Smackdown opened with Kofi celebrating his title win from last week. Jack Swagger interrupted, which led to...
- Kofi Kingston defeating Jack Swagger. Not sure if this was a title match. Fun back and forth match, Kofi won with the SOS, but it appeared the ending was botched when Swagger didn't kick out at the right time.
- Next, they filmed the opening and pyro. Del Rio came out and put himself over and talked about winning the Rumble. He was interrupted by R-Truth, who was interrupted by Dashing Cody Rhodes, who was interrupted by Rey Mysterio. A brawl was broken up by Teddy Long, which led to..
- Rey Mysterio and R-Truth defeated Cody Rhodes and Alberto Del Rio. Another fun back and forth match, Rey won after a 619 and top rope splash onto Rhodes. Mysterio slipped off the rope performing the splash, and laughed it off afterward.
- Trent Barretta beat Drew McIntyre. Drew dominated the match, was looking to Gorilla press Barretta over the top, when he slipped off for a quick roll-up win.
- McIntyre attacked Barretta in the back, but stopped when Kelly Kelly walked in. He apologized and told her he had aggression issues, and she told him she didn't like being around people who cause others pain, and told him to grow up.
- Wade Barrett vs Big Show went to a no contest. When Big Show had the upper hand, Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel stormed the ring to help Wade. Ezekiel Jackson also showed up and joined in on the beat down. They all joined hands and celebrated together.
- Beth Phoenix defeated Michelle McCool. McCool controlled most of the match and worked over Beths injured knee. Finish came when Beth went for the Glam Slam and Michelle rolled through for a pin, but Beth rolled back through for the win. Layla and Michelle are both great looking women, and Beth is pretty hot too.
- Cutting Edge with special guests Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero. Lots of back and forth and jabs at Vickie. She gets amazing heat, I could barely hear when she talked, and I was front row. She said Dolph was a real man, and showed footage of Edge making out with Alicia Fox the day before he married Vickie. Edge said he also had some footage to share, and showed AJ and Primo walking in on Dolph and Kaitlyn making out 2 months ago. Edge knocked Dolph out of the ring. Vickie slapped him several times, and he looked to spear her, but was pulled from the ring and beat down by Dolph. He and Vickie stood over Edge and made out to close the show. Very good segment.
* The ring is decorated for The Undertakers funeral after he was buried alive at Sundays Bragging Rights pay-per-view.
* World Heavyweight Champion Kane comes out with Paul Bearer to open the show. Kane says The Undertaker is never coming back and he wants the fans to thank him for removing the false hope from their lives. He gets a ton of heat from the Milwaukee crowd.
* Alberto Del Rio interrupts the segment and says the only funeral tonight is going to be for the World Heavyweight Championship. He attacked Kane but Rey Mysterio came out, chasing Del Rio off. Mysterio hit 619 on Paul Bearer but Kane threw him out of the ring. Edge comes out and spears Kane.
* Backstage, Alberto Del Rio tells Teddy Long he wants to be the number one contender. Instead, Long books Del Rio vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Edge in a triple threat match for later tonight with the winner getting Kane for the World Heavyweight Championship at Survivor Series next month.
* WWE United States Champion Daniel Bryan b. WWE Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler w/Vickie Guerrero (who was dressed like a cougar). Bryan pinned Ziggler.
* Josh Mathews interviewed Paul Bearer backstage, but Kane ended up by starring at Mathews until he left.
* Backstage, Kelly Kelly is starring in a mirror. Dashing Cody Rhodes comes in and says he needs the mirror more than she does. Big Show comes in and wants a match with Cody. Cody says hes a tag team wrestler and will only face Show if he can find a partner. Kelly Kelly whispers in Shows ear.
* Jack Swagger w/eagle mascot b. Kaval.
* Teddy Long and Hornswoggle come out for a Divas Halloween costume contest. Alicia Fox is Cleopatra, Kelly Kelly is Little Bo Peep, The Bella Twins are Batman and Robin, Melina is Spider-Woman, Rosa Mendes is a leprechaun, Layla is Beyonce and Michelle McCool is Lady Gaga. Long setup a match between the Divas.
Kelly Kelly, The Bella Twins & Melina b. Alicia Fox, Rosa Mendes, Layla & Michelle McCool
* Backstage, Edge and Rey Mysterio talked abotu tonight triple threat match.
* Cody Rhodes talks to Drew McIntyre about The Nexus, saying they are pathetic.
* Big Show & Kofi Kingston b. Dashing Cody Rhodes & Drew McIntyre. After the match Rhodes and McIntyre got into it and seemingly broke up their tag team with Rhodes telling McIntyre he got in his way.
* Edge b. Rey Mysterio & Alberto Del Rio in a triple threat match to become the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship.
* Ric Flair is backstage talking to a woman. Matt Morgan comes in and asks if Eric Bischoff is really making Mr. Anderson wrestle with a concussion. Morgan says it's not right. Flair says in his day they were men and took care of their business.
* Robbie E. defeated X Division Champ Jay Lethal in a non-title match. After the match, Cookie sprayed something in Lethal's eyes after the match and Robbie hit his finisher.
* We see Tara attacking Mickie James at catering. They brawl all over the place. Madison Rayne comes to help Tara while The Beautiful People show up for Mickie. Sarita also comes out also and they brawl into the iMPACT Zone. Ric Flair and his security come break things up. Tara hits Flair and he goes nuts. Mickie slaps Flair and he flops. The brawl continues and Mickie, The Beautiful People vs. Madison, Tara and Sarita is set for later.
* Backstage segment with Eric Bischoff and Ric Flair. Bischoff says Hulk Hogan is away working on major deals. Bischoff threatens security with firing them. A TNA trainer comes in and talks with Bischoff about making Anderson wrestle with a concussion. More concussion talk and this isn't cool.
* A casket is brought to the ring before The Pope comes out. Pope cuts a promo on Abyss, who shows up in the crowd. Abyss says Hogan and Bischoff told him to take care of Pope. The Last Rites match is on for Turning Point.
* Tommy Dreamer comes out with EV 2.0 and says Rob Van Dam hasn't returned their calls or anything. RVD comes out and Dreamer wants to end the beef. RVD says he doesn't know who he can trust. It ends up with RVD and Raven getting into it. Fortune comes out and Flair laughs them off. Fortune vs. EV 2.0 is announced for the PPV. The winner gets to pick an opponent to be fired. Raven and RVD vs. AJ Styles and Douglas Williams is announced for tonight.
* The Motor City Machineguns beat Generation Me and Ink Inc. in a Tag Team Title match. Team 3D come out after the match and puts over TNA's tag teams. They talk about retiring and want to go out with the best, against the Guns. Guns accept the challenge for the PPV. It's Guns vs. Team 3D with the belts on the line.
* Matt Morgan talks more to Eric Bischoff about concussions and Mr. Anderson. Bischoff says it's a great idea but Morgan disagrees.. Anderson vs. Jarrett is still on.
* Sarita, Tara and Madison beat The Beautiful People and Mickie James when Sarita pins Velvet.
* Matt Morgan tries to talk with Mr. Anderson backstage.
* AJ Styles and Douglas Williams beat Raven and RVD when Williams pins RVD. Ric Flair busted Raven with the TV Title during the match. After the match, RVD and Raven had words.
* Mr. Anderson vs. Jeff Jarrett in a Chain Match. Jarrett comes out and calls Anderson to the ring. Matt Morgan comes out instead and says it's up to them to look out for the next generation of wrestlers safety. Jarrett says it's all about survival in TNA and tells Morgan to leave. It's going to be Morgan vs. Jarrett in a Chain Match now. Jarrett gets the win with The Stroke. Morgan attacks Jarrett after the loss but Fortune comes out and beat down Morgan.
* The show opens with Team RAW and Team SmackDown in the ring. Teddy Long is going to let the teams pick the matches. Miz chooses he, Ezekiel Jackson and Sheamus vs. Big Show, Rey Mysterio and Kofi Kingston. Edge chose CM Punk, John Morrison chose Alberto Del Rio and Jack Swagger got Santino Marella.
* Big Show, Kofi and Mysterio beat The Miz, Sheamus and Zeke. Big Show chokeslammed Miz and Rey splashed him for the win.
* Jack Swagger beat Santino Marella. Hornswoggle came out and got into it with Swaggers mascot. Santino attacked the eagle but Swagger won with the ankle lock.
* Alberto Del Rio beat John Morrison.
* LayCool came out and Layla was dressed like Natalya but with Jim Neidharts beard. Michelle McCool was dressed as Bret Hart. Next, Natalya and Kelly Kelly beat LayCool in tag team action. Natalya used the Sharpshooter.
* Edge and Punk went to a no contest as Team RAW interfered when Edge was about to get the win. Team RAW came out next and everyone fought, hitting their finishers. It ended with Edge spearing Punk and Team SmackDown posing together.
* Randy Orton defeated Kane. The end came when Kane went for a chokeslam. The lights went out and came on but Undertaker wasnt there. Orton took advantage of Kane being distracted and RKOd him for the win.
After the match, Kane was upset when the lights went out and the bell sounded again. Taker came up through the ring and pulled Kane back inside the bottom of the ring. They escaped and fought. Taker posed and threw the World Title belt into the hole.
WWE is taping next week's edition of Raw tonight from the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.
WWE Raw (Airing 9/27 on the USA Network):
* The Miz & Alex Riley b. WWE United States Champion Daniel Bryan & John Morrison. A match for WWE Hell in a Cell is setup Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz in a Falls Count Anywhere Match for the United States Championship.
* Natalya won a Divas Battle Royal to become the number one contender for the Unified WWE Womens Championship.
* Sheamus comes out and issues an open challenge. The Great Khali comes out to accept. The Great Khali b. Sheamus when Sheamus got himself disqualified for throwing a chair.
* The Cutting Edge segment is taped with Edge and his guest the anonymous General Manager.
* John Cena b. Edge
* Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater b. Evan Bourne & Mark Henry
* Dashing Cody Rhodes & Drew McIntyre b. The Hart Dynasty to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship
* WWE Champion Randy Orton b. Chris Jericho. Orton punted Jericho in the head and he was removed from ringside on a stretcher in an obvious injury angle.
This week's RAW starts with the RAW Roulette wheel. The camera pulls back to show Orton and Cena glaring in front of it. Josh steps in and welcomes us to RAW Roulette. All matches will be decided by the wheel, including the main event between Orton and Cena. It could be a Falls Count Anywhere Match, a Steel Cage Match or a Pillow Fight. Josh goes to spin it and Cena calls him Curious George and tells him to get his greasy mitts off the wheel! If the match will be left up to chance, he at least wants lady luck on his side. Eve steps up to the wheel in a metallic mini-dress. She spins and the wheel stops on Tables.
Orton walks off. Josh said the last time we saw Cena in a Tables Match he lost the WWE Title to Sheamus. Cena thanked Josh, it was a bad time in his life and watched to move on. Besides, tonight it's a fresh start. Who you going to pick? Team Orton or Team Cena? He looks at Eve and said tonight he's feeling lucky. Cena spins the wheel and the camera zooms in on the spinning WWE logo.
Music and pyro.
The steel cage is hanging over the ring. Cole talks about how it's been nearly three years since we've played RAW Roulette. Already a blockbuster announcement from the wheel. King's thrilled about the main event.
