UWE Presents: REDEMPTION
Rikishi vs. Umaga (w/Armando Alejandro Estrada)
After a tough battle with Kane at Awakening, Umaga rejoined forces with his manager Armando Alejandro Estrada, Estrada said now that Umaga had Estrada working with him again, nobody would be able to stop The Samoan Bulldozer and he would go down as the greatest Samoan Superheavyweight off all time, but somebody had something to say about that, Rikishi. Rikishi made his debut on UWE, saying that he would go down as the greatest Samoan Superheavyweight in UWE history, now these two will battle it out in a brutal Samoan Death Match, with the winner being able to call themselves the best Samoan Superheavyweight in the UWE.
We are going to start out the night with the Samoan Death Match, there are weapons scattered everywhere for the two Samoans to use, torches are lit at the entrance way. Rikishi comes out first, to a pop from the crowd, Umaga comes out with Estrada facing some heat from the crowd.
The match gets started with the two exchanging blows in the ring; Umaga takes the early control using his power to force Rikishi into the corner. He goes for a quick splash into the corner, but Rikishi moves and nails Umaga with a splash of his own. Rikishi goes to throw Umaga off the ropes, but Umaga reverses it and takes down Rikishi with a big clothesline. Umaga controls the next couple minutes until the weaponry gets involved.
The tide changes when Umaga goes for a diving headbut and Rikishi moves, Umaga then rolls out of the ring, followed by Rikishi, Rikishi grabs a chair and bashes Umaga over the head with it, once, twice, three times, but Umaga does not fall over. Rikishi then grabs a kendo stick and socks Umaga over the head a couple times with that and finally knocks Umaga to the ground. Rikishi now goes and grabs a bag full of coconuts; he picks one up and as Umaga gets to his feet bashes him over the head with it. Rikishi looks to be setting up for a standing splash, but Estrada hits him with a chair out of nowhere, it doesnt faze Rikishi, he turns around and chases after Estrada, he chases him around the ring and is met by a huge clothesline from Umaga. Umaga now picks up a coconut, he looks at it, looking confused, he bashes it over his own head! It doesnt faze him, Estrada now gets ahold of him, he hands Umaga a chair and tells him to hit Rikishi with it, who is getting up, Umaga goes to hit him, but Rikishi moves, the chair smashes into the steps, Rikishi starts walking up the entrance way, Umaga follows him. Rikishi picks up a kendo stick and smashes Umaga with it again; he now grabs a two by four and smashes Umaga with it, knocking Umaga to the ground. Rikishi walks up to him and lands a standing splash on Umaga, goes for the pin, 1-2-no Umaga kicks out. Rikishi now goes and picks up one of the torches, Umaga gets up, Rikishi takes a swing at Umaga, but Umaga ducks and nails Rikishi with an upper cut. Rikishi drops the burning torch and Umaga knocks him to the ground with a huge kick. Umaga now picks up the burning torch, looks at it, Rikishi gets to his feet and Umaga smashes the burning torch over Rikishis head, the burning torch explodes into pieces, sending sparks flying everywhere. That has to be it, but wait Estrada tells Umaga not to cover him, Umaga pulls Rikishi over to the steel steps and sets up his head against them, Estrada grabs a chair and places it in from of Rikishis head, Umaga looks for the Samoan Wrecking Ball and nails him with it. What carnage, Rikishi is limp, not moving, Umaga still doesnt pin him, he lifts up Rikishi and nails him with a Samoan Spike, now he finally goes for the cover, 1-2-3, thats it, Umaga picks up the win in this brutal match, leaving Rikishi, battered, bloodied and burned.
Winner-Umaga
Dudley Boyz vs. APA (Tag Title Re-Match, if APA loses, they must separate)
After their violent contest at Awakening, JBL demanded a rematch, but there is a stipulation, if the APA lose, they must separate for good.
