WWE: The Draft Aftermath

[El Presidente]

There's no real backstory here, it's pretty straight forward. I know this is over-done but it's the only thing I know about other than tna, and my tna diary went to shits when my computer broke, so I'll give it a go at this.

WWE: RAW ROSTER

FACES

Big Show

Christy Hemme

Eugene

Jerry Lawler

John Cena

Kane

Lillian Garcia

Mick Foley

Rob Van Dam

Rosey

Shawn Michaels

Shelton Benjamin

Stacy Keibler

Tajiri

The Hurricane

Val Venis

TWEENERS

Chris Jericho

Eric Bischoff

Mark Jindrak

HEELS

Antonio

Carlito Caribbean Cool

Chavo Guerrero

Chris Masters

Danny Basham

Edge

Hiroko

Jonathan Coachman

Kenzo Suzuki

Kid Kash

Kurt Angle

Lita

Maven

Rene Dupree

Ric Flair

Robert Conway

Romeo

Snitsky

Triple H

Trish Stratus

Tyson Tomko

Victoria

WWE CHAMPION - John Cena

INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION - Carlito Caribbean Cool

WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS - Rosey and The Hurricane

WOMEN'S CHAMPION - Trish Stratus

WWE: SMACKDOWN ROSTER

FACES

Al Snow

Batista

Booker T

Chris Benoit

Funaki

Hardcore Holly

Heidenreich

Miss Jackie

Nunzio

Paul London

Rey Mysterio

Scotty 2 Hotty

Shannon Moore

Sharmell Sullivan

The Undertaker

Theodore Long

Torrie Wilson

William Regal

TWEENERS

Charlie Haas

Steven Richards

HEELS

Akio

Billy Kidman

Bubba Ray Dudley

Christian

Daivari

Dawn Marie

Doug Basham

D-Von Dudley

Eddie Guerrero

Joey Mercury

John Bradshaw Layfield

Johnny Nitro

Juventud

Matt Morgan

Melina

Muhammad Hassan

Orlando Jordan

Paul Heyman

Psicosis II

Randy Orton

Simon Dean

Spike Dudley

Super Crazy

Sylvan Grenier

WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION - Batista

UNITED STATES CHAMPION - Orlando Jordan

WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS - MNM

CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION - Paul London

RAW PREVIEW - August 1st, 2005

- The draft is finally over, and all trades have been finalized.  Now, the "new raw" takes the air this monday night on Spike TV.  In a spectacular main event, Eric Bischoff has decided to put it all on the line in a number one contendership 10 man battle royal, with the contestants still to be named.

- With Batista gone to smackdown, Triple H and Ric Flair have new horizons to reach, new superstars to destroy.  Who will the remaining members of Evolution chase off on monday?

- Also, The Hurricane and Rosey defend their tag team titles against a team of newcomers to raw, Rene Dupree and Chavo Guerrero and Trish Stratus, returning to action, defends the women's championship in a triple threat match against Victoria and Christy Hemme.

[El Presidente]

CITY: Los Angeles, California

SHOW NAME: WWE Raw

TV NETWORK: Spike TV

WOMEN'S TITLE TRIPLE THREAT MATCH

Trish Stratus vs. Christy Hemme vs. Victoria

A pretty slow paced matchup here between the returning women's champion, Trish Stratus and her opponents for the night, Christy and Victoria. Victoria had the upper hand for most of the match. She took Trish out of the picture early on, and went to work on Christy Hemme, who was relentless to stay in the match and not give in to Victoria's power. Trish then suddenly ran into the ring and gave Victoria a chin kick, sending her right to the outside. Christy was lying on the floor in pain as Trish crawled over her for a cheap count of three and her title retained.

WINNER: Trish Stratus

CROWD REACTION: 78%

MATCH QUALITY: 56%

OVERALL RATING: 71%

Shelton Benjamin was backstage, talking about the big battle royal tonight for the number one contendership. He says that it doesn't matter to him whether he wins or not, he knows he'll get to the belt one way or the other. The only thing he cares about is eliminating the one man that made his life a living hell on smackdown, Kurt Angle.

OVERALL RATING: 67%

TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH

The Hurricane and Rosey vs. Chavo Guerrero and Rene Dupree

Chavo and Rene worked extremely well together during this match despite the fact that they were first time teammates. They held the advantage on The Hurricane for most of the matchup, tagging each other in and out and using some nice tag team manovers to gain the upper hand. Hurricane reverses the momentum by giving Chavo a dropkick, and tagging in his tag team partner, Rosey. Rosey runs right into the ring and sends Rene Dupree to the mat with a hard clotheline. He then irish whips the french man into the turnbuckle and squashes him completely against it! Chavo gets on the top rope now. He jumps off and tries to knock Rosey down with a cross body, but gets caught in mid air. Rosey then knocks Chavo down as well with a strong powerslam and makes the cover 1...2...kick out! Rene Dupree is back up now. He runs over to the scene and begins nailing Rosey over the head with some right hands, althoug he's not doing much damage. Hurricane is up on the top rope behind Dupree, as he jumps off, but Dupree ducks. Rosey catches Hurricane in mid air and throws him over to Dupree, who catches him as well. Rosey this time runs towards Dupree and nails him with a big boot, sending Hurricane on top of him for a cover 1...2...kick out! Rosey throws Chavo to the outside of the ring and follows him there to give him a good beating, while The Hurricane picks Dupree up and sets him up for a deadly finisher. EYE OF THE HURRICANE! He hooks the far leg 1...2...3! Hurricane and Rosey have won the match, but while Hurricane is getting ready to grab his tag team title belt, Chavo Guerrero runs to him and nails him with it right over the head! Rosey was already on the ground from a shot to the head with the tag belts as well. Chavo then stares at Hurricane and throws the belt on top of him, leaving the scene with Rene Dupree up the entrance ramp.

