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TNA iMPACT Results: 1/10/08

2008-01-10T18:00:00.000-08:00

We get a brief montage from Final Resolution, brief enough so that we have no real idea about the results, except that AJ Styles sided with Kurt Angle, and Robert Roode somehow injured Sharmell Huffman. And onto the show...

We catch Robert Roode in the parking lot, where he's questioned about breaking Sharmell's jaw. He claims it was an accident, and we roll the opening credits.

Senshi & Elix Skipper vs. Motorcity Machineguns
We start off with Skipper and Senshi doubleteaming Shelley with elbows and a knees until Senshi covers for 2. Don West and Mike Tenay talk about how Team 3D cheated to beat MCM, and meanwhile, Senshi hits a flying kick to Shelley's face, and covers for 2 more. Snapmare, front facelock, and as Shelley fights for a tag, Senshi takes Sabin off the apron. Skipper comes in, but Shelley fights them both off and makes the tag. Sabin comes in with a flying dropkick to Skipper, and tosses Senshi into the corner. Shelley takes Skipper to the outside, and Sabin goes to the top, but Senshi boots him in the head. Superplex attempt, but Shelley breaks it up. Skipper runs in, but Shelley tosses him into Senshi, and they hit a double dropkick. Skipper is spilled to the outside, and Senshi takes a few mean looking doubleteam moves before getting the crap kicked out of him and pinned.
Motorcity Machineguns def. Senshi & Elix Skipper
Christian Cage heads down to the ring as MCM leaves, and he tosses out Senshi and Skipper. Cage grabs a mic, and makes a statement toward AJ Styles. Styles faked Cage out at the PPV, then cost him the championship against Kurt Angle. He gave Styles all he's had, and tonight, it's going to be taken back.

In Jim Cornette's office now, and Chris Harris is groaning about not being recognized. Cornette books him against Judas Mesias...next! Harris leaves, and now Samoa Joe stomps into the office. Kevin Nash walked out on him during their tag match, and Joe promises he's going to "handle things" tonight.

Parking lot time, and we see the Angle Alliance arrive. Kurt Angle tells Styles that tonight he's going to be officially inducted into the Alliance, and he'll be "Prince" AJ Styles. Commercial land.

When we return, we're in the Angle locker room. J.B. warns Styles about how Christian Cage is after him, and Styles asks Kurt about it. Angle tells him not to worry about it, and to get dressed up for tonight...so Styles asks Karen. She tells him pretty much the same thing, and when there's a knock at the door, he hides behind her. Tomko comes into the room to "make sure AJ's still in one piece". Styles and J.B. leave with Tomko, and we move on.

Judas Mesias w/ James Mitchell vs. Chris Harris
The bell rings...shortly after Mesias dives on Harris and stomps him into the mat. He tosses Harris into the corner, chops him for a while, then whips him into the ropes. Harris gets a kick in...before getting clotheslined out of his boots. Bulldog from Mesias, and he climbs to the top rope. Harris dodges a splash, and gets in a few punches before a diving clothesline! Spinebuster to Mesias, and a cover for 2. He hits a bulldog of his own, and tries for the Catatonic, but James Mitchell distracts the ref and Mesias spits the mist into Harris' face. Straight to Hell, and it's over.
Judas Mesias def. Chris Harris

Backstage with Ms. Brooks! She's being challenged by Robert Roode, who's challenging her to a match. She's scared to death, but she's planning to go out and fight him anyway. Again, we're at commercial.

Upon returning, we're given a montage of the Gail Kim/Awesome Kong match. Kong beat the snot out of a referee for making a two count, then while trying to do it again, Kim rolled her up to win.

Voodoo Kin Mafia w/ Roxxi Laveaux vs. Petey Williams & Sonjay Dutt
This one starts with Kip James and Dutt. Dutt offers a hug, but James locks him up and tosses him into the corner. Williams hits the ring, and they apply a double arm wrench, but Kip powers out. They return by dropkicking his knees, and he makes a tag to BG. Williams tagged in, who greets BG with a series of kicks, and they bring us back to commercial.

Afterward, we see Kip James pinning Williams for 2. Backbreaker...and we see Scott Steiner sneak down to the ring. He swaps his briefcase with Williams', then runs away. James tries a stalling suplex, but Williams slips out and tags in Sonjay. James eats a dropkick, then so does BG. Dutt takes a facebuster from Kip, and Williams notices the case switch-up. Williams runs to the back, and as VKM try to doubleteam Dutt, then accidently hit each other, and Dutt gets the pin.
Sonjay Dutt & Petey Williams def. Voodoo Kin Mafia
After the match, Sonjay kisses SoCal Val again...uh oh. VKM argue in the ring, until Kip grabs a stick and demands to know who BG's tag partner will be for the championship shot.

After another commercial break, J.B. and AJ Styles are hiding under a desk from Christian Cage. Eric Young crawls under, telling Styles to go to the park. There's a crowd there, and Cage wouldn't be able to pick him out of that many people. Styles and J.B. hurry off, and we're hurried into a Team 3D/X-Division montage. That cuts to show Team 3D and Johnny Devine in the ring. Brother Ray gets a stick, and after bragging about beating MCM and Jay Lethal, challenges them to a Street Fight. If they can beat Team 3D, X-Division gets their belt back, but if they can't, the X-Division is finished.

Samoa Joe stomps around backstage, and grabs Kevin Nash. Nash spins around with a baseball bat, stating that he'll fight Joe, but only if he gets payed for it. He talks to Joe a bit, pointing out that he doesn't need anything Joe has, and hands him the bat. Joe pulls back, but doesn't swing, and Nash leaves as we're taken back to commercial.

As all Mike Tenay interviews are, this one is taped. Tenay is with Booker T, who confirms the broken jaw of Sharmell. We're shown the footage from the PPV, where Roode tried to dive on Ms. Brooks, and Sharmell grabbed him from behind. He spun around and dropped her, no more, no less. Booker T tells Tenay he blames himself, and once Sharmell gets out of the hospital, Booker is going after Roode. Moving on.

Robert Roode comes out with a stick, and addresses Booker T. He has no sympathy for Booker or Sharmell, and blames Booker for what happened. He moves on to Ms. Brooks, and fires her as his manager...but still wants to knock her around. Brooks comes out with a stick of her own, telling him to shut up. She admits to being scared, and calls him "a prick named Bob." Roode calls her a few dirty names, getting her pumped up, and as he goes for her, Jim Cornette hits the ring. He's not going to allow any of this, and calls Roode disgusting. After breaking Sharmell's jaw and almost beating down Brooks, Cornette threatens to let Roode go...but won't, because he wants to see Booker slap Roode around. Brooks tries to leave, but Roode's weird psycho chick jumps her and hits her with a chair. Roode grabs the chair, using it to chase off Cornette, and introduces the psycho as Ms. Banks. Matt Morgan comes out of nowhere to break it up, and we're seeing some fine advertising.

J.B. reports from the Universal Studios park, where AJ Styles is dressed up like a masked pharaoh. Styles has to leave however, to get dressed for his coronation tonight.

Jimmy Rave & Lance Hoyt vs. LAX
This one starts with Hoyt and Hernandez brawling, until Hoyt attempts a suplex. Hernandez reverses, and hits one of his own. Tag to Rave, who's greeted with a back drop. Tag to Homicide, who gives Rave a belly-to-belly suplex. Rave tags Hoyt, who brawls with 'Cide until Hoyt hip tosses him across the ring. Cide escapes a body slam and hits an Ace Crusher, and both men make tags. Hernandez throws Rave across the ring, takes him down with a shoulderblock, and tags 'Cide. Doubleteam splash, followed by a backbreaker/senton. Cover for 2, which is broken by Hoyt. Hernandez tosses him out and goes after him. Rave fights out of the Gringo Killer, only to take it anyway. Cover for 3.
LAX def. Jimmy Rave & Hernandez

More commercials, and we're in the back with Tomko. When asked about Styles, Tomko states that he doesn't really care.

Sharkboy vs. Tomko
Sharkboy, still very injured, charges in with his crutch. Tomko big boots him, then clotheslines him in the back of the head. Military Press into a fallaway slam, followed by a torture rack neckbreaker. Pin for 3.
Tomko squashes Sharkboy
Security carries Sharkboy out on a stretcher, and Tomko shakes his head.

Karen Angle and AJ Styles hang out in the men's room, and Karen asks J.B. to take off so she can get some "quality time" with Styles. She lays on the seduction, running her hands over him and telling him to rise above everyone and everything. AJ gathers his confidence and charges out before we're commercial-bound again.

Kaz is in the back now, and he's kidnapped Black Reign's mouse. He challenges Reign to come get her back, and we're pushes along out into the arena to see Kurt Angle makes his entrance with Karen and Styles. There's a throne in the ring, and as Kurt Angle introduces him, Styles takes a seat. Kurt places a crown on his head, and he becomes "Prince" AJ Styles. Kurt goes over how Styles made the choice to join the Angle Alliance over Christian Cage, and how he even misled Cage and destroyed his chances for the championship. Cue Christian Cage.

Cage comes out with a stick, adding that he had Angle in his own Ankle Lock, tapping out. Tenay and West agree, but Cage moves on to "Prince" AJ. The crowd begins to chant "Princess AJ", and Cage demands that Styles man-up. Karen whispers something in his ear, and he announces that he's not taking any more garbage from Cage. Cage takes a few shots at Karen, and AJ jumps to defend her, challenging Cage. Cage takes the odds, prepared to fight both Kurt and AJ...until Samoa Joe steps out. Joe demands a title shot from Kurt Angle, and Styles defends Kurt on the mic now. Cage gets Joe's attention, and they agree that the Angle Alliance needs a good beating. Before the good part, Jim Cornette enters. He agrees with Joe and Cage, and just because he wants to see Styles get owned, he books Cage vs. Joe vs. Styles for the #1 contendership of the TNA Heavyweight Championship. If Styles wins, he has a choice to be #1 contender, or give Angle two months payed vacation. Everyone seems happy, and we're returned to the commercials we're so fond of.

TNA Women's Championship: Awesome Kong vs. Gail Kim

Kong comes to the ring with a Muslim woman, which is a little odd. Kong rushes Kim, who dodges and throws Flair chops like crazy. Kong keeps no-selling until she drops Kim to the outside and bangs her head off of the steel stairs. Kim kicks Kong away, then dives on her, and they brawl up the entrance ramp. Kong irish whips Kim into a wall, then misses a running splash that sends her through. Kim crawls toward the ring, and the commercialize us.

Back, and Kong smashes Kim into the ring apron before rolling her inside. She slams into Kim with her body, then sets her on the top rope. Kim fights back with some biting, then hits a tornado DDT off the top. Cover for 2, and Kim moves on to the mounted punches before climbing back to the top and coming off with a senton. Cover, and 2 more. Kim screams in frustration, then kicks at the Muslim. She turns into a chokeslam from Kong, who covers for 2 of her own, then misses a splash. Kong blocks a punch, then hits a Tiger Driver ...for 2! Kong sets Kim up for the Powerbomb, but Kim slips out and dropkicks Kong before trying a hurricanrana and taking a Triple Powerbomb instead. Kong keeps her down, and gets the 3 count!
Awesome Kong def. Gail Kim to become TNA Women's Champion

WWE grabs TNA athlete...

2008-01-10T11:24:00.000-08:00

GERWECK.NET has learned that TNA mainstay “Wildcat” Chris Harris, a member of the multiple time tag team champions America’s Most Wanted, has signed with World Wrestling Entertainment. Apparently Harris’ contract with TNA expired last week, and despite the company wanting him to stay, Harris agreed to terms with WWE.

I'm not too surprised, considering TNA didn't appear to have a plan for him. Unfortunately, I don't think WWE will either. I've been wrong before, though...

WWE Raw Results: 1/7/08

2008-01-07T17:57:00.001-08:00

The Raw Roulette returns tonight! But before that, we're given a recap of the Triple H/Ric Flair battle that ended with William Regal punching Flair in the face to disqualify Trips.

We're live now, I'm Regal's office. Vince McMahon comes in, hyping up tonight being the first Raw of '08...and unveils the Roulette wheel! Moving on, Regal explains that taking Triple H out of the Royal Rumble was to redeem himself for not hitting Hornswoggle. Vince books Regal/Triple H as a reward...AND SPINS THE WHEEL! First Blood Match! Regal walks out of his office, and the second he's out the door Trips dives on him and pummels him until security pulls him away. Opening credits.

Just before this next match starts, after Shawn Michaels and Ken Kennedy enter the ring...Vince comes on the Titantron...AND SPINS THE WHEEL! Strange Bedfellows Match? Apparently, Michaels and Kennedy have to be partners now...and we go to commercials before we see the opponents.
Strange Bedfellows Match: Shawn Michaels & Ken Kennedy vs. Charlie Haas & Trevor Murdoch
Okay, this stipulation apparently refers to two teams that have never teamed before, and likely never will again. We come back from commercial to see Kennedy get knocked out of the ring by Michaels before HBK attacks his opponent, Charlie Haas. Haas is thrown over the top rope, and reaches under the ring to put on a strange mask. He pretends to be a super hero and ducks a clothesline from Michaels. Michaels takes one from Murdoch, and Haas tags out. Murdoch comes in with an atomic drop followed by a big boot and a cover for 2. Tag to Haas, and they hit a backbreaker/elbow drop combo. Cover for 2 more, and Michaels breaks away for a tag, but Kennedy pulls away. Suplex from Haas, but Michaels reverses, pulls off the mask of Haas, and hits a shoulderblock. Atomic drop, a right hand, and a body slam lead up to Michaels going to the top rope! Flying elbow connects, and Michaels hits the Sweet Chin Music on Murdoch, knocking him to the floor. He hits it on Haas, but Kennedy tags himself in and hits the Mic Check on HBK. Kennedy covers Haas, and it's over.
Ken Kennedy & Shawn Michaels def. Charlie Haas & Trevor Murdoch
Kennedy trash talks HBK a bit before leaving, and we're back to the advertising.

Trading Places Match: Carlito w/ Santino Marella vs. Hardcore Holly w/ Cody Rhodes
This one means you have to dress up as your opponent, and come out to their music. Carlito dressed as Holly is great, but Holly dressed as Carlito is AWESOME! Holly sports an enormous afro, and is loving it...until Carlito pounds it off of him. Running elbow to Holly, followed by stomps, and a snap suplex. Cover and 2. Carlito whips Holly into the corner, pulls him out, and hits a back body drop. Another cover, and another 2. Mexican stretch applied to Holly, but Hardcore fights to his feet...and takes a neckbreaker. Carlito misses a big chop, and Holly uses it as an opportunity to pound on Carlito until giving him a back drop and a dropkick to the FACE! Santino gets on the apron to distract the ref, but meanwhile, Holly bites the apple and spits it in Carlito's face! Alabamaslam, and Holly covers for 3.
Hardcore Holly def. Carlito
Holly puts the afro back on to pose after his victory.

Backstage again! McMahon and Maria spin the wheel for Maria's match...and she gets a submission match! But Vince ruins it all, and changes it to a bimbo fight. Back to commercials, until we return to get a hype video for Randy Orton/Jeff Hardy, and a brief message backstage from Hardy stating he'll take Orton O-U-T. Then they tell us Hardy's fighting Umaga in a Cage Match later...And we're continued to be rushed along at light speed, and McMahon is in front of the wheel with Hornswoggle and his mic doesn't work. They cut the segment half-way through, and J.R. apologizes until we're back to commercials.

Bimbo Pillow Fight: Melina vs. Jillian Hall vs. Maria vs. Mickie James vs. Ashley
This one isn't even worth calling. I'd adore for WWE to take female wrestling seriously.
Ashley def. Jillian Hall, Maria, Melina & Mickie James

We're in the back again, and Hornswoggle is apparently trying to recruit a partner for a tag match tonight. He tries to talk to Super Crazy, but Crazy will have nothing of it.

First Blood Match: William Regal vs. Triple H
Regal's looking mean, and I actually believe this might not be a squash. Regal charges in at the bell, but Triple H pummels him to the outside. He bashes Regal's face off the steel steps, and Regal sneaks out the brass knuckles. Trips grabs him to bash him off the announce table a few times before he goes back to the steps. Trips throws the stairs, but Regal dodges and slams HHH's head into the ringpost. Regal misses a nasty kick, forcing him to stumble, but comes back quick enough to smash Trips off the steps a couple times. Both men roll into the ring, and Regal stomps against the forehead of Trips and hits a scoop slam. Regal moves on to the turnbuckle pad, untying it and exposing the steel bolt beneath. They trade punches until Regal gets the Game up and pounds him into the exposed turnbuckle. No blood yet, so Regal drives a few lefts into him. Trips blocks a second attempt at the turnbuckle, and creams Regal against it THREE TIMES, before hitting the KNEE to FACE and going for the Pedigree! Regal reverses though! Regal tosses HHH into the corner, and charges in, punting Trips in the face. He walks out of the ring now, picking up the brass knux he dropped. He rolls back in the ring and charges in for the punch, but Triple H counters with a spinebuster! He mounts Regal, and nails about a million right hands until he draws blood.
Triple H def. William Regal
The Game adds a few blows after the bell for good measure, and hits the Pedigree. As he's leaving, he wipes out a cameraman and we're in commercial land again.

Backstage! Hornswoggle is trying to recruit Santino Marella, and fails even harder than with Super Crazy. They move us on to a Chris Jericho/John Bradshaw Layfield feud video...and we see the man himself! Chris Jericho comes to the ring for his match, and Vince starts spinning the wheel as we're back to commercial.

Handicap Match: Chris Jericho vs. Snitsky & John Bradshaw Layfield
How do they still expect us to believe these are random? The bell rings, and Snitsky stomps on Jericho before Jericho's footwork comes into play and Jericho hits a series of running moves before taking a clothesline. A few more stomps, followed by a throat toss. JBL stand on the apron like a tool, and after Jericho dodges a big boot, he dropkicks Snitsky out of the ring. JBL comes up from behind, and Jericho/JBL brawl to the outside...until JBL clocks Jericho with the ring bell and throws the ref into the guard rail.
Chris Jericho def. JBL & Snitsky by DQ
JBL bangs Jericho against the ringpost, then chokes him with some of the industrial cable. He drags Jericho around by it, going up the entranceway onto the stage. He pulls Jericho to his feet, then slams him off of the guard barricade before dragging him some more. He lays a few boots to him, and the crowd starts up the "Y2J" chants before JBL uses the cable to actually try to hang Jericho from a pillar. Referees hold him back, but no one cares about the cable around Jericho's neck. Commercial time.

The Highlanders vs. Hornswoggle & a jobber
The jobber acts crazy, but that doesn't help put him over any...but before the bell rings, Mick Foley comes to the ring! Foley tells the jobber to book it, and replaces him!
The Highlanders vs. Hornswoggle & Mick Foley
We start with Foley and...Hairy Highlander. Foley drops him with a running right hand and covers for 2 before tagging in the little man. Hornswoggle dropkicks Hairy in the face a couple times until he tags in Bald Highlander. Foley comes in to get Baldy off of the little man, and there's a tag. Foley traps Baldy in the corner, delivering a crazy number of right hands, and a running knee before he drops Hairy off the apron. Baldy jumps him from behind until Hairy comes back, and a tag is made. A few double team blows to Foley, and Foley escapes a double back drop to pitch Baldy out of the ring. Foley brings out Socko as Badly comes back, and gives it to him briefly. Double Arm DDT to Hairy, and a tag to Hornswoggle. Hornswoggle hits the Tadpole Splash, and it's over. Apparently, these two just qualified to for the Rumble.
Hornswoggle & Mick Foley def. The Highlanders
Hornswoggle tries to throw Mr. Socko into the crowd, but it flaps down to the outside of the ring, dejected. The Steel Cage, floating above the ring starts to lower, and they give us commercials before the main event.

Steel Cage Match: Jeff Hardy vs. Umaga
Considering Hardy beat Umaga to get that Intercontinental Championship, I'm not worried...until Orton feels the need to appear. He makes his complete entrance, music and all, just to stand outside the cage and make us wonder if he'll slam the cage door on Hardy near the end of the match. Bell time.

Attempted lock up from Hardy, but Umaga drops him on his face. He bounces Hardy off the ropes, clocks him, then misses the bonzai drop. Hardy grants him a dropkick to the chin, hits a jawbreaker, then takes a big boot from the no-selling machine. Umaga throws Hardy in the corner and tries a splash, but Hardy escapes and Umaga eats cage. hardy dropkicks him, almost knocking the door open, and Hardy covers for 2. He bounces off the ropes, and Umaga tries a back drop, but Hardy catches himself on the cage and almost climbs out! Orton screams to Umaga, who pulls him back down, and we go to commercial.

Back...and Umaga is using the Nervehold on Hardy. I don't think anyone has ever tapped or passed out to that, so why keep trying? Orton eggs him on from the outside, and Umaga pounds a few elbows into Hardy's skull. Another back drop attempt, and this time Hardy smacks into the cage. Umaga gets him between the ropes and the cage, and after banging his head against the cage, splashes him. Umaga covers, but Hardy gets a foot on the rope! Orton, flipping out now, tosses a few chairs into the ring. Umaga grabs one, and as Hardy stands, he pancakes him with it. Cover...and Hardy kicks out! Umaga starts climbing the cage, giving Hardy time to stand, and crotch Umaga on the top rope! Hardy sets up a chair, and uses it to hit the Poetry in Motion on Umaga! He pulls Umaga down, and attempts the Twist of Fate, but Umaga escapes and pitches Hardy in the corner....where he dodges the butt splash! He CHUCKS a chair into Umaga's face, then DDTs him onto the set-up chair! Hardy moves toward the door, opens it...and yes, Orton slams it on his head. Umaga throws an arm over him for the cover...and HARDY KICKS OUT AGAIN! Umaga stands, shaking off the pain, and sets Hardy up for the Samoan Spike...only to be given the Twist of Fate! He climbs the cage, but Orton is waiting for him! Umaga stands up...and Hardy dives off backwards with the Whisper in the Wind from the top of the cage! He covers Umaga...1,2,3!
Jeff Hardy def. Umaga
Hardy poses at the top of the cage, and has a great STAREDOWN~! with Orton until we go off the air.

TNA iMPACT Results: 1/3/08

2008-01-03T17:59:00.000-08:00

Tonight goes off with a highlight video from last week, showing off all the current feuds. Afterward, we see J.B. standing outside of AJ Styles home in Georgia. He enters, meeting different people of Styles' family before talking to AJ through his bedroom door. He asks who Styles is going to align with, and Styles refuses to answer. J.B. refuses to leave. Opening credits.

We're in the ring with Jim Cornette and Matt Morgan. Cornette announces that there are going to be four gauntlet matches to determine the division rankings. He starts talking about the next Pay-Per-View, and enter Samoa Joe. He gets on the mic, pointing out that he isn't on the PPV card, and hasn't been granted a title shot after taking everyone out. Kevin Nash time! Nash tells Joe that he had no right tearing into Scott Hall, though he reminds Nash of the younger Outsiders. He tells Joe that Joe doesn't quite have that level of fame yet, and Joe tells him straight up it's time to move aside, or be pushed. They get in each other's faces, and Cornette books Samoa Joe & Kevin Nash as tag partners for a Tag Title shot.

Backstage, Robert Roode is questioned about his mixed tag match at the PPV. Roode & Ms. Brooks vs. Booker T & Sharmell. Roode tells us he's got no problem beating a woman, and Brooks tells him that she absolutely hates him. Roode forces her to say, "It pays to be Roode", and we're at commercial.

Back to Team 3D with Johnny Devine in the back. They briefly mention the tag gauntlet, and move on to the Ultimate X match until Johnny Devine accidently compares Devon to a monkey. Team 3D leaves as Voodoo Kin Mafia enters. Kip and BG James argue while Roxxi Lavaeux stands in the back looking adorable. Moving on.

Tag Team Gauntlet: Lance Hoyt vs. Kip James
These two start the battle, and Hoyt drops Kip with a shoulderblock. He comes back with a dropkick and tries to through Hoyt over the top, but eats a big boot. Hoyt motions for an elimination, but Kip fights out with a neckbreaker. ENTER BROTHER DEVON! Devon takes both men out with lariats, but James delivers a kick to his torso. As Hoyt clotheslines Kip out of his boots. Hoyt and Devon doubleteam Kip until...ENTER ALEX SHELLEY! Shelley charges into the ring with a top rope shoulderblock to Hoyt, but Devon takes him down with a few elbows. Shelley comes back with a knee to his gut, but Devon reverses into an inverted DDT. ENTER HOMICIDE! Cide hits the ring at light speed punching everyone, and as Kip James charges him, he tips Kip over the top rope. KIP JAMES ELIMINATED! Hoyt stands on Shelley's face, and Devon chokes Cide with a knee. ENTER JIMMY RAVE! Rave pounds Cide in the face, and Devon moves on to Shelley. Hoyt and Rave try to eliminate Homicide, but he fights back with stiff uppercuts. ENTER BG JAMES! BG comes in at everyone, dropping all but Devon. He whips Devon into the ropes, then catches him with a dancing punches to eliminate him! BROTHER DEVON ELIMINATED! Shelley tries to tip BG over, but fails. ENTER BROTHER RAY! Ray takes his time coming down, arguing with Devon. He finally enters the ring and dives on Alex Shelley before randomly attacking everyone. ENTER CHRIS SABIN! Sabin enters with a flying clothesline to Ray, then dropkicks Rave in the face...and a dropkick sends BG over the top! BG JAMES ELIMINATED! ENTER HERNANDEZ! Hernandez comes in at both Hoyt and Rave with a double clothesline. He nails a finisher looking move to Rave, then back body drops Ray. Hoyt jumps him from behind, and Ray clotheslines Shelley over the top. ALEX SHELLEY ELIMINATED! Sabin charges Ray, but takes a lariat from Hoyt. Ray gives Rave a Rock Bottom, and Sabin comes up from behind to chuck him over the top. BROTHER RAY ELIMINATED!...And they give us commercials. -_-

When they comeback, we're already in the second phase. Motorcity Machineguns and fighting Rave and Hoyt. MCM pretty much goes crazy with doubleteam moves until Shelley pins Rave.
Winners: Motorcity Machineguns
With no hesitation, Johnny Devine hits Sabin from behind. Team 3D hits the ring, giving a 3D to each man. Devine slides a table into the ring, and they set it up. Devine and Devon holds the hands of MCM on the table, and Ray canes their hands...UNTIL the X-Division hits the ring! Team 3D runs off, but the damage is done.

Backstage, Kurt Angle is being asked about how the backing of Styles and Tomko can affect the outcome of his championship defense against Christian Cage. That's laughable to Angle, who's offended at the thought that he could drop the title. Moving on, we're back at commercial.

J.B. talks to Styles' third grade teacher for some reason, and she brings up his bad skin for some reason. Styles argues with her through the door, denying that little tidbit, and we're back in the arena.

Women's Gauntlet: Angelina Love vs. Ms. Brooks
I think Brooks has lost every match she's been in since the face turn, so I don't have much hope for her here. The bell rings, and Brooks knocks Love into the corner with a kick. Irish whip across the ring, but Love kicks her away and hits a chop across the face. Love nearly pitches Brooks over the top, but Brooks fights her off long enough for...ENTER JACKIE MOORE! Moore comes into the ring and drops Love before giving her a double underhook slam and trying to shove her over the ropes. Instead of working together, the bimbos fight over who will eliminate Love. They start to brawl and...ENTER VELVET SKY! She hits the ring just in time to save Love. They hit a double snapmare on Brooks, then a double drop toe hold on Moore. They try to eliminate Moore as...ENTER CHRISTY HEMME! Hemme comes with a crossbody that takes out both Sky and Love. Moore and Brooks choke Love as Hemme pulls Sky's hair into a reverse DDT. She misses a leg drop and ENTER ODB. ODB bodyslams Brooks, then gives Moore a fallaway slam. Brooks charges at her, but gets chucked out, as we expected. MS. BROOKS ELIMINATED! ENTER ROXXI LAVAEUX! Roxxi punts ODB across the ring, then hits a series of elbows and a samoan drop. The Voodoo Queen tries to eliminate Moore, but ODB pulls her away. ENTER AWESOME KONG! Kong gets in the ring, and goes after everyone one by one, eliminating both Christy Hemme and Velvet Sky. CHRISTY HEMME AND VELVET SKY ELIMINATED! Love tries to charge Kong, but gets pitched out. ANGELINA LOVE ELIMINATED! At the most crucial point in the match, they give us more commercials. Wonderful, guys.

Back to see everyone pounding on Kong. Triple dropkick, but Kong won't fall. They give her two more, and she almost tumbles over the top! They all work on lifting her....and DUMP HER OVER! AWESOME KONG ELIMINATED! Go Roxxi! As soon as I say that...JACKIE MOORE ELIMINATED! Roxxi starts a little voodoo dance, but ODB drops her with a clothesline. Roxxi comes back by driving ODB into the corner and sets her on the top rope, but ODB goes for the Dirty Dozen! Roxxi reverses and slams OSB off the top. Powerbomb/spinebuster, and a cover for 2. Roxxi whips her into the corner, but eats a boot, and takes a Thesz Press off the top to be covered for 3. Doh...
Winner: ODB

Backstage, we're with Tomko. He wonders if he's suddenly turned into AJ Styles. He'll go to the ring, but he's not going to bow to someone. He's demanding respect, and the "demanding" of his allegiance ends now.

Tomko stands in the ring moments later with a stick, and tells Kurt to come out for his answer. Kurt comes down with Karen, and when he enters the ring, he demands that Tomko give him an answer. He gets pretty short with Tomko, and Tomko replies by slowly building momentum into asking himself, "Would I take a bullet for you or Christian Cage?" Tomko tells him flat out, he'd take a bullet for Tomko, and his feelings wouldn't be hurt if Angle and Cage ate a few bullets. Angle tells him he doesn't agree, but he can respect it. They shake hands...and Angle charges! Tomko catches him by the throat with one hand, and lets him off with a warning...that the next time that should happen, Angle's neck will be broken.

We're in Georgia again, and J.B. is talking to Styles' high school wrestling coach. The crazy coach starts telling a story about Styles wrestling a girl and wetting his pants before the match. Styles opens the door this time to argue, but slams the door after having the last word. Commercial time again.

We're still at the Styles' household, and J.B. is with AJs sister. She starts telling a story about catching him doing something naughty when they were younger, and he cuts her off, asks for a sandwich, and disappears again. Cut to Jay Lethal and Sonjay Dutt backstage. They're a little tense about Dutt kissing SoCal Val. Dutt offers a kiss to Lethal, and chases him off camera. Here comes Christian Cage. Cage says he's proud of Tomko, but he's still wondering about Styles. he moves on to Angle, and calls him out for later in the night.

X-Division Gauntlet: Sonjay Dutt vs. Petey Williams
Commercials right off, even before the bell. WE come back to see Williams and Dutt dueling with elbows, and Dutt comes off the top rope with a guillotine legdrop. Williams comes back with a spin kick, and...ENTER SHARK BOY! Shark Boy is almost covered in bandages, and powerbombs Williams off the top rope, while he was trying to suplex Dutt. Sharkboy chucks Williams over the top, but Williams catches himself and runs into a neckbreaker. ENTER ELIX SKIPPER! Skipper comes in with a kick to Shark Boy and a facebuster to Dutt. Dutt and Sharkboy fight back against Williams and Skipper, and Skipper accidently eliminates himself. ELIX SKIPPER ELIMINATED! ENTER JOHNNY DEVINE! Everyone stomps Devine when he comes in, but he manages to fight them off all, and eliminates Shark Boy. SHARK BOY ELIMINATED! Williams dropkicks him in the spine, and they doubleteam him until...ENTER SENSHI! They hold Devine for Senshi, and the three of them pass him around. Dropkick and...JOHNNY DEVINE ELIMINATED! Dutt hits a flipping hurricanrana to Senshi, and pounces on Williams, but his momentum carries him out. SONJAY DUTT ELIMINATED! Senshi kicks Williams into the mat, and covers for 2. Rear waistlock, but Williams busts out. Before he can make a comeback, he eats a nasty clothesline, but hits a mean knee to Senshi's chest. He tries the Canadian Destroyer, but is taken down. Senshi tries the Warrior's Way, but Williams catches him and hits the Canadian Destroyer. 3 count.
Winner: Petey Williams

Backstage, James Storm and Jackie Moore talk about drinking. He challenges Eric Young to a 2/3 drinking contest at the next PPV, and before this really gains any momentum, we're hustled into advertising time.

Back to Styles again. J.B. asks the same questions over and over again, and suddenly, he's talking to a Catholic Priest. Styles comes out quickly to tell us all he's a Baptist, and the Priest admits he has the wrong man. Back to the arena.

Booker T and Sharmell are backstage talking about Roode and Brooks. Booker's angry about the match, but Sharmell is all for it. Not much here, and we're back to seeing "Rambo" commercials.

Heavyweight Gauntlet: Booker T vs James Storm
Matt Morgan is out there for no apparent reason, and the bells rings. Storm punches Booker into the corner, whips him across the ropes, and eats a boot. Booker takes control, and ENTER ROBERT ROODE! Storm and Roode pound Booker into the mat, and he stays there until the next countdown. ENTER ERIC YOUNG! Young pairs off with Storm, and we go to commercial. When we're brought back, we have a million more people in the ring, and JAMES STORM ELIMINATED! Scott Steiner hits Rellik with a belly-to-belly suplex, and high fives Booker T. ENTERS JUDAS MESIAS! CHRIS HARRIS ELIMINATED! Judas goes for Booker, and Steiner tries to eliminate Rellik. Black Reign takes a clothesline from Kaz, and ENTER KEVIN NASH! KAZ ELIMINATED! Nash drops Mesias with one punch, and Steiner tries to eliminate him. Young joins in, but Mesias just won't let go, and turns to eliminate Steiner! SCOTT STEINER ELIMINATED! ENTER ABYSS! Abyss military presses Mesias, and takes both of them out. JUDAS MESIAS AND ABYSS ELIMINATED! ENTER SAMOA JOE! Joe drops everyone in range, and punts Rellik. Booker charges at him, dropping him with an elbow, then starts dueling Rellik. ENTER CHRISTIAN CAGE! BOOKER T ELIMINATED! Looks like Reign punted Booker out. Kurt Angle comes out to try to cut off Cage, but Cage waits for it and jumps Angle. RELLIK ELIMINATED! BLACK REIGN ELIMINATED! As Nash eliminates both of them, security pulls apart Angle and Cage after Angle slams Cage spine first into the ringpost. Kevin Nash looks at Samoa Joe, being the last two. He shakes with Joe, and Nash eliminates himself! Cage hurries in and rolls up Joe for the win.
Winner: Christian Cage

Finally, at the Styles home again, AJ comes out of his room. He makes a commitment to Cage, then to Angle, and finally tells us he'll have his mind up at the PPV, and everyone needs to get out of his house. And we're finished.

ECW Results: 1/1/08

2008-01-01T17:38:00.000-08:00

Right off the bat, we get to see clips from CM Punk/MVP. MVP was disqualified, and Chavo Guerrero randomly attacked Punk when he was down. Opening credits.

The General Manager, Armando Estrada, stands in the ring with a stick. He introduces Chavo, who comes to the ring. He takes the mic, and tells us he was injured by Rey Mysterio. While on the shelf, he watched ECW, and for some reason, CM Punk made him angry. Cue the champ. Punk comes out to the ring, steps inside, and STAREDOWN~! with Chavo! Punk gets a mic and points out how lame Guerrero's reasoning is. Chavo continues with lameness, but now says he wants a shot at the ECW Championship. CM Punk is up for the competition, but Estrada keeps them from fighting. He tells Chavo that he has to earn a title shot, by beating Punk in a non-title match. Commercials.

Jimmy Wang Yang & Shannon Moore w/ Kelly vs. John Morrison & The Miz w/ Layla
C'mon guys, do something new with Morrison already. We start with the ladies, and Layla slaps Kelly to the mat. Some fancy footwork later, and Kelly clotheslines Layla down. Cover for 2, but Miz trips Kelly up. Tag to Morrison, who tries a little crudely to seduce Kelly. Tag to Moore, who comes in with a crossbody and gets a 2 count. Top rope guillotine from Moore, followed by a few mounted punches. Tag to Miz, who hits the corner clothesline. Cover for 2, then a side facelock. Moore breaks out with a few punches, but takes a knee to the gut. Tag to Morrison, who comes in with a springboard elbow. Cover, then a Cobra Clutch. Arm drag by Moore, followed by a roll up for 2. Morrison comes back with a clothesline and tags Miz. Miz gets Moore in the corner, and they begin trading punches. Miz chokes Moore against the ropes, but tags out to Morrison. Running elbow from Morrison, followed by a cover. 2 more.

Sleeperhold from Morrison, which turns into a rear chinlock and a suplex...but Moore reverses into a neckbreaker! Both men tag out, and Yang comes in with a headscissors takedown. Hurricanrana, followed by a flurry of rights and a running spin kick. Yang goes up top and hits a missile dropkick. Cover, but Morrison breaks it up. Moore dives in to take Morrison to the outside, and Layla runs in trying to attack Yang. Yang plants one on her, and as she looks disgusted, Kelly takes her out. Yang hits a moonsault onto Miz, and it's over.
Jimmy Wang Yang, Shannon Moore & Kelly def. The Miz, John Morrison & Layla
Yang motions that he's aiming for the titles soon, and they're telling us we'll see Yang & Moore get the title shot next week. Back to commercials.

Three minutes and thirteen seconds later, we're back to ECW. The jobber that Shelton Benjamin beat up two weeks ago is...back again!? That earns you a name, son. Tazz calls him "Colin Delaney", and so shall he be named. Tazz stands in the ring with him, asking him if he thinks he'll do better in his second match. Delaney says he's feeling confident, and Tazz introduces Big Daddy V.
Big Daddy V w/ Matt Striker vs. Colin Delaney
At the bell, Delaney looks like he's going to die. He puts up his fists, but backs toward the corner. He ducks a clothesline and gets in some chops, but V shoves him into the corner and chops him down to the mat before standing on him. Military press slam, followed by the Samoan Drop. Elbow drop, and it's over.
Big Daddy V squashes Colin Delaney
V leaves, and Delaney has yet to leave jobberville.

Cut to Shelton Benjamin doing the pre-commercial walk, and guess where we go?
Shelton Benjamin vs. a new jobber
For some reason, they choose now to show us an earlier session of Shelton talking about gold. When we're back in the ring, they lock up, and Shelton drops the jobber on his face before driving him into the corner and hitting the T-Bone suplex. He escapes a bodyslam attempt and rolls Shelton up for 1, then eats a clothesline. Stalling suplex, and a cover for 2. Rear chinlock, but jobber breaks out with a series of punches, almost earning him a name as well. Backbreaker from Shelton, followed by a rear naked choke. The jobber starts to break out, and fights to his feet! He gets a sunset flip off, but Shelton boots him in the face and pummels him down. Powerbomb into the corner, and Shelton hits the Snapshot. 3 count.
Shelton Benjamin squashes a jobber
Almost not a squash, but we were never really given the impression that Benjamin could lose this one.

Back from commercials, we're given a recap of the epic Triple H/Ric Flair battle from last night. They show pretty much the entire match, including where Regal punched Flair in the face to prevent Trips from entering the Royal Rumble.

Chavo Guerrero vs. CM Punk
The main event begins! These two lock up, and Punk shoves Chavo around until giving him an arm drag. Rear waistlock from Punk, but Chavo rolls through into an armbar. Headscissors counter from Punk, and Chavo escapes. Hammerlock from Chavo, and a reversal from Punk. Escape by Chavo, but he runs into a drop toe hold and starts to eat the chops. Hip toss from Punk, and more chops. Chavo tosses Punk into the corner, and after trading punches, is sent packing. Punk comes off the second rope with a crossbody and gets a 2. Commercial time.

Back! Punk is kicking Chavo around, but selling one of his knees. He goes back to work with his hands, until Chavo drops a few elbows on that knee. He moves from elbows to kicks until Punk falls. Cover for 2, and Chavo keeps up the work against the knee. Submission attempt, followed by a dropkick and an indian deathlock. Inverted STF, then a mexican stretch, but Punk just won't tap. He comes back with a back body drop, but Chavo pops back up and hits a chop block to the back of the knee. Continued blows to the knee until Punk gets Chavo with a spinning headscissors, and gets in a few kicks. Punk is limping outright, and gets plopped in the corner by Chavo. Slight pummeling, but Punk reverses and hits the KNEE to FACE in the corner. Bulldog, and a cover for 2. Chavo reverses an irish whip into a half crab, but Punk gets the ropes. Three Amigos, but after 2, Punk reverses into the Go to Sleep! Chavo struggles out, and both men tumble to the outside. Both men are up at 4, but Punk keeps Chavo out until 9, then punts him halfway up the entrance ramp before beating the count.
CM Punk def. Chavo Guerrero by count-out

WWE Raw Results: 12/31/07

2007-12-31T17:59:00.001-08:00

We begin New Year's Eve with a Randy Orton hype video, including all the head punting he's done. When we go live...Orton is in the ring. He's got a stick, and a new haircut. He hypes himself more, bragging about being the champ like we didn't know it already. He promises to remain champ for all of 2008...and enter the #1 contender, Jeff Hardy!

The crowd gets behind Hardy a LOT, and Hardy points out that Orton doesn't have any momentum, and we're shown the footage of Hardy getting a pinfall victory over the champ. Orton drops the names of John Cena, Shawn Michaels & Chris Jericho, and reminds us that he's "taken out" all three of them. He says momentum can take a quick turn, and goes for the RKO, but it's reversed into the Twist of Fate! Orton is down and out, and Hardy's momentum is INCREDIBLE!

We're given a brief reminder that if Ric Flair ever loses another match, he's fired, and Shawn Michaels does the pre-commercial walk. Followed by...commercials.

Coming back, Jeff Hardy talks to Matt backstage. Matt is totally pumped for Jeff's title shot, and jokingly hints at wanting the first shot if Jeff wins it. Back to the arena.

Ken Kennedy vs. Shawn Michaels
The bell rings, and these two lock up. Arm wrench from Michaels, into a chickenwing, until Kennedy powers out. Headlock takedown from Michaels, but Kennedy reverses out of it. Another lock up, and Michaels gets Kennedy in a side headlock. Bounce off the ropes, and Michaels gets in a hip toss. Arm bar, but Kennedy gets to his feet and drives Michaels to the corner. Kennedy pummels HBK and tries to whip him across the ring, but Michaels reverses. He slaps Kennedy's knee against the ring apron, then takes off Kennedy's knee pad. He works on the knee, getting Kennedy into a modified half crab. Kennedy gets the ropes, and Michaels releases.

A few traded right hands, and Kennedy spears HBK out of the ring! Both men fall outside, but Kennedy scrambles back inside immediately. Michaels climbs back in at 8, and Kennedy lays the boots to him. Commercial time. Back to see Kennedy still stomping at Michaels, and he NAILS a running kick across Michaels' face. Cover, and 2. Bodyslam from Kennedy, and he sells the leg a little before missing a clothesline, and MICHAELS USES THE CRIPPLER CROSSFACE! Kennedy breaks out pretty quickly, hits a few elbow drops, and covers again. Kennedy rams HBK into the corner and leaves him in the tree of woe, before propping him onto the top rope, but HBK knocks him to the mat! Kennedy pretty much no sells it and goes back after Michaels, before hitting a perfectly executed superplex to HBK. Cover...and 2.

He locks Michaels in a seated abdominal stretch, and Michaels escapes by elbowing Kennedy in the knee. Shoulderblock from Michaels takes Kennedy down, followed by an atomic drop. HBK starts to sell his back, but bodyslams Kennedy anyway, and misses the flying elbow. Roll up from Kennedy, but he only gets 2. Series of roll ups and counters all get close falls until Kennedy gets HBK in the fireman's carry. Michaels escapes and goes for the Sweet Chin Music, but Kennedy ducks and reverses with a version of the Complete Shot. 3 count.
Ken Kennedy def. Shawn Michaels
It's about time, I suppose...

In the back, Todd Grisham interviews Triple H about his match against Ric Flair. Trips is just beginning when Vince McMahon and William Regal literally bump into him. To make sure Triple H isn't considering laying down for Flair, if he loses tonight, they're taking him out of the Royal Rumble next month. Trips looks crazed, and we're back to commercial.

In the strangest thing I've seen in WWE since the oddities, Jillian Hall, Ron Simmons, and Big Dick Johnson sing about the New Year, then we're back with Vinnie Mac and Regal. McMahon talks Regal into being in a match against Hornswoggle. Regal makes sure Finlay won't be a factor, then agrees.

