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Raw
August 15, 2005
Philips Arena
Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 10,015
Rating: 5.68
~ The show opens with the new opening video package followed by a slow shot of Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff is shown. We see a video of what happened last week on Raw. “Batista then motions for the Batista Bomb. He picks Flair up and hits the Batista Bomb. He goes for the pin on Flair. 1………………..2………………Triple H pulls Earl Hebner out of the ring and punches him in the face. Hebner goes down as Batista looks at Triple H, irate. Triple H starts to trash talk with Batista as Flair reaches in his trunks and pulls out a pair of brass knuckles. Batista turns around and Flair nails him in the face with the brass knuckles. Batista goes down. Triple H starts to revive Earl Hebner as Flair grabs Batista’s legs and applies the figure four leglock. Triple H slides Hebner back in the ring. Batista is unconscious in the figure four leglock with his shoulders on the mat. Hebner starts a pinfall count. 1……………………..2………………………………3!” Following that the opening pyrotechnics screams towards the stage and the crowd in Atlanta erupts for the start of Raw!
~ “It’s time to play the game” starts up as Triple H and Ric Flair make their way from the back. Both men have on their suits and classy attire as Flair struts his way to the ring following Triple H. Both men climb in the ring and Triple H grabs a microphone from Lillian Garcia.
Triple H: As you saw, last week Batista lost to Naitch. Now I know Eric Bischoff made the announcement that I will lose my shot at the World Heavyweight Title at SummerSlam if I make any contact with Batista. But he never said I couldn’t beat up poor old Earl Hebner.
~ Flair “whooos” as Triple H starts to laugh.
Triple H: (chuckling) Did you see the look on his face when he came to? (bends over laughing) Oh man, that was priceless.
~ Triple H stops to regain his composure.
Triple H: The real reason I came out here….
Overall Rating: 93
~ Batista’s music starts up and cuts Triple H off in the middle of his sentence. Batista walks out in his suit and has the World Heavyweight Championship placed over his shoulder and a microphone in his hand. Batista stays at the top of the entrance ramp.
Batista: Yeah, Hunter, why don’t you get to the point?
Triple H: I was about to say before I was so rudely interrupted. August 28 at SummerSlam, you, my friend, have a date with destiny. You may have beaten me before, but I am giving you notice now. Start shining my belt up real nice, because at SummerSlam, it’s coming back to it’s rightful owner.
Batista: Hunter, the last time I checked this belt had the name Batista on it. And as you know, possession is nine tenths of the law and it would be more likely to get a fart out of a dead donkey than for you to beat me for this belt. So if you want this belt back, you can come take it from me right now.
~ The crowd cheers as Triple H starts to leave the ring and go after Batista before Ric Flair stops him and starts to give him some advice that seem to calm down Triple H. Triple H goes back to the center of the ring and starts to talk on the microphone again.
Triple H: You just dug your own grave my friend. At SummerSlam, not only will I end your title reign, but I will end your career.
Overall Rating: 84
~ We fade to commercial.
~ We come back to commercial to see Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler.
J.R.: Welcome back fans, we are live in Atlanta, Georgia and by my side as always is Jerry “The King” Lawler.
King: And tonight we will see the Rockers 2005 on the Stone Cold Saloon as well as Triple H facing Kane in the main event.
~ We now go to the ring where we see Romeo of the Heart-Throbs warming up in the ring before we hear “Hellooooooo, ladies”. The crowd pops as Val Venis starts to make his way down to the ring.
Val Venis vs. Antonio
Referee: Brian Hebner
~ The bell rings and the two men lock up. Venis backs Antonio into a corner and slaps his chest causing an echo throughout the arena. Venis whips Antonio across to the opposite corner and follows him in with a big clothesline causing Antonio to fall to the mat. Venis then drops an elbow across the chest of Antonio before he picks Antonio back up and sets him up on the top rope. Val Venis climbs up with Antonio and hits a superplex. Venis goes for the pin. 1………………..2……………kick out! Venis picks Antonio back up to his feet and gets sucker punched in the stomach. Antonio backs Venis to the ropes and whips him across. As Venis comes back Antonio hits a back elbow to the face. Antonio goes for the pin. 1………………..2……kick out! Antonio picks Venis up and backs him to the corner. Antonio climbs up the ropes and hits a corner mount with ten punches to the face. Venis reverses this however by hitting an inverted atomic drop on Antonio. Antonio bounces around holding his crotch. Venis picks Antonio up and body slams him down near the middle of the ring. Venis then climbs to the top rope and does his little shimmy before hitting Antonio with his money shot (that sounds really dirty, doesn’t it?) Venis goes for the pin. 1………………..2………………..3!
WINNER: Val Venis
Match Quality: 67
Crowd Reaction: 61
Overall Rating: 57 *
~ Venis gets his hand raised in the air and starts to leave the ring when we go to the back where we see Josh Matthews in his suit and tie and queer looking hair.
Matthews: Ladies and gentlemen I am here with a man involved in the latest match announced for SummerSlam, Kane.
~ Kane walks into the screen from the side making low guttural grunts.
Matthews: Now Kane, you are facing Muhammad Hassan at SummerSlam, live on pay-per-view. What are your thoughts?
Kane: What are my thoughts? I think it’s time that Hassan realized what I am capable of. See he likes to run around on SmackDown and talk about how Theodore Long doesn’t give him any opportunities. Hassan, you’ve been given your chance. Now it’s up to you to back up your talk, and beat the seven foot three hundred pound monster. I don’t think you’re man enough to take me down Hassan. After I am through with you, you will wish you were burning…….in……hell!
Overall Rating: 73
~ We fade to commercial.
~ We come back to see William Regal in the ring and Romeo from the Heart-Throbs making his way down the ramp.
J.R.: Well we just heard strong words from Kane as he prepares to face Muhammad Hassan at SummerSlam.
King: SummerSlam is gonna be amazing!
William Regal vs. Romeo
Referee: Jim Corderis
~ The bell rings and the two lock up. Regal maneuvers Romeo back into a corner and hits a few quick European uppercuts on one half of the Heart-Throbs. Regal knees Romeo in the stomach before hip tossing him out of the corner and down to the mat. Regal jumps down behind Romeo and applies a rear chinlock. Regal has his knee right in Romeo’s back and is wrenching back on his head. Luckily for Romeo he is able to reach the ropes and cause Regal to break the hold. Regal picks Romeo back up to his feet and whips him to the ropes. Romeo bounces back and Regal tries to clothesline him, but he ducks under it. Romeo bounces off the opposite ropes and comes back to hit Regal with a flying crossbody into a pin. 1………………..2…………..kick out! Romeo climbs to the top rope and waits for Regal to stand up. Regal staggers back to his feet when every light in the arena goes out.
J.R.: Again?
~ The lights come back on to reveal Regal down and out on the canvas a table set up in the ring and Sabu standing near the table with a chair in his hand. Sabu throws the chair at the face of Romeo. The chair flies out of the ring and Romeo falls crotching himself on the top rope.
WINNER: No contest through interference.
Match Quality: 65
Crowd Reaction: 60
Overall Rating: 60 *
~ Sabu moves Romeo’s legs around and climbs to the top rope with the table set near that corner. Sabu hits a superhurricanrana and Romeo goes crashing through the table. Sabu points towards the sky again as Eric Bischoff and security come running down towards the ring. Sabu climbs out of the ring and exits through the audience as we fade to commercial.
Overall Rating: 51
~ We come back to see Chavo Guerrero standing in the ring.
J.R.: Welcome back fans, as we had a longer than normal commercial break as we had to clean up the debris left behind by Sabu…
King: That freak shouldn’t even be here, I don’t know how he keeps getting past security!
~ Now we hear, “Stand back, there’s a hurricane coming through” as Super Crazy comes running out of the back slides in the ring and flips over to his feet with Super Stacy following him down to the ring.
Super Crazy w/ Super Stacy vs. Chavo Guerrero
Referee: Charles Robinson
~ The match begins with Crazy and Chavo locking up with each other. Chavo backs Crazy to a corner and quickly starts to knee him in the midsection repeatedly. Chavo whips Crazy to the opposite corner and follows him in. Crazy reaches the corner and slingshots himself over the top rope and to the apron. Chavo crashes into the corner chest first and stumbles backwards towards the center of the ring. Crazy climbs to the top rope and hits Chavo Guerrero with a crossbody into a pin attempt. 1………………..2……….kick out! Crazy kicks Chavo to keep him down and runs back to the ropes trying for a moonsault, but Chavo moves out of the way as Crazy lands on the mat face first. Chavo uses the ropes to get back to his feet. Chavo then picks Super Crazy back up Chavo whips him to the corner and follows him in with a big running knee. Chavo then sets Crazy up on the top rope. Chavo climbs up with him and hits a tornado DDT from the top rope. Chavo goes for the pin. 1………………..2…kick out! Chavo picks Super Crazy back up to his feet and whips him to the ropes. As he comes back Chavo attempts a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker that Super Crazy reverses into an attempted headscissors takedown, which Chavo cartwheels out of. As Crazy gets back to his feet Chavo dropkicks him in the face knocking him right back down. Chavo then climbs back to the top rope and hits his Frog Splash on Super Crazy! He goes for the pin. 1………………..2………………..3!
WINNER: Chavo Guerrero
Match Quality: 88
Crowd Reaction: 66
Overall Rating: 69 ***1\4
~ Chavo rolls out of the ring and heads to the back as Super Crazy gets helped to the back by Super Stacy. We see some replays of the frog splash before we come back to live action to hear “Dance party” start up and The Bashams make their way out to the ring. They shake and shimmy down the ramp before climbing into the ring. Disco Danny grabs a microphone and addresses the audience.
Danny: Well, looky here Doug. We must be in retardville USA. (boos) Everybody knows the only reason Florida doesn’t float off into the ocean is because Georgia sucks! (more boos) The only proof we need that this is the worst place in the USA, is that this was the home base of WCW! I know I would never live in a town owned by Ted Turner. What you got to say about that Dougy?
Doug: I just wanna shake my groove thing…
~ Doug starts to do a little dance but Danny stops him.
Danny: Whoa, whoa, whoa… These people aren’t groovy enough to see the moves that we can throw down, ya dig?
Overall Rating: 54
~ With that we hear “Stand back, there’s a hurricane coming through” as Rosey, The Hurricane and Super Stacy come out from the back. Hurricane and Rosey have the World Tag Team Titles around their waists as they hit the ring and do some hurri-posing before the match begins.
Non-Title Match
Justice League w/ Super Stacy vs. The Bashams
Referee: Earl Hebner
~ Dancin’ Doug and Hurricane start off the match against each other. They lock up and Doug backs him into the same corner that Danny is standing at. Doug makes the tag to Danny and then whips Hurricane to the ropes. Danny enters the ring and stands besides his brother. Hurricane bounces back off the ropes and gets hit with a double clothesline from the brothers who follow it up with a double elbow drop on Hurricane on the mat. Doug exits the ring and stands on the apron as Danny picks Hurricane back up to his feet. Danny tosses Hurricane back to the corner and then sets him on the top rope. Danny climbs up with him and hits a superplex to the middle of the ring. Danny gets back to his feet and does an obnoxious little dance imitating John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever. Danny tags Doug back in the ring as Hurricane is slowly trying to crawl back to his corner and tag his partner. Doug rushes in the ring and drops an elbow across the back of Hurricane and then picking him back up to his feet. He whips Hurricane to the ropes and tries a clothesline, but Hurricane ducks it. Hurricane comes back and nails Doug with a shining wizard. Both men are down on the mat as Earl Hebner starts his mandatory ten count. 1…..2…..3.....4…..5…..6.....7….Hurricane gets back up to his feet. Danny rushes in the ring and Hebner holds him back as Hurricane tags in Rosey. Rosey comes in and grabs Doug off the mat but Earl Hebner turns around and forces Rosey to leave the ring. Hebner did not see the tag and forces Rosey back to the apron. Doug and Danny now double team on The Hurricane with a move similar to the snapshot from MNM. Doug climbs out to the apron before Danny punches Rosey knocking him off the apron and to the floor. As he falls off the apron Doug jumps down off the apron and takes the steel folding chair that Lillian Garcia was seated in. Rosey climbs up into the ring and Earl Hebner tries to keep him out of the ring. While Hebner is turned around Doug slides in the ring and smacks The Hurricane in the head with the steel chair. Disco Danny then hits The Hurricane with his Brain Damage. Hebner finally gets Rosey out of the ring and turns around to make the count. 1………………..2………………..3!
WINNERS: The Bashams
Match Quality: 81
Crowd Reaction: 67
Overall Rating: 66 **1\2
~ The Bashams roll out of the ring and start to head for the back before we fade to commercial break.
~ We come back to see the set of the Stone Cold Saloon and Austin making his entrance. He takes a seat behind the bar and pulls out his six pack of beer. Austin picks up a microphone from atop the bar and addresses the audience.
Stone Cold: If y’all are ready for another edition of the Stone Cold Saloon, give me a ‘Hell yeah!’
~ The audience cheers in approval as Austin pops a top on his Miller Lite. He takes a sip and sits the can on the bar.
Stone Cold: Right here tonight, my guests are one of the newest tag teams to hit Raw, and one that is on a hell of a roll. Ladies and gentlemen give it up for the Rockers 2005.
~ The crowd cheers as Marty Jannetty and Eugene Dinsmore make their way down to the set for the Stone Cold Saloon. Eugene starts to hop around like a kid in a candy store before Marty Jannetty calms him down.
Stone Cold: Well let me welcome you two to the best damn bar in the world.
~ Eugene starts to jump around and clap again and Jannetty calms him down again.
Stone Cold: As everybody knows, you guys are undefeated right here on Raw. How have you two been able to form a team and be so good right out of the gate?
Jannetty: Well, I think Eugene and I have a mutual respect for each other and that makes it a lot easier to….
~ Eugene speaks into the microphone.
Eugene: Oh my god! Stone Cold you are so cool! You member that time when you drove the ummm beer truck to the ring and sprayed ummm Mr. McMahon with the beer?
Stone Cold: Yeah I remember that….
Eugene: That was so cool!
~ Marty Jannetty grabs Eugene and talks to him away from the microphone and Eugene looks at his feet like he is about to cry and then heads to the back.
Stone Cold: What the hell was that all about?
Jannetty: Sometimes I just have to calm him down when he gets too excited. Anyway, as I was saying, Eugene and I are slowly climbing the ladder and will soon be the World Tag Team Champions.
Overall Rating: 81
~ We fade to commercial.
~ We come back to see Kane ending his entrance. The flames shoot out from the turnbuckles before we hear, “It’s time to play the game.” Triple H and Ric Flair come out from the back and make their way to the ring. Triple H climbs up to the apron and turns himself into a human water fountain. Triple H enters the ring and awaits the start of the match.
Kane vs. Triple H
Referee: Earl Hebner
~ The bell rings and the two men lock up before Kane shoves Triple H back into the corner. Triple H looks stunned and sits back in the corner rethinking his strategy. Triple H runs at Kane and Kane uppercuts him in the face and knocks Triple H down to the mat. Kane picks Triple H up to his feet and shoves him back to the corner. Kane uppercuts him two more times before whipping him across the ring to the opposite corner. Triple H hits the corner and falls on his face. Kane climbs to the top rope and waits for Triple H to get back to his feet. Triple H stumbles back to his feet and turns around just in time to get hit with a flying clothesline from Kane. Ric Flair climbs up on the apron and Kane goozles him. Triple H gets back to his feet and chop blocks Kane from behind. Flair falls to the apron and then to the floor. Triple H kicks Kane in the knee repeatedly. Triple H drops an elbow on the back of Kane’s head. Triple H picks Kane back up to his feet and sits him up with a gut wrench suplex. Triple H bounces off the ropes and comes back and drops a knee across the back of Kane’s head. Triple H picks Kane back up to his feet and hits him with a side slam. Triple H then drops an elbow across the chest of Kane. Triple H bounces off the ropes and drops a knee on Kane’s forehead again. Triple H picks Kane back up to his feet and sets him up for the Pedigree. Kane reverses it and back drops Triple H. Kane stumbles around the ring before he falls to the mat. Both men are down and Earl Hebner begins the mandatory ten count. 1…..2…..3…..4…..5…..6…..7…..8...Triple H and Kane both get back to their feet at the same time. Kane stumbles towards Triple H and he grabs Kane and attempts his Pedigree! Kane reverses the move and back body drops Triple H over the top rope and to the floor. Ric Flair checks on Triple H as Kane climbs to the top rope. Flair helps Triple H back up to his feet and Kane jumps off the top rope clotheslining both men on the arena floor! Kane picks Triple H back up to his feet and rolls him into the ring. Earl Hebner begins to check on the condition of The Game as Ric Flair low blows Kane from behind. Kane falls to his knees and Ric Flair grabs a steel chair from ringside. Flair smacks Kane in the back with the steel chair while Hebner is still checking on Triple H, who has started to get back to his feet. Flair slides the chair under the ring and rolls Kane back inside the ring. Kane gets back to his feet and stumbles around until Triple H kicks him in the stomach and then nails him with his Pedigree! Triple H goes for the pin. 1………………..2………………..3!
WINNER: Triple H%0
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NWATNA have risen to Global level. As a result they have signed the following wrestlers to exclusive written contracts:
Matt Hardy
Kip James
Raven
Sean Waltman
Jerry Lynn
Kevin Nash
Scott Hall
Jeff Jarrett
Shane Douglas
BG James
Konnan
Glenn Gilberti
Ron Harris
Johnny B. Badd
Christopher Daniels
AJ Styles
Chris Harris
Ron Killings
Elix Skipper
Dustin Rhodes
Sonny Siaki
Apolo
James Storm
Roddy Piper
Monty Brown
Chris Sabin
Abyss
Erik Watts
Traci
Dusty Rhodes
Petey Williams
Jonny Fairplay
Diamond Dallas Page
Frankie Kazarian
Pete Williams
And Big Stevie Cool has agreed to an open contract with IWA-Mid South to appear at The Hero vs. The Dragon show on August 14 and face international superstar Kensuke Sasaki!
08/14/2005 BREAKING NEWS…….
Viscera has suffered an arm injury and will be out for around two months to rehab the injury. The nature of the arm injury is unknown. And Rene Dupree has injured his back and will miss the remainder of the month.
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Raw
August 8, 2005
FedEx Forum
Memphis, Tennessee
Attendance: 9,040
Rating: 5.27
~ The show opens with the new opening video package followed by a slow shot of Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff is shown. We see a video of what happened last week on Raw. “Bischoff: I am sick and tired of you and Triple H coming out here every week and interrupting my show. I have booked you guys to meet at SummerSlam and from this day on you two can have no further contact with each other until SummerSlam on August 28! I want you two to save up all of your frustrations, save up all of your anger, and beat the living hell out of each other.” Following that the opening pyrotechnics screams towards the stage and the crowd in Memphis erupts for the start of Raw!
J.R.: Welcome ladies, and gentlemen to another edition of Raw! We are coming at you live from Memphis, Tennessee!
King: And tonight we get to see Miss Jackie’s Raw debut against Lita, and an all new edition of the Stone Cold Saloon.
~ The glass breaking is heard as the crowd pops for Stone Cold Steve Austin who walks out towards the set of the Stone Cold Saloon. He goes back behind the bar area and pulls out a six pack of beer and places it on top of the bar opening the first one and drinking it slowly.
Stone Cold: Is this the greatest damn bar in the world, or what?
~ The crowd cheers as Austin drinks some more from his can of beer.
Stone Cold: Now last week I interviewed that little piece of garbage, Maven. This week I know we can do a lot better then that. The biggest guest that will ever be on the Stone Cold Saloon, ladies and gentlemen here is that big seven foot tall bastard, Big Show!
~ “Well, well it’s the Big Show” begins as he makes his way out towards the Saloon set. Austin offers Big Show a drink and he chugs the beer in one large gulp.
Austin: Damn, slow down you big sum bitch! You’re gonna drink my whole damn supply! Now the reason I asked you out here is to talk about what happened to you last week. For those of you that missed it, let’s roll the tape.
