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Monday
Ok so apparently Nash is gone after tonight. That makes more sense after last night.
Bourne needs shoulder surgery and will be out soon it seems.
Monday Night Raw
Date: October 11, 2010
Location: Key Arena, Seattle, Washington
Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler
Were two weeks away from Bragging Rights so Id expect some new stuff on the Raw Team. Also probably some Orton vs. Nexus stuff which is likely going to build up to Orton vs. Cena somehow. Hopefully the Favre vs. Jets game doesnt kill the rating again but hey, Im sure we can scream about how awful Raw is and how much WWE is dying anyway right? Lets get to it.
Cena opens the show in non-Nexus gear still other than the armband. He thanks the fans for things and says that while he doesnt want to do what Barrett says but has to because WWE is his life.
And heres Miz with Riley. Its Mizs birthday and also Tazs. Wait the MITB case is only good til Mania? When did this happen? He has volunteered to be the captain of Team Raw at Bragging Rights. He offers Cena a spot on the Raw team which somehow turns into a Betty White in Playboy joke.
Cena says he has nothing better to do at Bragging Rights so why doesnt he be the captain? This brings out Barrett who isnt happy. He and Cena argue a bit until Riley pops in and says that maybe Miz will cash in there. Miz says there goes the element of surprise.
And theres an e-mail. Qualifying matches for Bragging Rights tonight, including Miz vs. Cena for the captain spot. Miz gets in Barretts face and Barret headbutts him. Miz and Riley go off and Cena finally helps him out. FU to Riley and then Barrett gets in his face as we go to break.
Back and DiBiase and Maryse are in the ring and we get a recap of the Goldust thing.
Team Raw Qualifying Match: R-Truth vs. Ted DiBiase
DiBiase hits the following clothesline early which is one of my favorite moves. Ok that might be a stretch but I like it. Truth gets a gordbuster for two. This has a different kind of feel to it for some reason that I cant place. DiBiase hits a spinebuster for two and sets for Dream Street. Naturally Goldust is on the stage. The rollup only gets two though but a Lie Detector ends it quickly.
Taker will be on Smackdown on Friday.
Team Raw Qualifying Match: John Morrison vs. Tyson Kidd
This should be good. Apparently Smith is supposed to be in this but we cant find Smith. Ok then. Kidd is apparently looking to unleash his aggression which is wrestling speak for heel turn. Theyre clearly trying to make him into the bigger star which is a good idea. This should be solid.
Morrison is getting higher up into the but Kidd is right there with him. In a very nice counter Morrison goes for the springboard kick but Kidd jumped on onto the second rope and came off with a Russian legsweep. Sharpshooter is countered and Kidd goes to the floor.
They exchange twos on rollups as this is getting very fast paces. C4 out of nowhere wwhich they sell like a new move even though hes hit it before to give Morrison the win. That was a fun match. Apparently there will be seven members per show. Blast it.
Nexus is talking to Harris and McGillicutty who have been promised something but wont tell Otunga anything. Barrett comes in and cleans them out and yelling at the other three (remember that Tarver is injured). Gabriel vs. Orton later. Yep I was right.
Team Raw Qualifying Match: Santino Marella vs. Zach Ryder
Kozlov wont come to the ring with Santino. Santino gets a HUGE chant early on, drawing probably the best non-Cena pop all night. Ryder takes over a bit but Santino gets a NICE judo throw. Another chant for Sanitno and heres the comeback. Cobra ends it clean. Well you cant say theyre not listening to the fans.
Tamina comes down afterwards and hugs him. The both make the cobra hand thing and kiss them together. More storyline development here as so far tonight (45 minutes in) everything has had a small storyline or some kind of development along with it. Thats a big difference than what theyve done in recent years and its definitely a good thing.
Randy Orton vs. Justin Gabriel
Almost immediately Orton goes after Nexus at ringside but they get sent off. We take a break with Orton still on the floor. Back and its all Orton. Hot crowd tonight. Gabriel gets a shot in and hits a slingshot hilo for two (Eddie used to do it to a guy on the mat). Hes often considered to be a one move guy but he shows off very well at times.
Orton might be bleeding from or in the mouth. Gabriel hooks a fucked up version of a cobra clutch but its that way by design. After a long time on offense, Orton hits the backbreak to stop Gabriel. The ending sequence is initiated as Cole says its like Orton hears voices in his head. He hits a belly to belly suplex of all things that looked decent.
Gabriel breaks it up again though as this has been a more competitive match than you would expect. They botch the planned ending I think as Gabriel goes for the 450 and Orton tries to roll out of the way but doesnt roll far enough and the splash hits Orton almost full on. RKO hits almost immediately thereafter for the pin and it was like the splash didnt hit at all. Methinks that was a mistake.
We preview Knucklehead which is Shows movie. This looks decent actually.
Team Raw Qualifying Match: Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus
Keep in mind that this is Bryans home town or at least close to it. Bryan jumps him early on and goes for the LeBell Lock. A plancha is caught but Bryan almost sends him into the post. Big Daniel Bryan chant as Sheamus is in trouble early on. Bryan gets a running start but walks into the Irish Curse.
So much for that as Sheamus busts out a bunch of kicks that get two. Missile dropkick gets the same. BIG running axe handle takes Bryan down and hes in big trouble. Bryan might be out but I smell possum. Yep Im right as a rollup off the High Cross gets two. Brogue Kick ends it clean.
Truth comes in to see Cena (make your own jokes) and says that Cena isnt being himself, but the other way out is to quit.
Package on WWE in the military, complete with an overly dramatic song.