After more advertising opportunity, we're shown footage from the first ever Royal Rumble, which "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan won. And with Duggan mentioned, we move on to a Royal Rumble qualifier.
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan vs. Umaga
Wow. I don't think Duggan will be in the Rumble this year. Duggan charges in with some right hands, but takes a throat thrust and gets pummeled into the corner. As Duggan lies crumpled in the corner, Umaga goes for the butt splash, and nails it. He coughs some blood, and it's probably about time for him to retire. Samoan Spike, and the cover.
Umaga squashes Jim Duggan

Backstage suddenly, where Ric Flair is talking to Cody Rhodes and Hardcore Holly. McMahon interrupts and throws them out before talking to Flair. He tries to convince Flair that it's over tonight, and I've taken notice that Ric is where a D-X shirt. Not bad, Ric. Moving on, we're given a replay of how when Chris Jericho was half a second from becoming WWE champion, John Bradshaw Layfield interfered. They tell us JBL will be back on RAW next, and we're taking a break from it to see the good ol' commercials.

Well, we return, and JBL's limo pulls up. Bradshaw gets out and takes in the horrible reaction he's getting. He marches to the ring, and surprisingly, doesn't have a stick. He stands in the ring doing nothing for much, much too long, and pyro continuously goes off. Long after most of the fans are bored, JBL is still doing nothing, and his pyro is still firing. He finally gets a mic, and tells us to mark today as the day JBL returns. He says that everyone knows he doesn't have to be there, but he likes to own people. I wonder if WWE will take that as a racist comment. After I start to fall asleep, he's mericfully and suddenly interrupted by CHRIS JERICHO! Jericho brawls with JBL, staying on offense, until refs, road agents, and security break it up. JBL's sporting a mean slash across his nose, and doesn't look happy about it. They STAREDOWN~! through the arms of security, and we're back in commercial land.

Upon returning, they show us a great replay of Jericho knocking JBL stupid. Cut to JBL backstage screaming at the road agents and refs. He walks off after screaming about buying them, and we're...ug...moved on to a bimbos match.

WWE Women's Championship Match: Melina vs. Mickie James vs. Beth Phoenix
The bell rings, and Melina shoves Mickie into Beth. Beth tries to force Mickie into a pin, but Mickie comes back with a few mounted punches. James turns to Melina, but Beth drops her on her face. Melina goes for the pin, but Beth pulls her off and prepares for a two handed chokeslam. Mickie breaks it up, and Mickie and Melina hit a double enziguri. They fight over who will get the pin, and start to trade blows. Neckbreaker from Mickie, but she gets thrown into the corner by Beth. Melina and Beth lock Mickie into a doubleteam submission before Beth throws both of them to the mat. Mickie tries to roll up Beth, and when she kicks out, Melina tries to roll up Mickie. Another kick out, and the two lightweights hurl Phoenix out of the ring. Mickie hits the MickieDT, but Beth breaks the pin, and chucks Mickie out. She gets Melina in a front facelock, then hits the Fisherman's Suplex. Cover, and 3 count, just before Mickie can break up the pin. That was close enough for me to wonder if it was a botch.
Beth Phoenix def. Melina & Mickie James to retain the WWE Women's Championship

More commercials, then Mr. McMahon comes to the ring with William Regal. Fighting time.
William Regal w/ Vince McMahon vs. Hornswoggle
Regal isn't even in wrestling attire, showing just how short this could be. Hornswoggle hugs McMahon before the match, and Regal offers a handshake. They shake, and the bell rings. Lock up of sorts, and Regal pushes Hornswoggle into the corner. Clean break, and another lock up. Regal roughly pushes the little man into the corner again, and takes him down to the mat. He feigns a big left hand, and McMahon's wondering why he isn't creaming the little man. McMahon calls Regal to the apron, gives him a stern talking to, and Hornswoggle jumps him from behind. McMahon tosses Regal the brass knuckles, but Regal can't bring himself to deliver the blow. He lets the little man go, and he runs to the back. McMahon comes in the ring now, slapping Regal across the face, telling him it was a test. McMahon gets in his face, but Regal turns and leaves dejectedly.
No contest
Odd segment, that one.

Jeff Hardy vs. Santino Marella w/ Maria & Carlito
This one starts with Hardy pumping the audience and pushing Santino into the corner. Clean break, and the crowd gets behind Hardy again. Arm drag to Santino, and Marella comes back with a few right hands before whipping Hardy across the ring and hitting a few mounted punches. Cover for 2. Jeff hits the wraparound lariat, a spinning mule kick, and the corner dropkick before climbing to the top rope...but suddenly Randy Orton is on the big screen! He punts Matt Hardy in the head right in front of us, and Jeff goes running to the back. We see Jeff at Matt's side in a matter of seconds, but Orton is nowhere to be found.
No contest

To commercial time and back. Triple H and Ric Flair stand backstage together in their wrestling gear. The Game is a little unsure how things may be after tonight, and Flair assures him that no matter what, they'll stay friends, but he expects a fight tonight. Things get a little heated, to the point where Triple H tells Flair to his face that he'll end his career tonight.

Triple H vs. Ric Flair
I sense a dusty finish. Flair goes in at Trips, taunting a bit, before dancing around "Woo"ing like crazy. Quick lock up, and Trips gets Flair in a hammerlock. Counter from Flair into a pin for 2. Triple H whips him into the ropes, and he stops himself. Triple H is starting to look like he's feeling guilty, but he drops Flair with a shoulderblock anyway. Lock up again, and HHH gets Flair in a side headlock. Flair escapes with a hip toss, and hits a knife edged chop before Triple H traps Ric in the corner. Flair reverses it, then backs off, but the Game nails him in the center of the face with a right hand. Rinse and repeat.

Flair is back in the corner, and they trade blows until the Nature Boy fights out, but the Game gets him with another shoulderblock. Knee drop to the face, then one to the back of the head, and HHH lifts him up again. Flair starts rolling with the chops, but Triple H catches him with the KNEE to FACE, and covers him for 2. In the corner yet again, and Triple H brings him out with a neckbreaker. Cover for 2 more, and Flair keeps trying with the chops. HHH whips him into the ropes and hits the spinebuster, but the crowd isn't liking this much at all. Flair stumbles up, and HHH goes for the Pedigree...but it's reversed into a backslide! Incredibly close cover, but the Game kicks out and traps Flair in a sleeperhold. The Nature Boy drops to his knees, but struggles back out...and suplexes Triple H! Trips shakes it off, and they're back to trading rights. Flair gets the upper hand, and drops Triple H to the mat with the chops! Double-arm suplex on Triple H, and HHH gets up into an elbow. Flair goes to the top rope, and dives off with a punch, I think. Cover for a close 2, and Flair gets the strut going. Knee drop, followed by the chops to the back of the knee of Triple H. Figure Four Leglock attempt, but Trips counters...and Flair counters back! Triple H is in the Figure 4! He's got nowhere to go! Triple H crawls for the ropes, but Flair pulls him back! Triple H toughs out the pain, and drags Flair across the ring to the ropes! Flair breaks the hold, and as soon as they stand, HHH hits the Pedigree! Flair is out, but Trips sells the knee from the Figure Four. Triple H crawls toward Flair...and William Regal slides in. He cheapshots the downed Flair, screwing the Game out of his Royal Rumble opportunity!
Ric Flair def. Triple H by DQ
Triple H helps Flair to his feet, angry, but not evil yet. They hug, and we fade to black.

TNA iMPACT Results: 12/27/07

2007-12-27T18:02:00.000-08:00

Tonight begins with AJ Styles and Tomko in the back. Tomko scolds Styles more about his indecision between taking a side with either Kurt Angle or Christian Cage. They argue a bit, but nothing we haven't seen before. Opening credits.

Senshi vs. Judas Mesias w/ James Mitchell
The bell rings, and Mesias dives on Senshi, pounding him off of the turnbuckle, then stomping him on the mat. Mesias pummels him for a while, hits a double-handed chokeslam, and returns to the stomps. He bounces Senshi off the ropes, who comes back with a couple dropkicks and an enziguri. Senshi follows up with more kicks, then a back drop. He misses the Warrior's Way, and Mesias creams him with a clothesline. Straight to Hell. It's over.
Judas Mesias squashes Senshi

Backstage again, and Karen Angle walks in on J.B. and Kurt in a "compromising situation". J.B. goes back to interviewing duties, and asks Angle about Tomko and Styles. Angle says they've got to make their own decisions, and Karen interrupts going off about Sharmell. Quick cut to Christian Cage showing up, and we're at commercial.

Back! And in time to see Cage come out to the ring with a stick. He comes out of the dug-out by telling us how much he hates indecision. He's embraced greatness, and demands that Tomko and Styles come to the ring and let him know if they want to do the same. AJ Styles comes to the ring, but he's alone. Cage asks where Tomko is, and Styles has no idea. Cage moves on, repeating his former claim that Styles has gotten everywhere he has because of Christian Cage. He starts to beat on Kurt Angle, and Angle immediately comes to the ring with Karen. He gets on the stick, arguing with Cage, pointing out how Cage has used Styles. Cage and Angle both grab onto Styles and struggle with him until they go for each other. Cage tries to flatten Angle with the title belt, but misses and takes out Styles. Angle and Cage brawl, and Tomko runs out and breaks it up. Back to commercial.

Booker T and Sharmell do the pre-commercial walk after we come back. How odd. Before the universe implodes, they cut to Robert Roode. Roode plays the "has-been" card, but gets cut-off by Ms. Brooks. Roode gives her the verbal beat-down, and we move on.

Robert Roode w/ Ms. Brooks vs. Booker T w/ Sharmell
Karen Angle rushes the ring before the bell and takes Sharmell down. Booker T breaks it up, but Kurt Angle comes down and rolls Booker into the ring. Roode and Angle stomp Booker down until Booker rolls out of the ring and grabs a chair. Roode and Angle back off, and Booker grabs a mic, challenging them to a tag match later, and we're back to the "mystery partner" angle.
No contest

Backstage again, Styles is being interviewed by J.B. Styles is broken up about what to do, and has a heart-to-heart with J.B. Styles is still trying to convince himself that Cage and Angle can work together. J.B. eventually leaves, and they bring us back to commercial.

Coming back, we get a montage for the Team 3D/Johnny Devine & Motorcity Machineguns/Jay Lethal feud.

AJ Styles & Tomko vs. Motorcity Machineguns
We start with Styles and Shelley, and Styles is nursing his head a little. They lock up, and Shelley gets a headlock in. Styles reverses to an arm wrench, and Shelley turns it around. Belly-to-back suplex from Styles, but Shelley gets an armdrag into a slingshot elbow drop. Tag to Sabin, and Tomko comes in to get doubleteamed. He rolls out of the ring, and now Styles gets it. Shelley covers for 2, and Tomko comes in to give him a fallaway slam. Back to commercial.

When we come back, Eric Young is out there for some reason. Chris Sabin sweeps Tomko, then hits Styles with a springboard clothesline. Spinning powerbomb from Sabin and a cover for 2. Tomko breaks it up, then kills Sabin with a right hand. Shelley pulls him to the outside and slams him against the guard rail. Sabin hits a NASTY springboard spinning DDT, and Shelley hits a Frogsplash. Cover for 2, and Shelley dives outside onto Tomko. Styles hits the Paylay on Sabin and tries for the Styles Clash, but Young tries to tell him who to pick in the Cage/Angle situation. MCM sneaks up and gets Styles in a doubleteam pin for the finish.
Motorcity Machineguns def. AJ Styles & Tomko

Team 3D is in Jim Cornette's office with Johnny Devine, complaining about being in an Ultimate X match. They grab hold of him, and Matt Morgan throws them off. Cut to Gail Kim, Angelina Love, and Velvet Sky doing the pre-commercial walk. Advertising follows.

Gail Kim/Awesome Kong hype video.
Roxxi Laveaux, Jackie Moore & ODB vs. Angelina Love, Velvet Sky & Gail Kim
This time, we start with Kim and Moore. Rear waistlock from Kim, but Moore struggles out and pummels her with a series of knees. Arm drag from Kim, and ODB is tagged in. Arm wrench from Kim, and a tag to Sky. Running kick to the spine, followed by a basement dropkick. Headscissors takedown, and Sky tries a crossbody. ODB catches her, but Love comes in and they doubleteam ODB. Tag, and ODB tosses Love into the corner. Roxxi stomps away at her, and Moore is tagged in. Bodyslam from Moore, followed by a few forearms strikes. Tag to Roxxi, who hits a back body drop. 2 count, and hits a running elbow. Attempted Voodoo Slam, but Love escapes and Superkicks Roxxi. Enziguri, and Love tags in Kim. ODB hits the ring, and Kim takes both women down. Moore runs in now, but takes a neckbreaker.

All six women begin to brawl, with all but Roxxi and Kim spilling to the outside. Powerbomb from Roxxi, and a cover, but Kim kicks out at 2. Roxxi lifts her for the Voodoo Slam, but Gail Kim reverses into a SCHWEIN! Brutal finish, and it's over.
Gail Kim, Velvet Sky & Angelina Love def. Roxxi Leveaux, ODB, & Jackie Moore

We go backstage to Cornette's office again, and the boss is chewing Matt Morgan out. Morgan shows off the big checks they got for his matchmaking, and Cornette starts to calm down...Enter Samoa Joe. Joe decides he doesn't want to wrestle tonight, and Cornette tells him he either goes out to fight, or leaves, because he'll be fired. Joe considers his options and walks back out of Cornette's office. Ad time.

Recorded interview time. Mike Tenay sits with Abyss, asking him about what James Mitchell is trying to get him to spill. They have a brief argument over Abyss' parents, and Abyss claims that he was raised by his mother, not his father. Abyss is adamant about never telling his secrets...maybe we need Sting to come back and talk to him again.

Elix Skipper vs. Samoa Joe
Joe stomps out in his street gear, stomps Skipper into the mat, and scoopslams him. Pin for 1, then traps Skipper in the corner. Skipper whips him into the corner and tries for a monkey flip, but Joe reverses into the Muscle Buster. Skipper fights him off, then walks along the top rope. Joe crotches him, then hits the Muscle Buster. Cover, but Joe pulls him up at 2. He puts Skipper in the Tree of Woe, and attacks, and when the ref tries to pull him away, Joe chucks him across the ring.
Elix Skipper def. Samoa Joe by DQ
Joe beats on Skipper a bit longer before getting him in the Rear Naked Choke. Security comes out to break it up, and Joe grabs a stick. He tells Cornette that Skipper is Cornette's own fault. He'll continue to beat on people until he gets what he wants. He begins a rant on TNA management, but they cut his mic.

In the back, Eric Young and AJ Styles sit at a table discussing options. Young goes on a tangent about food and cell phones, and Styles finally gets overwhelmed and leaves. More ad time.

Backstage again! Scott Steiner and Petey Williams argue over the TNA Heavyweight Title shot. Steiner demands his case back, but Williams isn't giving in. We're out in the ring now, with Dustin Rhodes. He gets on the stick, asking Kaz to come out and explain why he jumped Rhodes last week. Immediately, here comes Kaz. Kaz gets in the ring, and once on the stick, tells us he hates rats. Rhodes tells us he doesn't know any rat, and that he was just here trying to get a job. He asks Kaz to apologize, but Kaz refuses. Rhodes slaps him, and Kaz dropkicks him out of the ring. Brawl to the outside, and as it spills across the audience, we're backstage again.

AJ Styles asks Kevin Nash for advice. Nash doesn't give anything specific, so Styles is still really on his own. Back to commercial land for a while, and we come back to see a montage of some of the big moments from 2007.

Robert Roode w/ Ms. Brooks & Kurt Angle vs. Booker T & Christian Cage
That was a swerve. Cage hits the ring, clearing out Angle and Roode, then gets on the apron. Angle comes in, and they lock up. Clean break, and they begin to trade blows. Running elbow from Booker drops Angle, and he tags Cage. Tag to Roode, and Cage knocks him to the corner with some chops. Roode gets in a lariat, and tags Angle. Angle goes to Cage with a couple knees, and AJ Styles comes to the ring...but it's commercial time!

Back to see Angle get Cage in the Ankle Lock, but Cage rolls out. Angle tags Roode, but booker gets tagged as well. He drops Angle and Roode with kicks, then actually does a spinerooni. Book End to Roode, and cover, but Angle breaks it up. Booker takes Roode out of the ring as Angle and Cage brawl, each reversing the other's finisher. Styles grabs a chair, looking to hand it off, but tosses it to the floor and walks away. Cage pummels Angle into the corner, but Roode hits Cage with a low-blow. They attempt a spike piledriver, but Booker knocks Angle to the outside. Ax Kick/Unprettier combo, and it's over.
Christian Cage & Booker T def. Robert Roode & Kurt Angle
Cage and Booker actually congratulate each other, and Booker leaves. Cage gets on the mic, and asks for Styles to finally give him his decision. Angle grabs a stick as well, saying that he won't listen to Cage. Styles finally comes out again, and as Angle and Cage scream at him, TNA goes off the air. Great timing...

WWE Raw Results: 12/24/07

2007-12-24T17:21:00.000-08:00

Tonight is the "Tribute to the Troops", so we're coming from Iraq. The uh...day...begins with Randy Orton coming to the ring, and it looks like we've got a match going on.
Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho!
Yes, that's pure excitement behind Jericho. Jericho totally gets involved with the military audience, making sure they're enjoying themselves. The bell rings, and they lock up. Clean break, and Jericho dances a few steps for the troops. Arm drag to Orton, and another lock up. Orton gets Jericho in the corner, and they paw at each other's faces before Orton slams a right hands into Jericho's sterum. Jericho comes back with another arm drag into an arm bar. Orton counters with a headscissors. Jericho pivots out and dropkicks Orton in the face. Shoulderlock from Jericho, and the crowd is heavily behind Jericho. Orton fights to his feet, traps Jericho in the corner again, and pummels him away. Whip to the ropes, but Jericho takes Orton down and goes for the Walls of Jericho! Orton squirms horribly, and manages to slide out of the ring. Jericho baseball slides him into the barricade, then bounces off the top turnbuckle and over the top rope to body splash him!

Jericho slams Orton's head off of the steel steps, then takes a fans camera and takes a picture of the downed Orton. He hands the camera back as Orton sneaks back into the ring, and as Jericho comes back in, Orton catches him with the spike DDT. Commercial time.

Back! Y2J fights out of a headlock, and right into a knee to the gut. Orton stomps at Jericho's limbs. He nurses his left hip a bit, and may be injured. Orton tries a knee drop, which Jericho avoids. He begins to mount an offense with brawling, but Orton counters with a sleeperhold. Jericho is quickly on the mat, but struggles back to his feet. Counter into a back drop, and Orton nails his head hard off the mat. Both men get to their feet at the same time, and Jericho meets the champ with a running elbow. Cover for 2, and Jericho goes to the second rope. Missile dropkick, cover for 2 more. Orton misses a dropkick of his own, and Jericho tries the Walls again, but Orton counters into a roll up. 2 count, and Jericho comes back with an enziguri and the Lionsault! Cover! ...Just 2.

Orton pokes Y2J in the eyes, and gets in a backbreaker. He sizes up Jericho, and as Jericho gets to his feet, goes for the RKO!...And it's countered! Walls of Jericho is locked in! But here comes John Bradshaw Layfield with a stick. As he talks, Jericho keeps the hold in, and Orton refuses to tap until JBL enters the ring.
Chris Jericho def. Randy Orton by DQ...yet again.
JBL and Jericho start to brawl, until Orton spins Y2J around and hits him with the RKO. The champ leaves, and JBL hits the "Clothesline From Hell". Back to commercial.

We're given a video package of the WWE wrestlers meeting and spending time with the military. Probably one of the only times we get to see everyone out of character, so these are always nice to see...but afterward, we're at commercial again.

Jeff Hardy vs. Carlito
Hardy is sporting some Road Warrior looking face paint tonight, but it works so we'll roll with it. Hardy scares Carlito into the corner, then backs away. Carlito retreats into another corner, and Hardy chases him down with a dropkick. Arm drag takedown into an arm wrench, then drops Carlito with a shoulderblock. 2 count, and Hardy faceplants Carlito. Cover for 2 more, and Hardy gets in an atomic drop. Double leg drop, and 2 more on top of the others. Carlito comes back, pummeling Jeff into the corner, and fires Jeff toward the ropes. Hardy slides under them, and slaps hands with a lot of the fans, Carlito chases after him, but Hardy gets in the ring and baseball slides into Carlito's face! Hardy dives off the apron onto him, then rolls him back in the ring. He traps Carlito in the corner for the 10 punch, and gets all of it. He goes for the momentum dropkick, but Carlito rolls out of it and Hardy's head CRASHES into the mat. I'm not sure that one was deliberate.

He whips Hardy into the corner, but Hardy comes back with the Whisper in the Wind! Both men struggle up, but Hardy drops Carlito with a series of running clotheslines. Wraparound clothesline, and Hardy covers for 2 more. Carlito escapes into the corner, and now Hardy hits the momentum dropkick. 2 count, and Jeff goes for the Twist of Fate! Carlito reverses into a CRAZY Twisting Neckbreaker, and covers, but Hardy kicks out of the pin! Carlito grabs his apple, and takes a bite, but turns into the Twist of Fate, and Hardy washes it down with the Swanton Bomb. This is over.
Jeff Hardy def. Carlito
I'm really hoping this guy will get the title...Even if it's just for a month. Give him a reign, WWE.

We're moved on to a video about how colorless Iraq is, and the fighters describing that they make artwork to bring in some color. We're shown some impressive pieces, but it's cut short by more commercials. Upon returning, we're shown a memorial built for 19 fighters killed just before Christmas in 2004. Of course, after something that touching, WWE presents Vince McMahon.

The boss comes to the ring, and he's actually a face tonight. He tells the troops that WWE is behind them where ever they are...but then gives us a "diva" match.
Kelly & Layla vs. Mickie James & Maria
At least they're mixing up the teams. Thankfully, they give us a commercial here. Back too soon, Layla drops Maria with an arm wrench, but Maria hits her with a spear. They roll around for a while, and Layla tags Kelly. Maria kicks her in the stomach, tags Mickie, and Mickie rides Kelly like a horse. Incredible ring skill...Sarcasm aside, Mickie pins Kelly for 2, but Layla breaks it up. Maria comes in, and Mickie and Maria give the opponents double bronco busters. Vince McMahon finally comes in the ring with a stick to the the match. And for some reason, Santa comes out with a cast on his arm, making me suspect Santa is John Cena.
No Contest
Santa steals the mic from Vince, and when he speaks, he confirms my suspicions. Cena gabs about how Santa is here, and that Vinnie Mac hates him because he was always a "very bad boy". Cena verbally beats on McMahon for a while, and long after everyone is bored, he gives Vince a one-armed F-U. Cena and the bimbos chuck WWE products into the crowd and this segment finally ends.

A montage now about the progress that's been made in Iraq. Keeping the streak alive, WWE follows this with advertising.
Rey Mysterio vs. Mark Henry
If CM Punk couldn't beat him, I hope Rey Rey can't...but as the commentary team has just informed me, Rey already has. The bell rings, and Henry talks some trash before shoving Rey into the corner. Mysterio rushes in, but gets tossed back down. Rey tries to dodge around Henry, but Henry traps him in the corner and delivers a few headbutts. Mysterio comes back with a few dropkicks, then goes after Henry's legs. Henry gets fed up and military presses Mysterio, then covers for 2. He walks over Rey, then locks him in a bearhug. Rey resorts to biting, and Henry clotheslines him out of his boots. Pin for 2 more, and Henry goes for the running body splash...which is dodged. Mysterio kicks him in the jaw and hits the West Coast Pop, but only gets 2 for the cover. Rey dropkicks Henry directly in the groin, but the ref lets it go. He hits the 6-1-9, West Coast Pop, and pins Mark Henry cleanly. Way to bury ECW.
Rey Mysterio def. Mark Henry

The troops show us some enemy weaponry, and the things it can do to the troop vehicles. A few minutes later, John Cena tells us it's 9:53 AM over there, and hot. He brings Specialist Jeremy Haley on camera, who's been his info source over there. Haley sends a message home, and WWE plugs the Ric Flair/Triple H match next week.

Chris Jericho talks about it being his first trip to Iraq in a video package, and we get a nice shot of him sleeping on the plane with his mouth open. Then we're moved on to Degeneration X.

Triple H & Shawn Michaels vs. Umaga & Ken Kennedy
We start this one with...a commercial. Afterward, we see Shawn Michaels hit Kennedy with a hard right hand. Atomic drop, and Michaels nails Umaga on the apron. Body slam to Kennedy, and Michaels goes to the top rope. Flying elbow, and he starts tuning the band already, but Umaga rolls in to kill him with a clothesline. Kennedy covers, but only gets 2. He stomps at HBKs head, hits an elbow drop, and drives a knee into Michaels' spine. Tag to Umaga, who starts with a few headbutts. Harsh knee drop, followed by another. Running body splash, and a cover for 2. Umaga and HBK trade right chops, but Umaga gets the upper hand with a throat thrust. Tag to Kennedy, and he elbows Michaels in the face. Arm bar, but HBK struggles against it. The hold is broken, and after brawling, Kennedy gets in a thumb to the eye. Tag to Umaga. The monster drives a few fists into Michaels forehead, then applies the Nervehold. HBK doesn't stay in it long, fighting Umaga off with the Flair chops, but Umaga headbutts him down and tags Kennedy.

Cover for 2, and they play hit for hit. Kennedy dodges a punch and gets in a rolling fireman's carry. Kennedy covers, but Trips breaks it up. Umaga gets tagged in and goes to the second rope. Of course, he misses the splash, and both men make tags. Trips catches Kennedy with a strong right, then nails Umaga for good measure. Kennedy eats the knee, and so does Umaga! Trips bashes Umaga's face into the ringpost, then gives Kennedy a spinebuster. Pedigree attempt, but Umaga breaks it up...and eats the Sweet Chin Music! Pedigree to Kennedy, and this is over. 3 count.
Degeneration X def. Ken Kennedy & Umaga

TNA iMPACT Results: 12/20/07

2007-12-20T18:04:00.000-08:00

We open the show briefly with a Christmas party backstage. Eric Young has set up a Christmas tree, and apparently some catering. He dances around a bit with J.B. and some friends, and the opening credits roll.

Matt Morgan comes down to the ring with a stick, commenting on the Six Sides of Steel around the ring, covered in Christmas lights. He wishes us all a Merry Christmas, stating that Jim Cornette isn't there to do so. That said, he announces the first match.

Six Sides of Steel Match: Jimmy Rave, Lance Hoyt, James Storm & Robert Roode vs. LAX, Scott Steiner & Booker T
The cage is closed, and we start with Steiner and Storm. Storm traps Steiner in the corner, but is hip tossed across the ring, followed by a belly-to-belly suplex, a clothesline, and a cover for 2. Tag to Hernandez, and Storm escapes to tag in Rave. Rave rushes in, pummeling Hernandez, until he's forced into a spinebuster. Tag to Homicide, and LAX doubleteams Rave until Hernandez chucks Rave face-first into the cage. Cover for 2, and Rave tags Roode. Cide greets him with an elbow, a crossbody, and a cover for 2. A few punches later, Roode tosses Cide into the cage, and we cut to commercial.

Back to see Lance Hoyt military press Homicide and tag in Storm. Storm hits a flying kick into Cide's chest, hits a unique spinning neckbreaker, and tags Hoyt back in. Cide pummels Hoyt, but Hoyt throws him into the ropes. He charges in, but Cide dodges and Hoyt eats cage. Tag to Booker T, and the opposing team attacks. All 8 men charge the ring, and in the middle of the chaos, Booker T hits Rave with the Book End. Cover for 3.
Booker T, Scott Steiner & LAX def. Jimmy Rave, Lance Hoyt, James Storm & Robert Roode
We go backstage, to the Christmas party. Eric Young is dressed like an elf, and the TNA "knockouts" wander in one by one, including Awesome Kong, dressed up for Christmas. This is mercifully over soon, and we move on.

Team 3D & Johnny Devine come to the ring, with Ray and Devon dressed like Santa, and Devine as an elf. The cage is gone from the ring, and a throne of sorts sits in the center of the...hexagonned circle. Ray gets on the stick, and states that because they're so giving, they want to bring out Jay Lethal and the Motorcity Machineguns to apologize to them. Midget impersonators of the three come to the ring, and no one seems too surprised. Ray sits in the throne, and takes the Sabin midget onto his lap. He makes a crack at "A Christmas Story", and tosses the Sabin midget. The Shelley midget is next, and now Ray takes a shot at internet fans. He tosses the Shelley midget, and it's time for the Lethal midget. They tear into SoCal Val last, and pitch the Lethal midget. Ray makes more midget jokes, and the midgets go after him. Team 3D and Devine beat up the midgets, and here come the real Lethal and MCM. They challenge Team 3D to a match next, and we go to commercial again.

Double North Pole Match:Team 3D & Johnny Devine vs. Motorcity Machineguns & Jay Lethal
Apparently one of these poles has a contract for an Ultimate X match, and the other a Plate-Glass Table match. The object is to take down the contract of your choice for a rematch with the opposing team. Sabin and Devine begin by trading holds, until Sabin tags Shelley. Devine manages to suplex him, rolls over, and tags Devon. Devon pummels Shelley down, but Shelley comes up with an enziguri. He charges into the opponents corner, striking both Devine and Ray, and goes for the contract. Devon comes back up though, and superplexes him. Tag to Ray, and Shelley gets a tag to Lethal. Slingshot arm breaker on Ray, and Lethal dropkicks both Devine and Devon off the apron. He goes for the contract, and Ray tosses him back down to the mat. Ray clotheslines MCM off the apron and goes for the contract, but Lethal arm drags him back down. He bounces off the ropes, but Ray catches him and slams him stiff on the mat. Back to commercial.

Upon returning, everyone is on the outside. Lethal and Ray roll back in, and Ray elbows Lethal right in the forehead. Devon steps up now, and climbs to the top rope, but Shelley tosses him off. The midget Shelley comes out of nowhere, and lands a flying headbutt to Ray's groin. Devine comes in now, dropping Lethal, but as Devine climbs for the contract, more midgets stop him. Devon comes in now to meet the High/Low from MCM, and they do the same to Ray. Jay Lethal drops a flying elbow on Devon as mini-Lethal hits one on Ray, and Shelley grabs the contract for the Ultimate X match.
Motorcity Machineguns & Lay Lethal def. Team 3D and Johnny Devine

Back to the party. Awesome Kong punches out an obese man, and Kevin Nash walks in. Young is exciting about Santa coming, and Nash is seducing some knockouts. They begin to brawl, and we're back to commercial. It doesn't last long, and we're still with the party. Kurt and Karen Angle enter, and Young is still yapping about Santa. Kurt tries to explain that Santa isn't real, but it backfires into Young believing in Spiderman.

Santa's Workshop Street Fight: ODB vs. Roxxi Lavaeux vs. Jackie Moore vs. Christy Hemme vs. Ms. Brooks vs. Awesome Kong vs. Angelina Love vs. Velvet Sky vs. Gail Kim
We're given commercials right off, and when we return we see Gail Kim rush at Awesome Kong. Kong chucks Kim out of the ring, and the two brawl all the way up the entrance ramp. The camera stays on these two until they brawl backstage, and we're back to the ring to see Hemme hit a reverse DDT on Brooks. Moore kicks Love in the face, and ODB dives onto Roxxi. Brooks and Hemme brawl, and we see Sky & Love smash ODB with a wooden box, knocking her out of the ring. Awesome Kong stumbles back toward the ring, and when she approaches the ring, everyone scatters from her. Love & Sky charge in first, but she throws them off. Double clothesline to Brooks & Moore, and a spinning backfist to Roxxi. Kong grabs Hemme by the hair and hits the Awesome Bomb. 3 count.
Awesome Kong def. Christy Hemme
Gail Kim stumbles back in with a steel chair, and nails Kong three times before she falls. Kim continues with her fists, and as the odds are evened, security hits the ring to separate them.

Party again. Matt Morgan is in attendance now, and Chris Harris walks in. Harris complains about his lack of presents, and how it's his birthday. Young points out that it's also the birth of Jesus the Christ, and now the midgets enter. The Motorcity Machineguns walk in with Jay Lethal, and Sonjay Dutt follows. Young is gabbing more than ever about Santa, but SoCal Val enters instead. Back to the ads, giving me a chance to grab something to eat!

We're interviewing Samoa Joe now, and he tells the interviewer to "screw herself". He begins a tirade about the Christmas party, and how the money could be better spent. He starts to snap out of the sour mood, and asks where he can find Matt Morgan. When told Morgan is at the party, Joe loses it again, and promises it'll be a party Morgan will never forget.

Feud video hyping James Mitchell/Abyss...with a side of Judas Mesias.

Barbed Wire Christmas Tree Match: Rellik vs. Sharkboy vs. Black Reign vs. Abyss
This is just how it sounds. There's a Christmas Tree made out of barbed wire with "presents" containing weapons in the ring. I don't see Sharkboy living through this. Abyss chases Reign to the outside, pounding him off the guard rail. Rellik unwraps a golf club, but Sharkboy gets it away and pounds away at Rellik. Rellik rolls to the outside, and Sharkboy follows, choking him with the club. Reign and Abyss move back into the ring, and Reign eats a big boot from the monster. Running bodysplash from Abyss, but Rellik sneaks in behind him. Spinebuster/clothesline doubleteam from Reign and Rellik, and we're back to the commercials...I wonder if Sharkboy is dead yet.

I guess not. When we return, Sharkboy is pounding Rellik and Reign with a Kendo Stick, and we unwraps a hammer! He turns around, and takes Darkness Falls from Reign. Rellik and Reign fight over who will pound Sharkboy next, and they whip Sharkboy into the tree. Rellik clotheslines Reign, then knocks Abyss out of the ring. Rellik and Reign hit a double facebuster on Sharkboy, then fight over who will get the pin. Abyss slides in now, hitting a double clothesline, and unwraps a BARBED WIRE BASEBALL BAT! He beats down both Reign and Rellik with it, and finds his bag of tacks! He pours them onto the mat, then beats on Rellik and Reign with a hockey stick. Moments later, Abyss pours the broken glass onto the mat. Rellik pushes Abyss to the corner, and Sharkboy comes off the top to nail Reign. Sharkboy and Abyss work together to trap Reign and Rellik in the corner, and shove the tree into them. James Mitchell comes down to distracts the referee, and Judas Mesias appears in the ring. Straight to Hell, and Abyss goes face first into the tacks. Demondriver from Rellik on Sharkboy, and he gets the pin.
Rellik def. Sharkboy, Abyss & Black Reign

At the party again, and Samoa Joe storms in. Everyone steps back as he approaches Morgan. He tells Morgan to let Cornette know he's done with his contract. He calmly looks at the rest of the party goers, and apologizes for his attitude. He wishes them a Merry Christmas, then destroys most of the room. Ad time.

Eric Young and J.B. mourn over the ruined party for a bit, before Young convinces himself Santa will come and fix everything. J.B. tries to gently explain that Santa isn't real, and Santa walks in. Young's eyes go wide, and we move on.

Some kind of Reindeer Costume Ladder Match: AJ Styles vs. Kaz
I can't keep up with these match gimmicks at all...The object is to climb the ladder and grab a reindeer costume, and your opponent must wear it. Quick commercial opportunity, and we're back in time for the bell. Styles greets Kaz with a kick to the gut, and goes for the ladder. Kaz rushes out and dives under the ladder to spear Styles. They begin to brawl, but Styles rakes Kaz's eyes. Kaz irish whips Styles toward the guard rail, and Styles goes clear over. Kaz leans the ladder against the ring apron, and Styles comes off the guard rail with a flying punch that knocks Kaz over the ladder. Styles grabs another ladder, and slides it into the ring. Kaz meets him on the apron, and suplexes him over the ropes onto the leaned ladder! Kaz sets up the ladder that's in the ring. He climbs to the top, but Styles pulls him down. He gives Kaz a right hands between the eyes, and climbs. As Kaz stands, Styles backflips off the ladder and hits the Inverted DDT! He takes down the ladder, and as Kaz stands again, he shoves he ladder into Kaz's face. Styles pauses to sell the back injury from the suplex, then sets the ladder against the corner. He goes for a Northern Lights Suplex onto the ladder, but Kaz reverses into a powerbomb. Styles escapes and bounces off the ropes, but Kaz drop toe holds him into the ladder. He bounces off to kick Styles in the head, but Styles ducks and hits the Paylay! Commercial time.

Back just in time to catch Styles chuck Kaz back first into the ladder. Styles sets it up under the costume, and climbs the ladder. Styles grabs onto the costume, but Kaz tips the ladder over and crotches Styles on the top rope. Kaz tries to continue to assault, but Styles hits a guillotine over the rope. He climbs to the turnbuckle, tilting the ladder, but Kaz runs up the ladder and grapples with Styles. Styles gets the upper hand, and goes for the Styles Clash, but Kaz reverses! Back body drop onto the ladder, and Styles nails his back again! Kaz forces himself to set the ladder up, and climbs toward the costume. Both men meet at the top, the costume dangling between them, but Styles gets an arm under Kaz and arm drags him off the top! Both men crash down, and Kurt Angle comes to the ring now. Styles climbs up the ladder, but gets distracted by Angle. Kaz pushes the ladder over, and Styles crumbles on the mat. Kaz climbs to the top, and unhinges the costume.
Kaz def. AJ Styles
Angle starts quivering in disbelief, and Styles is obviously displeased. Styles puts on the costume, and Angle won't look at him. Styles kicks the suit off, pouting, but before he can escape, the referees pull him back into the ring. Angle walks into the ring, and Angle demands he wear the suit. Styles looks hurt, but dons the suit.As the refs try to put the head on him, he shoves them away, but Kurt grabs the mask and puts it on AJ. Styles throws a fit, and Angle gets a stick. He tells AJ flat out that he's disgracing himself and Kurt Angle. Angle demands that he leave, and Styles tries to hug him. Angle pushes him away, and Styles leaves, hurt.

Eric Young enters now...with Santa Claus! Santa and Young toss gifts out to the crowd, and enter the ring. WWE jobbed Santa to Kurt, and I'm really hoping TNA won't do the same. Santa gives Angle a TNA DVD, and Angle chucks it into the crowd. He tells Young again that Santa isn't real, and gets in Santa's face. He's angry that he never got a present from Santa Claus, and Santa tells him he's been naughty. Kurt, saying that he's feeling generous, asks for Santa to give Christian Cage some testicular fortitude. Angle, figuring it won't happen, clotheslines Santa. Yeah, this again. Angle throws Young out of the ring, and puts Santa in the Ankle Lock...but here comes Christian Cage! Cage nails Angle with the TNA Championship Belt, and puts Angle in the Ankle Lock! Angle squirms out of the ring, and they STAREDOWN~! as Santa tries to get us all to forget he's jobbed to Angle twice now.

Test retiring from wrestling?

2007-12-20T11:20:00.000-08:00

I'm not sure if his myspace page is actually his, but this is his announcement, taken from that page, in it's entirety...spelling/grammar mistakes and all.

"I've talked to my "Better half" and we decided that Ireland will be my "last hurah" I've been thinking about my talk with Bret last week and I'm glad we caught up again and I've made sure to make it a regular habit. Bret was my favourite wrestler and still to me the best ever. I don't care about merchandise sales or championships. I call him the best for the stories he told in the ring. I have fond myself watching a lot of Bret Hart matches and it's to bad it's a lost art and will be gone by the time my generation of wrestlers retires. They say no body retires from wrestling. I can't tell you how much I h ate to hear guys say "it's all I know" and keep working long after they should and die or be permantly disabled. You have to come to terms when you ask yourself what is your health worth? To me? You can't put a price on it! So what are you wrestling for? one mans greed so he might throw you a bone? I loved wrestling it was good to me. I'm still young, I'm in the shape of my life I 've got some money tucked away.

I never got into wrestling to be rich and famous. I remember when I first was around Bret and we go to a bar for a beer, people would literally stand up and clap and Bret would be very shy about, of course always being the gentleman he is and shaking anyones hand or signing anything for a kid. I remember thinking at the time no one knew who I was and I thought"why isn't he eating this up?" I soon found out why? I laugh to myself and not that I am on Brets level at all! but I laugh because I never want to go anywhere outside of my house. I stick out anyway and to be honest I'm a pretty shy guy who believe it or not is pretty normal....whatever that is. Bret left with his head high and still with the respect of the "boys" and I'm talking the "real boys" the ones that wouldn't stab you in the back and shake your hand to your face! This business is full of those people, "PIRATES "all for one and one for all" but as "the real boys always say "tells the boys that matter, I said hello" and they do!

I was told my poblem was I never "kissed enough ass" As we all know wrestling is not real and it is very political backstage and as a man I could never bring myself to consort with the people That I didn't care for even if that meant making less money and not getting a world title. The world title is not real but my dignity was and I feel I never comprimised it. I said "no" to Vince a few times which I was told is unheard of and the kiss of death. I personally don't have bad things to say about Vince. I can appreciate what he's done! I wonder what it's like to have evreryone who works for you tell you yes and your ideas are great because they are terrified about losing their job. I will never know nor do I want to. I can't wait to read Bret's book as I know Santa is bringing it for me on xmas morning. It's all I asked for!

So what know? Start a real existence. get married have some kids, work a normal job{I'm not someone who can sit around I did it for 8 months there is nothing satisfying about it}maybe get a belly from Babs cooking but that will be hard to do since I do all the cooking. Their are few guys that can walk away from this business with their health and a little wealth but like I said"what's your health worth"

Thanks to all my fans and please stay in contact I still love to hear from you. I am at peace..I have no bad words to say about anything or anyone>>>that doesn't mean I won't have a few chuckles with "the real boys" on peoples expense who I'm sure know who they are. Take care and stay in touch!"

There you have it. Take it as you will...

ECW Results: 12/18/07

2007-12-18T19:00:00.000-08:00

John Morrison & The Miz vs. Jimmy Wang Yang & Shannon Moore
I've got a sense of deja vu so strong I'm scared. We start with Moore and Miz, and Moore takes Miz down with a small package for 1. Drop toe hold and a roll up for 1 more. Miz tags Morrison, and these two lock up. Rear waistlock from Moore, but Morrison hits s european uppercut to drop him. He drags Morrison into the corner, and Moore punches Miz down before trapping Morrison in the corner. They trade hip tosses and arm drags, and Moore tags Yang. Basement dropkick, and Yang starts with a few chops. Arm wrench, and a cover for 1. Hammerlock from Yang, but Morrison shoves him away. Tilt-a-whirl headscissors takedown from Yang for a 1, and Yang tags Moore. Senton splash and a cover for 2, but Morrison makes a tag to Miz. Arm drag greets him, and Moore tags Yang. Dropkick to the face from Yang, and a cover for 2. Chop from Yang, bodyslam, and Yang drops Morrison off the apron. He tosses Miz out, and both Yang and Moore go for baseball slides. They miss, and are pummeled by Morrison and Miz before the tag champs roll back into the ring. Commercial time.

Back to see Morrison whipping Yang across the ring. He misses a shoulderblock, and Yang tags in Moore. Moore hits a nice back body drop, a running neckbreaker, and goes to the top. Miz tries to stop him and eats a boot, and now Morrison rushes up to stop him. Moore fights off Morrison, but Miz is back. He throws Moore off the top and tags in before covering for 2. Neck wrench from Miz, but Moore rolls out of it...into a dropkick. Tag to Morrison who comes in with a springboard elbow. Cover for 2, followed by a series of mounted forearms. Seated hammerlock into a dragon sleeper, and Moore elbows out of it before dropkicking Morrison straight in the kneecap. Both men make tags, and Yang flattens Miz. Flipping enziguri sends Miz to the outside, and Yang dives out after him, but he turns into a baseball slide from Morrison. Moore kicks Morrison outside, climbs to the top, and KILLS Morrison with a rotating senton. Yang pulls Miz inside, and hits a crossbody, but Miz rolls through for a cover, getting 2. He lifts Yang with a rear waistlock, and sets him up for a roundhouse from Morrison, but Yang ducks! Miz takes the kick, and Moore takes Morrison back to the outside. Yang moonsaults onto Miz, and it's over.
Jimmy Wang Yang & Shannon Moore def. The Miz & John Morrison
Morrison and Miz argue a bit, and Miz looks like he's crying.

We're shown a replay of Armageddon, and Big Daddy V giving CM Punk a Samoan Drop before pinning him. Quick shot of Punk warming up backstage, and we're back to commercial.

