This Day in History - 26th Jul, 2014
July 26th
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1946 - Dave Levin defeats Kay Bell for the Texas Heavyweight Title in Houston, Texas, to begin his second reign.
1950 - Ray Clements defeats Frank Murdoch to win Amarillo's Southwest Junior Heavyweight Title in Lubbock, Texas.
1956 - Future NWA World champion Tommy Rich is born in Hendersonville, Tennessee.
1960 - Curly Gagnon defeats Andy Galipeau in Winnipeg, Manitoba for the Madison Wrestling Club Middleweight Title, to begin his second reign.
1963 - WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Hans Mortier in West Hempstead, Long Island, NY.
1967 - Future ECW World TV champion and World Tag Team champion Pitbull 2, Anthony Durante is born in Hammonton, New Jersey.
1967 - WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Lou Albano in Philadelphia, PA.
1968 - Fritz Von Erich defeats Spoiler #1 in Houston, Texas for the held-up NWA American Heavyweight Title. This was a rematch from a match two weeks earlier in Houston.
1968 - WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Eduard Carpentier defeated The Siclians, Lou Albano & Tony Altimore in Philadelphia, PA.
1969 - The WWWF held an event at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The results:
- John L. Sullivan (Johnny Valiant) defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna.
- Joe Cox defeated Louis Cerdan.
- Cowboy Bradley and Joey Russell defeated Billy the Kid and Frenchy Lamont.
- Antonio Pugliese defeated Luke Graham.
- WWF International Tag Team Champions The Rising Suns (Mitsu Arakawa and Toru Tanaka) defeated Haystacks Calhoun and Victor Rivera.
- Killer Kowalski defeated Dominic DeNucci.
- WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino fought George Steele to a draw to retain the title.
1970 - Miyoko Hoshino and Yoshiko Miyamoto defeat Masked Killer and Masked Lee in Fuchu, Japan to win the American Girls' Wrestling Association International Tag Team Title.
1971 - WWWF ran Atlantic City, NJ with the following results:
-Bill White fought Vincenti Pommetti to a draw.
-Beautiful Bobby defeated Mike Pappas.
-Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Juan Caruso.
-Jimmy Valiant fought the Black Demon to a no contest.
-Luke Graham defeated Manuel Soto.
-WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Tarzan Tyler via countout.
1972 - Fred Blassie defeats Johnny Barend for the Hawaii NWA North American Heavyweight Title, ending Barend's second reign.
1972 - Miyoko Hoshino defeats Sarah Lee in Kasugabe, Japan for the WWWA World Singles Title. At the same event, Aiko Kyo and Jumbo Miyamoto win their third WWWA World Tag Team Title from Opearl Anston and Masked Lee.
1972 - WWWF ran The Armory in Augusta, Maine with the following results:
-Joe Turco defeated Tomas Marin.
-Chuck O'Connor fought El Olympico to a draw.
-Mr. Fuji defeated Arnold Skaaland.
-Gorilla Monsoon defeated the Black Demon.
-George Steele fought Sonny King to a draw
-Chief Jay Strongbow fought Prof. Toru Tanaka to a double disqualification.
1975 - The WWWF held an event at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The results:
- Pat Barrett defeated Mike Paidousis.
- Gorilla Monsoond defeated Butcher Vachon.
- Bugsy McGraw defeated Dean Ho.
- George Steele defeated Tony Garea.
- André the Giant and Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Spiros Arion and Baron Mikel Scicluna.
- WWWF World Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci and Victor Rivera defeated The Blackjacks (Lanza and Mulligan) by disqualification to retain the title.
- WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Waldo Von Erich to retain the title.
1976 - Mil Máscaras and Lou Thesz wrestle to a time-limit draw in Mexico City, Mexico at Universal Wrestling Association's first event. As a result, Thesz was declared the first UWA World Heavyweight Champion on August 15, 1977.
1977 - Ken Lucas wins his 10th NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title in Mobile, Alabama, ending Kurt Von Hess' second reign.
1980 - Greg Valentine defeats Ric Flair to win the NWA United States Heavyweight Title in Charlotte, North Carolina, ending Flair's fourth reign.
1980 - Barry Windham defeats Masa Saito for the NWA Florida Television Title in St. Petersburg, Florida.
1980 - Cien Caras defeats Tony Benetto for the Mexican National Heavyweight Title in Puebla, Mexico.
1980 - WWF ran an event in Philadelphia, PA at the Spectrum, broadcast over the PRISM Network, which featured:
-Tor Kamata fought Angel Maravilla to a draw.
-Sika defeated Rene Goulet.
-Larry Zbyszko defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification.
-WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Intercontinetal Champion Ken Patera via disqualification. Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee.
-Andre the Giant defeated Hulk Hogan via disqualification at 7:23.
-Pedro Morales defeated Afa.
1981 - Angelo Mosca defeats Mr. Fuji in Toronto, Ontario to win the Toronto NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title for the third time.
1983 - Future ROH champion, Roderick Strong is born in Wisconsin.
1983 - Tiger Jeet Singh and Umanosuke Ueda defeat Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta to win the NWA International Tag Team Title in Nagasaki, Japan, to end Baba and Tsuruta's fifth reign.
1983 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran Columbia, SC, headlined by Roddy Piper defeating NWA U.S. Champion Greg Valentine and Ric Flair & Ricky Steamboat defeating NWA Tag Team Champions Jack & Jerry Brisco via disqualification
1984 - The Grapplers (Tony Anthony and Len Denton) defeat The Uptown Boys (Marty Jannetty and Tommy Rogers) for the NWA Central States Tag Team Title in Kansas City, Kansas, to begin their second reign.
1984 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran Hampton, VA at the Coliseum, featuring the folling results:
-Jeff Sword defeated Gary Quartanelli.
-Sam Houston defeated Barry Hart.
-Nikita Koloff defeated Gary Royal
-NWA World Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Don Kernodle defeated the Renegade & Mark Youngblood.
-Angelo Mosca Jr. defeated Wahoo McDaniel via disqualification.
1984 - Chamaco Valaguez defeats Mocho Cota to win the NWA World Welterweight Title in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
1984 - WWF ran Dayton, Ohio with the following results:
-The Moondogs defeated Roger Ruffin & Billy Travis.
-Ivan Putski defeated Jerry Valiant.
-Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. Fuji.
-Big John Studd defeated Chief Jay Strongbow.
-WWF Tag Team Champions Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis defeated the Wild Samoans.
-Jimmy Snuka defeated Roddy Piper via disqualification.
1984 - WWF ran their home city of Stamford, CT with the following results:
-SD Jones defeated Pete Doherty.
-The Haiti Kid defeated Dana Carpenter.
-Tiger Chung Lee fought Salvatore Bellomo to a draw.
-WWF Intercontinental Champion Tito Santana defeated Paul Orndorff.
1985 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran Hampton, VA with the following results:
-Denny Brown fought Pat Tanaka to a draw.
-The Rising Suns defeated Starship Eagle (Dan Spivey) & Sam Houston.
-Ron Bass defeated Buddy Landell in a Texas Death Match.
-Magnum TA defeated Nikita Koloff via disqualification.
-NWA World TV Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA U.S. Champion Tully Blanchard.
1985 - Jim Crockett Promotions also ran Albany, GA, headlined by The Midnight Express, Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton winning an 18 Man Battle Royal and splitting the "$10,000" purse. Earlier in the night, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey had defeated Brett Sawyer & the Italian Stallion.
1986 - Jim Crockett Promotions held the 12th of 13 events of the "Great American Bash" tour at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The results were.
- Steve Regal defeated Sam Houston.
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Black Bart and Konga the Barbarian defeated NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown and The Italian Stallion.
- Manny Fernandez defeated Baron Von Raschke (with Paul Jones) in a Loaded Glove on a Pole match
- Wahoo McDaniel defeated Jimmy Garvin (with Precious) in an Indian Strap match.
- NWA National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard (with James J. Dillon) defeated Ron Garvin in a Taped Fist match.
- The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton) fought The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (NWA World Television Champion Arn and Ole Anderson) to a draw.
- Paul Jones (with Shaska Whatley) defeated Jimmy Valiant in a Hair vs. Hair match.
- Magnum T.A. defeated Nikita Koloff (with Ivan Koloff) to make their best-of-seven series for the NWA United States Heavyweight Title 3-1 in favor of Nikita.
- Baby Doll and NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) (with Paul Ellering) defeated Jim Cornette and NWA World Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey) in a Steel Cage match.
- NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair in a Steel Cage match to win the title. This began Rhodes' third reign and ended Flair's fourth (official and eighth unofficial) reign.
1986 - Showing the popularity of the company, WWF ran three live events across the United States on the same night, featuring the following results:
Detroit, MI at the Joe Louis Arena:
-Bret Hart defeated Tony Garea.
-Jim Neidhart defeated Salvatore Bellomo.
-The Missing Link defeated SD Jones
-Ricky Steamboat defeated Don Muraco via disqualification.
-Terry Funk defeated George Wells.
-WWF Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo defeated the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff.
Middletown, NY at the Orange County Fairgrounds:
-Swede Hanson defeated George Sanders.
-The Haiti Kid defeated Butch Cassidy.
-Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Ron Shaw.
-Susan Starr defeated the Spider Lady.
-Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd.
St. Louis, MO at the Arena:
-Ivan Putski defeated Steve Lombardi.
-Randy Savage defeated Jose Luis Rivera.
-Uncle Elmer defeated Moondog Spot.
-B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Rene Goulet & the Spoiler.
-WWF Intercontinental Champion Tito Santana defeated Brutus Beefcake via disqualification.
-Lanny Poffo defeated Barry O.
-WWF Champion Hulk Hogan & Paul Orndorff defeated Bob Orton Jr. & Roddy Piper.
