On this day in history in ....

1972 - Former WWE World champion The Great Khali is born.

1990 - WWF held their Summerslam Pay-per-view at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Here are the results:
- Hercules & Paul Roma defeated The Rockers via countout.
- Kerry Von Erich defeated Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig to win the WWF Intercontinental Title. Von Erich was a replacement for Brutus Beefcake, who had been seriously injured in a parasailing accident. This would be Von Erich's only championship in the WWF.
- Sherri Martel defeated Sapphire via forfeit when she didn't appear for the match. It was later revealed that Sapphire had joined with Ted DiBiase, leaving Dusty Rhodes.
- The Warlord defeated Tito Santana.
- The Hart Foundation defeated Demolition (Smash & Crush) in three falls to win the WWF World Tag Team Title. Demolition won the first fall when Crush pinned Hart, the Foundation won the second fall when Demolition was disqualified, and the Foundation won the third fall when Hart pinned Crush after an appearance by the Legion Of Doom. Interesting to note that in the past, if a disqualification took place during a three fall tag title match, the title would not change hands in the WWF, however that rule was inexplicably changed for this bout.
- Jake Roberts defeated Bad News Brown via disqualification.
- Hacksaw Jim Duggan & Nikolai Volkoff defeated The Orient Express.
- Randy Savage defeated Dusty Rhodes in under three minutes when Ted DiBiase and Sapphire distracted him.
- Hulk Hogan defeated Earthquake via countout.
- WWF World Champion The Ultimate Warrior defeated Rick Rude in a steel cage match.

1990 - The Snowman is stripped of the USWA Unified Heavyweight Title after no-showing a title defense.

1994 - A pivotal moment in the history of wrestling, as Eastern Championship Wrestling became Extreme Championship Wrestling during a show at the ECW Arena in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The show was based around a tournament to determine a new NWA World Champion (ECW was an NWA member at the time). Current ECW Heavyweight Champion Shane Douglas won the tournament, but threw down the NWA belt and proclaimed himself the ECW WORLD Heavyweight Champion. The name change from Eastern to Extreme took place and (would be announced several days later on ECW TV by Tod Gordon) and the NWA, represented by the late Dennis Coraluzzo, was left confused. ECW had legitimately swerved the NWA with the whole angle, to the point that Coraluzzo even taped an interview for ECW television afterwards, not realizing he was playing right into their hands. ECW separated from the NWA and began the "Era Of Extreme". Here are the results of the show:
First Round:
- 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Chris Benoit in Benoit's ECW debut.
- 911 defeated Doink The Clown (Matt Borne) in Borne's ECW debut. Doink was a mystery opponent.
- Dean Malenko defeated Osamu Nishimura in their respective ECW debuts.
- Shane Douglas defeated The Tazmaniac.
Semifinals:
- 2 Cold Scorpio defeated 911 via countout.
- Shane Douglas defeated Dean Malenko.
Finals:
- Shane Douglas defeated 2 Cold Scorpio to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title, but threw it down and proclaimed himself the first ECW World Heavyweight Champion.
- Cactus Jack & Mikey Whipwreck (subbing for Terry Funk) defeated The Public Enemy to win the ECW World Tag Team Championship.

1995 - WWE held their Summerslam Pay-per-view from the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Here are the results:
- Hakushi defeated The 1-2-3 Kid.
- Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated Bob Holly.
- The Smoking Gunns defeated Eli & Jacob Blu (Ron & Don Harris).
- Barry Horowitz defeated Skip (Chris Candido).
- Bertha Faye defeated Alundra Blayze to win the WWF Women's Title.
- The Undertaker defeated Kama in a Casket Match.
- Bret Hart defeated Isaac Yankem (Kane) via disqualification.
- WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Razor Ramon in a ladder match.
- WWF World Champion Diesel defeated Mabel.

1999 - ECW get their first national cable television show, debuting on TNN (now SpikeTV) with a one hour show on Friday nights at 8pm. The first edition is a recap of the history of ECW, and an airing of the Rob Van Dam vs. Jerry Lynn ECW Television Title match from the Hardcore Heaven Pay-per-view. The show earned a 0.9 rating. During it's run from August of 1999 to October of 2000, the shows ratings would range from a low of 0.7 to a high of 1.3.

