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Post by DTP. on Jun 15, 2010 21:37:19 GMT -5
WWE RAW: Monday 21st June 2010...Ahah, impressive graphic by Elliot there. Very catching of the eye. A good opening promo, definitely the best idea for The Miz to start up the show as the World Heavyweight Champion. I am liking that he regained his cocky attitude, and John Morrison as his first number one contender was obvious, but the storyline looks good with Miz having outdone Morrison at everything since the faction 'Miz and Morrison' ended last Spring. Pretty decent opening contest in the original qualifying match, but if I recall you telling me, this format for Money in the Bank had a very similar format which criss-crossed between a tournament and the Battlebowl set ups seen in both WWF and WCW blended as one. Perhaps we need to learn what happens with these qualifying matches, and why they are 'randomly' filling up our editions of RAW, ECW and SmackDown. Drew McIntyre with a win against Kane is fine, but hopefully Kane isn't on too much a decline after losing to The Miz last night at Fatal 4 Way. Serena Mancini beating Michelle McCool is a strong womens match, maybe too strong for this edition of RAW, being it as a rematch from the WWE Divas Championship the night before. I feel the match went too long for one where Serena would just lose control and disqualify herself, though. Cody Rhodes, Joe Hennig and Brett Dibiase's alliance is great, and so we have another good addition to the tag team division here in the company. Cody being interrupted by Ted Dibiase is nice, but their feud is getting a little stale now, if you ask me. Nice attack on Dibiase from the New Legacy however. Good attempt at the WWE Unified Tag Team Championships by William Regal and Wade Barrett, good defense by the Hart Dynasty once again tonight. I swear you had the tag division pencilled in for a match last night. I suppose not. Vince McMahon and his consortium arriving is nice, however. Vince derating Bret is classic. R-Truth overcoming Matt Hardy is fine, not that bad a match actually. Curt Hawkins' vignette was bizarre, hopefully he isn't a Gatecrasher with a tosser called Vance Archer nor Fatu ['clean it up!'], but a credible persona. Lastly, great contenders match win for nobody. Haha, class performance by the new World Heavyweight Champion, Miz to take out both John Morrison and John Cena in the main event. A good show overall, with some things to solidify.
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Post by ✖ AJ on Jun 16, 2010 12:25:52 GMT -5
 ECW: June 22, 2010 Preview
With new ECW Champion Rob Van Dam in the Land of Extreme, he has decided he wants to take up the ECW Challenge match and has made the offer if the challenger wins, he will give him a shot at the ECW Championship next week. However, former ECW Champion Tommy Dreamer will be speaking to the crowd.
Also, Shelton Benjamin will face Chavo Guerrero in a Money in the Bank Pay-Per-View qualifier, and Justin Gabriel will be facing Dolph Ziggler in his second match on the ECW roster. Plus, Evan Bourne and Billy Kidman will finally get their hands on each other as they face one-on-one.[/font] |
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Post by ✖ AJ on Jun 16, 2010 13:18:32 GMT -5
l JUNE 22nd, 2010 l VERIZON WIRELESS ARENA NH: MANCHESTER, NH l
The opening pyros go off as we are welcomed to ECW. We are told that new ECW Champion Rob Van Dam is in the building tonight and he has decided to take up the ECW Challenge and he will be willing to give an ECW Championship shot if the challenger can defeat him tonight.
Singles Match
Dolph Ziggler vs Justin Gabriel
The bell rings and both men go back and forth with some hard shots to each other. They trade momentum, each hitting a lot of good moves. Zigger gets really over confident with himself and begins to throw Gabriel around into the corners and attacks. However, he continues his over confidence and taunts to the crowd and Gabriel hits a spinning DDT and then a 450 splash off the top rope and gets the pinfall.
Winner of the match: Justin Gabriel [7:26] **1/4
Following the match, Gabriel celebrates his victory. The crowd applauds him as he taunts on each of the turnbuckles as Ziggler lays out
Commercial Break
Money in the Bank Pay-Per-View Qualifier
Chavo Guerrero w/Vickie Guerrero vs Shelton Benjamin
The bell rings and Benjamin dominates early on with hard shots. Chavo fights back well though, and hits some nice drops. Guerrero gets a few cheap near falls, however, grabbing the tights and placing his feet on the ropes. Benjamin seems to be in trouble following some cheap shots, but he unloads with shots of his own and he ducks a clothesline and drops Chavo with the Paydirt and gets the pin.
Winner of the match: Shelton Benjamin [8:13] **1/2
After the match, Benjamin celebrates his victory and points to the ceiling with a smile for the Money in the Bank.
We cut to see Evan Bourne walking backstage, but Billy Kidman runs up to him and takes him down to the mat. He starts to stomp at him aggressively and drags him to his feet, throwing him right into the production equipment against the wall. Referees come rushing over and separate Kidman away, as Bourne lays on the floor. EMTs follow soon after and begin to check down on Bourne, who is holding his head. Paul Heyman comes walking over in a hurry and asks what the hell is going on, and one EMT says he doesn't think he'll be able to compete tonight, and Heyman throws his hat down in anger.
Commercial Break
We return, and Josh Mathews along with Todd Grisham are shown at ringside and Mathews says he has to inform us that Evan Bourne will not be able to compete tonight, due to a minor concussion thanks to the assault of Billy Kidman. Grisham says he hopes we see Bourne back next week.
