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I'm guessing one at a time, and then every time people are finished judging it, we start on the new one.

loving these rules, if everyone else is alright with them, I'll start working on my first late tonight.

Agreed. I don't know about everyone else, but Livid and I would like a nice set of rules lol.

- Al Snow vs. Bobby Eaton - I don't think you'll keep having Snow beat Eaton, revenge time.

- WCW US Tag Team Titles Match: The Steiners© vs. The Fabulous Freebirds - Just seems to me like you've been building them up to win

- WCW TV Title Match: Stunning Steve Austin© vs. Ricky Morton - Austin needs to win this match, he couldn't get the win on Saturday Night, so he'll definitely come up with it here

- The Diamond Mine vs. Jushin Thunder Liger and Muta - Unfortunately, I have the feeling that you're gonna use Liger and Muta just to put The Diamond Mine over. Fine, I guess, still makes me shed a tear though .

- WCW World Tag Team Titles Match: Doom© vs. The Four Horsemen - Yeah, just a personal preference.

- WCW US Title Match: Lex Luger© vs. Nikita Koloff vs. Sid Vicious - Can't see Koloff or Vicious winning the title, Luger should keep it

- WCW World Heavyweight Title Match: Sting© vs. Ric Flair - As much as I'd like to see Flair winning the belt, Sting's not going to lose it quite yet. But I'm 100% sure that Flair'll get a run with the belt in a little bit, can't wait to see when that happens.

I must've missed the promo.

I missed my major point in that post, the thing that I don't like the most. I'm CERTAIN that at least 3/4 of the crowd have no idea who Sonny Siaki or Harry Smith are, yet they come into main event matches and beat an already established superstar like JBL? Even Brock Lesnar, The Rock, Austin went through jobber matches and such before they got to beat someone of that caliber.

I'm just trying to help here, you don't have to prove everything I say wrong. I missed the Foley/RVD thing, still I don't think that Raven would ever go back to the WWE. But that's besides the point.

Triple H did stick his nose where he didn't belong. Mcmahon making him wrestle for Shane is just an on screen thing, you're the one that booked it, not Vince lol. You just cancelled the match with Shane for no reason after it was announced for almost a week, which is something Vince wouldn't do unless it was a case of injury or something. You gave away the return of DX by putting Triple H, who's already busy in another feud, in that match. And now what? Triple H is the champion but he's also in the DX storyline? You can't have both, if you have him fight the Mcmahons, what are Cena and Edge gonna' do until he's done? They'd want a rematch at the title, especially Cena, and you can't afford to put the world title on hold because HBK and HHH want to PWNTHEMCMAHONS. You have to keep the reader guessing, and I don't mean by having constant debuts and returns, but by giving them enough information to be engaged, but not enough to be satisfied. If you're writing this just to read it on your own, you don't have to listen to my feedback, but trust me.. It's a blessing when there's someone who actually tells you what you're doing wrong in your diary. I've written a couple of diaries and I rarely get feedback, but when I did it usually gave me an idea of where I should go with things, what people liked/didn't like about my booking/writing.

And not to be cocky, but I do give some pretty damn thorough feedback .

NODQ.com

May 3rd, 2006

- WWE Smackdown! Taping Results (5/5/06)

- Chris Benoit beat William Regal in the first King of the Ring quarter final match in what proved itself to be yet another unbelievable bout between the two, great way to open the show.

- Cruiserweight Champ, Gregory Helms, returned from injury and cut a promo on how bad it feels to come back in a place like Cincinnati. He announced that although he's not ready to be in the ring yet, he'll be ready to defend his belt in a battle royal next week.

- MNM retained the WWE Tag Team Championships, beating Nunzio and Vito in a pretty nice bout with the help of Melina.

- Rey Mysterio came out to the ring to introduce Chavo Guerrero as Smackdown's newest superstar. The two cut a promo on keeping Eddie's dream alive, until Randy Orton interrupted and called both of them a farce, telling them that they'd never be there if it wasn't for Eddie Guerrero in the first place, gaining major heat from the crowd. The main event of Chavo Guerrero vs. Randy Orton was decided.

- Theodore Long granted Daivari's henchmen a chance to take down The Undertaker. I missed this segment, but I heard it was pretty funny.

- Lance Storm beat Orlando Jordan in a nice bout, and got a huge reaction from the crowd here in Cincinnati. JBL came out after the match and nearly fought Storm, but instead pushed Jillian in front of him like a coward and allowed Storm to superkick her instead, running away with his belt.

- Booker T cut a backstage promo on The Boogeyman and him kidnapping Sharmell, the match for Judgment Day was made official. The Boogeyman vs. Booker T, loser leaves. Sharmell suddenly returned to her husband after the match was made official. I didn't catch much of this either, so I don't know how exactly it happened.

- Ken Kennedy running into Lashley backstage. The big man doesn't really say much, and Kennedy keeps reluctantly mocking him, trying to get a reaction, with the possibility of them facing off in the next round. Some funny stuff here, best segment of the night.

- The Undertaker beat Roadkill in the first Daivari challenge match, sending Roadkill over to the velocity tapings for the rest of his career. Sad, but true. Next week, The Undertaker will take on Mark Henry in a wrestlemania rematch.

- Kurt Angle runs into Chavo Guerrero before his match, and wishes him the best of luck. They talked about Eddie for a bit, with Kurt saying he's right behind Chavo every step of the way, and he hopes that he beats Orton's ass tonight and shows him what passion in this business is all about.

- Randy Orton defeated Chavo Guerrero in a very engaging match that had the crowd involved since the beginning. Mysterio tried to help Chavo win in the end, but Orton picked up a victory with an RKO, and for the second week straight, defeated one of Eddie's closest friends. The only man left on the list, is Rey Mysterio.

- Ric Flair has been admitted into rehab after announcing publically that he had a major drug abuse problem, and will be missing the next two to three months to get himself back in shape. Expect Flair to come back near Summerslam and work his way into a storyline with current WWE Champion, John Cena.

- Many were impressed with Matt Striker's work with The Big Show this past monday night on RAW. Striker's home town hating promos, and constant mockary of other superstars, along with some pretty nice in ring work, has him compared to the Kurt Angle of the early days. If molded correctly, Striker can be a big star for the WWE, and is already looking to work a storyline with some of the major names on RAW, as hinted by the fact that he called out The Big Show this past monday night. Expect to see more of him in upcoming weeks.

- Val Venis suffered a minor, unreported injury just three weeks ago to his left elbow. He seems to be recovering quickly, and should be back to perform in upcoming weeks. His WWE career doesn't look like it'll last much longer, as Venis is looking to retire or tour the indy circuit in a couple of months/years. Be prepared for Venis to have a much more significant role on RAW when he returns from injury, as this could very well be his last stint with the company.

9 matches on raw? Three huge ones with absolutely no build up? Triple H sticking his nose in the HBK/Mcmahon feud for no reason just to form DX? Raven returning to the pay per view with no build up WHATSOEVER, not even an announcement about Mick Foley facing a mystery opponent?

You can argue that you don't want to go for a realistic approach, and that you prefer doing things the way you want so you can mark out for DX returning, but you can't fit 9 matches in on raw, it's just.. not possible.

Slow things down, draw things out, build matches up a little more, let every match have some importance. A match thrown together just because it has two main eventers doesn't really interest the fans. They want to see Cena get his ass kicked by Triple H, so.. make him do it. Slowly, but let it happen. I don't agree with Aitch winning, but that's alright.

I hope you take my advice a little and try to improve, I'll try to keep reading and keep giving you some pointers. There's some potential here if you organized yourself a little better. It's not terrible though, especially if you're fairly new to this.

Ok, Steve Austin push, obviously not what WCW did, what WCW SHOULD'VE done. That's good so far. On his debut and everything, I'm very interested in seeing what you do with him.

I'm guessing Cornette's always been an unscripted asshole, if not then you did a nice job introducing him as one. It's very unlikely that a character like him would work out in a time like this without crossing the line between realistic and unacceptable, but you stayed right on that border. Nice stuff there.

A three way match for the U.S. Title? Nice. For the time, innovative, as I'm pretty sure there weren't many, if any at all, three ways around. I'm interested in seeing how you develop it, although if this is one of the few three ways of the era, I would've rather have it be in a world title feud, making the match just that much more important.

Ehhh, I like Al Snow debuting, but I don't like the fact that his name is Al Snow. Maybe this sounds stupid, but if you're booking as if you're in 1991, I doubt you'd be able to come up with the name and gimmick on your own, so I would've rather seen you take a different approach and maybe gave him an entirely new persona.

Now moving on to Vader. I'm a bit torn about the Vader/Armstrongs thing, for a couple of reasons. First of all, this can go two ways. Either Vader is being built up as being that unstoppable force that nobody can beat and will move on to have some incredible undefeated streak, unless he's beaten by someone of equal talent in a big match, but I think it would've been more interesting if The Armstrongs actually picked up a surprise victory using the handicap match to their advantage, and getting a push they always deserved. You did say "where is all the competition" at the end of the match, so maybe there's someone coming in to face Vader? Hmm. Interesting.

Not much to say about the main event, Flair and Vicious win, horsemen run it, sounds fine to me.

Going backwards, there's another thing I wanted to mention from the first show, and it's Kevin Nash beating Muta. I'm really disappointed that you'd have Muta lose despite the fact that he was very popular at the time, and was successful when he came in for his brief stints with the company. I understand that you probably want to help out the Diamond Mine, and make Kevin Nash a star in the future, but why sacrifice Muta to do so?

So far it's a great start, and it's got me interested in seeing what differences you can make between the real life WCW and your WCW in 91. You've already gotten Austin up to a big push, looking to avoid the horrible job WCW did with him in real life, and you've got something nice with Cornette and with the U.S. title being defended in a, at the time innovative, three way match. I don't really have much more to say, but I'll be reading, and I'll be going more in depth as all of the storylines fall into place and such.

Date: May 1, 2006

City: Colombus, Ohio

1. The Game's explanation

RAW kicks off with nicely done pyros, and a theme song that makes the crowd go wild, as Triple H walks out of the curtains and starts things off. He slowly strolls down the ramp, sans WWE championship, and having to explain his actions at backlash after a very shocking turn of events. He slowly walks up the three steps and enters the ring through the second and third rope, waiting for the mood to ease up a bit before he could speak.

Triple H: Let's get something straight: I didn't walk out on the WWE Championship. You see, when you're as good as me, there are certain things in life that you just.. don't need. And as much as I'd like to become an eleven time world champion, I'd much rather sit back and watch you guys tear John Cena apart EACH.. AND EVERY.. WEEK.

The cheers are pretty loud, and cause 'Aitch to stop for a few seconds before continuing.

Triple H: I've done this before, I've been at the top.. And for the first time in maybe my entire career this past sunday, I realized that it's not that important to me anymore. I don't have anything to prove, John Cena DOES. See the way I see it, it's pretty simple. John Cena talks about "facing adversity" and all of his gangster crap, but the truth is that he couldn't be any more of a COWARD than he is. And..

