Independent women's wrestler Sara Del Rey will be competing against a TNA Knockout to be named at a TNA live event in Asbury Park, New Jersey on Saturday, July 3rd at the Asbury Park Convention Hall.
Event: WWE Monday Night RAW Airdate: Monday, June 7th, 2010 (USA Network) Location: The American Airlines Arena in Miami, Fla. Results by 411 Mania
Yes, sir, we promised you a great main event
-Here we go. We kick things off immediately with Bret Hart's music playing. Here comes Bret Hart and Teddy Long. Coleslaw welcomes us in. Hart welcomes us to the very first ever Viewers Choice Edition of Monday Night Raw. For the first time ever, we can go to WWE.com to vote for the matches and stipulations. Teddy thanks Bret for inviting him to Raw. They know that the WWE Universe is in control of wrestlers from both Raw and Smackdown, and we can even decide the fate of the WWE Championship. Everyone who is involved in the Fatal Four Way for the WWE Championship is in action tonight, and we decide who their opponents are. Teddy wants to talk about Randy Orton. Here comes the man himself though.
Orton comes out with the sling on. We get a recap of Edge taking out Orton's shoulder last week. He says he wants Bret to forget about the Viewers Choice as he has a choice for Bret. He wants Edge, and he wants him tonight. Either Bret will give him to him, or Orton's gonna find him and take care of him himself. Edge thinks he can take him out, well Orton's gonna make sure he takes Edge with him. Edge comes out on the stage.
Edge says lets give Orton what he wants, so he can finish what he started. Teddy interrupts him. He whispers something in Bret's ear. Bret says he likes that. Since it's Viewers Choice, they're gonna let everyone in the arena decide. Teddy says it's going to be Miami's choice tonight. Edge will face Orton in either a debate, a sit up contest, or a match where one of Edge's arms is tied behind his back. Edge says no and that Teddy can't do that. Bret runs down the options. The crowd surprisingly likes the match the most (I personally would have gone with the debate). The people have spoken. Bret wishes Edge luck as Edge walks off. Teddy now introduces the first Viewer's Choice match of the night. Chris Jericho vs The Big Show. We will decide what type of match they will have. A Over the Top Rope Challenge, a Submission match, or a Body Slam Challenge. Oh boy. Go to WWE.com right now to cast your vote, and when we come back, the results will be revealed. Here comes Big Show right now as we head to commercial.
-We're back and Cole and Lawler run down the stipulations. Matt Striker is at ringside with the results. Striker says it's time to find out what we chose. Body Slam Challenge wins with 48%. Show looks happy.
Match 1 : Big Show vs Chris Jericho - Body Slam Challenge
Jericho looks pretty scared. Show waves to Jericho before they get started. Show wants a hug. Jericho slaps him. Headbutt by Show and here we go. Show with the chops in the corner. Jericho avoids Show in the corner. Jericho goes for a slam but Show clubs him in the back. Another headbutt by Show. Show signals for the punch. Jericho bails out. Show grabs him by the hair and lifts him onto the apron. Jericho drapes the arm over it. Jericho locks the arm up in the apron now and starts tugging on it. Show pushes him off, and Jericho dropkicks the arm. Jericho now kicking the arm. Now he's punching it. Show goozles Jericho. Jericho rakes the eyes and goes to the second rope. Show chops Jericho on the way down. Jericho goes for a crossbody but gets caught. Slam by Show and it's over.
Winner : Big Show (It's a body slam challenge. I don't know what else to say)
Show locks in that modified camel clutch. Jericho's tapping out. It's said that Show has now won by submission? What the hell? I'm confused. Show now tosses Jericho over the top. Show's music plays him off.
-We get a shot of Miami as Cole and Lawler hype up another match. The Hart Dynasty will either face John and Jey Uso, the Dudebusters, or Great Khali and Hornswoggle.
We hear from the Uso's. They say they've left the Dynasty laid out for the past two weeks. The Dudebusters say we'll become better people by voting for them. Khali raises his hands high, and so does Hornswoggle.
-We're back and Lawler hypes up some WWE.com thing where WWE Superstars talk about their High School memories. Can't miss stuff.
-Khali and Hornswoggle win with 54% of the vote. Oh god.
Match 2 : Unified Tag Team Champions The Hart Dynasty (w/ Natalya) vs The Great Khali and Hornswoggle
Khali and Kidd start things off. Kidd with the kicks to the leg, but runs right into a clothesline. Khali throws Kidd into the corner. Elbow by Khali followed by a chop. Delayed slam by Khali follows. Khali tags in Hornswoggle. He goes to the top. Tadpole Splash misses. David takes out Khali. Tyson covers Hornswoggle and that's all.
Winners : The Hart Dynasty (I honestly don't know what to say other than this match did not need to take place at all. This was a lame excuse for getting Hornswoggle on TV)
Post match sees the Uso's run out, and we have a massive brawl. Hart Dynasty comes out on top though as they send the Uso's packing.
-Lawler says he has a problem. He gets up and leaves. Cole has no idea what's going on. Cole talks about the Undertaker and a recap of Smackdown follows.
-We come back and Cole says the cast of the A-Team is here next.
-We're back and Justin Robert introduces the cast of the A-Team. Everyone except Liam Neeson. Cooper comes out first. He says he was supposed to be joined by Rampage and Copley, but he doesn't know where they are. He plugs the movie and says they've got a great show in store for tonight, and walks off. Well at least we know he's in the building.
-We see King backstage, saying he's looking for somebody. Rampage and Copley take him into a room. Rampage and Copley say King's an officer. King says someones stolen his crown. Copley says they'll retrieve it. Rampage says he watches Raw all the time, and says he thinks he know who dunnit. They leave and walk right into the Bella's. Rampage says he's BA. Copley says he's Murdoch. They walk off. One of the Bella's say they loved District 9. Copley says he never saw it, but thought it was greatly acted and other stuff.
-Here comes Santino Marella. Marella's going to face Kozlov in either a match, arm wrestling competition, or a dance off.
-Dance Competition wins by 84% (I think).
-Santino says he was Backstreet Boy #6, so this one is in the Banks.
Match 3 : Santino Marella vs Vladimir Kozlov - Dance Competition
I don't know if this is a match, but I'm going to count it as one. Santino starts and does some weird stuff. Some rolls, a split, a Carlton like dance, the Cobra, and some other weird stuff. I can't believe I'm recapping this. Vladimir says something in Russian. He then says he's more strong and faster. Here comes Kozlov. Remember when this guy was facing Triple H for the WWE Championship. I didn't thnik so. God this is weird. Vintage Kozlov. I don't even know how to recap that. Striker asks the crowd who one. Santino, for the first time in months, gets booed. They cheer Kozlov. Striker declares him the winner. He and Kozlov do some weird shit, Santino spins around like an idiot. He tells Kozlov to catch him and he jumps at Kozlov. Kozlov hits him with a headbutt to the chest that lays Santino out.
Winner : Vladimir Kozlov (I don't know what to say)
-We see the Diva's backstage. We're going to have to vote for either a 6 on 6 tag match, battle royal or champion vs champion.
