Vastardikai
07-14-2008, 01:43 AM
Went to a Smackdown/ECW House Show in Augusta, GA. Venue was James Brown Arena, the site of the Infamous December 2 Dismember. I had a good time. I walk up to the box office to purchase my ticket. I saw floor seats were $51. I didn't think that was too unreasonable, as I wanted a close up seat to the action. The Lady behind the office looked for a seat for me and did a double take. I was curious as to what was going on until she gave me the news: She had one seat available front row. I took it. I knew I was gonna say Random Shit and it be awesome.
Show itself was much better than D2D (even though it was a house show and that it wasn't much of an accomplishment.) I regret waiting until Intermission to get a camera, though. No Vickie, Edgeheads, or Trips, but no big deal. Teddy Long was there, and I hollered out "Peanut Head" upon his arrival. He ends up in the corner of ringside where I am at. I make a reference to Doom, he talks about how they were present at his wedding.
Finlay vs. Carlito: I barely recognized Carlito, as his hair was braided. Is this a new thing, or will it be a new thing? I dunno. Finlay wins after a Hornswaggle Tadpole Splash and the Celtic Cross. After the match, he gets a couple kids in the ring and they dance around with Finlay and Swog. Find out from the security guy that those are his kids. Pretty cool. It really was an honor to see my favorite worker in action.
Evan Bourne vs. Khali: It was a short & sweet: A squash. When Khali came out I hollered "Her Sister is a Bitch!" Later on, I hollered "Ryan Seacrest rules!" He was really over as a face.
Mr. Kennedy vs. Mike Knox: Mr. Kennedy comes out and did his little raise his hand to the sky thing so the mic can drop from the ceiling. Only problem: nthe mic wasn't set up. He waits for a minute, then looks up with this WTF look on his face. Neighbor hollers "This is Augusta!" Thinking quickly, he whispers to the announcer. Does the thing again, and the announcer puts the mic in his hand. Kennedy does his spiel, and then tries to finish by climbing up on the second turnbuckle and doing the last "Kennedy". Mic chord isn't long enough. He goes to another corner and does it. Match was decent. I said to someone next to me that the most interesting thing about Knox was the design on his tights. Kennedy via Mic Check.
WWE Tag Team Title Match: Miz and John Morrison vs. Jesse and Festus: This was a good time. I was giving Miz all kinds of hell. "Real World Sucks!" and "I'm ashamed to be born on the same day as you!" (shoot comment, I literally shame the same birthday as him.) He was giving me hell right back. The match itself was a good time. Miz and Morrison did their little shake their ass bit. I holler out "This isn't Club Argos!" (local gay bar. Has a Rainbow Flag on the front window and everything.*) Morrison did a hip swivel, causing me to holler out "You're not Rick Rude!" At some point, Jesse and Festus both take over and clear the ring. They proceed to do the Jeff Jarrett strut followed by the Hip Swivel. Festus set up was much more jolty and spastic, making it even funnier. In the end, Morrison hits his neckbreaker for the win. Miz then takes his title and looks right at me and makes crying motion. Good match. Jesse can fucking work, but threw a dropkick near the end that missed Miz by a foot, CLEARLY. I'll give Mizanin credit for being able to work the crowd, but little else.
US Title Match: Matt Hardy vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. MVP: Almost everyone was cheering for Matt. Guy next to me was cheering for MVP. I was cheering for Matt and Shelton. Shelton and MVP try to tear up a fan sign and fail. They take turns holding up the US Title. Matt tries to throw his shirt into the crowd, but can't decide which section is loudest. He gives it to the ref. MVP Snatches it. He and Shelton try to tear up the shirt and fail. Eventually they do manage to tear it up.This was the second best match of the night. Psychology was good. MVP and Shelton were double teaming Matt early. Then they doublecross each other. Then MVP acts like he's on Matt's side. After saving him from a T-Bone attempt, Matt hollers out "Yeah, you really ARE on my side!" he plays it up by setting up Shelton in the corner and tells MVP to nail him. MVP charges in and Matt clotheslines him. Finish was good, Shelton did his flat footed leap from the canvas to the top rope for an Armdrag off the top on Matt. He gets taken out by MVP. MVP goes for the worst finisher ever (I don't care who uses it, it sucks). Matt counters into the Twist of Fate. Matt is helped to the back part of the way. MVP and Shelton act like they're going to fight each other. It lasts a little too long and I start hollering "Kiss and Makeup already." Eventually, they do the little heel hug.
