Following Jeff Hardy's first WWE Title win tonight at Armageddon, Matt Hardy came out to ring side after the show went off the air to celebrate with his brother. Triple H finally made his way to his feet, proceeded to shake Jeff's hand, and then exited.
The arena in Buffalo tonight was a legit sellout with few empty seats to be found.
Tijdens een live show in Ontario, Canada hebben Miz & Morrison de World Tag Team Championship veroverd...ze versloegen CM Punk en Kofi Kingston...het nieuws staat te lezen op www.wwe.com
R-Truth def. Montel Vontavious Porter The Brian Kendrick def. Primo Hurricane Helms def. United States Champion Shelton Benjamin (Non-title) The Great Khali def. Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder (Handicap Match) The Bella Twins def. Maryse and Natalya Triple H vs. Jeff Hardy (No Contest)
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. Just two days before Armageddon, the intensity that erupted between the two imminent challengers to the WWE Championship was so great that it blinded them to the opportunistic nature of the Superstar wearing the gold.
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Triple H vs. Jeff Hardy (No Contest) (PHOTOS) WWE Champion Edge carried out an effective sneak attack on Triple H and Jeff Hardy, spearing both of his Armageddon opponents as they were engaging in an exhausting battle with each other. The fuse for their intense main event was lit at the top of the show, when the Charismatic Enigma attacked The Game from behind while he was emerging for what was to be the start of their match. (PHOTOS) This caused things to quickly erupt into chaos between the two furious Superstars. While Chavo Guerrero and a barrage of officials struggled to get control, one of them was hurled at SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero, sending her crashing to the ground.
The Cutting Edge with guest ECW Champion Matt Hardy (WATCH | PHOTOS) After once again denying that he had anything to do with the Survivor Series weekend attack on Jeff Hardy placing the blame instead on Triple H Edge suggested to Cutting Edge guest Matt Hardy that he was only getting involved with his brothers business because nobody cared about him. After the ECW Champion knocked the Rated-R Superstar to the ground, Vladimir Kozlov marched down to the ring. The Ultimate Opportunist then nailed Hardy from behind, allowing the Moscow Mauler to once again punish his Armageddon opponent.
The Great Khali def. Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder (Handicap Match) (WATCH | PHOTOS) Khali triumphed over the combined forces of former WWE Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match. After Curt Hawkins jumped off the top rope directly into Khalis mammoth hands, the Slammy Award winner for Best "DAMN!" Moment of the Year sent him crashing down onto Ryder with his devastating Punjabi Plunge.
R-Truth def. Montel Vontavious Porter (PHOTOS) After claiming top honors for Best Musical Performance at the Slammy Awards earlier this week, R-Truth captured a victory over MVP. As the Ballin Superstar was picking up his opponent, R-Truth quickly escaped and rolled up the Franchise Playa for the win. Following the loss, MVPs misery was quickly amplified with the help of the ridiculing microphone of the Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia star, Mr. Kennedy.
The Brian Kendrick def. WWE Tag Team Champion Primo (PHOTOS) When Ezekiel Jackson hurled Carlito into the steel steps, The Brian Kendrick delivered a stunning kick to a distracted Primo, allowing him to apply an inside cradle for the quick, yet effective, pinfall. With Jackson continuing to provide an intimidating presence at ringside, The Kendrick has claimed his second singles competition victory over the WWE Tag Team Champions in recent weeks.
Hurricane Helms def. United States Champion Shelton Benjamin (Non-title) (PHOTOS) After Hurricane Helms scored a non-title victory on the Gold Standard hitting Benjamin with a high cross body after knocking him off the top rope he made it clear to Tazz and the WWE Universe that it is time for a new United States Champion.
The Bella Twins def. Maryse & Natalya (PHOTOS) While the distracted official was busy getting an irate Maryse out of the ring, Brie Bella disrupted Nataylas attempt to slam her sister by delivering a dropkick that caused Nikki to fall onto her opponent and pick up the victory.
The brand new DVD cover for WWEs upcoming Best of Saturday Nights Main Event DVD has been released. The three-disc set will be released on February 10th, 2009. This is pretty big news as Randy Savage, who isn't on good terms with WWE, is featured on the cover. Thanks to the UKs Silvervision for the photo.
[Q1] The opening video aired. Mike Tenay and Don West wondered what Jeff Jarretts reaction to facing Kurt Angle at Genesis would be. James Storm vs. Abyss on a Beer Bottle on a Pole match was announced
The Main Event Mafia came out to the ring. Kurt Angle cut a promo on Jeff Jarrett and even said he is working in the company he wants to work for. Hmmm. AJ Styles came out and told Sting that he can go home and tell his kids he does things the right way, but asked Sting if he could do the same.