-We get a recap of NXT. Tomorrow night is the season premier of NXT Season 2.
-We're back, and here comes the Diva's as they all line up on the stage. Lawler calls our attention to the titantron as we await the results. The Battle Royal wins with 73%.
Match 4 : Diva's Battle Royal
All of the Diva's are in the ring. I hate recapping Battle Royals. Massive brawl to start things off. The Bella's catapult Rosa through the ropes, thus eliminating her. Tiffany with mounted punches to Michelle in the corner. Layla runs up and pushes her out. Michelle and Layla work down Kelly in the middle of the ring. Kelly goes for the float over, but Layla pushes her onto the apron. Michelle eliminates Kelly. Hurricanrana by Gail to Alicia. Alicia sets up Gail on the ropes. Gail with a hurricanrana, eliminating herself and Alicia. The Bella's eliminated simultaneously by Team Laycool. Eve with clotheslines, taking out Laycool. This is getting really sloppy. Eve throws Layla into Michelle, eliminating them both. It's down to Maryse, Jillian and Eve. Maryse and Jillian work down Eve. Eve tries to fight them off but can't. Eve gets eliminated in anti climatic fashion. Jillian and Maryse high five. Maryse kicks her in the gut and throws her out.
Winner : Maryse (And the single Vince Heads continue. I hate Battle Royals, and this was really sloppy to boot)
-Cole and Lawler recap the happenings of the night. Oh man, I forgot this was 3 hours. They talk about how it's Edge vs Orton tonight.
-We see Sheamus walking in the back. He sees Kane. Kane says the fact Sheamus isn't on Smackdown means nothing to him. Because he took out Triple H, he thinks he may have taken out Undertaker too. Sheamus says if he did take out Undertaker, he would brag about it. When he took out Triple H, he made sure everyone was watching. He doesn't do sneak attacks (Wait, what? Didn't he take out Triple H from behind at Extreme Rules?). Kane says he doesn't take kindly to liars and hopes he sees Sheamus again real soon.
-Sheamus is going to face either Kane, Mark Henry or Evan Bourne tonight.
-TobyMac's "Showstopper" is the theme song for Fatal Four Way.
-We get a recap of the main event of last week. 88% for Kane. Wow, Bourne got like 9%. That sucks.
Match 5 : Sheamus vs Kane
Kane with a knee and an uppercut to start. He throws Sheamus to the outside and works him down out there. Kane throws him back in the ring and goes to the top. Sheamus crotches him. He then hits him with a running powerslam. Pin but only two. That's the first pin of the night that's had a kick out. This match will continue as we go to commercial.
We're back and Sheamus takes Kane down. Pin but only two. Sheamus with a crossbow submission. Kane counters and hits a boot to the face of Sheamus. Uppercut by Kane, and he follows up with rights. Clothesline in the corner, and he hits a sidewalk slam. Basement dropkick to the face of Sheamus. Pin but only two. Kane goes up to the top. Clothesline connects. He goozles Sheamus. Sheamus fights out but gets goozled again. Sheamus counters and hits a reverse DDT/backbreaker type move. Kane avoids a Bicycle Kick and throws Sheamus to the outside. Sheamus gets back in but gets goozled again. Chokeslam connects. Sheamus rolls to the outside though. The count is on. Sheamus gets on the apron but decides that he's had enough. That's enough for the count out victory for Kane. Kane is pissed.
Winner : Kane (Finally, a watchable match. This wasn't bad, actually it was kind of better than I expected, but it was still too short to be anything better)
-Lawler and Cole hype up the match between Orton and Edge. It'll be Edge with one hand tied behind his back. John Cena will face either Jack Swagger, Rey Mysterio, or CM Punk. That actually sounds good.
-We come back to a video package of Wade Barrett. We get a interview with him now. Wade says that the result of the show was never in question, and just the start of something greater. He said that in one weeks time, he's going to accomplish something that no one has accomplished in the entire history of the WWE.
-Dibiase is with Virgil, saying he should be running the show. Rampage and Copley interrupt, accusing Dibiase of stealing the crown. Dibiase asks why they think he would want some stupid crown. Copley stops Virgil, and says he's going to bring out the lie detector test. Rampage gets in his face, and says he's the test. He's going to punch him in the face until he tells the truth. IRS says that the crown is his now since Lawler didn't pay his taxes. Dibiase says he knows they're the A-Team. There's a gas. They all put on gas masks. Copley says he's immune to gas and passes out while the other guys run away. Wait, what the fuck was that?
-R-Truth will team with either Christian, MVP or Morrison while Miz will team with Ziggler, Regal or Ryder as they face off in tag action.
-We're back, and here comes R-Truth. Truth says the fans are what's up. It's up to the fans to pick his tag team partner. He wants to know who it is. Here we go. Is it Christian...MVP...or John Morrison. And it's.... John Morrison with 54%. Say what? I'm a Morrison fan, but I thought it would've been Christian for sure.
-We see King vote for William Regal. AWESOME!!! Here comes The Miz. Miz congratulates R-Truth. They also voted for Khali and Hornswoggle to tag, and then for Kozlov to dance. They obviously don't know what they want. He doesn't care who his partner is, because he's going to beat Truth, and then the first chance he gets, he's taking back his title. He's The Miz, and he's AWESOME!!! Is it Dolph Ziggler...William Regal...or Zack Ryder. 45% for Zack Ryder. That's kind of surprising although I'm pretty sure these votes are fixed, but still.
Match 6 : John Morrison and United States Champion R-Truth vs Zack Ryder and The Miz
Miz and Truth start things off. Tie up to start, and Miz throws Truth to the mat. Truth ducks under, jumps over and hits a hiptoss. Tag to Morrison. Double hip toss to Miz. Tag back to Truth as they hit Miz with a double suplex. Pin but only two. Truth gets distracted and turns right into a fucking nasty boot to the jaw. DDT by Ryder. Pin but only two. Tag back to Miz. Huge kick to the gut by Miz. Miz then boots Truth in the head. Pin but only two. He now locks Truth in a sleeper. Truth fights out and hits a backsuplex. Miz grabs Truth's leg, but gets pushed off and lost his shoe in the process. Hot tag to Morrison. Clotheslines to Miz and he hits that flying kick. Huge knee to the jaw of Miz. Pin but Ryder breaks it up.Truth takes it to Ryder, and then Miz. Ryder backdrops Truth over the top. Flying Chuck to Ryder. Miz avoids Morrison in the corner and the Skull Crushing Finale connects. Forget about it.
Winners : The Miz and Zack Ryder (Alright match here. It wasn't anything great, but it wasn't bad. Miz and Ryder seem like a natural fit as a team due to their gimmicks, but Miz really doesn't need to be put back in the tag division)
-We see Edge complaining to Bret in the back. Kane gets in Bret's face and asks if he took out Undertaker. HAHAHAHAHAHA!! Seriously? Do they expect us to believe a 50 year, almost crippled Bret Hart took out a 300 plus pound active wrestler? Kane said Bret came back for closure. Was it jealousy or was it that Taker's legend has surpassed Bret's. If he finds out it was Bret, he will be in a vegetative state, just like Undertaker.