Team Raw Qualifying Match: Evan Bourne vs. CM Punk
YES! The beard is mostly gone here. Punk sends him into the barrier in a SICK sounding spot almost immediately. This is allegedly the write off angle for Bourne so Id expect near dominance. Bourne gets some kicks and sets for the Shooting Star but gets crotched. GTS ends clean. Glorified squash.
Post match Punk goes after him and sends him into the barrier. Bournes selling is great as he looks like a rag doll. Bournes shoulder goes into the post. Anaconda Vice goes on and Bourne is in trouble.
Natalya is in the ring and says Michelle is cheap. She has a title match at the PPV apparently. Cue Laycool with them looking DAMN good. Somehow Natalya has a beard or something. Nattie cant talk. Well ok she can but you get what I mean. In short, Natalya got schooled here. As Laycool leaves the Raw Divas jump them.
Team Raw Captain Qualifying Match: The Miz vs. John Cena
This is now No DQ apparently. Riley jumps Cena as we go to a break. Cole mentions Miz being nominated for an Australian Kids Choice Award and apparently he yelled at Justin Bieber. Back and its mostly Miz dominance. He sets for the Finale on the table but Cena gets out.
Miz is looking more and more like a main event level talent every time he gets in the ring. Case shot misses and the STF goes on. Ropes are almost grabbed but Cena pulls him back. If its No DQ why do the ropes matter? If he gets them so what? You cant disqualify Cena so what difference does it make?
Riley comes in and takes the STFU but here come Harris and McGillicutty who beat up Cena, hitting both of their finishers so that Miz can get the pin. The Miz is the captain of Team Raw.
Post match they get in the ring again and stare down Cena who spears McGillicutty and its on. Barrett comes down and apparently its off. E-Mail time and next week McGillicutty/Harris vs. Cena/Orton. Barrett says that if Cena loses them the two rookies are officially in the Nexus. He implies that Cena needs to lay down next week.
Cena looks like he wants to kill Barrett and Barrett says you cant do that. He taunts Cena to no end and even turns his back on him, saying he knows hes safe because Cena cant do anything. Barret calls Cena a failure and a disgrace. Cenas reactions and facial expressions here are excellent. He walks off with Barrett saying you cant see me. Excellent ending to an excellent show.
Results
R-Truth b. Ted DiBiase Lie Detector
John Morrison b. Tyson Kidd C4
Santino Marella b. Zach Ryder Cobra
Randy Orton b. Justin Gabriel RKO
Sheamus b. Daniel Bryan Brogue Kick
CM Punk b. Evan Bourne GTS
The Miz b. John Cena Pin after McGillicutty/Harris interfered
Tuesday
Raw got a 2.9. Monday Night Football got huge numbers again so theres a possible explanation.
NXT
Date: October 12, 2010
Location: Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon
Commentators: Josh Matthews, Michael Cole
We have five girls left and its the second show on WWE.Com. Yeah thats about all Ive got for the intro as Im just hoping this show ends soon. Lets get to it.
Ok its 10pm so wheres the show? Ah there it is. I need to be more patient. Well theres the audio at least. This is annoying already.
Striker brings the girls out. Elimination #2 is in THREE WEEKS? Great so theyre stretching this way out. Everyone has zero challenge wins now. Its time for a new competition and its Name That Tune but with WWE theme songs. If this goes as fast as the trivia went last season Im not even going to try to keep up.
AJ gets Sheamus and then Teddy Long to take a 200 point lead. Oh I forgot: 100 points in the first round and 200 in the second. Theres no point in listing off the songs here as you cant hear them but would know them by their names. AJ is dominating here, up 400 to 100 by Naomi. Everyone else has zero.
Its now 600 for AJ, 100 for Naomi and zero for everyone else. She is so freaking cute. Round one is over and its 700 for her and everyone elses scores remain the same. Take a guess who gets the first question of the second round. Ill let you know when someone else gets one or even rings in (they have air horns) before she does.
Striker just stands next to AJ instead of being off to the side of everyone. We get a little old school with Common Man which of course AJ gets too. WWE just has to tease us with a little Time To Rock And Roll (Trishs theme). No one gets LOD. Vinces theme is the last one and Striker says if you dont get this I wish you the best in all future endeavors. Final scores: AJ 1900, Naomi 100, everyone else zero. No one else even rang in.
Naomi vs. Alicia next.
Naomi vs. Alicia Fox
Cole is in full on dick mode tonight. Alicias hips are amazing. She needs her hair straight more often too. Maxine goes up to the announcers table but doesnt get on a headset so we cant hear what shes saying that gets reactions from Cole and Matthews. Brilliant. Naomi is rather athletic if nothing else.
Flying ass to the face of Alicia has her in trouble. Fox tries to back of and of course kicks Naomi in the ribs. Big boot (of course) by Naomi gets two. Top rope cross body misses as Fox is a veteran apparently. She TOTALLY misses the axe kick so they do it again and theres your pin.
Aksana talks about how shes having immigration issues to Goldust who says he believes in her. She might have to go back home for 6 months. He actually gives her some wrestling tips about headlocks as we go to a break.
The girls are back in the ring for another competition. Theres a power of the punch contest later. Right now though they have a minute to talk about whatever.
Naomi goes first and says she has something to get off her chest. Shes ticked off at Cole and makes a JR reference. Also, if he hates NXT why is he here? Also shes tired of looking at his ugly hair. I want to see Naomi whip his ass. Striker loved it and Cole talked over her promo. He really needs to stop that.
AJ (who Striker is sure knows every word to Stand Back) is going to put out a personal ad. Shes single (BIG pop for that) and explains her dream date: candles, music, lights off, X Box on and if that doesnt work she has a PS3. Shell put her gamer tag on Twitter. Yep Im sold.