In the ring, Justin announces Chad Ochocinco. The fans in Cincinnati are hot for Ochocinco! He comes out shaking hands, then I hear a few boos. He almost loses his pants on the apron, just before getting in the ring he hikes them up. The music goes off and their some mixed reaction to him. He sounds nervous. He welcomes everyone to the season premier of RAW. Never ever has there been a guest star as hansom as himself. It will be an exciting and unforgettable night. It will -
Miz cuts Ochocinco off. Miz comes out and welcomes Ochocinco. He says the Bengals are his team, RAW is Miz's show. Miz's spray tan makes him look like a pumpkin. Miz says it's nice to have a Guest Host he can relate to. They both say what they want, when they want because they can. Ochocinco's a 6 time all pro wide receiver. Miz is Mr. MITB and the US Champion. Miz says they're nothing alike because Miz is a Champion. Miz will defend his Championship at Night of Champions and Ochocinco will never have a championship because he plays for the Cincinnati Bungles. Fans hate Miz for THAT! The chant for Ochocinco.
Ochocinco says he's got two words for you. The fans yell 'Suck it!', but the two words were 'Child, Please!' Obviously Miz hasn't been to Cincinnati in a while. The Bengals won the AFC North last year. The Reds are going to the playoffs this year. Not just himself, but his boy T.O. and the rest of his team mates are ready to get a Superbowl Championship this year. Miz asked 'really?' Ochocinco came back with 'really!' They went back and forth with 'really' a couple times. Miz says the only thing he's seen him and T.O. do together was leave a game at half time and when the hail Mary pass was thrown the wide receivers with in the locker room Tweeting! Cole said it did happen. Ochocinco wears 85. What's 85? The number of passes he'll drop this year or is 85 how Carson Palmer moves like and 85 year old man. Either way Ochocinco and the Bengals are overrated because he's the Miz and he's -
Ding-Ding! Heat for Cole, of course! "Enough talk, it's time to determine the Miz's match tonight, spin the wheel!" Fox in a floral ruched strapless dress spins. Submission Match! Ochocinco taunts Miz about it being a Submission Match and then -
Ding-Ding! "The wheel determined the wheel determined they type of non-Title match Miz will have. Miz's opponent will be decided by Ochocinco."
Ochocinco says 85 represents the number of ways this guy can tap Miz out. What better way to start this match than with his boy Daniel Bryan. Cole about has a stroke over how 'unfair' it is that Miz has to face Bryan so soon before Night of Champions.
- Commercial
Daniel Bryan Vs. Miz w/ Alex Riley
Bryan on mix with kicks in a corner. Miz is whipped but moves and Bryan catches the corner badly with a foot. Chop block to Bryan's left knee. Miz scoop clams Bryan so his leg hits the ropes. Bryan's knee locked in the ropes as Miz stomps him. Riley outside watches closely and bounces around like a golden retriever. Miz locks on a figure four leg lock, Bryan turns it over. Bryan locks on his crossface, but Miz to the ropes.
Miz outside with Riley asking over and over if Miz is okay. Riley keeps telling Miz to get in there. Miz grabs a mic and has a hernia. To make sure he can defend on Sunday, he's pulling out of this match. Cole says he should do this.
The announcer says the winner of this match by forfeit - Miz says he didn't forfeit, he's hurt. Bryan can now face his substitute Alex Riley. Riley rips off his Miz shirts and into the ring in jeans. Riley stomps the heck out of Bryan. King and Cole yell about Miz's 'injury'. Riley with Bryan's left leg around his neck, but Bryan counters with his crossface and Riley taps out.
Winner - Daniel Bryan
Miz in and attacks Bryan, stomping and kicking the heck out of him. Miz drops his strap in front of Bryan. He forces Bryan's face down and says he'll never have this because he's average. Miz set up for his SCF, but Bryan reversed it into his crossface. Miz tapped away while Cole screamed and yelled about Bryan and King laughed about it all. Riley watched the whole thing from ringside and didn't help Miz. Bryan yelled out at Miz as he was helped away by Riley.
Backstage Jillian is bouncing by the wheel in a gray dress. She spins the wheel and sings Right round with Edge and the wheel just keeps spinning. Edge stops and looks worried at the wheel as it doesn't stop.
- Commercial
Many Bengals in the front rows.
Edge comes out to the ring looking nervous. Evan out to the ring, all smiles. We still don't know what type of match it is. Justin then announces a Body Slam Challenge.
Edge Vs. Evan Bourne - Body Slam Challenge
Edge and Evan lock up. Edge goes for a slam, Evan easily out of it. Into one corner, then another and Evan tries to float over, but it caught. Evan holds the ropes from the corner halfway to the next. Evan gets free and kicks Edge in the face. Edge drops like a ton of bricks. Evan tries to get Edge up but Edge gets free and then plants Evan backward to the mat. Edge gets Evan up and slams him.
Winner - Edge
Edge then sets Evan up for a spear and he nails it. Evan rolls from the ring and Edge poses in the ring -
Ding-Ding! "Congratulations on your victory Edge. However since you blatantly took advantage of your opponent after the match, I would like to see you compete in a second Body Slam Challenge against this man."
Mark Henry comes out with a huge grin on his face. Edge Vs. Mark Henry - Body Slam Challenge
Edge on Henry hard and backs him into a corner. Henry pushes Edge off Edge whipped, but moves and Henry eats the corner. Edge tries to get Henry up, but falls back with Henry on top. Henry picks Edge up and slam him to the mat.
Winner - Mark Henry
Henry goes right out to check on Evan who still sits ringside. Video highlights of both Edge matches. Henry is still talking to Evan who's now on his feet.
- Commercial
Ted DiBiase Jr. and Maryse out to the ring together, both in ring gear - Maryse's silver and sparkly! R-Truth and Eve out together, he sings, she's posing in blue. During the commercial they spun and it's a Song And Dance Match.
Ted DiBiase Jr. & Maryse Vs. R-Truth and Eve
Justin announces that each team must pick one member to sing and the other dances. The winner chosen by audience reaction. They start R-Truth's music and he says not that one! They've already heard that one. He sings a new song while Eve dances, sorta. Looks like she's on a basketball court cheering. She does a back flip as the fans are singing along with R-Truth, they love them while Cole really rips on R-Truth.
Ted says this is RAW, not America's Got Talent! They don't want to hear R-Truth sing! He should just forfeit, but he won't because as Maryse knows, he's full of surprises. Ted calls for a spotlight. Ted then starts singing My Way by Frank Sinatra. Maryse floats around him, not really doing much. "You suck!" chants. Ted and Maryse attack R-Truth and Eve. Maryse slams Eve's face to the mat, but Eve comes back with a huge clothesline. Ted sets up for his finisher, but R-Truth counters, Eve slaps Ted and R-Truth takes Ted out.
Winners - R-Truth & Eve
R-Truth goes back to singing and Eve dancing outside the ring.
Backstage Regal, Ochocinco and the Bellas watch the wheel. It's a Trading Places Match. Ochocinco explains he has to dress as his opponent. Regal wants to know who he's facing. Goldust is there and tells Regal he might need this. Goldust holds out his wig. Regal slowly takes it with disdain all over his face. They leave and the Bella say maybe a Pillow Fight. Sheamus into the shot. Ochocinco says he heard from the GM. Ochocinco says if John Morrison beats Sheamus, then he'll take Jericho's spot at mic. Sheamus calls the Bellas fellas and tells them to spin the wheel. It's Falls Count Anywhere. The Bellas and Ochocinco laugh at Sheamus. Sheamus can't get Ochocinco's name right and decides to call him Mick, just to make it easy for himself. Tonight he'll show Ochocinco what real reality TV is when he wipes the floor with Morrison. It will be like the way the Pats mauls his Bengals yesterday. Sheamus says because he likes his team, he backs up his patter. Sheamus leaves and the Bellas go back to talking Pillow fight with Ochocinco.
- Commercial
Edge paces. Ryder in and asks why the GM has it in for him? Did he steal the GM's girlfriend or something? Edge calls Ryder a tool, they don't even know who the GM is! Ryder goes off about not being a tool, but he will drop the hammer. He had to explain his hammer comment. Edge says when he wins the Title, he and it will go MIA. Sheamus comes in and asks about Edge thinking he'll win and hold out, it won't happen. Ryder yells about Edge being burned! Edge and Sheamus just stare. Sheamus then tells Edge to pay attention to what he does to Morrison next. Sheamus leaves and Edge makes a comment about Sheamus holding his breath. Edge makes like Sheamus' breath is funky.
The backside of Morrison doing pull ups, the hard way, on a beam in a trailer. Then he drops, gives an animalistic look and takes off running. Around a person on a laptop, then hurdles over some anvil cases, then up the side of bigger case, then runs across and through things until he does a handstand bounce from one case to another. Cole talks about this French way of training called Parkour. King said Cole made something very cool sound horrible boring.
Sheamus out to the ring, but his entrance wasn't on TV because they showed Morrison backstage.
- Commercial
WWE Rewind - last week Jericho lost to Morrison and is out of the 6 Pack Challenge.
Sheamus in the ring. Morrison out to pop and poses for the fans.
John Morrison Vs. Sheamus - Falls Count Anywhere Match
They lock up and Sheamus takes Morrison down a couple times with punches. Morrison into a corner. Sheamus pulls Morrison out for a clothesline, but Morrison reverses and pins for two. Sheamus back on Morrison hard. Morrison comes back with a dropkick for two, but then Sheamus throws him from the ring. Sheamus out as Morrison slides in. baseball slide to Sheamus, then Morrison gets Sheamus' head through the ropes, but Sheamus grabs Morrison. Morrison reverses into head scissors outside. A high knee to Sheamus and then Morrison pins on the floor for two. More kicking to Sheamus, but he then pushes Morrison into the barrier. Sheamus rushes Morrison and is sent over the barrier. Sheamus kicks a guard in the head. Morrison runs and flies over the barrier onto Sheamus. Morrison gets two and a fan gets a kick in the chest. Morrison on Sheamus hard, but Sheamus comes out with a backbreaker. Morrison slammed into pyro, then picked up and lands on a railing rips first. Sheamus gets a two.
Sheamus goes for his high kick, but Morrison moves and Sheamus kicks a vertical case. Morrison doesn't gain much as Sheamus back on him and works Morrison up onto the stage and gets two. Sheamus poses and showboats on the stage. Punches to Morrison's head on the stage, then Sheamus gets Morrison up, but Morrison wiggles out and Sheamus almost goes over the edge. Sheamus sends Morrison over the side, Morrison lands on his feet. Morrison bounces off the stage and nails Sheamus with an enziguri for two. Sheamus' power is too much and he takes Morrison down, but only gets two. Sheamus sets Morrison up for a delayed, but he gets free. Morrison eats a back elbow. Sheamus up on the stage with a chair and can't find Morrison. Morrison high above Sheamus and flies down in a cross body. Jericho out with a chair, nails Morrison with it from behind. Sheamus pins Morrison for three.
Winner - Sheamus
Jericho's sitting in a folding chair in the ring.
Split screen of Cena and Orton getting ready for their main event.
- Commercial
Jericho still sits in the ring, glaring around at the fans. He puts a mic to his mouth and says he's not going anywhere until he gets what he wants. He'll sit in the middle of this ring all night long until he gets the restitution he deserves. He'll sit there until they get an email from the GM that says he's been reinstated in the 6 Pack Challenge. Pulling him from that match was stupidity, expecting Morrison to replace him was lunacy. He expects justice and will have it tonight. If he doesn't get what he wants Mr. GM, then he quits. He will go home and watch as the entire WWE burns up in flames, laughing every step of the way. Don't think he's serious? Try him! This time it's for real. If the GM doesn't give him what he wants, he's out of there. Heat from the fans. Okay GM, he's going to track down the GM and expose his identity to the world, try him! Come on!
