The Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 video game may miss its November deadline as Vince McMahon is going back and forth about whether to leave Chris Benoit in the game. The designers haven't completely removed Benoit from the game yet and Vince wants him out obviously. However, if they remove him, it would require the game to be delayed and they'd miss out on the 2007 holiday season revenue, which is always the most lucrative quarter for video games.
There has been lots of talk of another WWE PPV being axed in 2008, likely Cyber Sunday. Instead of doing it as a PPV, they might switch it to another special three-hour Raw with the same concept.
All i can say is why did they start doing 15 PPV's a year in the first place? It's not like people are buying them if you seen the latest buyrate numbers.
Can I have just 1 PPV a month please?
RAW will be taped on Sunday night this coming week in Columbus, OH. The show features all four McMahon's and lawyers.
So expect spoilers to appear within the next 4 days.
Source: Ryan Clark Of ProWrestlingScoops.com
Before the first match took place at the SmackDown! Tapings, a Video package of WrestleMania 23 was shown. The bottom section and upper deck is pretty much sold out. There is probably around 9000 people in attendance to tonight’s tapings.
-- Johnny Jeter defeated Kenny Dykstra with a ensiguri
-- The Daltons defeated Dave Taylor Paul Burchill
-- Before SmackDown! Iraq tribute to the troops.
-- JBL on his way to the ring.
SMACKDOWN START
-- Opening video plays
-- Summer Slam Highlights
Show starts off with Teddy Long and the Great Khali in the ring. Teddy Long says that tonight they are going to determine a new number one contender for the World Championship title. Their will be a tournament to decide. Kane will face Finlay and Batista will face Mysterio. The winners of those two matches will face each other. Teddy then says, lets not wait until next week, lets get it started now!
Kane vs. Finlay
Kane dominates first half of match. Match ends when Kane hits Finlay with a clothes-line off the top rope. Kane then hit’s the choke slam on Finlay but the little bastard runs in and distracts Kane. Finlay rolls him up for the win.
Matt Hardy & MVP vs. Deuce and Domino
Matt Hardy was in the match the whole time and got dominated. MVP got the tag and through Hardy out of the ring and MVP got the win. So we have new tag-team champions. After the match MVP was in the ring celebrating with both titles while Matt looks on from the outside.
Backstage Vince tells Batista that he could very well be his son. He’s got the looks, and everything. Batista says, If I was your dad, id kill you.
In the Ring
Mark Henry on the microphone. Mark says the Undertaker is coming back at Unforgiven and that he is going to break his back. The lights go out and The Undertaker’s music plays. On the screen the video that they played ask week shows. The Undertaker didn’t come out but states that he will make his return at Unforgiven. Mark Henry stands in the ring while this is happening.
Video package shows of Mysterio’s return.
Batista vs. Rey Mysterio
Back and forth match. Rey Mysterio goes for the 619 but misses.At the end, Finlay runs down, hits Rey Mysterio. Mysterio wins by DQ and Rey advances to the finals.
Vince McMahon Segment
Vince comes to the ring with coach. Just like on Monday, Coach says he has a list of people Vince has slept with and he would like to bring them out. The first girl that comes out is from New York. Her name is Sheryl. Vince says he remembers that night because she is hot.
Next Coach brings out a 3-girls from Connecticut. He said he had a 3-some with them and he remembers them because it was New Years of 1997. Vince says he remembers that night because they are hot. He said he brought in the new years with a big bang.
Another female comes out by the name of Sister Merry. She is dressed like a nun. Sister Merry gets on the mic and says “Our one night together, who could ever satisfy me in the way you did in 1991 in the parking lot.” Vince says Merry gave her a new direction for church. He then comments that she is second to nun.
After that, Vince says next Monday on RAW, he has to confront the other members of the McMahon Family and he is not worried.
Chris Masters vs. Chuck Palumbo
Masterlock challenge
They set the chair up, as Palumbo was about to escape, Chris Masters let off the hold and ran out of the ring. On Palumbo’s way back to the back he has problems starting his bike.
-- Krystal Marshall and Teddy Long - Invitation to their marriage shows up on the screen.
-- The Dalton aired a promo that they are coming to SmackDown.
Rey Mysterio vs. Fit Finlay
Winner gets match at Unforgiven.
During the match, Khali comes down and gets in the ring and takes Mysterio and throws him. Rey Mysterio advances by DQ. After the match, they beat on Mysterio and Batista comes down to make the save on Mysterio.
-- Rey Mysterio vs. Khali for the title at Unforgiven.
-- After the match is over, they disassemble the ring and the announcers leave as they now set up for ECW.
Source: PWTorch.com
OPENER:
They opened the show with still ECW champion John Morrison coming out to the ring. They used a nice still-shot of Morrison grazing his feet on the ropes against C.M. Punk at Summerslam to retain the title. Morrison asked the crowd if they can feel it. He cut a poem about creating a new reality for Punk that he is the guru of greatness, the Tuesday night delight, and the ECW champion. Morrison said he accepts all realities thrown in his direction, then he talked about the fatal four-way #1 Contender match tonight. They showed Boogeyman on the screen and Morrison ran him down. Miz was shown next to a round of boos. Morrison smirked, then ran him down for performing acts on himself in the shower. They showed Big Daddy V to some oos and aahs. Morrison said let's just hope he doesn't win tonight. Punk flashed on the screen to a brief cheer. Morrison asked how many times he has to beat Punk before he goes away. Morrison said Punk doesn't drink, doesn't smoke, doesn't do drugs, and doesn't win championships. He said Punk took his eye on the ball at Summerslam and he will never defeat him for the ECW Title. Morrison said none of those four are enlightened enough to defeat him. Morrison held his belt in the air to close the segment.