Intermission and I get an Edge T-shirt and a camera.
Michelle McCool and Cherry vs. Victoria and Maryse: Cherry looks kind of fat live. Michelle looks excessively skinny. Maryse looks like she has a weave. They do the play to the crowd and Victoria "accidentally" falls off the second turnbuckle, getting laughs. She hollers don't laugh at me before stepping under the bottom rope after the faces and tripping. Michelle can work, Victoria can work. Maryse looks competent. Cherry does a funny wedgie spot on Victoria. for some reason, I am compelled to take a picture of it. Wasn't too bad of a match. Michelle wins with the Heel Hook. Only Submission of the night. Well, I tapped out while watching the next match, but that doesn't really count.
ECW Title Match: Mark Henry (with Tony Atlas) vs. Tommy Dreamer: Poor Tommy. Henry and Atlas comes out first. The announcer fucks up and calls him "The Challenger." I sing "Badstreet USA." Tony Atlas takes the mic, I holler out "Saba Simba." Dreamer comes out and Henry makes an offer: Go to the back and be safe or fight him and get injured. I holler out "That's a shoot comment, take him up on the offer!" Dreamer contemplates it but decides to fight. Gets the fans to chant "You suck" at Henry. First power spot Henry hollers out "Who sucks now?" Fans chant "You do!" I holler out "Your Mom!" those in my area are rolling. This match is awful, due mostly to Mark Henry controlling most of it. At one point, when I wasn't making references to Freebirds or Michael Hayes, I holler out "Why are you a champion?" He does a power spot, points at me and says "That's for You!" points to someone else and says "And for you!" Atlas is really good in the Heel manager role, if only he was managing someone who didn't blow. Henry wins with the World's Strongest Slam. He celebrates with Atlas, then walks out, stepping on Dreamer's chest in the process. I cringed, as I always thought they stepped on the stomach to avoid injury. On the way out he signs someone's program, then rips it up. I holler out "Where's the Stunt Granny?" Dreamer gives his shirt to a fan at ringside before leaving.
No Disqualification: Edge vs. Jeff Hardy: Throughout the event, they promoted a text message competition so the fans could pick the stip: Falls Count Anywhere, 2 out of 3 falls, or No DQ. I didn't bother texting, I know this shit is rigged. Everyone's cheering for Jeff, or so it seems. Fan in my section asked for a pic and he posed for it. Edge, in Augusta at least, is a Heat Machine. He takes the mic as everyone chants "You Suck" at him. And he then starts freaking out. He points at random people saying they suck. Funniest part was when he told two fat women they sucked, apparently pancakes. Match of the Night EASILY. Alot of near falls, fight spilled up the entranceway, got back into the ring spilled into the audience as well. The match had some good moments, including Jeff Drop Toe Holding Edge, who was wielding a trash can at this point and Edge busting out a Hotshot onto an exposed turnbuckle bolt. Finish involved a missed spear, a Twist of Fate onto an open chair, then the Swanton. IOW Jeff won. Edge sold the Swanton for a long time, still getting heat. He would move his head up and it'd drop. He would move his hand up to give some fan the finger than drop.
He then realized he lost and did a temper tantrum thing, similar to Christian's. He sat on the chair that was still in the ring and flipped in the chair. he closed the chair and threw it out of the ring. It hit the guard rail in my section really hard. It's then I notice what was next to it: the tape that was on Jeff Hardy's finger at the beginning of the match. It slipped off in one full piece. For some reason, I realized I wanted it. Edge leaves and the show ends. I ask a member of the arena staff if he'd give me the tape, and he tossed it to me. Random Score!
