May 21st
On this day in history in ....
1952 - Lou Thesz defeats Baron Michele Leone in Los Angeles to merge the California-version of the World Title with the National Wrestling Alliance and National Wrestling Association World Titles. Those three title wins, along with a non-title win over American Wrestling Association champion Gorgeous George, makes Lou Thesz the undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. The title would remain undisputed for five years, until a Thesz-Edouard Carpentier match ends in controversy, splintering the titles again.
1963 - WWWF ran Trenton, NJ, headlined by WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Miguel Perez fighting Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard to a draw.
1963 - WWWF ran Bridgeport, CT at the Arena for a television taping featuring:
-Vittorio Apollo defeated Tony Altimore.
-Vittorio Apollo defeated Joe Quinones.
-Tony Altimore defeated Tony Martinelli in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1.
-The Magnificent Maurice defeated Paul Reinhardt.
-Pat Barrett defeated Willie Bath.
-Arnold Skaaland defeated Tommy O'Toole.
-The Shadow defeated Roger Dupree.
1964 -WWWF ran Washington DC at the Capital Arena:
-Don McClarity & Bill Watts defeated Luke Graham & Boris Malenko.
-Pedro Morales defeated Matt Gilmore.
-Killer Kowalski defeated Arnold Skaaland.
-Gorilla Monsoon defeated Sonny Love.
-Freddie Blassie defeated Jerry Miller.
-Smasher Sloan defeated Manuel Soto.
1966 - WWWF ran Baltimore, MD at the Civic Center with the following results:
-Arnold Skaaland defeated Frank Hickey
-Thomas Marin defeated Angelo Savoldi
-Pete Sanchez defeated Johnny Rodz
-Chief Big Heart defeated the Green Hornet
-WWWF U.S. Tag Team Champions Johnny Valentine & Antonio Pugliese defeated the Beast & Curtis Iaukea
-WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
1966 - WWWF ran Baltimore, MD with the TV Taping featuring Waldo Von Erich defeating Antonio Pugliese via disqualification and Vittorio Apollo defeating Johnny Rodz.
1967 - Chris Benoit was born.
1969 - WWWF ran Baltimore, Maryland with the Civic Center:
-Arnold Skaaland defeated Duke Savage.
-John L Sullivan defeated Lou Albano.
-The Fabulous Moolah & Toni Rose defeated Betty Boucher & Vivian Vachon.
-Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Carlos Colon.
-Victor Rivera & Dominic DeNucci defeated Luke Graham & Prof. Toru Tanaka.
-WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Killer Kowalski via disqualification; Haystacks Calhoun was the guest referee for the bout.
1970 - WWWF ran Washington DC at the National Arena with the following results:
-Prof. Toru Tanaka pinned Lee Wong.
-Patsy O'Neill defeated Helen Held.
-Geto Mongol defeated Ramos Molina.
-Crusher Verdu defeated John L Sullivan.
-Jose Rivera defeated Mike Conrad in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0.
-Manuka Akim defeated Frank Hickey.
-WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Bepo Mongol to a draw.
1971 - WWWF ran New London, CT at the Junior High School with the top match results featuring:
-Manuel Soto defeated Dale Evans at 15:47
-Joe Esposito defeated Luis Torres at 12:04
-WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Gorilla Monsoon defeated Bull Pometti & Juan Caruso (substituting for Blackjack Mulligan) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0, at 15:12
1976 - WWWF ran New London, CT at the Ocean Beach Park Auditorium with the following results:
-Jose Gonzalez pinned Gene Dundee at 20:40
-Arnold Skaaland & Joe Esposito defeated Tony Altimore & Mark Tendler in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1 - Skaaland & Esposito won at the 17-minute mark; fall #2: Skaaland & Esposito won at 14:12
-Stan Hansen pinned Johnny Rivera at 5:10
-Billy White Wolf defeated Skandor Akbar via disqualification at the 13-minute mark when Akbar struck the referee
1976 - WWWF ran Harrisburg, PA at Zembo Mosque with the following results:
-Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Pinky Larson at 10:46.
-Stan Lavdas pinned Al Palmer at 10:40.
-Susan Green & Vivian St. John defeated Paula Kaye & Kitty Adams in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 - Green & St. John won at 11:36; fall #2 - Kaye & Adams won at 8:52; fall #3 - Green & Adams won at 4:29.
-Gorilla Monsoon pinned Crusher Blackwell at 12:07.
-Ivan Putski pinned Ernie Ladd at 12:51.
1977 - The WWWF and the NWA World championships were both defended at a Championship Wrestling from Florida event in St. Petersburg, FL at the Bayfront Center. WWWF champion Superstar Graham defeated Jos LeDuc while NWA World champion Harley Race fought Dusty Rhodes to a time limit draw. Undercard results of the card saw:
-Susan Greene won a 7-women battle royal.
-Kevin Sullivan fought Gordon Nelson to a draw.
-Pat Patterson defeated Raul Matta.
-Mike Graham defeated Dutch Mantell.
-Jack & Jerry Brisco defeated Buddy Wolff & Butcher Vachon via disqualification.
-Ernie Ladd defeated Ox Baker.
1980 - WWF ran White Plains, NY at the Westchester County Center, featuring:
-Manuel Soto fought Steve King to a draw.
-Frank Savage defeated Angelo Gomez.
-Davey O'Hannon defeated Frankie Williams.
-Larry Sharpe defeated El Olympico.
-WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Rene Goulet.
-Ivan Putski defeated Ken Patera.
1982 - Wahoo McDaniel defeats Sgt. Slaughter for the United States Heavyweight Title in Richmond, Virginia, beginning his second title reign.
1982 - The AWA ran Schofield, WI at D.C. Everest High School Gym with the following results:
AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Tito Santana
Baron Von Raschke beat Sheik Adnan Al-Kaisee.
Little Tokyo & Cowboy Lang beat Tiny Thumb & Lone Eagle in a midget tag match.
Brad Rheingans beat Sgt. Jacques Goulet
1983 - WWWF ran Baltimore, MD at the Civic Center featuring the following results:
-Salvatore Bellomo defeated Bob Bradley
-Swede Hanson defeated Bob Bradley
-Samula defeated Tony Colon
-WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff
-Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Rocky Cole
-Victor Rivera defeated Frankie Williams
-Sika defeated Israel Matia
-Afa defeated Jules Strongbow
-Susan Starr & Princess Victoria defeated Leilani Kai & the Fabulous Moolah
1983 - The WWF Intercontinental championship was defended on a card in Los Angeles, CA at the Sports Arena as Rocky Johnson fought WWF Intercontinental champion Don Muraco to a double countout. Other results from the card saw:
-Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Tony Rocco.
-Jerry Monte fought the Mighty Zulu to a draw.
-The Great Goliath defeated Billy Anderson.
-Alexis Smirnoff defeated Guy Lambert.
-Steve Pardee defeated Black Gordman via disqualification.
-Pat Patterson defeated Iron Mike Sharpe.
-Jimmy Snuka defeated Buddy Rose.
-Mil Mascaras defeated Ray Stevens.
1983 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran Greensboro, NC at the Coliseum featuring the following results:
Keith Larson defeated Masa Fuchi
Bill White defeated Ken Hall
Gene Anderson & the Magic Dragon defeated Rick Connors & Vinnie Valentino
Johnny Weaver defeated Ricky Harris
Rufus R. Jones defeated Jake Roberts
The Great Kabuki defeated Jimmy Valiant
NWA U.S. Champion Greg Valentine defeated Jos LeDuc
Jack & Jerry Brisco defeated NWA World Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood via disqualification
1984 - WWF returned to New York City, NY at Madison Square Garden, drawing a sellout as well as an overflow crowd watching the card via closed circuit in the adjacent Felt Forum with the following results:
-Akira Maeda defeated Rene Goulet at 9:47
-In his return to the Garden for the first time in two years, Jesse Ventura defeated Salvatore Bellomo via submission with the backbreaker at 4:31.
-WWF Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Wendi Richter via disqualification at 12:20 when the challenger shoved the referee.
-Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee defeated B. Brian Blair & Tony Garea at 18:04
-The Wild Samoans defeated Bobo Brazil, Rocky Johnson, & SD Jones at 12:00
-Jimmy Snuka defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification at 10:05
-Roddy Piper defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification at 4:07 after Putski hit the referee as both men were brawling in the ring.
-Paul Orndorff defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Tito Santana via count-out at 22:26 after Santana fell to the floor after missing the flying forearm and Orndorff pulling down the top rope.
-Sgt. Slaughter fought the Iron Sheik to a double disqualification at 14:47 after both men shoved referee Danny Davis.
-George Steele defeated Terry Daniels.
-WWF Champion Hulk Hogan pinned David Schultz at 5:46 with a clothesline and the legdrop.
1985 - Don Owens Promotions' Pacific Northwest Wrestling, ran their 60th Anniversary card in Portland, OR at Memorial Coliseum featuring talent from all three major promotions as Roddy Piper, a huge star for WWF at the time, worked the show out of respect for Owens while the AWA and NWA sent their reigning World champions. The complete results from the card, which in many ways was the last big hurrah for the company, saw:
-Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo.
-Mega Maharishi defeated Billy Two Eagles.
-Jerry Grey defeated Rocky Venturo.
-Karl Steiner defeated Steve Simpson.
-Bobby Jaggers & Ricky Vaughn defeated Timothy Flowers & Chris Colt.
-Sgt. Slaughter defeated Kendo Nagasaki.
-Roddy Piper defeated Buddy Rose.
-Larry & Curt Hennig defeated AWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors (with Paul Ellering) via disqualification when Curt was illegally double teamed in the ring; after the match, Billy Jack made the save and helped Curt clear the ring of the Road Warriors.
-NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Billy Jack to a 45-minute time-limit draw; the challenger attempted to apply the full nelson when the time limit expired (Jack's first appearance using Diana Ross' "Muscles" as his theme song).
-AWA World Champion Rick Martel pinned Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Champion Mike Miller with a cradle at 7:20 as the challenger attempted to apply the Boston Crab.
1985 - WWF ran three live events the same night, featuring the following results:
Springfield, MA at the Civic Center:
-Rick McGraw fought Terry Gibbs to a draw.
-Swede Hanson defeated Johnny Rodz.
-Ken Patera defeated George Sanders.
-SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton.
-Pedro Morales defeated Rene Goulet.
-Bruno & David Sammartino defeated Brutus Beefcake & Johnny V.
Angeles, CA at the Sports Arena, drawing 6,000:
-Mr. Wrestling II defeated Matt Borne.
-Moondog Spot defeated Chief War Eagle.
-Salvatore Bellomo defeated Les Thornton via disqualification.
-George Wells defeated Jack Armstrong.
-WWF Women's Champion Wendi Richter defeated the Fabulous Moolah (sub. for Mad Maxine).
-Ricky Steamboat & Jimmy Snuka defeated Bob Orton Jr. & Barry O (sub. for Roddy Piper who was wrestling Buddy Rose in Portland, OR).
-Tito Santana & the Junkyard Dog defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Greg Valentine & Don Muraco.
Erie, PA:
-Jim Neidhart defeated Billy Red Lyons.
-Ivan Putski defeated Bret Hart via countout.
-Big John Studd defeated Tony Atlas.
-Tony Garea defeated Steve Lombardi.
-Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik via disqualification.
1986 - The White Ninja (Keiji Mutoh) defeats Kendall Windham for the Florida Heavyweight Title in Tampa. This would mark the first North American championship for Mutoh, however, he would later have to return the belt to Windham when replays showed that Mutoh used an illegal karate thrust to win the title.
1986 - WWF ran Buffalo, NY at the Memorial Auditorium with the following results:
-B. Brian Blair defeated Paul Christy.
-Scott McGhee defeated Rene Goulet.
-Hercules defeated Lanny Poffo.
-Dan Spivey defeated Tiger Chung Lee.
-Big John Studd defeated Tony Atlas.
-Cpl. Kirchner defeated Nikolai Volkoff.
-WWF Tag Team Champions British Bulldogs, Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated The Hart Foundation, Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart.
-WWF Intercontinental Champion Randy Savage defeated Tito Santana.
1987 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran Salisbury, MD with the following results:
-Baron Von Raschke defeated Mark Fleming.
-Vladimir Petrov defeated Brad Armstrong.
-Ivan Koloff defeated Tim Horner.
-Ron Garvin & Barry Windham defeated NWA U.S. Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane in a non-title match.
-NWA U.S. Champion Nikita Koloff defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard.
-NWA World Tag Team Champions Rick Rude & Manny Fernandez defeated The Rock N' Roll Express, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson.
1987 - Championship Wrestling from Florida ran Tallahassee, FL featuring:
-Big Bubba fought Ed Gantner to a double count-out.
-Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy defeated Sting & Rick Steiner.
-Kendall Windham fought Lex Luger to a double disqualification.
-Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification.
1988 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran Richmond, VA -at the Coliseum, drawing 7,000 fans during a hailstorm with the following results:
-Bugsy McGraw & Ron Simmons defeated the Cruel Connection
-Al Perez pinned Chris Champion with the spinning toe hold
-Jimmy Garvin pinned Rick Steiner.
-The Sheepherders defeated Mighty Wilbur & Gary Royal.
-NWA World TV Champion Mike Rotundo defeated Steve Williams via disqualification when Williams threw the champion over the top rope.
-Dusty Rhodes, Lex Luger, & Nikita Koloff fought NWA US Champion Barry Windham, NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard to a no contest.
-NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Sting at the 25-minute mark after NWA U.S. Champion Barry Windham interfered and hit the challenger with a lariat; there were three judges advertised for the match, should it go to a time-limit draw, but no judges were used.
-The Road Warriors defeated the Powers of Pain in a steel cage match.
1988 -WWF ran Philadelphia, PA at the Spectrum with the card broadcast on the PRISM Network and a live crowd of 8,028, featuring:
-Jerry Allen pinned Steve Lombardi at 11:06 with a sunset flip.
-Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Jim Powers & Paul Roma at 13:32 when Raymond pinned Powers after he was dropped throat-first across the top rope.
-Bret Hart fought Bad News Brown to a time-limit draw at 17:47; after the match, Bret challenged Brown to 5 more minutes but Brown refused.
-Andre the Giant defeated Jim Duggan via count-out at 11:04 after hitting Duggan with his own 2x4 outside the ring.
-Haku, Sivi Afi, & Bobby Heenan defeated Davey Boy Smith, the Dynamite Kid, & Koko B. Ware at 17:12 when Heenan pinned Koko after hitting him with a foreign object as Koko had Afi covered.
-Don Muraco defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification at 9:46 after Valentine refused to stop attacking Muraco as Muraco's head was caught in the ring ropes.
-Jake Roberts pinned Rick Rude at 11:54 with a reverse roll up, Rude attacked Roberts and then posed until Jake wrapped Damien around Rude.
1988 - WWF ran Johnstown, PA at the Cambria County War Memorial with the following results:
-The Big Bossman pinned Jose Luis Rivera at 6:41 with the sidewalk slam.
-Sam Houston pinned Danny Davis at 15:57 with a bulldog.
-Dino Bravo defeated Ken Patera via forfeit after Bravo attacked Patera with a table during their scheduled arm wrestling contest; Patera had already won the contest but Bravo objected and demanded it be restarted.
-Jos LeDuc pinned Lanny Poffo at 3:12 with a backbreaker.
-Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man (with Peggy Sue, who was Jimmy Hart in disguise) via disqualification at 12:58 when Peggy Sue entered the ring to sneak up behind Beefcake but the challenger disrobed her to reveal it was Hart.
-Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov defeated B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell at 15:08 when Zhukov pinned Brunzell after Volkoff kicked Brunzell in the back of the head and put his partner on top for the cover.
-The Junkyard Dog pinned Ron Bass at 13:40 with a roll up.
1989 - NWA ran Richmond, VA at the Coliseum with the following results:
-Randy Rose defeated Joey Maggs.
-Shane Douglas & Johnny Ace defeated the Raider & Jack Victory.
-Ron Simmons defeated Steve Casey.
-Terry Funk defeated Ranger Ross.
-The Samoan Swat Team defeated Eddie Gilbert & Scott Steiner.
-NWA TV Champion Sting defeated the Great Muta via disqualification.
-Lex Luger defeated NWA U.S. Champion Michael Hayes.
1989 -WWF ran Toronto, Ontario at Maple Leaf Gardens with the following results:
-The Red Rooster defeated the Brooklyn Brawler.
-The Genius defeated Jim Powers.
-Bad News Brown defeated the Blue Blazer.
-The Honkytonk Man defeated Hillbilly Jim.
-The Barbarian pinned Jim Neidhart.
-Rick Martel pinned Tito Santana.
-WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition fought the Big Bossman & Akeem to a double disqualification
-WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Randy Savage.
1991 - Randy Savage & King Haku defeated George Takano & Shinichi Nakano at 14:04 when Haku pinned Nakano in the main event of a combined WWF/SWS event in Minami-Asikaga, Japan.
1991 - WCW drew 1,000 fans to Joplin, Missouri at Memorial Hall with the following results:
-Steve Ray defeated TC Carter.
-The Junkyard Dog & Steve Ray defeated Rip Morgan & Jack Victory.
-WCW World TV Champion Bobby Eaton pinned Terrance Taylor.
-WCW World Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & the Angel of Death.
-Sting defeated Barry Windham via disqualification when Arn Anderson interfered.
1991 -WCW ran Sioux City, IA before 900 fans with the following results:
-Ricky Morton pinned Black Bart.
-Dustin Rhodes pinned Moondog Rex.
-The One Man Gang pinned Big Josh.
-Black Blood pinned Sam Houston.
-WCW U.S. Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong after Fantasia interfered.
-WCW U.S. Champion Lex Luger pinned Nikita Koloff.
-El Gigante defeated WCW World Champion Ric Flair via countout when Flair left ringside.
1992 - WCW ran Inglewood, CA at the Great Western Forum with 2,500 fans in attendance (1,000 paid) featuring:
-Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Greg Valentine & Mike Graham.
-Van Hammer pinned JT Southern at the 50-second mark.
-Ron Simmons pinned Cactus Jack.
-Dustin Rhodes pinned Mr. Hughes.
-WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman pinned Scotty Flamingo.
-WCW World Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko (sub. for Bobby Eaton).
-Nikita Koloff pinned Terry Taylor.
-WCW World Champion Sting pinned WCW U.S. Champion Rick Rude.
-Ricky Steamboat pinned Steve Austin.
1992 - WWF ran Beaumont, TX at the Civic Center with the following results:
-Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware defeated the Nasty Boys.
-Jim Duggan defeated Repo Man.
-WWF Intercontinental Champion Bret Hart defeated Shawn Michaels.
-Tito Santana defeated Nailz.
-Haku defeated the Beverly Brothers in a handicap match.
-Crush defeated Kato.
-The Ultimate Warrior defeated Papa Shango.
1993 - WCW drew its lowest ever crowd to the hardcore mecca of Philadelphia, with only 600 fans at their Civic Center for a show featuring the following results:
-Keith & Kent Cole defeated Joey Maggs & Bob Starr.
-Erik Watts defeated Wrecking Crew Fury.
-Dustin Rhodes defeated Maxx Payne.
-Maxx Payne defeated Kensuke Sasaki.