Say no more, Hunter, Cena's theme hits over the PA and the champ makes his way out furious at Triple H's comments. He slides under the bottom rope and wastes no time, staring Triple H down and screaming staight into his eyes.

John Cena: Listen up, ya' crazy son of a bitch.

Triple H maintains his composure, while the crowd continues to give Cena mixed reactions.

John Cena: If ya' haven't gotten' the drift yet, 'Aitch, these aren't the easiest fans to please. YOU, of all people, should know 'dat. Wasn't it these same fans that were booeing you just a couple o' months ago? And now you're kissin' their asses like they were your best friends. I thought ya' were a "real man".. I thought'cha had "intensity". Let's face it, Hunter, ain't nothin' you can do to please this crowd.

Triple H: Hold on a second now, Cena. Nobody's asking you to please this crowd, hell as a matter of fact I don't think anyone wanted you coming over from smackdown in the first place!

The fans once again cheer madly for Triple H, as even Cena breaks a very small laugh.

John Cena: The fact is, Hunter.. I didn't come out hea' to argue with you.

Triple H: Why did you even bother to come down then? Did you miss the booes?

Now Cena changes his tone completely, and screams right at The Game.

John Cena: LET ME TELL YOU.. WHAT I CAME DOWN FOR. What happened last night.. It wasn't right. But contrary to what ya' believe, I ain't got nothin' to prove. There's fans that love me, and there's fans that hate me, that's life, I ain't tryin' to force nobody to like me. And the fact of the matter is, 'Aitch.. You had me beat.

Triple H: Let's skip the formalities, Cena. It was just a match, we'll have another chance to go mano a mano some day.

John Cena: NO. What I came here ta' say is..

Cena takes the title off of his shoulder.

John Cena: This belt belongs to you.

Cena extends the title to Triple H, the fans trying to give him insight as to whether or not he should do it. Triple H tries to reach out for the belt but quickly draws his hands back and looks away for a few seconds. Then, as soon as he turns around, he gets planted with a shot with the belt by Cena which gets a majorly bad crowd reaction. Cena then poses with the title, holding it over Triple H's body and screaming "IT'S MINE" over and over. (80)

2. The Spirit Squad's Johnny and Nicky vs. ???

Before this match could begin, Vince Mcmahon was standing at the top of the entrance ramp, staring down the Spirit Squad's Johnny and Nicky, to announce their opponents tonight.

Vince Mcmahon: Ladies and gentlemen, as you all know, Chavo Guerrero has now joined the smackdown brand. Now what you may not know, is that in order for him to do so, there would've had to be an official trade sending a Smackdown superstar right here.. ON RAW. So without further a-do, I present to you, RAW's newest, returning tag team..

Former Smackdown superstar Scotty 2 Hotty and Grandmaster Sexay walk out of the curtains to a loud cheer from the crowd, and quickly get in the ring to face off with Johnny and Nicky of the Spirit Squad. The two avoid a pair of clotheline attempts early on and are able to gain an upper hand with some double team manuevers to send Nicky and Johnny to the outside to recover with their other Spirit Squad buddies. Too Cool show absolutely no rust in the ring as a tag team. The Spirit Squad were re-grouping on the outside, as Sexay and Scotty leaped over the top rope and catapulted themselves on top of all five men on the outside. Some more spots were pulled off nicely by the two teams throughout the match, and Sexay and Scotty were forced to fight off many attempts of interference by the remaining three Spirit Squad-ers. However, an unlucky superkick by Mitch that ended up hitting Nicky, allowed Scotty 2 Hotty to hit him with the Worm, and Sexay to finish him off with a top rope leg drop, taking home the win for Too Cool. After the match was over, however, all five members of the Spirit Squad entered the ring and cleaned house, leaving Too Cool motionless in the middle of the ring, and prancing around like a couple of morons afterwards. (Too Cool, 75, **3/4, The Spirit Squad debuted their new gimmicks [obnoxious])

3. Deserving an opportunity

The cameras take us backstage, where Edge is livid after his loss at backlash, dragging Lita around by her arm and looking everywhere for something. He then storms into Mcmahon's office and interrupts an obvious business meeting with Candice Michelle, but not caring the least bit.

Edge: Mr. Mcmahon, I don't need to say much for you to know why I'm here. I know you saw what happened last night, and I know you're the one that'll put an end to it. Triple H really showed what kind of a sick, twisted, freak he really is, didn't he? Well unfortunately it was at my expense, and I want YOU to do something about it.

Vince Mcmahon: Well you certainly appear to be pretty fired up, Edge. I'll tell ya' what, you want me to do something about last night? Fine.

Edge: Ah ha, that's what I'm talking about.

Vince Mcmahon: Picture it: Tonight live right here in Colombus, Ohio, in the MAIN.. EVENT. It'll be Edge.. and Triple H, teaming up to face John Cena.. and Rob.. Van.. Dam.

Edge doesn't look as pleased as he did before he received that answer.

Edge: Is that for real? I want Triple H one on one and you put us on a team? I can't deal with the madness right now, let's go Lita.

Edge once again drags Lita out of the room, as Mcmahon gets back to his "business" with Candice.

Vince Mcmahon:[ Now.. Where were we?

Picture this: He mounts her. (84)

4. The disadvantages of obesity

Back in the ring we are, where an unpopular Matt Striker has taken over the squared circle and set up a class-like environment, with a board and a piece of chalk, and a desk in front of it, with a myriad of dictionaries and all kinds of books.

Matt Striker: Now as I'm about to make some pretty hefty accusations.. Let me apologize before hand to anybody with a kind heart.

He pauses to let the idea sink in.

Matt Striker: And now we can finally begin today's lesson. See I have to be completely honest here, I didn't think I'd have any substantial, compelling argument that you people here in Colombus would actually understand, so I went out and..

The crowd interrupts his monologue with a thunderous amount of booes.

Matt Striker: Hey, don't boo me, I'm trying to be a good sport. I'm trying to moderate my vocabulary for you people, and this is the way you treat me? Unacceptable! .. Now as I was saying, there is indeed something I saw last night in one of the matches at backlash that I would like to bring to everyone's attention. Roll the footage.

Footage of Big Show's bout with Kane starts playing, showing Big Show unable to scout the chokeslam that was coming to him, and being knocked out on the announcers' table by his former tag team partner, as the cameras go back to the live scene.

Matt Striker: Now I don't want to cause any trouble here, but being the great citizen that I am.. I can't overlook the fact that The Big Show is one of the major contributors to the slow downfall of this society. I mean suuure he can slap a few chests and knock around a few kicks, but is The Big Show really preparing himself for life.. AFTER wrestling? Let's be honest with each other, he could've easily avoided that chokeslam if he weighed about one or two hundred pounds less.

Big Show's music hits, and Matt Striker now looks a bit worried, but still tries to maintain his composure. The Big Show slowly walks down to the ring and climbs in over the top rope, grabbing a microphone and smiling, while speaking to Striker.

The Big Show: Alright, why don't you do that presentation over again? You know.. with me actually IN the ring.

Matt Striker: I don't think that'll be necessary, but Big Show, please, don't take anything personally. I'm just trying to open the eyes of thousands of people who don't see the fatal flaws of american society!

The Big Show: Yeah, yeah.. I get it. Like terrorism? vandalism? alcohol? YOU.

Striker's eyes open as wide as they can, and The Big Show quickly drops his mic and grabs him up with just one arm, slamming him right through his own desk and completely knocking him out, leaving the ring with a smile on his face. (71, Matt Striker debuted his new gimmick [arrogant], it got a positive response. Matt Striker gained overness, The Big Show lost overness)

5. Umaga vs. Goldust

It's amazing that this match even lasted as long as it did, as Goldust got in absolutely no offense. Armando Alejandro Estrada gave his protege a nice little introduction, despite his annoying sound. Umaga quickly went to work on Goldust, knocking him down with various powerful maneuvers, including a nice looking frog splash from the top rope. The fans could sense that the match was on its way to a close, as Umaga had just destroyed Goldust with a running butt smash that almost snapped Goldust's neck in half. Umaga then uses a very sharp thumb to the throat to knock Goldust out completely and pick up a VERY easy victory. This young man's looking pretty impressive. (Umaga, 73, **, Umaga gained overness)

6. Revenge is sweet

Two of the crowd favorites on RAW, Maria and Shawn Michaels, are standing by in front of the RAW interview set, with Maria set to get Michaels's thoughts after what happened at backlash with the Mcmahons and Kane.

Maria: Shawn Michaels. Last night at backlash, you came THIIIIS close to winning a big match against Mr. Mcmahon, until Kane..

Shawn interrupts.

Shawn Michaels: If there's one thing I know about tonight it's that I don't want to hear a single word about Kane. Ya' see, Mcmahon thinks he has all of these cards up his sleeve, and he wants to talk to me about "the force of evil" prevailing at backlash. Well you know what, Maria? I'm not about to let Vince and Shane Mcmahon get away with this. Kane is a small problem here, I'm trying to get right to the root, right to the source. And I KNOW.. That the source is Mr. Vincent.. Kennedy.. Mcmahon. Now Maria, I know Vince Mcmahon. And I know that he ain't gonna' stop until he gets exactly what he wants. And right now, what he wants is for Kane to put an end to my career. And that's fine, hey, he can do what he wants. But let me tell you something Maria. I will END Vince Mcmahon, if it's the last thing I do, and..

All of a sudden, Michaels gets attacked from behind by Kane, who absolutely decimates him in front of the inteview set, dirving im head first into the mini screen, then storming off in anger, screaming. (92)

7. Chris Masters vs. Eugene

After feeling a bit "screwed" out of his triple threat match at backlash, Chris Masters decided to take his aggression out on the innocent Eugene. Masters played around with Eugene since the early goings, using some of the old school chops to the back of the head ala Razor Ramon, and some weak punches that did just enough to knock Eugene down. Masters then teased The Masterlock, but continued to toy around with Eugene, until he finally decided to lock the deadly maneuver in. Eugene was able to counter it before Masters could fully lock it in though, hitting a Rock Bottom for a close two count to make the match close. And angry Masters then put Eugene back in a very strong Masterlock, and forced him to tap out just a few seconds later. The Masterpiece celebrated his victory in the middle of the ring, listening to the thunderous booes of the crowd, until suddenly, Carlito comes running out from the crowd and shows up right behind Masters, nailing him with a modified inverted backbreaker that he uses so nicely, which takes Masters out. Carlito then takes out his trademark apple, and spits a huge chunk right on the face of Chris Masters, leaving the ring to something he's not very used to in his WWE career: the crowd's cheers. (Chris Masters, 76, **1/2)

8. WWE Unlimited

The WWE Unlimited cameras show Carlito walking backstage during the commercial break, being applauded for his actions to Chris Masters just a few moments ago. Just as he was chewing his apple, walking around like a cocky SOB, Chris Masters grabs him from behind out of nowhere with a Masterlock. He holds it in tightly, not allowing Carlito to break out of it, and holding onto it for almost two entire minutes. Referees and superstars come over, trying to stop Chris Masters from breaking all types of bones in Carlito's body, who releases the hold and allows the referees to help the king of cool back up.(72)

9. And STILL WWE Intercontinental Champion

Back in the ring, a red carpet is spread throughout the ring, with Shelton Benjamin and his very smooth sun glasses standing right in the middle, polishing up his Intercontinental championship after his great victory against his former partner, Charlie Haas, at backlash. He puts his microphone right up to his mouth, and receiving booes from the Colombus crowd, he speaks.