Alright, for some reason, Tazz is in the ring telling us Shelton Benjamin is about to pound a jobber. Tazz leaves, and the bell rings.
Shelton Benjamin vs. a jobber
T-bone suplex, and after the jobber just about dies, Benjamin kicks him in the face, pounds at him with his fists, and powerbombs him into the turnbuckle. Snapshot, and it's over.
Shelton Benjamin squashes a jobber
Not sure what that was supposed to accomplish, aside from ruining that poor guys career.

Kenny Dykstra w/ Victoria vs. Nunzio
Nunzio is dressed as an elf, which will only make his jobbing much more embarrassing. After the bell, Nunzio tries to give Dykstra a candy cane. Kenny declines, violently. He pummels Nunzio around the ring, hits a stalling suplex, and covers for 2. Elbow drop, mounted punches, and a knee to the gut from Kenny to Nunzio. Sleeperhold, and Nunzio breaks out into a back body drop. A few stomps from Dykstra, and a flapjack from the second rope, followed by a flying legdrop help Kenny to end this one.
Kenny Dykstra squashes Nunzio
A lot of squashes tonight...Is tonight just filler?

We're given a hype video for the Smackdown United States Champion, MVP. Apparently, he'll be fighting CM Punk tonight.

MVP vs. CM Punk
We haven't seen Big Daddy V yet tonight, so I expect we'll see him attack Punk during/after this match. They kindly give us a commercial break RIGHT BEFORE THE bell, so when we come back, we see Punk escaping an arm wrench into a drop toe hold. MVP arm drags Punk to the mat and covers for 1 before hitting a fireman's carry into another cover. Odd series of technical pins from MVP, but no dice. Punk throws him off, drops an elbow, and snapmares him into a headscissors. MVP reverses into a headlock takedown, and Punk reverses back into the headscissors. MVP escapes, but Punk gets him in a headlock now. MVP throws him off, and gets in another headlock takedown, which is countered by the headscissors again. MVP breaks it, but eats a dropkick. Cover for 1, and Punk goes after MVP with a few blows before getting monkey flipped. Running boot from MVP, and a cover for 1. Seated abdominable stretch, but MVP releases the hold and pursues some stiff kicks to Punk's spine. Cover for 2, and a neck wrench. Punk fights to his feet, almost breaks the hold, and MVP pounds him in the face with his knee repeatedly. Cover for 2, and he slaps Punk. Punk returns the favor, but misses a dropkick, and MVP covers him for 2 more.

Punk and MVP trade rights, but MVP quickly hits a jumping knee to Punk's jaw. Discus punch, followed by a rear chinlock. Punk powers out, stands, and drops MVP flat on his back. Both stand, trade blows, and MVP goes for a suplex. The ECW champ counters by kneeing him in the top of the head, and as MVP stumbles to the corner hits the knee-to-FACE! Bulldog, and Punk hits the springboard clothesline. Cover for 2, and as Punk tries the double-arm backbreaker, MVP reverses into a german suplex. Bridge for 2, and as he lifts Punk, he's hit with an enziguri. Punk goes to the top, but gets crotched on the top rope. MVP stomps away at his chest, and the ref threatens to disqualify him. MVP continues though, and the ref calls for the bell.
CM Punk def. MVP by DQ
After the bell, MVP kicks Punk in the head. He leaves in a hurry, and for some reason, Chavo Guerrero comes out to suplex Punk a couple times. Way to build up your ECW Champion, guys.

Frog Splash from Chavo onto the champ, and they end the show with the crowd pretty much not caring.

WWE Raw Results: 12/17/07

2007-12-17T17:57:00.000-08:00

We start tonight with a recap of last Monday night. Nothing real new here, and we roll credits.

For about three seconds, they shove the fact that Randy Orton is still WWE Champion in our faces, and move on to an overbimboish bimbo match.
Costume Tag Match: Melina, Jillian Hall, Layla & Victoria vs. Mickie James, Maria, Michelle McCool & Kelly
Okay, for some reason, they're all dressed up like Santa Claus. I'm not even willing to call this one.
Mickie James, Maria, Michelle McCool & Kelly def. Melina, Jillian Hall, Layla & Victoria
Brief brawl with all of them, and the winning team stands tall. The losers vacate as Vince McMahon enters, and as he grabs a mic, the winners leave as well.

McMahon complains about his celebration being ruined last week, like he couldn't have expected it, and how everyone seemed to take pleasure in his pain. He goes the sympathy route, and the crowd totally leaves him hanging. Enter JEFF HARDY! Hardy, the #1 Contender after defeating Triple H, enters the ring and stares down the boss before stealing the stick. Hardy brings up the WWE trip to Iraq, and points out that all the people celebrated when Saddam Hussein was taken down. Hardy points out that McMahon is nearly the same, and the boss almost looks teary-eyed. He collapses as we go to commercial, and when we come back, he's still down. Jeff Hardy is gone, and William Regal is trying to get Vince to walk again. Cue Triple H.

Trips grabs the stick, and when the music dies, he waves Regal away. Triple H tries to get McMahon's attention, but Vinnie Mac just won't snap out of it. Triple H sits next to him, puts his arm around the boss and semi-apologizes for last week. No reaction from the boss, and now William Regal comes back. He tells Triple H to leave, or he'll have security throw him out. Trips gets in his face, but steps back. Regal tends to McMahon again, and Vince actually starts to climb to his feet. He grabs the stick from HHH's hand, mumbles incoherently, then whispers for Regal to get Coach, a.k.a. Jonathan Coachman. Then for whatever reason, he tells Regal to book Regal and Coach vs. Triple H. In his best evil voice, he tells us he hopes something bad happens tonight. Commercial break again.

Handicap Match: Triple H vs. Jonathan Coachman & William Regal
At the bell, both men try to corner Trips. He drops Coach right off, then trades blows with Regal for a few seconds. Regal falls to him, and Trips bounces him off the ropes before giving him the good ol' knee to the face. Regal rolls to the outside, and Trips follows him. He pounds Regals head off of the announce table, but Coach jumps him from behind. He beats on Coach, and Regal charges, bouncing Triple H's head off of the steel steps, then the ring post. They roll him back in the ring, and Coach pins for 2. They both pummel Trips, and he begins to fight back with both fists. Spinebuster to Regal, who rolls out once again. Trips traps Coach in the corner as Regal slides on some brass knuckles. He rushes into the ring, and into another spinebuster, dropping the knucks. Coach slides them on, and looks up to see Triple H staring down at him. HHH takes them from Coach, and Coach starts to beg off. Trips taps him on the head with them before giving him a Pedigree. 3 count, and it's over.
Triple H def. Jonathan Coachman & William Regal
Regal and Trips STAREDOWN~! New feud maybe?

We see the recap of the Chris Jericho/Randy Orton match, and Jericho having Orton on the edge of tapping before John Bradshaw Layfield punted him in the head, ending the match in a disqualification. J.R. tells us that Jericho "invited" JBL to RAW to explain his actions, and it leaves me wondering what happened to the rematch clause. Commercials again.

World Tag Team Championship Match: Hardcore Holly and Cody Rhodes vs. Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch
Here's the clause in action. We start with Rhodes and Cade, and Cade dives on the rookie. Cade pummels Rhodes into the corner, tags Murdoch, and Rhodes escapes to tag Holly. Holly drops Murdoch with a hard clothesline, follows with knife-edged chops, and sets him up for the Alabamaslam. The ref chooses to look at Rhodes for some reason, and Cade and Murdoch doubleteam Holly. Cade chooses to be legal now, and covers for 2. Brief pummeling, and another tag. Murdoch drops the leg, covers for 2 more, then bounces off the ropes into a dropkick. Tags to both men, and Rhodes takes down Cade, shoulderblocks Murdoch on the apron, then bulldogs Cade. Cover, and Murdoch breaks it up. Holly and Murdoch spill to the outside, and Rhodes goes for a DDT. Reversal from Cade into a lariat! Rhodes ducks the lariat, and reverses into a DDT! 3 count!
Cody Rhodes & Hardcore Holly def. Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch to retain the World Tag Team Championships
Holly gives Rhodes a brief one-armed hug, and we're back to the ads.

Win or Retire Match: Ric Flair vs. Umaga
Flair gets a stick and reminds us that he will NEVER retire. He's been wrestling 35 years, and walking away is not an option. I'm starting to fear that this is his retirement speech. He's abstractly telling us that he's glad everyone is supporting him, and he's got a lot at stake against Umaga. He'll give it his best shot, and he wants whoever is going to retire him to give it their best shot.

The bell rings, and Flair circles Umaga. Umaga shoves him into the ropes, then charges in and misses. Flair tries the chops, but quickly moves on to punches. Umaga kicks him in the gut, bounces him off the corner, then hits a bonsai splash. He lifts Flair into a couple of headbutts, dropping him to his knees, then kicks him in the back of the head. Body splash, and a cover for 2. Umaga resorts to the Nervehold, and Flair fights to his feet, only to fall again. Umaga releases the hold, shoulderblocks Flair, then eats an elbow. Umaga takes a few steps back, then clotheslines Flairs head off. Umaga misses the bodysplash, takes a few Flair chops, and as Flair bounces off the ropes, Samoan Drops him. Cover, but Flair gets the ropes. Belly-to-belly suplex, and another 2 count. Bonzai drop, followed by another, and back to the Nervehold. He gets frusterated, sets Flair into the corner, and pummels him stupid before dropping him flat in the center of the ring. Umaga goes to the second rope, dives with a headbutt...and actually hits it! No, not tonight. Flair dodges the headbutt, and both men climb to their feet. Flair hits the chops, and starts the chopblocks to the back of Umaga's knee. Umaga falls, and Flair goes for the Figure Four Leglock, but Umaga punts him straight out of the ring. He chases after the veteran, and bounces his head off the ringpost so hard it echoed. Flair collapses against the barricade, and Umaga stands back at least fifteen feet before charging full speed! Flair dodges and Umaga goes THROUGH THE BARRICADE! Flair rolls into the ring just as the ref counts Umaga out.
Ric Flair def. Umaga by count-out
Flair grabs a stick just long enough to "Wooo!", and we see Jericho, with a black eye, doing the pre-commercial walk.

After said commercials, they remind us yet again that JBL ended Jericho's title match, and Jericho enters! On the stick, Y2J tells us what we already know, and has the footage play back. He lets us know that JBL refused to show up, and at that moment, Layfield shows up on the big screen, via satellite. JBL tells he did what he did because Y2J fell on him when Orton through him over the Smackdown announce table. Jericho tells JBL flatout that if he won't show up on RAW, Jericho is going to Smackdown. JBL tells Jericho that he came to an agreement with Vince McMahon, and if Jericho messes with him, he's never getting another championship title shot again.

Jericho is speechless for a moment, but comes back attacking his career changes. He challenges if JBL still has the fight in him that he used to, and JBL bites. He's coming to RAW, and he's going to prove to Y2J that he is still a "wrestling god". Back to commercial land.

Santino Marella w/ Maria & Carlito vs. Paul London & Brian Kendrick
I've missed Kendrick and London! Good to see them again. We start with Kendrick, and Carlito and Marella both exiting the ring, then both entering again. They decide on Marella, and Santino can't catch Kendrick. Kendrick finally slaps him before getting him in a hammerlock, then tagging London. Another hammerlock, followed by a double knee drop. Santino struggles up, gouges London's eyes, but London dropkicks Santino nearly out of his boots. Tag to Carlito, who catches London and pummels him onto his back. He bounces off the ropes, straight into a hurricanrana. Monkey flip/crossbody doubleteam as London tags Kendrick, and Santino takes London to the outside. He pushes Maria at him, and Kendrick glances to the outside just long enough for Carlito to sneak up with the Backstabber. 3 count.
Carlito & Santino Marella def. Brian Kendrick & Paul London
Marella proposes a long term team with Carlito, insulting him accidently through the language barrier. Carlito eventually agrees, and we move on.

Tood Grisham is in the back with Randy Orton, the champ. He maintains that he defeated Jericho, and moves on to Jeff Hardy. He says even if he beat Triple H, he can't beat Orton. And becoming #1 Contender was the worst thing that could have happened to him. And we're suddenly with Ric Flair and Triple H. They're having a good time until Vince McMahon comes in. He mumbles something about New Year's Eve, and Ric Flair is going to fight Triple H. Advertising time.

Jeff Hardy & Shawn Michaels vs. Ken Kennedy & Randy Orton
Wow, a lot of tag matches tonight. For this last one, we start with Orton and Hardy! Lock-up, and Orton gets bounced off the ropes. Shoulderblock, but Hardy gives him a hip toss. Arm drag, and Orton tags in Kennedy. Another lock up, but Kennedy breaks it with a knee to the gut. He traps Hardy in the corner before bouncing him off the ropes and taking a shoulderblock himself. Somersault legdrop from Hardy, then a basement dropkick, and Hardy tosses Kennedy into the corner. Hardy comes back with a crossbody, and Orton charges in. Michaels cuts him off, and they throw Kennedy/Orton out. Synchronized springboard crossbody blocks from Michaels and Hardy, and we go back to commercial.

Upon returning, Michaels tags in Hardy, who throws Kennedy into the corner, gets reversed, but tries the Whisper in the Wind! He misses by a longshot, and Kennedy tags Orton. Ortons mounts him and pummels the top of Hardy's head before stomping at the limps, as he's fond of doing. Knee drop to the forehead, and Orton tags Kennedy. Kennedy knocks Hardy around the ring, but Hardy comes back with the wrap-around lariat, and tags in Michaels. Atomic drop, and Michaels pulls Orton into the ring! He levels Orton, kips up to prepare for the Sweet Chin Music, and Kennedy takes his head off with a clothesline. Tag to Orton, who nearly gets DQ'ed after a series of punches. Orton gets in a vicious sleeperhold, and Michaels starts to waver. He struggles up and traps Orton in the corner, and the hold is released, but Orton FIRES him into the opposite corner. Ugly bounce, and a cover for 2. More stomps at the head, and Orton tags in Kennedy. Michaels greets him with a few elbows, but Kennedy pins him in the corner and BOOTS his head off. Cover from Kennedy, and Hardy breaks it up. Kennedy tries the Camel Clutch, and HBK shows signs of still being alive. He starts to reach for Hardy, hits a jawbreaker, and chops at Kennedy. He quickly goes for the Sweet Chin Music, but it's caught. He hits an enziguri, and both men get tags! Hardy ducks a clothesline from Orton and knocks Kennedy out of the ring. He turns around and knocks Orton's block off, hits a suplex-facebuster, but Kennedy breaks up a pin attempt! Michaels takes Kennedy out of the ring, and Hardy goes for the Twist of Fate! Orton reverses into the RKO, but Hardy reverses into the Twist of Fate again! He hits it! Swanton Bomb, and Hardy pins the champion! 3 count!
Jeff Hardy & Shawn Michaels def. Randy Orton & Ken Kennedy
HBK encourages Hardy, even clapping for him before they raise their hands together in victory.

TNA iMPACT Results: 12/13/07

2007-12-13T17:57:00.000-08:00

To start the show, they give us Christian Cage joining the Angle Alliance, and the end of the night when Kurt Angle and Robert Roode pounded him stupid. Roll credits.

Christian Cage enters the arena with a stick. Cage doesn't look too angry so far, but that may change at any time. He builds momentum telling us all people are saying he got what he deserved...and he agrees! He tells us he's a prick, and he likes it that way, but despite taking the beatings he has, he will always get up...and still be a prick. As well as "The Champ". He'll be in a tag team match later tonight with a mystery partner of his choosing, and I guess wants us to wonder about the mystery. Enter Kurt Angle, his wife Karen, and Robert Roode.

Angle gets on a stick of his own, simply telling Cage that there isn't a single person that'll be willing to back him up. Somewhere in there, Angle says something about being the one in charge, giving orders. Roode grabs Angle's stick now, calling Cage dirty names, but not accomplishing much else.

Backstage! J.B. is with A.J. Styles and Tomko. Styles is a wreck about the attack, and the split. Tomko blames Styles for trying to play both sides, and tells him it's time for them to choose one way or the other. Moving on, Don West and Mike Tenay give us a rundown of some matches later tonight, then give us a Feast or Fired montage, explaining the briefcase situation.

Going backstage again, Petey Williams is still a fitness instructor. He's sure that his case has the TNA World Championship shot in it, and he's sticking to that story.

Briefcase Swap Match: Christopher Daniels vs. B.G. James vs. Petey Williams vs. Scott Steiner
Commerial break right before the bell, and I have high doubts that Steiner is getting the X-Division title shot. We come back to see Daniels paired up with Steiner, and Petey Williams kick James out of the ring. Kip James throws him back in, and Petey kicks him stupid for a while. He turns around into Steiner, and the two have a flexing competition. James and Daniels hit the ring, and Steiner and Williams take them out. Four way brawl for a bit, and we end up with Williams and James in the ring. Williams hits a jawbreaker, and Daniels comes in to clothesline him. James and Daniels doubleteam him for a while until Steiner catches James with a guillotine. He comes in to slam everyone belly-to-belly style, then gets Daniels in the Steiner Recliner. Williams breaks the hold, gets caught by James, who takes the Angels Wings from Daniels. Williams hits the Canadian Destroyer on Daniels, and Williams takes the Belly-to-Belly from Steiner. Steiner gets the 3 count.
Scott Steiner def. Christopher Daniels, Petey Williams & B.G. James
Steiner gets his choice to swap out his briefcase for another, keep it, or take 50 grand. Steiner looks into the crowd, takes a mic, and decides on a case. Steiner takes Williams case, and we're at commercial.

Upon returning, the four briefcases are prepared to be opened. Williams steps forward, as his case is opened. Click - TNA Heavyweight Championship Shot! They pause from this intensity, and we're in the back with Kaz. He talks about Chuck Norris, and calls Rellik "Darth Maul" before Christian Cage walks onto the scene and tells him that he's going to be his partner tonight. Kaz convinces Cage to close his eyes, and runs.

Rellik vs. Kaz
Kaz and "Darth Maul" start this one before the bell, with Rellik stomping Kaz into the corner. Kaz hops to his feet, throws a few punches, then a spinning heel kick. Cover for 1, and he dumps Rellik to the outside. Springboard crossbody onto Rellik, which is the cue for TNA to go to commercial in the middle of a match.

Back to see Kaz take a bodyslam from Rellik, and for him to miss a flying legdrop. Kaz comesback with a dropkick, sunset flip, and a 2. Springboard legdrop, 2 more, and Kaz misses a running kick to take a big boot to the chest. Rellik attempts what looks like the Osaka Street Cutter, but Kaz reverses into the Wave of the Future and gets the pin.
Kaz def. Rellik
Literally out of nowhere, Black Reign hits the ring to drop Kaz. They doubleteam Kaz, then put the rat in his face, as is their custom.

Backstage again! J.B. talks to Angelina Love and Velvet Sky, who are apparently now a tag-team. They basically flirt and turn themselves into WWE bimbos. Nothing to see here. Moving on, we're with James Storm/Jackie Moore and Robert Roode/Ms. Brooks. Moore is apparently drunk, and doesn't do much for this segment.

Angelina Love & Velvet Sky vs. Ms. Brooks & Jackie Moore
Brooks rushes in to fight off the competition, and Moore hits a flapjack while still drinking. Brooks steals her beer and chucks it, then gets on the apron. Moore stomps away at Sky for a while before hitting a half-done backbreaker. Tag to Brooks, who hits a drop-toe-hold, dumping Sky onto the ropes. Running guillotine, and a clothesline for a 2 count. Quick jawbreaker from Sky, and she gets a tag. Crossbody from Love, kick to the gut, and a running knee to knock her into Moore. Moore comes in, takes a weird rib breaker from Love, and Brooks runs over to drop her. Moore starts yelling incoherently, and Brooks gets rolled up while distracted.
Angelina Love & Velvet Sky def. Ms. Brooks & Jackie Moore
The losing team argue, and Roode hits the ring. He sticks up for Brooks until Moore leaves, then chews her out until Sharmell (what!?) comes to the ring and tells Roode to knock it off. He gets in her face, threatens her until Booker T finally makes his way out. Roode takes off, with Brooks slowly following.

In the back again, Cage is still looking for a partner. He wakes up Kevin Nash, and casually proposes the tag match tonight. Nash acts a little drunk himself, but in a very odd way turns Cage down. Moving on.

"Father" James Mitchell hits the ring! How exciting. He calls about Abyss, who enters immediately. Mitchell, calling him Chris, gabs about being the only one in Abyss' whole life to make an "emotional investment" in him, and how they could have been a happy family together. Mitchell asks him if he's ready to "tell the truth", and Abyss turns away. Mitchell spins him around, starting to yell, and Abyss simply shakes his head...before clocking Mitchell. He prepares for a chokeslam, and the lights go out! Lights lights lights! Judas Mesias is in the ring, and chokes Abyss with some barbed wire. He grabs a steel chair, and flattens the monster. They tie Abyss' hands behind his back before giving him another chair shot, but Abyss isn't going down! A third shot, and Abyss is still on his feet! Mesias rushes in out of frustration and hits the Straight to Hell onto the chair. Yeah, now Abyss is down. Back to ads.

J.B. is with Booker T and Sharmell this time. Booker is promoing on Roode, and Christian Cage hands around behind them all nodding in agreement. Booker catches him, and Cage warms up to him before asking him to be his partner. Booker slaps his hand away and walks off.

Chris Harris enters the arena with a mic, and rants that Cage hadn't come to him to be his partner. He suggests that he should change his name to Angle before tossing his stick.
Chris Harris vs. Booker T w/ Sharmell
Harris and Booker lock-up, make a clean break, then lock-up again. Harris kicks Booker in the stomach, followed by a few more, and Harris hits a mediocre spinebuster. Cover for 2, and he keeps the heat on Booker until he's taken out with a heel kick. Booker dances around while hitting Harris with a few right hands, and hits a side slam before covering for 2. Side armbar, but Harris struggles up and out. He gets an elbow into Booker's face, hits a running clothesline, then covers for 2. Harris tries another, and runs straight into a Book End. Ax Kick, and it's over.
Booker T def. Chris Harris

After a break, it's time for B.G. James' case to be cracked open. Click - Tag Team Championship Title shot! In a bit of irony considering my earlier statement, Scott Steiner is either getting an X-Division Title shot or getting fired. In the back again, Dustin Rhodes talks about how scared he is of Black Reign, and how Reign drinks his milk. Right...Kaz jumps Rhodes, pounds him into the floor, and we move on.

Lumberjack Strap Match: Johnny Devine vs. Jay Lethal
We start this one with Lethal chucking Devine into the lumberjacks, who are ALL X-Divisioners. Devine runs for his life, getting back in the ring, and drops Lethal with an elbow. Devine chucks Lethal to the outside, and the lumberjacks check on him. Lethal takes a rest and Devine comes out after him. The lumberjacks pound on him with the straps, and he escapes under the ring. Apparently it's commercial time again.

Next thing we know, Devine has Lethal in a front facelock, but gets dumped over the top rope. The lumberjacks get him on the ground, whip him stupid, and throw him into the ring. Lethal Combination, and Lethal goes to the top rope. Flying Elbow, and this one is over.
Jay Lethal def. Johnny Devine
As an after match celebration, the X-Division knocks Devine stupid for a while. Team 3D comes to the ring, but the X-Division keeps them away. Devine manages to escape in the confusion, and everyone finally vacates.

Time for the last briefcases. Steiner says he's in a no-win situation, but he's going to get his case back from Petey Williams. They cut to commercial just before the cases open. Wonderful. About seven minutes later, security is at ringside to escort the firee. Click click - Daniels is FIRED!? And Steiner actually gets an X-Division title shot!? Chris Daniels is starting to panic, and actually cries in the ring. Daniels doesn't even put up a fight. He leaves quietly, and we're taken to the back too quickly.

Cage is actually trying to convince Samoa Joe to be his partner, and Cage is listening to the rather vulgar consequences. Joe starts to shoot on the company again, and they decide to move us on to the main event.

Christian Cage vs. Robert Roode & Kurt Angle w/ Karen Angle
Angle and Roode laugh it up, but as Roode enters the ring, he gets stomped by Cage. Angle chases Cage a bit, before dropping him and getting sent out by the referee. Roode beats Cage into the corner, choking him with the boot. Cage gets in a back body drop, beats Roode's head off the mat, and now gets Roode into the corner...but not for long. Roode quickly reverses, and the two trade blows until Cage gets a cover for 2. Tag to Angle, and Angle lays the boots to Cage. Cage tries a headlock and shoulderblock out of desperation, but he can't keep Angle down long. Roode comes in, but Cage uses Roode to flip over Angle and hit the inverted DDT! Angle is down, and Cage and Roode clothesline each other to the mat. More ad time.

Back! Roode hits a blockbuster for 2 and tags out to Angle, who applies Samoa Joe's Rear Naked Choke. Cage somehow gets out during a replay, but gets slammed by Angle. Kurt goes to the top rope, and misses a moonsault! Cage struggles up, and trades right hands with Angle. He hits another inverted DDT, goes to the top rope, and misses a Frog Splash! Roll up from Angle, who nearly gets the pin. Triple german suplex, and Angle prepares for the Angle Slam! Cage escapes it, goes for the Unprettier, but Angle gets it in the Ankle Lock! Cage rolls through into a pin, but Roode breaks it up! Cage knocks Roode down, and Roode comes back charging, but Cage dodges and Roode takes out Angle! Cage tosses Roode to the outside, climbs to the top rope, and HITS the Frog Splash! Cover....for 2! Cage stands, and Angle grabs him for the Ankle Lock again. Cage gets the ropes, and Roode uses the opportunity to tag in. Cage ducks a clothesline, tries for the Unprettier, but Karen Angle gets on the apron to distract the ref as Kurt comes in. Stump piledriver, and Cage is out cold. Cover, and it's over.
Robert Roode & Kurt Angle def. Christian Cage
Angle lifts Cage, and Roode hits the Northern Lariat. Angle gets in an Angle Slam, then moves on to the Ankle Lock. Cage is just about dead, and AJ Styles comes to the ring, conflicted. He stands on the apron, looking unsure, and Angle releases the hold. He grabs a stick, saying something about a Christmas party next week. Guess it's over until then.

ECW Results: 12/11/07

2007-12-11T19:00:00.000-08:00

CM Punk & Kane vs. Deuce & Domino w/ Cherry
We start with Punk and Domino, and Punk gets a few kicks in and a monkey flip before tagging in Kane. Kane drops Domino with a clothesline, an elbow drop, and a cover for 2. Tag back to Punk, and Punk hits the knee-to-face. He springboards at Domino who rolls away and tags Deuce. Deuce hits a few knees, covers for 1, and mule kicks Punk in the gut. Tag to Domino again, who clobbers Punk's spine, then pins for 2. Backbreaker stretch, but Punk escapes with the effective knee in the head. Punk tosses Domino to the outside, and Deuce goes out to roll him back in. Punk tags in Kane, who kills the half-conscious Domino. Deuce runs in and gets a big boot, Domino takes a sideslam, followed by the flying lariat. Set up for the double chokeslam, but Kane tosses Deuce to CM Punk. Chokeslam/Go to Sleep finish. Nice teamwork.
Kane & CM Punk def. Deuce & Domino

We briefly see Batista backstage, preparing for a match tonight. He fights off the commercials for a while, but loses the battle. When we're brought back, we get Shelton Benjamin dressed in a suit backstage. He talks about the gold rush, the 49ers, and the ECW Championship.

John Morrison & The Miz vs. Jimmy Wang Yang & Shannon Moore
Ug...Moore and Miz start this off, and Moore gets in an arm wrench. Miz plants him on his head, and they grapple again. Moore is pushed into the corner, then shoved, so Moore gives Miz a rough shot to the mouth. Follow it up with a couple of arm drags, a swinging neckbreaker, and a cover for 2. Tag to Yang, who dropkicks Miz right in the MOUTH. Miz stumbles over to tag Morrison, who gets swept and takes a standing moonsault. Tag to Moore who comes in with a sunset flip for 2. Another arm wrench, then tag back to Yang. Yang gets in an armbar, switches it up to a hammerlock, and Morrison fights to his feet. He breaks out and sends Yang to the mat with a couple of elbows. Yang gets in an armdrag and applies a side armbar. Tag to Moore, and they double suplex Morrison. Cover for 2. Moore gets in a short armbar, tags Yang, and Morrison charges at him, straight into the ringpost. Miz attacks, but is dumped to the outside. Yang and Moore hit BEAUTIFUL springboard moonsaults to the outside, and we go to commercial.

Back, and Morrison has Yang in a side headlock. Yang reverses with a back drop, and both men get tags. Moore drops Miz with a couple clotheslines, then a BRUTAL spinning heel kick. Moore goes to the top, and Miz no-sells everything to drag him back off and tag in Morrison. Morrison lays the boots to Moore, throats him against the bottom rope, and tags Miz back in. Miz botches a springboard guillotine, then gets Moore in a half-nelson chinlock. Moore rolls through it, but Miz clotheslines him down and tags Morrison. Double facebuster, and a cover for about half a second before Yang breaks it. Tag to Miz and they choke Moore in the corner. Cover for 2, and Miz lifts Moore. Shannon fights Miz off, hits a break body drop, but drops him right next to Morrison. Tag is made, but Moore gets one too! Yang comes in with a springboard crossbody, takes out Morrison, drops Miz on the apron, and takes Morrison apart with a monkey flip and a heel kick. Cover for 2, as Moore dives to the outside onto Miz. Yang climbs to the top rope, misses a moonsault, but lands on his feet. Morrison tries a dirty pin, but Moore breaks it. Miz sends Moore face first into the steel stairs, and Morrison hits Yang with the Corkscrew Neckbreaker. 3 count after a surprisingly good match.
John Morrison & The Miz def. Jimmy Wang Yang & Shannon Moore

After another break, they hand us the "divas".
Handicap Match: Layla & Victoria vs. Kelly
To give Kelly credit, she hits the ring without any hesitation. Victoria steps onto the apron, but grabs Kelly's hair and she ends up fighting both off anyway. Tag is made, and Victoria kicks Kelly to the mat. She slaps Kelly a bit, trash talks her, then takes the tilt-a-whirl headscissors takedown. Kelly charges into Victoria a few times, almost losing her balance and falling, until Victoria clotheslines her and bodyslams her. Tag to Layla, and Kelly just kind of gets pummled for a while. I think there was a snapmare in there somewhere. Kelly semi-clotheslines Layla and covers for 2 before Victoria is tagged in. Victoria really doesn't do anything, just tags Layla again. Cover for 2, and Victoria is back in. Tag back to Layla, who clothesline Victoria out of the ring. Kelly tosses Layla by her hair, hits a snap suplex, then takes a dropkick to the head from Victoria. Tag made, and Victoria hits a weak looking knee to Kelly. Tag back to Layla, who dances and kicks Kelly in the head. Cover for 3, and the crowd is catatonic.
Layla & Victoria def. Kelly
They keep laying the boots to her, but Michelle McCool comes out for the rescue.

Backstage now with Matt Striker, between the two mounds of fatness that are Mark Henry and Big Daddy V. BDV talks gibberish about Kane, and Mark Henry tells CM Punk to run.

Out in the ring now. Elijah Burke stands in the ring with a stick, verbally going at Batista. He says he doesn't care much about the championship gold Batista has, because this is ECW and he is the face of extreme. Yeah, that was pretty much word for word.
Elijah Burke vs. Batista
The bell ding ding dings, and Batista crams Burke into the corner. Burke kicks Batista away, charges in, and gets slapped out of the ring. Batista chases him out, and Burke rolls in, but instead of the good ol' following him, Batista drags him back out and slams him into the guard rail. He tosses Burke into the ring, gets on the apron, and Burke slams him into the ringpost. A few stomps, and a cover for 2. Dropkick to the knee from Burke, stump DDT, cover for 2, and a Cobra Clutch. Batista struggles out, but takes an STO. Cover for 2 more, and another Cobra Clutch. Batista struggles up again, lifting Burke straight off his feet, and drops him. He throws Burke into the corner, hits a rough clothesline and a few shoulderblocks. Burke breaks away, and tries to hit the Elijah Express, but is cut off by a nearly dangerously botched Spear. Batista Bomb, and the 3 count.
Batista def. Elijah Burke
Batista really sells the head bump, where he collided with Burke during the Spear. Potential injury.

WWE Raw Results: 15th Anniversary!

2007-12-10T16:38:00.000-08:00

Right off, we see Vince McMahon announce the beginning of the first RAW, then credit clips from the different RAW eras. Ending with the current selection, we're shown a ton of fireworks and we go LIVE...with the McMahon family coming to the ring...minus Hornswoggle and Linda. Vince gets on the stick plugging RAW, and telling us Linda couldn't make it. A photographer climbs into the ring, and Hornswoggle runs out to join them, hugging Vince's leg. Vince moves on to gab about family and money, and tells us all he loves us. The photographer prepares to take the picture...and we're graced with Triple H's presence.

Trips has a stick of his own, acknowledges the pop he gets, and then hints at his marriage to Stephanie...and other people that may be part of Vince's "love". Trips brings Melina to the ring, followed by Tammy Sytch, aka, Sunny! Mae Young is introduced next, and Steph looks disgusted at Vince. Mae hugs Vince a little too amorously, before Vince explains to his children that it happened at Mulah's funeral and he was a tad drunk. Shane heads for the back, a little too disgusted, and just as he disappears, HHH brings out Howard Finkel, D-X male stripper, Bastian Booger, Knuckleball Shwartz, and even Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco, the Stooges. Stephanie has had enough, and to get back at her father, plants one on Trips in front of her dad before leaving.

Now Vince tells us all he hates us before leaving himself. Trips comforts a saddened Hornswoggle, and The Godfather comes out! He's got the ladies in tow, and Hornswoggle is much better now. They circle around Hornswoggle, and we briefly see Knuckleball getting down. Commercial time.

Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match: Jeff Hardy vs. Carlito
If Hardy loses this, I'm hoping it's only because they're putting him in the main event scene. Anyway, Carlito goes for the ladder right off, and Hardy tries to dive outside at him only to get blasted in the face with the ladder. Carlito sets it up under the title only for Hardy to catch up and try for a Twist of Fate right off. Carlito pushes him away, clotheslines him to the mat, then sets the ladder against the ropes. After trapping Hardy in the corner, he places the ladder on him, but Hardy tosses it into Carlito's face! He bounces Carlito's head off of the steel, then tries to catapault it into him, but Carlito dodges and bounces Jeff off of the guard rail. He sets the ladder against the guard rail, and rolls Jeff into the ring. Carlito gets onto the apron just in time for Hardy to kick him off of it onto the ladder. The ladder just about snaps, but Hardy drags it into the ring, sets it up, and nearly grabs the title as Carlito springboards onto the ladder and sunset flips both himself and Hardy to the mat! Commercial time again.

Back just in time to see Hardy catapault himself over the ladder in the corner toward a prone Carlito, but Carlito rolls out of the way! Hardy hits the mat hard, and Carlito goes to work on his legs. Carlito sets the ladder around Hardy's leg, stomps at the ladder, then brings in a second one! He drops the second onto the first, and it looks like Hardy's leg is finished. Carlito stacks the ladders, and bodyslams Hardy onto them. He sets up a ladder, and Hardy scrambles up after him. He pounds at Carlito's lower back, and Carlito jumps down to work on Hardy's leg more. He takes down the ladder, sets it in the corner, then pushes Hardy onto it. He pummels Jeff, then charges in only to get backdropped onto the ladder! Hardy goes to the top rope, and comes off with the Swanton Bomb, brushing against Carlito. He sets up a ladder, turns his back on Carlito, and starts to climb, but Carlito pulls him down. Jeff tries the Twist of Fate over the second ladder, but Carlito reverses and NAILS the Backstabber over it! Hardy is nearly crippled, and Carlito climns the set ladder. Hardy is up, scrambles to the top, and shoves Carlito off the top and straight out of the ring! He grabs the gold, and this one is over.
Jeff Hardy def. Carlito to retain the Intercontinental Championship
Jeff sells the leg injury, and it's not leaving me much to hope for this Sunday.

After another break, we're given Shawn Michaels backstage. He briefly mentions being on the first ever RAW, then says something about Ken Kennedy vs. Marty Janetty, and Janetty runs out mumbling for a second. We're given a montage of moments from RAW history, some good, some incredibly horrid. They take yet another opportunity to show us commercials, as if we're not going to see enough in the next two hours.

We're given Santino Marella and Maria now, and Santino says the words "open challenge" before ROB VAN DAM hits the ring!
Santino Marella vs. Rob Van Dam
We start with Santino kicking RVD in the gut and trying for a second before eating a knee. RVD hops to the top rope, hits the Five Star Frog Splash, and covers Marella to end it right off. The crowd is completely insane for this.
Rob Van Dam squashes Santino Marella

Evolution montage now, plugging all four members, but this doesn't last too long. Only long enough for them to hype us up for the next commercial...but afterward, they come to the ring, one by one. Ric Flair is first, wooing the whole way, followed by Trips sporting an Evolution T-shirt. He hugs Flair, and "The Animal" Batista comes on down. Finally, Orton enters with a mic. He stays up on the stage, stating that he won't be joining the rest of Evolution tonight. He brings up what happened the last time he was a champion involved with Evolution. They show us the '04 footage of Evolution beating Orton stupid, and Triple H grabs a mic. He suggests that they didn't beat him up for being champ, they beat him up because he was a pain. For some reason, Orton brings up that he'll beat Jericho, then brings Edge out. He shakes hands with Edge, and the Rated R Superstar grabs a stick. He verbally goes after Batista, until the Animal challenges him to come to the ring. Flair finally grabs a mic saying that it should be 3 on 3, and Randy says they've already got a partner in mind. I bet you can guess who they chose.

Triple H, Ric Flair & Batista vs. Randy Orton, Edge & Umaga
We start with Batista tagging in Flair after another commercial. Orton tags in Edge, and they circle each other. Edge gets Flair into the corner, and pummels at him until nearly getting disqualified. The ref pulls him away, and Flair gets in some chops, but Edge drops him with a clothesline before tagging in Umaga. Umaga locks in the Nervehold, and it looks like Flair is yawning. He gradually gets to his feet, and Umaga lets him go for fun. Tag to Orton, who pushes Flair over and stomps at the limbs. Knee drop to the forehead, and a cover for 2. Back body drop, and Orton misses a dropkick. Both teams beg for tags, and we get Batista and Orton. Clothesline to Orton, and the Animal drops Umaga off the apron. He drags Edge into the ring, hits a sidewalk slam, and now Trips comes in. Trips and Batista hit synchronized spinebusters and Orton and Edge, and Umaga charges in to clothesline them both. For some reason, he nails the ref too, and this is over.
Triple H, Ric Flair & Batista def. Randy Orton, Edge & Umaga
Flair charges in at Umaga, and Edge and Orton vacate. As Flair brawls with Umaga, Triple H and Batista come back and the 3 pummel Umaga for a while. They all hug, and the celebration goes on just a couple seconds too long.

We're given a crazy compilation for the motor vehicle related segments, then we're given Hornswoggle backstage terrorizing Mickie James and Molly Holly until William Regal restrains him. He explains Hornswoggle will be having a rematch against The Great Khali, and Finlay won't be anywhere nearby. Hornswoggle doesn't look as happy as he did earlier. Oh well...

Hornswoggle vs. The Great Khali
I have no idea how, but I know Hornswoggle's going to pull something off here...Hornswoggle looks at the ref, stating that this isn't fair, but the ref doesn't call off the match. Sorry, little man. At the bell, the little man slides between Khali's feet, but the giant finally gets his hands on Hornswoggle...AND HULK HOGAN comes to the ring! Hornswoggle takes the oppotunity to run, and the Hulkster plays to the crowd. Khali beckons him, and Hulk steps through the ropes! He stands toe-to-toe with Khali and talks some trash. Khali talks trash back in his own language, and starts swinging with his giant arms. Hogan stumbles around a bit, but uses the pain to HULK UP! He blocks the next blow, and DROPS Khali with a right hand! He motions that he's going to slam the huge man, who MUST outweight Andre. Khali rolls to the outside of the ring, and walks away instead of letting himself get bodyslammed. Hornswoggle comes back to high five the Hulkster, and Khali and Hogan STAREDOWN~!
No Contest
Hogan grabs a stick now, and plugs Hulkamania. He gets the fans to cheer for WWE, and plays the crowd...a lot. For some reason, he brings up American Gladiators and poses with Hornswoggle a ton before the next commercial.

Howard Finkel stands in the ring now as the announcer, telling us we're going to see a 15 man Over-The-Top rope battle royal. Now we're given...Al Snow! Bart Gunn! Doink the Clown! Repo Man...Steve Blackman! Pete Gas!? Bob Backlund...And then we're given more commercials. Thanks guys, I'm fairly certain I won't know half of these competitors.

15 Man Past Superstar Battle Royal:
Alright, right off the bat, everyone lifts up Gillberg and throws him out first. Backlund is eliminated next, followed by: Doink the Clown, Gangrel, Al Snow, Pete Gas, Bart Gunn, Flash Funk, Steve Blackman, The Goon, Repo Man, Jim Neidhart, Scotty 2 Hotty, Skinner, and Sgt. Slaughter.
Winner: I.R.S.
Before he can celebrate, Ted DiBiase comes on down! The Million Dollar Man steps through the ropes, talks to I.R.S., and bribes him into tossing himself over the top rope.
Winner: Ted DiBiase
Dibiase gets on the mic, says everyone has a price, and laughs maniacally before leaving.

Now we get a slapping collection from the past fifteen years, before Eric Bischoff does the pre-commercial walk. Ug. Bisch is STILL hated by the people around the world. When we return, the man has a stick, and no one really wants to listen to him. He pretends to get emotional over the 15th Anniversary, but no one buys it, so he throws off the act. He goes off about how the fans will never change, and I have serious doubts that there are people watching this that don't have their TVs muted...until CHRIS JERICHO interrupts! Jericho comes to the ring with a mic of his own, and Bisch brings up the firing. Y2J politely asks Eric to quiet down before tearing into him. They scuffle along, bringing up the Pay-Per-View this Sunday, and Jericho goes into one of the rhymes from the old days before knocking Bisch OUT, but Orton hits the ring! Jericho cuts him off, and actually gets him in the WALLS OF JERICHO! Jericho releases after a while, and stares at the WWE Championship before we end this JERICHO-ized segment.

Dusty Rhodes joins the announce table, and we randomly begin a Tag Team Championship match.
Tag Team Championship Match: Cody Rhodes & Hardcore Holly vs. Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch
How did these guys get a title shot? Like many things in wrestling, it goes unexplained. We begin with Rhodes and Cade, and Cade gets a side headlock on Rhodes. Lock broken, and Rhodes drops Cade with a clothesline. Wristlock, followed by a boot to the face, and Cade comes back with a heel kick. Tag to Murdoch, who begins trading blows with Rhodes before bodyslamming him and dropping an elbow for a 2 count. Tag to Cade, who attacks with a few elbows, then misses a big elbow drop. Tags on both sides, and Holly drops Murdoch with a stiff right to the mouth. Dropkick, and Holly takes Cade off the apron. Murdoch holds Holly's arm, and Cade tries for a clothesline, catching Murdoch when Holly ducks it. Rhodes takes Cade to the outside, and Holly hits Murdoch with the Alabamaslam.
Hardcore Holly & Cody Rhodes def. Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch to become World Tag Team Champions
Dusty comes into the ring and celebrates with his son after kind of a mediocre match...

RAW collection of the different famous people to appear in the RAW audience, then with the female "wrestlers". When we go back to the arena, Jillian Hall is in the ring trying to sing again. She actually wouldn't be too bad if she didn't have to fake being horrible. And then she's cut off by...TRISH STRATUS! Trish gets on a stick, not sounding a whole lot better than she did back when she was employed with WWE. They start the normal verbal catfight, and now Lita joins us. She steals the mic from Trish, beats on Hall's voice a bit, and the two of them stomp Hall into mat. Hall rolls out of the ring, stumbles to the back, and the "divas" celebrate together.

I'm not sure what this montage is, possibly the different joke segments of the last fifteen years. Following up, we see a wedding/botched wedding collection, most of them involving Stephanie McMahon. Backstage, we see Kane and Lita looking uncomfortable. Kane asks if she's seen any good movies, and they talk about the weather a bit. Of course, the antidote to awkwardness, Ron Simmons, approaches. He contributes his usual, and we move on.