-Arn Anderson defeated Bobby Eaton.
-NWA World Champion Barry Windham defeated Ricky Steamboat (substituting for Van Hammer).
-Sting & Davey Boy Smith defeated WCW World Champion Big Van Vader & Rick Rude via disqualification.
1993 - WWF ran Pittsburgh, PA at theCivic Arena drawing 6,600 fans with the following results:
-Terry Taylor defeated Owen Hart.
-Doink the Clown defeated Crush.
-The Headshrinkers defeated Rick & Scott Steiner.
-Randy Savage defeated Giant Gonzalez via disqualification.
-WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via disqualification; Sgt. Slaughter was the guest referee for the match.
-Virgil defeated Blake Beverly.
-Tatanka defeated Razor Ramon.
1993 - WWF ran Hershey, PA at the Hersheypark Arena featuring:
-Tito Santana defeated the Brooklyn Brawler.
-Bob Backlund defeated Damien Demento.
-WWF Intercontinental champion Marty Jannetty defeated Papa Shango.
-Luna Vachon defeated Sensational Sherri.
-The Undertaker defeated Bam Bam Bigelow.
-Yokozuna defeated Jim Duggan.
-Lex Luger defeated Bret Hart.
1994 - Smoky Mountain Wrestling ran Morristown, TN at East High School with the following results:
Tracy Smothers defeated Killer Kyle
Chris Jericho & Lance Storm defeated Well Dunn
The Dirty White Boy defeated Kendo the Samurai via disqualification
Randy Savage & The Rock N' Roll Express (with Bob Armstrong) defeated Chris Candido (with Tammy Sytch), Brian Lee, & Bruiser Bedlam (with Jim Cornette) when Morton pinned Candido following the double dropkick from Morton & Gibson
1994 - WWF ran Auburn Hills, Michigan at the Palace, drawing 6,500 fans with the following results:
-Kwang pinned Sparky Plugg with the spin wheel kick after 10 minutes.
-WWF Tag Team champions the Headshrinkers & Afa defeated the Quebecers & Johnny Polo when Fatu pinned Pierre with the splash off the top.
-WWF Women's champion Alundra Blayze pinned Luna Vachon with the German suplex after sending Luna into Bam Bam Bigelow on the apron.
-Lex Luger pinned Crush with the running forearm.
-Jeff Jarrett pinned Doink the Clown by blocking a sunset flip into the ring and holding onto the ropes for leverage.
-Razor Ramon fought WWF Intercontinental champion Diesel to a double count-out after 12 minutes.
-Mabel pinned Bam Bam Bigelow after Mabel lifted a foot into Bigelow's face as he attempted the diving headbutt.
-WWF champion Bret Hart pinned Owen Hart with a roll over.
1994 - WWF ran Chicago, IL at the Rosemont Horizon, drawing 9,000 fans (6,000 paid) with the following results:
-Kwang pinned Sparky Plugg.
-WWF Tag Team Champions the Headshrinkers & Afa defeated Johnny Polo & the Quebecers.
-WWF Women's Champion Alundra Blayze defeated Luna Vachon.
-Lex Luger pinned Crush with a running forearm.
-Jeff Jarrett pinned Doink the Clown.
-Razor Ramon fought WWF Intercontinental dhampion Diesel to a double countout.
-Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Mabel.
-WWF champion Bret Hart defeated Owen Hart at 23:11.
1995 - WCW Slamboree took place in St. Petersburg, Florida at the Bayfront Center. Here are the results:
In matches shown on TBS' The Main Event:
- Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Ricky Santana & Fidel Sierra.
- Steve Austin defeated Eddie Jackie.
- Craig Pittman defeated Mark Starr via submission.
- Meng defeated Brian Pillman.
In matches aired on the PPV:
- The Nasty Boys defeated Harlem Heat to win the WCW World Tag Team Title when Sags pinned Booker T with a top rope elbow after a Knobbs powerslam.
- Kevin Sullivan defeated The Man With No Name (Brutus Beefcake) then ran off into the crowd after a mysterious voice (King Curtis) called out his name.
- Wahoo McDaniel defeated Dick Murdoch in a Legends match with a flying chop. This bout was aired in black and white during the broadcast to give it a "Legends" feel.
- IWGP Champion The Great Muta defeated Paul Orndorff with a moonsault.
- WCW Television Champion Arn Anderson defeated Alex Wright with a DDT.
- Meng vs. Road Warrior Hawk ended in a double countout.
- The WCW Hall Of Fame inductions were held, hosted by Gordon Solie. Angelo Poffo, Antonio Inoki, Terry Funk, Wahoo McDaniel, John Studd (posthumously) and Dusty Rhodes were all inducted. Rhodes and Gene Okerlund then surprised Solie by revealing that he was also being inducted into the Hall Of Fame.
- Sting defeated Big Bubba Rogers with a Scorpion Deathlock.
- Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair & Vader. After the match, the heels attacked Hogan, Savage and Angelo Poffo, with Flair putting Angelo in the figure four.
1995 -WWF ran Trois Riveres, Quebec at the Colisee with the following results:
-Techno Team 2000 defeated Tom Prichard & Barry Horowitz.
-Man Mountain Rock defeated Mantaur.
-Tatanka defeated Bob Holly.
-Jacob & Eli Blu defeated the New Headshrinkers.
-Jean Pierre Lafitte defeated Scott Taylor.
-Jeff Jarrett defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Razor Ramon to win the title.
-Bret Hart defeated Hakushi with the Sharpshooter.
-WWF World champion Diesel defeated Psycho Sid.
1998 -WCW ran Cleveland, OH at Convocation Center for a Thunder taping, featuring the following results:
-Ernest Miller defeated Yuji Nagata.
-Chris Jericho defeated Super Calo.
-Fit Finlay defeated Jim Neidhart.
-Jim Duggan defeated Brian Adams via disqualification.
-Perry Saturn defeated Van Hammer.
-Horace defeated Juventud Guerrera.
-Dean Malenko defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
-Lex Luger defeated the Giant via disqualification.
1999 -WCW ran Roanoke, VA at the Civic Center with the following results:
-Kenny Kaos defeated Erik Watts.
-Evan Karagias defeated Bobby Eaton.
-Ernest Miller defeated Prince Iaukea.
-Scotty Riggs defeated Bobby Duncum Jr.
-Scott Norton defeated Hak in a hardcore match.
-WCW World TV Champion Rick Steiner defeated Diamond Dallas Page.
-WCW Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. & Billy Kidman defeated Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko.
2000 - The Undertaker make his long awaited return to the WWF as the "American Badass" returning during a 60 Minute Iron Man match between WWF champion The Rock and Triple H at the WWF Judgment Day 2000 PPV from Louisville, KY at Freedom Hall. Shawn Michaels was the guest referee with the Falls in the bout going as follows:
1st fall: Rock pinned Triple H with the Rock Bottom at 10:44
2nd fall: Triple H pinned Rock by blocking the figure-4 and hitting the Pedigree at 25:30
3rd fall: Triple H pinned Rock immediately after with an inside cradle at 26:31
4th fall: Triple H pinned Rock with a piledriver at 32:27
5th fall: Rock pinned Triple H with a jumping DDT at 40:38
6th fall: Triple H is disqualified for a chair shot at 43:43
7th fall: Triple H scores the pinfall after the chair shot at 44:10
8th fall: Triple H locks on a sleeper to get the win at 47:29
9th fall: Rock won via count-out at 56:09 after hitting the Pedigree onto the commentary table
10th fall: Rock pinned Triple H with the spinebuster and People's Elbow at 58:04 after fending off Vince & Shane McMahon
11th fall: Rock is disqualified, after the 60-minute time-limit, once the Undertaker entered the ring and took out each member of the McMahon faction - including Triple H.
Triple H is named the new WWF champion.
The other results of the PPV saw:
-Rikishi & Too Cool defeated Kurt Angle & WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian at 9:47 after Grandmaster Sexay hit Edge with a legdrop off the top behind the referee's back.
-WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (with Chyna) defeated Perry Saturn and WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko when Guerrero pinned Malenko with an Oklahoma side roll after Malenko hit his head on Chyna's loaded bouquet of flowers.
-Shane McMahon pinned the Big Show in a No DQ match at 7:11 after outside interference from Test, Albert, and Bull Buchanon, Shane trapping Show underneath a stereo, and then breaking a cinder block over Show's head.
-WWF Intercontinental champion Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho in a submission match at 13:26 when Benoit choked Jericho out with a modified version of the Crippler Crossface.
-X-Pac & the Road Dogg (w/ Tori) defeated the Dudley Boyz in a tables match at 10:55 following an X-Factor off the top onto Bubba Ray after outside interference from Gerald Brisco; the Dudleyz were the first to put their opponents through tables but the referee was knocked out.
2001 - During a tag team match that saw Chris Benoit & Chris Jericho defeat Steve Austin & Triple H for the WWF World Tag Team Title, Triple H tore his quadriceps muscle in the leg. It was a freak injury, occurring during the course of the match. He gutted it out for the rest of the bout (which aired live on Raw), then was sent to the hospital for an MRI. He was told he would be out up to five months and had surgery performed in Birmingham, Alabama, three days later by Dr. James Andrews. He would suffer a similar injury in 2006.
The remainder of the results from that Raw taping in San Jose, CA featured:
Jakked:
-Raven pinned Tony Jones with the DDT at 2:43
-WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Jerry Lynn pinned Christopher Daniels with the tornado DDT at 4:36
-Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki defeated Donovan Morgan & Robert Thompson when Taka pinned Morgan with the Michinoku Driver at 4:34
Raw is War:
-The Big Show pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Rhyno to win the title at 4:57 with the chokeslam onto a garbage can after Rhyno hit a chair while attempting the Gore.
