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[ZJ Penn]

Even though I've only just started I'm afraid this diary, like many others I'm sure, is off on a month-long World Cup hiatus. Basically, I write the shows at the time of the games usually, so I doubt many will get done. This doesnt mean that it definetly won't get updated till July, just the updates wont be as frequent as they were before. . Sorry, and thanks for reading so far

Edited June 9, 2006 by wilson316

[ZJ Penn]

RAW Preview for Monday 10th July 2006

Last week saw newly returning RAW superstar Batista accept the extremely dangerous challenge of a handicap match tonight against both of 10-time World Champion Triple H, and current WWE Champion John Cena. Whilst Batista has absolutely no fear of anyone and will relish the challenge to take on his equally cunning opponents ahead of Summerslam next month, it is vital for him to recognise that he is only just returning from injury and has only one victory to his name since. In addition, with both of Cena and The Game baying for blood this Monday, HHH’s history with The Animal and Batistas recent injury, are we going to see them reopen old wounds, both mentally and physically? A further match-up tonight sees former Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam get his chance to take out his anger and frustration on the man who cost him the chance to become WWE Champion last month at Bad Blood, Edge. Last week, the Rated R superstar cost him another title opportunity when he decided to get involved in the match, eventually leading to RVD blowing his knee out on the concrete floor. Van Dam is highly unlikely to be 100% for tonight’s contest against Edge, which could reignite his past knee injuries further tonight in a big risk. Will this compromise his high flying, no fear fighting style? Or will he continue on as the ‘Whole Damn Show’ and get revenge over the former WWE Champion for his past actions and words?

Furthermore, last weeks Monday Night RAW saw Ken Kennedy revealed as the second draft lottery pick for the roster and he instantly created a negative relationship with the newly crowned Intercontinental Champion, Carlito. In any event Kennedy makes his first official RAW wrestling appearance tonight, in a singles match against Chris Masters. The match promises to be an interesting affair to say the least, with Kennedy no doubt looking to pick up a win. Continuing with the draft, the third pick would be scheduled to take place tonight, however, as this evenings pick was set to be the winner of the Booker T - The Boogeyman ‘Loser Leaves Smackdown’ contest this month at Vengeance, there will be no roster switch tonight. In other news, Goldust and Gene Snitsky will be given another ‘golden’ opportunity tonight when they face the Spirit Squads Kenny and Mikey in a World Tag Team Championship match and Umaga attempts to continue his undefeated streak with a win over Rob Conway, who will be looking to make a big impact in the singles leagues, after his La Résistance tag team partner Rene Dupree was put on the sidelines with a serious neck injury.

Can Batista survive his handicap match? Will RVD fight through the pain to beat his adversary, Edge? Is Ken Kennedy going to get his RAW career off to a winning start? Are the World Tag Team titles going to change hands? Find out tonight, exclusively to Monday Night RAW!!!

Confirmed Matches:

- Batista Vs John Cena & Triple H

- Edge Vs Rob Van Dam

- Ken Kennedy Vs Chris Masters

- Goldust & Snitsky Vs The Spirit Squad (World Tag Team Championship)

- Umaga w/Armando Allejandro Estrada Vs Rob Conway

[Guest WM2]

I'm not even going to bother reading it... just...

World Wilson Entertainment

haha... what a pun!

makes it sound fake and dull enough straight away :thumbsdown:

[SRN]

Oh, would you stop! This is a good diary and WAAAAY better then youres. I don't think you should be critizising this way, when you can't even make a decent diary youreself.

This has a much better write-up then youres, has a way better approach to the subject and deals with the whole show. So, WM2, stop bashing and concentrate on making a diary worth reading, instead of the crap you've got going now.

[andrethegiantstopfan]

that WM2 has a nerve! Don't listen to them. I really like this diary, even though I don't particularly like the wrestling at the moment, keep up the good work. (Y) (Y)

[ZJ Penn]

The following results are taken from the Heat web casts:

- Roadkill defeated Johnny Parisi with his Flying Elbow Drop after hitting a deafening chair shot with the referee down

- Mark Copani beat Eugene with his Running Death Valley Driver

- Danny Basham defeated Lance Cade after the Brain Damage

- Val Venis pinned Matt Striker by coming off of the top rope and nailing the Money Shot

[ZJ Penn]

When you talk about great superstars of the past, you have to look at those who have not only beaten the best, but also survived the worst as well, and tonight, Batista would appear to have done that. The Animal did actually overcome the odds to pick up the victory against the deadly duo of Triple H and John Cena, however, whilst the history books will remember it as a Batista win, it will seem more like a victory for Cena and HHH, as the bell came not for a pinfall, but in fact a disqualification. Earlier on in the show, both HHH and Cena quite surprisingly gave a joint interview backstage. They told everyone watching that to them, the result of tonight’s match doesn’t matter. Rather ambiguously they then added because quite frankly, win or lose, tonight they will win for sure. In the actual main event, Batista did well to dominate for the majority of the match, making several comebacks as The Game and the WWE Champion tried to inflict further damage to his previously injured back. Eventually, the former World Heavyweight Champion shrugged off the blows, showing no sign of injury, to send both opponents to the canvas with thunderous spine busters before setting up the Batista Bomb on John Cena. Yet prior to him hitting the manoeuvre, The Game brutally assaulted Batistas back with a sickening shot from his patented sledgehammer. Despite the referee instantly calling for the bell for a disqualification, HHH continued to rain down blows on his arch nemesis across his shoulders and spine. Cena then came to his senses and they each delivered an F-U and a Pedigree to The Animal before HHH hoisted Batista to his feet and held him in place for the champ to deliver a solid shot to the face with his WWE title belt which busted Batista wide open. As this weeks RAW went off of the air, the viewers and the audience were left with the vision of both of the champ and Triple H standing over a bloody and battered Batista, and there is no doubt in anyone’s minds that this one is far from over, that’s for sure.

