Post by voltage123 on Apr 4, 2007 6:00:24 GMT -5
I'm using the graphics from the mania 23 thread, so credit to whoever made them. The show is the same as the actual PPV, except I decided not to have Melina/Ashley.
The opening pyros go off, and Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler welcome everybody to Wrestlemania 23. Tey ran down the matches, and Aretha Franklin came down to sing American the Beautiful. Then the Pay Per View got under way with the first match.
The crowd wasn't into this match very much, and Khali wasn't impressive at all. Kane tried to make this one halfway decent, and the first real crowd reaction of the match came when Kane choke slammed Great Khali through the Spanish announcers table. Back in the ring, Khali went for his double-handed chokeslam, but Kane blocked it and hit a giant tombstone piledriver for the pinfall.
Winner Via Pinfall, Kane
After the match, Kane celebrated, and The Great Khali attacked him. Khali was destroying Kane until Hulk Hogan's music hit. As the fans cheered and rose to their feet, Hulk Hogan body-slammed The Great Khali, and then delivered the leg drop. Hogan posed for the crowd, and Wrestlemania 3 was relived again.
A great match, actually surprisingly good. As the match went on, MVP got more and more crowd support. Benoit trid to make MVP submit, having him in both the Sharpshooter and the Crossface, but MVP wouldn't tap. Eventually, Benoit hit 3 Diving Headbutts in a row to pick up the victory.
Winner Via Pinfall, Chris Benoit
Edge was shown on the titan tron. He announced that he would no longer be a part of Money in the bank that was coming up next. He said he had a fractured jaw, that needed at least a month to heal properly, so he wouldn't be back until after Backlash. Randy Orton came up to him, and said Edge was probably just scared. Edge said he's pay for that remark.
Before the match started, Shelton Benjamin was named Edge's replacement in the match by Jonathon Coachman. This was perhaps the best MITB match yet. Ken Kennedy nailed Matt Hardy with a Green Bay Plunge off the top of the ladder, and Jeff Hardy delivered a Swanton Bomb from a ladder inside the ring to Booker T on the announce table outside. But once again, Shelton Benjamin stole the spotlight. Two ladders were set up in the ring, one in perfect position under the briefcase, and the other a few feet away from the first ladder. Shelton Benjamin climbed to the top of the father ladder, but was unable to reach the case. Meanwhile, Orton and CM Punk were on top of the other ladder. Orton RKOed Pubk off the ladder, and instead of climbing down his ladder and up the other one, Shelton Benjamin just jumped from the top of his ladder to the top of the perfectly positioned one. He landed on it without it falling over, and Benjamin just grabbed the briefcase and won the match.
Winner Via Grabbed the MITB Case, Shelton Benjamin
Shelton Benjamin celebrated his victory, having finally won the MITB match.
Pretty much a stinker, as it wasn't contested under extreme rules. RVD and Elijah Burke had a good exchange, but Kevin Thorne stunk up the match when he botched a superplex attempt on Dreamer. Sabu got the win for his team when he nailed Thorne with an Arabian facebuster.
Winners, Via Pinfall, ECW Originals
A much better match than expected. Bobby Lashley surprised everyone in attendance when Umaga gave him a Samoan Spike, and he just shrugged it off, and delivered a dominator. At that point, ran in the ring, attacking Lashley. Lashley picked up McMahon for a Dominator, but Stone Cold told him to put Vince down. Lashley reluctantly obeyed, and Austin Stunnered Bobby Lashley! Donald Trump looked on in amazement as Umaga pinned Lashley with a fast count of Austins to give Vince McMahon the victory in the Battle of the Billionaires!
Winner via Pinfall, Umaga
Stone Cold Steve Austin forced Donald Trump into a chair, and had Bobby Lashley escorted by security out of the ring. Umaga just left, and Stone Cold and Vince shaved Trump's head. When the job was done, Trump quickly ran backstage. Vince offered a handshake to Stone Cold. Austin stunnered Vince out of nowhere, and put him in the chair. He shaved Vince's head too! Austin then had a beer bash, as Vince McMahon started crying in the chair.