1987 - Espanto, Jr. defeats El Hijo del Santo for the UWA World Lightweight Title in Torreón, Mexico.
1987 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran a live event in Cleveland, Ohio at the Municipal Stadium following the end of Cleveland Indians game with the following results:
-Ron Garvin defeated the Barbarian.
-Jimmy Valiant defeated Ivan Koloff.
-NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard fought Jimmy Garvin to a draw.
-NWA World Tag Team Champions The Rock N' Roll Express, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated NWA U.S. Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express, Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane
1988 - WWF ran Lubbock, Texas, featuring:
-DJ Peterson pinned Omar Atlas.
-Koko B. Ware pinned Frenchy Martin.
-Jim Powers & Paul Roma defeated Barry Horowitz & Sivi Afi.
-WWF Women's Champion Sensational Sherri Martel defeated Rockin Robin.
-Tito Santana pinned Ron Bass.
1990 - Shinobu Kandori and Rumi Kazama defeat Miss A and Harley Saito to win the JWP Pacific Coast Tag Team Title in Yokohama, Japan, ending their second reign.
1990 - The NWA ran Charleston, SC at the McAlister Fieldhouse with the following results:
-Brad Armstrong defeated Barry Horowitz.
-Tom Zenk defeated Buddy Landell.
-Brian Pillman defeated Mark Callous via reverse decision.
-Rick & Scott Steiner defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane in a non-title match.
-The Junkyard Dog defeated the Iron Sheik.
-NWA World Champion Sting & NWA U.S. Champion Lex Luger defeated Ric Flair & Barry Windham.
1991 - The Can-Am Express (Doug Furnas and Dan Kroffat) defeat Billy Black and Joel Deaton to win the AJPW All Asia Tag Team Title in Matsudo, Japan, to begin their fourth reign.
1991 - WCW ran Oakland, CA at the Coliseum with the following results:
-Terrance Taylor pinned Mike Graham at 10:11 by using the trunks for leverage as Richard Morton distracted the referee.
-PN News defeated Johnny B. Badd via disqualification at 8:40 when Teddy Long interfered.
-Dustin Rhodes & Mike Graham defeated Richard Morton & Terrance Taylor when Rhodes pinned Taylor.
-WCW World TV Champion Steve Austin pinned Big Josh at 15:22 when Lady Blossom pushed Josh's foot off the bottom rope during the cover.
-Dick Murdoch & Dick Slater defeated Tom Zenk & Black Bart (sub. for Rick & Scott Steiner) at 11:59 when Bart was pinned.
-WCW World Champion Lex Luger pinned Bobby Eaton at 10:09 after the piledriver.
-Sting, El Gigante, Ron Simmons & the Yellow Dog (Brian Pillman) defeated Barry Windham, Nikita Koloff, the Diamond Studd (Scott Hall) & the One Man Gang at 12:11 when Sting pinned the Gang; the match was originally billed as an elimination match.
1991 - WWF ran Las Vegas, NV at the Thomas & Mack Center with the following:
-Ricky Steamboat pinned Haku.
-Jim Duggan defeated Col. Mustafa via countout.
-The Bushwhackers defeated Paul Roma & Hercules
-The Ultimate Warrior defeated the Undertaker via disqualification.
-The Berzerker defeated Jimmy Snuka.
-Marty Jannetty & Jim Powers (substuting for Shawn Michaels, out with a knee injury) defeated the Orient Express.
-Greg Valentine pinned Earthquake after Andre the Giant interfered.
1991 - WWF ran San Francisco, CA at the Cow Palace with the following results:
-IRS pinned Koko B. Ware at 11:07.
-Davey Boy Smith defeated Typhoon (sub. for WWF IC Champion Mr. Perfect) via count-out at 11:34.
-The Barbarian pinned Shane Douglas (sub. for Greg Valentine) with a boot to the face.
-WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Sgt. Slaughter in a Desert Storm Match at 7:41 via submission with the Camel Clutch.
-Kerry Von Erich pinned Demolition Smash (sub. for the Warlord) at 7:54 with a small package.
-Virgil (sub. for Roddy Piper) (w/ Brutus Beefcake) pinned Ted Dibiase at 11:58.
-The Legion of Doom & the Big Bossman defeated the Mountie & WWF Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys at 15:02 when Road Warrior Hawk pinned Brian Knobbs after the clothesline off the top.
1992 - WWF ran Orlando, FL at the Arena with the following:
-Jim Brunzell pinned the Brooklyn Brawler.
-Virgil pinned the Mountie.
-The Undertaker defeated Kamala (sub. for the Berzerker) & Mr. Fuji in a handicap match.
-WWF Tag Team Champions the Natural Disasters defeated Ted Dibiase & IRS via disqualification.
-Crush defeated Skinner.
-The Big Bossman defeated Nailz via disqualification.
-WWF World Champion Randy Savage pinned Ric Flair at the 26-minute mark.
1993 - Former WCW star Van Hammer received a WWF tryouy, losing to Virgil during a dark match at a WWF TV Taping in Utica, NY. Hammer was not hired.
1993 - WCW ran Calhoun, GA at the National Guard Armory before 400 fans with the following results:
-Kent Cole defeated Wrecking Crew Rage.
-Ice Train (with Thunderbolt Patterson) defeated Tony Vendetta.
-Keith Cole defeated Wrecking Crew Fury.
-Lord Steven Regal defeated Mark Starr (sub. for Johnny Gunn) by pulling the tights for leverage.
-Johnny B. Badd defeated Maxx Payne.
-Ron Simmons defeated WCW TV Champion Paul Orndorff via disqualification after Orndorff was caught with a foreign object.
-Johnny B. Badd (substituting for 2 Cold Scorpio) & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce.
1994 - Peggy Lee Leather defeats Bambi in East Ridge, Tennessee for the unofficial NWA World Women's Title, recognized by Jim Crockett Promotions.
1995 - WCW ran a WCW Saturday Night taping at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia, featuring the following results:
-Arn Anderson defeated Rick Hayes.
-Harlem Heat defeated Larry Santo & Johnny Wheeler.
-Brian Pillman defeated Sonny Trout.
-WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated Maxx Muscle.
-Ric Flair defeated Alex Wright.
-Chad Brock defeated Chris Kanyon.
-Cobra defeated Tom Burton
-Johnny B. Badd defeated the Grappler.
-Kurasawa defeated Tony Jackson.
-Kamala defeated Bob Starr.
-Vader defeated an unknown.
-Harlem Heat defeated Bob Hayes & Barry Houston.
-WCW World TV Champion the Renegade defeated Ray Hudson.
-Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated the Italian Stallion & an unknown.
-Diamond Dallas Page defeated Mike Davis.
-Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Alex Wright defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck via disqualification.
1996 - Espectrito defeats Super Muñequito to win the Mexican National Minis Title in Actopan, Mexico.
1996 - Extreme Championship Wrestling ran The Flagstaff in Jim Thorpe, PA with the following results:
-El Puerto Rico defeated Super Nova.
-D-Von Dudley defeated Hack Myers.
-ECW World TV Champion Shane Douglas defeated Buh Buh Ray Dudley.
-Raven fought JT Smith to a no contest.
-Taz defeated the Sandman.
-The Gangstas, New Jack & Mustafa defeated Devon Storm & Damien Kane.
-Brian Lee defeated LA Smooth.
-ECW World Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Chris Jericho & Mikey Whipwreck.
-Terry Gordy & Tommy Dreamer defeated The Bruise Brothers, Ron & Don Harris.
1996 - WCW ran Muncie, Indiana with the following results:
-Alex Wright defeated Disco Inferno.
-Public Enemy defeated the Nasty Boys in a dog collar match.
-Dean Malenko defeated Eddie Guerrero.
-WCW World Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Harlem Heat.
-Kevin Nash & Scott Hall defeated Sting & WCW World TV Champion Lex Luger via disqualification.
-Randy Savage defeated WCW U.S. Champion Ric Flair in a non-title match.
1996 - WWF ran the Selland Arena in Fresno, CA, featuring:
-Justin Bradshaw defeated Bob Holly.
-Skip & Zip defeated Marty Jannetty & Leif Cassidy, Henry & Phinneas Godwinn, and WWF Tag Team Champions the Smoking Gunns in a non-title match.
-Owen Hart defeated Aldo Montoya.
-Psycho Sid defeated Davey Boy Smith.
-Steve Austin defeated Savio Vega in a No DQ match.
-The Undertaker defeated Mankind.
-Yokozuna defeated Goldust
-Marc Mero defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
-WWF Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Vader.
1997 - Octagoncito defeats Pentagoncito in Tulancingo, Mexico for the Mexican National Minis Title.
1997 - Extreme Championship Wrestling ran Buffalo, NY at the Bert Flickenger Center with the following results:
-John Kronus pinned Louie Spicolli.
-Jason defeated Roadkill.
-Sabu defeated Bill Wiles.
-Mikey Whipwreck pinned Barry Hardy.
-Shane Douglas, Bam Bam Bigelow, & Chris Candido defeated Chris Chetti, Spike Dudley, & Nova.
-Tommy Dreamer & ECW World TV Champion Taz defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam.
1997 - WCW ran the Corestate Center in Philadelphia, PA featuring the following results:
-Public Enemy defeated High Voltage.
-Chris Jericho defeated Alex Wright.
-Chris Benoit defeated Lord Steven Regal.
-Eddie Guerrero defeated Dean Malenko.
-Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Buff Bagwell & Scott Norton.
-WCW U.S. Champion Jeff Jarrett defeated Steve McMichael.
-Ric Flair defeated Syxx.
-Randy Savage defeated Diamond Dallas Page via countout.
-WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash defeated Lex Luger & the Giant.