WINNER: Hurricane and Rosey

CROWD REACTION: 73%

MATCH QUALITY: 82%

OVERALL RATING: 77%

Ric Flair is shown with Triple H backstage, as the fans obviously begin chanting "WOO!" to start the scene. Flair is smiling and slicking his hair back, as he tells Triple H that he has a flawless plan for him to win the battle royal tonight, and the cameras cut back to a commercial break with suspense.

OVERALL RATING: 88%

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SINGLES MATCH

Chris Masters vs. Mark Jindrak

Chris Masters came out challenging anyone in the back who has the guts to step up to the plate, and one of the newest superstars from smackdown, the very talented and full of potential, Mark Jindrak, made his way out to the ring. He got into the squared circle and began flexing his muscles in a shown with Chris Masters, who wanted no piece of it and went right to work on the reflection of perfection. He DESTROYED him through three quarters of the match, until Jindrak began getting in some offense with a few hard punches and a clotheline that sent Masters down. Jindrak went for another clotheline then, but all of a sudden, Chris Masters ducks it and steps behind Jindrak, grabbing his arms into the Masterlock. He begins pulling and shaking Jindrak around until he forces him to pass out and wins the match easily.

WINNER: Chris Masters

CROWD REACTION: 66%

MATCH QUALITY: 73%

OVERALL RATING: 89%

Carlito's Cabbana is ready to air next. Carlito is sitting in the ring, as he announces that his guest this week would be none other than the wwe champion, John Cena. Cena comes out to a roaring cheer from the crowd and steps right inside the ring. Carlito taunts him a bit and tells him how he'll be the one to win the battle royal tonight to face him at Summerslam for his wwe title. Cena says it's all good with him, 'cause there's not a man in that match that he can't or hasen't already beat. Then, all of a sudden, Gene Snitsky shows up out of nowhere and slides into the ring. Cena is oblivious to this. Snitsky gives him a big boot, sending him flying out of the chair, as Carlito begins removing his set quickly while the big man begins his beat down on Cena. Snitsky goes over to the outside and grabs a steel chair, but John Cena is right behind him. Cena nails him over the head with a pair of brass knuckles and throws him into the ring. He gets in the ring and grabs Snitsky up for an FU, but Eric Bischoff makes his way out to the entrance ramp. Bischoff announces that if Cena wants to give Snitsky an FU so badly, he should do it in a match, and the bells ring.

OVERALL RATING: 67%

SINGLES MATCH

John Cena vs. Snitsky

Snitsky was already hurt from Cena's punch to the head with the brass knuckles. Cena had the advantage throughout this entire match, sending a message to whoever sent Snitsky out to get him on Carlito's Cabbana. Cena made short work of Snitsky and won the match with an FU in less than two minutes, a true squash match.

WINNER: John Cena

CROWD REACTION: 79%

MATCH QUALITY: 71%

OVERALL RATING: 76%

Kurt Angle is seen backstage with Maria. She asks him about the main event battle royal tonight, and he eloquently states that his motives for being in this match are very similar to Shelton Benjamin's. He too wants to eliminate the man that made his life a living hell, while he was in the hospital! He mentions how Shelton and Charlie Haas never even thought about calling him. Haas already got what he deserved on smackdown, now Angle's on raw and ready to defeat the other man he has been seeking, Shelton Benjamin. He states that, though he wants to eliminate Shelton, he's not foolish enough to say he doesn't care about winning the match. What seperates the boys from the men is the way they thrive to be the best, and Shelton's comment excommunicates him from ever being a world title contender.

OVERALL RATING: 100%

The cameras take us to the locker room, where Kane is sitting in a dark room preparing for the battle royal coming up next. His breathing is heard loudly throughout the arena, as the cameras capture his emotionless expression, he stands right up and begins walking out of the locker room and towards the ring.

OVERALL RATING: 82%

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10 MAN BATTLE ROYAL

Edge vs. Kane vs. Kurt Angle vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Triple H vs. RVD vs. Chris Jericho vs. Carlito Caribbean Cool vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Big Show

This match began in total chaos. Kurt Angle and Shelton Benjamin went right at each other from the get-go. Carlito, Chris Jericho and Edge all tried to get The Big Show out of this match, but he and Kane came to some sort of alliance that destroyed the rest of the competition. They chokeslammed each and every competitor in the match and were the only two men left standing. Big Show is foolish enough to stand by the ropes and scream as the fans cheer, but Kane astutely comes running from behind and throws him right out of the ring with a clotheline.

ELIMINATION #1 - THE BIG SHOW

Now Kane's the only man left standing. He grabs Shelton up from the ground with one hand, and brings him near the ropes. He grabs him for a chokeslam and looks to throw him out, but Kurt Angle gives Kane a low blow and SAVES Shelton Benjamin from elimination. Kane is bending over in pain, and Angle tries to take advantage and throw him over the top rope, but apparently is unable to. Angle then runs towards Kane and tries to hit him with a cotheline, but gets catapulted onto the outside, landing on the apron. Kane is re-grouping for a few seconds, before he's going to try and eliminate Angle, but all of a sudden Shelton Benjamin runs towards the ropes and superkicks Kurt Angle right out of the match! Kurt Angle is furious on the outside that he's been eliminated by Shelton. Benjamin stares at him from the ring laughing and waving as he walks to the back in anger.