[Commercial Break]
Kevin Thorn came out and they recapped last week when Thorn and Stevie Richards brawled backstage. Richards then came out for another match with Thorn.
1 -- KEVIN THORN vs. STEVIE RICHARDS
Thorn pounded on Richards early on, and Richards kept asking for more, so Thorn granted the request. Thorn chucked Richards across the ring before driving him into the corner and landing hard elbow smashes. He then kicked Richards hard in the face and choked him across the top turnbuckle.
[Q2]
Thorn followed Richards on the outside and continued to work on the throat area. Thorn re-started the ref's count before driving Richards back-first into the guardrail. Back in the ring, Thorn landed consecutive clotheslines to the throat. Richards didn't show much life, and Thorn continued to knock him down with clotheslines. Richards escaped a crucifix bomb, but walked into another clothesline to the throat. Thorn jerked Richards around and kept screaming at him to show him something. Richards suddenly hit a double-knee jaw breaker and roundhouse kicks for a nearfall. He had a nearfall following a roll-up, but Thorn caught him in center-ring with a torture rack backbreaker. Thorn then took Richards to a horizontal position across the top turnbuckle and hit the Original Sin crusher for the pin and the win.
WINNER: Thorn in 6:00. A step up from their previous encounters because it carried the tune of a personal feud. More than just spot a, spot b, comeback, nearfall - this had more of a real fight feel to it. Thorn showed something new that's been missing, although the crowd didn't get into the match. (*1/4)
[Commercial Break]
They aired a horror-flick video package on The Boogeyman. Some old school stuff with Boogeyman dumping worms on Sharmell, Jillian Hall, and JBL.
Backstage, Extreme Expose was hanging on Miz. Balls Mahoney then walked in and Miz said he was shocked by Balls winning last week. Miz, who looked slightly over-cooked, wanted to know if Balls's victory last week was a fluke or not, so he would be watching his match. Brooke and Leyla had a good laugh at Balls's expense, but Kelly Kelly hung around to tell Balls good luck tonight. Apparently Miz has booking influence these days.
On the other side of town, John Morrison talked to Armando Estrada about being comfortable when watching the #1 Contender match. C.M. Punk then walked in and dined on Morrison's catering, much to Armando's chagrin. Morrison said he knows why Punk is here: to beg for another title shot. Punk said he's here to earn another title shot and he won't have to put his feet on the ropes to do it. Morrison said a win's a win. Punk feigned hitting Morrison, who flinched. Punk laughed and asked Morrison what he's going to do. Punk took a bite out of some cantaloupe, then left. Morrison and Armando shared mad face looks.
[Commercial Break]
[Q3]
The Miz came out with Extreme Expose. He led the ladies to the announce area to have a seat and watch Balls's match. Elijah Burke then came out for the re-match with Balls.
2 -- BALLS MAHONEY vs. ELIJAH BURKE
Burke came out as the aggressor before Balls came back with successive scoop slams and a clothesline. Kelly stood up and cheered for Balls, who cracked a smile. Burke took advantage of Balls's distraction and kicked him in the face to take control. The fans chanted, "Let's go Balls" while Miz, Brooke, and Leyla had a good laugh at Balls's misfortune. Burke landed the flying handstand elbow in the corner, then sat down on a neck vice. Burke started landing jabs in the corner before Balls avoided a corner clothesline and rolled up Burke for a nearfall. Burke came back with a short-arm clothesline, though, and sat down on a chinlock. Balls escaped and hit a suplex before landing the Balls punches. He then hit the Nutcracker Suite for a nearfall when Burke got his foot on the bottom rope. They battled up top and Burke executed a big superplex before lowering the knee pads for the Elijah Express in the corner. Burke then made the cover for the win.
Afterward, Kelly was dejected while Miz gloated. Miz took the mic and announced Balls as the loser before leaving with Brooke and Leyla on his arms. Meanwhile, Kelly slipped into the ring and checked on Balls. After about 15 seconds, she was done checking on him, then she left the ring. She stopped halfway down the entrance ramp, then turned and waved at him near tears. Balls pulled himself up to the ropes to make eye contact with Kelly, who tried to hide her disappointment.
WINNER: Burke in 6:00. Match was stuck in first-gear. Burke gets a much-needed win, although they didn't exactly highlight him in victory. Good progress with the Balls-Kelly storyline. (3/4*)
[Commercial Break]
[Q4]
Miz was back in the ring for the main event. C.M. Punk then came out second. Big Daddy V followed out. Time for another break before Boogeyman's entrance.
[Commercial Break]
Boogeyman did his entrance, then everyone tried to gang up on Viscera before the bell rang.