Ken Kennedy vs. Marty Janetty
After what I really hope is the last commercial break, there's a lock-up, and Kennedy gets in an arm-wrench. Drop toe hold by Janetty, and Kennedy comes back swinging. He bounces out of the corner, dropkicking Marty's kneecap and locking him in a half-crab. Janetty crawls toward the ropes, hooks them, and Kennedy releases. Cover for 2, but Janetty is having trouble standing. Kennedy hooks his leg again, but takes an enziguri, a shoulderblock, and a vertical suplex. Cover for 2, and Janetty is back on his feet. He traps Kennedy in the corner, mounts for the 10 Punch, and gets off four before eating a killer clothesline. Kennedy lifts him, but Janetty escapes and hits the Rocker Dropper! He goes to the top rope, but Kennedy hits the ropes. He grabs Janetty and tries to slam him, but he gets curled up for a 2 count. Kennedy quickly hits a Downward Spiral-type move for the win.
Ken Kennedy def. Marty Janetty
Kennedy keeps beating on Marty until Shawn Michaels interrupts. Kennedy gets the upper hand until he's distracted by Triple H! Michaels throws out Kennedy, and Trips hands him a D-X T-shirt. D-X poses, the pyro goes off, and Michaels doesn't even bother to check on his former partner, Janetty.

My hopes are ruined when we're given more commercials, but we're brought back with Vinnie Mac in the ring to name the greatest superstar in RAW history. He cracks open "the envelope", we get a drumroll, and the winner is...Vincent Kennedy McMahon. I think everyone already expected this, and expected Steve Austin to crash this...but we get MANKIND instead! McMahon asks Mankind to leave, but Mankind gives the boss Mr. Socko! And we here the GONG! It's Undertaker time! Mankind disappears as the 'Taker slowly makes his way toward the prone WWE chairman. Vince finally climbs to his hands and knees, and stands just in time for the 'Taker to Chokeslam him. Undertaker vanishes, and as Vince lies alone crying in the ring, Stone Cold Steve Austin finally makes his appearance. McMahon doesn't even bother getting up, so Austin grabs a stick. He taunts the boss before cracking open a couple of beers. He talks Vince into getting up, and Vince winces, knowing he's taken the Stone Cold Stunner every time these two have been in the ring together for the last ten years. Vince sips his beer after toasting with Austin...and the necessary Stunner is given. How can people still enjoy seeing Vince taking the Stunner?

Steve Austin calls the entire roster, including Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler, to come drink beer with him. Hornswoggle is the first to get his beer, followed seriously by EVERYONE. Even the wrestlers that weren't on RAW tonight show up and crack one open, except for William Regal, who is apparently drinking a Coke. Austin, Trips, and the little man all pour beer on Vince as the show goes off the air.

ECW Results: 12/6/07

2007-12-06T20:00:00.000-08:00

And our after-TNA show gets going with Matt Striker, Mark Henry & Big Daddy V in a montage against CM Punk. Tonight, he's got to pick one of them and fight them. Opening credits.

John Morrison & The Miz vs. The Major Brothers
I see they're still holding Morrison back. Ug...Anyway, we start with Miz and Brett Major. Miz puts Brett in the corner, misses a clothesline, and gets locked in an arm wrench. Arm drag takedown, and a tag to Brian Major. Double arm drag, followed by a side headlock, which Miz reverses into a full nelson. Brian escapes and dropkicks him out of the ring before diving onto him. Morrison takes a swing at Brian, but misses and gets dropped by a dive from Brett. Miz gets Brian with a guillotine against the ropes and tags Morrison. They drop Brian on his face and cover for 2. Morrison gets in a few mounted punches before punting him in the FACE. Rear chinlock, and Brian struggles up. He reaches for a tag, but Morrison pulls the hair to drop him. Tag to Miz, who stomps away at Brian. Another rear chinlock, and Brian escapes again. Miz makes a tag to Morrison though, shortly before Brian tags in Brett. Dropkick to Morrison, back body drop, and a strange groin-to-face press. Cover for 2 and Miz breaks it up. Brian and Miz to the outside, and Brett tries a roll up before getting the Corkscrew Neckbreaker and pinned.
John Morrison & The Miz def. The Major Brothers
Miz needs to get injured.

Commercial time, then we're with CM Punk. Styles and Tazz ask him who he wants his opponent to be. He doesn't think it's a winning decision for him, so he wants the decision left up to the General Manager Armando Estrada or Matt Striker...because he's just here for the action.

Kelly & Balls Mahoney vs. Victoria & Kenny Dykstra
The gentlemen begin this one. Mahoney charges in, getting Kenny in a headlock. Kenny breaks out, driving Mahoney down with a dropkick, but Mahoney is up and swinging. He misses the wind-up punch, and Kenny dives for a tag. Kelly comes in, and Victoria greets her with a headbutt. Kelly comes back with a tilt-a-whirl headscissors takedown, followed by a shoulderlock. Victoria gets in her face, and Kelly shoves her away before slapping Kenny. Victoria pulls Kelly's hair for a while, punts her in the chest, then whips her across the ring by her hair. Rear chinlock, which Kelly struggles up from...into a headbutt. Kelly fights out after an eternity, and the men are tagged in. Mahoney hits the wind-up this time, but only gets 2 from the cover. Kenny escapes a bodyslam, but Mahoney gets him with a small package.
Balls Mahoney & Kelly def. Kenny Dykstra & Victoria

Shelton Benjamin vs. Jimmy Wang Yang
Shelton gets on the mic first, talking about promises. He moves on to "his big break" and somehow other people being lazy. Then he promises us that he's going to win the title. The bell finally rings, and Shelton takes Yang down before getting tossed with an arm drag. He pummels Yang before hitting a snapmare, that Yang escapes and hits a crucifix pin from. Shelton struggles out, BOOTS Yang in the face, then lays into him with the fists. Powerbomb into the top turnbuckle from Benjamin! Shelton tries a necklock, and Yang breaks away with chops and punches before eating an elbow. Shelton slams him face first into the turnbuckle, gets in a rear waistlock, but Yang breaks it off and NAILS him in the face with a roundhouse. Yang goes up top, comes off, and gets countered with a gutbuster. Snapshot, and it's over.
Shelton Benjamin def. Jimmy Wang Yang

Kevin Thorn vs. A jobber
Thorn drops the jobber with a clothesline, then bodyslams him. He chokes the jobber with a knee, drops a leg, then kicks him across the ring. Another clothesline, and a front headlock followed by a flurry of punches. Two clotheslines later, Thorn hits a Torture Rack Backbreaker and ends it.
Kevin Thorn squashes a jobber

In the back, Striker does the pre-commercial walk with Henry and BDV. Commercials later, we're given...BDV and Striker. They enter the ring, and Mark Henry follows. Striker gets on the stick, and he suggests a coin toss. Heads - BDV, Tails - Mark Henry. And...it's tails.

Mark Henry vs. CM Punk
The champ hurries out, ready to fight. Punk dodges a lunge from Henry, and kicks him in the chest. Another lunge, another dodge. Rear waistlock attempt from Punk leads to a brutal clothesline, but Punk slowly comes up and kicks some fat off of Henry's legs. Punk jumps on Henry's back, and gets on a sleeperhold, but Henry steps over the ropes, outside the ring, and drives Punk into the turnbuckle post. He drags Punk back into the ring, then pummels him. He walks over Punk, with the ref trying to count it for a pin. Henry lifts Punk up, and Punk tries to get his spirit back, nailing Henry with more kicks. He bounces off the ropes, and Henry bashes him with his gut. He lifts the champ again, scoopslams him, then locks on the Umaga nervehold. Punk won't tap though, and grabs Henry by the hair until the hold is broken. Henry chucks him into the corner and slaps him down only to toss him into the opposite turnbuckle. Punk dodges a giant bodysplash, then NAILS the knee-to-face...and turns into BDV.
CM Punk def. Mark Henry by DQ
Samoan Drop from V, and Kane chooses now to enter with a chair. Striker slides one to both Henry and V. Kane duels them, and they head for the hills. Kane ignores the downed champ, just looking at the giant black men.

TNA iMPACT Results: 12/6/07

2007-12-06T17:50:00.000-08:00

With a vague montage from Turning Point starting the show, we really don't know any of the PPV results. We see wrestlers arriving with their title shot/pink slip cases; Senshi, B.G. James, Petey Williams, and Scott Steiner. Apparently even they don't know what the contents are. Anyway, we move on.

Rellik & Black Reign vs. LAX
We start with LAX getting jumped. Hernandez and Reign spill to the outside, and Homicide takes control of Rellik with a second rope bulldog. Cover for 2, and Hernandez comes back in. They double clothesline Rellik, then take him down with a splash/clothesline combo. Cide runs into Rellik as Reign comes in, and they hit a nice lariat doubleteam. Cide comes back with a few punches, and eats boot from Rellik. Cover for 2. Rellik charges into Hernandez, dropping him off the apron, and Reign crotches Cide against the ring post. Rellik goes crazy with boots to the head, and tags in Reign. Reign misses a clotheslines, and Cide hits a spinning shoulderblock. Both men make tags, and Hernandez drops both opponents. Chokeslam to Rellik, and tag to Cide, but reign throws Hernandez out and chases him. Cide hits the Gringo Cutter on Rellik, but Rellik no sells, misses a spear, and gets rolled up for the 3.
LAX def. Rellik & Black Reign
Without missing a beat, Lance Hoyt and Jimmy Rave pounce on LAX, until LAX's mystery "man" attacks Christy Hemme and we can actually tell that the "man" is a woman.

Backstage in Jim Cornette's office. He argues with J.B. for a while about the cases, then Team 3D enters. They beat on the X-Division, and give Cornette the X-Division Championship for some reason. Jay Lethal enters, and challenges Team 3D & Havok to a ladder match against him and the Motorcity Machineguns. Team 3D steals the belt again and leaves.

Onward! Kurt Angle comes out with the Alliance, and we go to commercial before we're told why. When we're returned, Angle gets on the stick. He talks to Christian Cage in the back, saying that they both lost their matches because they were divided. He needs Cage, and Cage needs him. He tries to persuade Cade to join the Alliance, but it's a one time offer. He's giving Cage one hour for an answer.

J.B. in the back now. He's with Cage and Robert Roode. Roode thinks it's a great idea, but Cage tells him not to speak out of turn. He gets in Roode's face, and Roode reminds him that he isn't AJ Styles before leaving. Christian tells Angle he'll have his answer.

ODB vs. Gail Kim
We see Awesome Kong disqualified in her match against Kim, then flipping out. We come back just in time to see ODB jump Kim, bodyslam her, then cover for 2. She pushes Kim around, then bounces her off the corner. She gets in Kim's face for a while, whips her into the ropes, then hits a fallaway slam. Kim hits a small package for 2, then gets her head taken off. Cover for 2. Kim puts ODB in the corner, but eats on elbow. ODB goes for the Dirty Dozen, but Kim escapes and botches a top rope hurricanrana. ODB dives into a spear, and the two begin trading blows. Kim hits a running dropkick and a crossbody for 2 more. Kim hits a bulldog and covers yet again, but still doesn't get the victory. Kim lifts her up now, and takes her into the corner. Kim freaks out, just swinging like crazy. The ref pulls Kim away, and as they struggle ODB creams Kim with her flask. 3 count.
ODB def. Gail Kim
Awesome Kong makes her presence known, and ODB gets a look on her face like Donkey Kong. She leaves, and Kong picks up Gail Kim. She goes for the Sit-out Powerbomb, but Kim reverses it! Security hits the ring, trying to separate them. Angelina Love and Velvet Sky come to the ring, somehow doing what security couldn't.

We're backstage, with Matt Morgan and the cases with the winners names on them. Triple X walks by, with Christopher Daniels demanding Senshi's case. Morgan books Daniels vs. Senshi for the case with Elix Skipper as referee. Commercial time again.

BACK! And Tomko is on the mic! He simply tells us that Christian will always do what Christian wants to do. When asked what his own take on this is, Tomko pauses and states he may start doing what he wants to do.

Christopher Daniels vs. Senshi w/ Ref, Elix Skipper
Beginning lock up, and both men quickly toss joint holds back and forth until Senshi escapes and punts Daniels in the head a few times. He chokes Daniels with the boot, but Skipper pulls him away hard. Daniels drops Senshi with a clothesline, then chokes Senshi, and Skipper pulls Daniels away now. We break away from the match for some reason to see Eric Young drive a limo into the arena, and Booker T, Sharmell, Samoa Joe, Kaz, and Kevin Nash get out. Commercials again.

Back, and Daniels eats a rolling heel kick from Senshi, followed by an enziguri to the FACE! 2 count, and Senshi hits a STIFF running dropkick! He goes to the top rope, misses the double stomp, and charges toward Daniels, but Skipper holds him off. Daniels takes the opportunity, hitting Senshi with the Angel's Wings. Skipper looks mortified, but slowly counts the 3.
Christopher Daniels def. Senshi for his title shot/pink slip case

Backstage, the VoodooKin Mafia talk with Matt Morgan. B.G. James discusses that if he won a tag-title shot, he's not sure he wants Kip James to be his partner. Roxxi Laveaux stares at the case BG won, telling him it's cursed. James blows her off and leaves angry.

Yes, more advertising. Afterward, they give us a recorded interview of Mike Tenay interviewing James Mitchell. Mitchell starts talking about someone named "Chris", who is apparently Abyss. He talks about his "extensive" research on Abyss a bit, and we're pushed along.

Petey Williams is backstage with the cases, and apparently Williams is a fitness instructor now. He does an Arnold Shwartzeneggar impression, then tells us he's hoping he got a TNA Heavyweight Championship shot. He tries to convince Morgan to let him walk away with his case, and Morgan actually let's him. Back to the ads.

...And back to TNA. The Angle Alliance is back in the ring, and Angle says he's tired of waiting...Here comes Cage and Roode. Roode gets on the mic first, saying he wants to make this short and sweet. He would like to unite, and shakes Angle's hand, then Tomko's and AJ's. They turn to Cage, who grabs the stick. He tells Roode that he may need the Alliance, but Cage however does not. He doesn't trust Kurt Angle or his Alliance, and calls himself the biggest threat to Angle's championship. He turns to Tomko, telling him that he doesn't even want Tomko to look at him. Tomko looks away, and Cage tells him to look at him when he's spoken to. He reminds Tomko of how Cage took him in and brought him into wrestling. He calls Tomko a nobody before moving to Styles. Styles already looks scared and hurt. Cage tells him he saw more potential in Styles than anyone else, bar none. He reminds Styles of how he was being molding in Cage's image, but he is now disowning him. Cage finally says he'll be a part of the team, but he wants be to in command with an iron fist. He asks Angle to admit that he is nowhere near the man that Cage is. He offers his hand to Angle, and Angle looks at him like he's crazy...but takes it! Cage shakes hands with each of the Alliance members, but it's much less heartfelt than the handshakes with Roode. Cage offers his hand to Styles...and Styles hugs him.

ENTER SAMOA JOE! But Joe isn't alone! He's got Kaz, Kevin Nash, Eric Young, and Booker T! Joe challenges them to a 10-Man Tag match at the next PPV, and Karen Angle suggests they do it tonight, then challenges Sharmell! They trade comments, before we have a fight on the ramp. Kurt Angle and Booker T break it up and we're backstage again.

Team 3D and Johnny Devine cut a promo against Lethal. Devine provides hand motions for those hard of hearing. The X-Division Title is on the line for the ladder match, and we're back to commercials.

X-Division Championship Six Man Tag Ladder Match: Jay Lethal & The Motorcity Machineguns vs. Team 3D & Johnny Devine
Instead of starting the match, Scott Steiner is in the back talking gibberish before walking off with his case. Now that there are no cases left, Morgan leaves.

MCM races to the ring followed by Lethal, and Devine is tossed out. Lethal dives over the top onto him, and after 3D is tossed out, MCM dive onto them. Sabin pairs up with Devon and Shellet with Ray. Lethal sends Devine into the guard rail, sets a ladder up in the ring, and starts to climb before Devine enters and pulls him off. He stomps on the chest on Lethal and nearly gets to the top, but Sabin cuts him off and hits a reverse hurricanrana! Sabin touches the belt, but takes an electric chair drop from Devon. Devon climbs up now, and Shelley comes out of nowhere to powerbomb him down. Commercial time.

Upon returning, Ray tells us all he's going to climb the ladder. He gets to the top, where he's met by Lethal. They trade blows, and Ray superplexes him off the top of the ladder! Devine, the last man standing, climbs the ladder and grabs the title but can't get it loose. Shelley turns Devine around on the ladder and pulls him off into a NASTY jawbreaker. Devon hits neckbreaker drop on Shelley, climbs the ladder, and as he gets to the top, Sabin springboards off the ropes and clotheslines him down! Team 3D rolls to the outside, and MCM tries to dives again, but they miss! Devine and Lethal are suddenly at the top of the ladder. They pull it loose and struggle over it, but Lethal knocks Devine off the ladder and keeps it! The ref is struggling with Devon though, and Ray canes Lethal viciously! He steals the belt, hands it to Devine, and it's over.
Team 3D & Johnny Devine def. Motorcity Machineguns & Jay Lethal

Back to the interview with James Mitchell. He mentions Abyss shooting his own father in the back three times, then mumbles something about wanting Abyss to come out about something only the two of them know. Back to commercial land.

Upon returning, Matt Morgan talks to Jim Cornette, and Cornette freaks out about the cases. He sends Morgan out to retrieve them before nearly having a heart attack.

10 Man Tag Match: Robert Roode, AJ Styles, Tomko, Christian Cage & Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe, Kevin Nash, Booker T, Kaz & Eric Young
We start this full house with...a commercial. Then when we return, Kaz and Styles square off. They trade rolling pin attempts before both kipping up at once. Kaz hits a backbreaker, a neckbreaker, and a cover for 2 before Styles hits a jawbreaker. Tag to Angle, who goes for the front facelock. Kaz breaks it, bounces off the ropes, and drops Angle with a spinning heel kick. Tag to Booker, who kind of dances. Angle and Booker trade kicks, ending with Booker kicking Angle in the chin and covering for 2. Tag to Roode, who pummels Booker down. He chokes Booker with the boot, but takes a spinebuster. Tag to Young, who walks into a hard right from Roode. Young bounces him off the ropes though, and hits a Lou Thesz press. Roode kind of no-sells it and tags in Cage, who slaps Young a few times. Young gets in a drop toe hold then slaps him back. A nice demonstration of speed from Young before he clotheslines Cage out of the ring. Tomko jumps him from behind, and big Kevin Nash comes into the ring. He tosses Tomko out, and Young dives on to both men! One by one Nash throws out the opponents, and Kaz dives out onto all of them. Nash fakes a dive himself before we go back to commercial.

We're back seeing everyone spilled out everywhere, except for Cage and Young in the ring. People start crawling back on the apron as Cage drops Young on the mat and stomps away at him. Tag to Styles, who lifts Young into a harsh dropkick. Cover for 2, and a tag to Angle. He gets Young with a backbreaker, and covers for 2 more before trying a headlock. Young fights up, pushes Angle into the corner, then whips him across the ring. He misses a splash, and Young takes a german suplex. Joe breaks up the pin, and Styles sneaks in without Angle. Young boots him in the face, reverses a back body drop, but eats boots. Young goes up top only to get crotched by Styles. Styles goes up after him, but Young reverses into a crossbody. Both men crawl for tags, and we get Tomko and Joe! They square off with harsh blows, then start bodyslamming each other! Joe tries for a pin, but Styles breaks it up with a flying moonsault! Styles and Kaz spill to the outside, and more tags bring in Nash and Roode. Nash flattens all opposition with big boots and gives Roode the sideslam. Pin, and Cage breaks it up! Booker T comes in now, brawling with Angle and Cage, until Angle tries the Angle Slam! Booker escapes, and goes for the Axe Kick, but Tomko pulls him to the outside...and Joe dives onto them all! Nash hits Roode with a boot, goes for the pin, and Cage pulls the ref out of the ring! Roode hits a lowblow, and Cage gives him a chair. Roode hands it to Cage, but Young dropkicks Cage into Roode! Jacknife Powerbomb to Roode, and the ref is back in the ring to count the 3.
Kevin Nash, Eric Young, Samoa Joe, Kaz & Booker T def. Robert Roode, Christian Cage, Kurt Angle, AJ Styles & Tomko
The winners all leave together, and Cage gets in Roode's face. Angle breaks them up, and Cage reminds him that he is the leader. Angle backs off, and Cage shoves Roode. Angle grabs his championship belt and clocks Cage. Styles tries to pull Angle anyway, and Roode jumps on Cage. Styles keeps trying to break it up, and Tomko just walks away. Fade to black.

WWE Raw Results: 12/3/07

2007-12-03T17:39:00.000-08:00

Tonight starts rolling with a replay of Chris Jericho's title match request, and of Ric Flair's victory over Randy Orton. We get going live and Jericho makes his way to the ring. He gets on the stick, announcing that he has a title shot at Armageddon, and he'll be leaving with the championship. The champ, Randy Orton, makes his way out now, bragging about beating the people he has. Jericho reminds him that the past doesn't mean a whole lot right here, right now. Orton gets down to personal feelings, then threats, and as they prepare to resort to fisticuffs, William Regal stops them. He announces that instead of fighting, they'll choose each others opponents. Orton pits Jericho against Umaga (of course), and Jericho books Orton against Shawn Michaels.

Maria & Mickie James vs. Melina & Beth Phoenix
Well, the addition of Phoenix was unexpected. Starting with Melina and Maria, we get a drop toe hold from Maria, followed by a single leg takedown from Melina. She tags Phoenix, who points to Mickie. She throws Maria at Mickie for the tag, and they begin a fistfight. Mickie goes to the top rope, kicks away Melina, and dives off to be caught and slammed. Phoenix delivers a spinning vertical bodyslam, hits a stalling Fishermans Suplex, and pins for 3.
Melina & Beth Phoenix squash Maria & Mickie James

Backstage now with Shawn Michaels and Todd Grisham, Michaels starts about kicking Orton in the face before interrupted by Ken Kennedy. Kennedy briefly talks about meeting some of HBKs former opponents tonight. Commercials.

Ken Kennedy hits the ring now, and brings out a jobber dressed as Marty Jennetty, and another dressed as Razor Ramon. Razor contributes, "Hey Yo", and the final jobber comes out dressed as Diesel. Nope, we've got one more. An HBK jobber enters now and STAREDOWNS~! Kennedy a bit. Kennedy gets to the stick, asking how the jobbers feel about HBK. They take shots at him verbally, and Kennedy gets in jobber HBKs face, calling him a loser. The real Michaels enters now, and all the jobbers look a little nervous. Kennedy leaves the ring as HBK hits the Sweet Chin Music on jobbers Diesel, Ramon, and Jennetty. The other Michaels heads for the hills, and we're back to commercial.

With the boss, Vince McMahon and Jonathan Coachman. They tell us Hulk Hogan, Trish Stratus, Mick Foley, Eric Bischoff, and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin will be around next week. Hornswoggle enters, and McMahon talks to him about a family portrait, including the little man. And then, tells Hornswoggle he will fight Carlito and Coach in a No Disqualification match. Hornswoggle grabs a cell phone, and we move on.

Triple H is in his locker room now, and Regal approaches. They discuss the Hardy/Trips match, and Regal adds on that the winner will get a championship shot at the Royal Rumble. Regal starts to play with HHHs head, pointing out that Trips can't use hate and dislike to win this one. Trips replies that when it comes to being champ, he'd Pedigree his own mother, his grandmother...his father-in-law. Hmm....

Umaga vs. Chris Jericho
Jericho slaps himself a couple times to get pumped, and after WWE takes this moment to advertise, we see Jericho roll Umaga into the ring. He gets Umaga in an abdominal stretch, and repeatedly elbows him in the side of the head. Umaga tosses Jericho with a fireman's carry, and Jericho bounces off the ropes. Umaga grabs him and chucks him clear over the top rope. Jericho stumbles back in, and gets the Umaga nervehold. Jericho fights to his feet, and gets a drop toe hold forcing Umaga's head into the bottom turnbuckle. Both men come up, and Umaga punts him between the eyes. He tosses Jericho into the corner, goes for the butt splash, and misses as he almost always does. Jericho races to the top and comes off by punching Umaga in the back of the head. Jericho hits a standing enziguri, a bulldog, and the Lionsault for a 2 count. Umaga misses a bodysplash, and Jericho hits the Codebreaker! And que Orton to hit the ring.
Chris Jericho def. Umaga by DQ
Orton gives Jericho an RKO. They can't think this is still new to us...

No DQ Match: Carlito & Jonathan Coachman vs. Hornswoggle
Hornswoggle enters smiling, and whispers something to Lillian Garcia. She announces that Hornswoggle has hired protection. A.P.A.? YES! Faarooq and Bradshaw hit the ring! JBL gives Coach a neckbreaker, and Faarooq gives Carlito a spinebuster that knocks him out of the ring. Hornswoggle punts Coach in the groin, and Bradshaw hits Coach with the Clothesline From Hell. They drag Coach to the corner, and Hornswoggle hits the "Tadpole" Splash for the win.
Hornswoggle squashes Jonathan Coachman & Carlito
The APA stands in the ring, and Bradshaw gets a mic. He announces that they don't discriminate as long as you've got the money. He moves on to plug SmackDown, and Faarooq steals the mic. The fans all chant "Damn", and he obliges them.

In the back, Snitsky says that he likes causing pain, and he will do so to Jeff Hardy. Awesomely charismatic. Back to advertising.

Intercontinental Championship Match: Snitsky vs Jeff Hardy
Snitsky throws Hardy into the ropes, but takes a few punches in return. Snitsky runs him into the corner for it, then kicks him in the gut a few times. He tosses Hardy to the mat, gets him in a double underhook press, then pummels him a bit. Hardy takes a suplex, but dodges a legdrop, and Hardy kicks the man out of Snitsky's left leg. Whisper in the Wind, followed by a 2 count. Twist of Fate attempt, but Snitsky escapes and gets kicked in the leg again. Snitsky falls, and takes the Swanton Bomb, giving Snitsky his first pinfall loss on RAW.
Jeff Hardy def. Snitsky
Of course, Snitsky boots Hardy in the head, and grabs a chair. He stalks Hardy, and Triple H hits the ring with the sledgehammer. Snitsky vacates, and Triple H stalks Hardy now, until Hardy turns around. HHH offers his hand, pulls Hardy to his feet, then gets in his face. Trips leaves, and Hardy looks like he's got some mixed feelings. Back to commercial.

We're seeing Jillian Hall singing to Vinnie Mac, and he kicks her out as Regal comes in. He says Stephanie McMahon is on her way to the arena, and Vince wants to know when she arrives. We briefly see Michaels getting ready for his match, and again, commercials.

Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton
Commercials? No, we start this one right off! Michaels starts off by punching Orton in the face, ducking a clothesline, and feigning the SCM. Orton runs, HBK chases, and Orton elbows him in the gut. Michaels comes back with a neckbreaker, a headlock takedown, and a side headlock. Orton tries to fight out, and manages to catch HBK with another elbow. Orton stomps on HBKs face, then covers for 1. Front facelock, and Orton works on Michaels back. He tries for a suplex, but HBK lands on his feet, taking an elbow to the face and countering a sunset flip into an Ankle Lock! Orton rolls through eventually, and goes for the RKO, but Michaels dodges and gets on the Ankle Lock again! Orton gets the ropes and rolls out of the ring. Commercial time now.

Back to see them trading blows, and Orton breaks a rear waistlock to get clotheslined over the top rope. Michaels goes to the outside, and tries the Sweet Chin Music, missing Orton and NAILING the timekeeper. Michaels checks on him as Orton goes back in the ring, and as Michaels goes back in, he takes a spike DDT from the second rope. Orton starts stomping on HBKs limbs until hitting a kneedrop to Michaels forehead. He pummels Michaels head with right hands and locks in a rear naked choke. Orton releases the legscissors, and Michaels fights to his feet. He breaks the hold, and Orton goes back to the forehead. HBK gets in a series of chops, a flying forearm, and an atomic drop. Backslide for 2, scoop slam, and Michaels goes for the flying elbow, and DRIVES it into Orton's neck. He starts tuning the band, and Kennedy rushes the ring. HBK dives over the ropes onto him, and they brawl on the outside. They spill over the guard rail, and the ref counts Michaels out.
Randy Orton def. Shawn Michaels by Count-out
Orton announces himself as winner, and Jericho pounces on him. Orton goes for the RKO, but Jericho grabs his legs for the WALLS OF JERICHO! Orton squirms like a fish and runs for his life.

We're brought to the boss' office one last time, and Steph is in attendance. She reminds Vince that he's invited a lot of people that don't like him, and he's the person that's been beaten up the most out of anyone on RAW. She tries to convince him not to show up, and he scolds her hard.

Fade to black.

Bad news from TNA backstage...

2007-12-03T13:55:00.000-08:00

-Scott Hall's last voice contact with anyone was Sunday morning. As the afternoon went on, and he didn't show up on time and wasn't answering his phone, concern grew he was going to no-show. There was hope even during the show that he'd finally make it to the building. Then he sent a text message or voice mail saying he had food poisoning and couldn't make it.

-Kevin Nash was disappointed and felt let down by Hall no-showing.

-Samoa Joe was asked to go to the ring, cut a promo on Hall to try to take the heat off of the company for a major star no-showing, and then shift to putting over the guys on the roster and finally introduce Eric Young as the replacement. Joe's promo went more than five minutes longer than planned and incorporated a lot more content, especially that aimed at Nash, than was planned.

-When Joe leaned over the top rope and asked someone off camera if they were mad, then shrugged and said, "Go ahead and fire me, I don't care," he was looking at TNA President Dixie Carter. She was legitimately upset with him "going into business for himself" and taking so long. Nash was legitimately upset that Joe turned Hall's no-show into a rant against him. (What's ironic is that Nash is one of the key people who pushed hard for an extended period of time to get TNA management to take interest in signing Joe when he was in ROH; Nash was a big fan of Joe's ROH matches he saw on DVD.)

-After the match, Nash returned to the back right away and waited for Joe. When Joe returned to the back, Nash confronted him and a heated verbal exchange with some shoving ensued. Joe backed down and avoided the situation escalating.

-At an all-talent meeting today, Terry Taylor brought everyone's contract with him. Dixie Carter said that if anyone was upset and unhappy with their job in TNA, they would be willing to void their contract on the spot. Senshi took them up on the offer. (Senshi also happened to be one of the people who grabbed a brief case in the "Feast or Fire" match.)

-Joe was the first wrestler to speak at the meeting. He gave an emotional apology for going overboard the night before and said he hoped his apology would be accepted.

-Booker T and Kurt Angle gave pep-talks about staying positive and keeping things moving in the right direction.

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ECW Results: 11/27/07

2007-11-27T18:57:00.000-08:00

Kelly vs. Layla
Well...we might as well get this out of the way. Lock-up, and Layla knocks Kelly to the mat. She chokes the blond against the second rope, misses a dropkick, and gets mounted. Kelly bounces Layla's head off the mat before hitting a clothesline, but gets her face planted against the bottom turnbuckle. Balls Mahoney comes down to ringside to help encourage her, and Kelly botches some kind of strange flipping attack. Layla only looks scared before being rolled up and defeated.
Kelly def. Layla
Mahoney and Kelly leave a happy couple. We're moved on to the same Big Daddy V montage we've seen a dozen times before, then sent to commercial.

John Morrison & The Miz vs. Jesse & Festus
I hope Morrison moves on soon. But in the meantime, we start this match with Festus chasing everyone out of the ring. Jesse gets him on the apron, and the match begins with him and Morrison. Lock up, with Morrison getting Jesse in a wristlock. Jesse reverses into one of his own, but Morrison breaks it and drives Jesse into the corner, where he takes a headscissors takedown and gets dropkicked in the face. Cover for 2, and Jesse tags in Festus. Morrison goes for a tag, and Miz runs. Festus takes off Morrisons head before hitting a bodysplash and tagging in Jesse. Cover for 2 more, and Morrison tags Miz. He whips Jesse to the ropes but EATS foot and gets covered for 1. Miz tries for a tag, but Jesse kicks Morrisons hand, causing him to run in. Jesse hits a double takedown, and Festus runs in to clothesline them out of the ring. Commercial time.

Upon returning, we see Miz trapping Jesse in a chickenwing. Jesse breaks it and tries for a tag, but Miz pulls his hair and drags him back to Morrison. Tag, and Morrison comes in with a springboard elbow for 2. A few mounted punches later, Morrison hits a neckbreaker for 2 more and PUNTS Jesse in the face. Festus tries to rush in, and the ref manages to stop him as Morrison locks in a rear chinlock. Jesse takes forever and a day to get out of it, but Morrison shoves him back into the corner and tags Miz. Cover, and 2. Tag back to Morrison, and he kicks Jesse stupid. Cover, 1.

Morrison tries a Cobra Clutch, which Jesse breaks before pummeling Miz. Morrison hits a drop toe hold, tags Miz, but Jesse rolls under both and tags Festus. Morrison hurries out as Festus hits a missile shoulderblock on Miz, pulls Morrison in for a flapjack, and bodyslams Miz. Tag to Jesse, who hits a flying forearm and pin, but he only gets 2 when Morrison breaks up the pin. Festus comes in to knock Morrison back out, and the ref tries to get Festus back on the apron. Miz rolls up Jesse after a headsnap from Morrison, and it's over.
The Miz & John Morrison def. Jesse & Festus

Kane montage now before advertising time.

Back again. Elijah Burke is on the stick just to introduce Shelton Benjamin again. He hands Shelton the mic, and Shelton begins to tell us what he's doing in ECW. He doesn't really ever tell us, but says the bar has been raised, and there's no stopping him now. Sounds like he wants to be ECW Champ. Not before John Morrison, Shelton. Wait your turn. We're directed back to commercials.

Shelton Benjamin vs. Shannon Moore
Man, why the squash? Shelton drives Moore into the corner, takes a few forearms, and hits Moore with a belly-to-belly suplex. He pummels Moore, hits the T-Bone suplex, followed by an exploder suplex, and goes for a side chinlock. He moves on to a neckbreaker, then whips Moore into the corner hard enough to bounce him out of it. He pulls Moore to his feet, knocks him down with a forearm, and tries a suplex which Moore escapes. He hits a spinkick, but gets stuffed back into the corner. Shelton misses a splash, but hits the Snapshot, and it's over.
Shelton Benjamin squashes Shannon Moore

Extreme Rules Match: Big Daddy V w/ Matt Striker vs. Kane
The bell rings, and V shoves Kane toward the corner. Kane punches him in the throat, hits a running clothesline, then walks into one himself. V hits a few forearms to the back of Kane's head before tossing him out. Striker grabs a Kendo Stick, and Kane steals it before beating V in the knee with it. V hits a belly-to-belly suplex before standing on Kane. He lets Kane roll to the outside, and chases him, but Kane smacks V's head off the steel stairs before pitching a few trashcans into the ring. He turns around as V slams him into the stairs, then slaps him with a sign. He rolls Kane into the ring, grabs a steel chair, and slides under the bottom rope. Kane boots the chair into his face, goes to the top rope, and hits the flying lariat. Kane grabs the chair, sets it around V's throat, and chooses to go after Striker. V knocks Kane off the apron, then goes to the outside to slap him across the chest. Striker pulls a table out from under the ring and slides it in. V slides Kane inside and follows him before setting the table up in the corner. He grabs Kane and sets him against it before hitting the running splash through it. The crowd starts a faint "E-C-Dub" chant as V covers for 2.

V calls for another table, and sets it up in the ring. He gives up a headbutt, an elbow, and a right hand before Kane comes back with a series of punches to V's face. BDV tries to lift Kane for the Samoan Drop, but Kane grabs the ropes and takes the Kendo Stick. He gets in a couple shots before V steals it, and Kane greets him with a trashcan to the head. Kane motions for the chokeslam as Mark Henry jumps him from behind. Henry holds Kane's arms and V creams him with the other trashcan. Double headbutt, double bodysplash, and a double chokeslam through the table. V covers for the 3.
Big Daddy V def. Kane
BDV looks at a cut on his elbow like he's about to cry for it as Mark Henry trash talks Kane. Fade to black.

WWE Raw Results: 11/26/07

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We start rolling with the Chris Jericho debut from last week and the crowd going wild. Roll credits.

Triple H & Jeff Hardy vs. Umaga & Snitsky
This "main event" opens the show, and we start off with Hardy and Snitsky. They circle each other and Snitsky tosses Hardy to the corner. Jeff tries for a headlock, but Snitsky tosses him at Trips and they make a tag. Triple H matches strength with Snitsky, and they force each other into the corner. Snitsky gets the upper hand and tries a shoulderblock, but HHH dodges and Snitsky hits the post. Tag to Hardy, who comes in with a double axehandle from the top. Hardy bounces off the ropes, but Snitsky brickwalls him and knocks him out of the ring. He chases Jeff out, and Hardy slides back in, meeting Snitsky with a baseball slide. Umaga charges up from behind, but Hardy moves and Umaga tumbles over the top rope. Both monsters stand, and Hardy dives out onto them, only to be caught. Before they can take advantage, Triple H dives off the apron and all four men hit the floor. Trips and Hardy get back in the ring as we cut to commercial.

Back with Hardy bouncing off the ropes into Umaga. He comes off the ropes one time too many, and Umaga hits a spinning sidewalk slam. He tags in Snitsky, who hits a suplex and covers for 2. Double chickenwing on Hardy. Hardy fights out but eats an elbow, and Snitsky tags Umaga back. The Samoan punts Hardy in the chest a few times before pinning for 2. Attempted chinlock, but he forgets about it and tags Snitsky. Snitsky goes for the Pump Handle Slam, but Hardy slips out and dropkicks Snitsky into the corner. HHH reaches for the tag, and Hardy crawls, but Snitsky grabs his boot. Hardy hits a mule kick, and both get a tag! Umaga misses a splash toward HHH, and the Game hits a clothesline. Cover for 2, before the KNEE! Spinebuster, and Triple H goes for the Pedigree. Snitsky tries a big boot, but Trips dodges. Umaga tries it now and catches him. Snitsky and Trips spill outside and Hardy somehow gets tagged in. Umaga hits a vicious big boot, dropping Hardy in the corner. He goes for the butt splash, but HHH pulls him out of the way! Hardy hits the Whisper in the Wind, and Triple H hits the Pedigree! Hardy nails the Swanton for good measure, and this is over.
Jeff Hardy & Triple H def. Umaga & Snitsky
Post-match hug, and William Regal enters. He congratulates them, then announces at the next Pay-Per-View...Jeff Hardy vs. Triple H will take place! We go to the parking lot briefly to see a limo pull up and "Nature Boy" Ric Flair step out. Commercial time again.

We're back in Flair country. Nature Boy slowly comes down to the ring, and he grabs a stick. He thanks all the fans "Woo"ing at him and tells us all we've been good to him. He lets his lip quiver a bit, sheds a tear, and continues to thank all the fans before moving on to the reason he hasn't been on RAW in six months. He knows that his career can't go on forever, and sooner or later, there's a time to retire. So, right here tonight...Ric Flair is announcing that he will NEVER RETIRE! He says he'll stop wrestling when he drops dead in the ring! Wooooo!

Enter Vince McMahon. The boss comes to the ring, gets on the mic, and says he's "very, very happy Ric Flair 'will never retire' ". He says he hopes Flair will go on forever...as long as he keeps on winning. Because the first match he loses, he's fired. McMahon gets right in Flairs face, stating that no matter how, be it count out, disqualification, submission, next loss, he's gone. McMahon starts to leave, smiling, and now the WWE Champion, Randy Orton, comes to the ring.

Orton's got a stick now, and addresses Flair. Orton thanks him for all the advice he gave early in Ortons career, and for being there as a friend...and for being a legend. Uh-oh. And he wants to thanks Flair in advance for the pleasure of ending his career. McMahon announces Orton vs. Flair tonight, and Orton thanks him again. Flair looks dead on his feet as we go back to commercial.

Hardcore Holly, Cody Rhodes, Jim Duggan & Super Crazy vs. Lance Cade, Trevor Murdoch & The Highlanders
We start with Crazy and Rory. Arm drag and a tag to Duggan. Duggan gets an armbar in and tags Rhodes. Rory gets away to tag Cade, who rams Rhodes into the corner before hitting a few hard punches. Rhodes fights back, but Cade drops him to the mat and gets him in a shoulderlock before tagging Murdoch. Murdoch hits a snapmare into a chickenwing, and Rhodes fights to his feet. He gets behind Murdoch and makes him eat the turnbuckle post as Robbie and Holly get tagged in. Holly drops Robbie with a few clotheslines, bounces him off the ropes, and hits a dropkick. Cover, and EVERYONE hits the ring! They spill to the outside, and Holly hits the Alabamaslam. 3 count.
Hardcore Holly, Cody Rhodes, Jim Duggan & Super Crazy def. The Highlanders, Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch

After more commercials, we with Jeff Hardy backstage. When asked about the match against Triple H, Hardy says it's an honor, but doesn't want the match to get in the way of their bond. Triple H approaches now, reminding him that the Game has never had a partner he didn't turn on. He's not fighting a friend or a buddy, so he had better be prepared.

We move to Ken Kennedy in the back. He's got a bunch of Shawn Michaels merchandise, and starts with HBKs 3-disk DVD. He plays up all of Michaels losses, and how HBK "lost his smile".

More commercials, and Ric Flair is in the back talking with Arn Anderson and Barry Windham. Suddenly we see the code, and Jericho hits the arena! He comes to the ring, and grabs a stick as we hear a "Y2J" chant. He tells us the only reason he came back is to save us from Orton, and become the new WWE Champ. Jericho wants a title match, and he's going to ask slowly so that Orton won't get confused. He's going to wait in the ring all night if he has to, because he wants an answer...and he's answered by Santino Marella.

Marella comes to the ring with a mic, calling Jericho "KYJ". He tries to tell Jericho that things are different from the last time he was here. Jericho calls Santino "Santana" and Marella gets incredibly flustered, saying that he doesn't deserve a title match, and Marella could beat him up right now if he had to. Jericho: "Okay, Junior". Marella states that they can have a match, but he can't rush into it. He wants to give Jericho "something to think about" and for some reason attacks Jerry Lawler. Marella says he'll do the same to Jericho, and we go to commercial.

Chris Jericho vs. Santino Marella
Lock-up, and Y2J gets Marella in a headlock. He slaps Marella in the back of the head before driving him into the corner and hitting a vertical suplex. He pummels Santino before thumbing him in the eye. Marella moves to the apron, and Jericho bounces off the ropes to dropkick him to the floor. Marella tries to run, but Jericho catches him and tosses him back in the ring. He goes for a dropkick, but Santino catches the ropes, then mounts a downed Y2J. He uses a hard right, then covers for 2. Marella hits a back suplex and gets 2 more before trying a bizarre submission. Jericho gets out, clotheslines Marella down, then hits an atomic drop. Bulldog, and Jericho hits a VIOLENT knee-to-face facebuster for the win. (The Codebreaker, I believe.)
Chris Jericho def. Santino Marella
Jericho motions for Lawler to come into the ring, even holding the ropes open for him. Jericho takes a seat at the announce table as Lawler hits Santino with that famous right hand. Y2J calls the action with J.R. and King goes to the second rope and comes off with the right hand. Jericho reminds us he wants an answer for the title tonight, and we go backstage.

Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels hug briefly, and Michaels says that he doesn't think he's ready for an industry without Ric Flair. Randy Orton's been on a roll, but Ric Flair is RIC FLAIR! And he's at home tonight! Michaels pep talks Flair like crazy, and Flair promises that all the respect, all the admiration, has not gone unnoticed, and worst case scenario, he goes down in a blaze of glory. Commercial.

Brian Kendrick vs. Ken Kennedy
I don't know what Kendrick did to deserve this...Kendrick gets Kennedy in a headlock, and Kennedy tosses him to the mat before slapping him across the face. Kendrick comes back with a dropkick and looks good until Kennedy takes his head off with a clothesline. Bottom rope guillotine, and Kennedy hits a Complete Shot to finish one of my favorite wrestlers.
Ken Kennedy squashes Brian Kendrick
Kennedy gets his mic lowered, and announces he's going to squash HBK at the next PPV. Time for advertising money.

Mr. McMahon is backstage with Hornswoggle. The boss talks his "son" into grabbing him an ice cream sandwich, then gets on a walkie-talkie. We see Hornswoggle walk through a door that advertises "free ice cream sandwiches". He goes in, and Carlito closes the door behind him. Hornswoggle spraypaints a door on the wall and runs through it. Carlito tries, smacking into the wall with a splat. Ron Simmons enters to add, "DAMN!". Back to advertising.