-The Acolytes defeated Dean Malenko & Perry Saturn (with Terri) when Bradshaw pinned Saturn after delivering two spike powerbombs.
-WWF European Champion Matt Hardy (with Jeff Hardy & Lita) pinned X-Pac with the Twist of Fate after Eddie Guerrero interfered for the champion after X-Pac nailed Lita.
-Hardcore & Crash Holly defeated the Dudley Boyz after Hardcore used the ring bell as a weapon on Bubba Ray, moments after both Spike Dudley and Molly Holly tried to settle the issue between the two teams.
-Eddie Guerrero & Jeff Hardy (with Lita) defeated Edge & Christian when Guerrero pinned Christian with a powerbomb off the top.
-WWF IC Champion Kane pinned Kurt Angle with the chokeslam after Shane McMahon interfered.
2002 - WWE taped TV in Tupelo, MS with the following results:
Dark Matches:
-Jerry Lawler defeated Albert.
-Jamie Noble defeated Shannon Moore.
-Michael Shane defeated Sonny Siaki.
Velocity:
-Billy Kidman defeated Tajiri.
-Hardcore Holly defeated Val Venis.
-WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated Stacy Keibler in a Bra & Panties match.
Smackdown:
-Triple H defeated Lance Storm.
-Test defeated Randy Orton.
-Edge & Maven defeated Kurt Angle & Christian when Maven pinned Christian with a roll up after avoiding the Unprettier.
-Rev. D-Von (with Deacon Batista) pinned Rikishi after Rico interfered and hit Rikishi in the back of the head with one of the tag team title belts.
-WWE Cruiserweight Champion the Hurricane defeated Chavo Guerrero.
-Chris Jericho defeated Mark Henry.
2003 - The World Wrestling All-Star's latest tour opened up on in Sydney, Australia before an estimated crowd of 1,200 fans. I'll likely get more concrete figures but all reports said it was below 2,000 fans.
The show featured the crowning of a new WWA Cruiserweight champion with a tournament that sounds really good on paper as Chris Sabin defeated Frankie Kazarian and Jerry Lynn defeated Johnny Swinger with a cradle piledriver in the Semi-Finals. Lynn won the title defeating Sabin in what was said to be the best match of the night, which looking over the rest of the card, I am inclined to believe.
The show was headlined by WWA champion Sting winning a Three-Way Dance over Rick Steiner and Shane Douglas. It was Douglas' debut for the company. He was pinned with the Scorpion Death Drop. Sting got the biggest reaction of anyone on the show
In other results from the show, Teo beat Meatball and Puppet in a Hardcore match. They did an angle after where Shane Douglas attacked all three demanding a title shot to set up the main event....Crowbar beat Mark Mercedes (a local wrestler) in a Hardcore match. This was said to have been decent....Sabu beat Joe E. Legend in what was said to have been an entertaining match....Konnan pinned Disco Inferno with a Pedrigree. Inferno was said to have gotten the biggest heel reaction while running down Australia.
Notes: Bret Hart appeared and gave a quick speech. He was to have looked "really tired."....They did the live commentary in the building per previous WWA events with Disco Inferno and Dave Penzer doing commentary for most of the show. WWA owner Andrew McManus also did some commentary and it wasn't said to have been pretty when he was doing it....Horshu was advertised for the tour, but was actually at the WWE Smackdown taping working a dark match yesterday....Special thanks to Dan Lennard and Michael Milto for contributing.
2003 - TNA held their weekly Wednesday night PPV in Nashville, TN. Buck Woodward filed the following PPV report:
NWA: Total Nonstop Action for May 21st began with a video recap package of Glen Gilberti's recent activity in NWA:TNA.
It was then announced that TNA officials had mandated two tournaments to take place, with the goal being to restore order in NWA:TNA, since it had become split up by factions.
Raven did a promo from the top of a truck, talking about how he was denied his rightful place as NWA World Heavyweight Champion. He accused Jeff Jarrett of milking his injury by staying at home. Jarrett appeared behind Raven and pounded him on top of the truck. We could hear Jarrett say that he knew Raven was going to be looking for him, so he was paying him a "visit" first.
Chris Sabin's win over Amazing Red (with the help of SEX) for the X-Division Title last week was recapped.
Paul London defeated Kid Romeo, Jason Cross and CM Punk in a four way elimination match to determine the number one contender to the X-Division Title. Everyone shook hands before the match except Romeo. Cross eliminated Punk at 4:56 with a crossover neckbreaker (spinning somersault neckbreaker where Cross jumps at Punk from off the middle rope). Romeo eliminated Cross at 8:05 when he hit a low blow on Cross as he went for a top rope rana, then delivered the "Kiss Goodnight" (Kryptonite Krunch/Air Raid Crash off the middle rope). London eliminated Romeo with the London Calling (Shooting Star Press) at 11:05. A lot of good spots and dives in this match.
Mike Tenay and Don West then welcomed us to the show and explained the "Asylum Alliance" tag team tournament. It features eight teams put together randomly (meaning SEX members may have to team with TNA members or Extreme Revolution members or New Church members). The winning team will receive an NWA World Tag Team Title match with XXX. However, NWA officials are insisting that at least one team in the tournament be a "regular" unit. So, there will be a qualifying match tonight between two teams for a spot in the tournament with AJ Styles & D'Lo Brown vs. America's Most Wanted. We were also told that there were cameras all over the Asylum to keep track of things backstage.
Goldylocks interviewed Sonny Siaki, who said he was in charge of SEX tonight. No one seemed to be paying attention to him. Siaki was looking for someone to go find Raven, but David Young said he was concerned with his tag match tonight. Siaki then decided he would go get Raven himself.
They went to Raven, who was in his dressing room with Alexis Laree and Julio Dinero. Raven chastised the two of them for betraying him last week. Raven threatened to pour bleach down Alexis' mouth to "clean her soul", but stopped short of doing it. He warned them not to betray him again.
Amazing Red, Slash & Justin Credible defeated Christopher Daniels & Elix Skipper in a handicap match in 11:50. It was scheduled as a six-man, but due to Low Ki's injury in England, this was made into a handicap match. This was the first example of TNA forcing wrestlers from different factions to team together. Red, Slash & Credible worked well together early in the bout, then Daniels & Skipper managed to isolate Slash for a time. Red came in towards the end, and hit a springboard into a faceplant on Skipper, while Credible & Slash held Daniels so that Red could get the pin.
Raven ran into the ring and DDT'd Red. Raven took the mic and demanded that Jarrett come out. Raven said there would be more "collateral damage" until Jarrett faced him.
A very long vignette on Goldylocks going to a store to return a broken cell phone aired. No, I'm not kidding. The salesperson would not replace her phone, so she cursed him out and stomped on the phone. She apparently was trying to cut a wrestling promo on the salesperson. It ran for over three minutes, and it is three minutes of my life I can now never get back. Don West introduced the segment by saying it was going to be like "The Man Show" or "Jackass". Well, the difference is, The Man Show is funny.
Goldylocks, who said the previous segment was "that time of the month" for her, interviewed Mike Sanders, who claimed he was a giant killer. They made bad jokes about Sanders being in the "Hard 10" tournament which is made up of hardcore matches where wrestlers try to get ten points to win the match. You get one point for using a weapon, five points for putting someone through a table. You have to win by two. Sanders was set to face Brian Lee, and Sanders referred to Lee as the "Underfaker".
Mike Sanders defeated Brian Lee in a "Hard 10" match in 5:54. They hit each other with weapons around the ringside area, gaining points. Lee was leading 8-5 when he went for a table. Sanders moved out of the way of a splash, and Lee went through the table, giving Sanders the win at 10-8. Of course, Lee only needed two weapons shots to win, so why he went for the table (putting himself in danger) didn't make much sense.
Sonny Siaki confronted Raven in the back. Siaki wanted to know if Raven's allegiance was with SEX or Extreme Revolution. Siaki told Raven he expected him to call things his way tonight, as Raven is the referee for Siaki's "Clockwork Orange House Of Fun" match with the Sandman. Raven agreed.
Don West and Mike Tenay went over the first match in the "Asylum Alliance" tournament. It was New Jack & Shark Boy vs. Don Harris & Ron Killings. We saw that earlier today, Shark Boy and New Jack were playing Candyland. Goldylocks accused New Jack of cheating. Jack ended up getting upset and walking away from the game.
Goldylocks interviewed Ron Killings about having to team with Don Harris. Killings talked about Konnan not being at TNA tonight, and remarked on the Harris Brothers being part of "the brotherhood". The Harris Brothers showed up and attacked Killings. They left him laying, then New Jack & Shark Boy showed up and attacked Killings, dragging him to the ring for their match.
Ron Killings & Don Harris defeated New Jack & Shark Boy in 3:05 to advance in the Asylum Alliance tournament. Killings fought the match alone, while Jack and Shark worked together. Two minutes in, the Harris Brothers ran in, tossed Shark Boy from the ring, and H-Bombed New Jack. Killings battled both Harrises, knocking them out of the ring. Shark Boy tried to give Killings a flying bodypress, but Killings caught it and powerslammed Shark Boy for the win.
Sandman was confronting Raven backstage. Sandman said he saw what Siaki and Raven agreed to. Raven claimed he was setting Siaki up, and that he was really with Extreme Revolution. Sandman gave Raven a beer to seal the deal, then caned Raven before leaving.
Goldylocks interviewed Kid Kash and Trinity, who were being forced to team tonight in the Asylum Alliance match tonight. Kash complained, saying he was going to be facing a three on one situation, then dragged off Trinity before she could say anything.
Erik Watts walked over to Goldylocks, again talking about "the Eric" coming in. He also said that Goldylocks left her shoes at his house last night.