Angle told Styles to come down to the ring. He agreed but wanted the Mafia to leave because it was between him and Sting. They complied. Styles said something to Sting and Sting hit him. The Mafia quickly attacked Styles. Sting sat back. The Frontline came down and ran off the Mafia
Backstage, Jeff Jarrett said that from this point forward, he is the wrestler Jeff Jarrett and not the TNA founder Jeff Jarrett. He handed the keys to the kingdom to Mick Foley. Foley wished Jarrett luck and said he was going to pay a visit to the Mafia later in the show [C]
[Q2] Tenay and West ran down the X Division tournament bracket. Backstage, Lauren interviewed the Machine Guns. Shelley says he always tells the truth and if hes lying, hes dying, and he isnt dead yet. He said he was going to win the X Division title because Detroit needs heroes
1. Eric Young defeated Sheik Abdul Bashir in an X Division Title tournament match in 3:16. Referee Shane Sewell was suspended for two weeks without pay. Getting paid for not working? Not a bad suspension. Young won the match after Bashir and Earl Hebner shoved each other, distracting Bashir and allowing Young to hit a Northern Lights suplex with a bridge for the win
Backstage, Brother Ray gave a pep talk to the Frontline. He said they were proud to stand by the Frontline. He called them the last of the old school wrestlers. He called Styles the future of the business and the next world champion. ODB gave Ray her flask. He took a drink and squirmed. He left to go to the ring to make Angle an offer he couldnt refuse [C]
[Q3] Jeremy Borash said if you subscribe to TNA mobile, he will text you to tell you who Jay Lethal is going to pick as his tag team partner for his title shot. He then knocked on the door of the Mafia. Mick Foley came out laughing his huge ass off. The Mafia followed, patting Foley on the back and treating him like he was an old friend. Foley said the Mafia were a bunch of great guys but sometimes misunderstood
Lauren interviewed Mrs. Twilling, Angelina Love, and Sarah Palin backstage. The girls were excited to be named to Palins cabinet. Lauren wondered what cabinet they meant. Palin said TBP could not go to the White House looking like that and offered to give them a makeover [C]
A vignette aired for Brutus Magnum.
During the Machine Guns entrance, they stopped and shot guns with their fingers. However, they shot little pussy guns and not machine guns
2. Alex Shelley (with Chris Sabin) defeated Jay Lethal (with Briefcase #2) in 1:56. Lethal paid more attention to Lethal and it cost him. Shelley won the match relatively quickly
After the match, Sabin cut a sweet promo on Mick Foley, telling him to come down to the ring and give them the briefcase with the tag title shot. He also said Foley accomplished something the Knockouts have been trying to accomplish for months; he screwed the Machine Guns. All of a sudden, Suicide swung to the ring and laid out the Guns [C]
[Q4] Backstage, Lauren interviewed Abyss and Matt Morgan. Morgan asked Abyss why he was such a dumbass to trust Robert Roode and James Storm last week. Abyss acted like a little bitch in trying to explain himself. Morgan told Abyss to take Storm out
A Rough Cuts segment aired on James Storm. It was a very good piece that talked about Storms childhood and how he got into professional wrestling
3. James Storm (with Jacqueline) defeated Abyss in a Beer on a Pole match in 3:40. Don West dropped a nice line when he said, Abyss is the underdog. Storm could find beer anywhere. They fought to the floor and Storm tried to use a chair, but Abyss punched it into his face. He went for the pole, but Storm hit a very nice superkick.