#1 Contender's Match: Mickie James vs. Melina
At least we've moved away from the tag matches. Melina rushes in, and gets Mickie in a wristlock. Mickie kicks the stuffing out of her, then gets pummeled to the mat. Mickie whips Melina to the corner, sets Melina on the top rope, then chucks her off. Lou Thesz press, and a cover for 2. Melina rolls Mickie up for 2, and Melina hits a spear. Mickie comes back with a headscissors takedown and the MickieDT for the 3.
Mickie James squashes Melina

Ric Flair walks toward the arena, and athletes and road agents line the hallway, clapping for him. Triple H shakes his hand telling Flair to "Show him who you are." Back to the advertising.

Randy Orton vs. Ric Flair
Flair doesn't look afraid at all, which people certainly expected to see. At the bell, Flair steps right up. Lock-up, and Flair gets in a few of the chops. Back body drop, followed by more of the "Woo!" chops. Orton finally hits the mat, but quickly gets up and traps Flair in the corner. He knocks Flair to the bottom rope with punches before lifting the Nature Boy up into an uppercut. Cover for 2. Flair slowly stumbles up into a back body drop, and Orton covers for 2 more. Orton tries for a suplex, but Flair reverses into a small package for 2. Orton strikes back in anger with a huge clothesline. He stomps away at Ric's limbs and joints, but misses a knee drop! Flair comes back with more chops, but gets dropkicked in the head. Close 3 count, but Flair kicks out.

Another dropkick and cover for 2 from Orton. The champ moves on to a sleeperhold, but Flair gets to his feet and tries to fight out...with more chops. Orton decides to clothesline Flair over the top rope and shortly goes after him. Orton suplexes Flair on the outside before rolling back into the ring. Flair struggles, but beats the count. Orton hits a leg drop and covers for 2 more before trying a side headlock. Up again, and Flair actually gets a high angle back drop! Orton stands, and almost gets the RKO, but Ric trips him up a few times against the knee, and he's going for the Figure 4 Leg Lock! Flair's got it in! Orton has nowhere to go, and after an intense struggle, Orton finally drags himself to the bottom rope. Flair tries to drag him away, but Orton hits the RKO out of nowhere. He goes for the cover, but Flair gets the rope! Orton, out of frustration, hits a series of punches, nearly getting himself DQ'ed. Orton settles for a front facelock, and Chris Jericho comes out from under the ring! The ref and Orton both turn to Jericho, and Flair hits a low blow! The ref turns just in time to see Flair roll up the champ for the win!
Ric Flair def. Randy Orton
Chris Jericho congratulates Flair, escorting him out of the ring while the champ lies clutching his groin. Jericho STAREDOWNS~! with Orton until we fade to black.

TNA iMPACT Results: 11/22/07

2007-11-22T17:58:00.000-08:00

We roll first with a recap of last week, then an introduction to the "TNA Turkey Bowl". Backstage, Kurt Angle is dressed as a pilgrim, along with Karen. They sit at a table with J.B., AJ Styles, and Tomko. Angle says grace, meanwhile Styles steals some corn, and J.B. makes faces at Karen. Opening credits time.

Brother Devon vs. Chris Sabin vs. Abyss
Right off the bat, Devon attacks Sabin at the bottom of the ramp. He beats on Sabin while Abyss enters, nonchalant. He gets to the ring as Sabin is tossed out, and whips Devon into the ropes. Devon takes a spinebuster, followed by a chokeslam setup. Sabin dropkicks Abyss down, and Devon clotheslines him to the mat. He knocks Abyss over the top rope, then walks into a hurricanrana from Sabin. Sabin dives off the top, but hits a clothesline from Devon. Devon traps him in the corner, pummels him a bit, then chokes him with the boot. Abyss gets on the apron, only to get knocked off by Devon, before Devon hits Sabin with a body splash. He goes after Sabin with a few rights hands, but takes a facecrusher as Abyss gets back into the ring. Abyss hits Devon with a body splash, then one to Sabin. He chokeslams Devon, then tries with Sabin, but Sabin bites his thumb and tries for the Cradle Shock. Abyss reverses into the Shock Treatment, and Black Reign and Rellik hit the ring. The pound on Abyss until Rhino comes out for the save. They all brawl to the back, and in the ring, Devon misses a splash on Sabin. Sabin climbs the top, hits a tornado DDT, and covers for 2. Sabin gets him in the corner again, hits the 10 Punch, and Brother Ray hits the ring now. Sabin knocks him out immediately, and rolls up Devon for the win.
Chris Sabin def. Brother Ray & Abyss
Brother Ray looks like he's going to cry, and we move on.

Kevin Nash and Scott Hall arrive in the parking lot, and talk about heading for the Angle dinner. Commercial time.

We're back, seeing a super short Booker T montage before going to the Angle table. Robert Roode and Ms. Brooks enter, just before James Storm and Jackie Moore. Chris Harris walks in now, then spots Roode and starts an argument. Angle breaks it up, and Eric Young walks in. Angle demands to know who invited him, and J.B. admits to it. They make him sit at the kiddy table with Kurt's daughter, and we move on.

Johnny Devine (Havok) vs. Kip James w/ BG James & Roxxi Laveaux vs. Samoa Joe
The bell rings with Joe fighting off both men with hard fists. He kicks Devine nearly out of the ring, and Kip jumps him from behind. He traps Joe in the corner, trying to choke him, before getting whipped into the ropes and taking an atomic drop. BG James trips Joe, and Devine knees him in the head repeatedly. Kip hits a knee drop now, and when the ref tries to get them away from Joe, BG James slaps Joe. Kip holds Joe while Devine hits him with right hands, then clothesline him to the mat. Cover from Devine, broken by Kip, then cover by Kip broken by Devine. They argue, and Joe gets to his feet, knocking both down with elbows. Kitchen sink to James, setting him up for the Muscle Buster. BG James hooks Joe's foot, and the ref sends him to the back. Joe knocks Kip off the ringpost onto him, then hits the Muscle Buster on Devine. 3 count.
Samoa Joe def. Johnny Devine & Kip James

Back to the Angle dinner, and Sharkboy walks in with Petey Williams and Sonjay Dutt. Dutt tries to collect donations, and Storm wants to have a "beer contest" with Eric Young. Styles leaves, having to wrestle the next match, and it looks like Young is putting Storm away. Commercials again.

AJ Styles vs. Jay Lethal vs. Christian Cage
At first, it looks like Cage isn't even showing up. The ref starts the match, and Lethal goes for a roll up. 2 count, and they STAREDOWN~! Styles gets Lethal in the corner, whips him across the ring, then runs into a hurricanrana. Lethal bodyslams Styles, goes to the top, then dives nearly across the ring with a double axehandle. 2 count, and Styles escapes a bodyslam. Styles gives Lethal a few right hands, but takes a hip toss into a basement dropkick. Pin for 2 more. Lethal bounces Styles off the ropes, hits a running elbow, then covers for another close count. Styles forces Lethal into the corner, and tries a diving splash, but Lethal is gone. Lethal gets in a headlock, and Styles breaks it with a knife edged chop, followed by a dropkick to the FACE.

Enter Christian Cage. Styles runs like heck, and Cage chases him around the ring as we're back to commercial...And in TNA world again, Lethal rolls up Cage for a 2 count. Cage angrily comes back by raking the eyes of Lethal. Neckbreaker, and cover for 2. Styles is hiding out near the entrance as Lethal takes a back body drop from Cage. Cage spots Styles and chases him out again before Lethal gets in a small cradle for a 2. Cage, still angry, chokes him with a boot before trapping him in the corner and taunting him. Lethal elbows him before hitting a side kick and a series of rights. Springboard moonsault for 2, and Cage runs into an elbow. Lethal runs over the top rope and hits a guillotine before a springboard dropkick...for 2.

Lethal starts to look frustrated, and takes a knee from Cage. He headbutts Lethal, then hits a gutbuster for 2. Cage only gets more furious, trying a reverse DDT, but Lethal reverses into the Lethal Combination! He goes to the top rope, but Styles runs down and crotches him over the rope! Cage hits the Unprettier, and Styles hits a body splash. Styles leans over to tell Cage to pin Lethal, meanwhile leaning over Lethal. The ref counts 3, and Styles runs after realizing what just happened.
AJ Styles def. Jay Lethal & Christian Cage
Styles looks desperate, but Cage is going to kill him anyway.

Back to the Angles. Black Reign and Rellik enter now. They tear apart the turkey, and Reign puts the rat in the pan of green beans. Karen and J.B. freak out, and Kurt looks like this is totally not worth it. Commercial land again.

We're given the same Booker T montage again before going back to the Angles. Young and Storm are still drinking and Jay Lethal shows up. SoCal Val follows him in, and Lethal takes his shirt off.

Velvet Sky vs. Angelina Love vs. ODB
ODB is as gross as ever. She comes out, dragging Love out of the ring and tossing her up the ramp. She slides into the ring, taking Sky down, then stands into a crossbody from Love, followed by a headscissors takedown. Sky punches Love in the chest, trading rights as ODB drinks heavily. Sky hits a DDT on Love, covers, and it's broken up by ODB. Sky takes a fallaway slam, and ODB takes a right from Love. Sky and Love begin to doubleteam ODB until we reach the pin situation. Sky dropkicks Love out of the ring, then gets a jawbreaker from ODB. ODB goes to the top, hits a few headbutts, then hits a bodysplash for the 3.
ODB def. Velvet Sky & Angelina Love

Again with the Angles. Sharkboy tries to eat through his mask as Awesome Kong enters. She eats a fake apple...then another...then another until we see more flashy advertising.

Christopher Daniels cuts a promo with Elix Skipper & Senshi standing silently behind him. He calls everyone a waste before we're back with the Angle stuff. Talk about overusing someone...Team 3D walks in now, and everyone throws food at them. They all leave except for the Angles and Awesome Kong. Team 3D argues into staying, then sit with Angles daughter.

Chris Sabin vs. AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe
Starts off with J.B. announcing that the winner gets $25,000, and the loser has to wear a turkey suit. At the bell, Styles runs from Joe, who appears to be stalking him. Styles gets caught between Sabin and Joe, and eventually is knocked to the outside. Sabin and Joe trade armholds and reversals before Styles charges, misses a double clothesline, and tumbles out again. Joe bounces off the ropes into a BRUTAL kick to the jaw from Sabin. Sabin bounces off the ropes and suicide dives on to Styles, which is the TNA signal to cut to commercial.

Sabin and Styles in the ring now, and Styles guillotines Sabin on the ropes. Joe storms in with right hands now, before Styles rolls out and Styles KILLS Sabin with a kick to the side of the head. Sabin spills to the outside, and goes for a dive, but Styles shoulderblocks him away. Styles comes in with a strong fist, but Joe gets in a kick to break up the offense. He comes off the ropes, into a dropkick from Styles as Sabin slips in and gets a roll up for 2. Joe stands as Sabin tries to roll him up, and Styles dropkicks him. Styles goes after Joe with the right hand again, then tries a vertical suplex...and gets it. Styles pulls Sabin up, sending him into the ropes, and taking him down with a backbreaker. Styles snapmares Joe to the mat and gets in a sleeperhold. Sabin struggles to his feet, forcing a sleeperhold on Styles. Joe gets to his knees and hits a jawbreaker, taking off both Sabin and Styles. More advertising.

Back again. Styles has Joe stuck in the corner, but Sabin charges in, kicking off of Joe's head to get Styles in a swinging DDT. Sabin whips Styles into Joe, who catches him and rams him into Sabin. Cover for 2. Joe hits an atomic drop, then flapjacks Sabin onto Styles. Senton splash, pin, and Sabin breaks it up. Sabin and Joe trade forearms, before Sabin hits a few running clotheslines. Sabin hops over onto the apron, then kicks Joe in the face to drop him. Styles pulls Sabin off the apron, then beats him against the guard rail, and tries to suplex Sabin through a table. Joe dives out and both men dodge, sending Joe crashing through the table. Commercial time again.

Styles bounces off the ropes to snap Sabin's neck and covers for 2. Joe is still dead outside, and Styles hits a brainbuster on Sabin. 2 more, and Styles argues with the ref. Joe is starting to come to as Styles hits Sabin with a few forearms. Styles hits the ropes, but comes into an ace crusher from Sabin. Sabin goes to the ropes, hitting a springboard elbow, and pinning for a CLOSE 3 count. Running enziguri, and Sabin tries the Cradle Shock, but Styles reverses into the Styles Clash! Cover! But Joe breaks it up! Joe tries for the flipping DDT, but Joe turns it into an Emerald Fusion. Pin, but Sabin breaks it up. Yet again, there are commercials.

Sabin hits Joe with a DDT before going up top, but Joe cuts him off and climbs up to meet him. Joe drills Sabin with a kick that sends him to the floor, and Styles hits the Paylay. He tries a running splash, but Joe dodges and hits the Muscle Buster. 3 count.
Samoa Joe def. AJ Styles & Chris Sabin
Joe takes his money and leaves. Styles is presented with the turkey suit, and we briefly see Angle and Tomko leaving to try to stop it from happening. Styles is in the ring, pouting, and refuses to wear the suit. We hear that Jim Cornette is coming out, and we're at commercial AGAIN. This has got to be increasing by the week...

Just as we return for what I hope is the last time, Hall and Nash walk into the Angle dinner. They pie Karen Angle in the face, and a food fight starts. Back in the arena, Cornette is in the ring ordering Styles to put the suit on because he's been the biggest turkey in TNA for a while. Styles pouts more, but puts it on. Just as he finishes, Angle and Tomko come out. Angle gets on a stick, stating his humiliation. Styles points out that Angle looks like a pilgrim, and now Samoa Joe comes back out...with Nash and Hall. Joe gets on a stick of his own, and the insult trading begins. Joe gets bored with that quickly, and they rush the ring, staring a 3 on 3 brawl. Tomko and Styles are thrown out, and for some reason, Eric Young gets in the ring and puts turkey in Angles mouth.

ECW Results: 11/20/07

2007-11-20T18:59:00.000-08:00

We go live in Tampa, and for some reason there's food set up just outside the entrance curtain. Odd. CM Punk enters, revealing that Punk is still the champion.
CM Punk vs. Kenny Dykstra
The bell rings, and we start with the obligatory lockup. Punk takes down Kenny and kicks him in the gut, followed by a suplex, leg drop, and cover for 2. Punk tries a reverse chickenwing, followed by a double underhook backbreaker. Cover for 2 more, and Punk tries for the Go To Sleep, but Kenny slips out and clotheslines Punk to the mat. A series of elbow drops later, and Kenny tries a rear chinlock. Kenny drives a knee into Punk's spine, and Punk still manages to fight into an inverted jawbreaker. Punk stumbles up, but Kenny charges back in, pummeling Punk down and pinning for 2 more before trying the chinlock again. CM Punk tries to roll out a few times, and Kenny turns it into a side headlock. He traps Punk in the corner, sets him on the top rope, and attempts a superplex, but Punk tosses him off onto his face. Diving crossbody, and Punk covers for 2. Running dropkick, and 2 more. The champ keeps working on Kenny with the kicks before nailing a springboard clothesline and getting 2. A few knees into Kenny's gut, and Punk hits the knee-to-FACE in the corner. He tries for the bulldog, but Kenney reverses and sends Punk straight into the ringpost. Kenny goes up top, gets dropkicked in the ankle, and Punk gives him the GTS.
CM Punk def. Kenny Dykstra

We see footage from last week of Matt Striker badmouthing Kane, and Kane stomping a mudhole before our first commercial break of the night. Upon returning, we see Elijah Burke on the stick, telling us he invited a friend to ECW...and here comes Shelton Benjamin.
Shelton Benjamin w/ Elijah Burke vs. Tommy Dreamer
Shelton gets right in Dreamers face, and Dreamer shoves him away. At the bell, Shelton takes Dreamer down, then clotheslines him when he stands back up. Shelton drops a flurry of elbows, then guillotines Dreamer on the bottom rope. Pin for 2. Shelton gets in a front chinlock before whipping Dreamer into the corner and choking him with a boot. Shelton drags him back out with the chinlock, hits a backbreaker, and gets in a cover for 2. Benjamin sends him into the corner again, but misses a body splash, and Dreamer hits a bulldog. Attempt at the Dreamer DDT, but Benjamin reverses into a T-Bone Suplex, but Dreamer reverses. Benjamin manages to bounce Dreamer out of the corner and hits the Snapshot for the win.
Shelton Benjamin squashes Tommy Dreamer
More commercials...

Deuce & Domino w/ Cherry vs. Jesse & Festus
Miz and John Morrison sit at the commentary table, apparently WWE Tag Champions now. The bell rings, and we start with Jesse and Deuce. Jesse rolls him right up for 2, and Deuce tries a clothesline that misses. Jesse hits a few dropkicks before Domino is tagged in. Domino traps him in the corner, but Jesse slides out under the ropes and guillotines him. Dive off the top misses, and Domino covers for 2. Tag to Deuce, and they hit a double backbreaker. Deuce drives a few knees into Jesse's back and tries what looks like a bow-and-arrow stretch. Tag to Domino, who tries a backbreaker stretch, but takes a boot to the face. Jesse fights out, but Domino hops and gives Jesse two knees to the face. He goes to the top, and meets a fist to the chest. And Jesse tags in Festus. Festus pummels Domino, and Deuce comes in only to get chucked out. Tag to Jesse, and Festus throws him into Domino. Cover, and 3.
Jesse & Festus def. Deuce & Domino

Backstage, and Matt Striker promos against Kane with Big Daddy V. There will be a handicap match tonight, and I think V wants to eat Kane like a turkey. Commercials, and we're back with a...not so good looking Kevin Thorn.

Kevin Thorn vs. Nunzio
Poor Nunzio. At the bell, Nunzio tries a rear waistlock and gets grounded. Nunzio tries a few kicks, but Thorn pummels him in the face. Bodyslam, and Thorn misses a legdrop. Nunzio charges into a flapjack, and Thorn gets in a backbreaker drop. Bearhug-like charge into the corner, and Thorn hits the Original Sin. 3 count.
Kevin Thorn squashes Nunzio

Taz and Joey Styles keep blabbing about Kelly and Layla, and we see a video of something that went down after ECW last week. Layla picks a fight, and cinnamon gets thrown everywhere. Alright, as if this was necessary. More commercial.

Back, and we see Seether in the crowd. This is quickly ruined by Layla having mic time. Kelly comes out from behind her and pies her in the face. This turns into a food fight, using the conveniently placed table of food. Referees come out to break it up..kind of, and we see a RAW recap of CHRIS JERICHO RETURNING! It still gives me goosebumps.

Matt Striker & Big Daddy V vs. Kane
We see Striker hiding behind V, and when Kane goes in, both men try to pummel him. Kane tosses Striker aside, traps V in the corner, and pummels him until Striker comes back. He gives Striker a big boot, hits V with a running clothesline, then tries a double chokeslam. V drops him, then hits a running body splash. He gets Kane in a chinlock, and Striker tries to trashtalk him, only to get choked. He breaks free, and V tosses Kane into the corner. He goes for the running splash, and nails it. V tells Striker he can get some now, and Striker hits an elbow drop for a cover for 1. Striker runs, and Kane begins trading rights with V. V traps him in the corner, and both men whip Kane into the ropes, but he comes back with a double clothesline. Striker goes down, and V leans against the ropes, walking into the diving lariat. Kane bounces Striker out of the corner, hits the sideslam, and covers for 2 before V breaks it up. Kane grabs Striker by the throat, and big boots V out of the ring when he tries to break it up. Chokeslam to Striker, and Kane ends it.
Kane def. Matt Striker & Big Daddy V
V charges back in and gives Kane a Samoan Drop before body splashing him.

WWE Raw Results: 11/19/07

2007-11-19T18:00:00.000-08:00

We go live tonight with Shawn Michaels coming to the ring, but without the championship he was hoping to capture. He gets on the stick as the fans begin an "HBK" chant. Michaels tells us that he's out here to invite the champ, Randy Orton, for a handshake. Orton comes on the Titantron, and starts with a firm "No". Michaels admits that if Orton came out, he was going to eat the foot again...after challenging for a rematch! Orton states that he's the better man, and because of that, he's not going to grant Michaels the challenge. Orton disappears from the screen, and now Ken Kennedy enters. As Kennedy waits for his mic to descend, Michaels clotheslines him over the top rope! Kennedy pulls HBK out of the ring, and whips him face-first into the ringpost. Kennedy gets back in the ring, grabs Michaels' mic, and starts to get in Michaels face. Michaels pulls Kennedy out, drops him, and gets back in the ring. He challenges Kennedy for a match, right now. Kennedy grabs a stick now, pointing out Michaels' recent big losses. William Regal comes out to the stage, and sends a referee out as we cut to commercial.

Shawn Michaels vs. Ken Kennedy
At the return, Michaels and Kennedy are brawling on the outside. HBK hits a Lou Thesz press, tosses Kennedy into the ring, but Kennedy rolls back out. Michaels chases him, and walks into a kick to the gut. More hand to hand, and Kennedy dumps HBK over the guard rail. Michaels hits a few right hands before Kennedy clotheslines him back over, and they end up rolling over the announce table. Kennedy tackles Michaels into the side of the ring, rolls him inside, then grabs a chair. Kennedy gets onto the apron, and Michaels hits the Sweet Chin Music, driving the chair into Kennedy's face and sending him crashing to the floor.
No Contest

After more commercials...
Santino Marella vs. Jerry "The King" Lawler
Lawler is in the wrestling gear this week, which means he'll be even more awesome. The bell rings, and Santino gabs with the ref. The ref tells Lawler not to use closed fists, as they're technically against the rules. So King dropkicks him in the throat. Marella rushes in for a lock up, but Lawler drives him into the corner. Santino reverses, hitting some shoulderblocks. He bows to the crowd, but turns around into King punching him in the chest. Santino drives him into the corner, hits an armbar takedown, then comes off the second rope with a headbutt. Marella rolls outside, puts on Lawler's crown and grabs a mic. He declares he's "Jerry stupid Lawler", and tells J.R. to watch for a "knobberslocker". He gets in the ring, trash talks Lawler, and gets slapped in the face. Hip toss from Lawler, and Marella tries for one of his own, but King gets in a backslide for the win.
Jerry "The King" Lawler def. Santino Marella
About half a second after the bell, Orton slides into the ring, nailing Lawler with the RKO. Santino disappears in a flash. Orton grabs a stick, reminding us of how he beat Shawn Michaels, and how it "feels just like yesterday". He talks about a jogger he's got, running with a torch from the arena he performed at last night to this own. Odd. Orton leaves slowly, taking in the silence from the crowd, and we're back in commercial land.

We see the torch runner briefly, then we're in the back with Todd Grisham and Ken Kennedy. Kennedy insists he just wanted to go to the ring to show Michaels some respect, but Shawn superkicked a chair in his face. He asks HBK why he would do something like that...and plays the "you must be jealous" card.

J.R. talks about Survivor Series last night, and the match between The Great Khali and Hornswoggle. We see footage of Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon at ringside. Hornswoggle stands up to Khali, and gets slapped down before Khali goes for the Vice Grip. Finlay hits the ring, beats Khali with the Irish stick, and leaves with Hornswoggle. We move to Regals office, where Regal and Jonathan Coachman laugh about what happened last night. Vince scolds them a little, and Carlito walks in. Carlito says he respects tough love, and Vince asks how tough Carlito is. McMahon instantly makes a match, Hornswoggle vs. Carlito. Carlito leaves, and Vince stares angrily at Regal and Coach.

Jeff Hardy vs. Umaga
Hardy's moving a little slow tonight. Hopefully selling injuries from last night. Well, we hear the bell, and Hardy charges in with a flurry of forearms. Umaga pushes him back into the corner, but Hardy dodges a body splash. Umaga rolls out of the ring, and Hardy chases right after him. Umaga punches him in the head, tosses him in the ring, and follows to eat a dropkick. Hardy hits a running clothesline, and tries for another but gets dropped by a shoulderblock. Umaga kicks him in the throat, then drags him to his feet. Hardy throws some fists into his midsection, but takes a backhand to the face. Umaga tries the nervehold, and Jeff actually powers up from it! He elbows Umaga in the chest, but Umaga grabs the hair and pulls him to the mat...and into another nervehold.

Hardy fights it again, but Umaga headbutts him and chucks him into the corner. Umaga backs up for the running splash, but Hardy rolls away! He follows with a DDT, and goes out to the apron, but Umaga gets to his feet and SHOVES Hardy into the guard rail. More commercials.

Back, and Hardy's in the nervehold again. The crowd gets behind Jeff, and Jeff struggles up, trying to bodyslam Umaga. He lifts the monster, but loses his balance and gets squished. Near cover, but Hardy kicks out and gets stuck in the Nervehold again. Umaga finally lets it go, bounces Hardy off the ropes and into a back body drop. Leg drop, knee drop, and a cover for 2. The Monster picks him up again, kicks him in the chest a few times, then hits a spin kick to the back. He covers, but Hardy refuses to lose. Umaga punches him in the face, rips his shirt off, then lifts him again. Another blow sends Hardy to the apron, where he guillotines Umaga on the top rope. Hardy climbs to the top rope and dives off, but Umaga catches him with a BRUTAL Tilt-a-Whirl Sidewalk Slam. Umaga cover for the win...almost! Hardy kicks out and the crowd goes crazy. Umaga drags him over to the ropes, hits a bonzai drop, and returns to the nervehold. The crowd is still behind Hardy, but when he breaks free of the hold, he eats a big boot. Umaga goes to the second rope and dives, but Hardy rolls out of the way!

Hardy drags himself to the corner, and barely gets up before Umaga, but Umaga greets him with a throat thrust. Jeff falls into the corner, and Umaga charges in with the butt splash...only to miss it! He stumbles across the ring, but Hardy meets him there with the Whisper in the Wind! Cover, and a CLOSE 2. He hits a series of running clotheslines, tries the Twist of Fate, but Umaga pushes him away! Jeff dodges another attempted splash, and Umaga goes down! Hardy scurries to the top rope and comes off with the Swanton Bomb, but Umaga dodges now! He gives Hardy a Samoan Drop, and tries the Samoan Spike, but Jeff ducks it! Twist of Fate! Umaga rolls out of the ring before Hardy can pin him, but Jeff baseball slides into his face! Umaga bounces off the announce table and Hardy dives over the top rope onto him! Hardy gets back in the ring, and as the ref counts Umaga out, Snitsky jumps him.
Jeff Hardy def. Umaga by DQ
Snitsky beats on Hardy, but Hardy gets the upper hand! As he fends off Snitsky, Umaga gets him now. The two monsters start to wail away on Hardy...and here comes Triple H for the save! The Game drops Snitsky with a clothesline, and Umaga with a spinebuster. He tosses Umaga out of the ring, and then follows by taking Snitsky out. Hardy stands, and Trips steadies him with an arm. Triple H and Jeff Hardy STAREDOWN~! with Snitsky and Umaga before posing in opposite corners and making me mark out. Commercial time again.

We come back to see Hardy and the Game talking backstage, and the crowd goes wild. Hardy takes off, and Grisham approaches Trips. He asks why HHH helped Hardy out, and Triple H makes a crack about being there to help out anyone in need. He moves on to say the monsters had to be put in their place, and he has nothing in common with Jeff Hardy...except for respect.

Hardcore Holly vs. Cody Rhodes
We start with the routine lock up, and struggle into the corner. Rhodes makes a clean break, but turns his back, and Holly beats him like crazy with forearms. Rhodes hits a running clothesline and covers for 2, but walks into two bodyslams from Holly. Holly chokes Rhodes against the middle rope, then locks Rhodes in a sleeperhold. Rhodes fights it, hitting Holly in the gut, but Holly pummels him into the corner. He hits a few Ric Flair chops, but Cody comes back with a few of his own and hits a russian leg sweep. Holly gets back up, bouncing Rhodes into the ropes and clotheslining him. He tries for the Alabamaslam, but Rhodes reverses into a sunset flip! 1...2...3!
Cody Rhodes def. Hardcore Holly
And...Orton comes out and RKos Rhodes. He grabs a mic, and Holly stands. That merits an RKO to him too. Orton wants an update on his torch runner, who is getting closer by the minute. Orton blabs about respect and leaves. More ads.

We come back to see an Orton "tribute". We see him RKO John Cena on a chair, then RKO Triple H, then RKO Shawn Michaels. Moving on, the boss, Vince McMahon is backstage with Finlay. Vinnie Mac hasn't forgotten what happened last night, and they soon get into an argument who's more Irish. McMahon invites him to go out for a drink after the show, and Finlay accepts, making a brief age joke. Cut to Maria and Mickie James pre-commercial walking. You know what follows.

Melina & Jillian Hall vs. Maria & Mickie James
Honestly, do they have nothing better to do with the Divas than give us the same match over and over? Melina grabs a stick, but Jillian steals it. Melina's playful about it, and lets it go. Hall ruins my night by talking more, and even singing. The match begins, and if anything new happens, I'll let you know. Well, Mickie kisses Jillian on the mouth before kicking her in the temple and pinning her. I guess that's new.
Mickie James & Maria def. Jillian Hall & Melina
Carlito does the pre-commercial walk now.

No DQ Match: Hornswoggle vs. Carlito
Hornswoggle circles Carlito, who slaps him a few times. He pulls Hornswoggles beard, and gets on his knees to "even the odds". He teases the little man, and pushes him to the mat. Hornswoggle bites Carlito on the butt, slaps him, then runs for it. Carlito chases him around the ring, and the little man puts J.Rs hat on Lillian Garcia before disappearing under the ring. Carlito gets inside it, and sneaks over to the other side. Hornswoggle, comes out the first side with a bucket of water, then dumps it on Carlito. Hornswoggle tries a crossbody off the apron, but Carlito catches him and throws him in the ring. He grabs his apple and takes a bite, then stands over Hornswoggle. Finlay hits the ring, and Carlito spits the apple into Finlay's face. Finlay clotheslines him, and lifts the little man up. He drops Hornswoggle on Carlito, and the little man gets the pin.
Hornswoggle def. Carlito
Finlay hands him the apple, and he spits it in the face of Carlito. More commercials.

We make the (hopefully) final return, and the champ, Randy Orton comes to the ring. On the stick, he announces that it's time for the torch to be passed on, and for the Orton Era to begin. On the Titantron, we see the runner reach the parking lot...and walk into a clothesline from CHRIS JERICHO! The crowd starts an ENORMOUS "Y2J" chant, and the coding comes over the Titantron. Pyro fires off, and the Y2J countdown begins. The old music kicks up, and JERICHO IS ON THE STAGE! Chris Jericho holds a mic, and has an enormous smile on his face. He paces the stage a few times, letting the crowd go CRAZY. Orton looks speechless.

"Welcome to...RAW! IS! JERICHO!" Jericho begins his second coming with that incredible charisma, telling everyone to spread the word. Orton finally breaks in, asking Jericho who he thinks he is. Orton tells him it's a good thing he got fired so long ago, because he would have gotten kicked in the head. He asks Jericho if he really is the Savior, what is he saving us from? Jericho beats on Orton's personality for a while...but at the top of the list, he's going to save us from...Orton. And when he finally gets ahold of the WWE Championship, nothing will ever be the same again.

TNA iMPACT Results: 11/15/07

2007-11-15T17:55:00.000-08:00

The night starts off "Minutes Ago" with Jim Cornette telling Don West and Mike Tenay that they can't mention the names of the "two men" that competed in the Genesis main event, because they haven't signed contracts...or something. Moving on, Kurt Angle comes out with his TNA Heavyweight Championsip and a stick. Karen follows him out, along with AJ Styles & Tomko. Kurt begins by thanking his wife for "taking care of business" at Genesis. He hugs Tomko and Styles, and now Kevin Nash comes out. Nash asks Kurt what the deal is, and we're shown footage of Angle taking Nash out on Sunday. Angle tells Nash to shut up and put up. Nash comes into the ring, and brawls with all three men. He holds his own for a bit, but falls to the numbers. Sonjay Dutt, Sharkboy, LAX, Motorcity Machineguns, and Jay Lethal all hit the ring for the save, and Angle runs off with his new buddies before he reach commercial.

Back, and Nash is calling someone on his cell phone. He sounds aggrivated, but says the fun begins...NOW!

Jimmy Rave & Lance Hoyt w/ Christy Hemme vs. LAX
At the bell, LAX dives on the opponents. We're left with Jimmy Rave in the ring, taking a series of double-team moves. Rave manages to break from with a big boot and tags in Hoyt. Hoyt bodyslams Homicide, then hits an inverted sidewalk slam. He lifts Cide, who tries to get away but takes a tough clothesline. Hoyt goes to the top, but misses and allows Cide to tag Hernandez. Hernandez takes down both opponents with a few power moves, and Cide jumps into the battle. Hoyt spills to the outside, and Hernandez dives out onto him. Cide goes for the Gringo Killer, but Christy Hemme comes onto the apron. Cide dives for her, and Rave rolls him up.
Jimmy Rave & Lance Hoyt def. LAX

Moving on, Team 3D is in the back. Apparently, they defeated MCM Sunday, and they believe they own the X-Division. They've got an X-Divisioner captured with a hood over his head (Eric Young, I believe) and they've got a list of demands from the X-Division. They read off the demands, and give it a one-hour time limit. Commercials again.

Upon returning, Christian Cage is backstage. He lost to Kaz on Sunday, but insists that he's undefeated. He goes on to address Tomko and AJ Styles, and isn't pleased. He blames things on them, and tells them there will be consequences.

Robert Roode & Ms. Brooks vs. Gail Kim & Chris Harris
Starting with Brooks and Kim, they lock up. Brooks hits a suplex and tries a headlock, but gets reversed into an armdrag. Kim starts to make an offense, and Roode demands that Brooks get out of the ring and take a seat. He puts her in a chair, then steps into the ring. He grabs Kim, and she steps on his foot. Tag to Harris, who hits a flying crossbody. Bulldog, and a cover for 2. Roode tries to beg off, then rolls Harris out of the ring. Commercial time again, and us usual, they pick the worst possible slots.

Back to TNA, Roode hits a spinebuster on Harris. He tosses Harris with a snapmare, but is tossed into the ropes and hit with a vertical suplex. Cover for 2. Roode rolls over, and gets Harris with a DDT. He demands Brooks hands him the steel chair, and she refuses. He forces it from her, nails Harris, and covers for 3.
Robert Roode & Ms. Brooks def. Chris Harris & Gail Kim
Roode chases Kim with the chair, and when she runs, beats on Harris with it. He traps Harris' arm in the chair, and goes to the top rope, but Ms. Brooks gets in the way! Roode comes off the top, and the ref takes Harris away. Brooks slaps Roode a few times, walks out of the ring, and attacks Roode's stalker fan in the crowd.

In the parking lot, Scott Hall shows up, being the man Nash called. He states that if Angle and his men want a fight, they got one. More commercials.

In Jim Cornette's office now, he's hot with Matt Morgan. He's scolding him, and puts him on probation, but announces that the two men at Genesis will sign contracts. Now Lance Hoyt barges into the office, saying TNA contracts allow no male-to-female contact, and LAX "attacked" Christy Hemme. Cornette says he'll handle it, and we're back to the ring.

Team 3D is in the ring with their X-hostage, and call out MCM about the demands. Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin come out with Jay Lethal. Apparently, they've stolen Lethal's X-Division Championship Belt. The insults start flying, and Brother Ray slaps the hostage. He removes the hood, and it's not Eric Young, it's Havok. Ray announces that there's a traitor in the X-Division. After that, the rest of the X-ers crash the ring, and attack Team 3D. They free Havok, and Havok grabs a Kendo Stick...before beating down the entire X-Division. Team 3D stands tall with Havok, and we're backstage with Styles and Tomko.

Styles replies to Christian Cage, trying to explain himself and talk his way out of it, but Tomko seems without hope. They leave together, putting us back at commercial.

Kevin Nash and Scott Hall come to the ring together now, and they've got a stick. Hall starts with it, getting the crowd pumped, and hands it to Nash. There's been a match announced, Hall & Nash with a mystery partner against Angle and his crew.

Rellik vs. Black Reign vs. Abyss
Apparently, Rellik and Reign are alligned, and both go to work on Abyss. They pin him against the ropes, choking and pummeling him. They whip him into the opposite ropes, and he comes back by dropping Rellik. Attempted Chokeslam to Reign, before Rellik breaks it up. Abyss tosses Reign out of the ring, but takes a spinebuster from Rellik. Abyss rolls to the outside, where each man takes a turn tossing Abyss into the guard rail. They must be commercial crazy tonight, because we're seeing more of them.

Back again, and Reign and Rellik are fighting over who gets to beat on Abyss more. Rellik holds Abyss, and Reign tries for a clothesline, but Abyss dodges and Rellik takes it. Abyss drops them both, then gives them each a body splash. Chokeslam to Rellik, and a cover for a close 2. Reign breaks it up, and Abyss fights him off to be jumped by Rellik. Abyss reverses an irish whip, and gets Rellik with the Black Hole Slam. 3 count.
Abyss def. Rellik & Black Reign
Reign grabs his weird cane, and Rellik gets a chair. They pummel him, and Reign hits the Darkness Falls onto the chair. Rhino hits the ring now, giving Reign a spinebuster onto the chair. He drops Rellik, who rolls out. Rhino and Abyss meet eyes, and we go backstage.

Kurt Angle is with J.B., and Angle tells us he doesn't worry about Nash and Hall before we're...whoop, back to commercial.

Alexa Jade vs. Awesome Kong
Didn't we already have this squash? Anyway, Kong tosses Jade into the corner and whip her across the ring. She hits a running splash, then gets Jade in a nasty foot-to-head Torture Rack. Spinning backfist, followed by the Sit-Out Powerbomb, and it's over.
Awesome Kong squashes Alexa Jade
Gail Kim comes out with a stick, calling Kong to make a move. The refs gets ready to stop something, but Kim jukes them and pummels Kong. Kong nails her with a clothesline to get her off, then hits the Sit-Out Powerbomb on her. More advertising. Maybe TNA needs the cash.

Cornette is in the ring now, announcing that we're doing the contract signing for the two that were at Genesis. Cornette first brings out Sting's partner, Booker T. Unfortunately, he's still got Sharmell with him. I hope she's not the second contract signer, but Booker actually looks better than he did at the end of his WWE run. The crowd chants "Thank You Booker". Again, unfortunately, Sharmell is one of the contract signees. She's signs her contract, and Cornette asks Booker to sign his. He makes a comment about being "Booker TNA", and signs. Cornette asks him what he's shooting for, and Christian Cage's music hits. Cage comes out with a stick, saying he'd just like to say "hi". He's had some problems, and since he can't find AJ & Tomko, he wants to settle this before it becomes a problem. He knows Booker wants a shot at the title, but Christian Cage is the king around this part of the woods. Cage gets in his face, and Booker stomps him out. Commercial land.

Quick Kaz montage, and J.B. interviews him backstage. Kaz simply tells us that he's going to give everything he's got. They do a brief tale of the tape, showing that Angle has a slight size advantage, and a big experience advantage. Well, here we go.
TNA Heavyweight Championship Match: Kaz vs. Kurt Angle w/ Karen Angle
The bell rings, and there's a lock up. Kaz pushes Angle into the ropes, and there's a clean break. Angle gets Kaz in a wristlock, but Kaz flips off the ropes and reverses that. He takes Angle to the mat, but Angle breaks in a headscissors. Kaz slips out and hits Angle with an armdrag into a wristlock. Angle fights up and traps Kaz in the corner, cheap shotting after the break. Angle comes away, charging in with a shoulderblock, but Kaz dodges and Angle eats steel. Kaz takes Angle down immediately with a shoulderlock, but Angle gouges the eyes. He takes Kaz to the mat with a headlock, but Kaz gets up to take a shoulderblock. He comes back with a dropkick, and one more shoulderlock.

Angle struggles out, hitting Kaz in the guy with a knee, and tries an irish whip, but Kaz hits a flurry of kicks and goes back to the shoulderlock. Angle can't quite get the ropes, but gets his feet under him and chucks Kaz over the top rope. I think TNA isn't allowed to show out-of-ring action, because we're at commercial again.

Angle hits an overhead belly-to-belly suplex when we come back, and sets Kaz in the corner. He pummels Kaz with a series of fists, then takes him to the center of the ring for a snap suplex and a pin attempt. Only 2, and Angle moves on to a bodyscissors. He switches over to a headlock, and Kaz throws punches into his mid-section until they hit a double-clothesline. Kaz gets whipped into the ropes, but hits a diving forearm, followed by a springboard dropkick. Cover for 2, and Angle rolls Kaz over for the Ankle Lock. Kaz rolls through, but takes a german suplex. Angle drops the straps, and tries the Angle Slam, but Kaz hops over and dropkicks Angle in the face. Cover, but again, only 2. Kaz tries the Way of the Future, but Angle reverses! Kaz reverses back and hits it! Cover! But Karen Angle gets on the apron! Kurt hits a lowblow and the Angle Slam. 1...2...NO!

Kaz kicks out! Angle hits a bodyslam and goes to the top rope, but Kaz hits a jumping enziguri! Angle is dead on the top rope! Kaz hits the Flux Capacitor! Pin! Kaz gets...2! Kaz tries for the Wave of the Future again, but Angle reverses into a small package pin to end a great match.
Kurt Angle def. Kaz
Angle and Kaz get in each other's faces, and Nash and Hall sneak up behind Angle. Kaz leaves laughing, and the Clique drops Angle. Styles and Tomko hit the ring, but so does Samoa Joe! Styles, Tomko and Angle hit the floor as Joe stands with Scott Hall and Kevin Nash. Fade to black.

ECW Results: 11/13/07

2007-11-13T19:00:00.000-08:00

Tonight begins with the Hardy's coming out together. I love seeing these two together again.
The Hardy's vs. MVP & Ken Kennedy
We start with Kennedy and Matt. Lock up, and Matt gets Kennedy into the corner. Clean break, followed by another lock up. Kennedy gets in a brief headlock, before dropping Matt with a shoulderblock. Cover for 1. Once again, they lock up, and Matt gets in an armbar. Tag to Jeff, who comes in with a springboard dropkick. 2 count, and Kennedy is back in the corner again. Jeff mounts for the 10-Punch, but Kennedy struggles out and whips Jeff into the opposite corner. Tag to MVP. He gets in a clothesline before kicking Jeff in the spine. Tag to Kennedy, and Jeff takes both men down with a split-legged dropkick that forces both men out of the ring. Matt comes in now, gets on all fours, and Jeff flies off of him to the outside, dropping the opponents. Tag to Matt, who covers Kennedy for 2. Matt gets him in the corner for a clothesline, but Kennedy comes back with a lariat to drop the Hardy. Brief struggle, and Matt tags in Jeff again. Jeff goes for a suplex, but Kennedy beats him down and tags MVP. Jeff greets him with a few kicks to the stomach, but takes a drop toe hold. MVP charges in, and kicks Jeff in the side of the head. Jeff falls to the outside, and MVP goes after him, but Matt cuts him off as we go to commercial.

Back, and Jeff takes a snapmare from MVP. He locks in a seated abdominal stretch, and punches Jeff in the ribs a few times. Jeff struggles to his feet, but MVP drops him again before tagging in Kennedy. Kennedy locks on the stretch now, but Hardy does a blatant rolling throw and Kennedy gets chucked. Tag to Matt, who trips on the ropes, but still comes in fast. Clothesline and a body slam to Kennedy, followed by a Side Effect! Cover, but only gets 2. Tag to Jeff, and they hit the Poetry In Motion! Jeff goes to the top for the Swanton, but Kennedy rolls away! Cover for 2, and Kennedy is on his feet now. Tag to MVP, who body slams Jeff and drops a knee on his spine. Abdominal stretch once again. Jeff fights up and hits a russian leg sweep, but MVP rolls over to tag Kennedy in. Kennedy grabs Hardy...and tags MVP in again. They whip Jeff into the corner, and MVP tries the running kick, but Jeff dodges. MVP stalks him, and tries a suplex, but Jeff reverses into a facebuster. Jeff goes out onto the apron, knocks MVP away with a lariat, but Kennedy grabs him by the hair and pulls him onto the floor below. Jeff lands on the back of his head, and MVP goes out after him. Drags him back in, and gets a cover.
MVP & Ken Kennedy def. The Hardy's
Matt Hardy and MVP start to argue in the ring, and Kennedy grabs a chair! He charges Matt from behind, but MVP protects him! He takes the chair from Kennedy, STAREDOWN~!s with Matt, and leaves. Commercial time.

When we come back, Matt Striker is in the ring with a stick. Apparently Big Daddy V isn't here tonight because he has the flu, but he'll definitely be at Survivor Series. Striker says he'll dominate everyone, and Kane comes out now. He hits the ring, and Striker starts begging off. Kane boots him in the head, bounces him out of the corner, and hits a sideslam. Striker stumbles up into a Chokeslam, and gets layed out. Advertising again.