ELIMINATION #2 - KURT ANGLE

Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho are going at it as well now, Carlito and Triple H are being astute and resting in seperate corners. Michaels has gotten to the point where he almost has Jericho out of the match, but as he throws him out by the hair, Jericho does his trademark hanging on the ropes and coming back into the ring manover, which makes Michaels furious, as he sees that as a mockary to him. Michaels runs towards Jericho in anger, not thinking about anything else, and Jericho uses his smarts to bend over and catapult Michaels right out of the ring. Michaels hangs on to the ropes though, much like Jericho did earlier. Jericho runs to the opposite ropes and gives Michaels a baseball slide though, making him fall out and getting eliminated.

ELIMINATION #3 - SHAWN MICHAELS

Kane is now fighting Shelton Benjamin in the corner, as he grabs him up for the chokeslam once again. He looks to throw him over the top rope, but Shelton lands on the apron and Kane begins punching him over the head, trying to make him fall off. Shelton suddenly pulls his head down, making his neck bounce off against the ropes and making Kane groggy for a few seconds. Jericho runs right over to him and gives him a flying enzuiguiri, which sends Kane towards the ropes and half way out. Jericho runs right over and dropkicks him straight out of the ring.

ELIMINATION #4 - KANE

RVD, Edge, Triple H, and Carlito have been pretty quiet during this match, but that was about to change. Jericho is excited about all the eliminations, as he screams "I'M THE KING OF THE WORLD", but as he turns around, he gets speared by Edge who makes his first presence felt in the match. Van Dam now spin kicks Edge back into the corner where he was hiding, and Edge takes a seat in his usual spot. Triple H gets right up and kicks RVD in the gut, nailing a pedigree which sends him down to the mat. Now Shelton Benjamin is back into the ring, and he gives Triple H a superkick, which sends him back down near the bottom rope. Carlito runs over to the middle of the ring and gives Shelton Benjamin a low blow, then knocking him out with a DDT and laughing to the crowd while showing off his stuff. Edge was playing possum though, he comes running out of nowhere and grabs Carlito by his hair and his tights, throwing him right over the top rope and to the outside, laughing!

ELIMINATION #5 - CARLITO CARIBBEAN COOL

RVD is still in pain from the Pedigree he suffered, and Edge takes advantage of that as well. All he does is pick Van Dam up and same technique as earlier, he grabs him by his hair and his tights and throws him over the top rope as well, just like he did to Carlito.

ELIMINATION #6 - ROB VAN DAM

It's down to four, Triple H, Edge, Shelton Benjamin and Chris Jericho. Triple H gets right up and begins going at it with Edge, while Shelton and Jericho are fighting in the other corner. Jericho somehow flips Benjamin over and locks in the Walls of Jericho, and even though Shelton taps, it makes no difference in a match like this. Jericho refuses to release the hold, and Shelton tries to grab on to the bottom rope, forgetting that the referee cannot break the hold. Triple H notices the situation and runs right over, grabbing Jericho by the hair and tights and catapulting him right to the outside! He stands by the ropes and taunts Chris Jericho.

ELIMINATION #7 - CHRIS JERICHO

Triple H is still taunting Jericho who's been eliminated. He laughs and laughs, until Edge comes running from behind and tries to throw Triple H out of the ring, but The Game miraculously hangs on to the turnbuckle and lands on the apron. Edge runs to the ropes and tries to Spear Triple H out of the ring, but all of a sudden Shelton Benjamin runs right over and superkicks Edge in the middle of his Spear attempt, saving Triple H from a sure elimination! The Game makes his way back in the ring and heads to a turnbuckle to rest a litte. Edge is almost out of the ring now. He saves himself though by nailing Shelton with a low blow. Triple H runs right over to the scene and clothelines both men right out of the ring! BUT NO! Shelton Benjamin barely hangs on!

ELIMINATION #8 - EDGE

Triple H tries to get Shelton's hands off the top rope, but Shelton does a Jericho-like flip and kicks Triple H right in the face from the outside, getting right back into the ring. Triple H runs towards Shelton but gets hit in the gut by a knee smash, and Shelton hits Triple H's head against the turnbuckle. Benjamin is ready to take Triple H out of the picture. He grabs him by the hair and tries to throw him out, but Triple H hangs right on to the top rope and won't let go. He's slowly slipping out of the way, and the fans are feeling it, the crowd is going wild for Shelton, until all of a sudden, Kurt Angle is seen jumping over the fan railing and sliding into the ring with a sledge hammer! He runs right over to the scene and nails Benjamin right over the head with the sledge hammer, then dropping it right in the ring! Benjamin is on the ground, and Triple H is slowly turning over. He glances at Kurt and smiles, before he picks Shelton up from the ground and throws him right over the top rope with absolutely no problem! Triple H is going to Summerslam to face John Cena, but only because of a damn SCREWJOB!