Shelton Benjamin: Ladies and gentlemen.. STILL.. YOUR.. WWE.. INTER.. CONTINENTAL CHAMPION.. SHELTOOOOOON BENJAMIN!

The crowd booes once again. Shelton's established himself as a semi-heel already, which is good.

Shelton Benjamin: Now I know y'all went out an' celebrated mah' victory last night, but I figured "hell.. Why not have an encore?" .. Wasn't too pleased 'bout it bein' in Colombus, Ohio, but hey, ya' take what'cha' can get.

Thunderous booes now, those traditional jokes are still effective. Suddenly, confetti start flying down from the ceiling, and Shelton acts as if he's the most shocked man in the world right now.

Shelton Benjamin: Oh my, now who would eva' think o' doin' that? Thanks you guys. Ya' see.. Fact is: I ain't got nothin' to prove anymore. I proved that I'm betta' than half the people on 'dat roster, and LAST NIGHT.. I proved that I'm betta' than my FORMER tag team partna'. Hell, if I were you guys, I'd be throwin' me a party too.

He pauses for a second, trying to get some support from the crowd, but not getting anything.

Shelton Benjamin: Now please, if ya'd like to join me in singin' a song for celebration, entitled.

Viscera's music suddenly hits over the PA, and the fans give him somewhat of a reaction. The world's largest love machine makes his way out with a microphone and enters the ring over the top rope, staring at Shelton Benjamin but smiling.

Shelton Benjamin: What in tha' hell are you doin' out here?

Viscera: I thought I heard you say somethin' about.. SINGIN' A SOOOONG.

Now the fans give Big Vis the reaction he was expecting, as he starts singin' the tune, looking at the Intercontinental Championship the entire way through.

Viscera: MY DARLING I

CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE BABE

GIRL, I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHYYY

I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE BABE.

Shelton looks at Vis with a puzzled expression, then waits for him to turn his attention elsewhere to nail him right in the face with the championship belt, taunting him on the way. All of a sudden, the fans start cheering, and Shelton begins to smile as he thinks it's all for him, when it's instead for Charlie Haas, who has just entered the ring behind Shelton with a steel chair and awaits for the champ to turn around. Shelton does, and gets nailed right in the face with a steel chair shot by Haas! Haas is a loose cannon! He's screaming in the middle of the ring, and looking to decimate Shelton, who luckily is able to roll out of the ring under the bottom rope, staring down a deranged Haas from the outside. (76)

10. Your new RAW General Manager?

Vince Mcmahon is standing backstage in his office, with a royal rumble-like object that superstars use to pick out their entrance number. He smiles, and acts as if he has the biggest announcement in the history of professional wrestling to make.

Vince Mcmahon: Ladies and gentlemen, what you see beside me with the beautiful Candice Michelle, is your new RAW general manager.

A bit of confusion caused by that statement.

Vince Mcmahon: What I mean is: Screw the interviews, screw the experience, just SCREW IT ALL. In this, are over fifty names of WWE and non-WWE superstars who could have a chance to be the NEW RAW General Manager!

Still a bit confused, the fans cheer.

Vince Mcmahon: And next week, right here on RAW, we will see the LIVE selection of one pivital ball that will decide the future of this company. Now you may think I've gone crazy, and you may think I belong in a mental institution, BUT.. The fact is: I AM REVOLUTIONARY. And this, my audience, is the beginning of a revolution. It could be anyone. From the range of.. Torrie Wilson and Chloe, The Spirit Squad, Doink The Clown.. To Shawn Michaels.. Triple H.. JOHN.. CENA.

The cheers very quickly turn into booes for the champ.

Vince Mcmahon: Now once the superstar is selected.. They will be called right down to that ring.. and they will be given TWO options. Due to the fact that being the RAW General Manager takes a lot of hard work and a lot of dedication.. I'm not gonna' allow anyone to decide to bail on it when the going gets rough. Therefore, IF the superstar accepts the position as RAW General Manager.. HE MUST RETIRE HIS PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING CAREER!

The fans don't seem too pleased about that, and being booeing Mcmahon.

Vince Mcmahon: Oh come on now, don't boo me. Wouldn't you all like to see John Cena out of that ring for good?

Not a tough crowd to please, as they start the cheers again for Mcmahon's joke.(90)

11. John Cena and Rob Van Dam vs. Triple H and Edge

John Cena's theme song interrupts Mcmahon's speech about the new general manager, and the champion makes his way out to the ring, followed by his possible challenger in a few weeks, Rob Van Dam. Triple H and Edge start the match apparently on the same page, working together on Cena like they did in the early goings of their match at backlash. Just like the usual tag team matches, there came a point where John Cena and Edge were both knocked out, and were both desperately trying to reach their corners for a tag which was made. Triple H and Rob Van Dam came into the ring, and RVD starts nailing The Game with a combination of forearm smashes to the head, irish whipping him but getting it reversed and getting nailed with a high knee to the face by the cerebral assassin. Cena also comes back into the action and goes after Triple H, the two exchanging blows right in the middle of the ring until 'Aitch could take the upper hand once again, irish whipping Cena and knocking him down with a spinebuster, looking to take advantage of the opportunity. Triple H once again goes ballistic, and runs to the outside, slowly grabbing a sledge hammer from underneath the ring and looking to destroy his opponents. Cena is the first one on his knees, and Triple H is looking to nail him right over the head with Edge looking on, but instead turns to his side and gives Edge a huge shot straight to the forehead that was completely unexpected! The referee doesn't know what to do, and neither does Cena, but Van Dam has now climbed the top rope and looking to hit a Five Star Frog Splash on Edge. Triple H gives him a thumbs up and smiles, and RVD leaps off and nails Edge with the Five Star, covering 1...2... OH MY GOD! Triple H nails RVD over the back with that sledge hammer multiple times. The referee calls for the bell, Van Dam and Cena have won the match, but Triple H continues to decimate Rob Van Dam in the middle of the ring, leaving him and Edge bloody, yet surprisingly not even TOUCHING John Cena. 'Aitch drops the sledge hammer and begins walking away, the cameras focusing on his cocky look and Cena's confused expression, as RAW goes to a close. (John Cena and RVD by Disqualification, 78, **1/4)

Overall Rating: 78

Attendance: 7,523

TV Rating: 6.86

Not really liking putting just three members of the Spirit Squad in development and keeping the other two just because they're the tag team champions. What are they if they're not all together? You also fired Orlando Jordan, which I guess is alright, I'll live with it. But you fired a veteran like Val Venis, who still helps out and allows younger guys to get over in smaller matches. I'm glad you dropped some dead weight and guys like Mark Henry, but some of the firings are a bit eh. Funaki is also a pretty old guy in wrestling years, OVW is likely not going to do him any good.

I want to see where you go with this before I make a judgment, so I will keep reading.

April 30, 2006, Recap

The show kicked off with the Intercontinental Championship match between Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas, in what was likely one of the best matches of the night. Haas tried to make his WWE return a successful one, as he was able to gain an upper hand and lock the Haas of Pain on Shelton after just a few minutes since the bout had begun, but Shelton was lucky enough to grab onto the bottom rope and save his Intercontinental Championship momentarily. The bout went on for another three/four minutes, with Shelton now seeing more of an advantage than his former tag team partner. Late in the bout, Shelton tried to put things away with the T-Bone suplex, but Haas was quickly able to counter it with a couple of hard shots to the gut of the champion, who was however able to fight it off and hit the T-Bone anyway, pinning Haas for a three count. Haas did however get a standing ovation from the crowd as he walked off, making his pay per view return with an incredible match.

The intense rivalry between Mickie James and Trish Stratus came down to a culminating point at backlash, as the current wwe women's champion defended against the former, in one of the best women's matches seen in a pretty long time. Mickie used her psycho tactics to take advantage of Trish early on, appearing to be more interested in trying to be like Trish than trying to beat her, which allowed Stratus to nail a chick kick on the champion, but only for a very close two count. Mickie James surprised Stratus just a few seconds later, hitting Trish with her own Mick kick out of nowhere and grabbing the pin to retain the championship.

Chavo Guerrero went head to head with one of WWE's most elustrious legends, The Nature Boy, Ric Flair, in a match he devoted to his late uncle Eddie Guerrero. The fans got behind both men in this bout, but gave Chavo enough strength to compete with Ric Flair at a main event level, proving himself to be a fantastic competitor. He gained an upper hand in this bout using Eddie's trifecta of suplexes on 'Naitch, and made a serious push to beat the legendary Ric Flair. Despite being a great guy, Flair could never stay away from his cheap tactics, and used a series of cheap maneuvers to take over the momentum of the match. Eddie did "lie, cheat and steal". Ric Flair had the figure four leg lock tighly placed on Chavo Guerrero in the middle of the ring, and nothing seemed to save him now. Chavo fought back as hard as he could, eventually reaching the bottom rope and getting a huge pop from the crowd. The match wasn't over yet, and Chavo was able to hit another series of suplexes to put Ric Flair down on the mat, picking up a VERY impressive win with Eddie's own Forg Splash. After the match was over, Chavo shook hands with the Nature Boy, and later proceeded onto say goodbye to most other WWE superstars, who wished him luck on the mackdown brand.

Two of the biggest athletes in the WWE today, Kane and The Big Show, also fought in a one on one contest to showcase their strength and prove who the better man is. Losing the tag team championships to the Spirit Squad just a few weeks ago caused Kane to go completely insane and attack his tag team partner. The bout was just what was expected, and prior to the match, Kane even told The Big Show that he'd enjoy knocking him out with one of the deadliest chokeslams anyone will ever see. The match went on for about nine/ten minutes, and saw Big Show holding an upper hand throughout, using his small, but important, size advantage to counter Kane's quickness. Show tried his best to nail a chokeslam for nearly an entire minute, but Kane was able to counter it every time, even hitting a cheap undetected low blow near the end of the bout. Just as the crowd was starting to get behind The Big Show, Kane decided to make things personal, and did indeed give The Big Show the most powerful chokeslam in the history of professional wrestling, right on top of the announcers table, which allowed him to drag the big man back into the ring and pin him for the victory.