Tommy Dreamer then makes his way down to the ring in a sports jacket. He gets on the mic and says that he lost the ECW Championship this Sunday. He seems pretty upset about it and the crowd began to chant "Tommy" over and over. He thanks them, and says that recently he said he wouldn't lose the ECW Championship until the day he died. He puts his hand to his chest and says he isn't dead, but he isn't the ECW Champion either. He says that ever since he lost the title this past Sunday, he has been doing some thinking. He says he wants to make the announcement he is officially leaving ECW and the WWE altogether. The crowd begin to boo and he says he knows, it's a hard thing for him to do, but he has to do it. He begins to exit the ring in tears, but ECW Champion Rob Van Dam makes his way down to the ring to a mixed reaction. He climbs into the ring and he backs to the middle of the ring with Tommy. He takes a microphone and prepares to speak, but doesn't and starts to clap to Tommy. He then says recently he has had this terrible attitude. Especially towards Tommy, and he says that he is sorry and he just wants to come out here and say good bye. Dreamer thanks him, and they hug. Dreamer exits the ring and walks up the ramp thanking the crowd. RVD waits in the ring clapping as Dreamer makes his way backstage slowly, as the main event is next.
Commercial Break
Non-Title ECW Challenge Match
ECW Champion Rob Van Dam vs Drew McIntyre
People were surprised to see McIntyre accept the challenge. The bell rings and he takes complete control of RVD. They battle back and forth, but McIntyre takes him down multiple times and doesn't stop his assault. He almost gets DQ'd a couple times, but after he doesn't, RVD takes control with lots of hard kicks and takedowns. He hits the Rolling Thunder and lots of signature moves as they continue to go at it. McIntyre rolls out of the way of a Five Star Frog Splash attempt, however, and hits the Future Shock on the rise and pins RVD!
Winner of the match: Drew McIntyre [11:52] ***
Following the match, McIntyre stands over RVD. He takes the ECW Championship from the referee and pushes him over. He looks at the gold and looks towards RVD as he begins to struggle to his feet. McIntyre quickly strikes RVD over the head with the gold and places his foot over the downed champions chest. He raises the ECW Title up in the air with a grin across his face and saying "I'm the one" as ECW ends. |
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Post by ✖ AJ on Jun 16, 2010 13:21:00 GMT -5
 Date: July 18, 2010
Venue: Sprint Center
Location: Kansas City, MO
Theme Song: "Showstopper" by TobyMac
Money in the Bank Ladder Match
TBD vs TBD vs TBD vs TBD vs TBD vs TBD
Triple Threat Match for the World Heavyweight Championship
The Miz© vs John Cena vs John Morrison
  
Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifying Match
Drew McIntyre vs TBD
Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifying Match
Shelton Benjamin vs TBD
Card Subject to Change |
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Post by ✖ AJ on Jun 16, 2010 16:28:25 GMT -5
4 WWE Stars Released/Fired!
It is being reported that 4 WWE Superstars have either been released of their contracts or fired as of today, June 23. The listed superstars are as followed: Oleg Prudius (Vladimir Kozlov), Michael Hettinga (Mike Knox), Charlie Haas (Sir Charles Haas), and Lance Hoyt (Vance Archer).
Top Star Update
We reported two weeks ago a top star had signed with the WWE. It is speculated this top star's TNA contract will be coming to an end at the end of June, therefore, he should be arriving sometime in July. It is unknown, still, as to who this star is.
Further ECW Plans
With Tommy Dreamer announcing his leave of WWE/ECW, it is confirmed that this is indeed legitimate. His contract was set to expire at the end of the year, but he was reportedly unsatisfied with the current product. Paul Heyman and Rob Van Dam are currently the only ECW Originals left, and with Drew McIntyre defeating RVD on this past ECW, it can be expected that the future of ECW isn't looking so bright and creative is currently working on further episodes to bring ECW down.[/font] |
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Post by Elliot on Jun 17, 2010 9:29:22 GMT -5
ECW, I am happy with Justin Gabriel defeating Dolph Ziggler, I hope he receives a big push on ECW, he could go far. Shelton Benjamin was an obvious choice for a winner here, can't have a Money in the Bank PPV of all things without Shelton Benjamin who is arguably Mr. MITB. Billy Kidman attacking Evan Bourne? Interesting. Tommy Dreamer leaving ECW/WWE is probably the best move as nothing more can really be done with him at this time. Rob Van Dam showing his appreciation probably confirms that he will be turning face to make up for the loss of Tommy Dreamer in the future. Drew McIntyre with a victory over the ECW Champion, Rob Van Dam is big. What does mcIntyre want with the ECW CHampionship? Is he coming to ECW? Overall, a good show.
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Post by ✖ AJ on Jun 17, 2010 14:29:55 GMT -5
 Smackdown: June 25, 2010 Preview
With Edge winning the WWE Championship at Fatal 4 Way this past Sunday, he is obviously going to be in the arena to celebrate. However, the man he won the championship from, Randy Orton, is expected to be in the arena. What will come of this on Smackdown?
As this is going on, a #1 contenders match will be happening with the winner going to the Money in the Bank Pay-Per-View to face the WWE Champion as Christian, CM Punk, and Sheamus battle it out. Also, Kofi Kingston and Chris Jericho will be in a rematch in a MITB PPV Qualifier.
Also, Jack Swagger will defend the United States Championship again - but not against Booker T - against Bryan Danielson. Coming off a huge victory against Batista, MVP will be in action against Zack Ryder, and Women's Champion hopeful Melina faces Kelly Kelly.[/font] |
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Post by DTP. on Jun 17, 2010 14:50:53 GMT -5
ECW on SyFy: Tuesday 22nd June 2010...Alright, intriguing way to open things up with Dolph Ziggler taking on Justin Gabriel. A nice start to the show, very good as I could imagine and I suppose Gabriel with the win was appropriate, as he is the fresher of the two. I hope Ziggler WILL finally gain momentum by the end of 2010. Chavo Guerrero and Shelton Benjamin's match was nice, very solid in technical bases, but good win for Benjamin as he advances into the Money in the Bank pay-per-view. I am just hoping he doesn't win it. Evan Bourne randomly laid out eh? I see Billy Kidman totally being behind this, which would be for the better since both have little to do. Tommy Dreamer's promo was very solid, speaking out about his ECW Championship loss which was indeed very acceptable. Great leave by Dreamer with Rob Van Dam seemingly turning face again. About this; perhaps makes RVD look foolish. Anyway, great ECW Challenge match with Drew McIntyre surprisingly winning, makes RVD look weak as well as the post-match beat down; but a good episode overall.
