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Hardy, Edge, Triple H, Big Show, Kozlov & Undertaker Inside the Elimination Chamber at No Way Out 2009
At No Way Out, six of WWEs most elite Superstars will wage war inside one of the most brutal contests ever conceived the Elimination Chamber Match.
Undertaker, Triple H, Big Show, Vladimir Kozlov and Jeff Hardy will have one goal in mind when they step inside the two miles of chain Edges WWE Championship. But achieving victory inside the unforgiving steel structure will be no easy task.
As the Road to WrestleMania XXV forges onward, each Superstar took a unique path to qualify for the six-man fray at No Way Out.
On the Jan. 30 edition of SmackDown, Triple H defeated The Great Khali & Vladimir Kozlov in a Triple Threat Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match. And on the same night, Big Show defeated Festus, and Undertaker defeated Mark Henry to qualify.
The final two spots were filled on the Feb. 6 edition of SmackDown, when Vladimir Kozlov was the last man standing in a 15-man Battle Royal. And, SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero announced former WWE Champion Jeff Hardy would get the chance for a rematch against Edge after his heartbreaking Royal Rumble loss as a result of his brothers betrayal.
WWE Championship - No DQ Match Jeff Hardy (c) vs. Edge w/ Chavo Guerrero
- Before the match during Jeff Hardy's entrance, Vickie Guerrero walked out and tells Hardy that she has changed the match to No Disqualification.
They did ring introductions for the challenger Edge and champion Jeff Hardy.
The bell rings and Hardy charges at Edge exploding on him in the corner with punches and kicks. Hardy sends Edge face first into the opposite corner with force. A loud "WE WANT CHRISTIAN" chant starts up. Hardy with a jumping takedown on Edge after Edge hit the ropes. Hardy sends Edge into the ropes again and Edge holds on bailing to the outside. Hardy follows, Edge is back in, Hardy grabs a steel chair, jumps up on the ring apron and Edge kicks him in the head causing Hardy to drop the steel chair. Edge pulls Hardy back in and hits a big right hand. Hardy with a float over and clothesline to Edge in the corner. Hardy with a dropkick to the back of Edge, hooks the leg and Edge kicks out quickly. Hardy with a scoop slam on Edge. Edge fights back with some shots of his own. Edge sends Hardy into the ropes, Hardy slides out, Edge slides out as well, Hardy gets back in and dropkicks Edge through the ropes. Edge is back up, Hardy attempts a dive, Edge moves, Hardy lands on the ring apron, Hardy then jumps off the ring apron and takes out Edge. Edge slides back in the ring, Hardy attempts a springboard back inside, Chavo holds his leg, Hardy kicks Chavo away and as he gets air Edge gets in a big boot.
Edge grabs Hardy and sends him into the ring barricade with force. Edge then throws Hardy face first off the Smackdown, Raw and ECW announce tables that Jim Ross called a "tri-branded headbutt." Edge tosses Hardy back in the ring, hooks the leg and Hardy kicks out. Hardy gets up on his knees and Edge gets in a kick to the ribs. Edge picks up Hardy and gets in a quick right. Edge with a shoulder charge on Hardy in the corner. Hardy with a sunset flip on Edge that results in a close two count. Edge fires back with a clothesline right away. Edge hooks the leg and Hardy kicks out after two. Edge jumps on Hardy taking his back and holding him down. Hardy tries to hit the ropes and Edge grabs him by his hair pulling him back down. Hardy with a dropkick to Edge's chest. Hardy starts going up top when Edge cuts him off with a few shots. Hardy throws Edge off the corner to the mat, Hardy jumps and Edge catches Hardy in mid-air with a big dropkick! Edge hooks the leg and Hardy again kicks out after two. Edge then leaves the ring and grabs two steel chairs. As Edge tries to get back in the ring on the ring apron, Hardy charges and connects with a huge Spear on Edge sending Edge to the outside with force.
Hardy then connects with a dive over the top rope taking out Edge. Hardy tosses Edge back inside the ring. Edge with a knee to Hardy's chest on the ring apron. Hardy with a kick and a Twist of Fate on Edge over the ring apron! Hardy then grabs Edge and sends him face first into the Smackdown and Raw announce tables. Hardy then begins clearing off the Raw announce table. Hardy then pulls a ladder out from under the ring and sets it up by the Raw announce table. Hardy places Edge over the Raw table and gets in a few shots for good measure. Hardy starts climbing up the ladder and Chavo starts climbing up the other side. Hardy punches Chavo off and then dives taking him out. Hardy then grabs Edge who is back up and sends him shoulder first into the steel ring post. Hardy grabs Chavo and then puts him on the Raw table. Hardy starts climbing up the ladder, reaches the top, jumps, the ladder tips over and Hardy crashes through the Raw table over Chavo! Hardy then gets to his feet in pain as he jumps and dropkicks Edge against the guard railing. Hardy sends Edge back in the ring, goes up top and connects with a cross-body. Hardy covers and Edge kicks out after two. Edge then levels Hardy with a big boot.