-We're back, and here comes Edge.
Match 7 : Edge vs Randy Orton
The stipulation to this match is that Edge will have one arm tied behind his back. We get a recap of Orton RKOing Edge last week, only to later be taken out by Edge. Orton comes out with a sling on. The ref ties Edge's left arm behind his back.
Orton goes for a shot, but Orton ducks. Both guys with a feeling out process. Orton dodges a boot and hits a clothesline. And another. Orton with the stomps all over Edge now. He drops a knee to the face. Orton wants to finish this early. He goes for a RKO, but Edge pushes him off and hits a clothesline. Edge undoes the rope and starts to beat Orton down in the corner. He refuses to stop. The ref calls it.
Winner : Randy Orton (This was used purely to advance the rivalry between these two. I've got no complaints)
Edge doesn't seem to care though. He wants a Spear. Orton counters with a kick to the chest, and then boots Edge out of the ring. Orton goes after him. Edge hits Orton in the arm with a chair. He then hits Orton in the back of the shoulder with a chair. Edge walks off as Orton screams in pain.
-Cole and Lawler recap the happenings of the night for like the 8th time. They hype the Cena match before we go to commercial.
-We see Cena in the back with Bourne. Bourne thanks Cena, but Cena thanks him, because Bourne showed him he's one of the toughest and most energizing superstars. Savannah asks him about not knowing who is opponent is tonight. Cena say's his life is crazy right now, as everything is in question as of late. The fans make decisions that are fair and true. Cena says he feels good, because he's not gonna have to wait and see if his name is gonna be called. He fells good because the Cenation is about to see what he does on Monday Night Raw.
-We see Copley in the back, not knowing what happened. Mean Gene asks him the same thing. He calls him Charcoal. Copley says he lost B.A. Gene says he's a well respected actor, B.A. is gone, and he's got a problem. Copley says his resilience to gas is not what it used to be. Gene says he's got a chance to outshine the original. Gene says the clown that replaced him is horrible. Matthews is standing right behind him. Gene says he's got a chance to blow the television show right out the water. Copley thanks him and runs off. Gene calls Matthews a loser.
-Oh good, here comes Drew McIntyre.
We see Teddy on the big screen. He reminds us that it's Viewer's Choice night. Drew will either face Yoshi Tatsu...Goldust...or a mystery opponent (who's clearly Matt Hardy).
-We're back, and Striker directs us to the titantron. 88% for the mystery man. And it's Matt Hardy. Hardy shouts out we got em'. Here we go.
Match 8 : Drew McIntyre vs Matt Hardy
Hardy looks pissed. Drew tells the ref to back him up and that the match is not happening. He says Hardy is suspended, and Drew made sure of that. Teddy comes out. He says Matt Hardy was suspended from Smackdown, but not Raw, so this match is going to take place.
Hardy with a huge right, and here we go. Hardy takes down Drew and hits him with the rights. The ref pulls Hardy off. Hardy clotheslines Drew over the top. He then slams him into the announce table. He then throws Drew into the barricade, and then into the ring post. Back in the ring now as Hardy runs right into a boot to the face. Matt avoids Drew in the corner as Drew flyis into the ring post shoulder first. TWIST OF FATE!! It's over!!!
Winner : Matt Hardy (The match was nothing more than a squash, but it advanced the angle between these two and Hardy finally gets the upper hand for once. Good enough for me)
Matt's not done as he's slamming Drew's head into the mat. He shoves the ref off him and won't stop. He pulls out some of Drew's hair as Drew bails out.
-We see Rampage in the back handcuffed to a chair. Dibiase, Virgil, and IRS have kidnapped him. Dibiase says Rampage will get his answers and that they're going to the ring.
-We're back and Rampage is handcuffed to the ropes. Dibiase says B.A. is probably wondering why they're doing this. He says because everyone has a price, even him (Dibiase). Someone called Dibiase and said that someone wanted B.A. on a silver plater. Dibiase named his price, and cashed in. WAIT!! RODDY PIPER IN DA HOUSE!!!
Here comes Piper. He says B.A. Baracus. Somethings up with his mic. He says at the first Wrestlemania, all he heard was the A-Team was the hottest show on television and that Mr. T was the biggest star in the world. Well he silenced Mr. T. And now, you, Mr. T. He has to start all over again. A-Team, the movie. The biggest movie this movie this summer. He says everyone is asking Piper if he's gonna see the A-Team. No, he's not. Because every time you think you got all the answers, he changes the questions. He's going to do the whole world a favor. He's going to beat the mow hawk of Mr. Bad Attitude tonight, because he pities the fool who messes with Hot Rod. But wait. Here comes Copley, being ridden to the ring by Dusty Rhodes and Mean Gene. Rampage fights IRS and Virgil off, and then breaks the handcuffs (it was clearly a prop). SPINEBUSTER TO DIBIASE!! Dusty with the elbow to IRS. Rampage chokeslams Virgil down. Mean Gene congratulates the A-Team. He asks them how they did it. Copley says it was because of Mean Gene. He says he thought of Dusty Rhodes, so he called him. Dusty says it's great when a plan comes together. They all raise their hands to finally end this.
-Cole hypes up the Cena match again as we head to commercial.
-Next week, Mark Feuerstein of Royal Pains gust hosts.
-King tries to vote for Mysterio, but his computer's frozen. He finally got it.
-We're in the back with all three guys. Matthews asks Rey why he thinks he should be competing with Cena. Rey says Cena's the top dog on Raw, and he's the top dog on Smackdown, and that he can beat Cena. Swagger says that it's World Champ vs World Champ, it's Monday Night vs Friday Night. He lives for matches like this. CM Punk says Matthews always asks the stupidest questions. Punk asks why Cena would want to face the Straight Edge Savior. Punk says it's because he can make Cena a better person. He will defeat John Cena, and he will join the SES, and the entire universe will know that Straightedge means he's better than you.
-Punk wins the poll!!! I didn't catch the percentage, but I'm kind of surprised Punk actually won.
Match 9 : WWE Champion John Cena vs CM Punk (w/ Serena and Luke Gallows)
Tie up to start. Cena tries to rip off the mask, and Punk bails out. Punk gets back in and kicks the legs. Headlock by Punk. Cena pushes him off and hits a shoulder block. Loud "You Can't Wrestle" chant. Cena with a takedown and he locks in the sleeper. Punk flips Cena over and locks in a headlock. Cena with a leg scissors but Punk fights his way out. Cena goes for the mask and Punk again bails out. Punk gets back in and kicks Cena in the gut. Knees by Punk now, and now shoulder blocks in the corner. Snapmare by Punk, and he dropkicks Cena in the back of the head. Pin but Cena kicks out. Punk wraps the legs around John's head for a submission. Cena fights out into a STF attempt, but Punk's too close to the ropes. Cena ducks a clothesline and hits the rights. Bulldog by Cena. He runs off the ropes but Gallows trips the leg as we head to commercial.
