- A video package runs looking at Shane McMahon trying to get revenge against Randy Orton for what he did to his father, "On this night the Legend Killer becomes the hunted." The video also highlights tonight's match between Shawn Michaels and JBL and the two Elimination Chamber matches tonight for the World Heavyweight Championship and WWE Championship.
- A graphic opening hits welcoming us to WWE No Way Out. We then go live to the Key Arena in Seattle, WA where a huge display of pyro goes off. Jim Ross is the first to welcome us to the show tonight.
- The Undertaker's music hits right away to kick off the show.
WWE Championship - Elimination Chamber Match Edge (c) vs. The Undertaker vs. Big Show vs. Vladimir Kozlov vs. Triple H vs. Jeff Hardy The Undertaker was out first and was locked inside a chamber. Big Show was out second and was locked inside a chamber. Vladimir Kozlov was out third, stared down Undertaker and Big Show and was locked inside a chamber. Triple H was out fourth, spit water on the chamber Big Show was inside and was then locked inside a chamber. Jeff Hardy and WWE Champion Edge were out last and they will start the match tonight.
WWE referees lock up the chamber entrance. The bell rings and here we go. Jeff Hardy charges at Edge and lands some kicks and right hands against the ropes. Hardy takes down Edge a few times, but Edge comes right back with a big boot leveling Hardy. Edge with a cover and Hardy kicks out after two. Edge with a big right hand that takes Hardy down again. Edge with a body splash on Hardy against the ropes, hooks the leg and Hardy again kicks out after two. Edge sends Hardy face first into the turnbuckle. Edge with more shots on Hardy in the corner as Big Show looks on from his chamber. Hardy with a title-a-whirl takedown, atomic-drop and dropkick to the chest of Edge. Edge counters a Twist of Fate, attempts a DDT, Hardy counters that and hits the Twist of Fate. Hardy then goes up top, jumps attempting a Swanton Bomb, but Edge rolls out of the way. Edge attempts a Spear, Hardy counters and rolls up Edge. Hardy gets the pinfall!
Edge is eliminated.
Edge can't believe it and jumps right up arguing with the referee. Edge then runs around the chamber with wide eyes and can't believe he was just pinned. Jim Ross notes we are guaranteed to see a new WWE Champion tonight. "Edge is hitting the showers early," added JR. Edge leaves the chamber and walks up the ramp screaming, "No!"
Time expires. The spotlights focus on the four chambers. Out next is Vladimir Kozlov. Kozlov exits his chamber and levels Hardy with a big boot. Kozlov launches Hardy into the corner, hits a few shoulder charges and kicks. Hardy with a knee to Kozlov and dropkick to the knees. Hardy is up top, jumps, but Kozlov hits his headbutt to the sternum. Kozlov then grabs Hardy and sends him into the side of the chamber chains. Kozlov launches Hardy back into the ring, hooks the leg and Hardy kicks out after two. Kozlov mounts Hardy and gets in a few right hands. Kozlov lifts Hardy up, places him on the top turnbuckle, hits a few headbutts to the side and then kicks Hardy right in the gut. Kozlov then grabs Hardy and hits a big fallaway slam. Kozlov with a cover and Hardy again kicks out after two. Kozlov with a backbreaker, cover and Hardy still kicks out. Kozlov then applies a waistlock on Hardy on the mat. Hardy fights back with a few shots, but is taken out quickly with a shoulder block. Kozlov hits an elbow, picks Hardy up, props him on his shoulder, Hardy counters and sends Kozlov to the corner. Hardy then hits a dropkick to the chest on Kozlov. Hardy with a Whisper in the Wind on Kozlov.
Time expires. The spotlights focus on the three remaining chambers. Out next is Big Show. Big Show leaves his chamber and enters the ring. Big Show tears off Hardy's shirt and tosses him across the ring. Big Show and Kozlov then allow each other to pick up Hardy and hit respective scoop slams. Hardy fights back on Big Show and Kozlov before Big Show takes him back down quickly. Big Show picks up Hardy and launches him into the corner. Big Show hits a big chest chop on Hardy that causes Hardy to fall down. Kozlov then charges at Big Show and takes him down. Kozlov shouts at Big Show as he gets up. They lock up and Big Show pushes Kozlov down. Big Show grabs Kozlov, attempts a suplex, Kozlov backs up and stays in the corner. Big Show backs off and misses a splash. This allows Kozlov to hit a big shoulder charge.
