-- It was announced during this past Thursday's episode of iMPACT! that Madison Rayne would be teaming up with a mystery partner against The Beautiful People in the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Tournament. It would be appear that Rayne's partner will be former Knockout Roxxi as she be working Monday and Tuesday nights' iMPACT! tapings in Orlando. Jeremy Borash made the announcement yesterday afternoon during his webcast on U-Stream. We noted this on the website yesterday.
-- Speaking of the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Tournament, the brackets are as follows (as revealed on last Thursday's iMPACT!):
BRACKET ONE * Traci Brooks and Sharmell vs. Awesome Kong and Raisha Saeed : Kong and Saeed advance * Taylor Wilde and Sarita vs. Daffney and Alissa Flash
BRACKET TWO * The Beautiful People vs. Madison Rayne and ??? * Hamada and Sojo Bolt vs. Tara and Christy Hemme
The tournament will commence at the No Surrender pay-per-view on September 20th.
More quotes from Rey Mysterio about his suspension
The following is an Babelfish English translation from a record.com.mx interview with Rey Mysterio where talks about his suspension from WWE:
In the eye of the Hurricane. Thus a day feels King Mysterio after it put it to the WWE under the magnifying glass to violate the regulation of prohibited substances, situation that worries to him about two things: the handling that occurred to the information and, secondly, the effect that will have this on its image.
Nevertheless, the star of Tijuana gave the face and spoke long and tended on this embarrassing case in which he has been himself inmiscuido due to that, he indicates, like a lack of tolerance on the part of the doctors of the company in which he toils, since his doctor, David Ciao, that works with the Shippers of San Diego, prescribed that medicine to him.
-How you have taken this suspension?
Malísimo, is done to me that the situation was handled very badly. I must say that it is well that this program of prohibited substances is indeed to clean the image of the fighter, but does that it of a different form, because they do since it, to me becomes very unjust.
-It is listened to you annoying, what happened?
Doctor Black (the one in charge of the tests in WWE), that they call to him, did not want to hope to that my doctor spoke to him so that confirmed to him that the medicine that I was using I was prescribed, and decided to suspend to me.
I was three weeks of vacations, I returned to work, I walked in Spain and Germany promoting the Summerslam and was until Wednesday that I returned that the doctor says to me who if for Thursday my doctor does not clarify the one of the medicine, was going to suspend to me by 30 days.
And your doctor did not call?
I said to him what happened and it said to me that would clarify it, but I do not know if it did not do it in time and it forms correct because they decided to suspend 30 days to me, that to me become unjust because it is a medicine clarify by a doctor. If I did not have a medical prescription because she would understand this suspension because I made something illegal, but is a reason here, a logic of because I used the substance by which I gave positive.
-What is the name of the medicine by which it is positive?
I do not have it at the hand, is in the bottle, but it was prescribed for my knee and my arm. It is medicine via oral.
-So serious what was doping?
They say When you that you left positive in something, they check all the levels and mine he was almost null, that is to say, if there is a scale from the one to the 100, I left with two percent, then was something so minimum that the form becomes unjust in that has been handled.
The one that does not give the specific cause of the suspension makes unjust?
Without a doubt, because they do not give the opportunity to clarify me what happened or to give my version. To me it becomes unjust not of the company, but how they handle the system of antidoping.
-What will happen with the Intercontinental Championship that you were going to defend in Breaking Point?
The truth I do not know, not what will happen, I am taking everything to the day. The unique thing that worries to me is the negative side, but the good thing is that I can clarify thus what happened and avoid rumors. My position worries to me to my work, and what is going to happen, but most important it is the image and what public goes to think, because was handled because I made something illegal, and was not thus.
You come to Mexico to the tour in October?
Yes, I am programmed for October, do not have problem, am put for those dates.
-You will have pay enjoyment?
As this is new for my, I do not know what is happening nor what will happen, I until Tuesday does not arrive at television will know how she is that east system works. Of 15 antidoping that has done me year in the last, had passed all except this one. Perhaps if it had reprobated four followed he would be understandable did that me to a side or they exposed to me of this form, (…) and I believe that I do not deserve east type of treatment.