Ric Flair comes up from behind Big Show and nails him with the steel chair. Big Show turns around and Flair runs away and slides out of the ring leaving the chair inside. Triple H picks up the chair and Big Show turns around to get a shot in the face with the chair. Big Show falls to the mat as Ric Flair tries to get Earl Hebner back in the match. Triple H slides the chair out of the ring and goes for the cover as a groggy Earl Hebner makes the count. 1…………………………2………………………………….3! -
Raw
August 1, 2005
Gaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Attendance: 8,023
Rating: 5.80
~ The show opens with the new opening video package followed by a slow shot of Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff is shown. We see a video of what happened last week on Raw. “Triple H drops the sledgehammer and beats on Batista, who is starting to bleed. Angle gets back to his feet and pulls Triple H off of Batista. Triple H looks confused as Angle helps Batista back to his feet. Angle then grabs Batista and hits the Angle Slam on him. Triple H and Kurt Angle then beat on a bloody Batista as we fade to black.” Following that the opening pyrotechnics screams towards the stage and the crowd in Nashville erupts for the start of Raw!
J.R.: Welcome ladies and gentlemen to another edition of Monday Night Raw! As always this is J.R. and The King here to call all the action.
King: And what a night we have with the first ever edition of the Stone Cold Saloon.
~ We see a shot of the brand new set of the Stone Cold Saloon sitting on the opposite side of the ramp across from J.R. and The King. Batista’s music starts up and the World Heavyweight Champion walks out from the back and heads down the ramp towards the ring after his little pyro show with a large bandage over his forehead and the World Heavyweight Title placed over his shoulder. He climbs in the ring and addresses the audience using the microphone he obtains from Lillian Garcia.
Batista: I know everybody saw what happened to me last week when that son of a bitch Triple H beat me in the head with that damned sledgehammer of his! I know we have a match scheduled for SummerSlam but I think we can end this thing tonight right here in Nashville (pop)! So if Triple H wants this title so bad, let him come take it from me right now!
~ Batista looks towards the ramp and waits patiently until “I’m back and I’m better than ever” starts up. Batista looks confused as Eric Bischoff walks out from the back with a microphone in his hand.
Overall Rating: 91
Bischoff: I am sick and tired of you and Triple H coming out here every week and interrupting my show. I have booked you guys to have a match at SummerSlam, but apparently that’s not enough to keep you two away from each other. So, from this day on you two can have no further physical contact with each other until SummerSlam on August 28! I want you two to save up all of your frustrations, save up all of your anger, and beat the living hell out of each other on pay-per-view. Also, since I’m out here I might as well make this announcement. Last night at the SmackDown! pay-per-view Great American Bash, they announced that they had received Tazz in a trade with my Raw brand. (Smirking) I am here to announce the newest additions to the Raw roster. The first is former WWE Women’s Champion Victoria (small pop). The other will make his debut in a match against Chavo Guerrero that will start right after this commercial break.
Overall Rating: 84
~ We fade to commercial.
~ We come back to see Chavo Guerrero standing in the ring waiting to see who his opponent is.
J.R.: Welcome back ladies and gentlemen and we are about to see the debut of the newest Raw Superstar acquired from SmackDown!
King: It could be anybody J.R.!
~ The camera shows the entranceway as the audience waits with baited breath. “Hello ladies” The crowd pops as Val Venis walks out towards the ring with his towel wrapped around his waist. Chavo leaves the ring as Val Venis slides into the ring. Val poses in his towel and then wiggles and jiggles removing the towel and tossing it over the ropes and to the floor. Chavo climbs back in the ring and the match begins.
Val Venis vs. Chavo Guerrero
Referee: Brian Hebner
~ The bell rings and the two men lock up. Chavo backs Val into the corner. Chavo tries to chop him but Val ducks under it and shoves Chavo back in the corner. Val hits a corner mount and before the tenth punch he wiggles his junk in Chavo’s face. Val jumps down and whips Chavo to the other corner. Val charges after him and splashes him in the corner. Chavo stumbles out of the corner and Val climbs to the apron and then to the top rope. By the time he reaches the top rope Chavo gets back to his feet and bounces off the ropes causing Val to crotch himself in the corner. Chavo climbs up to the top rope with him and hits a superplex landing in the middle of the ring. Chavo goes for the pin. 1………………..2……….Val kicks out! Chavo picks Val back up and whips him to the ropes and hits a dropkick as he comes back. Chavo goes for the pin again. 1………………..2……………Val kicks out! Chavo picks him back up and body slams him down. Chavo climbs to the top rope and hits a guillotine leg drop on Val. Chavo goes for the pin. Suddenly all the lights in the building go out.
King: Uh oh, J.R………This isn’t gonna be good.
~ The lights come back on and Sabu is standing in the ring and smacks Chavo in the back of the head with the chair. Chavo rolls out of the ring and Sabu picks Val Venis up and throws him out of the ring.
WINNER: No contest through interference.
Match Quality: 84
Crowd Reaction: 70
Overall Rating: 77 ***
~ Sabu looks under the ring and pulls a table out. He sets it up near the ring and puts Val Venis on top of it. Sabu climbs to the apron and Asai moonsaults onto Val Venis through the table. Eric Bischoff and the security guards run from the back as Sabu points towards the sky and then jumps over the security railing and exits through the crowd as security gives chase we fade to commercial.
Overall Rating: 68
~ We come back to see The Bashams in the ring with a microphone.
Disco Danny: You know where we are Doug? We are in Music City, USA! (pop) What better place to shake our groove things then right here in Nashville?
~ The crowd is split half and half as the two do a little pose and prepare to dance.
Disco Danny: You redneck hicks aren’t anywhere near being cool enough to watch us dance!
~ The crowd boos with displeasure.
Overall Rating: 64
~ With that the Rockers 2005 music starts up as Marty Jannetty and Eugene Dinsmore make their way out from the back and down to the ring.
Rockers 2005 vs. The Bashams
Referee: Jim Corderis
~ The Rockers 2005 get in the ring and do a complicated handshake maneuver before Eugene heads out to the apron to let Marty Jannetty start the match against Disco Danny. The two men lock up and Jannetty gets pushed back to a corner. As the ref calls for a break, Danny knees Jannetty in the stomach. Danny then chops him in the chest before hip tossing him out of the corner. Danny tags in Doug who climbs to the top rope. Danny picks Jannetty up and body slams him down and then stands in the corner. Doug does some disco poses before jumping over the shoulders of Danny and leg drops Jannetty. Dancin’ Doug goes for the pin. 1………………..2……Eugene makes the save. The ref forces Eugene out of the ring. While his back is turned, The Bashams double team Jannetty. Eugene is jumping around and pointing as the ref tries to get him to the apron as Doug leaves the ring and Danny applies a reverse chinlock. Jim Corderis finally turns around and continues to referee the match. Jannetty struggles back to his feet with Danny trying to keep his grasp of the submission hold. Jannetty is back to his feet and Danny then beats him down with some clubbing blows to the back. Danny tags Doug back in. Doug picks Jannetty up and whips him to the ropes. As Jannetty comes back both Bashams duck their heads to back body drop him, but Jannetty DDT’s both men down to the mat. All three men are down in the ring as Eugene is reaching in the ring for a tag and beating on the top turnbuckle. Jannetty slowly crawls to the corner as the Bashams start to climb back to their feet. Doug approaches Jannetty just as he makes the tag to Eugene. Eugene comes in and punches Doug and then punches Danny. Doug stumbles backwards to the ropes and Eugene clotheslines him over the top rope. Danny then runs at him and Eugene hits him with a Samoan drop. Jannetty rolls to the apron and then climbs to the top rope. Eugene climbs to the top rope in the other corner as well. The Rockers 2005 come off the top rope and hit Disco Danny with a double missile dropkick. Eugene goes for the pin. 1………………..2………………..3!
WINNERS: Rockers 2005
Match Quality: 67
Crowd Reaction: 67
Overall Rating: 66 *1/4
~ Eugene and Jannetty celebrate before trying to leave the ring by flipping over the top rope and landing on the floor when Eugene gets stuck in the ropes again. As Jannetty helps his partner out we hear J.R. and The King.
J.R.: Up next, King we have the first ever edition of the Stone Cold Saloon.
King: What? That’s next?
~ We fade to commercial.
~ We come back to see the new set for the Stone Cold Saloon.
J.R.: There it is folks, the brand new Raw talk show segment, the Stone Cold Saloon.
King: Who’s supposed to be the first guest?
~ We hear the breaking glass as the crowd pops huge as Steve Austing walks out from the back with his F0CK FEAR, DRINK BEER t-shirt on and a microphone in his hand. He walks around the set for a minute looking over the bar and stools with the door off to the side with a window on it with the Stone Cold Saloon logo etched in the window.
Stone Cold: If ya’ think this is the best damn looking bar in the world, give me a hell yeah!
~ The crowd screams hell yeah and then cheers. Austin goes behind the bar and pulls a twelve pack out from behind it and sits it on top of the bar. He opens one up casually and takes a drink.
Stone Cold: This being the first show of my new interview segment here, I figured I should start this sum bitch off right! I’ve been sitting at home watching Raw every Monday night, and I’ve been seeing this little piece of garbage running around here like he owns the damn place! So right now I’d like to bring out the man and woman causing so much trouble around here, Maven and Lita.
~ Maven’s new music starts up which begins with Lita saying the phrase, “It’s time for the big O!” Maven and Lita strut their way out towards the Stone Cold Saloon set. They arrive at the bar area and make out for a bit before Austin interrupts them by clearing his throat.
Stone Cold: Ahem!! Wait just a damn minute here! What the hell was that on your entrance music?
Lita: Well, Maven asked me for help in naming his new backbreaker move. So I suggested he name it after what he has given me every night, sometimes twice….
~ They kiss again.
Maven: So it’s called the Big O, baby!
~ Maven smiles as Austin looks at him.
Austin: You mean you named a wrestling move after the ability to sleep with a whore?
~ The audience starts chanting “She’s a whore”, before changing it to “You screwed Matt” Maven covers up her ears with his hands as Austin smiles.
Austin: Hell, son, I’ve been with my share of skanks, but I ain’t never named a wrestling move after one of ‘em.
Maven: Lita is not a skank! She is….
Austin: (interrupting) You disagree with me again and this microphone is gonna get shoved straight up your ass!
~ Maven looks like he is about to go after Austin when Lita steps in between them. She leads Maven towards the ring as Austin walks backstage with his twelve pack.
Overall Rating: 83
~ As Maven slides in the ring “How do ya like me now?” is heard and Hardcore Holly makes his way to the ring.
J.R.: Things almost got explosive on the first ever episode of the Stone Cold Saloon.
King: Just imagine, that stuff will happen every week!
Hardcore Holly vs. Maven
Referee: Charles Robinson
~ Charles Robinson calls for the bell and the two men lock up. Holly backs Maven into the corner and hits him with a chop that echoes throughout the arena. Maven falls to his knees and crawls to the other corner where Holly catches up to him and picks him up shoving him back in the corner. Holly then hits him with an overhead slap to the chest. Maven falls to the canvas clutching his chest and Holly picks him back up to his feet. Holly whips him to the corner and charges in after him, but Maven slingshots over the top of him and traps him in the corner. Maven sets him on the top rope and climbs up with him. He hits a superplex and goes for the pin. 1………………….2…….kick out! Maven picks him back up to his feet and whips him to the ropes. As Holly returns he is greeted with a dropkick to the face and Maven goes for the pin again. 1………………..2…………..kick out! Maven bangs on the mat in frustration and then picks Holly back up to his feet again. Maven tries to whip him to the ropes once again, but Holly reverses it and Maven reverses it again by trying to hit a short-arm clothesline. Holly ducks under it and goes behind Maven. He tries a German suplex, but Maven low blows him with a mule kick and Holly falls to the mat. Maven picks him back up to his feet and hits him with the chinlock backbreaker now known as Big O and goes for the pin. 1………………..2………………..3!
WINNER: Maven
Match Quality: 69
Crowd Reaction: 69
Overall Rating: 68 *1\2
~ Lita climbs in the ring and they embrace and kiss as we fade to commercials.
~ We come back to see Eddie Guerrero in the ring.
J.R.: Maven just continued his winning streak there, and things seem to be going well ever since he teamed up with Lita, King.
King: Well apparently he’s been helping Lita out as well J.R.
~ “Ain’t no stopping me NOWWWWWWWWWWW!” starts up as Intercontinental Champion, Shelton Benjamin comes out with the belt wrapped around his waist. He climbs in the ring and hands his belt to Charles Robinson who displays it above his head before starting the match.
WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Shelton Benjamin vs. Eddie Guerrero
Referee: Charles Robinson
~ The two men lock up and Eddie Guerrero knees him in the stomach. Guerrero hooks him up in a headlock. Benjamin picks Guerrero up and hits an atomic drop to break the hold. Guerrero falls back into the corner and Benjamin runs in and splashes him. Benjamin then whips him across to the other corner and runs in and monkey flips him out of the corner. Benjamin climbs to the top rope and hits an elbow drop on Eddie Guerrero and goes for the pin. 1………………..2……….kick out! Benjamin starts to pick Guerrero back up when he gets stopped in his tracks by a low blow from Guerrero. Charles Robinson warns Guerrero of the rules infraction. Guerrero picks Benjamin up and hits him with the three amigos. Guerrero climbs to the top rope and hits his Frog Splash on Benjamin. He goes for the pin. 1………………..2………………kick out! Guerrero looks shocked and argues with referee Charles Robinson. Benjamin sneaks up behind Guerrero and rolls him up for the pin. 1………………..2………………..3!
WINNER: AND STILL WWE Intercontinental Champion, Shelton Benjamin!
Match Quality: 75
Crowd Reaction: 80
Overall Rating: 78 **1/4
~ Benjamin rolls out of the ring and celebrates his victory as Guerrero is left in the ring looking frustrated. We go to the back where we see Mark Henry eating from a bag of pork rinds. He is walking when around the corner comes Viscera with some random vanilla whore with his arm wrapped around her.
Henry: Hey big guy, what’s going on?
Viscera: Oh just, uh, setting me up a little something something. You mind leaving us alone for a minute, baby?
~ The lady kisses Viscera on the cheek before walking off screen.
Viscera: I noticed the skills you’ve been displaying and I have a little proposition for ya.
Henry: Proposition? What kind of proposition?
Viscera: Well you know girls on like guys with good skills. So, just meet me at the hotel tonight at midnight. We can discuss the details then.
~ Viscera walks off screen as we fade to commercial.
Overall Rating: 58
~ We come back to see Big Show finishing his entrance by climbing over the top rope.
J.R.: Looks like Viscera and Mark Henry are gonna be making some kind of business deal.
King: I wonder what that was all about?
~ “Time to play the game” starts up and Triple H makes his entrance to the ring with Ric Flair by his side.
Big Show vs. Triple H
Referee: Earl Hebner
~ The bell rings and Triple H attacks Big Show from behind. He beats him back into the corner and tries to hit a corner mount but Big Show throws him across the ring with one hand. Triple H runs back in at Big Show and kicks him in the knee. Big Show falls to one knee as Triple H kicks him again. Triple H continues to kick Big Show in the knee until finally jumping on his back and hooking him in a sleeperhold. Triple H is on his back and the Big Show slowly gets back to his feet. Big Show backs himself into the corner causing Triple H to break the hold. Big Show plants some chops on Triple H’s chest echoing throughout the city of Nashville. Triple H falls to the mat and rolls out of the ring. Triple H and Flair are trying to regroup when Big Show grabs Triple H by the head like a basketball and pulls him up to the apron. Big Show hip tosses Triple H back in the ring. Big Show picks him back up and sets him up for a powerslam, but Triple H slips out the back and Big Show runs into referee Earl Hebner. Hebner goes down, and Big Show stops to check on him. Ric Flair grabs a chair and slides it into the ring. Triple H hits Big Show from behind with a knee to the back. Big Show stands up and starts to stalk Triple H around the ring. Flair comes up from behind Big Show and nails him with the steel chair. Big Show turns around and Flair runs away and slides out of the ring leaving the chair inside. Triple H picks up the chair and Big Show turns around to get a shot in the face with the chair. Big Show falls to the mat as Ric Flair tries to get Earl Hebner back in the match. Triple H slides the chair out of the ring and goes for the cover as a groggy Earl Hebner makes the count. 1…………………………2………………………………….3!
WINNER: Triple H
Match Quality: 54
Crowd Reaction: 83
Overall Rating: 74 1\2*
~ Triple H and Ric Flair embrace as we fade to black.
Overall Show Rating: 73
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The Ross Report
Greetings from under the 200X black, Resistol hat from an Oklahoma Sooner who is counting the days until this years SummerSlam pay per view event. Let’s get this Sooner Schooner rolling…
SummerSlam is shaping up to be a good card. Batista vs. Triple H is already booked, but Eric Bischoff hasn’t announced the stipulation yet. I know I’m anxious to see what stipulation Mr. Bischoff can come up with.
I’ve also heard rumors of their being a Rey Mysterio vs. Muhammad Hassan match, as well as The Bashams representing the Raw brand by facing the Dudley Boyz. If these rumors come to fruition or not is anybodies guess.
I’ve been watching the tournament on Extreme TV closely and I think a smart man would put his money on Chris Jericho being the one to face The Sandman at SummerSlam.
I’m really looking forward to Barely Legal in September and it should be a great weekend for all of the fans of the Extreme Brand.
I’ve also heard rumors about a hardcore version of a hell in the cell match at Barely Legal. If anybody can make a hell in a cell match more lethal, it’s Paul Heyman.
Extreme Brand on pay per view will be the only way that Paul Heyman can recreate the msture atmosphere of his former promotion.
After watching the Great American Bash, I just want to comment about how succesfult Edge has been recently. This young man has a bright future in the WWE, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see him in the main event soon.
The ranks of the college football world are dotted with wrestling heritage. Vader’s son Jesse White is a center for Oklahoma and may be redshirted, James Laurinaitis, the son of Road Warrior Animal, is playing some linebacker for Ohio State, Wild Samoan Afa’s son Afa, Jr. is playing defensive tackle for UConn, while Wild Samoan Sika’s son Joe Anoai is a defensive tackle for Georgia Tech. Do you know of others?
More rumors from SmackDown, I’ve heard that they may be adding more members to JBL’s cabinet in the near future.
Luckily we only have one major injury in the WWE right now, but Rob Van Dam is due back sometime near October. I personally hope to see RVD showing off his skills inside a WWE ring sooner rather than later.
I would personally like to see more “Legends” utilized from time to time on both RAW and SmackDown. For instance, can you image the verbiage that would be flying if Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat were ever a guest in Carlito’s Cabana?
Enjoy SummerSlam Sunday August 28 on pay per view! I’m personally pumped about this event as it’s the first event I get to announce since the addition of the third brand. Take care all.
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Last saturday I saw the Charlie Daniels Band.
For him to be 68 years old he can still rock!
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I figured I would experiment with some color. PM me with your thoughts. Enjoy.
Raw
July 25, 2005
Rupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky
Attendance: 9,032
Rating: 5.56
~ The show opens with the new opening video package followed by a slow shot of Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff is shown. Following that the opening pyrotechnics screams towards the stage and the crowd in Lexington erupts for the start of Raw!
J.R.: Welcome ladies and gentlemen to Raw! We are coming at ya’ live from Lexington Kentucky!
King: What a show we have tonight, J.R. We have World Heavyweight Champion Batista taking on Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle in a non-title match.
~ “Time to play the game!” starts up and Triple H makes his way down the ramp and towards the ring with Ric Flair following close behind. Both men are wearing suits and ties as they enter the ring. Triple H has a microphone in his hand and waits for the jeers from the crowd to die down before addressing the crowd.
Triple H: Batista! You wanna come out here last week and try to play mind games with me? I am the game, Batista. There is a reason they call me the cerebral assassin. I am too smart for you, Dave. You think you know the trick to beating me? That was all a part of my master plan. I lured you into a false sense of security so I can beat you once and for all at the second biggest show of the year, SummerSlam, and make it just that much sweeter when I finally hit you with the pedigree and pin your shoulders to the mat for the 1, 2, 3 and reclaim MY World Heavyweight Title Belt!
Overall: 91
~ Triple H hands the microphone to Ric Flair as the audience cheers for the wrestling legend as he removes his jacket and hands it to Triple H.
Flair: Batista, me and the game taught you everything you know, but we didn’t teach you everything we know. Between the two of us, we have over twenty-five World Title reigns under our belts, we have over forty years of experience in this industry! You can not compete with that. I was Lear jet flying, limo riding, Rolex wearing, kiss stealing, and wheelin’ and dealin’ before you were even a tickle in your old man’s sack! (Flair bounces off the ropes and does his strut) Whoooooooooooo!