Another big match tonight saw 2006 Money In The Bank match winner Rob Van Dam go one on one with the 2005 winner, Edge. Van Dam was clearly still pretty banged up from last week, sporting a large bandage around his knee. Other than that though, it was almost impossible to tell, as RVD took complete control early on, even continuing with his death-defying style which we have seen over and over again in the past, coming close in the opening minutes with a split-legged moonsault for a long two count. The tide eventually turned though when after the Rated R Superstar distracted the referee for long enough with a feigned injury, Lita entered the ring and hit a dropkick to the back of RVD’s knee, sending him to the canvas in a painful heap. From then on Edge continued with blatant shots to the knee, even removing his knee pad to expose the joint. This carried on for what will seem like an eternity for Van Dam, until Mr Monday Night couldn’t even stand up straight without falling back down. Complacency is a wrestlers worst enemy though, and Edge somehow lost the match when whilst he looked to lock on the Edge-a-cator to capitalise on his weakened state, RVD rolled him up for a three count to seal an unlikely victory. Post match made for difficult viewing however, when an enraged Edge didn’t let up, going as far as attacking his knee with a steel chair, and even locking on the figure four with RVD’s exposed joint wrapped around the ring post. Eventually, officials broke it up and helped Van Dam to the back, but Edge wasn’t finished. Realising that he’d touched a nerve with his ECW comments last week, he got hold of a microphone and began to continue to rip into the promotion, blasting the wrestlers, the fans, even the former owner of ECW, Paul Heyman. It appears that the situation between these two is going to get worse before it gets better, that’s if RVD is capable of recovering from the devastation caused to him by the Rated R Superstar this evening.

Other matches tonight saw Ken Kennedy make his RAW in-ring debut up against Chris Masters. Both men started strongly in a match fuelled by powerful manoeuvres and strikes, with The Masterpiece coming close to a win when he caught a Kennedy cross body and hit him with a high impact military press into a power slam. However, Kennedy kicked out and found an opening to create a comeback, eventually picking up the three count with the Kenton Bomb after hitting a DDT on his opponent. Once the match had finished, Kennedy celebrated on the turnbuckle and failed to notice Carlito slide under the ropes till he turned and was met with a Intercontinental title shot to the face, knocking him out cold. Carlito, never one to forget an old grudge, waited to till Masters began to exit the ring and then planted him as well with the belt. leaving Carlito stood over both competitors, with Ken Kennedy laid at his feet once again in successive weeks. Tonight we also had a bit of shock surrounding the draft. Earlier in the show, Vince McMahon told everyone watching that as RAW would have to wait till after Vengeance later this month for the draft pick, he has signed a new superstar to compete for the brand, and would reveal him later tonight. The revelation came after the World Tag Team Championships match between Snitsky & Goldust and the Spirit Squad. The Squad were able to retain the titles when the three members outside of the match held onto Snitskys legs outside of the referees view, not allowing him to return to the ring, forcing a count out. As they celebrated another successful title defence, Chuck Palumbo arrived on the stage microphone in hand. He announced that he went to see Mr McMahon to tell him he wanted gold and he told him that he is willing to give him a tag team title opportunity match, and has also found him the perfect partner. Palumbo then welcomed new RAW superstar Test out onto the stage!!! The newly formed tag team proceeded down the aisle meeting and taking out Snitsky and Goldust on the way, Palumbo dropping Snitsky throat first onto the guard rail as Test crotched Goldust onto the opposite side. They then stormed the ring, delivering hard right hands all round to the five members, before scoring with big time Big Boots and Yakuza Kicks to the champions, Kenny and Mikey. They’ve only been together for a few hours, but this dangerous duo already look a force to be reckoned with in the WWE. Opening the show was Umaga taking on Rob Conway. As expected, Umaga got the win with the Thumb of Doom after Conway was hit with a low blow from Estrada, and also as expected, that mysterious video played again. However, this time, Armando Allejandro Estrada grabbed a microphone and challenged the person behind the video to show themselves, as they have no chance of beating the man with the greatest undefeated streak in sports entertainment history! However this was met with a frosty silence as no-one came to the ring and Estrada declared them to be a coward, whoever it was.

Confirmed Matches:

- Batista beat John Cena & Triple H by disqualification

- Rob Van Dam pinned Edge with a roll-up

- Ken Kennedy defeated Chris Masters with a Kenton Bomb

- The Spirit Squad beat Snitsky & Goldust by count-out to retain the World Tag Team Championships

- Umaga w/Armando Allejandro Estrada pinned Rob Conway with the Thumb of Doom

[ZJ Penn]

Smackdown Preview For Friday 14th July

Tonight is the night that all the smoke clears and all the dust settles before its kicked back up again at Vengeance, when Smackdown General Manager Theodore Long announces the match-ups for this months WWE PPV. Long has said that he has had enough of the unnecessary violence and is going to try and restore order tonight. However, Long has told WWE.com that he will not break his decisions on the matches to the world till the very end of the show. In any event, there are still matches to be held before the announcement, with the main event being when World Heavyweight Champion Rey Mysterio takes on Mark Henry in one on one action which will no doubt be a smooth ride for either man. Also in action tonight is former Intercontinental and Tag Team Champion Shelton Benjamin. Having broke his defeated streak against Psychosis last week, he now intends to show that he can beat any superstar on the roster, this time in a technical, chain-wrestling style match. This time he faces arguably the finest technical wrestler in the world at the moment, in the shape of Chris Benoit. It could be argued that Benoit is still not 100%, with his ribs still battered and bruised from his numerous encounters with Henry in recent weeks, although he should still be more than a match for Benjamin, who seems to have abandoned his technical background for a more high-risk showmanship approach. It has been two weeks now since Benjamin arrived on the Smackdown brand via the annual draft lottery, and tonight the draft continues as Smackdown gets its third pick since it began. Having already brought Shelton and Chavo Guerrero over to Friday nights, Teddy Long will undoubtedly be hoping to pick another top class superstar to bolster the ranks.