1997 - WWF ran Cleveland, Ohio at the Gund Arena, featuring:
-Savio Vega & Miguel Perez defeated the Headbangers.
-Rockabilly defeated Flash Funk.
-Brian Pillman defeated Jesse Jammes.
-Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated The Blackjacks, Blackjack Barry Windham & Blackjack Bradshaw.
-Ken Shamrock defeated WWF European Champion Davey Boy Smith via disqualification.
-Vader defeated Goldust.
-WWF Intercontinental Champion Owen Hart defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Mankind when Hart pinned Mankind.
-Steve Austin pinned Bret Hart.
-WWF Champion the Undertaker & Legion of Doom defeated Farooq, Kama, & D-Lo Brown.
1998 - The WWF held its 23rd "In Your House" event, "Fully Loaded", at Fresno, California's Selland Arena. 9,855 fans attended the show, which got a 0.9 buyrate. The results were:
- Val Venis pinned Jeff Jarrett (with Tennessee Lee) with a roll-up.
- D'Lo Brown (with The Godfather) pinned X-Pac (with Chyna) with the Sky High.
- Faarooq and Scorpio defeated Justin Bradshaw and Terry Funk, when Scorpio pinned Funk after a 450° splash.
- Mark Henry pinned Vader with a splash.
- The Disciples of Apocalypse (8-Ball and Skull (with Paul Ellering)) defeated L.O.D. 2000 (Animal and Hawk (with Sunny)), when Animal was pinned.
- Owen Hart defeated Ken Shamrock in a Dungeon match, by knocking him out with a dumbbell and tapping Shamrock's hand on the floor as if he tapped out. This match was taped days earlier in the Hart family Dungeon in Calgary, and Dan Severn was the guest referee.
- WWF Intercontinental Champion The Rock fought Triple H (with Chyna) to a 30-minute time-limit draw in a best-of-three falls match to retain the title. Rock pinned Triple H after a Rock Bottom and Triple H pinned Rock after Chyna ran in and DDT'd Rock. The time limit expired right after Triple H had Pedigreed Rock.
- Sable defeated Jacqueline in a Bikini contest. This decision was reversed the following night on RAW due to Sable not wearing a bikini top, as she had handprints painted on her chest.
- WWF Champion Steve Austin and The Undertaker defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Kane and Mankind, when Undertaker pinned Kane after the Tombstone piledriver, to win the title.
1998 - World Championship Wrestling ran a free event in New York City's Bryant Park as part of the 1998 Goodwill Games. The results from the outdoor event saw:
-Stevie Ray defeated Steve McMichael.
-Villano IV defeated El Dandy.
-Fit Finlay defeated Disco Inferno
-Dean Malenko defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho in a non-title match in the best bout of the event.
-WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Curt Hennig with the spear and jackhammer.
1998 - Extreme Championship Wrestling ran Kissimmee, FL at the Agricultural Center with the following results:
-Chris Chetti defeated the Cuban Assassin.
-Taz defeated the Blue Meanie.
-Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney defeated Danny Doring & Mike Lozansky.
-Lance Storm vs. Chris Candido.
-Spike Dudley defeated Ulf Hermann
-Jerry Lynn & Masato Tanaka defeated Mike Awesome & Justin Credible.
-Bam Bam Bigelow defeated John Kronus.
-ECW World Tag Team Champions, ECW World TV Champion Rob Van Dam & Sabu defeated The FBI, Tracy Smothers & Little Guido.
-Buh Buh Ray, D-Von, & Big Dick Dudley defeated Tommy Dreamer, Spike Dudley, & the Sandman.
1999 - The WWF's "RAW is WAR" more than doubles "WCW Monday Nitro"'s rating in this week of the Monday Night War, 7.1 to 3.4.
"RAW is WAR" was live from Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The results:
-Kurt Angle defeated Erin O'Grady (the future Crash Holly) in a dark match.
- WWF Tag Team Champions The Acolytes (Bradshaw and Faarooq) defeated Edge and Christian.
- The Godfather and Val Venis defeated Droz and Prince Albert in a Street Fight.
- Kane defeated The Big Show and The Undertaker by disqualification in a Handicap match.
- Triple H (with Chyna) defeated Ken Shamrock.
- The Rock fought Chyna and Billy Gunn to a no-contest in a Handicap match.
"Nitro" was live from the historic Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee. The results were:
- Bobby Duncum, Jr. and Kendall Windham (with Barry Windham and Curt Hennig) defeated Juventud Guerrera and Psychosis.
- Rey Misterio, Jr. defeated Vampiro (with The Insane Clown Posse (Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J)) by disqualification.
- Stevie Ray defeated Vincent (with Horace).
- Prince Iaukea defeated Lash LeRoux by disqualification.
- Evan Karagias defeated Ernest Miller (with Sonny Onoo).
- Steven Regal (with Dave Taylor) defeated Mikey Whipwreck.
- Goldberg defeated Curt Hennig (with Bobby Duncum, Jr. and Barry and Kendall Windham) by disqualification.
- Madusa defeated Patty Stone Grinder.
- Shane Douglas defeated Scott Putski.
- WCW United States Heavyweight Champion David Flair (with Asya and Torrie Wilson) defeated Chris Benoit to retain the title.
- WCW World Television Champion Rick Steiner defeated Chase Tatum to retain the title.
- Kevin Nash and& Sid Vicious defeated Hulk Hogan and Sting.
1999 - In Shotgun Saturday Night matches taped in Cleveland, WWE results saw:
-Meat (Shawn Stasiak) defeated Joey Abs.
-The Big Bossman defeated Chaz.
-Test defeated Lou Marconi.
-Mideon defeated Shawn Casey.
2000 - Rojo del Sol defeats "Showa" for the DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Title in Tokyo, Japan. At the same show, Koichiro Kimura defeats Masao Orihara to win the DDT KO-D Openweight Title.
2000 - The Kingpins defeat The Mean Street Posse (Joey Abs and Rodney) for the Memphis Championship Wrestling Southern Tag Team Title in Memphis, Tennessee.
2002 - Disco Fury defeats Asian Cougar in Surrey, British Columbia to win the NWA Canadian Junior Heavyweight Title in Surrey, British Columbia, beginning his sixth reign.
2002 - The Lynch Mob (2 Tuff Tony and Corporal Robinson) defeat The Backseat Boyz (Trent Acid and Johnny Kashmere) for the vacant Insane Wrestling Federation Tag Team Title in Hamtramck, Michigan.
2003 - CZW held "Tournament of Death II" at Rack's Bar and Billiards in Dover, Delaware. Scrapdog Kevin Quigley filed the following live report:
*In a Pane of Glass Death Match, Zandig beat “Spyder" Nate Webb after powerbombing him through a pane of glass in the corner to advance to the semifinals. This was a sick opener, like you would expect anything different!
*Sick Nick Mondo beat JC bailey in a light tubes mach after a nasty Death Valley Driver through numerous light tubes to advance to the semifinals. There were lots of light tube shots.
*Necro Butcher beat Corporal Robinson in a 4 Corners of Pain Match to advance to the semifinals. These two put on a brutal match that was highlighted by Robinson stapling Necro's tongue to the turnbuckle! Lots of crazy, crazy bumps to say the least.
*In the final quarterfinal match, Ian Rotten beat Nick Gage in a Barbed Wire Board and Light Tube Table Match to advance to the semifinals. Nate Hatred ran out and helped Ian advance. There was a lot of brawling and the crowd was into this match. Not as crazy as the previous match but good none the less.
*In a Fans Bring the Weapon's Match, Ian Rotten beat Necro Butcher to advance to the finals of TOD II. There were several crazy bumps including an easily 52" wide screen TV being used as Ian splashed Necro, who had the TV on top of him.
*In a 2 out of 3 falls Log Cabin Death Match (whoever sent their opponent through the log cabins of light tubes two times would win) saw Nick Mondo beat Zandig 2 falls to one. In a bump that will be talked about for a long time, Zandig bodyslammed Mondo off the roof of a building through three tables that had a log cabin of tubes on top. Mondo actually got the win for putting Zandig through, though, since Zandig went through the glass before Mondo. Back in the ring, Mondo quickly broke the other log cabin of tubes over Zandig's back for the win.
*In the finals of Tournament of Death II, Sick Nick Mondo beat Ian Rotten in a 200 Light tubes match. This was filled with lots of light tube shots. Mondo pinned Ian after a double foot stomp to Ian's head that had light tubes on top. The finish was sort of anti-climatic but it was still a sick match. Afterwards, Wifebeater presented Mondo with the TOD trophy. Also, Ian and Zandig agreed to a cage match wrapped in barbed wire that will explode for the August 23rd return show.
NEWS & NOTES: The reason for the ant-climatic finish to the finals is that Nick Mondo suffered a puncture wound in his back from the big table bump. It was describe as a gunshot type wound and medics were encouraging him not to work the finals and to go to the emergency room instead. He'll most likely end up going to the emergency room but Mondo toughed it out and worked the main event....Attendance was about 550. It was a full house....If you are a fan of wrestling with crazy bumps and insane action I highly recommend this tape. This was just an insane show.
2003 - Ricky Banderas defeats Chicano for the IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Title in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
2003 - PWG held its debut event at Frank and Sons in City of Industry, California. The results were:
- Charles Mercury, Sara Del Rey and Supa Badd defeated Ryan Drago, Topgun Talwar and Zokre.
- Excalibur defeated Chris Bosh.
- Super Dragon defeated M-Dogg 20.
- TARO defeated Babi Slymm.
- Hook Bomberry and Apolo Kahn defeated Mr. Excitement and Disco Machine.
- Hardkore, Inc. (The Hardkore Kidd, Alkatrazz and Adam Pearce) defeated The X-Foundation (Funky Billy Kim, Scott Lost and Joey Ryan).