Edge then exposes a turnbuckle as Hardy remains down. Edge tries to send Hardy face first into the exposed corner, but Hardy blocks it and connects with a Whisper in the Wind on Edge. Hardy covers and Edge kicks out after two. Edge counters a Twist of Fate attempt by Hardy into a huge DDT. Edge hooks the leg and Hardy gets a shoulder up after two. Edge then comes off the top, Hardy blocks putting his feet up, Edge blocks that, Hardy with a rollup and Edge kicks out after two. Hardy with a facebuster suplex on Edge. Hardy is back up top. Hardy then jumps down when he sees Edge moving hitting a big dropkick sending Edge down into the corner. Hardy attempts his swinging dropkick in the corner, but Edge sits up, grabs Hardy in mid-air and drops him face first off the exposed turnbuckle. Edge covers Hardy and Hardy somehow kicks out. Edge then backs up to the corner and is ready to hit the Spear. Hardy is up, Edge charges and Hardy turns hitting a Twist of Fate! Hardy then works his way up top when Vickie Guerrero runs out. Hardy kicks her away, jumps and connects with the Swanton Bomb. Hardy crawls over, hooks the leg...1...2...Vickie pulls the referee out. Matt Hardy then runs out, throws a steel chair in the ring and tosses Vickie inside. Matt pushes Vickie to the corner. Matt leaves and grabs another steel chair. Jeff and Matt each have a steel chair. Jeff swings back and Matt levels Jeff with the steel chair. Matt stares down at Jeff as the fans boo loudly. Edge sits up and can't believe it. Edge pulls Jeff over, hooks the leg and gets the pinfall.
Winner & NEW WWE Champion: Edge
After the match, Edge is handed the WWE Championship and holds it up high as he celebrates with Vickie Guerrero. Matt Hardy leaves the ring and heads to the back. In the ring, Edge is still celebrating his win with the WWE Title. Edge leaves the ring with Vickie as she holds his arm up. We then see highlights of the match leading to the finish. Back live, Jeff Hardy is recovering as WWE officials attend to him. Hardy is helped to the back as he holds his head.
WWE Champion Jeff Hardy has been riding a wave of success since claiming the gold at Armageddon, and at Royal Rumble, Hardy faces a dangerous foe in former champion Edge who is focused on taking back what he believes belongs to him.
The history between these two Superstars is well documented, and with the title on the line, Hardy can be sure that the Rated-R Superstar will do anything he can to reclaim the biggest prize in WWE. With General Manager Vickie Guerrero naming her husband Edge the No. 1 contender, the deck is stacked against Jeff Hardy, but that is when the current WWE Champion has been at his best.
As Edge tries to reclaim the gold, and, with the mystery surrounding the attack on Jeff Hardy the night before Survivor Series, many fingers have been pointing toward Edge, making this match extremely personal.
Can Edge find a way to win back the WWE Championship as the Road to WrestleMania begins at Royal Rumble? Or can Jeff Hardy continue his dream ride as WWE Champion and take the gold all the way to the 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania?
The official WWE storyline regarding the "pyro accident" on last night's Friday Night Smackdown with WWE Champion Jeff Hardy is that Hardy went into "shock after suffering what appeared to be first and second degree burns from the explosion."
After WWE Champion Jeff Hardy and girlfriend Beth was involved in a hit and run car accident in North Carolina, another tragic happening occurred as Jeff was about to come to the stage for Edge's Cutting Edge program.
As Hardy's music sounded and Jeff is standing on the ramp, his fireworks goes haywire and a big fireball goes in his face then he goes down. Medics and Jimmy Wang Yang first came out to aid the WWE Champion. Theyre followed by Matt Hardy, Hurricane Helms, and R-Truth. The stretcher comes out and Vickie Guerrero makes her way to the stage. Edge and Vickie look on as we see replays of what just happened.
The crowd is chanting for Jeff Hardy as Smackdown goes off the air.
I got the February 2009 WWE Magazine today in the mail. Jeff Hardy is on the cover. It says: "NATURAL DISASTER - ELIMINATION CHAMBER MATCH AT NO WAY OUT FOR THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP. JEFF HARDY, EDGE, BIG SHOW, KOZLOV, HHH, AND THE UNDERTAKER." It's on Page 53.
Jeff Hardy and Girlfriend Beth Hit and Run Accident
It appears that the person who attacked Jeff Hardy at his hotel the night before the Survivor Series is at it again.
Last nights episode of Smackdown opened with a somber Jim Ross and Tazz informing viewers that Hardy and his girlfriend Beth had been involved in a hit-and-run accident yesterday morning in Cameron, N.C. Police footage aired later in the show, as did a brief statement from Hardy, who said that he and Beth were sore but not seriously injured.
Just as it did with Hardys hotel incident in November, WWE attempted to blur the line between story line and real life. It was pretty obvious, though, that the accident was a work, especially because details about the angle had been on wrestling sites all week.
The burning question is: Who was driving the car that hit Hardys vehicle? And is it the same person who jumped Hardy from behind two months ago?
Most wrestling pundits believe its Christian Cage, whose TNA deal has expired and is thought to be returning to WWE.
- Jeff Hardys reaction and match with Edge at a recent SmackDown brand house show at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina last weekend was a career highlight for him. It was the arena he went to as a child as it was the local Mecca for pro wrestling at the time. Below are some short clips of videos taken by the fans at North Carolina:
The Wrestling Observer is reporting that some type of storyline will be added in post-production to this Friday night's edition of Smackdown that will most likely further Christian's WWE debut. It's being said that an angle involving an accident with Jeff Hardy and his girlfriend will air, and most likely Christian will be revealed as the man responsible for causing the accident. According to the storyline, Hardy will recover while his girlfriend will sustain serious injuries. No word on whether his girlfriend will actually appear on the broadcast, but at this point something along these lines will be introduced this Friday night.
WWE ringside commentator and Hall of Famer Jim Ross wrote a new post on his blog and it included some comments regarding Jeff Hardy's different face paints:
Jeff Hardys face paint has given the WWE Champion a distinctive look. The paint may be reminiscent to some fans of the Warrior, Sting, Road Warriors, the Great Muta etc but it feels new again to me. I expect fans to start paint their faces and one would think that the WWE might even come out with a Hardy mask ala the Rey Mysterio masks that are now available. Jeff is really hot right now.