3 -- C.M. PUNK vs. THE MIZ vs. BIG DADDY V (w/Matt Striker) vs. THE BOOGEYMAN -- #1 Contender match
Viscera fought them all off before whipping Punk into Miz and creating a double stack in the corner. Punk took the worst of it and slumped to the corner. Miz then walked into a lift-up slam and Viscera pounded his chest. Boogeyman then re-entered and danced around Viscera before Miz tripped Boogeyman and dragged him to the floor. Punk went for a cross body splash on Viscera, but Viscera tossed him over the top rope to the ground. The action spilled to the floor and Viscera pounded Miz across the chest. Same for Punk. He then went for a charging splash, but Miz and Punk moved, causing Viscera to spill over the guardrail to the floor. Back in the ring, Miz cleared Boogeyman to the outside for a while before smashing Punk in the corner with a flying boot for a nearfall.
[Q5 -- over-run]
Punk fired back on Miz with a combo of kicks to the head before missing with a leg drop off the ropes. Miz sat down on a neck vice in center ring, then the crowd rallied for Punk, who came back with a powerslam. Both men recovered on the mat, then Punk nailed a high knee in the corner and a bulldog in center ring. Punk hit a springboard clothesline on Miz for a nearfall, then he went for the Go 2 Sleep and connected. Punk then covered Miz for the win.
After the match, Viscera grabbed Boogeyman and slammed him on the floor. Punk then left the ring while Viscera returned to the ring a little too late. Styles and Tazz talked about Morrison's worst nightmare continuing with Punk coming back for more after earning another opportunity at the belt. Punk celebrated with the fans ringside while Viscera stared at him from inside the ring.
WINNER: Punk in 8:00 to earn another ECW title shot. Helter-skelter early on, then things slowed down for the Punk vs. Miz portion of the match. Fans were subdued probably in anticipation of Boogeyman or Viscera returning to the match at some point, but they booked four good minutes of Punk vs. Miz as a mini-test-run for a program down the line. In the end, Punk's chase continues. (*1/2)
The following is from Richard of PWInsider.com:
TNA taped the next two episodes of Impact tonight, leading up to the No Surrender PPV, in Orlando, Florida at Universal Studios Soundstage 21. Complete results of the taping featured:
Impact 8/30
*Team 3D vs. The Motor City Machine Guns was announced, but before it could begin Scott Steiner came out. He tells Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley to get out of the ring. Steiner brawls with Team 3D. He has control of the situation and goes to get a table. Devon attacks Steiner and they nail him with the 3D. Devon grabs several chairs. Ray sets a chair on Steiner's throat, playing off his surgery, and Devon nails it with another chair. Brother Ray said that Steiner would be going back to the hospital. Security comes to the ring to clear it. Security tries to help Steiner to the back. 3D attack security and bring Steiner back into the ring. They set up a table in the ring. They lay out Steiner through it. Steiner does a stretcher job.
*Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin return to the ring. Sabin says that no team can match them for their total sexiness. Shelley says that TNA needs some heroes and they challenge anyone to face them and bump up the ratings. Voodoo Kin Mafia come out...
*The Voodoo Kin Mafia defeated The Motor City Machine Guns in under 90 seconds. Kip James gets the mic and asks if they are any tag teams that want to challenge them. LAX, XXX and Eric Young & Shark Boy all come out. All four rings brawl in the ring. It settles down to LAX and Young/Shark Boy.
*Sting defeated AJ Styles, Christian Cage and Samoa Joe in order to become the new TNA Tag team champion (with Kurt Angle). Samoa Joe had the Samoan dance troupe for his entrance. Before the match started, TNA Everything champion Kurt Angle and Karen Angle came to ringside to watch. Sting forced Styles to tape to the Scorpion Deathlock. Before the finish, Joe was given the Unprettier on the floor by Cage and was out for awhile. Cage and Styles were discussing how to finish off Sting. Cage goes to get a chair but Joe stops him from getting back in the ring and they brawl to the back. Sting is down in the ring. Styles tried to distract the referee as Tomko interferes. Styles only gets a two count. Sting forces Styles to tap.
*After the match, Sting gets his belt from Kurt Angle and Karen raises their hand. The Angles leave. Ron Killings and Pacman Jones attack Sting (well, Killings did) and Jones spraypaints Sting's back. Angle makes the save.
TNA Today or Road to No Surrender Bout (not sure)
*Eric Young & Shark Boy defeated Sonjay Dutt & Petey Williams when Young hit a double death valley driver on Williams.
Impact 9/6
*Tomko defeated Kaz. During the bout, Robert Roode and Traci Brooks come out. Roode tries to interfere but it backfires. Kaz hits a baseball slide on Roode and brawls with him. After the match, Brooks checks on Kaz but Roode yells at her and attacks him. Tomko gets in Roode's face and shoves him to the mat.
*Samoa Joe defeated Raven. AJ Styles comes out with a kendo stick and hits Joe to try and help Raven. Joe chokes out Raven. After the match, Joe pulls Styles into the ring. Tomko hits the ring, followed by Christian Cage. Christian hits Joe with a chair. They handcuff Joe to the ropes. The members of Samoa Joe's dance troupe tried to protect Joe but they were laid out. They hit a One Man Conchairto to one of the dancers while Joe is cuffed to the ropes. Security comes out and they uncuff Joe. Joe grabs a kendo stick and runs off in pursuit of Cage and company.