Ding-Ding! Jericho yells that of course they have an email, just read it! "Jericho, I really don't like ultimatums. There's no chance that's going to work. No chance in hell." Jericho laughs and says the GM thinks he's going to believe he's Vince McMahon himself? No. Mr. McMahon is not a coward. He has guts and if he had orders to be barking he'd be out there doing it man to man, not from behind a screen. Furthermore Mr. McMahon would want his most valuable asset at the PPV. Try again! Come on!
Ding-Ding! Cole calls for attention - Jericho yells at him to shut up! Just read it! Cheers from the fans for that one. "there's something you should know Jericho. I will make this 6 Pack Challenge a 6 Pack Elimination. It will start with six men, when one's eliminated, it will go down to five and continue until there's a sole winner. I'm telling you this because I've decided to put you back in the 6 Pack Challenge." Heat from the fans. "However - "
Jericho tells Cole to give him his moment. Jericho then says to the GM that a deal is a deal, he'll let the show continue and for admitting that Chris Jericho is the brightest, biggest star in your company. And to show the GM's made the right decision, he'll guarantee he's walking out of the arena the new WWE Champion.
Ding-Ding! "Don't ever interrupt me again! As I was saying. I'm going to put you back in the 6 Pack Challenge, provided you win your match tonight. That will take place right now. Since you are the best in the world at what you do Chris, you are going to compete in a Handicap Match against the WWE Tag Team Champions The Hart Dynasty. One other thing, this match is going to be contested inside a steel cage." Jericho ripped off his jacket and flew from the ring at Cole, screaming the whole time. Jericho is screaming at Cole as if it's all his fault and demanding the GM's email address.
- Commercial
Chris Jericho Vs. The Hart Dynasty (Tyson Kidd & DH Smith) w/ Natalya
It's stated that both Kidd's and Smith's feet have to touch the floor for them to with this match, if they try to win by escaping the cage. The ref and Smith pulled Jericho away from the door by his feet. Another ref closed them in. Kidd on Jericho with kicks. Kidd sends Jericho into Smith who slams him. Smith gets Jericho up and Kidd take shim down. Kidd and Smith on the ropes and climbing. Jericho up and grabs Kidd to stop him from leaving. Smith gets out and both feet touch the floor, so he's out of the match.
Jericho and Kidd fight on the top rope. Jericho lands. When Jericho gets to his feet and Kidd lands a cross body for two. Big clothesline to Kidd and both are down. Jericho kicks Kidd, then throws him into the cage. Bitch slap to Kidd on the mat. Jericho yells to the camera if this is what the GM wants. Kidd heads out the door but Jericho pulls him back in. Sick kick to Kidd's ribs, then rakes his face across the metal. Suplex on Kidd, then taunts him with a kick. Chinlock on Kidd in the center of the ring. Kidd up and elbows out, but a knees to his head.
Three dropkicks from Kidd, then he slams Jericho's face into the top turnbuckle pad. A back kick to Jericho's gut and Jericho is whipped, but Jericho runs up the corner and tries to keep going. Kidd up and slams Jericho down. Kidd flies but Jericho grabs him and sets up for the walls. Kidd counters and almost gets three. Kidd manages to get the sparpshooter locked on. Jericho got to the ropes, but that means nothing. The leverage is all Jericho needs to get free. Kidd tossed into the cage and climbs. They fight up top. Jericho somehow manages to jump down holding Kidd in the walls. Kidd has to tap out.
Winner - Chris Jericho
Jericho talks smack into the camera, then motions that he'll win the belt, big smirk on his face.
- Commercial
Pete Rose is in the front row with his son and grandkids.
Goldust in the ring dressed as Regal, right down to the wig! Regal comes out to Goldust's music, looking very unhappy about this. He shakes his head in the ring. He removes the robe and is clutches it to himself. Off comes the wig.
Regal as Goldust Vs. Goldust as Regal
Regal stops Goldust, then does Goldust's little body touching snap. Goldust turns around, puts on Regal's knucks. One punch and Regal's out. Goldust pins for three.
Winner - Goldust as Regal
Goldust leaves Regal prone in the ring, removing the wig as he left.
Split screen - Cena and Orton heading for the ring.
- Commercial
King and Cole go through the matches slated for Night of Champions.
Ochocinco is in the ring and they're playing NFL music. He again stumbles through what he's supposed to say. He announces the special Ring announcer, the lovely, the hansom, Estephan Ochocinco. The next match is a Tables Match. To win this match you must put your opponent through a table. He announces the Viper, Randy Orton who comes out and smirks at a table before heading to the ring. Video from last Monday when Darren Young helped Orton get the RKO on Wade. Then Darren ate an RKO. Following that up Edge got an RKO, then Sheamus got one to leave Orton smiling in the ring. Orton poses for the fans, then seems to give Ochocinco the RKO look. Ochocinco then says Cena's from Newberry Massachusetts. Cena comes out all thrilled with himself and watches Orton close. Cena poses again and throws his shirt out to the fans.
John Cena Vs. Randy Orton - Tables Match
The fans are loud and they both suck it up before locking up. They break as they can't get anywhere. Both look around, then ready for another lock up. This time Cena gets a side headlock on Cena. "Cena" chants. Shoulder block from Cena. Orton up feeling his jaw. They both look around at the fans and the "RKO" chants. They lock up, Orton gets the side headlock, then Orton hits the shoulder block.
They reach at each other a number of times until Cena gets Orton's waist in a clutch, but Orton back elbows and punches his control over Cena. "RKO" chants. Orton in control and takes his time. "Cena" chants. Orton onto the apron and they lock up over the top. Cena pushes Orton off and Orton lands, careful of not going through the table.
- Commercial
They exchange blows until Orton nails a neck breaker on Cena. Orton stomps Cena, but only once. Orton drops a knee, then kicks at Cena. Cena half onto the apron and Orton stomps him through the ropes. Cena pulls himself up on the apron. Punches from Cena and Cena plays up almost falling through a table, but then Cena in and fights back with a suplex on Orton. Both down on the mat. When they both got to their feet they both hit clotheslines to each other. Again both down!
They talk as their on the mat, Cena's obviously saying something to Orton. Cena gets Orton up for an AA, Orton gets from and hits his RKO. Orton rolls from the ring and inexpertly pulls a table in. he had to go out to get the table into the ring. Orton sets the table up in a corner. Cena up and nails two shoulder blocks in what Cole calls 'vintage' John Cena. Cena then slams Orton to the mat and hits his Five Knuckle Shuffle. Orton up for an AA, but Orton free and nails two clotheslines and his fast scoop slam. Orton goes for an RKO, but Cena pushes of, nails a drop toe hold and locks on the STF.
Nexus, led by Wade Barrett rushes the ring. They all slide in and pile onto Cena. They stomp Cena into the mat right in front of the table. Orton up and nails Tarver with an RKO. Nexus goes after Orton. Cena up and nails Otunga with an AA. Slater rushes Cena and is sent over the top and through a table. Wade gets Cena up and slams him to the mat. Wade stares down at Cena, then leaves the ring, Gabriel watching over Cena. Wade slides a table into Gabriel. "Cena" chants. Wade and Gabriel set up the table. Gabriel climbs as Wade starts to put Cena on the table. Orton runs up and pushes Gabriel off the corner. He flies through the table on the opposite side of the ring from Slater.
Wade puts Cena back down on the mat and nails Orton with a big boot. Wade looks between Orton and Cena as if trying to decide what to do. Wade pulls Orton up and brings him over to the ropes closest to announce with plans to send Orton over the ropes and out through the table. Orton elbows out and they end up fighting over the top rope. Orton gains control and sends Wade backward through the table waiting there.
Camera zeros in on Orton who's breathing heavy, then looks around. Quietly and carefully Orton moves a table, then pounds the mat, ready for an RKO. Cena's barely moving and Edge and Jericho rush the ring. They stomp Orton together. Jericho pulls Orton to his feet, but Orton fights back, then after Edge in a corner. Jericho tries for a code breaker, but Orton counters. Edge runs to spear Orton but ends up spearing Jericho and himself through the first table Orton set up.
Sheamus in and nails Orton in the face with a forearm, then kicks Cena from the apron. Sheamus pulls Cena up, but Super Cena reverses and manages to nail Sheamus with an AA. Cena pulls himself up to the apron, Orton's about to nail his DDT through the ropes on Cena, but Cena reverses it, getting Orton up for an AA. Cena seems to hit his AA, but the ref calls Orton the winner. I looked at it again and saw that Orton reversed the move into a DDT and while they both went through the table, Cena went through more and Orton had control of the move.
Winner - Randy Orton
Orton poses in a corner. Video of Nexus rushing out and getting involved in the match, then a number of them going through tables. King says Wade's table slam is his favorite. Then they showed how Orton reversed Cena's AA as they moved through the air. Orton poses on a corner and smiles maniacally.
WWE taped tonight's edition of WWE NXT tonight from the 1st Mariner Arena from Baltimore, Maryland. Thanks to WNW reader Kenny Anderson for providing us with text-message updates. Below are full results:
Dark Match:
* JTG b. Tyler Reks
WWE NXT (Airing tonight on SyFy):
* The Pros come out to introduce their Rookies. Vickie Guerrero announced her new Diva as Caitlyn. Matt Striker announces this season will be three months long (which means it will outlast the current TV deal). All of the Rookies got some mic time.
* Caitlyn put over she was homecoming queen and class clown but Vickie Guerrero made her do it over. Aksana siad she was a billion dollar beauty from Lituania. Maxine announced she had street, booking and common sense. AJ told Striker he needed a huge and said her goal was to win NXT and get a title shot. Jamie said she was ready to go from behind the mic to competing and give it 110%. Naomi says she's a fighter.
* Striker announces the first elimination will take place in four weeks. Whoever has the most wins will be immune from elimination. Up next is a Rookie Challenge.
* Naomi won a Diva dance off with Michael Cole. The segment went over pretty bad.
* Kelly Kelly & Naomi vs. Alicia Fox & Maxine. Winners following Naomi pinning Maxine, Naomi & Kelly Kelly.
* Another Rookie challenge. It's capture the flag at ringside. It came down to Naomi and Maxine with Naomi winning her second challenge of the night.
* Goldust & Aksana vs. Primo & AJ. The match saw a botched finish so they had to re-tape. AJ pinned Aksana to win the match for her and Goldust.
* Vickie Guerrero and Caitlyn came out. Vickie wanted Caitlyn to introduce herself for a third time. She wouldn't do it. Primo said it is AJ's time which prompted Caitlyn to attempt a beat down on AJ. AJ ended up shoving Caitlyn into Vickie and celebrated with Primo to end the show.
Credit to John Benoit and Pwinsider.com for these results:
Dark Match:
*Jesse Neal pinned a name I didnft catch in a tryout.
TNA iMPACT!:
*Impact opens with Kurt Angle and Jeff Hardy in the ring. Eric Bischoff and his assistant come to the ring. Bischoff gives congratulations to Ken Anderson for winning at No Surrender before putting over both Angle and Hardy for their match at the PPV. The crowd starts a gThat was awesomeh chant. Bischoff announces a Three-Way match for the TNA title at Bound for Glory but Dixie Carter overrules him and announces Angle vs. Hardy in a no time limit rematch for later tonight with the winner wrestling Anderson at BFG.
*Samoa Joe vs. Kevin Nash with Sting and Jeff Jarrett at ringside ends up a double countout as all four brawl outside the ring. Security finally separates them.
*Backstage, Madison Rayne tells Lacey Von Erich to get dressed as they have a tag bout later.
*Jay Lethal pinned Douglas Williams to capture the TNA X-Division championship. Post-match, TNA sets off orange and white and confetti in the ring. Lethal celebrates in the crowd.