-You feel it like a low blow?
I do not know. What I am going to do is that when my doctor has clarified everything, if he is not that it did already it, that I had a medical prescription, I am going to cause that the company puts there that although they suspended to me because the doctors of the company did not want to wait for the call of my doctor, at the end of accounts my doctor spoke and clarified that it had the medical prescription. And that in spite of all that, the suspension is indeed. Also I will speak in my page Web.
- At last, it is not the first time binds that you to the use of prohibited substances, you feel in the sight?
In the past they said that King Mysterio used anabólicos to grow his body, but everything has been only speculations, nothing verified, and this is something that affects to me, mainly mentally, because it concerns much my public to me and I do not know how they are going to react.
In an interview with the newspaper Record in Mexico, Rey Mysterio talked about how he was suspended for a drug he was using for his knee and arm that he has a prescription for. Mysterio explained that between going on vacation, and then being sent to the United Kingdom by WWE to promote the Summerslam PPV, he wasn't notified about his test failure until Wednesday. At that point, Mysterio was told he had to provide the prescription record by Thursday and he claimed it wasn't enough time. After that, WWE announced that Mysterio was suspended.
Matt Hardy posted the following on his WWE Universe blog:
I'm gonna miss my brother, more than any of you will ever know. He's not only my Blood Brother, but he's my best friend in the entire world. When we were together and tight, we were inseparable. When when were separated, we were tighter and more together than ever before. Not only will I miss him, but so will the WWE, Smackdown, the boys and girls in the locker rooms, his friends, and his legions of worldwide fans.
I wanna thank Jeff for literally breaking his back for the sake of our business day in and day out. The fans should think him for all of the unselfish entertainment he has provided them in the past. Jeff would be the first person to admit he's not perfect-but his love to make children happy, and to make adults "OHH" and "AHH" as he performs for them is second to none. And I mean NONE! Jeff has always been respectful towards his fans, and the majority of fans have respect for him. For any of those "know it all guys" of the IWC that don't respect Jeff Hardy-you're all hypocritical ****es. Period. Jeff made one of your favorites, CM Punk, a legitimate main-eventer on Jeff's way out the door. So maybe you can at least find respect in that fact.
Jeff has two herniated disc in his back, suffers from "Restless Leg Syndrome"-which makes it hard for him to sleep at night, and also has some nagging neck injuries. He needs time away to heal physically and mentally. As disappointing as it is, look at what Jeff said.. "It's not goodbye forever, it;s goodbye until next time." I thank every friend and fan that has supported myself and Jeff from day one, when we were just "extra talent" appearing on WWE programming. No one, and I mean NO ONE thought we would come as far as we did.. And contribute so much to this great business.
God Bless You Jeff Hardy! Thanks for being so supportive of me throughout my career. In honor of you, I feel I have to step up and be all I can be on Smackdown. I will bust my ass to be better than ever now, especially since I'm healthy for the first time in a long time. And by that, I mean it's time for me to be what I'm destined to be, The World Heavyweight Champion.
Quote of the day - "Make it, to the top of Mt. Profession.. Rule it, 'til you feel there's nothing more for you to do or say" - Jeff Hardy, Modest
Matt Hardy
The Lifeblood of Smackdown (As quoted by Jeff Hardy himself)
John Morrison & Matt Hardy def. The Hart Dynasty R-Truth vs. Drew McIntyre (No contest) Melina def. Layla Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio def. Kane (disqualification) (Non-title) Unified Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho & Big Show def. Cryme Tyme World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk def. Jeff Hardy (Steel Cage Match for the World Heavyweight Championship) (Hardy forced to leave WWE)
PHOENIX With a startling new pay-per-view looming on the horizon, one legendary Superstar was forced to leave the squared circle while another was thrust into the realm of darkness.