Time expires. The spotlights focus on the two remaining chambers. Out next is Triple H. Triple H exits his chamber, enters the ring and goes after Big Show with some big right hands. Triple H with a knee to the face on Big Show and a high knee on Kozlov. Big Show misses a splash on Triple H and Triple H takes him out with a big spinebuster. Hardy is up and attempts a Twist of Fate on Triple H, but Triple H counters and takes out Hardy with a big clothesline. Kozlov charges and Triple H pulls the top rope down sending Kozlov to the steel. Triple H attempts a Pedigree on Kozlov on the steel area surrounding the ring, but Big Show interferes grabbing Triple H by the hair and pulling him back in hitting a huge chop to the chest. Big Show sends Triple H to the corner and gets in some big body shots. Big Show with a side slam on Triple H. Big Show covers and Triple H kicks out after two. In the opposite corner, Kozlov has Hardy down and his choking him with his boot. Kozlov hits a few elbows on Hardy on the mat. Triple H counters a chokeslam attempt from Big Show, but gets a military press slam instead. Triple H is then sent face first into the side of the chamber by Big Show. In the ring, Hardy can be heard taking down Kozlov. Hardy then jumps off the top at Big Show. Big Show catches him and sends him into Triple H. Big Show then tries to splash himself into Triple H and Hardy and they move causing Big Show to crash into the chains. In the ring, Triple H and Hardy take out Kozlov with a double suplex. Hardy with a Whisper in the Wind on Triple H.
Time expires. The spotlight focuses on the last chamber. Out last is The Undertaker. Undertaker jumps out and takes out Kozlov with a big boot. Taker with clotheslines on Triple H and Hardy in their respective corners. Another big boot by Taker on Kozlov. Taker has Triple and Hardy when Big Show breaks it up. Taker with a flying clothesline on Big Show that takes him down. Taker grabs Triple H, looks to attempt Old School, Taker then drops Triple H's arm and jumps at Big Show on the outside of the ring. Big Show catches Taker. Taker then takes out Big Show with a HUGE DDT on the steel! Taker then grabs Triple H again and hits the Old School. Taker takes out Hardy and then Kozlov charges at Taker taking him out. Kozlov with shoulder charges to Taker in the corner. Kozlov then hits a few elbows over Taker's head in the corner. Taker then props Kozlov up on his shoulders and hits the Last Ride! Taker hooks the leg and gets the pinfall on Kozlov.
Vladimir Kozlov is eliminated.
Taker is then leveled with a chokeslam from Big Show. Triple H attempts a Pedigree, but Big Show counters and flips Triple H over his head onto the steel surrounding the ring. Hardy grabs Big Show and Big Show picks up Hardy launching him into Triple H. Big Show walks to the area surrounding the ring and sends Triple H into the chains. Big Show attempts the same on Hardy who hangs on to the chains and crawls up. He gets near the top of a pod in the chamber and Big Show trips him up causing Hardy to low blow himself. Big Show gets up on the top turnbuckle going after Hardy when Taker follows him up. Taker grabs Big Show and hits a big superplex off the top turnbuckle! Triple H then takes advantage and hits a Pedigree on Big Show. Hardy is now standing back and on top of the pod in the chamber. Hardy jumps and connects with the Swanton Bomb on Big Show. Hardy rolls away, Triple H covers Big Show and gets the pinfall.
Big Show is eliminated.
We are now down to The Undertaker, Triple H and Jeff Hardy. Taker dodges a Wishiper in the Wind attempt from Hardy. Triple H walks up and hits Taker with a few right hands. Taker then grabs Triple H, throws him to the corner and gets in a few shots of his own. Taker then launches Triple H into the other corner sending him over and crashing to the steel around the ring. Taker grabs Hardy by the arm, attempts the Old School, but Triple H walks up and trips up Taker causing him to crotch himself. Taker is trying to recover sitting up on his knees when he hits the ropes, jumps off Taker's back and goes over the top rope taking out Triple H. Taker then pulls Hardy in from over the top rope into a Tombstone Piledriver position, connects and gets the pinfall.
Jeff Hardy is eliminated.
We are now down to The Undertaker and Triple H with one of these two becoming the new WWE Champion. Triple H charges at Taker and Taker takes him out with a big boot. Taker puts Triple H in the corner and gets in a few shots. Taker then backs up, attempts a running big boot and Triple H moves out of the way causing Taker to get his leg caught up on the top turnbuckle. Triple H grabs Taker and sends him into the chain around the chamber. Triple H then goes up top, jumps, Taker catches Triple H and connects with a big chokeslam. Taker covers Triple H and Triple H gets a shoulder up barely after the two count. Triple H catches Taker with a boot in the corner followed by a big spinebuster. Triple H covers Taker and Taker also kicks out after a close two count. They are back out on the steel around the ring when Triple H sends Taker into the chains. Triple H attempts a Pedigree, but Taker counters that by catapulting Triple H into the chain. Taker then props Triple H up on his shoulder, Triple H counters by falling back into the ring and Taker counters that flipping back and keeping Triple H up on his shoulder. Taker then hits a Tombstone Piledriver on Triple H, covers and Triple H puts his boot on the bottom rope to break up the pinfall. Triple H comes back hitting a Pedigree on Taker, covers and Taker barely gets a shoulder up after two. Triple H and Taker start exchanging punches. Triple H with a few punches on Taker in the corner. Taker lifts Triple H up for a Last Ride, Triple H jumps off, turns around, hits a Pedigree on Taker, covers and gets the pinfall. Very solid match. Winner & NEW WWE Champion: Triple H
After the match, both Triple H and The Undertaker are still down trying to recover from what just took place. We then see highlights of the match showing all of the eliminations leading to the finish between Triple H and Undertaker. Back live, Jim Ross notes how Triple H has become a 13-time WWE Champion. We see Triple H in the ring with the WWE Championship in hand. He gets to his feet as Undertaker stands up, looks back and then heads up the ramp.
