*

[Splaya]

Live from SD, we have 3 huge matches tonight. Chris Jericho takes on Lance Storm, Chris Benoit will challenge Eddie Guerrero in a cage match for the US title, and The Rock and John Cena will face AJ Styles in a handicap match.


Eddie Guerrero is backstage. He always delivers the promo goodness. He wanted to rip into Chris Benoit. Not literally, of course. That would just be nasty. Instead, this was a good way to build up to an eventual match.

Rating- 85

Bubba Ray Dudley vs Kane.

Match Background: Brothers Of Destruction and Dudley Boyz have been feuding recently. Neither team holds an in-ring victory since the feud started.

The Match: Bubba Ray Dudley hits some punches. How generic. Kane counters a sleeper with a jaw breaker and is able to get free! Trying to channel the spirit of Misawa, Kane ends up chanelling Lex Luger instead and nails a running forearm to the face, minus the steel plate, of course. The referee bumps after catching a wild right hand and is down. Powerbomb on Bubba. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out! Bubba blocks the suplex attempt and is able to hit the suplex instead! Bubba slams Kane down and motions to the crowd. Spinebuster by Bubba Ray Dudley. Hooks the leg for a two count. Bubba Ray Dudley scores with a standing spinebuster. Hooks the leg! ONE...TWO...NO! Bubba goes for a splash but Kane puts the knees up. Full nelson slam on Bubba. Hooks the leg! ONE...TWO...NO! Bubba flips out of a Kane bodyslam attempt. Shelton Benjamin comes running down the aisle and into the ring! Kane turns around. Shelton Benjamin spins Kane around. Shelton Benjamin hits the Super Kick! Shelton leaves the ring, the damage done! Cover gets three for Bubba Ray Dudley, Kane got pinned. Bubba Ray Dudley climbs each turnbuckle in turn, working the crowd as he celebrates his victory

Rating-82
Reaction- 83
Quality- 82

AJ Styles is backstage. He wanted to rip into The Rock. Not literally, of course. That would just be nasty. Instead, this was a good way to build up to an eventual match.

Rating- 82

Chuck Palumbo is in the ring. Out from the crowd comes Chris Jericho, who grabs a chair from ringside as he hits the ring. Palumbo turns, and gets floored by a brutal chair shot. Chris Jericho floors Chuck Palumbo. Lion Sault! Boom! Chris Jericho raises the chair and drives it side-first into the throat of Palumbo, causing him to roll around in agony. The chair gets put around the head of Chuck Palumbo, who then gets driven face-first into the mat, crushing his wind pipe against the steel. Paramedics come running out to help Chuck Palumbo as Chris Jericho exits via the crowd.

Rating- 83

AJ Styles vs The Rock and John Cena.

Match Background: This will be a 2 on 1 handicap bout.

The Match: The Rock hits some punches. How generic. BIG clothesline on Styles. Cena \ Rock whip Styles into the corner. John Cena whips The Rock in for a hard clothesline to follow-up. There's a two count on the pin. Death valley driver by The Rock! No one executes that move properly anymore. Pinfall attempt: ONE...TWO...NO! Rock \ Cena hook up Styles, then hit a double suplex. Rock backdrops AJ Styles out of a piledriver attempt. That took a lot out of The Rock. Styles crushes Cena with a running senton. Hooks the leg! ONE...TWO...NO! The Rock is able to duck a clothesline attempt and connect with a counter clothesline. The Rock with a spinning neckbreaker on Styles. The Rock scoops up Styles. Cena bounces off the ropes and hits a flying Hart Attack clothesline. There's a two count on the pin. Rock walks into a drop toe hold. DDT from the top rope by AJ Styles. That looked KILLER. Hooks the leg for a two count. The Rock fights out of a grapple. Full nelson slam on Styles. Spear by John Cena. AJ Styles hooks up a suplex, but Rock 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!

Rating- 83
Reaction- 86
Quality- 79

Matt Hardy Version 1.0 is backstage. He was on Hype Central (HYPE CENTRAL!!!) tonight, this time for a match with Rey Mysterio. Can you believe that I just marked out for Lance Wright? How many people even remember that guy?

Rating- 83

Rey Mysterio vs Matt Hardy Version 1.0.

Match Background: This match is for the Heat World Title title. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 has been Heat World Title champion since 10 October 2010.

The Match: Rey Mysterio strikes Matt. Spinning back kick from Rey Mysterio. Flying elbow from Rey Mysterio connects. Rey Mysterio hits a rolling kick on Matt. Konnan has ruined any chance for me ever enjoying this maneuver again with his shitty execution of it. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 reverses a hip toss. Matt uses a basement dropkick to the knee and it looks like it might be TIME TO GO TO SCHOOL~! Spinning bulldog in the corner and Rey is down! There's a two count on the pin. Rey Mysterio fights out of a grapple. Rey crushes Matt with a running senton. There's a two count on the pin. Tiger suplex on Matt. No Misawa references from me, I swear. Oh, Bloody Hell! Pinfall attempt: ONE...TWO...NO! Rey Mysterio misses a clothesline. Rey walks into a high dropkick from Matt Hardy Version 1.0, almost losing several teeth in the process. Rey Mysterio elbows Matt Hardy Version 1.0 in the face to break a hammerlock. Matt takes a flying neckbreaker from Rey Mysterio. Rey Mysterio moves in for the kill. Here it comes - West Coast Hop. 1....2...3, it's finished. Booker T comes running down the aisle with a chair and into the ring! Rey turns...and is dropped by a vicious chair shot! Booker T has left Rey down and bloodied.

Rating- 81
Reaction- 85
Quality- 75


Chris Jericho vs Lance Storm.

Match Background: Chris Jericho is the reigning World Heavyweight champion, and has been since 07 October 2010.

The Match: Chris Jericho connects with rights and lefts and Lance Storm is down! Lance Storm takes a butterfly suplex from Jericho. Hooks the leg for a two count. Lance Storm is able to duck a clothesline attempt and connect with a counter clothesline. Flying elbow from Lance Storm connects. Jericho walks into a high dropkick from Lance Storm, almost losing several teeth in the process. Storm hits a dropkick on Chris Jericho and gets right back up. Lance Storm misses a clothesline. SUPER frankensteiner on Storm, who hit hard and is loopy as a result. Chris Jericho floors Lance Storm. Lion Sault!!! 1....2....3!! It's all over. Chris Jericho slides to the outside and grabs a chair, then climbs back into the ring. Storm turns around...and gets planted with a huge chair shot to the head! He is left down and out on the canvas.

Rating- 67
Reaction- 47
Quality- 88


Eddie Guerrero vs Chris Benoit.

Match Background: This will be a cage bout. This match is for the WWE United States title. Eddie Guerrero has been WWE United States champion since 07 October 2010.

The Match: Chris Benoit drives Eddie into the cage side. Doctor Bomb connects and Eddie landed hard. Eddie Guerrero pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Spinning back kick from Eddie Guerrero. Spin kick by Eddie Guerrero to the face sends the opponent FLYING across the ring. Eddie Guerrero throws Benoit into the cage. Implant DDT by Eddie Guerrero! I will always and forever mark out for that move. Eddie Guerrero and Benoit climb the cage....but both end up crashing back to the canvas after a struggle! Benoit counters a sleeper with a jaw breaker and is able to get free! Benoit hits a piledriver on Eddie Guerrero. That used to end matches, you know. High Angle DDT by Chris Benoit just SPIKES Eddie Guerrero down! Chris Benoit with a spinning neckbreaker on Eddie. Chris Benoit launches Eddie into the cage wall. Eddie counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face and hit a clothesline! Eddie Guerrero hits a rolling kick on Benoit. Konnan has ruined any chance for me ever enjoying this maneuver again with his shitty execution of it. Tor-NADO DDT from Eddie Guerrero, Benoit got planted! Massive lariat! Stan Hansen would approve. Chris Benoit goes to leave the cage by the door...but Chris Jericho appears at ringside and slams the door on his head! Eddie takes the opportunity, and climbs out the door for the win! Eddie and Jericho put the boots to Chris Benoit, stomping away on him.

Rating-82
Reaction- 86
Quality- 74

[Splaya]

SD matches announced for Oblivion:

Chris Jericho versus ???
John Cena versus AJ Styles

Also, Adam Sayer tweeted to let everyone know that the mystery tag team for Oblivion is from SD

[Splaya]

Matches for Oblivion

HHH versus Brock Lesnar for the World Title
4 way Tag Team Ladder match for the Vacant Tag team World titles.
The finals of the IC tournament
John Cena versus AJ Styles
Chris Jericho versus an opponent to be named

[Splaya]

Very interesting night tonight on Sunday Night Heat. The Undertaker is in the house to take on D-von Dudley and Rey Mysterio will defend his newly won Heat World title.


Booker T is backstage. He was out there to hype a match against Hurricane. Good way to get the fans interested in what is coming up.

Rating- 71

Matt Hardy Version 1.0 vs Funaki.

Match Background: None.