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Post by ✖ AJ on Jun 17, 2010 21:15:39 GMT -5
l JUNE 25th, 2010 l VERIZON WIRELESS ARENA NH: MANCHESTER, NH l
A promo video from Fatal 4 Way is shown with the brutality of the match being shown. It slowly concludes with Randy Orton running to punt CM Punk, but Edge diving in out of nowhere to Spear him and get the pinfall and win the WWE Championship.
The opening pyros go off as we are welcomed to Smackdown. The cameras pan over the ring showing a black rug set across it with the Rated R Superstar symbol on the middle. It obviously signals the new WWE Champion is here, and Edge makes his way down to the ring to loud boos. He laughs a bit, patting his WWE Championship. He gets on the mic and pretends to get emotional as the crowd continue to boo him. He says that's enough and tells the crowd to shut up, he's their new WWE Champion! He raises the gold to boos once again and he says he has been waiting for over a year to regain the WWE Championship. He says he lost it unfairly last June. He says he can't help it but rub it in everyone's face here tonight he is now a 10 time World Champion. He says he beat the living hell out of Christian at Fatal 4 Way like he promised, but more importantly he pinned the WWE Champion himself, Randy Orton. The crowd cheer for Orton's name and Edge just laughs and says that Randy is probably to ashamed to be in the arena tonight because when he went to punt CM Punk's head off, he speared his ribs to shreds. Before he can continue on, Randy Orton makes his way down to the ring slowly and they stare down. Orton takes a mic and says he wants to make this short and sweet, he's invoking his rematch clause tonight. The crowd pops as Edge looks wild eyed in shock, obviously not expecting this. He says that Orton shouldn't do that, there is a #1 contender being determined tonight and he doesn't want to defeat him tonight and have 2 contenders to face. Orton retaliates by saying he knows Edge, he knows what he does. He says he knows that he thinks he will beat him tonight anyway, but he just doesn't want to deal with the hassle of having to even try. Orton says that's to damn bad because he's invoking his rematch clause and taking the WWE Championship back right here tonight! He throws his microphone down as him and Edge stare each other down and get in some trash talk. A graphic is shown for the #1 contenders match to happen later with Christian, CM Punk, and Sheamus facing off.
Commercial Break
United States Championship
Bryan Danielson vs Jack Swagger©
The bell rings as Swagger expects this to be a push over as he throws Danielson around a lot early on and slams him to the mat multiple times. However, Danielson applies a lot of submission holds and they go back and forth on the mat, and after a couple minutes, Swagger begins to use cheap moves. As he gets into trouble with Bryan, he pushes him into the referee and retrieves the US Title. He goes to strike him, but Booker T comes to the ring and ducks a shot and hits the Book End. Danielson proceeds to lock in the Cattle Mutilation as Booker leaves and Swagger taps as the referee gets up.
Winner and NEW United States Champion: Bryan Danielson [8:36] **1/2
Following the match, Danielson is awarded the title as he gets on the turnbuckles taunting to the crowd. Swagger gets on his knees as Booker laughs at him up the ramp. Swagger slams his fists into the mat having a temper tantrum like a little child.
Commercial Break
Money in the Bank Pay-Per-View Qualifier
Kofi Kingston vs Chris Jericho
The bell rings, Jericho smiling as we are reminded of his victory over Kofi this past Sunday. They go back and forth to start before Jericho gets some cheap shots in. He taunts a lot throughout, but Kingston takes him down multiple times with kicks. They go back and forth a couple minutes more with each hitting signature and finishing moves, and Kofi rolls through on a Walls of Jericho attempt and bridges a pin and gets the 3 count.
Winner of the match: Kofi Kingston [9:48] ***
Following the match, Kingston goes on to celebrate his victory as Jericho looks on in disbelief. As soon as Kingston drops from the turnbuckle and turns, Jericho hits the Codebreaker and begins to leave, but goes back and applies the Walls of Jericho. A couple of referees have to come down to get him off. Jericho laughs with an evil grin across his face as he exits the ring as Kingston is checked on.
Commercial Break
We return and Josh Mathews is standing backstage. He introduces his guest to be Sheamus. He asks what he thinks of finally getting that contenders match he's been asking for, especially at this high of standards. Sheamus says he was expecting something like the United States Championship, but Abraham Washington is a good and wise man. He says he deserves to be the WWE Champion, and nobody else. So tonight he goes out there and takes the #1 contendership and goes to Money in the Bank to take what is rightfully his. He walks off with a smile.
We go to see Zack Ryder strutting down the hallway. He steps into Abraham Washington's office and shouts "Woo Woo Woo!" He lowers his glasses as he takes notice of a woman sitting next to Washington. He kisses her hand and introduces himself, and Washington tries to get him to back off, but Ryder squeezes himself in between them. He says that he is looking forward to taking such a fine woman to dinner after he defeats MVP. MVP makes his way into the room as he says that and asks if Ryder really thinks he'll defeat him tonight. Ryder gulps and stands up nervously. He stutters out he's going to take him down with the Zack Attack tonight. MVP just looks at him with a smirk, and Ryder weakly says "Woo Woo Woo", but doesn't say "You Know It" and instead slaps MVP across the face. He runs out of the room. MVP laughs a bit as Ryder quickly makes his way back in and looks to the girl and tells her to add him on Facebook, and then runs off and away very quickly from MVP, who shakes his head.
Commercial Break
#1 Contenders Match to the WWE Championship
Sheamus vs CM Punk vs Christian
The bell rings with Sheamus going at Christian and Punk cowering out of the ring. After a couple minutes of Sheamus in control, Christian throws him into the steel post and Punk gets in and gives some damage. They all scramble with 1-on-1 situations for a while before all 3 begin to battle with each other. Christian ducks a Bicycle Kick from Sheamus, and Punk is hit by it. Christian then hits the Killswitch on Sheamus and pins him for the win.