- Backstage, Edge is with Vickie Guerrero. He is trying to get her to restart the match. Vickie flips out on him saying this was all his fault. She then apologizes as Edge sits down frustrated.
- A video package runs highlighting the events between Randy Orton and Shane McMahon in recent weeks leading to tonight's match at No Way Out.
No Holds Barred Match Randy Orton vs. Shane McMahon The bell rings and Shane gets in a quick left jab on Randy Orton. Shane with another jab on Orton. More rights and lefts from Shane on Orton. Orton then gets in a kick to the gut on Shane and gets in some big rights of his own sending Shane into the corner. Shane with a big shot to the gut of Orton sending Orton back. Shane with a big right that sends Orton through the ropes to the outside. Shane then hits a baseball slide on Orton. Shane goes under the ring and pulls out a table. Shane also pulls out a trash can and puts it under a corner in the ring. Orton then grabs Shane and drops him over his back followed by ramming him into the side of the ring two times. Orton tosses Shane back inside and kicks him hard in the chest. Orton picks up Shane and hits a big back suplex. Orton then exposes the top turnbuckle in a corner. Orton irish whips Shane with force into the exposed turnbuckle and Shane is down. Orton then kicks Shane in the back until he falls out of the ring. Orton then leans through the ropes to grab Shane when Shane cracks a kendo stick over his head.
Shane jumps in the ring and hits Orton with the kendo stick some more. Shane with more shots using the kendo stick hitting Orton right in the chest a few more times. Orton rolls to the outside trying to recover when Shane jumps out as well and levels Orton with a big clothesline. Shane then starts clearing off the Smackdown announce table and grabs a TV monitor cracking Orton in the head with it. Orton is busted open as Shane grabs Orton and places him over the Smackdown announce table. Shane gets back in the ring, goes up on the top turnbuckle and Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes run out pulling Shane off. DiBiase and Rhodes start beating down Shane in the corner. Rhodes leaves the ring and grabs a steel chair. DiBiase holds Shane back. Rhodes swings, Shane turns around and Rhodes hits DiBiase on the back with the steel chair. Shane then takes out Rhodes with a DDT. Shane then props Rhodes up on the ground in the corner. Shane puts the trash can in Rhodes' face, goes back up top, jumps and hits the Coast to Coast right into Rhodes' face!
Shane then goes back up top again, looks down at Orton who is still on the Smackdown announce table, jumps, Orton moves and Shane crashes through the announce table. A bloody Orton gets to his knees as the referee checks on him. Orton rolls into the ring and grabs DiBiase who is checking on Rhodes. Orton tells DiBiase to take Rhodes out of the ring and to the back. Shane is able to get to his feet and move his way up the ring apron trying to get back in the ring. Shane is through the second rope when Orton grabs him and drops him with a huge DDT. Orton rolls Shane over to his back, hooks the leg and Shane kicks out after two. Another cover by Orton and Shane again kicks out. A third cover and Shane still kicks out. Orton is upset and can't believe it. Orton then looks down and sees the table that Shane brought out earlier. Orton pulls it inside the ring and kicks Shane a few times in the ribs. Orton then sets up the table near the corner where Shane is recovering. Orton hits a few elbows on Shane as he tries to get to his feet.
Orton puts Shane up on the top turnbuckle and gets in some more shots. Orton goes up with Shane, hooks an arm and Orton hits a huge superplex on Shane from the top right through the table! Orton then covers Shane and Shane somehow gets a shoulder up! Orton then grabs Shane by the head and launches it back into the broken table. Orton stomps all over Shane's body. Orton with a knee to the chest on Shane. Orton hooks the leg and Shane again kicks out after two. Orton, who is still covered in blood, gets to his feet and backs up. Shane stands up, Orton charges and Shane levels Orton with a big Spear. Shane then grabs the steel chair used earlier and cracks it over Orton's back. Shane then hits the chair over Orton's leg. Shane hits Orton's leg again with the chair. Shane does this a third time and Orton screams out in pain. Shane looks to hit Orton again as Orton screams out, "No! No!" Shane then cracks the chair over Orton's head and Orton is down. Shane then waits for Orton to get to his feet. When Orton gets to his feet, Shane charges, Orton jumps up and connects with the RKO. Orton covers Shane and gets the pinfall.
Winner: Randy Orton
After the match, Randy Orton struggles to his feet using the ropes. We then see highlights of the match leading to the finish. Back live, Shane McMahon is just starting to get to his feet. Orton teases he was going to boot Shane in the head, but backs off and heads up the ramp staring down Shane.