2000 - WWF held their Summerslam Pay-per-view in Raleigh, North Carolina at the Entertainment & Sports Complex. Here are the results:
- Steven Richards, The Goodfather & Bull Buchanan defeated Too Cool & Rikishi.
- X-Pac defeated Road Dogg.
- Eddie Guerrero & Chyna defeated Val Venis & Trish Stratus when Chyna pinned Stratus. As a result, Chyna won the WWF Intercontinental Title from Venis, starting her third reign with the belt.
- Jerry Lawler defeated Tazz.
- Steve Blackman defeated Shane McMahon to win the WWF Hardcore Title.
- Chris Benoit beat Chris Jericho in a three fall match. Benoit won via submission in the first fall, Jericho forced Benoit to submit in the second fall, and Benoit pinned Jericho to win the third fall.
- WWF World Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated The Dudley Boyz and Matt & Jeff Hardy in a Tables, Ladders, And Chairs Match.
- The Kat defeated Terri in a Stinkface match.
- The Undertaker vs. Kane ended in a no contest.
- WWF World Heavyweight Champion The Rock defeated Kurt Angle and Triple H in a Triple Threat match.

2001 - The Hurricane defeats Matt Hardy for the WWF European Title in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

2002 - The East Coast Wrestling Association issued the following:

ECWA TURNS THIRTY-FIVE
August 27, 2002

Newport, DE -- Independent pro-wrestling promotion the East Coast Wrestling Association [ECWA] today celebrates thirty-five years in the business, having promoted its first show on August 27, 1967. Back then, the promotion was located in New Castle, Delaware but in the decades following has promoted shows all across the state, as well as in Connecticut, Maryland and Washington D.C. Currently, the group runs almost exclusively out of its home base of St Matthews Parish Center in Newport, DE. The longevity of the ECWA can largely be attributed to promoter Jim Kettner, whose creativity and mind for the business have helped the group grow over the years into one of the premier indy promotions in the country.

In February 1997, the ECWA promoted the first annual one night, single elimination Super 8 Tournament. What started out as a small regional event has grown into a national phenomenon in the past half-dozen years, with competitors from all over North America participating in the tournament. Past winners of this prestigious tournament include Ace Darling, Simon Diamond, Steve Bradley, Christopher Daniels, Low-Ki and last year's champion, Donovan Morgan. Other notables who made an impact on the Super 8 include Billy Kidman (1997), Scotty 2 Hotty (1998), Matt & Jeff Hardy (1999) and current WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Knoble (2002). Year after year, the event raises the standard for which independent wrestling shows are run by.

Only one year after the debut of the Super 8, the East Coast Wrestling Association hosted the WWE's DoJo training camp, run by the legendary Dory Funk, Jr. Featured on the show that night was former multiple time WWE Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, then in his rookie year in the business. Almost four years later, in November of 2001, the ECWA successfully ran at the Bob Carpenter Center on the campus of the University of Delaware. The indoor sporting venue is the largest of its kind in the First State.

Over the years, the East Coast Wrestling Association has served as a proving ground for some of today's hottest stars. Current WWE Tag title holder Christian and current WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly, in addition to the aforementioned Billy Kidman, Test, Shawn Stasiak and numerous others have all honed their skills in the ECWA before moving on to compete in World Wrestling Entertainment. In fact, Christian held the ECWA Heavyweight Championship for over a year, beginning in July '98. Some of wrestling's most legendary names such as WWE Hall of Famers Capt. Lou Albano, George "The Animal" Steele and the Fabulous Moolah, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Mick Foley, Goldust and Jim Cornette, to name a few, have also graced the rings of the ECWA at one time or another.

The East Coast Wrestling Association's fall season kicks off on Saturday, September 14 at St Matthews Parish Center in Newport, DE, and its thirty-five year anniversary will officially be celebrated on October 12 with a blowout party at the same venue. For further details on the East Coast Wrestling Association and its upcoming events, visit the website at ECWAprowrestling.com or contact the ECWA offices at (302) 325-1592.