- NWA World Heavyweight Champion A.J. Styles defeated Frankie Kazarian.
2003 - Masahiro Chono defeats Lopaka for the HCW Kamehameha Heritage Title in Kapolei, Hawaii.
2003 - The NWA Mid-America Tag Team Title changes hands twice in Columbia, Tennessee. Jeff Daniels and Lone Star win the title from Justin Sain and Natas in the afternoon, and Kory Williams and Mike Woods beat them for the title that evening.
2003 - One day after losing the title to him, Grail regains the Global Wrestling Alliance United States Heavyweight Title from Draegan Frost, making him the first two-time champion.
2003 - T.J. Dalton and J.T. Stahr defeat Cody Hawk and Chet Jablonski to win the HWA Tag Team Title in Columbus, Ohio, ending Hawk and Jablonski's second reign.
2003 - Breyer Wellington defeats Jimmy Jacobs for the Independent Wrestling Revolution King of the Indies Title in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Jacobs wouldn't be without gold for long, as he and Gavin Starr defeated Truth Martini and Anthony Rivera in the very next match on the show to win the IWR Tag Team Title.
2004 - WWE held a live "RAW" at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which got a 3.6 rating on Spike TV. The results were:
- Randy Orton won a 20-man Battle Royal, last eliminating Chris Jericho, to earn a World Heavyweight Title match at August 15's SummerSlam. Also in the match were: Batista, Rob Conway, WWE Intercontinental Champion Edge, Ric Flair, Sylvain Grenier, Matt Hardy, The Hurricane, Kane, Rodney Mack, Maven, Chuck Palumbo, William Regal, Rhyno, Steven Richards, Rosey, Tajiri, Tyson Tomko and Val Venis.
- World Heavyweight Champion Chris Benoit defeated Triple H in a 60-minute Iron Man match to retain the title. Benoit pinned Triple H with a crucifix; Triple H pinned Benoit after the Pedigree; Benoit was counted out; Triple H pinned Benoit; Benoit made Triple H submit with the Sharpshooter; Benoit made Triple H submit with the Crippler Crossface; and Benoit pinned Triple H after Eugene gave Triple H a Rock Bottom, after he saved Benoit from a triple-team attack from Triple H, Ric Flair and Batista.
2005 - Katsuhiko Nakajima and Kensuke Sasaki defeated Shuji Kondo and "brother" YASSHI for the AJPW All Asia Tag Team Title in Tokyo, Japan.
2005 - Bully Douglas wins a 16-man Battle Royal in Lebanon, Tennessee, last eliminating Chase Stevens, to win the vacant NWA Southern Heavyweight Title.
2005 - Both of Full Throttle Wrestling's titles are decided in Elkmont, Alabama. In a three-way match, Sinn City (Dave Mitchell & Brandon Smith) defeated BMW (Shaun Peete & Charlie Swinger) and The Dogg Pound (Big T & Little E) to become the first FTW Tag Team Champions. Insane Lane defeats Chris Lee to win the FTW Heavyweight Title, making him the first two-time champion.
2005 - Lotus defeats Rob Matrix for the HWA Television Title in Cincinnati, Ohio.
2005 - Then-WWE developmental talent The Miz worked a dark match during a Smackdown taping in Rochester, NY, teaming with Tough Enough winner Matt Cappotelli to defeat The Highlanders. The taping also featured one of two televised appearances by Frankie Kazarian, hwo defeated Funaki on Velociy. Kazarian would quickly request a WWE release after being asked to cut his hair. He would eventually return to TNA and find a place on their roster as a member of Fortune. The taping itself is most remembered for a promo cut by Eddie Guerrero declaring that he, not Rey Mysterio, was the father of Mysterio's legitimate son Dominick, which kicked off an extremely heated feud between the two.
2006 - WWE's Raw brand ran Houston, TX at the Compaq Center, featuring:
-Steven Richards pinned Tommy Dreamer with the superkick as Dreamer came off the top.
-Raven pinned Matt Hardy with a roll up and using the ropes for leverage after Hardy missed the legdrop off the top.
-Trish Stratus & Linda Miles defeated WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly & Jackie Gayda.
-Justin Credible pinned Shelton Benjamin with a roll up and using the tights for leverage.
-Chris Benoit & Eddie Guerrero defeated Bubba Ray & Spike Dudley in a table match when Benoit blocked Spike's Dudley Dog, throwing Spike through a table set up outside the ring.
-Goldust defeated Christopher Nowinski.
-Raven pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw to win the title after he and Justin Credible interfered during Bradshaw's title defense against Shawn Stasiak.
-Justin Credible pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Raven to win the title with the superkick.
-Shawn Stasiak pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Justin Credible to win the title with a roll up.
-Bradshaw pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Shawn Stasiak to win the title with the Clothesline from Hell.
-WWE Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam pinned William Regal with the Five Star Frog Splash.
-The Undertaker & Booker T defeated Brock Lesnar & the Big Show when Booker pinned Show with the scissors kick after Taker hit Show with a chair.
2007 - WWE announced the release of Rene Dupree.
2007 - WWE began plans to move forward with HD broadcasting in January 2008.
2007 - Caleb Konley and Sal Rinauro defeat Pretty Boy Floyd and Simon Sermon in Locust Grove, Georgia to become Deep South Wrestling's first post-WWE Deep South Tag Team Champions.
2007 - TNA broadcast Impact on SpikeTV. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
We found out last week that all of the gold in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling will be on the line one more time in the main event of a pay per view but this time it will only be TNA Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle and TNA Tag Team and X Division Champion Samoa Joe involved in this match. It also appears that Kurt Angle's IWGP Title will be on the line as well. Last week we saw the former tag team champions Team 3D come out and demand an audience with the Steiners after what they did at Victory Road. Will the Steiners answer the challenge from Team 3D and will Scott Steiner address Brother Ray's claims that he was not really injured, forcing him to miss Slammiversary? Now that Triple X has reformed despite being forced to never team again after Turning Point in 2004, will any old teams return to the ring? What is next for Christian Cage and his minions as Robert Roode and A.J. Styles wrestle in no disqualification matches against Sting and Abyss?
We begin this week with Brother Ray's comments calling out the Steiners to appear this week on Impact. We also see highlights from Christian Cage and James Storm's match against Rhino and Chris Harris with Dustin Rhodes' interference and the toast over Rhino's body. We then see Abyss and Sting take care of Christian and Tomko. We see Kurt Angle go crazy as he looks for his clothes. We then see Samoa Joe make the challenge and Kurt Angle agree to meet for all of the titles at Hard Justice. We then see Samoa Joe respond with a head butt only to be sent through a table by Kurt Angle.
We go to footage from earlier tonight of Christian Cage entering the Impact Zone with A.J. Styles, Robert Roode, Tomko, and Traci Brooks. They are also accompanied by a number of men wearing "Cage Security" shirts. Leticia interviews Cage and wants to know if he has been in hiding. Christian says that he was at Impact last week to do his job and perform at the highest level as he denies that he has been in hiding. He says that he wants to earn an honest buck and asks everyone if that is okay. Christian tells Tomko to pay attention and "stop playing with his toy belt" because they have some real problems to deal with. Christian says that he walked into an unsafe work environment last week. That is why he got Cage Security. He says that they need to protect the top stars. This is the result of two guys, Sting and Abyss. He tells Robert Roode and A.J. Styles that tonight they are going to step up and take the spotlight to become the superstars that they can be. He tells them that not only are they going to beat Sting and Abyss in their matches; they are going to take them out. If they don't he will hold them both responsible. Roode and A.J. say that everything will be alright as Christian leaves. Tomko leaves as well. Roode tells A.J. that Robert Roode is going to hold up his end of the bargain and he wonders if A.J. will.
We are live on tape from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida and your announcers are Mike Tenay and Don West.
Match Number One: Robert Roode (with Traci Brooks) versus Sting in a No Disqualification Match
Roode attacks Sting before the bell and he kicks Sting in the ropes. Roode tries to slam Sting's head into the turnbuckles, but Sting blocks it and sting punches Roode and slams Roode's head into the turnbuckles and uses all of the buckles in one corner. Roode goes outside to regroup but Sting follows after Roode. Sting Irish whips Roode into the guardrails and then he sends Roode into the ring steps. Sting goes after Traci Brooks and that distraction allows Roode to connect with a knee to the midsection when Sting returns his attention to his opponent in this match. Roode tries for a piledriver on the ramp but Sting with a back body drop onto the ramp. Traci checks on Roode and then Roode uses Brooks as a human shield when Sting comes after him. Roode pushes Brooks at Sting and then he gets a chair. Sting thinks that Roode is going to hit Traci with the chair so he turns into the chair shot. Roode hits Sting one more time in the back. Roode rolls Sting back into the ring and then he comes off the top turnbuckle with a flying clothesline and gets a two count. Roode rakes Sting's eyes. Eric Young comes to ringside wearing Sting's face paint to give moral support for Sting and we go to commercial.
We are back and Roode runs Sting into the turnbuckles and chopping Sting. Sting feels none of the chops or punches and then Traci gets on the apron and she slaps Sting. Sting screams and scares Brooks off the apron to the floor. Sting with a big boot to Roode followed by a back body drop and reverse atomic drop. Sting with clotheslines and a Stinger Splash. Sting tries for another one but Roode moves out of the way but Sting is able to stop short of the turnbuckle. Sting tries for the Scorpion Death Lock but Roode pushes Sting out of the hold. Roode hits a spinebuster but he can only get a two count. Roode tells Brooks to get him a chair. Roode gets ready to use it but Eric Young takes the chair and Sting hits the Scorpion Death Drop for the three count.
Winner: Sting
After the match, Eric Young celebrates in the ring with Sting while Robert Roode yells at Traci Brooks while they go to the back.