The Match: Second rope flying axe handle, Matt goes down. One day, Funaki might even consider coming off the top with that. You know...for more impact and stuff. Matt takes a NICE hurrancarana from Funaki. Hooks the leg for a two count. Funaki misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Funaki walks into a high dropkick from Matt Hardy Version 1.0, almost losing several teeth in the process. Matt uses a basement dropkick to the knee and it looks like it might be TIME TO GO TO SCHOOL~! There's a two count on the pin. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 scores with a big spinebuster. Pin, but Funaki is out just before the three count. Implant DDT by Matt Hardy Version 1.0! I will always and forever mark out for that move. Funaki flips out of a Matt Hardy Version 1.0 bodyslam attempt. Flying cross body off the top rope! Hooks the leg for a two count. Springboard dropkick from Funaki. Nicely done. Pinfall attempt: ONE...TWO...NO! Matt takes a flying neckbreaker from Funaki. Funaki strikes Matt. Matt counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face and hit a clothesline! Implant DDT by Matt Hardy Version 1.0! I will always and forever mark out for that move. Spear! Funaki is down! Funaki can barely stand. Twist Of Fate! 1....2....3. Booker T has a chair. Matt turns and takes a brutal shot to the head. Funaki is next to take a hard shot. Booker has demolished everyone!

Rating-78
Reaction-67
Quality-89

Undertaker vs D-Von Dudley.

Match Background: Brothers Of Destruction and Dudley Boyz have been feuding recently. Dudley Boyz hold the edge, as they have yet to be beaten in the ring by Brothers Of Destruction during the feud.

The Match: Wack kick from Undertaker. D-Von Dudley is able to duck a clothesline attempt and connect with a counter clothesline. D-Von strikes away at Undertaker, not doing much damage at all. Undertaker charges, D-Von moves, and the referee is knocked silly! D-Von Dudley scores with a poor standing spinebuster. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is out and can't count to three! D-Von charges into the corner but EATS BOOT. Running clothesline from Undertaker was actually MIGHTY sloppy. Undertaker hits a sloppy double axe handle off the top. Hooks the leg for a two count. Side suplex from Undertaker. Hooks the leg! ONE...TWO...NO! D-Von blocks a kick from Undertaker. D-Von Dudley DDTs Undertaker, but it just looked terrible. Pinfall attempt: ONE...TWO...NO! I would have bought that as the finish! Undertaker fights out of a grapple. D-Von Dudley can barely stand. Last Ride! 1....2....3. Charlie Haas has a chair. Undertaker turns and takes a brutal shot to the head. D-Von is next to take a hard shot. Haas has demolished everyone!

Rating- 66
Reaction-70
Quality-59

Rene Dupree is backstage. He wanted to rip into William Regal. Not literally, of course. That would just be nasty. Instead, this was a good way to build up to an eventual match.

Rating-63

Rene Dupree vs William Regal.

Match Background: None.

The Match: Big forearm by William Regal makes me want to go to the mirror and check MY teeth. Dupree takes a back suplex. Rene Dupree takes a butterfly suplex from Regal. Dupree tastes a high angle back suplex. If Spike Lee can sue TNN over the Spike TV nonsense, then Kurt Angle should be able to sue SOMEONE for that. Dupree flips out of a William Regal bodyslam attempt. William Regal charges into the corner, but EATS BOOT and staggers backward. Full nelson slam on Regal. Covers for a quick two count. Regal powers out of a headlock. Dupree walks into a jaw breaker. Covers for a quick two count. Wicked suplex out of the corner from William Regal, is executed so well, it hurt MY back. Pin, but Dupree is out just before the three count. Regal walks into a drop toe hold. Regal takes a headbutt from Rene Dupree. Regal backdrops Rene Dupree out of a piledriver attempt. That took a lot out of William Regal. Hard impact Russian Leg Sweep by Regal. According to some other reviewers around here, 'legsweep' is one word. William Regal moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Power Of The Punch. 1....2...3, it's finished.

Rating-59
Reaction- 48
Quality-70

Eddie Guerrero vs Abyss.

Match Background: This match is for the WWE United States title. Eddie Guerrero has been WWE United States champion since 07 October 2010.

The Match: Trying to channel the spirit of Misawa, Abyss ends up chanelling Lex Luger instead and nails a running forearm to the face, minus the steel plate, of course. Eddie Guerrero is able to duck a clothesline attempt and connect with a counter clothesline. Super kick by Eddie Guerrero. DDT from the top rope by Eddie Guerrero. That looked KILLER. Eddie Guerrero floors Abyss...and climbs the turnbuckles. Frog Splash!!! 1....2....3!! It's all over. Chris Benoit comes running down the aisle, and gets into the ring! Chris Benoit drops Eddie to the canvas. Chris Benoit quickly locks on the Crippler Crossface! Eddie Guerrero has been left down on the canvas.

Rating- 73
Reaction-70
Quality-77

Rey Mysterio vs John Cena.

Match Background: This match is for the Heat World Title title. Rey Mysterio has been Heat World Title champion since 14 October 2010.

The Match: Cena walks into a high dropkick from Rey Mysterio, almost losing several teeth in the process. Standing leg lariat by Rey Mysterio on Cena. Spin kick by Rey Mysterio to the face sends the opponent FLYING across the ring. Rey uses a basement dropkick to the knee and it looks like it might be TIME TO GO TO SCHOOL~! Rey Mysterio misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. BIG clothesline on Rey. Spear by John Cena. There's a two count on the pin. Rey Mysterio reverses a hip toss. Rey crushes Cena with a running senton. Hooks the leg for a two count. Diamond Dust from Rey Mysterio and Cena is out! Pinfall attempt: ONE...TWO...NO! Cena blocks a kick from Rey Mysterio. Rey gets slammed down hard and winces in pain. Rey counters a sleeper with a jaw breaker and is able to get free! THERE IT IS! A legdrop to the BACK OF THE HEAD! I swear, that makes any match just a little bit better. I don't mind telling you that every time I see it, that's for sure. AJ Styles comes running down the aisle and into the ring! John Cena turns around. AJ Styles spins Cena around. AJ Styles hits the Styles Clash! Styles leaves the ring, the damage done! ONE...TWO...THREE. Rey defeats Cena. AJ Styles has a chair. John Cena stands up...and gets floored by a shot to the head. Another two shots smack down across his back, leaving him unmoving on the canvas. Styles sets the chair up, then picks up John Cena. He gets whipped into the ropes...and then drop toe holded, sending him face first into the chair! AJ Styles has left Cena down and bloodied in the ring after a brutal assault!

Rating- 81%
Reaction-85%
Quality-73%

Adam Sayer has announced after Heat went off the air that WWE Raw and SD will feature all the Superstars that are competing at the PPV

[Splaya]

Before Raw has come onto the air, Adam Sayer has announced that Chris Benoit will face Chris Jericho and Eddie Guerrero in a handicap match. If Chris Benoit can win the match, he will face Jericho for the world title at Oblivion.


Randy Orton vs Christian.

Match Background: None.

The Match: Orton slams Christian. Randy Orton hits some punches. How generic. Christian charges into the corner, but EATS BOOT and staggers backward. Running knee lift from Randy Orton. Christian powers out of a headlock. BIG clothesline on Orton. Spear by Christian. Covers for a quick two count. Randy Orton fights out of a grapple. Nice piledriver on Christian. Hooks the leg for a two count. Randy Orton scores with a standing spinebuster. Pinfall attempt: ONE...TWO...NO! Christian fights out of a grapple. Christian connects with a HARD right hand, sending the opponent down to the mat again. Orton counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Flying shoulder tackle by Orton sends Christian CRASHING to the mat. Christian can barely stand. RKO! 1....2....3. Scott Steiner comes running down the aisle with a chair, and gets into the ring! Poppa Pump hits Christian with a chair to the back! Christian goes down to the canvas, hurt.

Rating-66
Reaction-59
Quality-74

Chris Jericho is backstage getting interviewed about his match later tonight with Chris Benoit. He strongly believes there is no way Benoit can win the match.

Rating-92

AJ Styles vs Abyss.

Match Background: This will be a hardcore bout.

The Match: Abyss throws Styles into a shopping trolley. Full nelson slam on Styles. There's a two count on the pin. Styles counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face and hit a clothesline! Spinning back kick from AJ Styles. THERE IT IS! A legdrop to the BACK OF THE HEAD! I swear, that makes any match just a little bit better. I don't mind telling you that every time I see it, that's for sure. Hooks the leg for a two count. Kitchen sink shot (literally) and Abyss gets floored. Pinfall attempt: ONE...TWO...NO! I would have bought that as the finish! Implant DDT by AJ Styles! I will always and forever mark out for that move. Abyss reverses a AJ Styles hammerlock. Spinebuster by Abyss. There's a two count on the pin. Brutal sit out powerbomb on Styles! Cover, ONE...TWO...NO! I honestly thought that match was going to end right then and there. Rude Awakening neckbreaker on AJ Styles by Abyss. Remember when that was a legit finish? Abyss drives a table into Styles. Styles backdrops Abyss out of a piledriver attempt. That took a lot out of AJ Styles. THERE IT IS! A legdrop to the BACK OF THE HEAD! I swear, that makes any match just a little bit better. I don't mind telling you that every time I see it, that's for sure. Power drive elbow by AJ Styles. That sounds like a feature on a 4 x 4, doesn't it. AJ Styles moves in for the kill. Styles Clash!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! I don't think the fight has finished. AJ Styles and Abyss have begun brawling again! They wind up brawling all the way down the aisle and out of view.

Rating -70
Reaction-63
Quality-77

Rey Mysterio vs Batista.

Match Background: Rey Mysterio is the reigning Heat World Title champion, and has been since 14 October 2010.