Also in action tonight for the first time is Gregory Helms new found bodyguard, Texas Lewis. Lewis certainly looks impressive with what we saw of him a few weeks back, when he single handedly demolished both of Helms opponents for Vengeance with his ‘Texan Backbreaker’ finishing manoeuvre. Both Kid Kash and Super Crazy will be looking for revenge tonight though when all four men compete in a tag team match. Can Kash and Crazy put up a fight against Lewis, or is Helms set to gain an even further advantage ahead of his triple threat WWE Cruiserweight Championship match this month at Vengeance. Last week, we witnessed a quite frankly devastating 6-man tag team match, and this week Smackdown has gone one better to bring the fans an 8-man tag team bout. The contest will feature a whole host of feuding superstars, including; 2006 King Of The Ring winner Lashley, Londrick and MNM, as well as Matt Hardy and Animal, who are now scheduled to have a match at Vengeance. Finally, the show will also feature an interesting bout when Gunner Scott and Orlando Jordan look to prove their dominance over one another.

What will the matches for Vengeance be? Can Rey Mysterio overcome Mark Henry? Is Benjamin set to continue his resurgence to form? Who is the third draft lottery pick for Smackdown? Is Texas Lewis going to continue to help Helms remain Cruiserweight Champion? Find out tonight, only on Friday Night Smackdown!!!

Confirmed Matches:

- Rey Mysterio Vs Mark Henry

- Shelton Benjamin Vs Chris Benoit

- Matt Hardy, Finlay & MNM Vs Animal, Lashley & Londrick

- Gunner Scott Vs Orlando Jordan

- Gregory Helms & Texas Lewis Vs Kid Kash & Super Crazy

[ZJ Penn]

The following results are from the Velocity web cast:

- William Regal and Paul Burchill fought to a double count out

- Jamie Noble defeated Nunzio by submission with the Dragon Sleeper in a triple threat match also featuring Psychosis

- The Gymini beat Scotty 2 Hotty & Funaki with a double backdrop on Scotty

- Chris Hero pinned Tatanka with the Running STO in a rematch

[ZJ Penn]

It was only a two hour show tonight, but it was two hours to completely change the shape of this months Vengeance PPV when Smackdown General Manager Theodore Long announced the matches for the wrestling extravaganza. Prior to the main event, we saw Shelton Benjamin face off against Chris Benoit, with Benjamin looking to prove he could beat any technical based superstar at their own game. The match was an enthralling affair, with back and forth submission holds and suplexes exchanged between the two for the best part of the match, which ended in controversial circumstances. As Benoit looked to finish Benjamin after the triple German suplexes with the top rope Diving Head butt, Mark Henry came down to ringside, distracting Benoit for long enough so that Benjamin could jump to the same level and deliver a top rope T-Bone Suplex to get the three! After the bout, Henry proceeded to put a beat down on Benoit like never before, culminating in three Worlds Strongest Slams and a second rope splash, leaving Benoit bleeding from the mouth and likely with broken ribs. Also, once referees had pulled Henry away and EMT’s had helped Benoit to the back, it was announced that next week, Shelton Benjamin finishes his revival when he fights one of the toughest brawlers in the business, the returning Hardcore Holly! Then, in the main event, Rey Mysterio faced Henry. In a shocking result, Henry was able to record a win over the World Heavyweight Champion. However, this came from a disqualification when after scoring with a high impact Worlds Strongest Slam, Henry placed Mysterio on the Spanish Announce table and looked to end hi career with a body splash through it. Yet Benoit stumbled to the ringside area with his ribs taped up, and demolished Henry with three brutal chair shots. JBL then came to the ring and the four superstars went at it until the now familiar sound of Teddy Longs music hit the arena and he demanded that they stop fighting. He then proceeded to announce the matches for Vengeance, in a bid to end the brawling once and for all. He began by making a match involving new Smackdown superstar Chavo Guerrero, who will now face Doug Basham on the 30th July. He then went on to announce that should Chris Benoit be able to wrestle through the pain barrier, he will have the opportunity at Vengeance to get revenge on the man who caused it, Mark Henry. Long then moved on to make the huge announcement regarding whether or not The Undertaker would compete at the PPV. As expected, Teddy Long told the crowd that the Deadman would be facing his arch nemesis The Great Khali, although not in a regular singles match. Then to a great ovation from the crowd, told everyone that the WWE isn’t a big enough company for both of them, which is why they will compete in a casket match!!! To finish the earth shaking announcement, Long said that as JBL has had more than enough title opportunities in recent weeks, he WILL face Rey Mysterio, but…in a non-title match! At this, Layfield grabbed a microphone and practically pleaded with Long to give him another chance at that belt, going as far as to say that he’ll put anything on the line. Long considered the proposal, before asking them if they remember the main event at WrestleMania VI. He said that in that match, Hulk Hogan took on The Ultimate Warrior, in a title versus title match, and at Vengeance, Rey Mysterio will put his World Heavyweight Championship on the line and John Bradshaw Layfield will put his United States title on the line, in the Ultimate Challenge II!!! As the show went off air, both champions looked pleased with the result of the announcement as the crowd went wild behind them.