*TNA Knockouts Tag Team champions Hamada & Taylor Wilde defeated Madison Rayne and Lacey Von Erich. Tara and Rayne attacked Lacey for losing but Angelina Love and Velvet Sky made the save and Lacey left with them.
*Tommy Dreamer comes out alone and says EV2.0 arenft here tonight and hefs here alone. He calls out Fortune. Fortune come out in suits. Dreamer says he told his friends to stay home because hefs tired of seeing his friends getting hurt and hefs calling for a truce. Tommy puts over Fortune as a group, then puts over each member of Fortune one by one. Dreamer says he got Kaz his job in WWE, but Kaz left as he was unhappy and went on to meet his wife in TNA. Dreamer put over Matt Morgan and said he wrestled Bobby Roode in Roodefs WWE tryout match but Roode turned down the job to stick with TNA. He called Ric Flair the gUltimate hardcore personh and says the day Flair retires for good will be the saddest day in wrestling history. Dreamer then put over AJ Styles and said Styles is the best performer in wrestling today. He offers Styles his hand and says that if the situation was reversed last night, Dreamer would have done the same thing to him. Styles begins putting over Dreamer and the original ECW. Styles then said that if Dreamer was ECW and Dreamer wants to show him respect, Styles doesnft need his endorsement and Fortune attacks Dreamer. Brian Kendrick hit the ring and was laid out as well as he tried to protect Dreamer. Security hit the ring and Styles told Dreamer that if he wants his damn truce, now he can have it. Fortune walked off.
*Brian Kendrick took the mic and challenged anyone from Fortune to fight him right now. Matt Morgan took him up on the offer for an impromptu matchc.
*Brian Kendrick pinned Matt Morgan. Morgan demands the match be started over and struck from the record books but Kendrick doesnft return.
*Backstage, Abyss is torturing and branding people backstage with a branding iron. He screams g10/10/10 over and over.
*Generation Me come out and cut a promo saying the TNA Tag Team championships are supposed to be defended every 30 days but after what they did to Alex Shelley, therefs no way that will happen. They demand Chris Sabin come out and hand them the tag team belts. Sabin hits the ring and attacks them but is overwhelmed and laid out.
*Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Hardy is a long match. Ken Anderson comes out to do commentary. Brian Hebner is bumped accidentally so Earl Hebner comes out to referee. Brian eventually recovers and there is a double pin. The referees argue over who won, so they watch an instant replay and therefs no clear cut winner. Bischoff announces the Three-Way match for Bound for Glory. Angle and Hardy hug.
The anonymous General Manager announces Sheamus will sit on a throne and watch a series of matches tonight. He'll get to hand pick his opponent for the WWE Championship at Night of Champions. The opponent that impresses Sheamus the most will get the title shot.
* Edge b. R-Truth after hitting the spear. He gets on the mic and tells Truth he's been beaten by the Rated R center.
* John Cena vs. The Miz is announced for later tonight.
* Chris Jericho b. The Great Khali by submission when Khali tapped in the Walls of Jericho. After the match, Jericho states his case to Sheamus. He tells him not to listen to Edge and choose him.
* WWE Divas Champion Melina b. Jillian Hall to retain the title. Melina got the win after hitting her sunset flip powerbomb. LayCool come up on the big screen and say they'll be there next week for the 900th episode of Raw.
* Josh Mathews interviews The Miz. He talks about Daniel Bryan and Sheamus getting beat down and how Cena put Team WWE at risk by choosing Bryan over him.
* The Nexus come out. Sheamus greets them but he's cut off by the anonymous General Manager. They announce the titles ban on The Nexus is over. Wade Barrett says consider our truce over.
* John Cena b. The Miz by count out. The Miz backed down the ramp but Daniel Bryan tossed him back in the ring after the bell ring. Cena got out of the ring and Daniel put a submission hold on him. After the break, The Miz gets slowly up to his feet and leaves the ring only to be attacked by Bryan again and the submission hold reapplied.
Vladimir Kozlov & Santino Marella b. The Usos w/Tamina when Vladimir makes the pin. Santino locks eyes with Tamina and she blows him a kiss.
* Randy Orton b. John Morrison & Ted DiBiase w/Maryse in a triple threat match. Orton hit a sick RKO on Morrison who was diving off the top rope towards him. After the match, Orton hit an RKO on DiBiase.
* Josh Mathews is backstage with Sheamus. Sheamus says he didn't need to see the triple threat match and he's already made his decision.
* Sheamus comes out to the ring. He says despite last week he is still the Celtic Warrior and he will defend the WWE Championship right now instead of at Night of Champions. Sheamus announces Zack Ryder as his opponent.
* WWE Champion Sheamus b. Zack Ryder with a big boot to the face and retains the title. After the match, Sheamus says due to WWE rules and regulations he doesn't have to defend the title again for 30 days. Wade Barrett comes out and says per his WWE NXT win, he gets a title match. It will be a 6 pack challenge Sheamus vs. Barrett vs. Y2J vs. Orton vs. Edge vs. Cena. Jericho, Edge, Cena, Orton and Sheamus beat up Barrett then each other with Orton hitting the RKO on Cena last.
- WWEs SummerSlam pay-per-view opens up with a nice video package, focusing on Nexus attempt at taking over RAW. We see highlights of their past few months on RAW.
- And were live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles as the pyro goes off. Michael Cole says the future direction of WWE is at stake tonight as he welcomes us to a packed house for SummerSlam. Cole has Jerry Lawler and Matt Striker at ringside with him.
WWE Intercontinental Title Match: Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler We go right to the ring for tonights first match. Out comes the WWE Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler, with Vickie Guerrero at his side. Vickie takes the mic and tells everyone to excuse her. Vickie repeats herself but the music of Kofi Kingston interrupts her. Out comes Kofi to the ring.
The bell rings and Kingston wastes no time. Kingston punches and kicks at Ziggler before clotheslining him over the rope. Kofi tries for a suicide dive, but Vickie pulls Ziggler out of the way and Kofi crashes into the barricade.
Kofi is able to make it back into the ring where Ziggler brings the attack right to him with a big neckbreaker thats good for a near fall. Ziggler locks in a sleeper hold, but Kofi is able to fight back up to his feet. Ziggler hits Kingston with a boot to the stomach and chokes him on the bottom rope, but Kofi is able to mount a comeback with a series of kicks. Ziggler is able to send Kofi face first into the middle turnbuckle for another near fall. Ziggler locks in a rear chin lock, continuing to work Kofi over.
Kofi tries to fight out, but Ziggler continues to put on the pressure, not letting up with the rear chin lock. Kofi fights up to his feet and pounds at Zigglers midsection, making his way out of the hold. Ziggler also missed a splash in the corner, allowing Kofi to catch his breath. Kofi hits Ziggler with a series of strikes before hitting a big dropkick. Kingston hits a Thesz press and punches away at Ziggler before going for the boom drop.
A series of pinfalls leads to a series of near falls, and Ziggler is able to connect with a rocker dropper to put Kingston down. Ziggler goes for the pin, but he still only scores a two count. Kofi goes to the top rope and connects with a single axe handle smash. Kingston goes for Trouble in Paradise, but he misses and Ziggler is able to lock in a sleeper hold. The Nexus make their way out to the ring and take out both Ziggler and Kingston.
Ziggler is sent out of the ring and the Nexus surround Kingston. Kingston tries to fight his way out, but the Nexus just lay waste to Kofi, taking him down and just continuing to beat on him. Young hits his weird full nelson slam, and Barret picks up Kingston for the firemans carry slam. Nexus lays out Kofi and stand over him.
- After the beatdown, Wade Barrett takes the mic and says that was just a preview of the beatdown they have for Team WWE later tonight. Barrett says they are currently looking for their 7th member but it wont matter who they get. Wade says the RAW roster is so messed up they cant compete with Nexus. Barrett says Nexus is the most destructive force in WWE history. Barrett says they are united behind a common purpose. Barrett says the WWE and the rest of the world needs to know, youre either Nexus or youre against us. Barrett drops the mic and Nexus leaves the ring as we go to replays.
- We go backstage with Chris Jericho talking to The Miz. Jericho talks about what Nexus just did in the ring. Jericho is trying to talk Miz into joining Team RAW. Edge appears and hes eating a Slim Jim. Miz tells them hes not sure if he wants to make Nexus a priority but he will let them know. Miz walks off but comes back and snatches Edges Slim Jim and walks back off. Edge tells Jericho he thinks theyve got him.
WWE Divas Title Match: Melina vs. Alicia Fox We go to the ring and out comes the WWE Divas Champion Alicia Fox. The challenger, Melina, is out next to a big pop from the crowd. Melina is wearing a special costume with feathers. The bell rings and here we go.
Both women stare each other down. They lock up and Melina is able to back Fox up into the corner. Another lock up and this time Fox locks in a headlock. Fox utilizes a headlock takeover and grounds her by holding on to said headlock. Melina is able to fight up to her feet and into the ropes to break the hold. Fox pushes Melina off and Melina responds with a single leg takedown. Melina puts Fox in between the second and third rope and comes down on her with a double knee drop.
Fox charges Melina and ends up driven face first into the mat. Fox charge Melina into the corner and Melina jumps up and over, looking to injure her knee, but she stops selling it pretty immediately with a big kick to Foxs face. Fox works on Melinas arm with a big knee drop to the shoulder before locking in an arm bar. Melina fights back up to her feet, but Fox is able to send her into the corner. Fox charges and she eats a boot to the stomach. a quick roll up leads to a one count for Melina. Melina hits Fox with a couple of strikes, screams, and hits a double knees to Foxs back before connecting with a big facebuster. Melina covers Fox, and gets the three count.
Winner and New WWE Divas Champion: Melina
- After the match, Josh Matthews gets in the ring to interview the new WWE Divas Champion. Melina is emotional. Matthews is interrupted by Layla and Michelle McCool from SmackDown. They walk to the ring and mock her for being proud of winning. They say she looks good not. Layla says they have taken off all SmackDown Divas and have no competition tonight. LayCool enters the ring and says we have three champions in the ring. LayCool continues to mock Melina. Layla goes to pose with Melina for a Twitter photo but Melina shoves her. McCool wants to take a pic with Melina now but Melina pushes her down. Melina starts brawling with LayCool. Layla holds Melinas feet while McCool kicks her in the face. They beatdown Melina and in comes Alicia Fox to assist them. They kick Melina out to the floor and taunt her some more as their music plays. McCool runs her knee into Melinas face against the announcers table. Melina is laid out at ringside as LayCool head to the back.
- We go ringside and see celebrities Trace Atkins, Michael Clarke Duncan and Marlon Wayans at ringside watching the show. The announcers show us a recap of the feud between Big Show and The Straight Edge Society recently.
Big Show vs. Luke Gallows, Joey Mercury and CM Punk We go to the ring for tonights handicap match and out comes The Straight Edge Society with Serena at their side. Punk is wearing a shirt that says I Broke Big Shows Hand and his hair is starting to grow back more. Out next comes Big Show to a big pop from the crowd. A WWE trainer gets on the apron and takes Shows cast off his injured hand. The storyline is that Big Show is healed and 100%.
Punk lets Gallows and Mercury gets in the ring first, and Mercury charges Big Show, but gets swatted away. Gallows tries and the same happens. Punk regroups his troops, and apparently this match requires tags, but that isnt enforced. Gallows and Mercury try a double team attack, but Show fights them right off. Punk is staying in the corner grabbing the tag rope. Show picks up Mercury and tosses him over the top rope and out to the floor on top of Gallows.