- A video looking at the history of WrestleMania airs.
ECW Championship Match Jack Swagger (c) vs. Finlay The bell rings and here we go. Lock up and Finlay pushes Swagger to the corner. Finlay grabs Swagger by the leg, sweeps for a takedown and then Finlay locks on a single leg boston crab. The crowd starts a loud "WE WANT CHRISTIAN" chant. Swagger reaches for the bottom rope, but Finlay pulls Swagger back out to the middle of the ring. Finlay drops Swagger's knee back down on the mat with force and then locks on another modified single leg boston crab. Finlay kicks Swagger on his back leg, sends Swagger back into the corner and kicks his leg and body. Finlay attempts a big charge and Swagger moves causing Finlay to hit the corner with force. Swagger kicks Finlay back into the corner with once more. Swagger with some knees to Finlay's gut and then locks on a wristlock. Swagger with a kick to Finlay's arm. Swagger with a big shoulder driver on Finlay, cover and Finlay kicks out after two. Swagger drops down and attempts an armbar. Finlay gets on his side trying to break it up, but Swagger kicks Finlay back and puts him on his shoulders again.
Finlay gets a shoulder up when the referee counts the pinfall. Swagger continues to work on Finlay's arm and hitting a few knees to the body. Swagger with some shoulder charges to Finlay. Finlay fires back with an inverted DDT, cover on Swagger and Swagger kicks out after two. Swagger sends Finlay into the corner with force. Finlay with a rollup from the corner on Swagger and Swagger kicks out after two. Swagger sends Finlay to the corner, the referee backs him off and then Swagger comes forward with a big right hand. Swagger puts Finlay up on the top turnbuckle, goes up top and Finlay punches him away. Finlay drops down and kicks Swagger with force. Finlay with a big uppercut on Swagger followed by a quick takedown. Finlay goes up top when Hornswoggle appears from under the ring. Finlay jumps off the top and hits a cross-body on Swagger for a two count. Finlay with a few clotheslines on Swagger, cover and Swagger still kicks out. Finlay with a shoulder charge on Swagger in the corner.
Finlay sends Swagger to the other corner and hits another shoulder charge. Hornswoggle is up on the ring apron when Finlay has Swagger up on his shoulders. Swagger jumps off, sends Finlay into the ropes, Hornswoggle is knocked off and Swagger hits a gutwrench powerbomb. Swagger covers Finlay and gets the pinfall.
Winner & STILL ECW Champion: Jack Swagger
After the match, we see highlights of the match leading to the finish. Back live, Swagger has the ECW Title over his shoulder and he smiles heading up the ramp.
- At ringside, Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler inform the audience that Shane McMahon has been losing consciousness since his match with Randy Orton.
- Backstage, Shawn Michaels is shown preparing for his match tonight.
- A video package runs highlighting the events between JBL and Shawn Michaels in recent months leading to tonight's match.
All or Nothing Match If HBK wins, he is no longer JBL's employee If JBL wins, he will own the likeness of HBK Shawn Michaels vs. JBL During JBL's entrance, Shawn Michaels' wife Rebecca is shown at ringside. JBL smiled and stared her down. HBK also went over to her during his entrance.
The bell rings and here we go. They lock up and JBL pushes HBK's to the corner. Another lock up and JBL pushes HBK to the corner once more. The referee breaks it up and HBK unloads on JBL with some right hands. HBK continues to attack JBL who bails from the ring and tries to regain some composure. HBK goes to the outside and JBL tosses a steel chair at him. HBK catches it and the referee yells that he if uses it he will be disqualified. HBK throws it down and takes it to JBL some more. They return to the ring and HBK gets two close pinfall attempts on JBL. JBL then quickly takes down HBK, hits an elbow, cover and HBK kicks out after two. HBK with a few chop blocks to JBL. HBK then locks a Figure Four on JBL. JBL gets to the bottom rope and the referee calls out the five count. HBK lets go right after four. HBK then applies a Crossface on JBL that JBL counters into a pinfall that HBK kicks out of after two. HBK with a big chest chop on JBL. HBK hits an elbow, but gets reversed by JBL during an irish whip, hits the corner hard and falls to the outside.
JBL walks out and drives HBK back first into the ring apron. JBL tosses HBK back inside the ring and hits a big forearm to the back. JBL hits a few elbows across the chest of HBK. As JBL hits the elbows he looks over at HBK's wife at ringside. JBL with a big clothesline on HBK, cover and HBK again kicks out after two. JBL props HBK up in the corner and gets in some stiff right hands. JBL with a bearhug on HBK. HBK breaks out and hits a chest chop. HBK with a swinging neckbreaker on JBL. HBK with an atomic-drop on JBL followed by more chest chops. HBK is launched into the corner, flips back and JBL props him back up on the top turnbuckle. JBL with some more stiff right hands on HBK. JBL attempts a superplex, but HBK fights back and knocks JBL off after some big right hands. HBK then stands up, jumps attempting a flying elbow and JBL moves out of the way. JBL then hits the ropes and connects with the Clothesline From Hell on HBK. Cover and HBK barely gets enough up to kick out after two.