Tracy & David Young, with Desire, defeated Kid Kash & Trinity in 7:43 to advance in the Asylum Alliance tournament. Young and Kash worked the first four minutes, then the ladies tagged in. Young went at it with Trinity, but Kash yanked her hair as she was getting on offense, and tagged himself in. Kash went to work on Tracy, but the "masked luchador" appeared on a video screen, promising to reveal him/herself next week. This distracted Kash, and Tracy blasted Kash with a chair. Young hit Kash with a spinebuster and got the pin.
Goldylocks interviewed D'Lo Brown & AJ Styles. Brown took a shot at his "former employer" for never putting a live mic in his hand. Brown, instead of talking about the tag match, pointed out that he and Styles, two top contenders for Jeff Jarrett's World Title, has been put into a tag team. Brown implied that Jarrett was scared of them.
Raven was standing in the ring, demanding that Jeff Jarrett come out and face him. Raven said the "carnage will continue" until Jarrett faces him, so Raven DDT'd ring announcer Jeremy Borash. Mortimer Plumtree was sent out to take his place.
America's Most Wanted defeated D'Lo Brown & AJ Styles to qualify for the "Asylum Alliance" tournament in 9:16. These were the two teams selected by the NWA to face off for a spot in the tournament, and were not broken up by the lottery. America's Most Wanted showed no signs of dissent, and were working well with their double team moves on Styles, until Brown got the hot tag. Many near falls towards the end. Styles hit the Styles Clash on Harris, and members of SEX ran out, hoping to cause a double DQ and get both teams eliminated. However, the referee allowed all the interference, while Brown hit a frog splash on Harris. Chris Daniels and Elix Skipper grabbed Brown in a double team Hot Shot, right in front of the referee, and Harris cradled Brown for the pin. SEX was upset that AMW advanced into the tournament.
They aired an interview with Glen Gilberti. He said that the name "NWA" should be removed from the program, and praised Sports Entertainment as the future. He said that Raven often speaks without thinking, but that he was a good performer. Gilberti said Vince Russo is not the person to lead SEX, because he is a 43 year old family man. Gilberti also said he has more star power than Jeff Jarrett.
The Sandman vs. Sonny Siaki in a "Raven's Clockwork Orange House Of Fun" match went to a no-contest in 9:30. Weapons were hung around the ring on chains, and Raven was the referee for the match. Raven just sat in the corner, as Sandman did his usual entrance. Siaki attacked Sandman on the floor to start the match, while Raven just sat in the corner and watched. Usual back and forth weapons shots, with Siaki getting busted open. Siaki began to concentrate his attack on Sandman's testicles. Sandman came back, hanging Siaki in the tree of woe, and placing a chair over his face. Sandman then dropkicked a trashcan into the chair, into Siaki's face. Sandman went for a kendo stick, but Siaki got it and blasted him repeatedly in the head. Siaki covered Sandman for the pin, but Raven just stared at him. Siaki yelled at Raven, and Sandman cradled Siaki from behind. However, Raven didn't count his pin either. Siaki gave Sandman a drop toe hold into a chair, but Sandman threw a trash can at Siaki. Sandman bridged a length of chain link fence across four chairs. Siaki was placed on the fencing, which collapsed under his weight. Sandman went for a senton off the top, but Siaki moved. Siaki blasted Sandman with a chair, then went for a chain, but Sandman clocked him with a trash can. Sandman grabbed the cane, and hit a cane-assisted Russian legsweep on Siaki. Raven went to count the pin, but stopped at two. Raven then DDT'd Sandman and Siaki and walked away. The bell rang as members of Extreme Revolution and SEX ran out and started brawling. Raven walked out of the building, calling for Jeff Jarrett. Amazing Red, in his streetclothes (and a Ribera's jacket) came out of nowhere and rana'd Raven to the ground. Red beat Raven back into the building and to the ring. Alexis Laree and Julio Dinero ran in to interfere, but Red gave Julio a sunsetflip styles powerbomb and rana's Alexis into Julio's groin. Red then went back to Raven, and battled him on the floor. Red put Raven on a table, and went for a top rope swanton, hitting Raven, but not breaking the table. Red went back to the top, hit a second swanton, and put Raven through the table to end the show.
Tournament Update:
Mike Sanders has advanced in the "Hard 10" tournament.
Don Harris & Ron Killings have advanced in the "Asylum Alliance" tournament.
David Young & Trinity have advanced in the "Asylum Alliance" tournament.
America's Most Wanted have qualified for the "Asylum Alliance" tournament.
2004 - Bobby Heenan appeared on The Dennis Miller Show to promote the release of his autobiography. John Daly filed the following report:
The segment began with video clips of backyard wrestling (for some odd reason).
Miller said that he looked through Heenan’s new book and found it very funny.
Miller commented on how good Heenan looked, considering his bout with cancer. He said Heenan looked like George Peppard.
Heenan was about to respond when he sat up and confessed to Miller than he had a "wedgie".
Miller explained that he's been a fan from way back and used to attend a wrestling taping in his hometown (I didn't catch the name of the promotion).
Heenan knew the show Miller was referring to and the two joked about how there were actually paintings of wrestling fans in the back of the arena so
the crowd would look larger. Miller described wrestling as a "community spirit". Heenan replied with "...of men in their underwear".
Heenan briefly reminisced on the first Wrestlemania and all of the celebrities that were part of the show.
Miller accurately described the wrestling business as having cycles of mainstream popularity.
Miller asked Heenan what his opinions on Hulk Hogan were. Heenan mentioned that Hogan actually wrote the forward for his first book. He said Hogan has
made more money in the business than anyone, and that many people don’t like him because of his popularity. He said Hogan and Vince McMahon have done more for the business than anyone.
Miller asked about Jesse Ventura. Heenan informed Miller that Ventura is currently teaching a Harvard. Miller speculated that he was teaching
“Advanced Choke Holds 101”. Miller asked who was the better athlete, between Hogan and Ventura. Heenan said they were both good and mentioned that Ventura was a Navy SEAL.
Heenan explained that he never made it past the 8th grade. He also brought up that he failed the 4th grade because of illnesses. Miller joked about
Heenan’s ailments, asking him “What are you eating?” Heenan replied with “Whatever you find on the highway”.
Heenan had Miller in stitches. Miller commented on how quick Heenan was with his jokes. Heenan did an Ed McMahon impersonation.
Miller asked Heenan about Andre the Giant. Heenan told the familiar story about Andre asking for a Screwdriver drink at a restaurant. The waitress,
not understanding, brought Andre an actual screwdriver. Andre responded with, “What would you have brought if I asked for a Bloody Merry”?
Miller plugged the book and thanked Heenan for being on the show.
2005 - Former ECW World champion Sabu returned to the ring for the first time in close to nine months on 5/21, appearing for the Michigan-based All-World Wrestling League promotion at their Ionia, Michigan event. The promotion is run by Sabu's cousin Ed Farhat Jr. (the son of the Original Sheik). Sabu had been hospitalized for a lengthy stay due to a myriad of medical issues. During his illness, he made a number of convention appearances, was the subject of several benefit shows, and did his first-ever shoot interview, which showed how bad he was hurting financially from the illness because he had always gone to great extremes to protect the aura of his character in the past.
2005 - WWE Raw ran Loveland, CO at the Budweiser Events Center before 3,500 fans, featuring:
-WWE Intercontinental champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Christian with the Exploder suplex.
-The Heart Throbs defeated Val Venis (sub. for the Hurricane) & WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Rosey when Venis was pinned with a roll up.
-Christy Hemme pinned Victoria with a legdrop; Jonathan Coachman was the guest referee for the bout; Victoria played the heel for the match.
-Chris Masters defeated Steven Richards via submission with the full nelson.
-Matt Cappotelli pinned Tyson Tomko with a roll up.
-Edge defeated Chris Benoit.
-Viscera pinned Rob Conway.
-Muhammad Hassan defeated Chris Jericho.
-World Heavyweight Champion Batista pinned Triple H in a streetfight with the sit-down powerbomb.
2005 - UXW ran a Chris Candido Memorial Show in Long Island, NY. Mike Johnson filed the following live report:
UXW debuted at Skate Safe America in Old Bethpage, Long Island New York last night before an estimated crowd of 450-500 fans (The official paid according to promoter Frank Goodman was 925.) The show, which was dubbed the Chris Candido Memorial Show after his passing, featured a number of tributes to Candido, who worked here regularly. In many ways, the wrestling was simply a backdrop for many of Candido's friends to congregate, have some fun and remember someone they cared for and miss.
The show opened up with a ten bell in his memory and featured a Candido Cup, with Chris' younger brother Johnny defeating his best friend Balls Mahoney in the finals with Tammy Lynn Sytch at ringside. Mahoney told a story at the beginning of his match against D'Lo Brown and broke down crying in the ring at several points during the evening. They held a "Chris Candido protege bout" with Andy Douglas of the Naturals putting over Mike Kruel to win the vacant UXW United States championship, which Candido held at the time of his passing. Ian Rotten also gave a very nice speech about Candido following his bout against CM Punk and rallied the crowd into chanting Candido's name.
Complete results of the show saw:
*Johnny Candido pinned Balls Mahoney to win the first-ever Candido Cup after Justin Credible hit the ring and hit Mahoney with That's Incredible. The two were the last entrants in a Royal Rumble bout, which featured just about everyone on the show except for the main eventers. Tammy Sytch also turned on Balls, hitting him with a chain during a false finish. Mahoney, Candido, and Sytch all embraced after the bout.
*Poppalishus pinned Oman Tortuga after the interference of Eddie Guapo. Poppalishus was managed by Da Angry Young Man, who cut a funny promo saying his new team would take down anyone who challenged them, including dropping 1980s references like Demolition and The Rockers.