ELIMINATION #9 - SHELTON BENJAMIN

WINNER: Triple H

CROWD REACTION: 90%

MATCH QUALITY: 83%

OVERALL RATING: 87%

OVERALL RAW RATING: 79%

OFFICIAL TV RATING: 5.62

ATTENDANCE: 7503

TICKET SALES: $ 300120

Edited July 3, 2005 by HaasOfPain

[El Presidente]

SMACKDOWN PREVIEW - August 4th, 2005

- Who will Batista's next challenger for the world heavyweight championship be? Smackdown GM, Theodore Long, has a blockbuster main event for Summerslam to announce on thursday night.  Meanwhile, the monster goes one on one with the man who claimed "should've beat him on raw" Muhammad Hassan in a one-on-one main event that might put Hassan at the top of the list of contenders.

- MNM have been tearing up smackdown since the moment of their debut.  This thursday night, they have the same task as Rosey and The Hurricane did on raw.  They are to defend their tag team title belts against a mixture of newcomers from the raw brand.  The tag team still has not been announced, who will the mystery team be?

- Juventud will also be in action this week against one of the cruiserweight division's pioneers, Rey Mysterio.  The Mexicools are sure to be at ringside with Juvi on thursday night.  How will he fair against fellow luchadore, Rey Rey?

- Also, Christian and Tyson Tomko are out to prove that they are the new generation of smackdown, and the future of the company.  Can they have a successful tag team debut as they take on Hardcore Holly and Charlie Haas?

[Scotty Steel]

I just started a game last night like this...with the new draft...I'm not letting myself hire or fire anyone for a few months tho..just to play it like WWE.

Please keep up with this diary, I would start one of my own but regular updates would be a bit difficult to do.

Shall look forward to reading on.

[El Presidente]

CITY: Raleigh, North Carolina

SHOW NAME: WWE Smackdown

TV NETWORK: UPN

Theodore Long came out to start the show. He says that although the draft is technically over, there's one last trade he and Eric Bischoff have agreed to make. Doug Basham would join his partner Danny on raw, while Smackdown gets one of the top cruiserweights in the indy circuit that there has been for a while. He announces that the next match, Juventud versus Rey Mysterio would now be a triple threat match between Juventud, Rey Mysterio.. AND KID KASH!

OVERALL RATING: 73%

TRIPLE THREAT MATCH

Kid Kash vs. Juventud vs. Rey Mysterio

A great fast paced matchup between three of the top cruiserweights in the company. Juventud and Mysterio went at it early on, as Kid Kash got taken out by an early 619 and sat at the bottom of the turnbuckle, watching his opponents battle it out. Juvi connects with a backdrop and taunts Rey Mysterio. He waits for him to get up and then nails him right over the head with a superkick and covers 1...2...Kid Kash breaks the count. Kash now hammers Juvi over the back with some stiff kicks and picks him up by the hair, irish whipping him across the ring and dropping him to the mat with a belly to belly suplex. Kash then climbs up to the top turnbuckle and waits for Juvi and Rey to both get up, trying to nail them both with a cross body, but he gets caught in mid air by his opponents, who then catapult him straight over the top rope! Kid Kash is sent flying next to the fan railing, as Mysterio kicks Juventud in the gut and then nails him with a hurricanrana, that sends Juventud with his head on the second rope! Rey screams and runs to the opposite ropes, executing a perfect 619! Juvi is slowly getting up in the middle of the ring now, and Rey is about to jump off for the West Coast Pop, but all of a sudden, Kid Kash pulls him right down by his leg and makes him hit his head on the apron. Kash runs right back into the ring and gives Juventud the Money Maker, making the cover 1...2...3!

WINNER: Kid Kash

CROWD REACTION: 77%

MATCH QUALITY: 89%

OVERALL RATING: 83%

Batista's backstage with Todd Grisham. He talks about being the world heavyweight champion and defending his title against a man the caliber of Triple H THREE TIMES. He also says that tonight will be his final chance to prove to Muhammad Hassan that he needs to get his ass back to Iraq, where he's actually wanted.

OVERALL RATING: 81%

TAG TEAM MATCH

Christian and Tyson Tomko vs. Charlie Haas and Hardcore Holly

This was probably the easiest match on smackdown. Tyson Tomko took control early on, destroying both Hardcore Holly and Charlie Haas, whoever was the legal man and whatever time. Christian was then tagged in about two minutes into the match, and he begins brawling with Hardcore Holly for a few seconds. He nails him down with a reverse DDT, then elbows Haas off the apron and grabs Holly for the unprettier, which he hits to perfection to get the three count in an easy matchup.

WINNER: Christian and Tyson Tomko

CROWD REACTION: 71%

MATCH QUALITY: 78%

OVERALL RATING: 74%

Muhammad Hassan is backstage talking to Sharmell Sullivan about how he's going to beat the world heavyweight champion tonight. He tells her that her man, Booker T, couldn't even beat JBL when he was the champion, and he got two chances to do it. Hassan says that he'll be the first man on smackdown to put Batista down and pin him for the three count, and that maybe she should look for a better man than her current one. Sharmell backs off, but Hassan continues his advances, until Booker T shows up. Booker defends his wife and gets in Hassan's face, telling him that he better get goin' before he gets an early ass whoopin' tonight.