Kaitlyn talks about Age Before Beauty and its about Vickie. Vickie is like wine and cheese or something like that. She and Dolph got her some BenGay (its for muscle pain I think).
Aksana talks about America which is kind of pointless. Shes gorgeous though. She thanks Columbus for discovering America. Striker just has to correct her which is funny.
Maxine talks about disrespect. Yep its about Hornswoggle. In other words, this segment has been about Vickie, Cole and Hornswoggle. She also doesnt like Kaitlyn who is a home wrecker apparently. AJ absolutely stole the show in this segment.
Raw Recap means I can baste a turkey.
Kaitlyn is warming up for the punching thing later and Vickie comes up. She wants to make amends but Kaitlyn better stay away from Dolph.
And now we talk about Knucklehead, which is either going to be ok or is going to BOMB. WWE moving away from action movies and dramas is smart though. The mainstream is never going to take WWE seriously, so why try to make them do so? Its hard to declare comedy overly fake or stupid because thats kind of the point to comedy. This could be ok, but moving it almost straight to DVD is a good idea also.
Time for the punching challenge. Just like last season its the hardest punch wins. Naomi goes first and uses a double axe handle more or less for a score of 811 but she has to do it again with one hand. That gets her 801 to set the standard.
AJ is second and likely has no chance here. Yeah that was bad. She scores 362 which is below what Cole did. Then again shes tiny so thats expected.
Kaitlyn goes third and Cole is playing some game on his phone. Kaitlyn gets a running start and misses so shes out by default. Shes still good looking.
Aksana is next and were told that she has the same name as Borats wife in his movie. She gets 666 which of course draws some jokes.
Maxine is last and scores 604 so Naomi dominates this.
Same LONG package on the WWEs relations with the military from Raw last night so Id expect to see it on Smackdown as well.
AJ vs. Aksana
Goldie has the Million Dollar Belt still which is some nice continuity. Cole and Matthews get into an argument about what Cole actually does. AJ apparently ate a turkey Lunchable. I want to marry this woman. No that sounds wrong. I want to marry this girl. That fits better somehow. Maybe a minute into this AJ gets a small package/rollup for the quick pin. No rating obviously.
Goldust gets on the mic and says that the immigration stuff is messing with her. Goldust says they could get married which would keep Aksana in the country. He sounded like he was ordering dinner when he said that. He drops to a knee and pops the question and gets a yes. Cole says this is a reason to finally watch the show as we go off the air.
Results
AJ won Name That Tune
Alicia Fox b. Naomi Axe Kick
Naomi won the Power Punch Challenge
AJ b. Aksana Small Package
Wednesday
Both Luna and Cade seem to have died from drug related deaths. Sadly that doesnt surprise me in the slightest.
Jamie is gone from WWE.
Bourne will be out for the rest of the year and into February.
Freddy Prinze Jr. is back on the Raw creative team. Ok then.
Thursday
Impact
Date: October 14, 2010
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Taz
Episode Title: THEY Have Arrived!!!
Well this is it. After four days of waiting we can finally get to the explanation from Jeff as to WHY he did what he did. This is something that is very important because you have the entire THEY angle riding on it. The importance of this show cant be overblown as we begin the next chapter in TNAs history.
The opening is likely to be about Jeff and THEY as well as set up the fairly obvious RVD vs. Jeff match, although I could see them postponing that one if need be. Id also be interested in knowing how much actual wrestling well have tonight but well see. Lets get to it.
We of course open with the recap of the ending of Bound For Glory.
Dixies attorney is here and as everyone thought were told that Dixie signed the contracts but they werent the ones she thought they were.
Hogan (still on crutches) and Bischoff are here to a MASSIVE pyro display. Of course Hogan is acting just like he did as a face. Tenay explains that Hogan and Bischoff now have the majority share of TNA .despite the fact that the attorney never said that.
Naturally Hogan gets a big face reaction with like two signs against him in the whole audience. Oh wait three fat chicks are booing. Well theres a Hogan sucks chant so theres something I suppose. Hogan wants Dixie here now. Apparently she promised him everything, much like Ted Turner did in 96. Hogan gets a text or something as he has his phone out and is messing with it.
Here we go: the explanation. It started with Abyss apparently and the Hall of Fame ring. Bischoff and Hogan knew why he randomly turned on Hogan. We bring him out and Hogan declares Abyss his son. THEYRE HERE! Ok now that my pizzas are here we can get back. What did you think I meant by they?
None of the fans believed Abyss but they are now in control. The fans want RVD. Abyss follows them as Hogan and Bischoffs soldier now. Hogan declares that Abyss with live forever and is now immortal. I think The Immortals might be the name. Eric brings out Jarrett. Wait was there an actual explanation in there for abyss? If there was I missed it.
Yeah this was no real surprise: he wanted control of his company back. I think that was the easiest of all to understand. And heres FOURTUNE! Ok this just got good.
Flair talks to Hogan and says that Fourtune runs this company, not Hogan. LOUD Fourtune chant. One of them have to leave apparently. Hogan suggest him vs. Flair and its ..not on as they hug. Flair bows down to Hogan and its a massive Hogan orgy more or less. The explanation here makes sense though as Fourtune was mad at Dixie for bringing in EV. That actually makes sense. We get a reference to Flairs five former ex wives and here comes Jeff!
No face paint here either. The fans think Jeff sold out. You can barely see the ropes with so many guys in there with him. He didnt sell out but sold in. He blames the fans and doesnt care about popularity. The fans drove him to this because he did everything with all those injuries for what?