The match gets started with Bubba Ray and JBL starting off in the ring. After a tie up, JBL backs Bubba Ray up into the corner and starts to unload some right hands, showing off his brawler mentality. JBL continues to control the early match, tossing Bubba Ray around the ring, the APA looks to be in control. This is until JBL goes for a Clothesline From Hell on Bubba Ray, but Bubba Ray ducks, as JBL goes flying past him, Bubba Ray hits JBL with a Bubba Bomb. As both men are down, Bubba Ray struggles over to his corner and makes a tag to Devon. Devon comes in and takes JBL down with a clothesline, and then he knocks Simmons off the apron. Devon picks JBL up and nails him with a body slam. Bubba Ray now gets in the ring as Devon goes to the top rope, Bubba Ray grabs the legs of JBL, Wazzzz Upppppp, Devon jumps and nails a headbutt below the waste of JBL. Now the Dudleys are setting up for a 3D, they throw JBL off the ropes, but Simmons gets in the ring and takes out Bubba, when Devon lifts JBL in the air there is nobody there, Simmons catches JBL, then when Devon turns around he takes Devon down with a clothesline. Now Simmons goes back to his corner and receives a tag from JBL. Simmons now gets in the ring and takes down each of the Dudleys with a series of clotheslines. He picks up Bubba and takes him down with a bodyslam, then he picks up Devon, he is looking for the Dominator, but Devon slides out of it, goes for a clothesline, but Simmons ducks and takes down Devon with a clothesline of his own. Now Bubba has made his way back into the ring, JBL gets in bounces off the ropes, but instead of nailing Bubba, he hits Simmons with a Clothesline From Hell! Why the hell did he do that, the crowd goes crazy, showing JBL tons of heat. JBL gets out of the ring laughing, starts walking to the back. The Dudleys look shocked, they pick up the motionless Simmons, bounce him off the ropes and nail Simmons with a 3D, Devon goes for the pin, 1-2-3, yes the Dudleys win and retain the titles.
Winners-still UWE Tag Team Champions-Dudley Boyz
After the match, the Dudleys celebrate their victory, JBL walks back stage laughing, obviously happy with what he has done, then Simmons finally makes his way up, grabs the mic and says, Damn!. That is all Simmons has to say, he walks to the back, obviously angry with JBL.
Trish Stratus and Mickie James vs. ODB and Angelina Love
This match has come about due to the knockouts involvement at Awakening after the Womans Title match was over. ODB and Love hit the ring and layed out Trish Stratus and Mickie James. They went on to say there reason for doing it was because the TNA Knockout Division was where the real wrestling was, and the former WWE Divas were nothing but shit. Of course, Trish and Mickie didnt take to this very well, which has led to this battle putting the former Knockouts against the former Divas, who will prevail?
OBD and Love come out first to some heat from the crowd, followed by Trish Stratus and Mickie James who come out to a huge pop.
The match gets started with Trish facing off against Love. Trish gains the early advantage by backing Love into the corner after some big forearms to the face Love. Trish pulls Love out of the corner and nails a quick scoop slam, Trish continue to control the match for the next several minutes. That is until Trish goes to throw Love off the ropes, but Love reverses it and throws Trish into the ropes, then ODB nails Trish with a knee to the back while the ref is not looking, this allows an opening for Love to hit and impressive spinning heal kick. Love is able to make it too her corner and make the tag. OBD gets into the ring and nails Trish with a clothesline, then knocks Mickie of the apron, and nails Trish with another clothesline. ODB picks up Trish and nails a body slam, goes for the cover, 1-2-no Trish kicks out. ODB now waits for Trish to get up, Trish does, she charges goes for a huge clothesline, but Trish avoids it with her matrix like flexibility, and then nails ODB with a big Chick Kick. Trish cannot make the cover though, she tries to crawl over to the corner, as does ODB, Trish makes the tag to Mickie, and ODB makes the tag to Love. Mickie gets in with some huge momentum, she knocks down Love, and then knocks down ODB, Love gets up and Mickie kicks her in the mid section, grabs her hair and nails the kiss goodnight combination, ODB tires to go after Mickie, but is met by a clothesline from Trish. Mickie puts Love sets Love up and nails a huge DDT on Love, at the same time Trish hits ODB with Stratusfaction. Mickie goes for the pin, 1-2-3; yes Mickie picks up the pin.
