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Post by Elliot on Feb 28, 2010 12:25:55 GMT -5
A HART-WARMING FAREWELL1st March, 2010- WWE Hall of Famer, Bret 'The Hitman' Hart came back to the WWE on January 4th, to settle the score between himself, Mr. McMahon and Shawn Michaels. He succesfully buried the hatchet with Michaels, and it looked as if he had done the same with McMahon, until McMahon kicked Bret in the gut. For weeks now, Hart has returned to Raw in hope of getting revenge on McMahon, challenging him to multiple matches, only to have McMahon decline. John Cena pitched the idea that McMahon should face Hart at WrestleMania, but that idea was also shot down by the Chairman. After weeks of disappintment and declines from Mr. McMahon, Bret Hart has finally decided to forget all about it and head off home. This Monday on Raw, Bret will make his final appearence on WWE programming, bidding fareweel to the WWE Universe for one final time. We have one thing to say... thankyou Bret! - Last week, Batista gave us a rather confusing explanation as to why he attacked John Cena at WWE Elimination Chamber. Apparently, the Animal wanted to make a lasting impact, something even bigger than winning the World Title. Tonight, Batista has said that he will once again be on Raw to confront the man he brutally beat down a week ago and explain his actions to Cena's face. What will go down when these two superstars get up close and personal? - Kofi Kingston and Evan Bourne were the two men that qualified for the Money in the Bank Ladder match last week. This week, two more men will qualify for the match as two more matches will take place. Sheamus will go head to head with MVP, and Hack Swagger will face off against Mark Henry. Which two men will make it to the grandest stage of them all? - After ECW was cut from WWE TV, its roster was split between Raw and SmackDown. Last week, Ezekiel Jackson made his mark on Raw, destroying Santino Marella. This Monday, the Abraham Washington Show will make its Raw debut with his very first Raw guests, the Unified Tag Team Champions, Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes, The Legacy. - Speaking of The Legacy, they will be in action tonight as they defend their Unified Tag Team Titles against the team of The Miz and the Big Show after ShowMiz defeated MVP and Mark Henry last week. Can ShowMiz take down The Legacy? - On this night, Triple H will confront Shawn Michaels inside the ring, demanding an explanation from HBK as to why he cost him the WWE Championship last week. Is Shawn mentally stable enough to be taking part in such a confrontation, or will his recent instabiliy become an issue? - All this and more when you tune into Monday Night Raw, tomorrow night, only on the USA Network!
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Post by Elliot on Mar 1, 2010 11:46:38 GMT -5
MONDAY NIGHT RAW1st March, 2010 - Oklahoma City, OK.Chris Masters w/ Eve def. Chavo GuerreroMasters is victorious after drilling Chavo to the mat with a thunderous Full Nelson Slam. Maryse & Jillian def. The Bella TwinsThe duo of Maryse and Jillian win when Maryse hits the French Kiss on Brie Bella. "Yes, sir, we promised you a great Main Event..."CUE OPENING VIDEOHEEEEEEERE'S ABE!We don't open up with pyrotechnics this week and are instantly taken to the stage area where it is obviously set up for the first ever Abraham Washington Show on Raw. Tony Atlas is standing by and introduces the host, Abraham Washington. Abe runs on to a chorus of boos from the crowd, but still, he proceeds to thank them for their reaction. He says that he is pumped to be brining his show to Monday Nights and believes it will be better for business, getting away from the second rate Tuesday Night slot. He says that tonight, he gets his first ever Raw Guests, and it will be a double-bubble as he has the Unified Tag Team Champions, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase. The Legacy enter onto the stage and take a seat on Abe's couch. He welcomes them onto the show and gets right to business, asking them if they are confident about tonights Title match against ShowMiz. DiBiase says that they will retain their titles tonight and prove Randy orton wrong. Abe asks DiBiase what he means, and DiBiase tells him that Orton thinks they are worthless, and nothing compared to him, but they believe that they are better than Orton. Washington chuckles and says "Good joke, Ted." Ted gets serious and gets up, about to lunge at Washington, but Rhodes stands up and calms him down. Rhodes says that Randy Orton needs to rethink if he thinks he is going to get rid of Legacy that easily, and says that after they defeat ShowMiz tonight, they are going to make sure Orton knows exactly how capable they really are. The duo leave as we fade to a promo package. We see a promo package, advertising WrestleMania, teling us that it is 27days away. We then cut to a commercial break. C O M M E R C I A L B R E A KGAIL KIM def. ALICIA FOXThe Divas Champion has been on a role as of late, and this match is no different. Quite a good divas match actually, showcasing both talents well. In the end, Gail Kim hit Fox with the Eat Defeat for the victory. Kim celebrated her victory until her rival, Maryse entered the ring and brutally attacked her from behind. Maryse lifted Kim to her feet and both Maryse and Alicia Fox were going to double team Kim. However, Kelly Kelly runs towards the ring and makes the save, Maryse and Fox fleeing from ringside. Kelly checks on Kim as we fade backstage. SARCASM, MUCH?We go backstage to see the Unified Tag Team Champions, The Legacy returning to their locker room. As they reach the door, we hear a slow clap, eachoing down the hall. The camera turns and the WWE Champion, Randy Orton walks onto the scene. DiBiase looks ready to fight, but Rhodes makes sure he stays back. Orton sarcastically congratulates Legacy on what they just did out there, claiming to be better than him. He says that DiBiase even made it believable, but everyone knows that all they are are worthless scum. DiBiase goes for Orton, but Orton backs off and Rhodes holds him back. DiBiase tells Orton that his time will come, very soon. Orton chuckles to himself as Legacy enter their locker room. We fade back to the arena on the smirking face of Orton. Money in the Bank Qualifying Match SHEAMUS def. MVPThe Money in the Bank match is slowly growing by the day and tonight we get two more participants. This is the first of two Qualifying matches tonight, and this one was Sheamus' time to shine. MVP put up a great fight, but in the end, it was Sheamus who picked up the victory, nailing MVP with the Bicycle Kick, followed by the Crucifix Powerbomb. Sheamus celebrated his victory and pointed to the briefcase