JBL then stares at HBK's wife and taunts at her. JBL hits the ropes and hits a second Clothesline From Hell on HBK. JBL kicks HBK out of the ring and tells the referee to start the count. The referee starts the count: 1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...HBK is up and slides into the ring. JBL then grabs HBK and tosses him out of the ring. JBL walks out, picks up HBK, puts him in his wife's face and then HBK's wife slaps JBL! HBK grabs JBL and tosses him back in the ring. HBK jumps on JBL and hits some big rights and lefts. HBK with a scoop slam on JBL, goes up top and connects with the flying elbow. HBK is getting the crowd pumped up as he backs to the corner and starts tuning up the band for some Sweet Chin Music. JBL is up and HBK connects with Sweet Chin Music. HBK hooks the leg and gets the pinfall.
Winner: Shawn Michaels
After the match, they show a shot of HBK's wife Rebecca in the crowd smiling and celebrating. The referee raises Shawn Michaels' hand. HBK leaves the ring and kisses his wife in celebration. HBK's wife is wearing TIGHT jeans and looking SO SO HOT! Wow man, wow. HBK brings her over the guard railing and to the ringside area. HBK then heads up the ramp holding his wife's hand as they head to the back. HBK drops to his knees in celebration one last time before they leave. We then see highlights of the match leading to the finish.
- A promo for WrestleMania 25 on April 5 airs. WrestleMania is 49 days away.
- Backstage, Todd Grisham is with Chris Jericho. Grisham asks him how confident he is. Jericho said he is the best in the world at what he does and his confidence level is where it should be. He said he will walk out of the Chamber tonight as the new World Heavyweight Champion and when he does win, he will invite and challenge Ric Flair to come out of retirement to face him in a match at WrestleMania 25 to become a 17-time World Champion. Jericho then pauses and says he actually will not do that. He said he is serious about his guarantee to win the Chamber match tonight and will prove to these "sicko" fans why he was the 2008 Superstar of the Year and why he will be just that in 2009.
- Back live, the Elimination Chamber starts to lower around the ring.
WWE Championship - Elimination Chamber Match John Cena (c) vs. Kane vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Mike Knox vs. Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio
The champion came out first to a good pop, which means he won't be started the match off. Mike Knox came out second, followed by Kane, followed by Kofi Kingston. Edge attacked Kofi on the way to the ring. Edge nailed Kofi with a chair on the ring steps and ran in and took Kingston's chamber. Rey came out and said to get somebody out here. Rey went after Edge.
The match will start off with Y2J vs. Mysterio for five minutes. Edge is locked into Kofi's pod. Kingston was helped to the back.
Third man in is Kane. No eliminations thus far, so it is Kane vs. Y2J vs. Mysterio. Kane starred down Edge in his pod. Sideslam by Kane on Rey, but only a two count. Rey went for a 619 on Jericho, but was stopped by Kane. Rey answered, and hit a 619 on Kane. Rey jumped off a pod onto Kane and pinned him at 9:40. Kane is eliminated.
Kane is eliminated.
Next to enter is Mike Knox. So it is Knox vs. Rey vs. Jericho. Knox rammed Y2J's back into the chamber. Knox was able to lock Rey's feet into the chamber, and pounded on the much smaller man. Code breaker by Y2J, eliminating him at 14:43.
Mike Knox is eliminated.
Next to enter is Edge! Rey entered Edge's Pod and went right after him. It is Rey vs. Y2J vs. Edge. Kane and Knox are gone.
Cena officially entered the match at 20:58. The champ went right after Edge. Cena's offense received a mixed reaction from the crowd. Five knuckle shuffle by Cena to Edge. Edge speared Cena and pinned him at 22:21 to eliminate him. We will have another new champion tonight!
John Cena is eliminated.
It is down to Edge vs. Y2J vs. Mysterio. Announcers are uncertain if Edge can really win the world title since he is a member of the Raw brand and wasn't scheduled to be apart of the match.
Rey pinned Y2J at 23:54.
Chris Jericho is eliminated.
Edge went for the spear, but Rey was wise and countered and nearly got a roll up victory. Fans chanted "Rey, Rey."
Edge speared Rey at 29:47 to win the World Heavyweight title. Chiota gave him the title belt, and Lilian Garcia announced him as the new champion!
TNA Wrestling and Robert Roode have agreed to terms on a new contract reports ProWrestling.net. If Roode has yet to officially sign the new deal then the belief is that it is merely a formality right now.
According to earlier reports, WWE had interest in signing Roode. Roodes deal with TNA had been set to expire in either March or April of this year. Roode was trained in his hometown of Peterborough, Ontario, by fellow Canadians Val Venis and Shane Sewell. He worked for indy promotions all over Canada as Bobby Rude before being signed by TNA. He debuted in the company as a part of the Team Canada stable in the summer of 2004. After the break up of Team Canada, Roode began referring to himself as "TNA's hottest free agent" and transitioned into his Robert Roode Inc. gimmick with Ms. Brooks before joining James Storm as one half of the team Beer Money Inc. It appears the interest from WWE never led to a formal contract offer.