Winner of the match: Christian [10:25] ***
Christian celebrates as he hops onto the turnbuckles and scans over the crowd in taunt. He motions for the WWE Championship as he will be going to the Money in the Bank Pay-Per-View to face the winner of Randy Orton and Edge in tonight's main event. His hopes are obviously for Edge.
Commercial Break
Singles Match
Zack Ryder vs Montel Vontavious Porter
The bell rings and Ryder slaps MVP much like earlier, and gets out of the ring. They have a comedic moment as MVP chases Ryder around the ring until he runs into the steel post face first. They battle it out in the ring and MVP dominates with hard shots and drops. Ryder fights back though with some cheap shots and gets a couple near falls. MVP prepares for The Play of the Day, but Batista comes in from behind and clotheslines him down.
Winner via disqualification: Montel Vontavious Porter [7:17] **
Batista drags MVP right back up and drops him down with the spinebuster. Ryder gets up and goes to high five Batista, but The Animal just stares at him in rage. Ryder slowly pulls his hand down and runs out of the ring. MVP gets back to his feet and is met with a huge spear. Batista then drags him up once more and drops him with the Batista Bomb. The referee pleads with him to stop, and he steps out of the ring satisfied.
A video package follows advertising a Pay-Per-View replay for Fatal 4 Way.
Commercial Break
We return and Women's Champion Beth Phoenix is introduced at ringside to commentate the following match.
Singles Match
Melina vs Kelly Kelly
The bell sounds and Melina gets control early on, throwing Kelly around the ring like a rag doll. She takes this as a pushover, but Kelly fights back hard to her surprise. Melina, however, continues to use dirty tactics and pulls at her hair and smashes her face into the mat. She hits a few hard kicks before Kelly catches one and takes her down to the mat. They fight a bit before Melina soon hits the Extreme Makeover and gets the pin.
Winner of the match: Melina [5:12] **
After the match, Melina looks to Beth and says that the Women's Title is hers. Beth removes her headset and goes up to the ring, and as soon as she rolls in, Melina begins to stomp down on her. She takes the Women's Title out of her hands and strikes her over the head with it as soon as she rises. Melina mounts on her and begins to beat down on her with strikes. She soon stops and raises the Women's Championship high.
We go backstage as Edge laces up his boots in anger. In steps Matt Cross and Joey Mercury. They say they have a message from CM Punk. Edge asks what it is, and Cross pulls a slip of paper from his pocket and hands it over to him. They exit the locker room as Edge reads over it. He smiles and says "alright" to himself. He picks the WWE Championship up, tossing it over his shoulder, and walks out in preparation.
Commercial Break
Singles Match for the WWE Championship
Randy Orton vs Edge©
The bell rings as both men stare each other down. They do a couple of lock ups, each getting the upper hand before Edge hits some cheap shots. They start to go back and forth with some hard shots each and Orton quickly throws Edge to the outside and begins to beat him down. As they get back in the ring, momentum shifts to Edge as he begins to stomp down Orton and hits a lot of hard and nice moves in the next couple minutes. Within that time, he manages to hit the Edgecution, getting a near fall. Edge then goes for the spear, but Orton moves out of the way and dropkicks him out of the ring.
Commercial Break
As we return, Orton is in control stomping down on the limbs of Edge. They trade momentum after Orton misses a knee drop and shifts continue on and on. Each man hit some signature moves within the next few minutes and Edge even connects with a spear. Near falls everywhere and Orton hits the RKO getting one as well. As he prepares for a punt afterward, the Straight Edge Society hit the ring getting on the apron and distract the referee. CM Punk then gets onto the apron on the other side and guillotines Orton and then hopping the barricade, leading to Edge spearing him and getting the 3 count.
Winner and still WWE Champion: Edge [14:50] ****
Following the match, Edge celebrates his cheap victory with a grin across his face. However, his smile fades as he looks up the ramp and sees Christian looking down at the ring applauding sarcastically. He motions for the championship as Edge clutches it to his chest saying it's his. Christian then plays it to the crowd by using his scanning taunt as Edge looks up the ramp in absolute anger for his interruption of celebration to end Smackdown. |
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Post by ✖ AJ on Jun 17, 2010 21:20:02 GMT -5
Date: July 18, 2010
Venue: Sprint Center
Location: Kansas City, MO
Theme Song: "Showstopper" by TobyMac
Money in the Bank Ladder Match
TBD vs TBD vs TBD vs TBD vs TBD vs TBD
Triple Threat Match for the World Heavyweight Championship
The Miz© vs John Cena vs John Morrison
WWE Championship
Edge© vs Christian
 
Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifying Match
Drew McIntyre vs TBD
Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifying Match
Shelton Benjamin vs TBD
Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifying Match
Kofi Kingston vs TBD
Card Subject to Change |
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Post by Elliot on Jun 18, 2010 8:03:45 GMT -5
SmackDown, wow, great opening segment. Randy Orton cashing in his rematch clause is huge for SmackDown, and will make for an excellent Main Event. I'm still shocked that Edge got the WWE Championship in the first place, tbh. Another shocker! Bryan Danielson is the new United States Champion, wow. Hope this means he will move up in the WWE and win more matches. A feud with Jack Swagger would be a perfect way to start, but Swagger will likely continue his feud with Booker T due to the interference. Very happy to see Kofi Kingston qualify for the Money in the Bank PPV, but where does that leave Jericho? I like Jericho's attack afterwards, but still, doesn't leave him much to do. MVP/Ryder feud? Meh, not a big fan of Christian winning the #1 Contendership, even if it does lead to an Edge/Christian WWE Championship match. I just feel Christian is extremely overrated and isn't of Main Event status. A DQ finish was good in the Ryder/MVP match, I see Batista still wants a piece of MVP. Obvious victory for Melina here, and the Melina/Phoenix feud should be good. I hope to see Melina capture the Women's Championship soon. I wonder what CM Punk's note read? Ah, now I see. Obvious victory with Edge retaining the WWE Championship, but the Straight Edge Society interference made it much better, and doesn't bury Orton. The Orton/Punk feud is ripe, I see, while Edge deals with his brother Christian. Good ending and a good show.