Punk tries his luck with the Big Show, and he catches a right hand and a big chop across the chest for his troubles. Punk rolls to the outside and Show follows him. Punk catches Show with a throat chop and tries to stomp on Shows hand, but Show avoids it. Show tries to chop Punk again, but Show connects with the ring steps. The SES uses the opportunity to swarm Show, just laying into him and punching and stomping away before sending him back into the ring.
In the ring they go to work on both of Shows hands before Gallows hits a big splash on Show. Mercury an Gallows hit elbow drops and Punk follows up with a leg drop. Punk lays into Show with forearms and boots and Gallows launches Mercury into Show before Punk does the same with Gallows. Punk tries to splash Show, but Show comes alive, fighting off all three members of the SES, splashing Mercury and Gallows in the corner before hitting a double clothesline. Show tries for a chokeslam, but Punk kicks Show in the face. Punk hits three high knees in a row, and he calls in Mercury, the two go to the second rope and hit a double bulldog. Mercury covers Show and is launched off at two.
Punk pounds away at Show, but Show is able to get to his feet and get Punk over his shoulders. He catches Mercury in chokeslam position, and Gallows comes in kicking Show in the face. Show dumps Punk over the top ropes. Slams Gallows down, and hits Mercury with a chokeslam, planting him on top of Gallows, while Punk makes his way to the top of the ramp with Serena.
Show pins Gallows and Mercury and gets the three count.
Winner: Big Show
- We see Kane backstage with an open casket. Eerie music is playing in the background. Kane is talking to Undertaker and says vengeance will be theirs once he beats Rey Mysterio tonight. Kane says when he defeats Rey tonight, he will shut the casket lid and end Reys existence. Sheamus walks in. Kane asks him what he wants. Sheamus says the casket is too big for Rey Mysterio but its perfect size for Randy Orton. Sheamus asks to borrow the casket. Sheamus says hes doing to drive The Viper right out of the WWE tonight. Kane says no. Sheamus says thats too bad, because he and Kane could be unstoppable if they were on the same page. Sheamus says thats fine, because people are calling him the real Big Red Machine. Sheamus tells Kane to stay out of his way. Kane laughs and says he likes Sheamus because he has guts guts that will be spilled all over the floor if Sheamus interrupts him again. Sheamus walks off.
- We go to the ring but out comes The Miz, WWEs United States Champion. Miz asks the fans if he should join Team RAW and gets a mixed reaction. Miz says he doesnt care about what the fans want because in the locker room, everyone wants him to join. Miz says when he arrived today, John Cena came up to him and admitted he was wrong. Miz says Cena got on his knees and begged him to join their team. Miz mocks all of the Team RAW members, saying they have been sucking up to him. Miz says he is WWEs only hope. Miz says he is the future. Miz disses the Los Angeles Lakers. Miz says yes, he is not going to be joining Team RAW. Miz says he will lead them to victory. Miz says hes awesome and when the crowd goes to say it with him, he stops them. Miz declares how awesome he is and his music hits as Cole announces that Team RAW has found their seventh member.
WWE Title Match: Randy Orton vs. Sheamus They show a video package showing events leading up to tonights WWE Title Match. We go to the ring and out comes the WWE Champion Sheamus. Out next is Randy Orton to a nice reaction from the crowd. Justin Roberts does formal ring introductions as we get ready to go.
Both men lock up, and Sheamus is able to take Orton into the corner. Sheamus backs out and pounds on his chest. Another lock up and Sheamus pushes Orton into the corner again. Sheamus goes to pose again, and Orton kicks him in the gut, taking him into the corner and continuing to work over the midsection with kicks. Sheamus tries to fight back, but Orton takes him right back down to the mat with a big clothesline. Orton stomps away at Sheamus. Sheamus gets back up and tries to fight again, but he eats another clothesline, and another this time to the outside. Orton follows to the outside and he slams Sheamus head into the announce table before clotheslining Sheamus into the crowd over the barricade.
Orton beats on Sheamus for a bit, and they make their way back into the ring before the 10 count. Orton goes right back to work on Sheamus, kicking at his joints and hitting a big knee drop to Sheamus head. Sheamus tries to crawl to the outside, but Orton catches him with even more stomps before grabbing his legs, and slingshotting him straight into the bottom rope. Sheamus rolls to the outside, and when Orton follows, Sheamus is able to slam him into the barricade. When Sheamus tries to toss Orton into the barricade however, Orton reverses and sends Sheamus shoulder first into the barricade.
Orton breaks the count, and he tries to send Sheamus shoulder first into the ring steps, but Sheamus is able to reverse the Irish whip and turn it around on Orton. Orton rolls back into the ring where Sheamus meets him with a vicious series of stomps before pounding his head. Sheamus goes for a pin, but hes only able to get a two count. Sheamus brings Orton up to his feet where he hits a wuick short arm clothesline. Sheamus hits a knee drop and goes for another cover and gets another near fall. Sheamus locks in a rear chin lock, but Orton is quick to fight back up to his feet. Sheamus goes for a suplex but Orton blocks and reverses it.
Sheamus rolls out to the apron, but when he comes in, Orton gets him in position for his rope assisted DDT. Sheamus is able to get out of it though, and toss Orton over the top rope to the outside. Sheamus follows and he stomps away at Orton before picking him up and slamming him back first into the barricade. Sheamus picks him right back up and slams him again. Sheamus rolls Orton into the ring and goes right for the pin but only gets two.
Sheamus lets Orton get back to his feet and he hits a big running forearm to Ortons head. He goes for another pin and gets another two count. Sheamus locks in a modified rear chin lock, with what looks to be an arm bar, and he takes Orton down to the mat. Orton is able to fight his way back up to his feet where he fights out of the submission, only to eat a drop toe hold into the middle turnbuckle. Sheamus gets Orton in position for a reverse DDT and he brings Orton down over his knee. Sheamus goes for two covers, but gets two two counts. Sheamus connects with the Irish Hammer to put Orton down.
Sheamus goes back to work with another rear chin lock, but Orton is able to fight up to his feet. Orton connects with a back body drop to break things up and both men are down.
Sheamus tries to charge Orton in the corner, but Orton avoids it and connects with his signature backbreaker. Orton goes for the cover but he only gets a two count. Both men get back to their feet and they slug it out in the middle of the ring. Orton gets the better of Sheamus with a big European uppercut and a series of clotheslines before hitting a big powerslam. Sheamus misses a spear in the corner and goes shoulder first into the ring post. Orton puts Sheamus on the top tunbuckle and he connects with a big superplex. Orton goes for the pin, but he only gets a two count.
Both men are back up and Sheamus connects with a urunage backbreaker thats good for a two count. Sheamus gets back to his feet and tries to psych himself up while waiting for Orton to get up. Sheamus goes for the bicycle kick, but Orton ducks it and Sheamus gets hung up in the ropes and falls to the outside.
Sheamus gets back to the ring apron and Orton springs into action with the rope assisted DDT. Orton goes for the RKO, but it looks like Sheamus pushes him off to avoid most of the impact. Sheamus gets to his feet and he goes for the Irish curse, but Orton fights out of it. An attempted RKO is fought off, and Sheamus is able to hit the bicycle kick, but Orton kicks out at two!!! Sheamus throws a tantrum.
Sheamus goes to the outside where he grabs a chair. He rolls into the ring with chair in hand, but the referee is quick to grab it. Sheamus and the ref fight over the chair, and Sheamus ends up pushing the ref to the outside. The ref calls for the bell.
Winner by DQ: Randy Orton
After the match, Sheamus grabs the chair and goes to hit Orton with it. Orton ducks it and kicks Sheamus below the belt, knocking him to the mat. Orton sends Sheamus outside and RKOs him on top of the announcers table. Orton heads to the back as his music plays. WWE officials help Sheamus to his feet but he stumbles and falls. Sheamus is announced as still the WWE Champion.
World Heavyweight Title Match: Rey Mysterio vs. Kane Mysterio's music hits, and he makes his way out to the ring to a large pop from this Los Angeles crowd.
We get a recap of the events leading up to this match, surprise, it's in video package form. Kane is out next, and the champion makes his way to the ring pushing a casket. Kane opens up the lid of the casket to show that it's empty, like some sort of magic trick, before closing it again.
The bell rings and Kane tries to attack Mysterio, but Mysterio kicks Kane in the leg. Kane responds by pounding on Mysterio in the corner, but he misses a splash. Kane is able to connect with a slam, but he misses a leg drop and Mysterio tries to mount an offensive. Kane puts him right back down with a couple of right hands, but Mysterio ducks through Kane's leg and hits a low dropkick. Mysterio goes for a 619, but Kane avoids it and tosses Mysterio to the outside. Mysterio lands on his feet and baits Kane to the outside. Mysterio rolls to the ring, and then hits a dropkick and a senton taking Kane down to the arena floor. Back in the ring, Mysterio goes for the top and Kane grabs him around the throat, but Mysterio rakes his arm over the top rope. Kane catches Mysterio and swats him down to the mat before throwing him down and into the ring post before following up with a low dropkick.
Mysterio rolls to the outside and Kane follows, slamming him twice into the ring post before sending him back into the ring. Kane suplexes Mysterio into the top rope and he hits a big boot that sends him to the outside. Kane quickly rolls Rey into the ring and goes for the cover but he only gets a two count. Kane sends Mysterio into the corner hard, and Mysterio goes down. Kane goes for the cover, but again only gets two. Kane picks Mysterio up into a bear hug and works over Mysterio's ribs.
Mysterio fights out of the submission with a couple of strikes to Kane's head, but he jumps right back into another bear hug. Rey elbows Kane in the head, and he's able to get into sunset flip position, but Kane doesn't budge. He picks Mysterio up and eats a dropkick. Mysterio is able to hit a headscissors, and goes for another 619, but Kane retaliates with a clothesline that's good for a near fall. Kane tosses Mysterio out to the floor where he lands with a pretty sick thud.
Mysterio is able to beat the count and get to the apron, but when he tries to springboard into the ring, Kane catches him with a big boot that sends him right back out to the floor. Kane follows to the outside, but he eats a drop toe hold that sends him face first into the barricade. Both men head back into the ring and Mysterio heads to the top where he hits a diving head butt from the top. Kane comes right back with a big tilt a whirl backbreaker that's good for a near fall.
Another backbreaker from Kane, and this time he stretches Mysterio across his knee. Mysterio fights out of it with knee's to Kane's head, but he runs right into a sidewalk slam and another near fall from Kane. Kane makes his way to the top turnbuckle, but Mysterio catches him and crotches him on the top. Mysterio goes to the top and he tries for a hurricarana, but Kane hangs on and Mysterio crashes to the mat. Kane goes for the clothesline from the top, but Mysterio moves and hits a big tilt a whirl slot drop and both men are down.
Rey hits a seated senton from the top on Kane, and when he gets caught, he counters with a tilt a whirl DDT to put Kane down again. Rey hits a leg drop to the back of Kane's head and hits a giant kick to Kane's head, but it's still not enough to keep Kane down for a three count. Mysterio goes to the top rope, but he leaps right into a big right hand from Kane, that's good for a near fall. Kane looks over at the casket and he opens it and it's still empty. Kane goes for the chokeslam, but Mysterio fights out and almost hits a 619, but Kane is able to push him down into the casket. Rey fights Kane off and hits a springboard dropkick, trying for the 619 again. Kane counters, almost hitting a chokeslam, but another hurricarana leads to a successful 619. Rey is almost able to roll Kane up, but Kane kicks out and is able to hit a giant chokeslam. Kane covers Mysterio and retains.