- Elimination Chamber for the WWE Championship: Edge vs. The Undertaker vs. Triple H vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Big Show vs. Vladimir Kozlov.
- Elimination Chamber for the World Championship: John Cena vs. Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Kane vs. Mike Knox vs. Kofi Kingston.
- ECW Champion Jack Swagger vs. Fit Finlay.
- Randy Orton vs. Shane McMahon in a No Holds Barred match.
- JBL vs. Shawn Michaels. If Michaels wins, JBL will pay him the full amount owed on their services contract and he will no longer be working for him. If JBL wins, he obtains all rights to Shawn Michaels' name and likeness for marketing purposes.
Montel Vontavious Porter def. Chavo Guerrero (DQ) World Tag Team Champions The Miz & John Morrison def. WWE Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo R-Truth def. Ezekiel Jackson Maria def. Michelle McCool Triple H vs. Undertaker vs. Big Show vs. Vladimir Kozlov (No contest) (Fatal Four Way Match)
FRESNO, Calif. Just two days before No Way Out, four of the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber Match participants fought it out in a Fatal Four Way, while another made his heroic return to SmackDown. But, in the midst of the pomp and circumstance, the opportunistic WWE Champion once again found a way to come out on top and steal the thunder from all of them.
Triple H vs. Undertaker vs. Big Show vs. Vladimir Kozlov (No contest) (Fatal Four Way Match) (WATCH | PHOTOS) WWE Champion Edge placed the blame for the neck injury he claimed to have sustained one week ago at the hands of Undertaker squarely on the shoulders of his tag team partner, Big Show. SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero wasted no time announcing that she would not risk her husband competing until No Way Out this Sunday. However, after Big Show interrupted them and exchanged harsh words with the champion, Guerrero had no trouble informing him that he would be in a Fatal Four Way Match with three of his Elimination Chamber opponents: The Game, the Moscow Mauler, and The Phenom. (WATCH | PHOTOS)
In the critical climax of the grueling back and forth battle between four of WWEs most dominant Superstars, the Ultimate Opportunist suddenly dove into the action, spearing The Worlds Largest Athlete to snatch the momentum heading into No Way Out.
Jeff Hardy returns to SmackDown (WATCH | PHOTOS) Seemingly recovered from the shocking attack by his brother Matt Hardy that cost him his WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble several weeks ago, Jeff Hardy made his return to SmackDown. Although he acknowledged that the events of recent weeks have affected him deeply, he told the WWE Universe that he intends to look forward, and is 100 percent focused on regaining his gold at No Way Out this Sunday.
Dont miss the punishment, as all six Superstars battle for the WWE Championship in the dreaded 16-foot-high, 10-ton ominous steel structure of the Elimination Chamber at No Way Out this Sunday. (Match Preview)
Montel Vontavious Porter def. Chavo Guerrero (DQ) (Photos) After Chavo Guerrero eliminated MVP in last weeks SmackDown Battle Royal, the reinvigorated Franchise Playa was out for some payback. But, just as he was rallying from a hard-fought match, United States Champion Shelton Benjamin emerged from nowhere to deliver Pay Dirt, getting some retribution of his own after losing to MVP in a non-title match last week. However, this gave MVP the win by disqualification, continuing his winning streak. The self-proclaimed Mexican warrior, Chavo Guerrero decided to add insult to injury, hitting the unconscious Ballin Superstar with the Frog Splash and raising his own arms in victory.
World Tag Team Champions The Miz & John Morrison def. WWE Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo (Photos) Carlito and Primo failed to get Nikki & Brie Bella flowers for Valentines Day. But, Miz & Morrison did not. This prompted a match to determine which tag team champions would take out the Bella Twins on Valentines Day night. With the referee distracted, Miz threw Primo from the top rope, setting up Morrison for the victory. Following the loss, Nikki & Brie exited ringside with the Dirt Sheet duo, leaving Carlito & Primo without the win or the Divas.
Maria def. Michelle McCool (Photos) After being attacked weeks ago by Michelle McCool, Maria was out to even the score. Michelle, however, had every intention of continuing her vicious wrath upon SmackDown Divas, targeting Marias injured ankle throughout their match. After her loss in debut singles action to McCool last week, Eve charged down the entrance ramp to help her friend Maria in any way she could. Michelle immediately started bullying the 2007 Diva Search winner, but Eve would not back down. However, the distraction created when McCool threw Eve into the ring allowed Maria to roll the former Divas Champion up for the three-count.
R-Truth def. Ezekiel Jackson (Photos) Despite a powerful onslaught by the intimidating Jackson, R-Truth ended Ezekiels undefeated record, reversing The Brian Kendricks associates ura-nage finisher for the quick pin.