which hung above the ring. He shouts "That is mine!" before leaving ringside. We then fade to a commercial break. C O M M E R C I A L B R E A KWe return to see a quick recap of last weeks Raw Main Event. It shows Triple H on a roll, right up until Shawn Michaels comes down and costs Triple H the title. It fades out with a shot of Shawn Michaels standing on the ramp and whispering "If I can't have my WrestleMania dream... you can't have yours." We then cut to the arena. IT'S ON!Justin Roberts kindly introduces Triple H as he makes his way down to the ring, obviously ready to speak about what happened last week. He enters the ring and begins to speak to the WWE Universe. He tells us all that over the past few months, his best friend has had a serious problem, a mental problem, something what stops him from thinking straight. Triple H says that this problem is The Undertaker and his WrestleMania Streak. He says that he isn't blaming Undertaker for anything, but he wants to sort out this problem once and for all. He says that last week, the problem went to another level, costing him the WWE Championship which he won at Elimination Chamber. He says that when it comes to costing him titles, then it needs to stop. He says that he has had enough of brushing it aside and forgetting everything Shawn has done, he wants it sorted... NOW! Triple H tells us all that he has racked his brain thinking of a way to solve all of this, and he has come up with only one conclusion... put Shawn Michaels out of his misery. The crowd don't know what to do to this. Triple H says that he has no choice but to do this, as much as he is going to dislike doing it. He says that Shawn needs to be put straight, and this is the only way to do it. Suddenly, we hear the theme of Shawn Michaels to a mixed reaction. He comes out and enters the ring before blankly staring at Triple H, much like previous weeks. Triple H says he isn't going to sweet talk Shawn and wants to get straight to the point. Triple H then goes on to say "Shawn, its' the only way... you versus me at WrestleMania 26!". The crowd go nuts, but Michaels has zero reaction, still staring forward. Triple H continues to speak, saying "Shawn, this whole Undertaker thing has gone too far, it's destroying our friendship, it's destroying your career-". At the mention of the word 'career', Michaels stops Triple H. He then lifts a microphone to his mouth and slowly repeats "My career is over...". He says it about three times before Triple H snatches the microphone away from him. He says "Shawn! For god sake! I want the Showstopper back, the Heartbreak Kid! God dammit, Shawn, snap out of it!" Before Triple H could continue, he is drilled with a huge Sweet Chin Music, sending him to the canvas. Michaels stares down at the unconcious Triple H before lifting the microphone to his lips and saying "Hunter, you're on...". HBK drops the microphone and leaves up the ramp, almost zombie-like. Triple H comes around and looks through the ropes, his expression is hard to decipher, it looks like a mixture of anger and worry. We then fade backstage. CHEECH & CHONG ARRIVE!We go backstage where Cheech and Chong are just arriving. They are greeted by the Bella Twins who escort them to their office. We then fade to a commercial break. C O M M E R C I A L B R E A KMoney in the Bank Qualifying Match JACK SWAGGER def. MARK HENRYSwagger hasn't had the best of times in 2010, let's face it, but that's all about to change. Swagger manages to defeat the World's Strongest Man, Mark Henry and advance to the Money in the Bank Ladder match at WrestleMania 26. He defeats Henry after Henry misses a huge clothesline and collides with the turnbuckles. Swagger then rolls him up with a small package for the victory. Swagger celebrates, leaving the ring. We then cut backstage. GUEST HOSTS MAKE AN IMPACTBackstage, Guest Hosts, Cheech and Chong are in their office, being welcomed by the Bella Twins. They are interrupted by William Regal and Ezekiel Jackson. Regal says that he wants to get Ezekiel a match tonight on Raw. Jackson squares up to Chong, obviously intimidating him with his size. Cheech says that he can have whatever he wants and that he isn't going to disagree with Jackson. He tells Jackson to go to the ring and prepare, his match is up next. We then fade to a promo package. We see a 'Don't Try This' package featuring Raw superstar, John Cena. We then return to Raw. EZEKIEL JACKSON w/ William Regal def. PRIMOAnother squash match for Ezekiel Jackson, defeating Primo this week. Jackson completely destroys Primo, ending the match by planting him with the Book of Ezekiel. After the match, Regal holds Jackson's hand in the air as he smirks into the camera. Jackson screams into the camera, flexing his huge biceps as Raw fades to the commentary desk. AND THE NEXT HALL OF FAMERA ARE...Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler reveal that right now, they are about to have a double reveal, revealing TWO Hall of Fame inductees in one night, here they are... HALL OF FAMER #3 | HALL OF FAMER #4Cole and King are shocked by this reveal as they mention McMahon's hatred towards Bret Hart. Cole says that something unusual is happening on Raw, and this is only the beginning. He also bring up how McMahon has allowed Hart to have a fareweel speech later tonight. However, the show continues. C O M M E R C I A L B R E A KCONFIDENCE IS KEYWe return to Raw to see Josh Mathews standing by with The Miz and the Big Show. He asks them if they are ready to go head to head with The Legacy up next and challenge for their Unified Tag Team Championships. The Miz says that he and the Big Show are the single most dominant combination in WWE history, and they have no doubt that they will walk out as the Champions tonight. Big Show says that The Miz treats him better than Chris Jericho ever did, and that makes them a far better team. He says that The Legacy better take their focus off of Randy Orton, and turn it to ShowMiz, because they're going to need all the concentration they can get. They then walk off as we fade to ringside. Unified Tag Team Championships Match THE MIZ & BIG SHOW def. THE LEGACY [C]Before the match got started, WWE Champion, Randy Orton made his way to the ring, much to the dismay of The Legacy. He sat by ringside and joined commentary as the match began. The contest went back and forth, but it was obvious that the majority of DiBiase's attention was on Orton at ringside. At one point, it even caused a little friction in Legacy when DiBiase was too caught up in what Orton was doing, that he missed a vital tag opportunity from Rhodes. The match came to a close when DiBiase was the legal man with The Miz. He enters the ring, but Orton stood on his feet and taunted DiBiase with the WWE