In other news tonight, Smackdown revealed their third draft lottery pick to a great response from the crowd. Long came out onto the stage and made it known to be The Nature Boy, Ric Flair. As the crowed ‘Wooed’ like never before, Flair hit the stage in his trademark robe, to his trademark music and gave a short but sweet interview to the fans. He said that he is here on Smackdown feeling as good as ever, and here to get one last run as the World Champion! Also tonight was a huge eight man tag team match. Quickly the inevitable occurred when six of the eight superstars began brawling on the outside and as the referee tried to sort it out, Matt Hardy took advantage, hitting Animal with a steel chair, and scoring with the second rope leg drop to get the win. After the match, MNM nailed both of Londrick with their WWE Tag Team title belts to leave them out cold, and Paul Burchill helped Finlay to take out Lashley and also fight off William Regals attempted help. Another tag match tonight saw Gregory Helms and Texas Lewis team up for the first time to face Helms Vengeance opponents Kid Kash and Super Crazy. Kash and Crazy looked very cohesive considering they have never teamed together and dominated Helms from the word go, that is, until he ducked a double clothesline and tagged Lewis in. Lewis showed a brutal mean streak to decimate both men and scored with a Texan Backbreaker on each superstar. Then just to rub insult to injury, Helms tagged back in and hit a Shining Wizard on Kash to get the deciding pinfall. Also tonight, Gunner Scott made another appearance on Smackdown and once again looked impressive, pinning Orlando Jordan after delivering a ring shaking Top Gun.

Tonight’s Results:

- Mark Henry beat Rey Mysterio by disqualification when Chris Benoit interfered

- Shelton Benjamin pinned Chris Benoit with a top rope T-Bone Suplex after Mark Henry provided a distraction

- Matt Hardy, Finlay & MNM pinned Animal, Lashley & Londrick

- Gunner Scott Vs Orlando Jordan

- Gregory Helms & Texas Lewis Vs Kid Kash & Super Crazy

[ZJ Penn]

Exclusive to WWE.com is the news that former Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam has suffered a bad knee injury as a result of both the Frog Splash to the concrete floor as well as the beating he suffered last week on Monday Night RAW at the hands of the Rated R Superstar and will not be competing till August at the earliest. Earlier in the day the WWE had the chance to catch up with RAW superstar Edge, who had this to say when questioned about the condition of RVD:

“What do I think about Rob Van Dam? I don’t give a crap about ‘RVD’. The fact of the matter is that someone who is supposed to be hardcore, turned out to be soft-core, if you know what I mean. In any event, I’ve been hearing all these rumours that Rob Van Damned, Pauline Dangerously and all the rest of those Exceptionally Crappy Wrestling superstars have been pretty angry at my comments in recent weeks, which is just what I wanted. In fact, they’d all better tune in to RAW this Monday, cause I ain’t finished with them yet.”

What does Edge have to say to the ECW faithful? Find out tonight, only and exclusively on Monday Night RAW!!!

[ZJ Penn]

RAW Preview For Monday 17th July

Last week saw the numbers game catch up on The Animal, the show finishing with both of Triple H and John Cena standing tall over Batista, despite losing the match by disqualification. This week, none of the three WWE Title competitors will be in action, although the champ and HHH have told WWE.com that, unlike Batista, they will be in attendance tonight and both of them have got something to say to ‘The Animal’. What this means is anyone’s guess, but you can bet your bottom dollar that it doesn’t bode well for Batista one bit. With Summerslam getting closer and closer by the day, it appears that Batista is going to have to work hard and keep his eyes peeled if he is to get to the WWE Championship match in any type of fitness at all to compete. Also tonight, in a rather unusual and peculiar main event, Edge goes one-on-one with Eugene. Edge has shown a brutal mean streak as of late and it looks likely that Eugene’s safety could be in real danger here tonight. As well as the match-up, the Rated R Superstar also exclusively broke to WWE.com yesterday that he has something to say to all of the people involved with ECW, individually Rob Van Dam and Paul Heyman. Again, what this announcement has anything to do with is beyond anyone but Edge at the moment, we’ll just have to wait till Monday Night RAW to find out. In other news, the annual draft lottery reaches its penultimate conclusion tonight, when aside from either The Boogeyman or Booker T at Smackdown PPV Vengeance, the final draft pick is made tonight. Having already poached two big name superstars in the form of Batista and Ken Kennedy, signed Test to a RAW deal, and definitely bringing in one of the aforementioned Booker or Boogeyman, can RAW complete a coup de grace of a draft year when the final superstar appears tonight?

Speaking of new RAW superstar Test, last week Chuck Palumbo announced that he is his brand new tag team partner and that they will be challenging for the titles this week on RAW, before putting the boots, quite literally, to The Spirit Squad, Goldust and Gene Snitsky. Earlier in the day, ‘The New Wave’ as they now call themselves, to prepare for a change, as they are going to show everyone on the roster just what it means to be a champion. In any event, the match will take place tonight, when The New Wave face Kenny and Mikey of The Spirit Squad in tag team action. Other matches tonight see Carlito go up against Chris Masters in one-on-one action. After nailing Ken Kennedy with his Intercontinental Championship last week, it looks unlikely that Kennedy will let this lie. That’s not forgetting the bad blood between Masters and the IC Champion, both of them facing each other less than a month ago at the RAW PPV of the same name, which should mean for a memorable encounter even if Kennedy doesn’t show. Finally, Danny Basham faces Val Venis in singles competition and Umaga looks to try and extend his already impressive undefeated streak by one match tonight, when he tangles with former ECW superstar Roadkill. The main difference with this match to Umagas previous encounters though, is that this is Roadkills speciality, a hardcore match.

Just what do Triple H and WWE Champion John Cena have to say to The Animal, Batista? Can Eugene survive his encounter with Edge, and what does he want with the ECW roster? Who is the penultimate draft lottery pick? Are we going to see new World Tag Team Champions crowned tonight? Has Ken Kennedy forgotten about Carlito, or will he be out for revenge? Find out tonight, only on Monday Night RAW!!!