*Billy Gunn pinned Justin Credible with a Famouser on a chair. They brawled out of the ring for a long time, throwing each other into the plexiglass hockey walls. The Christopher Street Connection came out, playing off Gunn's gay angle with Chuck Palumbo and tried to get involved with him but he ran them off. This was to set up CSC vs. The New Age Outlaws in September in the same venue.
*Axl Rotten pinned Cpl. Robinson in a bloody match that saw a plastic bat with thumbtacks and scissors used.
*In the Chris Candido Protege Challenge, with the idea being that Tammy Lynn Sytch picked both competitors, Mike Kruel (who was aligned here with Candido) pinned NWA Tag Team champion Andy Douglas to win the UXW United States championship.
*UXW Xtreme champion Elix Skipper pinned Kid Kash.
*Simply Luscious pinned Alere Little Feather.
*The Masked Maniac and Shark Boy defeated The Christopher Street Connection.
*CM Punk pinned Ian Rotten with a side headlock. Punk came out to Johnny Cash and seemed to be having fun in the match, doing a totally 1980s heel style down to his tights being pulled down and slammed off the top, a la Ric Flair.
*UXW Tag Team champions Trent Acid and Mike Tobin defeated The Solution. The Solution have to split up and face each other at the next UXW event.
*UXW champion Balls Mahoney pinned D'Lo Brown.
*The Sandman pinned Raven in a Raven's Rules match with Mick Foley as a special referee. This was advertised for a long time (as in over 60 days) as a Steel Cage match but it was changed for whatever reason. Raven tried to balk at doing a Raven's Rules match with the idea that Sandman would get DQ'd for his extreme antics. Sandman caned the first referee to prevent that from happening as the bell hadn't rung. Raven brought out a second referee as a heel and he too was taken out. Finally Foley's music hit and he came out. They did a spot where Sandman caned Mr. Socko which I thought was funny. Raven also attempted to do a Socko with a black sock over his hand but it had no effect on Foley, who instead bit his fingers.
The show will be released on video and DVD from www.TCTapes.net.
Notes: There were problems all night with performers arriving late from a Cyberspace Wrestling Federation show in New Jersey. The 7 PM belltime didn't actually begin until 8:15 as the promotion was waiting for some of the wrestlers to arrive and didn't want to do a 10 bell for Candido with just part of the crew. The show ended up running to about 1 AM with the crowd petering down as the night went on...Several performers who were booked didn't work because they arrived too late to be checked out by the New York State Athletic Commission doctor, including Crowbar (coming from a show in Yonkers, New York) and Lowlife Louie Ramos.....The promotion was selling Chris Candido shirts for $20 with the proceeds going to Tammy Sytch and the Candido Scholarship....Sabu was advertised but with promoter Frank Goodman stating that he would only bring Sabu in if he was ready to return to the ring. As it turned out, Sabu worked last night...in Michigan, so he wasn't here.
2006 -WWE Raw ran Tuscon, AZ at the Convention Center with a matinee event, drawing 5,200 fans featuring:
-Eugene defeated Rob Conway.
-Umaga defeated Charlie Haas.
-Goldust & Gene Snitsky defeated Trevor Murdoch & Lance Cade.
-Beth & Maria defeated WWE Women's Champion Mickie James & Victoria.
-Carlito Caribbean Cool pinned Chris Masters.
-WWE Intercontinental champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Rob Van Dam with a roll up and grabbing the ropes for leverage.
-Shawn Michaels, the Big Show, & Ric Flair defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champions the Spirit Squad.
-WWE World Champion John Cena defeated Triple H and Edge; Ricky Steamboat was the guest referee for the bout.
2006 - WWE Smackdown presented Judgment Day on PPV in Phoenix, AZ at the US Airways Center. Buck Woodward filed the following PPV Report:
Welcome to our coverage of WWE Judgment Day from the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. We will update this page throughout the evening with results from the show.
There was no live pre-PPV Heat for this event, as WWE instead went with a taped "Free-For-All" show recapping angles and matches leading into Judgment Day.
Judgment Day
The Pay-per-view opened with a video focusing on the Undertaker-Khali, Angle-Henry, Lashley-Booker and Mysterio-JBL matches. They went live to the arena where Michael Cole & Tazz welcomed us to the show.
WWE Tag Team Champions MNM (Joey Mercury & Johnny Nitro, with Melina) vs. Brian Kendrick & Paul London.
London started off with Nitro, with the two men shoving each other at the start. Nitro grabbed a headlock, then hit a shoulderblock. Nitro flexed his muscles, while Mercury "took pictures" of him. Nitro kicked London in the gut and grabbed a headlock, then hit another shoulderblock. London leapfrogged Nitro, tripped him to the mat, then armdragged him. Kendrick tagged in for a top rope elbow to Nitro's arm, then London tagged right back in and did the same. Kendrick tagged in for a double flying forearm, and Kendrick got a two count on Nitro. Nitro backed Kendrick into his corner and tagged Mercury. Mercury missed a charge and Kendrick hit a dropkick and armdrag, then slid under Mercury and gave him another armdrag. London tagged in for a double hiptoss and double elbowdrop. MNM regrouped on the floor, and London backdropped Kendrick on top of them on the floor. Mercury was tossed back in, but he ducked as London tried a top rope bodypress.
Nitro tagged in and stomped London on the mat. Mercury tagged in for a double gutbuster, and Melina screamed. Melina choked London with a headscissors from ringside as he was near the apron. Mercury put London in a rear chinlock, but London fought out. The two butted heads on a shoulderblock attempt, and both crawled for tags. Kendrick hit Nitro with a springboard dropkick, then cleaned house on MNM with clotheslines. Kendrick hit Mercury with a flying forearm, but Nitro yanked him throat first across the top rope. MNM gave Kendrick the Snapshot, but London broke up the cover. London was shoved out of the ring by Mercury, and Nitro covered Kendrick again, but he kicked out at two.
Nitro tossed Kendrick to the floor, and Mercury dropped him face first on the ring apron. Nitro covered Kendrick for a two count when he was tossed back in, then put him in a chinlock. Kendrick battled back, and grabbed a small package on Nitro, but Mercury was distracting the referee. Mercury tagged in for a double team legdrop, then Mercury delivered a delayed vertical suplex. Mercury covered him several times, but only got two counts. Kendrick was tossed to the floor, and Melina kicked him. Nitro tossed Kendrick back in, and Mercury applied a camel clutch variation. MNM kept working over Kendrick in their corner, until Kendrick finally kicked Nitro into Mercury and made the hot tag to London.
London cleaned house, including a flying back elbow on Mercury, but was cut down by a boot to the face by Nitro. London hit MNM with a double clothesline and grabbed Mercury with La Magistral for a two count. London dropsaulted Nitro off the apron, landing on Mercury for a cover, but Melina crawled in front of the referee and screamed to break up the cover. London went for a suplex on Mercury, but Nitro hooked his leg from the floor and Mercury fell on top for a two count. Kendrick went for a pescado on Nitro, but Melina shoved him out of the way and Kendrick hit the floor. Nitro, from the apron, grabbed London, and Mercury charged, but London moved and Mercury slammed into Nitro. Nitro fell to the floor, knocking Melina down. London gave Mercury a sunset flip, rolling through it into a bridge with the legs hooked, and got the pin at the 14-minute mark.
Winners and new WWE Tag Team Champions: Paul London & Brian Kendrick.
Melina blamed Mercury after the match, with Nitro trying to make peace between them. Melina slapped Mercury, and Mercury grabbed her, so Nitro jumped Mercury. Mercury and Nitro started going at it, and Melina kicked Mercury in the head. Melina kicked the referee in the groin for good measure, while Nitro pounded Mercury. Nitro and Melina started to leave together, but Mercury came back out of the ring and jumped Nitro. Referees and Teddy Long came out to break it up, with Long getting knocked down at one point. They were finally separated, with Mercury leaving alone.
Clips of Bret Hart defeating Bam Bam Bigelow at the first King Of The Ring PPV were shown.
Chris Benoit vs. Fit Finlay.
There was a "Benoit" chant as the bell rang. They locked up, with neither getting an advantage. They actually slid under the ropes, still locked up and finally broke when the referee started to count them up. They went face to face in the middle, and Benoit gave him a short headbutt, then hooked Finlay's legs and went for a Sharpshooter. Finlay tripped out and applied a leg lace, but Benoit reached around and grabbed a chinlock as a counter. Benoit pulled Finlay over with a side mare, and Finlay hooked Benoit's tights to try and pull him into a pinning position. Finlay claimed Benoit poked him in the eye during the headlock. Finlay used the distraction of the referee checking his eye to jump into a forearm on Benoit, then took him down with a rear chinlock.
Finlay hit a shot to the kidneys, then snapmared him to the mat for a two count. Finlay slapped Benoit twice in the face, and Benoit responded with a slap of his own, then a knee to the chest. Benoit punched Finlay in the face, then drove a series of knees into his chest. Benoit chopped Finlay, then hit a side backbreaker for a two count. Benoit went for a Crossface, but Finlay kept moving, so he grabbed a rear chinlock. Benoit kept trying to pull Finlay's arm over to get the Crossface in, then switched directions and grabbed a crucifix for a two count, but Finlay's feet were on the ropes. Benoit fired off some chops, but Finlay hit a clothesline and covered Benoit with his knee in Benoit's face for a two count. Finlay stretched Benoit's arms on the mat, planting his foot on the top of Benoit's head. Benoit fought up, and Finlay turned it into a crisscross choke.