The Match: Rey Mysterio takes a right hand to the temple from Batista. I bet those hurt more than Sgt. Slaughter's Noogies. Rey Mysterio powers out of a Batista headlock. Rey just WAFFLES Batista with a STIFF chop that hurt ME to watch! The referee bumps after catching a wild right hand and is down. Batista walks into a face crusher variation. Has anyone's face ever really been crushed by one though? Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out! Batista blocks a punch. Weak bodyslam on Rey by Batista sets up a legdrop. Powerslam from Batista on Rey. Hooks the leg for a two count. Flapjack from Batista on Rey. Hooks the leg! ONE...TWO...NO! Rey counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Lightning kick by Rey on Batista. Pinfall attempt: ONE...TWO...NO! I would have bought that as the finish! Batista flips out of a Rey Mysterio bodyslam attempt. The referee bumps after catching a wild right hand and is down. Rey Mysterio slams Batista, who rolls onto his stomach. What is Batista doing? Rey Mysterio picks him up and signals for a powerbomb. He raises Batista up...but then throws him off. Rey Mysterio saw that Batista had a chain and was ready to hit him with it. A kick to the gut stuns Batista, and the chain gets taken by Rey, who wraps it around his fist. Knock-out punch! Batista is out cold, KOed by his own weapon! The referee gets up to see the pinfall - 1....2....3! Another referee comes running down the aisle, and points out to the first official that Rey Mysterio used a steel chain to get this victory. The referee reverses the decision! Rey Mysterio has been disqualified! Matt Hardy Version 1.0 comes running down the aisle, and gets into the ring! Rey Mysterio is ready though, and strikes first! Rey Mysterio spins Matt around. Rey Mysterio hits the West Coast Hop! Matt Hardy Version 1.0 has been left down on the canvas. The attempted ambush has backfired.

Rating-76
Reaction-80
Quality- 68

*Matt Hardy versus Rey Mysterio has been announced for SD*

Brock Lesnar is backstage hyping up his match at Oblivion versus HHH.*

Rating-71

The Dudley Boyz versus The World's Greatest Tag Team in a Tables match ends with Shelton throwing Bubba Ray Dudley into a table. After the match the Brothers of Destruction come down to the ringside area and beat down both teams.

Rating-85
Reaction-85
Quality-86

John Cena is walking backstage when he is spotted by The Rock, who attacks. They brawl around the arena for a while, until The Rock gets a clear upper hand and sends Cena into retreat.

Rating-96

In the semi finals of the IC tournament, Rob Van Dam defeats Edge by pinfall after Goldberg interfered. After the match, Goldberg beats down Edge.

*It is announced that at Oblivion, Edge and Christian will face Scott Steiner and Goldberg in a tag team match.*

Quality- 73

CM Punk versus Brock Lesnar ends with Brock Lesnar hitting the F5 for the pinfall. After the match, Lesnar lays Punk out with a chair.

Quality-74

Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho and Eddie Guerrero when Guerrero tapped out to the Crippler Crossface. Chris Benoit poses on the top rope as the show goes off the air.

Quality-84

[Splaya]

I've decided to shorten my shows up and put my own recaps in instead of matches. This had to happen because I have major plans in 2 different feuds after Oblivion and what I have planned will come across as lame as hell with how the game writes it for you.

[Splaya]

With just a couple of weeks before Oblivion, SD comes to us live from Houston Texas. A huge main event tonight as Chris Benoit will take on HHH for the World heavyweight championship.

Triple Threat Elimination Match

Kane versus Charlie Haas versus Bubba Ray Dudley ends with Kane spearing Charlie Hass to get a 3 count. Then Kane hits the chokeslam on Bubba for the 3 count.

Quality- 70
Overall Rating-68
Reaction-79

Brock Lesnar is in the back and claims that he will destroy Batista in the middle of the ring tonight

WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

Chris Jericho versus AJ Styles ends after 25+minutes of action when Chris Jericho hits the Lionsault for the 3 count. After the match Chris Benoit hits the ring and locks Jericho in the Crippler Crossface.

Rating-82
Reaction-84
Quality- 100

*It is announced that at the PPV Chris Benoit will face Chris Jericho for the World title in a submission match.

The Rock Defeats Billy Gunn with the Rock Bottom. Nothing too spectacular in this match as the overall rating was 63. Gunn was basically just fodder for the Rock.

Rey Mysterio defeated Abyss to retain the Heat World title. After the match, Abyss began to beat down Rey Mysterio until officials broke it up.

Rating=63

Randy Orton defeated Maven after an RKO. After the match Orton begins to beat down Maven.

Rating-64

Triple Threat Match

Undertaker versus Shelton Benjamin versus D-von Dudley.

The Undertaker scored the first pinfall of the match when he hit a chokeslam on D-von. Right after getting the pinfall, he turned around to get superkicked by Shelton as Shelton scored one of the biggest pinfalls of his young career.

Rating= 65

Chris Benoit versus HHH ended with HHH getting the pinfall after the match. Crowd was into theis match. Rating-66

*Overall a pretty lame show. The plans have started to form for what will happen after Oblivion*

[M-A-G]

King of the Ring 2014 Results!!!

Charlie Haas defeated Ted DiBiase to retain the WWE U.S. Title.

Ian Moore defeated Cash Stevens to win the WWE Intercontinental Title for the third time.

Cash Inc. defeated Sean O'Haire & Garrett and Mark Mason & Alex Furious in a triple threat tag team match to retain the WWE Unified Tag Team Titles.

The Miz beat John Morrison by DQ when Morrison decides to, in essence, go nuts on the guy. They brawl to the back and Morrison causes Miz to drive off again.

Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, and Jack Swagger defeated Shawn Michaels, MVP, and Batista when Rhodes pinned Michaels.

Chris Sylvain defeated Kofi Kingston to win the 2014 King of the Ring tournament after the Hooded Stranger interfered. This gives indication that Sylvain flat out lied when he 'confessed' to being the one responsible for Kingston's misery.

HHH defeated Edge to retain the WWE Title.

Jason Collins defeated AJ Styles and Kane to win the World Heavyweight Title for the fourth time.

Overall rating: 91

Here's the entire tournament:

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Onto SummerSlam!!!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod><b><u>WWE Raw – August 2, 2010</u></b>

World Cup Group B action kicks us off tonight as Zack Ryder takes on Tyson Kidd. This bout is highly competitive and gets the crowd going. Ryder grabs the win following a Zack Attack. Kidd finishes group play at 0-3, while Ryder goes 2-1. Shawn Michaels announces that since three Group B participants finished with 2-1 records, we’d have a triple threat match right now, with the superstar taking the fall or submitting not advancing to the Round of 16.

Zack Ryder can’t believe he has to wrestle another match right away, especially against two great talents like Evan Bourne and John Morrison. This was a really fun, fast-paced match with plenty of nearfalls. Bourne shoves Morrison off the top to the outside before climbing the top rope himself. As the ref goes to check up on Morrison, Primo runs out and crotches Bourne on the top turnbuckle. Zack Ryder capitalizes with a top-rope Zack Attack. Against all odds, Ryder had won back-to-back matches. Ryder and Morrison advance to the Round of 16.

Group A wraps up as Goldust goes up against Chris Jericho. Good match from these two as per usual. Goldust nearly gets the huge upset but Jericho powers out and connects with a Codebreaker soon thereafter to advance. Jericho finishes group play at 2-0-1 while Goldust goes 1-2.

The Miz is looking to make an impact when the Round of 16 starts next week, but he had the chance to make an even bigger impact tonight against John Cena. Much like the previous match, The Miz had people think that the huge upset was going to happen, but it was not to be. Miz puts on a great showing, but still submits to the STF. After the match, Cena reminded everybody of his ongoing quest to run through the roster until he proves himself worthy of another title shot.

Group D wraps up with a match between David Hart Smith (accompanied by Tyson Kidd and Natalya) and William Regal (accompanied by Vladimir Kozlov). This was a very good technical match throughout the duration. Kozlov, Regal’s associate, started attacking Tyson Kidd. This distracted Smith, who got rolled up by Regal (who then hooked the tights). That’s the second time Smith has lost in this fashion. Nevertheless, Regal finishes group play at 2-1 to advance to the Round of 16, while Smith finishes at 1-2.

The 8th and final Raw participant in the Round of 16 was up for grabs in a Group C match between R-Truth and Justin Gabriel. Another good match, continuing a promising trend. Truth picks up the victory, albeit unknowingly benefitting from interference from the man who last week helped attack Gabriel on behalf of Primo. Truth advances at 2-1 while Gabriel goes 1-2. A brawl breaks out between Gabriel, Evan Bourne, Primo, and his associate.

Edge was thrilled to see that Shawn Michaels had booked another Triple H vs. Sheamus match for tonight, but his optimism went away when he was told he would be facing Randy Orton next week. He let his displeasure show as he interfered (a common theme tonight) in the main event, sufficiently distracting Triple H. Triple H then walked right into a Brogue Kick as Sheamus picks up a huge win, getting revenge for his PPV loss.

Sheamus takes off and Edge laughs at ringside. However, Randy Orton comes from behind and throws Edge into the ring. Edge eats a Pedigree as Triple H gets some revenge on Edge for costing him the match. Orton stands over the downed Edge and teases a MITB cash-in. He starts lining up for a punt but Edge spots it and manages to escape. Orton and Triple H pose on the turnbuckles to end the show.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>WWE NXT – August 3, 2010

Tonight would be a big night on NXT, as all 8 rookies would compete in one-on-one action throughout the night. After all was said and done – we’d have our first rookie challenge – the Talk the Talk challenge! Whoever wins it will get a match against the WWE Pro of their choice next week.