Confirmed Matches:

An announcement from WWE Champion John Cena and Triple H regarding Dave Batista!!!

- Edge Vs Eugene

- Carlito Vs Chris Masters

- The Spirit Squad Vs The New Wave [World Tag Team Championships]

- Umaga w/Armando Allejandro Estrada Vs Roadkill [Hardcore Match]

- Danny Basham Vs Val Venis

[ZJ Penn]

The following results are taken from the Sunday Night Heat web cast:

- Goldust pinned Rob Conway with the Curtain Call

- Mark Copani defeated Johnny Parisi with the Running Death Valley Driver

- Lance Cade beat Viscera with the Top Rope Bulldog

- Gene Snitsky defeated Matt Striker with the Pump-Handle Slam

[ZJ Penn]

It appears that for Batista, as one nightmare ends, another one begins. As his injury nightmare and dropping the World Heavyweight Championship ended, another one began when he had to take on Triple H and John Cena in a handicap match. Having somehow survived that nightmare, he now has to go through the prospect of facing it all again after the announcement made by The Game and the WWE Champion here tonight on RAW. After the main event had finished, the two superstars came down to the ring and grabbed a microphone. Switching between the two of them, they eventually got the message across that they were perhaps a bit too tough on him with the handicap match and that next week on RAW they are going ‘to have a little tag team match’. They then proceeded to tell him that they are even going to let him find his own partner. They warned him however, that this time they are going to show no mercy and will finish the job they started last week. They finished by telling him rather ominously that if he fails to find a partner for next weeks show, then he will be handicapped, permanently! The match is already only seven days away, so it looks like The Animal is going to have to begin his search for a partner as quick as possible to avoid having to endure another handicap bout. Also at tonight’s show, Edge faced Eugene in singles competition for the main event. As expected, the Rated R Superstar made light work of Eugene, attacking from the off and getting the three count after a few minutes with three consecutive Spears to leave Eugene down and out. Edge then scraped his opponent off of the canvas and tossed him to the outside before grabbing a microphone. He said that it was now time for his announcement. He told the crowd that he knows his off-the-cuff comments about ECW are being discussed by everyone and anyone, and also that the ECW stars themselves are pretty p’ed off at him talking about them like he is. However, he announced that he has been talking about them for weeks now and he hasn’t seen one of them get out here to come and defend their ‘honour’. Which is why as he is unable to kick RVD’s hardcore ass, he is going to issue an open challenge to any one ECW superstar every week till Van Dam finds the courage from somewhere to come back to RAW and fight him once more. Edge finished by saying that those ECW pieces of trash better get back on the treadmill, or in Sandman’s case, get on the treadmill, cause he is going hardcore on someone next week! The final major shock tonight came regarding the penultimate draft lottery pick for the RAW brand. Chris Masters was all set to take on Carlito in singles competition. However, when he came down to the ring earlier than scheduled, it appeared he had something else in mind. Masters said that seeing as Carlito is no match for him and only won at Bad Blood because he was having an off night, he is going to hold a little invitational before tonight’s match. That’s right, the return of the Masterlock Challenge!!! He then called out a referee and set up a chair in the middle of the squared circle, before calling out not just anyone, but the draft lottery pick! He went on to declare that even though he didn’t know just who it was, it could be The Undertaker for all he cared and the hold would still remain unbroken. There was a few moments of silence before the crowd erupted in celebration as the King of The Ring 2006 winner Bobby Lashley came down to the ring and went nose-to-nose with The Masterpiece!!! Despite being slightly unnerved by Lashleys introduction to Monday Night RAW, Masters carried on with the routine, determined to make him tap out. Lashley then sat in the chair and Masters applied the hold. Immediately, Lashley began to thrash and pull almost breaking it within seconds, although Masters held on forcing Lashley to slow down. He eventually looked as though he was going to pass out, yet came back with a second wind, and to Masters horror as the crowd cheered him on, broke the hold!!! As the audience and everyone watching around the world went wild in celebration, The Masterpiece tried to foolishly regain some shred of dignity and attacked his opponent with a clothesline which was ducked. A swift kick to the mid-section later and he found himself on the receiving end of a high-octane Dominator! With Lashley now on RAW, just what does the future hold for this years King Of The Ring? Looks like everyone will have to wait till next week to find out! In addition to this, as soon as Lashley disappeared backstage, the current Intercontinental Champion Carlito hit the ring and demanded that the referee start the match, looking for an early cover, which Masters somehow kicked out of for a near fall. The match then rolled on with Carlito clearly dominating as the aggressor, what with Masters more or less still incapacitated from his run-in with Lashley. An interesting point came late on however, when Mr Ken Kennedy, Carlito’s nemesis, joined J.R and Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler at ringside for commentary. Noticing this Carlito gestured to Kennedy to come on down and fight him, leaving Masters out of his vision for long enough to apply the Masterlock on his opponent and drag to him to the centre of the ring. Carlito, unlike Lashley, didn’t have the strength nor the energy to struggle though, and was forced to pass out after a minute of fighting it. As Chris Masters celebrated in the ring what is no doubt a big win for him, Kennedy returned to the locker room, telling JR and The King that his work here is done.