Rob Van Dam put his Money in the Bank contract on the line on sunday as he took on Carlito and Chris Masters in a triple threat match. Things were looking very good for Carlito and The Masterpiece, as they kept using their partnership to corner Van Dam and make sure he wouldn't come up with the victory. The two used the handicap match-like atmosphere to their advantage, having RVD almost beat on a few occasions. The real trouble came, however, when Masters or Carlito tried to pin Van Dam and run away with a victory, as each of them kept pulling the other off on pin attempts. Van Dam was able to take advantage of a great opportunity, when Masters shoved Carlito, allowing RVD to superkick the Masterlock over the top rope without expecting a thing. Carlito was left in the ring to fight Van Dam in a one on one situation, and he quickly tried to pick up the pin and win the Money in the Bank briefcase. Carlito tried to hit his modified backbreaker twice, but RVD was able to counter it both times, the second time even being lucky enough for him to hit a spinning heel kick and put Carlito on the mat. Van Dam was looking for a five star frog splash to end the match, but he noticed The Masterpiece getting back up on the outside, and decided to take a huge chance and jump out on him instead! The match went on for another three to four minutes, until RVD was able to pick up an impressive win with a rollup on Carlito. Later in the show, RVD confronted Triple H about the possibility of him challenging for the WWE championship, as Triple H claimed that he was most definitely going to win it.

Vince and Shane Mcmahon made ridiculous accusations once again before this match to the way "God" has been helping Shawn Michaels win, and that without God's help, tonight, the force of evil will reign supreme and destroy Shawn Michaels and all that he stands for. Again, The Mcmahons were able to use any sort of weapon they wanted to, while Michaels was limited to pure wrestling ability and faith. The Mcmahons obviously held a huge advantage throughout this match, switching back and forth and destroying Michaels with steel chairs, ladders, tables, and anything else they could find, just toying around with the Heartbreak Kid now. Then, just had Vince had gotten a little carried away, Michaels quickly jumped back up to his feet and Sweet Chin Music'd the chair right back into Mcmahon's face. Shane tried to finish the job on his own, battling Shawn Michaels, but not being able to gain the upper hand any longer, as he can't win a one on one match against The Showstopper. Things were looking fantastic for Shawn Michaels, as he nailed a perfect Sweet Chin Music on Shane Mcmahon, and covered him. But just as the referee hit the two count, the lights mysteriously went out. Nothing was seen for almost ten seconds, until a devastating flame is shown erupting from the ring. The lights come back on, and show a table lit completely on fire, and Kane holding Shawn Michaels in the air with one hand, chokeslamming him into the deathly fire, as Kane would say "straight to hell." Shane covered Michaels to pick up the victory. Just as Mcmahon said, evil had prevailed, and he came in the form of the monster himself.

It was time for the WWE Championship match, one very anticipated bout between three very different, but very worthy RAW main eventers. John Cena was looking for something more to prove to the fans, who have kept booeing him despite great performances. His uncaring attitude helped him through the early goings, as the fans kept starting chants of D-X and Triple H, looking for The Game to regain his championship against John Cena. Edge tried to take advantage of the fact that he was sort of a third wheel in this clash of titans, and almost picked up a win early after Cena had knocked Triple H out of the ring, nailing him with a Spear and getting a very close two count. The crowd started to get behind Edge when they saw that he was trying to go after Cena, but they roared when Triple H got back into the dog fight and started beating the hell out of every person in sight. Mid way through the bout, Triple H was able to isolate Edge, and after hitting a series of nicely executed trademark maneuvers, he planned to put the finishing touches and plant a Pedigree right on Edge. Lita began to interfere, however, and after screaming from the apron, decided to run into the ring and charge at Triple H, but got caught in mid air with a brutal spine buster that left Lita on the mat and the fans in shock. As Edge started looking after Lita, Cena and Triple H went head to head, trading blows in the middle of the ring and hearing all sorts of reactions from the crowd. Cena gained the upper hand, and got Triple H up over his shoulders for an F-U, but Edge once again took advantage and charged at Cena, spearing him, knocking Triple H off his shoulders and knocking the champion down. Edge nearly picked up a victory there, but left an open door for Triple H to do the same. The Game got right back up to his feet, and being the cerebral assassin, used his momentum to Pedigree Edge to the mat. At this point, Hunter was the only standing man in this bout, and was looking to pick up a victory and regain his championship, when he does something completely unexpected. He walks to the outside of the ring and grabs a sledge hammer, waiting for either Edge or Cena to get up to create some chaos. The referee tries to take the sledge hammer away from Triple H, and Cena uses the opportunity to try and nail The Game from behind with a cheap shot, but Triple H ducks under it and ends up hitting Cena with a sledge hammer right to the forehead! Triple H drops the hammer, and begins walking out of the ring with a smile on his face. Cena and Edge are motionless, and Triple H has now completely walked out of this match and to the backstage area. Edge tried to pick up a cheap win after Aitch's sledge shot, but Cena was able to kick out, and later nail Edge with an F-U to pick up the win and retain the championship. The crowd booes, and Cena looks to the back, wondering where Triple H went, and why he gave up such an easy chance to win the match, as backlash comes to a close.

Quick Results:

Shelton Benjamin def. Charlie Haas to retain the Intercontinental Championship

Mickie James def. Trish Stratus to retain the WWE Women's Championship

Chavo Guerrero def. Ric Flair in honor of Eddie Guerrero

Kane def. The Big Show

Rob Van Dam def. Carlito and Chris Masters to keep his Money in the Bank contract

Vince and Shane Mcmahon def. Shawn Michaels

John Cena def. Edge and Triple H to retain the WWE Championship

yeah, I realize that. What I meant is that the match could help MAKE Hart a legend earlier in his career, much like I think Rock/Hogan at wrestlemania is what actually brought The Rock from being a main eventer, to being a legend. A Hart/Hogan main event could definitely help Hart's popularity rise up to that status.

High Energy vs. The Natural Disasters - High Energy needs to win this match, there's not much more to it.

Shawn Michaels vs. Marty Jannetty - It'd be interesting to see what would happen if Marty Jannetty can actually succeed here as a singles wrestler, but I don't think he's good enough to beat Shawn Michaels. I do think you should the IC title off of him, but I don't think it should be against Jannetty.

Mr. Perfect vs. "The Narcissist" Lex Luger - I'd be surprised if Luger lost so early after he came in, plus there's likely to be a screwjob here with Flair, like Hewey said

Bret "Hitman" Hart vs. Razor Ramon - As long as you can make this a fantastic match, Razor will still gain something even if he loses. I think making him prove himself as a legit challenger for the belt is good, but having him win it so early wouldn't be the right idea.

Hogan wins the Royal Rumble, I just think you built him up in the last show well enough to make him a possible winner. Yokozuna might still win this, but I think Hogan'll take it and have a pretty big build up with Bret Hart for a "legendary match". The face vs. face thing can work if done right.

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April 29th, 2006

- Reports say that the WWE is planning on having Rob Van Dam cash in on his money in the bank title match at ECW One Night Stand, as planned since having him win the match at wrestlemania. What might be changing, though, is the title he decides to take a stab at. The original plan was for Triple H to regain his championship at backlash, defending it at one night stand against RVD. But recent crowd reactions to current WWE Champion John Cena, and even Triple H, could make everything change. Mcmahon has finally decided not to ignore the crowd, and has acknowledged the reactions his superstars have been getting. While the backlash main event is still undecided, Van Dam's title shot is likely to be downgraded to the Intercontinental Championship, although nothing is certain.

The card for a house show just a week from backlash in North Carolina, was announced this past thursday night. The confirmed matches saw Triple H and Edge teaming against John Cena and Rob Van Dam, Shelton Benjamin facing Charlie Haas for the Intercontinental Championship, Carlito taking on Chris Masters.

- The locker room is very excited about having numerous amounts of returns and debuts in the past few weeks of RAW and Smackdown. Many are said to be pleased with Umaga's in ring improvement from his days in 3 Minute Warning, and many of RAW's younger superstars are looking forward to facing returning guys like Charlie Haas and Test. Haas was also incredibly impressive in the past few weeks, showing that the time off in Japan worked wonders on his in ring talent, which was already a massive success.

- After this past week's RAW event, an altercation between Mikey of the Spirit Squad and Carlito erupted after the two had a heated confrontation of unknown origin. Reports say that the two have worked things out, and that the argument only escalated after Mikey accused Carlito of sometimes working a little too stiff on the newer guys.

- Chavo Guerrero will leave RAW for good this week, re-joining this smackdown brand and finishing his dream of facing Chris Benoit and Rey Mysterio in Eddie's honor. Chavo is likely to take on Benoit at Judgment Day, but nothing can be sure as nothing has been decided yet in the King of the Ring tournament. Expect someone to be sent to RAW as part of some sort of trade.

-The WWE has been in contact with many ECW alumni for the ECW One Night Stand 2 event in June. The signings include: Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman, Roadkill, Danny Doring, Sabu, Justin Credible, Lance Storm, Tajiri, Mike Awesome, Masato Tanaka, and Mikey Whipwreck. Nothing is certain yet, but it appears that some of these men have been signed for other purposes. For example, Roadkill and Lance Storm have already made their returns on the smackdown brand. Don't be surprised to see if any ECW alumni join either RAW or Smackdown!, but don't expect it to be for a long term deal.

Expect something major to happen in the bout between The Mcmahons and Shawn Michaels. The recent crowd reactions and teases hint a possible return of DX, which would mean a complete face turn by Triple H, helping Michaels overcome The Mcmahons and finally allowing for a new general manager to come in. Others say that Triple H might actually swerve run in and end up helping the Mcmahons beat Shawn Michaels, ending any rumors of a face turn. While it's also a possibility that Mick Foley could make a run in to help HBK, claiming that "Foley is God". Nothing is sure yet, but expect something major to happen.

FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN

April 7, 2006, Recap

Rey Mysterio made his first appearance as the world heavyweight champion this past thursday night on Smackdown, cutting a thankful promo to all of the WWE fans for believing in him, praising Eddie Guerrero and making sure he knows, wherever he is, that his memory will always live with him. Daivari and Mark Henry interrupted Mysterio's title celebration. Daivari gave Rey a load of arab that certainly didn't sound very good, then challenged Mysterio to make his most difficult defense as a champion, against Mark Henry. Rey Mysterio seemed reluctant, but just as we expected him to refuse, he accepted the challenge to hear a huge crowd cheer. He said that Eddie Guerrero would've never backed down from a challenge, and Rey wants to follow in his foot steps as World Heavyweight Champion. Later on in the main event, Rey Mysterio successfully defended his World Heavyweight Champion, overcoming the odds once again, and defeating the much bigger and much stronger Mark Henry in an excruciating battle that nearly saw the champion lose his belt less than a week after he won it. Mysterio was however able to reverse his negative momentum, and nail Henry with two different 619s, hitting a springboard leg drop to get the pin.