As Jeremy Borash announced on last night's iMPACT!, a mobile text update was sent to subscribers talking about a new tag team from Japan coming to TNA. The update said the New Japan Pro Wrestling promotion would be sending one of their tag teams to TNA shortly with the "TNA contract" up for grabs at an event this Sunday. New Japan Wrestling's holding an event this Sunday featuring a match pitting Yujiro & Tetsuya Naito vs. Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt vs. Jado & Gedo vs. Milano Collection AT & Taichi Ishikari. The winner of the match will be working some TNA dates. A few other TNA wrestlers are scheduled to appear the event including IWGP Tag Team Champions Team 3D, Kurt Angle and TNA Tag Team Champions Beer Money, Inc.
PWInsider.com is reporting that aside from the talents who were released from TNA this past week, including Petey Williams, Lance Hoyt and Jimmy Rave, no other talents whose contracts are expiring soon are expected to be leaving the company. Alex Shelley, Robert Roode and Chris Sabin all have deals expiring soon, but it's being reported that TNA is aggressively working out new deals with these stars and they are expected to re-sign with the company. It's also being reported that this time it appears as if WWE has not offered any counter-deals to TNA talents whose contracts are coming to an end. With the exception of Christian, who debuted with WWE this past week, there appears to be no interest in any current TNA whose deals are nearing an end.
- Here are TNA iMPACT tapings results for this Thursday's broadcast: Xplosion:
* Homicide b. Brutus Magnus via clean pinfall.
* Eric Young b. Cute Kip w/The Beautiful People via pinfall.
TNA iMPACT (Airing this Thursday on Spike TV):
* Team 3D b. TNA Champion Sting & Kurt Angle via pinfall. - A lot of friction between Sting and Angle during the match. After the loss, they brawled and had to be separated by other members of the Main Event Mafia that hit the ring during the melee.
* Kurt Angle grabs a mic and cuts a promo on Sting. Angle orders Sting to get in the ring later tonight and lay down for him so he is able to win the TNA Championship. Jeff Jarrett comes out and tells Angle that is now how it's done in TNA. Angle tells Jarrett to stay out of Main Event Mafia business. Sting grabs the mic and says he will see Angle in the ring later tonight.
* A video is shown of Jeremy Borash interviewing TNA Legends Champion Booker T backstage. Booker goes into his locker room and AJ Styles is there waiting on him. AJ lays out Booker.
* Scott Steiner b. Petey Williams in a Silver Headgear on a Pole Match (Julio assured me, he's not kidding). Steiner won by grabbing the headgear. We're assuming that Williams is no longer allowed to wear it. After the match, Samoa Joe comes on the big screen and says Joe is going to kill you.
* Sojo Bolt won a Knockouts Gauntlet Match to become the number one contender for the TNA Knockout Women's Championship. Aside from Bolt, other participants included Taylor Wilde, Angelina Love, ODB, Raisha Saeed, Roxxi, Velvet Sky, and Madison Rayne.
* Lethal Consequences b. The Motor City Machineguns when Jay Lethal pinned Alex Shelley.
* TNA Tag Team Champions Beer Money, Inc. b. Rhino & Abyss to retain. Matt Morgan came out and hit Abyss with a chair. James Storm pinned Abyss to get the pinfall victory.
* Kurt Angle and TNA Champion Sting make their way to the ring. Earl Hebner is standing by as the referee. Angle says let's get this over with and instructs Sting to lay down. Sting says he'll agree but he tries to talk him out it by insulting his integrity and such. Sting lays down and Angle, about to do it, changes his mind. The Main Event Mafia minus Booker T comes out and pulls them apart. Angle grabs a mic and says it's now a war and it's personal. Angle says that he and Sting will fight next week, one-on-one, with no fans in an empty arena.
- They say that Brett DiBiase, who works in WWEs developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling, is the spitting image of his brother Ted, who is on the RAW roster. That could work against Brett in the long run unless the plan is to eventually have them work together as a brother tag team.
- Apparently WWE has interest in one-half of the TNA Tag Team Champions, Robert Roode. Roodes current deal with TNA expires in either March or April of this year, according to Dave Meltzer.
It looks like third generation talent and former WWE developmental Diva Lacey Von Eric will be posing for Playboy Magazine. Lacey logged into her official MySpace on 2/4/2009 and posted a message that read: Playboy next Thurs. at 12:15! Wish me luck! Im scared !!
Assuming next Thursday meant this coming Thursday, it sounds like Lacey is either going to meet with officials from the magazine or going to do her shoot. Lacey was signed to a WWE developmental deal back in August of 2007 and worked a few dates with Florida Championship Wrestling, even losing her debut match to Natalya Neidhart. Lacey was released from her WWE developmental deal in late 2007. Since then she has concentrated on modeling and worked a few independent dates here and there.
Lacey has mentioned wanting to pose for Playboy in media interviews from the past and was even rumored to be Miss November 2007 but that never worked out. If we hear anything else on this, it will be passed on.