Storm grabbed the bottle. That was quick. Storm took a drink and ran at Abyss, but Abyss hit a Blackhole slam. Abyss picked up the bottle. Jacqueline came in and stole the beer bottle from Abyss. She ran up the ramp and ran into Matt Morgan. Morgan picked her up, but Robert Roode gave him a low blow. He then hit Abyss with a chair and Storm covered him for the win
After the match, Matt Morgan had mild success in attacking Beer Money until the bottle was cracked over his head. Beer Money attacked Morgan but Abyss came back swinging a chair around. Abyss had a very pissed off look on his face
[Q5] JB interviewed Sting and the Mafia backstage. He asked about what Sting had to say about Styles comments from earlier in the show. Nash took over the interview and said he and Steve (Sting) talked about things earlier. Angle told everyone to pay attention to the monitor because Brother Ray was on his way to the ring
Ray came out alone and wanted Kurt Angle to do the same. Angle came out and the two were in the ring together. Ray admitted that they wanted to rid TNA of the Mafia and vice versa. He asked what would happen when there was no more TNA. What will guys like you, me, and Devon do? Will we be forced to sell our soul back to the devil? Ray challenged Angle to a match tonight and said the Mafia and Frontline would not be in the building. He held out his hand and Angle shook it [C]
Backstage, Ray told the Frontline to leave. The Guns had no problem getting the hell out. Ray said if he wins, the Mafia will be no more and if he loses, the Frontline will disband. Everyone left but Devon. Devon said Ray was crazy to think the Mafia would not be at ringside. Ray said he had to trust the handshake of an Olympic gold medalist. Devon reluctantly took off
[Q6] Backstage, Angle shook hands and hugged the Mafia as they took off. Booker stayed behind and made sure Angle had things handled. Booker put over Brother Ray but Angle said he had it handled
The briefcases were in the ring and Tenay informed us who would get what, next [C]
Backstage, Palin and TBP showed off their new outfits. Palin said she looked like Jackie O. TBP did not know who that was. She compared them to Beyonce. They were cool with that. Kip James said they were hotter than her and was about to reveal Palin as a fake. Love grabbed the microphone and apologized for not paying attention to James as much lately
In the ring, Curry Man and LAX awaited their fates. Some weird ass light show told us who opened their briefcase first. Hernandezs case was first to be opened. Some broad named Summer opened the case. Hernandez won a world title shot. As they were about to open the final two cases, JB dropped the lame after the break line that Ryan Seacrest does on American Idol [C]
[Q7] Back from commercial, JB continued to play the role of the Miss America host. Curry Man got fired, which means Homicide won an X Division title shot. They actually brought out security to escort Curry Man out of the building. They did not even give him ten minutes to clean out his desk. It is like he stole something
4. Christy Hemme defeated Sojourner Bolt in 3:32. After some back and forth action, Hemme won the match with a sunset flip pin. After the match, they shook (left) hands, but Bolt slapped Hemme in the face. They then broke into catfight mode
Backstage, Lauren attempted to explain to the English speaking challenged Curry Man what it meant to be fired. They then aired a corny video tribute to Curry with the caption Curry Man: 2008-2008, We barely knew thee. [C]
[Q8] 5. Kurt Angle vs. Brother Ray ended in a no contest in 8:36. Angle did not do his usual entrance, for he attacked Ray from behind instead. Ray was wearing Mick Foleys red flannel shirt. Ray held his own early. Hes just knocking the crap out of him, exclaimed West. Ray backdropped Angle to the floor and followed him out. Ray set Angle up at the side of the stage. He charged at about 2 mph and Angle moved. Ray crashed through the wall and the cameraman looked like he was mimicking The Blair Witch Project [C]
Back from commercial, the bell rang and the match was thrown out. Huh? They were out of the ring for several minutes and now the referee calls for the bell? Ray was very bloody as both men fought next to what looked like a 6th grade portable classroom. Angle wanted Ray to stop. Ray told a fallen Angle that he was going to end his career.
the Mafia attacked Ray from behind. They beat him up and tossed him into the garbage, but Sting walked away as it was going on. Angle told the camera that no one messes with the MEM
In an interview with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Santino Marella talks about his new finisher the Maserati Clutch. Judging by his win-loss record, will we ever get to see the move?
"If this move is used, it guarantees victory. But it's still in the works. I did try it on one person. He now walks with a cane. I have not yet tried it in the ring, but when I do, you will know."
There are rumors going around that Trish Stratus could be making a return to WWE television on the 12/22 edition of RAW from Toronto. Both Jim Ross and Natalya Neidhart have made references to Stratus online recently.
From JR's blog: "The big Supershow in Toronto on December 22 isn't sold out yet but it's 'this close.' This is a huge, double header where fans can see a live Raw and Friday Night Smackdown be taped. Could we get treated to a 'Trish Stratus sighting?' I can only hope."
From Natalya's blog: "I actually am coming out in the open to say that from the very beginning of my career; from when I first stepped foot in the dungeon, I always had a dream of wrestling Trish Stratus. I kept that vision with me for years. What a perfect opponent Trish would have made to test me to my limits. ... We have similar parallels, too. Both of us being fierce, aggressive, driven and Canadian. Even my family, has a deep respect for Trish Stratus."