Winner and STILL World Heavyweight Champion: Kane
Kane gets the mic and says he told Mysterio that he would pay for what he did to his brother, and Mysterio will pay with eternal suffering as hell consumes his soul. Kane says Mysterio is surrounded by darkness within the casket. He looks over at the casket and he opens it, another times it's empty and the crows is disappointed. Mysterio fights Kane off and Kane slams the casket closed. He hits Mysterio with two more chokeslams, which he follows up with a tombstone piledriver. Kane drags Mysterio over to the casket, but the Undertaker is there this time. Kane is shocked as Taker sits up.
Takers gets into the ring and the crowd is going nuts. Kane looks nervous. The brothers are having a stare down. Taker looks pretty rough. Kane points at Mysterio, and Taker walks over to him, kneeling down, and asking if Mysterio's ever heard of an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. He says before he makes things right, he asks why Rey did it. I can't hear what Rey said at all, but Taker says he believes him. He grabs Rey around the throat and picks him up to his feet where he lets go of him. He makes the throat cutting motion, but then turns around to look at Kane. Taker points at Kane and grabs him around the throat. Kane smiles and grabs Taker around his throat. Kane overpowers the Undertaker and gets him up for a tombstone piledriver, which plants Taker. Kane hits his pyro, and the music as well, and he stares down at his brother.
Team WWE vs. The Nexus 7-on-7 Elimination Tag Team Match - John Cena, John Morrison, R-Truth, Bret Hart, Edge, Chris Jericho & ?? vs. Wade Barrett, David Otunga, Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater, Darren Young, Skip Sheffield & Michael Tarver
Nexus is shown walking to the ring, and they cut away to show a video package that shows the events leading up to this match, including the Nexus running wild all over Raw, and Cena putting together his own team. Team Nexus make their way out to the ring first, coming out as a unit. Their entrance certainly is impressive. I'll go ahead and say here that this match will probably be difficult to call, so please cut me a little slack with this one.
John Cena's music hits, and he's the first man out for Team WWE, as it looks like they'll all get separate entrances to stretch out this fairly thin PPV. He gets a big pop as he makes his way about halfway down to the ring. Edge is the next man out, and he also gets a pretty big pop. R-Truth is the next man out for Team WWE and he joins his teammates. Chris Jericho is out fourth for his team and he also gets a nice reaction from the crowd.
John Morrison is out next for his time, and surprisingly he doesn't get his usual slo-mo entrance. Bret Hart is out sixth for his team and he gets one of the biggest pops of the night. Hart definitely doesn't look like he'll be doing too much in the ring tonight though. Miz is out last foe his team, but Cena gets on the mic and says wait a second, Miz is too late. Cena says they realized how important this match was, and they couldn't wait for someone to decide the day of SS, so they found someone for the match, and it's not Miz, it's someone that hates the Nexus as much as them, it's DANIEL BRYAN! Things break down into a brawl immediately and the Nexus is thrown to the outside and DANIEL FREAKING BRYAN IS BACK.
Nexus are freaked out that Bryan is back. Bryan and Young start things off for their teams, and Bryan is able to take Young over with a kitchen sink and he follows up with a series of kicks to the back. Huge Daniel Bryan chants. Bryan locks in a guillotine and a crossface and forces Young to tap out and calls out another member of Nexus.
Darren Young is eliminated
Bryan kicks Justin Gabriel in the chest and tags in Jericho who hits a big belly to back suplex. Jericho tags in Truth who comes in and hits Gabriel with a series of right hands. Truth hits a back kick to Gabriels face and connects with a crazy stunner suplex that's good for a near fall.
Gabriel is able to tag out to Tarver who comes in and works over Truth with a combination of lefts and rights. The ref pulls Tarver off. And when Tarver tries to splash Truth, Truth avoids it and tags out to Morrison. Morrison hits a couple of kicks to Tarver's face and follows up with a big flash kick. Morrison connects with Starship Pain on Tarver and gets three.
Michael Tarver has been eliminated
Skip Sheffield is the next man in to take on Morrison. Skip locks up with Morrison and he tosses Morrison away. Another lock up and he tosses Morrison down to the canvas. Morrison slaps Skip across the face, and follows it up with lefts and rights, but Sheffield responds with a big slam. Sheffield stomps at Morrison's ribs before launching Morrison into the corner. Skip clubs Morrison across the back before sending him into the corner again.
Sheffield suplexes Morrison, taking him down to the mat again. Skip picks him up again, and hits another suplex. Another suplex from Sheffield, and this time it leads to a near fall. Sheffield goes to hit Morrison, but Morrison is able to fight back. Morrison catches a kick to the back of the head from Gabriel, and a big clothesline from Skip takes out Morrison. Skip gets the three count.
Morison has been eliminated
R-Truth is in and he eats a big clothesline from Sheffield. Another three count, another elimination.
R-Truth has been eliminated
Jericho comes in and he takes a big gorilla press slam from Sheffield. Wade Barrett makes the tag and he stomps away at Jericho for a second before tagging in Otunga. Otunga hits Jericho with a couple of rights before slamming him down and tagging Barrett back in. Barrett stomps on Jericho some more before locking in a submission.
Jericho is able to fight out of the submission and hit a single leg dropkick from the middle rope. Jericho rolls over to his corner, and Bret Hart makes the tag, as does Heath Slater. Hart pounds on Slater, even getting him in the corner and going to the middle rope. Hart rakes Slater's face across the ropes before tagging him in the midsection. Hart looks pretty good. Hart picks up Slater and slams him before hitting an elbow drop. Hart hits a Manhattan drop and a big right hand to Slater. Hart locks in the Sharpshooter on Slater, but Sheffield makes the tag. Someone tossed a chair in and Hart uses it on Skip, resulting in a DQ.
Hart has been eliminated
Jericho comes in and hits a codebreaker on Sheffield and he tags in Edge. Edge sets up and hits a big spear on Skip. Edge pins Sheffield and it's 4 on 4.
Skip Sheffield has been eliminated
Justin Gabriel is in and he catches a big boot from Edge. Edge sends Gabriel into the corner and follows in with a spear. Sending him across the ring again. Edge picks up Gabrial and plants him face first down on the mat, and it's good for a two count. Gabriel is able to catch Edge with a huge kick to the face, and it's good for a near fall. Gabriel tags out to Slater, who comes in and stomps away at Edge.
Slater tosses Edge to the outside, and when he pulls him back into the ring, he hits him with a right hand before tagging in Barrett. Barrett hits Edge with a head butt before standing on his throat on the bottom rope.
Barrett picks Edge up and slams him head first into the turnbuckle before connecting with a big backbreaker that's good for a near fall. Barrett locks in a rear chin lock.
Edge is able to fight out of the submission and put Barrett down to the mat and Edge tries for the Impaler DDT, but Barrett counters it into a neckbreaker. Otunga tags into the match and he picks Edge up, trying for a spinebuster, but getting an Implant DDT instead. Edge rolls to his corner and he makes the tag to Jericho. Jericho knocks down Otunga with a couple of shoulder blocks before hitting a running bulldog and a giant lionsault from about 3/4 across the ring. Jericho gets Otunga in the Walls, and forces Otunga to tap.
Otunga has been eliminated
Jericho takes it right to Heath Slater on the outside of the ring, slamming him into the announce table before sending him back into the ring and following back in with a flying elbow from the top rope. Slater dodges Jericho though and Jericho runs into Cena, knocking him from the apron. The distraction leads to a big move from Slater. Jericho is pinned.
Jericho is eliminated
Edge and Cena try to get into the ring ant the same time and the argument leads to a roll up on Edge.
Edge has been eliminated
Edge sends Cena off the apron and he and Jericho attack him on the outside. Barrett is back in the match and he wears away on Cena with a couple of right hands. Cena starts to fight back with a couple of right hands of his own, but he walks into a sidewalk slam from Barrett. Cena blocks a suplex from Barrett and he reverses it into a suplex of his own.
Heath Slater tags in and he prevents Cena from making the tag to Bryan. Slater sends Cena into the corner hard, taking him right down to the mat. Slater sends Cena into the opposite corner and Cena charges out both men hitting clotheslines.
Slater tries to prevent Cena from making the tag, but he's not successful. Bryan comes in and connects with a big kick to Slater, and another series of kicks in the corner to Slater. Bryan avoids Slater in the corner with a backflip and he sends Slater to the outside with a running forearm. Bryan follows out with a big suicide dive. Bryan sends Slater into the ring and follows him with a missile dropkick. Bryan takes out the Nexus, kicks out of a roll up, and locks in a crossface, forcing Slater to tap.
Slater is eliminated
Miz comes from the back and whacks Bryan with his briefcase. Barrett steals the victory with a quick pin.
Bryan is eliminated
Barrett goes to the outside and rolls Cena back into the ring, tagging in Gabriel.
Gabriel charges Cena in the corner, but Cena avoids him and connects with a couple of shoulder blocks before hitting a side belly to back suplex and following it up with the five knuckle shuffle. Cena tries for the AA, but Barrett makes the blind tag, coming in and stopping the AA and hitting Cena repeatedly in the head before stomping away. Barrtt and Gabriel stomp away at Cena repeatedly, making quick tags in and out, continuing to stomp at Cena. Barrett finally tags in and lets Cena get up to his feet, only to hit a big boot to send Cena to the outside. Barrett follows out quickly and Gabriel peels back some of the ringside mats.
Barrett DDT's Cena on the concrete. Barrett sends Cena back into the ring and he tags in Gabriel, telling him to go to the top. Gabriel tries for the 450, but Cena moves out of the way. Cena goes for the quick cover, and scores the three count.
Justin Gabriel is eliminated
Barrett comes in and is quickly caught in the STF. Barrett taps out, and this one is over.
Winner: Team WWE; Sole Survivor: John Cena
Cena celebrates in the middle of the ring while the fans get pretty loud. Cena celebrating ends the show.
1. Jesse Neal defeated Sam Shaw in 4:49. Shaw played the role of Lupus at the TNA Hardcore Justice pay-per-view. Neal won with a spear in a dark match.
TNA Impact Taping
Jeremy Borash came out to open the Impact taping.
1. Kurt Angle defeated A.J. Styles in 8:20. A.J. tapped out. Surprisingly, Angle does not retire this week (sarcasm).
2. Angelina Love defeated Madison Rayne to win the TNA Knockouts Title in 3:45. Velvet Sky removed the biker chick's helmet, but she had a mask on.
Pepa of Salt-n-Pepa is in the front row.
3. Matt Morgan defeated D'Angelo Dinero and Mr. Anderson in a three-way match in 3:48. Anderson had Pope covered, but Morgan broke it up and pinned Pope himself.
Jeff Hardy's open challenge was accepted by (drumroll)... Shannon Moore. I hope someone else comes out. Really?
4. Jeff Hardy pinned Shannon Moore in 6:45. Hardy pinned Moore after hitting the Swanton. They hugged after the match and there was a nice OMEGA chant from the crowd.
Powell's POV: I wonder if the open challenge will lead to Shane "Hurricane" Helms challenging him on a future show?
5. The Motor City Machine Guns defeated Beer Money in a best of three falls match to retain the TNA Tag Titles. Great first fall. Robert Roode pinned Alex Shelley following the DWI at 8:03.
The second fall saw Shelley pin Roode in 1:25 after the MCMG combo neckbreaker and splash combo off the top rope.
Chris Sabin pinned James Storm in 6:52 to win the third fall. Pyro after the win. A super hot match that earned "Match of the Year" chants.
6. Rob Van Dam defeated Abyss in a Stairway to Janice match to retain the TNA Title in 17:12. Eric Bischoff was special referee. After the match, Hogan came out to congratulate RVD, and then he invited EV2 out. Hogan left.