Benoit powered out, and flipped Finlay to the mat, but missed a powerdrive elbow and Finlay got a two count. Finlay went for a short-arm clothesline, but Benoit ducked and hit three consecutive German suplexes. Benoit called for the top rope headbutt, but Finlay moved out of the way and Benoit crashed. Finlay went for a kick, but Benoit caught him and hit a dragon screw legwhip. Benoit went for a Sharpshooter, but Finlay kicked it off and rolled to the floor. Finlay went for a chair, but Benoit hit him with a baseball slide kick as he approached the ring. Benoit tossed Finlay back into the ring and hit the top rope headbutt for a two count. Benoit chopped Finlay, but Finlay reversed a whip and sent Benoit chest-first into the corner, then hit a clothesline to the back of the head. Finlay put on a three-quarter nelson, but couldn't get the pin.
Finlay went to the floor, and rammed Benoit's face into the apron several times. Back in the ring, Finlay stomped Benoit in the gut, then hit a sit down splash to the midsection and a pair of elbowdrops to the chest. Finlay put Benoit in a camel clutch variation, then a combination hammerlock/dragon sleeper. Benoit started to break free, and Finlay hit Benoit in the back of the head. Benoit fought back with punches, but Finlay took him down with a elbow to the arm he had been working on with the hammerlock, then dropped a pair of knees to the head. Finlay rammed Benoit face first into the buckles, then dove into him with a shoulderblock. Finlay hit a shortarm clothesline for a two count, then applied a double nervehold. Finlay went for a slam, but Benoit floated over and hit a pair of German suplexes. Finlay avoided the third and turned around to headbutt Benoit repeatedly. Benoit then gave Finlay an enzugiri, and he fell to the floor. Benoit went after him, and Finlay grabbed the shillelagh. Before he could use it, Benoit grabbed him and gave him a German suplex on the floor. Both men were slow to get up.
Benoit got into the ring, and when Finlay got on the apron, Benoit grabbed him and delivered the Three Amigos vertical suplexes. Benoit called for the frog splash, but when he went to the apron, Finlay got up and shoved him to the floor, with Benoit hitting the barricade hard. Finlay went out after Benoit, ramming him into the wall again, then tossed him back into the ring. Finlay threw Benoit shoulder first into the ringpost, then went for a suplex, but Benoit reversed it into a Fujiwara armbar, and tried to turn it into the Crossface. Finlay fought it, but Benoit finally hooked his hands together into the Crippler Crossface, and Finlay tapped out at the 21-minute mark.
Winner: Chris Benoit.
Jillian Hall was shown getting ready for her match with Melina. The events leading to their match were then recapped.
Superstar Billy Graham was shown sitting in the front row.
Jillian Hall vs. Melina, with Johnny Nitro.
Melina was still upset over the earlier events on the show. Nitro got in Jillian's face, so the referee ordered him away from ringside. Jillian then hit Melina with forearms to start the match, then hit a Thesz press. Jillian snapmared Melina by the hair, kicked her in the back, and hit a rolling neck snap. Melina rolled to the floor, but Jillian jumped off the apron and bulldogged Melina into the security wall. Melina kicked Jillian from her back, sending her into the ring steps. Back in the ring, Melina stood on the side of Jillian's face, then threw her by her hair to the mat before stepping on her face again. Melina put Jillian in a rear chinlock with a bodyscissors, then switched into a variation of an abdominal stretch. Melina went into a regular bodyscissors, but Jillian rolled it into a cover. Melina hit Jillian with a faceplant for two, then kicked her in the gut twice. Melina choked Jillian against the middle rope, then hit a double knee to her midsection. Melina jumped off the second rope for something, but Jillian got her knees up in Melina's midsection. Jillian hit a flying forearm and rammed her into the top turnbuckle. Melina reversed a whip, but Jillian caught her with a sunset flip. Melina grabbed the ropes, but the referee couldn't see it, and Jillian got the pin at the five minute mark.
Winner: Jillian Hall.
Melina complained to the referee after the match, but to no avail. Kristal Marshall came out, grinning, and said she had to ask Melina a question. She said "It hasn't been a good night for you, has it?" Melina screamed "You bitch!" and attacked Marshall, but Kristal actually got the better of it, knocking Melina down before Melina walked off.
JBL did an interview from backstage, saying the "feel good story of 2006" was over, and that Rey Mysterio would lose tonight. He said that it was his time, and that fans would see the "true American hero". JBL was distracted by someone off-camera, and walked off. It was Chavo Guerrero. JBL asked what he was doing there. Chavo said he was there to support his friend. JBL said Chavo was here to see Rey Mysterio lose the title to JBL, just like he saw Eddie Guerrero lose a title to him. Chavo said JBL would not be leaving the building with the title belt, and then said "Viva La Raza" before leaving.
They showed clips of Steve Austin winning the King Of The Ring in 1996, and the "Austin 3:16" promo.
Cruiserweight Champion Gregory Helms vs. Super Crazy.
Crazy made his usual lawnmower entrance. Crazy cradled Helms several times at the start for two counts. Helms threw Crazy from the ring, but he held onto the ropes and pulled himself back in to cradle him again. Crazy leapfrogged Helms from the apron and hiptossed him to the floor. Crazy teased a dive, but referee Nick Patrick blocked him. Crazy then used Patrick as a springboard for a dive into a senton. There was an "ECW" chant. Crazy hit Helms in a corner with punches, but Helms countered with a Hot Shot. Helms hit a neckbreaker for a two count, then hit a second for another two count. Helms applied a crossface, but Crazy punched out. Helms caught him with an elbow, then pulled him to the ring apron and punched and kicked him. Helms applied an abdominal stretch on the mat, and there was a "Super Crazy" chant. Helms went for a suplex, but Crazy reversed it into one of his own.
Helms grabbed Crazy in a double underhook and hit some knees to the head. Helms then put Crazy in a reverse chinlock. Super Crazy fought out of it, and Helms grabbed a sleeper, but Crazy turned it into a Victory Roll for a two count. Helms hit a running knee to knock Crazy down. Helms went to the second rope and jumped off. Crazy got hit boot up, but Helms caught it and went for an elbowdrop, but Crazy rolled out of the way. Helms hit a forearm, but Crazy delivered a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, a dropkick and a standing moonsault for a two count. Crazy was backdropped to the apron. Crazy punched Helms, then hit a top rope dropkick for a two count. Crazy went to the top rope, but missed a moonsault. Helms went for a Shining Wizard, but Crazy ducked it and hit a spinkick for a two count. Crazy went for a slam, but Helms floated over into a neckbreaker for a two count. Helms rolled up Crazy with a handful of tights for a two count. Helms went for a reverse DDT, but Crazy backed Helms into a corner. Helms kicked Crazy in the face, then hit a second rope neckbreaker for a two count. Helms choked Crazy, but Crazy fought back with chops. Crazy threw Helms into the corner, then went for a rana. Helms turned it into a powerbomb, and put his feet on the ropes for leverage for the pin at the ten minute mark.
Winner: Gregory Helms.
Backstage, Melina & Nitro stormed into Teddy Long's office. They complained about losing the tag straps and Melina losing her match, and demanded Long do something about it. Long said he wasn't going to do anything about it. Melina slapped Long. Long told Melina "You're fired". Nitro complained, so Long fired him too.
Clips of Kurt Angle defeating Rikishi to win the King Of The Ring tournament in 2000 were shown.
Anthony Robles, the one-legged High School wrestler who was won two Arizona State titles, was shown at ringside. It was mentioned that Kurt Angle is his hero.
Mark Henry vs. Kurt Angle.
As Henry came to the ring, they showed the events leading to his match. Henry cleared off the announcers table as he got to ringside, then demanded the microphone. Henry said "I hurt people" and talked about how he took out Batista, and that he knows Angle isn't 100%. Kurt Angle then came out, his ribs taped and with a mouthpiece that said "REVENGE", and immediately attacked Henry. Angle kicked Henry's legs, then tried for a whip, but Henry reversed it. Angle kicked Henry and gave him a second rope somersault bodyblock. Angle applied a front facelock, and Henry backdropped him. Angle went for a sunset flip, but Henry wouldn't go over.
Henry went for a sitdown splash, but Angle moved and Henry hit the mat. Angle then gave Henry a running kick. Henry rolled to the floor, and Angle went after him. Angle went for a German suplex through the announce table, but Henry blocked it and elbowed Angle. Back in the ring, Angle tripped Henry and applied a leglace. Henry kicked out of the leglace, and took Angle down with a clothesline. Henry hit a headbutt, then kicked him in the chest. Henry hit a double axhandle to the back, then kicked him in the ribs. Henry then stood on Angle's chest, then kicked him in the gut. Henry applied a camel clutch variation, then dropped his weight on Angle's back before reapplying the hold. Angle fought to his feet, and kicked away a backdrop attempt. Angle went for a cross bodyblock, Henry caught it, but Angle swung around into a DDT for a two count. They traded punches, and Angle ducked one and hit a German suplex. Angle pulled the straps down, and gave Henry the Angle Slam. Henry kicked out at two. Angle ran into a Henry clothesline. Henry scooped up Angle and hit a powerslam for a two count.
Henry scooped up Angle for another slam, but Angle wriggled out and hooked Henry's leg in an ankle lock. Henry rolled through it, sending Angle though the ropes and to the floor. Henry rammed Angle into the apron, then laid him out on the announcers table. Henry stood on the Spanish announcers table, but Angle rolled away from him. Henry got down and hit Angle twice, then avalanched Angle against the ringpost. Angle went down in a heap on the floor, and Henry rolled into the ring, winning the match via countout at the nine minute mark. Winner via countout. Mark Henry. Post-match, Henry went after Angle, and tried to put him on the table again. Angle poked Henry in the eyes, then grabbed a chair and hit Henry in the legs with it. Angle then hit Henry across the back with it over and over. Angle then applied an ankle lock on the floor. Henry screamed and tapped on the floor. Referees and officials came out to pull Angle off of Henry. Angle broke free and grabbed Henry and gave him an Angle Slam onto the announce table. The table didn't break, as Henry slid off it. Henry stood up, and Angle plastered him in the head with a chairshot. Henry fell forward, into the announce table, which did break this time. Angle walked off as Henry slowly got up.