WWE.com posted the following message this afternoon:
Snitsky released
World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms on the release of Raw Superstar Gene Snitsky as of today, December 11. WWE wishes Gene the best in all future endeavors.
Snitsky had been with WWE since October 2003, when WWE officials sent him to Ohio Valley Wrestling following an impressive RAW dark match. He made his WWE TV debut a year later, wrestling Kane on Monday Night RAW.
His bio page has already been removed from WWE.com.
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, TNA wrestler Kurt Angle has wrapped his first movie, entitled End Game.
In the movie, Angle is the lead villain, a man that poses as a detective in an effort to cover his own tracks.
"I enjoy the experience of playing a serious bad guy character. [He's] not at all the kind of bad guy wrestling character I'm used to playing," Angle told the Gazette."He's a uniquely smart and intellectual serial killer. He knows how to play the game with the law and fit into society without being noticed."
TNA realizes it needs a top babyface to replace Gail Kim in the Knockouts division but understands it wont be that easy to find someone just like that. The company is looking for a top face Knockout and one feeling is that Christy Hemme wont be the one. Sarah Stock, known as Dark Angel in Mexicos CMLL promotion, has came up in talks but she is not on the list of those being considered right now.
TNA star Kurt Angle has been telling friends that he is seriously considering returning to WWE once his TNA contract expires next fall. Angle has even gone so far as to state that he would jump ship to WWE if he had to make the decision right now.
Angle joined TNA in the fall of 2006 and has been unhappy with the creative direction of the company for quite some time. He's been vocal regarding his frustration with Jeff Jarrett's creative direction both publicly and during private conversations with Dixie Carter.
WWE officials would welcome Angle back to the company despite the negative things he said about Vince McMahon and his WWE experience when he left two years ago.
It's possible that Kurt would be put on a limited schedule similar to those of Shawn Michaels and Undertaker. The obvious concern is whether Angle would have any Wellness Policy issues given his past problems with prescription pills.
TNA Knockout ODB appeared on the Who's Slamming Who podcast (whosslammingwho.podomatic.com) this past Monday. She was asked about Gail Kim leaving TNA for WWE. ODB said: "Well I actually think she kept it a secret cause I didn't know what, ya know. Obviously negotiations come in, you gotta go where you gotta go sometimes but it was a shock to me, like all the internet crap I've been hearing, but I don't really listen to the internet but I was getting text messages from everyone like "Oh is she going over there?" and I'm like I don't know. And then she made the choice to go over there and good for her, she has to.. you know it's about making money in this business too. And she's been in both places, and ya know, she's gotta think about her future now. I think she'll do good over there, she'll fit right in and she's a Knockout in her heart but I guess she'll be a Diva for a little bit." ODB was also asked to choose which three WWE Divas she would bring to TNA if she could. ODB said Beth Phoenix and Natalya. She also said she would bring back Gail Kim.
John Morrison & The Miz def. Kung Fu Naki & Jimmy Wang Yang Boogeyman def. local competitor Mark Henry & WWE Hall of Famer Tony Atlas def. Finlay & Hornswoggle
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. With Armageddon looming this Sunday, Superstars in the Land of Extreme waged war on ECW on Sci Fi.
WATCH all of the action now in the ECW Quick Cut and check out WWE.com's exclusive ringside PHOTOS.
Mark Henry & WWE Hall of Famer Tony Atlas def. Finlay & Hornswoggle (PHOTOS | WATCH) The stares before the match told the story. Finlay and Mark Henry dont like each other. Playing the protector, Finlay did his best to do most of the brawling for his team, keeping his son, Hornswoggle, in the corner. However, his fatherly role ultimately led to his downfall. After pulling Hornswoggle out of harms way, Finlay fell victim to Henrys Worlds Strongest Slam and the full brunt of his 390-plus-pounds. As an added bonus, the WWE Universe was treated to seeing WWE Hall of Famer Tony Atlas in action in the bout. Showing no ring rust, the Hall of Famer looked at home in the squared circle.
Armageddon match announced on ECW ECW Champion Matt Hardy will face Vladimir Kozlov this Sunday at Armageddon (Match preview)
John Morrison & The Miz def. Kung Fu Naki & Jimmy Wang Yang (PHOTOS) John Morrison & The Miz came into their match riding a wave of success after going home with two Slammys last night on Raw. (Slammy Awards) The Dirt Sheet duo kept up their winning ways by defeating Kung Fu Naki & Jimmy Wang Yang. Morrison earned the win for his team by stopping Yangs athletic offense with a springboard off the second rope.