The undefeated Eli Cottonwood started us off against the winless Joe Hennig. Despite being outmatched size-wise, Hennig continued his trend of putting on a great performance and nearly scoring the upset. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough as a Chokeslam sealed his fate, sending Cottonwood to 4-0 while Hennig went to 0-4.

Last week, Alex Riley sucker-punched Johnny Prime. Tonight was Prime’s chance for revenge as the two squared off. After a good athletic contest, Jack Swagger attempts to distract Prime. Finlay keeps him at bay while sliding a shillelagh into the ring. Prime connects with a shillelagh shot and grabs his first NXT win while heel Michael Cole bitches at ringside that A-Ri got screwed even though his pro started it. Prime and Riley both have 1-2 records.

Titus O’Neill continues to impress in his match against Donny Marlow. After a decent enough brawl, O’Neill grabs the victory with a unique spinebuster bomb. After the match, Sheamus connects with a Brogue Kick to Marlow. Sheamus is coaching his rookie straight to the top! O’Neill’s record is now 3-1 while Marlow falls to 0-4.

Much like the opening contest, our main event pits an undefeated guy (Kaval) against a guy looking for his first win (Drake Brewer). The two mismatched rookie/pro pairings come into play. Kaval appears to have Brewer finished off, but Ted DiBiase instructs him that rather than use his own moves, Kaval should learn from the best and use DiBiase’s moves. The two get into a shouting match as Goldust talks to his rookie on the other side of the ring. Brewer’s had enough of it and in a unique spot he throws Goldust over the ropes into the ring and uses him as a battering ram against Kaval, all while the ref was preoccupied with DiBiase. Brewer gets a quick roll-up on the stunned Kaval to get into the win column at 1-2. Kaval tastes defeat for the first time and goes to 3-1.

The Talk the Talk challenge is quite entertaining in a weird sort of way. The eight rookies discussed the most random topics, and in the end Kaval and Joe Hennig get the most fanfare. They hold a tiebreaker round. Kaval gets a decent response with his subject of masking tape, saying he’d like to tape DiBiase’s mouth shut. Hennig gets the topic of gum. Rather than say anything, Hennig heads to the top rope and executes his dad’s patented “gum spit and swat” move to perfection. That gets a huge ovation, enough to give him the win.

With the first Pro’s Poll coming at the end of next week’s show, Hennig says he needs to make an impression. So as for the WWE Pro he’s going to face next week, he wants a re-match with Jack Swagger! That’s gonna be awesome. Swagger laughs it off and shakes his head while Hennig sports a cool and collected grin to end the show.</font>

[loopydate]

JANUARY 24, 2005 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

WWE.com announced over the weekend that a round robin-style tournament would be held over the next five weeks with six of the top contenders for the United States Title going at it. The best records will face off at Superbrawl for a title shot at WrestleMania! Add to that Rhyno and Eddie Guerrero against Christian and Tajiri, a huge tag team main event between Canadian Violence and the team of John Cena and The Rock, plus a challenge from Brock Lesnar, and tonight's RAW looks like it's going to be off the charts!

The tournament kicks off as La Resistance's Rene Dupree takes on the Natural Born Ministry's Haas! Decent contest, but the crowd didn't care much for the heel-heel matchup, so it lost some luster. Haas picks up the win with the Haas of Pain to start 1-0 while Dupree now starts in an 0-1 hole.

On the opposite end of the spectrum is our second tournament match as two of RAW's most popular mid/upper midcard Superstars go one-on-one. A-Train and Paul London get a much bigger reaction than our opening contest. Train uses his power while London uses speed to put on a fun match. London looks like he's on the verge of a win after a big huracanrana, but as A-Train reverses an Irish whip, London winds up running right into a chair being held by his rival Damien! London staggers forward into the Derailer, and A-Train picks up the win! Damien comes into the ring to continue the beating, but A-Train realizes what's happened and hits him with a Derailer out of frustration. Obviously, Train didn't want to win this way, but he's off to a 1-0 start while London falls to 0-1.

London grabbed a microphone after the loss and basically cuts a "What is your problem?!?" promo on Damien. London still doesn't get why Damien has continually assaulted him since his RAW debut, and he especially doesn't get why Damien keeps going after him when he's got his match against Rey Mysterio at Superbrawl. (Yeah, it's almost like I'm building a long-term story between these two).

The first round of matches comes to an end next as Shelton Benjamin takes on a man who has done a lot to make his life miserable lately, the leader of the Natural Born Ministry, Sean O'Haire. It's a little depressing to think of how far Sean O'Haire has fallen since his World Title reign last year, but he can still put on damn good matches, especially when he's in there with a wrestler the caliber of Benjamin. Eventually, Shelton picks up a big win with the Dragon Whip to start 1-0 and put O'Haire down 0-1. There are still four weeks left, but Shelton is looking like a frontrunner!

Back from commercial, and Shelton's former college teammate Brock Lesnar's music hits. He comes to the ring and grabs a microphone. He starts off by cutting a promo on his Superbrawl match with Rob Van Dam. He says that he decided that the best way to prepare for RVD is to go back to the beginning, to where it all started for Mr. Monday Night. So, now for the next several weeks, Brock's going to run through any ECW original he can get his hands on!

The first victim is... a debuting Axl Rotten! Rotten comes to the ring to a good nostalgia pop, but he walks right into a piledriver and an F-5 and Brock picks up a quick squash win! After the match, RVD comes out for a measure of revenge and lays Brock out with a chairshot!

Rey Mysterio is backstage, and he has questions. Like Paul London, he doesn't understand what's happening. Matt Hardy has a big match with Eddie Guerrero at Superbrawl, and Rey has one against Damien. So why does Matt keep attacking him on SmackDown!?

Much like we imagine TNA will be in 2010, those questions will remain unanswered and we just move on to a new segment. This time, it's World Champion Rhyno teaming with one-half of the World Tag Team Champions Eddie Guerrero against Tajiri and Royal Rumble winner Christian! Two budding rivalries collide in this big tag match that absolutely tears the roof off of the arena! The heels pick up the win and the momentum when Christian plants Eddie with an Unprettier.

Before our big main event, Chris Jericho is out to cut a promo on his rivalry with Intercontinental Champion John Cena. Basically just reminding viewers for whom the last three days has seemed more like 31 that they're feuding and both awesome on the mic.

Our main event gets a 96 rating for crowd reaction and 90 for the match quality, and why shouldn't it? Cena, Rock, Benoit, and Jericho can all go and they show it tonight. Lots of near falls, and Benoit whips out a Tiger Driver '91 at one point. Eventually, The Rock picks up the clean win for his team by hitting Benoit with the Rock Bottom! After the match, Canadian Violence get some revenge by jumping the babyfaces, driving them from the ring.

The WWE Champion grabs a microphone from ringside and tears into Benoit. Benoit talks a big game about cashing in his title shot at any time. So why doesn't he just do it already? The Rock knows that Benoit is one of the best wrestlers in the world, but he also knows that he's absolutely crazy. He just hopes that Benoit can get his act together long enough for Rock to lay him out and take that briefcase, turn it sideways, and shove it straight up his candy ass! He then leads a crowd singalong in his catchphrase, and RAW goes off the air.

[loopydate]

JANUARY 28, 2005 - SMACKDOWN!

Last week, Ron Simmons turned on John Morrison to align himself with his former tag team partner John Layfield, reforming the APA. Tonight, Morrison looks for revenge, and he's bringing Joey Matthews. It's M'n'M versus the APA for a shot at the World Tag Team Titles! Simmons has definitely lost a step, and it plays a big part in this match's rating unfortunately. Matthews tries for a suplex, but Layfield catches him with a low blow while Simmons has the ref's attention and turns it into a small package for the cheap win. After the match, the teams brawl up the aisle and out of sight, but the APA have earned the title shot!

At Superbrawl, "Nature Boy" Dave Batista will be going one-on-one with his old rival Rico Constantino, but tonight Rico's partner Billy Gunn will look to slow the monster's momentum. He puts up a great fight, but Batista's manager Theodore Long distracts him at an opportune moment, allowing Bats to hit the Batista Bomb and pick up the win. After the match, Rico's music hits, and he makes the save, preventing any further damage.

WWE Women's Champion, the Elite Diva Mickie James is backstage, and she cuts a promo. Basically reminding us that she still exists and is still, in fact, Elite. Unfortunately there are no Divas on SmackDown! for her to fight, so... uh, hi!

Monday night, Brock Lesnar decimated Axl Rotten after vowing to squash his way through the ECW Originals on his way to his Superbrawl match with Rob Van Dam. Tonight, Lesnar faces Nova, a superstar on the verge of stardom. Nova puts on a much better showing than did Rotten, but he too eventually falls victim to the F5. After the match, Lesnar jumps Nova in the aisle with a brutal clothesline and a series of stomps. Brock Lesnar looks like a man possessed!

The Dudley Boyz won a fatal fourway last week to earn a shot tonight at Los Guerreros' World Tag Team Titles. We now know the winners of this match will have to take on the APA next week on SmackDown! The two most popular teams on SmackDown! put on a great match, and Eddie Guerrero looks like he's about to secure a successful defense after hitting Bubba Ray with a frogsplash, but Tajiri hits the ring out of nowhere to cause the disqualification. Tajiri continues the beating for a moment before fleeing in the face of the other three.

Chris Benoit and Christian are backstage. Chris Benoit has been sitting on a title opportunity for seven months, while Christian will get his in less than two. The co-contenders cut a promo about Rhyno and The Rock, saying that their time as champions is quickly coming to an end. Christian does most of the talking while Benoit seems much more interested in his Money In The Bank briefcase.