Winners-Mickie James and Trish Stratus
After the match Mickie and Trish celebrate, Mickie grabs Trishs title, looks at it, looks and Trish, and gives in back. She offers her hand in respect, Trish agrees to shake her hand, Mickie kicks Trish in the midsection and nails huge DDT on Trish. She picks up the Womans Title, raises it in the air, Mickie obviously wants another shot.
Christian Cage vs. Batista
After Christian came out of Awakening with a questionable win over Big Show and as the new Intercontinental Champion, he considered himself the champ once again and said that there was nobody out there who could take the IC belt off of him. He made an open challenge to anyone in the back; the man who answered wasnt who he expected. Batista made a surprising debut on UWE after being traded over from IPW and accepted Cages challenge. Now The Instant Classic will battle The Animal with the UWE IC title on the line, will Cage retain his title or will Batista walk out as the new UWE Intercontinental Title? Will Tomko and Styles get involved, there are many questions to be answered in this battle for the UWE IC Title.
Christian Cage comes out first, to some heat from the crowd, followed by Batista who comes out to a huge pop.
The match gets started with Batista using his strength to gain the early edge. He backs Cage into corner and unloads some shots, then throws Cage across to the opposite turnbuckle and hit him with a shoulder to the midsection. Batista dominates the next several minutes of the match using his strength to control the smaller Cage. The tide turns when Batista throws Cage off the ropes and looks for a big clothesline, but cage ducks and hits Batista with a diving forearm, knocking Batista to the ground, Batista is the first to his feet and goes to hit Cage, but Cage blocks it, kicks Batista in the mid section and nails a big DDT. Now Cage is the first to his feet, he begins to stomp away on Batista, not letting Batista get to his feet. Cage now goes to the top rope as Batista gets up Cage hits a diving crossbody on Batista. Cage goes for the cover, 1-2-no Batista kicks out at two. Now Cage picks Batista up, looks for the Unprettier, but Batista reverses and nails a huge clothesline on Cage. Batista now looks to be getting fired up, Cage gets up and Batista nails another big clothesline, followed by a body slam. Cage gets up and Batista nails him with a spinebuster, goes for the cover, 1-2-no Cage kicks out. Wait a second, Styles has made his way out ringside, he gets on the mat, distracts the ref, Tomko is in the ring, goes for a big boot, but Batista ducks and hits Tomko with a spinebuster, Tomko roles out of the ring, then Cage hits Batista with a low blow while the ref is still distracted by Styles, Cage then nails an unprettier, goes for a pin, 1-2-3, yes Cage picks up the win and retains his title, thanks to some help from his Coalition.
Winner-Still UWE IC Champion-Christian Cage
Kane and Big Show vs. Tomko and AJ Styles (Tag Title Number One Contenders Match)
The reformation of the Coalition has led to the reformation of the Tomko/Styles tag team. After Tomko arguable cost Big Show the IC Title at Awakening, he has rejoined forces with Kane, now these two teams will battle it out to see who will walk out of Redemption the Number One Contenders for the UWE Tag Team Championships.
Tomko and Styles come out first to a shattering of boos from the crowd, obviously the crowd is not happy with there involvement in the previous match; they are followed by Kane and Big Show who come out to a massive pop.