Theodore Long made a huge announcement that re-instated the now defunct King of the Ring tournament, announcing that there will be qualifying matches starting live that night. Tonight, the two qualifying matches for the tournament would place Chris Benoit against Simon Dean, and William Regal against his former tag team partner, now bitter rival, Burchill. Long announce some other names that would be competing in this tournament in the next few weeks, including Kurt Angle, Matt Hardy, Orlando Jordan, Kid Kash and Lashley.

It was all but a celebration party for The Undertaker thursday night on Smackdown. Daivari called The Undertaker out and promised him that just like Rey Mysterio would learn, The Undertaker would learn the meaning of respect. He mocked both the champion and the future hall of famer, and told Taker to realize that it was time for someone new to take over the reign of Smackdown. Because Mark Henry wasn't able to take down the deadman's undefeated streak at wrestlemania just a week ago, Daivari promised that he'd have something so revolutionary.. so innovative, that it would tear The Undertaker apart and force him to retire once and for all. Taker stood in the middle of the ring, not even looking at Daivari, until quickly grabbing him by the neck and raising his head slowly, picking Daivari up off the ground and holding up in position for a chokeslam. However, all of a sudden, the shocking return of Sean O'Haire, helped save Daivari, as O'Haire landed a great shot over the back of The Undertaker's head with a vicious superkick. O'Haire then continued to inflict the agony on The Undertaker, even hitting a Seanton Bomb on top of a steel chair which was placed on Taker's chest to put him out for good, then walking off with Daivari, who raised his arm up high in the air.

JBL had a great United States Championship celebration party of his own, hosted by him and Jillian Hall, in which he invited any foreign born WWE superstar to challenge him for the U.S. Championship. He announced that things would change now that he's the U.S. Champion, and this belt will remain in the hands of a proud American for as long as there's a breath left in his body. He claimed that the title became a joke when Chris Benoit, A CANADIAN, won it, and he promised to bring it back to its old wcw glory days. He then went on to defeat Funaki in a very quick bout, using the clotheline from hell, then continuing to beat down Smackdown's Numba' One Announcer for a few instants.

The first two king of the ring qualifying matches proved to be two great bouts. Chris Benoit defeated Simon Dean to advance to the quarter final round, despite a surprising fight being put up by Dean mid way through the match. Dean still wasn't able to survive Benoit's deadly Crossface, advancing Benoit to the next round. The second qualifying match was set as well, as former tag team partner, William Regal and Burchill went head to head, in what revealed itself to be the match of the night. Burchill gained the upper hand early on with the crowd supporting him, mainly because of his ridiculous look and ring attire, with roaring shouts of "ARRG" after a big time maneuver. Despite his look, Burchill proved himself to be a fantastic in ring competitor, taking his former tag team partner to the limit. In the end, Regal's experience overpowered Burchill's energy, and the englishman was able to pick up the victory after a despicable low blow, rolling up Burchill's tights in the process.

The number one contendership for the WWE Tag Team Championships was also decided this thursday night, with very odd rules, placing Nunzio and Vito against Kendrick and Paul Londo, The Gymini and The Mexicools. The first two men to pick up a pinfall would be the two that would carry their team to a triple threat tag team title match in two weeks. Nunzio was the first to pick up a pin for his team, after hitting a quick Arrivederci on Paul London. Vito tried to wrap it up and give his team a one on one title shot by pinning Brian Kendrink, but the man formerly known as "Spanky" was able to duck under a big boot attempt, and roll up Super Crazy quickly enough to pick up a pinfall, setting up MNM vs. Vito and Nunzio vs. Kendrick and Paul London in two weeks for the WWE Tag Team Championships.

Boogeyman and Booker T's rivalry is still not over. While Booker T and Sharmell celebrated his entrance in the King of the Ring tournament, constantly referring to himself as "king Booker", they were surprised by one of the sadistic appearances by The Boogeyman. Boogeyman scared the couple a few times, even revealing a plate full of worms right in Booker's locker room. The 5-time WCW champion stormed out looking for Theodore Long, and then demanded to have The Boogeyman removed from the Smackdown roster. Just as Booker was finishing up his thoughts, The Boogeyman's head fell somewhere from the roof, yet his body was nowhere to be seen. Booker and Sharmell ran away like two wounded animals, as Long picked the head up and revealed a plastic life size toy of The Boogeyman's head.

Quick Results:

Chris Benoit def. Simon Dean in a King of the Ring qualifier

William Regal def. Burchill in a King of the Ring qualifier

John Bradshaw Layfield def. Funaki to retain the United States Championship

Nunzio and Vito and Brian Kendrick and Paul London def. The Gymini, and The Mexicools to become the #1 Contenders for the WWE Tag Team Championships

Rey Mysterio def. Mark Henry to retain the World Heavyweight Championship

April 14, 2006, Recap

After missing the previous week's show, Randy Orton was the first man out to greet the Smackdown fans and tell them exactly how he felt about wrestlemania and about Rey Mysterio as the World Heavyweight Champion, and nothing good came out of his mouth on this night. He mocked Mysterio's credibility as a champion, and called his win at Wrestlemania a complete fluke. He said that the only reason why he wasn't on smackdown last week, was because he was saving himself from the embarassment of having to stare everyone in the face after letting smackdown's worst superstar defeat him; Mysterio came out and qiickly got in Orton's face, telling him that he's willing to give him, just like Mark Henry, a world heavyweight title shot.. TONIGHT. Angle interrupted the two, saying that if anyone deserved a shot at the belt, it was him, who wasn't even pinned at Wrestlemania. Theodore Long makes his way out and makes his final decision. He says that if Angle and Orton both believe they deserve a shot at the World Championship so badly, then they should prove it in a number one contendership match in tonight's main event.

Later on in the main event, Kurt Angle went head to head with Randy Orton for a chance to face Rey Mysterio at Judgment Day in almost two months. It a fantastic bout that went on for fifteen to twenty minutes. Near the end of the match, Rey Mysterio made his way to the top of the entrance ramp in street clothes, holding his world championship proudly on his shoulder. Both Angle and Orton taunted him when they gained an upper hand, but in the end, Orton, after landing on his feet on an Angle Slam attempt, was able to pick up the victory after a beautifully executed RKO on Kurt.

Sean O'Haire defeated Scotty 2 Hotty in an easy singles bout that lasted less than five minutes. O'Haire was looking very impressive and very in shape, but during his win celebration, The Undertaker ran down to the ring with a vengeance and beat the hell out of both O'Haire and his manager, Daivari with two vicious chokeslams. After a commercial break, Michael Cole and Tazz announced that in next week's main event, The Undertaker would be taking on Sean O'Haire and Daivari in a handicap match. O'Haire and Daivari were able to escape a full attack at the hands of the deadman, but next week, they sure won't be able to escape his revenge.

The King of the Ring tournament continues with two more qualifying matches, as Lashley defeated Kid Kash and Finlay defeated Jamie Noble in two pretty easy bouts. The screen showed the current brackets, with Lashley vs. Finlay, Chris Benoit vs. William Regal, and unknown competitors in the other two quarter final matches, which will see another one build up next week. Finlay attacked Lashley after his match, previewing what's to come when the two face each other to advance in the tournament.

JBL continues his journey to defend the U.S. Championship against foreign born smackdown superstars, defeating Sylvan in this week's edition after destroying Funaki last week. The match was a lot more difficult this week than it was against Funaki, but JBL came out with a victory after a six minute bout. After the match was over, JBL announced that next week, his journey would continue, as he defends his United States Title in not one, but TWO seperate matches against the number one contenders to the tag team titles, Nunzio, and then Vito.

William Regal, Booker T and Mark Henry defeated Chris Benoit, Paul Burchill and Matt Hardy in a fantastic match, definitely the best of the night. Regal and Benoit went at it as a preview of the king of the ring quarter finals, and repeated a performance they gave against each other in their previous meeting which was a match of the year candidate. Booker T continued his campaign to become "king Booker" by picking up an impressive pin on Matt Hardy after a scissors kick. However, after the match, The Boogeyman attacked Booker T and kidnapped Sharmell, leaving Booker motionless in the ring and taking his girlfriend with him. Later in the night, Booker T pleaded Theodore Long to fire The Boogeyman, as he doesn't have any business messing with people's lives. Long, instead, said that if Booker T wants The Boogeyman gone so badly, he should face him in a match at Judgment Day.. Loser leaves.

Quick Results:

Lashley def. Kid Kash in a King of the Ring qualifier

Finlay def. Jamie Noble in a King of the Ring qualifier

John Bradshaw Layfield def. Sylvan to retain the United States Championship

Sean O'Haire def. Scotty 2 Hotty

William Regal, Booker T and Mark Henry def. Chris Benoit, Paul Burchill and Matt Hardy

Randy Orton def. Kurt Angle to become the #1 Contender to the World Heavyweight Championship

April 21, 2006, Recap

Proud of himself for earning a world heavyweight title shot at Judgment Day after his win over Kurt Angle, Randy Orton made his way out to the ring with a new resolution in mind. He called out Rey Mysterio and taunted him and everything he stands for, but shockingly, didn't ask to make it official between each other for Judgment Day, he instead asked Rey if he could send him a message by beating Chris Benoit live tonight. The crowd went wild, but was taken down when Orton mocked Benoit because of his absence from the arena due to a minor elbow injury. Rey however said that if Orton really wanted a piece of the Rabid Wolverine, he could schedule it for as early as next week. Orton accepted and actually shook hands with Mysterio, but only before nailing him with an RKO and sending him sailing down to the mat in a hurry. Later in the evening, Orton begged Theodore Long to re-consider a decision he made, but it was never announced what that decision was.

Daivari and Sean O'Haire had a lot of explaining to do before the main event match handicap match between them and The Undertaker. O'Haire talked a lot about getting a second chance at greatness in the wwe, and Daivari talked mostly about screwing The Undertaker over by bringing in now not only the world's strongest man, but the world's most gifted athlete, referring to O'Haire, with him. Taker interrupted the little speech and started the match on his own, fighting both men off with ease. Taker had control of the match throughout, but was distracted when Mark Henry started running down to the ring to help out his buddies. Taker left O'Haire unguarded, and took Mark Henry down with a vicious chokeslam that got the crowd on its feet! Then, just as he was about to give O'Haire the same treatment, another surprising return, the return of ECW's former tag team champion, Roadkill ended the match early. Roadkill annihilated The Undertaker with a series of chair shots to the head, knocking him out and reducing him to a bloody pulp. How many more guys is Daivari going to have to bring in to stop the Deadman?

The King of the Ring tournament continued with a vengeance this week. In the first match, Booker T, without Sharmell, who's still in the grasps of The Boogeyman, defeated Orlando Jordan. A surprisingly quick bout it was, as Booker T barely had enough time to wrestle, and began looking for his wife once again after he finished off JBL's former protege. In the second qualifier of the night, The Road Warrior was defeated by none other than KURT ANGLE! Angle made his return to the king of the ring tournament, as he's already been to the finals twice, and has even won it once. He fought off a strong attack by The Road Warrior before finishing him off with an Angle Slam. Next week, a mystery entrant in the tournament will be revealed.