The crowd was hot into this one, with Undertaker as the clear crowd favorite. Undertaker too kit to Batista from the opening bell, surprising him as well. Batista came out first, and in Undertaker's entrance, when all the druids came out, Undertaker came from underneath the ring and attacked Batista from behind. Batista battled back, hitting a spinebuster through the Smackdown! announce table. But the deadman hit his old school legdrop on the ring apron, and inside the ring, when Batista went for the Batista bomb, Undertaker clocked it and connected with the tombstone for the win.
Winner Via Pinfall, Undertaker
After the match, Batista offered The Undertaker a handshake. Undertaker refused, and told Batista to leave the ring. Batista turned around like he was going to leave, but then ran back, hitting Undertaker with a clothesline. Batista nailed the deadman with a Batista Bomb, and held up the World Heavyweight Championship. Batista threw the belt on Undertaker's body, and went to leave the ring. Suddenly, the lights in the arena went off, and when they came on a few seconds later, the ring was empty, both Undertaker andd the World title gone.
Shawn Michaels came out in his own gear, to his "Sexy Boy" music. John Cena took him down and locked in the STFU right at the start, but HBK escaped it pretty easily, and went for Sweet Chin Music. Cena ducked, and the two of them had a staredown. The match was back and forth for the first ten minutes, and then it slowed down, with HBK working on Cena's neck and head with a variety of holds and sleepers. Cena made a comeback, but when he went for the 5 Knuckle Shuffle, HBK moved, and jumped back to his feet. Cena recovered, and walked right into Sweet Chin Music, and HBK won the WWE Title.
Winner Via Pinfall, Shawn Michaels
As Shawn Michaels was handed the championship, john Cena offered him a handshake. HBK accepted, and Cena left the ring and started walking back up the ramp. As he did, Shelton Benjamin's music hit. Benjamin walked down to the ring with his MITB breifcase. He told HBK he was just letting him know when he was cashing in the MITB. Benjamin then nailed HBK with the briefcase, and said "right now".
WWE Championship
Shawn Michaels vs Shelton Benjamin
Before the bell rang, John Cena ran back down to the ring, and FUed Shelton Benjamin, which drew a lot of cheers from the fans. Cena left the ring, and HBK jumped up again. One Sweet Chin Music later, and Benjamin's MITB was wasted.
Winner Via pinfall, Shawn Michales
The opening pyros go off, and Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler welcome everybody to Wrestlemania 23. Tey ran down the matches, and Aretha Franklin came down to sing American the Beautiful. Then the Pay Per View got under way with the first match.
The crowd wasn't into this match very much, and Khali wasn't impressive at all. Kane tried to make this one halfway decent, and the first real crowd reaction of the match came when Kane choke slammed Great Khali through the Spanish announcers table. Back in the ring, Khali went for his double-handed chokeslam, but Kane blocked it and hit a giant tombstone piledriver for the pinfall.
Winner Via Pinfall, Kane
After the match, Kane celebrated, and The Great Khali attacked him. Khali was destroying Kane until Hulk Hogan's music hit. As the fans cheered and rose to their feet, Hulk Hogan body-slammed The Great Khali, and then delivered the leg drop. Hogan posed for the crowd, and Wrestlemania 3 was relived again.
A great match, actually surprisingly good. As the match went on, MVP got more and more crowd support. Benoit trid to make MVP submit, having him in both the Sharpshooter and the Crossface, but MVP wouldn't tap. Eventually, Benoit hit 3 Diving Headbutts in a row to pick up the victory.
Winner Via Pinfall, Chris Benoit
Edge was shown on the titan tron. He announced that he would no longer be a part of Money in the bank that was coming up next. He said he had a fractured jaw, that needed at least a month to heal properly, so he wouldn't be back until after Backlash. Randy Orton came up to him, and said Edge was probably just scared. Edge said he's pay for that remark.
Before the match started, Shelton Benjamin was named Edge's replacement in the match by Jonathon Coachman. This was perhaps the best MITB match yet. Ken Kennedy nailed Matt Hardy with a Green Bay Plunge off the top of the ladder, and Jeff Hardy delivered a Swanton Bomb from a ladder inside the ring to Booker T on the announce table outside. But once again, Shelton Benjamin stole the spotlight. Two ladders were set up in the ring, one in perfect position under the briefcase, and the other a few feet away from the first ladder. Shelton Benjamin climbed to the top of the father ladder, but was unable to reach the case. Meanwhile, Orton and CM Punk were on top of the other ladder. Orton RKOed Pubk off the ladder, and instead of climbing down his ladder and up the other one, Shelton Benjamin just jumped from the top of his ladder to the top of the perfectly positioned one. He landed on it without it falling over, and Benjamin just grabbed the briefcase and won the match.