EV2 celebrated and then the lights when out. When the lights came on, Beer Money, A.J. Styles, Kazarian, Douglas Williams, and Matt Morgan beat and bloodied EV2. Ric Flair came out and chased Dixie Carter to the back. EV2 was destroyed. Flair said it's Fortune's house and they set the bar, not EV2.
EV2 was Dreamer, Team 3D, Mick Foley, Rhino, Stevie Richards, Little Guido, Rob Van Dam, Bill Alfonso, and Sabu. Sandman and Raven made separate attempts to save EV2, but he was beat up. The angle was long as hell. Knowing TNA production, it will be three minutes long on Thursday. So it's now a faction war with EV2 vs. Fortune. The golden rule was followed, as every EV2 wrestler wore white to show the crimson. Pepa actually left due to the violence.
They are changing the mat for the Xplosion tapings, so this concludes the taping for Thursday's show. The crowd chanted for Taz, but he never left the booth. I love Flair, but he was rambling on and slipped out an "ECW" mention. Morgan choked Stevie with what looked like a tie (how original). Most of Fortune had Singapore canes.
***Caylen Kroft w/ Trent Barretta defeated Masterpiece Chris Masters
***MVP defeated Chavo Guerrero Great Crowd reaction on this match.. A lot of Chavo chants and I hope its not edited but Chavo was the crowd favorite.. Great back and forth match..
WWE Personnel come out and place a rug for an interview segment and also place a coffin in the ring.. Kane comes out..
WWE Smackdown Taping:
NO PYRO
Smackdown starts with a long, boring segment with Kane, saying his brother (Undertaker) opened his eyes for the first time and talked for the first time.. Undertaker tells Kane that it was Rey Mysterio who did this damage to him.. Segment was too long and too boring.. He opens the casket, which is empty.. and that was it.
Rey Mysterio vs Jack Swagger in a No Disqualification Match is the Main Event..
***Christian defeats Drew McIntyre with a roll up.. McIntyre worked on Christians shoulder for majority of the match.. It was a great 15 minute match, seemed longer with back and forth action..
Promo with C.M. Punk and his Straight Edge Society.. Punk and Joey Mercury were not wearing their masks..
***Big Show & Luke Gallows w/ Straight Edge Society ended in a No-Contest due to a brawl outside the ring started and they attacked Big Shows hand after ramming him to the steps.. C.M. Punk stomped on the hand several times and so did Serena. Up close camera shot shows Big Show having heel marks on his hand..
***Dolph Ziggler w/ Vickie Guerrero defeated WWE Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston by disqualification after Kofi shoved the Referee.. Great match. As Kofi was laid out in the corner, with Zigglers distracting the referee, Vickie slapped him, which upset Kofi and he went nuts, attacking Ziggler.. After the bell, Kofi and Ziggler brawled to the outside where Kofi threw Zigger over the announce table.. Kofi was restrained by security and Ziggler was helped out by WWE Personnel..
Promo of Josh Mathews w/ Jack Swagger takes place where he says hes gonna take Reys legs apart and then throw him across the street, inside the Gulf Of Mexico cause if he cant walk, he cant swim..
***WWE Womens Championship Match***
***Layla w/ Michelle McCool vs Tiffany w/ Kelly Kelly is next, but out comes EXCUSE ME Vickie to interrupt and announce by the power invested in me I declare this match is Michelle McCool vs Tiffany for the WWE Womens Title..
***Michelle McCool w/ Layla defeats Tiffany w/ Kelly Kelly after the Styles Clash.. After the match, Teddy Long comes on the Titantron and announce that the Co-Womens champions need to decide which one will be the only titleholder as their can only be one.. If they cant decide, he will decide for them next week..
***NO DISQUALIFICATION MATCH***
***Rey Mysterio & Jack Swagger ended as a No Contest.. Rey came in the ring limping. The match ended up in the crowd then out to the WWE Merchandise Stand, then out to the street of Corpus Christi, Texas.. Ended up by the Gulf Of Mexico, where Rey did a Hurancarana to flip Swagger into the Gulf Of Mexico.. As Rey turned towards the camera, he was met by a hand across the throat by Kane, who chokeslammed Rey into the Gulf Of Mexico.. Show ends with the camera on Kanes face..
***THE MAIN EVENT***
WWE Personnel come out running as they are setting up the ring for a Cage Match..
Big Show comes out with his hand taped up and walks around the ring as the personnel are setting up the ring. He starts on the mic about enjoying Corpus Christi, then he steps in the ring and challenges Kane to a WWE Heavyweight Title Match.. Kanes pyro hits with his entrance music..
***WWE Heavyweight Title Match***
***Kane defeats Big Show after sliding out of the ring thru the door..
As Kane is leaving up the ramp, Rey Mysterios music hits and forces Kane to go back into the ring with a waiting Big Show behind him. As Kane turns around, he gets chokeslammed by Big Show to end the match.. Rey celebrates on top of the cage, walking on the ropes to each corner to acknowledge the crowd.. Big Show leaves, then Kane slides out of the ring and returns to the back.. Rey celebrates with the Ringside crowd autographing and taking pictures for several minutes then goes to the back.. Jaimie Keys thanks us for coming out..
THE END..
Personnal Note: I met Rick WWE Sign Guy and also received his autograph.. He asked how long was the drive to Laredo as that is his next destination for tomorrows tapings.. Nice guy..
WWE taped August 2nd's edition of Raw from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Thanks to WNW readers Pablo M. and Josh for providing us with text-message updates. Below are full results:
WWE Raw (Airing Monday, August 2th on the USA Network):
* The show starts with the announcement that Randy Orton will face The Miz later tonight.
* Edge comes out and says his SummerSlam team is falling apart. He challenges Wade Barrett for a match later tonight. R-Truth comes out and interrupts. R-Truth says they're fighting for their lives, the WWE Universe. Edge says he will spear Truth out of the ring. The General Manager emails in and announces Edge vs. Barrett for right now.
* Edge vs. Wade Barrett. The match ends in no contest when Barrett gets out of the ring when Edge attempts the Spear. Barrett motions for The Nexus to come out but Edge leaves through the crowd.
* WWE Divas Champion Alicia Fox, Jillian Hall & Tamina vs. Natalya, Gail Kim & Eve Torres. Winners after Alicia pins Natalya following an Axe Kick, Alicia Fox, Jillian, & Tamina. Alicia gets on the mic and says she's the best Diva on thee Raw roster. Melina comes out and gives Alicia her Sunset Split finisher to a huge pop from the crowd.
* Backstage, Edge asks John Cena where he was when Nexus interfered. Edge says he quits Team Cena. Chris Jericho tells Cena he should quit as well. Jericho proposes a match - Jericho vs. Cena and the loser quits the SummerSlam team.
* Backstage, John Morrison tells The Great Khali that seven samurais work together. Khali says there were seven dwarfs too. It's announced Khali will face Ted DiBiase tonight. The Nexus try to recruit Khali.
* Sheamus beat Goldust in a squash match after hitting the Celtic Cross. Sheamus got on the mic after the match and said he beat Goldust last year on ECW. He said he's a two-time WWE Champion and he did it without a briefcase or being a third generation Superstar. He ended Triple H's career. He doesn't need the fans and he has what he needs, the WWE Championship.
* Chris Jericho vs. John Cena in a loser must quit Team Cena at SummerSlam. Cena beat Jericho when he reversed the Walls of Jericho into the STF, making Jericho tap immediately (I'm told he tapped the second Cena hooked it). After the match, Cena told Jericho he doesn't want him off Team Cena at SummerSlam because he is the best in the world at what he does. He says if he leaves he's letting everyone else down, even himself. Jericho gets out of the ring and heads to the back up the ramp.
* A vignette airs for the debut of Alberto Del Rio.
* Backstage, Chris Jericho enters Edge's locker room. They say Cena needs both of them more than they need Cena. Jericho and Edge let bygones by bygones and hug. The General Manager emails in and says Edge & Chris Jericho will face John Cena & Bret Hart on Raw next week (8/9) with The Nexus as lumberjacks.
* Randy Orton invites Sheamus to ringside for his match against The Miz tonight.
* The Great Khali vs. Ted DiBiase w/Maryse. Wade Barrett and Skip Sheffield come out during the match. They grab the Million Dollar Belt which distracts DiBiase. Khali applies the Vise Grip to win the match. Barrett gives the belt to Maryse. Khali and Barrett look at each other then Khali exits the ring and leaves.
* The Miz comes out and cuts a promo and tells Randy Orton his moment is after his match at SummerSlam. Orton comes out. The Miz vs. Randy Orton. WWE Champion Sheamus watches the match from the ramp. The Miz hits a lot of offense in the match but ends up getting hit with the RKO, allowing Orton to pickup the victory. After the match, Sheamus tries to get into the ring but Orton stares him down from viper position.
Credit to TNAsylum.com for this live report from Monday's iMPACT! tapings:
The ECW Guys come to the ring and the cut a promo on Hardcore Justice. Brother Ray initially refused to join but eventually gave in. Hulk Hogan came out and thanked E-V 2.0 (Extreme Version 2.0) for bringing hardcore to TNA. He had a surprise for them but Abyss interrupted. Abyss said they werent happy. A match was made between Abyss and Tommy Dreamer, which would be fought under hardcore rules.
1. Angelina Love defeated Sarita with the Botox Injection.
2. Ink Inc defeated Orlando Jordan and Eric Young. During the match Young threw a mannequin in the ring but didnt hit anyone. Ink Inc. pinned Orlando Jordan moments later. Weird!
Fortune (Flair, AJ Styles and Kazarian) came to the ring. Flair announced that he will face Jay Lethal in a Street Fight next week on Impact. Flair announced Beer Money as two more members of Fortune. James Storm claimed Beer Money would dominate the Motor City Machine Guns tonight in their Steel Cage Match. AJ Styles took the mic and said his title wasnt a Global Title, but rather a TV Title. He said he would defend the TV Title in every country first by defending it against Rob Terry. Fortune went to leave but was interrupted by Kurt Angle, who said that AJ Styles is next.
3. Motor City Machine Guns defeated Beer Money in a Steel Cage with the Neckbreaker/Big Splash Combo. Robert Roode got busted open early on. One of the Guns hit a huge dive from the top of the cage. This was said to be a very good match.
Matt Morgan came out to Mr. Andersons music. He called for the special mic entrance but it took a bit of demanding. He did a special intro ala Morgan. Anderson came out and cut a promo on Morgan, who thinks its funny that the mic Anderson used was the one that took him out last week.
Morgan offered up a free shot, but Anderson hit him with a nutshot. Morgan choked him until Jeff Hardy made the save. All of a sudden, two security members came in and attacked Hardy and Anderson. I believe the security guys were Shatter and Mikal Judas, but I might be mistaken. The agents came out and broke things up. Matt Morgan and the Security guys will face Mr. Anderson and Jeff Hardy in a handicap match tonight.
4. Rob Terry defeated Kazarian. A very quick squash match with the Freakbuster.
5. Jeff Hardy and Mr. Anderson defeated Matt Morgan, Murphy Gunner and Phil Shatter when Hardy hits the Swanton on Gunner. Apparently this was a horrible match as Gunner looked incredibly green on television. Matt Morgan left during the match.
Eric Bischoff came out and announced that on August 12, TNA would feature a TV special featuring PPV quality matches. Abyss came out and demanded a match against RVD, where Janice is hung above the ring and weapons are legal. Bischoff eventually agreed to the match.
Abyss was about to attack Bischoff when RVD made the save. Before Abyss could use Janice on RVD, the agents broke things up.
6. Abyss defeated Tommy Dreamer in a Hardcore Match when he chokeslammed Tommy Dreamer on a Barbed Wire Board. After the match, Abyss went to attack Dreamer, but Raven came out for the save. Raven turned on Dreamer and gave him the DDT in honor of their ECW feud. The rest of the EV2.0 guys come out to end the show.