Michelle McCool & Kelly vs. Melina & Layla
Complete deja vu. Starting with McCool and Melina, and Melina gets in an armbar. Michelle reverses into a hammerlock. Sends Melina into the ropes, and drops her with a boot. Tag to Kelly, and they get in a double-suplex. Pin for 2, but Melina comes back by pummeling her. Tag to Layla, who puts a couple boots to Kelly. Chokehold against the second rope, and a tag to Melina. Melina tries a sleeperhold, and Kelly reverses into a Stunner. Rolling DDT, and Kelly tags out. Michelle hits a running clothesline, and belly-to-belly suplex, and a cover. Layla and Kelly charge in, and brawl to the outside. Melina misses a crossbody, and Michelle kicks her in the face for the 3 count.
Michelle McCool & Kelly def. Melina & Layla
More revenue collecting.

Back to the arena, and the Miz takes a seat at the announce table. They blab about Survivor Series, and we start what I'm hoping is the main event.
CM Punk vs. Jamie Noble
The bell rings, and John Morrison enters. Morrison starts to strut toward the ring, and we're back to commercial.

Returning, we see Morrison at the table next to Miz, and they're blasting each other. Noble gets in a drop toe hold, followed by a headlock. I'm honestly having trouble following the match due to these two gentlemen. In the ring, Noble traps Punk in the corner, and slowly pummels him. Punk fights out, punts Noble in the head, and covers for 2. Noble stumbles up, hits a scoop slam, and comes off the ropes. Punk catches him with a backbreaker, drives him into the corner, but takes a few knees to the mouth. Noble comes back with an armbar, leading into a chickenwing. He rolls Punk into a pin, and gets 2. They begin to brawl, and Noble drops the champ with an armbar takedown. Punk struggles up, hitting a high angle backdrop. Noble won't let it stop him, taking Punk down again with another armbar. Punk fights up, keeping the armbar locked, and gives Punk a samoan drop. Punk kicks Noble in a face a few hundred times, hits a powerslam, and covers for 2. Running knee-to-face, followed by the bulldog and attempted springboard clothesline. Noble reverses it into a lethal armbar, but Punk rolls through and hits more kicks. He sets Noble onto the top rope, hits a dragonrana, but Noble rolls through! Punk continues to the momentum, gets Noble up, and hits the Go to Sleep! 3 count.
CM Punk def. Jamie Noble
Both Morrison and Miz hit the ring now, taking turns beating on the Champ. When Punk is just about dead, Morrison and Miz STAREDOWN~!

WWE Raw Results: 11/12/07

2007-11-13T07:59:00.000-08:00

In an interesting change from the norm, we start RAW with Batista. He tells us that he's been "invited" by William Regal to come compete tonight, but wants to give a warning. He's all pumped up to fight the Undertaker on Sunday, so anyone less will be killed. And...the Undertaker hits the ring! They STAREDOWN~! before William Regal hurries out and tells them that they're teaming up...against Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch.

Batista & The Undertaker vs. Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch
Undertaker starts by punching Cade in the head at the bell. He pins Cade in the corner briefly before "going old school" with the rope walk. He goes for a Chokeslam, but Batista tags the outstretched hand. He drives Cade into the corner with some shoulderblocks, but Cade dodges and Batista eats the turnbuckle post. Tag to Murdoch, who comes in with a strong clothesline. Cover for 2, and a tag back to Cade. High Angle Legdrop from the Tag Champs, before Cade bounces off the ropes and takes a spinebuster from Batista. Batista starts to hulk up...and gets tagged by 'Taker. Taker Chokeslams Cade, covers, but gets interrupted by Murdoch. Batista charges in now with a spear, and the champs are down. Undertaker drops Cade with a Tombstone Piledriver, and covers for 3.
Undertaker & Batista squash Cade & Murdoch
Just to look cool, Batista powerbombs Murdoch.

Beth Phoenix vs. Maria
The bell rings, and Maria steps up to Phoenix. The champ drops Maria on her face, then punts her in the spine. Maria stands, and swings like crazy at Phoenix. She pulls off a cool looking frontflip kick, then tries for some kind of luchadore move, which Phoenix reverses into the Fisherman's Suplex.
Beth Phoenix def. Maria
Santino Marella races out to the ring, checks on Maria, then grabs a mic. He tells us Maria will be alright, but he, Santino, suffered a "brutal attack" at the hands of Steve Austin. He demands an apology from Stone Cold, but Austin doesn't come out. So...Marella goes after J.R. He demands that J.R. stand up, but instead, Jerry Lawler does! Marella says that if Lawler wants a piece, to step into the ring. The King steps around the announce table, and the crowd goes CRAZY. Santino tells him for good measure, if he gets in the ring, he'll give the King the first punch. Lawler slides into the ring, and DROPS Santino in one. Marella nearly falls out of the ring, and heads for the back as we go to commercial.

When we come back, Santino is backstage with a stick, still holding his jaw. He challenges Lawler for tonight. Lawler accepts, and we move on. There's a montage of Shawn Michaels kicking Randy Orton in the face for the last five weeks in a row. They show us footage from William Regal talking to Randy Orton. If Shawn Michaels uses the Sweet Chin Music at Survivor Series, Michaels loses the match, but if Orton gets disqualified, he drops the championship. Interesting.

Matt Hardy, Rey Mysterio, & Jeff Hardy vs. Ken Kennedy, MVP, & Finlay
We start with Finlay and Matt. Matt pushes Finlay into the corner before they begin trash talking. Finlay circles around Hardy, gets a headlock in, then drops Matt with a lariat. Tag to Kennedy, who begins dropping boots. He lifts Matt up, and tags in MVP. They face off, but refuse to fight, the story being that they're tag partners on SD. MVP tags Kennedy back in. Lock up, and Kennedy knees Matt in the gut. Matt fights back out, swinging with both fists, but Kennedy whips him into the ropes. Matt comes back with a crossbody, and a few armdrags, before Finlay jumps in! Finlay takes an armdrag, sending him to the outside, but Kennedy takes advantage of the moment and tosses Matt to the floor below. Commercial time.

Back, and Ken Kennedy has Matt in a sleeperhold. He lifts Matt onto his shoulders, but Matt struggles out and hits the Side Effect! Tags for both men, bringing in Finlay and Mysterio! The little man flies like crazy, taking Finlay down over and over again. Finally, Rey-Rey goes for a springboard crossbody, but Finlay ducks, dropkicks Mysterio in the FACE, and covers for 2. Quick tag to MVP. MVP drops a few knees to Mysterio, covers for 2, then flapjacks him. Cover for 2 more before MVP tries a seated abdominal stretch. Mysterio knees MVP in face to break it, but he tags out to Finlay. The Irishman picks up Rey and scoop slams him, before tagging to Kennedy. Backbreaker to the little man, who starts swinging like crazy in desperation. He tries to crawl between Kennedy's legs, but Kennedy grabs him and drags him to the opposite corner. Tag to MVP, who tries a rear waistlock. Rey breaks out a tornado DDT, and makes a tag to Jeff Hardy! Hardy lariats MVP, then takes Finlay and Kennedy off the apron! Whisper in the Wind to MVP! Kennedy races in, but gets cut off by Mysterio! Jeff and Rey drop Kennedy and MVP onto the apron, and Rey hits a double 619! Hardy hits a Swanton Bomb on MVP and gets the cover.
Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy & Rey Mysterio def. MVP, Ken Kennedy & Finlay

More commercials roll, and Vince McMahon, the boss, is in the ring with a stick. He points out the duel podiums in the ring, then announces a "Face-off" between HBK and Orton. Both men enter, one at a time. McMahon begins to go over the stipulations for Survivor Series, but the competitors take over. Orton stutters a few times, but points out that Michaels is at a loss because he's a hothead. HBK points out that he's been jonesing for a long time to prove that the kick doesn't make the man. The discussion gets heated, and Michaels starts to move around the podium. McMahon puts a stop to him, spinning him around, and Orton jumps him from behind. When Michaels is down, Orton moves to finish him, but the boss stops him and tells him to wait for Sunday. RKO, and Orton seems satisfied. Commercial.

Melina, Layla & Jillian Hall vs. Mickie James, Michelle McCool & Kelly
This one begins with Melina and McCool. Melina armbars McCool, but she reverses and tags in Kelly. Kelly hits a double axehandle, but plays to the crowd a little too long. She takes a spear, and Melina tags in Hall. Hall hits a somersault legdrop, tries a scoopslam, but Kelly escapes and tags in Mickie. Rolling hurricanrana from Mickie before EVERYONE hits the ring. For some reason, Mickie kisses Layla on the mouth before kicking her in the face and pinning her.
Mickie James, Kelly & Michelle McCool def. Layla, Melina & Jillian Hall
Thank goodness that was short...

Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. Santino Marella
Santino charges in, and pushes Lawler against the ropes, but Lawler reverses and gives him a back body drop. A flurry of punches to Marella, and Santino starts to come back with some rights of his own. Sleeperhold, and Marella tries for a kneedrop, but the King dodges. He kicks Santino's legs out from under him before sending him to the corner. Marella counters with a boot to the face, and picks Lawler up for a body slam. He yells, "Watch this J.R!", before Lawler rolls him up in a small package pin and gets the victory.
Jerry Lawler def. Santino Marella

We're commercial bound for a bit, then return to a recorded video of William Regal in an empty arena, training Hornswoggle. Jonathan Coachman is forced to come out dressed like the Great Khali. Coach complains, but Regal forces him to continue, reminding him that he's a training dummy, and if he lays a finger on Hornswoggle, he'll be severly punished. The bell rings, and the little man kicks Coach around, bites his finger, and pantses him. Coach falls over with his pants around his knees, and Hornswoggle hits the Frog Splash for the win.

Now we're in the back with Todd Grisham and Triple H. He's got a Lumberjack Match tonight against Umaga, and the Game is assuring us that Umaga isn't going to be in good shape at the end of tonight. Advertising time.

Lumberjack Match: Triple H w/ The Hardy's, Rey Mysterio & Kane vs. Umaga w/ Big Daddy V, Matt Striker, Ken Kennedy, MVP & Finlay
We kick off the main event, and Umaga jumps Trips from behind. He pummels the game, but misses a body splash. Triple H bounces a few right hands off of Umaga's skull, and dodges a clothesline to send Umaga to the outside. The Lumberjack teams STAREDOWN~!, but Triple H dives over the top rope to take everyone out. He drags Umaga back into the ring, and goes for the Pedigree! Umaga reverses, sending Triple H over the top, and Umaga's lumberjacks dive on him. Commercial.

Back, and Umaga is clubbing HHH. Trips comes back with an elbow to the chin, but takes a sidewalk slam. Umaga sets Trips under the bottom rope, and hits the bonzai drop. Trips rolls across the ring, and takes another one over there. Finlay beats Trips head off of the apron, and the monster body splashes the Game. Buzzsaw kick to the back of his head, and another attempted bonzai drop, but Trips gets the knees up! Triple H jumps to his feet, and tries to slam Umaga, but can't hold him. Umaga falls on Trips, and tries to lock on a nerve hold. He gets bored with it, I guess, because he goes back to the pummeling. A few headbutts later, he goes back to the nerve hold. HHH gets in a knee to Umaga's chest, but eats a right hand. He falls to the corner, and Kennedy reaches around to choke the Game. Umaga goes for the running butt splash, but Triple H gets out! He beats the skull of the monster against the turnbuckle post, hits a DDT, and covers for a close 2. Umaga stumbles back up, and Triple H kicks him in the stomach. He tries the Pedigree, but Umaga reverses into a Samoan Drop. He goes for the Samoan Spike, but Triple H ducks! He hits a spinebuster, but Finlay gets involved! The ref calls for the bell.
Triple H def. Umaga by DQ
Rey-Rey dives in to fend off Finlay, and everyone hits the ring. Bodies are flying everywhere as the show fades to black.

TNA iMPACT Results: 11/8/07

2007-11-08T17:52:00.000-08:00

We get a quick recap of the Sting's Partner investigation for last week, and a quick shot of Scott Hall showing up. The opening credits roll, and we keep moving.

Fight for the Right Match: Christian Cage vs. Kaz
At the bell, these two nearly tackle each other. The ref forces a break, and Cage gets in a rear waistlock. Kaz reverses into a wristlock, but it just begins a battle of reversals. Kaz finally takes Cage to the mat, but Cage fights back up and breaks Kaz away with a boot to the gut. Kaz kips up, hits a drop toe hold, and attempts a headlock. Cage breaks, but takes a shoulderblock from Kaz. Cover for 2. After a short pause, they lock up again, and Kaz gets Cage in an armbar. Again, Cage with the reversals. Kaz is put into a headlock, but pitches Cage out of the ring. Cage slides back in and the two begin trash talking. A slap from Christian, followed by a european uppercut. Kaz is trapped in the corner, and gets monkey-flipped, but lands on his feet and slams Cage to the mat. Quick legdrop and dropkick, and Cage rolls to the apron. Kaz follows him out, and legdrops the both of them to the floor below. Commercial time.

Back, and Kaz puts Cage on the mat with a series of kicks. Both men have to struggle to get up, and Cage hits an armbar takedown for a 2 count. Christian scurries up to the top rope, and dives off, but Kaz meets him with a dropkick to the chest! Cover for 2, and both men are up again. Cage tries tossing Kaz into the corner, but Kaz lands on the second rope and bounces back with a DEATHKICK to Cages face. Slingshot DDT and Kaz covers to...keep this one going for a while. He climbs to the top, tries for a legdrop, and Cage rolls out of the way. He climbs the top rope now, and Kaz charges in, hitting a weak kick. He climbs up, but Cage pushes him off and hits the Frog Splash! 1...2....No! Kaz BARELY kicks out! Cage attempts the Unprettier, but Kaz reverses! Wave of the Future! Pin!...And CAGE KICKS OUT! AJ Styles comes down to the ring, and in a flash, Kaz dives out onto him! He pulls Styles into the ring, and when the ref tries to remove him, Tomko nails Kaz from behind, and Cage hits him with the ladder. It's over.
Christian Cage def. Kaz to become #1 Contender
Now Matt Morgan comes to the ring with a stick. Morgan's not happy with that finish, and declares it a no contest. At the Genesis Pay Per View, Kaz and Cage are having a rematch...and it's a Ladder Match!

Backstage with Kurt Angle, Karen, and Kevin Nash. They're freaking out about Scott Hall, and start to kill each other. Karen breaks it up, and tells them that she'll take care of business and find out what he's doing here. Commercial time again...

Now we're with the Christian Coalition backstage. Cage is ranting to an interviewer about Morgan's decision, but he rules the ladder match, so he's not worried. He's about to walk, but Tomko stops him. He points out that he's been with Cage for a long, long time, but he's starting to feel not-so-loved. Cage tells him to stop thinking. Never think...then puts Styles in charge. AJ gabs about Scott Steiner, and we move on.

Gail Kim vs. Alexa Jade
Looks like a squash. Kim uses a headlock takedown, and Jade reverses into a headscissors. Kim fights up, rolls up Jade up for 2, and rushes in for a lock-up. Jade traps Kim in the corner, whips her across the ring, and Kim reverses with a few arm drags. Running knee drop, and Kim goes to the top rope. Jade hops up and runs into the ropes, dropping Kim to the mat. Jade charges in, SMASHING Kim in the face with a knee. Cover for 1, and Jade gets in a snapmare. She gets Kim in the corner, and tries for another charging knee, but Kim comes back with a rough clothesline, and follows with a neckbreaker. 2 count. Kim hits a crossbody off the second rope, covers for 2, and actually hits a Schwein! Cover, and 3.
Gail Kim def. Alexa Jade
Voodoo Kin Mafia comes out now, and BG James tells her not to get comfortable with the Women's Championship. Kim turns around into Roxxi Lavaeux! Roxxi takes Kim out and poses with the belt. Angel Williams rushes the ring though, and powerbombs Roxxi! ODB now comes to the ring! She drops Williams on her face, and turns into a springboard dropkick from Gail Kim. The champ poses with the belt, and we're in the back again.

Karen Angle walks into Scott Hall's locker room, and tries to seduce him. Scott Hall goes off about trust, and how you can't trust promoters. Weird. Anyway, he says he's only here for some business with Kevin Nash, and she should get lost. Back to the all-important task of gathering advertising revenue.

Coming back from commercial, Karen Angle goes into the Men's Room, but no one seems to care, because we're being moved along.
Team 3D vs. Jay Lethal w/ SoCal Val & Abyss
Matt Morgan runs out and hands an announcement to Mike Tenay. Again, no one cares, and no one says anything. We start with Lethal and Brother Ray. They lock up, and then Tenay opens the announcement. Lethal will fight Sonjay Dutt for the X Division Title at Genesis. How anti-climatic. Back in the ring, Lethal hits a series of armdrags, and a twisting headscissors. Ray rolls away and tags Devon, but both men fall to a duel dropkick from Abyss. He tries for a double Chokeslam, but they struggle away. Instead, Abyss hits a double clothesline, and Ray rolls out of the ring. Abyss tags in Lethal, who goes to town on Devon with punches. Ray reaches under the ropes and sweeps Lethal, then crotches him against the turnbuckle post.

Devon picks up the pieces of Lethal, and pummels him in the corner. Tag to Ray, and Ray covers for 2. He lifts Lethal into a tree of woe, then hits a painful neckbreaker. Tag back to Devon, and Devon locks in a sleeperhold. Lethal fights out in desperation, and breaks the hold. Instead of a tag, he bounces off the ropes, and gets splatted with a back drop. Both men go for tags, and Lethal gets one. The Monster bodyslams Ray, who rushes in. Devon eats a spinebuster, and Ray takes a bodysplash. Chokeslam to Devon, and he tags in Lethal. Lethal hits a FLYING elbow drop, and covers...for 2! The ref checks on Devon as Black Reign attacks Abyss! They brawl into the crowd, and Lethal is left alone with both members of 3D. Ray goes for a clothesline, and Lethal dodges, having Ray connect with Devon. Lethal covers quickly, but only gets 2. Team 3D gets back to their feet quickly, and hit the 3D. It's over.
Team 3D def. Jay Lethal & Abyss
Team 3D gets a table, and Lethal gets set across it. 3D whip the X Division champ with the belts, and the Motorcity Machineguns run in for the save! They toss out Team 3D, and stand tall.

Back to the Angle soap opera. Kurt asks Karen about the men's room deal, and Karen simply tells him to trust her. Kurt leaves to "confront" Scott Hall, and we're in commercial land.

Angle hits the ring with a stick, and demands that Hall come out to meet him. He gives Hall 10 seconds before he goes backstage to drag him out, and after the time limit expires, Angle leaves to grab him. We see Angle marching through the arena, and walks through the door into Hall's locker room, and sees...Eric Young? Hall bumps into Angle from behind and Angle gives a short angry speech before swinging at Hall. Hall jukes and pins Angle against the wall before telling him to get lost. Angle obliges, running away.

Interview segment with the Steiner Brothers. Scott Steiner returns Styles' heat, and accepts his challenge.
Takedown Challenge: AJ Styles vs. Scott Steiner
Styles comes to the ring in amateur wrestling gear, looking like walking comedy gold. Brief commercial, and the ring ropes are removed. The 5 minute clock begins ticking down, and Styles keeps going for Steiners' legs. Steiner keeps tossing him away, and at the 4 minute mark, nearly pushes him out of the ring. Styles tosses his headgear in frustration, and while the ref tosses it out, Styles throws sand in Steiners eyes! Styles gets in a rear waistlock takedown, then a headlock to score 2 quick points. Steiner stumbles into a fireman's carry, and Styles makes it 3-0. Steiner finally gets it out, and hits a gut wrench, spear, and suplex to tie it up. Quick belly-to-belly, and it's 4-3. Styles can't even stand up, and Tomko comes in. He jumps Steiner from behind, and now Rick comes in to even it up.
Scott Steiner def. AJ Styles
The Steiner Brothers clear the ring, and STAREDOWN~! with the tag champions.

Angle soap opera again, and Kurt is whining to Nash about Scott Hall. Nash assures Kurt he'll take care of it, and leaves. The following commercials mean that these Angle segments will soon be placed on level with the "pre-commercial" walk.

James Storm w/ Jackie Moore, Robert Roode w/ Ms. Brooks & Kurt Angle vs. Eric Young, Samoa Joe & Sting
I can tell this will wear down my hands...We start with Joe taking Roode off the apron. Joe steps out to let Sting start the match, and Roode comes back in to meet him. Roode gets Sting in a headlock, then shoulderblocks him to the mat. Sting comes back with a textbook hip toss, and dropkicks him. Sting tags in Joe, and Roode BOOKS IT! He tags Storm, and Joe nearly pops Storm's head off with a headlock. He faceplants Storm, irish whips him across the ring, and eats an elbow. Joe comes back with one of his own, and Storm is knocked clear across the ring. Angle is tagged in, and Joe tags Young...maybe for laughs. Young dodges a lunge from Angle, lands on the apron, slides under the champ, and clotheslines him over the top rope. Young grabs a phonebook and creams Angle with it. Back in the ring, a cover for 2.

They cut briefly to show Nash pacing in the parking lot, and we come back to see Young take a suplex from Angle. Karen Angle comes to the ring now, with a giant smile on her face. We're commercial bound, wondering what she's smiling about. Afterward, Angle punts Young in the ribs. He pins for 2, then tries a bodyscissors. Young breaks the hold, but takes an elbow to the chin from Angle. Sleeperhold, followed by a high angle back drop...but Young lands on his feet! Tag to Joe! Bodies are flying everywhere, and Angle is on the top rope! Enziguri! Joe bounces off the ropes, but Roode trips Joe, and Storm takes advantage with a high knee to the nose. Storm tags in Roode, who clotheslines Joe to the mat. Cover for 2, and Roode tries a camel clutch. Roode releases and tosses Joe into the corner, but Joe comes off the second rope with a MURDEROUS kick to Roode's face. Joe tags in Sting, and Roode tags in Storm. Sting lays into both of them, and they each get a Stinger Splash. Scorpion Death Drop to Storm, and Joe dives on Roode! They spill out of the ring, and Angle hits an Angle Splash on Sting! But Eric Young takes out Angle! Sting stands as Storm goes for the superkick, but it's caught! Scorpion Deathlock, and Storm taps out!
Sting, Samoa Joe & Eric Young def. James Storm, Kurt Angle & Robert Roode

After what's probably not the last advertising break, Kevin Nash comes to the ring looking nervous. He gets on the stick, and asks for Scott Hall to come down and talk to him. Hall comes down slowly, taking in the crowd's reaction. Hall steps through the ropes, smiling to Nash. He grabs a stick of his own, and they crowd gives a "Welcome Back" chant. Hall makes a few small jokes, and Nash smiles. Hall brings up the Cliq, and asks where he's been the last few years when things haven't been so great. Nash and Hall make up a bit, and Hall tells us he's not Sting's partner. Nash and Hall hug, and now Angle hits the ring. He furiously asks Hall what he's doing there, and who Sting's partner is. Sting interrupts them just by showing up, but instead of talking, just stares at them. And...cut.

ECW Results: 11/6/07

2007-11-06T19:01:00.000-08:00

Not even a full second off of the credits, Kane hits the ring...and it's looking like he has a match.
Kane vs. Mark Henry
They STAREDOWN~!, and Kane tries to pummel Henry. Henry no-sells, and whips Kane into the corner before hitting a series of chops onto the Machine. Kane tries to mount a comeback, but Henry gets in a powerslam and covers for 2. Scoop slam, and he rams Kane spine-first into the turnbuckle. Kane comes back with a shot to the throat, but Henry shakes it off and hits a bodysplash. Kane tries to come back again, this time nailing a big boot. He almost RUNS to the top rope, and gets in the flying lariat. He drives Henry into a corner, and nails a series of clotheslines before attempting a Chokeslam on the huge black man. Henry just kind of pretends it's not happening, and punches Kane in the face. He slides out, grabbing a steel chair, and comes back into the ring. The ref calls for the bell before Henry even uses it.
Kane def. Mark Henry by DQ
Well, I guess Henry planned to use it after all. He beats on Kane with the chair a little bit, then leaves to go back to his cave. Commercial time.

Jamie Noble vs. Nunzio
At the bell, Noble gets Nunzio in a rear waistlock. Some minor struggling on the mat, and Nunzio reverses into a hammerlock. Noble escapes, whips Nunzio into a corner, and bounces him out into a powerslam. Cover for 2, and Noble drops a few elbows. Rear chinlock, and a slight pause for some brutal pummeling, and Noble gets Nunzio in a sleeperhold. Nunzio manages to escape to the corner, and hit a bulldog from the second rope, but only gets 2. He goes back to the second rope, but Noble jerks him back off and hits a backbreaker. Gutbuster by Noble, and it's over.
Jamie Noble squashes Nunzio

We're given the gift of a John Morrison video package, hyping us up for what will hopefully be his second reign as ECW Champion. After seeing Kelly do the pre-advertising walk, we see the advertising.

Layla w/ The Miz vs. Kelly
At the bell, Miz gets on the stick. He reminds us that he told Kelly he'd make her life miserable. That is all. Layla boots Kelly in the gut before putting the boots to her. Kelly shoves her off, but she comes back with a running knee drop and a few mounted punches. Body slam, and a 3 count.
Layla squashes Kelly
Balls Mahoney hits the ring, kneeling by Kelly's side, and challenges Miz. Layla holds him back though, and they leave hand in hand.

Montage of the match where CM Punk defeated John Morrison for the ECW Title two months back. Of course, after getting us pumped up, they take a break.

Elijah Burke vs. Shannon Moore
Moore isn't looking bad, but I have a bad feeling about this. Burke slaps Moore across the face, dropping him to the mat. Moore comes back with a flurry of kicks, the last grounding Burke. Moore flies up to the top rope, and comes off with a hurricanrana. An irish whip sends Burke into the corner, but he comes back out with a throat thrust. He chokes Moore against the ropes, then hits a running thigh drop. He takes time to play to the crowd, and Moore starts to make a comeback, but Burke quickly knocks him back into the corner. He hits the Outer Limits Elbow, and covers for 2. Burke sets Moore into the corner, and hits the Elijah Express. It's over. 3 squashes in a row.
Elijah Burke squashes Shannon Moore

Taz and Joey Styles remind us of the passing Lillian Ellison, a.k.a. The Fabulous Moolah. We see the montage of her career again, and it's just as good the second time. The fans give it the applause it deserves, and we're back to commercial.

Open returning, The Miz approaches Morrison backstage. He starts to get in Morrison's face, but Morrison reminds him that he's recently jobbed to EVERYONE. Miz comes back half-heartedly, and we're shown a review of Shawn Michaels kicking Randy Orton's head off last night.

ECW Championship Match: John Morrison vs. CM Punk
Morrison fills the arena with greatness, and it begins. They lock up, and Morrison gets Punk in a side headlock. Punk bounces him off the ropes, but takes a shoulderblock. Punk comes back with a kitchen sink, covers for 2, then begins with the kicks. He gets Morrison to the corner, but Morrison hits the enziguri already! Cover, but only 2. He rains elbows down on Punk, then locks Punk into a strange surfboard stretch. Morrison keeps it on for ages, until Punk finally sandwiches him in the corner, forcing him to break it. Punk bounces off the top rope, hitting a crossbody, and covers Morrison for 2. More kicks, and Punk lands a tough heel to Morrisons face. Powerslam, and cover for a close 2. A series of kicks to the face, and Punk NAILS the knee to the face in the corner. The Miz makes his way to the ring as Punk hits the bulldog and covers for...2.

Morrison rakes the eyes of Punk, and tries the Springboard Enziguri, but Punk ducks! Go To Sleep! No, Morrison rolls Punk up! 1! 2! Only 2. Miz throws his hait into the ring, and it strikes Morrison from behind. Morrison whirls around, expecting to see Miz, and CM Punk rolls him up for the 3.
CM Punk def. John Morrison
Oof. My hopes are squandered, but there's always next week.

WWE Raw Results: 11/5/07

2007-11-05T17:52:00.000-08:00

WWE doesn't hold back, starting tonight off with the nearly immortal Degeneration X; Shawn Michaels and Triple H. Trips and HBK make their way to the ring, soaking in the attention before releasing the trademark chops and grabbing a stick each. They chill for a bit after the music dies to let the cheers echo, before Trips finally begins. He gives the famous intro, or at least begins it, before they're cut off by Hornswoggles music. He hits the ring, crotch chops like crazy, and Trips tries to send him back under the ring. Hornswoggle shakes his head, and they pull out the show "runsheet". They explain he's not in the segment, but he won't go because there's a "monster" under the ring. HBK checks, and gets pulled under. He comes back out with worms! He gets in the ring, and the Boogeyman comes out! Hornswoggle hides behind Trips, then HBK. Trips asks what Boogey is doing, and he replies..."I'm da Boogeyman, and I'm coming to...see if I can join D-X." They let Boogey and Hornswoggle pose with them as they begin the famous introduction, but now they're cut off by The Great Khali.

Khali enters, but HBK suggests "pretending he's not there". HHH simply tells him to stand in the back. They all begin the pose now, and this time Jonathan Coachman interrupts the party. He's here to put an end to things. HHH tells Coach that if the party ends, he'll tell Khali what Coach "said about him earlier". They fabricate a story, and whisper it to Khali's manager. It's relayed to Khali, who chases Coach into the back. The others magically disappear, leaving HBK and HHH in the ring alone. They make a brief joke about the Katie Vick angle, and we finally hear the intro.

After commercials, we see Tom Green and Luke Perry in the audience. Apparently Perry is an Orton fan. In a strange turn, ECW's Kelly comes out for a match.
Kelly vs. Beth Phoenix
At the bell, Phoenix stalks Kelly, and pulls her into a clothesline. She hits a stalling fisherman's suplex, and pins for 3.
Beth Phoenix squashes Kelly
Not sure where WWE was hoping to go with this.

Cut to backstage, where Santino Marella is telling us that Stone Cold Steve Austin won't be here tonight. He makes an acting joke, and we're at commercial again. Upon returning, we see Carlito telling a jobber that he has to fight Snitsky.
Snitsky vs. Jobber
Snitsky beats the jobber into the ropes, big boots him, and hits the Pump Handle Slam. Pin.
Snitsky squashes Jobber
Carlito raises the hand of Snitsky, and takes a bite of his apple to spit it on the jobber. Instead, Snitsky big boots him and gives him a PHS to go home with. This is followed by an incredible Jeff Hardy video package. It's great that they're giving him some hype. After probably the second best piece of air time tonight, he briefly see Jeff with Rey Mysterio backstage, and we're at commercial.

Ken Kennedy & Finlay vs. Jeff Hardy & Rey Mysterio
We start with Hardy and Finlay circling each other. Hardy drives Finlay to the corner, but is overpowered. Finlay comes off the ropes with a shoulderblock, but Hardy won't go down. Finlay gets him in a headlock takedown, but Hardy escapes into a rear waistlock. Finlay squirms out, and pushes Hardy to the ropes, but Hardy manages to slap him stupid. They tumble to the outside, and soon all four men are brawling. Finlay and Kennedy get in each others faces, and Rey helps Hardy away. Commercial.

Back to see Rey kick Kennedy in the face, and hit a springboard crossbody. Headscissor takedown, followed by a dropkick to the knee from Kennedy. He drags Mysterio to the corner and tags Finlay, he stomps away at Rey's knee. Stiff body slam, followed by a single leg crab. Rey begins to work toward the corner, so finally breaks, cheapshots Hardy, then tags in Ken Kennedy. Kennedy works more at Rey's knee, but the ref claims to have not seen the tag. They tag again, and Kennedy resumes work on the knee. Cover for 2, and a tag to Finlay. He drives Rey into the corner, but takes a foot to the chin, followed by a springboard bulldog. Tags on both sides, and Hardy drops Kennedy. Cover for 2, and Hardy hits a bodysplash to the corner. Dropkick to the chest, and a cover for 2 more. Hardy doesn't slow down though, and hits the Whisper in the Wind! Finlay breaks it up, and Mysterio comes in! He hits both men from behind, setting them up for the 619! Finlay slides out of the ring, and Kennedy takes it full force. Rey dives out onto Finlay, and Hardy hits the Swanton Bomb for the win!
Jeff Hardy & Rey Mysterio def. Ken Kennedy & Finlay
The faces celebrate a little, looking pleased. This may get Hardy to the main event scene, and I'm definitely hoping it does.

Maria bumps into Santino backstage, trying to warn him of Steve Austin. To show her everything is alright, he tells her he's making his way to the ring to prove it. Advertising time follows, but with that out of the way for now, we get Santino and Maria in the ring. Marella gets the mic and beats on Austin. Apparently, the director of the Condemned is in the audience. Santino points him out and tears apart the movie a little more. As Santino prepares to end the segment...GLASS SHATTERS! And this time, it's the real Austin.

Austin has a stick, and what looks like a copy of the Condemned. He introduces himself to Santino, and shakes his hand. He corrects Santino on the mis-uses of his catchphrases, and Santino tries to act innocent. Now, Austin wants to talk about the Condemned. Marella tries to give an honest opinion this time, and actually almost gets away with it. Austin tells him he appreciates the opinion, and just wants to drink a beer with him. Marella turns it down, not liking beer very much at all. Austin tries to be a nice guy, and gives Santino a copy of the Condemned. Santino declines, so with the gift bag almost empty, Austin gives him a Stone Cold Stunner instead. Stating that Marella looks "thirsty", Austin walks up the ramp, and returns by driving the infamous SteveWeiser truck to the ring! He gets out the firehose, and blasts away at Santino. You don't get wrestling excitement like this anymore. Maria slowly comes inside, checking up on Marella, and Austin hoses her as well.

After more ads, Vince McMahon is in the back with Hornswoggle. Vinnie Mac is giving the little man a discipline speech. He's disappointed that Hornswoggle keeps getting into trouble with Coach. So...he booked him at Survivor Series against Khali. While stagehands change the ring from the beerbath, D-X gets on the Titantron. They tell us that they've been asked to waste time, because Austin just sprayed beer all over the arena, and they do just that. Nothing real entertaining here. Follow that up by some more commercials, and we're moving on.

Cody Rhodes w/ Hardcore Holly vs. Trevor Murdoch w/ Lance Cade
Heh...Lillian introduces Murdoch as Cade. At the bell, Murdoch hits a few chops, but takes a low slap to the face. Rhodes hits a headbutt to the stomach, but gets pinned in the corner, and stuck in a rear chinlock. Rhodes manages to fight out, as they always do, but Murdoch sends him into the corner. Rhodes flips OVER Murdoch, hits a dropkick and a bulldog, then actually manages to slam Murdoch. Cover for 2. Rhodes goes to the top, but Cade tries to cheapshot him. Hardcore Holly cuts him off, but Cade gets away. Rhodes kicks him in the face now, and leaps over the oncoming Murdoch to roll him up for a pin.
Cody Rhodes def. Trevor Murdoch

Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler remind us that the Fabulous Moolah, Lillian Ellison, passed away Friday. We take a look at her long career, including the 28 year title reign, which is the longest reign in history. Rest In Piece, Lillian Ellison.

We see Dusty Hill and Jamie Kennedy in the audience, Jim Duggan and Supercrazy chant weirdly in the ring for a while before their match. Odd.
World's Greatest Tag Team vs. Super Crazy & Jim Duggan
Haas and Benjamin make a few rapid tags, pummeling Crazy before Benjamin finally hits a wrestling move. Scoop slam, for the record. Benjamin hits Duggan with a cheapshot, and Duggan tries to come in. The ref cuts him off, and as Benjamin tries more pummeling, Super Crazy rolls him up. This was over before it started.
Super Crazy & Jim Duggan def. WGTT

After what will hopefully be our last commercial break, we start the main event.
Umaga & Randy Orton vs. Degeneration X
Even before the bell, HHH and HBK are on the attack. They toss Orton out immediately, then both work on Umaga, dumping him over the top rope. Triple H bashes Orton's head off of the announce table, then brings him back into the ring. Tag to HBK, who tries an armdrag, but is taken down. Orton tags out, and Umaga tries a thigh drop, but he's too slow for HBK. Michaels tags Trips, and Trips begins pummeling the monster into a BRUTAL DDT! Umaga stumbles back up, and Triple H charges him, but gets caught with a nasty Sidewalk Slam. My hopes are shot as we return to commercial.

Back, and Umaga is crushing Trips' skull in the corner. Umaga backs up for the butt splash, but no one's home. Umaga tags Orton, who EATS a boot, and both Triple H and Orton collapse in the center of the ring. They each crawl for a tag, and HBK comes in first! Orton doesn't make it to Umaga, and Orton takes an atomic drop. Michaels drops Umaga off the apron, goes to the top, and NAILS the elbow drop! He makes an effort to tune the band, but Umaga comes back in and creams HBK with a clothesline. Orton tags the monster, and he begins stomping down on Michaels. He moves HBK to the corner, where he continues the violence, and moves him over to Orton. Orton dropkicks Michaels in the face, and covers for 2. More stomping, before Umaga is tagged in again. Nasty bodysplash, and Michaels doesn't sound happy. Umaga lifts Michaels, who begins punching at his midsection, but takes a headbutt. The monster goes to the second rope for a splash, and Michaels dodges! Enziguri to Umaga, and both men get tags! Trips comes in, dropping Orton with the KNEE, then tosses Umaga into the ringpost. Spinebuster to Orton, and the momentum in building! D-X chop, and he goes for the Pedigree, but Umaga hits the Game with the Samoan Spike! Orton crawls over Triple H for the cover to end it.

Or not! He only gets 2! Orton tags Umaga, who drags the limp Triple H to the corner, and continues facial pummeling. He backs across the ring for the butt splash, and this time, doesn't miss. He takes HBK off the apron, then goes back to take a knee to the thigh! Umaga collapses into his corner and Orton tags himself in. He goes for the RKO, but HHH pushes him into Umaga! The monster crashes into the guard rail, and Michaels gets the tag! Sweet Chin Music! It! Is! Over!
Degeneration X def. Randy Orton & Umaga
Michaels trash talks to Orton's unconscious face before Triple H kneels beside him. They pose together before HHH helps him to his feet. They hug, and I'm fairly confident we'll never see a pair like Paul Levesque and Michael Hickenbottom in wrestling again.

More WWE suspensions...

2007-11-02T16:00:00.000-07:00

WWE sent out the following Press Release today:

World Wrestling Entertainment Suspends Two Performers

STAMFORD, Conn., November 2, 2007 – In accordance with its Substance Abuse and Drug Testing Policy, WWE today suspended the following performers for violations: Chris Mordetzky (Chris Masters) for 60 days (second violation) and Harry Smith (D. H. Smith) for 30 days (first violation).

Additional information on World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities, go to http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/

I'm shedding no tears for Masters, but in all honesty, I was really getting behind Smith. Hopefully this won't hurt him too badly in the long run.

TNA iMPACT Results: 11/1/07

2007-11-01T17:58:00.000-07:00

TNA starts up off tonight with the TNA Heavyweight Champion, Kurt Angle. He comes down with Karen, and a mic. He's not happy about being booked in the Tag Match at the next pay per view. It's a 3-0n-1 situation, and he's not looking forward to it. He beats on Kevin Nash for a bit, then calls Sting a "stay at home mom". He complains about Sting's partner being a mystery, and claims that the mystery will come to an end tonight.

Sting makes an entrance, but Angle keeps going. He claims that he's a genius, and he watches CSI, so he can crack a tough case. By the end of the night, he'll have the partner figured out. Sting replies by giving out a clue. The partner is a former world champion of several federations, including WCW and WWE. And Kurt has worked with him before. Cue Kevin Nash.

Nash comes to the opposite side of the ring, and recommends that Kurt stop worrying about Stings partner, and start concentrating on his own. Angle boldly says that he can take Nash, and tells him to bring it. Nash slowly approaches the ring, and Karen gets out of dodge. Once Nash steps through the ropes, Angle tries to escape, but Sting cuts him off. Nash and Sting bounce Angle back and forth like a ball, and security floods the ring to prevent Sting and Nash from destroying each other.

Don West and Mike Tenay briefly inform us that Junior Fatu has been removed from the Fight for the Right Tournament without giving a reason, and start a first match of the night.
Fight for the Right Match: James Storm w/ Jackie Moore vs. Kaz
Storm charges Kaz before the bell, and Kaz tosses him out of the ring. Kaz dives over the top rope to take him down, then throws him back in. He goes for a sunset flip, but gets a boot in the face. DDT, followed by the Eye of the Storm. Cover for 2, followed by an enziguri and a lungblower. 2 more. This is a rough match. Kaz ducks a clothesline, but takes another on the rebound. Again, a short cover, and Storm throws Kaz into the corner. Running forearm, but Kaz comes back and gets a roll up for 3. Uh...wow.
Kaz def. James Storm
After the match, Eric Young comes to the ring with a six pack, and Storm chugs one. He hands the next to Young, who chugs...most of that one. Young hands the next to Storm, and Storm downs it. Youngs turn, and he guzzles it. They grab the last two at the same time, and have a short race. They finish at about the same time, smile at each other, and we go to commercial.

Back, and Kurt Angle is with J.B. in a dark, detective-looking office. He mumbles something about interrogating TNA workers, and Karen walks out saying she'll take care of business. Cut to a recorded interview with Kevin Nash. Nash also sees himself in a 3-on-1 situation, but he's not fazed. He's been around a long time, and he claims that he'll know who Stings partner is by the end of the night. Back to the ring.

Team 3D comes to the ring, and Brother Ray beats on the X-Division a bit. He takes a shot at Alex Shelley's and Chris Sabin's mothers. Then Ray takes a shot at me, and most of you. The "Smarks". He moves on to remind us that the X-Division sucks. And here come the Motorcity Machineguns. Shelley gets on the stick, and points out Ray's lack of material. Shelley declares that the X-Division is going to stop taking 3Ds crap. Devon gets a stick now, and says it's going to end tonight. He hands the stick to Ray, and Ray calls for the tables. Unfortunately, there are no tables under the ring. And now...Christopher Daniels leads other X-Division members out to the ring with the tables. More X-ers dive into the ring from behind, and 3D falls to the numbers. The avengers set up a table, and 3D takes the chance to run off. MCM issues a challenge to Team 3D for Genesis, and we're back to commercials.

Kurt Angle interrogates Jay Lethal now, and Lethal goes on and on about the Ultimate Warrior. Angle finally kicks him out, and as he leaves, he locks eyes with SoCal Val and they're both speechless as we move onward to Jimmy Rave, Lance Hoyt, and Christy Hemme. She's gabbing about Rave talking bad behind her back, and the mic doesn't pick up anything else. Great, guys.

Awesome Kong vs. Christy Hemme w/ Jimmy Rave & Lance Hoyt
The bell rings, as Hemme is already giving Kong all she has. Kong no sells it all, until Hemme slaps her. Kong drops Hemme with a clothesline and lifts her up for a bodyslam, but Hemme slips through and tries to choke her. Hemme drops down and tries pulling the hair, but Kong backhands her to the mat. Kong gets Hemme in a Torture Rack, and actually manages to touch Hemme's foot to her head. She tosses Hemme off, and hits the Sitout Powerbomb for the win.
Awesome Kong squashes Christy Hemme

Backstage, Eric Young is listening at Stings locker room door. He claims Sting just said the name of his partner, and Young whispers it to the interviewer. They jump up and down about it, because apparently it's someone awesome. Commercial time.

Back to the nail-biting mystery, Robert Roode talks to Kurt Angle now. They touch on Samoa Joe, then Roode brings up something about women being evil and crazy, and Karen's probably doing something evil and crazy right now. Roode leaves, and Angle realizes he doesn't know where Karen is. We're jerked over to an interview with Dustin Rhodes, and he's freaking out about what Black Reign has been doing. Abyss comes out of nowhere and squashes him. Ouch. Back to Kurt's office. Chris Harris is in the office now, ranting about Kurt being on iMPACT every week. He's cut off by commercial land, because advertising is more important to TNA than Chris Harris. Sorry Chris...

Returning again, Kurt Angle has Voodoo Kin Mafia. Roxxi broods in a dark corner, and it's awesome. Angle brings up Kip James' past gimmicks changes, and before we know it, B.G. James has Angle in his own defendant chair. James asks Kurt about his father, which gets him to start crying to J.B. VKM leave quietly, and we cut to Christian Cage. Cage says something about if Matt Morgan were the mystery partner, he'd slap him. He runs off to look for AJ Styles and Tomko. We briefly see a flustered Kevin Nash before moving on.

