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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.

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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.

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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!

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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

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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.

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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

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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]

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 Really want to get to January so I can start my big ripped off from WWE storyline to see how I'd book it

[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.

[Evil Vito]

Awesome. Christian's silent treatment 4tw

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.

[Evil Vito]

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!

[Evil Vito]

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.

[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]

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!

[Evil Vito]

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. 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.

[Evil Vito]

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.

[Splaya]

Hey what are you guys using to do this?

[Evil Vito]

Extreme Warfare Revenge

[Splaya]

Link me to one that will not crash my computer

[Evil Vito]

Originally Posted by Splaya Link me to one that will not crash my computer

http://www.ewbattleground.com/

On the first page there you can download a zipped version.

[Splaya]

Won't let me unzip it

[Evil Vito]

Works fine for me.

[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

[M-A-G]

Originally Posted by Splaya 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.

[Evil Vito]

Originally Posted by M-A-G 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.

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)

[M-A-G]

Originally Posted by Big Vito 22 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)

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]

Originally Posted by M-A-G 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.

Nah. EWR 4.2 allows you to change anybody into a Manager with the push of a button

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.

[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]

Nice. I remember playing that version of EWR when it first came out. Immediately raided the indies (Punk, Styles, etc.)

[Evil Vito]

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.

[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