We're back and Punk has Cena in a sleeper. Cena counters into a FU attempt, but Punk counters that into a DDT. Pin but only two. Punk now throws Cena out of the ring. Serena punts him in the gut. Punk with a kick to the back. Punk now throws Cena back to the inside. Kick to the chest, and then one to the back. Punk kicking Cena all over. Cena with the huge blows to Punk. Shoulder block 1 connects, shoulder block 2 connects, and there's the slam. Wade Barrett comes out now. Cena hits Punk with the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Attitude Adjustment coming up, but Cena lets Punk down as Barrett slowly walks to the ring.
Winner : No Contest (Alright match here, but it was used to set up the post match)
Wait, the NXT Rookies are everywhere, and they're taking out the SES. They surround the ring as Cena stands alone. They all make their way in. This is awesome. Otunga kicks the ref to the outside. Cena goes after one of them, and they're all beating down Cena. They're all beating down Cena. Skip boots Matt Striker. Gabriel and Slater take out Lawler. Slater is going ape shit. Sheffield knocks the announce table over. Young is destroying the barricade. He just took out the time keeper. Some guy runs out but they take him out. This is madness. The rookies are now taking the ring apart, literally. They're pulling apart the ring ropes and taking the canvas off. Cena tries to fight back but Tarver takes him out. Otunga with the spinebuster to Cena. Slater picks Cena up and throws him into a clothesine by Darren Young. Young picks up Cena and throws him into a clothesline from Slater. Punk tries to take them out, but gets beaten down. Slater and Young pick Cena up and throw him into a huge clothesline from Sheffield. Slater grabs the ring rope and tries to choke Cena with it. Bryan yells at Cena, saying Cena's not better than him. Bryan then hits Cena with a huge kick to the back. Barrett picks Cena up and hits that rolling fireman's carry slam. 450 by Gabriel connects. All of the rookies now leave the ring as Cena plays dead in the ring. The medics come in to check up on him. They bring out a stretcher and put John onto it. We get a shot of around ring side, and there are bodies everywhere. John gets pushed out by the medics. He gives a thumbs up as he's being rolled out. That's how we're gonna end it. So, for as bad as Raw was, this was a pretty awesome way to end it.
WWE began a major storyline at the end of this week's RAW with the NXT season 1 Rookies. The angle began when Wade Barrett appeared on the ramp during the main event of John Cena vs. CM Punk.
Then the other seven season 1 Rookies - Daniel Bryan, Michael Tarver, Skip Sheffield, Darren Young, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel and David Otunga - all appeared from the crowd and surrounded the ring. All Rookies were wearing black armbands with a yellow "N" on them.
The Rookies proceeded to beat up the Straight Edge Society, John Cena, the WWE announcers and crew members working at ringside. They destroyed the ring and the announcer's table, leaving the whole ringside area torn up.
It will be interesting to see where WWE goes from here. The angle sparked interest among fans as soon as it happened with NXT trending on Twitter, among other surges in traffic. Our website traffic this week immediately following RAW was off the charts. We were at post-PPV night traffic which never happens after RAW. We usually get a decent increase following RAW but nothing like what we had this week.
- Finlay, who returned to WWE TV on this past Friday's SmackDown, worked the SmackDown live events this weekend. He defeated NXT season 1 Rookie Heath Slater.
Does Flair see Wolfe as a future World Champion? Posted by Corbin Nordhoff on 06/06/2010 at 02:33 PM
In an interview with KentNews.co.uk, TNA star Ric Flair had high praise for two British wrestlers, Desmond Wolfe and Douglas Williams, more so Desmond Wolfe. On Desmond Wolfe, Flair said, Desmond has a lot of skill and has a tremendous future in the business, he said. I certainly think hes a future world champion. It may not happen overnight, but I have no doubt its something hes capable of fulfilling. On Douglas Williams, Doug is a tremendously skilled guy as well. Hes definitely a gifted athlete.
Dixie Carter President of TNA Wrestling: Angelina Love is working her first house shows since her injury. She says she is feeling great. The fan response live has been awesome and I hear her matches have been as good as ever. Welcome back!
World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger def. MVP Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston def. Drew McIntyre in an Intercontinental Championship Match Kelly Kelly def. Rosa Mendes Rey Mysterio won the SmackDown Battle Royal and qualified for the World Heavyweight Championship Match at Fatal-4-Way
DALLAS After a brutal weekend attack by an unknown assailant left The Undertaker unresponsive to medical attention and unable to compete at the upcoming WWE Fatal 4-Way Rey Mysterio overcame the SmackDown roster to capture the ominous Superstars place at WWEs newest pay-per-view.
Rey Mysterio won the SmackDown Battle Royal and qualified for the World Heavyweight Championship Match at Fatal-4-Way (PHOTOS | WATCH) SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long sent shockwaves throughout the WWE Universe, informing SmackDown that over Memorial Day weekend, The Undertaker was found by his brother Kane in a vegetative state, following a vicious assault of unknown origins.
Since The Deadman will no longer be able to be part of the World Heavyweight Championship Match at Fatal 4-Way, the quick-thinking GM determined that every Superstar on the roster would have an opportunity to take his place in a special SmackDown Battle Royal.
When the smoke cleared in the high-stakes match of mayhem, it was Rey Mysterio who stood in triumph. Ironically, out of all the Superstars that fought for the coveted championship opportunity, it was The Demon of Death Valleys brother Kane whose feet were destined to hit the floor last. Just when it looked as if The Big Red Monster was ready to hurl Mysterio from the ring with the chokeslam, The Ultimate Underdog countered, sending the frightening Superstar over the top rope and out to the arena floor.
As a result of his monumental victory, Mysterio will take the vacant spot in the SmackDown World Title main event at Fatal 4-Way in just more than two weeks. (Match preview)
Kelly Kelly def. Rosa Mendes (PHOTOS | WATCH) With the self-professed co-Womens Champions Layla & Michelle McCool looking on, Kelly Kelly, who has continued to show her potential for Friday night greatness, defeated the lovely Rosa Mendes with her high-powered K-2 legdrop.
Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston def. Drew McIntyre in an Intercontinental Championship Match (PHOTOS | WATCH) One week after a letter from WWE Chairman Mr. McMahon brought about the suspension of Matt Hardy, the temporarily banished Superstar bought a ticket to the SmackDown show in Dallas. He arrived just in time to watch Drew McIntyre exercise his rematch clause against Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston.
With a war torn Kofi lying outside the ring, the Chosen One suddenly turned his attention away from the match, swinging his fist into the crowd to backhand Hardy without warning. The commotion that ensued as Hardy tried to fight through security, allowed a rejuvenated Kingston to hit the SOS on McIntyre and retain his title. Moments later, Hardy jumped into the ring and executed the stunning Twist of Fate on the defeated No. 1 contender.
World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger def. MVP (PHOTOS | WATCH) Immediately after Jack Swagger utilized a roll up to gain an extremely hard-fought victory over MVP, Curt Hawkins and Vance Archer emerged from nowhere to make their mark on The Franchise Playa. Focused on causing an impact before their limited WWE contract runs out, The Dude Busters delivered a swift yet decisive attack on The Ballin Superstar, leaving him reeling on the canvas.