Rico Constantino makes his second appearance of the night as he faces off against Randy Orton in a battle of two of SmackDown!'s top upper-midcarders. Great match between the two ends with Orton hitting the RKO for the clean win. After the match, The Hurricane comes down with a chair and blasts Orton with it, continuing their feud.

Speaking of great matches, our next contest is an exciting high-flying affair between The Hurricane and Chris Jericho. Tremendous contest that sees Hurricane nearly pick up the win with his Shining Wizard, but Randy Orton breaks up what could have been the winning pinfall, resulting in a DQ. After the match, Orton and Jericho double-team Hurricane until Intercontinental Champion John Cena comes sprinting down the aisle to drive off the heels.

World Champion Rhyno and WWE Champion The Rock are backstage in a near-mirror-image of the Benoit/Christian promo from earlier. Doesn't take a genius to figure out that these four will be involved in the WrestleMania title matches, but who will face who and what condition will everyone be in with as much time as there is to tear each other apart?

Two men who held the WWE Title last year go head-to-head next as Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0 takes on Intercontinental Champion John Cena! Hardy is still trying to climb back into the Elite, and he puts on a great showing against Cena but - like so many matches tonight - it's marred by interference. Cena wins by disqualification after Chris Jericho gets involved. Rey Mysterio makes the save with a chair, saving Cena from too much damage at the hands of Jericho and Hardy.

Tonight's main event is a definite contender for Match of the Year as Rey Mysterio and Tajiri put on an absolute classic! Rey gets a great nearfall with a flying cross body, and Tajiri gets one with a second-rope back heel kick. Great back-and-forth action until Matt Hardy Version 2.0 takes out Rey with a chair, allowing Tajiri to roll him up for the cheap win. After the match, Eddie Guerrero makes the save and the best friends stand tall as SmackDown! goes off the air.

[Triple Naitch]

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[#BROKEN Hasney]

People are using programs like EWR or TEW (one of many versions) to manage their own promotion for ratings and things competing against other promotions.

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[M-A-G]

Update time:

<u>Stuff leading to SummerSlam</u>
Edge challenges Randy Orton to a feud-ending match after the Viper mocks him for his loss against HHH at King of the Ring. Orton gets to pick the stipulation otherwise it's no dice. He settles on an I Quit Match. Both men vow to walk out the better man at SummerSlam.

Evan Bourne's additional testimony against the reign of Steve Austin as GM gives Ted DiBiase enough backing to present his case to the Board of Directors. Austin challenges him to be a man about things. DiBiase, insulted, challenges Austin to a match at SummerSlam. Austin denies the request and walks away. However, over on SmackDown!, the continued unrest of the SmackDown! locker room over the Rock's lack of control over the Kofi Kingston situation along with the Rock forcing Cody Rhodes into another confrontation with Shawn Michaels (where Michaels is hospitalized), inspires Rhodes and DiBiase to trick both Austin AND the Rock in the ring on Raw where the two Legacy teammates decimate the two general managers and challenge them both two a tag match at SummerSlam. The Board of Directors makes the match official naming it the Three Wishes Match. If Rhodes and DiBiase win, they are each allowed to make three demands from their respective GMs that cannot be refused under penalty of termination. If Austin and Rock win, they are allowed three decisions each that cannot be rebuked by the Board or challenged by Rhodes and DiBiase.

Mr. Kennedy wants to form an alliance with Shelton Benjamin believing the two share a bond as two great former champions who constantly get shafted. Benjamin rebukes him under the belief that he got to the top without someone attached to his hip. The two agree to settle things at SummerSlam.

John Morrison wants The Miz in the worst way even after practically destroying the Awesome One at King of the Ring. Miz agrees to a rematch but only under the condition that Morrison is fired if he goes off the deep end again and gets DQ'ed.

Chris Sylvain's victory at King of the Ring allows him to challenge HHH for the WWE Title at SummerSlam. He claims he only confessed to being behind Kofi's mishaps because he was asked to by the real anonymous mastermind. The two made a deal; Sylvain would confess in order to get the security removed from ringside and the mystery man would ensure Sylvain's victory at King of the Ring. Sylvain admits that he doesn't really know who this person is but quite frankly he doesn't care as he now has what he wants. He and HHH go back and forth over the coming weeks about being the top star on Raw. Sylvain even goes as far as to claim that it won't be a match at SummerSlam; it'll be the most brutal passing of the torch ceremony in history.

SmackDown!:
Kane turns heel on newly crowned champion Jason Collins with the justification that Collins betrayed him by taking the World Title at King of the Ring. Kane could've cashed in Collins anytime but he didn't and now he paid the price for actually showing mercy. The two vow to destroy each other at SummerSlam.

Ian Moore defends his WWE Intercontinental Title in a feud-ending cage match against Cash Stevens on the SmackDown! after King of the Ring. He retains, however, immediately after the match, a returning Shad (who has last seen being wheeled off to the hospital at Judgment Day) assaults Ian Moore and then frantically hands a piece of paper to the referee. The referee talks with the announcer and the timekeeper. It is then announced that there will now be an Intercontinental Title match between Moore and Shad right now. Everyone is puzzled. Shad takes advantage of Moore's beaten state to pick up the win and the title. The next week Shad explains that he's had the right to challenge for the Intercontinental Title ever since he won a four way back in December but Kofi Kingston had knocked him out the night he was supposed to have his match. He got caught up in the business of Kofi but always kept his title shot in his back pocket for a rainy day. Moore immediately demands his rematch and receives it. However, Kofi Kingston storms in from the back and assaults Ian Moore during the match and causes a DQ. Kingston pulls out a hood and claims he found it in Moore's locker room. The next week, Moore claims he's had enough of Kofi. He questions Kofi's belief that Moore is responsible for all of his misery. If it had been Moore and he had hired Shad to act on his behalf, why would Shad return and rob him of the Intercontinental Title? Moore says it doesn't matter because he's taking matters into his own hands. He wants Kofi Kingston at SummerSlam. If Kofi's mission to beat the truth out of everyone on SmackDown!, it's Moore's mission to beat some sense into Kofi. Kofi comes out and tries to apologize but Moore shoves it back in his face claiming his paranoia has gotten the better of him and his narrow-mindedness is going to cost him. Moore doesn't care anymore if Kofi believes him or not. At SummerSlam, it's about setting things straight.

Jack Swagger is challenged by Batista to a match. Swagger accepts under the belief that his all-around wrestling style is more than a match for Batista's power game. Swagger will be the apex predator on SmackDown! after SummerSlam.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>It's amazing how much my desire to play this wanes despite me having SummerSlam mapped out plus ideas for NOC and a huge angle to start at Bragging Rights :o

With SVR11 coming out next week I doubt that trend will change.</fomt>

[M-A-G]

So here are the results!

Shelton Benjamin defeated Mr. Kennedy.

Kofi Kingston defeated Ian Moore. Kingston tries to make good after the match but Moore just walks away.

The Miz defeated John Morrison. Miz takes advantage of Morrison's anger and argument with the referee to sneak out a pinfall.

Jack Swagger defeated Batista.

Randy Orton defeated Edge in an I Quit match.

Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes defeated Steve Austin and The Rock. DiBiase and Rhodes are now granted three demands each from their respective GMs.

Jason Collins defeated Kane to retain the World Heavyweight Title.

Chris Sylvain defeated HHH to win the WWE Title.

Overall Rating: 93%

After SummerSlam, I decided to take HHH, Edge, and Kane off TV to sell the carnage of SummerSlam and allow some of the other stuff I've got going on to breathe a bit. Unforgiven's on the way!

[M-A-G]

<font color=goldenrod>It's amazing how much my desire to play this wanes despite me having SummerSlam mapped out plus ideas for NOC and a huge angle to start at Bragging Rights :o

With SVR11 coming out next week I doubt that trend will change.</fomt>

Not me. I've got too much good stuff going down in my fed that it's hard to stop. I've got the unmasking of Kofi's mystery stalker coming up, the final showdown between the cruiserweights and heavyweights over on SmackDown!, Chris Sylvain's tyrannical reign as WWE Champion on Raw, Bragging Rights where I'll finally follow the WWE's example and unify the two women's titles, and the end of the near two-year long reign of Cash Incorporated as Unified Tag Team Champions. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Stay tuned or I'll make a family member run for public office!!!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Since I'm not sure I'll ever get to it otherwise (and if I do it will be ages from now surely) - the big storyline that I planned on ripping off from WWE was, obviously, the Nexus. I had 2 ways that I was thinking about doing it:

1. Build up for Bragging Rights, a huge 20-man tag team bout. Team Raw and Team SmackDown both feature a mix of big names, midcarders, and low-carders. As luck would have it, all 8 Season One NXT guys wind up grabbing spots in one way or another to represent their respective brands. The elimination match winds down, the field gets cut in half with both teams having 5 guys remaining, the Raw and SmackDown captains plus the NXT guys. Suddenly the NXT guys just start attacking their captains and steal the trophy for themselves.

2. The group isn't formed until after Season 2 ends and its participants are split with half going to Raw and half going to SmackDown as I did with the Season 1 guys. The group forms with the SmackDown NXT alumni "invading" Raw sorta like in real life. They terrorize the company for a bit only for the Raw NXT guys to unite.....only for them to be in on it too.