Main Event: Edge & Big Show vs. Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy
Jeff Hardys face is painted completely red with some other interesting designs on it. The Hardy brothers clunk their World Championship belts together!
The bell rings and itll be Edge and Matt Hardy starting the match out for their teams. They stall before locking up. They try to push one another back but its a stalemate. Matt Hardy then hits an arm drag on Edge! Edge rolls frantically to the corner and stares down Matt Hardy.
They lock up again and Edge gets Matt in the corner. The referee forces the clean break but at the last second Edge goes for a wild punch! Matt ducks it and takes Edge down with another arm drag! Edge quickly gets to the corner again! The crowd is chanting for the Hardys!
They lock up for a third time and this time Matt Hardy twists the left arm of Edge. Hardy gets a hammerlock on Edge but Edge is able to get out of it and counter with a hammerlock of his own! Edge gets a side headlock and Matt counters out of it with a nice back suplex! Matt makes the tag to his brother Jeff!
The Hardy Boys whip Edge into the ropes and hit a double back elbow to his face. They then hit the Spin Cycle which consists of Matt dropping a fist and Jeff summersaulting on Edges chest! They then double dropkick Big Shows legs, sending him off the apron! Edge now charges them and they back body drop him over the top rope onto Big Show who catches him and gently places him down! They regroup as we go to our final commercial!
:::Commercial Break:::
We come back from the break to see Edge punching Jeff Hardy down to the mat. Edge then illegally puts Jeffs throat over the second rope and pushes down. He breaks the hold at the referees three count. During the break Jeff Hardy had an Irish whip reversed on him and the Big Show pulled him down from the apron.
Back in live action Edge hits a stomp on Jeff Hardy. Edge hits another punch and goes to bounce Jeffs head off the top turnbuckle but Jeff blocks it and hits Whisper in the Wind!! Jeff covers for a two count!! Jeff tags in his brother Matt.
Matt comes in and hits a hard punch to Edge. He hits a body slam and climbs to the top rope, missing a moonsault! Edge pulls himself up and tags in the powerful Big Show!
Big Show throws Matt into the corner and slaps his chest hard! Big Show head-butts him and hits another slap to the chest! I wasnt too far away from the ring but I could hear that from my seats. OUCH! Big Show hits a nice suplex and an elbow drop for a two count. Matt goes to tag his brother but Big Show drags him away by the seat of his pants and throws him into his corner where he tags in Edge.
Edge hits a punch to Hardy and throws him down and out of his corner. Edge taunts the crowd and hits some more punches to Matt. Edge illegally chokes Matt on the ropes and then hits a crossbody into Matt Hardy, still prone on those ropes. He gets a two and a half count for that! Edge now locks in a grounded abdominal stretch! Jeff is on the apron doing everything he can to get the crowd into it and succeeds! Matt gets up and elbows out! He goes into the ropes and gets taken down by Edge with the Kitchen Sink! Edge tags in Big Show!
Big Show picks Matt up and elbows his shoulder. He then wraps Matts arm around the top rope and tugs hard at it! Big Show then wrenches Matts arm and lifts him high up in the air before dumping him to the mat! Big Show puts him in his corner and slaps his chest HARD! Big Show then hits some hard body shots and tags in Edge.
Big Show head-butts Matt Hardy down and Edge covers for a two and a half count! Matt Hardy goes for the tag but Edge gets a front face lock on him, keeping him controlled. Edge controls him more with a body scissors and tries to pin him shoulders but cant. Jeff Hardy is on the apron going nuts to get the tag! Matt Hardy gets to his feet and lifts Edge up, moving closer to his brother! He back body drops Edge off but Edge still hangs on! Matt and Jeff are centimeters away from making the tag but Edge pulls him down for a pin and a two count! Matt quickly pops up and Edge quickly clotheslines him down! Edge covers for a two count!
Edge now has Matt Hardy in a hammerlock on the ground. Jeff Hardy is going crazy trying to get the crowd into it. The crowd is chanting for the Hardys and Matt is able to get up and punch out of the move! Matt goes into the ropes and gets taken down with a big boot!
At this point Big Show now gets off the apron and walks to the back! Edge cant believe whats going on! Matt Hardy now hits a right hand and goes for another but its blocked by Edge who goes for the Edgecution but Matt twists out of that and goes for the Twist of Fate but Edge counters that into an Edge-U-Cater for a CLOSE two and a half count!!
Edge is now frustrated and lines Matt up for a Spear. Edge goes for it and gets a kick in the face from Matt Hardy! Edge charges and gets hit with the Side Effect! Matt Hardy rolls over to his brother and makes the tag!!
Jeff Hardy comes in like a house on fire and forearms him down! He goes into the ropes and repeats the move! He hits an inverted atomic drop and hits a double leg drop to the groin! Jeff hits a low dropkick and covers for a two and a half count!
Jeff tags Matt in and they double whip Edge into the corner! They hit Poetry in Motion on Edge! Matt then clotheslines Edge in the corner and connects with a bulldog! Matt Hardy hits Edge with a Twist of Fate and tags in Jeff Hardy who hits a Swanton Bomb!!! Jeff pins Edge to win this terrific match!!!
WWE Champion Jeff Hardy is now making his way to the ring and he is OVER! The crowd loves him! Hes wearing some funky green makeup.
Backstage Edge and Vickie are watching this. Edge asks her if Big Show will be the number one contender if he wins. Vickie tells him to relax and says if Big Show wins this match then hell face Edge next week and the winner will face Jeff Hardy for the WWE Championship! Edge is perplexed and Vickie tells him to relax because its just business!