*Abyss and Jay Lethal defeated TNA Tag Team champions Kurt Angle and Sting in a non-title match when Abyss pinned Angle with the Black Hole Slam. During the match, Karen came to the ring. Angle picked her up and carried her back to the stage. He backed up into Abyss and they began fighting. Abyss had Sting and Angle for a double chokeslam, but Abyss decided to let Sting go. Abyss had Angle set up for a powerslam, but Angle escaped. He hit an Olympic Slam. He went for the Ankle Lock but Abyss escaped and hit the Black Hole Slam for a three count. After the match, Abyss retrieved a bag of something from under the ring. Jim Mitchell comes out and Abyss sees him, then chases Mitchell to the back. Angle is still down in the ring, so Pacman Jones and Ron Killings come out through the crowd and attack Sting, then spraypaint Angle's back.
Xplosion:
*Robert Roode pinned Homicide with a Perfectplex.
*Gail Kim & Chris Harris defeated BG James & Roxxi after Gail pinned Roxxi with a missile dropkick. The women were the showcase of the bout.
The following is an excerpt from an article on CBS Sportsline: Former WWE champion Brock Lesnar, known to wrestling fans as "The Next Big Thing," followed through on his promise to attend UFC 74. Lesnar said that he wanted to see Couture up close and in person, but that was not the only reason Lesnar was in attendance. Lesnar met with White, who was very confident after his meeting with Lesnar. "I am pretty much going to guarantee you right here that UFC will get him," said White. "Lesnar should have started with us, but we'll be happy to have him." Lesnar made his mixed martial arts debut at a show co-promoted by EliteXC and K-1, defeating Min Soo Kim in Los Angeles on June 2. When might the former collegiate All-American start with the UFC? "We are all booked up through 2007, but we would like to have him start after the new year," White said.
WWE has shipped out 115,000 units of the Ladder Match DVD,
and 97,000 units of the Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen DVD.
The ladder match and the four horsemen DVD are getting very good reviews on Amazon.com
The Undertaker will facing a slew of large opponents when he returns to the ring this fall.
He's scheduled to make his return at the Unforgiven pay-per-view. He will be facing Mark Henry. Taker will probably be the one to put Henry out of action for good in the storylines as Henry is likely finishing up with WWE when his contract expires in a few weeks.
In a return feud from about 12 years ago, Undertaker will be facing Big Daddy V (or King Mable 12 years ago). Plans have been made to build Big Daddy V up as a monster in ECW, then move him to SmackDown sometime in the fall to feud with the top babyface talents of the brand -- including Undertaker.
'Taker is also scheduled to feud with The Great Khali again. For more info on the Undertaker's Past feuds i suggest getting WWE Tombstone: The History of The Undertaker
WWE expects to spend $15 million to $20 million over the next year or two in converting its television studio for High-Definition production. They also expect to spend another $40 million to $60 million in expanding the television production facility.
TNA has secured a two hour time slot with Spike TV, but the network has given the promotion a condition - the wrestling company must purchase High-Definition equipment, as Spike TV will be upgrading to HD broadcasting by 2009.
TNA is apparently putting up resistance to the condition as the current contract is set to expire at the end of September. Spike TV has previously provided funding to TNA, such as contributing money to bring Sting to TNA, but the cable network hasn’t been open to providing addition financing for the purchase of HD equipment for the promotion.
Here is a fun fact for the smart marks out there. While many believe that the big names that come into TNA start out with ballooned salaries would be shocked to find out that it is not so in many cases. Many of the "big name" talent start off at the minimum wage pay of the standard contracted TNA Wrestler which is $500 an appearance. After they "earn their stripes" it is at that time they start to make the money they come to expect being a "big name" for the company. The known pay grades among the TNA talent ranges from $200 for local talent that were used for squash matches, $500 per appearance for the new TNA Contracted wrestlers and then the next tier of pay is $750 an appearance. This is what most of the wrestlers that have been with the company for over a year are bumped up to. It should be noted as well that the standard TNA contracted wrestler is only guaranteed 26 appearances. So for those doing the math, the first year you are guaranteed $13,000/year and in your second year you can almost expect to be making $19,500/year not including outside bookings or "house show" contracts.
Current plans call for the Mr. McMahon paternity angle to lead to a WrestleMania 24 main-event match between Triple H and Mr. Kennedy. At last word, the plan was for WWE to continue slowly dropping hints that Kennedy is the illegitimate child before finally revealing his identity during a three-hour Raw special in October.
Stephanie McMahon will be returning to television on a full time basis in the near future -- likely in October or November. She will be returning because her status as her father's heiress will become threatened due to Kennedy. Triple H would reveal his real-life marriage to Stephanie, thus disclosing that he is Vince's son-in-law. This would set the stage for the Raw main event at WrestleMania, which at last word is going to be Triple H as a babyface vs. Kennedy, likely for the title and with all the members of the McMahon family somehow involved. Shane McMahon has been told he won't be needed in the ring until around Royal Rumble, so he'll probably be Kennedy's first family victim.
USA Network executive Bonnie Hammer is said to be very satisfied with the angle. She is the one behind the idea of a three-hour Raw special in October.
Furthermore, WWE has a contingency plan in case the storyline bombs with the audience. It would be revealed that Kennedy faked the lab results in order to gain access to McMahon's money.
Event: WWE Monday Night RAW
Airdate: Monday, August 27th, 2007 (USA Network)
Location: The TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Mass.
Results by Dan O'Hagan
- From the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Mass.
- Raw begins with footage from last nights WWE Championship match between John Cena and Randy Orton, no pyro tonight, Randy Orton makes his way to the ring.