Boogeyman def. local competitor (PHOTOS | WATCH) After making quick work of a local athlete, Boogeyman added insult to injury by worming the poor competitor. Who is next to suffer the same, slimy fate?
As we reported yesterday, there was a major backstage altercation that took place between former ECW announcer Joey Styles and former WWE Champion John Bradshaw Layfield while WWE was overseas in Iraq over the weekend. There are new details on the actual scuffle that took place between the two.
JBL is known for being a lockerroom bully and he was giving it to Joey Styles all week. Over the weekend, Styles had enough and got in JBL's face. Several WWE employees jumped in to break it up and JBL, who had been drinking, broke free. He then charged at Styles, who punched him right in the face and knocked him down. JBL ended up with a black eye and a cut under his eye, which were somewhat visible on Monday's RAW. JBL wore heavy make-up during the broadcast and tilted his cowboy hat down a bit to conceal his face. JBL spent most of Monday night by himself in the locker room, being very quiet and spending most of his time on his Blackberry phone.
Apparently there were a number of different things that JBL did to Styles during the course of the Iraq tour, all of which would have set a normal person off. Some of JBL's hazing was verbal and some was physical.
In a related note, there is an unwritten rule among WWE superstars that anybody who falls alseep on the airplane en route to an overseas tour is subject to pranks. It was reported last week that WWE ring announcer Lillian Garcia fell asleep on the way to Iraq and JBL dumped a bucket of ice on her.
The talk backstage among several talents within the past 24 hours is that former WWE Women's Champion Victoria is planning to retire soon and depart from the company. There was a rumor going around over Survivor Series weekend that Victoria had given notice to management.
PWInsider reports that last night's 12/8 three-hour edition of WWE Monday Night Raw drew a final 3.0 cable rating. In the regular two hour timeslot the show drew a 3.2 cable rating. The first hour drew a 2.71, the second hour drew a 3.16 and the third hour drew a 3.18. This is a drop from the 3.3 and 3.4 the show had been getting for the last two weeks.
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena vs. WWE Champion Edge ended in a no contest Dolph Ziggler def. R-Truth by disqualification Randy Orton, Manu & Cody Rhodes def. Triple H & Batista in a Handicap Match Intercontinental Title Tournament (Semi-Finals): Rey Mysterio def. World Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston Finlay & Hornswoggle def. Santino Marella & Womens Champion Beth Phoenix Chris Jericho def. Jeff Hardy MVC (Most Valuable Charlie) def. MVP Intercontinental Title Tournament (Semi-Finals): World Tag Team Champion CM Punk def. John Morrison
PHILADELPHIA When Raw rolled into the City of Brotherly Love for a special three-hour episode, it was one of the biggest shows of the year, featuring not one, but three massive main events, as well as the 2008 Slammy Awards. However, in spite of all that, the most pressing issue on the Superstars minds was Armageddon. Though much of the night was colored by anticipation of this Sundays event, the situation boiled over in the last minutes of Raw, with every Superstar involved in Armageddons two World Title Matches rushing into the ring, creating a scene of complete and utter bedlam.
WATCH all of the action now in the Raw Quick Cut and check out WWE.com's exclusive ringside PHOTOS.
Chris Jericho won the Slammy Award for Superstar of the Year (WATCH); World Heavyweight Champion John Cena vs. WWE Champion Edge ended in a no contest (PHOTOS | WATCH) The last Slammy awarded on Raw was perhaps the most prestigious: Superstar of the Year. Demonstrating the weight of this honor, Stephanie McMahon herself emerged to declare the winner. In what came as a great disappointment to the WWE Universe, the name she read was that of the reviled Chris Jericho. Affecting his normal smarmy, elitist attitude, Jericho took the podium and spoke at length of why he deserved the award. Lucky for our fans, however, his diatribe was interrupted by World Heavyweight Champion John Cena. Though The Champ wanted to chase after his slippery Armageddon opponent, he was held back by a referee in order to compete in his Champion vs. Champion Match against WWE Champion Edge.
Cena and Edge are no stranger to one another in the ring, with an extended rivalry in their past, but their main event on Raw was as intense as any of their past matches. Though both champions fought hard, the match ended as a no contest, after a run-in from the cowardly Chris Jericho, who took advantage of the situation to attack Cena, mere days before their World Heavyweight Title Match. With Cena distracted, Triple H stormed the ring to attack Edge, and with the later involvement of Jeff Hardy, all three contenders in the WWE Championship Match at Armageddon battled it out in the ring, as Cena and Jerichos brawl spilled out into the crowd.