OVERALL RATING: 91%

Back in the ring, MNM are standing by waiting for their opponents. Melina has a microphone in her hand. She calls out ANYBODY that came over from raw, doesn't matter who it is. She waits in the ring and gets no response, no team seems to be coming out. She picks the microphone up again and says that all that came from raw was a bunch of cowards, and then.. BLUUUUUUE WORLD ORDER! The fans go wild! It's Stevie Richards and Hollywood Nova on smackdown, getting ready to challenge for the tag team titles! BWO HAS RETURNED

OVERALL RATING: 68%

TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH

MNM vs. BWO's Hollywood Nova and Stevie Richards

The fans went wild for the reunion of BWO on smackdown, and MNM surely weren't liking it. Nova and Richards dominated most of this matchup, showing that their teamwork surely wasen't rusty like most people thought. Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro were in definite need of help now, as they tried to fight back but were unable to. Melina sees that her men are struggling and grabs a steel chair, running into the ring and nailing Richards right over the back with it! Richards turns around and feels nothing, the referee calls for the DQ, but now Mercury and Nitro are double teaming the two BWO members. All of a sudden, the fans begin screaming because it's THE BLUE MEANIE! BWO is now fully back in place. Meanie runs to the ring and begins a beat down on Nitro and Mercury. Richards and Nova get back up, and they throw the tag team champions and their manager right out of the ring. The fans begin chanting "EEE CEE DUB! EEE CEE DUB!" as smackdown goes to a commercial break.

WINNER: Stevie Richards and Hollywood Nova by DQ

CROWD REACTION: 69%

MATCH QUALITY: 85%

OVERALL RATING: 77%

---------------COMMERCIAL BREAK

UNITED STATES TITLE MATCH

Orlando Jordan vs. Chris Benoit

This was a last minute match, due to JBL's no show at the smackdown tapings. Orlando Jordan defended his US title against Chris Benoit in a very well done fast paced matchup. Orlando took advantage for most of the match with some hard right hands and some stiff kicks, using his size and length to take advantage of the shorter Benoit. The Rabid Wolvering turned things around mid match, and hit a triple german suplex on Orlando Jordan, setting him up for the finish. He climbs up to the top rope and jumps off, nailing Orlando with the flying headbutt and getting on top of him for the cover 1...2...Eddie Guerrero suddenly comes running from underneath the ring, and pulls Orlando's foot on the bottom rope, making the referee stop the count. Benoit's angry. He complains to Charles Robinson, but all of a sudden, Orlando Jordan comes sneaking up behind him and gets a school boy pin for the 1...2...3! Orlando retains! Benoit gets right back up and begins attacking OJ. He kicks him in the gut in the corner for a few seconds, until Eddie comes running right into the ring with the US title belt and nails Benoit right over the head with it! Orlando and Eddie celebrate as they leave Benoit motionless on the ground, grabbing the previously broken neck of his.

WINNER: Orlando Jordan

CROWD REACTION: 82%

MATCH QUALITY: 84%

OVERALL RATING: 83%

Randy Orton is backstage in front of the smackdown interview set, alone. He talks about hoping to become the number one contender to Batista's championship and once and for all prove that he was the ONLY man with a future that came out of evolution.

OVERALL RATING: 85%

SINGLES MATCH

Batista vs. Muhammad Hassan w/ Daivari

Hassan and Batista locked up to start the match, engaging in some great one on one action. No man held a clear advantage for the first half of the bout, only Batista nailed Hassan with a spinebuster which almost got the pin. Daivari's chanting on his client from the outside, and Hassan is doing a wonderful job against the world heavyweight champion. He takes Batista down with a DDT and taunts the crowd, before running to the ropes and nailing a leg drop, which gets a close two count. He then picks Batista up by his head, but the monster unleashes his power. He suddenly grabs Hassan up by the neck and gets him up in the air, throwing him down with a running powerslam that could put any man on a wheelchair and shakes the ring incredibly! He then grabs Hassan back up and puts his head between his legs, getting him up and dropping him down with a Sit-Out Powerbomb! All of a sudden, Randy Orton comes running down to the ring with a sledge hammer. He enters the ring and Batista notices. Batista grabs him by the neck as well and is getting ready to get him up for that running powerslam, but Daivari grabs the sledge hammer and nails Batista on the right shin, knocking him down. Now Orton gets the monster back up on his feet and knocks him down with an RKO! He smiles while Daivari and Hassan beat Batista down with a series of kicks and then a vicious Camel Clutch applied by Hassan. Hassan, Daivari and Orton are celebrating and taking their attention off of Batista. The monster miraculously stands right back up and stares at the three of them. He clothelines Hassan and Daivari down and out on the mat, then throwing them to the outside. He then kicks Orton in the gut and gives him the Sit-Out Powerbomb as well! He then grabs his world heavyweight championship and holds it up high as he stands with one foot over Randy Orton and smackdown goes off the air.

WINNER: Batista by DQ

CROWD REACTION: 89%

MATCH QUALITY: 70%

OVERALL RATING: 83%

OVERALL SMACKDOWN RATING: 78%

OFFICIAL TV RATING: 5.85

ATTENDANCE: 7514

TICKET SALES: $ 300560

[El Presidente]

JBL's no show; Christy Hemme in rehab

JBL's no show at this tuesday's smackdown tapings has been associated with the signing of The Blue Meanie to the brand as a reunion of the Blue World Order.  JBL was scheduled to team up with Orlando Jordan to take on Chris Benoit and Heidenreich, but Orlando and Benoit locked up in a singles match instead.  The punishment for his behavior is still undecided, but tune in for more information as we get it. 