2005 - WrestleReunion 2 was held in King of Prussia, PA. Mike Johnson filed the following live report -

The IWA promotion headed by Rob Russen ran their second live event in conjunction with Sal Corrente's WrestleReunion 2 convention this past Saturday 8/27 at the Valley Forge Convention Center in King of Prussia, PA in front of an estimated 500-600 fans.

This was a show that shouldn't be judged as a regular wrestling event, but more of an “Old Timers Day" as there was no way physically that many of those performing could live up to the levels they worked at in their prime. Still, there was a flat feel to some of the show as opposed to the fun feel of the Tampa event last January.

I've thought about why for some time and I really wonder if part of it was because the show took place before a harder, more jaded Northeastern wrestling audience as opposed to fans in Florida. Whatever the reason, it was still a very unique night for wrestling fans with a lot of major names from the past under one roof.

The Show opened with a ten bell salute for Sailor White, with promoter Sal Corrente coming out and noting that he was one of the Moondogs and for a long time the Moondogs and the Wild Samoans were the biggest teams in the area. Corrente then began discussing that the theme of the weekend was the anniversary of the Shea Stadium bout between Larry Zbyszko and Bruno Sammarino, which brought out Larry. Zbyszko cut a promo saying that tonight was the chance he had to destroy the rumors that Bruno had beaten him all those years ago when the truth was he had the luck to fall out of their Steel Cage match. Zbyszko said that he was the Living Legend and he had retired Bruno Sammartino and Nick Bockwinkel. Bockwinkel came to the ring and was announced by Corrente as being the official commissioner of the evening, but wasn't seen again after this. Bockwinkel reiterated the rules for Larry's match with Diamond Dallas Page, and Larry ran down Bruno again. Sammartino emerged from the locker room and tried to get in the ring but all the referees (including Dick Woerhle, God bless him, still going strong and looking great) held Bruno back.

*In what was billed as father and son tag team attraction, Don and Joe Muraco defeated Bob and Brad Armstrong when Joe pinned Brad with a top rope splash. Joe Muraco, who has been training at Afa's WXW school, is thin and gangly and wore a bandana over his head, making him look like a taller version of New York City indy wrestler Deranged. I don't think the crowd took his offense seriously, so when he scored the pin, it was more a surprise then anything else. I'm sure teaming with his Dad was a major deal for him. There were some “Beach Bum" chants for Muraco. Brad Armstrong did his best to carry the match but it never seemed to get out of the gates. Still, it was nice to see Don Muraco live one more time. The Muracos beat down the Armstrongs after the match until the Samoan Island Tribe made the save.

*In a six person tag match, Wendi Richter & George South Jr. & The Patriot (Tom Brandi) defeated DC Drake & Amy Love & Gary Royal when Richter pinned Love with a powerbomb. South Jr. is the son of famous NWA enhancement talent George South. This was the first match from Drake, a headliner in the old Tri-State Wrestling Alliance and NWF companies in this area since a February 1995 ECW bout against Mick Foley. Drake had his daughter with him the next day at the signing convention and seemed to be very touched by the fans that knew who he was and brought items to be signed, moreso then just about anyone else. Love's offense on Richter looked really bad here. They went back and forth for awhile before going to the finish.

*Ivan Koloff defeated Dominic DeNucci in a Russian Chain match after touching all four corners. Koloff was accompanied by Nikolai Volkoff and they sang the Russian National Anthem. Koloff was limping badly and shouldn't have been in the ring. This was painful to watch at times because as one person said to me after the show, "You're not there to see Whitey Ford pitch a no-hitter. You're there just to see Whitey Ford." They tried to put together a no hitter, but it just wasn't happening. It was also weird to see DeNucci going for pinfalls with the referee counting them when it was a touch all four corners bout.

*The Fantastics won a Four Corners bout by defeating The Thunderfoots, The Backseat Boys and Samoan Island Trible with a double pin on the Thunderfoots as the Tribe beat down the Backseats outside the ring. Trent Acid was trying hard to turn the crowd on them by yelling from the corner. This was decent for what it was.