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk def. Jeff Hardy (Steel Cage Match for the World Heavyweight Championship) (VIDEO | PHOTOS) Following his SummerSlam triumph, a gloating CM Punk returned to SmackDown as the "only Straightedge Champion in WWE History." When The Charismatic Enigma interrupted his celebration, promising to end Punks reign in their steel cage rematch, Punk proposed the loser be thrown out of WWE. As the shocked WWE Universe stood witness, Hardy accepted the huge gamble. SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long arrived to set the stipulation in stone. He then dropped a bombshell, stating that at the brand new pay-per-view WWE Breaking Point, where every main event will be a submission match, the winner of the steel cage clash would face Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship. (VIDEO | PHOTOS)
Later that night, after years of incredible feats of reckless abandon, fate finally caught up with Jeff Hardy in a moment of tragic irony. After blocking the high-flying specialists climb to victory, the World Heavyweight Champion superplexed him from high atop of the cage. Hardy battled back heroically, trying to prevent his adversary from getting over the cage with every fiber of his being. But a thumb to the eye by Punk sealed his fate, allowing The Straightedge Superstar to retain his title while simultaneously vanquishing the amazing Jeff Hardy from the WWE ring. After Hardy delivered a heartfelt goodbye to the WWE Universe (Video), the ruthless Punk added insult to injury, attacking the departing Superstar from behind with the World title. Take a look back at the amazing career of Jeff Hardy
As a result of the SmackDown main event, World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk will face the returning Undertaker at WWE Breaking Point. (Match preview)
Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio def. Kane (disqualification) (Non-title) (VIDEO | PHOTOS) The Big Red Monster drew a disqualification after ignoring the officials warnings about viciously smashing Mysterio into the ringpost. Moments later, The Great Khali emerged, attempting The Punjabi Plunge. Kane escaped over the top rope, only to meet a cane-wielding Ranjin Singh. The Punjabi Playboy followed suit, smashing the wooden weapon into his monstrous adversary all the way up the ramp. As the smoke cleared, Dolph Ziggler attacked the masked Superstar from out of nowhere.
Unified Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho & Big Show def. Cryme Tyme (VIDEO | PHOTOS) Though originally a singles match between Shad and Jericho, interference by The Worlds Largest Athlete quickly changed the tide. After bedlam broke loose, Teddy Long changed the match into a SummerSlam tag team rematch. In its climax, when it looked as if Shad might be closing the door on the first-ever Undisputed Champion, Big Show tagged himself in, clobbering the unsuspecting opponent with the knockout punch to deliver the win for the champions.
John Morrison & Matt Hardy def. The Hart Dynasty (VIDEO | PHOTOS) Shortly after the Matt Hardy took Tyson Kidd out of the equation, The Guru of Greatness hit the Starship Pain, pinning David Hart Smith to the delight of the WWE Universe.
Melina def. Layla (VIDEO | PHOTOS) Although Melina was supposed to get an opportunity at Womens Champion Michelle McCools title, the crutch-carrying champion claimed that the brutal attack by her challenger one week earlier prevented her from competing. As a result, Michelle introduced Layla as her substitute. Despite suffering an injured left leg during the match, Melina overcame her prey with unbridled, primal force. After the bell, Melina once again attacked Michelle, making it clear that she wants her title back.
R-Truth vs. Drew McIntyre (No contest) (VIDEO | PHOTOS) Scottish competitor Drew McIntyre arrived in Phoenix looking to make a name for himself. And he quickly made his mark at the expense of R-Truth, attacking the rapping Superstar while he was getting in the ring. After hitting Truth with a devastating double-arm DDT, McIntyre declared to the WWE Universe that the party is over.
Josh Mathews interviews Mike Knox (PHOTOS) Mike Knox explained his recent acts of brutality on Finlay with an intricate explanation of the human brain and a smug why not? But the anatomy lesson was cut short when The Belfast Brawler attacked Knox with the shillelagh.
In an interview with the Dragon Gate USA website promoting his debut for the company against CIMA on September 6th, former WWE wrestler Brian Kendrick comments on his release from his previous employer for the first time.
Kendrick said he's happy to not to be in WWE anymore as a comedy heel designed to "make old men laugh." While he plans on incorporating some of what he learned in WWE into his wrestling style on the indy circuit, he will ultimately wrestle in a style that pleases himself.