Christy Hemme has publically announced that she has entered rehab to cure the cocaine habit she picked up when she first started working for the wwe.  As we all know, Vince Mcmahon doesn't condone of such behavior in his company, so Christy's future with the wwe may be in jeopardy.

[El Presidente]

WWE VELOCITY

Nunzio and Funaki def. Kidman and Akio

Best quality match of the night here that saw Nunzio pin Akio with an arrivederci.

CROWD REACTION: 58%

MATCH QUALITY: 88%

OVERALL RATING: 73%

Daivari and Hassan cut a promo about Booker T and his slutty wife Sharmell in a pre-recorded video.

OVERALL RATING: 72%

Sylvan Grenier def. Shannon Moore

Sylvan wins easily with a running powerslam.

CROWD REACTION: 58%

MATCH QUALITY: 74%

OVERALL RATING: 66%

Spike Dudley def. Scotty 2 Hotty

A pretty competitive match between two cruiserweights saw Spike Dudley win with the Dudley Dogg.

CROWD REACTION: 64%

MATCH QUALITY: 75%

OVERALL RATING: 69%

A video is played, hyping William Regal's smackdown debut on thursday.

OVERALL RATING: 74%

Matt Morgan def. Heidenreich

Best match of the night here, the two battled it out and were competitive throughout the entire match, until Matt Morgan scored a sitout powerbomb to win it.

CROWD REACTION: 65%

MATCH QUALITY: 77%

OVERALL RATING: 71%

OVERALL VELOCITY RATING: 68%

OFFICIAL TV RATING: 4.36

ATTENDANCE: 7508

TICKET SALES: $ 300320

[El Presidente]

WWE SUNDAY NIGHT HEAT

Heat starts up with Val Venis and the newly acquired Miss Jackie from the Kid Kash trade backstage.  They're having a quiet conversation, until Val Venis suddenly kisses her.

OVERALL RATING: 83%

Viscera and Tajiri def. La Resistance

Robert Conway turned on Rene Dupree, hitting him with the canadian flag and spitting on it as he left the ring.

CROWD REACTION: 72%

MATCH QUALITY: 77%

OVERALL RATING: 74%

Miss Jackie was backstage smiling about what happened with Val.  She walks in his locker room and sees him and Trish Stratus training, getting the wrong idea and storming off crying as Val and Trish tried to explain.

OVERALL RATING: 81%

Robert Conway was about to be interviewed by Todd Grisham, but Rene Dupree attacked him and tore down the entire backstage Heat set.

OVERALL RATING: 77%

The Basham Brothers def. The Heart Throbs

Easy victory via ball and gag.

CROWD REACTION: 60%

MATCH QUALITY: 78%

OVERALL RATING: 69%

Eugene's backstage saying he's back in the wwe and he's ready to have fun tonight and win some matches.  He says that he still has a little boo on his tummy, but he'll be fine to wrestle.

OVERALL RATING: 66%

Kenzo Suzuki def. Eugene

Best match on heat by far, as Kenzo Suzuki pinned Eugene by smashing his head on an exposed turnbuckle.

CROWD REACTION: 70%

MATCH QUALITY: 88%

OVERALL RATING: 79%

OVERALL HEAT RATING: 76%

OFFICIAL TV RATING: 4.75

ATTENDANCE: 7530

TICKET SALES: $ 301200

[El Presidente]

Before I post the raw results, I have a request for whoever reads this or cares . Should I write my scenes out the way I have been? Or actually have the characters talking during them, and not in summary mode.

example:

Val Venis walked to the ring and said he's the ladies man.

Val Venis strolls down the entrance ramp and grabs a microphone entering the ring.

Val Venis: I am the ladies man.

[Nick Adams]

Dude, so far, I'm liking the format. Wish I could do graphics like the ones you've got, BTW. Either way, do whatever feels comfortable. For now, it works. Heck, it'll probably work for a long time. After all, many Internet reviewers do it, and nobody complains.

Personally, I like how you summarize what you feel should be summarized, and go into a bit more detail about what you think deserves to be detailed. So far, the stories are good, and it's true to the WWE, with a bit of a variance. I like that.

[El Presidente]

Dude, so far, I'm liking the format. Wish I could do graphics like the ones you've got, BTW. Either way, do whatever feels comfortable. For now, it works. Heck, it'll probably work for a long time. After all, many Internet reviewers do it, and nobody complains.

Personally, I like how you summarize what you feel should be summarized, and go into a bit more detail about what you think deserves to be detailed. So far, the stories are good, and it's true to the WWE, with a bit of a variance. I like that.

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[El Presidente]

RAW PREVIEW - August 8th, 2005

- After winning the battle royal for the number one contendership on raw last monday night, Triple H is ready to face off against his opponent for the wwe title at Summerslam, John Cena, this monday.  In a huge blockbuster main event, The Game teams up with Kurt Angle to take on John Cena and Shelton Benjamin.

- Val Venis has been caught in many intriguing situations by his new woman Miss Jackie lately.  This monday night, Trish Stratus goes one on one with Miss Jackie for the rights to be the manager of the world famous adult film star. 

- Carlito's Cabbana kicked off last week when Snitsky tried to brutalize John Cena.  This week, live from hollywood, California, Carlito has planned to bring the biggest guest he could possibly get.  Who will this mystery guest be?