Orton cuts a promo declaring that all day he has been in church because last night he witnessed a miracle…John Cena retaining the WWE Title. Orton says he had the match won and he should be WWE Champion, Randy tells Cena to thank god he’s still WWE Champ and that his career hasn’t been ended, Randy says next time he won’t be so lucky, he then goes on to demand a title match. Orton calls out Cena and John almost immediately makes his way to the ring. Cena has the home field advantage tonight, Cena’s dad is at ringside. Cena says that with almost everything in Orton’s advantage, he still didn’t get the job done, Cena declares “the champ is still here" Orton then challenges Cena but Cena wants to face Triple H, GM William Regal informs Cena he will be facing King Booker later tonight. Triple H is way over (Thanks to "The G", "Antdompeg", matt and Gerweck for their help)
- A graphic for Triple H's return to Raw tonight is shown
(1) Mr. Kennedy vs. Jeff Hardy
Hardy is back and over with the fans, Mr. Kennedy is dominating wearing down Hardy with a bodyscissors, Kennedy continues to pound down on Hardy getting a near fall, Hardy manages to fight back and connects with a corkscrew on Kennedy, Hardy gets a 2 count, Hardy goes for the Swanton but Kennedy gets his knees up, at this point Intercontinental Champion Umaga makes his way to the ring and chases Kennedy away, Umaga then surprisingly superkicks Jeff Hardy giving Hardy the DQ win, Umaga takes out Hardy with the Samoan Spike while Kennedy looks on!
- Later tonight; Carlito’s Cabana with Mr. McMahon
- Footage is shown of the King of King’s, Triple H’s return last night
- Backstage Coach asks Mr. McMahon what his big announcement will be on the Cabana? Vince tells Coach he will find out when everyone else does, they bump into Mr. Kennedy and Vince reminds Kennedy that his middle name is also Kennedy, Mr. Kennedy says that he has realized that, Kennedy walks off limping/staggering and Vince notices what a strange walk he has before walking off doing his power walk!
- Carlito’s Cabana with Mr. McMahon: Carlito wishes Vince a happy belated birthday, Vince says last Friday he hit the big 50 (ahem…) Vince is sporting a new hairstyle, Vince says that if the woman who gave birth to Vince’s bastard son doesn’t tell him who his son is within the next 2 weeks then Vince will sue him. Vince starts to say that everyone answers to him, at that minute Triple H makes his way to the ring to a huge ovation, Vince snaps at HHH and Trips says “is that the welcome back I get after all this time?!”, Triple H says that in his time off he searched high and low and now on Vince’s “75th” birthday Trips is going to reveal to him 4 women that could be the mother of Vince’s child! H then brings out the women, one of which is really a man and another is “Carlito’s sister” Trips notices how Carlito’s sister isn’t spitting her apple! Vince eventually gets frustrated and orders the women to leave the stage, Trips turns his attention to claiming Vince is holding illegal rooster fighting and he is all over the news, Trips says Vince hates animals, Vince denies it and claims he loves animals, Trips then tricks Vince into saying “I love cocks!”, Vince says he hates Triple H and storms off, Carlito gets in Triple H’s face telling him to respect Vince and if he doesn’t Carlito will put him back on the shelf, Trips tells Carlito that he’s heard Carlito likes to “suck grapefruits!”, Carlito grabs an apple and spits it in the face of Trips, H turns to the crowd and smirks before striking Carlito, H then hits Carlito with a spinebuster and a DX chop followed up by a Pedigree!
(2) World’s Greatest Tag Team & Daivari vs. Paul London, Brain Kendrick & Cody Rhodes
Shelton has gone blonde! Fast paced action, Kendrick and London leap onto WGTT on the outside leaving Cody and Daivari in the ring, Cody hits a crossbody from the top rope on Daivari for the win.
- Rey Mysterio will return to SmackDown this Friday.
- Main Event for ECW tomorrow night: CM Punk, Boogeyman, Big Daddy V and The Miz will compete in a Fatal-4-Way match and the winner will receive a future ECW Title match.
- Back from commercials, Daivari is ranting in the ring, Cryme Tyme interrupts him and tells him nobody can understand him, they then steal his headdress thing and sell it to a fan for $5, Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch then make their way to the ring, Cryme Tyme then steal Cade’s cowboy hat and throw it into the crowd!
- Backstage Vince is saying to Coach how much Triple H embarrassed him, Randy Orton storms in the room and demands Vince to give him another title shot, Vince says Orton is a great athlete but at the minute Orton doesn’t deserve a title shot, he tells Orton if he wants another title shot, he’s gotta prove it to Vince but until then…no, Orton storms out of the room slamming the door.
(3) Maria vs. Beth Phoenix
Phoenix attacks Maria on her way to the ring, taking her out before the match ever starts. Maria is wearing tight spandex pants revealing her tight ass. SO HOT, pics below.
- Todd Grisham interviews Candice asking her if she’s at all intimidated by Beth? Candice says she isn’t and she will take on any challenge that comes her way, Snitsky then turns up and cuts a weird promo
- Vince is talking with Coach backstage, Vince says he believes the woman will tell him who his son is before the 2 weeks are up, maybe even by next weeks Raw. William Regal walks in and tells Vince he has to tell him something, Regal goes on to inform Vince that the entire McMahon family will be on Raw next week to confront Vince…and they will be bringing their attorneys!