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Post by legendkiller8 on Jun 18, 2010 18:11:14 GMT -5
-Love the first graphic!
-Solid opener full of star-power. The staredown ending it was smart.
-Danielson winning the US Title is awesome! Love it happening on a regular weekly show. Booker's involvement should set up for a great feud.
-Kofi taking revenge on Jericho is awesome considering Jericho won at FFW.
-Christian beating Sheamus and Punk is a nice call. The call is fine either way.
-MVP beating Ryder is fine. The DQ finish was a very smart move.
-Edge retaining was predicted. Wasn't expecting for 2 major SmackDown titles to change hands tonight.
-Great SmackDown as usual, AJ
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Post by ✖ AJ on Jun 19, 2010 17:09:13 GMT -5
 Raw: June 28, 2010 Preview
For the first time since October 2008, the WWE Universe will be deciding upon what matches or stipulations will take place on Raw for this special 3-hour edition entitled "Viewer's Choice". World Heavyweight Championship match participants for Money in the Bank The Miz, John Cena, and John Morrison will all be in action depending on who was selected from the Smackdown brand to face them.
Also, Jayson Paul and Shad Gaspard aligned themselves with Vince McMahon and now are a serious threat towards The Hart Dynasty. Viewer's Choice is allowing 1 superstar from each team to face 1 from another. Along with that, a Money in the Bank Pay-Per-View qualifying match will take place with R-Truth and Matt Hardy facing each other in your chosen stipulation of Falls Count Anywhere, Tables, or Standard Singles.
Along with all of this, plenty of the Smackdown and ECW stars will be around on Raw to take part in the Viewer's Choice![/font] |
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Post by DTP. on Jun 19, 2010 17:20:21 GMT -5
WWE SmackDown: Friday 25th June 2010...Good promo to start things off with Edge in the ring and Randy Orton interrupting. Sets up for what should be a collosal main event for the WWE Championship between the two, so soon after Fatal 4 Way and with a mere three weeks until Money in the Bank. That is what I'm unsure of, to be honest. The spotlight should be on the number one contenders triple threat bout. Alright, start up with Bryan Danielson winning the WWE United States Champion certainly shocked me. Considering that Danielson has been built well, I can accept it and Jack Swagger did have a nice reign. I wonder how eventful Danielson's can be. Very solid Money in the Bank qualifying match with Chris Jericho losing to Kofi Kingston. Definitely could have been the first hour main event though and was a little clustered after overshadowing Danielson's title win just moments before. That's how I see things anyway. Intrigued by Zack Ryder and MVP's promo. Christian gaining contention to the WWE Championship was a total surprise, as I expected CM Punk to get a rematch or for Sheamus to get an opportunity once again. I'd be so interested in if he fought Edge. MVP beating Ryder was likely, I see what the segment was prior. I laughed at Batista destroying Ryder, too. Very nice spot and another attack from Batista. Melina beating Kelly Kelly is fine; not that bad I guess. I could see Melina having another WWE Womens Championship reign. And lastly, a great main event where I didn't expect the WWE Championship to change hands; good win for Edge against Randy Orton as it made for great entertainment. A stacked and slightly-clustered edition of SmackDown.
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Post by ✖ AJ on Jun 19, 2010 21:04:42 GMT -5
l JUNE 28th, 2010 l WAR MEMORIAL AT ONCENTER: SYRACUSE, NY l
The opening pyros go off as we head to ringside where Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole welcome everybody to this blockbuster edition of Monday Night Raw! They hype up how so many Smackdown and ECW stars are going to be here tonight as chosen by the WWE fans, but right now they are about to be joined by a Raw icon; with that, Jim Ross of Smackdown makes his way down to ringside from a good pop from the crowd. He says it's great to be here on Raw for the night. Lawler makes him shout "Boomer Sooner" multiple times before Teddy Long, Paul Heyman, and Abraham Washington come out to the ramp. Teddy welcomes the arena to Viewer's Choice, and says that they have so many plans for tonight, including The Miz, John Morrison, and John Cena each getting a piece of some Smackdown action. The crowd pop for that and Washington says it'll ultimately prove that his brand is far more superior. Heyman tells him to shut up. He then pumps up that Drew McIntyre, who beat ECW Champion Rob Van Dam last week, will get to face some ECW talent as well. Long goes to say more, but Drew McIntyre's music cuts him off. He comes out to the ramp and snags the mic away from Paul Heyman, looking at him in disgust. He says he wants to know who he's going to face right now. Long says that the people have to vote, and McIntyre says let them vote right now. He pushes the microphone back to Heyman's chest and walks down to the ring as Teddy Long announces the possible opponents for him from ECW: Shelton Benjamin, The Hurricane, and Yoshi Tatsu. He tells everybody to go vote right now on WWE.com for who they want to see face Drew McIntyre.
Commercial Break
We return and Teddy Long along with Paul Heyman only remain on the stage. Teddy says that voting is now closed, and it is time to reveal who will face Drew McIntyre. McIntyre is shown in the ring with a smile as the titantron shows each selection for a few moments before showing the percentages:
Shelton Benjamin 77%, The Hurricane 10%, and Yoshi Tatsu 13%. Benjamin makes his way down to the ring with a grin.
Singles Match
Drew McIntyre vs Shelton Benjamin
The bell rings and both men go back and forth to start, neither getting an upper hand on the other. Benjamin gets a few near falls after hitting different variations of slams and McIntyre begins to over power him in the corners. McIntyre takes momentum for the next few minutes. Benjamin fights back though hitting kicks and even the Paydirt, but McIntyre continues to kick out. Soon, out of nowhere, McIntyre hits the Future Shock and gets the pin.
