Post by Hurricane on Jul 18, 2008 1:22:24 GMT -5
The show opens with a recap of the Great American Bash, showing the title changes: Ultimo Dragon winning Cruiserweight Championsip, Tommy Dreamer winning United States Championship and Christian winning the World Championship. It ends showing Father James Mitchell debuting and the monster being revealed as Kane. Kane is shown destroying The Undertaker and Batista.
In The Ring:
Teddy Long comes out and says he has two unfortunate announcements. He says that due to Kanes attacks, Batista will be on the shelf until next week, but The Undertaker will be out much longer. He says that he may be out for up to a year. He says that on a positive note, the King Of The Ring kicks off tonight. In the first round, eight matches will take place, with the winners going on to the Quarter-finals. He says all the first round matches will be held on this and next weeks Velocity.
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King Of The Ring: Opening Round Match:
William Regal w/ The Embassy vs. Evan Bourne
Bourne looks confident, even with the three-on-one advantage against him. After a few nice moves, the numbers catch up and the men on the outside hit numerous cheap shots. Regal tries a suplex, but Bourne flips over and hits a dropkick. He climbs to the top rope, looking for the Shooting Star Press. Smith gets onto the apron and the referee gets him off. Burchill pushes Bourne off. He lands bad and Regal takes advantage, whipping on the Regal Stretch for the submission victory.
Winner: William Regal
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Regal celebrates with The Embassy. He says that after he shows the world that they are the King's of the Ring, theres no stopping them from being the King's of the WWE! Teddy Long tells them that at SummerSlam, he has an All-American team lined up for them to prove themselves.
Backstage:
Tommy Dreamer is shown in a dark room with his United States Championship. He starts to talk...
"My name is Tommy Dreamer, but some of you may know me as more than that. Some of you may know me as the 'Innovator of Violence'. Some of you may know me as the heart and soul of ECW. I'm just letting you know that I still have it and I still have the passion, the heart, the soul and the balls to step in that ring and give it my everything and more. I'm not afraid of taking risks and im not afraid to put my body on the line for this... The United States Championship. For any superstar hoping to hold this championship, your going to have to get through Dreamer...and that, my friends, will be an outright nightmare!"
In The Ring:
CM Punk's music hits as the fans await his entrance, some cheering, some booing. It stops and a live feed comes over the titantron of him sitting in an undisclosed location.
"You honestly thought I would come out here, show you why I am the best and put my career on the line to impress you brainless sheep? You honestly think that would be worthy of my time? I'll tell you now; its not. I'm not going to give my all to people who don't respect me. People who don't realise I am the future of the business as well as the present. Well i'm sick of you all, so thats not going to happen. After I beat Rey Mysterio on Smackdown! I will prove to everybody backstage; I am CM Punk, I am straight-edge and I am better than you!"
Announcers:
Josh Matthews and Steve Romero are talking amongst themselves about Kane's turn. They say that after the following King Of The Ring match, Father James Mitchell will be hear, hopefully to shed some light on the situation.
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King Of The Ring: Opening Round Match:
Chuck Palumbo vs. Kofi Kingston
Kofi gets in some early offence, but it doesnt hurt the bigger man much. Palumbo overpowers him continuously and hits a massive slam for a two count. Chuck runs at Kofi in the corner, but Kofi lifts his leg. Kofi ducks a clothesline attempt and hits a scoop slam followed by double leg drop for a long two count. Palumbo fights back. He tries for a big boot, Kofi ducks and nails the Cool Runnings (540 kick) to take down the big man for the three-count.
Winner: Kofi Kingston
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Kofi Celebrates before leaving the arena. The announcers re-cap Kane's unexpected turn at the Great American Bash. They show a clip of him destroying two of the biggest men on the Smackdown! roster, Undertaker and Batista.
In The Ring:
Father James Mitchell enters the arena to a large amount of boos. Kane doesnt appear to be with him as he gets a microphone .