(4) King Booker w/ Queen Sharmell vs. WWE Champion John Cena
Cena goes for an STUF early but Booker manages to escape, King Booker is dominating Cena, match goes back and forth, Booker continues to have the advantage, Cena finally fires back up on Booker, Randy Orton attacks Cena from behind giving him the DQ win, Booker and Orton double team Cena, Booker hits the Scissors Kick and leaves Orton to pick up the pieces, Orton sets up Cena for the punt kick but instead changes his mind and leaves the ring, he grabs Orton’s dad at ringside and pulls him over the crowd barrier Orton then gives Cena’s dad a hard punt kick before leaving up the ramp. Cena and the paramedics attend to hid Dad as Raw goes off the air
If any of you watched Summerslam last night you witnessed the return of Triple H. as well as the defeat of King Booker (honestly who didn’t see this coming?) but before booker got Pedigreed Triple H did something very interesting. He gave King Booker a crotch chop (you could say he told booker to suck it…no matter how gay it is).
You could say he was playing to the crowd since this was his huge return after all but remember, Shawn Michaels will also be retuning within the next few months so their is a possibly that DX could return. But with the upcoming McMahon/Kennedy/Triple H feud going into Wrestlemania it’s unlikely that D-Generation X will be back any time soon.
But anything can happen in the WWE. (somebody shoot me)
Also for more info on the most recent carnation of D-Generation X you can always buy
The New and Improved DX DVD.
King Booker just signed a new 3 year deal with the WWE, but that’s not the best part King booker signed the Contact under one condition… he gets to sit in on the WWE creative teams meetings. This just speculation but the rumor is that since King Booker is going to be working with Triple H on RAW, and since Triple H plays a large part in booking with the creative team. King Booker wants to make sure he’s not buried and jobbed out and put on the mid-card again.
But that’s not the only thing King Booker also wanted his Wrestling School To Become WWE’s New developmental territory he reportedly spend thousands on new equipment and a warehouse, Undertaker and Steve Williams were close to the School as well.
Why didn’t it happen? John Lauranitis. Haven’t heard of him? Don’t worry neither has the rest of the world. Yet WWE put this Clown in charge of talent relations despite having no talent himself. And what did he do you ask? He put one his own buddies, Steven Keirn, in charge of a wrestling school (Florida Championship Wrestling) despite Steve Kern having no experience at all.
Also despite Florida Championship Wrestling being a complete disaster (it just got air conditioning this month!), John continues to rave about Steve Keirn to Stephanie and Vince McMahon.
Why did John do this you ask? He did because he likes to party in Tampa, Florida.
When TNA debuted on Spike TV in October 2006 we all had high hopes for the up and coming company, finally there was someone for the WWE to compete with (or at least steal story lines). Sadly that’s not that case since October 2006 TNA has not improved all they do is scoop up dozens of WCW and WWE rejects and for what, the 1.2 rating they get every week? Or is it so that they hope some wrestling fan is going to stop on TNA impact! One night and spot a WWE or WCW reject and say, “hey I remember that guy”.
1. TNA Thinks Decrypt Old Fucks Brings In Money and Ratings
News Flash TNA that is Not Happening. The fact is nobody could give two shits about Kurt Angle, Christian Cage, or Sting or TNA would be getting higher ratings and not 1.1’s or more accurately .8’s. Try originality I hear it’s great.
2. Mike Tenay And Don West Screaming Threw The Whole Show
` These guy are the most annoying Duo I’ve ever heard commentate a wrestling event even more so than Joey Styles and Michael Cole. I think these guys are unbearable on the mic Don West is Screaming the whole time and Mike Tenay tries to explain everything happening even when there nothing going the fuck on. TNA needs new commentators really bad.
3. Low Production Values
If any of you have ever watch TNA you Know that the Product looks like an old Shitty WCW show from 1993 when it was produced on that Disney sound stage. Every thing is wrong wit the TNA set up from the crappy lighting to the circuit green lasers. But what really gets to me is the disgusting looking backstage set up you’d think with their financial backing from Panda the would able to fix up the backstage area.
4. The Theme Songs And Entrance Music
All I can say is who composes that crap? The Music sounds like cat getting raped by a dog (I know I exaggerate but it still sucks).
5. The Matches, Finishes, And Booking
Do TNA Matches have rules? Because I don’t seem to recall that when there is interference in a match there’s no DQ. Also who the fuck booked Kurt Angle to win all the titles? And why is there always in interference in main event Impact! Matches?
These are the top Reasons why TNA still sucks, so I suggest is don’t watch that crap until they get the Message…for now TNA sucks.
Another rumor that’s going around these days is that USA Network’s Bonnie Hammer Wants more Attitude era stars like Stone Cold, Mick Foley, and the Undertaker to appear on WWE RAW more often so the USA Network Can get the Rating s they used to get in the late 90’s to 2001.
This is also one of the reason Mick Foley’s useless ass has been on T.V lately. It’s also why Stone Cold is starting to pop up.
All I have to say is good luck finding attitude era stars that aren’t on drugs, dead, or really fucking old.
So rumor has it that Mick Foley wants a more Prominent role on the WWE RAW brand but Vice McMahon and Triple H think that he doesn’t click with the fans anymore.
They’re right nobody gives a fuck about Mick Foley anymore all he does is show up and plug his retarded “tell all” books that nobody gives a shit about. He wears the same dirty looking outfit to every show. How does he expect anyone to take him seriously?