Championship. This distracted both DiBiase and the referee. This allowed the Big Show to enter the ring, drill DiBiase with the Knockout Punch and then leave. The Miz covered DiBiase and picked up the victory, meaning that we had new WWE Unified Tag Team Champions. The Miz and the Big Show leave ringside, ecstatic over their victory. They both clutch their titles and leave as Rhodes and DiBiase look at each other. Randy Orton strolls off, smirking as he does. We then fade to a promo package. We see a Raw advertisement for next week. It tells us that the Guest Host will be the star of the hit show 'Mindfreak', Criss Angel. We then return to Raw. A HART-WARMING FAREWELLWe hear the theme of Bret Hart echo throughout the arena to a huge pop. He comes out, enters the ring and speaks to the WWE Universe. He kicks off, saying that he has had nothing but fantastic memories since returning to the WWE and will definitely remember every single second when looking back. He says that for countless weeks, he has challenged Mr. McMahon to a match to settle their differences, however, all challenges were turned down. The crowd boo. He says that he set out to make peace, and he succeeded with Shawn Michaels, but he failed to do so with Mr. McMahon. He says that he isn't going to push himself further than he needs to, and wants to hang up the dream now, before anyone else gets hurt, obviously referring to John Cena's attack. He says that Mr. McMahon has won this time, and Hart isn't going to make anymore challenges, so for now... it's goodbye. The crowd boo, obviously not wanting Hart to leave. Just as Hart was about to leave the ring, we hear the theme of John Cena to a huge pop from the crowd. He comes out and confronts Hart. He asks Hart what he thinks he is doing, saying he was almost there, almost setting the match in stone. Hart says it was never going to happen, and after what happened to John, he doesn't want to put him through anymore pain. He says he never meant anything to happen to anybody, but now it's gone too far. Cena says that he can take Batista, he can take anything McMahon throws at him, and he is determined to get this match for Bret Hart. Cena tells him that he isn't leaving yet, and calls out Mr. McMahon for 'one final challenge'. MR. MCMAHON RESSPONDSMr. McMahon comes out to the top of the ramp, but goes no further. He adresses John Cena, saying that he can't have learnt his lesson. He says that he warned him not to interfere, and he paid the price, but still Cena persists. Cena talks back, saying that he isn't a coward and will always jump over the hurdles thrown at him. He says that McMahon should try doing the same, man-up and take Bret on at WrestleMania 26. The crowd pop at the mention of the possible match. McMahon looks angry and shouts "Listen here, Cena! I allowed two of Harts family members to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame earlier tonight, that was a way of saying that I am finished with the Harts, and that they should only be remember in legacy." Cena shakes his head and says that there is one Hart that won't be pleased until he gets his rightful revenge, Bret Hart! Cena says that he is going to hand it over to Bret. Hart takes the microphone, almost reluctantly. However, he sudenly gets into the groove of things and gets pumped up before saying "Vince, I am going to lay out one last challenge. Taking what John just said into consideration, Vince, you and me at WrestleMania 26?". McMahon thinks about it, the crowd shouting "Yes!" at him from a distance. He then says this... "If I'm going to take on Bret Hart at WrestleMania 26... then you, John, are going to face Batista on the same night!". The crowd cheer and John Cena nods his head, obviously happy with the match that was made. Mr. McMahon then does probably the best thing he has done for the fans in a long time as he opens his mouth and says "Bret... it's on!". The crowd go absolutely nuts as Bret Hart looks at John Cena stunned. Mr. McMahon says that he will take pride in punishing Hart for everything he has done to the WWE, and take back everything he ever earned. Hart looks down the ramp at McMahon and tells him that he will see him at WrestleMania. But before we go, McMahon has one thing left to say... "Behind you..." THE ANIMAL ATTACKS!Suddenly, out of nowhere, Batista slides into the ring and delivers a double clothesline to both Bret Hart and John Cena. Batista then unloads on Cena, giving him rights and lefts, but Cena battles back and lifts Batista up for an Attitude Adjustment. Batista slips off and leaves the ring, eveentually reaching the stage area with Mr. McMahon. Raw fades to a shocking close as we see Mr. McMahon and Batista stood atop the stage, whilst Bret Hart and John Cena stand inside the ring. What an epic ending to Monday Night Raw! © 2010 World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
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Post by Elliot on Mar 1, 2010 12:06:52 GMT -5
WRESTLING OBSERVER NEWSLETTER 2nd March, 2010 - The McMahon/Hart saga took a turn to the brighter side last night on Raw, finally giving us an answer. Mr. McMahon and Bret Hart will square off at WrestleMania 26, Hart returning to the WWE ring for the first time in over 12 years. It was announced on WWE.com earlier today that Mr. McMahon has requested that the match be made a Street Fight. It is now listed as an official match. - Batista and John Cena is also another confirmed match thanks to last nights Raw. It is officially listed on WWE.com and on WrestleManiaXXVI.com. - The Money in the Bank match is slowly growing and chances are, we will find out the two final participants this Friday on SmackDown. One match confirmed for SmackDown is R-Truth versus CM Punk which will most likely be a Qualifying match.
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Post by Elliot on Mar 1, 2010 12:13:18 GMT -5
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Post by NOW that's WRESTLING on Mar 1, 2010 13:58:15 GMT -5
Criss Angel on Raw will be awesome! Too bad he won't be on SmackDown to do some goofy skit with The Undertaker.
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Post by shiftyeyes on Mar 1, 2010 14:58:01 GMT -5
- Great AW Show to open up. - Gail Kim winning is great. - Like the Orton and LEgacy confrontation. - Sheamus in MitB makes sense. Hope he doesn't win. - Triple H v Michaels! Awesome! - Swagger in the Bank is great. Hope he has a good showing. - The Book of Ezekiel? Amazing name for the finisher. Glad Jackson won. - The Harts in the Hall? Great stuff, both very deserving. - ShowMiz reigns! Expected tho after Orton's distraction. Should be a good main event. - HART MCMAHON CENA BATISTA!!!! - Love the aftermath there, great way to close the show.