Winner of the match: Drew McIntyre [9:29] ***
Following the match, McIntyre laughs with a grin and steps out of the ring in satisfaction. He says he'll be the ECW Champion tomorrow night. At ring side, the commentating team promotes the ECW Title match tomorrow and then shows options for the stipulation in Money in the Bank Pay-Per-View qualifier between R-Truth and Matt Hardy: Falls Count Anywhere Match, Tables Match, and a Standard Singles Match.
Commercial Break
We return and on the titantron the options for the stipulation of the following match is shown and the percentages come up:
Falls Count Anywhere 51%, Tables 46%, Standard Singles 3%
Falls Count Anywhere Money in the Bank Pay-Per-View Qualifier
Matt Hardy vs R-Truth
The bell rings after Hardy cheap shots Truth as he enters the ring. They go back and forth in the ring for a minute before spilling to the outside and Hardy uses the steel steps and steel post to smash Truth's head again. He takes out a steel chair and hits him in the back. He does tons of weapon related things to take Truth down well outside, but Truth eventually kicks a chair into his face and hits the Axe Kick onto the floor for the pinfall.
Winner of the match: R-Truth [8:16] **1/2
After the match, Truth celebrates his victory. We are told that coming up next, we will hear from Triple H, who was injured at the Fatal 4 Way Pay-Per-View.
Commercial Break
We return and Jim Ross, Michael Cole, and Jerry Lawler are once again shown at ringside. They say they are about to speak with Triple H via satellite from his home in Greenwich, Connecticut. We are shown him on the titantron and Cole welcomes him and asks him how he feels now that he has been injured for the past 8 days. Hunter says he feels absolutely terrible, he knows and everybody else knows that at Fatal 4 Way the only reason that John Cena made him tap out is because his knee was already nearly ripped to shreds already. He says he would've been there last week to become the #1 contender if Cena didn't rip his knee apart. Lawler asks if he intends on coming after Cena when he returns, and Hunter says he doesn't know what he plans on doing when he comes back. He promises he will be back very soon though and claiming the World Championship again. Ross then asks him if he has any idea of when he is returning, but before he can respond, his cell phone begins to ring. Hunter answers the phone and asks what the hell they want, he's doing an interview. He silences himself quickly though for some reason, and says it sounds like one hell of an idea. He hangs up the phone and states when he comes back, whenever that may be, they better be ready to play the game. The satellite turns off and Cole goes on to promote the next match, World Heavyweight Champion The Miz facing the selection of the WWE Universe from Smackdown. The choices are shown to be Christian, Bryan Danielson, and MVP.
Commercial Break
We return and the poll is shown with the names that are up for voting. A little anticipation is done before the results come up:
Christian 40%, Bryan Danielson 43%, Montel Vontavious Porter 17%
Non-Title Singles Match
United States Champion Bryan Danielson vs World Heavyweight Champion The Miz
The bell rings and Danielson surprisingly takes the upper hand in the opening minutes taking Miz down multiple times and almost getting him to tap out twice. Miz fights back cheaply though and takes him down with some hard shots and gets a couple near falls in. They each trade momentum a lot and Miz eventually distracts the referee and then pushes him aside and low blows Bryan with a kick and hits the Skull Crushing Finale and gets the pin.
Winner of the match: The Miz [10:37] ***
Miz quickly rolls out of the ring and takes his World Heavyweight Title, slinging it over his shoulder and backing up the ramp shouting "I'm Awesome" at the top of his lungs. We cut back to ringside and J.R. asks how they put up with him each week. They have no idea, but they do manage. They say that next a Raw Diva will face a Smackdown Diva; Diva's Champion Serena Mancini faces either Maryse, Melina, or Women's Champion Beth Phoenix.
Commercial Break
We return and the options are shown for the Diva's match about to take place, and the voting results come in as:
Maryse 34%, Melina 27%, Beth Phoenix 39%
Non-Title Singles Match
Women's Champion Beth Phoenix vs Diva's Champion Serena Mancini
The bell rings and both women go back and forth. They each show their strength on each other trying to 'one-up' each time with hard slams. They begin to make it into some sort of a friendly competition as they obviously both have respect for her, but Serena antagonizes her with a slap across the face and they begin to go at it with hard clotheslines and slams. Melina and LayCool, however, run down to the ring and take them both down.
Winner of the match: No Contest [6:04] **1/4
The 3-on-2 beat down continues as they go after their respected rivals. Melina drops Beth with the Extreme Makeover as McCool lays Serena out with the Faith Breaker. They each rise in satisfaction of what they have done. The commentators at ringside are shown once again and they tell us about the next voting: Who teams with Ted DiBiase to face Brett DiBiase and Joe Hennig with the choices being Kofi Kingston, Booker T, or Evan Bourne.
We go backstage and Big Show is sitting with the Intercontinental Championship laying over him and a remote in his hand and is laughing at the TV. In steps Teddy Long and he asks if he's enjoying his television. Show stops laughing and apologizes, shutting the TV off. Teddy says he has to talk to him and Show says to go on ahead. Teddy says he is going to need the Intercontinental Championship from him right now. Show looks at him and rises asking why. Teddy says he has only been in one match ever since winning it, and he needs somebody who is willing to compete to hold the title. Show asks him if he is serious and he says he sure is. Show hands over the title, but then grabs Teddy by the throat and backs him up to the wall. Kane suddenly comes, however, and pulls Show away and strikes at him until they stumble out of the room. Teddy holds the Intercontinental Championship well trying to catch his breath.