Either way, my version of the Nexus has two "branches" with the common goal of taing over the company.</font>

[M-A-G]

20 Man tag team bout? Hope you don't pay the guys per appearance.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>It's WWE...so no</font> :shifty:

[M-A-G]

Build to Unforgiven!

Ted DiBiase comes out on the Raw after SummerSlam demanding Austin meets him in the ring so he can grant Ted's three wishes that he rightfully earned by his team beating the two GMs at SummerSlam. Ted reminds Austin that none of the three requests can be refused or else Austin is out of a job. He gives Austin some verbal abuse and then gets right to the first demand which is the most obvious one. The U.S. Title was wrongfully stripped from DiBiase and Charlie Haas was essentially handed the thing back at Night of Champions all for the purpose of humiliating DiBiase and making Austin laugh. Therefore his first request is for Austin to immediately strip Charlie Haas of the United States Title. Austin bows his head down and ponders this over. Ted demands it again or else Austin is fired as GM. Austin raises his mic and in a hushed manner declares that he is stripping Charlie Haas of the title. Ted is all smiles and asks Austin if it was so hard. He gets ready to make his next demand but Chris Sylvain, the new WWE Champion interrupts, and joins the two and talks about himself. Sylvain is the best thing going on Raw. Hell, he's the best thing going on either show. He wants Ted and Austin to have their little pow-wow someplace else because the WWE Champion is the only important thing on this show. DiBiase gets right up in Sylvain's face and agrees that being champion is important. Therefore his next demand is a floating WWE Title opportunity to be used whenever Ted sees fit until the day he decides to hang up his boots. Austin begrudgingly agrees. Ted then gets in Austin's face and points out that Austin doesn't look too happy doing his job as GM. Maybe Austin needs a vacation or at the very least some help in his duties. Ted wants to ask for something he's always wanted. Something even his money has never been able to buy. He wants power. Therefore, Ted's last demand is to be named the co-GM of Raw. Austin is really taken back at this. Ted urges Austin to do it. Austin raises his mic again after thinking this one over and proclaims, "Ted, if having you as a general manager of this show means that I get to keep my job, well, hell....you're fresh out of luck!" KICK! WHAM! STUNNER! DiBiase goes down! Austin gets back on the mic: "Don't bother firing me. I....QUIT!" Austin leaves the ring saluting the crowd.

Sylvain is still the ring looking down at DiBiase. He shakes his head in disapproval and points out the weakness of the Raw superstars. If they can't even step up to a has-been like Steve Austin, how can any of them step up to Chris Sylvain? How can they expect to be rewarded without any risk? Shelton Benjamin interrupts and claims he knows all about risk. He also knows all about the kind of guy Chris Sylvain is. Chris Sylvain doesn't like being disrespected or punked out. "Well consider yourself disrespected.' BAM! Right hand from Benjamin! Sylvain grabs his belt and retreats.

In the back, the locker room ponders what will happen now that Raw doesn't have a General Manager.

The New Frontier (Jeremy Matthews and Scott Andrews) and the Thug Life Soldiers (Jordan and Jerome) each win fatal four-way tag matches and will face each other to determine the number one contenders to the Unified Tag Team Titles.

A series of matches are also being set-up to determine the number one contender for Kevin Daniels' Cruiserweight Title.

Oracle feels she's been getting the shaft ever since being drafted to Raw. She knows all about Victoria and she should be the one who dethrones her for the Diva's Title.

Over on SmackDown!, Cody Rhodes opens the show with the Rock as he is set to make his demands known. Rhodes wonders if Rock is going to turn chicken and quit like Austin did. Rock just wants Cody to get on with it. Rhodes points out that he respects Ted DiBiase but sadly he's not as patient as his former Legacy teammate. Rhodes wants a shot at Jason Collins' World Heavyweight Title TONIGHT! Rock makes it official by announcing the match as the main event. Rhodes continues as he reveals that his next request isn't entirely selfish. He made a vow to the rest of the SmackDown! locker room that if they supported Rhodes in his campaign against the Rock, he'd make a special request that would benefit all of them. It's something that should've been done a long time ago. Rhodes wants Kofi Kingston suspended....indefinitely. Rock isn't sure about this one but Rhodes claims that if it had been done right from the get go when Kofi was beginning his vigilante-style investigation, maybe the Rock and Austin wouldn't be in the positions they are now. He repeats his request and this time, after much deliberation, the Rock declares that Kofi Kingston is, in fact, suspended. Rock, however, points out that this essentially makes Rhodes the prime suspect in the case of who is behind Kofi's misery. Rhodes says it doesn't matter because it's not him anyway. HOLY F*CK! It's Shawn Michaels back from being hospitalized a few weeks back by Rhodes. He tries to get to Rhodes but the Dashing One escapes but he gets back on the mic and says his last request has just come to him. He wants the Rock to trade Shawn Michaels back to Raw! Rock and Michaels stare at each other as Rhodes smiles away.

More stuff happens (I'll get into more detail when I get to No Mercy since it's a SmackDown! PPV) and we get to the main event: Jason Collins defending the World Heavyweight Title against Cody Rhodes. Collins is nowhere near 100% after his brutal encounter with Kane at SummerSlam. Rhodes is able to get the upper-hand several times during the match and victory looks to be within his grasp but Shawn Michaels comes from the crowd with security hot his heels. He tries jumping the barrier but is held back. It's enough to draw the attention of Rhodes however and he yells at security to get him out of the arena since he's no longer a SmackDown! superstar. Collins takes advantage with a surprise Fall From Heaven for the pin and successful defense.

Back on Raw, The New Frontier emerge as number one contenders and Matt Stryker wins the cruiserweight series to win the right to challenge for the Cruiserweight Title. The Diva's title will be defended in a triple threat match involving the champion, Victoria against Kim Roderick and Oracle.

Evan Bourne is feeling tremendous guilt over what happened to Austin at SummerSlam and Raw last week. He only hoped that by speaking up against Austin that'd there be some restructuring or limits placed on Austin. He didn't want Austin gone completely or being forced to do the bidding of DiBiase. He vows to set things right.

Speaking of Ted DiBiase, he's out to speak out against Austin over what he did the previous week. He feels like he should be mad but he then goes over the things he did manage to get and Austin not being around kind of makes up for not becoming co-GM. He does want to complain about not receiving the U.S. Title. Seeing as Charlie Haas no longer has a claim to it, he should've been given the belt last week. Out comes WWE owner M-A-G with the title belt in hand!!! M-A-G gets on the mic and points out that Ted only asked Austin to strip Haas of the title. No one said anything about giving the title back to DiBiase. Ted says that it was implied since he never really lost it in the first place. It was wrongfully taken away. Ted pleads with M-A-G saying that he knows deep down in his heart that it was wrong to take the title from him and that he is still the true champion. M-A-G actually agrees and thus makes it official. Ted DiBiase is now the new United States champion. Ted celebrates as the crowd boos. "However," M-A-G continues, "now I have another individual from whom the title was wrongfully removed. And seeing as you're all about doing the right thing DiBiase, you will be facing that man tonight. You will defend your U.S. Title against Charlie Haas!"

Blah, blah, blah, stuff happens, DiBiase manages to retain the title via chicanery.

The next week, Bourne appeals to the entire fanbase, the Raw locker room, and M-A-G to consider a return for Steve Austin. Bourne has begun a drive and want everyone to be a part of it. M-A-G comes out and speaks to Bourne about this. M-A-G makes it clear that Austin made his own choice and he really can't do much about that. However, he can't ignore the cries of the faithful WWE fans nor can he completely ignore the demand that Ted DiBiase made. So he offers Bourne and DiBiase a deal: both men must enlist two other superstars to join them in a six-man tag team match. If Bourne's team wins, Austin is re-instated as GM if that's what he wants. If DiBiase's team wins, DiBiase gets his wish of being a co-GM.

So the Unforgiven card is as follows:
WWE Title: Chris Sylvain vs. Shelton Benjamin
WWE Cruiserweight Title: Kevin Daniels vs. Matt Stryker
WWE Unified Tag Team Titles: Cash Inc. vs. The New Frontier
WWE Diva's Title: Victoria vs. Oracle vs. Kim Roderick
Evan Bourne, Charlie Haas, and John Morrison vs. Ted DiBiase, William Regal, and The Miz
Mr. Kennedy vs. Randy Orton
R-Truth vs. Bret Banderas
Triple Threat U.S. Title number one contendership match: Sean Criss vs. Pete Shapiro vs. Scott Blackmore

[loopydate]

JANUARY 31, 2005 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Brock Lesnar's quest to destroy Rob Van Dam's past on the way to destroying his future continues as RAW opens tonight. Tonight, Lesnar faces one of RVD's best friends, Tommy Dreamer. As soon as the bell rings, Lesnar goes on the attack. Big punches, a butterfly suplex, then a Russian legsweep. Dreamer comes back with a slam and an old-school ECW-style piledriver, but Lesnar fights right back with a spear and a big DDT for a nearfall. Big kick to the stomach to set up the F-5 and Lesnar picks up another win. After the match, RVD hits the ring and lays Lesnar out before hitting the Five-Star Frogsplash and standing over his rival.