Overall: 86
~ Triple H and Flair leave the ring as we fade to commercial.
~ We come back to see J.R. and Lawler at the announce position.
J.R.: Welcome back fans. Coming up now we have a WWE Women’s Title match with Super Stacy trying to take the belt from Trish Stratus.
King: And we have a World Tag Team Titles match coming up with the Justice League defending the tag belts against the Bashams debuting her on Raw!
~ “Stand back, there’s a hurricane coming through!” starts up as Super Stacy makes her entrance to a pop from the audience. As soon as she reaches the ring, Trish Stratus’ music starts up and she walks out with the WWE Women’s Title over her shoulder. She enters the ring and referee Brian Hebner displays the belt over his head before handing it to the timekeeper at ringside.
WWE Women’s Title Match
Super Stacy vs. Trish Stratus
Referee: Brian Hebner
~ The bell rings and the match begins. Trish attacks Stacy from behind and knocks her to the canvas. Trish kicks her a few times before choking her using the ropes for extra leverage until Brian Hebner makes her break the hold. Trish picks Stacy back up and shoves her back to the corner. Trish chops her a few times before whipping her to the other corner. Trish runs in behind her, but Stacy gets her foot up and kicks Trish in the face. Stacy shoves Trish back in the corner and stands halfway across the ring and chokes Trish in the corner with her foot. Stacy snapmares Trish out of the corner and then tries a legdrop, but Trish rolled out of the way. Trish picked Stacy back up and hits the Stratusfaction. Trish goes for the cover. 1……………….2……………….3!
WINNER: AND STILL WWE Women’s Champion, Trish Stratus
Match Quality: 21
Crowd Reaction: 88
Overall Rating: 67 -**
~ We go to the back where we see Eric Bischoff standing in his office. Gertner walks in the room zipping up his pants and holding a Styrofoam cup in his hand.
Bischoff: Joel, did you get my coffee yet?
Gertner: Yes sir, Mr. Bischoff.
~ Gertner hands the cup to Bischoff. Bischoff raises the cup to his lips and almost drinks it when the Bashams walk into his office.
Bischoff: Can I help you guys?
Danny Basham: Mr. Bischoff, uhhh, we wanted to know if you would give us a chance that Theodore Long never let us have.
Bischoff: What are you talking about?
Danny Basham: Well, he never let us just be ourselves. He stuck us with that Tough Enough bitch and expected us to get over! We just want a chance to be The Bashams.
Bischoff: You guys know what? Raw is the land of opportunity. You guys can be whoever you want, but your match is next.
Overall Rating: 58
~ The Bashams walk off screen as Eric Bischoff places the cup back up to his lips and almost takes a drink before sitting the cup on his desk as we fade to commercial.
~ We come back from commercial to see the Justice League minus Super Stacy make their way to the ring. Super Crazy is there to be at ringside and is sporting a brand new red super hero mask. Now we see Lillian Garcia making the announcement of the arrival of the The Bashams.
Garcia: Ladies and gentlemen please welcome Dancin’ Doug and Disco Danny, The Bashams!
~ Danny and Doug walk out from the back wearing big black afro wigs, bright red leather bell bottom tights and red leather vests. They dance and strut their way down the ramp and into the ring. They do some John Travolta Saturday Night Fever dance steps before removing their vests and wigs.
World Tag Team Titles Match
Justice League vs. The Bashams
Referee: Jim Cordaris
~ Rosey starts out the match against Disco Danny. The two men lock up and Danny gets pushed back into the corner. Rosey whips him across to the other corner and follows him in with a big splash. Danny stumbles forward and Rosey splashes him after Danny falls on his face. Rosey tags in Hurricane and then picks Danny up and hits a backbreaker as Hurrican climbs to the top rope and leg drops Disco Danny off of Rosey’s knee. Rosey leaves the ring and Hurricane picks Danny back up to his feet. Hurricane whips Danny into the ropes and as he comes back Disco Danny hits a spinning DDT on Hurricane. Both men are down. Jim Cordaris starts the mandatory 10 count. 1..........2..........3……….4……….5……….6……….7……….8….Disco Danny uses the ropes to pull himself back to his feet. Danny tags in Dancin’ Doug who comes in and attacks The Hurricane who is still trying to get back up to his feet. Doug picks Hurricane up to his feet and suplexes him near the center of the ring. Doug tags in Danny who climbs to the top rope. Doug holds The Hurricane down as Danny comes off the tope rope with a leg drop. Danny goes for the pin. 1………………..2…………..Rosey breaks up the pin. Doug hits Rosey from behind knocking him back to the corner. Danny picks Hurricane up and backs him to the opposite corner. The Bashams beat on the superheroes for a bit before they get ready to whip the two men into each other. Hurricane reverses it and sends Disco Danny running towards Rosey. Rosey clotheslines Danny flipping him over before crashing back down to the mat. Rosey clotheslines Dancin’ Doug over the top rope and to the floor. Danny gets up to one knee and The Hurricane runs over and nails the Shining Wizard on Disco Danny. Hurricane goes for the pin. 1………………..2………………..3!
WINNERS: AND STILL World Tag Team Champions, Justice League!
Match Quality: 80
Crowd Reaction: 71
Overall Rating: 75 **1\2
~ Super Crazy slides in the ring and celebrates with Rosey and Hurricane. They alternate doing super hero poses before we head to the back once again where we see Mark Henry standing behind a table with a plate full of hot dogs and a cup of water sitting on the table. Standing nearby are various road agents and backstage personnel. “Mene” Gene Okerlund, Earl Hebner, Kevin Dunn, Michael Hayes, Arn Anderson, Dave Hebner, Johnny Ace, Steve Keirn and Steve Lombardi are gathered around the table as Earl Hebner has a stop watch in his hand.
Hebner: Ready? Go!
~ The audience standing around the table cheers as Mark Henry hurriedly shoves hot dogs then buns into his mouth two at a time. He successfully finishes eight dogs and buns before he begins to dip the buns in the nearby cup of water. The road agents continue to cheer him on as he begins to slow his pace.
Hebner: One more minute!
~ Hearing this Mark Henry goes into super glutton mode and starts to shove in four dogs at a time. The road agents begin counting down the time as Henry gets one last bun in his mouth.
Hebner: Time!
~ Henry drops the buns still in his hand and leans on the table looking very very ill.
Hebner: Good God! You ate 16 ½ hot dogs in three minutes!
~ The camera then pans to the guys watching Henry. From off screen towards where Henry was standing comes a green liquid with little meaty chunks in it flying over the men who were watching the event.
Overall Rating: 61
~ We fade to commercial.
~ We come back to hear, “How do ya like me now?” and see Jerry Lawler and J.R. at the announce position as Hardcore Holly makes his entrance.
J.R.: Looks like Mark Henry made a lot of new fans there King.
King: Yeah, and it looks like he had a reversal of fortune too!
~ Now we hear a phone ring followed by, “Can you feel the heat?” Eddie Guerrero comes out to a chorus of boos from those in attendance.
Hardcore Holly vs. Eddie Guerrero
Referee: Jim Corderis
~ Corderis calls for the bell and the two men lock up. Holly backs Guerrero into the corner and hits him with some stiff chops and overhead slaps to the chest. Guerrero then gets whipped to the opposite corner. Holly charges in and Guerrero kicks him in the face. Holly stumbles backwards as Guerrero climbs to the top rope. Guerrero hits Holly with a flying cross body and goes for the pin. 1………………..2…………Holly kicks out! Guerrero then picks Holly back up to his feet and backs him to the ropes. He whips Holly across and then falls to his stomach. Holly bounces off the ropes and jumps over Guerrero before bouncing off the other ropes. Guerrero gets back to his feet and jumps over Holly as he returns from the ropes. Holly comes back from the ropes one more time and gets hit with an arm drag. Guerrero uses the arm drag to go right into an armbar. Guerrero wrenches back on the arm before Holly manages to slowly climb back up to his feet. Holly backs Guerrero to the ropes before whipping him across the ring to break the hold. Guerrero comes back and hits Holly with a shoulder tackle and knocks him to the mat. Guerrero climbs to the apron and then to the top rope. Suddenly the lights in the whole arena go out.
King: What now?
J.R.: Oh no. Not again, King!
~ The lights come back on and Holly is out on the mat and Guerrero is on the top rope still, but Sabu is standing near the corner with a chair in one hand, doing his pose. Sabu swings the chair and knocks Guerrero off the top rope and down to the arena floor. Sabu drops the chair and slides out of the ring.
WINNER: No contest through interference
Match Quality: 79
Crowd Reaction: 79
Overall Rating: 78 **3/4
~ Sabu looks under the ring and pulls a table out and sets it up on the floor. He pulls Guerrero onto the table and climbs back in the ring. Sabu picks the chair up and climbs to the top rope. Sabu hits Guerrero with the Arabian Facebuster through the table on the floor! Eric Bischoff runs from the back with security as Sabu does his pose and then jumps the security railing and heads out through the crowd.
Overall Rating: 57
~ We fade to commercial.
~ We come back to hear “Who’s that jumping out the sky?” as Rey Mysterio comes flying out from under the ramp and makes his way down to the ring.
J.R.: Well fans, Sabu has just made another appearance here on Raw.
King: How long is Eric Bischoff going to put up with that scarred freak acting he’s a wrestler?
~ After Rey enters the ring we hear Chavo Guerrero’s music as he walks out from the back and down the ramp towards the ring.
Rey Mysterio vs. Chavo Guerrero
Referee: Charles Robinson
~ The bell rings and Chavo attacks Mysterio from behind. Mysterio goes down to the mat and Chavo kicks him repeatedly in the back. Chavo picks Mysterio back up and backs him into the corner just to whip him across the ring. Mysterio hits in the corner back first and then falls to the mat on his face. Chavo walks over slowly and picks Mysterio back up again. Chavo whips Mysterio into the ropes, as he comes back Chavo throws him in the air. Mysterio lands on Chavo with a front facelock and hits a spinning DDT. Chavo slides out of the ring and stands at the bottom of the entrance ramp as Mysterio gets back to his feet. Mysterio bounces off the ropes on the opposite side of the ring and hits a suicide dive on Chavo through the ropes and to the floor. Mysterio gets back to his feet first and climbs back to the apron. Chavo slowly gets back to his feet and Mysterio hits him with an Asai moonsault. Mysterio gets back to his feet and motions to the crowd eliciting a pop in response. Mysterio picks Chavo back up and rolls him into the ring. Mysterio climbs back to the apron and then to the rope. Chavo gets back to his feet and Mysterio jump off the top rope landing on Chavo’s shoulders hitting a hurricanrana into a pin. 1………………..2…..Chavo kicks out! Mysterio picks him back up to his feet and backs him to the corner. Mysterio chops him a few times before setting him up on the top rope. Mysterio climbs up with him, but Chavo punches him in the stomach. Chavo picks Mysterio up and drops him stomach first on the top rope. Mysterio lands in the ring on his back as Chavo comes off the top rope with a leg drop. Chavo goes for the pin. 1………………..2……………Mysterio kicks out! Chavo picks him back up to his feet and whips him to the ropes. Mysterio comes back and hits Chavo with a flying headscissors leaving Chavo with his head propped on the second rope. The crowd pops as Mysterio bounces off the ropes. Mysterio tries the 6-1-9 on Chavo, but he ducks out of the way. Mysterio is standing on the apron as Chavo rolls to the center of the ring before standing up. Mysterio tries the West Coast Pop, landing on Chavo’s shoulders. Chavo Guerrero powerbombs Rey Mysterio down to the mat and goes for the pin, 1………………..2………………..3!
WINNER: Chavo Guerrero
Match Quality: 87
Crowd Reaction: 78
Overall Rating: 82 ***1\2
~ Chavo rolls out of the ring and backs up the ramp as Mysterio looks shocked in the ring. We go to the back where we see Josh Matthews standing in the back with his little tuxedo and spritzied hair. Standing next to him is Maven, who has his arm wrapped around Lita’s neck in a romantic fashion.
Matthews: Josh Matthews here, and with me is Maven and Lita. So Maven, what is the deal with your new relationship with Lita.
Maven: First of all Josh, you don’t need to be jealous of Maven just because I kicked your ass on the first Tough Enough.
~ Maven grabs the microphone from Josh Matthews and shoves him out of frame.
Maven: Now, about me and Lita. We are the new power couple in the WWE. We intend to work our way through the whole WWE roster until I have the World Heavyweight Title around my waist, chewing people up and spitting ‘em out all along the way!
~ Lita pulls the mic away from Maven.
Lita: I thought you didn’t like it when I spit it out?
Maven: Nah baby, that is for behind closed doors.
~ Lita leans in and whispers something in Maven’s ear.
Maven: Damn, woman! You are insatiable!
~ Maven drops the mic and the two head off screen kissing, as we see Josh Matthews picking the microphone up and watching the two walk away as we fade to commercial.
Overall Rating: 74
~ We come back to see the tail end of Kurt Angle’s entrance. He is in the ring doing his little spins as Batista’s music starts up and we see various Batista signs throughout the arena.
J.R.: Here comes the Animal, King!
King: The WWE Champion, but not for long, after he faces Triple H at SummerSlam!
~ Batista gets in the ring and does his entrance shenanigans before removing the belt and handing it to Earl Hebner. Hebner hands it to the timekeeper and then calls for the bell.
Non-Title Match
Batista vs. Kurt Angle
Referee: Earl Hebner
~ The two men circle each other before they finally lock up. Angle immediately switches to a go behind, for which Batista elbows him in the face. Angle backs to the corner holding his jaw and watching Batista intently. Angle approaches him again and the two lock up once more. This time Batista goes behind and Angle counters by grabbing Batista’s leg and pulling him off balance and down to the mat. With Batista down Angle drags him by his leg to the ropes and places his leg on the bottom rope before jumping and crashing down on Batista’s knee. Angle does it again before sliding out of the ring and dragging Batista to the corner and rams his knee into the steel pole. Batista screams in pain as Angle slides back in the ring. Angle picks Batista up and chops him in the corner. Angle whips Batista to the other corner. Angle chases him in and gets kicked in the face. Angle stumbles around as Batista shakes the cobwebs loose. Batista grabs Angle and sets him up for the Batista Bomb. Angle flips over Batista’s back and tries to hit a sunset flip. Batista isn’t going down so Angle pulls on his tights causing Batista to moon the crowd. Batista falls backwards and Angle goes for the pin. 1………………..2………Batista kicks out! Angle picks Batista back up and tries to hit the Angle Slam but Batista manages to get out of it. Angle turns around and Batista hits a spinebuster. Batista shakes the ropes and starts to do his thumbs up and down pose when Triple H comes running out of the back with a sledgehammer in his hand. He slides in the ring as Batista turns around and nails him in the face with the sledgehammer. Hebner calls for the bell.
WINNER: Batista by disqualification
Match Quality: 75
Crowd Reaction: 94
Overall Rating: 88 **3\4
~ Triple H drops the sledgehammer and beats on Batista, who is starting to bleed. Angle gets back to his feet and pulls Triple H off of Batista. Triple H looks confused as Angle helps Batista back to his feet. Angle then grabs Batista and hits the Angle Slam on him. Triple H and Kurt Angle then beat on a bloody Batista as we fade to black.
Overall Show Rating: 75
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Legend_Killer asked me to post this for him. He is going out of time and didn't have town to format it. Enjoy!
WWE Smackdown
July 21, 2005
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Smackdown kicks off with the typical video package, and pyro. Then we zoom down to the broadcast position where Michael Cole and The Coach are sitting.
Cole: welcome everyone to Smackdown live here tonight from Grand Rapids Michigan! Along side me tonight is The Coach.
Coach: You damn right fool!
AW AW AW SHAWNNNN!!!! We kick Smackdown off tonight with HBK coming down to the ring receiving a massive reaction from the thousands in attendance.
Coach: I can’t believe I got cut off by the likes of this. What does he want?
We soon find out as HBK’s music dies down and he takes a mic.
HBK: For weeks now I’ve been bothered by that little punk Edge. In fact even before the draft, Edge has been a thorn in my side. But now he has his brother along side him, to help reek havoc on the WWE. Well boys, HBK has had enough. I want a match at the Great American Bash. You two against me, and my partner. Who have I got in mind you ask? Well stick around, you’ll find out soon enough!
Shawn drops the mic, and leaves the ring, leaving each and every fan on the edge of their seat. The suspense begins to build as to who Michaels’ partner is going to be.
OR:88
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Billy Kidman vs. Scotty 2 Hotty
The Start
Coming back from commercial we are set for the first match of the evening. Out first is the very energetic Scotty. He dances into the ring, and awaits his opponent. Kidman’s music hits and he makes his way to the ring. Kidman shows little emotion on his way to the ring, he just gets in, takes his ring jacket off, and waits in the corner. The bell rings, and Scotty plays to the crowd right away, clapping his hands together. With his attention turned, Scotty is jumped by Kidman to start this matchup.
Mid Match
After an early mugging by Kidman, Scotty begins to regain his composure. He fights back on the vicious Kidman with forearm shots. He whips Kidman into the ropes, and meets him with a flying back elbow directed right at the heart. He nips up, and waits for Kidman to get up also. As Kidman slowly gets to his feet he is met with a dropkick, Kidman is up quickly this time, and is sent down with another. Scotty is on fire in this match right now! Kidman rolls to the outside, to stop Scotty’s momentum. This plan doesn’t work however as Scotty launches himself over the top rope to the floor with a version of the Wild Thing(used by Marc Mero in his Wildman days). Scotty rolls Kidman in and looks for the win. 1-2-kick out!
The Finish
As the match went on it seemed Scotty was losing stem. The Wild Thing seemed to take as much if not more out of him then it did Kidman. Kidman takes full advantage of Scotty’s energy loss. As the match grows older the match becomes slower, favoring Kidman in the long run. Not only that, but it appeared Scotty tweaked his knee at some point. Kidman feels the time is right, so he drags Scotty’s carcass over to the corner, and then climbs the turnbuckle. He hits a modified version of the Shooting Star Press, driving his own knee into Scotty’s injured knee. With that he is able to make the cover.1-2-3!
Winner: Billy Kidman
After the match, Kidman looks deep into the TV camera, and speaks clearly and plainly.
Kidman: London, this thing ends at the Bash!
MQ: 82
CR: 67
OR: 74
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Backstage we see Mark Jindrak at the catering area grabbing some food. He grabs a small paper plate with a piece of apple pie on it. Jindrak begins stuffing the pie in, just as Muhammad Hassan comes up from behind him.
Hassan: How pathetic! Look at you downing that apple pie. You must be pretty proud to be an American huh, how sad!
Jindrak: Yeah damn right I’m proud. This is the greatest time in history to be a proud American. Think about it, it summer time. We’re kicking some serious ass in Iraq. Plus we have the Great American Bash coming in just a couple weeks!
Hassan: Ah yes, the Great American Bash. The pay per view that Theodore Long has yet to book me in. You know I deserve some respect. And I’m going to get it. Starting with punks just like you. How about me and you at the Bash?
Jindrak: Are you kidding me? I don’t want to waste my time with the likes of you. I’ve got matches with superstars like Randy Orton. I have bigger fish to fry. I’ll get a match for the Bash just wait and see. But I’ll tell you what, I’ll take on your America hating’ ass next week!
Hassan turns away for a few seconds, then attacks! He beats Jindrak all around the food, finally leaving down in a heap on the ground.
OR: 72
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Joey Mercury vs. Paul London-Cruiserweight Title
The Start
Out first is one half of MNM Joey Mercury. The carpet is out, and the paparazzi are out in full force snapping pictures as Mercury comes out with Melina at his side. After Melina enters the ring in her unique style, the music of Cruiserweight Champion Paul London hits. He rushes to the ring, slides under the ropes, and stomps around the ring. The bell sounds, and the action is on!
Mid Match
Mercury slows down the fast paced action London had going in the early part of the match. In doing so, Joey has shifted the momentum his way. He pounds London’s back with a double axehandle, sending the champ to the mat. He then taunts Paul as he screams in pain. Mercury takes this time to snap a fake picture of the fallen champ. From his knees, London fights back with a semi effective punch to the gut. Due to it not having much steam however, Mercury is able to shake it off, and go back to work. He focuses on London’s back, for the most part. He feels so confident during the course of the match, he even makes gestures of the belt around his waist.