Kane pledged to bring vengeance to those responsible for attacking The Undertaker (PHOTOS) An intensely disheveled Kane came before the WWE Universe to lament the fall of his brother The Undertaker. Claiming that The Phenom may very well be gone forever, The Big Red Monster vowed to execute swift, decisive vengeance on any and all parties responsible for the heinous assault on the ominous Superstar. He then unleashed on a quest of absolute terror, storming through the halls of SmackDown to find The Deadmans unknown assailant. Pay-Per-View Schedules
Mark Henry def. Primo Gail Kim def. Jillian Michelle McCool def. Tiffany Chavo Guerrero & Dolph Ziggler def. Christian
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Chavo Guerrero & Dolph Ziggler def. Christian (PHOTOS | WATCH) It should have been an easy Thursday night for Christian. Originally set to face Chavo Guerrero in a singles match, Captain Charisma entered WWE Superstars as the odds-on favorite. And then Vickie Guerrero showed up and announced that the bout would now be a 2-on-1 Handicap Match with Dolph Ziggler teaming up with Chavo. Clearly at a disadvantage, Christian amped up his offense, hitting his two opponents with every maneuver in his arsenal. Still, the talented Superstar couldnt stop the underhanded tactics of Ziggler & Guerrero and ended up suffering a loss after a noble performance.
Michelle McCool def. Tiffany (PHOTOS | WATCH) The WWE Universe may not love the arrogant personalities of Michelle McCool & Womens Champion Layla, but its hard to deny their success. The duos winning ways continued tonight as Michelle clashed with the gorgeous Tiffany while Layla kept a close eye on the action from ringside. Although the perky Tiffany brought her exciting maneuvers to the bout, her sinister opponents vicious offense was simply too much for her to overcome. In the end, Michelle nailed a devastating Faith Breaker to pick up the win.
Gail Kim def. Jillian (PHOTOS | WATCH) It was a good night for the WWE Universe as not only did Jillian not get a chance to sing, but she suffered a big loss at the hands of the sexy, smart and powerful Gail Kim. Still, while Jillian may be the most annoying woman on the planet, her talent in the ring cant be denied. Throughout the match, she continually dominated Gail, especially when she nailed a huge superplex that stunned both Divas. Despite this offensive onslaught, the former Womens Champion managed to connect with Eat Defeat and put Jillian out for the 1-2-3.
Mark Henry def. Primo (PHOTOS | WATCH) After suffering a loss to Yoshi Tatsu on last Thursdays WWE Superstars, Primo was hoping to bounce back with a big win this week. Unfortunately, The Worlds Strongest Man was standing in his way. Taking advantage of a near 200 pound weight difference, Henry used his unmatched strength to fling the Puerto Rican Superstar around the ring before finally putting him away with the Worlds Strongest Slam.
- Hunico (the former Incognito) and Dos Equis (the former Tito Colon) defeated The Uso Twins at last night's WWE developmental show to become the new FCW Tag Team Champions. Hunico and Equis are now teaming together under the name "Los Amardos."
Tonight: AJ Styles, Frankie Kazarian and Jay Lethal face off in a three way encounter. But before that, let's head to the ring for our opening promo with the #1 contender himself, Sting. Sting says that not everything is as it seems, and if you've followed his career, you know he's been portrayed as an antagonist before and explanations will not do, and he doesn't feel like he owes anyone an explanation anyway. But he does promise that there are meanings behind his actions, and those meanings will be known to all of us soon. But first, at Slammiversary, when he takes the title, the veil will be lifted and everybody's true colors will be exposed. At this point the lights go out and we go to a video of Sting brutalizing Jeff Jarrett, Rob Van Dam, and Eric Bischoff. Speaking of Bischoff, he comes hobbling out on a crutch with Miss Tessmacher in tow, and he says that we just saw Sting's true colors, and he's known Sting for almost 20 years, but he's not the man Bischoff has known. He says Sting has been pretending to be a superhero for so long that he's even fooled himself into believing it, but now he's showing his true colors with some of the things he's done. He says that whatever's going on in Sting's head are his own issues and they have nothing to do with TNA, and he says that he and Hogan are not Sting's problem, Sting is his own problem. Sting puts himself before everything else, and that's not the way we do things around here. Bischoff declares that Sting will be in action right now, and his opponent is...standing right behind him.
Sting vs Samoa Joe
Joe jumps Sting right at the bell and starts kicking the hell out of him in the corner, but within seconds, Matt Morgan comes running out and jumps Joe from behind, choking him on the bottom rope while Sting puts the boots to Joe. RVD's music hits, and he comes running out to make the save. RVD clears Morgan out of the ring, and Sting uses the distraction to bail out to the floor. Let's call this...
No Contest
Bischoff comes back out and says that it's not over, this match is going to continue later on tonight, but this time it will be a tag match pitting Joe and RVD against Sting and Morgan. RVD grabs a mic and says that as champion, he's sometimes expected to speak for everyone, and says that they should make it a four way. Bischoff says he doesn't have that authority, and that he'll have to check with Hogan. Fortunately, we won't have to wait that long because here comes the Orange Goblin himself. Hogan says that since winning the TNA World Title, RVD has raised the bar sky high, and as the champion, RVD has a lot of stroke, so RVD has his wish: tonight's main event will be RVD vs Samoa Joe vs Matt Morgan vs Sting. Sounds good to me!
We go backstage to Christy Hemme with AJ Styles, who is pissed that he just found out he's in a three way tonight. Ric Flair comes in with Frankie Kazarian, who thanks Flair for all the faith Flair's had in him. Flair said that tonight's going to be in for Jay Lethal tonight with both AJ and Kazarian in there. Kazarian goes to leave with Flair, but stops to thank Flair for the real nice watch he got him. Flair shares a laugh with Kazarian as AJ looks on in disbelief.
Rosey Lotta Love vs Roxxi
Rosey looks like one of the fat old ladies they used as ring girls in the really early days of Monday Night Raw. Roxxi chain wrestles around Rosey to stary, but Rosey escapes and bowls over Roxxi with a pair of shoulderblocks and a big slam. Rosey whips Roxxi into the corner, but Rosey misses an avalanche and Roxxi starts the comeback with a roaring elbow and a dropkick, but as Roxxi comes off the ropes, Madison Rayne jumps out of nowhere and nails Roxxi with the Knockouts belt. Rosey sees this and stops to argue with Madison, and the distraction allows Roxxi to...um, large package Rosey for the win.
Winner: Roxxi
Madison gets in the ring and starts screaming at Rosey, but Rosey casually grabs her by the throat and chokeslams her. Rosey walks up the ramp where she is stopped for comments by JB, and she says that the Beautiful People think they can take out one ugly person at a time, but she's going to go through all of the Beautiful People one by one because she's big, bad, and beautiful. Then she plants a big kiss on JB and heads to the back.