JBL once again continued to toy around with foreign born wwe superstars, facing both Nunzio and Vito in order for his United States Championship. While most thought JBL would show a great deal of courage to fight two matches in one night, he cheap shotted Nunzio with a clotheline from hell from behind as he was talking to Vito in the corner to pick up a three count, in likely the wwe's quickest match ever. Vito didn't find this too amusing, though, and took control of the situation, beating the hell out of Layfield for a couple of minutes, even getting a very close fall with a big boot. The fans kept getting behind the big man, but in the end, JBL's cheap tactics allowed him to score a low blow and a quick rollup on Vito to pick up the victory and retain his championship. Jillian Hall grabbed a microphone after the match and announced that next week, JBL would expand his horizons and take on any foreign born wrestler in the entire WORLD who thought he could step up to the plate. JBL didn't seem too pleased about the announcement.

Booker T continued his search for Sharmell and The Boogeyman, and kept running into different wwe superstars who kept giving him different directions. Angry as he was, when Funaki began telling him "OVA DEA" Booker decided to beat the living hell out of him for not learning to speak the english language and give him good enough directions. Regal, Burchill, Melina, Matt Hardy and Sylvan were also a part of this segment, each saying they had seen Sharmell in different places of the building. Not knowing where to go, Booker T runs out to the ring and calls The Boogeyman out once and for all. He tells him that if he gives back Sharmell, he's willing to take him on at Judgment Day in a loser leaves match. However, no answer is heard.

MNM defended the tag team titles by defeating the impressive young team of Paul London and Brian Kendrick in a pretty even bout. Vito and Nunzio were a bit too busy dealing with JBL to cash in on their tag team title shot, and the young duo took their shot at the belts and made a pretty nice run with it. Unfortunately, Melina's antics and MNM's experience ultimately lead to their victory.

Quick Results:

MNM def. Paul London and Brian Kendrick to retain the WWE Tag Team Championships

Booker T def. Orlando Jordan in a King of the Ring qualifier

Kurt Angle def. The Road Warrior in a King of the Ring qualifier

JBL def. Nunzio to retain the United States Championship, JBL def. Vito to retain the United States Championship

The Undertaker def. Sean O'Haire and Daivari by disqualification

April 27, 2006, Recap

Randy Orton had set up a main event against Chris Benoit, which was revealed by Theodore Long to be made into an ECW rules match, with Rey Mysterio watching with a close eye at ringside. This was also a rematch from the World Heavyweight Title match at Summerslam of 2004 between these two men. The bout was amazing, each wrestler using his major assets to add something to the mix, making this one of the best smackdown main events in a long while. Both men refrained from using many weapons as they didn't want to make "the network" too angry. Benoit held a major advantage mid way through the match, as he locked Orton in a sharpshooter while Rey Mysterio looked on with nothing but applause. However, Orton was able to use his cheap tactics, grabbing a stop sign from the outside and smashing Benoit over the back of the head to get out of the hold in a very innovative way. Orton them pointed to Mysterio and gave him a thumbs down, but saw Benoit quickly lock him into a crossface that was looking like the end of the match. Orton however managed to get out of it, and later won the match with a brutal RKO. As he was walking back up the ramp, he watched on and taunted both Benoit and Mysterio who were back in the squared circle.

Daivari, followed by his henchmen Mark Henry, Sean O'Haire and Roadkill made his way out to the ring and showed everyone the tape of them beating the hell out of The Undertaker in that four on one ambush in the handicap match last week. He went on about The Undertaker being over rated, and continued to blab in arab. The lights then went out and The Undertaker suddenly appeared in the ring right behind all four men. He attacked each of them, and was able to take them all out, except for Daivari, who once again escaped the vengeance of the deadman. Shockingly, Daivari, angry that his henchmen couldn't get the job done, grabs the microphone and announces that all three of them were going to have to face The Undertaker in upcoming weeks, and if they were to lose their matches, they'd no longer be using Daivari for their managerial services!

The King of the Ring tournament rolled onto its final qualifiers this week, and the surprises were certainly rolling on this night. Matt Hardy picked up an easy victory in the first qualifier against Sylvan, but the second match is what most have been talking about. Hardcore Holly was awaiting a "mystery opponent" in the final King of the Ring qualifier, when he hears "MISTERRRRRR KENNEDY." And the crowd erupts. Despite his majorly heel attitude, the crowd loved the fact that he made his return to the ring after a five month absence. Holly wasn't expecting it, and was taken by surprise and defeated quickly by Kennedy with a rollup from behind right out of the blue. Kennedy then grabbed the microphone and mocked Holly, the rest of the King of the Ring competitors, and talked about how he's glad to be back.. But he's not so glad about having to hear Michael Cole's announcing every week.

JBL continued his journey to take on foreign born wrestlers now in the entire world, as announced last week by his assistant, Jillian Hall. JBL listed a number of japanese wrestlers that the crowd never heard of, and capped it off with an "exactly" when he got no reaction to any of the names. He said facing wrestlers all around the world was pointless, and that he's done proving that America is where the U.S. title should be. He calls out Chris Benoit, whining about how he's only doing this to prove a point that he should never even think of holding the belt again. Instead of Benoit, out comes LANCE STORM, returning to the WWE and possibly looking like he's returning as an active wrestler. Storm ran in and destroyed JBL in the early going, but a visible low blow by the referee allows JBL to be disqualified but still retain his title. Looking shocked at what just happened, JBL snatches his U.S. Championship and screams at Jillian Hall for making that announcement. Storm stared JBL down from the ring as smackdown faded to a commercial break.

The opening match was also very interesting, as Kurt Angle, Lashley, and The Boogeyman defeated Regal, Finlay and Booker T when Kurt Angle made William Regal tap out to the ankle lock. The interesting story in this match, however, was the development of the Booker T/Boogeyman rivalry. Boogeyman didn't come out with his team on thursday, and only made a brief entrance with Sharmell in his arms at the top of the entrance ramp, causing Booker T to run to the back and chase him trying to find his wife again, basically making the match a tag team contest. The cameras kept following Booker around, as he follows The Boogeyman into a dark room which starts filling up with a massive amount of red-ish fog. The door lock, and the cameras break, and all that can be heard is the screams of help from Booker T inside of that room.

Quick Results:

Kurt Angle, Lashley and The Boogeyman def. William Regal, Finlay and Booker T

Lance Storm def. JBL by disqualification, JBL retains the championship

Matt Hardy def. Sylvan in a King of the Ring qualifier

Ken Kennedy def. Hardcore Holly in a King of the Ring qualifier

Randy Orton def. Chris Benoit in an ECW rules match

eh, I get the idea but I'd rather have a new set of rules every time. Especially because having the same thing to do over and over won't really change the quality of the graphic, the same person will most likely win every time. I might suck at doing a poster of a band, but I could make up for it by performing better with another set of rules.

I don't know if anyone agrees with me, if you guys are alright with these rules it's no problem with me.

if you guys don't mind making this a four way, count me in also.

well, I've been catching up on this diary from the diary buddies thing, and I have to say that it seems to me like it's a mixed bag, filled with way more of good than it is of bad, however.

For example, to begin, I was REALLY into the Triple H/Rey Mysterio thing, I think that's a very nice twist that I thought was going to lead into Rey Mysterio proving that he's actually worth getting the title shot at wrestlemania, by beating one of the industry's best. Yet, Triple H wins, and Mysterio's credibility somewhat goes down the drain as a WWE title contender. If you plan on having Mysterio out of the picture, you could've just had him lose his title match at wrestlemania, and keeping him in it now would seem out of place, as there's nothing he could really do to get his title shot back. This almost makes Mysterio look like his royal rumble win was a fluke, and nobody wants a fluke challenger in the wrestlemania main event.

Lashley losing to Randy Orton, great, great choice. When playing ewr, and I'm sure even when deciding a match's results in real life, it's hard to make some of these guys lose unless you establish them early as great competitors, but not unbeatable human beings. I'm glad you didn't go down the Brock Lesnar route and decided to have Lashley his first real big match as a singles competitor at a pay per view.

The rest of the pay per view was pretty much expected, with the champions retaining, and with the Mexicools becoming the new champions, I don't have a problem with any of it.

Now, just because I'm odd, I'm going to go backwards and talk about your RAWs.

As I said before, I loved Triple H's involvement with Rey Mysterio up until the pay per view. In your second or third RAW, I forget which, you had Triple H interviewed by Todd Grisham, and you had Triple H mention how he guaranteed a win and that he told the people that he was gonna' get the job done and whatnot, yet I would've made it sound more like Triple H doesn't give a damn about what he told the people, and that he only wants the wrestlemania main event to help the company, seeing how Rey Mysterio's credibility as a challenger is terrible. I would've built Triple H up to sound like he should've been in the wrestlemania main event because he helped the buyrates, because he's the game, nobody's as good as him. This could've gone a little better if Mysterio won it in the end, but that's just my opinion, I'll see where you go with Mysterio.

Eric Bischoff coming back with 3 Minute Warning.. Don't like that so much. It's fine for Bischoff to have lackeys when he's the general manager, but it seems pointless to have him be a manager to a lower card tag team after being a major presence on RAW for years. If you really wanted to bring Bischoff back as a manager, I would've considered having him manage either a major player in the main event scene, I just don't see Bischoff taking a chance with something so worthless to him. Main Event = World Title = Money. Eric Bischoff is a business man, that's what we know him as. Ratings, sales, that's all he'd care about, and 3 Minute Warning doesn't really give you any of those lol.

Val Venis and Viscera win the tag team titles.. Eh. I like Val Venis, and I think he's a fantastic worker who never really got the push he deserved. I think he could've done a great job playing an arrogant, main event, heel like a Triple H, but he was always stuck with this porno gimmick. Personally, I don't mind Val Venis and Viscera as champions I guess, despite my hatred for Viscera lol. However, it just seems like you're burying an already dead tag team division even deeper into the ground. Kane and The Big Show were alright, I liked getting the titles off them by having Carlito and Masters beat them, but so far you've just switched from one non-established team to the next, when I think you should've either brought in, re-united, or created an established team to win the belts and hold on to them for a while.

Also, it seemed a bit unrealistic that you had Edge go in two weeks from winning the WWE title, losing it, and then completely forgetting about it to feud Mick Foley. While I do have to say that you've written some pretty mean scenes with Edge from what I've read, I don't think it's part of Edge's character to completely forget about the WWE title after being so close to holding it on so many occasions. However, this does play in well with the fact that he's desperately trying not to be a "transitional champion", as it could create more rage for future WWE title hunts.

I'll review smackdowns tomorrow, as I'm a bit tired right now. I hope I've given you some good feedback, and have been helpful. I'll start reviewing show by show as you post.

This diary is looking like it has a lot of potential to be great, and I have to say you've got me pretty interested in what'll happen next. Even when I disagreed with your decisions, they still left me wondering "I wonder where he'll go with this." and I think that's key to a good diary.