We go to an interview that Mike Tenay did with Dustin Rhodes. Dustin talks about Goldust and he says that nobody will forget that character and he says that he pulled it off. He was that character and that entertainer. He did what he did to Chris Harris for a reason. Chris Harris was running his mouth. He says that Chris Harris is not ready to be at the top. Rhodes says that Harris is trying to steal somebody's spot and it was his spot. Rhodes says that since he was four years old, there was a side of him that nobody has seen and nobody wants to see. That side wants to come out. He says that he has had his split personality and it is coming out. He says that it is time.
Mike says that he has never seen anyone have an emotional breakdown like he did with Dustin Rhodes.
We go to footage from Kurt Angle's visit to his psychiatrist. Angle says that it all started when he was growing up in Pittsburgh. He says that it was no secret that his mother loved him more than his other brothers and sisters. He says that when he was three years old, everyone knew that he was going to be special. He was beating up every six year old on the block. He says that he was not a bully. He was just better than everybody else. His siblings were jealous of him and then he calls them losers. He says that his sister got a job at an orphanage and calls her a big loser. He wonders how small her paycheck was. There comes a time in your life when you need to make a decision. Do you want to wear Armani suits or do you want to help orphans? Angle says that he chooses to wear Armani suits. He says let someone else watch those spoiled brats. We are told that it will be continued as we go to commercial.
We are back and Kurt is still with his psychiatrist. He says that it got worse in high school because he excelled at everything, including football, baseball, basketball, and especially wrestling. The girls wanted him, not the skanks like the ones who come to watch him wrestle in the Impact Zone. They all wanted to get in his pants. The girls. He says that he is an Olympic gold medalist and his wife knows that it is an honor and a privilege to be Mrs. Kurt Angle. He says that his kids know that too. If they don't live up to his standards, they're going right out the door. Maybe he will send them to the orphanage where his sister works.
Match Number Two: Motor City Machine Guns Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley versus Latin American Xchange Homicide and Hernandez
Before the bell rings, Sabin uses Shelley's back as a springboard to drop kick Hernandez over the top rope to the floor. Homicide hits a cross body on Shelley but Sabin pokes Homicide in the eyes followed by a series of kicks from Shelley and Sabin. Shelley with a bulldog and Sabin hits a senton splash and Shelley gets a two count. Shelley chokes Homicide and then he chops Homicide. Homicide responds with chops of his own. Shelley with a knee and then both Sabin and Shelley choke Homicide in the corner. Sabin tags in and he snap mares Homicide and then he rakes Homicide's face. Homicide punches Sabin but Sabin responds with a knee. Sabin tries for a Northern Lights suplex but Homicide gets out of the hold and that allows Homicide to make the tag to Hernandez. Hernandez hits a slingshot shoulder tackle on Sabin and then he punches Shelley and Sabin. Hernandez chokes Shelley with his shirt and tosses him across the ring. Hernandez follows that with the cracker jack on Sabin. Hernandez gets Shelley up for the border toss but Sabin with a back kick to Hernandez and Shelley gets out of the hold. Shelley and Sabin with a double Irish whip but Sabin misses a running boot into the corner when Hernandez moves out of the way. Shelley with a roaring forearm to Hernandez followed by a jumping knee from Sabin. Shelley with a head and arm reverse DDT and Sabin. Homicide throws Sabin over the top rope to the floor. Shelley tries for a kick but Homicide grabs Shelley's leg. Shelley begs for mercy but he gives Shelley to Hernandez. Hernandez catapults Shelley into a clothesline from Homicide and Shelley rests on Hernandez' knee and Homicide hits a senton. Shelley is sent outside the ring but Sabin hits a springboard drop kick to Hernandez' back. Homicide with a kick and he sets for the Gringo Killer but Sabin gets out of the hold. Sabin with an Irish whip and running boot into the corner. Sabin puts Homicide on the top turnbuckle for a superplex but Homicide sends Sabin onto Hernandez' shoulder and Homicide hits the Ace Cutter for the three count.
Winners: Latin American Xchange Homicide and Hernandez
After the match, Team 3D come to the ring. Brother Ray wants LAX to get out of the ring. Devon has a mic and says that this has nothing to do with LAX because they already beat their a**es and made them a couple of has beens. He says that he knows that the Steiners are in the building and they are not going to leave until they come out. We go to commercial.
We are back and Brother Ray is now on the mic and he wants the Steiners to come out. The Steiners come to the ring. Scott tells Team 3D that they don't call them out, but they call Team 3D out. Scott tells Brother Ray that he did not like the way that he was talking to the Puerto Ricans earlier because the Puerto Rican people and the Puerto Rican nation are his favorite people. On June 3rd in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he was in the hospital and they saved his life. Brother Ray interrupts and he tells Brother Devon that in the ring with him are Big Poppa Pump and his "half-retarded" brother Rick. Scott tells Brother Ray to shut up and let his thyroid to continue to spiral out of control and maybe he will gain a few more fat cells. He says that he never missed a match in his life and he would never miss a match against Team 3D. At Slammiversary, when they were supposed to be wrestling, he was fighting for something more important. That was his life. Two weeks before Slammiversary, he was wrestling in Puerto Rico and got kicked in the throat. That tore his trachea and he was taken to the hospital and he was told by the doctor that he had five hours to life. Scott says that being told that you are going to die is a humbling experience. He says that it scared the hell out of him. Scott wants to publicly thank the Puerto Rican doctors, nurses, and the people who showed their support.
Brother Ray says that the reason why Scott did not show up was because he knew that Team 3D was better than the Steiners were any day of the week. Brother Ray wonders if Scott is serious about the surgery and he looks for the scar on his throat. Brother Ray says that he thinks Scott is lying and that he is scared. Rick helps Scott take off his vest and shirt. Scott says that it is obvious to him that Brother Ray's thyroid has burst and cut off oxygen to his brain. Scott says that although he got kicked in the throat, they cut through his lat and through his rib. They deflated his lung and sewed up his trachea that way. He says that is why he missed Slammiversary. It took him another five days to get home because he could not fly.
Brother Ray wants to know if Scott couldn't fly and couldn't wrestle because of that scratch. Back in ECW, that was nothing more than a paper cut and he calls Scott a "wussy" Scott says that the more he is talking to Brother Ray, the more he wants to knock his teeth down his throat. Scott says that Team 3D never beat the Steiners. He tells Brother Ray to name a time and a place. Scott says that Team 3D was nothing more than Bingo Hall Champions while they were World Tag Team Champions for a real company, WCW.
Scott is interrupted by the Voodoo Kin Mafia's music. BG says that he wonders if their invitation got lost in the mail. BG says that he came out for a history lesson because everyone else's history is bass ackwards. The best tag team in professional wrestling history just got in the ring. When they were on top, the wrestling business was on top of the world and that ain't no coincidence. Scott tells Kip and BG that they might have been on top in the WWF but what were they on top of? Scott says that it was a heap of crap. When they were tag team champions, the wrestling was at a high but that was because fans were watching WCW because they were kicking the WWF's ass for eighty-two weeks in a row. As far as Team 3D is concerned, Scott tells them that their fat a**es should not even be in the ring with them. Brother Ray throws down his shirt and tells Scott to stop calling him fat. Scott says that he does not have a doctor's permission to wrestle but he does not need an invitation to kick their ass.
The Steiners go after Kip and BG but Team 3D helps out the Voodoo Kin Mafia. Brother Ray punches Rick while Kip and BG work over Scott. Team 3D gives Rick a 3D. Devon gets the Puerto Rican flag that was left in the ring after the last match, and they choke Rick with it while Scott watches.
The Latin American Xchange come to the ring and they help the Steiners. We go to commercial.
We are back and we return to Kurt Angle in his psychiatrist's office. Kurt talks about his time in TNA. He wonders what he did to anyone here. All he did was beat some people up and give them more exposure than they ever had. He put them on the map. When you take the TNA out of Kurt Angle, he wonders what you have and he says you have a great Kurt Angle. When you take Kurt Angle out of TNA, you have an independent show that draws fifty people at most. He says that he is not trying to take all of the credit, but maybe he is. When you think of Kurt Angle, you think of Gandhi, George Washington, and Martin Luther King. Kurt says that he has a dream and that is that the whole world will come to respect, love, and honor Kurt Angle for the hero that he is.
The camera pans back and Kurt is sitting in his tanning bed wearing his suit and he has been talking to Kevin Nash, who wants to know if he can get fifteen minutes in the tanning bed. Angle tells Nash to clean up when he is done.
Match Number Three: A.J. Styles versus Abyss in a No Disqualification Match
Styles hits a springboard forearm over the referee before the bell rings and then he kicks and punches Abyss. A.J. punches Abyss in the head but Abyss with a back body drop. Abyss charges into a boot but Styles charges at Abyss and Abyss hits a boot of his own. Abyss with a charge into the corner and Styles falls into the corner. Abyss hits a running butt splash on Styles. Abyss presses Styles over his head but Abyss gets out of the hold before Abyss can send A.J. into the crowd. Abyss with a punch but when he charges at Abyss one more time, Abyss hip tosses A.J. to the floor. We go to commercial.