Dolph Ziggler def. R-Truth (PHOTOS) As seen on WWE.com earlier today, R-Truth won a Slammy Award for Best Musical Performance. The rapping ring warriors fortunes took a downturn on Raw, however, as he faced off against Dolph Ziggler, who beat the rapping Superstar by disqualification. Following the contest, the victor greeted the audience, saying Allow me to introduce myself. Im the winner, Dolph Ziggler.
The Great Khali won the Slammy Award for DAMN! Moment of the Year (PHOTOS) Who better to give out the award for DAMN! Moment of the Year than the man who can bark that word like none other, Ron Simmons? Along with Mickie James, Simmons presented the award to The Great Khali for his Khali Kiss Cam segments on SmackDown. The Punjabi Giant spoke of the fleeting nature of material possessions, which warmed Mickies heart to the humongous Superstar. As they looked in one anothers eyes, the arena was filled with Superstars such as Jillian Hall, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Sgt. Slaughter, Kung Fu Naki and even WWE personality Howard Finkel, creating another DAMN! Moment right there on Raw. As The Great Khali and Mickie kissed, Ron Simmons had little choice but to brandish his signature catchphrase.
Randy Orton, Manu & Cody Rhodes def. Triple H & Batista in a Handicap Match (PHOTOS) Making good on his challenge from earlier in the night, Orton and the team he calls The Legacy, including Manu & Cody Rhodes faced off against Triple H & Batista. Though the contest was a 3-on-2 Handicap Match, the outcome was nowhere near certain, as Triple H & Batista are not only among the current rosters most dominant athletes, but are also two of the most powerful Superstars in WWE history. In spite of their wealth of strength and ability, however, they were unable to compete against the odds stacked against them, with Randy Orton hitting Batista with a vicious RKO to pick up the win in his teams first match together.
Shawn Michaels won the Slammy Award for Match of the Year, but the award was taken by JBL (PHOTOS) The highly-coveted Slammy for Match of the Year was presented by SmackDowns Eve and the star of the upcoming film Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia, Mr. Kennedy. Paying homage to the Nature Boy himself, this award went to Ric Flairs Career Threatening Match against Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXIV. HBK came to the podium to give an emotional acceptance speech, but was interrupted by JBL, who had one week prior made an employment offer to Michaels. The self-proclaimed wrestling god took the award from Shawn, and declared himself the winner for his Parking Lot Brawl Match against John Cena at The Great American Bash, before leaving the stage and a dejected Michaels standing empty-handed.
World Tag Team Champion CM Punk won the Slammy Award for OMG Moment of the Year; Rey Mysterio def. World Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston to advance to the finals of the Intercontinental Title Tournament; Rey Mysterio to face CM Punk at Armageddon (PHOTOS) To give out the Slammy Award for OMG Moment of the Year, Lilian Garcia announced ECWs Alicia Fox and the WWE personality who can be heard saying Oh my god! weekly on WWE.com, Joey Styles. The two revealed the winner to be World Tag Team Champion CM Punk, for cashing in Money in the Bank to beat Edge and win his first World Heavyweight Championship. The Straightedge Superstar was gracious in his acceptance, stating his intention to go the distance and win the Intercontinental Title from William Regal after winning the tournament.
After Punks acceptance, his partner, World Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston, made his way to the ring to participate in that same Intercontinental Title Tournament. The Jamaican Superstar didnt have the same success as his partner, however, as Rey Mysterio defeated him in the twos first-ever match-up. The Master of the 619 will now go on to Armageddon this Sunday to compete against CM Punk for the opportunity to face Intercontinental Champion William Regal.
Edge & Vickie Guerrero won the Slammy Award for Couple of the Year; Finlay & Hornswoggle def. Santino Marella & Womens Champion Beth Phoenix; Beth Phoenix won the Slammy Award for Diva of the Year (PHOTOS) To announce the winner of Couple of the Year, an unusual pairing made their way to the podium: The radiant Kelly Kelly and the Big Red Monster Kane. Giving the SmackDown General Manager a chance to subject Raw to her screeching, Vickie Guerrero was announced the winner along with her husband, WWE Champion Edge. One pair, however, was particularly put out that they had been looked over for the award, and Glamarella wasnt going to take it sitting down. Santino Marella & Womens Champion Beth Phoenix went on to challenge any couple in WWE to face them.