The Finish
London’s mounds a bit of a come back on Mercury after taking much punishment. The challenger is reeling, on the brink of giving in. Paul takes this time to head up to the top, to perhaps put an end to this one. However it appears Mercury was only playing possum, as he sprints up to the top turnbuckle to meet London. Joey sets up for a massive superplex. With a hand on the top rope, Paul blocks the attack. He then takes Mercury and sends him face first down to the mat. Joey flips over to his back from the impact, in perfect position for London’s finisher. Paul sets himself up steady, before hitting his 450 splash. 1-2-3!!
Winner: Still Cruiserweight Champion, Paul London
MQ: 82
CR: 65
OR: 73
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Matt Morgan vs. Tajiri
The Start
Out first is the Japanese Buzzsaw Tajiri, who walks to the ring in a rather crouched position. He rolls under the bottom rope, and awaits the large challenge set up for him tonight in the form of Matt Morgan. Morgan soon is on his way to the ring also, along with Carlito. Morgan enters over the top rope, and looks down at Tajiri. He then burst out into laughter, Carlito soon follows, as they mock the smaller Tajiri. Tajiri, showing no fear challenges Morgan to a test of strength. Morgan seems confused, but puts his hand to Tajiri’s, as they lock up. Morgan raises the other hand too, but is met by a massive kick to the thigh as only Tajiri can do. Carlito is fuming on the outside, as Tajiri gains an early advantage in this one.
Mid Match
From the get go, obviously Tajiri’s strategy was to take out Matt’s legs, breaking him down to size. With tactics like he showed in the early going, including the tarantula, he succeeded for the most part. However, soon Morgan had had enough, and his mean streak was shining through. As Tajiri tried once again to lock in the tarantula, Morgan turned himself around and pushed Tajiri out to the floor, head first! He then proceeded to inflict pain on the outside of the ring, while obeying the referee’s ten second count. This was not the Matt Morgan we had seen in the past few weeks hitting on his master Carlito, this was Matt Morgan the monster! In the ring he clubbed away on Tajiri’s back like there was no tomorrow. Tajiri struggled to even gain a vertical base. This made Carlito very happy on the outside.
The Finish
Soon Morgan’s animal instincts seemed to fade. Making Carlito proud was getting Matt so pumped up, at times he’d forget about the match. He would look to the arena floor, and stare at Carlito. Caribbean Cool finally got on the apron, screaming at Morgan to pay attention. This forced the referee to restrain Carlito, giving Tajiri time to hit the mist into the eyes of Morgan. With Morgan blinded, Tajiri went to the top, and hit a frankensteiner on Matt, followed up by a pin, 1-2-3!
Winner: Tajiri
Carlito is furious on the outside, screaming at the blinded Matt as Smackdown goes to a break.
MQ: 73
CR: 58
OR: 65
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My Time Is Now plays throughout the arena as WWE Champ John Cena makes his way to the ring. He throws up his word life sign to the fans, as the building goes crazy. He takes a mic, and with a grin on his face, asks for the music to be cut.
Cena: You know, JBL has been on my ass ever sense Wrestlemania. It’s been fun beating his ass as many times as I have. But the fact is, I’ve had enough! Well almost. You see I figured a guy like JBL isn’t gonna stop until he gets a fair shot. So, I’ve talked Teddy Long into making this final match between us a Last Man Standing match! So JBL, get ready for the bash bitch! You say that it is your pay per view, well I guess you’ll have to prove it!
With that said, Cena leaves the ring, putting up the word life sign to the delight of his chain gang.
OR:85
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The camera shows Cena on his way to the back, but then quickly switches over to see Teddy Long in his office. Things begin to quiet down, and Mr. Long begins to speak.
Long: Here tonight on Smackdown I’ve decided that the John Cena feud needs a little more fuel. So tonight we’re gonna see WWE Champion take on JBL’s chief of staff Orlando Jordon in our main event! Holla holla holla!
OR:70
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Randy Orton vs. Mark Jindrak
The Start
During Mr. Long’s announcement, Mark Jindrak had made his way to the ring. He is now standing in a corner, awaiting the Legend Killer. Randy Orton’s music hits, and out comes the man himself. He does his pose on the stage, as the fireworks goes off behind him. He then struts his way to the ring, for this match. The bell sounds when the referee has checked both men for hidden weapons, and the match is on!
Mid-Match
Orton tried to intimidate the youngster in the early going. But Jindrak didn’t fall for any of it, knowing what Orton is all about. The decision to go right for Orton paid off great for Jindrak, as he is the aggressor right from the start. But as the match went on, Jindrak started making mistakes. Finally, Orton caught on when Jindrak ducked his head while trying to hit a back body drop. Orton took full advantage with a vicious DDT, which folded Jindrak up like an accordion. Orton does his pose before attempting a very half assed pin attempt. Not surprisingly, only a two count was accomplished. Orton doesn’t seemed too worried however, as he picks Jindrak up by his hair. With Mark on his knees, Orton taunts and screams at him. Just when it seemed Jindrak was down and out however, Orton’s screams seemed to give him new life, as he grabs Orton’s trunks and tosses him through the ropes, and to the floor.
The Finish
The action spills out to the floor for a bit, as both men take every liberty possible with steel objects on the outside, including steel steps, and the guardrail. It appears as though Orton has gained the most out of this exchange, as he leaves Jindrak lying on the ring mats at ringside, hoping for a count out victory. It appeared that was exactly what he was going to get, but at the 8 count, Jindrak dragged his broken body back into the ring. Orton once again stayed very cool and calm, as he allowed Jindrak to his feet. Only to hit the RKO, and send him back down. He then went for the pin, 1-2-kickout!! Now the pressures of the match are starting to get to the Legend Killer. He never expected Jindrak to kick out of his RKO. He waits once again for his adversary to get to his feet. This time he took a run off the ropes, and hit another RKO. Pin attempt once more, 1-2-3!
Winner: Randy Orton
MQ: 71
CR: 74
OR: 73
Randy Orton lost 1 point of overness from this match. Mark Jindrak gained 1 point of overness from this match.
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Back from break we see the ring set up for another edition of Carlito’s Cabana. The host of the show Carlito is on his way to the ring with apple in hand. Not far behind, literally, is his bodyguard Matt Morgan. Who is still whipping Tajiri’s mist from his eyes from earlier in the night. As CCC enters the ring, he very sternly tells Morgan to stay on the outside. Carlito gets in the ring with a grin. He is then handed a mic.
CCC: Ok so earlier on didn’t go so well for us. But that changes at the Great American Bash. Finally Teddy Long has done the right thing, he has given me a match with that punk Tajiri! What happened tonight was no cool. But at the Bash, all things once again become…cool! Anyway, tonight on the Cabana we have someone who everyone in this arena should look up to. This is a man who does nothing wrong. Here he is ladies and gentlemen, Edge!
You Think You Know Me… Smoke fills the entrance way as Edge comes storming out from the back filled with energy. He slides in the ring, and takes a mic of his own. His music dies down, and small pockets of You Screwed Matt, and We Want Matt chants start up. Instantly Matt Morgan gets up on the apron to cover Edge’s ears. Edge shrugs him off, and soaks in the chants.
CCC: Excuse these people Edge, they spend too much time in their parents basements. They don’t know cool like we do.
Edge: You got that right Carlito, these people spend way to much time reading dirt sheets, and interfering in something they know nothing about.
CCC: Look I don’t know who these people are talking about. But one guy I know about is Shawn Michaels. He was out here earlier telling all these people he has someone who he is bringing to the bash to take on you and Christian…
Edge: I’m not afraid of that punk. I’ve beaten him so many times, he has no meaning to me anymore. He is no legend, no show stopper, no main event that’s for sure. Listen to me Shawn, you’re almost out of time. It doesn’t matter anyway, whoever you had in mind probably doesn’t have the guts to take on the greatest tag team in the game today…
All of the sudden the lights in the arena go out. The fans go absolutely insane, as they think they know what’s going on. Before anything happens however, the lights are back on, and Edge is wearing the face of complete fear.
Edge: This interview is over!
He then drops his mic with a thud, and exits through the crowd like a coward.
OR:69
Edge lost 2 points of overness from this segment.
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John Cena vs. Orlando Jordon
The Start
The match made my GM Long earlier in the night is up next. First out is Orlando Jordon. He comes out in the longhorn limo, alongside #1 Contender JBL. They step out of the limo, and give the longhorn sign to the crowd. This is not well received, as the two are met with massive heat on their way to the ring. The music of JBL stops, there is a short pause, then the trumpets sound and WWE Champ John Cena comes out. The fans go absolutely ballistic as their hero comes out. Cena hands his belt over to the ref, JBL leaves the ring, and the bell sounds!
Mid Match
In the early going, John Cena had adrenaline like you wouldn’t believe. This alone gave him the advantage. But it seemed to fade early, and that’s when Jordon took over. It also helped that JBL was on the outside. Any chance he got was taken, whether it been holding John’s foot, or tripping him completely. So thanks to his mentor, Orlando Jordon seemed to have Cena exactly where he wanted him. This is when Jordon’s amateur boxing background came out in full force. He jabbed Cena until Cena couldn’t stand. Jordon then went outside his box a bit, by climbing the turnbuckles. Up on the top turnbuckle, Orlando hit Cena with a well placed axe handle shot.
The Finish
As things go even longer, it looks worse for John. JBL is still taking every chance he can get to make it harder for Cena. But soon, it catches up with Bradshaw, the referee finally catches him in the act, and boots him from the ringside area! This has Jordon furious on the inside. His attention is not on Cena anymore, and John takes full advantage. He spins Jordon around, and unloads with punches. These punches however did not come from an amateur boxing background. JBL has yet to leave the arena, as he watches Cena deliver blow after blow. Finally, Orlando is on the champs shoulders, Cena looks straight at JBL, and drives Jordon down! 1-2-3!!
Winner: WWE Champion, John Cena
We go to our final commercial break with JBL and Cena jaw jacking like you wouldn’t believe.
MQ: 79
CR: 79
OR: 78
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After the show’s final commercial break, we hear some familiar music. AW AW AW SHAWNNN!! It looks like we’re ending the show the same we started it, with the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels. This time Shawn comes out with less dance and flair. He just gets in the ring, and takes a mic.
HBK: Well well well. I listened to Edge run his mouth earlier about how unafraid of me he was. But in the same breath he almost soiled himself when I dropped a little surprise on the Cabana. So boys, if you want to hear the rest of my surprise, be my guest to a front row seat. Come on down!
Christian’s music plays, and Captain Charisma walks out onto the stage. He taunts HBK, screaming and making gestures. Shawn is so wrapped up in seeing this; he doesn’t notice Edge sneaking through the crowd, the same way he left the Cabana, and into the ring. He jumps HBK, and kicks him while he is down. Christian sprints down to the ring, joining in on the beating. Shawn can’t defend himself against this two on one assault. But he doesn’t have to for long, as once again the lights in the arena go out. Once again the crowd is a buzz. The buzz gets louder as the lights are brought back to life. Standing behind E & C is none other than The Undertaker! Christian has to take a double take, as he can’t believe it! Single handedly Taker unloads on the brothers with punches. He has Edge reeling on the ropes, and Christian on the verge of falling over. Shawn Michaels gets back to his feet after a long breather, and takes Edge and himself over the top rope with a vicious clothesline. Christian is now left alone with the Dead Man. Taker gives the thumb over the throat sign, as he lifts Christian for the tombstone piledriver. He drills Christian’s head into the mat, just as the bell tolls. The last image shown is The Undertaker standing over the Captain with eyes rolled back into his head.
OR:76
The Undertaker lost 4 points of overness from this segment. Shawn Michaels lost 2 points of overness from this segment. (doh!)
overall show rating was a 72
Current GAB Card
WWE Title Match: John Cena © vs. JBL- Last Man Standing
WWE United States Title Match: Booker T© vs. Randy Orton
Shawn Michaels & Undertaker vs. Edge & Christian
Carlito vs. Tajiri
Rumored: Billy Kidman vs. Paul London
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I just got it this morning and started my first career. I'm a 73 overall QB and got drafted by Tampa in the third round. I'm third string, but we are 3-0 so far on the season. I guarenteed a victory over Green Bay in week three and then put myself in the game in the 4th quarter and we beat em like 31-3.
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World Wrestling Entertainment has come to agreements on the release of the following Superstars. WWE would like to wish them the best in their future endeavors.
Tracy Smoothers
Chris Chetti
Elektra
CW Anderson
JT Smith
Jim Cornette
Christopher Nowinski
Francine
Christy Hemme
Kenzo Suzuki
Gene Snitsky
Bealuh McGillicutty
and Ivory
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Raw
July 18, 2005
US Bank Arena
Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 8,009
Rating: 5.68
~ The show opens with the new opening video package followed by a slow shot of Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff. Following that the opening pyro screams towards the stage and the crowd in Cincinnati erupts for the start of Raw!
J.R.: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Raw! We are live from Cincinnati, and what a night we have planned for you tonight.
King: Yeah J.R. in tonight's main event we will see Kane face Triple H one on one!
~ Batista's music starts up and cuts of Lawler before he can say anymore. Out comes the World Heavyweight Champion in his suit and high dollar attire to a loud pop from the audience. Batista climbs in the ring with the belt placed over his shoulder. He has a microphone in his hand and begins to address the audience.
Batista: You know, Triple H, I am getting real sick and tired of you sticking your big ass nose in my business. Everytime I turn around there you are, with Flair right behind you, kissing your ass! Last week you came out here and had the nerve to challenge me to another match? I've already beaten you three times with the title on the line. How many times do I have to beat you before you get the message, Hunter? I'm better than you. I always will be. You may be the ten time champion, Triple H, but I am the man that beat you on the tenth time.
Overall Rating: 88
~ "I'm back...........and better than ever!" starts up as Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff walks out from the back and heads to the ring. As Bischcoff climbs in the ring he smiles at Batista before talking into his microphone.
Bischoff: Batista, if you really want to end this thing with Triple H.....allow me to do you a favor. At SummerSlam, you two will face each other for the World Heavyweigh Title. (pop) BUT.......since you guys have faced each other so many times already, this match is missing something. It needs something spectacular. Although I don't quite have all the details ironed out yet, there will be a special stipulation for this match. As soon as everything is finalised I will make an announcement right here on Raw about that stipulation, but rest assured, Batista, it will be something that nobody has ever seen before.
Overall Rating: 83
~ We fade to commercial.
~ We see Kenzo Suzuki in the ring and some generic latin music starts up as Super Crazy makes his way to the ring. He runs down the ramp slides in the ring does a brief head stand before flipping over onto his feet.
J.R.: Well King, we heard what the Raw main event will be for SummerSlam! Batista will put the title on the line against Triple H!
King: And there will be a special stipulation of some sort! I can't wait for SummerSlam!
Super Crazy vs. Kenzo Suzuki
Referee for this match: Brian Hebner
~ Crazy and Suzuki lock up and Suzuki backs him to the corner before hitting a palm thrust to the chin. Suzuki whips Crazy into the other corner and follows him in but Crazy uses the ropes to slinshot himself over Suzuki. With Suzuki now in the corner, Crazy drokicks him and then climbs the corner mount. As he hits his ten punches the audience counts along (in English except for the tried and true ECW smarks in the audience who counted in Spanish). Crazy hops out of the corner and hip tosses Suzuki down to the mat. Crazy climbs to the top rope and hits a guillotine leg drop on Suzuki before going for the pin. 1..........2.....kick out! Crazy gets back to his feet and picks Suzuki back up but Suzuki hits a quick shot to the stomach stunning the insane luchadore. Suzuki hits a spinning back kick knocking Crazy to the mat. Suzuki drops an elbow and then drops a leg across Super Crazy's chest before applying a headlock on his fallen opponent. Crazy drops out of the hold and reaches up with his legs to hook Suzuki in a headscissors. Suzuki manages to roll into a head stand with his head still between Crazy's knees and has his legs straight up in the air for a while. Then he moves his legs down and kicks Super Crazy in the face to break the hold. Suzuki gets back to his feet and picks Crazy back up to whip him to the ropes. Crazy bounces off the ropes and comes back and Suzuki tries a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, but Crazy turns it into a flying headscissors sending Suzuki down to the mat. Crazy cimbs to the top rope, and waits for Suzuki to get back to his feet. Suzuki staggers back to his feet and turns towards to the corner and Crazy hits a missile dropkick. Crazy goes for the pin. 1..........2.......kick out! Crazy picks Suzuki back up and body slams him near the corner. Crazy climbs to the apron and slingshots over it to the second rope on the perpendicular side of the ring and hits a moonsault! Crazy goes for the cover. 1..........2..........3!
WINNER: Super Crazy
Match Quality: 80
Crowd Reaction: 61
Overall Rating: 70 **1/4
~ After the match Super Stacy, Rosey and Hurricane come down the ramp and climb in the ring. Hurricane does his hurri-pose before offering his hand to Super Crazy. Crazy looks around at the audience for a bit before accepting his hand and they shake. Hurricane, Rosey, Super Crazy, and Super Stacy pose in the center of the ring to the approval of the crowd. We then go to the back where we see Marty Jannetty with his arm around Eugene's back as they are walking down a cooridor. Jannetty has a black duffle bag in his hand and as they approach a locker room door with a star on it, Jannetty hands him the bag.
Jannetty: Eugene, I talked your Uncle Eric into giving us a tag match tonight.
Eugene: Me and you?
Jannetty: Yeah, buddy. And I bought you some new gear. It's here in this bag. Hurry up and get ready, buddy. Our match is next.
~ Eugene takes the bag and gives Jannetty a hug before we fade to commercial.
Overall Rating: 65
~ We come back to see the Heart-Throbs make their entrance. They wiggle and gyrate their way to the ring with their feather boas flying around.
J.R.: Welcome back to Raw ladies and gentlemen. Still to come tonight we have an awesome main event when the big red machine takes on Triple H.
King: And apparently we have a new tag team here with Marty Jannetty and..........Eugene?
~ Some generic hair band music begins as Lilian Garcia announces the entrance of the debuting tag team.
Garcia: Now coming to the ring, the newest WWE tag team, Marty Jannetty and Eugene, the Rockers 2005!
~ Jannetty and Eugene walk out from the back and they haev on matching outfits. Long black tights with green stripes and long green tassles hanging from the sides. They have on black boots and green wristbands with tassles on both of those as well. Jannetty and Eugene climb to the middle turnbuckles to illicit a crowd response, but the Heart-Throbs attack them from behind as the referee calls for the bell.
Rockers 2005 vs. Heart-Throbs
Referee for this match: Brian Hebner
~ Romeo knocks Eugene out of the ring and takes his spot on the apron. Antonio beats on Jannetty down in the corner. Antonio picks him back up and chops him in the chest. Antonio whips Jannetty acrossed the ring but he reverses it sending Antonio to the corner. Jannetty charges in and hits a monkey flip on Antonio sending him to the center of the ring. Jannetty bounces off the ropes and drops a leg drop before sitting Antonio up and applying a headlock. Antonio slowly gets back to his feet as Jannetty continues to apply pressure with the headlock. Antonio backs into the ropes and tags in Romeo behind Jannetty's back before whipping Jannetty off the hold and into the opposite ropes. Antonio drops to the mat on his stomach and Romeo climbs in the ring. As Jannetty jumps over Antonio, Romeo dropkicks him down to the mat. Antonio rolls out of the ring as Romeo goes for the pin. 1..........2......kick out! Romeo picks Jannetty up off the canvas and backs him to the corner where he hits some good lefts and rights knocking Jannetty down with his head on the bottom rope. Romeo kick Jannetty in the face repeatedly as the cameras show Eugene on the apron with a worried look on his face. Romeo picks Jannetty back up and whips him to the other corner and follows him in with a clothesline. Romeo then pulls Jannetty to his corner by the hair before tagging in Antonio. Antonio climbs to the top rope and Romeo sets Jannetty up and they hit their version of the death sentence. Antonio goes for the pin. 1..........2.........kick out! Antonio looks on in utter disbelief. He picks Jannetty back up and whips him to the ropes. Jannetty comes back and both men clothesline each other. Both men fall to the canvas and referee Brian Hebner starts the mandatory ten count. 1..........2.........3.........4........5........Jannetty gets on his knees and starts to crawl to the corner....6.....Antonio crawls to his corner....7.....Antonio makes the tag and Romeo enters the ring.....Jannetty makes the tag and in comes Eugene! He clotheslines Romeo to the mat and then grabs Antonio and throws him over the top rope and out of the ring. Eugene picks Romeo up and bodyslams him back down. Eugene tags in Jannetty and then climbs to the top rope. Jannetty climbs to the top rope as well and as Romeo stands up they hit a Double Missile Dropkick! Jannetty goes for the cover. 1..........2..........3!