If Big Show wins hell get a shot at the WWE Championship Big Show vs. Jeff Hardy
This is a non-title match, just so were clear.
The bell rings and they circle the ring. Charles Robinson is officiating. Big Show goes to grab Jeff Hardy but Hardy quickly gets out of the way. Big Show says if he gets his hands on Hardy hell hurt him! Hardy now goes for a leg and Big Show clubs him in the back, knocking him down! Big Show throws Hardy in the corner and chops his chest! Big Show stands him up, rips Hardys shirt off, and slaps his chest again! Hardy collapses to the mat in pain!
Big Show now picks him up and hits him with a big head-butt! Big Show clubs him down again and smiles to the crowd who are chanting for Hardy! Big Show picks Hardy up and Hardy comes back with some big right hands! Jeff Hardy goes for a Twist of Fate but Big Show gets him in a Cobra Clutch and swings him to the outside of the ring! JR questions if the WWE Champion can come back as we go to our final break!
:::Commercial Break:::
We come back from the break to see Jeff Hardy in a nerve hold. Big Show is digging into Jeff Hardys shoulder. Hardy begins getting up and hitting punches so Big Show head-butts him down! Big Show now steps on the WWE Champions chest and he screams in pain! Big Show now throws Hardy into the corner and slaps his chest again! Hardy collapses out of the corner. Big Show is talking trash to Hardy as he wraps his arm around the top rope and punches his shoulder blade! Big Show hits some body shots to Hardy in the corner before referee Charles Robinson admonishes him.
Hardy is now crawling and gets up hitting Big Show with some wild rights and lefts to the midsection! Hardy then goes into the ropes and gets KILLED by a clothesline! Big Show now covers Hardy and gets a two and a half count! Big Show now locks Hardy in that nerve hold again, punching it once. Big Show covers again for a two and a half count! Big Show locks in the nerve hold again. Big Show covers for ANOTHER two and a half count! Big Show now gets Hardy in a hammerlock and hits a body slam! Big Show now goes to drop an elbow and Hardy rolls out of the way! Both men are down!
Jeff Hardy is the first one up and hits Big Show with some right hands. Hardy goes into the ropes and is caught in a bear hug! Hardy hits some elbows and punches out. Hardy goes to whip Show into the corner but Show doesnt budge and whips Hardy into the corner but Hardy counters with Whisper in the Wind!! Big Show doesnt go down and staggers into the ropes!! Hardy goes up and hits Whisper in the Wind again, finally knocking Big Show down!! Hardy now goes up to the top rope and hits the Swanton Bomb!! Hardy covers and Big Show kicks out, throwing Hardy out of the ring! Im not sure I agree with that.
Hardy gets back up and goes to the top rope but Big Show catches him by the throat and drags him off. Big Show goes for the Showstopper and Hardy counters with a DDT! Hardy then dropkicks him out of the ring! Hardy now hits a slingshot baseball slide and Big Show goes into the announcers table and JR screams in horror!! Hardy then splashes Show off the apron and Charles Robinson begins the count!!
Robinson gets to seven and Hardy kicks Show in the head and gets back in the ring! Robinson counts to ten and the Big Show has lost this match!!
The decision to put the WWE Championship on Jeff Hardy at Armageddon was said to have been made in creative two weeks before the PPV reports The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Vince McMahon was the one who brought up the idea, which was said to have caught most of the creative team off guard. It surprised them because Vince had pushed the idea that they could never put the title on someone who has a high risk of being suspended and that it would cause a headache for creative to change plans up.
There was always a concern of going with Jeff Hardy in that spot not because he wasn't good enough or was wasn't over enough, but more so they didn't want to set a bad example for the rest of the roster. The Smackdown creative team had reportedly worked up plans for Edge as champion going through to WrestleMania with a follow up at Backlash as many were high on how things went at the Survivor Series PPV. As it was discussed, it appeared there were more creative options with Jeff as champion and Vickie Guerrero and Edge trying weekly to bring him down.
One thought was that doing the Vickie-Edge stuff going into 2009 was a bad idea feeling it was done to death this year, while Vince felt putting Triple H in the role going against the two wouldn't work well either. Stephanie McMahon was said to be the only one to challenge Vince on putting the title on Jeff as she felt it would set a bad example to the talent. While Vince was said to have acknowledged the message, he felt Jeff as champion would work in the short-term if he was to handle the opportunity properly. It was also noted in the meeting that if Jeff does screw up and fail another drug test that firing the World Champion would be the ultimate sign to the roster that they will not tolerate anything no matter who you are and what position you are in.
We get a video highlighting Jeff Hardys historic victory at Armageddon where he captured the WWE Championship! It spends most of the time showing his celebration.
We now get a shot of the WWE Championship and it pulls down to show Jeff Hardy who simply says, Here I come!
The Smackdown video now plays and were live in the ring with Justin Roberts who welcomes the NEW WWE Champion Jeff Hardy!! Hardy comes out to a TREMENDOUS reception along with bigger pyrotechnics and confetti!! This is a moment Ive personally been waiting on for a long time now!! Congrats, Jeff!!
This pyrotechnics display is amazing. He gets on the ropes and every time he does the fireworks go off. Think JBL when he went to Raw in December. That kind of pyro! Hardy looks like hes soaking everything in.
Hardy has a microphone and starts of by simply saying, Wow. Hardy says hes heard us screaming for about a decade now and he wants to apologize for it taking so long but yes its finally happened!! Hardy says the thought of him being the WWE Champion in the past kind of put reality in danger but the reality is that WWE is about to change!! This title doesnt just represent him it represents all the worlds rejects and screw ups and for them hes the WWE Champion!! Hardy now asks for everyone at the arena and at home to get up and scream!!