During tonight's edition of ECW on Sci Fi, General Manager Theodore Long blew off a discussion with Jamie Noble to talk to a wrestler by the name of Tyson -- who was accompanied by SmackDown Diva Natalya. They discussed his background of training in the Stu Hart's legendary "Dungeon." Tyson then directed a one-liner towards Noble, saying he would send the "big dog" back to the pound.
Following the commercial break, Tyson, under the name Tyson Kidd, beat the one and only Bao Nguyen in his ECW debut. Kidd hit a spinning kick and then followed it up with a springboard flying elbow before pinning Nguyen. Following the bout, Noble walked onto the stage and clapped.
Kidd is longtime Hart family friend T.J. Wilson. Wilson signed a contract with World wrestling Entertainment in November 2006 and had been in developmental ever since. Wilson has a wealth of wrestling experience as he has been grappling since 1995 when he was only fifteen years old.
For the past few months, there had been talk of bringing Wilson and longtime friend DH Smith up to the main roster as The New Hart Foundation with Natalya as their manager. As recently as December, officials had given thought to placing them on SmackDown to feud with WWE Tag Team Champions Carlito and Primo Colon, but they went with the already established The Brian Kendrick and Ezekiel Jackson instead. Shortly there after, Smith and Wilson lost the FCW Florida Tag Team Championships and then broken up.
The team broke up after Smith went to the creative team on his own and requested to be brought on board for the Legacy. Officials had plans to add him to group, but those plans cooled off after the sudden twist on Raw a few weeks ago involving Randy Orton and Vince McMahon. Now Smith is back in a state of limbo and it is unknown as to when officials will finally call him up to main roster.
With Wilson on ECW, Natalya has been transferred from the SmackDown roster to manage him. Natalya is close to Wilson as the WWE Diva has been dating him since November 2001 and the two have lived together for approximately six years.
In recent months, Natalya had done little of note on SmackDown and was being left off television more often than not. Her strong initial push in the company came to an end last July at the hands of Michelle McCool in a match to determine the first WWE Divas Champion at the Great American Bash pay-per-view. Soon after, officials started having her put over less experienced Divas on the roster such as The Bella Twins and backstage announcer Eve Torres.
In a case of turnabout is fair play, Smith appeared to be headed for a major role in the company, leaving his close friends behind to fend for themselves. Now Wilson and Natalya have stable roles in the company whereas Smith has been left to fend for himself in developmental.
As if April couldnt possibly get any bigger WWE.com has learned that eight days following the 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania, WWE will shake things up once again, with a 2009 WWE Draft that will commence live on Monday Night Raw, on USA Network.
With that, what can our Superstars, General Managers and you, the WWE Universe, expect from the Draft when Raw commences live in Atlanta, Ga. April 13? Details will be forthcoming in the weeks ahead, though one thing is certain: as per Mr. McMahons statement a year before, it will be time to shake things up around here!
This past Mondays WWE RAW with the return of Hall of Famer Ric Flair and Randy Orton vs. The Undertaker scored a 3.4 cable rating, based on data by Nielsen Media. The two weeks in a row of 3.6 ratings for RAW have ended this week as the show did hours of 3.34 and 3.50. Stay tuned later for more RAW ratings data.
sources: PWInsider.com, Wrestling Observer Newsletter
-- If you recall, a blonde women's wrestler by the name of Madison Rayne wrestled Awesome Kong on Impact a few weeks ago. TNA has signed her to a contract, so she will be a regular going forward. Rayne wrestled at both Impact tapings this past week. Rayne also wrestles under the name Ashley Lane on the indy circuit. Her real name is Ashley Simmons and she's been wrestling since 2004.
-- TNA officials have confirmed that Stevie Richards is joining the company. Richards is said to be close with Terry Taylor, the company's Director of Talent Relations.
Cryme Tyme member Shad Gaspard is said to be the on bubble, which could affect JTG's standing in the company if the company doesn't want to push him as a singles wrestler. Gaspard was originally slated to participate in the Royal Rumble match a few weeks ago, but officials pulled him as a message to improve.
John Laurinaitis, WWE's Senior Vice President of Talent Relations, recently had a face-to-face meeting with Gaspard specifically telling him the company was unhappy with his lack of progress. Gaspard has been training at the Florida Championship Wrestling school in between road trips.
Gaspard has always been slow when it comes to picking things up. While he's actually improved greatly, it is because he started out so slowly that he's now only below average. This is one of the reasons why he is never used in singles matches and his ring time is generally kept short in tag matches with JTG doing most of the work. Had it not been for the Cryme Tyme gimmick, it is unknown if Gaspard would have been called up to the main roster in the first place.
At tonight's TNA Impact taping in Orlando, Petey Williams lost a "loser leaves town" match. We can confirm that this will be Williams' last match for the company as he is being released for real.
We have also confirmed that Lance Hoyt/Rock is also done with TNA.
More TNA releases are expected, but have not yet been confirmed.[/
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Ik ben geboren op 05/06/1989 en ben nu dus 34 jaar jong.
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