MONDAY NIGHT RAW

April 3, 2006, Recap

The Cerebral Assasin refused to take no for an answer. Less than twenty four hours after his loss to John Cena at Wrestlemania, the game was still the self proclaimed number one contender. His persuasion didn't go un-noticed by the champion, who allowed Triple H one more chance to face him for the WWE Championship. However, in order for this match to take place at backlash, Triple H must first defeat a hand-picked opponent by John Cena himself in RAW's main event. The opponent would actually be revealed to be John Cena, who figured he'd put an end to Triple H's arrogance by beating him once and for all and proving he's the better man. However, in a shocking turn of events, Edge nailed John Cena with a vicous Spear, allowing Triple H to pick up the win and a one on one rematch against John Cena at Backlash.

The fans seemed happy about the fact that Triple H would get another shot at re-claiming his throne and ending John Cena's title reign, which continued to add to the odd reactions he's been receiving from crowds lately. Cena, however, responded by just simply saying that it didn't matter what reaction he gets. He stated that he believed he was doing what was best for himself, Triple H, and the WWE by allowing this match to happen.

This very eventful, to say the least, edition of RAW also saw Kane and The Big Show defending their tag team titles against the Spirit Squad's Kenny and Mikey. What seemed like an easy title defense turned into a catastrophe early on, when each member of the Spirit Squad interfered in the match, despite being fought off successfully by the tag team champions. Just as Kane and The Big Show knocked off the non-participating members of the Spirit Squad, Mikey was able to take out Kane with a low blow, allowing Kenny to go one on one with The Big Show, which was still a pretty odds-against-him situation. All of a sudden, The Coach started running down to the ring, distracting The Big Show and allowing Kenny to hit him over the back of the head with a shot from a gold medal that was passed to him by Mikey. He then finishes him off with a top rope leg drop, winning the belts for his team.

Shawn Michaels came out in front of the sold out crowd in Chicago because he had an announcement to make regarding his match at Wrestlemania against Vince Mcmahon. However, as usual, the boss interrupted him just a few seconds into his speech and pranced around as arrogantly as ever. He went face to face with Michaels, and told him that he knew exactly what he was going to say. He said that if he was planning on retiring and leaving on a good note, he'll have to kiss his ass right here, right now, unless he wants to be forced to quit out of the company by being booked in one difficult match after the next. Michaels told Mcmahon that he already beat him last night at Wrestlemania, and that he doesn't have anything more to prove to him. Mcmahon, surprisingly, accepted the fact that Shawn Michaels is the better wrestler.. However, he did not accept the fact that Shawn Michaels proved himself at Wrestlemania. After a heated confrontation, Mcmahon announces that if Shawn Michaels wants him to get out of his life forever.. Then he must face both he and Shane Mcmahon in a match that will allow no disqualification rules, but only in favor of the Mcmahon. Shawn Michaels, reluctant, accepted the chalenge.

Rob Van Dam also came to the ring, announcing that he was EXTREMELY excited to win the money in the bank match at wrestlemania. Chris Masters and Carlito, still on the same page after their dissapointing loss to Kane and The Big Show, made sure Van Dam knew they thought it was un-just for him to earn a title shot by facing a bunch of "B show rejects" as Chris Masters referred to Lashley, Finlay and Matt Hardy. Carlito finished off by challenging Rob Van Dam to a handicap match on the spot in Chicago, and cornered him into coming up with the right answer. Shelton Benjamin, another money in the bank loser, made his way down to the ring to save Van Dam, which lead to an impromptu tag team match, as Rob Van Dam and Shelton Benjamin were defeated by Chris Masters and Carlito when Masters made RVD tap out to the Masterlock. Oddly, Shelton Benjamin didn't seem too worried about his partner's conditions during, or after the match.

Newly crowned WWE Women's Champion Mickie James was also in action on RAW, as she took on Torrie Wilson in her first title defense, just twenty four hours after she took the belt home. This was a rather easy victory for James, who nailed Torrie with the Mick Kick very early on in the bout to retain her championship. After the match was over, Trish Stratus showed on the entrance ramp and began applauding the performance, leaving Mickie perplexed in the middle of the ring.

Chavo Guerrero also made a very surprising announcement, as he came out to the ring and challenged none other than "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair to a one on one match at backlash. Ric Flair came down to the ring seemingly ready to give Chavo a negative response, but heard what Guerrero had to say. Chavo cut a very heart warming promo on his uncle Eddie and how important it is for him to keep his memory alive. He says that Ric Flair actually wasn't his first choice, and that he'd love to have a match with Chris Benoit sooner or later to commemorate the late Eddie Guerrero, however, due to the fact that they're on seperate brands, that's not going to be possible. He mentioned Eddie's and Flair's out-of-character relationship, which turned this into somewhat of a worked shoot, and convinced Flair to give him a match at backlash. Chavo shook Flair's hand, then pointed to the sky to let Eddie know that his memory will always live.

Also, new RAW superstar Umaga made his debut, accompanied to the ring by Armando Alejandro Estrada, and defeating Eugene in a very quick bout. The 350 pound monster looks to make a huge impact on monday night RAW.

Quick Results:

Mickie James def. Torrie Wilson to retain the Women's Championship

Umaga def. Eugene

The Spirit Squad's Kenny and Mikey def. Kane and The Big Show to win the World Tag Team Championships

Chris Masters and Carlito def. Rob Van Dam and Shelton Benjamin

Triple H def. John Cena to earn a WWE Title Rematch at Backlash

April 10, 2006, Recap

Triple H would reveal himself to be more of a mastermind than ever believed before. He entered the ring and called John Cena out immediately, because he had very important news he had to tell him. The two trash talk for a little while, before Triple H announces having talked to Mr. Mcmahon earlier in the day about some type of "equalizer" for the fact that Cena was able to hand pick Triple H's opponent last week. The Game announces that later on tonight, John Cena would be forced to face a Triple H hand picked opponent, who was ultimately revealed to be Edge. Edge came out to the ring during the Triple H/John Cena face off, and apologized to anyone who thought he was on Triple H's side because of his actions last week. Just like everyone else, Edge wants a shot at the gold, and he just thinks that he has worked out a good enough deal to get that if Triple H wins the belt. Despite his implications, he and Triple H double teamed John Cena at the end of the first segment. Later on in the main event, John Cena defeated Edge by disqualification when Triple H ran down and destroyed the champion with a series of sledge hammer shots to the head, not caring about what the referee thought. As a result of this selfish act, Edge, who believed he had the match won, speared Triple H, leaving both he and the current WWE Champion laying on the ground before walking off with Lita.

Rob Van Dam was once again harassed by Carlito and Chris Masters, who demanded a chance to win that money in the bank contract to face the WWE Champion at any time this year. They subtily pleaded with RVD, and claim that one of them would've actually won the match if they were both participating. Van Dam, as fair of a judge as ever, says that it might be possible that one of them could've won the match. However, only one of them could've won the match, and only won of them can get the chance to face him at backlash for his contract. Not knowing what RVD meant, Carlito and Chris Masters took place in another impromptu match, this one though, against each other. After a heated battle and a pretty good bout, a surprising finish saw Carlito and Chris Masters purposely DQ each other, forcing, by RVD's rules, to have a triple threat match for the money in the bank contract at Backlash.

Kane and The Big Show had a rematch for the tag team titles against Kenny and Mikey of the Spirit Squad, and once again, despite being outnumbered, the former tag team champions had the upper hand for most of the bout. However, after they had taken care of all three non-participating Spirit Squad members, Big Show accidentally hit Kane with a big boot, and was thrown out of the ring by the tag champs, who were able to double team Kane, and get some help from some of the other Spirit Squad members who had just recovered from outside to once again retain the tag team title belts. After the match, Kane and The Big Show argued about what had gone down, and after a great staredown and power struggle, Kane was able to chokeslam the 500 pound Big Show much to the disgust of most of the fans. Kane walked away, while Big Show stared him down from the ring, still laying on the mat.

Vince and Shane Mcmahon ridiculed Shawn Michaels's career for an entire segment. Vince continually mentioned how he and Shane will force The Heartbreak Kid into "throwing in the towel" once and for all, saying that this might be the good time that the fans don't have to see Michaels limping around and praying each and every week. Some type of "funeral" of Michaels's career began, but was interrupted when The Showstopper himself ran on the parade. Surprisingly, Michaels told Mcmahon that if he really wanted him out of the company so badly, then maybe it was time there was something bigger at stake. He announced that he was willing to put his professional wrestling career on the line at backlash.. But only if Vince would do the same, as he claimed the fans were more tired of his greasy, oiled up body than they are of the Heartbreak Kid. Mcmahon strangely accepts the challenge, however keeping the no disqualification rules in effect.

Shelton Benjamin also saw himself in a very precarious position on monday, as he was scheduled to defend his Intercontinental Championship against Goldust, but was informed that Goldust was not at the RAW arena due to a minor injury he suffered at a house show just a few days before that Shelton had no idea about. As a result, Shelton was forced to defend his Intercontinental Championship against the returning Test, who gave Benjamin a hell of a match. However, in the end, the champion retained by nailing Test with a northern lights suplex. Later on in the night, Shelton was told by Mr. Mcmahon himself that he would be defending the Intercontinental Championship at backlash in a "blast from the past" match, against none other than his old tag team partner.. Charlie Haas!

Chavo Guerrero and WWE legend Ric Flair teamed up this past monday night on RAW, just a few weeks before their big match at backlash, to take on Mitch and Johnny of the Spirit Squad, who didn't see Kenny at ringside due to the beating he suffered at the hands of Kane. Chavo and Flair were able to fight off whatever sort of interference tried by the other members of the Spirit Squad, and picked up the victory after Flair allowed Chavo to pin Mitch after delivering enough pain from the figure four. Chavo and Flair celebrated after the match, hugging, and dedicating the victory to Chavo's uncle, the late Eddie Guerrero.

We also saw some developments in the on-going rivalry between the now former women's champion Trish Stratus and Mickie James. Mickie continued to dress exactly like Trish, but this time was confronted about her actions during an interview with Todd Grisham by Trish herself. Trish kept asking Mickie intimate and embarassing questions, and it seemed like the fans were finally going to get an answer from the psycho champion, until all of a sudden, Mickie nailed Trish over the side of the head with a Mick Kick, and left her unconscious on the floor, being attended to by Todd Grisham, while the champ runs away.