It was an undoubted night of surprises and change on RAW, and it was all kicked off when new Tag Team Champions were crowned as unbelievably, The New Wave of Chuck Palumbo and Test overcame all five members of the Spirit Squad. The match looked to be over when after the referee was accidentally hit with a wild hard right hand, all five members were quick to pile into the ring and beat the challengers down. As Mikey held Test in the ropes, the other four ascended to a turnbuckle each and looked to come off onto Test in the centre of the ring with four simultaneous Double Axe Handles! Palumbo showed good teamwork and communication skills however to shout to his partner who moved out of the way just in time for a four-man Spirit Squad collision to take place, sending them all reeling out of the ring. The tables were then turned as Mikey was left to face both Test and Palumbo at once and eventually succumbed to a devastating Double Big Boot. Palumbo then roused the referee as Test made the pin, to crown new champions! So far The New Wave have been as good as their word, can they revolutionise tag team wrestling on RAW? Only time will tell! In other news, Umaga again continued his undefeated streak with a win over Roadkill. Roadkill had been hoping to get revenge on Umaga from Bad Blood last month, by putting him out of his element. However, it actually worked in Umagas favour, allowing him to brutalise his opponent, with no referee stopping it anytime soon. Roadkill did come close when he tried a Flying Elbow Drop through the table, but Estrada pushed him off the top rope before he could fly. Umaga then used the table to his advantage, scoring with his patented Second Rope Splash to get the victory and continue his run. This week, the video again played to infuriate the pair even more, although the mind games from whoever is doing this appear to be paying off, as the duo become increasingly frustrated as each week passes. Finally, the show opened with Val Venis looking to beat Danny Basham, and he would have done, if the referee could have got a better view of the scenario. Basham eventually ended the match when he hit a backdrop with a pinning bridge on The Big Valbowski and the referee counted the three. What he didn’t see that the replay showed though, was Val actually manoeuvred himself into a position where he was in fact pinning Basham, although no amount of complaining from Venis could change his mind.

Confirmed Results:

- Edge destroyed Eugene after three consecutive Spears

- Chris Masters beat Carlito by submission after applying the Masterlock when Ken Kennedy distracted his opponent

- The Spirit Squad lost their titles to The New Wave when four members collided with one another. Test & Palumbo then hit the Double Big Boot on Mikey to crown new champions

- Umaga w/Armando Allejandro Estrada defeated Roadkill in a hardcore match with a Second Rope Splash through a table

- Danny Basham pinned Val Venis controversially after hitting a bridging backdrop

[Guest Rabidwolverine36]

Hey

Just got done reading it all today and I must say great diary man. One of the best I have read in a long time. I hope you keep it going for a long time. Good method of writing and I like your angles (and Doug Basham getting some credit to his name).

I think Smackdown is getting the bad part of the deal so far with the lottery. I know Its Flair and Chavo and Benjamin are awesome athletes but Raw has gained more star power I think. Im still expecting one big suprise at the end as far as the draft goes.

Carlito, Kennedy, Masters and Lashley on Raw. Thats what WWE seem to be portraying as the future so nice.

Youve give Smackdown credibility too

Once again good job man keep it up

[ZJ Penn]

Smackdown Preview For Friday 21st July 2006

It’s only been less than a week since Smackdown General Manager Theodore Long announced the Ultimate Challenge II match for the Vengeance PPV, with Rey Mysterio pitting his World Heavyweight Championship up against John Bradshaw Layfields United States Championship, in a repeat of the WrestleMania VI main event, which saw Hulk Hogan’s World Title risked against The Ultimate Warriors Intercontinental Championship belt. On that occasion, it was the World Champion who was defeated and JBL has decided to show a somewhat arrogant streak, by announcing earlier that he will put his US Title on the line against Mysterio’s friend Chavo Guerrero, with a loss meaning that he will lose his place in the Vengeance main event. Whilst it appears that JBL will be treating this match as a whitewash to show his superiority on Smackdown ahead of a week on Sunday, there is no doubt that Chavo will see this as an opportunity to finally launch himself to the next level in the WWE, something he has struggled to do since his arrival in the company and coupled with JBL’s complacency, we may just see an upset here tonight.

Another big match tonight sees the return of the as ever fan favourite, Hardcore Holly. Holly is all set to take on Shelton Benjamin in his first competitive match-up since doctors and experts gave him the green light after recovering from an infection which almost resulted in Holly losing an arm. The match also has a certain amount of significance for Benjamin, in that it is his final match in which he aims to prove that he can outwrestle anyone on Smackdown in any style. After beating Chris Benoit in a technical match last week and Psychosis in a speed orientated contest the week before that, the former Intercontinental Champion looks to finish with a victory with one of the toughest brawlers in the industry. Whatever the outcome, Holly is sure to give as good as he gets in a no doubt bruising encounter. If Benjamin does pick up the win however, he will no doubt have the chance to pressure Teddy Long into giving him the opportunities to face the biggest talent on Smackdown, and maybe even catapult himself into the World Heavyweight Title scene before joint PPV Summerslam in August.

Speaking of the biggest talent on Smackdown, the literally biggest superstar on the roster has broke the news that he will be here tonight, no doubt with some harsh words for The Deadman, who it has been announced The Great Khali will face at Vengeance, in a casket match. Also in action tonight is last weeks draft pick, The Nature Boy Ric Flair, who takes on William Regal in singles competition in his Smackdown in-ring debut. Flair will be looking to style and profile like only he can, in an attempt to get some momentum going as quick as possible. Sticking with the draft, Smackdown will be looking to make up for the loss of Lashley tonight, when they take their penultimate pick. Although the young and talented Lashley seems almost irreplaceable, WWE Champion John Cena, Triple H, even Batista or Lashley himself are all possible candidates for the switch. Who is it? Tune in to Friday Night Smackdown to find out! Not only will the pick appear tonight, they will also be wrestling, with whoever it is lined up to go one-on-one with Head Trainer of The Gymini, Simon Dean. Finally tonight, Gregory Helms personal bodyguard Texas Lewis makes his singles debut, when he faces one of Helms Vengeance opponents tag team partner, in the form of Jamie Noble, one half of The Pit-bulls. Lewis has looked very impressive in recent weeks and Helms will be wanting him to send a message to Kid Kash and Super Crazy tonight in the squared circle.