Commercial Break
We return and the poll for Ted DiBiase's partner for this match is shown. Up come the results:
Kofi Kingston 31%, Booker T 34%, Evan Bourne 35%
Tag Team Match
Joe Hennig and Brett DiBiase w/Cody Rhodes vs Evan Bourne and Ted DiBiase
The bell rings, match starting with Bourne and Hennig. They go back and forth to start, but Bourne getting more of the upper hand using his speed and fast reactions. Some frequent tags from both teams until Ted ends up with Brett and they stare down. Brett quickly tags out however. After a couple more minutes, Cody gets on the apron but Ted takes him out and hits Dream Street on Hennig and tags in Bourne, who delivers Air Bourne and gets the pinfall.
Winners of the match: Evan Bourne and Ted DiBiase [9:36] **3/4
Following the match, Bourne and Ted celebrate their win. Rhodes yells at Brett and Joe on the outside as they go up the ramp. We cut to ringside and Cole informs everyone that it is John Morrison's turn to face somebody from Smackdown; it will either be Jack Swagger, Sheamus, or "The Animal" Batista.
Commercial Break
We return with the selections to face John Morrison shown on the titantron. The results come up:
Jack Swagger 47%, Sheamus 28%, Batista 25%
Singles Match
Jack Swagger vs John Morrison
The bell rings and Swagger takes Morrison down multiple times cockily. He keeps control for a couple minutes as he overpowers Morrison, but JoMo manages to fight back with hard shots. The next few minutes go back and forth with neither man gaining the upper hand. Swagger then goes for the Gut Wrench Powerbomb, and Morrison reverses it with a neckbreaker and climbs to the top turnbuckle and hits the Starship Pain and gets the pinfall.
Winner of the match: John Morrison [10:24] ***1/4
Following the match, Morrison gets on the mic and says to The Miz through the camera that he's going to get his World Heavyweight Championship back.
Commercial Break
We return and Vince McMahon makes his way down to the ring. He gets on the mic and says Bret Hart's name over and over again before laughing. He says he can't help but laugh, and continues on laughing and says he can't explain and tells the production crew to roll the footage. The titantron shows Vince slapping Bret Hart last week in normal speed, then slow motion, and even slower motion. He says that's just great, he could live the rest of his life watching that footage. He says that 13 years ago, Bret screwed Bret, and when he signed that contract 2 weeks ago, Bret screwed Bret again! Vince continues on by saying that even though the fans adore him, he despises every single molecule of him. He starts to go on a rant about him but "The Hitman" has heard enough and makes his way down to the ring to a great pop. He tells Vince to shut up, and gets slapped across the face again. Vince tells him to shut up right back, and Bret just glares at him and then says the only reason he doesn't put him in a Sharpshooter right now and make him squeal like a pig is because he is under contract and Vince is sure damn lucky. Vince retaliates by offering him to put him in a Sharpshooter right now and leave the WWE forever, he's fine with that. Bret thinks for a moment and says he doesn't think so, in fact, he thinks that Vince needs to think before he does things, because he is going to be in this company for at least 6 more months because of that contract. Vince says that's just dandy, but he still has better people in his corner. A poll is shown with Tyson Kidd vs Jayson Paul, Tyson Kidd vs Shad Gaspard, David Hart Smith vs Jayson Paul, or David Hart Smith vs Shad Gaspard as options.
Commercial Break
The poll comes up with the match selections and the results are shown:
Kidd vs Paul 37%, Kidd vs Gaspard 19%, Smith vs Paul 10%, Smith vs Gaspard 34%
Singles Match
Jayson Paul w/Shad Gaspard, Eve Torres, and Vince McMahon vs Tyson Kidd w/David Hart Smith, Natalya, and Bret Hart
The bell rings, both men going back and forth at high paced action. Paul gets some quick near falls following some dirty moves and Kidd takes him down aggressively with some hard kicks. They trade momentum in the next few minutes and Paul hits a hard Superkick that almost puts Kidd away. However, he starts to get sloppy and Kidd manages to take him down multiple times. He catches a kick and trips him up, locking in the Sharpshooter. Paul soon taps.
Winner of the match: Tyson Kidd [8:37] ***
After the match, Kidd's celebration can't even begin as Gaspard gets in the ring and big boots him. Smith gets in but meets the same fate. Natalya gets taken down from behind by Eve and a whole beat down begins. Vince goes up towards Bret who looks on, but Bret turns around and Vince quickly hops over the barricade and makes his way through the crowd. Bret reaches under the ring and grabs a steel chair. He gets into the ring and goes towards Shad, who dodges out of the way and gets out of the ring. He does the same to Paul and Eve comes running along with them.
We go to ringside once again and Cole puts over how it was Bret Hart who saved The Hart Dynasty from a beat down, something a lot of people would expect the other way around. They hype up our main event being next with John Cena facing the WWE Universe's Choice between WWE Champion Edge, Chris Jericho, or CM Punk. Cole puts over how Cena has had some history with both Edge and Jericho.
Commercial Break
The final poll of the night is shown on the titantron and a lot of time is given for anticipation before the results come up:
Edge 29%, Chris Jericho 37%, CM Punk 34%
Singles Match
Chris Jericho vs John Cena
The bell rings and Cena takes control early on, throwing Jericho around and getting a lot of early signature moves and almost finishing him off. Jericho does the same however, and the match gets really competitive. After a couple minutes of Jericho momentum, Cena fires back and even hits the Attitude Adjustment, but Jericho manages to kick out of the pin attempt. They go at it a couple minutes more before Jericho gets out of the ring.
Commercial Break
As we return, Jericho is working on Cena in the corner. He takes control with some nice moves all around the ring, but as he goes for the Lionsault, Cena manages to pop to one knee and catch him on his shoulder. Jericho rolls off though and hits the Codebreaker. He gets a near fall off it, and then they continue to go back and forth. Jericho goes for a clothesline, but Cena ducks it and lifts him up and hits the Attitude Adjustment and pins him for the win.