Great show here, Elliot, you're diary is my fave on the board right about now. Keep it up!
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Post by MB35 on Mar 1, 2010 16:39:36 GMT -5
I enjoyed RAW, a lot of it seemed like filler to me personally until the Bret stuff. Which I thought you did excellent and I could picture things going very similar to that tonight on RAW actually. I like the idea of Vince accepting only based on having Cena face Batista as I assume the idea will be that Vince expects Batista to destroy Cena.
Good show.
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Post by ✖ AJ on Mar 1, 2010 16:43:43 GMT -5
- Good AWS for the opener. - Kim picking up the win is the right call. - Nice segment with Legacy. - Sheamus getting in MITB is a good call. Don't like him, but yeah, he needs it. - HHH vs HBK shall be good. - Swagger getting in MITB is awesome. - Primo vs Zeke. Jobbing time! -Rubs hands together- - Stu getting in the HOF is good; the only reason I don't put Owen in mine however is because the realisticness is just not there. With his wife not wanting the WWE to put him in and all. - ShowMiz: Awwwwwwweeeesome! Pun intended? Very much so. - Hart and McMahon + Cena and Batista is great. Not really sure about McMahon just caving in like that to Hart, but whatever. Shall be good.
Great Raw as usual, Elliot.
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Post by The L.F.C Fan on Mar 2, 2010 12:23:44 GMT -5
Raw... 1st March 2010 :-p... First off on Superstars I like masters picking up a win although chavo is pretty much useless after that defeat, I like the varation in superstars matches with a diva tag match, I like Maryse getting the win.
Nice abraham washington show to open, legacy got over good there hope they can regain titles against ShowMiz. Decent divas match I like Gail going over here Kelly making the save and scaring off maryse and fox I like less. Orotn/legacy segment was good and helped add tension to this feud good job there. Sheamus qualifying for MITB is okay dont tink theres much more for him to do. MVP getting a defeat im not a big fan of but okay. Cool Triple H/HBK promo really added heat to the feud and built it with the sweet chin music. Cheech and Chong sure as hell arrived late, lol... Swagger picking up a win against mark henry is fine made him look a bit weak with the small package and henry a bit weak by losing to someone how many hundred pounds lighter than him though. SCARY JACKSON! Cheech and Chong intimidated hosts why arent I surprised, lol. Jackson defeating primo is predictable and a major squash is expected. I can actually see big things for jackson. Hall of famers Stu Hart and Owen :-o I guess with the bret hart stuff going on this makes sense in a way. Big show saying the miz treats him better LOL. Painfully short reign for the legacy...? ShowMiz piking up the unified tag team titles isnt the best move in my mind, legacy look pretty bad after such a short reign even if Orton did get involved... Cena and Hart segment is cool intersting to see what comes of that... Hart vs McMahon and Cena vs Batista, kinda expected really. Like the look behind you part there at the end. Great ending to Raw with Hart and Cena standing tall
Overall I quite liked it, a reply to 07 would be cool thanks
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Post by Elliot on Mar 3, 2010 12:17:38 GMT -5
TUESDAY NIGHT NXT2nd March, 2010 - WICHITA, Kan."Yes, sir, we promised you a great Main Event..."CUE OPENING VIDEOWe open up the show to the sound of Josh Mathews and Todd Grisham who are calling tonights matches. Mathews reveals that tonight, we will see the Main Event of Wade Barrett taking on Justin Gabriel. We then go straight into our first contest. DARREN YOUNG w/ The Straight Edge Society def. DANIEL BRYANBryan did not come out to the ring with The Miz, obviously still hurt from his collision with the announce table from last week. Miz isn't exactly showing a much of a mentor to Bryan, more of an enemy. This match was very entertaining, but in the end, the mentor of Young, CM Punk couldn't help but stick his nose in, tripping Bryan up as he was gaining momentum, allowing Young to capitalize and hit Bryan with a Running Powerslam, picking up the victory. Just like last week though, the Straight Edge Society left Young behind, leaving the ring without any congratulations. It was blatantly obvious that Punk helped Young win simply because he thought it would make him look bad if he lost. We then cut backstage with Matt Striker. AN ODD COMBINATIONMatt Striker welcomes us backstage as he stands by with Skip Sheffield and MVP, obviously not ready to compete. Striker asks Sheffield if he enjoyed his debut last week on WWE NXT. He tells Striker that he loving it and that MVP is being a great mentor. MVP pats him on the back and tells Striker that he is going to take Skip all the way to the top. Before this can continue, Chris Jericho and his Rookie, Wade Barrett walk onto the scene. Jericho smirks at MVP and reminds him that he and Barret defeating them last week. He says that Skip Sheffield suffered a loss as his debut on NXT, which is never a good sign. He says that Sheffield will not be the one going to the top, it will be Wade Barrett. MVP asks Jericho what makes him so special. Jericho says Barrett is been mentored by the 2010 Royal Rumble winner, and that he is the best in the world at what he does. Barrett cuts in and tells MVP that he should watch the Main Event tonight, because he is going to show him exactly what is so special about him. We then fade to a commercial break. C O M M E R C I A L B R E A KWe see a recap of last nights Raw, showcasing the matches that were made for WrestleMania. We see the Main Event segment where both John Cena versus Batista and Mr. McMahon versus Bret Hart were confirmed for WrestleMania 26. We then return to WWE NXT. DAVID OTUNGA & R-TRUTH def. MICHAEL TARVER & CARLITOTwo new debuts of Rookies here tonight, and a great match it was. Back and forth most of the way, with the Rookies spending most of the time as the legal men. R-Truth and Carlito did have a battle, but not as much as the Rookies. The match came to an end when Otunga drilled Tarver into the mat with a huge Spinebuster, picking up the victory for his team. R-Truth congratulates his Rookies as Otunga thanks his mentor. They raise both their hands