Has JBL become too confident for his own good? Can Shelton Benjamin complete the hat trick of victories? What do Khali and Daivari have to say to The Undertaker? Can Ric Flair start off his new Smackdown career with a victory? Who is the penultimate draft lottery pick for Smackdown? Find out tonight, exclusively on Friday Night Smackdown!!!

Confirmed Matches:

- John Bradshaw Layfield Vs Chavo Guerrero (United States Championship)

- Shelton Benjamin Vs Hardcore Holly

- Ric Flair Vs William Regal

- Texas Lewis Vs Jamie Noble

- Draft Lottery Pick Vs Simon Dean

Edited June 23, 2006 by wilson316

[ZJ Penn]

The following match results are from the live Velocity web cast:

MNM held an interview with Josh Matthews where they lambasted Londrick, telling them that with or without Melina at ringside, they will have no problem beating them at Vengeance to retain their WWE Tag Team Championships once more.

- Finlay & Burchill defeated Psychosis & Super Crazy with the C4 after Finlay nailed Psychosis with the Muscle Buster

- Animal versus Sylvan was ruled a no contest after Matt Hardy ambushed Animal on the stage

- The Gymini pinned Scotty & Funaki with a Double Brainbuster on Scotty

Edited June 23, 2006 by wilson316

[ZJ Penn]

Whilst Chavo Guerrero certainly had a disappointing evening tonight after failing to capture the United States Championship from John Bradshaw Layfield, there was another superstar who had a much worse night. As mentioned, the main event saw JBL defend his US title against Chavo, and the champion pulled through, showing that he could walk the walk, as well as talk the talk. Chavo did come close on a number of occasions, almost winning the title with a Frog Splash although JBL kicked out at two and a half. Despite having the advantage, Chavo was uncharacteristically unable to put the big man away and it cost him, Layfield hitting a high-impact Clothesline From Hell off the ropes for a three count. After the match, JBL continued to beat down on Chavo and grabbed his title belt from the referee and looked to nail Guerrero with it. However, Chavos friends Chris Benoit and Rey Mysterio looked to head to the ring and save his partner although Benoits busted ribs slowed him down. As Mysterio sped to the ring and went toe-to-toe with JBL, Mark Henry was able to catch up with Benoit on the stage and attacked brutally, hitting a Worlds Strongest Slam onto the unforgiving steel ramp. As if that wasn’t bad enough, Henry then scraped Benoit off of the ground before landing a military press off of the stage onto the electrical equipment that must have been at least fifteen feet below in a career threatening incident!!! As the crowd, the people at home, even the three rivals in the ring looked in astonishment and horror, the show went off the air as Mark Henrys assault left Benoit in pieces on the arena floor, surrounded by the EMT’s. Prior to the main event, The Great Khali and Daivari came down to the ring to verbally assault The Undertaker, although what they got wasn’t quite what they bargained for. For a few minutes they talked about it not mattering what match type they took part in. They said that all that matters, is that by the end of the night, The Deadman will be gone…for good. They finished by saying that Taker hasn’t even hurt Khali, but Khali has destroyed him time and time again, and that he is going to need to bring more than his ‘powers’ if he is going to stand a chance next Sunday. As the deadly duo looked to leave the ring amidst a chorus of boos, the lights went out and the familiar gong of The Undertaker sounded in the arena! As the mist swirled around the ring and in the aisle, we didn’t even get a glimpse of the legendary Deadman, although he had this to say to his opponent: “Sunday 30th July 2006, you will witness the rebirth. Sunday 30th July 2006, you will be overwhelmed by the power. Sunday 30th July 2006, Khali will…rest…in…peace”. The arena then cleared and the lights returned as a clearly disturbed Daivari and Khali headed to the back. Just what did The Undertaker mean by the rebirth? It looks like everyone will have to wait till Vengeance to find out!

Another big match tonight saw Hardcore Holly make his in-return against Shelton Benjamin. Unfortunately, despite having the entire crowd behind him and not looking rusty whatsoever, Benjamin was the winner of the match after flipping out of the back of an attempted Falcon Arrow and rolling Holly up, grabbing hold of the tights to ensure he got the win. Post match saw Holly celebrate with the fans on his return, despite getting screwed over by Benjamin, before Benjamin made a quick announcement that now that he has beaten superstars with one of these attributes each, he wants to take on someone with all of them! He finished by saying that next week he is officially making the challenge and expects someone to accept it. In other news, last weeks draft pick, Ric Flair was successful in winning his debut match after wrestling a good old-fashioned style bout with William Regal. Having two of the most underhand superstars in the WWE always meant that there was going to be illegal tactics going on, but The Nature Boy showed great cunning and guile to duck the brass knuckles and hit a chops block, before locking on the Figure Four, forcing Regal to tap out. After the match, Finlay and Paul Burchill, who were earlier victorious in Velocity’s main event came out and attacked both competitors, particularly Regal. Finlay then got hold of a microphone and announced that he hasn’t got away. As the crowd looked on puzzled, he revealed that he was talking about newly drafted RAW superstar Lashley, who he was previously set to face at Vengeance for the King Of The Ring title opportunity. He said that General Manager Theodore Long told him that they are still going to have that match, as long as Lashley agrees to show up, as now that he is a RAW superstar he has no power over him. Finlay said that he’d better agree, or like Regal and Flair found out today, him and Paul are going to have to show him what’s what. Texas Lewis was also able to win his first singles match tonight, although he also showed that he isn’t invincible. After reversing a Jamie Noble Hurrancarana into a Power bomb, Lewis got the three count with a devastating Texan Backbreaker. Once the referee rang for the bell, Helms, who was at ringside throughout, entered the ring and told Lewis to hoist him up so that he could nail him with a big-time neck breaker from the top rope. As he did so though, his Vengeance opponents, Super Crazy and Kid Kash stormed the ring, Crazy hitting a Franken Steiner on Helms to knock him for six allowing The Pit-bulls to combine, ducking two right hands from Lewis, before sending him over the top rope, crashing to the arena floor with a double clothesline! As the three acknowledged each others efforts in the ring, Helms took his frustrations out on Lewis, almost unbelievably telling him to work harder. Finally, the penultimate draft lottery pick for Smackdown was revealed tonight to be Danny Basham, who also beat Simon Dean with his Brain Damage finishing manoeuvre, despite interference from The Gymini. Now that Basham is on the same brand as his brother Doug, will join him in Daivari’s Army, or does he have other plans for himself as a singles superstar in the WWE?