*Bill Apter and Jimmy Hart brought out Bret Hart, who thanked everyone for their support this weekend, plugged his WWE DVD, which got a huge pop, and said that he was excited to see the true legends like the Funks and the up and coming stars in action. Hart said that he was humbled by the fans remembering him but that there were other names that were the true legends.

*Larry Zbyszko pinned Diamond Dallas Page after Page hit the Diamond Cutter and pulled Larry on top of him and let him score the pin. At one point, Zbyszko ended up on the floor to escape DDP and hit Bruno from behind. Larry "won" five minutes, with no ref, with Bruno Sammartino. Bruno got in the ring and began beating down Larry, then choked the hell out of him in the corner, with all the referees pulling Bruno off. This was fine for what it was, but when you advertise five minutes on the house mic at the start of the segment and then don't deliver, you leave fans scratching their heads. Sammartino really laid the punches in on Zbyszko and looked to be in as good of shape today as he ever did.

*Dusty Rhodes & The Blue Meanie & Tom Prichard & D'Lo Brown defeated Steve Corino & Andrew (Test) Martin & Original Evil Clown Matt Borne (the original Doink) & Masked Superstar when Meanie pinned Corino after a moonsault. Rhodes looked to have lost weight and was wearing tights as opposed to his jeans and t-shirt bunkhouse gear. This was advertised as an elimination bout but I believe Rhodes and Corino called an audible to change it that day to keep the match from getting stale. This was what you would expect. I got a big kick out of all the babyfaces doing the Blue Meanie dance at the end.

*In his first match back since beating cancer, Steve Williams defeated King Kahlua with a powerslam. Kahlua was a longtime Northeastern independent wrestler in the 1980s who actually helped break Steve Corino into the business. Williams wore a bandana over his throat. Before the match he got on the mic said, "I told you'd be back." Williams looked like someone who hadn't been in the ring for some time but given all he went through, he put on a hell of a performance. After the match, he said that anyone can do anything if they put their mind to it. He got a standing ovation from the crowd and looked really touched.

*Tito Santana defeated Greg Valentine with a rollup to win the IWA Title. This was a reprisal of their famous WWF feud for the Intercontinental championship, albeit it a little slower these days. Still, Santana took a hell of a bump to the floor. Fine for what it was.

*The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey, Stan Lane & Bobby Eaton, with Jim Cornette) defeated Terry Funk, Dory Funk Jr. & Mick Foley (with Bobby Heenan) when Eaton pinned Terry in a fun match. When all eight were in the ring, I joked that they should just pass the mic around the ring and by the time they were done, we'd have our money's worth. Foley was dressed in full Cactus Jack regalia, but then got on the mic and told jokes, which for some reason always strikes a nerve I don't like personally. He was announced as Foley though. Foley's mic work was funny as he ripped on Dennis Condrey for owing him $20 for eight years, on Stan Lane for being a sexual deviant that Foley was “forced to listen to, through a hotel room wall with a glass pressed to his ear and Bobby's....well, I don't have anything bad to say about Bobby." Tremendous! At one point all three members of the Express were trapped in spinning toeholds. Dory is still really fluid in the ring. Terry took a header out of the ring to the floor where he brawled up the aisle with Eaton. Foley pulled out Socko towards the end. Cornette whacked Terry with the tennis racquet to set up the pinfall. In the end, Cornette was left with the babyfaces. The Funks both put spinning toeholds on him, and when Cornette screamed, he got Socko in the mouth. They then depantsed Cornette. It was entertaining.

*3D (aka The Dudleys) defeated Matt Hardy & Rhino in a great main event. 3D worked in T-Shirts and jeans. Bubba said that the fans can call them anything they want, but they know what the fans want and held the mic up. The fans yelled for "Tables." Talia of 3PW fame accompanied Hardy to the ring. 3D were working really hard here in their first post-WWE appearance. Bubba and Rhino had one of the greatest back and forth collar and elbow tieups I can ever recall muscling each other back and forth. Bubba was busting his rear end big time, and D-Von made the hot tag and cleaned house on Rhino and Hardy. Talia got on the apron, but was pulled in by D-Von. They teased a Wazzup headbutt, but Hardy saved her. Rhino walked out and returned with a table. They tried to whip Bubba into it, but D-Von saved him. Hardy hit the Twist Of Fate, but the referee had been bumped. Bubba missed a senton splash off the ropes. Hardy was waiting to hit the Twist Of Fate, but Rhino, aiming for Bubba, gored Hardy through a table. Bubba then pinned Hardy. Great main event.