as we fade backstage. THE MIZ ARRIVESWe see that the reason Miz wasn't by ringside with Bryan is because he wasn't even in the arena. He walks down the corridors and into the locker room where he sees Daniel Bryan, getting his ribs bandaged up, which once again took a beating tonight. Miz sarcastically gasps and says "You've competed already? I missed it? What a shame...". Bryan stands up and gets in his face, telling him that he's supposed to be there as his mentor. Miz says that he knows exactly what happened out there tonight, and he was disappointed. He says that last week, his victory over him was a fluke and it will never happen again. He says that he wants nothing to do with Bryan until he picks up a few victories and proves that he has what it takes to go it alone for a while. Bryan shakes his head and sits back down. The Miz pulls all three of his title belts out of his bag, looking very smug about himself. He sling them all over his shoulders and tells Bryan that one day, he could be like him. Miz then walks off as we fade to the ring area. HEATH SLATER HAS SOMETHING TO SAYHeath Slater comes out to the ring, accompanied by his mentor, Christian. Christian hands him a microphone and tells him to go ahead. Slater speaks to the WWE Universe, introducing himself to the crowd. He says that he is a 27 year old wrestler from West Virginia, looking to make his way as a star in the WWE. He tells us that he is honored to be paired with Christian who is a multi-time ECW Champion, Tag Team Champion and Intercontinental Champion. Slater reminds us that last week, he suffered a loss to Darren Young, but he is ready to take all losses on the chin and use it to build him up towards stardom. He brings up the phrase 'learn from your mistakes' and that's exactly what he is going to do. He says he wants an attitude like his mentor Christian, someone who takes a loss and turns it into a positive. He then says that next week, he will be ready to compete again, and whoever it may be against, he will give it his best shot to come out on top. He drops the microphone and we see Christian tels him that was good and pats him on the back. We then fade to a commercial break. C O M M E R C I A L B R E A KWe return to see a promo for WrestleMania 26, advertising it as 26 days away. We then return to WWE NXT. GABRIEL DEBUTS!Matt Striker is stood alongside Justin Gabriel and his mentor, Matt Hardy to a pop. He asks Gabriel if he is ready to go head o head with Wade Barrett in his very first match on WWE NXT. Gabriel says he is pumped up and ready to go. Hardy says that he has been working with Gabriel all week for this and he is definitely ready for the match. Striker brings up Wade Barrett's victory from last week, but Gabriel says that it will not affect him at all, as he will be fighting against that thought, hoping to gain his first victory on WWE NXT. We then cut to ringside. JUSTIN GABRIEL w/ Matt Hardy def. WADE BARRETT w/ Chris JerichoA fantastic Main Event here, and I think everyone was glad to see Justin Gabriel debut, what an athlete. Barrett gets offence in also, but the match comes to a fantastic end when Gabriel climbs to the top rope and comes crashing down on top of Barrett with a move we haven't seen in a long while, the 450 Splash. He hooks the legs and picks up the victory. Matt Hardy enters the ring and celebrates with Gabriel as Barrett rolls out of the ring. Chris Jericho looks at Barrett and shakes his head as he looks up at him apologizing. Jericho and Barret walk off as we see Hardy and Gabriel celebrating in the ring. We then fade backstage for the closing words from Matt Striker. STRIKER'S FINAL THOUGHTSWe see Matt Striker, standing in front of six of the NXT Rookies. He says that soon enough, one of these men will get their chance to shine and will become an official WWE superstar, but who will it be? Before we can finish, we see CM Punk, Luke Gallows and Serena walk onto the scene. Punk snatches the microphone and Striker and speaks to the Rookies. He says that he doesn't deserve to be here, he is far superior to this second rate show, and shouldn't be mentoring anybody aside from Serena and Luke Gallows. He gets up in the face of Darren Young, telling him that he wants nothing to do with him, no matter how good he is in the ring. He then turns to the camera and speaks to the WWE Universe. He says that he wants off of WWE NXT and he wants off of it now. He throws the microphone at Darren Young before leaving along with his SES teammates. All the Rookies look on, but Daniel Bryan closes the show, saying "And I thought Miz was bad...". WWE NXT fades to a close. © 2010 World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
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Post by NOW that's WRESTLING on Mar 3, 2010 13:09:00 GMT -5
Young getting with win over Bryan was realistic, especially with Punk's interference. Miz not being at ringside worked perfectly. Nice backstage promo with Skip and MVP. Skip has the look that WWE is after, so I can see him getting far in this. In come Jericho and Barrett. Awesome. Otunga and Truth picking up the win is awesome. It is nice to see that they respect each other. It would've been nice to see Tarver do some real damage, but there's always next time. Miz arriving and talking to Bryan was cool. Long term their "relationship" will do the "rookie" wonders. Heath Slater is one positive guy. Good for him. Gabriel winning in his debut match is awesome, especially with a 450 Splash. Striker's Final Thoughts reminds me of Jerry Springer. Punk wanting off NXT is incredible. Really puts him over as a true heel. Hopefully he doesn't get what he wants.
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Post by ✖ AJ on Mar 4, 2010 18:38:18 GMT -5
- Like Young picking up the win on Bryan, especially with Miz not being there. - Nice promo between Jericho & rookie along with MVP & rookie. - Otunga and Truth winning is good. I don't see things going anywhere with Carlito in there as Tarver's mentor. - Loved the segment with Miz/Bryan, and liked the promo for Slater/Christian. - Love that Gabriel beat Wade, much more a fan of Gabriel. - And lastly, it is awesome that Punk wants off NXT, shows true heel character towards him. Shows a lot of his self-centered type things and it really works. I expect he'll stay on somehow or just get replaced.
Good NXT.