And now its on to RVD. Hes the whole FN reason Abyss took RVD out because RVD had to be gone for this to work. They are Immortal. Sting and Nash are watching in the back. Eric and Hogan offer them spots on the team. We go to a break 22 minutes into the show with them coming to the ring.
Security escorts Dixie .somewhere.
Nash and Sting come out and Sting is in street clothes which isnt something you see that often. Tenay is already annoying. Eric says this is about money and all that jazz. Nash whispers to Sting and says this is perfect for him because its always been about money and him in his career. Hes gotten wiser though and quotes the Bible of all things, saying gray hair is a sign of wisdom. Hes passing on the money and if THEY want to run the company into the ground, they can do it without him. Im surprised.
Sting says this isnt what he came here for and says hes here because he loves TNA. Hes shouting the whole time mind you. Sting points to Hogan, Bischoff and Flair (I think) and says this is a no win situation, turning them down. Allegedly both of these guys are leaving TNA with Nash being permanent and Sting possibly being permanent. Bischoff says they can come back anytime. Hogans music plays the segment to an end at 9:32.
We cut to the back where Sting and Nash leave but Pope isnt happy with it. They offer him a place in the car out with them but hes staying to fight the fight which theyre cool with. Dixie comes up to them and says they cant leave her. Sting says what everyone thought: if she had listened this wouldnt be happening. She says he was cryptic. Dixie, he sent crows down at the NWO to demand a title match one night. Hes a weird guy.
Hogan and Bischoff come up to Dixie and she slaps the FUCK out of Bischoff. She tells Hogan to look her in the eye and tell her he didnt screw her. He says well talk about this in HIS office as we go to another break.
In the office we have MORE talking. Bischoff smokes a cigar and Hogan flat out tells her that he screwed her out of the company. This is a big Hogan ego trip of course. Hogan and Bischoff both say this is their company. Hogan has had enough and so has Dixie. She tells her security guards to get rid of them but they work for Hogan too. Dixies husband SURGE gets knocked out and we take ANOTHER break.
Some hot chick in a BMW shows up. And were just not going to talk about this at all. Ok then. Ah ok its the Jersey Short chick.
Madison comes out with a referee as Im guessing this is going to be about Tara. She yells about how Tara has HER title. She wants a match RIGHT NOW. Heres Tara, looking GOOD. Madison says they had a deal and apparently were getting a match .at 9:50pm.
Knockouts Title: Tara vs. Madison Rayne
And Tara lays down so Madison can pin her. I kid you not.
Madison celebrates and heres Mickie to talk some more. She wants a title shot RIGHT NOW but Madison sends Tara after her. Mickie sends her running and stares her down.
J-Woww from Jersey Shore comes in and talks to the Beautiful People. Apparently shes an honorary BP tonight.
Back from break and theyre still looking for Cookie. This results in Eric Young freaking out about J-Woww. Jordan comes up and nothing of note happens.
And heres Angle for MORE talking. No music, no intro, nothing like that. He talks about how hes all banged up but wants to know why Hogan and Bischoff screwed him before he officially retires. Angle says what we all expected him to say: he didnt win but he didnt get pinned either. Cue Jarretts music and here he is.
Jarrett more or less calls bullshit on what Angle is saying. He takes a jab at Angle being an ex-husband (the real meaning being that Jarrett literally married Angles wife and not in kayfabe). Angle says he put TNA on the map. Uh, not quite Kurt. He says Jarrett held down everyone but couldnt hold Angle down.
Kurt Angle, the man that held the tag titles, X-Division and World titles at the same time is talking about holding others down. Jarrett says taking Angles career meant more than destroying his life. Angle goes for him and the security guards take him down and handcuff him. The beatdown is on. Uh, Joe anyone?
TAZ of all people comes out of the broadcast booth and calls off Jarrett and says that he has a fucked up (censored of course) neck. Old school Taz chant takes us to another break.
70 minutes in, 6 seconds of wrestling.
Joe talks (shocking isnt it) about Jarrett on a tape from Monday, still in Daytona. Hes coming for Jarrett of course.
HOLY FUCKING SHIT ITS A MATCH! And its Abyss. Oh joy.
Abyss vs. Samoa Joe
Yeah theyre officially called Immortal. Well ok then. Joe beats the hell out of him first and beats him into the corner. Chokeslam takes him down and Joe is in trouble. He goes to get a chair but Joe hits a suicide dive into the chair which more or less didnt hit Abysss head at all but he stays down anyway. Sure why not? Bell to the head and were done in two minutes. No rating. RVD comes down for the save.
Wait, why didnt Joe come down and massacre Jeff like 5 minutes ago?
Hey look RVD wants to talk. Its about Hardy which makes sense. Jeff pops up on the screen and says it was an illusion as he brought RVD as close to him as he could and then destroyed him. Well ok so he told Abyss to destroy him. Hardy says hes the Anti-Christ of wrestling. WOW.
Bischoff comes out and says if RVD wants Hardy at Turning Point he has to beat Anderson tonight, winner gets the shot.
Back from a break Tessmacher is propositioned by Bischoff for a meeting later at his place. He snaps on her and calls her easy. Bischoff knows about Nash and Pope apparently. Shes fired from the Knockouts authority job and can either wrestle or leave. Anderson comes up and declares Bischoff a douchebag and squeezes his hand really hard saying that Bischoff wont win this war.
DAngeol Dinero vs. Fourtune
Yep its 1 vs. 5 here. Morgan and Flair arent in this. Total dominance here of course but its better than more talking I suppose. AJ misses the Pele and kicks Kaz which Pope gets two off of. DWI hits him and Kaz gets the pin. Another short match so no grade.
Ad for Turning Point where Angle is named specifically as being there. Nice one guys.