AJ Styles vs Frankie Kazarian vs Jay Lethal
AJ bails out of the ring as soon as the bell rings and leaves Kazarian and Lethal to go it alone. Lethal takes out Kazarian with a clothesline, and now AJ jumps in the ring and attacks Lethal. Lethal turns the tables and gets a big flying headscissors, but got disrupted midway through the Lethal Combination by Kazarian. Now AJ and Kazarian start arguing over who gets to go after Lethal, allowing Lethal an opportunity to hit a clothesline/bulldog combo. Lethal goes for a springboard something on AJ, but Kazarian shoves AJ out of the way and catches Lethal coming in with a Diamond Cutter. AJ hits a backbreaker on Lethal and then they stop to argue some more. Now they try to one up one another, as Kazarian hits a hiptoss into a suplex. AJ and Kazarian go back to arguing, allowing Lethal yet another opportunity to recover and make a comeback, but AJ catches a flying headscissors out of nowhere and then he and Kazarian go for a double suplex, but they both try a different suplex and it leads to another argument. AJ goes for a springboard forearm, but Kazarian casually backs into the ropes and AJ comes crashing down to the mat, allowing Lethal to catch AJ with an O'Connor Roll for the win.
Winner: Jay Lethal
Flair gets in the ring and says that he gave AJ the gift of being Ric Flair's protege, and just now AJ got beat by Jay Lethal. AJ tries to explain that it was Kazarian's fault, but Flair said not to worry about Kazarian because he lost the World Title, he's confused, and he needs to go home, look in the mirror, and decide what he wants to be. He tells AJ to go home and think and then give him a phone call, but for now he's outta here because when Ric Flair gives you the gift, you don't drop the ball. Now Kurt Angle's music hits and he comes up to the ramp in his lift and stares down AJ, and AJ is so frustrated that he just walks off. Kurt comes down to the ring, and we'll hear from him...after this commercial!
We're back, and Kurt Angle says he came out to show Frankie Kazarian the proper respect before he makes him his first victim. He likes his opponents to know what he's going to do to them before he does it. He said he gave up his Top Ten ranking to start from the bottom up, so he wants Kazarian at Slammiversary. Flair takes over and says that Angle just walked by him without saying a word, but he and Flair have a lot of history together, and Flair wanted his youngest son to be just like Kurt Angle, and he told Angle that no amateur wrestler has transitioned to pro wrestling the way Kurt Angle has. But now Angle's in Flair's world, and he is God here, and he shows Angle his medals (his ring and his watch) and he says he's got the respect of Shawn Michaels, Hulk Hogan, and Steve Austin, and until he gets that respect from Angle, he can take a walk just like AJ. Angle goes to leave but Flair stops him and says that he has a better idea: Flair can leave first and Angle can hold the rope. Angle holds the ropes so Flair can leave, but comes out after him and throws him off the ramp. Kazarian runs out and jumps Angle from behind and tosses him back in the ring, but Angle fires off a few rights at Kazarian and Kazarian bails out.
We go backstage as Matt Morgan is telling Sting that they'll both do anything to win the World Title, so tonight, they should work together and let the chips fall where they may. Sting pauses for a brief second and then just walks off.
We go elsewhere backstage, as AJ Styles is talking to himself, and he says that to get back in Flair's good graces, he needs to kill Jay Lethal, so he's going to go ask Bischoff to make a match between Lethal and himself at Slammiversary.
We see a video package detailing the history between Ken Anderson and AJ Styles, and then we go to the ring with Christy Hemme, who introduces her guest, Ken Anderson. Anderson says he was preparing for all kinds of probing questions about his big announcement, but seems to have become distracted by her boobs. That doesn't make him a chauvanist or a pig, but maybe an...asshole? The crowd goes nuts for that one. Anderson says everyone's waiting for a wardrobe malfunction, so that makes everyone here an asshole. The crowd starts chanting "we are assholes". Anderson makes his announcement and says that he challenged Beer Money to a match at Slammiversary, but he can't do it alone, so now he's going to introduce his partner...Jeff Hardy! Hardy comes down to the ring, and he gives Anderson the pound. Hardy knows people might be confused about why he would team with Anderson, but he has to admit that he's the funniest asshole he's ever met and the craziest SOB in TNA other than himself. It's going to be a party at Slammiversary, and Anderson makes sure to let Hardy know that he's not just an asshole, but a cheap asshole too, so Slammiversary's going to be BYOB. Beer Money comes out and Roode says it's cute how Hardy and Anderson have become BFFs, but asks them what they really know about tag wrestling. Roode says Matt carried Jeff and they sucked anyway, and tag wrestling isn't about looking cool or being friends or anything like that, it's about being like brothers, putting your egos aside, and putting the team first, and it's pretty obvious they're a mismatch. Roode wants to know what makes them think they'll be a match for Beer Money at Slammiversary? Anderson says this may be off the subject, but wants to know why Roode's hair is always wet, and why Storm always wears sunglasses inside because the only people who do that are blind people and jackoffs. Storm calls Anderson a funny man and says he does a stand up act of his own, and wants to show it to Anderson. His stand up act consists of jumping Anderson and Hardy and breaking out into a brawl. Fortunately, two of these guys are in our next match...
Jeff Hardy vs James Storm
They start by brawling around on the floor, with Hardy getting the better of Storm. Hardy pulls back the mats on the floor and hiptosses Storm on the exposed concrete. Hardy tosses Storm back in the ring as the bell rings to officially start the match. Storm catches Hardy coming in and DDTs him off the second rope for 2, then takes off his shirt and chokes Hardy with it. Storm with a running boot to the head of Hardy and covers for 2, then we HIT THE CHINLOCK! Hardy fights out, but Storm catches him with an STO for another 2. Storm grabs a chair from ringside, but the referee grabs it away from him, allowing Hardy to hit a chinbreaker. They exchange blows but Hardy takes the advantage with a series of clotheslines and then sets up the chair for the triple jump dive into the corner. Storm escapes the Twist Of Fate, but Hardy with a gourdbuster, pulls the shirt off goes up top, but Storm nails him before he can hit the Swanton. Storm goes up top and goes for a top rope Frankensteiner, but Hardy holds on and Storm comes crashing down, and Hardy hits the Whisper In The Wind for 2. Storm takes a sip from his beer and spits it in Hardy's face, then hits the Eye Of The Storm...for 2! Storm grabs the chair against and swings it at Hardy, but Hardy moves and the chair bounces off the top rope back into Storm's face and knocks him silly, allowing Hardy to go up top and hit the Swanton for the win.
Winner: Jeff Hardy
After a commercial break, we go right into our next match...
Robert Roode vs Ken Anderson
Anderson comes right out, no posing, no mic, and gets right in the ring. They go to the corner and Anderson nails Roode. Roode comes back with a shoulderblock but misses an elbowdrop and Anderson gets a headlock. Roode sends Anderson off into the ropes and drops down, but Anderson with a knee to the back, then rolls Roode up for 2. Roode bailed to the floor and Anderson went out and gave chase, but Roode caught Anderson with a lowblow coming back into the ring and starts putting the boots to him. Roode with the Mr Perfect necksnap for 2 then chokes Anderson with his boot. Roode with a neck vice, Anderson escapes and they do a reversal sequence that leads to Anderson hitting a backdrop. Roode goes to the eyes and tries a corner charge, but Anderson gets the boot up and goes for a sunset flip, but Roode cradles Anderson and gets the ropes for 3.