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Post by DTP. on Mar 5, 2010 4:08:55 GMT -5
WWE SmackDown: Friday 26th February 2010...Not too bad a match for WWE Superstars, but R-Truth and Mike Knox definitely deserves more than Natalya and Maria's match. Natalya winning is absolutely fine, but Mike Knox I feel needs momentum; him and Haas are being wasted. They make a great freak show-esque tag team. Decent promo to kick off the actual show, with The Undertaker in the ring. Chris Jericho I feel won't be facing 'Taker at WrestleMania XXVI for the World Heavyweight Championship. Hold on a second; I wonder what happened to the situation with Edge; that part has randomly fallen out of my head. Oh wait, nevermind there, with Edge and Christian being around. Interested in what you do with those two going into WrestleMania XXVI for sure. Shelton Benjamin beating Finlay is fine, but the need for a Contenders Tournament for the WWE Intercontinental Championship is pretty unnecessary really, with the Money in the Bank Qualifying matches already going on. Hoping to see Benjamin and Drew McIntyre in the end, though; hopefully not at the Grandaddy of Them All, though. Michelle McCool and Layla beating Mickie James and Beth Phoenix was strange, surprised that Beth didn't walk out on Mickie though. Hmm, I feel Curt Hawkins could have used some build before this opportunity hit him; just to make Vickie Guerrero disappointed in him. Hmm. Rey Mysterio in Money in the Bank is already, some star power for the match, hopefully you feature more star power than athletic guys in the match, though. CM Punk's promo was very solid, and John Morrison getting involved here was sweet. I'm looking forward to where this goes. Vance Archer beating Vladimir Kozlov is fine, would be a pretty monsterous match. Surprised that Kozlov didn't join his sitcom buddy, Santino Marella on RAW, now I think about it. Vance advancing into the Contenders Tournament is okay, but now there's going to be more of a feud between Shelton and Archer, when it rightfully should have ended when ECW disappeared. Also, Archer and Benjamin to determine a number one contender makes it so painfully obvious that Shelton will win; this Tournament was really useless. A fatal four-way match would have definitely been better. Dolph Ziggler beating Matt Hardy is fine, Ziggler in Money in the Bank is sound, despite me being unable to see him win it. Was weird with Theodore Long. Lastly, great main event with Edge and Batista; Christian seemed to have no purpose being with him here though. John Cena running in at Batista is alright, but it did not clash with Chris Jericho's final decision; seemed like a clusterf*ck of a situation to end SmackDown. Overall, it was a decent show, but some decisions are random, and what Edge and Christian are going to do at WrestleMania still baffles me; I wouldn't mind too much if they fought Big Show and The Miz or Legacy, at the least.
WWE RAW: Monday 1st March 2010...Chris Masters beating Chavo Guerrero was expected; Maryse and Jillian beating the Bella Twins is also fine. I'm struggling to figure out what main evented WWE Superstars though, if only you made that somewhat clearer. Abraham Washington Show to kick of RAW was very sweet, interesting that it started with the WWE Unified Tag Team Champions, Legacy. Their faction with Randy Orton is only getting hotter in my mind. Ted Dibiase and Cody Rhodes against The Miz and Big Show should be interesting. Gail Kim beating Alicia Fox is alright. Glad that Sheamus is qualified for Money in the Bank, as after the run he's had so far in the diary, he needs to remain significent for WrestleMania XXVI for sure. MVP hopefully advances though, if you had a battle royal to determine say, the final participant in the match, I'd love for MVP to take that spot. Would also make him look good. Triple H's promo was great, loving that you're keeping the feud with Triple H and Shawn Michaels in promos and not in the ring. Cheech and Chong arrived fashionably late; not too much for them to do now, but then again pretty in-character for them. Jack Swagger beating Mark Henry is fine, Swagger would do good as the Money in the Bank winner; it could elevate him. Hmm, poor Primo against Ezekiel Jackson. Zeke winning was predictable. I am liking Regal simply being a manager now, too. Reminds me of the powerhouse, Vader with Harley Race; circa 1992. I feel that Stu Hart and Owen Hart should have had better inductions; considering Vince McMahon and Bret Hart's storyline is currently going on, no mean to exploit them, but since they are with Stu's induction into Hall of Fame, but you could easily have Bret announce them than just spontaneously announcing them the traditional way. The Miz and Big Show beating Ted Dibiase and Cody Rhodes was surprising, but Miz and Big Show as WWE Unified Tag Team Champions is alright as long as MVP and Mark Henry, or even Edge and Christian (would be the best way to go for all four men) to challenge them at WrestleMania. Bret Hart's promo was pretty solid, very enjoyable as was John Cena coming out. Then Vince McMahon coming out was great. Overall, was a solid show that built up 'Mania very well. Only complaint is the usefulness of Cheech and Chong; they were useless and practically did nothing. Not liking that factor, but anticipate you will do the same with Criss Angel and then feature Stone Cold Steve Austin like nuts.
WWE NXT: Tuesday 2nd March 2010...Darren Young beating Daniel Bryan? Not liking that, to be honest. Why CM Punk helped Darren Young win too is beyond me. I don't see too much promise in Young. MVP and Skip Sheffield is really a strange combination and it baffles me. Chris Jericho and Wade Barrett could be the mentor/protegé of mentor/protegé relationships as far as professional wrestling goes; Barrett oozes charisma and could go far with Jericho taking him under his wing. Please consider that. David Otunga and R-Truth beating Michael Tarver and Carlito, I'm okay with. I just fail to see too much in Otunga and Tarver. Carlito and R-Truth probably shined in that match. The Miz arriving late was amusing, and him taunting Daniel Bryan was humorous to say the least. Heath Slater's promo would be pretty dire; he just doesn't have the 'it' factor and to be honest, he's bland in appearance, in charisma and in in-ring skills. Justin Gabriel's debut was very essential to the show, and him beating Wade Barrett is alright, but Barrett should become the definite protegé for Jericho, as both men seem to be so alike in personality. The Straight Edge Society ending the show was pretty amusing to read, too; tension with more Pros and Rookies. Overall, was a decent second edition of NXT. Where it continues from here, it should be interesting.
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Post by kurtangleisgod on Mar 5, 2010 4:14:09 GMT -5
raw was really enjoyable, with a large focus on the Legacy/Orton thing, but it was all very well done, using a backstage segment, the Abraham show and a match, it didn't get boring. The HOF inductees were good, and the class as a whole is shaping up nicely. The HHH/HBK promo was fantasic, well done man, love how zombie like HBK is. Bret/Vince and Cena/Batista are good, though soon, a bit more variety needs to go onto the build, with the HOF inductions, it was a good start, but Mr. McMahon needs to torment Bret. Maybe get the Hart Dynasty or The Anvil involved.