The match starts with Tomko facing off with Big Show; Big Show gains the early advantage by backing Tomko off into the corner after a tie up. Big Show unloads some knees to the gut of Tomko, then grabs him by the throat and throws him across the ring, what strength. Big Show continues to dominate the early part of the match. A couple of quick tags by Kane and Big Show continue to isolate Tomko early it the match, that is until Show throws Tomko into the ropes and goes for a clothesline, but Tomko ducks and catches show with a big boot on the rebound. Tomko struggles to his corner, but is able to make the tag bringing Styles into the match. Styles instantly goes to the top rope and nails a missile drop kick on Show. As Show tries to get up, Styles hits him with an enziguri kick, knocking Show to the mat. Styles quickly goes up top and looks for the Spinal Tap, he jumps and nails it, goes for the pin, 1-2-but Kane breaks up the big at the two count. Tomko comes in the ring and looks to take out Kane, but Kane hits him with an upper cut, followed by a big boot, sending Tomko flying to the outside. Then Styles tries to springboard off the ropes onto Kane, but Kane catches him and hits him with a sidewalk slam, then the ref forces Kane back to his corner. Both Styles and Show are down, they begin to struggle to their corner; both are able to make the tag, Kane and Tomko some into the ring. Kane knocks Tomko down with a clothesline, and then follows that with a nasty uppercut to Tomko sending him back down. Then Kane throws Tomko off the ropes and nails a big boot and heads to the top rope, he jumps and nails Tomko with his diving clothesline. He looks to set up for the choakslam, Styles springboards off the ropes, but is met by the hand up Big Show in mid air, followed by a thunderous choakslam. Tomko gets up and is met by the hands of both Kane and Big Show, they both lift him up and nail a huge Choakslam, Kane goes for the pin, 1-2-3, yes Kane and Big Show pick up the dominant win.
Winners-Kane and Big Show(Now Number One Contenders for Tag Titles)
The Rock vs. Randy Orton vs. HHH (Number One Contenders Match)
After Randy Orton cost The Rock the UWE Title at Awakening, Orton thought he would be wrestling for the UWE Title tonight, but then he found himself in facing off against HHH, who had just been added to the UWE roster in a shocking trade for Chris Jericho. Both men were vying for a spot in tonights UWE Championship match, it looked like Orton might have it won, but that was before The Rock repaid the favor by getting involved, laying out the ref, Orton and HHH. Now all three men have been put in this blockbuster Number One Contenders Triple Threat Match. With the winner walking out with a UWE Title shot, the losers will see their hope of becoming UWE Champion fade away.
The match gets started with HHH and Orton actually working together to take out The Rock. They work together for a couple of minutes, hitting a couple of double team moves. HHH and Orton hit a double suplex on The Rock, Orton goes for a quick pin, but HHH pulls him off, HHH goes for the pin, Orton pulls him off, HHH gets up and starts unloading right hands on Orton, he throws him into the ropes, goes for a clothesline, but Orton ducks and hits HHH with a clothesline of his own on the rebound. HHH gets up and Orton takes him down with another big clothesline, Orton is starting to gain control. He controls the match for the next several minutes, when The Rock does try to get back in the ring, Orton knocks him off the apron, Orton continues to control.
Orton continued to control HHH until The Rock was able to make his way back into the ring, Orton goes to hit The Rock, but The Rock blocks it and unloads some right hands on Orton, knocking him to the ground, Orton gets up and The Rock nails a big DDT. Now HHH gets up, as The Rock turns around he nails him with a huge spinebuster, goes for the pin, 1-2-no, The Rock kicks out, now he goes and tries to pin Orton, 1-2-no Orton kicks out. HHH looks frustrated, he picks up Orton, sets him up for a pedigree, but The Rock nails him with a clothesline. The Rock now picks up Orton, throws him into the ropes and hits a spine buster, looks to be setting up for the Peoples Elbow, he bounces off the ropes and nails it, 1-2-no HHH breaks up the pin, that was close. HHH gets up at the same time as The Rock, The Rock goes for a clothesline, HHH ducks, turns around and nails The Rock with a low blow, he sets up for the pedigree, goes for it and nails it, he gets up to go for the pin, but then out of nowhere, RKO, Randy Orton hits and RKO on HHH, goes for the cover, 1-2-3, yes Orton picks up the pin, he has done it, Orton is now the Number One Contender for the UWE Title.