*Smackdown opens with the new World Heavyweight Champion Kane. Huge cheers until he started talking about cashing in on Rey, then he got booed. At one point Kane said, "I did it, I did it" over and over again. Foreshadowing, much? Announcer for later is a number one contenders match between Jack Swagger and Rey Mysterio, two out of three match. Winner faces Kane at SummerSlam.
(1) Drew McIntyre & Cody Rhodes defeat Christian & Matt Hardy. McIntyre and Rhodes win after Drew kicks Matt in the head. A little miscommunication between Matt and Christian which saw Matt knock Christian out of the ring right before the finish. Matt and Christian shook hands and hugged after the match.
*Backstage interview with Jack Swagger. He says he will beat Rey tonight, and than make sure that he puts Kane in the hospital after SummerSlam.
*Backstage segment with Laycool and Teddy Long. Laycool give each other gifts and Teddy says Layla will defend the Women's Championship against Tiffany next week.
(2) Dolph Ziggler defeats Kofi Kingston in a non-title match. Ziggler wins with the sleeper. Very, Very, very good match.
(3) The Big Show defeats SES's Masked Man. The Big Show vs. Luke Gallows gets turned into Show vs. The Straight-Edge Society's masked man. Show unmasks him to reveal it as Joey Mercury. Show wins with the KTFO Punch in under two minutes.
*Video package entitled "Dashing Cody Rhodes Grooming Tips". He showed everyone how to trim their nose hair.
*Rey Mysterio interview backstage. He says he will beat Swagger tonight and Kane at SummerSlam.
*Alberto Del Rio video package.
(4) Rey Mysterio defeats Jack Swagger 2-1 to become World Title #1 contender. Mysterio vs. Swagger. Mysterio wins fall one by disqualification after Swagger refused to break the Ankle Lock. Swagger wins fall two via submission, tied 1-1. Mysterio wins fall three with a botch followed by a roll up. Swagger attacks Rey after the match. Kane makes the save and chokeslams Swagger then raises Mysterio's hand. Then tries to attack Rey, but Rey counters into a 619.
The following report is courtesy of Aaron Corbett, from Rajah.com.
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Recap of Big Show vs Jack Swagger, and Kane kidnapping Swagger. Swagger has to have an alibi this week for where he was when Undertaker was attacked.
1. Kofi Kingston fought Cody Rhodes to an apparent no-contest. The match ended in an apparent no-contest as Kane interefered and chokeslammed both men. Kane promised a bloodbath tonight and blames Swagger. The Rhodes mirror effect is pretty cool live.
Rey Mysterio was interviewed. He said he cannot compete and will forfeit the title. Got a lot of cheers surprisingly. Then he said he is kidding and the ankle brace will give him the support he needs. Really bad promo.
Swagger was then seen on the phone. He asked where the person on the other end of the line was and found out the person was stuck in traffic. Cue the standard joke about no traffic in kentucky.
2. Drew McIntyre defeated Christian. This was star making match. Not that it was great, but it was good. It was long, and McIntyre won without Vince McMahon, and did not cheat. He hit his finisher after some good back and forth.
CM Punk enter the ring while they showed a replay of him cashing in the MITB. Punk was cutting his usual promo when Big Show interrupted. Big Show and Punk had a hilarious exchange, where Punk asked Show if he could do a 450 splash off a ladder. Show asked if he meant like Evan Bourne, and Punk said he was referring to his 450 pound ass falling off a ladder. Show said that hurt. After Punk asked Show to entertain him, he cut a promo about big guys on ladders. He tried to climb a ladder, when the ladder broke.
Show had the guys bring out their own ladder. It was the biggest, thickest goddamned ladder I have ever seen. While demonstrating, Punk's minions jumped Show and appeared to have the better. Punk then climbed the ladder. Show then reemerged, and took out Gallows and Mercury. Show then climbed the ladder and put Punk in a sleeper. He unmasked Punk. I am not sure how this will come off on TV, but the fans ate this up. I went to the bathroom right after, and everyone kept talking about how it is possible to be so big and so funny. It was a good segment.
3. Kelly Kelly and Chris Masters beat Layla and Trent Barretta. Rosa Mendez was skipping rope down the aisle, which caught the attention of both Dudebusters. Layla started yelling at all three and Kelly hit the pseudo rocker dropper for the win
4. Dolph Ziggler beat Matt Hardy. Pre-match, Hardy cut a promo saying he is as comfortable on the top of a ladder as he is on the floor. Apparently he is not so comfortable when Vickie Guerrrero is around, as her distraction lead to the Zig Zag.
A limo arrived with Papa Swagger
Jack and his father came to the ring together. Swagger said he could prove he was innocent of the attack on Undertaker. He had some hilarious pictures all dated 5/31 showing both Swagger's working out, running a 5k, fishing, winning a wing eating contest.
Kane interrupted. Swagger hit Kane with the mic, but Papa Swagger became a victim of a chokeslam while Swagger escaped. Jack considered reentering, and Kane picked up Papa Swagger for a tombstone. Swagger left the ring. Kane posed and left the ring.
Finally the stretcher I saw backstage was used, as Papa Swagger was stretchered out, while the crew brought in a cage for the dark match.
Dark Match
1. Rey Mysterio beat Jack Swagger with a frog splash in a cage match. Not a long match, but was pretty good. Rey was wearing a cast, and it factored into his movement, and he used it to tell the story of being limited. He hit a frog splash from the top rope but used the cage for leverage.
It has been confirmed that WWE stars Michelle McCool and Mark Calaway (a/k/a Undertaker) got married on Saturday in Houston, Texas. The two have been romantically linked since 2007.
The private ceremony was attended by family and numerous friends, including those involved with the wrestling industry. Click here to view a post-wedding photo of McCool alongside longtime friends Torrie Wilson, Lisa Marie Varon, and Sharmell.
Both have been previously married, Calaway having been married two previous times with McCool being married once before. Both have divorced as well in recent years McCool divorced her "high school sweetheart" in 2006, and Calaway divorced his second wife Sara in 2006 or 2007.
Dan Hardy (23-7, 1 NC) will take on Carlos Condit (25-5) at UFC 120. Hardy is looking to bounce back from a unanimous decision loss to Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre at UFC 111. Before that fight Hardy was on seven fight win streak with four of those wins coming inside the Octagon. Condit is on a two fight win streak and is coming off a TKO victory over Rory MacDonald at UFC 115. The fight will air on the main card.
UFC 120 is scheduled for October 16 at the O2 Arena in London, England. The event will likely air on tape delay on SpikeTV in the US. No other fighter have been rumored or announced at this time.
Tentative plans call for Velvet Sky to turn on Madison Rayne during the Women's Knockout Champion's title defense against Angelina Love at next month's Victory Road pay-per-view, costing her the belt. She would then join back up with Angelina Love, reuniting the original members of "The Beautiful People."
One third of the Knockout Tag Team Champions, Velvet Sky, indicated Saturday on her MySpace account that she has signed a new, long term contract with TNA Wrestling.
"I ain't going anywhere!," Sky exclaimed.
Her contract was set to expire later this year.
It was recently reported that was more grumbling than usual amongst the company's female performers over the pay discrepancy between them and their male wrestler counterparts. At a recent set of television tapings, they reportedly talked amongst themselves of getting all the women together to demand a raise from management. However, the television tapings concluded without confrontation. The women said to be most upset were Velvet Sky, Taylor Wilde and Lacey Von Erich. ODB was also part of this camp, but has since quit the organization. Reportedly, Velvet Sky was contemplating quitting the organization if she didn't receive a raise, but it appears she's been pacified.
Her new contract is a three-year deal. She also received a pay raise, bumping her salary from $300 per show to $600 per show.
sources: Wrestling Observer Newsletter, PWInsider.com
-- While no television outlet has been announced, WWE plans on holding a third season of NXT. The current season ends in late August, and they have the Syfy slot at least until the end of September.
As reported Wednesday, ring announcer Savannah (Angela Fong, 25) was released from her WWE contract. She was recently replaced by Jamie Keyes as the ring announcer for NXT and instead moved to a backstage announcer role on Raw. It's said her flubbing lines on last week's Raw while interviewing Wade Barrett was the reason for her dismissal from the company.
-- Despite winning the World Heavyweight Championship at Sunday's Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view, Rey Mysterio does not appear on this week's episode of Friday Night SmackDown. The reason for this is because he was given Tuesday's television taping off so he could take his family on vacation to Hawaii. Mysterio's contract with WWE gives him one weekend per month off from live events but he's supposed to appear at all television tapings and pay-per-view events
Dana White recently spoke about the Ultimate Fighter going international. As of right now, White says that Canada and The Middle East are "neck and neck." White had previously stated that a Canadian version of the show could film in February of 2011. White spoke about the TUF expansion, stating the following
"Look at the U.K.," White said. "When we went to the U.K. the first time it was in like 2002 or 2003 and there was nothing. Literally nothing. Ian Freeman had come out of (the U.K.). We did that fight at the Royal Albert Hall, and we sold like 4,500 tickets to that thing. Look at it now. In the Middle East in Abu Dhabi, (United Arab Emirates) part of kids' curriculum in school is jiu jitsu. From kindergarten up, it's like English or math. It's mandatory. You have to take jiu jitsu. Trust me, it's a lot bigger there than you realize."
Former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Randy Couture (18-10) has signed a contract to face former professional boxing champ James Toney in a heavyweight bout at UFC 118 on August 28 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The fight will mark the first time the 41-year old Toney has competed in a mixed-martial-arts fight.
Couture is currently on a two-fight win streak in the UFC with wins over Mark Coleman and Brandon Vera in the light heavyweight division. The last time he competed in the UFC's heavyweight division was last year at UFC 102 in Portland where Couture ended up dropping a decision to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria.
UFC 118 is also set to feature Kenny Florian vs. Gray Maynard, Joe Lauzon vs. Terry Etim, and much more.
-- In regards to Undertaker's "vegetative state" storyline, current plans call for Kane to be revealed as the culprit. A casket match between Taker and Kane is tentatively set for SummerSlam.
-- There has been talk of holding an all-NXT Money in the Bank bout at next month's Money in the Bank pay-per-view where the winner would receive a WWE contract.
The call was recently made to get the World Heavyweight Championship off Jack Swagger in the near future. The title switch might not come at Fatal 4 Way, but plans do seem to indicate that Swagger will not carry the belt for the duration of the summer.
Partial Source: f4wonline.com Main Source: Rajah.com
WWE announced on Friday that NXT season 1 rookie Daniel Bryan (Bryan Danielson) was released effective immediately and wished him the best in all future endeavors. People in WWE, including the creative team, were told that Danielson was fired for his conduct during the NXT Invasion angle on last weeks RAW. He was shown choking ring announcer Justin Roberts with his own tie during and spit on WWE champion John Cena during the heated angle.
The industry buzz is that a very powerful person outside of WWE complained to Vince McMahon about Danielsons choking of Justin Roberts and deemed it too violent for WWEs PG audience. Theres talk that Danielson broke a company protocol that was put in place after the Chris Benoit tragedy that nobody is to use ropes or other objects to choke opponents. Exactly who made the complaint isnt known. but theres speculation that it could be someone from Linda McMahons Senate campaign.
The within WWE is that Bryan Danielson is being thrown under the bus. The company apparently does want to bring him back once the whole thing blows over. He has a 90-day no compete clause, but after that time would be free to join TNA.
For what its worth, Danielson has been described as having a great attitude backstage during his brief WWE run and was liked by most.