Both Miz and Punk not caring about their rookies is a good idea, and it makes me interested to see where Darren and Bryan go. Seeing a couple of the rookies team up againat theur mentors could be really cool actually, if it ever happens. Gabriel winning is sweet, and Jericho is now not happy, curious to see what he does
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Post by Elliot on Mar 5, 2010 13:40:22 GMT -5
FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWNCryme Tyme def. The Dudebusters [/color] Apparently, Caylen Croft and Trent Barreta have been diverted to the SmackDown brand. However, on WWE SUperstars, their debut wasn't all that good, losing to the team of JTG and Shad after Croft was hit with the G9. Rey Mysterio def. Dolph ZigglerBoth men are in the Money in the Bank Ladder match at WrestleMania, but battled it out in singles action here. Rey Mysterio picked up the victory after he hit the 619 and Splash combination on Ziggler. "Yes, sir, we promised you a great Main Event..."CUE OPENING VIDEOWe open up with the pyrotechnics and see Todd Grisham alongside Matt Striker, ready for commentary. We hear that tonight, the Main Event of SmackDown will be a HUGE match. After John Cena's invasion of SmackDown without Teddy Long's consent last week, he has placed him in a match with the 2010 Royal Rumble winner, Chris Jericho. A huge Main Event set for SmackDown! We then go to ringside as we hear the theme of Chris Jericho. SAVING HIMSELF - OR TRYING, AT LEASTJericho enters the ring, looking absolutely furious. He snatches the microphone from Tony Chimel and begins to shout. He says that he demands to be removed from the Main Event tonight against John Cena. He says he has no business with Cena as he is the 2010 Royal Rumble winner, and he deserves better treatment. He says that he shouldn't be taking on John Cena when he needs to get some preparation for his World Heavyweight Championship match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania. He calls the General Manager, Theodore Long to the ring to officially change the Main Event. T-Lo comes out, but unfortunately for Jericho, he says that the Main Event is set and will not change. He says that Jericho can use this as preparation, keeping the rust away. Jericho is insulted by this and shouts that he never has ring rust, he is the best in the world at what he does, and none of us 'hypocritical parasites' can tell him any different. Suddenly, the lights in the arena start to flicker as the crowd cheer. Jericho looks up and drops the microphone before leaving the ring and rushing up the ramp. We then cut backstage. THE NEW UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS ARRIVEBackstage, we see the new Unified Tag Team Champions, The Miz and the Big Show in their locker room. The Miz reveals to the Big Show that he has a match against Christian tonight on SmackDown and he wants him by ringside. Show says he'll be there, but the duo are interrupted by Edge. The crowd pop as Edge begins to speak. He says that tonight, Miz will take on his brother, and if Big Show is going to be in his corner, then he is going to be in Christian's. The Miz looks on, giving Edge a dirty look as Edge leaves the room. We then cut to a promo package. We see a 'Don't Try This' package featuring SmackDown superstar, John Morrison. We then fade to a commercial break. C O M M E R C I A L B R E A KMoney in the Bank Qualifying Match R-TRUTH def. MIKE KNOXMike Knox came out without Charlie Haas this week for unknown reasons. Knox had some control in this match, but in the end, R-Truth picked up the victory with his Scissors Kick, dropping Knox and hooking the leg for the three count. Truth celebrated, pointing to the briefcase hanging above the ring. He leaves ringside as we fade backstage. We see Women's Champion, Mickie James walking down to the ring, ready to compete. We then cut to a promo package. We see replays of this past Monday's inductions to the Hall of Fame, Stu and Owen Hart. We then return to SmackDown. #1 Contender - Intercontinental Championship SHELTON BENJAMIN def. VANCE ARCHERThe Intercontinental Champion, Drew McIntyre was on commentary for this one. Back and forth most of the way, reigniting the two's feud from ECW. Shelton Benjamin came out on top after hitting Archer with the Paydirt for the victory. Benjamin celebrated his victory, taunting McIntyre. McIntyre entered the ring and squared up to Benjamin. Benjamin turned his back, only to be clubbed by McIntyre. He cracks him over the head with the belt and leaves him lying in the ring. He holds his title high as we fade to a commercial break. C O M M E R C I A L B R E A KCHRISTIAN w/ Edge def. THE MIZ w/ Big ShowIn Christian's SmackDown return, he succesfully defeats one half of the Unified Tag Team Champions, The Miz. Big Show makes the attempt to get involved, but Edge runs around and makes sure he doesn't. This allows Christian to reverse the Skull Crushing Finale into the Killswitch and pick up the victory. Afterwards, both teams square off in the center of the ring before being interrupted by Teddy Long. He comes out and declares that he has spoken with the Board of Directors, and they have come to a conclusion that the Unified Tag Team Championships will be defended at WrestleMania. He says that he has pitched three teams to them and they agreed, making the WrestleMania match a Fatal Four Way Tag Team match. The crowd go wild as ShowMiz look on in anger. Teddy Long reveals that the teams will be ShowMiz, The Hart Dynasty, MVP & Mark Henry and Edge & Christian! ShowMiz go ballistic around the ring as Edge and Christian look on with smirks. We then fade backstage. BATISTA IS HEREWe see Batista arriving in the arena, and nobody has a clue why. We see Josh Mathews run up to him and ask him why he is here tonight because he isn't booked. Batista just looks at him, breathing heavily and continues to walk down the corridor in silence. Mathews looks on in confusion as we fade to a promo package. We see a promo package for WrestleMania XXVI, advertising it as 23 days away. We then return to SmackDown. JOHN MORRISON & YOSHI TATSU def. THE STRAIGHT EDGE SOCIETY w/ SerenaAn incredible tag team match, allowing both Morrison and Punk to get their hands on each other. Yoshi Tatsu made his debut on SmackDown tonight, and impressed everyone. The match went back and forth for the most part, but in the end, it was John Morrison who picked up the victory after defeating Luke Gallows with the Starship Pain. Morrison and Tatsu