This is interrupted by Edge who comes out screaming how heartwarming this is but nothing has changed! Edge says nothing has changed because he got lucky! One good day out of 365 does not make a champion it takes a lifetime of dedication! Representing WWE isnt about fate and destiny its about sacrifice! Fate is what spoiled kids use whenever things dont go their way. Destiny? Thats just a cop out but Jeff knows all about that according to Edge. He was the WWE Champion for one reason and one reason only hard work!
Hardy says hes got a word for Edge LIAR! Hardy gets the crowd chanting LIAR but Edge tells them to shut up! Edge says he wasnt involved in what happened to him at Survivor Series. He didnt lay a hand on him because he didnt need to hes better than Hardy. Over the past decade Edge says hes outperformed Hardy ALWAYS!
Edge says Hardy has everyones attention and tonight Vickie Guerrero independent of her and Edges relationship has made two matches. Itll be ECW Champion Matt Hardy facing Edge! In a second match, since Jeff Hardy wants to make change, itll be the WWE Champion Jeff Hardy taking on the UNDEFEATED Vladimir Kozlov! Edge then reiterates that no matter what, Jeff will always be the screw up!
Hardy then asks, Are you done? and then lays Edge out with the Twist of Fate!! Hardy leaves the ring and holds his WWE Championship up in the air!
Main Event Match: Vladimir Kozlov vs. Jeff Hardy
The WWE Championship will NOT be on the line.
Mike Chioda rings the bell and this match is on! The two men circle the ring before locking up. Kozlov gets a nice takedown on the WWE Champion but gets kicked off! Hardy now pops up ready for Kozlov!
Hardy starts clapping and gets the fans into it. Kozlov gets a waist lock on Hardy and takes him down to the mat. Kozlov keeps the waist lock on tight! Hardy gets up and elbows out of it, busting Kozlovs wound open under his left eye!
Hardy avoids a push kick and hits Kozlov with a few punches! Hardy goes into the ropes and gets hit with a shoulder block! Kozlov then drops a big elbow! Kozlov sells an elbow injury before punching the WWE Champion and throwing him out of the ring!
Kozlov is prevented from following and Chioda begins to count Hardy out. Hardy then gets in the ring when Kozlov goes to the outside! Kozlov is not happy and goes to get back in but Hardy baseball slides him out of the ring again! Its time for our final commercial break!
:::Commercial Break:::
We come back from the break to see Kozlov forearm Hardy in the back of the neck. Kozlov then slides Hardy under the bottom rope shoulder first into the ring post! Kozlov is now whipping Hardys arm into the ring post as we see that Kozlov hit Hardy with a HUGE push kick during the break! Kozlov then punches Hardy in the arm and gets back in the ring.
Kozlov now goes after the knee of Hardy and slams it into the mat twice before covering for a two count! Kozlov now has Hardy in a key lock! Kozlov has it locked in tight! Hardy eventually is able to get to his feet and punch out of it! Hardy goes into the ropes and jumps but is caught by Kozlov who gets him on his shoulder and slams him down! Kozlov covers for a two and a half count! Kozlov goes right back to work on the arm with a Fujiwara Arm Bar! Kozlov has it locked in for a bit before digging a few knees into the joint and locking it on again! Hardy eventually gets up and goes to punch out but Kozlov underhooks both arms and head-butts his chest before slamming him down with a belly to belly suplex! Kozlov covers for a two and a half count! Kozlov gets right back on top with some more punches.
Kozlov gets Hardy in the corner and hits a few shoulder thrusts! Kozlov now backs up and charges but Hardy moves and Kozlov hits sternum first! Hardy now climbs the ropes and hits a NICE Whisper in the Wind!! Hardy goes up to the top rope again and hits Whisper in the Wind!! Edge now rushes into the ring and assaults Jeff Hardy causing the disqualification!!
I've read a lot of sites and forums after Jeff's WWE Championship win at Armageddon, and a lot of fans are confused when they read that Hardy was included in the Elite list of past WWE Grand Slam Champions. What actually makes wrestler a Grand Slam Champion?
A Grand Slam Champion in professional wrestling is a distinction made to a professional wrestler who has won all of the major titles in a promotion. The Grand Slam typically consists of four titles, mirroring the grand slams found in golf and tennis. The four titles typically feature three tiers of heavyweight belts and a set of tag team belts. Because of this, a Grand Slam Champion is necessarily a Triple Crown Champion, which consists of the top two tiers of heavyweight belts and the tag team belts.
In WWE the term "Grand Slam Champion" was originally used by Shawn Michaels to describe himself upon winning the WWF Championship, the WWF Intercontinental Championship, the WWF European Championship and the WWF Tag Team Championship. As of 2008, only five wrestlers have held all four of those titles. As the European Championship was discontinued on July 22, 2002, the number of future potential Grand Slam Champions is limited to wrestlers who have already held the European Championship.
In 2006, World Wrestling Entertainment stated, "Michaels was the first-ever Grand Slam Champion, capturing the European Championship once, the World Tag Team Championship four times, the Intercontinental Championship three times and the WWE and World Heavyweight Championships a total of four times." This indicates that WWE considers the World Heavyweight Championship to be an acceptable substitute for the WWF Championship (renamed the WWE Championship in 2002) in completing the Grand Slam. No wrestlers have completed the Grand Slam under this revised definition.
In April 2006, Kurt Angle was described as a "former Grand Slam Champion" on WWE.com, indicating that WWE considers the WWE Tag Team Championship to be an acceptable substitute for the World Tag Team Championship. Angle and Eddie Guerrero are the only two wrestlers who have completed the Grand Slam under this revised definition.