Winner Via Grabbed the MITB Case, Shelton Benjamin
Shelton Benjamin celebrated his victory, having finally won the MITB match.
Pretty much a stinker, as it wasn't contested under extreme rules. RVD and Elijah Burke had a good exchange, but Kevin Thorne stunk up the match when he botched a superplex attempt on Dreamer. Sabu got the win for his team when he nailed Thorne with an Arabian facebuster.
Winners, Via Pinfall, ECW Originals
A much better match than expected. Bobby Lashley surprised everyone in attendance when Umaga gave him a Samoan Spike, and he just shrugged it off, and delivered a dominator. At that point, ran in the ring, attacking Lashley. Lashley picked up McMahon for a Dominator, but Stone Cold told him to put Vince down. Lashley reluctantly obeyed, and Austin Stunnered Bobby Lashley! Donald Trump looked on in amazement as Umaga pinned Lashley with a fast count of Austins to give Vince McMahon the victory in the Battle of the Billionaires!
Winner via Pinfall, Umaga
Stone Cold Steve Austin forced Donald Trump into a chair, and had Bobby Lashley escorted by security out of the ring. Umaga just left, and Stone Cold and Vince shaved Trump's head. When the job was done, Trump quickly ran backstage. Vince offered a handshake to Stone Cold. Austin stunnered Vince out of nowhere, and put him in the chair. He shaved Vince's head too! Austin then had a beer bash, as Vince McMahon started crying in the chair.
The crowd was hot into this one, with Undertaker as the clear crowd favorite. Undertaker too kit to Batista from the opening bell, surprising him as well. Batista came out first, and in Undertaker's entrance, when all the druids came out, Undertaker came from underneath the ring and attacked Batista from behind. Batista battled back, hitting a spinebuster through the Smackdown! announce table. But the deadman hit his old school legdrop on the ring apron, and inside the ring, when Batista went for the Batista bomb, Undertaker clocked it and connected with the tombstone for the win.
Winner Via Pinfall, Undertaker
After the match, Batista offered The Undertaker a handshake. Undertaker refused, and told Batista to leave the ring. Batista turned around like he was going to leave, but then ran back, hitting Undertaker with a clothesline. Batista nailed the deadman with a Batista Bomb, and held up the World Heavyweight Championship. Batista threw the belt on Undertaker's body, and went to leave the ring. Suddenly, the lights in the arena went off, and when they came on a few seconds later, the ring was empty, both Undertaker andd the World title gone.
Shawn Michaels came out in his own gear, to his "Sexy Boy" music. John Cena took him down and locked in the STFU right at the start, but HBK escaped it pretty easily, and went for Sweet Chin Music. Cena ducked, and the two of them had a staredown. The match was back and forth for the first ten minutes, and then it slowed down, with HBK working on Cena's neck and head with a variety of holds and sleepers. Cena made a comeback, but when he went for the 5 Knuckle Shuffle, HBK moved, and jumped back to his feet. Cena recovered, and walked right into Sweet Chin Music, and HBK won the WWE Title.
Winner Via Pinfall, Shawn Michaels
As Shawn Michaels was handed the championship, john Cena offered him a handshake. HBK accepted, and Cena left the ring and started walking back up the ramp. As he did, Shelton Benjamin's music hit. Benjamin walked down to the ring with his MITB breifcase. He told HBK he was just letting him know when he was cashing in the MITB. Benjamin then nailed HBK with the briefcase, and said "right now".
WWE Championship
Shawn Michaels vs Shelton Benjamin
Before the bell rang, John Cena ran back down to the ring, and FUed Shelton Benjamin, which drew a lot of cheers from the fans. Cena left the ring, and HBK jumped up again. One Sweet Chin Music later, and Benjamin's MITB was wasted.
Winner Via pinfall, Shawn Michales