Winner of the match: John Cena [14:48] ****
After the match, Cena begins to celebrate. However, The Miz comes down to the ring and takes him down from behind. Him and Jericho begin to stomp at him. However, John Morrison and Kofi Kingston come running down to the ring. Morrison strikes at Miz as Kofi strikes at Jericho. They hit dropkicks simultaneously and send their rivals out of the ring. They aid Cena back to his feet and raise each others arms in the air to end Viewer's Choice Raw. |
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Post by ✖ AJ on Jun 19, 2010 21:07:21 GMT -5
Date: July 18, 2010
Venue: Sprint Center
Location: Kansas City, MO
Theme Song: "Showstopper" by TobyMac
Money in the Bank Ladder Match
TBD vs TBD vs TBD vs TBD vs TBD vs TBD
Triple Threat Match for the World Heavyweight Championship
The Miz© vs John Cena vs John Morrison
WWE Championship
Edge© vs Christian
Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifying Match
Drew McIntyre vs R-Truth
Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifying Match
Shelton Benjamin vs TBD
Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifying Match
Kofi Kingston vs TBD
Card Subject to Change |
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Post by Elliot on Jun 20, 2010 13:10:14 GMT -5
Raw, Viewer's Choice, good opening segment, I like Drew McIntyre's role recently. Glad Shelton Benjamin got the votes, and I'm pleased that McIntyre won, I'd like to see him pushed as far as possible. Falls Count Anywhere! R-Truth winning is great, he deserves a push. Good segment with Triple H. How ironic that Bryan Daneislon should face The Miz, haha. Obvious victory for Miz, he is the WWE Champion and needed this victory. A No Contest result in the diva match is clever as it puts neither brand in front. Big Show is stripped of the Intercontinental Championship? And a possible Show/Kane feud? Very happy that Evan Bourne got the vote, and even better to see him and DiBiase win. Ooh, Jack Swagger gets chosen, but loses, haha. Great segment with McMahon and Hart. Very happy to see Tyson Kidd beat Jayson Paul as it gives the Harts some advantage. Chris Jericho versus John Cena is great, but I didn't expect Cena to win, tbh. The aftermath was good with The Miz, glad he got to close the show, as well as Morrison and Kingston. Great Raw.
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Post by DTP. on Jun 20, 2010 18:00:24 GMT -5
WWE RAW: Monday 28th June 2010...I'm interested in where this could go. Jim Ross arriving for commentary tonight is a nice start. And good promo from Theodore Long, Paul Heyman and Abraham Washington just for them to be cut off by Drew McIntyre. That jumpstarted things with McIntyre and the ECW superstar contestants. I wish we could see somebody not Shelton Benjamin win though, because as solid as RAW could get, we don't want things to be too stacked. McIntyre beating Shelton was rightful though, meh. I wish we could have seen Yoshi Tatsu win, though. Next, you had the opportunity for Matt Hardy and R-Truth to be the first-hour main event, but nevermind. Especially with the stipulation match. Falls Count Anywhere beating Tables was a surprise. R-Truth qualifying is nice. Good promo from Triple H following his injury and what can be next for him. Another opportunity for what could have been the first-hour main event. Good first-hour main event however, with the WWE United States Champion, Bryan Danielson coming up short against World Heavyweight Champion, The Miz. Too soon for Danielson as it ruined his credibility as US Champ after winning it four days earlier. Was surprised by Beth Phoenix and Serena Mancini's match to be tarnished by Michelle McCool, Melina and Layla, though. The segment with Big Show and Theodore Long was pathetic; Long was written as a heel and to be honest, it was pathetic a reason for Long to try and strip the WWE Intercontinental Championship from him. At least we could have seen a nice run with Show as champ as I came to terms of accepting it. A Kane and Big Show feud seems likely, but they've feuded so many times in recent years. Evan Bourne and Ted Dibiase is an alright combination, but would have preferred a six-man tag team situation with another superstar chosen as well. Nice win for them against Joe Hennig and Brett Dibiase as they were given a chance to run with the big guys. Jack Swagger and John Morrison had a solid match, not too bad at all. Morrison winning was fine as he needed his momentum back after losing the World Heavyweight Championship eight days prior. Vince McMahon and Bret Hart's promo was quite good and was a convincing segment. I see this promo continuing as Bret's contract draws closer to a conclusion. Would have preferred David Hart Smith against Shad Gaspard in actual fact over Tyson Kidd and Jayson Paul, but nice bout. Kidd with the win was nice. Glad that Chris Jericho got to face John Cena in a solid main event. Solid following as well, very good show with some things I think could have been done better. Looking forward to Money in the Bank thus far, but how will these three qualifying matches prepare us for a six-man Money in the Bank ladder match?
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Post by legendkiller8 on Jun 20, 2010 20:28:59 GMT -5
-Benjamin/McIntyre sounds nice. McIntyre winning is fine.
-R-Truth vs. Matt Hardy also sounds good. Thank goodness the fans didn't pick singles. Truth winning was the right call though I'm hoping now, Hardy gets an excellent push.
-Love HHH's promo via satellite. Wonder if HHH will take the WHC as it's been anticipated along with Cena's World Title Reign he was screwed out of.
-Miz beating Danielson is nice considering he's WHC.
-Morrison beating Swagger is a good call as Morrison has been having a nice run in main event contention.
-Kidd beating Gaspard is a fine call too. Wonder how Cryme Tyme will get into contention.
-Close call in the votes there. Cena winning I absolutely love. Really hoping he gets the WHC he was robbed out of.
-Lots of good calls tonight. Good RAW
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Post by ✖ AJ on Jun 22, 2010 15:15:33 GMT -5
ECW: June 29, 2010 Preview
With Drew McIntyre defeating Rob Van Dam last week, he now enters the land of extreme once again as he receives an ECW Championship match. However, ECW General Manager Paul Heyman will also be making an announcement in regards to the "ECW Challenge" that has been taking place recently.
Also, Ezekiel Jackson will be facing former rival Mark Henry in a Money in the Bank PPV Qualifier and Justin Gabriel will be in action against Kaval well Evan Bourne and Billy Kidman are expected once again to face each other this week. How will everything go down this week? [/font] |
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