Yeah, WWE House shows are fun.
Show itself was much better than D2D (even though it was a house show and that it wasn't much of an accomplishment.) I regret waiting until Intermission to get a camera, though. No Vickie, Edgeheads, or Trips, but no big deal. Teddy Long was there, and I hollered out "Peanut Head" upon his arrival. He ends up in the corner of ringside where I am at. I make a reference to Doom, he talks about how they were present at his wedding.
Finlay vs. Carlito: I barely recognized Carlito, as his hair was braided. Is this a new thing, or will it be a new thing? I dunno. Finlay wins after a Hornswaggle Tadpole Splash and the Celtic Cross. After the match, he gets a couple kids in the ring and they dance around with Finlay and Swog. Find out from the security guy that those are his kids. Pretty cool. It really was an honor to see my favorite worker in action.
Evan Bourne vs. Khali: It was a short & sweet: A squash. When Khali came out I hollered "Her Sister is a Bitch!" Later on, I hollered "Ryan Seacrest rules!" He was really over as a face.
Mr. Kennedy vs. Mike Knox: Mr. Kennedy comes out and did his little raise his hand to the sky thing so the mic can drop from the ceiling. Only problem: nthe mic wasn't set up. He waits for a minute, then looks up with this WTF look on his face. Neighbor hollers "This is Augusta!" Thinking quickly, he whispers to the announcer. Does the thing again, and the announcer puts the mic in his hand. Kennedy does his spiel, and then tries to finish by climbing up on the second turnbuckle and doing the last "Kennedy". Mic chord isn't long enough. He goes to another corner and does it. Match was decent. I said to someone next to me that the most interesting thing about Knox was the design on his tights. Kennedy via Mic Check.
WWE Tag Team Title Match: Miz and John Morrison vs. Jesse and Festus: This was a good time. I was giving Miz all kinds of hell. "Real World Sucks!" and "I'm ashamed to be born on the same day as you!" (shoot comment, I literally shame the same birthday as him.) He was giving me hell right back. The match itself was a good time. Miz and Morrison did their little shake their ass bit. I holler out "This isn't Club Argos!" (local gay bar. Has a Rainbow Flag on the front window and everything.*) Morrison did a hip swivel, causing me to holler out "You're not Rick Rude!" At some point, Jesse and Festus both take over and clear the ring. They proceed to do the Jeff Jarrett strut followed by the Hip Swivel. Festus set up was much more jolty and spastic, making it even funnier. In the end, Morrison hits his neckbreaker for the win. Miz then takes his title and looks right at me and makes crying motion. Good match. Jesse can fucking work, but threw a dropkick near the end that missed Miz by a foot, CLEARLY. I'll give Mizanin credit for being able to work the crowd, but little else.
US Title Match: Matt Hardy vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. MVP: Almost everyone was cheering for Matt. Guy next to me was cheering for MVP. I was cheering for Matt and Shelton. Shelton and MVP try to tear up a fan sign and fail. They take turns holding up the US Title. Matt tries to throw his shirt into the crowd, but can't decide which section is loudest. He gives it to the ref. MVP Snatches it. He and Shelton try to tear up the shirt and fail. Eventually they do manage to tear it up.This was the second best match of the night. Psychology was good. MVP and Shelton were double teaming Matt early. Then they doublecross each other. Then MVP acts like he's on Matt's side. After saving him from a T-Bone attempt, Matt hollers out "Yeah, you really ARE on my side!" he plays it up by setting up Shelton in the corner and tells MVP to nail him. MVP charges in and Matt clotheslines him. Finish was good, Shelton did his flat footed leap from the canvas to the top rope for an Armdrag off the top on Matt. He gets taken out by MVP. MVP goes for the worst finisher ever (I don't care who uses it, it sucks). Matt counters into the Twist of Fate. Matt is helped to the back part of the way. MVP and Shelton act like they're going to fight each other. It lasts a little too long and I start hollering "Kiss and Makeup already." Eventually, they do the little heel hug.