WINNERS: Rockers 2005
Match Quality: 66
Crowd Reaction: 64
Overall Rating: 65 *
~ Eugene and Marty Jannetty celebrate their victory before leaving the ring. Jannetty exits like the Rockers of old by doing a backflip over the top rope and landing on the floor on his feet. Eugene tries to emulate Jannetty but becomes tangled up in the ropes and requires assistance from his partner before they walk off to the back. Then we see a shot of a hallway in the back where Joel Gertner is standing. He is in front of a large buffet table picking up snacks of various sorts.
Gertner: (mimicking Bischoff) Get me some food, Joel.......get me some coffee, Joel! I'm going to give him a good kick in the ass one of these days.
~ A deep voice is heard from somewhere off camera.
Deep Voice: Hey, you gonna eat all that?
~ Joel Gertner turns around to see a very large Mark Henry standing there.
Gertner: Uhhhh......no, these are for......
~ Henry grabs the plate from Gertner and shoves a medium sized danish into his mouth before walking off camera with the plate of food.
Overall Rating: 53
~ We fade to commercial.
~ We come back to hear "It's not my fault" and see Gene Snitsky making his entrance.
J.R.: Well ladies and gentlemen we have an Intercontinental Title match coming up right now, but moments ago we just saw Mark Henry back in the WWE!
King: Mark Henry is back in the WWE on Raw and we have an Intercontinental Title match........isn't Raw great?
~ After Snitsky has reached the ring "Ain't no stopping me..........noooow!" starts up and I-C champ Shelton Benjamin walks out to the ring with the belt around wrapped around his waist. Benjamin climbs in the ring and unstraps the belt and holds it above his head in the corner before handing it to the ref. The ref displays it above his head before handing it to the time keeper and starting the match.
WWE Intercontinental Title Match
Shelton Bejamin vs. Gene Snitsky
Referee for this match: Charles Robinson
~ The bell rings and Benjamin runs at Snitsky and tries to shoulder tackle him down but looks like he runs into a brick wall and then flops around on the mat. Snitsky picks Benjamin up and sits him up on his shoulder before slamming him down to the canvas. Snitsky goes for the pin. 1..........2........Benjamin kicks out! He lifts Benjamin back up off the mat and then backs him into a corner. Snitksy knees him in the stomach repeatedly before moving him out towards the middle of the ring and setting him up for a powerbomb. As Snitsky picks him up Benjamin spins around and turns it into a DDT! Benjamin slowly pulls himself to his feet using the ropes and then climbs to the apron and then to the top rope. Snitsky is back to his feet and turns around to get greeted by a missile dropkick from Benjamin sending both men to the canvas. Benjamin gets back to his feet first and he then helps Snitsky up as well. Benjamin whips Snitsky into the ropes and as he comes back he nails Snitsky with another dropkick. Benjamin climbs to the top rope again and hits a big elbow drop. Benjamin then picks Snitsky up off the mat. All of a sudden all of the lights in the arena go off.
J.R.: What the hell is going on King?
King: I dunno J.R., but it can't be good.
~ When the lights return we see Benjamin on the mat face down and Sabu standing in the ring doing his pose pointing to the ceiling with a steel chair in his non-pointing hand. Sabu then smacks Snitsky in the head with the chair and knocks him out of the ring. Referee Charles Robinson calls for the bell.
WINNER: No Contest through interference
Match Quality: 69
Crowd Reaction: 71
Overall Rating: 70 *1\2
~ Snitsky is now near the Spanish announce table. Sabu slides out of the ring with the chair and smacks Snitsky in the head again causing him to land on the Spanish announce table. Sabu slides back in the ring with his chair and sets it up near the ropes closest to the table. Sabu bounces off the ropes, jumps to the chair, then jumps to the top rope before doing a front flip and crashing through Gene Snitsky and the Spanish announce table. The audience chants "E-C-Dub! E-C-Dub!" as Sabu crawls from the wreckage as Eric Bischoff runs from the back with security in tow. Sabu points to the sky again and then jumps the barricade and exits through the crowd as quickly as he appeared.
Overall Rating: 58
~ We fade to commercial.
~ We come back as "Who's that jumping out the sky?" plays and Rey Mysterio makes his way out to the ring to a decent pop from the audience.
J.R.: Well King, Sabu just made a heck of a debut on Raw!
King: I thought Bischoff said that freak would never be on Raw?
J.R.: Well apparently Sabu wants to be a part of the show one way or another.
~ Mysterio high fives some fans on the way to the ring before we hear a cell phone ring followed by "Can you feel the heat?" and Eddie Guerrero makes his entrance.
Rey Mysterio vs. Eddie Guerrero
Referee for this match: Jim Cordaris
~ The bell rings and the two men lock up. Guerrero pushes him back to the corner and then chops him in chest. Guerrero whips Mysterio to the opposite corner and follows him in, but Mysterio uses the ropes to slingshot out to the apron and then he punches Guerrero in the face. Mysterio then hops to the top rope and bounds onto Guerrero's shoulders and hits the hurricanrana causing Guerrero to fly between the ropes and to the arena floor. Mysterio climbs to the top rope and hits a diving plancha on Guerrero on the floor. Both men are laying on the protective padding on the floor as the ref starts his mandatory ten count. Mysterio gets back to his feet first and as he tries to help Guerrero up, Eddie grabs him by the tights and pulls him backwards causing Mysterio to crash into the steel steps head first. The ref reaches five on his count as Guerrero rolls in the ring to stop the count and then rolls back out. He picks Mysterio up and whips him into the security barrier back first. Mysterio bounces off the barrier and lands face first on the protective padding. Guerrero picks him back up and slides him back into the ring. Guerrero climbs to the apron and then into the ring before kicking Mysterio as he layed on the mat. Guerrero picks him back up to his feet and whips him to the ropes. Mysterio bounces off the middle rope and hits a back elbow before both men fall to the canvas. Mysterio uses the ropes to get back to his feet. Guerrero is up soon after Mysterio. Mysterio runs at Guerrero and hits a flying headscissors causing Guerrero to land with his face draped over the middle rope. The audience gets to their feet expecting the 6-1-9. Mysterio bounces off the ropes and comes back at Guerrero. As Mysterio starts to swing through the ropes, Guerrero drops down and Mysterio swings all the way through the ropes without hitting Guerrero. Guerrero slides out to the apron and then grabs Mysterio by the head and drops down off the apron causing Mysterio to land throat first on the top rope. Guerrero climbs back up to the apron and catapults himself over the top rope and hits a forearm on Mysterio as he way laying on the canvas. Guerrero then drags him to the center of the ring and climbs to the top rope. Guerrero hits his Frog Splash and goes for the pin. 1..........2..........3!
WINNER: Eddie Guerrero
Match Quality: 81
Crowd Reaction: 88
Overall Rating: 85 ***
~ After the match Eddie Guerrero walks to the back with a smirk on his face before we go to a shot in the back of a locker room door that reads "Lita". We see Maven approach the door in a nice sports coat with a handful of flowers. He breathes into his hand then smells it and then checks to make sure his appearence is good. He raises his hand and is about to knock on the door when the door opens and out walks Big Show with his pants unbuttoned and pulling a shirt over his head. Maven looks a little confused.
Maven: What are you doing here?
Big Show: Oh......uh, we had a, uh, little creative meeting......uh, why are you here?
Maven: I got a date with her, bitch!
Lita: (from inside the room) Maven? Is that you? Come on in!
~ Maven walks in through the door as Big Show looks a little bit on the angry side before walking down the hallway as we fade to commercial.
Overall Rating: 66
~ We come back to hear Kane's entrance music and see a huge fireball shoot out of the entrance area followed by Kane walking out from the back.
J.R.: Looks like Lita has been a busy lady.
King: I may have to go back and see if she needs to relieve any stress after the show.
~ After Kane makes his entrance "It's time to play the game" starts up as Triple H and Ric Flair make their way to the ring. Triple H climbs to the apron and spits water all over himself before finally climbing into the ring to start the match.
Kane vs Triple H
Referee for this match: Earl Hebner
~ The bell rings and Triple H goes right after Kane with some big right hands reeling the big red monster back into the ropes. Triple H whips him to the opposite ropes and when he comes back drops Kane's face into his knee, but Kane just stands up un-phased. Triple H looks in shock and just kicks Kane in the "little red machine" causing Kane to fall to his knees holding his crotch. Triple H picks Kane back up and whips him to the corner. He follows him in and clotheslines him back into the corner. Triple H hits some quick knees to the midsection before hiptossing Kane out of the corner. Triple H then drops his knee right across the forehead of Kane before applying a solid headlock. Kane slowly starts to get back to his knees before Trips breaks the hold and kicks Kane in the back of the head. Trips then continues to kick Kane until he slowly slides backwards to the corner with his head resting on the bottom rope. Triple H comes over and hits some boot scrapes to the face of Kane before choking him with his foot. Triple H is forced to break the choke hold by referee Earl Hebner. Triple H backs away from Kane and then comes running at him and hits Kane in the face with his knee. Triple H then picks Kane back up to his feet and hits a corner mount with the ten punches as the audience counts along. Triple H then drags Kane out of the corner and hits a snap suplex on Kane before going for the pin. 1..........2......kick out! Triple H picks Kane back up and tries to whip him to the corner but Kane reverses it and sends Triple H the other way squishing Earl Hebner in the corner in the process. Hebner falls to the mat unconscious as Triple H hits Kane in the back with his knee knocking him down as well. Ric Flair grabs a sledgehammer from under the ring and jumps up the apron. Triple H takes the sledgehammer when Kane sits up and getsz back to his feet. Kane approaches Triple H who turns around and notices him. Kane swings at Trips but he ducks it and goes behind Kane dropping the sledgehammer in the process. Kane then grabs Flair around the throat. Flair starts to kick and thrash around on the apron until Triple H hits a chop block on Kane causing him to drop Flair who fell to the apron and then out to the floor. Kane falls to the mat and Triple H picks up the sledgehammer and twirls it around in his hand above his head. Kane uses the ropes to get back to his feet and then slowly turns around and Triple H nails him in the head with the sledgehammer. Trips slides the hammer out of the ring and then wakes up Hebner. He goes for the cover. 1..........2..........3!
WINNER: Triple H
Match Quality: 84
Crowd Reaction: 88
Overall Rating: 86 ***1\2
~ After the match Batista walks down the ramp with the World Heavyweight Title over his shoulder and climbs in the ring. He and Triple H stare each other down with Batista holding the belt near Triple H's face as we fade to black.
Overall Show Rating: 72
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I can't believe only one person has mentioned Mel Brooks' movies unless I overlookd somebody.
My list
Spaceballs
Rush Hour 2
Rush Hour
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Blazing Saddles
Waterboy
Young Frankenstein
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It is being shown on CMT and Spike TV but not TV Land that I am aware of.
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Raw
July 11, 2005
Gund Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 8,042
Rating: 5.98
~ The show opens with a new opening video reflecting the new draft picks. Images of Triple H, Batista, Kurt Angle, Shelton Benjamin, Trish, Eddie Guerrero, Eugene, Gene Snitsky, Maven, Shelton Benjamin, and Miss Jackie flash across the screen before a slow shot of Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff is shown. Following that the opening pyro screams towards the stage and the crowd in Cleveland erupts for the start of Raw!
J.R.: Welcome everybody, we are live from the Gund Arena in Cleveland! And King, tonight is the first night of Raw with our brand new roster. What do you think?
King: Well first off, I’m glad I was chosen to stay here on Raw and that I didn’t get picked by those Raw rejects over at Extreme!
~ “It’s time to play the game,” starts up and out comes Triple H and Ric Flair to a chorus of boos. Both men have suits and ties on as they walk down to the ring and climb in. Triple H is handed a microphone from ringside announcer Lilian Garcia as he waits for the audience to calm down. An “asshole” chant starts as Triple H begins to speak.
Triple H: First off I’d like to say that this show would suck without me and every damn one of you knows it! (boo) Now it’s time to get down to business. Batista (pop) you have something I want. You have the World Heavyweight Title, and that belt belongs to me! (boo) You may have beaten me at Vengeance, you were the first person to beat me in the hell in a cell match and for that you deserve all the credit in the world. However, Dave, I am the game. And the game gets to make all the rules. I am the one and only true Raw superstar. I am the ten time Heavyweight Champion of the World! You are nothing but a bush-leaguer who just happened to get lucky once or twice. (boo) I have a little proposition for you Batista. I know that tonight you are facing Eddie Guerrero right here tonight on Raw. After that match, I want a decision. Give me a rematch. If you don't you will regret that decision for the rest of you life. You see, Batista, I have a lot of friends in high places…..and most of these friends owe me a few favors and it'd be easier than Lita to get you blackballed from the entire industry. Not only that, but my best friend in the whole world, The Nature Boy (pop) has a lot of favors owed to him by the many people he knows in positions of power. One more time, Batista, that is all I am asking. One more match with you for the World Heavyweight Title!
Overall Rating: 93
~ As Triple H’s music starts up again and he leaves the ring we see Eric Bischoff standing in his office in the back when Joel Gertner comes in to a pop from the audience. Gertner has on similar attire to what he had at One Night Stand, and he has a Styrofoam cup in his hand.
Gertner: Here is your coffee, Mr. Bischoff.
Bischoff: (Taking the cup from him) Ahhhh, Joel. A man who just last month was begging me for a job and now, here you are serving me coffee. Does life get any better than this?
Gertner: I guess not, Mr. Bischoff.
~ Bischoff takes a sip from the cup and spits it out all over Joel Gertner’s face.
Bischoff: Ahh geez, I told you two sugars and one cream, you stupid idiot!
~ Bischoff throws the rest of the coffee on Gertner before throwing him out of the office.
Bischoff: (Looking into the camera) Now, I want to make an announcement to Theodore Long and Paul Heyman! (pop) I know that I have something both of you would be interested in. For instance, Theodore, I have Tazz your color commentator. What would you be willing to give to me in order for me to give him back to you? And Mr. Heyman, I have Mick Foley and Sabu. You have some big name talent that would look a lot better on Raw than on your God forsaken, piece of garbage show. Let me know when you are ready to deal. Oh and by the way, Sabu will never have a match on Raw! (boo) That disgusting freak was only drafted as trade bait! He doesn’t belong with the high caliber athletes that are here on Raw.
Overall Rating: 70
~ We fade to commercial.
~ We come back and we see J.R. and The King.
J.R.: Well big news we just heard, King, Sabu has only been drafted as trade bait. He will never even make an appearance on Raw.
King: Well good riddance to him. Maybe we can get someone from the Extreme brand that actually has talent.
~ A pounding drum is heard and out come the Heart-Throbs, Antonio and Romeo. They dance down the ramp with their feather boas flying around their necks. They climb in the ring and gyrate towards each other with big smiles on their faces. “Stand back! There’s a hurricane coming through!” Out come the World Tag Team Champions, the Justice League, The Hurricane and Rosey being led to the ring by their masked manager, Super Stacy. The caped crusaders climb on the apron and watch as Super Stacy enters the ring. Finally the dynamic duo climb into the ring and do a superhero pose down before the match begins.
World Tag Team Titles Match
Justice League w/Super Stacy © vs. Heart-Throbs
~ Rosey starts the match off against Romeo. Rosey tries a collar and elbow but Romeo ducks and goes behind him and hits a quick dropkick. Rosey turns around un-phased by the dropkick. Romeo bounces off the ropes and dropkicks Rosey in the knee. This time Rosey falls to the canvas face first and Romeo bounces off the ropes and hits a quick leg drop on the back of Rosey’s head. Rosey rolls out of the ring to try to regroup still holding the back of his head. As he turns back towards the ring Romeo dives over the top rope with a plancha, but Rosey catches him and drops him chest first on the security barrier. Romeo bounces back and lands on his back on the floor as the referee starts the count. Rosey slides Romeo back in the ring and slides in after him. Rosey tags in Hurricane and then sets Romeo up for a backbreaker. Hurricane climbs to the top rope. As Rosey hits the backbreaker, Hurricane hits a legdrop on Romeo. Hurricane goes for the cover. 1……….2…Antonio makes the save. The referee forces Antonio back to his corner and while his back is turned Romeo kicks Hurricane right square in the nuts. Hurricane falls to his knees holding himself and Romeo uses this opportunity to catch his breath leaning against the ropes before tagging in Antonio. Antonio picks Hurricane up and backs him into the corner before whipping across to the other side. Antonio charges in after him but Hurricane uses the ropes to slingshot over top of Antonio. Antonio is now in the corner and turns around to get a punch to the face from Hurricane. Hurricane then sets Antonio on the top rope and climbs up with him. Hurricane hits a superplex into the middle of the ring. Hurricane rolls over on top of Antonio. 1……….2…..Romeo comes in to make the save. Rosey climbs in and clotheslines Romeo over the top rope and to the floor. Hurricane picks Antonio back up to his feet and whips him into the ropes across from Rosey. As Antonio approaches Rosey, he ducks and back body drops him over the top rope on top of his partner Romeo. Hurricane and Rosey play to the crowd as the Heart-Throbs try to regroup on the floor. Hurricane goes back to the apron as Antonio slides back in the ring. Rosey grabs him and whips him to the ropes. Antonio comes back and Rosey hits a Samoan drop and goes for the pin. 1……….2……….3!
WINNERS: AND STILL World Tag Team Champions, Justice League!
Match Quality: 75
Crowd Reaction: 65
Overall Rating: 70 **
~ Antonio rolls out of the ring and Romeo is checking on his condition as Rosey and Hurricane pick Super Stacy up on their shoulders and parade her around the ring with the World Tag Titles raised high in their free hands. We go to the back where we see Marty Jannetty sitting in a chair reading the new Raw magazine with Batista on the cover. Jannetty has on blue jeans and a Raw t-shirt. As he is reading Eugene walks up to him.
Eugene: Oh my God! It’s you! You’re Marty Jannetty!
Jannetty: Yeah, that’s me.
Eugene: You are so cool….You member the time when you and Shawn Michaels was fightin’ Power and Glory at SummerSlam 90? And Hercules beated up Shawn with that big chain like, (imitates a Hercules punch) Blam!?
Jannetty: (Standing up) You know what Eugene, I think you and I should have a little talk.
~ Jannetty puts his arm around Eugene’s shoulder as Eugene chews on his thumb as they walk off camera.
Overall Rating: 70
~ We fade to commercial break
~ We come back as Chavo Guerrero is walking towards the ring. He slides in the ring and taunts the audience a little. “How do you like me now?” comes on the p.a. system and Hardcore Holly makes his way to the ring. He slides in the ring and the match begins.
Chavo Guerrero vs. Hardcore Holly
~ The two men lock up and Holly forces Chavo back to the corner. Holly hits him with some big chops and a few overhead slaps to the chest as well, all eliciting “Woo”s from the crowd. Holly whips Chavo into the corner and then charges in behind him and clotheslines him. Holly whips Chavo again but Chavo reverses it and Holly goes to the corner. Chavo runs in after him and monkey flips Holly out of the corner. Holly is lying in the center of the ring and Chavo climbs to the top rope. As he gets there Hardcore Holly gets back to his feet and shakes the top rope causing Chavo to fall and crotch himself on the top rope in the corner. Holly climbs up to the top rope with Chavo and hits an overhead belly-to-belly superplex! Holly goes for the pin. 1……….2….kick out! Holly picks Chavo back up to his feet and powerslams him back down and goes for the pin again. 1……….2……kick out! Holly picks Chavo up and whips him to the ropes. Chavo hits the ropes and slides under them to the arena floor. Chavo then asks for time out as he walks around the outside of the ring holding his back. Holly slides outside the ring and grabs him by the back of the head and slams Chavo’s face into the ring apron. Then Holly whips Chavo into the security barricade back first. Holly grabs Chavo again and slides him into the ring before climbing in behind him. Holly stalks Chavo as he crawls towards the corner. Holly kicks him a few times before Chavo tries to call a time out again. Holly looks to the audience as if asking for permission. As Holly gets closer Chavo grabs his trunks and pulls Holly shoulder first into the corner post. Chavo gets behind Holly and rolls him up. 1……….2……….3!