So Mick you want to return RAW, that’s fine but the question I ask Mick is, what the fuck would you do in the WWE? You been GM of RAW, You can’t wrestle anymore, you don’t have anymore stupid books to plug so tell us Mick just what the fuck were you planning to do?
Apparently he'll do anything for money now so guys do us all a favor buy one of his books and keep this guy off T.V.
Event: WWE SummerSlam Pay-Per-View
Airdate: Sunday, August 26th, 2007 (Live On PPV)
Location: The Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, N.J.
Results by WrestleView.com
- The WWE promo hits.
- A video package airs highlighting tonight's scheduled World Title matches and the return of Triple H to WWE tonight.
- A graphic opening then welcomes us to SummerSlam. We go live to the Continental Airlines Arena where a series of pyro goes off.
- Kane defeated Finlay. Kane had his ribs taped up for the match tonight. Early on, Finlay worked on the left leg of Kane and continued to go after it during the rest of the match. Kane attempted a chokeslam, but Finlay broke it up. They did a spot with Hornswoggle where Finlay pulled him out from under the ring, but Kane chased him away. Hornswoggle tried to go back under the ring, but Kane pulled him back out. Finlay took the advantage of the distraction and connected with a quick DDT on Kane. Hornswoggle brought a shillelagh out from under the ring and Finlay hit Kane in the ribs with it. The finish then saw Kane catch Finlay with a big chokeslam for the pinfall.
- Backstage, all three General Managers from Raw, ECW and Smackdown and with Jonathan Coachman when Vince McMahon appears. Vince begins talking to Armando Estrada when Santino Marella comes in. They kick Marella out. MVP then shows up and said he didn't know if he was Vince's son or not, but wanted to issue a challenge to Matt Hardy tonight - however, not a wrestling match. William Regal said there was no way MVP could be Vince's son and tried to make it seem like he could be.
- A promo for Rey Mysterio's return tonight airs.
- Umaga retained the WWE Intercontinental Championship over Mr. Kennedy & Carlito in a Triple Threat Match. Fairly short IC Title match with these three. The match kicked off with Umaga sending Kennedy and Carlito to the outside right away. Umaga fought off Kennedy and Carlito when they teamed up briefly to take him out. Carlito caught Umaga with a dropkick sending him to the outside. Kennedy followed that up kicking Umaga's shoulder into the steel steps. Umaga tripped up Kennedy in the ring and then went after Carlito. Kennedy and Carlito then started teaming up again, but Umaga countered and hit both with a big double suplex. Umaga took out Carlito with a running corner splash to the head. Umaga charged at Kennedy, but Kennedy pulled the top rope down and Umaga crashed on the floor. The finish saw Kennedy cover Carlito, but Umaga returned to the ring and hit Kennedy with the Samoan Spike to get the pinfall.
- A promo aired hyping The Undertaker's return to WWE at Unforgiven in just three weeks.
- A video package aired highlighting tonight's match between the returning Rey Mysterio and Chavo Guerrero.
- Rey Mysterio defeated Chavo Guerrero. Rey Mysterio came out with silver paint on his body. Fans in New Jersey were really behind Mysterio and against Chavo. One spot saw Chavo send Mysterio knee first into the ring post. Chavo then started working on Mysterio's left knee. JBL stressed on the mic that Mysterio is working on a rehabbed knee and that he has to be careful. Chavo got Mysterio in the tree of woe in the corner and worked on his knee. Mysterio with a big moonsault on Chavo to make a comeback. Chavo stayed on Mysterio's knee and locked on a leg submission. Mysterio eventually got the ropes to break it up. Mysterio came back with a big swinging DDT on Chavo. During the pinfall attempt, Chavo broke it up by putting his leg on the bottom rope. Chavo with a quick gory bomb, but Mysterio kicked out. Mysterio goes for the 619 on Chavo, but Chavo moved. Chavo attempted the Three Amigos, but Mysterio countered into a 619 followed by the West Coast Pop to get the pinfall.
- A promo airs noting that Monday Night Raw will be airing tomorrow night on Sci Fi and not on the USA Network.
- Backstage, Todd Grisham was with King Booker. Booker noted that while Rey Mysterio may have been successful in his first match back, Triple H wouldn't be so successful against him tonight.
- Beth Phoenix won the WWE Divas Battle Royal. Another shorter match tonight on the PPV. WWE Women's Champion Candice Michelle was watching the match at ringside. Brooke (ECW) was eliminated first. Maria (Raw) was eliminated second. Layla (ECW) was eliminated third. Victoria (Smackdown) was eliminated fourth. Kristal (Smackdown) was eliminated fifth. Kelly Kelly (ECW) was eliminated sixth. Jillian Hall (Raw) was eliminated seventh. Mickie James (Raw) was out eighth. Melina (Raw) was out ninth. Mickie's complete bare ass was out as she was eliminated. My god was that fu**king hot and we've got 8 ass-crack pics below. They showed a shot of Candice smiling when Melina was eliminated. Torrie Wilson (Smackdown) was out tenth. This brought it down Beth Phoenix and Michelle McCool. Phoenix then eliminated McCool to win the Battle Royal and earn a shot at the WWE Women's Title.