"Ladies and gentleman, please hold your opinions. All week people have been asking me 'Why?'. 'Why did I help Kane?'. Well I'll tell you this. Kane needed help and I provided. I remember him as the Big Red Machine. The unstoppable monster. Over the last few years, Kane has become a pathetic, sympathetic loser. I'm here to change that. Kane will no longer be overlooked as a competitor and if he is, there will be hell to pay.
You may still ask.. why me? Of all people to help the man, why me? You see, there is a very clear reason as to why I am helping Kane and you will all find out. But seeing as Kane is not in attendance, tonight is not the time. You will find out why on Smackdown! next week, because we will tell the world. The REAL monster has returned and Smackdown! will never be the same."
The announcers ponder as to why he could be helping Kane. They say they have no clue, but one thing is for sure, Kane is definately more brutal and unforgiving than ever before.
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King Of The Ring: Opening Round Match:
Ken Kennedy vs. Shannon Moore w/ Jimmy Yang
Moore fires up the crowd before tying up with Kennedy, who vastly overpowers him. He pushes the smaller Moore backwards into the corner and the referee pulls him off. He slaps Moore. Moore smirks and fires back with one of his own. They engage in a brawl, with Moore ducking a punch and hitting a heel kick. Moore hits a few nice kicks and a hurricanrana for a two count. He climbs to the turnbuckle. He pumps the crowd up for the Mooregasm. Kennedy hits the ropes, knocking Moore onto his family jewels. Kennedy climbs up and lifts Moore, nailing the Green Bay Plunge for the victory.
Winner: Ken Kennedy
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Kennedy celebrates before interrupting the official announcement of who won by getting his own microphone.
"And the winner of this match, MISTTTERRR KENNNEDDDYYY!!! *pause* Kennedy! The man who will go on to be KIIINNNG....of...the...Ring!"
Promo:
A promo plays promoting next week's Smackdown! which features Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk, Ultimo Dragon vs. Juventud Guerrera vs. Jamie Noble, Tommy Dreamer vs. M.V.P and Chris Jericho vs. Ric Flair.
In The Ring:
Chris Jericho is in the ring with the Highlight Reel set up. He said that after he got royally screwed out of his Great American Bash match, he isn't in a great mood. He says that his guest tonight is the man who caused this, Ric Flair. *Flair enters the arena to alot of boos*. Jericho asks him simply, "Why?" and hands him a microphone.
"You see, Jericho, people like you do not respect talent. Sure, I admit, Randy Orton is most definitely cocky, but he is an unbelievable talent. People like YOU, Chris, need to start showing some respect for men like him. You deserved everything you got and I'm not letting Orton stand for this treatment."
Jericho says that it was cheap. He tells Ric Flair that next week he doesn't care that hes facing 'The Nature Boy'. He doesn't care that he's facing a 16 time World Champion. He tells Flair that next week, he will go one-on-one with one pissed off saviour and that Flair will NEED to retire because after what Jericho does to him, he won't be able to walk, letalone fight!
Flair slaps Jericho and tells him to man up. Jericho slowly walks towards Flair, but Randy Orton rolls in the ring from behind and nails the RKO. Flair and Orton leave Jericho lying in the ring.
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King Of The Ring: Opening Round Match:
Rhino vs. Carlito
Carlito mocks Rhino. He takes a bite of an apple, but Rhino takes a shot at him and begins the match. Rhino dominated early, getting some nice moves and a two count. Carlito hits a cheap shot and takes the lead, hitting numerous strikes on The Manbeast. Carlito throws him into the corner and springs off the ropes, looking for a modified dropkick. Rhino moves and quickly picks up Carlito's flaw, hitting a few takedowns. He hits a spinebuster and pumps the crowd up as he readies in the corner. GORE! Carlito is nailed with the Gore and does a backflip in reaction to it. Rhino pins him...1....2.....3.
Winner: Rhino
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Rhino celebrates in the ring. Teddy Long congratulates him and says that on the next Velocity, the other four matches will happen to determine the competitors who continue on to the quarter-finals. The show ends.