Heres The Shore to get on my nerves and be booed out of the building. They point out that this is on at the same time as Jersey Shore because thats how TNA works. Cue up the Beautiful People and J-Woww. Cookie and J-Woww argue as usual and Cookie says go back to the hole you came from. You know, the same one shes from. Catfight, Shore bails. 15k for a minute long segment and an EY joke.
We recap things to kill time so we can run over into ReAction as always.
Mr. Anderson vs. Rob Van Dam
No mic time for Anderson here as hes pissed. The bell rings at about 11pm as we just HAD to have a commercial as RVD made his entrance. Make that 11:01. Naturally to see the main event of Impact you have to watch ReAction. So would that mean the winner got the win on Impact or ReAction? Winner gets Hardy at the PPV mind you.
Basic stuff to start as Van Dam hits a moonsault off the apron to kick Anderson in the head, which might have been how he injured his head and Impact is OVER! And now REACTION has started and we didnt miss a damn thing and it serves no purpose but screw that who cares? If you want to see the Impact main event, dont watch Impact!
After I have a psychotic episode over the stupidity of some of the things this company does, its still a boring match. Rolling Thunder is countered into a firemans carry and the split legged moonsault gets two. Five Star eats knees and both guys are down. And heres Bischoff to screw us over. He tells the referee to come with him and heres Hardy, holding his ribs with a chair.
Chair to RVD. Chair to Anderson. Pillmanizer on the arm of Anderson. Anderson curses a lot and rolls to the floor. Thats your ending by the way.
Results
Madison Rayne b. Tara Tara laid down
Samoa Joe b. Abyss via DQ when Abyss used the ring bell
Fourtune b. DAngelo Dinero Kazarian pinned Dinero after DWI
Rob Van Dam vs. Mr. Anderson went to a no contest when Jeff Hardy interfered
Friday
Impact got a 1.4.
Matt Hardy finally got his release. Good to know. Now he can be quiet for 3 months since he cant do anything major for that long.
Smackdown
Date: October 15, 2010
Location: Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon
Commentators: Michael Cole, Todd Grisham, Matt Striker
Nothing specific to talk about here other than well set up the Smackdown Bragging Rights team. That and well probably set up Kane vs. Taker for the PPV. Wow maybe there was more to the show that I thought. Lets get to it.
The theme song is growing on me a bit. It still has nothing on the previous one though.
We open with an outside shot of the arena where Taker is standing on the roof. Paul has a challenge for him tonight.
Teddy is in the ring and talks about Bragging Rights. There will be a series of qualifying matches tonight.
Team Smackdown Qualifying Match: Rey Mysterio vs. Cody Rhodes
I like the sound of this match. Cody grabs a wristlock to start as Rey does a reversal sequence that is similar to Owen Harts counter sequence that ended in the nip up and arm drag. Ive always wondered why all the flips and spins were necessary there. Do they really gain anything?
619 misses early on and points to his face which is a very nice touch as we go to a break. We see that during the break Cody hit the Beautiful Disaster kick to take over. Lots of mat work by Cpdy here including a crossface chickenwing. Hes no Bob Backlund. Almost all Cody here as he counters Reys bulldog with a wheelbarrow suplex.
The match at the PPV is 7-7 and one fall to a finish. Im sure there isnt a PPV based around survival matches that this would be perfect for or something like that coming up. I mean its not like this show is completely unnecessary or anything. Rey blocks a sunset flip by kicking Cody in the head. Cant beat that. Dropping the Dime gets two. 619 and springboard splash end it.
Show is talking to Hornswoggle in the back and Kaval comes in. He wants a spot on the team and Show turns him down. In a funny bit, Kaval asks Show what he did in his first match. He beat Hulk Hogan for the world heavyweight championship. She says Kaval wouldnt last five minutes. I think thats what he says at least as I can barely hear over Hornys sound effects. If Kaval can last five minutes vs. Show hes on the team.
Paul Bearer offers Taker a Buried Alive match for the title. I have no idea why but he makes Steven Colbert pop into my head.
Team Smackdown Qualifying Match: Jack Swagger vs. MVP
Show is here on commentary and Cole goes straight after him about turning his back on Team Raw last year. As embarrassing as it is, I like the eagle. Show asks Cole why he loves Miz so much which Cole avoids. Fast paced start here as MVP avoids an attack from Swagger and takes over.
And forget about that as MVPs shoulder hits the post. And now MVP takes over again. All this has happened in the first minute of the match so its not like Im skipping anything. Ballin hits as Striker, Grisham and Show get after Cole. On the floor for a bit where MVP beats up the eagle and throws it onto the announce table. Swagger gets mad and throws him back into the ring for the ankle lock and the tap out. Very sudden ending.
Taker is still on the roof.
Team Smackdown Qualifying Match: Alberto Del Rio vs. Chris Masters
Well you have to have one squash here and there I guess. Show is still on commentary which is a nice little addition. Masters hits a Jackhammer for two and goes for the Masterlock immediately. Alberto goes for the arm and after a minute or so of basic stuff, a very nice setup and the cross armbreaker end it. The setup for it got a big pop.
Alberto wont shake Shows hand.
Same Knucklehead package weve seen on two other shows this week.
Edge is up next.
Team Smackdown Qualifying Match: Edge vs. Dolph Ziggler
Non-title of course here. He has the skull cap again which is a nice touch for some reason. Dolph is alone here. We point out that Show, Edge and Ziggler have all been involved with Show. Striker wants to run down the beach with Kaitlyn in linen pants. How do you reply to that?
The girls are watching in the back and Kaitlyn looks very good in this sleeveless full body black suit. Edge dominates early as you would expect him to. Edge pounds away until we hit the floor where Edge misses a spear and hits a Zig Zag to send the back of Edges head into the steps.