Winner: Robert Roode
Anderson and Roode have a staredown after the match, then Anderson's mic drop. Anderson says that any man can be beaten on any day, and he just got beat again. Still, it seems like the only way anyone can beat him is by using chicanery and tomfoolery. The reason they have to do that is because he is no mere mortal, he is...MR AAAAAANDERSON. ANDERSON.
We go backstage to Douglas Williams, who talks about the X-Division style and says he's here to teach the acrobats how to wrestle because what they're doing is unbecoming and he's going to ground them and beat them properly.
Abyss, Rob Terry, and Chelsea are backstage, and they're...WALKING!
Desmond Wolfe & Orlando Jordan vs Abyss & Rob Terry
Orlando is again wearing the Rob Terry pasties and also has a "workout device" that seems designed to simulate an obscene act. Terry is still hobbling around with his knee taped up. Orlando nails Abyss from the outside, allowing Wolfe an opening to go after the arm of Abyss and fire repeated forearms at it in the corner. Orlando tags in and comes off the top with a double axhandle to the arm. Orlando comes off the ropes right into an elbow from Abyss, who follows up with a clothesline in the corner and then pitches Orlando WAY over the ropes. Orlando lands at the feet of Chelsea, and seems mesmerized by her body. Orlando sweet talks her, but Chelsea slaps him, leading to a hilarious segment where Desmond yelled at Orlando for hitting on his girl, and then yells at Chelsea that he doesn't know whether Orlando likes her or him, but that ends when Abyss comes after Desmond on the floor. Meanwhile, Terry yanks Orlando over the top rope and gives him the Freakbuster for the win.
Winners: Rob Terry & Abyss
We go to a video package detailing the history between Jesse Neal and Team 3D, mixed it with comments from Devon, who says that Jesse's just doing what they taught him and Brother Ray's letting it get to him, and he needs to stay between them or it'll get ugly.
We go backstage where Jesse Neal has been laid out, and has a playing card resting on his chest, just like Shannon Moore last week.
It's main event time!
Rob Van Dam vs Sting vs Samoa Joe vs Matt Morgan
Joe and Morgan go at it right from the bell as Sting beats up RVD at ringside. Morgan misses a charge in the corner and Joe hits a running forearm and a leaping enziguiri and they head to the floor as Sting and RVD make their way into the ring. RVD with a spinkick, atomic drop, clothesline, and superkick to send Sting to the floor, and now it's RVD and Joe in the ring! This ought to be fun...but before they can hook it up, Morgan and Sting get back in the ring and attack them. Morgan chokes Joe in the corner and then they go back to the floor as Sting tries the Stinger Splash, but RVD gets an elbow up and hits a leaping jump kick and the Rolling Thunder for 2. Morgan takes Sting's head off with a roaring lariat, but Joe tosses him to the floor and nails Sting with a superkick, but Morgan breaks up the fall. Morgan sends Joe into the corner and follows him in with a clothesline before giving Joe a side suplex. Morgan with an F5/uranage combo and the rapid fire elbows in the corner, but then Morgan sees Hernandez up in the crowd! The distraction is enough for Joe to enziguiri Morgan from behind and give him the Muscle Buster, but instead of going for the pin he stands up and eats a superkick from RVD, who follows that up with a Five Star Frog Splash on Morgan for the win.
Background info on new NXT rookie Joe Hennig Posted by Chris Kaufman on 06/02/2010 at 07:24 PM
Credit: F4WOnline.com
WWE giving Joe Hennig the name of Michael McGillicutty on the new season of NXT has many in the company baffled, especially since they acknowledged him as the son of Curt Hennig.
According to friends of Joes, he was under the impression that as recent as a few weeks ago that he would be using the Hennig name on the main roster. Ever since coming to developmental, Hennig has been told to look and work like his late father because he would be using the Hennig name.
Its no secret that WWE likes complete control of their talent names, but to give a guy like David Otunga his real name on the roster and give Hennig a gimmicked name, makes no sense to most. The name Hennig would obviously mean a lot more to wrestling fans than a name like Otunga.
What You Didn't See on Raw Last Night Posted by Steve Carrier on 06/01/2010 at 10:11 PM
Source: F4Wonline.com
- Before last night's RAW hit the air, Edge came out and said that RAW hasn't started but he was going to stand in the ring and say what he wanted, and nobody could stop him. Evan Bourne came out and said he was going to make a name for himself. Bourne said he would start by challenging Edge for his spot in the Fatal 4 Way main event. They went at it and that's when RAW started.
- After last night's RAW, Edge came back out and speared Evan Bourne. Edge cut a promo on John Cena before Bret Hart came back out. Bret made Edge vs. Cena for right now. Edge said he wasn't ready but the bell rang anyway. Cena ended up winning with the STF. Cena then called Evan Bourne back out and Bourne hit another Air Bourne on Edge. Bourne and Cena left while Edge took the mic, recovered and said if he ever sees the fans again in the arena, he will slap the taste out of their mouths.
The IWF independent promotion announced today that WWE has signed Fady the Arabian Bull to a developmental deal. Fady will begin training at WWE's Florida Championship Wrestling in July of this year. Fady is the current IWF Heavyweight Champion.
Mike Davidson's Wrestling Fan Xperience (WFX) promotion is saying they have signed TV deals with Tuff TV, Lonestar Television Network and America One for it's weekly TV show. Names they are claiming for their roster include Hurricane, Jessie Godderz from CBS' Big Brother, Christopher Daniels, Charlie Haas, Kip James, Hardcore Holly, Tajiri, Bushwacker Luke, Gangrel, Sabu, Larry Zbysko with Survivor stars Jonny Fairplay & Rupert Boneham.
As announced tonight on the NXT finale, season 2 of the show will begin next Tuesday night on SyFy. Below are the Rookie and Pro pairings for the new season:
* Cody Rhodes and Husky Harris (Duke Rotundo). Rotundo is the son of former WWE star & current agent Mike "IRS" Rotundo. He has been in developmental since 2009 with his brother Bo, who is currently injured.
* John Morrison and Eli Cottonwood (Kip Christianson). Cottonwood stands over 7 feet tall and weighs over 300 pounds. He has been in developmental since 2009.
* MVP and Percy Watson (Chris McNeil). Percy has been in WWE developmental since 2009 and has teamed with former Rookie Darren Young as The South Beach Boys.
* Zack Ryder and Titus O'Neill (Thaddeus Bullard). Titus is a former Florida Gators defensive end and has been in developmental since 2009.
* Michelle McCool & Layla and Kaval (Brandon Silvestry). Kaval is the former TNA and Ring of Honor star Low Ki. Kaval recently recovered from an injury and has been signed to a WWE developmental deal since 2009. Kaval has held the TNA X Division Title twice, the ROH Title once and a number of other titles around the world. Layla and McCool are the first Pros to be Divas.