Last December 14, 2008 Jeff Hardy joined the ranks as the 7th ever Grand Slam Champion.
WWE Championship Match Triple H (c) vs. Jeff Hardy
The bell rings and here we go. Jeff Hardy gets the crowd going. Lock up and Triple H backs Hardy into the corner. Triple H backs off, the two circle and Hardy goes after Triple H's left arm. Triple H with a drop to hold takedown on Hardy, but Hardy quickly takes Triple H's back. Triple H with a headlock takedown on Hardy. Triple H with a shoulder block, but Hardy responds with a big hip toss. Deep arm drag takeover by Hardy on Triple H. Hardy floats over Triple H in the corner, Triple H dodges a Twist of Fate attempt and Hardy dodges a Pedigree attempt. Lock up, Triple H with a headlock takedown, Hardy rolls through, arm drag on Triple H and Hardy works on Triple H's left arm. Triple H gets to his feet and backs Hardy to the corner to break it up. Hardy breaks and Triple H hits a few shoulder charges. Hardy catches Triple H with an elbow in the corner, goes up top and Triple H pushes him off sending Hardy into the guard railing on the outside. Hardy gets to his feet, slides in the ring and Triple H greets him with some quick kicks. Triple H sends Hardy shoulder first into the steel ring post in the corner. Triple H grabs Hardy, does this a second time, cradle and Hardy kicks out.
Triple H goes to work on Hardy's left arm. Hardy with a kick to the face. Hardy attempts a dropkick to the chest, but Triple H dodges it. Triple H works on Hardy's left arm again. Hardy with some body shots, but Triple H responds with a knee to the face. Hardy explodes with a jumping lariat clothesline on Triple H. Hardy with a takedown and double low blow to Triple H. Hardy kicks Triple H in the face coming off the ropes, cover and Triple H kicks out. Hardy with a suplex into a facebuster on Triple H. Cover by Hardy and Triple H kicks out after a close two count. Hardy with some big right hands to Triple H in the corner. Hardy with a splash clothesline on Triple H. Hardy attempts a jumping dropkick into Triple H, but Triple H grabs Hardy in mid-air and drives him down with a big spinebuster! Cover by Triple H and Hardy kicks out. Triple H counters a Whisper in the Wind into a Crossface on Hardy. Hardy gets close to the bottom rope. Triple H sees this, breaks the Crossface, pulls Hardy to the middle of the ring and locks the Crossface back on. Hardy counters the Crossface into a cradle that results in a close two count. Triple H then begins kicking Hardy with force sending him to the outside.
Triple H picks up Hardy, but Hardy counters and sends Triple H shoulder first into the steel ring steps. Hardy then jumps off the steel ring steps and dives into Triple H against the guard railing! Triple H rolls into the ring with the referee getting to nine. Hardy nails Triple H with the Whisper in the Wind. Triple H gets to his feet and Hardy hits a second Whisper in the Wind. Cover by Hardy and Triple H barely kicks out after two. Hardy with a big dropkick to Triple H in the corner. Cover by Hardy and Triple H kicks out after two. Hardy fires the crowd up as he backs off. Hardy attempts a TWist of Fate, but Triple H counters sending Hardy into the corner. Pedigree attempt and Hardy counters into a close pinfall that results in a two count. Triple H with a sleeper on Hardy, but Hardy sends Triple H into the corner. Hardy with a Twist of Fate on Triple H, cover and Triple H kicks out after two. Hardy goes up top and connects with the Swanton Bomb. Hardy goes back up top again attempting a second Swanton Bomb, but this time Triple H brings his knees up and Hardy crashes with force. Both get to their feet. Triple H attempts a Pedigree, but Hardy dropkicks Triple H away through the ropes to the outside.
Hardy springboards over the top rope and takes out Triple H. Hardy gets fired up slapping the Smackdown announce table. Hardy throws Triple H back into the ring, goes up top, but Triple H cuts him off. Triple H hooks the arms of Hardy, pulling him off the top rope and driving Hardy down into the mat with a Pedigree. Triple H hooks the leg and gets the pinfall.
Winner & STILL WWE Champion: Triple H
After the match, Jim Ross and Tazz talk about how close Jeff Hardy came again to becoming WWE Champion. Triple H gets to his feet as we see highlights of the match leading to the finish. Back live, Triple H is handed the WWE Title and holds it up in the air. Triple H leaves the ring as Jeff Hardy sits up clapping. Triple H nods in respect to Hardy as he poses one last time with the WWE Title.
The bell rings and Hardy charges Kozlov but gets push kicked down! Kozlov picks him up by the throat and throws him into the turnbuckle. Kozlov hits a forearm and some shoulders in the gut! Charles Robinson admonishes him. Kozlov charges Hardy but Hardy gets his knees in Kozlovs mush! Hardy hits some right hands, goes into the ropes and gets leveled by a shoulder block from the Moscow Mauler! Kozlov then stares at Triple H.
Kozlov picks Jeff Hardy up and puts him across the top rope and head-butts him a few times in his lower back and kidney area. Kozlov then gets Hardy on his shoulder and hits a running slam for a two count! Kozlov then gets Hardy in a hammerlock and throws him through the top and middle rope shoulder first into the ring post! Kozlov then repeats this action and we go to our final commercial break!
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We come back from the break to see Kozlov having Jeff Hardy locked in a key lock. It looks really painful. Hardy tries to punch out of it but Kozlov pulls him down to the canvas by the arm and keeps it locked in! While this is happening Triple H is trying to sway the voters to vote Kozlov into the match so he can beat him while hes undefeated and at his best. What he doesnt think Jeff Hardy will beat him tonight?!