- As Phoenix celebrated her win, MVP interrupted on the mic saying that while the Divas were sexy, nobody paid to see them and that everyone paid to see MVP. MVP brought up how now that he is the highest paid entertainer in Smackdown history, he now drinks refined beverages. However, to relate to the fans tonight, he will lower himself and have a beer drinking contest with Matt Hardy. Matt Hardy came out and both got a beer. Hardy told MVP he was proud to be a common man and relate to the fans this way. He then brought up the boxing contest at Saturday Night's Main Event and how MVP brought in a substitute in Evander Holyfield, so he should be allowed to bring in one too. The fans knew who was coming out next. Glass shatters and out comes Stone Cold Steve Austin. Huge reaction for Austin. Austin ran the ropes and did some jumping jacks warming up for his beer drinking. Austin shared a beer with Hardy, opened the cooler MVP brought out and got some more beers. Austin then gave MVP the Stunner. Austin celebrated with the fans drinking beer.
- WrestleMania 24 promo airs.
- Backstage, Vince McMahon is talking to Jonathan Coachman, Teddy Long and William Regal. Cryme Tyme comes in and they do the "money, money, yeah, yeah" line. Coachman, Regal and Long all joined Cryme Tyme in saying it. Ron Simmons showed up and got in his "Damn" line for the night.
- John Morrison defeated CM Punk to retain the ECW Championship. Very short match with a World Title on the line. Tons of pinfall attempts between Morrison and Punk early on. Lots of back and forth high spots between the two as well. The finish saw Punk attempt a huricanranna on Morrison from the top rope, but Morrison held on and Punk crashed to the ring. Morrison dropped down and pinned Punk using his foot on the ropes to get the win to retain the ECW World Title. Solid action in the ring, but seemed pretty rushed.
- Another promo for Monday Night Raw moving to Sci Fi tomorrow night.
- Backstage, The Great Khali and Batista were shown warming up.
- Triple H defeated King Booker. Tons of anticipation for Triple H's entrance after King Booker came out. They played the heart monitor/"we can rebuild him again" promo about Triple H's return. Big pyro display during Triple H's entrance. He got a huge reaction from the New Jersey crowd. Triple H looked in great shape. He continued to get a huge reaction from the crowd as he was in the ring. When the match kicked off, Triple H took out Booker with a big clothesline sending Booker over the top rope. Triple H and Booker continued brawling outside the ring. Quick facebuster by Triple H on Booker followed by a Figure Four. Sharmell got involved and raked the eyes of Triple H to break it up. On the outside, Triple H sends Booker shoulder first into the steel steps. Back in the ring, Triple H connected with a big spinebuster on Booker. Triple H covers, but Booker kicks out. Booker with a Book End on Triple H, covers, but Triple H kicks out. The finish then saw Triple H hit the Pedigree to get the win. Fans continued to give Triple H a huge reaction.
- Another promo for Unforgiven hyping the return of The Undertaker.
- A video package airs highlighting tonight's World Heavyweight Title Match between The Great Khali and Batista.
- Batista defeated The Great Khali via DQ; Khali retains the World Heavyweight Title. The Great Khali had a bandage over his forehead. They are going to have to do a lot to make this watchable. As expected, the fans in New Jersey were not into this match at all. Batista hit Khali with a spinebuster and attempted a Batista Bomb, but Khali blocked that attempt. Khali connected with his two hand slam on Batista. Khali's translator threw a steel chair in the ring in front of the referee. Khali picked up the chair and hit Batista with it to cause the DQ finish. The fans in the arena booed loudly at the finish. Batista is announced as the winner via DQ, but Khali retains the title. After the match, Batista took out Khali with a big Spear. Batista then grabbed the steel chair and hit Khali with it with a frustrated look on his face.
- A promo for "The Condemned" DVD aired.
- Backstage, Vince McMahon is with Jonathan Coachman when William Regal comes in to inform them that a lady is here to see him. Mae Young and Moolah then show up. Mae jumped on Vince and started kissing him as Regal pulled her off. Vince gets up and composes himself, saying you wouldn't believe the taste in her mouth. Coachman offers Vince a tic-tac, but Vince said he kinda liked it and said she turned him on.
- A video package airs highlighting tonight's WWE Title Match between John Cena and Randy Orton.
WWE Title Match: John Cena defeated Randy Orton. Mike Chiota is the referee. Fans chant a "Cena sucks" as the match begins. Cena gets booed when he applied a side head lock on Orton. Fans are buzzing for this one, the crowd is not reall pro-Orton, but more anti-Cena. Early STFU attempt, but Orton made it to the ropes. Orton knocked Cena off the ring apron onto the Raw announce table. Orton brought Cena back into the ring to avoid the count out. With Cena on the mat, Orton laid the boots to the champ. Orton applied a head lock on Cena. Fans started a "lets go Cena, lets go Orton" chant. Fans are loud for this one. Five knuckle shuffle by Cena. Orton hits a DDT, but only gets a two count. Orton waited on the mat for Cena to get up for a RKO, but was unsuccessful. On the outside, Orton rammed Cena into the ring steps. Orton rolled Cena in to the ring, but Cena kicked out. Orton tried to superplex Cena, but Cena countered out. Leg drop by Cena. Orton blocked the FU. Orton missed a boot attempt, and Cena applied the STFU. Orton made it to the ropes. RKO by Orton, but Cena kicked out. Cena hits a FU on Orton at 21:18 to retain the WWE title.
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