Winner-Randy Orton
Following the match, Orton celebrates, obviously satisfied that he will finally get his UWE Title shot. The Rock gets up, goes to leave the ring, but HHH gets up, grabs The Rock, kicks him in the mid section and nails another pedigree. He goes to the outside, grabs his sledgehammer, The Rock gets up and HHH nails him in the midsection with the sledge, then nails The Rock over the head with it. HHH leaves the ring, leaving The Rock bloody and motionless.
UWE Title-Eddie Guerrero© vs. Rey Mysterio
Both of these men walked out of Awakening with huge victories and momentum on their side. Eddie Guerrero walked out the first ever UWE Champion by pinning the departed Chris Jericho. Rey Mysterio walked out the Number One Contender after defeating AJ Styles in one of the greatest ladder matches of all time. Now these two good friends will battle out at Redemption for the UWE Title. Eddie Guerrero is known for lying, cheating and stealing his way to victory, will he be able to do this to a man he calls his friend and walk out the UWE Champion? Or will Rey Mysterio get the better of Eddie and become the new UWE Champion?
The match gets started with Eddie gaining the early advantage by backing Rey up into the corner and unloading some right hands, Eddie throws Rey into the opposite turnbuckle, charges, but Rey moves out the way, as Eddie crashes into the turnbuckle, Rey goes for a roll-up, 1-2-no, wow that was close, both men back away from each other, then go in for another tie up, once again Eddie gains the early advantage by knocking Rey to the ground with a scoop slam. Eddie starts stomping away on Mysterio, continuing to have the upper hand Mysterio. Eddie continues to dominate the match for the next several minutes. Eddie picks up Rey, throws him into the ropes, goes for a clothesline, but Rey duck it, springboards off the ropes and nails a huge DDT. Now both men get to their feet, Rey gains the advantage with some kicks to the legs of Eddie, knocks Eddie to the ground with a drop kick. Rey goes up to the top rope, jumps and nails Eddie with a hurricanrana, goes for the quick cover, 1-2-no, Eddie kicks out. Now as Eddie gets up, Rey bounces off the ropes and nails an inverted bulldog on Eddie, again he goes for the pin, 1-2-no, again Eddie kicks out. Rey picks Eddie up, but Eddie gets him with a thumb to the eye, Eddie runs at him, but Rey trips him into the middle rope, goes for it and hits a 619 on Eddie, now he springboards off the ropes and goes for West Coast Pomp on Eddie, but Eddie catches him and nails a big powerbomb on Rey, goes for the cover, 1-2-no, Rey kicks out at the count of 2. Now Eddie, picks up, goes for it and nails the three amigos. Eddie now is feeling it, he goes to the top, he is feeling froggy, jumps, but misses the Frog Splash as Rey moves out of the way. Rey quickly gets to his feet, goes outside the ropes, springboards and drops the dime on Eddie, goes for the pin, 1-2-no, Eddie kicks out. Now Rey picks Eddie up, but Eddie trips Rey and throws him into the ref, the ref gets knocked down. Eddie slides out of the ring, grabs the UWE belt, he gets in, but is met by a kick to the gut by Mysterio, Mysterio goes for the belt, but Eddie slides out of the ring, Rey chases after him, Eddie slides into the ring, followed by Rey, Eddie falls to the ground, the ref is up and sees Rey with the belt, he takes it from Rey, Eddie then hits Rey with a low blow behind the refs back, followed by the Three Amigos, this time Eddie goes up top and hits the Frog Splash, goes for the pin, 1-2-3, yes Eddie picks up the win, he cheated his way to victory.
Winner and still UWE Champion-Eddie Guerrero
As Eddie celebrates his victory in the ring, out of nowhere he is nailed with an RKO, Randy Orton hits him with a RKO. Now Orton looks like he is setting up for a kick to the head, but Rey Mysterio gets up and stops him, Orton slides out of the ring, with that glare in his eye, he wants the UWE Title.