Intermission and I get an Edge T-shirt and a camera.
Michelle McCool and Cherry vs. Victoria and Maryse: Cherry looks kind of fat live. Michelle looks excessively skinny. Maryse looks like she has a weave. They do the play to the crowd and Victoria "accidentally" falls off the second turnbuckle, getting laughs. She hollers don't laugh at me before stepping under the bottom rope after the faces and tripping. Michelle can work, Victoria can work. Maryse looks competent. Cherry does a funny wedgie spot on Victoria. for some reason, I am compelled to take a picture of it. Wasn't too bad of a match. Michelle wins with the Heel Hook. Only Submission of the night. Well, I tapped out while watching the next match, but that doesn't really count.
ECW Title Match: Mark Henry (with Tony Atlas) vs. Tommy Dreamer: Poor Tommy. Henry and Atlas comes out first. The announcer fucks up and calls him "The Challenger." I sing "Badstreet USA." Tony Atlas takes the mic, I holler out "Saba Simba." Dreamer comes out and Henry makes an offer: Go to the back and be safe or fight him and get injured. I holler out "That's a shoot comment, take him up on the offer!" Dreamer contemplates it but decides to fight. Gets the fans to chant "You suck" at Henry. First power spot Henry hollers out "Who sucks now?" Fans chant "You do!" I holler out "Your Mom!" those in my area are rolling. This match is awful, due mostly to Mark Henry controlling most of it. At one point, when I wasn't making references to Freebirds or Michael Hayes, I holler out "Why are you a champion?" He does a power spot, points at me and says "That's for You!" points to someone else and says "And for you!" Atlas is really good in the Heel manager role, if only he was managing someone who didn't blow. Henry wins with the World's Strongest Slam. He celebrates with Atlas, then walks out, stepping on Dreamer's chest in the process. I cringed, as I always thought they stepped on the stomach to avoid injury. On the way out he signs someone's program, then rips it up. I holler out "Where's the Stunt Granny?" Dreamer gives his shirt to a fan at ringside before leaving.
No Disqualification: Edge vs. Jeff Hardy: Throughout the event, they promoted a text message competition so the fans could pick the stip: Falls Count Anywhere, 2 out of 3 falls, or No DQ. I didn't bother texting, I know this shit is rigged. Everyone's cheering for Jeff, or so it seems. Fan in my section asked for a pic and he posed for it. Edge, in Augusta at least, is a Heat Machine. He takes the mic as everyone chants "You Suck" at him. And he then starts freaking out. He points at random people saying they suck. Funniest part was when he told two fat women they sucked, apparently pancakes. Match of the Night EASILY. Alot of near falls, fight spilled up the entranceway, got back into the ring spilled into the audience as well. The match had some good moments, including Jeff Drop Toe Holding Edge, who was wielding a trash can at this point and Edge busting out a Hotshot onto an exposed turnbuckle bolt. Finish involved a missed spear, a Twist of Fate onto an open chair, then the Swanton. IOW Jeff won. Edge sold the Swanton for a long time, still getting heat. He would move his head up and it'd drop. He would move his hand up to give some fan the finger than drop.
He then realized he lost and did a temper tantrum thing, similar to Christian's. He sat on the chair that was still in the ring and flipped in the chair. he closed the chair and threw it out of the ring. It hit the guard rail in my section really hard. It's then I notice what was next to it: the tape that was on Jeff Hardy's finger at the beginning of the match. It slipped off in one full piece. For some reason, I realized I wanted it. Edge leaves and the show ends. I ask a member of the arena staff if he'd give me the tape, and he tossed it to me. Random Score!
Yeah, WWE House shows are fun.