Kendrick summed up his time in WWE by saying neither side was compatible.
"I had some fun in WWE," Kendrick said. "I learned a lot, made some friends. It's a corporation, I am a human. This human didn't fit into the corporation's plans, and that corporation didn't fit with my human side. I had some laughs, but I am awfully happy the ride is over, and I don't want back on."
As announced yesterday on WWE.com, effective next Wednesday, Rey Mysterio has been suspended for 30 days as a result of his first violation of the company's drug testing policy. It seems likely he will work next Tuesday's SmackDown taping in Cleveland in order to drop the Intercontinental Championship before serving his suspension. Dolph Ziggler secured an Intercontinental Championship match at next month's WWE Breaking Point pay-per-view by defeating Mike Knox and Finlay in a No. 1 Contender's Match on last night's edition of WWE Superstars.
While this is Mysterio's first violation of WWE's drug testing policy, this isn't the first time his name has been linked to substances of a questionable nature.
On March 19, 2007, the official website of Sports Illustrated posted an article in its continuing series investigating a steroid and HGH ring used by a number of professional athletes in several sports. The article mentioned several current and former WWE wrestlers including Mysterio as being tied to the ring. David Wilbirt, an Arizona doctor, allegedly issued prescriptions for the anabolic steroids nandrolone (also known as Deca-Durabolin) and stanozolol (also known as Winstrol) to Mysterio over the Internet between November 2004 and April 2005. Wilbirt had been investigated by the Drug Enforcement Agency from 2001 to 2005 for allegedly writing 3,879 prescriptions between November 2004 and April 2005, all for "patients" who had requested drugs over the Internet.
WWE later made a statement on the situation, mentioning that the allegations preceded the drug testing program the company launched in February 2006. Through WWE, Mysterio declined commenting on the allegations to Sports Illustrated.
Mysterio's name would once again be linked to a shady doctor later that year following the Chris Benoit double murder and suicide. On this occasion, his name was being linked to the federal investigation of Benoit's physician, Dr. Phil Astin III. He was later sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his conviction on illegally dispensing prescription drugs to 17 patients from 2002 until his arrest in 2007. One of the patients he was arrested for improperly dispensing medications to was "O.G.", which happens to be the initials of Mysterio's real name, Oscar Gutierrez. It was later confirmed by ABCNews.com that "O.G." was indeed WWE wrestler Rey Mysterio. In the indictment filed against Astin, it was disclosed that "O.G." had been prescribed 120 Percosets, 150 Lorcets and refills allowed for 450 more Lorcets on June 28, 2006. He received a similar level of medication a few weeks later on July 20, 2006. He was listed as having only made those two visits to Astin. Since he lives in Chula Vista, California, he saw Astin less frequently than the other other wrestlers in question, who all lived in the Atlanta area with the exception of one.
When questioned about his involvement with Astin during an appearance on Fox News' Red Eye program in August 2007 promoting his return from injury at SummerSlam a few days later, Mysterio said he was prescribed pain medication from Astin due to six knee operations. He also denied ever using steroids.
Apparently Jeff Jarrett and BG James had a falling out recently. The PWTorch Newseltter claims that Kurt Angle told James to tell Jarrett that he was going to kick his ass next time he saw him. James relayed the message, but Jarrett claimed he was told Kurt threatened to kill him. When James was asked to clarify, he said Kurt merely threatened to beat up Jarrett, not kill him.
Another Kurt Angle story making the rounds is that he recently got so fired up when talking about Jarrett that he slammed the TNA Title belt down and accidentally broke it in the process.
The main event of TNA No Surrender (9/20) will be a four-way match for the TNA World title. So far, TNA champion Kurt Angle and Matt Morgan have been confirmed as participants.
TNA will be holding two mini-tournaments next week on iMPACT! to determine the final two spots and the brackets have now been announced:
Bracket One - Rhino vs. Sting. - Hernandez vs. Homicide.
Bracket Two - A.J. Styles vs. Chris Sabin. - Suicide vs. Doug Williams.