Quick Results:

Chavo Guerrero and Ric Flair def. The Spirit Squad's Mitch and Johnny

The Spirit Squad's Kenny and Mikey def. Kane and The Big Show to retain the World Tag Team Championships

Shelton Benjamin def. Test to retain the Intercontinental Championship

Carlito drew Chris Masters to earn a triple threat match for RVD's Money In The Bank Contract

John Cena def. Edge by Disqualification when Triple H attacked Cena with a sledge hammer

April 17, 2006, Recap

The rivalry between Triple H, John Cena, and Edge continued here on RAW, as Edge told Triple H to "suck it" and John Cena to "shove it". He got very angry at Triple H for interfering in the match in his match, and told him that he didn't need his help to beat Cena's ass, however it was too hard for Triple H to "hold himself back" from keeping his big nose out of other people's business. Triple H and Edge continued to go at it, ignoring John Cena, who interrupted the two by suggesting that they face each other in a match later on tonight to settle their differences. 'Aitch and Edge saw through Cena's plan to have them tear each other apart, and instead double teamed the champion, leaving him motionless in the middle of the ring. Vince Mcmahon came out to the ring and announced that he would finally put an end to this madness, placing Edge in the WWE Title Match at backlash against Triple H and John Cena, and making tonight's main event a six man tag team match that pitted Triple H, Edge, and John Cena as a team, taking on The Spirit Squad. Triple H and Edge tried to disrupt the team's momentum, but in the end, it was John Cena who nailed Triple H with an FU, and left Edge on the outside getting dismantled by Kenny and Mikey, the non-participant members of the squad. Johnny and Nick nearly picked up a victory against Triple H, but in the end, even without Cena, The self-proclaimed "king of kings" was able to pin Nick after a Pedigree, as John Cena walked away smiling, getting an incredible amount of heat for his actions.

The Big Show was looking for nothing other than revenge on Kane for the chokeslam he suffered at his hands last week after their world tag team title rematch, and he called the big red monster out but got no reply. Still, knowing that Kane was watching in the back, he called out his opponent for tonight, Rob Conway, and told Kane to watch what happens when you mess with The Big Show. Conway tried to fight his way into the match early on, but was immediately grabbed by the neck and chokeslammed to the mat, making Big Show the winner in nearly less than three minutes. Then, not even enough time for his music to hit over the PA, as Kane made his way into the ring from the crowd with a steel chair, and attacked The Big Show from behind, leaving him motionless on the ground after a couple of vicious chair shots for two weeks in a row.

Shawn Michaels was also forced to wrestle in a one on one bout with the sadistic monster, Kane, who convinced Mcmahon to give him a match against The Big Show, but only if he would take care of Shawn Michaels for him tonight. The match was over in less than a minute, as Kane completely ignored the referee's decisions, and began beating the hell out of The Heartbreak Kid, using all kinds of weapons he found at ringside. Then, just as he was about to chokeslam Shawn Michaels right through the announce tables, The Big Show's music hit over the PA, and Kane was distracted and left Shawn Michaels on the ground, turning his attention to the entrance ramp, but not seeing any sign of The Big Show. He then grabs a steel chair from ringside and turns back towards HBK, but gets nailed with a Sweet Chin Music onto the steel chair and into the head of the big red machine. Kane is left motionless on the ground for enough time to allow Michaels to run away, just before sitting up and screaming Big Show's name over and over again, exiting through the crowd and destroying everything in sight.

Rob Van Dam went head to head with the man who made him tap out just a few weeks ago, Chris Masters, with Carlito at ringside. In a bout basically carried by Van Dam, Chris Masters almost took the victory when he nearly locked in the Masterlock on Mr. Money In The Bank, who quickly slithered through Masters's legs, and rolled him up to pick up a victory, doing it quickly enough to avoid Carlito's attack after the bout. Later on in the show, Carlito and Chris Masters begged Vince Mcmahon to make it up for them next week, just six days away from Backlash. Mcmahon agreed to book Rob Van Dam and Shawn Michaels against Carlito, Chris Masters, and a tag team partner to be revealed next week.

Shelton Benjamin met up again with Charlie Haas, wishing him the best of luck in a tag team match they were participating in later tonight, re-uniting the world's greatest tag team. Later on in the show, Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas fought Goldust and Viscera in a decent tag team bout, which saw Haas pick up the win over the 500 pounder by making him tap out to the Haas Of Pain. After the match was over, Benjamin shockingly attacked his partner and walked off posing with his Intercontinental Championship belt.

Chavo Guerrero held a very heart felt interview with Jim Ross, announcing that there are only two things left in this industry that he wants to do before he calls it quits. He said that win or lose, he's waiting impatiently for his match against Ric Flair. He also challenged Chris Benoit to a one on one match at smackdown!'s next pay per view, Judgment Day, and announced that once those two took place, his career would be over. He spoke of how deeply sorry he felt for the fans, but in the end, the pain of knowing that Eddie Guerrero is no longer with him forces him to have to call it quits and move on to something new in his life. He showed a lot of respect for Ric Flair, Chris Benoit, Jim Ross, and the WWE fans, and got the crowd cheers he deserved.

Trish Stratus and Mickie James continued their odd rivalry, as Trish teamed with Torrie Wilson to take on Mickie James and Candice Michelle in a tag team match. As revenge from last week's attack, Trish hit a vicious chick kick to pin the women's champion and send her a message. After the bout was over, she got on the mic and told Mickie James to realize that she's nothing more than a psycho, dropping the microphone on her and walking off confidently, while Mickie began screaming as she regained consciousness.

Quick Results:

Trish Stratus and Torrie Wilson def. Mickie James and Candice Michelle

The Big Show def. Rob Conway

The World's Greatest Tag Team def. Goldust and Viscera

Rob Van Dam def. Chris Masters

Shawn Michaels def. Kane by Disqualification

John Cena, Triple H, and Edge def. The Spirit Squad's Mitch, Johnny, and Nick

April 24, 2006, Recap

Triple H and Edge seemed to be more on the same page than ever, opening the show by burying John Cena in a pool of his own blood, getting a majorly positive crowd reaction after getting the job done on taking care of the champion. Mcmahon, who at first seemed disgusted by their actions, then congratulated the two for a job well done. When Edge left to prepare himself for his bout, Triple H got in Mcmahon's face, telling him that what he does from now.. He does for himself, and that Vince shouldn't think that taking care of Cena like that was any kind of favor. Edge later wrestled Eugene in a pretty easy one on one bout that saw the R Rated Superstar pick up the victory. However, after the match, Triple H decided to run in and nail Edge with a sledge hammer, standing tall and making sure both Edge and Cena were down and out less than a week before their WWE Title match.

Kane and The Big Show also had a very heated staredown as a part of their intergender tag team match, in which The Big Show teamed up with Trish Stratus, to take on the "most psychotic intergender tag team in the history of this industry", as Vince Mcmahon called it, of Kane and Mickie James. Oddly, after laying out the Big Show on the outside with a chokeslam onto a steel chair, Kane went back into the ring and gave Trish the biggest beating of her life, chokeslamming her straight to hell, then tagging in Mickie James for the pin, as the two walked away psychotically celebration. Later on in the show, The Big Show attacked Kane in the backstage area and left him motionless after a vicious and brutal attack with a steel chair, ended by a chokeslam that made Kane regret the moment he began this rivalry.

Shawn Michaels continued to suffer the wrath of Mr. Mcmahon and his son Shane, as he and Rob Van Dam were forced to participate in a handicap match main event against Carlito, Chris Masters, and a partner of their choice. Carlito revealed their partner to be the entire Spirit Squad, and the beating was certainly on. Michaels began fighting some of the spirit squad members, while RVD tried to deal with Carlito and Chris Masters, but despite being able to get the job done for the first few moments of the match, The Spirit Squad picked Rob Van Dam incredibly high up in the air and dropped him down, then allowing Kenny to jump up to the top rope and finish him off with a leg drop, while Carlito and Chris Masters tied Shawn Michaels to the ropes, and let him watch as each Spirit Squad member mounted RVD for the pin. After the main event was over, Mr. Mcmahon pranced his way down to the ring with his son Shane, and humiliated Shawn Michaels by beating the hell out of him while being tied up against the ropes. They then finished him off as Vince placed him on the announce table, and Shane hit a top rope elbow drop to knock him out.

Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas were both competing against T.N.T members, and watching each others' performance at ringside, as the matches went back to back. First, Charlie easily pinned Lance Cade when he debuted some sort of Perfectplex type maneuver to get him the win. Shelton wasted no time getting in the ring with Trevor Murdoch, but his job appeared to be much harder, as he toyed around with the former tag team champion and allowed him to gain some momentum, and almost pick up a win. Benjamin, however, won the bout with a surprising superkick out of nowhere, and a northen lights suplex to grab the pin. The two men formerly known as "The World's Greatest Tag Team" stood across each other in the middle of the ring, taunting and expressing their feelings for that belt and the demise of their friendship.

Chavo Guerrero had a very heart felt moment backstage in the RAW locker room, as he was shown shaking hands and hugging the other superstars of Monday Night RAW, it would appear that Mr. Mcmahon granted his wish to face Chris Benoit at Judgment Day in a match dedicated to the late Eddie Guerrero, but that would mean that Chavo would become a smackdown! superstar from backlash, leading into judgment day. The RAW superstars' goodbyes had Chavo's eyes almost watering in tears, and a very kind word from Shawn Michaels, who said "never.. never stop believing" lead to a round of applause by the WWE fans, and a thankful Chavo for everything that's been given to him on RAW.

Also, a video package for ECW One Night Stand 2 was shown late in the broadcast.

Quick Results:

Chris Masters, Carlito and The Spirit Squad def. Rob Van Dam and Shawn Michaels

Edge def. Eugene

Charlie Haas def. Lance Cade

Shelton Benjamin def. Trevor Murdoch

Kane and Mickie James def. The Big Show and Trish Stratus

haha, I know the feeling.

Well, here's my entry. I hope Spanktooth is alright with the rules, since I got bored and made this already .

I was pleased with this as I was doing it, but I have to say I'm a bit meh about it. I guess it's not bad for my first graphic in a while.

If Spanktooth doesn't like the rules, then I guess this was good practice lol.

works for me, I'll start working on mine in a few minutes.

That's not bad for your first. My first graphic was horrible, so you show a lot of promise. I'd just work on covering up the empty space with a pic blended in maybe, I can't help you on how to do anything because I have PSP, but I'm sure there's plenty of PS users that are willing to help.

Haven't really been around here for a while, I'd like to get a battle going if that's fine. I haven't had my computer for a while so I haven't really been doing many graphics, I figured this could get me back into it.

Anyone up for it?

WWE Survivor Series Predictions Contest

November 27th, 2005

John Cena, Shawn Michaels, Steve Austin, Kane and The Big Show vs. Kurt Angle, Booker T, Shane Mcmahon and T.N.T

- Who will be the WWE Champion? - 2 points

- Who will be the first man eliminated? - 1 point

Ric Flair vs. Triple H

- Winner of the First Fall - 1 point

- Winner of the Second Fall - 1 point

- Winner of the Third Fall (If Necessary) - 1 point

Edge vs. Mystery Opponent

- Who will be Edge's mystery opponent - 2 points

- Winner - 1 point

Carlito vs. Chris Masters vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Tajiri

- Winner - 1 point

- Elimination Order - 2 points

Trish Stratus w/ Mickey James and Ashley vs. Victoria w/ Candice Michelle and Torrie

- Winner - 1 point