After the match, Sal Corrente put over 3D and Hardy for working the show, saying there had been a lot of obstacles for them to overcome but they were there and kept their commitment to the fans. Corrente was referring to WWE telling the Dudleys they didn't ave the rights to use the names that they had been using for years prior to their WWE tenure and WWE trying to pull Hardy from the show. Bubba took the mic and said that yesterday was their last day “You know where" but that today was the start of a whole new ride for them and they were looking forward to seeing where it took them. He told Hardy that if they could only dance with one more team for the rest of their lives it would be the Hardy Boyz.

Hardy took the mic and thanked everyone, noting that he was making his last appearance on the indy scene before returning to WWE and said that if the fans cheer or boo him, that's "OK because they have that right", but he hopes they respect him and what they tried to do in the ring for them. He said that if he had the chance to dance with one more team for the rest of his life, it would be the Dudleys.

Rhino, who rarely talks on the mic outside of promos, noted that he was in ECW after the Dudleys and that in ECW, everyone tried to steal moves from the Hardys so that meant Matt was part of it too in a sense. Hardy waved off that suggestion. Rhino said that after all he has been through in the last few years, that hearing the fans chanting ECW and getting behind him means more then he can ever express. He then said that if had the chance to dance with someone for the rest of his life, he wanted it to be "that fine piece of a**" outside the ring, meaning Talia, who popped. They made a few gore jokes on the mic.

The show closed with all four celebrating together, hugging and raising each other's arms. It was a cool way to end the live show and was the perfect match booked the perfect way to end the live card.

Notes:The show was open to any VIP ticketholders for the convention or to the general public for $75. Fans were lining up 2-3 hours early to get ringside seats, as it was general admission seating. Tom Prichard and Jimmy Hart were instrumental in the production end of the show while Afa of the Wild Samoans ran the locker room. Prichard was helping with a lot of the business end of things all weekend including overseeing transportation and other logistical issues on Sunday, which is why he never made the autograph signing...The production for the show was awesome and probably a higher grade production then Extreme Championship Wrestling ever had at any point. There were six cameras filming the action with two hard cameras, two ringside cameramen, a stationary camera sitting above the entranceway shooting the wrestlers as they headed to the ring, and the old NWA Crockett favorite, a camera that was above the center of the ring looking down upon the action's....Lance Russel was the lead commentator with Joey Styles doing color and Jimmy Hart rounding out the team. Clear Channel, which handled the production, had a production truck there doing live editing from shot to shot and even had plasma screens for the commentators to watch....The production used original music for all of the performers, probably to make it easier in the editing process. That's a smart move as removing the music from the DVD releases destroys the atmosphere of the show, as anyone who' seen the Sandman's entrance on the ECW One Night Stand DVD will tell you....So Cal Val handled the ring announcements, incorporating past championships held by the talent into the announcements. The crowd was catcalling her all night, but not in a lewd way....Other referees used including former ECW great John Finnegan and former WWWF referee Billy Caputo.

2007 - WWE broadcast Raw. Ed Sherriffs filed the following TV report:

The August 27th edition of Monday Night RAW IS SCI-FI airing from Boston follows the latest Summerslam. Once one of the biggest events of the year for WWE, this year's incarnation saw nothing happen, aside from Triple H's return. John Cena is still the WWE Champion and Umaga is still Intercontinental Champion. Perhaps the return of Trips will mix things up, and since the show is airing live on Sci-Fi, the audience will hopefully get lucky enough to see the return of Max Moon, the Zombie (I think he was drafted to RAW from ECW), or maybe even an old WCW wrestler like the Yeti.