-- On Twitter, a fan asked Michelle McCool (who recently opened an account) how Undertaker is doing and why she stole AJ Styles' finishing maneuver. The fan wrote: "Hows Taker? Why did you Steal AJ Styles finisher?"
McCool actually responded to his query, writing back: "idk and I guess b/c I had nothing better to do...sorry!"
As seen on this past week's episode of Friday Night SmackDown, Michelle McCool made her to television after suffering a leg injury at a house show a few weeks ago. It can be said that no tears were shed in the TNA locker room over her untimely mishap.
Among people in WWE, McCool has a reputation for being a negative side of a diva and having attitude issues, but in TNA she has heat for stealing AJ Styles' finishing maneuver, the "Styles Clash."
Generally speaking, the proper etiquette among wrestlers is that if you want to blatantly use a maneuver that someone else is using as their signature, you must first ask permission to do so unless they are no longer active. If the maneuver is something that has been used among wrestlers for decades, it is no big deal, but if it something that comes of as the wrestler in question invented it or at least popularized it it is proper etiquette to at least ask first. That is very much the case with Styles' "Styles Clash" as he popularized the maneuver several years ago.
McCool is well aware that another wrestler presently active in wrestling is using the very same maneuver as her. We have it on good authority that a person in WWE asked McCool herself if she realized she's using a move someone else is using. When asked, McCool replied saying something along the lines of seeing "some wrestler in TNA" uses the move and thinking it was cool. The feeling is that she didn't even know who AJ Styles was or what the move was actually called. When word of her reaction got back to people in TNA, it got her even more heat among wrestlers in the locker room.
While no wrestler wants to see others get hurt, suffice it to say, there were no tears shed over her knee injury
Dave Penzer introduces Mike Tenay, Taz and So Cal Val. There's a contingent of Spike TV who look like they're going to film.
Xplosion/Dark Matches:
Homicide b. Kiyoshi w/Sheik Abdul Bashir. Homicide debuted new ring gear as the top is a fake bulletproof vest with airbrushed stuff on it. Homicide picked up the win after hitting the Ace Crusher.
Sheik Abdul Bashir b. Shark Boy
TNA Impact (Airing Next Week, 8/27 on Spike TV):
Prior to the intro, Daniels joins Mike Tenay and Taz on commentary. It is announced tonight will be the start of a Knockouts Tag Team Tournament.
The Impact intro plays and the pyros go off. Referee Earl Hebner politely told our correspondent, Tim Capture, not to look directly into the pyro.
TNA X Division Champion Samoa Joe vs. Suicide in a non-title match is ruled a non contest when Pope D'Angelo Dinero comes out and starts brawling with Suicide then Joe. Daniels comes off commentary to get in the melee. It is ruled that Joe will team with Pop to take on Suicide & Daniels later tonight.
World Elite comes out for a promo. Eric Young says Sheik Abdul Bashir wants to talk. Bashir tries to speak but a loud USA chant interrupts him. Bashir talks propaganda about the Iraq war and George W. Bush. I'm told he gets a lot of heat live but it may not translate well on TV. Young gets back on the mic and says he wants to talk about Hernandez. Hernandez's music plays and he comes to the ring. Hernandez and Young go back and forth with smack talk. Young says he respects Hernandez for knowing who he is and being like World Elite, guys who will never be respected in America. Young tells Hernandez he needs him to join World Elite. Hernandez says hell no puta, these people here are my familia to end the segment.
Awesome Kong & Raisha Saeed b. Traci Brooks & Sharmell when Saeed gets the pin after tagging herself in after a Kong splash. Kong gets mad about Saeed tagging herself in.
Jesse Neal b. Rhino. Rhino was originally ruled the winner after a spinebuster but the referee reversed the decision when Rhino hit Gore on Jesse after the bout. Rhino beats down Jesse more when Brother Devon runs out and makes the save.
Abyss b. The Motor City Machineguns w/Dr. Stevie. It looks like Stevie "paid" the Guns to take the match. Stevie tries to distract Abyss but he catches Chris Sabin on a springboard and turns it into the Black Hole Slam for the win. Abyss gets a chair and comes back but Kevin Nash comes out before he can use it. Stevie is mad and pushes Alex Shelley and Sabin. They beat him up and leave. Nash gets on the mic and says if Richards has $50,000 for Abyss' head then he's in because Abyss already stuck his nose in his business.