A commercial for ECW One Night Stand was shown, advertising Rob Van Dam, Chris Benoit and Terry Funk.
Backstage, Sharmell gave Booker a pep talk about becoming King Of The Ring, listing all the "Kings" he is better than. Booker liked the sound of "King Booker".
The King Of The Ring tournament was recapped. It was revealed that there will be a "coronation" ceremony this week on Smackdown.
King Of The Ring Finals: Booker T, with Sharmell, vs. Bobby Lashley.
The two men went nose to nose, and Lashley shoved Booker to the mat at the bell. They locked up, and Lashley backed Booker into the corner and broke clean. They locked up again, and this time Booker broke clean, but then tried to throw a punch. Lashley blocked it, delivered some punches and hit a clothesline in the corner. Lashley hit a vertical suplex for a two count, then a lariat for another two. Lashley stomped Booker, then applied an armwringer and yanked on Booker's arm. Lashley applied an armbar, but Booker hit a chop. Booker went for a waistlock, but Lashley reversed and took Booker to the mat. Booker poked Lashley in the eyes then hit some kneelifts. Booker hit chops and punches in a corner, but Lashley came right back with a clothesline. Lashley rammed Booker into a corner, but then missed a shoulderblock and ran into the ringpost. Lashley fell to the floor, and Booker rammed him into the ringsteps. Booker yelled for the referee to count him out, but Lashley made it back in. Booker stomped Lashley in a corner, then pulled Lashley's arm around the top rope and yanked at it. Booker hit a kick to the back of Lashley's head for a two count, then applied an armbar. Lashley battled out with forearms, but Booker kicked him in the gut.
Booker went to the ropes for the ax kick, but as he rebounded, Lashley flipped him with a clothesline. Lashley hit some forearms, then knocked Booker down twice. Lashley hit a reverse atomic drop, then hit a clothesline. Lashley called for the Dominator, but Sharmell got on the apron and distracted the referee. Booker fought out of it anyway, and hit a back kick. Booker went for the Bookend, but Lashley elbowed it away. Lashley set for the spear, but Sharmell hooked his leg. Lashley kicked her away, but Booker caught him with a side kick and the Bookend for a two count. Booker went for a leapfrog in the corner, but Lashley caught it and hit a running powerslam for a two count. Lashley hit a clothesline in the corner, but then charged into a Booker side kick. Booker followed it with an ax kick, but Lashley kicked out at two. Booker went for a side kick, but Lashley ducked and hit the spear. Sharmell ran into the ring, and as the referee got her out, Finlay ran in and hit Lashley with the shillelagh. Lashley was down, but slowly getting up, and Booker finished him off with the ax kick for the pin at the ten minute mark. Winner and 2006 King Of The Ring: Booker T. Booker and Sharmell celebrated on the stage, putting on the robe and crown. Lashley speared Booker right into the throne, toppling it over. Sharmell helped the downed King Booker, making sure to keep his crown on his head, as Lashley left
Backstage, the Great Khali and Daivari were shown heading to the ring. A video of the events leading to Undertaker vs. Khali were shown.
The Undertaker vs. Great Khali, with Daivari.
The two men stared each other down, with them going chest to chest as the bell rang. Khali missed a right hand and Taker threw some body blows, but Khali grabbed him and flung him through the ropes and to the floor. Taker got back in, kicked him in the gut, and started throwing punches. Khali flung Taker over the top rope and to the floor. Khali grabbed Taker as he got on the apron, but Taker yanked him throat first across the top rope. Taker ducked some Khali punches, then began punching and kicking Khali. Taker went for the Old School ropewalk, but Khali slammed him off the ropes, casually.
Khali rammed Taker into the top turnbuckle, hit an elbow, then punched him down in a corner. Khali stepped on him, then whipped him across the ring into the opposite corner. Khali hit a clothesline and Taker stumbled out. Khali kicked Taker to the floor, then went out after him. Khali hit a forearm across the back, then rammed him into the ring apron.
Taker fought back with punches and kicks, but Khali whipped Taker knees first into the ringsteps. Daivari kicked Taker on the outside, then tossed him back in. Khali slammed Undertaker, but Undertaker sat up. Khali chopped Undertaker in the head, and Taker fell to the mat. Khali stood on Taker's chest, but Taker got his shoulder up at two, then sat up and rose. They traded punches and Taker hit a headbutt. Taker went for the ropewalk again, this time hitting the forearm, but Khali didn't fall down. Undertaker punched Khali repeatedly, and there was a "Taker" chant.
Undertaker hit a pair of clotheslines, then hit a flying clothesline and Khali got tied in the ropes. Taker punched the tied up Khali. Daivari got on the ring apron, and when he did, Taker grabbed him by the throat. The referee forced him to break, and Taker chased the ref from the ring. Daivari freed Khali from the ropes. Taker went for a chokeslam, but Khali elbowed it off and hit a boot to the face. Khali hit a chop to the head again (which the announcers and Undertaker are trying to sell as being devastating, even though it doesn't look it), and then kicked him in the head and got the clean pin at the eight minute mark by placing one foot on Undertaker's chest.
Winner: Great Khali.
We then had some hype for "See No Evil" starring Kane.
The events leading to the main event were recapped. As a reminder, only the World Title is on the line in this match.
World Champion Rey Mysterio vs. U.S. Champion JBL.
There was a loud "Eddie" chant as the bell rang. JBL shoved Rey to the mat twice, then Rey started kicking at JBL's leg and JBL backed off to the ropes. There was a "619" chant. Rey kicked at JBL's legs again, then grabbed a headlock. JBL lifted Rey and sat him in a corner, then trash talked him. Rey responded with a slap to the face. JBL was gesturing to ringside, where Rey's family was sitting. There was an "Eddie" chant again. JBL kicked Rey and pounded him across the back, then kicked him. JBL pounded Rey down with punches in a corner. JBL stomped Rey's hand. Rey avoided a boot to the face and tripped JBL into 619 position, but JBL slid out of the ring. Rey hit a baseball slide, then jumped off the apron to give JBL a seated senton on the floor.
Back in the ring, Mysterio gave JBL a second rope bodypress for two, then a dropkick to the face for another cover. Rey legdropped JBL across the back of the head, then hit a shoulderblock in the corner. Rey pounded JBL in a corner, then gave him a baseball slide to the groin, after first distracting the referee by pointing at the crowd. Mysterio dropkicked JBL, who fell through the ropes and to the floor. Rey missed a baseball slide kick, and JBL downed him with a boot to the face, then threw him into the ring steps.
Back in the ring, JBL kicked Rey and punched him back to the floor. JBL rammed Rey head first into the ringsteps, then tossed him back into the ring to score a two count. JBL hit a vertical suplex, turning it into the Three Amigos. JBL hit three suplexes, then hung Rey on the top rope and kicked him in the head, knocking him to the floor. Rey was bleeding from the head, which could be seen in the eye holes of his mask. JBL mocked Eddie Guerrero's old dance. JBL took Rey at ringside and held him up in front of his wife, then gave him a fallaway slam on the floor. JBL rolled Rey back into the ring for a two count. JBL slapped Rey in a corner, then hit a pair of short arm clotheslines. JBL blew a kiss to Rey's wife, then hit another clothesline. JBL told the referee to count Rey down for a knockout, and there was blood coming out from Rey's mask. Rey got to his feet at nine, and JBL blasted him with a boot to the head. JBL covered Rey for a two count.
Rey fired off some punches, but JBL poked him in the eyes and applied a sleeper. JBL started hitting Rey in his bloody head, and choked him down with a rear chinlock. The referee checked Rey's arm, but JBL let go of the hold after two checks, wanting to pin Rey instead. Rey got his shoulder up at two, despite JBL hooking both legs. JBL put Rey on the top rope and set up for a back superplex. Rey blocked it, and punched JBL off the ropes. Rey hit a moonsault to a standing JBL for a two count. Rey kicked and punches JBL, and hit a springboard bodypress, then kicked JBL in the back of the head for a two count. Rey went for a Bronco Buster, but JBL got a boot up and caught Rey in the groin. JBL went for a powerbomb, but Rey punched out if it and put JBL in 619 position. Rey hit the 619, then went for a springboard, but JBL pulled the referee in front of him. Rey collided with the ref, knocking him out.
JBL powerbombed Rey Mysterio, then called for another referee. A second ref came out, but when Rey kicked out at two, JBL punched the new ref in the face, knocking him out. JBL got a chair, but Rey kicked it into his face when he got into the ring with it. Rey then hit JBL with a 619 and a frog splash for the pin (counted by the original referee) at the sixteen minute mark.
Winner: Rey Mysterio.
Chavo Guerrero came out to the ring to celebrate with Rey Mysterio. Chavo helped Rey to his feet as they showed replays from the match. They went back to the ring, where there was an "Eddie" chant as Chavo and Rey pointed to the heavens.
That ended the PPV broadcast. Goodnight, folks!
2007 - Team 3D officially opened their new wrestling school, "The Team 3D Academy of Professional Wrestling" in Kissimmee, Florida, right outside of Orlando.
2007 - Mark Canterbury aka Henry Godwin was released by WWE in the last week. He was most recently seen working for the now-defunct Deep South Wrestling territory, teaming with Ray Gordy.
2007 - Mick Foley and his family filmed a pilot for an A&E reality series titled "Wrestling My Family." The pilot was not picked up by the network.
2007 - Shane "Hurricane" Helms underwent successful fusion surgery on his neck.
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