The big loser of Summerslam, Randy Orton, opens the show by walking out to the ring. Crowd seems hot as they are actively booing Randy. He says that he spent all day at church. He said he had an epiphany while he was on his knees. Insert your own joke. Orton feels he should have won. Cena should be the one praying...thanking God that he is still champion and Orton didn't end his career. Next time, he promises, Cena won't be so lucky and Orton demands a rematch. Orton gives Cena two choices. One, Cena can come out right now for the match and two...

Before he can get to two, John Cena comes out. He greets his family sitting at ringside. Cena says a rematch or what? Orton will keep complaining? Despite all of Orton's bravado and third generation credentials, he still failed to get the job done, according to Cena. The champ claims Orton has been making statements for weeks. Cena has a statement of his own. The champ is here! Cena says Orton lost, so he moves down as others move up. That's the ideal situation, of course. Cena mentions someone who made their return last night. Mae Young? So if they can't have Orton-Cena II, why not Cena-HHH? Wow, way to set up the crowd for a big disappointment, champ!

William Regal comes out and says neither HHH or Orton will be facing Cena. Regal says Cena will be in action against a man of majestic stature who wants to forget about Summerslam. He speaks of King Booker, naturally. That will be the main event. Orton tries to sneak in an RKO, but Cena throws him out of the ring, causing Orton to throw a temper tantrum. Cena poses. Commercial.

A Fatal Four Way between CM Punk, The Miz, Boogeyman, and Big Daddy V is announced for ECW tomorrow night. The winner becomes the #1 Contender.

Mr. Kennedy vs. Jeff Hardy

Kennedy has a struggle with the mic and says he meant to do that. He then does the usual ring intro. Jeff is making his return from a suspension. The two lock up. Kennedy gets a headlock, but Hardy reverses. The lock up again and go into the corner. Kennedy slaps Hardy. Hardy slaps back. Kennedy gets knocked down after a second slap. Kennedy cuts loose with some punches and kicks to Hardy. Hardy dodges a charge in the corner and trips Kennedy. Kennedy comes back with some knees and shots to Hardy's head. He pounds Hardy's head on the turnbuckle then kicks him in the corner. Hardy punches and kicks back. Hardy works over Kennedy in the corner. Kennedy goes to punch Hardy, but Hardy knocks him onto the apron, then sends him to the floor. Hardy with a baseball slide, then he dives over the top rope onto Kennedy. Commercial.

Back from the break, Kennedy has the bodyscissors applied in the middle of the ring. During the break, Kennedy dumped Hardy to the floor. Hardy breaks out of the hold. He kicks Kennedy, but is tossed into the corner. Jeff hits the lower ringpost when he goes down. Kennedy goes to the floor and applies a bow and arrow with the aid of the steel post. Kennedy drags Hardy to the middle of the ring for two. Kennedy knocks Hardy down again for two. Abdominal stretch by Kennedy. Kennedy tries to use the ropes for leverage but Hardy fights back. Kennedy scoops Hardy up and rams him into the corner, putting him in the tree of woe. Kennedy sits Hardy up, back to the ring, but Hardy knocks Kennedy off and hits Whisper in the Wind. Jeff with a Side Russian Legsweep and his modified leg drop pin. Hardy with some lariats. He throws Kennedy into the corner and leaps up to kick him in the chest. Hardy goes to the top rope, but Kennedy gets the knees up at the last moment.

Kennedy begins to pin Hardy, but Umaga comes out. Kennedy bails from the ring. Umaga lifts up Hardy and stares at Kennedy. Umaga turns and kicks Hardy in the head, then begins to pound Hardy in the corner. Kennedy encourages Umaga to hit the Whipsplash, which Umaga does. Samoan Spike and Hardy is down on the mat as Umaga poses over him with the Intercontinental Championship. Match was good.

Coach wants to know what McMahon is going to announce on Carlito's Cabana. Vince says Coach can wait. Vince and Kennedy meet in the back. Vince has some kind words for Kennedy and asks if he knows that Vince's middle name is Kennedy. Kennedy, who just wished Mr. McMahon a happy belated birthday, says he is aware of that WINK WINK. He walks off and McMahon notes to himself that Kennedy is a nice kid, but he walks funny. Carlito goes to the ring before another commercial break.