Hardy gets to his feet and tries to punch out but Kozlov hits a firemans carry and puts the key lock back on! Hardy tries to reach the ropes with his feet but cant. Kozlov then yells at Triple H. Hardy finally gets back to his feet and starts punching but Kozlov underhooks both arms and hits some head-butts in the chest! Kozlov then hits a belly to belly suplex slam but Hardy kicks out at two! Kozlov then locks in the key lock again!
Hardy gets to his feet and tries to punch out but Kozlov gets a knee in the midsection and goes for a slam. Hardy slides off, goes for the Twist of Fate but gets pushed off and hits Kozlov with a forearm coming off the ropes. This doesnt faze him so Hardy goes into the ropes again hits another one that doesnt faze him! Hardy goes for the Twist of Fate again but Kozlov pushes him towards the corner and Jeff Hardy levels Kozlov with a Whisper in the Wind!! Triple H looks stunned. Hardy now hits a second Whisper in the Wind and goes up to the top rope for the Swanton Bomb but Kozlov gets up. Hardy jumps off and goes to kick him but Kozlov catches the foot however Hardy hits his flipping mule kick. Kozlov falls into the ropes and comes off with the Battering Ram Head-butt for the win.
To say you had a difficult week last March would be a huge understatement. Now that six months or so have passed, can you talk about what it was like to go through the suspension and your house burning down in the same week?
Well, first of all, I have titled that the saddest day of my adult life by far. The night I lost the Intercontinental title I had been suspended, which is to everybodys knowledge now because I have been very open about that, and then that Friday night I lost everything, and the saddest thing is I lost my dog Jack. You hear about fires all the time, but then you experience it, man, its just like, Wow, this really happens to people. Its a night Ill never forget, naturally. A week or so later I found Jacks body in the ruins. I got a little closure to that and cried a lot, was sad a lot and had bad dreams. When I came back we actually made that somewhat of a story line, but I was confident enough in myself and with Beth and everything that we got past that. You know, you cant just die with everything you lost. You have to live for what you lost. So thats what Im doing now and everythings much better. Our new house is under construction. Its looking great, and hopefully by spring well be in there. Thank God I had Matt, because if I didnt Id be renting an apartment somewhere. Matts been very cool to have open arms and invite us into his home.
How much did the support of your fans help you get through it all?
Actually itd blow your mind, man, to see whats still in Matts basement to this day. Naturally, people wanted to send clothing, memorabilia, stuff like that. Once Matt put that address out on his myspace, it was just a flood every day we had to go to the post office. Beth was the one to go through all that. It was just amazing how much response we got how many actions figures, how many clothes. It might not have been my certain style, but just the care that was there and the meaning behind it. Its amazing the support I had from the fans. Even today, man, seeing such a foundation right in front of me of all these humans that are behind me, its just very motivational.
How difficult was it for you not to be at WrestleMania, because you were supposed to be an integral part of it. Did you even watch it?
Its so strange, you know, because I was going to be a huge part of that in the Money in the Bank match, and Matt was hurt at the time and he was able to return at Mania, so, naturally, I watched it. I would have watched it anyway because Im a huge ladder match fan and just to see how good the match would be. In a sense I was kind of sickened by the whole thing. But I did something wrong according to the Wellness Policy and I had to pay the price. So here I am on my last strike right now, and one more and Im out, so Im just trying to keep it all good. As far as WrestleMania goes, as angry or sad as I was that I missed it, I also was supposed to take part in an art show down there. I think Jerry Lawler was in it as well. I missed out on that just over what to me was a small mistake, but to them its huge.
Can you talk about the recent incident at the Nashville airport, when you were denied boarding a flight?
Oh, of course. That was extremely blown out of proportion. So many wrestlers drink at times, and I had been drinking a lot that night. Im not going to lie Ive been on planes a lot drunker than that. There was nothing rude done; I wasnt violent or anything like that. I guess I was stumbling boarding the plane or something, and somebody must have just said that I was drunk, because I was asleep on the plane. This is Southwest, you know, open seating and everything. The first thing I remember is just waking up and security it wasnt police, it was security saying, Mr. Hardy, you have to get off the plane. We feel youve had too much to drink. Matt got up and was like, Whats the problem? They were like, Hes had too much to drink. I go, I was asleep. Ill wake up in Raleigh. Ive been like this before. But I just cooperated and left the plane.
Do you think the company lost any confidence in you over the incident?
No. Right away, once I got home I called who I needed to call and just told them what happened. It does make me sick when especially with me anything negative, the Internet wants to highlight right away. One [site] actually said that Beth was with me and she was the one that was too drunk and she was handcuffed. I was never handcuffed. There were these crazy things like, He got caught with contraband. It was nothing like that.
Your brother Matt is enjoying the best run of his career. Is there a friendly rivalry or competition between the two of you?
I think with him more than me. Whether I ever become WWE champion in my career, Im proud of what Ive done. If this weekend was my last match, I would be extremely proud after looking back and seeing everything. Matt is more the competitive type. I think he probably feels a little supreme that he became a heavyweight champion before I did. Its in ECW, but Im sure he feels a little like hes ahead of the game when it comes to brotherly competition, but Im nowhere near as competitive as he is. Im just very proud of him, and maybe I can do the same. Well see.
Youre known for doing incredible high-risk maneuvers. Im curious as to how the process works. Do you present an idea for a big move, such as the Swanton off the scaffold with Randy Orton, to creative, or do they come to you and ask if you would feel comfortable doing something?