We take a break as Edge beats the count back in. Back with Ziggler having a chinlock on Edge. And so much for the advantage as a splash misses in the corner. Ziggler gets a middle rope sunset flip but Edge counters into a slingshot into the post. The Edge-O-Matic gets two. Sleeper almost goes on but Edge counters into the Edgecution (hes rather vain with these move names) for two.
Show really likes the match and while its good its not as good as he thinks it is. Zig Zag is blocked and Edge misses the spear. And then a few seconds later Ziggler goes to the middle rope and Edge spears him out of the air for the pin. Nice looking shot but it looked more like a modified spinebuster than a spear. Still worked though.
Taker is, you guessed it, still on the roof. Is he trying to summon Gozer the Gozarian or something?
Raw Recap wastes a good four minutes. Gee wouldnt that be a good amount of time for like, a match?
Team Smackdown Qualifying Match: Big Show vs. Kaval
Five minute time limit here and if Kaval survives hes part of the team. Kaval does not have to beat Show. BIG chop to Kaval at about 4:35 to go and the small man is in trouble. Total dominance here as Show tells Kaval to stay down.
Still all Big Show here. 90 seconds left. Minute left and Kaval gets knocked to the floor. 45 to go. Show grabs him by the top of the head and pulls him over the top. Kaval gets some kicks but caught in a choke with 5 seconds left but the clock goes out with no chokeslam. The announcers speculate that Show didnt want to beat Kaval in this.
Back from a break and Kaval is still in the ring. And heres some guy with long dreadlocks and regular tights. Its Tyler Reks. Wow does anyone remember him? He says hes the new breakout star and can beat Kaval. Heres Teddy who says no were not doing this. Kaval says lets do it and the spot is on the line.
Team Smackdown Qualifying Match: Kaval vs. Tyler Reks
A series of kicks sets up Warriors Way which misses less than 30 seconds in. Reks hits some power stuff into a reverse FU into a DDT for the pin. Well that was unexpected. Lasted maybe 75 seconds.
Cody shows us how to cut fingernails. He adds in nail polish on occasion.
Team Smackdown Qualifying Match: Drew McIntyre vs. Kofi Kingston
Final match here. Kofi needs this as he has had no direction at all since his feud with Dolph ended. Kofi goes insane to start but jumps into a big boot in the corner to take him down. Cole somehow forgets that Kofi was on offense just seconds ago but whatever. He runs down the roster for the Raw team and the match sounds relatively even. Trouble in Paradise hits from NOWHERE to end this in less than three minutes. Cole didnt even get through the Raw analysis before this ended.
Taker is in the building finally.
After a break, heres Kane. Kane says hes better at everything than everyone and that the crowd fails at everything. Kind of a weaker promo here but the delivery is solid. In short, Kane is awesome, Taker cant beat him, the crowd is full of failures. And of course heres the Deadman.
He took off the coat somewhere in between which is odd but whatever. By his standards he sprints to the ring. Big staredown and Taker looks right at Paul. And then at Kane. Taker beats him down and now everything is ok with him apparently. Kane runs and Taker does his post fire thing and shoots lightning at Kane and Bearer to end the show.
Results
Rey Mysterio b. Cody Rhodes Springboard Splash
Jack Swagger b. MVP Ankle Lock
Alberto Del Rio b. Chris Masters Cross Armbreaker
Edge b. Dolph Ziggler Spear
Kaval b. Big Show Kaval survives the five minutes
Tyler Reks b. Kaval Reverse Firemans Carry Slam into a DDT
Kofi Kingston b. Drew McIntyre Trouble in Paradise
Saturday
HHH is making a one night only appearance at fan appreciation night.
Sunday
Boring day.
Quick Results
Raw
R-Truth b. Ted DiBiase Lie Detector
John Morrison b. Tyson Kidd C4
Santino Marella b. Zach Ryder Cobra
Randy Orton b. Justin Gabriel RKO
Sheamus b. Daniel Bryan Brogue Kick
CM Punk b. Evan Bourne GTS
The Miz b. John Cena Pin after McGillicutty/Harris interfered
NXT
AJ won Name That Tune
Alicia Fox b. Naomi Axe Kick
Naomi won the Power Punch Challenge
AJ b. Aksana Small Package
Impact
Madison Rayne b. Tara Tara laid down
Samoa Joe b. Abyss via DQ when Abyss used the ring bell
Fourtune b. DAngelo Dinero Kazarian pinned Dinero after DWI
Rob Van Dam vs. Mr. Anderson went to a no contest when Jeff Hardy interfered
Smackdown
Rey Mysterio b. Cody Rhodes Springboard Splash
Jack Swagger b. MVP Ankle Lock
Alberto Del Rio b. Chris Masters Cross Armbreaker
Edge b. Dolph Ziggler Spear
Kaval b. Big Show Kaval survives the five minutes
Tyler Reks b. Kaval Reverse Firemans Carry Slam into a DDT
Kofi Kingston b. Drew McIntyre Trouble in Paradise
Ok so apparently Nash is gone after tonight. That makes more sense after last night.
Bourne needs shoulder surgery and will be out soon it seems.
Monday Night Raw
Date: October 11, 2010
Location: Key Arena, Seattle, Washington
Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler
Were two weeks away from Bragging Rights so Id expect some new stuff on the Raw Team. Also probably some Orton vs. Nexus stuff which is likely going to build up to Orton vs. Cena somehow. Hopefully the Favre vs. Jets game doesnt kill the rating again but hey, Im sure we can scream about how awful Raw is and how much WWE is dying anyway right? Lets get to it.