- Also, Chavo Guerrero and Rene Dupree came really close to winning the tag team titles last week on raw.  Then, mysteriously, Rene teamed with Robert Conway in a reunion of La Resistance last night on heat, only to lose his match and get beaten down by his former anti-american partner.  This monday night, Robert Conway teams with Tajiri to take on Chavo Guerrero and his former stablemate Rene Dupree.

Edited July 4, 2005 by HaasOfPain

[Guest mAXi]

cant wait for another update

[Guest Switch]

omg i wun sex ur dairy

[Scotty Steel]

I'm enjoying it so far...I prefer reading it like this than massive pages of promos etc

[Guest Nightmare_Assassin]

Awsome diary man keep up the good work..you've got yourself a ready (Y)

[Thatz]

Very nice so far. When I saw that you didn't even capitalize the title, I thought this was going to be a "junk" diary, but you proved me wrong.

[Guest pmoney316]

Cool so far, would have loved it to be named 'The Draftermath' but it's really corny.

[El Presidente]

thanks for the comments guys.

haha, that actually was an accident and it made me really angry. I keep looking at it and I wonder if there's any way to change the fact that I didn't capitalize it lol.

Edited July 4, 2005 by HaasOfPain

[El Presidente]

CITY: Hollywood, California

SHOW NAME: WWE Raw

TV NETWORK: Spike TV

SINGLES MATCH

Trish Stratus vs. Miss Jackie

Slow paced matchup here, Trish Stratus gained the upper hand hitting Miss Jackie with a chin kick and getting a close two count, which Jackie broke by putting her foot on the bottom rope. Trish was then setting up to hit the Stratusfaction, which she eventually hits. She gets on top of Jackie for the pin, but Val Venis runs right into the ring and gives Trish an elbow drop! He then grabs Jackie up and knocks her down as well with a running powerslam! He sets both women up in the middle of the ring and climbs up to the top turnbuckle, splashing them both with the Money Shot as the crowd booes.

WINNER: Draw

CROWD REACTION: 87%

MATCH QUALITY: 50%

OVERALL RATING: 75%

A video plays hyping the Kurt Angle/Shelton Benjamin feud and what happened between them last week.

OVERALL RATING: 91%

Kurt Angle cut an interview with Todd Grisham about Shelton Benjamin, announcing that he'll be facing him at summerslam in a one on one match that'll surely steal the show, but one thing that won't be stolen by Shelton, is another victory. He says the thing that makes him so angry is that Shelton was able to cheat last week in the battle royal to take him out, but that he'll NEVER allow Benjamin to get a win over him again.

OVERALL RATING: 94%

TAG TEAM MATCH

Tajiri and Robert Conway vs. Chavo Guerrero and Rene Dupree

Chavo and Tajiri were taken out of the match early on. Robert Conway and Rene Dupree locked up in the middle of the ring and exchanged a variation of right hands and lefts and some stiff kicks. Robert Conway almost nailed Dupree with his trademark finisher DDT, but Dupree was able to grab Conway's tights during a school boy for the three count. Conway and Tajiri got their revenge as the match ended with a tarantula to Chavo Guerrero and a DDT to Rene Dupree.

WINNER: Rene Dupree and Chavo Guerrero

CROWD REACTION: 73%

MATCH QUALITY: 79%

OVERALL RATING: 76%

Val Venis is caught backstage by Maria Kannelis. She asks him why he'd attack Miss Jackie and Trish Stratus like that, and he says that nobody should ever refer to him as "Val Venis" anymore, he's done with that lifestyle, his name is Sean Morley. He also says that women cause all problems, and if she didn't stop bothering him soon enough, she'd have the same fate as Trish and Jackie.

OVERALL RATING: 72%

SINGLES MATCH

Kane vs. Chris Jericho

This was a well faught matchup between two of the elite on raw. Kane held the advantage early on nailing Jericho with a big boot, then throwing him down for a close two count with a sidewalk slam. Jericho then reversed the momentum with a few dropkicks right to the chin of the monster that actually sent him flying to the ground. Jericho saw the opening and ran to the ropes, nailing a Lionsault, but only getting a close two count. He then got up on the top rope and waited for Kane to get up as well. He jumps right off and tries to hit Kane with a missile dropkick, but Kane ducks and Y2J ends up hitting Earl Hebner instead! Now Jericho's worried, Kane gets up behind him and sets him up for the chokeslam. Jericho turns around and gets grabbed around the neck by Kane's massive hand. Y2J gets out of the predicament with a low blow though. All of a sudden, Shawn Michaels is seen running down the isle. He slides in the ring and waits for Jericho to turn around, and as he does, he nails him right over the head with a SWEET CHIN MUSIC that will certainly put the lights out. Kane is slowly crawling over to his opponent and putting arn arm over him as Earl Hebner begins to regain consciousness. He starts the count 1....2....3! Kane has won it! Kane and Michaels are in the ring celebrating together for defeating the man that ruined their dreams at the world championship last week, then out of nowhere comes running out Edge, who slides into the ring and wastes no time to spear his former nemesis, Kane, and give Shawn Michaels the Edgecution. Edge stands tall as Jericho stands up as well, while Kane and Michaels have been destroyed.