* Mark Henry and Lucky Cannon (Jon Emminger). Lucky Cannon is the former Johnny Prime and I don't believe he's been using the Lucky Cannon gimmick for long. They said on NXT that he was a former sheriff.
* Kofi Kingston and Michael McGillicutty (Joe Hennig). McGillicutty is the son of WWE Hall of Famer Curt Hennig. Up until last week, he was still using the Hennig name in developmental. Hennig has been with WWE since 2008 and has held the FCW Florida Heavyweight Title once and the FCW Tag Team Titles twice.
* The Miz and Alex Riley (Kevin Kiley). Riley has been with WWE since 2007 and is the current FCW Heavyweight Champion. He has worked several dark matches and live event matches for WWE over the years.
John Cena issued praise to one NXT Rookie in particular in a Twitter post yesterday. He wrote of Kaval, "After seeing profiles of nxt2. Keep an eye on kaval. I see somethin there."
Reports are saying that Undertaker has a broken orbital bone and will be out all summer. The injury came about during his match with Rey Mysterio on SmackDown! last week.
'Taker has been removed from all WWE events through the summer, and the situation is expected to be addressed during tonight's SmackDown! tapings.
Wade Barrett def. Justin Gabriel and David A-List Otunga
DALLAS NXT Rookie Wade Barrett has been crowned the season one winner of WWE NXT! The British bareknuckle brawler has earned a future pay-per-view match against the champion of his choice and is now a WWE Superstar! (WATCH)
Wade Barrett: WWE NXT winner (PHOTOS | WATCH) The results of the final Pros Poll were revealed and Wade Barrett has been voted the winner of WWE NXT! Barrett topped fellow NXT Rookie David A-List Otunga in the Pros Poll and is WWEs newest breakout Superstar! (WWE.com Poll vs. final Pros' Poll)
Final face-off (PHOTOS | WATCH) After physically proving themselves one final time to the WWE Pros, David A-List Otunga and Wade Barrett had the chance to verbally plead their cases in front of the WWE Universe. Each of the final two NXT Rookies came face-to-face and had 60 seconds each to tell the WWE Pros why he should be WWEs next breakout Superstar, and why the other should be the last one eliminated.
Justin Gabriel is eliminated (PHOTOS | WATCH) After the five eliminated NXT Rookies told the WWE Universe who they thought should win WWE NXT, the first Pros' Poll of the night was revealed. Despite his impressive showing during the Triple Threat Match, NXT Rookie Justin Gabriel was eliminated from the competition as the result of the Pros Poll. David A-List Otunga and Wade Barrett are the final two NXT Rookies!
Wade Barrett def. Justin Gabriel and David A-List Otunga (PHOTOS | WATCH) For their last in-ring attempt to impress the WWE Pros, the final three NXT Rookies faced off in a Triple Threat Match as their WWE Pros watched from ringside. When Justin Gabriel landed an extraordinary 450 Splash on David A-List Otunga, Wade Barrett capitalized and pulled Gabriel from the ring and pinned Otunga himself, eliminating him from the match. After an intense, physical battle, Gabriel hit another perfectly-timed 450 Splash, but Barrett quickly countered and pinned Gabriel for the victory.
The return of the eliminated WWE NXT Rookies (PHOTOS | WATCH) The five eliminated NXT Rookies returned for the season finale of WWE NXT Tuesday night. Michael Tarver, Daniel Bryan, Skip Sheffield, Darren Young and Heath Slater looked on as WWE NXT host Matt Striker explained that the WWE Pros will cast their votes in two Pros Polls to determine which NXT Rookie will be the competition winner. Who will become WWEs next breakout Superstar Justin Gabriel, David A-List Otunga or Wade Barrett?
Season two preview (PHOTOS | PART 1 | PART 2) WWE Universe, dont miss season two of WWE NXT, starting June 8 at 10/9 CT on Syfy! Meet the new NXT Rookies and find out which WWE Pros theyre paired with. During season two, YOU, the WWE Universe, will have 50 percent of the vote that determines wholl win the next WWE NXT!
It is being reported that The Undertaker suffered a broken orbital bone, a broken nose, and a concussion during his match with Rey Mysterio on this past week's edition of Smackdown. It's believed that Undertaker got hurt from the seated senton move by Mysterio.
Right now, it's being said that there's a 50-50 chance Undertaker will be able to wrestle at the Fatal 4 Way PPV.
With Undertaker hurt, WWE is going to have Rey Mysterio (who just started his vacation) wrestle in Undertaker's place for the time being. If Undertaker can't make the PPV, it's likely that Mysterio will be inserted into the match.
Ik ben Boon Kenneth, en gebruik soms ook wel de schuilnaam Sting.
Ik ben een man en woon in Dworp (Belgie) en mijn beroep is .
Ik ben geboren op 05/06/1989 en ben nu dus 34 jaar jong.
Mijn hobby's zijn: Worstelen en films.
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Mike Davidson's Wrestling Fan Xperience (WFX) promotion is saying they have signed TV deals with Tuff TV, Lonestar Television Network and America One for it's weekly TV show. Names they are claiming for their roster include Hurricane, Jessie Godderz from CBS' Big Brother, Christopher Daniels, Charlie Haas, Kip James, Hardcore Holly, Tajiri, Bushwacker Luke, Gangrel, Sabu, Larry Zbysko with Survivor stars Jonny Fairplay & Rupert Boneham. 
* Cody Rhodes and Husky Harris (Duke Rotundo). Rotundo is the son of former WWE star & current agent Mike "IRS" Rotundo. He has been in developmental since 2009 with his brother Bo, who is currently injured. 
* John Morrison and Eli Cottonwood (Kip Christianson). Cottonwood stands over 7 feet tall and weighs over 300 pounds. He has been in developmental since 2009. 
* MVP and Percy Watson (Chris McNeil). Percy has been in WWE developmental since 2009 and has teamed with former Rookie Darren Young as The South Beach Boys. 
* Zack Ryder and Titus O'Neill (Thaddeus Bullard). Titus is a former Florida Gators defensive end and has been in developmental since 2009. 
* Michelle McCool & Layla and Kaval (Brandon Silvestry). Kaval is the former TNA and Ring of Honor star Low Ki. Kaval recently recovered from an injury and has been signed to a WWE developmental deal since 2009. Kaval has held the TNA X Division Title twice, the ROH Title once and a number of other titles around the world. Layla and McCool are the first Pros to be Divas. 
* Mark Henry and Lucky Cannon (Jon Emminger). Lucky Cannon is the former Johnny Prime and I don't believe he's been using the Lucky Cannon gimmick for long. They said on NXT that he was a former sheriff. 
* Kofi Kingston and Michael McGillicutty (Joe Hennig). McGillicutty is the son of WWE Hall of Famer Curt Hennig. Up until last week, he was still using the Hennig name in developmental. Hennig has been with WWE since 2008 and has held the FCW Florida Heavyweight Title once and the FCW Tag Team Titles twice. 
* The Miz and Alex Riley (Kevin Kiley). Riley has been with WWE since 2007 and is the current FCW Heavyweight Champion. He has worked several dark matches and live event matches for WWE over the years.