Most of the time theyll come to me with the idea even that [Swanton] was suggested. Theres been things that have been suggested that Ive turned down Im like, I dont feel confident doing that. Any time its a Swanton, Im confident. But if I feel I cant do it, I wont do it. The one to Randy Orton was pretty crazy, man, because that was extremely high. And even the one off the truck to Umaga was creepy, too. Anybody that would go out there and check out the setup themselves would say, Wow, it takes a lot of nerve to do this.
You said that you have turned down things that have been suggested to you. Have you ever come up with something and Vince McMahon or someone said, No, thats too dangerous?
One thing that stands out is when Brock Lesnar was still with us, I had this idea of somehow Paul Heyman would be laid out near the middle of the ring, but Brock would be underneath the turnbuckle I was jumping off of . And Id go to Swanton Paul Heyman, and Brock Lesnar spears me in the air while Im upside down. They said no. I was like, My momentums going that way anyway. I feel confident in it. But they were like, No way. I needed a couple action figures just to show it to them.
When I interviewed you back in January, you said that you dont practice high-risk stunts, you just do them in one take. How do you know you can pull them off before you do them?
They put a lot of faith in me. Im like, Nah, Im doing that one time and one time only. If it goes wrong, it goes wrong, but, nevertheless, its going to be on TV so its got to be good. But, yeah, they just have faith in me, especially with any kind of Swanton. As many as Ive done over the years, they have confidence that I can get it done.
Do you feel like Sundays match against Triple H at No Mercy is the biggest of your career? And do you feel like you have something to prove?
No, I dont think I have anything to prove to people. But I know in most peoples eyes they think I have to get the WWE championship to prove that Im No. 1 or whatever. Naturally it would be nice to become WWE champion, especially for all my fans that have always waited for that, but, yeah, I think it probably is the biggest match of my career. When I wrestled Randy Orton, that was probably the biggest match of my career at that point, because that was when I had the other shot at the WWE championship. Here I am again in another scenario for the WWE championship, and well see.
Do you have a favorite match or favorite moment from your career?
Id say all those TLC matches, but probably the most memorable one for me I think it was in Raleigh. It was the first time anybody had ever hung from the rings that was my idea. I even tried to do it in the first ladder match that we had, because I had that in my mind, but the rings werent strong enough to hold a body. But just to pull of something like that that comes from your brain is always spectacular for you because youre like, Wow, I thought this up and we brought it to reality. It was me and Devon [Dudley], and it was just an awesome spot. Ill never forget the feeling. Everybody just went, Whoa! What is going on? This is crazy.
Is there anybody that you havent worked with that you would like to?
Yeah, Rey Mysterio. Ive tagged with him before. During the draft it was kind of a bummer because when he went to Raw I was like, Yeah, me and Rey are going to get to tear it up. I had no idea I was going to Smackdown. Then when I got drafted I was like, Oh well, throw that out the door.
Another question I asked you in January was whether you had any interest in having a feud with Matt. You said that you did and youd like to wrestle him at WrestleMania XXV. Is there any chance of that happening then or some other time in the future?
Yeah, for sure. Matt and I both are big fans of Bret Hart-Owen Hart feud matches. I remember us being brothers and watching brothers wrestle on pay-per-view and were like, How cool would that be? Matt and I wrestled each other all the time back in the OMEGA days, so how cool would that be for us to be wrestling each other [in WWE]? Im sure a lot of people would like to see that, too. I know people always say, Nobody wants to see The Hardy Boyz fight, but if it was done right, it could be phenomenal.
Any final thoughts before we wrap up? Just watch MyNetwork TV tomorrow night (laughs).
Yes, thats why were here, right? Yeah, its like a recorder thats broken in my head because Ive said it so many times.
OK, Ill set you up with a question. Do you feel like going to another network is a fresh start for Smackdown?
Yeah, its kind of exciting. I remember back in the day when Raw switched channels; its always exciting to try something new. Even now on Smackdown Im more comfortable than I was at first. It has become my place to do my thing. So, yeah, if I switch brands, why not switch channels?
Following last night's Smackdown, Triple H will defend the WWE Championship against either Jeff Hardy, Vladimir Kozlov or both Hardy and Kozlov at the WWE Cyber Sunday PPV on Sunday, October 26 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Here are the matches signed so far:
WWE Championship Match Pick the Opponent: Jeff Hardy, Vladimir Kozlov, Hardy/Kozlov - Triple H (c) vs. Hardy, Kozlov or both Hardy/Kozlov.
Text JEFF to 44993 for Jeff Hardy Text KOZLOV to 44993 for Vladimir Kozlov Text TRIPLE to 44993 for a Triple Threat Match featuring Triple H vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Vladimir Kozlov
After WWE Champion Jeff Hardy and girlfriend Beth was involved in a
Well, first of all, I have titled that the saddest day of my adult life by far. The night I lost the Intercontinental title I had been suspended, which is to everybodys knowledge now because I have been very open about that, and then that Friday night I lost everything, and the saddest thing is I lost my dog Jack. You hear about fires all the time, but then you experience it, man, its just like, Wow, this really happens to people. Its a night Ill never forget, naturally. A week or so later I found Jacks body in the ruins. I got a little closure to that and cried a lot, was sad a lot and had bad dreams. When I came back we actually made that somewhat of a story line, but I was confident enough in myself and with Beth and everything that we got past that. You know, you cant just die with everything you lost. You have to live for what you lost. So thats what Im doing now and everythings much better. Our new house is under construction. Its looking great, and hopefully by spring well be in there. Thank God I had Matt, because if I didnt Id be renting an apartment somewhere. Matts been very cool to have open arms and invite us into his home.