Hamada b. Daffney in a no-disqualification bout in her debut match. Hamada moonsaulted off the top rope onto Daffney through a table on the outside then got the win with a Juvi Driver.
Suicide & Daniels b. Pope D'Angelo Dinero & TNA X Division Champion Samoa Joe win Suicide pins Pope after a slingshot Oklahoma Roll.
Sting, Hernandez & AJ Styles b. Matt Morgan, Scott Steiner & Booker T after AJ gets the pin after a springboard cross-body. Morgan got knocked into a chair Steiner was holding before that, leading the the cross-body. Morgan argued with Steiner and Booker afterwards and ended up punching both of them out.
As previously reported, WWE has reached out to Dwayne The Rock Johnson about hosting a future episode of RAW. To update, the ball is still in the former champs court, but insiders say they would be surprised if he agreed to do the show.
Apparently there are still some hard feelings over the way WWE let his contract expire without telling him, which is why some feel Johnson often speaks good of the wrestling industry in interviews, but rarely mentions WWE by name. Furthermore, hes been badmouthed repeatedly within the company by some of his detractors whenever hes made appearances, such as at the Hall Of Fame ceremony.
However, its not all bad news for Rock fans One source says the heat between WWE and Johnson is over exaggerated and is still under the impression that we should never say never about the possibility.
The following is an excerpt from an interview with Christian from IGN.com:
Whilst hobnobbing, we had a chance to talk to ECW Champion Christian and ask him the golden question; "Would we ever get to see seven-time Tag Team Champions Edge and Christian reunite?" So what did Captain Charisma have to say? Did he think it would happen?
"Sure. I mean I don't think that anything could be ruled out, to be honest with you," Christian stated. "When, or if it's going to happen, who knows. But I think that ever since I came back, there were all the rumblings even before I came back that I was going to reteam with him I think that it's something the fans want to see."
If the two dudes who formerly "reeked of awesomeness" did ever get back together, would it be as friends or foes?
"You know, whether it's together or against each other or what have you, I'd be down," Christian smiled. "I think, in some form, they (the fans) want to see Edge and Christian share the screen at the same time."
We did get a little bit of a taste of a possible reconciliation a few Pay Per Views back, when the two of them popped up in a backstage segment together.
"Yeah, there was a little bit of a teaser there," laughed Christian. "I think that, well it's obviously not going to happen for a while now with Edge's injury, but you know hopefully, at some point down the line, it will happen. I think we both hope that it does."
During their interview with Mickie James, she was asked if she has any desire to turn heel. She said she would embrace the opportunity if asked.
"If it came to that, I would totally embrace that opportunity. I am very much a perfectionist so if I were to turn heel, I'd want to be the nastiest girls out there, where the people hated me," James told MSN.com. "It'd be a really hard task for me because I am a fan favorite and there has been a lot of hard work on my part to earn their respect. So, even if they hated me, I think they'd still love me."
As noted several times before, Lilian Garcia is set to leave WWE any week now after making the decision a few months ago not to renew her contract with the organization. Garcia's decision to part ways with WWE has left The Bella Twins reeling as she is their Diva mentor. The twin tandem had a lot of kind things to say regarding the Diva veteran in an interview with The Sun.
"Lilian Garcia is truly amazing. She has been a very special friend to us," Brie and Nikki Bella told The Sun. "When we joined the company she really smartened us up, gave us a lot of great advice and took us under her wing.
"She is a real soldier backstage and keeps all the other Divas in line. She is totally like mother hen."
TNA founder Jeff Jarrett is expected to be back on television "sooner rather than later," according to TNA president Dixie Carter. Jarrett was sent home prior to the Victory Road PPV after it became public knowledge that Kurt Angle's ex-wife and former TNA Knockout Karen Angle was living with him.