WINNER: Kane

CROWD REACTION: 91%

MATCH QUALITY: 84%

OVERALL RATING: 88%

---------------COMMERCIAL BREAK

SINGLES MATCH

Kenzo Suzuki vs. Rob Van Dam

A very well fought matchup between an established superstar like Rob Van Dam and a newcomer to raw like Kenzo Suzuki. Suzuki held the advantage by nailing RVD early on with a very stiff superkick right to the head, putting Van Dam down and out for most of the match. RVD then reversed the momentum as he started to nail Suzuki with a combination of rights and lefts and some kicks to go with it too. He then gave Suzuki a spinning heel kick and almost got a three count after a rolling thunder. RVD and Suzuki brawled evenly throughout the rest of the bout, until Suzuki grabbed Van Dam for the Faceclaw STO, but was unable to connect. RVD then kicks Suzuki in the gut and ran to the ropes, but got caught with a hard clotheline on his way back. Then, all of a sudden, as Kenzo Suzuki missed another Faceclaw STO, Van Dam nails him with a spinning heel kick and taunts Suzuki with a five start frog splash, but JIM E. CORNETTE COMES RUNNING DOWN THE ISLE! RVD seems confused and stares him down, not knowing what the hell he's doing there. Suzuki takes advantage of the situation and nails Van Dam with the Faceclaw STO, getting the three count! Cornette runs into the ring and begins kicking RVD on the ground as Suzuki raisesh is arm in victory and screams, the crowd booes loudly.

WINNER: Kenzo Suzuki

CROWD REACTION: 77%

MATCH QUALITY: 83%

OVERALL RATING: 80%

A limo arrives out in front of the building in the parking lot. A man steps out of the backdoor, but we are only able to see his feet due to the camera angle. He begins walking to the arena as we go to a commercial break.

OVERALL RATING: 99%

TAG TEAM MATCH

Triple H and Kurt Angle vs. John Cena and Shelton Benjamin

Triple H and Shelton Benjamin started out in this spectacular main event. Triple H gained the advantage with some of his cheap tactics, using a high knee smash and some right hands to have the upper hand. Shelton was able to tag in John Cena mid way through, and Triple H was able to tag in Kurt Angle. The two locked up, but Cena got the best of Kurt with some nice clothelines. Cena then gets Angle up on his shoulders and knocks him down with a suplex. He runs to the ropes and brushes off his shoulders, hitting the five knuckle shuffle on Angle. He covers him 1...2...shoulder up! Now Cena tags in Shelton Benjamin, and the fans begin cheering, Shelton grabs Angle up by his head an irish whips him into the turnbuckle. He runs towards him but gets nailed with an elbow to the face, then Triple H runs into the ring and hits Shelton down with a knee smash. Cena runs right into the ring and clothelines Triple H out of it, catapulting himself out in the process as well. Now Shelton is on the ground, struggling to get up on his feet, as Kurt Angle grabs his ankle and begins twisting it incredibly hard. The fans are booeing, and Shelton is able to reverse the move into a pin 1...2...kick out! Both men are up quickly, but Angle kicks Shelton in the gut and grabs him up nailing him down to the mat with the Angle Slam! Angle covers him 1...2...shoulder up! Angle can't believe it, as he goes to grabs Shelton by the ankle again, but Benjamin grabs Angle down for a pin move 1...2...Angle reverses it into a pin of his own and grabs the tights 1...2...3! Angle has pinned Shelton Benjamin! Shelton gets right back up and begins hitting Angle over the head with some right hands, he irish whips him to the ropes but Angle reverses it and Triple H nails Benjamin over the back with a knee smash from the apron. Angle then walks off with Shelton to the back, as he continues to beat him down, and leaves Triple H and John Cena in the ring.

WINNER: Kurt Angle and Triple H

CROWD REACTION: 91%

MATCH QUALITY: 84%

OVERALL RATING: 88%

Triple H goes to the outside and grabs the wwe heavyweight title belt. He shines it up, kisses it, then nails John Cena right over the head with it! He then throws it on top of Cena and points at himself screaming "YOU.. AND ME.. AT SUMMERSLAM" as we fade into a commercial break.

OVERALL RATING: 92%

---------------COMMERCIAL BREAK

Carlito's Cabbana was up next. Carlito has his entire set already in the ring, and he's seated on one of the chairs apposedly put there for him. He begins saying that raw hasen't been shaken up for a few months now, and that tonight's guest on Carlito's Cabbana would make everybody go wild. He then introduces to the fans.. THE ROCK! .. Live from hollywood, California. The Rock comes out to a HUGE pop from the crowd. Carlito begins interviewing him on why he hasen't been around in the wwe for a while. He then turns the interview into a trash talking contest, when he brutally asks The Rock "what? You're too good for this business now? 'Das not cool with Carlito!". Rock doesn't seem too pleased with the way this interview's going, and suddenly begins slapping Carlito over the face and then giving him a people's spinebuster. He then runs to each side of the ropes and tries to nail Carlito with the people's elbow and MISSES! Carlito gets right back up and nails The Rock on the spine with one of the chairs put there. He walks right up to his motionless carcass and spits a huge piece of apple in his face, grabbing a microphone and making an announcement. "I don't care if your name is.. The Rock.. I'm challenging you to a match at summerslam, and if you lose, you'll NEVER come back to tha' wwe.. EVER.. AGAIN!" Carlito throws the mic on the Rock as raw goes off the air.

OVERALL RATING: 92%

OVERALL RAW RATING: 85%

OFFICIAL TV RATING: 5.56

ATTENDANCE: 7541

TICKET SALES: $ 301640