WINNER: Chavo Guerrero
Match Quality: 79
Crowd Reaction: 68
Overall Rating: 73 **1\2
~ We fade to commercial as Chavo leaves the ring and heads up the ramp while Holly looks on in disbelief.
~ We come back to see J.R. and The King at their announce position.
J.R.: Welcome back to Raw! As we announced earlier, still to come tonight is World Heavyweight Champion Batista, taking on Eddie Guerrero in a non-title match as well as Kane taking on Kurt Angle!
King: Man, J.R., this draft thing has been amazing! Where else can you see the big red monster, Kane take on an Olympic gold medalist?
~ Trish Stratus’ music starts up and she makes her way out from the back with the WWE Women’s Title placed over her shoulder. She has on her wrestling attire and a microphone in her hand as she climbs up in the ring.
Stratus: Well….here I am, the WWE Women’s Champion. But I have nobody to defend against! Raw has no other women besides me that can wrestle. This draft thing really sucked for a girl like Victoria, now she can never be the WWE Women’s Champion ever again. And who else is there on Raw for me to face. Let’s see we got Torrie Wilson (pop)……well that wouldn’t work since she’s just a glorified stripper. Who else? ………. Oh….we’ve got Stacy (pop) too bad she’s too busy playing cheerleader for two grown men who think they are super heroes. And there’s Ivory, although she is so old she could probably barely even get in the ring let alone keep up with me. Then we have Lita. (boo) I know for a fact that she has been way to busy with the things she is doing out of the ring to be bothered by me and this title. There is nobody else left for me to…….
~ Some new music starts up and the fans all look at the entrance way as Miss Jackie walks out from the back to a little pop from the audience. Jackie climbs up in the ring with Trish and asks her for the microphone. Trish hands it to her.
Jackie: You know Trish, I was sitting in the back listening to you bitch and moan about having nobody to face. Seems to me like you overlooked one person. If you want a match now, I’m ready.......you look ready. Let’s do it!
~ The audience in Cleveland cheers as referee Earl Hebner runs down the ramp and slides into the ring
Overall Rating: 90
WWE Women’s Title Match
Miss Jackie vs. Trish ©
~ Trish drops the belt and forearms Jackie in the head. The referee slides the belt onto the apron. Trish hits Jackie again and forces her back to the ropes. Trish whips her across to the other side of the ring. Jackie comes back and Trish tries a back kick but Jackie ducks under it. Miss Jackie bounces off the ropes on the other side and comes back to hit a crossbody block on Trish. Jackie goes for the pin. 1……….2..kick out! Jackie picks Trish up by the hair and shoves her back to the corner. Jackie hits the corner mount with ten punches as the audience counts along. Jackie climbs down and Trish stumbles out of the corner. As Trish is stumbling Jackie hits a drop toe hold and knocks Trish to the mat. Jackie backs up to the ropes and bounces off and tries to leg drop Trish but she rolls out of the way. Trish rolls out of the ring and walks around to the opposite side before climbing back up to the apron. Jackie gets back to her feet as Trish climbs up to the apron. Jackie approaches her but Trish gets down and hits Jackie in the stomach with her shoulder. Jackie doubles over and Trish sunset flips over the ropes and rolls Jackie up for the pin attempt. 1……….2……….3!
WINNER: AND STILL WWE Women’s Champion, Trish!
Match Quality: 45
Crowd Reaction: 86
Overall Rating: 73 DUD
~ Trish rolls out of the ring after Earl Hebner raised her hand in the air and gave her the WWE Women’s Title. Now we go to the back where we see new Raw superstar Super Crazy alking in the back. A “whoosh” is heard and the Hurricane jumps into the screen from one side and Rosey jumps into the screen from the other with their World Tag Team Titles around their waist. Super Stacy joins them as The Hurricane looks at Super Crazy.
Rosey: Holy super names Hurricane!
Hurricane: What is it Roosevelt?
Rosey: It appears to be another sort of superhero.
Hurricane: What have we here? Another superhero to rid Raw of the atrocities to mankind committed by the treacherous villains we have herein?
Hurricane and Rosey together: Whazupwitdat?!?
~ Super Stacy gets closer to Super Crazy and uses her powers of super flirtation.
Stacy: You know, Crazy, we could always use another superhero in the Justice League. Let us know what you think.
~ Hurricane and Rosey leave as Stacy gives Super Crazy a little kiss on the cheek before leaving with the dynamic duo.
Crazy: Oh dios mio!!
Overall Rating: 60
~ We fade to commercial.
~ We come back with J.R. and The King.
J.R.: Well King, it looks like Super Crazy has a new offer on the table.
King: Yeah he’s being offered a role in the Justice League. I know I’d do anything Stacy asked me to do.
~ Kurt Angle’s music starts up and the audience chants “you suck” as Angle makes his way to the ring. Angle jumps up in the ring and awaits his opponent. The lights go out and the turnbuckles explode as Kane comes out as his music starts up. Kane stalks his way to the ring and climbs in over the top rope.
Kane vs. Kurt Angle
~ Angle attacks Kane with some forearms and backs Kane into the ropes. Angle whips Kane into the ropes and waits for him to come back and hits an amateur takedown on him and jumps over Kane and applies a modified camel clutch where he is just wrenching back on his neck but Kane's arms are under his body. Kane gets up to his knees with Kurt Angle still on his back. Kane stands up and Angle is on his shoulders. Angle starts to punch him in head but Kane falls backwards and hits Angle in the crotch with the back of his head. Kane sits up and gets back to his feet as Angle is still on his back. Kane picks Angle up and shoves him back in the corner and hits him with an uppercut. Kane whips Angle to the other corner and follows it in with a big clothesline in the corner. Angle falls out of the corner and Kane climbs to the top rope. Angle gets to his feet and Kane flies from the top rope and hits his clothesline on Angle. Kane goes for the pin. 1……….2…kick out! Kane picks Angle up by the throat and sets him up for a chokeslam. The referee was standing behind Kane and Angle kicked Kane in the nuts as the referee couldn’t see him. Kane falls to his knees on the mat and Angle punches him in the face and then kicks him in the chest. Angle picks him up and body slams Kane back down. Angle climbs to the top rope and tries to hit the moonsault. As he jumps Kane sits up and Angle lands on his face. Kane gets back to his feet once again and picks Angle back up. Kane sets Angle up for the tombstone but Angle reverses it and then Kane reverses it again. Angle reverses it one more time and hits an inverted piledriver. Angle goes for the pin. 1……….2………kick out! Angle pounds the mat in frustration as Kane sits up again. Angle tries to attack him but Kane grabs him by the throat. Kane chokeslams Kurt Angle down to the canvas. Kane goes for the pin. 1……….2………Angle gets his foot on the ropes. Kane picks Angle back up and shoves him to the corner. Kane starts to choke Angle in the corner until the referee made him break the hold. Kane sets Angle on the top rope and climbs up with him but Angle starts to fight back. Angle hits Kane in the head with some forearm shots to the head before Kane finally falls off backwards and lands perpendicular to the corner. Angle stands on the top rope and faces the audience before flying off with a moonsault and hitting it on Kane. Angle goes for the pin. 1……….2……….3!
WINNER: Kurt Angle
Match Quality: 77
Crowd Reaction: 92
Overall Rating: 87 **3/4
~ As Angle gets his hand raised in the air we go to the back where we see Lita walking down a hallway when Maven walks onto the screen.
Maven: Hey, Lita. I was just looking for you.
Lita: Why’s that?
Maven: Well, I just noticed that Edge is on SmackDown! now and I was just wondering if maybe you could use a little more company?
Lita: I could always use some more company…..I have somewhere to go right now though….so how about next week? Around 10:30?
Maven: Yeah, that’ll be perfect.
~ Lita walks off screen and Maven has a large smile on his face as we fade to the final commercial break.
Overall Rating: 66
~ We come back with King and J.R. once again.
J.R.: Well King it’s almost time for our main event….
King: Yeah J.R., World Heavyweight Champion Batista versus Eddie Guerrero. This will be the first time these two guys have ever had a match with each other and it should be good.
~ A phone rings and Eddie Guerrero’s music begins. He walks out to the ring with a majority of the fans against him. As he climbs in the ring Batista’s music begins and he makes his way out to a huge ovation and a lot of pyrotechnics. Batista does his little dance on the entrance ramp before heading to the ring.
Non-Title Match
Batista vs. Eddie Guerrero
~ The bell rings and the two men lock up with each other and Batista pushes Guerrero back to a corner. As Batista backs away Guerrero knees him in the stomach. Guerrero pushes Batista in the corner and hits a few chops with some “whoo”s from the audience. Guerrero tries to whip Batista out of the corner but Batista blocks it. Batista knees Guerrero in the stomach and backs him to the ropes. Batista whips Guerrero across the ring and has he comes back Guerrero hits a flying forearm. Guerrero goes for the quick pin and he has his feet on the ropes. 1……….2…..kick out! Guerrero picks Batista back up to his feet and puts him in a headlock. Batista grabs Guerrero and hits a belly to back suplex. Batista gets back to his feet and then picks Guerrero back up to his. Batista tries to set him up for his Batistabomb, but as Guerrero goes up to Batista's shoulders he flips over Batista's back and hits a sunset flip. Batista drops down and starts to punch Guerrero in the face. Batista gets up again and pulls Guerrero up as well. Batista whips Guerrero to the ropes and as he comes back Batista hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker on Guerrero. Batista goes for the pin. 1……….2……kick out! Batista picks Guerrero back up once again and has him on his shoulder. Batista goes for a powerslam and Guerrero slips out the back and shoves Batista into the corner shoulder first. Guerrero runs into the corner and splashes Batista before taunting the audience a little. Guerrero then runs back into the corner and gets elbowed in the side of the head. Guerrero stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Batista is still regaining his breath in the corner. Batista picks Guerrero back up to his feet and sets him up and nails the Batistabomb! Batista goes for the pin. 1……….2……….3!
WINNER: Batista
Match Quality: 78
Crowd Reaction: 91
Overall Rating: 87 ***
~ The referee raises Batista’s hand in the air when Triple H comes running down the ramp with his sledgehammer in his hand. He slides in the ring and Batista turns to face him and Triple H hits him in the face with the sledgehammer. Batista falls to the mat and Triple H drops the sledgehammer and starts to punch Batista in the face as we fade to black.
Overall Show Rating: 77
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The finales of Boy Meets World and Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
And the episode Seven The Hard Way of Boy Meets World when Eric says "Lose one friend, lose all friends, lose yourself."
Can anyone tell me what happened ? , i watched this on and off for a while on Disney Channel because it was on after Smart Guy .
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I'm going to say the episode of Boy Meets World when Corey met the other girl on a ski trip and started to fall for her and then went on a date just because he wanted to know if their was anybody besides Topanga for him. He decided he wanted to stay with Topanga, but she dumped him.
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There is a song called "Steal My Sunshine" from a few years ago that would probably work. I believe the bands name is Len. When I read chessy summer pop song that was the first thing that popped into my head. The video had them running around a beach on mopeds. Unbelievably cheesy and pop-y
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Raw Roster
Face = Blue
Tweener = Green
Heel = Red
Main Eventers
Batista: 96 Over (World Heavyweight Champion)
Eddie Guerrero: 95 Over
Kurt Angle: 100 Over
Triple H: 94 Over
Upper Midcarders
Big Show: 88 Over
Kane: 90 Over
Rey Mysterio: 85 Over
Trish Stratus: 87 Over (WWE Women’s Champion)
Midcarders
Chavo Guerrero: 77 Over
Danny Basham: 70 Over
Doug Basham: 70 Over
Eugene Dinsmore: 75 Over
Gene Snitsky: 75 Over
Hardcore Holly: 72 Over
Kenzo Suzuki: 70 Over
Mark Henry: 67 Over
Marty Jannetty: 62 Over
Maven: 71 Over
Miss Jackie: 75 Over
Rosey: 65 Over (1/2 World Tag Team Champions)
Sabu: 78 Over
Shelton Benjamin: 80 Over (WWE Intercontinental Champion)
Super Crazy: 65 Over
The Hurricane: 71 Over (1/2 World Tag Team Champions)
William Regal: 76 Over
Lower Midcarders
Antonio: 55 Over
Romeo: 55 Over
Viscera: 60 Over
Managers
Joel Gertner: 70 Over
Lita: 83 Over
Ric Flair: 91 Over
Super Stacy: 85 Over
Non-Wrestlers
Eric Bischoff: 88 Over (Raw General Manager)
Ivory: 65 Over
Jerry Lawler: 76 Over
Mick Foley: 91 Over
Steve Austin: 100 Over
Tazz: 75 Over
Ohio Valley Wrestling
Beulah McGuillicutty: 60 Over
Gary Wolfe: 52 Over
Jim Cornette: 70 Over
Torrie Wilson: 75 Over
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OOC: hailtothechimp is supposed to have the Extreme Brand, but he is apparently having some computer problems. So I will go ahead and post his first show and hopefully he will be back online for his next show.
Extreme TV
July 8, 2005
The Wachovia Spectrum
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 8,037
Rating: 4.36
~ The show starts with the ECW logo being blown away by the new WWE Extreme logo. Then the music starts up with the voiceover saying “It’s Extreme!” Then some footage from ECW: One Night Stand is shown. Lance Storm’s leap to the top rope, Super Crazy’s balcony moonsault, Rob Van Dam dropkicking the chair into Rhyno’s face, Mike Awesome almost dropping Masato Tanaka on his head, and to end the opening video we see the bloody Tommy Dreamer being powerbombed through the flaming table by the Dudley Boyz. As the video ends we see Rob Van Dam standing in front of a banner with the WWE Extreme logo on it.
RVD: ECW has finally gotten the respect it deserves from Vince McMahon. When I came to Vince with the idea of doing an ECW pay-per-view I never knew that this would come from it. But, what set ECW apart from other companies was their willingness to go beyond the perimeters of abnormality. ECW changed the business once and we are here to do it again. R-V-D 4:20….I’m about to smoke someone’s ass again!
Overall Rating: 82
~ Now we go to ringside where we see the entrance of the Dudley Boyz and Joey Styles finally has a chance to welcome us to the debut episode of Extreme TV.
Styles: Welcome to Extreme TV, I am Joey Styles live in Philadelphia. This is the return of extreme wrestling and we start the show with The Dudley Boyz making their first television appearance since separating the shoulder of Tommy Dreamer at ECW One Night Stand.
~ Bubba Ray has a microphone in his hand as the fans chant “E-C-Dub, E-C-Dub!”
Bubba Ray: That’s nice and all to get that response, but me and D-Von are out here for one reason and one reason only. We want a fight. We’ve seen the people that Paul E. has been drafting and we don’t think that there is anybody in the back that has big enough balls to face us right now, right here!
~ From the back comes the next Extreme draft pick, Balls Mahoney and his tag team partner Axl Rotten. They have steel chairs in hands as they dive in the ring followed by Jim Mollineux.
Chair Swinging Freaks vs. The Dudley Boyz
~ Axl goes after D-Von with the chair and hits him in the head with it. Balls swings at Bubba Ray but he ducks it and kicks Balls in the stomach to make him drop the chair. 70 - RAW - DOUG BASHAM! Bubba Ray DDTs Balls onto the chair. Axl hits D-Von in the head again knocking D-Von outside the ring. Axl turns around and Bubba Ray clotheslines him down. 71 – SMACKDOWN! – KHOSROW DAIVARI! D-Von looks under the ring and slides a table into the ring. Bubba Ray sets up the table as D-Von climbs back in the ring. Bubba Ray kicks Axl until he rolls out of the ring to the floor. 72 - EXTREME – BILL ALFONSO! D-Von whips Balls into the ropes and when he comes back Bubba Ray and D-Von hit the Dudley Death Drop through the table! Bubba ray goes for the pin. 1……….2……….3!
WINNERS: The Dudley Boyz
Match Rating: 80
Crowd Reaction: 64
Overall Rating: 72 **1/2
COMMERCIAL BREAK
~ We come back to see Tommy Dreamer standing in front of the Extreme banner.
73 – RAW – JIM CORNETTE!
Dreamer: ECW changed the business in almost every aspect. We catered to that 18 to 34 male demographic, not to children. 74 – SMACKDOWN! – VICTORIA! We were always honest with our fans, and I think that nowadays, with the internet, companies have to be more honest with their fans, because the fans find out anyway. 75 - EXTREME – CW ANDERSON! ECW was made up of a bunch of guys who went out there and worked their asses off night after night……put their bodies on the line…..for the enjoyment of the fans. 76 - RAW – MARK HENRY! Professional wrestling needs more of that and the Extreme brand is going to bring back to the way wrestling should be. That ass kicking way of thinking. E-C-Dub! E-C-Dub!
Overall Rating: 57
~ We fade back to the ring and see Kid Kash already in the ring as “Lionheart” Chris Jericho makes his entrance.
77 – SMACKDOWN! – JONATHAN COACHMAN!
Chris Jericho vs. Kid Kash
~ The two men lock up in the middle of the ring. Kash goes behind, Jericho goes behind. Jericho tries a German suplex, but Kid Kash flips out of it and lands on his feet. 78 - EXTREME – JOHN HEIDENREICH! Kash runs towards Jericho and Jericho grabs him by the hair and throws him over the top rope. Kash holds on to the top rope and pulls himself back in. Jericho runs in for a clothesline but Kash ducks and back body drops Jericho over the top rope. Jericho lands on the apron and Kash turns back towards him. Jericho tries to punch him but Kash blocks it and then sunset flips over the top of Jericho and powerbombs him on the floor. “Holy shit! Holy shit!” 79 - RAW – IVORY! Kash picks up the steel chair sitting in the corner where the security railings meet. Jericho is now back up to his knees and Kash drops the steel chair over the head of Jericho. Jericho wobbles back up to hiss feet and staggers back after another chairshot. Jericho backs up to the railing and Kash charges at him and dropkicks the chair into Jericho’s face. 80 – SMACKDOWN! – CHRISTY HEMME! Kash then throws Jericho over the railing and into the audience. Kash jumps to the top of the railing and jumps on Jericho hitting a rana. “E-C-Dub! E-C-Dub!” Kash picks up a chair and swings it at Jericho, but Jericho blocks it and kicks Kash in the gut and steals the chair from him. Jericho hits Kash in the back with the chair. Kash falls to his knees and Jericho throws the chair and it hits Kash in the face. 81 – EXTREME - AL SNOW! A fan hands Jericho a cookie sheet. Jericho smacks Kash in the face with it and then throws it on the ground. Jericho picks Kash back up to his feet and throws him back over the railing and towards the ring. Jericho climbs on top of the guardrail and Kash gets back to his feet quickly and kicks the guardrail causing Jericho to fall crotch first on the guardrail. 82 - RAW - MARTY JANNETTY! Kash then picks up a chair from ringside a slams it into the head of Jericho causing him to fall over the guardrail on the side of the audience. Kash slides back into the ring with the chair. He sits the chair near the ropes and runs to the opposite side. Jericho is back to his feet now and Kash jumps on the chair to the top rope and somersaults over the guardrail on top of Chris Jericho! “Holy shit! Holy shit!” 83 – SMACKDOWN! – MIKEY WHIPWRECK! Both men slowly work their way back up to their feet. Jericho punches Kash who falls back down to the concrete. Jericho climbs over the railing back towards the ring. Kash gets back to his feet and climbs over the guardrail. Jericho grabs him by the hair and rolls him back into the ring. 84 - EXTREME – CHRIS CHETTI! Jericho climbs to the top rope but as he reaches it Kash is back to his feet and climbs to the top rope with him. Kash tries a superplex but Jericho blocks it and drops Kash on his face. Kash hits the mat and flips over onto his back. Jericho jumps off the top rope with a flying elbow drop! Jericho goes for the pin. 1……….2…….kick out! 85 - RAW – SUPER CRAZY! Jericho tries the lionsault, but Kash gets his knees up. Jericho rolls around on the mat holding his stomach as Kid Kash climbs to the top rope. Kash comes off with a leg drop but Jericho rolls out of the way. 86 – SMACKDOWN! – CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKI! Jericho grabs Kash’s legs and applies the Lion Tamer! Kash taps out quickly.