Carlito's Cabana w/ Special Guest Vince McMahon

Carlito says it is the biggest Cabana ever. They exchanges some pleasantries surrounding McMahon's birthday. McMahon claims he can't be intimidated. That's why he is going to sue the mother of his unknown child if she doesn't tell him who the child is within two weeks. Carlito sucks up as he and McMahon tell the audience that McMahon tells everyone what to do and they all answer to him.

The Game begins to play and Triple H makes his long awaited return to Monday Night Raw. Trips gets a sustained ovation. McMahon tells them to shut up. Triple H incredulously says this is the reaction McMahon gives him? HHH understands since McMahon is celebrating his 75th birthday. And he has to worry about the bastard son. But never fear, because HHH is here. He says he had plenty of downtime to do extensive research. HHH found a number of women who could have had Vince's son, and he's narrowed it down to four women who he brought with him to the arena. Hunter acknowledges that Vince might not remember some of these women, so he made some notes.

The first out is someone Vince had sex with at WrestleMania III. Vince was drunk and thought she was Aretha Franklin. A large black woman named Mary comes out. Vince said she sang like Aretha and hit all the high notes. Carlito says they look alike, too.

Out next is a woman who Vince was with on a night he missed the target. It's One-Eyed Wendy, complete with an eye patch! Vince says poking her in the eye was an accident.

Carlito's Sister is out next and a woman with Carlito fro comes to the stage. Carlito screams at her in Spanish. Vince apologizes and says Carlito was only four years old and they thought he was asleep. Trips says everyone has been with Carlito's sister, then notes that she doesn't spit (she was eating an apple).

The final contender is 'Frank', obviously a man in drag. Frank merits a short chant. Trips asks them to raise their hand if the think they had a child who could be Mr. McMahon's son. Frank does not raise it. Trips asks them to raise their hand if unbeknownst to Mr. McMahon, they have a penis. Frank raises his/her hand. Carlito says that's not cool. Vince yells at them to get off the stage and says he won't take that from Triple H. HHH tells Vince he needs to be worried about his image, especially with the new problems that surfaced today. Vince wonders what it is. Triple H says it is all over the news and with Michael Vick, everyone knows about these things. Vince is running an illegal Rooster-fighting ring. Trips says that PETA is waiting outside with signs saying Vince Hates Animals. He starts listing animals and Vince protests saying he loves them. Triple H says Vince hates cocks, but Vince says, "I Love..." before realizing he's been duped by the Game. Vince says he hates HHH and wishes he never came back. Vince leaves the ring.

Triple H waves at him as he leaves. Carlito turns HHH around and protests, saying that he should respect Mr. McMahon. He threatens to take HHH's quads and put him on the shelf for another 8 months. Trips says he knows that Carlito has spit a few apples, but also knows that he has sucked a few grapefruits. Carlito spits some apple on The Game-Beard. HHH with a right hand and spinebuster to Carlito. He finishes him off with a Pedigree. Good segment that ran too long. A few too many gay double entendres, as well. If you're into 'teh ghey' jokes, you probably got some lulz out of it.

Recap of last week's WGTT beat down of Cody Rhodes is shown. WGTT is already in the ring with Daivari. Shelton has a brand new blonde hair do. He looks almost exactly like Slyck Wagner Brown, an indy wrestler out of the Northeast. It bears a resemblance to Butch Reed, as well.

World's Greatest Tag Team (Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas) & Daivari vs. Cody Rhodes, Paul London, & Brian Kendrick

Daivari and London start. London with a hammerlock. Daivari with a scoop slam but he misses an elbow drop. London with an arm drag and Spanky tags in. London and Kendrick double team Daivari for two. Daivari elbows Kendrick down and tags in Haas. Haas whips Kendrick into the corner and hits a release belly to belly on the rebound. Kick to the chest for two. Shelton tags in with a suplex for two. Daivari tags back in and gives Kendrick a snapmare, then gets a waistlock. Daivari prevents a tag to London, but Kendrick is able to get to Cody. Rhodes with a knee drop to the face. Rhodes hits a powerslam for two. All the tag teams get involved and London & Kendrick hit tandem suicide dives to the WGTT. Cody gives Daivari a crossbody from the top for the win.