We are back and A.J. punches Abyss in the head and there is a chair in the ring. A.J. kicks Abyss in the chest and hits an enzuigiri. We go to highlights from the commercial break of A.J. hitting Abyss with a chair while they fought in the bleachers and then we see Styles hit a cross body onto Abyss from the bleachers to the ringside area. Back to live on tape action and Styles has a chair wedged in the turnbuckles. Abyss gets Styles up for Shock Treatment but A.J. gets out of the hold. Abyss with a kick to Styles and then he sets for a power bomb but Styles with a sunset flip. Abyss catapults A.J. into the corner where the chair has been set up but A.J. lands on the ropes. Styles tries for a moonsault but Abyss moves out of the way and Abyss throws Styles into the chair in the corner and then Abyss hits Shock Treatment. Abyss can only get a two count. Abyss tries for the Black Hole Slam but Styles counters it and he sets for the Styles Clash. Abyss is able to block the Styles Clash. Styles hits the Pele kick. Abyss sends Styles to the apron and he tries for a springboard move but Abyss catches Styles by the throat and hits a choke slam but he can only get a two count. Tomko walks to the ring to watch. Styles punches Abyss low and then he charges at Abyss but Abyss hits the Black Hole Slam. Tomko breaks up the cover and he punches Abyss. Tomko stomps on Abyss and then the lights go out. Sting appears in the ring and he punches Tomko and Styles. Sting kicks Tomko and punches him. Sting tells Abyss to get the tacks. Abyss goes under the ring to get the back of thumbtacks. Abyss is pulled under the ring by someone or something. Robert Roode comes to the ring and he punches Sting. A.J. pushes Roode off Sting and he punches Sting. All three men continue to attack Sting while Abyss remains under the ring. Abyss emerges from under the ring and he is bleeding. We cut to the top of the Ramp of Heelish Impact and we see Christian Cage with his "Cage Security". Christian comes to the ring and we see Abyss bleeding all over the floor. Christian pulls the bag into the ring and it is the bag of glass. Tomko choke slams Sting onto the glass. Roode and Styles bring Abyss into the ring. Tomko gets ready to choke slam Abyss but Christian stops him. Christian has A.J. get another bag from under the ring and it is the bag of thumbtacks. The thumbtacks are spread over the glass and Tomko choke slams Abyss on the tacks and Styles covers Abyss for the three count.
Winner: A.J. Styles
After the match, we see the new Christian Coalition celebrate in the ring as we go to credits.
2008 - Ring of Honor taped their "New Horizons" PPV in Detroit, Michigan. Aaron McMann filed the following live report:
*Ernie Osyris & Kyle Durden & Alex Payne defeated Two Ninjas & Rocky Fontaine.
*Former TNA star D-Ray 3000 defeated Shane Holister.
PPV Taping
*The PPV opened with ROH Tag Team champions The Age of the Fall coming out and claiming they would not defend the belts tonight. The Briscoes hit the ring and attacked Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black. They scampered from the ring and Aries attacked Jacobs. Aries and Jacobs brawled to the back.
*The Briscoes remained in the ring, calling out the Age of the Fall. When they failed to return, Dave Prazak said they had a team in the ring ready to go. The Briscoes defeated Mitch Franklin and Silas Young in a quick squash.
*Erick Stevens won a Four Corner bout, defeating Shane Hagadorn, Delirious and Ruckus.
*Austin Aries came out and called for Jimmy Jacobs to come out and face him. Jacobs ran out and stared Aries down, setting up an ambush by Tyler Black. Aries fought him off. MsChif attacked Aries, setting up a three on one beatdown, broken up by undercard performers.
*The Age of the Fall remain in the ring. Kevin Steen comes out and demands to know why he and El Generico still haven't gotten their shot at the Tag Team belts. Necro Butcher attacks him from behind, setting up a match....
*Kevin Steen defeated Necro Butcher in a solid brawl that saw tables and chairs used.
*ROH champ Nigel McGuinness defeated Claudio Castagnoli in a good back and forth match that saw Claudio dominate early.
We are currently at intermission. I estimate 600 to 700 fans in attendance.
*Silas Young defeated Kenny Omega.
*Roderick Strong & Naomichi Marufuji defeated Chris Hero & Go Shiozaki (with Sweet N' Sour, Inc.) Before the match, Larry Sweeney offered Marufuji a spot in his stable. Marufuji declined, angered Sweeney to the point that he said his charges wouldn't be wrestling tonight. As they tried to exit, Lance Storm came out and stopped them and said they would be wrestling and he'll be at ringside. After the match, Sweet N' Sour attacked Storm, who made a comeback, including putting Sweeney in the Maple Leaf before he was overcome.
*Bryan Danielson defeated Tyler Black (with Jimmy Jacobs) via referee stoppage after a series of elbows to the head. At one point during the bout, Tyler powerbombed Danielsion on the ropes, snapping the top rope off, which really resonated with the crowd and picked up the crowd heat. After the match, Aries attacked Jacobs and they had a bloody brawl through the building. ROH's staff was attempting to fix the ring during the brawl. They ended up brawling towards a ladder, and they did a spot falling off a ladder through the ticket table. Necro Butcher may have tipped the ladder.
This ended the PPV.
*The "Honor Rumble", where the winner receives a title shot on 8/1 against ROH champ Nigel McGuinness in Virginia is next.
*Silas Young defeated Kenny Omega.
*Roderick Strong & Naomichi Marufuji defeated Chris Hero & Go Shiozaki (with Sweet N' Sour, Inc.) Before the match, Larry Sweeney offered Marufuji a spot in his stable. Marufuji declined, angered Sweeney to the point that he said his charges wouldn't be wrestling tonight. As they tried to exit, Lance Storm came out and stopped them and said they would be wrestling and he'll be at ringside. After the match, Sweet N' Sour attacked Storm, who made a comeback, including putting Sweeney in the Maple Leaf before he was overcome.
*Bryan Danielson defeated Tyler Black (with Jimmy Jacobs) via referee stoppage after a series of elbows to the head. At one point during the bout, Tyler powerbombed Danielsion on the ropes, snapping the top rope off, which really resonated with the crowd and picked up the crowd heat. After the match, Aries attacked Jacobs and they had a bloody brawl through the building. ROH's staff was attempting to fix the ring during the brawl. They ended up brawling towards a ladder, and they did a spot falling off a ladder through the ticket table. Necro Butcher may have tipped the ladder.
This ended the PPV.
*The "Honor Rumble", where the winner receives a title shot on 8/1 against ROH champ Nigel McGuinness in Virginia is next.
Entrants, in order: were Bobby Dempsey, Kyle Durden, Jay Briscoe, Erick Stevens, Claudio Castagnoli, Ernie Osyris, Necro Butcher, Bushwhacker Luke Williams, Mark Briscoe, Ruckus, Rhett Titus, Sara del Rey, Alex Payne, Delirious, ROH champ Nigel McGuinness.
Elimination, in order: Durden by Jay Briscoe, Williams by Necro, Necro eliminated by Briscoes, Mark Briscoe eliminated by Ruckus, Dempsey by everyone, Jay Briscoe by Nigel, del Rey by Stevens, Osyris by Delirious, Delirious, Stevens, Titus by Delirious, Payne by Nigel, Nigel by Ruckus.
Winner is Ruckus.
2009 - WWE held their Night Of Champions PPV. Here is the original report:
In a dark match, Cryme Time defeated The Hart Dynasty.
The PPV opened with a great video package putting over the importance of a championship, followed by segments on the World and WWE Title matches.
Unified Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho & ??? vs. Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase.
Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler called this match. DiBiase & Rhodes entered first, then Jericho. The announcers noted that Jericho could select someone from any brand to defend the tag belts. Jericho took the mic, and then said we would have a reminder of what happened to his former partner. They showed a video package on Edge's injury and surgery, including his promo vowing to come back. Back live, Jericho cut a promo on Edge, calling him injury prone and selfish. Jericho said he now had a partner who is worthy to stand next to him. Jericho then introduced his new partner, Big Show. Big Show, wearing new ring gear, came out holding the tag belts.
Big Show shoved Cody in a corner at the bell, but Rhodes avoided a chop. Show backed him into the opposite corner though, and landed the chop. Show flung Cody across the ring with a Beel throw, and Cody rolled to the floor. Cody got on the apron and yanked Show throat first across the top rope, then tagged DiBiase. Show easily downed DiBiase with a shoulderblock, then chopped him and tagged in Jericho. Show whipped Jericho into an avalanche on DiBiase. Jericho hit a back elbow, rammed DiBiase into Show's boot, then tagged him back in. Show and Jericho worked over DiBiase, including Show slamming Jericho onto a downed DiBiase, which looked awkward. Cody tagged in, but was elbowed by Show from the apron, allowing Jericho to roll him up for a two count. DiBiase pulled down the ropes as Jericho went to bounce off, and Jericho went over the top and to the floor.
Cody went out of the ring and rammed Jericho into the apron. DiBiase and Rhodes hit Jericho with a legsweep/clothesline combo. Rhodes worked over Jericho with a cravate, but Jericho came back with a sunset flip. Cody looked like he wanted to tag before going over, but instead fell through the ropes in another awkward spot. Jericho battled back, with some fans chanting for him, but DiBiase and Rhodes kept him in their corner and away from tagging Big Show. Jericho and Rhodes exchanged forearms, and Rhodes hit a top rope moonsault on a standing Jericho for a two count. Jericho came right back with an enzugiri, but Cody tagged DiBiase, who cut off Jericho from tagging Show. Jericho rolled DiBiase into a small package for two, but DiBiase kicked out and hit a clothesline. Jericho kicked away a backdrop, but DiBiase hit a powerslam. DiBiase rolled Jericho with an armdrag and kicked Jericho in the face. Jericho avoided a splash in the corner and went for the Walls Of Jericho, but DiBiase blocked it. DiBiase went for Dream Street, but Jericho blocked it and applied the Walls. Cody teased running in, getting Big Show to come into the ring and distract the referee. This allowed Cody to break up the pin. Jericho finally made a tag, and Big Show came in and teased chokeslamming both opponents, but Priceless pounded Big Show to break his grip. Jericho got Cody out of the ring and Show speared DiBiase, but Cody broke up the cover. Cody dropkicked Show from behind, and DiBiase clipped his knee from the front. However, Jericho ran in and gave DiBiase a Codebreaker, while Show swatted Cody from the ring. Show put DiBiase in the Colossal Clutch for the submission at the ten minute mark.