WINNER: Chris Jericho
Match Rating: 82
Crowd Reaction: 83
Overall Rating: 82 ***
COMMERCIAL BREAK
~ We come back to see the mad scientist himself, Paul Heyman standing in front of the Extreme banner with his Extreme baseball cap on over top of his production headset.
Heyman: As the numbers continue to grow for the smash-hit DVD “The Rise and Fall of ECW,” pride swells in the hearts of all ECW alumni. It’s hard to convey the passion of those who made it all happen. We took a once-in-a-while promotion in a bingo hall literally on the wrong side of the tracks in South Philadelphia, and exploded it into a worldwide phenomenon. 87 - EXTREME - JT SMITH! When the TV stations wouldn’t air us because we were too counterculture, the ECW audience rose up like an army and faxes, e-mailed, even picketed the stations to get us on the air. 88 - RAW – VISCERA! When the pay-per-view carriers wouldn’t carry us because of political pressure, the ECW faithful waged war, bombarding the PPV companies until there was no choice but to give us our chance. 89 – SMACKDOWN! - SINISTER MINISTER! When the cable networks refused to have meetings with us, the hardcore members of ECW’s fan base threatened boycotts, organized petitions, and chanted “ECW” in front of network executives’ offices and homes until we ended up on national TV. 90 - EXTREME - MIKE AWESOME! It wasn’t a cult. ECW was a lifestyle. From the awe-inspiring moves innovated by Sabu, to the spirited catfights between Beulah McGillicutty and Francine. From the shriek of “Oh my God!” by Joey Styles, to the vile, vulgar tirades of The Dudley Boyz. From the clumsiness of JT Smith, to the grace of the Three-Way Dances with Tajiri, Super Crazy and Little Guido. From the excitement we felt when Mikey Whipwreck would steal the show, to the chest-thumping war mentality we adopted when Steve Austin broke out of his shell. From the tear-jerking moments we shared with Terry Funk, to the exhilaration that came over us when Rey Mysterio, Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Chris Jericho, Psicosis, and Juventud Guerrera proved that the ECW audience recognized great talent. From the great love we felt for each other, to our passionate hatred for everything corporate. 91 - RAW –BEULAH MCGUILLICUTTY! The ECW experience was one shared amongst the audience who cheered us on, the performers who made it happen, and the promotion honored enough to offer a product that, to this day, is being emulated the world over. 92 – SMACKDOWN! – FRANCINE! To the performers who made the vision come true, and to the audience whose passion made ECW a worldwide brand, I only wish I could find the way to convey the depth of my appreciation. It genuinely was something special. And we shared it. Together. 93 - EXTREME – ELEKTRA! For that I am eternally grateful. Thank you so much for allowing me to live out the dream called ECW.
Overall Rating: 93
~ Now we go back to the ring where Rhyno is standing with the ECW World and ECW Television titles over his shoulders. He has a microphone in his hand.
Rhyno: ECW was my f(bleep)ing home for two years! I have had these belts since Guilty As f(bleep)ing Charged in 2001! These f(bleep)ing things are mine! If there is anybody who thinks they are man enough to take these f(bleep)ers away from me, let ‘em try it!
~ “Enter Sandman” starts up and here comes The Sandman with his Singapore Cane in one hand a beer can in the other and a cigarette in his mouth. The Sandman flicks his cigarette onto the ground and opens his can of beer pouring it into his mouth and then bashing the can into his forehead before spitting the beer into the audience. Rhyno has dropped his titles in the corner as John Finnegan climbs in the ring the same time as Sandman gets their.
Extreme World Title Match
The Sandman vs. Rhyno
~ Sandman climbs in the ring and Rhyno tries to gore him but Sandman hits him in the head with the cane and Rhyno falls to the mat on his face. 94 - RAW – ANTONIO! Sandman continues to cane the crap out of Rhyno while he is lying on the mat. Sandman drops the cane and rolls out of the ring and looks under it and pulls out a ladder and a table and slides them both into the ring. 95 – SMACKDOWN! – JASON KNIGHT! Sandman slides back in the ring as Rhyno is getting back up to his feet. Rhyno hits Sandman with a double axe handle to the back of the head knocking Sandman down to one knee. 96 - EXTREME – CANDICE MICHELLE! Rhyno picks up the ladder and drops it over the back of The Sandman. Sandman falls to the mat on his back and Rhyno sets the ladder in one corner and the sets the table up in another corner, with the table leaning against the turnbuckles. 97 - RAW – ROMEO! Rhyno waits in the corner opposite the ladder as The Sandman staggers over in front of the ladder. Rhyno tries the gore but The Sandman moves out of the way and Rhyno slammed his shoulder into the ladder in the corner! Sandman rolls out of the ring and sets another table up outside the ring. Sandman rolls back in and picks up his cane as Rhyno gets back to his feet. Sandman tries to hit the White Russian Legsweep, but Rhyno blocks it and hits Sandman in the stomach repeatedly. 98 – SMACKDOWN! – MARIA KANELLIS! Rhyno hits a short-arm clothesline on Sandman knocking him to the mat and causing him to drop the Singapore Cane. Rhyno picks The Sandman up and throws him out to the apron near where the table is sitting up on the floor. 99 - EXTREME - TRACY SMOTHERS! Rhyno picks The Sandman back up and puts The Sandman’s head between his legs and hoists him up. Rhyno jumps off the apron and piledrives The Sandman through the table. “E-C-Dub! E-C-Dub!” Rhyno rolls out of the debris and pulls The Sandman back to his feet. 100 - RAW - GARY WOLFE! Rhyno whips him into the security railing and then charges after him and gores him into the railing. Sandman falls to the floor holding his back as Rhyno bangs his fists on his chest and then raises them above his head. Rhyno picks The Sandman back up, but The Sandman hits a low blow and Rhyno falls to his knees. 101 – SMACKDOWN! – MICHELLE MCCOOL! Sandman slowly gets back to his feet and then grabs Rhyno by the har and rolls him back in the ring. Sandman rolls in after him. Sandman picks up his Singapore cane and waits as Rhyno gets back to his feet. Rhyno turns towards The Sandman and he swings the cane, but Rhyno ducks under it. Rhyno turns around again and this time The Sandman nails him with the cane and then sets him up for the White Russian Legsweep. Sandman hits it through the table in the corner. The Sandman goes for the pin. 1……….2……….3! 102 - EXTREME – ROCHELLE LOEWEN!
WINNER: AND NEW EXTREME World Champion, The Sandman!
Match Rating: 73
Crowd Reaction: 73
Overall Rating: 72 **
Overall Show Rating: 75
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My top 10
Family Guy
All in the Family
South Park
The Shield
Rodney (even though its only had one season....it is fucking funny)
The Simpsons
American Dad
Robot Chicken
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Survivor
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They did a thing like this in Entertainment Weekly a while back and had readers send in their favorite quoes and the top three were all from the same movie. They were from The Princess Bride.
Westley: As you wish.
Vizzini: He didn't fall? Inconceivable!
Inigo Montoya: You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
Inigo Montoya: Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!
They also included the line from Pee Wee's Big Adventure.
Pee Wee: I'm a rebel, Dottie, a loner.
And the line from Roddy Piper in They Live
Piper: I came here to chew bubblegum and kick some ass. I'm all out of bubblegum.
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Raw
July 4, 2005
Mellon Arena
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 7,515
Rating: 5.62
~ Raw opens with the usual video package and then the fireworks heading for the stage entrance as the crowd goes crazy.
J.R.: Welcome ladies and gentlemen as we are coming to you live from the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh. And King, here tonight is going to be the start of the draft lottery.
King: And Mr. McMahon is supposed to have a huge announcement regarding the future of the WWE. What do you think it could be?
J.R.: Well, I dunno, King!
~ Vince McMahon’s music starts and the WWE Chairman makes his way to the ring doing his over exaggerated strut. Vince climbs up in the ring and takes the microphone away from Lillian Garcia and begins to address the crowd.
McMahon: As I stated at Vengeance, right here in this very ring, tonight I will make an announcement that will shake the WWE down to its very foundation! But first I would like to bring out the Raw General Manager, Eric Bischoff.
~ Bischoff’s music starts up and out walks the Raw General Manager to a mixed reaction. As Bischoff reaches the ring (with his own mic) Vince continues on.
McMahon: And now I’d like to bring out the SmackDown! General Manager, Theodore Long.
~ Long’s music starts up and he comes down to the ring with his own mic and joins the other two in the ring.
Bischoff: What is this all about? What announcement could you possibly make that is worth delaying the start of MY SHOW?
McMahon: Technically both of the shows are mine and you guys are just renting them. But as I said this announcement will shake the company to its very foundation! As you both know tonight is the first night of the WWE Draft Lottery.....
Long: What are you getting at, playa?
McMahon: Don't interrupt me again. There is something that you two don't know. I, the ingenious businessman that I am, have made a monumental decision. Tonight right here in Pittsburgh (pop) the WWE announces the introduction of a third brand! (pop) To lead this new third brand and make it live up to its name, which is WWE Extreme, here is the new General Manager……Paul Heyman!
~ Huge pop as Heyman comes out from the back and gets in the ring with a baseball cap that reads "Extreme". Heyman climbs in the ring and shakes hands with Vince before giving Eric Bischoff the finger while Bischoff has a smartass look on his face.
Overall Rating: 91
~ After the crowd has calmed down Vince continues.
McMahon: Tonight the draft lottery begins. It will end on the premiere edition of Extreme TV on SpikeTV, Saturday at 10. Everyone on the WWE active roster is eligible, including those that made appearances at ECW One Night Stand. The only people that can not be drafted are the current champions of the three brands. Extreme will start with Rhino, Danny Doring and the Amish Roadkill as their champions. Raw picks first and the draft begins.....now!
Overall Rating: 83
~ Vince leaves the ring as the three brand managers of WWE stare at each other as we fade to commercials.
~ We come back from commercial and J.R. has an announcement.
J.R.: Well fans, we have been informed during the commercial break that the first pick in the WWE Draft Lottery has been chosen. Raw has selected Kurt Angle with the first pick. And now......well I am being told that we have formatted a scrolling bar that will be featured at the bottom of the screen that will flash when a new pick has been made. So Kurt Angle is now a member of the Raw roster as we head to the first match.
Justice League w/ Super Stacy vs. La Resistance
~ Rosey and Sylvain Grenier started the match off. Tie-up leads to Grenier being backed up into the corner. Rosey tried to chop him but Grenier slipped away. Grenier charged at Rosey and tried to clothesline but fell on his ass after running into the behemoth. Rosey strikes a superhero pose as Grenier looks dumbfounded. PICK 2 - SMACKDOWN! - JOHN BRADSHAW LAYFIELD! Grenier gets back to his feet and the two men have a moment of sporadic brawling before Rosey backs Grenier close enough to his partner to make a tag making Robert Conway the legal man. Rosey whips Grenier across the ring and Conway gets on all fours behind Rosey as Grenier comes back and hits a cross body block. Rosey catches him but the force sends him backwards just enough to trip over Conway. Rosey falls backwards Grenier rolls out of the ring and Conway drops an elbow on the downed super hero. Conway climbs over his gargantuan foe applies a reverse chinlock. The fans start to cheer and chant for Rosey to make a comeback. PICK 3 - EXTREME - ROB VAN DAM! Rosey manages to work his way back up to his feet. Rosey breaks the hold with some elbows to the stomach. Rosey bounces off the ropes and shoulder tackles Conway to the mat. Rosey bounces off the opposite ropes and hits a big splash then goes for the pin. 1..........2.....Grenier breaks up the pin. Hurricane climbs in the ring and forearms Grenier to the face knocking him out of the ring and to the floor. Hurricane climbs to the top rope and planchas out onto Sylvain Grenier on the arena floor. Meanwhile...back in the ring Rosey has Conway set up for a powerslam. As Rosey starts to run, Conway slips out the back and dropkicks the big fella back to the corner. PICK 4 - RAW - TRIPLE H! Conway climbs up the corner and starts to punch Rosey in the face. 1..2..3..4..5..6..7. Rosey picks him up and hits an inverted atomic drop. By this time Hurricane and Grenier have returned to their respective corners. Both men in the ring are down as the referee Jim Cordaris starts to count the combatants. Rosey rolls over slowly towards his corner where Hurricane is waiting for the tag and Super Stacy is cheering him on. Conway makes the tag. In comes Grenier. Rosey makes the tag. In comes Hurricane. Hurricane hits two quick punches to the face of Grenier then spins all the way around and hits him again knocking him to the canvas. PICK 5 - SMACKDOWN! - SHAWN MICHAELS! Hurricane bounces off the ropes and gets a kick to the back from Robert Conway. Hurricane falls to the canvas as Grenier gets back to his feet. Grenier takes him down with a headlock and they exchange headlocks for head scissors repeatedly until Hurricane finally works his way back to his feet and hits a belly to back suplex on Grenier. Both men are down and the ref starts to count again. 1..2..3..4..5..6.. Hurricane manages to get back to his feet and then help Grenier up by whipping him towards the ropes. PICK 6 - EXTREME - CHRIS JERICHO! Hurricane hits a rocker dropped after a kick to the stomach on the returning Sylvain Grenier. Hurricane goes for the pin. 1.........2...Conway makes the save! Rosey waddles into the ring and press slams Conway over the top rope and to the floor. Hurricane then climbs to the top rope as Rosey hits a backbreaker on Grenier Hurricane comes off the top rope with an elbow drop. PICK 7 - RAW! - STEVE AUSTIN! Hurricane goes for the pin. 1........2........3!
WINNER: Justice League
Match Quality: 70
Crowd Reaction: 68
Overall Rating: 69 *1/2
J.R.: Well during that match there have already been seven draft picks made here King.
King: Shawn Michaels is going to SmackDown! and Chris Jericho is headed to the new Extreme brand! Who's going to be picked next?
Overall Rating: 90
~ We fade to another commercial break.
~ We come back to see Simon Dean stepping into the ring with Tajiri in the corner opposite him.
Tajiri vs. Simon Dean
~ The bell rings and the two lock up. PICK 8 - SMACKDOWN! - THE UNDERTAKER! Dean backs Tajiri to the corner and tries to punch him, but Tajiri blocks it and flips over the ropes hooking Dean's legs and turning that punch into the tarantula! The ref begins to count and threatens to disqualify Tajiri before he finally breaks the hold. Tajiri climbs to the top rope as Simon Dean is lying on his back near the corner. Tajiri jumps off and lands with both feet right in the midsection of Simon Dean. PICK 9 - EXTREME - CHRIS BENOIT! Tajiri helps Dean back to his feet but gets an uppercut below the belt in return. The ref, conveniently enough was looking the other direction and missed the rules infraction. Dean gets back to his feet as Tajiri is holding himself. Dean scoops Tajiri up and suplexes him down before heading to the top rope. PICK 10 - RAW! - EDDIE GUERRERO! Simon Dean nails Tajiri with a guillotine leg drop and then goes for a quick cover. 1..........2..kick out. Dean picks Tajiri back up to his feet and hooks him up for a suplex. Tajiri blocks it by wrapping his leg around the leg of Simon Dean. Tajiri then kicks Dean in the shin with his other leg. Dean relinquishes the hold and hops around on one foot holding his shin. Dean hops closer to Tajiri and he kicks him in the other shin. Dean falls to his knees and Tajiri hits a roundhouse kick to the back of the head knocking Dean to the mat face first. PICK 11 - SMACKDOWN! - EDGE! Tajiri then picks Dean back up and whips him to the ropes. Dean reverses it. Tajiri goes towards the ropes does a handstand, bounces off the ropes, lands back on his feet and tries to hit a back elbow on Simon Dean, but Dean catches him in the cobra clutch. PICK 12 - EXTREME - JUSTIN CREDIBLE! Dean still has the clutch in deep while both men are lying on the canvas. Tajiri manages to kick Dean in the face to break the hold. Dean is up on his knees as Tajiri gets back to his feet. Tajiri tries a roundhouse kick, but Dean ducked it. Tajiri then dropkicks Dean in the face. PICK 13 - RAW - RIC FLAIR! Tajiri goes for the cover. 1..........2......kick out! Tajiri can't believe it. He tries to pick Simon Dean up, but Dean rolls him up for the pin attempt. 1..........2.........kick out! PICK 14 - SMACKDOWN! - RANDY ORTON! Dean picks Tajiri up and hits a running powerslam out of the corner. Dean then does some sit-ups in the ring while Tajiri laying there. Dean comes back over to pick Tajiri up and gets misted in the eyes. Green mist from Tajiri! PICK 15 - EXTREME - THE SANDMAN! As Dean is blinded Tajiri hits a roundhouse kick to the back and a dropkick to the face to knock Dean to the mat on his back. Tajiri goes for the pin. 1..........2..........3! PICK 16 - RAW - KANE!
WINNER: Tajiri
Match Quality: 86
Crowd Response: 64
Overall Rating: 75 ***
J.R.: I'm getting word in my headset that SmackDown has already prepared there next pick. Pick 17 in the WWE Draft. SmackDown has selected...Christian!
King: Oh no! Raw is losing Captain Charisma?
J.R.: Well, anything can happen in this draft lottery, King, anything!
~ We fade to another commercial.
~ We come back and J.R. has another announcement.
J.R.: Another pick was made during the commercial break. The Extreme brand have selected Kid Kash with the 18th pick in the WWE Draft.
Overall Rating: 83
~ Now we see that William Regal and Maven are already in the ring and the bell sounds to start the match.
William Regal vs. Maven
~ Lock up. Regal pushes Maven back to the corner and then hits a European uppercut. PICK 19 - RAW - MICK FOLEY! Followed by another. Regal whips Maven to the opposite corner and charges in with a clothesline. Maven falls from the corner and Regal picks him back up only to suplex him back down again. PICK 20 - SMACKDOWN! - BOOKER T! Regal drops two quick elbows followed by a reverse chinlock. PICK 21 - EXTREME - AKIO! Regal then turns the chinlock into a surfboard stretch. Maven manages to get to one knee and then to his feet. Regal then kicks him in the back of the knees forcing him back down to the mat and continues to apply the hold. PICK 22 - RAW - BIG SHOW! Maven finally squirms his way to the rope to break the hold. Regal tries to grab Maven from behind for a German suplex, but Maven stops it with a mule kick to the crotch. PICK 23 - SMACKDOWN! - CARLITO CARIBBEAN COOL! Maven then smacks Regal in the face and smirks. Maven hits a suplex on Regal and floats over to go for the pin. 1..........2......kick out! PICK 24 - EXTREME - LANCE STORM! Maven picks Regal back up and hits his new yet to be named finisher which is a chinlock backbreaker. Maven goes for the pin. 1..........2..........3!
WINNER: Maven
Match Quality: 71
Crowd Response: 71
Overall Rating: 70 *3/4
King: J.R., the Big Show is coming here to Raw! This draft is amazing.
J.R.: Yeah, King. You never know what will happen next in the WWE!
Overall Rating: 81
~ We fade to another commercial break.
~ We come back to see that Christian is in the ring awaiting his opponent. Then Kane comes out to the big boom and all that hoopla.
Kane vs. Christian w/ Tyson Tomko
~ Christian attacks Kane as soon as he gets in the ring, but Kane tosses him across the ring. Tomko comes over to the corner where Christian is and they try to regroup. PICK 25 - RAW - REY MYSTERIO! Christian comes back over to Kane and points to something behind him, Kane turns around to look at whatever Christian was pointing at and Christian kicks him in the stomach and then DDTs the Big Red Machine. With Kane down Christian pats his chest three times and poses for the crowd. Meanwhile, Kane has rolled over to his back and sit up. Kane is back to his feet as Christian turns around to face him. Kane hits a few punches until Christian is back in the corner. PICK 26 - SMACKDOWN! - RENE DUPREE! Kane tries to set Christian on the top rope but Christian pokes him the eyes. Referee Jack Doan admonishes Christian as he shoves him out of his way to go after Kane. Christian sets Kane up and drops him with a neckbreaker. PICK 27 - EXTREME - ROBERT CONWAY! Christian climbs to the top rope and salutes the crowd as Kane sits up. Kane gets back to his feet and Christian tries a crossbody block, but Kane catches him. Kane powerslams Christian down and then climbs to the top rope himself. He waits for Christian to get back to his feet and then flies across the ring to deliver a big clothesline on Christian. PICK 28 - RAW - LITA! Kane picks Christian up by the throat and hits the Chokeslam! Kane goes for the pin. 1..........2..........3!