Back from commercial, Tommy Dreamer and Rob Van Dam are two of twenty men in the ring. Tommy's definitely feeling the effects of his beating at Lesnar's hands, but now one of the mid/upper-midcarders in the ring will become the newest member of the Elite! As soon as the bell rings, Billy Gunn shockingly throws his partner Rico Constantino over the top rope! Sean O'Haire is the next casualty, courtesy of Matt Hardy Version 2.0. A-Train takes out Chris Kanyon, while The Hurricane takes out Paul London. Damien takes out Shelton Benjamin. We know A-Train won't be the first superstar with two eliminations, because Dave Batista throws him out of the match. Hardy, on the other hand, does get a second elim by taking out Haas. RVD takes out Damien, and a lot of the expected heavy hitters are now out of the match. Gunn gets his second elimination by taking out Nunzio, only to get dumped out by Chavo Guerrero, and we're down to ten. Randy Orton takes out Hardy. D-Von Dudley eliminates Carlito. Bubba Ray Dudley eliminates John Layfield, while his brother gets taken out by Chavo. The Hurricane eliminates RVD, and Batista eliminates Bubba Ray Dudley to bring us down to our final four. Either Chavo Guerrero, Batista, The Hurricane, or Randy Orton will be Elite when all is said and done! Chavo is taken out by Batista, and we have a tremendous triple threat on our hands. Eventually, Orton takes out his old Evolution stablemate Batista, then hits an RKO on his rival Hurricane, dumping him to the floor! Orton has found the loophole to get himself back on RAW!

After the match, Hurricane grabs a microphone and challenges Orton to a match at Superbrawl. Orton is flying high after the win and he accepts the challenge. The match is on!

The United States contender series continues next as Natural Born Ministry members Sean O'Haire and Haas go at it. Haas enters this match 1-0 and his leader O'Haire is 0-1, but when all is said and done, both men are 1-1 after Haas gets caught with the Prophecy. After the match, they shake hands, showing that the Ministry still stands together.

Our next contender series match pits two 1-0 superstars against each other. A-Train and Shelton Benjamin have been partners on more than one occasion, but tonight they go to war for position in the contender rankings. Solid match between the two fan favorites ends with Shelton hitting the Dragon Whip to climb to 2-0, while Train drops to 1-1. After the match, the friends shake hands.

Both Paul London and Rene Dupree lost their matches last week, so tonight they both need the win to stay in contention. Really good match that shows that Dupree is starting to get over. London picks up the win with London Calling to climb up to .500!

Through two weeks, the standings in the U.S. Contender Series are as follows:

2-0 Shelton Benjamin
1-1 A-Train
1-1 Haas
1-1 Paul London
1-1 Sean O'Haire
0-2 Rene Dupree

Rey Mysterio and Mickie James are backstage. Basically a reminder that there's a bit of history between them. They talk about Rey's feud with Matt Hardy Version 2.0, and they insinuate that there might be a mixed-tag match on SmackDown!

Time to kick off our massive quadruple main event as Eddie Guerrero and Chris Jericho battle it out in a match between two of the fastest members of the Elite! Great match that goes back-and-forth several times. Eddie hits the frogsplash, but before the ref's hand can hit a third time, Eddie gets blasted by a Kick of Death from Tajiri! The ref calls for the bell, but Jericho and Tajiri pummel Eddie. John Cena's music hits, and the IC Champ is here! He hits the ring and helps Eddie drive off the heels.

Officials clear the ring, and now it's time for Cena versus Tajiri! This match is even better than its predecessor, proving that these two could very well be the future of the industry. Tajiri hits a big top-rope DDT, then motions to the back. Jericho returns to the ring and clamps on the Walls of Jericho! The ref misses the whole thing because Tajiri has him distracted. Tajiri picks up the cheap pin, but Eddie Guerrero makes the save after the bell. He uses a chair to drive off the heels and repay Cena for the earlier save.

And the matches keep getting better as WWE Champion The Rock takes on Royal Rumble winner Christian in an absolute masterpiece. In a nearly identical finish to the previous match, Chris Benoit clamps the Crippler Crossface on Rock, allowing Xian to pick up the win. After the match, World Champion Rhyno makes his entrance with a chair to drive off the heels.

I guess I put these matches in the wrong order, because the Rhyno/Benoit main event winds up being the worst of the four main events. Still a really good match, but the other three were better. Again, the main event is marred by interference, but Christian blasting Rhyno with a chair results in a DQ this time. Benoit and Xian go to work until The Rock makes it to the ring to drive them off, leaving the world champions standing tall as RAW goes off the air.

[loopydate]

JANUARY 2005 RECAP


RAW

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) The Elite (Jan. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(23-5, 9-2) Mickie James (1-0, 98) (W w/Train vs Brock/Jazz)
(62-35, 24-14) The Rock (7-2, 100) (W RKO, W battle royal, W Tajiri, L w/Rhyno vs Violence, W Y2J, W 8-man tag, W Xian, W w/Cena vs Violence, L Xian)
(53-33-3, 24-14-1) Rhyno (5-3-1, 99) (W UT, L battle royal, W Orton, L w/Rock vs Violence, D Xian, W 8-man tag, W Y2J, L w/Eddie vs Xian/Tajiri, W Benoit)
(62-42, 22-21) Brock Lesnar (6-4, 95) (W w/Tajiri vs Eddie/Rey, L battle royal, L Royal Rumble, L w/Jazz vs Train/Mickie, L Rey, W RVD, W w/Matt vs Rey/Hurricane, W Axl, W Nova, W Tommy)
(57-42-3, 23-17) Chris Benoit (2-6, 94) (W Shelton, L battle royal, L Rey, L Royal Rumble, W w/Benoit vs Rock/Rhyno, L Rey, L w/Y2J vs Cena/Rock, L Rhyno)
(59-47, 22-22) John Cena (5-3, 96) (W triple threat, L battle royal, L Royal Rumble, W 3-way tag, W 8-man tag, W w/Rock vs Violence, W Matt, L Tajiri)
(45-40, 13-14) Rey Mysterio (5-4, 99) (L w/Eddie vs Brock/Tajiri, L battle royal, W Benoit, L Royal Rumble, W 3-way tag, W Brock, W Benoit, L w/Hurricane vs Brock/Matt, L Tajiri)
(53-50-1, 16-17) Eddie Guerrero (5-5, 99) (L w/Rey vs Brock/Tajiri, L battle royal, W Y2J, L Royal Rumble, W Tajiri, W 8-man tag, L 4-way tag, L w/Rhyno vs Xian/Tajiri, W w/Chavo vs Dudleyz, W Y2J)
(45-49-1, 16-20-1) Christian (3-5-1, 100) (L triple threat, L battle royal, W Royal Rumble, L 3-way tag, D Rhyno, L 8-man tag, L Rock, W w/Tajiri vs Eddie/Rhyno, W Rock)
(43-47-1, 17-13) Tajiri (5-4, 100) (W w/Brock vs Eddie/Rey, L battle royal, L Rock, L Eddie, W Hart, L 8-man tag, W w/Xian vs Eddie/Rhyno, W Rey, W Cena)
(48-54-2, 20-24) Chris Jericho (2-9, 100) (W RVD, L battle royal, L Eddie, L Royal Rumble, W w/Y2J vs Rock/Rhyno, L Rock, L 8-man tag, L Rhyno, L w/Benoit vs Cena/Rock, L Hurricane, L Eddie)
(21-24, 10-14) Randy Orton (2-3, 97) (L Rock, L Rhyno, L RVD, W Rico, W battle royal)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Upper Midcard (Jan. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(29-14, 11-10) Damien (1-3, 85) (L Royal Rumble, L 3-way tag, W London, L battle royal)
(39-44-1, 8-18) Rob Van Dam (1-4, 89) (L Y2J, L Royal Rumble, W RKO, L Brock, L battle royal)
(37-48, 9-20) Shelton Benjamin (3-5, 83) (L Benoit, L UT, L Royal Rumble, W UT, L w/Train vs O'Haire/Haas, W O'Haire, L battle royal, W Train)
(20-37-2, 12-15-1) Paul London (1-6, 83) (L Bats, L Matt, L Royal Rumble, L Damien, L Train, L battle royal, W Dupree)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Midcard (Jan. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(48-33-1, 8-13) Sean O'Haire (2-3, 75) (L Royal Rumble, W w/Haas vs Train/Shelton, L Shelton, L battle royal, W Haas)
(18-13-1, 4-1) Trish Stratus (0-0, 82) (N/A)
(13-10, 1-2) Victoria (0-0, 71) (N/A)
(5-4, 5-4) Payne (0-1, 49) (L Regal)
(38-34-1, 8-6) Big Show (0-0, 67) (N/A)
(29-31-1, 6-6) Kane (0-0, 66) (N/A)
(28-35, 14-11) A-Train (3-4, 79) (W Stamboli, L Royal Rumble, W w/Mickie vs Brock/Jazz, L w/Shelton vs O'Haire/Haas, W London, L battle royal, L Shelton)
(31-44-1, 5-13) Undertaker (1-2, 62) (L Rhyno, W Shelton, L Shelton)
(23-33, 5-6) William Regal (1-1, 71) (W Payne, L Royal Rumble)
(13-19, 1-9) Jazz (0-1, 77) (L w/Brock vs Train/Mickie)
(20-30, 1-6) Chuck Palumbo (0-0, 68) (N/A)
(8-13-1, 2-2) Gail Kim (0-0, 75) (N/A)
(16-28, 1-8) Johnny Stamboli (0-1, 70) (L Train)
(25-44, 4-13) Haas (2-4, 71) (L Royal Rumble, L 3-way tag, W w/O'Haire vs Train/Shelton, W Dupree, L battle royal, L O'Haire)
(9-16, 3-2) Lita (0-0, 77) (N/A)
(20-38, 4-10) Tommy Dreamer (1-2, 71) (W Grenier, L Royal Rumble, L Brock)
(14-29, 4-3) Sylvan Grenier (0-1, 70) (L Tommy)
(8-16, 2-4) Molly Holly (0-0, 74) (N/A)
(17-38, 6-7) Rene Dupree (0-3, 72) (L Royal Rumble, L Haas, L London)
(6-30, 1-5) Rob Conway (0-0, 68) (N/A)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Lower Midcard (Dec. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(2-10, 0-7) Fred Williams (0-0, 61) (N/A)
(1-7, 0-3) Shaniqua (0-0, 52) (N/A)
(0-1, 0-1) Axl Rotten (0-1, 53) (L Brock)
(0-3, 0-3) Daffney (0-0, 59) (N/A)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Sent to OVW (Jan. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(17-14, 0-5) Mark Jindrak (0-0) (N/A)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Eric Bischoff (93)
Shane McMahon (86)
Al Snow (75)