Robert Roode & Ms. Brooks vs. Samoa Joe & Gail Kim
We start this one with Ms. Brooks and Joe. As Brooks looks in horror at Joe, Roode tries to jump him from behind. Joe dodges, bouncing Roode off the ropes and clubbing him until he rolls out of the ring and calls for a time out. He doesn't get it, so he tags in Brooks. Joe tags Kim, and they ladies circle each other. Brooks hits a knee to the gut and traps Kim in the corner. She charges in, eats an elbow, and takes a dropkick to the face. Kim tries for a crossbody, but Brooks dodges and covers for 2. They brawl briefly, Brooks hits a side suplex, and gets in a cover for 2. Drop toe hold onto the ropes, followed by a STIFF lariat. Brooks keeps pinning, and keeps getting 2 counts.

Roode chews her out, and Kim goes to the top rope. Dropkick to Brooks, but she can't follow up. They both crawl for tags, but Roode drops to the floor. Joe is tagged in, and goes after Roode. He brings Roode in, hits a back body drop, and tries to get him in the Muscle Buster. Roode fights off, but Joe gets him in the Rear Naked Choke. Brooks begins brawling with Kim again, as Joe takes Roode to the outside. Kim gets in a roll-up to end this one.
Gail Kim & Samoa Joe def. Ms. Brooks & Robert Roode
Roode grabs a stick and starts berating Brooks, but...Gail Kim runs in for the save. She steals the mic, and tells Roode to cut it, or else. She slaps Roode, and he moves to retaliate, Joe comes in and takes Roode into the crowd. Advertising time.

Wow...we come back, and Joe is GASHED open. Apparently, he took the edge of the steel stairs in the forehead. Joe and Roode brawl more, and they show us Angle again. J.B. is seated at the desk, and is interrogating two of the female athletes. They claim to know, because Eric Young told them. They'll give up the info, but they want compensation. J.B. gives out some kind of gift card, and they knee him in the gut before leaving.

Fight for the Right Match: Christian Cage vs. Chris Harris
Well, not as nice as Fatu, but here we go. Cage stomps Harris into the corner, and chokes him with a boot. The ref makes him break, and he bounces Harris into an elbow. Cage lifts him, and takes a series of punches to the face for his trouble. Harris gets a back body drop, a vertical suplex, and a cover for 2. Cage gets in a few chops and bashes Harris' head off of the top turnbuckle pad. He mounts for a 10-punch, and Harris slips out. He bounces Cages throat off of the top rope and tries for a pin. 2 count, and they move it to the apron. Harris tries to suplex Cage off of the apron, but Cage kicks him in the face to send him to the floor. Commercial.

Back just in time to see Cage miss a body splash from the top rope. Harris hits a spinebuster and gets a close 2. Both men struggle up, and Cage gets in a desperation elbow. Diving uppercut, and it only gets a 2. Cage gets in a rear chinlock before raking Harris' eyes. He goes to the second rope, but is caught by Harris and hits a face buster, following up with a lariat and a bulldog. Close 2, but nothing yet. Harris charges Cage, but Cage leapfrogs and Harris crashes into the turnbuckle post. Inverted DDT and...2 count. Cage springboards into the ring, but Harris spears him and pins for 2. Harris grasps his own shoulder, apparently in pain, and Cage pokes him in the eyes. Cage goes for the Unprettier, but Harris reverses it and hits Cage with it! But only 2. He lifts Cage and tries for the Catatonic, but Cage reverses into an Unprettier...but Harris rolls him up! Cage rolls through and grabs the ropes for the 3 count.
Christian Cage def. Chris Harris
Cage brings the ladder into the ring, and after smashing Harris with it, he sets it up. Cage climbs to the top, and dives off with a Frog Splash. Harris dies, and Cage stands strong. Right before commercial, we see Kevin Nash looking nervous. He claims that he needs to talk to Kurt immediately, and I guess Stings partner is fear-inducing enough to scare Nash's hate for Kurt away.

Now we're given Kurt Angle with Eric Young tied to a chair. He's beating Young with a phonebook trying to get the info out of him, but he won't talk. Moving on, Black Reign whines about Abyss beating on Dustin Rhodes.

TNA Tag Team Championship Match: AJ Styles & Tomko vs. Latin American Exchange
We start with Styles and Hernandez, with Styles repeatedly diving at Hernandez. Hernandez just throws him around, so Tomko is tagged in. Tomko goes shot for shot with him until an elbow sends Tomko crashing to the outside. Styles dives at him with a crossbody, and is caught. He tosses Styles out onto Tomko and Homicide dives through the ropes onto both of them. Commercial interruption.

Back to see Styles taking a back body drop. 'Cide goes got a pin, but the ref is on the outside trying to keep Tomko and Hernandez apart. Cide hits a neckbreaker and tries the Gringo Killer, but Styles hits a lowblow. Tomko comes in now, and hits a fall away slam. He tags Styles and they briefly team Cide in the corner. Styles dropkicks him in the face and covers before dropping an elbow to the back of his head. Homicide counters a clothesline into a bulldog, and Cide tags out. Hernandez comes in, dropping Styles with a shoulderblock, and gets Tomko with a spinebuster. Sit-out Powerbomb to Styles, and he goes for another, but Tomko boots him in the face. Cide comes in now, and together they take Tomko out of the ring. Vertical backbreaker to Styles, but it only gets 2! Tomko comes back in, and the four brawl, but Styles tosses Cide out of the ring. Tomko kills Hernandez with a clothesline, and Styles hits a SPRINGBOARD 450 SPLASH! 3 count, and it's over.
AJ Styles & Tomko def. LAX to retain the TNA Tag Team Championships
After the match, Styles and Tomko hit the Tornadoplex on Homicide. The Steiners come out to jump them, and they move us back to Kurt's "office".

Angle is badgering his wife now, and Kevin Nash comes in the door. He's figured out the partner, and it's...Scott Hall. Wait, Scott Hall? Now what is so scary about Scott Hall? Are you serious? Scott Hall? Anyway, Nash says Hall will be at iMPACT next week, and the show ends.

Scott Hall!?

ECW Results: 10/30/07

2007-10-30T19:00:00.000-07:00

The reels start rolling, and we're given Elijah Burke. Oh, it's a match.

Elijah Burke vs. Jimmy Wang Yang
An Asian cowboy...how about that. Before the bell, Burke gets on the stick. He says he can't stand working class people, then chucks the mic. At the bell, Burke gets in a headlock, and uses a hip takedown. Yang struggles to his feet, whips Burke into the ropes, leaps over him, hits an elbow, and a standing moonsault. Wow. Cover for 2. Yang is thrown to the ropes now, and hops over onto the apron, but Burke slams him into the turnbuckle. He drags Yang back in, lays the boots to him, then drops a STIFF knee to the elbow. He gets Yang in a chickenwing, bounces him off the ropes, and hits a kitchen sink. Shoulderbreaker, and cover for 2.

Burke gets the chickenwing back on Yang, and starts jerking him around. Yang uses the momentum to escape, and drives Burke into the corner. Burke bounces out, but Yang gets in a nice leg sweep. On his feet again, Burke dropkicks Yang and goes to the top rope. He comes off...into a spin kick to the FACE from Yang! Cover, but only 2. Yang goes to the top for a moonsault, but Burke dodges. Yang lands on his feet, and gets thrown into the turnbuckle. Elijah Express, and it's over.
Elijah Burke def. Jimmy Wang Yang

Commercial time rolls around, and afterward we're brought backstage to Nunzio dressed as a vampire taking kids trick or treating. Balls Mahoney gives them candy, and they knock on CM Punks door. He gives out some Starburst looking stuff, then leaves for a match. They knock on one more door...and it's the Boogeyman! Nunzio runs like the wind, and Boogeyman gives worms to all the kids. More commercials.

Extreme Rules "Trick or Treat" Match: Nunzio vs. Tommy Dreamer
Dreamer is dressed as Paul Heyman for Halloween! The bell rings, and Dreamer clotheslines Nunzio. Dreamer hits a facebuster, and covers for 2. Nunzio rolls him out of the ring, and dropkicks him into the announce table. He comes out after him, and Dreamer hits him with a pumpkin. Dreamer grabs a pumpkin pie, dives off the apron, and creams Nunzio with it. Nunzio comes back by slamming Dreamer into the turnbuckle, and tries to hit him with the pumpkin, but slips on pie. Dreamer grabs him, and dunks him in a bobbing for apples bucket. Nunzio rolls into the ring, and Dreamer hits him with a cell phone. He puts Nunzio in a tree-of-woe, puts the bin over his face, and dropkicks him in the face. Nunzio stumbles into a Dreamer DDT, and it's over.
Tommy Dreamer squashes Nunzio

After visiting the land of advertising again, Joey Styles and Tazz talk about Kelly getting spiked on her face last night. After that short segment, we move on.
#1 Contender's Match: The Miz vs. John Morrison
Morrison enters, dripping charisma. At the bell, Miz and Morrison charge each other. Morrison drops Miz a few times, calming him down. Miz gets in a hammerlock, but Morrison counters with a sweep. Miz gets in a drop toe hold and boots Morrison in the ribs. He tosses Morrison at the turnbuckle, and pummels him to the outside. He punts Morrison into the guard rail, and comes out, but Morrison lifts him up and drops his chest flat over the barricade! Back in the ring, he covers for 2. Morrison pushes Miz into the corner, and blantantly SLAPS Miz in the face. Miz whips Morrison into the corner now, and hits the running clothesline. 2 more.

Miz hits an inverted russian leg sweep, and tries the Reality Check, but Morrison reverses and rolls Miz up for 2. Corkscrew Neckbreaker, and Morrison makes the pin.
John Morrison def. The Miz to become #1 Contender
Morrison celebrates a bit, and it's awesome. He takes a seat with the announcers, and after some commercials, we're on to our next match.

CM Punk vs. Jobber
Why are they feeding CM Punk? Must be an opportunity for interference or injury. They lock up, jobber gets in a headlock, and it's reversed. Punk takes "James Curtis" down, and gets driven into the corner. Jobber hits a running clothesline, and whips Punk across the ring, but Punk bounces out and creams him. He's knocked into the corner, takes the running knee, and eats the Go to Sleep. 3 count.
CM Punk squashes Jobber
Morrison dives on Punk, and gets off another Corkscrew Neckbreaker, this one on the champ. Punk is out cold, and Morrison, who will hopefully be our next champion, walks triumphantly to the back. Advertising continues.

Four Man battle royal: The Great Khali vs. Mark Henry vs. Big Daddy V vs. Kane
Considering there's about five minutes left of air time, I don't expect this one to be too intense. But here we go. Everyone goes for Kane, and he keeps dodging and weaving. Finally BDV and Henry pair off, with V no selling everything. Khali traps Kane in the corner, and Henry and V take each other down with a double clothesline. Kane tries for a chokeslam, and gets a boot in the face from Khali. Henry comes up and lifts Khali from behind, but V strikes him from the back, and he's dropped. V turns to Kane, and hits a lame sidewalk slam before trapping him in the corner. Henry gets Khali in the opposite corner, choking him, before V charges over and splashes the both of them. He goes back to Kane, but Kane dodges, and dumps V over the top!
Big Daddy V eliminated!
Khali grabs Kane from behind with the brain crush deal, but Henry and Kane team up on him. They tip him over the top rope, and with his hands still on the top rope, his feet hit the floor.
The Great Khali eliminated!
Kane lifts Henry for a scoop slam, but Henry fights out. Kane hits a few uppercuts, and goes to the top for the diving lariat, but Henry catches him! Mark Henry hits sort of a belly to belly suplex over the top to win this.
Mark Henry def. Kane
Not much after the match...It just ends abruptly here.

WWE Raw Results: 10/29/07

2007-10-29T18:00:00.000-07:00

First RAW after Cyber Sunday...and we begin with...a Halloween Women's Battle Royal. -_-

Women's Halloween Battle Royal: Maria vs. Mickie James vs. Torrie Wilson vs. Victoria vs. Extreme Bimbos vs. Melina vs. Jillian Hall vs. Michelle McCool
I can't take this seriously, so I'll give you all a list of eliminations instead of a play-by-play.
Elimination Order: Layla, Brooke, Jillian Hall, Maria, Michelle McCool, Melina, Mickie James, Victoria, and Torrie Wilson.
Winner: Kelly
Afterward, Beth Phoenix comes to the ring. Kelly slides out of the ring, and some of the other women chuck her back in. Phoenix gets her in a double arm chickenwing, then drops her on her face.

J.R. moves on to tell us that Shawn Michaels fought Randy Orton last night. Michaels counters an RKO, but gets a low blow from Orton. Michaels wins, but Orton keeps the WWE Championship. Orton goes for the head punt, and gets a Sweet Chin Music. We go back to RAW, and see Shawn Michaels pre-commercial walking.

After obligatory commercials, HBK comes to the ring. He plays to the crowd, we all love him, and he gets on a stick. He reminds us that Orton disqualified himself intentionally. That means he gets a rematch...and he's cashing it in...NOW!

Or not. Vince McMahon comes to the ring. He gets the crowd excited about possibly seeing Michaels as WWE Champ, but then tells us that HBK only wants revenge. He brings up the Bible, and accuses Michaels of not living up to his Christian lifestyle. Michaels cuts him off, admitting it. Michaels gets into it; the whole ending careers and whatnot. McMahon gives him the rematch...at Survivor Series. Michaels feigns a Sweet Chin Music and the boss' head, and scares him off to the back. Commercial land.

Hardcore Holly & Cody Rhodes vs. World's Greatest Tag Team
Off the bat, we've got Holly and Benjamin. He spears Holly into the corner, but Holly breaks out, takes Haas off the apron, and turns into a clothesline from Shelton. He's pushed into the corner again, and Benjamin tags in Haas. Haas gets a waistlock takedown, hits a few forearms, and rapidly takes in and out to doubleteam Holly with Shelton. Holly and Haas hit a double clothesline, and Holly tags in Rhodes. Cody comes off the top with a shoulderblock, dropkicks Haas, and pins for 1. Shelton comes in to jump Rhodes, but Holly dives in, and takes Benjamin out of the ring. They brawl on the outside, and Rhodes hits a DDT for the 3 count.
Cody Rhodes & Hardcore Holly def. World's Greatest Tag Team
Holly leaves, and Rhodes looks disappointed. Sorry Cody...at least you won. Commercials yet again.

Back again! Todd Grisham is interviewing Beth Phoenix. She's going to beat up women because they pretend to be something they aren't. Cut to Trevor Murdoch reading a WWE mag. Mickie James comes by and thanks him for taking the clothesline from Lance Cade for her last week. Murdoch tells her it was all instinct. She starts coming on to him, and Cade comes by. Mickie runs off, and Cade tells him he's gotta focus. They lost a match last week because he got his mind on the women. Zoom, and now we're in William Regal's office with Regal and McMahon. Regal is talking to McMahon about McMahon wanting Triple H to fight Orton and Umaga in a handicap match. McMahon mumbles something about it being personal, and then tells Regal to bring him Hornswoggle. The little leprechaun comes out, and McMahon tries to give him a talk. He tells him that he's fighting Jonathan Coachman tonight, and he's only doing it so that Hornswoggle will learn to stand on his own two feet, and be a McMahon! And he wants the little man to learn how to deal with success! So he just might lay the smackdown on Coach. He gets the little man pumped, then lets him go.

Jonathan Coachman vs. Hornswoggle
Coach doesn't look happy about this, but maybe that's just his "game face". Hornswoggle is still looking fairly nervous, but he enters the ring...and a special guest referee is announced! It's...

Mick Foley! Foley hits the ring in his spray-painted referee shirt, and Hornswoggle hugs him. Foley gives him a high five, and then checks Coach for weapons. The bell rings, and Coach charges the little man, but Foley stops him. He backs off, and Coach tosses Hornswoggle into a corner. Hornswoggle slides between his legs, dropkicks him in the knee, and spanks Coach. Coach lifts the little man onto his shoulder, but Hornswoggle bites him! He runs into Coach's groin, and he drops to his knees. Shining Wizard! Hornswoggle covers for 1, and goes to the top. He misses an elbow, and Coach pops up. He accidently pops Foley, and while Foley is reeling, gives him an intentional shot for good measure. Coach grabs a chair, and comes into the ring, but Foley steals it! He drops Coach, and pulls out Mr. Socko! But no! He throws Socko to the crowd, and pulls out a mini-Socko! He tosses it to Hornswoggle, and Hornswoggle uses it to grab Coach's groin. Foley clotheslines Coach, and Hornswoggle hits a Frog Splash from the top for a 3 count.
Hornswoggle def. Jonathan Coachman

Backstage with Todd Grisham again, and now he's with Triple H. He reminds Triple H of the recent beatings he took, and Trips thanks him for the "pep talk". He says that even if the odds aren't in his favor, he's a gambling man, and he always has an ace up his sleeve. More commercials.

Paul London w/ Brian Kendrick vs. Lance Cade w/ Trevor Murdoch
At the bell, London gets in a rear waistlock. He bounces off the ropes, hits a crossbody, and covers for 2. Cade bounces him off the corner and hits a high angle back drop before a cover of his own. London kicks out, and Cade goes to work on the lower back with punches and forearms. He lifts London, who escapes him and hits a springboard crossbody. Atomic drop, standing hurricanrana, and Cade manages to toss London to the outside. Murdoch starts stalking London, and Kendrick FLIES across the ring and takes him out. London charges back into the ring, and Cade hits a sit-out Powerbomb. 3 count.
Lance Cade def. Paul London
Cade leaves the ring, and the Highlanders come to the ring. For some reason they beat up Paul London and Brain Kendrick. They hit a springboard reverse suplex and both men, then STAREDOWN~! Cade and Murdoch. And now we go to...Candy Land? No, commercials.

Jeff Hardy & D.H. Smith vs. Carlito & Ken Kennedy
Another tag match, this one starting with Hardy and Kennedy. They circle each other, and Kennedy gets in a headlock. He tosses Hardy into the ropes, who comes back with a rough clothesline. Kennedy makes a tag to Carlito, who comes in hard, driving Hardy into the corner. Carlito catches a kick from Hardy, and then eats the other heel. Pin for 2. Hardy makes a tag to Smith, who comes in with an elbow lock up, but Carlito breaks, pushes him into the corner, and hits a rough flurry of punches. He pulls Smith out of the corner, but takes a clothesline to send him over the top. Kennedy comes in to jump him, but Hardy cuts him off. Just as Carlito starts to stand, Hardy pitches Kennedy into him. Of course, going to the outside means going to commercial.

Back, and Carlito's stomping away at Smith. He puts Smith in a Figure Four Leglock of sorts, and punches Smith in the knee a few times. Smith elbows Carlito in the face, stands for a tag, and Carlito chops his knee out from under him. Tag to Kennedy, who kicks Smith in the face. He drags Smith to the ropes, smashes the knee, and covers for 2. He cheapshots Hardy, who takes the bait and comes in, and the ref stops him. Kennedy and Carlito double team Smith before Kennedy tags out. Carlito drops him on his other knee, covers for 2, and tags Kennedy again. Mr. Kennedy gets in a dragon screw, and tries for another, but takes an enziguri! Both men tag out!

Hardy charges in and KILLS Carlito with a wraparound clothesline, and nails the Whisper in the Wind! Cover, but Kennedy breaks it up. Smith comes in, but Kennedy tosses him into the corner! Running knee, but Smith dodges! Kennedy crashes hard, and Hardy hits the Twist of Fate on Carlito! Swanton Bomb, and it's over!
Jeff Hardy & D.H. Smith def. Carlito & Ken Kennedy
After the bell, Hardy and Smith congratulate each other, and we're back in commercialville.

On our way back from commercialville, Santino Marella comes to the ring. He gets on the stick, and complains about not being at Cyber Sunday to give Steve Austin a piece of his mind. And...GLASS SHATTERS! On the titantron, we see...Santino Marella dressed as Stone Cold. Marella praises himself...I think. Maria comes down to the ring in a hurry, and tells Marella that Austin will be here on RAW next week. Marella assures her that if he was coming, he would have done so already. He bashes the Condemned a bit more, then leaves.

We move on to the Bimbo Search. Someone wins, someone loses. It's over before I know it, and that keeps me happy. Main event time.
Randy Orton & Umaga vs. Triple H
Bell rings, as always, and Orton is hanging out on the apron this time. Umaga and Trips charge each other, and HHH pins the monster in the corner. Orton jumps him from behind, and shoves him out of the ring. The Game pulls him out and tosses him over the guard rail. Umaga chases him now, and he slides back into the ring. Umaga steps onto the apron, and Trips knocks him off. Orton in the ring now, and Trips corners him. Umaga charges, and Trips dodges. Orton takes the splash, and HHH drops Umaga. They catch up to him though, and begin to doubleteam. After a brief brawl, Trips takes a Samoan Drop. Orton stomps at the limbs of Triple H, while Umaga hits a few body splashes. They corner Triple H now, wailing away at him, and SHAWN MICHAELS hits the ring!
Randy Orton & Umaga def. Triple H by DQ
Michaels tosses Orton to the floor, and together, they chuck the Samoan Monster out. Triple H does the Degeneration X chop, and we cut back to William Regal with Mr. McMahon. They mumble something about the one night only return of D-X. Back in the ring, Trips and Michaels pose together, and both throw up the X's. Fade to black.

TNA iMPACT Results: 10/25/07

2007-10-25T17:53:00.000-07:00

We get rolling, and we're shown some footage from last week. When we catch up to the show, we're in the parking lot with Kurt and Karen Angle. They catch up to Kevin Nash, and Kurt continues to beg his forgiveness. He gives him a "gift"...it happens to be an autographed picture of himself, Kurt Angle. Nash states that he looks forward to Sting stomping Angle, and leaves. Wonderful.

Eight Man Tag Match: Voodoo Kin Mafia w/ Roxxi Laveaux, AJ Styles & Tomko vs. Latin American Exchange & The Steiner Brothers
The two men starting this off are Styles and Homicide. They lock up, and Styles gets in a side headlock. Cide bounces him off the ropes, but takes a shoulderblock. He hits Styles with a series of armdrags in return, and gets in a headlock of his own. Styles breaks out and gets a tag to Kip James, who takes an elbow to the gut from a tagged in Rick Steiner. Steiner clotheslines Kip, who rolls over and tags in B.G. Rick tags Scott, and Scott drives B.G. to his knees with an armlock. He misses a clothesline, and takes a few punches from B.G. before hitting the clothesline. Kip comes in, dropping Scott on his face, and B.G. mounts on offense. Scott breaks free, hits a belly to belly suplex, and covers for 2. He tags Hernandez, and James tags Tomko. These two brawl briefly, Tomko is dropped with a dropkick, and Homicide is tagged in. Cide drops an elbow, whips Tomko into the corner, but takes a clothesline as Tomko bounces out. Commercial.

Back, and Hernandez drops both members of VKM with clotheslines. He hits a monkey flip on B.G., catches Styles off the top, then gets booted by Tomko. Everyone hits the ring, and the Steiners take Styles and Tomko to the outside. Hernandez sets Kip up for a powerbomb, but Roxxi slides in a gives him the Green Mist. A member of LAX runs down, hands Cide a weapon, and he drops VKM with it. Pin.
LAX & The Steiners def. VKM, AJ Styles & Tomko

Backstage, we're with Sting. He reminds Kurt that his son was brought into this. And he's out for blood. We see Karen Angle freaking out with Kurt. Kurt suggests that Karen seduces Kevin Nash, because he's going to need the help.

James Storm w/ Jackie Moore vs. Eric Young
Right before the bell, they give us commercials. Awesome choice guys...Anyway, when we finally come back, Storm has Young in a headlock. He drops Young on his back, then gets mokey flipped by him. We're seeing this move a lot tonight. He gets Storm in the turnbuckle, hits the 10-Punch, then puts on Storm's hat. Storm chases Young out of the ring, and Jackie Moore grabs him. Storm baseball slides into his face, then slams him into the guard rail. He drags Young into the ring, hits a spike DDT, but only gets a 2 count.

Storm gets Young up, and slams him in the jaw with a knee. He stands on Young's throat, then tries on a sleeperhold. He releases, goes to the middle rope, and comes off to eat a boot from Young. Young follows up with a clothesline, belly to belly suplex, and a pin for 2. Young lifts him, but Storm hits an enziguri and a lungblower for 2.

Storm sets Young up for a diamond dust, but Young tosses him off, and hits a Death Valley Driver! For 2. Guh...Jackie Moore climbs onto the apron, and Storm tries to jump Young, but misses and CREAMS Jackie Moore. Young checks on Moore, then turns into the Last Call from Storm. 3 count.
James Storm def. Eric Young
After the bell, Moore tries to hand Young a beer. Storm takes it away, looking mad, but Young's really wanting it. Storm finally tosses it to him, and he chugs it. Backstage once again.

Karen Angle knocks on Nash's locker room door and enters. She runs her hands over his face, sweet talking him. He asks where Kurt is at, starts to give in, then drops her like a bad habit. He chews her out a bit, then gives her the boot. Commercials once again.

Interview footage of Mike Tenay interviewing Team 3D. They're still complaining about the tag titles. He asks why they want to beat on the X-Division. Brother Ray doesn't really give a reason, but beats on the X-Divisioners. I guess because Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin interfered in their match against the Steiners.

Sonjay Dutt vs. Shark Boy vs. Petey Williams vs. Havok
Havok swings a kendo stick, misses, and the three other men team up on him. Williams and Shark Boy drop him, and Sonjay hits a standing moonsault. Williams and Shark Boy cream Dutt, then Havok clotheslines Shark Boy. A flurry of moves later, Williams tosses Havok to the outside, then pounces over the top rope onto him. As they stand, Shark Boy suicide dives onto them! And now as they all fight to stand, Sonjay hits a springboard moonsault onto all of them. And now, go figure, Team 3D comes down.
No Contest
Team 3D pounds on them all with the kendo stick, then give Sonjay a 3D. They lift Shark Boy, and Devon holds his legs. Ray whips his belt into Shark Boy's groin, then whips the other two men a few times as Devon gets some tables. They each set up a table in the ring, and Devon grabs Havok. Ray grabs Williams, and they each perform a powerbomb through the tables.

After commercial land, we're interviewing Robert Roode. He announces that he took out Samoa Joe last week because he figured it'd be better off for him later on in the tournament. Sounds about right to me.

TNA Heavyweight Championship Match: Kurt Angle w/ Karen Angle vs. Sting
After J.B. announces the contestants and the ref, things get rolling. These two circle each other, and Sting goes for a lock up, but Angle bails to the apron. When he finally comes back, Sting forces him into the corner, then breaks clean. They lock up again, and Angle gets in a headlock. Sting breaks it, but takes a shoulderblock. They lock up yet again, and Sting goes for the headlock now. Angle bounces him off, and now he takes the shoulderblock. Side headlock from Sting, and Angle reverses it with a headscissors. Sting breaks out, bounces Angle off the ropes, and gets the side headlock back in. Angle throws Sting off, leapfrogs over him, but takes another side headlock. Now I know Sting has more moves than this...

Angle tries to reverse into a chickenwing, but can't. He forces Sting into the corner, Sting makes the break, and Angle kicks him in the gut. He tries to irish whip Sting, who side headlocks him again. Angle hits a back drop, which was nearly an Angle Slam. Angle hits a european uppercut, then sets Sting into the corner. He chokes Sting with a boot, sets him up again, and bounces off the ropes...into a BRUTAL spinebuster! Sting hits a snap suplex and pins for 2. The Icon tosses Angle into the turnbuckle, hits the complete 10-Punch, and now Kevin Nash comes to the ring. He takes a seat on a steel chair, and we roll to commercial.

Back, and Angle hits a belly to belly. Pin for 2. Kurt takes his time lifting Sting, and Sting hits a DDT out of nowhere. Both men struggle up, and Sting hits a running clothesline to take them out of the ring. Sting slams Angle into the guard rail, then face first into the steel steps. Angle gouges Stings eyes, then pushes him into Nash. Sting punches Nash across the face, knocking him on his back, then throws Kurt into the ring. He hits a Stinger Splash, and tries for a second one, but misses. Angle almost gets Sting in an Ankle Lock, but Sting rolls through. He stands, and Angle tries the Angle Slam, but Sting takes him down and locks in the Scorpion Death Lock! Angle is about to tap, but Nash gets on the apron! Sting breaks the hold, decks Nash off the apron, and accidently knocks out the ref!Angle sneaks up behind him to hit the Angle Slam, and calls in another ref! Cover!

And 3 count.

Kurt Angle def. Sting to become the NEW TNA Heavyweight Champion
After the match, Angle takes the belt, and Nash comes back into the ring. He offers his hand to Angle...and Angle gives him the bird! Angle runs like heck, and Nash goes ANGER MODE. He stomps off after Angle, and the two refs begin to argue. Jim Cornette hits the ring, and we're back to commercial.

Four minutes later, we come back. Another referee is in the ring, and Cornette grabs a stick. He's taking the two refs backstage, and he'll review the tapes after taking their statements. Mike Tenay gets in Cornette's face, and Cornette is NOT happy. He leaves, and Tenay finally takes his seat again.

Angel Williams vs. Awesome Kong
Kong comes to the ring with a picture of Gail Kim, and studies it a bit before getting ready to eat Williams. Williams ducks a clothesline and jumps on Kong's back, but Kong slams her on her head. Tenay is still unhappy about Sting, and leaves. Williams stands up, enziguri to Kong. Kong clotheslines her on her face, then drags her to the center of the ring. Two handed chokeslam, and Kong hits a spinning backhand. Sit-out powerbomb, and it's over.
Awesome Kong squashes Angel Williams

Backstage, Abyss is destroying Black Reign's little lair. James Mitchell pops out of a trash can to distract him, and Reign jumps him from behind. Together, they tie Abyss' hands, and put his head in a vice. They clamp his skull in the vice, then take out the rat. Commercial time again. Beautiful timing.

Back, and Nash storms into Cornette's office. Everyone shuts up and listens to him. He wants a match with Angle, or Cornette's head goes through the wall. Cornette tells him he'll have his matter taken care of, but they've got to handle the Championship situation first.

Fight for the Right Match: Robert Roode w/ Ms. Brooks vs. Junior Fatu
Wow, I think every person in the audience is into Fatu. Roode forces Brooks to take a seat, and now Christian Cage slowly approaches the ring with a ladder. He sets it up in front of the announce table, and takes Tenay's seat. The bell rings now, and Fatu tosses Roode into the corner. Roode comes back with a rear waistlock, but Fatu tosses him off and out of the ring. Roode slowly comes back in, and chops Fatu into the turnbuckle. Fatu no sells, and tosses Roode into the corner now. He nails some NASTY chops, then bounces Roode off the opposite turnbuckle. Missed Banzai drop, and Roode walks into a superkick. Fatu drags him into the corner, goes to the second rope, and goes for a Banzai Drop off the second rope. Roode gets the knees up, and Fatu looks like he's going to die. Commercial time.

Fast forward to Fatu snapping some jabs into Roode's face. He stumbles back into the corner, quickly climbs to the top, then comes off with a blockbuster. He chokes Fatu against the ropes, then slams some hard right hands into his face. He bounces off the ropes, but runs into a Samoan Drop. Both men stumble up, and Fatu clotheslines Roode. Chokeslam, and pin for 2. Fatu walks across the ring, and Roode stumbles into the corner. Fatu charges in, and Roode traps the referee in his place. The ref takes the butt splash, and collapses in the corner. He kicks Roode in the face, and drops him on the ref. They both take the Stink Face, but Roode is furious. He low-blows Fatu, then tells Brooks to give him her chair. She won't, so he jerks it out from under her. And here comes Samoa Joe! Joe MURDERS Roode with the chair, and Fatu hits the Samoan Driver. Pin, and 3.
Junior Fatu def. Robert Roode

In the parking lot, we briefly see Nash chasing the Angles. Kurt jumps in his car and speeds off, leaving Karen behind. Nash turns on her, and we go back to the ring. Jim Cornette comes out with Mike Tenay. They both have mics, and Cornette apologizes for his reaction toward Tenay. Tenay shrugs it all off, and wants to move on to the Championship decision. One ref says that Angle made a clean pinfall. Another ref says that Angle should be disqualified for Nash's involvement. But after reviewing the tape, Nash never struck Sting. So that's out. Kurt Angle is the official champion. And for some crazy reason, Cornette is having Angle defend the Championship in a tag match at Genesis. Nash will be his partner, and the opponents will be Sting and...Sting hits the ring! He grabs a stick, and demands that he claims his own partner. Cornette's cool with it, but reminds Sting that the person that scores the win will get the belt.

...And we're done.

ECW Results: 10/23/07

2007-10-23T18:52:00.000-07:00

Go time in Kansas City, and we start with...The Miz. He brings out the bimbos, and Kelly looks fairly unhappy. Miz grabs a stick, and starts plugging himself for Cyber Sunday. He beats on John Morrison and Big Daddy V a bit, then moves on to Kelly. He brings up that she went on a date with Balls Mahoney. Miz tells her flat out that he plans to make her life miserable week after week, and now Morrison hits the ring. He beats on Miz's "Michael Jackson" hat, then brags about himself. Eventually, Morrison finally addresses Kelly. He tries to convince her to align herself with him, the only one so far to be able to top CM Punk. He suggests she spend a night with him, and she slaps him. Here comes Balls Mahoney! He starts to take down Morrison, but gets jumped by Miz. They dump Mahoney out of the ring, and Morrison chucks out the Miz. He stands tall...but Punk slides into the ring and clotheslines him over the top. STAREDOWN~! and we move on...to commercials.

Back, and Miz argues with Morrison in the back. They go crazy with each other, and the General Manager breaks it up. He tells them they better settle their differences...they've got a tag match together later.

Big Daddy V vs. Kane
They stand toe to toe, and Kane tries to clothesline BDV, but V no sells and drops Kane. He stands on the red machines throat, before bodyslamming him and laying the fists to him. He hits Kane with the Sidewalk Slam, then clotheslines the machine over the top. V climbs out after him, sending him into the steel stairs. Kane gets rolled back into the ring, and we move to commercial again.

Upon returning, V has Kane in a rear naked choke. Kane gets the ropes, forcing V to break the hold, but V just kind of splashes on him and locks it on again. Kane forces himself up, and V takes a punch to the throat. Kane drives V into the corner, then nails a running clothesline on the fatman. He follows with another, then goes to the top rope. Diving lariat corrects! V hits the mat hard, and for some reason, Mark Henry gets in the ring.
Kane def. Big Daddy V by DQ
Kane beats the snot out of Henry, but now The Great Khali comes in! He drops Kane, then clotheslines BDV over the top! Khali goes after V, and Henry targets Kane. Kane finally breaks loose and hits a big boot, knocking Henry out onto the floor. Kane stands strong, but looks confused about everyone jumping him. I can't blame him. Commercial time.

Back again, and now Balls is backstage talking to CM Punk. He thanks the champ for saving his butt, and CM Punk tells him not to mention it. He asks Balls how his date went, and Balls laughs maniacally. Punk looks disturbed, and we cut to commercial...Yes, again.

Elijah Burke vs. Nunzio
The bell rings, and Burke drops Nunzio with a shot to the chin. He tries a powerslam, but Nunzio slips out and kicks Burkes legs out from under him. 2 count, and Nunzio starts the trash talking. He gets Burke in the corner, but Burke slips under Nunzio and smashes his jaw into the mat. He drags Nunzio under the ropes, chokes him against them, then gets a running leg drop to him against the ropes. Cover for 2, and Burke gets in a step-over chinlock. This doesn't last long before Burke drags Nunzio onto the apron and PUNTS his head off. Cover for 2 more, but Nunzio kicks out. Applied chickenwing by Burke, and Nunzio tries to get the crowd going. It fails hard, until he gets to his feet and breaks it. Dropkick to Burke, and Nunzio goes to the top. Sicilian Slice! Cover! And Burke kicks out...

Nunzio goes back to the top, but Burke catches him and hits an STO. Elijah Express, and it's over.
Elijah Burke squashes Nunzio

Khali is backstage chewing out his manager for some reason in freaky Dutch, or whatever he speaks. We only have to see this for a few seconds, before they air enough commercials to make RAW jealous.

John Morrison & The Miz vs. Balls Mahoney & CM Punk
We start this off with Miz and Punk. Punk gets in a tight headlock, followed by a takedown. Miz escapes, bounces off the ropes, and Punk rolls him up. Miz rolls through, and the crowd starts chanting "We Want Balls". Punk bounces off the top, hitting a crossbody, and tags in Balls. They double team Miz briefly, but Miz gets Balls in a shoulderlock. He drags Balls to his corner and tags Morrison in, who goes for the obligatory headlock. Balls breaks out, shoulderblocks Morrison down, and pins for 2. Both men up, and Morrison gets in a dropkick. Balls gets up though, hits a couple of body slams, and goes to the top! He comes off with a dropkick, misses, and Morrison gets a tag. Miz pins for 2, then works on Mahoney's back. Russian legsweep, cover for 2 more. He moves on to tag Morrison, who headlocks once again. He hits his Capoeria leg drop, covers for 2, then tags Miz.

Miz whips Balls into the corner, hits his running clothesline, and pins once again for 2. Tag to Morrison. Morrison gets in a european uppercut, then a running enziguri. Cover for 2, and Miz tags himself in now. He gets a rear chinlock on Mahoney, who starts to rock the crowd. He breaks free of Miz, and both men make tags. Punk clocks Morrison in the mouth, sends him into the corner, hits the running knee, and bulldogs Morrison! He lets his momentum carry him over to Miz, and dropkicks him. He goes for a pin on Morrison, but Miz breaks it up. Balls takes Miz out of the ring, and Punk NAILS the Go To Sleep on Morrison.
CM Punk & Balls Mahoney def. John Morrison & The Miz
Balls and Punk stand strong together, and STAREDOWN~! their opponents until we fade to black.

ECW is Renewed!

2007-10-23T15:21:00.000-07:00

The ECW brand is going to be sticking around after all. WWE just sent out the following press release:

SCI FI CHANNEL REUPS WWE®’S ECW® THROUGH 2008

New York, N.Y., October 23, 2007 - SCI FI Channel and World Wrestling Entertainment® today announced that the hit program, ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling®, will continue on the network through 2008.

WWE is also the producer of the No. 1 weekly basic cable TV series, “Monday Night RAW®” on USA Network.

This year (Jan-Sept), SCI FI has been the #1 cable network for men ages 18-34 in ECW's Tuesday 10pm time period.

For more information go to ECW.com http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/ and www.SCIFI.com.

(Rajah.com)

Good, good news. Even if we have to put up with more of Big Daddy V, at least John Morrison and CM Punk will still be on television.

WWE Raw Results: 10/22/07

2007-10-22T17:42:00.000-07:00

Tonight begins with someone coming to the ring with a stick, no doubt...And it's...Ken Kennedy. He hypes himself for the next Pay Per View, and verbally beats on the other contestants. He compares Jeff Hardy to Hilary Clinton, and Shawn Michaels to Rudy Julianni. He goes on to brag about his accomplishments, and how long it's been since Michaels has done anything. But he gets interrupted by Jeff Hardy! Hardy, from the crowd, gets some mic time!

Hardy points out that Kennedy doesn't have a very good approval rating. Hardy slowly makes his way through the crowd toward Kennedy. Kennedy starts gabbing, but the crowd interrupts him with a "Hardy" chant. Hardy brings up Kennedy's recent failures, and the crowd is eating him up. Can't blame them though, I am too. Hardy asks the crowd who wants to see him dive in and beat Kennedy down. The crowd blows the roof off, and Jeff hits the ring. Hardy takes him down, but Randy Orton hits the ring. Orton and Kennedy start to put Hardy down when Shawn Michaels comes down. Michaels chases Orton into the back, and Hardy clotheslines Kennedy over the top rope. Kennedy grumpily walks to the back, and the crowd is still feeling Jeff Hardy. Commercial time.

Paul London, Brian Kendrick & Mickie James vs. Lance Cade, Trevor Murdoch & Melina
This begins with Cade and London. London gets in a headlock, turns it into an acid drop, but then arm drags Cade. Cade comes back with a hard shoulderblock, then whips London into the corner. London hits a sweet crossbody, followed by another armdrag, and tags Kendrick. Kendrick rolls Cade up for 2, armbars Cade, then tags London. They exchange rapid tags, hitting double axe handles on Cade, when Mickie tags herself in. Cade tags Melina, who gets spinkicked in the face. She tags Murdoch, and Kendrick comes in.

Jawbreaker, and Cade is tagged in. Cade hits a neckbreaker and pins for 2. Knee drop, and Cade tags in Murdoch. Leg drop, and Murdoch covers for 2. He headlocks Kendrick, tags Cade, and Cade delivers a knee to the face of Kendrick. Irish whip, and Kendrick PUNTS Cades head off. Tags to London and Murdoch. London explodes on Murdoch with a series of dropkicks, spin kicks, corner kicks, field goal kicks and the like, and soon EVERYONE hits the ring. Mickie throws Melina out, then almost turns into a clothesline from Cade. Murdoch pushes her out of the way, and takes it for her. Kendrick tosses Cade out, and London hits a Standing Shooting Star Press for the win.
Paul London, Brian Kendrick & Mickie James def. Lance Cade, Trevor Murdoch & Melina
Cade and Murdoch look confused at each other. This is followed by a bimbo search video that's unmercifully long, and finally more commercials.

Back, and Hardy is in his locker room with Shawn Michaels. Michaels says all he wants is to take apart Randy Orton...and maybe the title. Hardy points out that the fans may say differently. There's a little tension, but in the end Michaels looks a little ashamed for being stern with Hardy. Cut to Cody Rhodes reading the 500th issue of RAW magazine. World's Greatest Tag Team come over, and steal his mag. They point out that's the number of times he's been beaten by Bob Holly. They trade words, and we're in William Regal's office now. Regal is talking to Jonathan Coachman, who is asking for a match with Hornswoggle. It looks like Coach has him convinced, and Regal assures that he'll fight Hornswoggle tonight. Coach replies with a suggestion that maybe Hornswoggle should fight Umaga. Regal looks like he's pondering it, and we see more commercials.

Cody Rhodes vs. Shelton Benjamin w/ Charlie Haas
The bell rings, and they lock up...almost. Benjamin kicks Rhodes in the gut, and drops him. He puts the boots to Cody's thigh, then drops a leg on it. Cody struggles up, and gets Shelton in a headlock. Shelton lifts Cody and drops him back on the leg. Cody keeps fighting, and hits Benjamin with a STIFF knee to the gut. Bulldog out of the corner, and a cover for a close 2. Benjamin whips him into the ropes, where Haas distracts him. Benjamin comes up from behind and rolls him up, but Rhodes reverses! 3 count.
Cody Rhodes def. Shelton Benjamin
Haas jumps Rhodes, and these two start pounding on Rhodes...But Hardcore Holly hits the ring! He cleans house, and pulls Cody to his feet. Haas and Benjamin take off, and Holly gives Rhodes a nod of respect before leaving. Commercial time.

We come back to see "D.H. Smith" announce that he's the son of the British Bulldog, and that he's dedicating this match to him.
D.H. Smith vs. Carlito
At the bell, Carlito gets Smith in an armbar. Smith rolls out and takes out Carlitos legs, rolling him up for a 2 count. Carlito tries a clothesline, and Smith ducks. High belly to belly suplex, and Smith covers for 2 more. Carlito rolls under the ropes and comes back with a springboard dropkick. Carlito takes Smith to the corner, hits a few slaps, and scoop slams into a cover for 2. Carlito tries a surfboard stretch now, but Smith powers out of it. He whips Carlito into the ropes, but Carlito comes back with a clothesline. 2 count.

Carlito lays down the forearms on Smith, and tries a headlock, but Smith pushes Carlito into the corner. He hits a few European uppercuts followed by a dropkick, and hits a Northern Lights Suplex for 2. He whips Carlito into the ropes, who hits a springboard elbow. Cover for 1, and Carlito tries going to the top. Smith grabs Carlito and hits a Running Powerslam for the 3 count.
D.H. Smith def. Carlito
Not a bad debut, and in case anyone asks, I'm fairly certain that this is actually the Bulldogs son.

Cut to the backstage, where Beth Phoenix and Candice Michelle get in each others faces briefly. Waste of half a minute, and we go to Umaga doing the pre-commercial walk...aaand commercials.