WINNER: Kane
Match Quality: 75
Crowd Response: 82
Overall Rating: 79 **1/4
J.R.: Wow, King that's the last match Christian will have on Raw!
King: Yeah, but we are getting Rey Mysterio and Lita gets to stay on Raw! This is the most historic night in the history of the WWE Draft Lottery!
Overall Rating: 76
~ We take our final commercial break of the night.
~ We come back and Benoit and Batista are in the ring together as Triple H's music starts up as he and Flair make their way out to the ring. Triple H gets on the apron and spits water everywhere before finally climbing in the ring.
Chris Benoit & Batista vs. Triple H & Ric Flair
~ Batista starts off with Ric Flair. They go to lock up but Flair breaks it up to chop Batista in the chest. "Whoooooooo!" from Flair. PICK 29 - SMACKDOWN! - PSYCHOSIS! Flair bounces off the ropes and tries to shoulder tackle Batista and The Animal doesn't budge. Flair chops him again to no response. Flair bounces off the ropes once again but this time Batista hits a side slam on him taking him down to the mat. PICK 30 - EXTREME - BUBBA RAY DUDLEY! Batista goes over to his corner and tags in Benoit. Benoit climbs to the top and hits the swandive headbutt. Benoit goes for the pin. 1..........2..Triple H makes the save. Benoit picks Flair back up to his feet and backs him to a corner. Benoit whips him to the other corner and Flair goes up and over to the apron Benoit charges in and Flair pokes him in the eyes. PICK 31 - RAW - WILLIAM REGAL! Flair climbs to the top rope and Benoit catches him and body slams back down to the mat. Flair slides back to the corner asking for timeout. Benoit stalks him before kicking him in the chest. Benoit picks him back up to his feet and backs him into the ropes near Triple H. Triple H pats Flair on the back and then climbs in the ring. Benoit whips Flair to the ropes where Flair hangs on to the ropes as Triple H forearms Benoit in the back of the head. Benoit goes down to the canvas and Flair takes his position on the apron. Triple H picks Benoit back up and shoves him back to the corner where he chops him before whipping him to the other corner where Benoit runs into it face first and then falls back to the mat. PICK 32 - SMACKDOWN! - MUHAMMAD HASSAN! Triple H picks Benoit up to his feet and smacks him. He smacks him again and Benoit looks out on his feet. Triple H smacks him again but Benoit grabs his arm and puts Triple H in the Crippler Crossface! Flair comes in the ring and breaks up the hold. Batista grabs Flair and body slams him down. Flair gets up to his feet stumbles backwards and falls on his face as the crowd cheers. Batista and Triple H are face to face as Benoit grabs Triple H from behind and hits the trifecta of rolling German suplexes. PICK 33 - EXTREME - D-VON DUDLEY! Benoit does the cut throat gesture and climbs to the top rope. Flair has rolled out of the ring and slides a chair into the ring to Triple H while he is distracting the referee. Benoit comes off the top rope and headbutts the steel chair! Batista comes into the ring as Triple H is getting back to his feet. Batista hits the spinebuster on Triple H making him drop the chair. PICK 34 - RAW - CHAVO GUERRERO! Flair climbs in the ring and the ref starts to check on the welfare of Chris Benoit. Batista has Triple H set up for the Batista Bomb but Flair smacks Batista in the back with the chair. Batista turns around and Flair smacks him in the head with the chair. Batista falls to the mat and Flair rolls out of the ring with the chair. Triple H goes for the cover just as the ref turns around. 1..........2..........3!
WINNER: Triple H & Ric Flair
Match Quality: 72
Crowd Response: 89
Overall Rating: 83 **1/4
Overall Show Rating: 80
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On Sunday June 5, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon made a monumental decision that will change the WWE forever. Vince McMahon, considering the amount of hoopla surrounding ECW One Night Stand, that he would postpone the WWE Draft Lottery.
On Sunday June 12, ECW One Night Stand sold approximately 850,000 buys. In the following weeks the replays sold an additional 150,000 buys from those who thought the WWE would taint the legacy of ECW after hearing about the content of the show.
On Sunday June 19, Vince McMahon was staring at a cold realization. The WWE product was getting bland, and just as when ECW first made an impact in the wrestling world, he needed something that rejuvenate the business. He needed the wrestling version of Nirvana.
On Sunday June 26, Vince McMahon announces at Vengeance that the WWE Draft Lottery will start on Monday, July 4 after a major announcement that will change the WWE forever.
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I think that for nexty season they will bring in another big star to play the new captain, but this time it will be someone who is on Aceveda's side and will try to disband the Strike Team once again. I think Ed O'Neil (Al Bundy from Married... With Children) would make a great new captain on the show. Just my opinion.
WWE 3 Way
in The Dome Retro Room
Posted
Raw
August 22, 2005
North Charleston Coliseum
Charleston, South Carolina
Attendance: 10,027
Rating: 5.27
~ The show opens with the new opening video package followed by a slow shot of Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff is shown. We see a video of what happened last week on Raw.
“Triple H: I was about to say before I was so rudely interrupted. August 28 at SummerSlam, you, my friend, have a date with destiny. You may have beaten me before, but I am giving you notice now. Start shining my belt up real nice, because at SummerSlam, it’s coming back to it’s rightful owner.
Batista: Hunter, the last time I checked this belt had the name Batista on it. And as you know, possession is nine tenths of the law. So if you want this belt back, you can come take it from me right now.
~ The crowd cheers as Triple H starts to leave the ring and go after Batista before Ric Flair stops him and starts to give him some advice that seem to calm down Triple H. Triple H goes back to the center of the ring and starts to talk on the microphone again.
Triple H: You just dug your own grave my friend. SummerSlam, not only will I end your title reign, but I will end your career.” Following that the opening pyrotechnics screams towards the stage and the crowd in Charleston erupts for the start of Raw!
~ “It’s time to play the game” starts up as Triple H and Ric Flair come out from the back. Flair receives a decent pop from the South Carolina crowd. They both climb in the ring and wait for the audience reaction to die down before Triple H holds the microphone up to his mouth only to be cut off by the sound of World Heavyweight Champion, Batista’s music. Batista walks down the ramp and enters the ring with a microphone in his hand. Batista and Triple H stare each other down with Flair standing behind Triple H.
Triple H: This is my time Dave, Eric Bischoff granted me this time….
Batista: (Interrupting) If you don’t want me out here, why don’t you do something about it?
Triple H: You know damn well if I hit you I will lose my shot at the World Heavyweight Title this Sunday at SummerSlam! After our match that World Heavyweight Title is coming home to me, where it belongs!
Batista: For you to be the guy I beat at WrestleMania for this title you sure talk a big game. For you to be the guy I beat at Vengeance, you certainly talk a big game. For a guy who has lost two World Heavyweight Title matches in a row, you talk a big game.
Overall Rating: 80
~ After that “I’m back, and better than ever” starts up and Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff walks out from the back and stops at the top of the entrance ramp.
Bischoff: I told you two that your match at SummerSlam would be one of the most innovative in the history of professional wrestling. Well I have finally finished finalizing the details for the rules of the match with Mr. McMahon. So at SummerSlam, the World Heavyweight Title will be on the line in the first ever Steel Domain Match. The World Heavyweight Title will be hanging twenty feet above the center of the ring. The only way to reach it is by climbing a ladder, but this match has an added stipulation. The ring will be surrounded by a fifteen foot high steel cage! (pop) The match will start with two ladders placed inside the steel cage. The first person to grab the World Heavyweight Title and bring it down will be declared the champion.
~ Bischoff walks to the back as Triple H and Batista stare each other down as we fade to commercial.
Overall Rating: 86
~ We come back to see Miss Jackie standing in the ring and Trish Stratus making her entrance to the ring with the WWE Women’s Title around her waist.
J.R.: Well ladies and gentlemen; welcome back to Raw live in Charleston, South Carolina, and what major news we just heard from Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff…
King: That’s right, J.R. The World Heavyweight Title Match between Triple H and Batista will be a ladder match surrounded by a fifteen foot high steel cage in a match called the Steel Domain Match!
WWE Women’s Title Match
Miss Jackie vs. Trish Stratus
Referee: Brian Hebner
~ Jackie tries to lock up with Trish, but she gets kneed in the stomach and stumbles backwards into the ropes. Trish whips her across to the opposite ropes. Jackie comes back and tries a clothesline but Trish uses the Ma-Trish move to avoid contact. Jackie bounces off the ropes on the other side and then Trish hits her with a chick kick to knock her to the mat. Trish goes for the pin. 1………………..2……….kick out! Trish picks Jackie back up off the mat and shoves her back in a corner. Trish chops Jackie across her chest before climbing for a corner mount with ten punches. Trish jumps down and throws Jackie out of the corner by her hair. Trish grabs Jackie and tries to hit the Stratusfaction, but Jackie blocks it by hitting Trish with a belly to back suplex. Jackie uses the ropes to climb back to her feet and then she drops an elbow on Trish. Jackie goes for the pin. 1………………..2…………..kick out! Jackie picks Trish back up to her feet and hits her with the Flipping Neckbreaker! Jackie goes for the pin. 1………………..2………………..3!
WINNER: AND NEW WWE Women’s Champion, Miss Jackie!
Match Quality: 39
Crowd Reaction: 82
Overall Rating: 69 -*
~ Referee Brian Hebner hands Miss Jackie the WWE Women’s Title as she celebrates before rolling out of the ring and heading for the back. Now we go to a shot in the back with Josh Matthews standing by in a special interview area.
Matthews: Ladies and gentlemen, here with me tonight is the largest athlete on the planet. A man by the name of the Big Show…
~ Big Show walks into the frame with Josh Matthews coming up to about his midsection.
Matthews: Well, Big Show, tell me your thoughts after you suffered that brutal attack at the hands of Maven two weeks ago on the Stone Cold Saloon.
Big Show: Well, that little bastard wants to wait until my back is turned and beat me from behind with a chair? He doesn’t know that he just woke up a sleeping giant. If he wants to protect his woman, he needs to keep her away from a lot more guys than just me. Because, Lita has been around the block more times than Jenna Jameson. She’s been around more (bleep)cks than a chicken farmer. If Maven wants to do something, let him bring it. I’ll step on his big fat head and crush him like the little peanut that he is.
Overall Rating: 80
~ We fade to commercial.
~We come back to see The Bashams standing in the ring when the Rockers 2005 music starts up. Marty Jannetty and Eugene Dinsmore run down the ramp and slide in the ring with the tassels hanging from the boots and wrists.
Rockers 2005 vs. The Bashams
Referee: Brian Hebner
~ Eugene starts the match off against Disco Danny. The two men lock up before Eugene pushes him back to a neutral corner. Brian Hebner makes Eugene release the hold on Danny. As Eugene starts to back away Danny knees him in the stomach and then hits a quick European uppercut. Danny grabs Eugene by the hair and throws him back in the corner. Danny chops Eugene and few times before picking him up on his shoulder and hitting a running powerslam in the middle of the ring. Danny goes for the pin. 1………………..2………Marty Jannetty makes the save! Brian Hebner forces Jannetty out of the ring and while his back is turned Disco Danny and Dancin’ Doug double team Eugene with a double Russian legsweep. Danny leaves the ring and Doug picks Eugene back up to his feet as Brian Hebner turns back around. Doug whips Eugene to the ropes and hits him with a powerslam as he returns and immediately goes for a pin. 1………………..2…………kick out! Doug picks Eugene back up and whips him to the ropes once again. Eugene ducks under a clothesline and comes back with a jumping clothesline of his own. Both men fall to the mat. Eugene crawls his way to the corner and tags in Marty Jannetty. Jannetty comes in as Doug tags in Danny. Danny runs at Jannetty and gets a dropkick to the face. Eugene rolls out of the ring and falls to the floor as Danny charges at Jannetty. Jannetty dropkicks him as well, and Danny stumbles backwards through the ropes and out to the floor. Jannetty turns around and Dancin’ Doug hits him with his Leg Lariat out of nowhere! Doug goes for the pin. 1………………..2………………..3!
WINNERS: The Bashams
Match Quality: 70
Crowd Reaction: 71
Overall Rating: 70 *1\2
~ Doug leaves the ring quickly as he and Danny head for the back. Jannetty slowly gets to his feet as Eugene tries to help him up. Jannetty pushes him away and then rolls out of the ring with Eugene following close behind. We see a replay of the end of the match before we go to a shot of the Stone Cold Saloon when we hear the breaking glass. Austin comes out from the back with his six pack in his hand strutting his way down to the set of the Stone Cold Saloon. Austin opens up a can and takes a swig before addressing the audience.
Stone Cold: One more time, if you think this is the best damn bar in the world, give me a hell yeah!
~ The audience screams hell yeah and then cheers.
Stone Cold: Now I’d like to introduce my guests tonight. They are the two men that are going by the name of 2 Tons of Fun. Give it up for Mark Henry and Viscera.
~ “You gonna eat that?” is heard as Mark Henry and Viscera walk out from the back and take a seat at the set of the Stone Cold Saloon. Mark Henry has on his “You Gonna Eat That?” shirt and Viscera has on his robe and his arm in a sling.
Stone Cold: Welcome to the Stone Cold Saloon.
Viscera: Thank ya kindly.
Henry: You got anything to eat?
Stone Cold: This is a bar, son, we ain’t got nothing to eat around here.
~ Mark Henry points at the microphone.
Henry: Are you gonna eat that?
Stone Cold: …..This is a microphone, son. You can’t eat it.
Henry: You want to split it?
~ Stone Cold looks confused as Mark Henry grabs the microphone and rips the foam cover off of it with his teeth. He starts to chew on it before he and Viscera leave the Stone Cold Saloon and walk to the back.
Stone Cold: I’ll be damned. Them boys is crazy as hell.
Overall Rating: 78
~ We fade to commercial.
~ We come back to see Chavo Guerrero in the ring.
J.R.: Welcome back fans, and that was certainly an interesting edition of the Stone Cold Saloon, King.
King: Mark Henry might need an intervention or something if he keeps eating like that.
~ Now we hear “Who’s that jumping out the sky?” as Rey Mysterio flies onto the entrance ramp. Mysterio slides in the ring and the referee calls for the bell to start the match.
Rey Mysterio vs. Chavo Guerrero
Referee: Jim Corderis
~ Chavo hits Mysterio from behind and kicks him down to the mat. Chavo drops an elbow onto Mysterio’s back and then hooks in a headlock. Mysterio slowly gets back to his feet. Mysterio back Chavo into the ropes and whips him off to the opposite side to free himself from the headlock. Chavo bounces back off the ropes and hits a shoulder tackle on Mysterio. Mysterio lands on his back and quickly rolls to his stomach. Chavo bounces off the ropes and then jumps over Mysterio to bounce off the opposite ropes. Mysterio jumps back to his feet and tries a flying crossbody as Chavo comes back. Chavo catches him and turns it into a whirlwind backbreaker. Chavo goes for the pin. 1………………..2………………kick out! Chavo picks Mysterio back up and whips him to the ropes. Mysterio comes back and slides between Chavo’s legs. Mysterio hops back to his feet and dropkicks Chavo in the back. Chavo stumbles forward and lands with his head and chest resting on the second rope. Mysterio bounces off the opposite ropes and come back going for the 6-1-9, but Chavo ducks it and Mysterio lands on the apron. Chavo grabs Mysterio by the back of the head and slams him face first into the steel corner post. Mysterio falls off the apron to the floor near the entrance ramp. Mysterio slowly gets back to his feet as Chavo bounds off the opposite ropes and dives through the ropes with a suicide dive. Referee Jim Corderis starts to count both men out. 1……….2……….3……….4……….5……….6……….7…….Chavo picks Mysterio back up and rolls him into the ring. Chavo climbs to the apron and then to the top rope. Chavo Guerrero comes off the top rope with his Frog Splash on Rey Mysterio. He goes for the pin. 1………………..2………………..3!
WINNER: Chavo Guerrero
Match Quality: 81
Crowd Reaction: 75
Overall Rating: 78 **3/4
~ Chavo Guerrero rolls out the ring and heads for the back when we see Gene Okerlund standing in the back with “The Big Red Machine”, Kane.
Mene Gene: Well ladies and gentlemen; I am here with the seven foot monster known as Kane. Now, Kane, you have a match this Sunday at SummerSlam against SmackDown superstar Muhammad Hassan.
Kane: You know, Gene, everybody that watched SmackDown last week saw how much Hassan already fears me. I am inside his head. I am worming my way through his mind, until I am all that he thinks about. He’ll look behind every corner, look under every stone. He can’t sleep, he can’t eat, he can’t even take a breath without thinking about his demise that happens this Sunday at SummerSlam!
Overall Rating: 76
~ We fade to commercial.
~ We come back to see Mark Henry standing in the ring as Maven and Lita are making their way to the ring.
J.R.: With those words from Kane, let’s run down the card for SummerSlam King.
King: Well there will be a match between the Cabinet from SmackDown and the Blue World Order from the Extreme brand in an eight man tag match. Then there will be a match between Kane and Muhammad Hassan. Then all three World Titles will be on the line at SummerSlam. The Sandman will defend the Extreme World Title against Justin Credible. John Cena puts his WWE Title on the line against Edge. And in the main event Batista defends the World Heavyweight Title against Triple H in the first ever Steel Domain Match! I can’t wait J.R.!
Mark Henry vs. Maven w/ Lita
Referee: Charles Robinson
~ Before the bell rings Mark Henry leaves the ring and walks to the security barrier summoning for someone from the audience to come closer. We see the person he was motioning for was the hot dog vendor in the arena. Henry realizes he has no money in his wrestling trunks and asks the vendor to stay there. Henry walks over to the area where Lillian Garcia is seated at and asks her for a loan. She hands him some money and Henry comes back to get his hot dog. He swallows the hot dog whole and then climbs back up into the ring. Maven looks a little annoyed but that look turns to seriousness as the bell rings. Maven runs at Mark Henry and dropkicks him back into the corner. Maven chops Henry a few times before trying to whip him across to the opposite corner but Henry stands his ground. Maven kicks Henry in the back of the knee making him fall to one knee. Maven punches him in the face when all of the lights in the arena go out.
King: Son of a….
~ The lights come back on and Sabu is in the ring with his chair and his hand pointed toward the ceiling. Sabu whacks Mark Henry in the head with the chair and then throws the chair at Maven.
WINNER: No contest through interference.
Match Quality: 67
Crowd Reaction: 69
Overall Rating: 68 *1/4
~ Mark Henry falls to the mat on his face and Maven falls through the ropes to the outside. Sabu climbs out of the ring and throws Maven onto the timekeepers table. Sabu climbs atop the security railing and leg drops Maven through the table. Eric Bischoff and the Raw security guards come running down to the ring. Sabu points to the sky and then jumps the railing and leaves the arena as we fade to commercial.
Overall Rating: 56
~ We come back to see Eddie Guerrero and Batista standing in the ring.
J.R.: I hope Sabu doesn’t make an appearance like that at SummerSlam, King.
King: We can’t worry about that now, we have the World Champion facing Eddie Guerrero right now!
Non-Title Match
Batista vs. Eddie Guerrero
Referee: Earl Hebner
~ The bell rings and the two men lock up. Batista backs Eddie to the corner before Eddie kicks him in the stomach and shoves him in the corner in his place. Eddie chops Batista and then knees him in the stomach repeatedly. Eddie then climbs the ropes and hits Batista in the face repeatedly as the audience counts along. Eddie then bites Batista in the forehead before hoping out of the corner. Eddie tries to whip him to the opposite corner but Batista reverses it. Eddie crashes into the corner and Batista charges in behind him and splashes him in the corner. Batista whips him across the ring and then follows behind him with a clothesline causing Eddie to crash to the mat. Batista picks Eddie Guerrero back up to his feet and hoists him up on his shoulders and slams him down in the center of the ring with a powerslam. Batista goes for a pin. 1………………..2………kick out! Batista picks Eddie back up and pulls him out towards the center of the ropes and whips him across the ring. As Eddie comes back, Batista picks him up and drops him with a spinebuster. Batista hops up and puts his thumbs up and then puts them down. Batista picks Eddie Guerrero back up to his feet and nails him with the Batista Bomb. Batista goes for the pin. 1………………..2………………..3!
WINNER: Batista
Match Quality: 63
Crowd Reaction: 81
Overall Rating: 75 *1/4
Overall Show Rating: 74