Confirmed Results:

- John Bradshaw Layfield pinned Chavo Guerrero with The Clothesline From Hell to retain the United States Championship

- Shelton Benjamin beat Hardcore Holly after grabbing the tights in an illegal roll-up

- Ric Flair defeated William Regal by submission with the Figure Four Leg Lock

- Texas Lewis pinned Jamie Noble with the Texan Backbreaker

- Danny Basham beat Simon Dean with the Brain Damage

[ZJ Penn]

Finlay & Burchill/ECCW Release/TV Network Drops Show/New Signings

- The first point tonight is that WWE have decided to keep going with the idea of having Dave ‘Fit’ Finlay and Paul Burchill teaming up regularly. The duo have been together for a while now and impressed in the Lashley angle. It is also hoped by the new WWE management that Burchill will be able to learn from the experience veteran Finlay.

- Also, ECCW have decided to release Cheerleader Melissa from her contract. Melissa has long been one of the most popular figures in the company, however with them having to cancel their last event due to lack of ticket sales, the company have decided to part ways with her because of her high fees.

-Another company in trouble is WXW. After ever-decreasing poor viewing figures, the local network on which they used to broadcast their show has decided to cut all ties with it. As expected, the cost cutting for the promotion has already begun, with Talia the first worker to exit the company.

- Another exodus today we can break exclusively is Trent Acid. The well-known independent high flyer has quit his connections with PWU to take up a contract with BCW, who have also been on the lookout for other talent, bringing in highly rated Perro Aguayo Jr. However, it isn’t all bad for PWU despite losing Acid, as they have been able to bring in Takao Omori from Japan.

Edited June 23, 2006 by wilson316

[ZJ Penn]

RAW Preview For Monday 24th July 2006

Last week on RAW, WWE Champion John Cena and Triple H issued the challenge to Batista to meet them in the squared circle once again, although this time he has the chance to find himself his own tag team partner for the bout. However, with The Animal only just returning to RAW and not exactly having too many friends on the show, his likelihood of finding this partner are looking slimmer and slimmer as the time ticks away. Earlier in the day, WWE.com caught up with the former World Heavyweight Champion, who had this to say; “Have I found a partner, ” One thing that will be praying on Batistas mind though, is that should he find himself in the position by tonight’s show that he has failed to find a partner, he has to face the prospect of once again going up against Cena and HHH in a handicap match. Although Batista has overcome that stipulation in the past, that was only by disqualification and he risked another serious injury afterwards, this time with his opponents threatening to ‘finish the job’ if they are given the opportunity ahead of their WWE Championship match next month at Summerslam.

In other interesting news tonight, Edge holds his first ECW Open Challenge. Edge has said he will hold an extreme rules match every RAW until Rob Van Dam returns to face him. However with his opponent unknown until they make their way out onto the stage tonight, has Edge made a big mistake already with his challenge? Edge has experience in this hardcore environment, with numerous brutal victories to his name, including TLC match victories as well as his more recent WrestleMania 23 win over Mick Foley with the now infamous Spear through the flaming table, and so any ECW superstar who takes The Rated R Superstar lightly could be running the risk of an early retirement. Its only been a matter of weeks since Ken Kennedy appeared on Carlito’s Cabana as part of the draft lottery, but he has already made a huge impact, rubbing shoulders with the Intercontinental Champion Carlito and Chris Masters. However Kennedy appears to have only one thing on his mind, title gold and so looks to be gunning for Carlito, who he has been at loggerheads with ever since the IC Champ dampened his debut with a shot to the face from the belt. In any event, Mr Kennedy has announced that he will be at the event tonight with some strong words, which he definitely wants Carlito to hear.

Sticking with title belts, there will in fact be two titles defended on RAW tonight, firstly when the Spirit Squad look to regain their belts lost last week to The New Wave of Test and Chuck Palumbo in tag team action. Despite the champions having the momentum, and the belts, the sheer numbers that ‘The Squad’ is always a threat to any team, and so they had better be on their toes at all times if they are to come away from this with the gold still around their waists. The other belt being defended is the Women’s Championship. Current Champion Mickie James has been absent from RAW in recent weeks after declaring that she doesn’t feel as though there are any worthy challengers to her title, but anything can happen tonight as she doesn’t even have to be pinned, as it’s a triple threat match also featuring former Women’s Champions Trish Stratus and Victoria. Finally, Umagas streak is set for another increase tonight as long as he can beat The Masterpiece. With Masters form not being quite as spectacular as he would have liked in recent weeks, can Umaga and Estrada clock up another win?

Has Batista found a partner ahead of the match, or will he have to go it alone once more? Who is Edges ECW opponent? What does Ken Kennedy have to say? Can The New Wave and Mickie James retain their title belts? Is Umagas streak set for another boost? Find out tonight, live on Monday Night RAW!!!

Confirmed Matches:

- Batista & ??????? Vs John Cena & Triple H

- Edge Vs Spike Dudley

- The New Wave © Vs The Spirit Squad [World Tag Team Championships]

- Umaga w/Armando Allejandro Estrada Vs Chris Masters

- Mickie James © Vs Trish Stratus Vs Victoria [Women’s Championship]