The two got more than they bargained for however, when Finlay & Hornswoggle emerged to accept the challenge. The Belfast Brawler & his diminutive son ran roughshod over Glamarella, further contributing to their discontent at the Slammy loss. But before the couple could leave the ring, ECW General Manager Teddy Long and Melina came out to the podium to announce the winner of Diva of the Year. Though it displeased her to announce it, Melina read Beth Phoenixs name. As The Glamazon attempted to accept her award, she broke out into a fight with her rival Diva that resulted in Santino getting hit in the groin.
Jeff Hardy won the Slammy Award for Extreme Moment of the Year; Chris Jericho def. Jeff Hardy (PHOTOS) ECW Champion Matt Hardy made a special appearance on Raw to hand out the Slammy for Extreme Moment of the Year with the lovely Tiffany at his side. In what was a special moment for the two Hardys, Matt opened the envelope to discover that his brother Jeff had won for performing a Swanton Bomb on Randy Orton off the Raw set. Though Jeff was excited, and spoke of his plans to leave Armageddon having defeated WWE Champion Edge and Triple H to become the new champion, his exuberance quickly turned to dejection when he had to face the nefarious Chris Jericho. The first-ever Undisputed Champion proved why he continues to be a devastating force on Raw by pinning the Enigmatic Superstar for the win.
MVC (Most Valuable Charlie) def. MVP (PHOTOS) SmackDowns MVP appeared on Raw hoping to break his long-running losing streak. After taunting Philadelphia Philly Jimmy Rollins at ringside, the Ballin Superstars opponent was revealed to be someone who looked very familiar. Charlie Haas, who had earlier in the day won the Slammy for Best Impersonation for his role as The GlamaHaas (as seen on WWE.com), came to the ring outfitted as MVP, bodysuit included. Unfortunately for Montel Vontavious Porter, his arrogant posturing got the best of him, leading to a win for the Most Valuable Charlie.
Evan Bourne won the Slammy Award for Best Finishing Maneuver; Randy Orton challenged Batista & Triple H to a Handicap Match (PHOTOS) Evan Bournes phenomenal Shooting Star Press was selected as the Best Finishing Maneuver of 2008, but it wasnt the high-flyer who arrived to accept the award from Candice Michelle and Cryme Tyme. Unfortunately, it was the man who had further injured the recuperating Air Bourne, Mike Knox. The Desert Destroyer took the coveted award before leaving the arena.
Following Knoxs deplorable actions, another bitter Superstar emerged: Randy Orton. The Legend Killer was incensed that he was left out of the running for Superstar of the Year, and as a way of redeeming himself, challenged Triple H and Ortons Armageddon opponent, Batista, to a Handicap Match against the team of himself, Manu & Cody Rhodes, stating that The Legacy is born.
The Miz & John Morrison won the Slammy Award for Tag Team of the Year; World Tag Team Champion CM Punk def. John Morrison to advance to the finals of the Intercontinental Title Tournament (PHOTOS) Maria and Festus took to the stage at the top of the show to hand out the Slammy for Tag Team of the Year. The Miz & John Morrison were revealed to be the winners and the Dirt Sheet duo came out to accept, claiming to be not only the best tag team of 2008, but of the 21st century. Following the award, John Morrison entered the ring to compete against CM Punk in an effort to move ahead in the Intercontinental Title Tournament.
Though Morrison had claimed to be one-half of the finest ring tandem of this century, on Raw he was unable to stand up to the assault of one-half of the World Tag Team Champions. CM Punk defeated the Shaman of Sexy to move one step closer to facing 2008 King of the Ring William Regal for his Intercontinental Title.
WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool has a new blog on the WWE Universe site. Once again, she makes note of people saying and writing negative things about her.
"It's not easy to filter out all the negative things people say and/or write about you," McCool wrote. "It's not easy to go down the road less traveled. It's not easy to always be yourself."
She also defended herself against people who criticize her in-ring work, saying she's done everything possible to improve, not to mention that she's worked very hard to be given the championship opportunity by WWE.
"I love how people so quickly forget that I have been here four years and worked my butt off every single day...pitching storylines, training at DSW, working in the ring, doing appearances, etc.," McCool said. "Not just that, but in case you forgot - I'm certainly not the only 'diva search reject' under contract right now."
In case you haven't noticed, McCool doesn't use the "Wings of Love" finishing maneuver anymore, which is a double underhook facebuster similar to TNA star Awesome Kong's finisher. According to McCool, she's not allowed to use the move anymore.