Cena opens the show in non-Nexus gear still other than the armband. He thanks the fans for things and says that while he doesnt want to do what Barrett says but has to because WWE is his life.
And heres Miz with Riley. Its Mizs birthday and also Tazs. Wait the MITB case is only good til Mania? When did this happen? He has volunteered to be the captain of Team Raw at Bragging Rights. He offers Cena a spot on the Raw team which somehow turns into a Betty White in Playboy joke.
Cena says he has nothing better to do at Bragging Rights so why doesnt he be the captain? This brings out Barrett who isnt happy. He and Cena argue a bit until Riley pops in and says that maybe Miz will cash in there. Miz says there goes the element of surprise.
And theres an e-mail. Qualifying matches for Bragging Rights tonight, including Miz vs. Cena for the captain spot. Miz gets in Barretts face and Barret headbutts him. Miz and Riley go off and Cena finally helps him out. FU to Riley and then Barrett gets in his face as we go to break.
Back and DiBiase and Maryse are in the ring and we get a recap of the Goldust thing.
Team Raw Qualifying Match: R-Truth vs. Ted DiBiase
DiBiase hits the following clothesline early which is one of my favorite moves. Ok that might be a stretch but I like it. Truth gets a gordbuster for two. This has a different kind of feel to it for some reason that I cant place. DiBiase hits a spinebuster for two and sets for Dream Street. Naturally Goldust is on the stage. The rollup only gets two though but a Lie Detector ends it quickly.
Taker will be on Smackdown on Friday.
Team Raw Qualifying Match: John Morrison vs. Tyson Kidd
This should be good. Apparently Smith is supposed to be in this but we cant find Smith. Ok then. Kidd is apparently looking to unleash his aggression which is wrestling speak for heel turn. Theyre clearly trying to make him into the bigger star which is a good idea. This should be solid.
Morrison is getting higher up into the but Kidd is right there with him. In a very nice counter Morrison goes for the springboard kick but Kidd jumped on onto the second rope and came off with a Russian legsweep. Sharpshooter is countered and Kidd goes to the floor.
They exchange twos on rollups as this is getting very fast paces. C4 out of nowhere wwhich they sell like a new move even though hes hit it before to give Morrison the win. That was a fun match. Apparently there will be seven members per show. Blast it.
Nexus is talking to Harris and McGillicutty who have been promised something but wont tell Otunga anything. Barrett comes in and cleans them out and yelling at the other three (remember that Tarver is injured). Gabriel vs. Orton later. Yep I was right.
Team Raw Qualifying Match: Santino Marella vs. Zach Ryder
Kozlov wont come to the ring with Santino. Santino gets a HUGE chant early on, drawing probably the best non-Cena pop all night. Ryder takes over a bit but Santino gets a NICE judo throw. Another chant for Sanitno and heres the comeback. Cobra ends it clean. Well you cant say theyre not listening to the fans.
Tamina comes down afterwards and hugs him. The both make the cobra hand thing and kiss them together. More storyline development here as so far tonight (45 minutes in) everything has had a small storyline or some kind of development along with it. Thats a big difference than what theyve done in recent years and its definitely a good thing.
Randy Orton vs. Justin Gabriel
Almost immediately Orton goes after Nexus at ringside but they get sent off. We take a break with Orton still on the floor. Back and its all Orton. Hot crowd tonight. Gabriel gets a shot in and hits a slingshot hilo for two (Eddie used to do it to a guy on the mat). Hes often considered to be a one move guy but he shows off very well at times.
Orton might be bleeding from or in the mouth. Gabriel hooks a fucked up version of a cobra clutch but its that way by design. After a long time on offense, Orton hits the backbreak to stop Gabriel. The ending sequence is initiated as Cole says its like Orton hears voices in his head. He hits a belly to belly suplex of all things that looked decent.
Gabriel breaks it up again though as this has been a more competitive match than you would expect. They botch the planned ending I think as Gabriel goes for the 450 and Orton tries to roll out of the way but doesnt roll far enough and the splash hits Orton almost full on. RKO hits almost immediately thereafter for the pin and it was like the splash didnt hit at all. Methinks that was a mistake.
We preview Knucklehead which is Shows movie. This looks decent actually.
Team Raw Qualifying Match: Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus
Keep in mind that this is Bryans home town or at least close to it. Bryan jumps him early on and goes for the LeBell Lock. A plancha is caught but Bryan almost sends him into the post. Big Daniel Bryan chant as Sheamus is in trouble early on. Bryan gets a running start but walks into the Irish Curse.
So much for that as Sheamus busts out a bunch of kicks that get two. Missile dropkick gets the same. BIG running axe handle takes Bryan down and hes in big trouble. Bryan might be out but I smell possum. Yep Im right as a rollup off the High Cross gets two. Brogue Kick ends it clean.
Truth comes in to see Cena (make your own jokes) and says that Cena isnt being himself, but the other way out is to quit.
Package on WWE in the military, complete with an overly dramatic song.
Team Raw Qualifying Match: Evan Bourne vs. CM Punk
YES! The beard is mostly gone here. Punk sends him into the barrier in a SICK sounding spot almost immediately. This is allegedly the write off angle for Bourne so Id expect near dominance. Bourne gets some kicks and sets for the Shooting Star but gets crotched. GTS ends clean. Glorified squash.
Post match Punk goes after him and sends him into the barrier. Bournes selling is great as he looks like a rag doll. Bournes shoulder goes into the post. Anaconda Vice goes on and Bourne is in trouble.