Winners: Big Show and Chris Jericho.
CM Punk started to be interviewed backstage by Josh Mathews, but when he heard the crowd supporting Jeff Hardy, he took the mic and walked into the arena. Punk stood in the crowd and said he didn't blame the fans for the way they support Jeff Hardy. He blamed the single-parents, who give their kids whatever they want, because their marriages failed. Punk said they weren't good parents, they were enablers. Punk said parents letting their kids look up to Jeff Hardy shows they don't really care at all. Punk said it "starts with a Jeff Hardy T-Shirt, then they're smoking cigarettes", drinking beer, using illicit street drugs, etc. It was a great promo, but I wonder if a lot of it went over the heads of the fans.
ECW Champion Tommy Dreamer vs. Christian.
Dreamer and Christian bumped knuckles at the start in a show of respect. They locked up and went into a corner, then slapped each other on the break. Dreamer hit a shoulderblock for a two count, then armdragged Christian. Christian kipped up and flipped Dreamer to the mat. Christian slid under Dreamer's legs, then hit a spin kick for a two count. Dreamer reversed a whip into the corner and charged Christian, and when Christian went for the pendulum kick, Dreamer caught it and hit a neckbreaker off the ropes. Christian came back with a forearm and a reverse elbow off the ropes. Dreamer shoulderblocked Christian from the apron and teased suplexing him to the floor. Christian slid to the outside and tripped Dreamer, sending him face first into the ring apron. Christian hit a baseball slide kick, then went for a springboard bodypress, but Dreamer moved out of the way. Dreamer hit a rolling senton off the ring apron, then rolled Christian into the ring for a two count.
Dreamer powerslammed Christian for a two count. Dreamer got on the second rope, but Christian pulled Dreamer off, sending him crashing to the mat. Christian snapmared Dreamer and kicked him in the neck. Christian went for a Killswitch, but Dreamer blocked it and went for a back suplex. Christian floated over that and applied a sleeper, but Dreamer fell backwards to the mat to break it. Christian got back on Dreamer with the sleeper, but Dreamer threw them both over the top rope to break the hold. They got back into the ring and Christian went to the top rope, but Dreamer hit him as he came off, then delivered a clothesline and a flapjack for a two count. Dreamer put Christian in the Tree Of Woe, then hit a baseball slide kick. Dreamer went for a DDT, but Christian blocked it, only to be caught with a spinebuster. Dreamer went for a pumphandle slam, but Christian floated over it and hit a DDT for two. Christian went to the middle rope and hit a dropkick. Christian went to the top rope for another, but Dreamer caught it and applied the Texas Cloverleaf. Christian rolled under it and traded punches with Dreamer. Dreamer hit a catapult, but Christian came back with a sunset flip off the ropes. They traded reversals for two counts. Dreamer missed a charge in the corner and Christian hit the Pendulum kick, then a top rope dropkick. Christian went for the Killswitch, but Dreamer reversed it for a DDT, but Christian reversed it again and hit the Killswitch for the win at the eight minute mark.
Winner and new ECW Champion: Christian.
Dreamer and Christian shook hands and embraced. Dreamer then raised Christian's hand.
Backstage, Todd Grisham interviewed Big Show and Chris Jericho. Show said they aren't friends, this is about business. Jericho bragged about what a great choice he made, then proclaimed they would be better than the British Bulldogs, Road Warriors and all the other great teams. Show said they have held 40 championships between the two of them. They said they would be the most dominant team ever. Jericho mockingly thanked Edge for making it possible.
United States Champion Kofi Kingston vs. Primo vs. MVP vs. Carlito vs. Jack Swagger vs. The Miz.
Primo replaces Big Show in this match. Carlito bailed out of the ring at the bell to avoid Primo, while everyone else went at it. Lot's of pinfall attempts early. Kofi and Carlito did a nice sequence that ended with them colliding. Kofi gave Primo a rana, right into a Swagger powerbomb, in a cool spot. Swagger started throwing people out of the ring at one point. MVP gave Swagger a belly to belly suplex and brawled with him to the floor. Swagger threw MVP into a security wall. Miz and Kofi ended up being the only two in the ring at one point. Carlito hit a top rope dive on MVP on the floor. Swagger got in with Kofi, while Miz was kicked to the floor. Kofi hit a top rope dropkick on Swagger, then hit a double legdrop. Miz broke up the cover, then nailed Kofi with a clothesline. Miz hit a corner clothesline on Swagger. Primo and Miz fought on the top rope, then Kofi joined him. Swagger powerbombed Primo and Kofi while they superplexed Miz. Carlito ran in and tried to get covers on the downed wrestlers, but only got a two count. MVP went to work on Carlito, then Miz yanked him into the middle turnbuckle. Carlito flipped over Primo on a suplex attempt, then they collided going for bodypresses. Kofi mounted Swagger in a corner but got powerslammed. MVP backdropped Miz to the floor, then bodypressed Swagger over the top rope.
This left Carlito in the ring with Kofi. Kofi and Carlito traded reversals on cradles, then Primo got in on it and we had three wrestlers traded reversals. Carlito held Kofi and told Primo to hit him, but before he could, Swagger tripped Primo. Primo and Carlito got double clotheslines by Swagger, who then knocked Miz off the apron. MVP caught Swagger with a facebuster on the knee, then called for the Ballin' elbowdrop, which he hit. MVP went for the Playmaker, but as he hit it, Miz gave MVP a full nelson slam. The Colons tossed MVP out of the ring, then Carlito gave Primo a Backstabber. Kofi then hit Carlito with the Trouble In Paradise kick for the win at the nine minute mark.
Winner: Kofi Kingston.
Josh Mathews interviewed Randy Orton, who said if it was a singles match, he would beat John Cena or Triple H, but in a Triple Threat match, he could lose without being pinned. Orton said he was counting on their egos to destroy each other. Randy Orton said maybe someday the fans will cheer him the way they do Cena and HHH, but until then, he will remain the WWE Champion.
Women's Champion Michelle McCool vs. Melina.
They recapped that incredible angle from Smackdown this week that set up the match (yes, that is sarcasm). As Melina did her entrance, McCool knocked her off the apron. Melina got back in and speared McCool. Melina matrixed under a clothesline, then hit an armdrag. Melina hit some back elbows, then a back kick in the corner. McCool tried to get out of the ring, but Melina pulled her back in, then dropkicked her in the face. Melina hit a tilt-a-whirl back kick, then a boot to the face. Melina missed a dropkick, and Melina went through the ropes and to the floor. McCool hit a running knee on the floor, sending Melina into the security wall. Back in the ring, McCool put Melina in a half Crab, bending her leg past her shoulder.
Melina made the ropes, and McCool bent her over the middle rope, then shoved her to the floor. McCool missed a running kick on the floor, catching herself on the security wall. Melina and McCool stood up on the security wall, jockeying for position, and McCool hit a DDT, driving Melina into the top of the security wall. Melina got onto the apron, and McCool missed a baseball slide kick and fell to the floor. Melina used a headscissors on McCool near the apron, then hit a face driver off the apron to the floor. Back in the ring, McCool hit a kick to the face, but Melina tripped McCool into the ropes, and delivered a double jumping knee to the back. Melina put McCool across the middle rope, then drilled her with a double kneedrop to the midsection. Melina hit a spinkick for another two count. McCool came back with a belly to belly suplex. McCool rammed Melina in a corner, but Melina hit headscissors, then went for a Thesz Press, but McCool reversed positions and rolled Melina, pushing her legs over her head, up for the pin at the seven minute mark.
Winner: Michelle McCool.
John Cena was shown in the back getting ready for his match.
The events leading to the WWE Title match were shown.
WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. Triple H vs. John Cena in a Triple Threat match.
Cena came out first, then Triple H, then Orton. They did the "big fight intros" and Triple H got more cheers than Cena. Orton got more boos than both, but there were cheers as well. Orton slid out of the ring at the bell, but Cena and Triple H got out on opposite sides and cornered Orton. Orton went back into the ring, as did his opponents. Orton went after Triple H, who hit him with right hands. Orton slid out of the ring, but Cena went out and clotheslined Orton on the floor, then tossed him back in. Triple H worked over Orton with punches in a corner, then Orton ran into a Triple H boot after reversing a whip. Cena hit a bulldog on Orton, and Triple H and Cena took turns punching Orton, who bailed out to the floor. Cena and Triple H went out after him, throwing him into the security wall. Cena threw Orton into the ring, and as Cena got on the apron, Orton knocked him back to the floor, into Triple H.
Orton tossed Cena into the ring and hit some punches. There was a chant for Cena as Orton pounded him on the mat, then stomped his arm. Triple H got onto the apron, but Orton knocked him back to the floor. Cena gave Orton a pair of shoulderblocks, then a powerbomb. Cena did the "You Can't See Me" and dropped the five knuckle shuffle fistdrop. Cena went for an Attitude Adjustment, but Triple H broke it up and threw Cena into the ringpost and to the floor. Orton went after Triple H, stomping him down in a corner. Orton hit a dropkick, then put HHH into a chinlock. Triple H fought up and they exchanged punches, the Orton hit a powerslam for a two count. Orton measured Triple H for a RKO, but Triple H blocked it and hit a DDT. Cena came in off the top rope and did what was supposed to be a double Rocker Dropper, but he overshot both of them. They fell down anyway.