In an interview with Kevin Eck of the Baltimore Sun, Carter said she's not exactly sure at what point Jarrett will be brought back, however she said said she's had "more input as of late" in the creative direction of TNA. "I don't pretend to be a wrestling booker," she said, "but I do know when were having success, because a lot of other parts of the business are impacted by that, as well as our relationship with the network."
Although Jarrett has not been on television since he was sent home, Carter said he's still working for TNA behind the scenes. "Jeff's been working on a lot of different things for the company," she said. "He's been working with me on developing new programming in kind of a bigger capacity in some ways, but that's been his focus as of late."
- Jeremy Borash posted a message on his Twitter account teasing a 'familiar face' taking part in the upcoming TNA Knockouts tag title tournament. He wrote: "I've heard there will be a familiar face in the upcoming Knockouts tag title tournament you probably wouldn't expect."
As noted before, TNA will begin a tournament this week on Impact to crown the first-ever Knockout Tag Team Champions. This is probably another move being done because of Jeff Jarrett being out of power.
Jarrett was always firm about having only three titles the World Title, the X Division Title and Tag Team Titles, before he added the Knockouts Title and then the Legends Title. There had been talk at times of having an X Division Tag Team Titles but Jarrett always felt the more belts you have, the less important they are.
Five of the teams in the tournament are Sarita & Taylor Wilde, Awesome Kong & Raisha Saeed, Traci Brooks & Sharmell, Tara & Christy Hemme and The Beautiful People.
Jack Swagger def. Primo Paul Burchill def. The Hurricane Dolph Ziggler def. Mike Knox and Finlay in a No. 1 Contenders Match for the Intercontinental Title
The Biggest Event of the Summer has come and gone, but WWE Superstars on WGN America is still bringing some of the hardest hitting action WWE has to offer. On this weeks episode, Jack Swagger took on Primo, The Hurricane made his Thursday night debut against Paul Burchill and Dolph Ziggler, Finlay and Mike Knox battled against one another to see who would fight for the Intercontinental Title at WWE Breaking Point.
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Jack Swagger def. Primo (PHOTOS | WATCH) Despite Primos extraordinary athleticism, it seemed as though The All-American American had his number from the get go with Swagger eventually scoring the pinfall. The Superstar hailing from San Juan, Puerto Rico did surprise the collegiate star by capitalizing on Swaggers overconfidence to open the door for his fast-paced offense. In the end, however, it was the The All-American American who picked up the win with a vicious Gutwrench Powerbomb.
After the match, Swagger revealed exactly what he has his sights set on now: Kofi Kingstons United States Championship. The Jamaican Superstar has his work cut out for him because the two-time All-American feels he was born to wear that gold, and will do anything in his power to make it happen.
Paul Burchill def. The Hurricane (PHOTOS | WATCH) Given Burchills recent statements regarding both Gregory Helms and The Hurricane, the Chelsea, England, native must be elated after defeating ECWs favorite superhero in his WWE Superstars debut. Whether or not Burchills theory that Helms and the green-clad Superstar are the same person is true, it is clear that The Ripper will aim to take both of them out if he has the opportunity. Thanks to an assist from his sister, Katie Lea Burchill, Paul was able to roll-up the superhero for the win, gaining retribution for the loss he was dealt last week on ECW.
Dolph Ziggler def. Mike Knox and Finlay in a No. 1 Contenders Match for the Intercontinental Title (PHOTOS | WATCH) So far, Dolph Ziggler has had two opportunities to vie for the Intercontinental Title and come up short both times, but with his win Thursday night, he will have a chance to see if the third time is the charm. Both Knox and Finlay dished out an exorbitant amount of punishment during the match, but it seemed as though whenever either man went for a pin, the Hollywood, Fla., native would dive in and ruin their hopes at championship gold.
When Finlay went for the Celtic Cross, it seemed a given that the victory was his, but Ziggler once again rushed the ring preventing The Irishman from getting the win. It just so happened that The Desert Destroyer was still prime for the picking, and the brash young Superstar capitalized on the opportunity to earn the Intercontinental Title Match at WWE Breaking Point. Now its just a question of whether Dolph can make the most of it this time around.
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