"I haven't used it in quite some time now, but that's not by choice," she said. "Truth is, I'm not allowed to use it anymore. Apparently, it was too devastating for us girls! Seriously."
However, she has plans to introduce a new finishing maneuver soon.
"The only good thing about that is that I debuted a new one on Maryse this weekend and believe me, I think you'll be impressed," McCool said. "I have to keep it under wraps for now until I use it on TV. Hopefully, it's not too rough for us girls."
Hey, just got back from Philly, and the crowd was an amazing Philly crowd.
To start, they showed a long opening video detailing the history of WWE, big moments, celeb, charity, etc. Cena and McCain got booed while Obama was actually half and half, which shocked me considering he took PA with flying colors. Flair got a good pop, too.
Lilian came out to a great pop, and was well loved all night. She's such a classy, talented woman, and Philly appreciates her. Tommy Dreamer, who is loved in these parts, got a win over Shelton Benjamin with a roll up. JR and Taz came out to great pops, with Taz getting a small ECW chant. Cole came out to heat, and Lawler got a pop with a Jerry chant.
During the breaks they did Sign of the Night and a few videos. Some notable signs were "Jillian Can't Sing", "Raw is Philly", a few Cena signs, and my "Jillian Needs a Grammy" sign. My friend held that one up, and Todd commented "I think you need a haircut!" or something along those lines. It's funny cause that's the second time it's gotten on SOTN, the last time in DC.
They showed a Jeff Hardy video, as well as a Cena one, and a Wrestlemania one too. They also did an "Awkward Moment of the Year" award from like, 1998 with JR and Taz, the infamous one where Taz tells JR "I'd slap you, but it already looks like God did." They also had a commercial announcing Great American Bash is going to be in Philly, and it actually got booed cause they announced tickets go on sale TOMORROW, aka December 9th. That wasn't taken too well by the crowd...
Jimmy Rollins from the WORLD SERIES CHAMPION Phillies was there, and got TONS of chants/love during the breaks. We were hoping JR was gonna reach across and bitchslap MVP, but I guess you can't win them all! lol
The Slammy thing wasn't bad, a lot better than I actually expected/Philly reacted better than I thought they would. Vickie Guerrero got HUGE heat, so bad that we couldn't hear her. The thing with Khali/Mickie got some "WTF?!" reactions. Joey Styles got a nice reaction, too. There was a big "Ring the Bell!" chant when Miz/Morrison were messing with Festus.
Santino read Beth a funny poem during one commercial break, and she kept yelling at him. It was pretty funny.
Also, R-Truth and Dolph Ziggler was a snoozefest. The crowd was getting antsy, and there were some "Boring!" chants in there.
After the show, not much happened, as HHH just got the crowd to cheer a little, then walked around shaking hands. Lilian thanked us for coming, and that was that. No dark match or anything. All in all, it was a pretty good show.
Most heat:
1. Vickie Guerrero 2. MVP 3. Jericho 4. Shawn after JBL came out
Biggest Pop:
1. Jeff Hardy 2. CM Punk 3. Joey Styles 4. HHH/Batista
Cena got a mixed reaction. Certainly not as many boos as in the past, but there's still that one group that doesn't like him who want their voices to be heard.
Word is coming in about a major backstage altercation that took place while the WWE crew was overseas in Iraq for Tribute to the Troops. Former ECW personality and WWE.com writer Joey Styles punched out former WWE Champion John Bradshaw Layfield, busting him open under the eye.
JBL is one of the senior members of the WWE lockerroom and has a reputation for being somewhat of a bully. According to several sources, JBL picked out Joey Styles to be the target of his hazing during the Iraq tour. JBL was messing with Styles all week, including calling him condecending names in front of other WWE employees and spilling a drink on him intentionally.
After a few days of abuse, Joey Styles had enough abuse and confronted JBL, who had been drinking at the time. The altercation turned physical and Styles dropped JBL with a punch to the face. Several wrestlers had to step in and break it up.
At last night's RAW tapings, JBL was unusually quiet while Styles tried to play down the incident and did not want to talk about it. While some companies would fire an employee for an incident like this, there are actually some people within the company that feel Styles standing up for himself might actually score him some points with Vince McMahon.
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Ik ben een man en woon in Dworp (Belgie) en mijn beroep is .
Ik ben geboren op 05/06/1989 en ben nu dus 35 jaar jong.
Mijn hobby's zijn: Worstelen en films.
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