celebrate their victory as the Straight Edge Society look on in anger. Punk shouts that he will get Morrison soon. Morrison shouts back, saying that they will get their chance to be one on one very soon. We then fade to a commercial break. C O M M E R C I A L B R E A KMoney in the Bank Qualifying Match KANE def. VLADIMIR KOZLOVKozlov competing in yet another monsterous match, once again coming out on the losing end. Kane defeats Kozlov, planting him with a Chokeslam and covering him for the victory, finalizing the Money in the Bank match, giving us all eight participants. Kane does his signature taunt and points up to the briefcase. We then fade backstage. AN INTERVIEW WITH THE CHAMPWe see Josh Mathews standing by with Raw's John Cena. Cena is looking extremely serious. Mathews asks him if he is physically ready to take on Chris Jericho up next. Cena says he still isn't 100% from WWE Elimination Chamber, but he will try his best against Jericho. He says that he saw Batista arrive in the arena tonight, so he'll be watching his back at all times, "knowing how much Dave likes to attack from behind". Cena says that he is glad the match was made for WrestleMania, because he can finally get his hands on Batista once and for all, and make him understand what it felt like to be destroyed. He then leaves as we cut to a promo package. We see a promo package, hyping up next weeks Raw, telling us that the Guest Host will be Criss Angel. We then cut to a commercial break. C O M M E R C I A L B R E A KCHRIS JERICHO def. JOHN CENAA fantastic Main Event for SmackDown tonight, showing that both talents mean business when it comes to WrestleMania. However, Cena's injuries definitely showed, and Jericho capitalized on them. Cena fought as hard as he could, but in the end, Jericho was too much and hit a Codebreaker for the victory. Jericho celebrated, laughing at John Cena who held his ribs in agony. Suddenly, Batista enters the ring in his casual clothes. JERICHO MEETS HIS OPPONENTBatista gives Jericho a dirty look, but walks straight past him. He lifts Cena up, not taking any notice of his injuries, and boots him in the ribs. He then throws him out of the ring and beats him up the ramp. He throws him around on the stage as Jericho looks on, still smirking from his victory. As Batista and John Cena disappear behind the curtain, we hear a gong. The crowd goes nuts and the lights turn off. They turn back on, but nothing seems to have changed. Chris Jericho looks around, checking everywhere, and laughs after realising that it was nothing. Suddenly, it happens again, the lights go off and turn back on. Jericho, obviously thinking that if the first time was harmless, then so will this time. The lights come back on and we see Chris Jericho chuckling to himself, not taking it seriously at all. That is until he looks up at the titantron and sees the image that we see. The Undertaker is standing behind Jericho, looking down at him with his beady eyes. Jericho spins around and is met with Undertaker's hand, wrapping around his neck. He is about to Chokeslam Jericho, but He quickly escapes, fleeing from ringside in a hurry. Undertaker looks on and does his cut-throat taunt as Jericho stumbles up the ramp. SmackDown fades to a close as we see Undertaker staring down Chris Jericho.[/center]
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Post by Elliot on Mar 5, 2010 13:46:56 GMT -5
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Post by kurtangleisgod on Mar 5, 2010 13:47:52 GMT -5
Good smackdown, i really liked that opening promo with Jericho, you captured his essence lol. The new money in the bank particpants were who i hoped they would be, truth and kane, and edge and christian made me mark, though the fatal fourway is kind of meh, I'd have preferred ShowMiz vs Edge & Christian, but we will see what you do with it. The end with Taker was typical, but good, and hopefully cena gets some revenge soon
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Mar 5, 2010 14:06:49 GMT -5
-Excellent opening promo, as stated already, you captured Jericho perfectly -Miz/Christian should be good -Truth over Knox makes sense as Knox is doing a lot of nothing lately -Awesome to see Benjamin go over Archer, especially when it's to become the number one contender for the Intercontinental Title -Christian over Miz was the best way to go and the Fatal Four Way tag match should be excellent -Morrison and Tatsu winning is good, and I pray to see Morrison/Punk at WrestleMania, probably a Hair vs. Hair match -Kane getting into the MITB makes the most sense -Love that Jericho actually beat Cena, been waiting to see that forever now -'Taker and Batista's attacks worked well, nicely done
Very good Smackdown, you are building towards WrestleMania in a great way.
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Post by ✖ AJ on Mar 5, 2010 15:10:24 GMT -5
- Great opening promo. - Looking forward to Miz vs Christian. - Truth over Knox is a good call. - Benjamin vs McIntyre at Mania now, eh? Sounds good. - Christian beating Miz is good; not much a fan of the 4 way at Mania rather then ShowMiz vs E&C. - Morrison and Tatsu teaming is interesting. Glad to see them win, and glad that it was Gallows rather then Punk pinned. - Kane over Kozlov any day. - Surprised to see Jericho actually over Cena here, but glad. The post-match stuff worked well to.
Great Smackdown as usual.
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Post by shiftyeyes on Mar 7, 2010 9:56:09 GMT -5
- Two awesome Sstars matches there. - Jericho v Cena.. hmm I have to wonder who will win that. - The opening promo was great. Jericho and Cena should have a great match. - I like the Edge and Christian reunion, I'm a big fan of it. Christian vs Miz should be great. - Truth in MitB is great. - Shelton v Drew McIntyre at Mania is great; keeps Shelton away from his yearly spotfest and gets the IC title on the card. - NO IT SHOULD BE JUST E&C WHY!? I'm kinda annoyed now >:-\ - Batista on Smackdown! ? Well he is a Smackdown! superstar right? - I like the Morrison vs Punk feud. I loved the ECW feud they had, and this one at Mania with roles reversed should be just as good. - As well, I'm glad Yoshi is on Smackdown! - Kane in Money in the Bank is good, gives him something to do. - Great interview with Cena. - JERICHO ACTUALLY BEATS CENA? CLEAN?! - Cena and Batista is good aftermath, as is Taker v Jericho.
Another great show man. Love how this is real time as well. Keep it up ")
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