Orton gave Cena a side backbreaker, sending him to the floor. Triple H went for a Pedigree on Orton, but Orton backdropped him from the ring. Cena got on the apron, but Orton kicked him as he got in. Triple H got on the apron as well, and Orton went to DDT both Cena and HHH off the ropes, but they double backdropped him to the floor instead. Cena and HHH faced off in the ring, HHH mocked Cena's hand gestures. Cena and HHH exchanged punches with the crowd doing "Boo" (Cena) and "Yay" (HHH) with every punch. Cena hit a pair of shoulderblocks, but Triple H caught him with a jumping knee. Triple H hit a facebuster on the knee, but Cena came right back with a Throwback. They teased their finishers, but neither one could complete them. Triple H hit Cena with a spinebuster, then delivered the Pedigree. Orton pulled Triple H from the ring as he went for the cover. Orton tossed HHH into the ring steps, then cleared the Smackdown table and put him on it. Triple H got up and teased a Pedigree on the table, but Cena broke it up and tossed Orton into the crowd. Cena put Triple H in an STF on the table. Orton broke it up.
Orton and Cena got back into the ring, and Orton went for an RKO, but Cena threw him away. Cena put Orton in position for a superplex. Triple H came in and pulled Cena down. They traded attempts for finishers, then Cena catapulted HHH into the corner, crotching Orton on the top rope as he was trying to stand up. Cena put Triple H in an STF, and Orton went for a punt on Cena, but Cena moved, Orton missed the kick, and Cena rolled up Orton for two. Orton then nailed Cena with a clothesline. Orton stomped Cena and Triple H, then delivered repeated kneedrops to Cena, then Triple H. Orton finally missed one on HHH, and Cena chopblocked his leg. Triple H then dropped a knee on Orton's leg, and Cena then powerbombed Orton. Cena went for the "You Can't See Me" again, then as he ran the ropes, Triple H pulled down the top rope and Cena fell to the floor.
Triple H put Orton in a Sharpshooter. Cena came in and put Orton in an STF. Orton tapped out, but the referee didn't call for the bell, and stood there looking confused, since Orton was tapping out while in two different holds. DiBiase and Rhodes ran in and attacked Triple H and Cena. The announcers said there was no disqualifications. DiBiase took Triple H to the floor. In the ring, Cena lifted Cody for an Attitude Adjustment, and Orton hit Cena with an RKO for the pin at the 24-minute mark.
Winner: Randy Orton.
Backstage, Miz flirted with Maryse, but Maryse called him a loser. Miz said he wasted his time helping her last week. Maryse said she is a champion. Miz called her a tease, and said she would lose the title. Miz said she butchered her chance, the same way she butches the English language, and walked off.
Divas Champion Maryse vs. Mickie James.
The Divas trash talked before the bell rang. They locked up, and rolled to the mat in a collar and elbow tieup. They broke up and Maryse shoved Mickie, then ducked out of the ropes to avoid being hit. Maryse did her hair flip thing, and Mickie yanked her down, rolling her up for a two count. Mickie slid under a kick by Maryse, then hit a dropkick for two. Mickie hit a forearm, then a kick to the gut. Mickie went for a headscissors and was tossed to the apron. Mickie went for a springboard, but Maryse kicked her to the floor. Maryse prompted the referee to count, so she could retain the title. Mickie made it back in at eight, and Maryse stomped her. Mickie fought back with forearms, but Maryse hit a back elbow. Maryse applied a camel clutch, and Mickie battled up. Maryse threw Mickie to the floor. Then she threw her back in the ring. Maryse reached under the ring and pulled out a can of hairspray, but as she got in the ring, Mickie kicked her in the gut. Mickie grabbed the can, but the referee took it away. On the floor, Mickie worked over Maryse with shots, then threw her into the ring. Mickie went to the top rope, but missed a bodypress. Maryse put Mickie back in a camel clutch, but Mickie stood up and dropped backwards to break it. Mickie hit a neckbreaker, but Maryse reversed a whip. Mickie caught a headscissors, but Maryse botched something and rolled up Mickie for a two count. Mickie kicked Maryse and went to the middle rope, but Maryse slammed her off. Maryse went for a DDT, but Mickie reversed it and hit a DDT for the pin at the eight minute mark.
Winner and new Divas Champion: Mickie James.
Backstage, Josh Mathews interviewed Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes. DiBiase and Rhodes cut a promo that it was more important that Randy Orton retained the WWE title, than it was that they didn't win the tag titles.
They aired a video package on the events leading to the Intercontinental Title match.
Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio vs. Dolph Ziggler.
Ziggler was accompanied by Maria, and sat at ringside. They locked up, with neither getting an advantage. Rey hit a dropkick, and both faced off again. Rey then grabbed a quick rollup for two. Ziggler grabbed a side headlock, then hit a pair of shoulderblocks for quick covers. Dolph grabbed a rear chinlock, but Rey busted out and leapfrogged him. Rey hit a headscissors takedown (sort of), then went for a rana, but Dolph blocked it, threw him in a corner, and took him down for a two count. Dolph stomped him and whipped him hard into the corner. Dolph put Rey back in a chinlock, kicking his legs up in the air to put more pressure on him. Rey elbowed out of it, then gave Dolph a headscissors that sent him into the ringpost. Rey hit a springboard senton, then a springboard bodypress, to score two counts. Rey kicked Dolph, but Dolph came back with a side slam for a two count.
Dolph went for a vertical suplex, but Rey floated over and ran Dolph out of the ring. Rey jumped off the apron and hit a senton on the floor. Rey went went to the top rope, but Dolph pulled him off into an Electric Chair. Rey punched out of it, then Dolph went for a double underhook powerbomb, but Rey turned it into a rana, sending Dolph into 619 position. Dolph got out of the way and threw Rey out of the ring. Dolph tossed Rey back into the ring, then hit some forearm shots. Dolph put Rey in a camel clutch, but Rey battled out of it. Dolph came back with a powerslam for two, then dropped an elbowsmash for another two. Dolph slapped Rey in the back of the head, and a fired up Rey hit some forearms. Dolph grabbed a full nelson, and Rey struggled in the hold before stomping Dolph's leg to break out. Ziggler grabbed the full nelson again, but Rey turned it into a victory roll and Dolph reversed it for two. Dolph went for a sunset flip and Rey rolled through it and hit a dropkick. Ziggler came back with a neckbreaker.
Rey gave Ziggler a drop toe hold into the corner, then went to the top rope, but Ziggler gave him a drop kick as he came off for a two count. Dolph charged Rey, and Rey kicked Ziggler's leg out from under him, sending him into the corner. Rey put Ziggler on the top rope, and Rey went up to join him, but ended up being caught with a gut buster off the top by Ziggler for a two count. Ziggler went to slam Rey, but Rey floated over it and gave Ziggler an enzugiri. Rey hit a 619 and a springboard splash for the pin at the fourteen minute mark.
Winner: Rey Mysterio.
The events leading to the main event were shown.
World Champion CM Punk vs. Jeff Hardy.
Punk entered first, then Hardy, followed by the big fight introductions. Punk kicked Hardy in the leg to start, then hit a second leg kick. Punk said "What do you got? What are you going to do to me?" then grabbed a side headlock. Punk chain wrestled around Hardy, then shoved him away. Punk applied a headlock again, then hit a shoulderblock when Hardy sent him into the ropes. Hardy hit a leapfrog, but Punk grabbed him for a GTS. Hardy floated out and hit a shoulderblock. Hardy then put Punk in a corner with a series of shoulderblocks. Punk came back with a sunset flip for two, then applied a rear chinlock. Punk whipped Hardy into the ropes as he was battling out of the headlock, and Hardy went for a bodyblock, but Punk ducked and Hardy fell to the floor.
Punk went for a tope, but Hardy moved and Punk crashed to the floor. Hardy rolled Punk back into the ring for a two count. Hardy hit a neckbreaker and went to the top rope. Punk rolled out of the ring, and Hardy turned around and dove at Punk. Punk moved and Hardy crashed into the security wall. Punk encouraged the countout, but Hardy got back in at nine. Punk covered Hardy for a one count, then kicked him in the back repeatedly. Punk whipped Hardy hard into a corner, then went back to kicking him in the back. Punk covered Hardy for a two count, then dropkicked him on the mat for another two. Punk put Hardy in a bow and arrow, but Hardy broke out. Punk kicked Hardy in the gut, then hit some forearms to the back.
Punk put Hardy on the top rope for a superplex, but Hardy blocked it and hit a second rope gourdbuster. Punk and Hardy slowly got up and traded shots, then Hardy hit a short arm clothesline and a pair of forearms. Hardy hit a double legdrop between Punk's legs, then dropkicked his face for a two count. Jeff went to the top rope, and Punk crotched him. Punk hit a jumping knee in the corner, but Hardy shoved off the bulldog attempt and hit the Whisper In The Wind for a two count. Hardy hit a gourdbuster, then went up for the Swanton Bomb. Punk sat up and Hardy crashed to the mat. Punk picked up Hardy and hit a double underhook backbreaker. Punk applied a Dragon Sleeper, but Hardy made the ropes.
Punk delivered a series of kicks and slaps, but missed a spinning backfist and Hardy hit a Twist Of Fate. Hardy went to the top rope for a Swanton, but Punk got his knees up. Hardy kicked out at two. Punk went for a springboard, but Hardy kicked him in the gut as he came off. Hardy went for a Twist Of Fate, but Punk reversed it and hit a GTS. Hardy kicked out at two, then Punk covered him twice more, but Hardy kept kicking out. Punk got frustrated, grabbed the title belt, and walked away from the ring. Hardy chased him up the aisle, grabbed Punk and tossed him back into the ring. Hardy pounded Punk in a corner, then gave him a Twist Of Fate. Hardy hit a Swanton Bomb and got the three count at the 15-minute mark.
Winner and new champion: Jeff Hardy.
2010 - Former ECW stars began using the group name EV2.0 for their TNA appearances.
2010 - WWE and Seven-Eleven announced they would once again partner to promote Summerslam.
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