They air us a recap of Coach chasing Hornswoggle last week, and getting blown up Looney Tunes style. They even added in sound effects to make it more cartoony. Unfortunately, it's death time for the little man.
Umaga w/ Jonathan Coachman vs. Hornswoggle
The little man looks incredibly put out, but faces the music and gets in the ring. Coach beckons Hornswoggle to hurry up and get in the ring. The little man finally runs away, taking off to the back...and Triple H's music hits! Trips comes through the curtain now, and he looks mean. He comes to the ring, and Umaga doesn't look too thrilled. They charge each other, trading punches, and Trips dives on the monster, dropping him. He goes Ballistic, and a team of referees try to pull them apart. Trips slips through them and knocks Umaga clear out of the ring, but the monster pulls him out as well. Stagehands and road agents come running now, and HHH grabs a chair. Umaga cuts him off, and chucks him over the announce table. Security almost gets Umaga under control, and Trips dives off the table onto Umaga. There must be a dozen guys trying to separate them, and they just won't have it. They're still trading punches, but starting to look sluggish. When it appears that they're finally apart, Trips breaks free and nails the monster a few more times. The officials finally break them up for good, and it's commercial time again.

When we come back, Umaga is trying to destroy all of the officials backstage restraining him. Instead of following this more, and keeping us entertained, we go back to the bimbo search. They steal a criminally long time from us, before we see Randy Orton in his locker room with Ken Kennedy. Orton, to set the record straight, only stopped Hardy earlier tonight because he didn't want Kennedy weak for their tag match. And because it's obvious he won't be picked, it's best that they work together. Kennedy says that they'll be fine for their match, but afterward, if he feels the need to make a statement, he will. They STAREDOWN~! until Kennedy gets bored and leaves. Maybe he didn't want to miss out on the mass commercials we're being shown now.

Santino Marella w/ Maria vs. Ron Simmons
Before we begin, Santino grabs a stick and hypes the 500th issue of RAW Magazine, bashing on Steve Austin, as always. They cut him off to air the SAVE_US code, and the crowd starts a "Y2J" chant. Santino wonders out loud if it's Steve Austin. Finally, he's cut off by Ron Simmons and the match can begin.

Santino starts kicking at Simmons' legs, and Simmons pushes him into the corner. He lays in a few hard right hands before Santino ducks a clothesline and takes Simmons to the mat. A few mounted punches, and Santino covers for 2. He tries a headlock on Simmons, and Simmons fights up. He breaks the hold and bounces Marella out of the corner. More hard blows, and Santino kicks Simmons below the belt. The ref calls for the bell.
Ron Simmons def. Santino Marella by DQ

Backstage, Todd Grisham is with the Game. Triple H tells him straight up that the voting for the Pay Per View won't matter. He doesn't care what match he's got to wrestle in, he's going to pull the monster apart. He does enough to convince me that he saw doubt in Umaga's eyes tonight. Triple H walks away, and we cut to Candice Michelle doing the pre-commercial walk. Again, commercials.

WWE Women's Championship 2/3 Falls Match: Candice Michelle vs. Beth Phoenix
Right off the bat, Michelle dives into a tie up. Phoenix drives Michelle into the corner, and elbows her in the side of the face. She beats Michelle into the next corner with a few hard shots, and tosses her onto the apron. Michelle gets in a few shots, and gets off a hurricanrana. Phoenix gets back up though, and lifts Michelle up by her throat. She dumps Michelle on the mat, and scores a pinfall.
Beth Phoenix gets Fall #1
Commercials immediately after. Wonderful. Back to see Phoenix with Michelle in a crazy bow-and-arrow submission. She finally drags Michelle to the center of the ring, drops an elbow on her, then locks in a weird boston crab. Candice finally breaks out, but Phoenix kicks Michelle in the chest. She forearms Candice in the face to drop her, but Candice fires back with a dropkick and a clothesline, followed by a cover for 2. She cradles Phoenix for 2 more, then hits a spinning heel kick. Again, 2.

Candice goes to the top, and Phoenix gets to her feet, hitting the ropes hard and knocking Candice clear off the ropes. Candice looks unconscious, and Phoenix pins her again, for the second fall and the win.
Beth Phoenix def. Candice Michelle to retain the WWE Women's Championship
A crazy number of refs hit the ring, and manage to get Candice to sit up. They get her to drink, and it's pretty clear that she was knocked unconscious. She lays down again, and they begin calling for an "ambulance to the ring". I hope they mean a stretcher. They bring a stretcher to the ring, and air replays, clearly showing her head crash into the mat. They EMTs bring in a spineboard, load her up, and she's taken out of the ring. Cut to Randy Orton doing the pre-commercial walk now, and no one's paying attention. Nice.

Shawn Michaels & Jeff Hardy vs. Ken Kennedy & Randy Orton
This one starts with Michaels and Kennedy. They lock up, and Kennedy pushes Michaels into the turnbuckle. He puts the fists to Michaels, and Michaels loses his cool. He traps Kennedy in the corner now, and abuses him with a series of chops. Slightly botched neckbreaker, and he puts a couple boots to Kennedy. Tag to Hardy, and the crowd loves it. Kennedy greets him with a fist, but Hardy takes him down with a clothesline. Elbow off the second rope, and pin for 2. He chucks Kennedy into the corner, but misses a huge body splash. Kennedy tags Orton now.

Orton goes after Jeff in the corner now, with a flurry of fists and elbows. He pulls Hardy up, and Hardy meets him with a foot to the gut. Orton comes back with a nasty clothesline though, and pins for 2. Tag to Kennedy, who puts the boots to Hardy. Pin for 2, and Hardy is up. He kicks Kennedy in the head and DIVES for a tag. Michaels comes in and hits an atomic drop, followed by a body slam. He goes toward the top, and Orton tries to jump him. Michaels drops him, but turns into a knee from Kennedy.

Kennedy tags Orton, who dives right on Michaels. He nails a crazy number of punches to HBKs forehead, then picks him up. Michaels gets bounced off the corner, and Orton tags in Kennedy. Kennedy goes for the pin, but only gets 2. Sitting abdominal stretch, and Hardy starts getting the crowd excited. HBK is struggling hard, and finally gets up. Kennedy hits a nasty backbreaker, and pins for...2.

Kennedy goes for a firemans carry, but Michaels breaks out...into an elbow. Cover for 2, and Kennedy tags Orton. Orton begins stomping away at the limbs of Shawn Michaels, but Michaels loses his cool again and charges up. Kennedy gets his hand on Orton for the tag, and takes Michaels down. He punches Michaels a million times, then tags Orton again who gets Michaels in a Rear Naked Choke. HBK slips out, and stands to trade punches with Orton. He hits an enziguri, and both men crawl for tags. Orton tags Kennedy, and in comes Hardy! Hardy drops Kennedy with a HARD crossbody, dropkicks Kennedy in the FACE, and covers. Orton breaks it up, and hammers Orton out of the ring. He springboards over the top, taking out Orton, and Hardy hits the Whisper in the Wind on Kennedy. He goes to the top, and NAILS the Swanton Bomb! 3 count!
Jeff Hardy & Shawn Michaels def. Ken Kennedy & Randy Orton
Orton tries to sneak up on Hardy, and Hardy turns into it! Orton turns to deliver the RKO, and Michaels nails the Sweet Chin Music! Orton dies instantly, and Michaels stands victorious with Jeff Hardy in the ring. Fade to black.

ECW closing up already?

2007-10-22T08:01:00.000-07:00

WWE brought ECW back to life, but it seems to be on its last legs again. Terrible ratings, lackluster feuds ... it's hard to imagine things being much worse. The Sci-Fi Network has informed WWE it won't be renewing the ECW time slot once the contract expires in the spring, so the creative teams will be pulling out all the stops to try to save the ship.

(Chicago Sun-Times website)

I know that WWE will try to push this off on someone else, but they can't blame anyone but themselves...

I'm hoping they'll at least keep on some of the talent.

TNA iMPACT Results: 10/18/07

2007-10-18T18:00:00.000-07:00

Short hype video for Bound for Glory. Was that last Sunday? They show us that Gail Kim has become TNA Knockout Champion, Sting is the TNA Champ, and Tomko & AJ Styles are now the Tag Champions.

Going live, J.B. is backstage with Kurt Angle. Angle blames Kevin Nash for his loss, and demands a rematch tonight for the title. Karen thinks that Kurt is absolutely crazy and that he can't beat Sting. Kurt tells her to get out. Opening credits.

Kurt Angle comes to the ring, armed with a mic. Karen follows him to the ring, but for the most part, he ignores her. Kurt calls out Sting, claiming that if Kevin Nash hadn't tried to help, he'd still be champion. He goes as far as to say he'd beat Nash senseless, and now we see Kevin Nash. Nash grabs a stick, and challenges Angle to say it to his face. Angle does so, and Nash reminds Angle that Sting was murdering him. He's giving Angle one chance to apologize. Karen pleads with Kurt, but he stands firm. He's not sorry at all. Nash throws down the mic and takes his shirt off. Angle goes in with a few right hands, and Nash hits the Jackknife Powerbomb. Commercial time.

Backstage, and Kurt Angle is laid out on a bed. Karen asks him what he plans to do if Sting grants a rematch. Angle wants to make peace with Nash, and tries to convince Karen to buy Nash porn. She walks away.

Fight for the Right Match: Chris Sabin vs. Alex Shelley
Wow...The bell rings, and they circle each other, getting the crowd pumped. They shake hands, and begin brawling. Each counters the others moves continuously until they finally break, and Brother Ray interrupts with a stick. He declares that this match sucks, and that these two can't wrestle. Devon jumps them from behind, and Ray gets into the ring.
No Contest
Team 3D whips the Motorcity Machineguns with a belt, then pulls a couple of tables into the ring. Ray declares war on the X Division. Why, you may ask? Apparently because it sucks. They set the tables up next to each other, then each man powerbombs another through a table. Backstage yet again.

Jim Cornette is flipping out, and Christian Cage comes in with a ladder. He announces that there's now a spot open in the Fight for the Right tournament. Now Samoa Joe comes in wanting the spot. Matt Morgan breaks them apart, and we're back to commercial.

Mike Tenay is interviewing Glenn Gilberti, formerly Disco Inferno. He declares himself one of the best wrestlers in the world, and it's sounding like he's mounting a comeback. Scott Steiner walks by them for some odd reason.

Talia Madison vs. Awesome Kong
At the bell, Talia realizes she's jobbing. She goes for a waistlock, but Kong knocks her off, and no sells everything thrown at her. Madison goes for a crossbody, and Kong catches her. She chucks Madison into the corner and gets kicked in the face, but continues to no sell. She hits a massive body splash. Sit-out powerbomb, and 3 count for the win.
Awesome Kong squashes Talia Madison

J.B. again. This time he's with Kevin Nash, who is saying he really can be a nice guy. But there's some Diesel (DIESEL!?) left in this tank. Karen Angle comes by to try to talk to him, but he ignores her and walks off.

Alright, now we're seeing Chris Harris and Rhino backstage. Harris seems to be in a very bad mood, and takes it out on Rhino a bit. He takes a shot at the drinking problem, and we move on to their match.
James Storm w/ Jackie Moore & Robert Roode w/ Miss Brooks vs. Chris Harris & Rhino
We start with Rhino and Roode. Rhino drops him with a shoulderblock and covers for 2. Rhino whips Roode into the corner and makes a tag to Harris. Harris tries a wristlock, but it's reversed, and Roode tags in Storm. Storm takes a whip from Harris, followed by a facebuster, but Storm manages to make a tag to Roode. Harries greets him with a stalling suplex. Cover for 2. Harris tags Rhino, who slams Roode's head into the turnbuckle, but takes a hard whip into the corner, allowing Roode to tag in Storm. Storm plays to the crowd, and Rhino hits him with a belly-to-belly suplex. Rhino sets up for the Gore, but Roode distracts him. Storm hits a superkick, then whips Roode into Rhino. Doubleteam, followed for a cover. 2 count.

Rhino reverses an irish whip, and when Storm bounces off the ropes, Rhino hits a back drop. Both men make tags, and Harris drops both opponents. Back body drop to Roode, spinebuster to Storm. Lariat to Roode, and a cover for 2. He throws Storm out, and tries for the Catatonic. Storm runs in, and Rhino goes after him. In the confusion, Roode hits the Payout. 3 count.
Robert Roode & James Storm def. Chris Harris & Rhino
Rhino checks on Harris after the match, but Harris pushes him away.

YET AGAIN, we have to see J.B. He asks Kaz about being in the Fight for the Right tournament. Kaz bashes on Raven briefly, then leaves for his match. J.B. gabs about Sting before a commercial break.

When we come back, Mike Tenay is in the ring, for some reason wanting to present the title belts to the new champions. Jay Lethal hits the ring, having retained the X-Division Championship. Jim Cornette, also in the ring, wonders out loud why he's here. He congratulates Lethal on retaining. That's all Lethal wanted, so he leaves. Now they introduce Gail Kim. She cries, and Jim Cornette hands her the Knockout Championship Title. She thanks the fans and leaves. Now they call out AJ Styles & Tomko. Christian Cage comes out too, oddly. Cornette congratulates, and awards the belts. Cage looks bitter. Tomko actually speaks, thanking Styles. Styles thanks Pokemon Diamond, Kip James, and...Nevermind, he gets cut off. Cage grabs the mic, saying they should be thanking him. Cage demands again that he gets a spot in the tournament. Cornette tells him that he'll have to fight Joe for it.

The Coalition leaves, and now they call for Sting. Cornette says that he's known Sting for 21 years, and Sting really fought for the title last Sunday. The crowd goes crazy with a "You Still Got It" chant. Sting smiles...kind of. Cornette awards him the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Sting excitedly says that he does, in fact, still have it. Tenay asks him if he's going to accept Angle's rematch for the title tonight. Sting asks the fans. They cheer, and he accepts.

Kurt Angle comes out, in a wheelchair now. Sting looks like he can't believe it. Angle takes a stick, and announces that he has a doctor's note. He reads it off, stating that he can't compete tonight. Sting tells him to bring the wheelchair next week, because that's when they're going to have the rematch. Woo. Commercial.

Upon returning, Angle is freaking out backstage. He knows he needs Nash's help to beat Sting, and we go to the ring.
Fight for the Right Match: Kaz vs. Lance Hoyt w/ Jimmy Rave & Christy Hemme
Hoyt starts the match off tossing Kaz around. He punches Kaz in the head savagely, then drives him into the corner. He chokes Kaz against the ropes, then whips him into a clothesline. 2 count. He lifts Kaz up, but Kaz slips behind him. He starts kicking Hoyt, nailing a nice spin kick to the chin. Dropkick sends Hoyt to the mat, leading to a 2 count. Kaz springboards off the ropes, and Hoyt ducks, but Kaz hits a neckbreaker. Cover, but Rave pulls Kaz off. Kaz decks Rave, and turns into a bodyslam from Hoyt. For some reason, Hemme gets into Hoyt's face. Kaz ducks a clothesline from him, dropkicks Hoyt again, and pins for 3.
Kaz def. Lance Hoyt

We go backstage with the champion of "Major League Eating". Okay...Now Junior Fatu comes over, and gets on the mic. He plugs himself in the Fight of the Right tournament, saying he'll beat "Rick Rude" next week, despite facing Robert Roode. Commercials again.

J.B. even more. He's with Kurt Angle and Karen. They try to ask Black Reign if he's seen Kevin Nash. He licks a rat, and they run off, leaving Kurt behind.

Disco Inferno vs. Abyss
Sorry Disco...He kicks at Abyss, who no-sells and hits a spinebuster. Shock Treatment, Black Hole Slam, and we're done.
Abyss squashes Disco Inferno
Black Reign jumps Abyss from behind, but Abyss gets to his feet and chokeslams Reign. James Mitchell is in the ring now, and he swings at Abyss. Abyss tries the Shock Treatment, but Reign comes back and drops him. They cuff him to the turnbuckle, and Abyss actually looks kind of scared. Reign takes his rat out, and tries to poke Abyss with it, I think. Reign puts his rat in a bag, then puts the bag over Abyss' head...for a few seconds. Reign takes his rat back, and we're once again in commercial land.

Kurt Angle tries to catch Kevin Nash from leaving, diving out of his wheelchair and running. Guess he's not that hurt...As Nash pulls away in his car, Angle yells, "I'll buy you porn!" in desperation. Nash just leaves though.

Fight for the Right Match:Christian Cage vs. Samoa Joe
At the bell, Cage dives on Joe. They trade punches, and Joe takes him down. He comes off the ropes and DECAPITATES Cage with a spin kick to the head. He hits a few chops, and Cage slides out of the ring. Joe gives chase, and chases him back in. Cage sidesteps a dropkick, but Joe keeps on the offense and traps Cage in the corner. He stomps on Cage's face, then hits a running boot to the face. Atomic drop, back heel kick, and attempted senton. Cage gets the knees up, then punts Joe in the head. Joe stumbles to his feet, but Cage gets him in the corner. He kicks Joe in the gut and goes for the Unprettier, but Joe escapes. Cage hits a neckbreaker and covers for 2. Cage lifts Joe, but Joe throws him to the outside. He goes to dive over, but Cage slides in the ring. Joe lands on his feet, and Cage tries for a suicide dive, and eats a kick to the face from Joe. Joe climbs on the apron, but Cage comes out as well and hits a reverse DDT on the apron. Cage slides him back in the ring, only to toss him out again. Cage goes to the top rope, and dives off with a lariat. Just as it gets exciting, they give us commercials again.

Back in the ring, Cage chokes Joe. He taunts to the crowd, then goes for a chinlock. He hits a jawbreaker, then pulls Joe to his feet again. He goes to the top, hits a spinning elbow, and pins for 2. He pushes Joe into the corner, and slaps him a couple times, which is a mistake. Joe powerbombs Cage, but has to take a breather. Cage slowly climbs the top again, and dives off, and Joe hits a Diamond Cutter in mid-air! Both men struggle up, and Joe bounces Cage off the ropes. He takes Cage's head off with a clothesline, and covers for a close 2.

Joe tries a scoop slam, which Cage reverses into an Unprettier attempt, but Joe slips out and kicks Cage in the chest. Joe drops a knee, pins for 2 more. Joe stands, and Cage headbutts him in the gut. Cage goes for a sunset flip, but Joe rolls through and pins for 2 more. Joe sets him up for the Muscle Buster, and Cage fights, but Joe goes to the top now. Cage bites Joe's forehead, knocking him off the top, and hits a Frog Splash. Pin...for 2.

Cage slaps Joe, and tries a clothesline, but Joe ducks and Cage wipes out the ref. Joe hits the Muscle Buster, and AJ Styles hits the ring. Joe chucks him out, and Tomko comes in. They trade blows, and he finally manages to take Tomko out. Matt Morgan comes down now to stop Tomko. Cage gets in the ring with a chair, and Joe kicks it into his face. Joe locks in the Rear Naked Choke, and Robert Roode comes into the ring. He nails Joe with the chair, and Cage covers Joe for the 3 count.
Christian Cage def. Samoa Joe

ECW Results: 10/16/07

2007-10-16T19:01:00.000-07:00

We start of ECW in the UK with John Morrison. He grabs a stick, and encourages everyone to vote for him to take on CM Punk at WWE.com. I know I did. Miz comes down to the ring to challenge that, and Morrison says he's bigger than anyone else in ECW. Enter Big Daddy V and Matt Striker. Striker reminds us that BDV is big. And now the champ makes his presence known. CM Punk admits that both BDV and Morrison have good reasons to be chosen...but no one likes Miz.

Punk goes on to say he's going to fight all three men in a handicap match, along with a tag partner of his choosing...and he chose KANE! Kane comes out, and they give us commercials.
CM Punk & Kane vs. Big Daddy V, the Miz, & John Morrison
We come back to Punk and Morrison in the ring. Punk gets a rear waistlock and takes Morrison down. He moves on to a chinlock, but Morrison kicks Punk in the armpit to break the hold. He traps Punk in the corner and starts to work the ribs, but Punk gets out, monkey flips Morrison, and tags in Kane. Kane drops an elbow, a leg, and pins Morrison in the corner. He chucks Morrison around the ring, then hits a massive punch to the throat. Body slam, and a tag to Punk. Pin for 2.

Morrison tries to work Punk's ribs more, and drops a hard knee on him before tagging in the Miz. Miz covers for 2, then rips the tape off of Punk's chest. He traps Punk in the corner, hits a few shoulderblocks, and tags in BDV. He military presses Punk, and pitches him straight down. He stands on Punk for a while, then tags in Morrison. Morrison locks Punk in a body scissors, and Punk looks like he's going to die. He turns around and manages to lock Morrison in a boston crab. Morrison gets the ropes, and Punk starts crawling for the tag. He gets kicked in the chest instead. Morrison tags in Miz and Miz punches the champ in the chest before covering for 2.

Miz lifts Punk, knees him in the ribs a million times, and goes for an abdominal stretch. Punk gets an arm free and hip tosses Miz, but Miz spears him. Punk tries a few headbutts, but Miz clotheslines him over the top. Commercial.

Back to see Morrison laying into Punks ribs some more. Punk goes crazy with chops, but Morrison picks the champ up and carries in to the opposite corner. Tag to Miz who covers for 2. Kane breaks it up by booting Miz in the head. Miz tries the body scissors now, and Punk elbows him stupid. Punk hits a snap suplex, and tags in the Monster. Miz tags Morrison, and Kane beats the beautiful out of him. Kane hits the running clothesline into the corner, followed by the diving lariat, and pins for 2...due to Miz booting him in the head. Morrison tags in BDV! The monsters STAREDOWN~!, and Kane begins laying into V. V tosses Kane into the corner and hits a few chops, then tries for the body splash, but Kane dodges. V tags in Miz just as Kane big boots him over the top rope. Punk and Morrison brawl to the outside, and Kane chokeslams the Miz. 3 count.
Kane & CM Punk def. The Miz, John Morrison & Big Daddy V
Punk and Kane look at each other and nod with respect. Kane raises his arms and the turnbuckle pyro goes off. Commercial.

On our way back, Miz and Morrison argue backstage over whose fault it was that they lost. Morrison challenges the Miz to a match, and Miz drops him. Joey Styles and Tazz remind us that Miz punted Kelly's teddy bear last week, and we go to an interview with Balls Mahoney. He says he's all messed up, but...Kelly cuts him off! She asks him to take her out, right now. Balls goes crazy and they ride off into the sunset. Awesomeness.

We see Vicky Guerrero talking to Armando Estrada about sending the extreme GM a new tag team. We see the "Jesse and Festus", who should be called "Lenny and George" from Of Mice in Men. Estrada books them in a match next.

Nunzio & Elijah Burke vs. Jesse & Festus
Jesse leads Festus to the ring by the hand. Festus' tongue is hanging out. Jesse grabs a stick and tells us how excited he is. We start with Festus and Burke. The bell rings, and Festus roars. He throws Burke into the corner, and Burke tags in Nunzio. Festus pulls Nunzio into the ring, and boots him clear across the ring. He tags Jesse, who back body drops Nunzio and sunset flips for a 2 count. Nunzio drives Jesse into the corner and tags Burke. Jesse dodges around Burke and puts a few shoulders to Burke. He runs over and drops Nunzio, but Burke takes advantage and drops him with a clothesline. Cover for 2, and tag to Nunzio. Nunzio covers, but Festus THROWS Nunzio off of Jesse. Tag, and Festus slaps Nunzio stupid. Big boot, and Burke comes in. Festus drops him, tags in Jesse, and throws him into Nunzio. Jesse pins for 3.
Jesse & Festus def. Nunzio & Elijah Burke
The final bell rings, and Festus goes all Lenny again.

The Miz vs. John Morrison
After a million and one commercials (I counted) we see our main event. Right at the bell, Morrison charges Miz and gets him in the corner. He takes Miz down, and nails a few stiff punches. They roll around brawling until finally rising and Miz backs himself into a corner. Morrison nails a series of right hands and a neckbreaker. Kick to the chest, and Morrison sends Miz to the corner. Miz dodges a bodysplash, then hits one of his own. Cover for 2.

Miz climbs to the top, but Morrison follows him. He tries for a super back drop, but Miz turns it into a cross body...and now BDV hits the ring with Matt Striker.
No Contest
V beats on both men, roars, and the show rolls to a close.

Booker and Sharmell released from WWE?

2007-10-16T13:28:00.000-07:00

I haven't come across solid proof anywhere, but the forum buzzes are getting increasingly strong that Booker asked for his release from WWE. I'm sure that if this is true, it's got to do with his 60-day suspension. Well, I'm sure something will arise to let us know one way or another.

I'll keep you updated.

WWE Raw Results: 10/15/07

2007-10-15T17:35:00.000-07:00

We begin the process with the Shawn Michaels footage from last Monday. Shortly after, we go to William Regal's office. Randy Orton approaches him, requesting that something be done about the attack on him. He asks for a match to tune up for the next Pay Per View. Regal leaves, smiling. He's got an announcement to make. Opening credits.

Regal comes out to the arena with a stick, and the crowd actually cheers him on. Oh yeah, we're in England. Not bad, General Manager. He promises a good show tonight, with Randy Orton facing each of his possible Pay Per View opponents. Jeff Hardy, Ken Kennedy, and Shawn Michaels. It's go time.

Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton
Orton doesn't look happy, but life comes at you fast. Hardy gets the crowd going, and arm drags Orton to the mat. They tie up, and Orton drives Hardy back into the corner before punching him in the jaw. He whips Hardy into the opposite turnbuckle, but Hardy bounces out with a series of arm drags. Orton whips Jeff into the corner again, and Hardy dropkicks him in the face, clotheslines him over the top, then baseball slides into his face. Orton goes down, and Hardy springboards over the top and nails him with a crossbody. Commercial time.

Back, and Orton has Hardy trapped in a nasty headlock. The crowd gets behind Hardy, and Jeff gets to his feet. He bounces off the ropes, and gets powerslammed by the champ. Cover for 2. He stomps at Hardy's face, ankles, and wrists, and Hardy is definitely slowing down. Cover for 2 more. Orton looks frustrated and sleeperholds Jeff. The crowd yet again cheers Hardy on, and he takes Orton down with a wrap-around clothesline. They both rise, and Hardy takes Orton down with a kitchen sink. 2 count. Orton pitches Hardy into the corner, but Hardy hits the Whisper in the Wind! Spin kick by Hardy, springboard dropkick, and Hardy goes to the top! Ken Kennedy hits the ring and distracts Hardy though, and Orton takes Hardy off the top. RKO. 3 count.
Randy Orton def. Jeff Hardy
Kennedy and Orton STAREDOWN~!...kind of. Commercials again. I took this opportunity to vote on WWE.com about a hundred times for Jeff Hardy.

Santino Marella w/ Maria vs. Val Venis
Santino starts by grabbing a microphone and saying how much he's missed Europe. He beats on London a little, then takes his normal shot at Steve Austin. He's finally interrupted by Val, and the bell rings. Santino rushes in, but Venis beats him into the corner, and climbs the second rope. Santino takes out Val's knee, and viciously beats on the leg. He drops elbows, knees, and fists before locking Val in a single leg crab. Val screams like crazy, but can't reach the ropes. He actually crawls about seven feet and finally gets it, and hops to his feet when Marella breaks the hold. Marella chases him, kicking the back of the knee, but Venis manages to punt Santino away. He hits a running clotheslines and a series of elbows, but Santino nails the knee again, rolls up Val, and snatches at the ropes. 3 count.
Santino Marella def. Val Venis
That didn't take long.

Bimbo search montage; I kept voting for Hardy. When we finally get that over with, Carlito is backstage with Jonathan Coachman. Carlito laughs at Coach about how Hornswoggle beat him down last Monday. Coach has a plan to get rid of the little man, and starts to elaborate when the little man sneaks up on him. Coach chases him off and we hit commercials for the third time in ten minutes.

Coach is still chasing Hornswoggle, now through the dining hall. Hornswoggle tackles him on to a table full of food, and Coach has to ditch his suit jacket. He keeps on trying to catch the leprechaun though. Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross now show us the tapes from last week of Umaga and Randy Orton knocking Triple H stupid.

With the everchanging Raw program, we're now with Vince McMahon and Regal in his office. Vinnie Mac asks Regal where Trips is. Regal gave him the night off, and Vince isn't very happy. Now for some reason, we see Ken Kennedy's pre-commercial walk, and guess where we're going again...At least it gives us more time to vote for Jeff Hardy.

Ken Kennedy vs. Randy Orton
Orton and Kennedy continue to STAREDOWN~! until the ring of the bell. They circle each other and lock up, and Kennedy gets Orton in a headlock. Orton reverses into a headlock of his own, and now Kennedy hammerlocks and rolls up Orton for 2. Kennedy gets whipped into the ropes, but shoulderblocks Orton for another 2 count. He tries yet another headlock, and Orton's starting to lose steam. He punches Kennedy in the temple and bashes his head into the turnbuckle, but Kennedy fights out. He dodges a dropkick from Orton, then sends a few knees into Orton's midsection. Orton comes back with a european uppercut, and the crowd boos him like wild. He drops a few stomps into Kennedy's hands, but Kennedy manages to catch his boot and roll him up for 2. Orton comes back with an inverted backbreaker, and both men struggle up. Kennedy hits a rolling firemans carry, and rolls right into a dropkick from Jeff Hardy!
Ken Kennedy def. Randy Orton by DQ
Hardy hits the Swanton Bomb on the fallen Kennedy, and Orton runs for him, but gets dumped over the top rope! Now Hardy and Orton STAREDOWN~! Back to the commercial zone. Vote for Hardy.

Mr. McMahon comes to the ring now with a stick. He plugs the new Pay Per View, and how we can vote for certain aspects of it. Vince brings out Umaga now, to crush a jobber. Vince tells us that Triple H may face Umaga in a Street Fight. And he's going to demonstrate such.

Street Fight: Umaga vs. Jobber
The crowd really gets behind the jobber, but Umaga pushes him out of the ring and chokes him with an AV cable. He tosses him over the announce table, then tosses a steel chair into the ring. Umaga drags the jobber into the ring, then Samoan Drops him on the chair. 3 count.
Umaga squashes Jobber
Wow...like we didn't see that coming. After the match, as the refs carry the jobber out of the ring, Vince says that another choice is the First Blood match.
First Blood Match: Umaga vs. Jobber
Umaga puts the jobber in a tree-of-woe, then hits running headbutt. He flips the guy around, then hits the running butt splash. Umaga Samian Spikes him literally seven times. He bleeds like crazy from the mouth.
Umaga squashes jobber...again.
Now Vince tells the stagehands to get him out of the arena...but wait. The third stipulation choice is the Steel Cage match.
Steel Cage Match: Umaga vs. Jobber
Wow...Vince trash talks Triple H a bit, trying to say that this jobber is Trips. The cage is locked, and the bell rings. Umaga throws the jobber face first into the cage wall...twice. Military press, and Umaga chucks him into the cage. Vince opens the cage, and Umaga comes out.
Umaga crushes Jobber
I hope they payed this guy well...Commercial time.

Upon returning, we see Hornswoggle on a tricycle. Coach is chasing him on a bike now, and they ride by Ron Simmons. I think we all know what kind of contribution he had to the matter.

Jillian Hall vs. Candice Michelle
Begin with a forearm to the face from Jillian Hall. Add a few elbows, and move onto a comeback dropkick from Candice. Candice hits Christian Cage's Unprettier, and pins for the 3 count. Wow.
Candice Michelle squashes Jillian Hall
I wish all Women's matches were that fast. We move on to the Women's Champion, Beth Phoenix. Next week, we'll see a rematch for the title between her and Candice. Fascinating.

In the locker room, Cody Rhodes is doing some light workouts, and Hardcore Holly comes in, asking why he keeps trying. Rhodes is respectful, but knows he's got what it takes. Holly tells him it's his last chance, so he's got to get fired up. He slaps Cody, getting him rabid, and leaves. Commercial land, here we come. I think they wanted to give people plenty of time to vote for this PPV they're pushing.

Brian Kendrick w/ Paul London vs. Rory McAllister w/ Robbie McAllister
For some reason, the Tag Champions are in attendance. Kendrick dives in with a flurry of punches, and I'm pretty sure he moves faster than Jet Li. Rory manages to shake it all off and shoulderblock Kendrick to the mat. He lays the boots brutally to Kendrick, and kicks him out of the ring. Kendrick pulls himself back in, and the crowd really gets behind him. Rory locks in a rear chinlock, and Kendrick fights up, but Rory takes him down again. Kendrick fires up and fights out, but Rory whips him into the corner. Kendrick bounces out and NAILS a kick to the face of Rory, but Robbie gets on the apron. He distracts Kendrick, and Rory hits an reverse suplex off the ropes for the 3 count.
Rory McAllister def. Brian Kendrick
The crowd really isn't happy.

I'm not sure why, but now we see some footage of a guy pouring a drink in a bar. Real nice. Now we're shown Shawn Michaels pounding Orton from last week yet again.

Todd Grisham stands backstage, and he's interviewing HBK! Michaels...who actually looks a little drunk, works a short, but charismatic interview. He verbally beats on Orton a little, and we move on to Coach chasing Hornswoggle some more. He chases him out to the ring now, and Hornswoggle slides under it. Coach looks to cut him off, and finds something that looks like a TNT detonator. Coach pushes the lever, but nothing happens. This is Looney Tunes style. Wow. Coach follows the detonator cord under the ring, and of course, Hornswoggle comes out and makes a run for the detonator. Bata-boom. The camera flickers, and smoke drifts out from under the ring. Hornswoggle runs off, and Coach crawls out from under the ring covered in shoe polish for some reason. Alright...

Cody Rhodes vs. Hardcore Holly
We start this off with a few elbows from Rhodes, and a shoulderblock that takes Holly down. Holly comes back with one of his own, and traps Rhodes in the corner. He hits a few knife edged chops, but Rhodes gets vicious and fights back. The two men brawl until Rhodes hits a cross body followed by a 2 count. Holly ties Rhodes up in the ropes, then beats his chest like a drum. Snapmare followed by a sleeperhold, and the crowd gets behind Rhodes. He fights up and out, but Holly pounds him with a forearm. He punts Cody in the midsection, and Holly sets him up for the Alabama Slam. Cody rolls through for a 2 count, then gets a crucifix pin for 2 more. Backslide for 1, and Holly's had enough. He chucks Rhodes in the corner, Rhodes dodges, and rolls Holly up for 1. Holly dropkicks Rhodes in the face. There.

Holly goes to the top now, and Rhodes gets to his feet. Holly hits a crossbody, but Rhodes rolls through. Holly grabs him, and having had enough for this pinning crap, hits the Alabama Slam. 3 count.
Hardcore Holly def. Cody Rhodes
Holly nods at Cody sadly.

Orton and HBK do a split-screen pre-commercial walk. Oh man, main event time...

Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton
The crowd is LOVING HBK. Right off the bat, Michaels pummels the snot out of Orton. Orton rolls out of the ring, and HBK follows him, beating on him. He tosses Orton right back in, then slows it down a bit. He rolls Orton up and gets 2, but Orton pops back and gets a shoulderblock. He mounts Michaels and hits a few punches, then lifts HBK and sets him on the top rope. He nails HBK a few times, and goes for a superplex. Michaels fights it, and konkcs Orton to the mat. Michaels hits the elbow! He bounces up and starts tuning the band, but now Ken Kennedy hits the ring!
Shawn Michaels def. Randy Orton by DQ
Jeff Hardy runs in for the save! He knocks Kennedy stupid, but Orton throws him over the top rope. Michaels takes Kennedy out, and Randy Orton turns right around into the Sweet Chin Music. HBK stands strong again, and didn't even lose his chewing gum.

TNA iMPACT Results: 10/11/07

2007-10-11T17:57:00.000-07:00

We start rolling with the footage from last week, involving Kurt Angle terrorizing Sting's son. Kurt Angle shows up at the arena wearing the kids jersey. Opening credits.

Jay Lethal vs. Havok
Right off the bat, Havok dives at Lethal, but Lethal dodges. Havok whips him into the ropes, but he comes back and hits Havok with a spinning backbreaker. Havok rolls out of the ring, and Lethal dives out on top of him. Christopher Daniels comes down, and distracts Lethal long enough for Havok to slide back in the ring, and dive off the top rope. He brings Lethal back into the ring, and covers for 2. Lethal's shirt comes off, revealing the tapes ribs. He works on the ribs a bit, but Lethal comes back with a series of running elbows. He goes for a bulldog, but Havok counters into an Osaka Street Cutter. Moonsault off the top, and a cover for 2 more.

Havok pulls him up, bounces off the ropes, and takes a hip toss. Lethal kicks Havok in the head and hits the Lethal Combination. He climbs the top rope, and nails the flying elbow drop. 3 count.
Jay Lethal def. Havok
Daniels grabs the X Division Championship, and tosses it to Lethal.

Backstage, Karen Angle arrives, visibly upset. Commercial time.

Upon returning, Kurt Angle comes out to the ring. He gets on the stick and starts mocking Sting. He tells Sting that he wants to fight only the best, and tells Sting to come on down. Instead, Karen Angle enters. She tells Kurt that he went way too far. Going after someone's child is very uncool. Kurt bashes her, saying he makes the calls, and she's either with him, or without him. Now, Sting appears on the big screen. He's holding both of them accountable, and he's pissed. The lights go out, and a Sting dummy gets lowered into the ring. Angle attacks it in a panic, but upon realizing it's a fake, looks very foolish.

We cut to backstage, and Kevin Nash tries to comfort Sting. J.B. tries, but Nash says that it's better he get hurt than J.B. Nash heads up into the rafters, and talks man-to-man with Sting. Nash asks if Sting is sure he wants to go back down the road to the demon inside. Sting asks Nash what he would do if it was him. Nash takes the point, and Sting leaves. Commercial time.

Back again, and Team Pacman is backstage babbling about Bound for Glory and Triple X. This goes on for a few minutes, and they head out to the ring.
Team Pacman vs. Triple X
We start with Senshi and Killings, and Senshi comes off the ropes with an enziguri that Killings doesn't even see coming. Senshi takes him to the corner and pummels him, but Killings escapes and leaps over him. He scoop slams Senshi, then hits a beautiful leg lariat. He tags in Pacman, and Pacman gets a football from somewhere. He spikes it into Senshi's groin, and tags in Killings again. Killings drops an elbow, and Pacman comes back in for some reason. The ref forces him out, and Skipper is tagged in. He drops Killings and lays the boots to him. He pulls Killings up, flips over him, and spin kicks him in the jaw. Pin for 2.

Skipper whips Killings into the ropes, and eats a spinning shoulderblock. Senshi comes back in, but Killings kicks both of them stupid. He suplexes Skipper, pins for 2, and Senshi throws him out of the ring. Both men turn on Pacman, and he enters the ring. Killings slides in behind them and throws Senshi out. Skipper goes for the play of the day, and Pacman throws money at him. Skipper looks confused, and Killings hits the Lie Detector. 3 count.
Team Pacman def. Triple X

The Steiner Brothers make their entrance now, and Team Pacman looks confused. The Steiners shakes hands and hug the Tag Champions. Team Pacman leaves, and Rick grabs a microphone. Scott has it before long, and he calls out Team 3D. They don't come out, so Scott just beats on them verbally and they leave.

Backstage with J.B. we hear Team 3D. They tear into the Steiners, and then beat on Britney Spears for some reason. The Steiners come charging over, but security holds them back, and we go to commercial.

We come back into the Angles locker room, and Kevin Nash is there. Kevin and Karen are trying to talk him down, and Kurt won't have any of it. Kurt wants to go see Sting immediately. He grabs J.B., and now we go to the ring.

Gail Kim vs. Amazing Kong
We start with Kim and Kong. Kong picks up Kim, and spikes her on the mat. Kim tries rolling around her and attacking, but Kong no-sells and pitches her into the corner. She chokes Kim, then whips her across the ring. Kim comes back with a cross body, and Kong catches her. She tosses Kim again, and Kim locks in an Octopus Submission! Kong eventually breaks out and hits a sidewalk slam. 2 count.

Kong goes to the top for a body splash, but Kim rolls out of the way. She tries to whip Kong, but Kong reverses. Kim hops to the top rope and dropkicks Kong. Kim tries for an armbar, but Kong reverses into a sit-out powerbomb and pins Kim for 3.
Amazing Kong squashes Gail Kim

We cut to a recorded interview with Don West and Sonjay Dutt. He asks Dutt about his...guruism. He convinces West to donate money to a weird cause. Dutt convinces West to meditate with him, and we're at commercial again.

Now Christian Cage hits the ring. He's got the ring all decked out with a Samoan theme. He's debuting a talk show of his, called 'Chattin' with the Champ". And his first guest...Samoa Joe. Joe climbs into the ring, and steals the mic. He tells Christian that he's not even trying anymore. They eventually move on to Bound for Glory and Christian reminds us that Joe has never beaten him. Joe gets angry with him, and starts in about how he'll tear him apart. Christian proposes a toast, and Joe throws the drink in his face. They brawl, and Cage ends up pummeling Joe with a coconut. Commercial time.

Petey Williams vs. Robert Roode w/ Ms. Brooks
The bell rings, and Roode punches Williams in the gut. Williams nails a hurricanrana, followed by a dropkick to Roode's spine. Roode comes back strong with a scoop slam and a neckbreaker. Cover for 2. Williams rolls to the ropes, and Roode follows him. Williams tosses Roode over, then hits a diving hurricanrana. He plays to the crowd, and Roode tosses Brooks at him. While Williams is distracted, Roode grabs him and rolls him back into the ring. Williams gives the Canadian Destroyer a shot, but Roode counters into a Fisherman's Suplex. Pin for the 3.
Robert Roode def. Petey Williams

Backstage we go. For some reason, Angle and J.B. are searching the bathroom for Sting. They kick open a stall, and find Junior Fatu. They apologize, and we move on.

No DQ Match: Raven & Black Reign vs. Abyss & Rhino
We start with the two men jumping Rhino. Abyss runs in for the save, but Reign gets ahold of a kendo stick. And takes the big man down. They spill to the outside, and we're at commercials again.

Back, and Rhino gives Raven a belly to belly. Reign pulls him out of the ring, and Abyss empties a bag of tacks in the ring. James Mitchell jumps Abyss from behind, but Abyss no sells. Raven spins him around and hits the Evenflow onto the tacks. Rhino comes in now, and Gores Raven through a table. Reign comes into the ring, and Rhino spinebusts him onto a trashcan. Abyss mistakenly Black Hole slams Rhino, and Black Reign covers him for the 3. Not as good as it could have been.
Black Reign & Raven def. Rhino & Abyss

Backstage, we're with Matt Morgan. He says that he can't wait for someone to try his authority. If anyone wants to try Matt Morgan, they won't get by Matt Morgan. Catch phrase attempt?

LAX & Junior Fatu vs. Team 3D & Kurt Angle w/ "Special Enforcer" Matt Morgan
We start this one with Devon and Homicide. Devon clocks Cide in the forehead, and whips him across the ring. Cide comes back with a big right hand and a jawbreaker. Cover for 2. Cide whips Devon, but gets reversed. He bounces out of the corner with a cross body and scores another 2 count. Tag to Fatu, who dodges a clothesline and hits a belly to belly suplex. He misses the Banzai drop, and Devon tags in Ray. Ray tries a front chinlock, but Fatu breaks it. Fatu whips Ray into Hernandez, who his a shoulderblock. Tag to make Hernandez legal. He covers Ray, but only gets 2.

Back, and Angel takes a headscissors from Homicide. Pin for 2. Angle tosses Cide into Team 3D, who crotch him against the turnbuckle. Angle suplexes Cide, then tags in Devon. Devon whips Cide into the corner, then charges in for a body splash. Cover for 2, and a tag to Ray. Ray goes for a back drop, but Cide dodges. Ray comes back though and hits an Alabama Slam. He drops a few boots, then tags in Devon. They put the fists to Cide, then Devon takes him to the center of the ring. Rear chinlock, but Devon releases and tags in Angle. Cide dropkicks both men, and Ray comes in. Cide kicks Ray down, and tags in Fatu. Fatu starts slapping around all three opponents, and chokeslams Angle. Superkick to Ray, Samoan Drop to Devon. Cover for 2. He whips Ray into the corner, then stacks the other two men onto him. Running butt splash, and a tag to Hernandez. Hernandez clotheslines a few men, and hits the Gringo Cutter on Angle. Now all six men hit the ring, pairing off. We're left with Cide and Angle. Cide goes for the Gringo Killer, but Angle gets in the Ankle Lock. Fatu hits the ring, and Superkicks Angle. Angle gets stuck in the corner, and Fatu gives him the Stink Face. Team 3D hits the ring, and give Fatu the 3D.

Hernandez is back in now, and clotheslines both members of Team 3D out of the ring. He dives over the top rope to take them out, and Angle hits the Olypic Slam on Homicide for the win.
Kurt Angle & Team 3D def. LAX & Junior Fatu
After the bell, Angle grabs a stick. He calls Sting out, and Sting is back on the big screen. He taunts Angle, but Angle turns around into a masked member of LAX. He removes the mask...and it's STING! He takes Angle down and locks in the Scorpion Deathlock. Angle screams and the show fades to black.