Your winners, Cody Rhodes, Paul London, & Brian Kendrick!

Back from the break, Daivari is screaming in his native tongue after losing. Cryme Tyme interrupt the promo. Yoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyo....Yo.....YO! They want to know what he is saying. Shad says no one understands that ying yang. But everyone understands they like to make that money money. The crowd sings along by saying yeah yeah. Something is getting over! Shad says they are selling Daivari's durqa durqa for five dollars, because it is that cheap.

Cade & Murdoch interrupt and come out to the ring in their gear. Cryme Tyme starts to get in the ring, but they take Cade's hat instead and run into the crowd. Shad says normally they would sell it, but tonight they are going to give it away. They start singing their money song, and lord are they over in the crowd. Funny segment and it didn't run long like the Cabana did, or previous Cryme Tyme skits have.

Coach and Vince are speaking in the back. Coach says HHH needs to be punished. Orton kicks the door in and says Vince has the power to give him a rematch with Cena and tells McMahon to give it to him. Vince says that Orton is an extraordinary talent, but he doesn't deserve another title shot. He has to show Vince he earns it. Until then, the answer is no. Orton walks out angrily.

Recap of Beth Phoenix the Glamazon winning the Diva Battle Royal to earn a shot at Candice Michelle and the Women's Championship.

Maria vs. Beth Phoenix

Phoenix attacks immediately with a scoop slam. Maria fights back, but Beth kicks her down. Phoenix slams Maria into the corner then hits a delayed Fisherman's Suplex. The ref won't even let Beth get the pin as he tells her to get out of the ring. The match technically hadn't started.

Grisham is in the back interviewing Candice Michelle. He wants her thoughts on stacking up with Beth Phoenix. Candice says Beth dominated last night, but she is not intimidated, and will take on any challenge. Off screen, someone yells "challenge!?" Snitsky comes up and says it's a challenge for him to know when to stop causing someone pain, because pain is his pleasure. Unspoken, but implied, are how it is also a challenge for Snitsky to get to the dentist and dermatologist.

Vince is with Coach saying that he will know the identity by this weekend at the latest. Regal says that it is his duty to inform Vince when something has happened. Vince wants to know what it is. Regal, initially reluctant to say in front of his assistant Coach, reveals that next week, the entire McMahon family will be present...and this time they'll have their attorneys!

King Booker vs. John Cena

The two circle around each other before locking up. Booker with some knees to Cena but he misses the sidekick. Cena punches back and whips Booker into the corner. Cena with a bulldog for two. Booker kicks Cena in the chest. Booker with a chop and punch to Cena. Fisherman's Suplex by Cena for two. Booker punches Cena to the mat but misses the crescent kick. Cena with a drop toe hold and STFU, but Booker makes the ropes. Booker bails. Commercial.

Back from the break, Booker has the advantage with a Hot Shot. He hits the Crescent Kick and goes for the pin, but only gets two. Cena starts to punch back (to a few boos), but he misses on a charge. King Booker with a spinning heel kick for two. Booker works Cena's shoulder, but the champ powers out. Booker knees and punches Cena to the mat. Dueling Let's Go Booker, Let's Go Cena chants in Cena's hometown. Ouch. Spinebuster from Cena gets two. Booker blocks a charge with his boot. He punches Cena on the apron. Sidewalk slam by Booker for two. Booker works the shoulder again. Cena powers out again and goes for the FU, but Booker elbows out. Booker hits a superkick for two. Booker misses the Scissors Kick and Cena charges. He tosses Booker in the corner and starts to punch him.

Randy Orton runs out to interfere. He and Booker double team Cena. Orton with an inverted backbreaker. Booker hits the Scissors Kick. Orton gets ready to scramble Cena's brain with a kick to the head. Orton goes for it, but suddenly comes to a halt. He runs out of the ring and drags Cena's father over the rail. He kicks Cena's father in the head to give him a concussion. Orton walks off as Cena rushes out of the ring to attend to his father. Cena calls for a doctor as the show ends at exactly 11PM for the first time in awhile. Solid segment to end the show.