Managers (Clientele)
Dawn Marie (75) (None)
Bill Alfonso (71) (Rob Van Dam, Rhyno, and Tommy Dreamer)
Terri Runnels (70) (None)

RAW Title Changes
World Heavyweight - None (Rhyno has been champ since 11/1)
United States - None (Rey Mysterio has been champ since 12/26)
WWE Tag Team - None (La Resistance have been champs since 10/18)
Women's - None (Mickie James has been champ since 12/26)

RAW Feuds
Rhyno vs. Christian (97 Heat)
John Cena vs. Chris Jericho (100 Heat)
Rob Van Dam vs. Brock Lesnar (95 Heat)
Paul London vs. Damien (88 Heat)

[loopydate]

JANUARY 2005 RECAP

SmackDown!

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) The Elite (Jan. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(23-5, 9-2) Mickie James (1-0, 98) (W w/Train vs Brock/Jazz)
(62-35, 24-14) The Rock (7-2, 100) (W RKO, W battle royal, W Tajiri, L w/Rhyno vs Violence, W Y2J, W 8-man tag, W Xian, W w/Cena vs Violence, L Xian)
(53-33-3, 24-14-1) Rhyno (5-3-1, 99) (W UT, L battle royal, W Orton, L w/Rock vs Violence, D Xian, W 8-man tag, W Y2J, L w/Eddie vs Xian/Tajiri, W Benoit)
(62-42, 22-21) Brock Lesnar (6-4, 95) (W w/Tajiri vs Eddie/Rey, L battle royal, L Royal Rumble, L w/Jazz vs Train/Mickie, L Rey, W RVD, W w/Matt vs Rey/Hurricane, W Axl, W Nova, W Tommy)
(57-42-3, 23-17) Chris Benoit (2-6, 94) (W Shelton, L battle royal, L Rey, L Royal Rumble, W w/Benoit vs Rock/Rhyno, L Rey, L w/Y2J vs Cena/Rock, L Rhyno)
(59-47, 22-22) John Cena (5-3, 96) (W triple threat, L battle royal, L Royal Rumble, W 3-way tag, W 8-man tag, W w/Rock vs Violence, W Matt, L Tajiri)
(45-40, 13-14) Rey Mysterio (5-4, 99) (L w/Eddie vs Brock/Tajiri, L battle royal, W Benoit, L Royal Rumble, W 3-way tag, W Brock, W Benoit, L w/Hurricane vs Brock/Matt, L Tajiri)
(53-50-1, 16-17) Eddie Guerrero (5-5, 99) (L w/Rey vs Brock/Tajiri, L battle royal, W Y2J, L Royal Rumble, W Tajiri, W 8-man tag, L 4-way tag, L w/Rhyno vs Xian/Tajiri, W w/Chavo vs Dudleyz, W Y2J)
(45-49-1, 16-20-1) Christian (3-5-1, 100) (L triple threat, L battle royal, W Royal Rumble, L 3-way tag, D Rhyno, L 8-man tag, L Rock, W w/Tajiri vs Eddie/Rhyno, W Rock)
(43-47-1, 17-13) Tajiri (5-4, 100) (W w/Brock vs Eddie/Rey, L battle royal, L Rock, L Eddie, W Hart, L 8-man tag, W w/Xian vs Eddie/Rhyno, W Rey, W Cena)
(48-54-2, 20-24) Chris Jericho (2-9, 100) (W RVD, L battle royal, L Eddie, L Royal Rumble, W w/Y2J vs Rock/Rhyno, L Rock, L 8-man tag, L Rhyno, L w/Benoit vs Cena/Rock, L Hurricane, L Eddie)
(21-24, 10-14) Randy Orton (2-3, 97) (L Rock, L Rhyno, L RVD, W Rico, W battle royal)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Upper Midcard (Jan. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(53-36, 16-16) Matt Hardy (4-5, 82) (L triple threat, W Hurricane, W London, L Royal Rumble, L 3-way tag, W Hurricane, L 8-man tag, W w/Brock vs Rey/Hurricane, L Cena)
(33-42, 11-16) Rico Constantino (0-5, 67) (L w/Billy vs Dudleyz, L Royal Rumble, L w/Gunn vs Avery/Henry, L 4-way tag, L RKO)
(26-41, 7-12) The Hurricane (1-4, 84) (L Matt, L Royal Rumble, L Matt, L w/Rey vs Brock/Matt, W Y2J)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Midcard (Jan. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(3-1, 1-1) Ron Simmons (1-1, 71) (L Layfield, W w/Layfield vs MnM)
(38-28, 7-10) D-Von Dudley (2-2, 77) (W w/ Bubba vs Gunnstantino, L Royal Rumble, W 4-way tag, L w/Bubba vs Guerreros)
(43-33, 10-9) Dave Batista (2-2, 78) (L London, L Royal Rumble, W Nova, W Gunn)
(31-25, 10-6) John Layfield (3-1, 74) (W Simmons, L Royal Rumble, W JoMo, W w/Simmons vs MnM)
(36-30, 7-10) Bubba Ray Dudley (2-2, 75) (W w/D-Von vs Gunnstantino, L Royal Rumble, W 4-way tag, L w/D-Von vs Guerreros)
(5-6, 3-5) Christian York (0-0, 61) (N/A)
(18-23, 5-8) Chris Kanyon (1-1, 73) (W Kendrick, L Royal Rumble)
(17-22, 4-1) Billy Gunn (0-5, 77) (L w/Rico vs Dudleyz, L Royal Rumble, L w/Rico vs Avery/Henry, L 4-way tag, L Bats)
(30-42-1, 8-10) Chavo Guerrero (2-2, 77) (W Akio, L Royal Rumble, 4-way tag, W w/Eddie vs Dudleyz)
(18-27, 5-10) Nova (0-3, 70) (L Nunzio, L Bats, L Brock)
(3-6, 3-6) John Morrison (0-3, 69) (L Carlito, L Layfield, L w/Matthews vs APA)
(2-4, 2-4) Avery Thompson (1-1, 62) (W w/Henry vs Gunnstantino, L 4-way tag)
(12-25, 3-8) Test (1-1, 72) (W Paris, L Royal Rumble)
(4-9, 2-7) BJ Whitmer (0-0, 63) (N/A)
(8-21-1, 1-4) Akio (0-1, 66) (L Chavo)
(4-11, 3-8) Brian Kendrick (0-1, 62) (L Kanyon)
(10-32, 6-8) Carlito (2-1, 76) (W JoMo, L Royal Rumble, W Funaki)
(3-11, 1-9) Trent Acid (0-0, 62) (N/A)
(8-33, 2-9) Nunzio (1-1, 72) (W Nova, L Royal Rumble)
(2-21, 1-10) Funaki (0-1, 63) (L Carlito)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Lower Midcard (Jan. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(1-2, 1-2) Joey Matthews (0-1, 58) (L w/JoMo vs APA)
(7-20-1, 2-5) Mark Henry (1-1, 60) (W w/Avery vs Gunnstantino, L 4-way tag)
(1-3, 0-2) Colt Cabana (0-0, 52) (N/A)
(2-7, 0-2) Johnny Jeter (0-0, 45) (N/A)
(1-4, 0-3) Jay Briscoe (0-0, 56) (N/A)
(1-4, 0-3) Matt Stryker (0-0, 56) (N/A)
(1-10, 0-4) Zach Gowan (0-0, 57) (N/A)
(0-1, 0-1) Air Paris (0-1, 63) (L Test)
(0-1, 0-1) Derrick King (0-0, 62) (N/A)
(0-1, 0-1) Teddy Hart (0-1, 46) (L Tajiri)
(0-4, 0-4) Vito Thomaselli (0-0, 56) (N/A)

(Overall Won-Loss, Season 2 W-L) Openers (Jan. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(0-2, 0-2) Richard J. Criado (0-0, 40) (N/A)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Eric Bischoff (93)
Tazz (75)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Paul Heyman (94) (Dudley Boyz, Spike Dudley, Nova)
Theodore Long (66) (Dave Batista, Chris Kanyon, Mark Henry, and Avery Thompson)

SmackDown! Title Changes
WWE World - The Rock beat Tajiri (1/9)
Cruiserweight - Matt Hardy beat Paul London (1/9)
Intercontinental - None (John Cena has been champ since 12/26)
World Tag Team - None (Los Guerreros have been champs since 11/26)

SmackDown! Feuds
Eddie Guerrero vs. Tajiri (100 Heat)
The Rock vs. Chris Benoit (99 Heat)
The Hurricane vs. Randy Orton (93 Heat)
Rey Mysterio vs. Matt Hardy (88 Heat)