Natalya is in the ring and says Michelle is cheap. She has a title match at the PPV apparently. Cue Laycool with them looking DAMN good. Somehow Natalya has a beard or something. Nattie cant talk. Well ok she can but you get what I mean. In short, Natalya got schooled here. As Laycool leaves the Raw Divas jump them.
Team Raw Captain Qualifying Match: The Miz vs. John Cena
This is now No DQ apparently. Riley jumps Cena as we go to a break. Cole mentions Miz being nominated for an Australian Kids Choice Award and apparently he yelled at Justin Bieber. Back and its mostly Miz dominance. He sets for the Finale on the table but Cena gets out.
Miz is looking more and more like a main event level talent every time he gets in the ring. Case shot misses and the STF goes on. Ropes are almost grabbed but Cena pulls him back. If its No DQ why do the ropes matter? If he gets them so what? You cant disqualify Cena so what difference does it make?
Riley comes in and takes the STFU but here come Harris and McGillicutty who beat up Cena, hitting both of their finishers so that Miz can get the pin. The Miz is the captain of Team Raw.
Post match they get in the ring again and stare down Cena who spears McGillicutty and its on. Barrett comes down and apparently its off. E-Mail time and next week McGillicutty/Harris vs. Cena/Orton. Barrett says that if Cena loses them the two rookies are officially in the Nexus. He implies that Cena needs to lay down next week.
Cena looks like he wants to kill Barrett and Barrett says you cant do that. He taunts Cena to no end and even turns his back on him, saying he knows hes safe because Cena cant do anything. Barret calls Cena a failure and a disgrace. Cenas reactions and facial expressions here are excellent. He walks off with Barrett saying you cant see me. Excellent ending to an excellent show.
Results
R-Truth b. Ted DiBiase Lie Detector
John Morrison b. Tyson Kidd C4
Santino Marella b. Zach Ryder Cobra
Randy Orton b. Justin Gabriel RKO
Sheamus b. Daniel Bryan Brogue Kick
CM Punk b. Evan Bourne GTS
The Miz b. John Cena Pin after McGillicutty/Harris interfered
Tuesday
Raw got a 2.9. Monday Night Football got huge numbers again so theres a possible explanation.
NXT
Date: October 12, 2010
Location: Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon
Commentators: Josh Matthews, Michael Cole
We have five girls left and its the second show on WWE.Com. Yeah thats about all Ive got for the intro as Im just hoping this show ends soon. Lets get to it.
Ok its 10pm so wheres the show? Ah there it is. I need to be more patient. Well theres the audio at least. This is annoying already.
Striker brings the girls out. Elimination #2 is in THREE WEEKS? Great so theyre stretching this way out. Everyone has zero challenge wins now. Its time for a new competition and its Name That Tune but with WWE theme songs. If this goes as fast as the trivia went last season Im not even going to try to keep up.
AJ gets Sheamus and then Teddy Long to take a 200 point lead. Oh I forgot: 100 points in the first round and 200 in the second. Theres no point in listing off the songs here as you cant hear them but would know them by their names. AJ is dominating here, up 400 to 100 by Naomi. Everyone else has zero.
Its now 600 for AJ, 100 for Naomi and zero for everyone else. She is so freaking cute. Round one is over and its 700 for her and everyone elses scores remain the same. Take a guess who gets the first question of the second round. Ill let you know when someone else gets one or even rings in (they have air horns) before she does.
Striker just stands next to AJ instead of being off to the side of everyone. We get a little old school with Common Man which of course AJ gets too. WWE just has to tease us with a little Time To Rock And Roll (Trishs theme). No one gets LOD. Vinces theme is the last one and Striker says if you dont get this I wish you the best in all future endeavors. Final scores: AJ 1900, Naomi 100, everyone else zero. No one else even rang in.
Naomi vs. Alicia next.
Naomi vs. Alicia Fox
Cole is in full on dick mode tonight. Alicias hips are amazing. She needs her hair straight more often too. Maxine goes up to the announcers table but doesnt get on a headset so we cant hear what shes saying that gets reactions from Cole and Matthews. Brilliant. Naomi is rather athletic if nothing else.
Flying ass to the face of Alicia has her in trouble. Fox tries to back of and of course kicks Naomi in the ribs. Big boot (of course) by Naomi gets two. Top rope cross body misses as Fox is a veteran apparently. She TOTALLY misses the axe kick so they do it again and theres your pin.
Aksana talks about how shes having immigration issues to Goldust who says he believes in her. She might have to go back home for 6 months. He actually gives her some wrestling tips about headlocks as we go to a break.
The girls are back in the ring for another competition. Theres a power of the punch contest later. Right now though they have a minute to talk about whatever.
Naomi goes first and says she has something to get off her chest. Shes ticked off at Cole and makes a JR reference. Also, if he hates NXT why is he here? Also shes tired of looking at his ugly hair. I want to see Naomi whip his ass. Striker loved it and Cole talked over her promo. He really needs to stop that.
AJ (who Striker is sure knows every word to Stand Back) is going to put out a personal ad. Shes single (BIG pop for that) and explains her dream date: candles, music, lights off, X Box on and if that doesnt work she has a PS3. Shell put her gamer tag on Twitter. Yep Im sold.
Kaitlyn talks about Age Before Beauty and its about Vickie. Vickie is like wine and cheese or something like that. She and Dolph got her some BenGay (its for muscle pain I think).
Aksana talks about America which is kind of pointless. Shes gorgeous though. She thanks Columbus for discovering America. Striker just has to correct her which is funny.
Maxine talks about disrespect. Yep its about Hornswoggle. In other words, this segment has been about Vickie, Cole and Hornswoggle. She also doesnt like Kaitlyn who is a home wrecker apparently. AJ absolutely stole the show in this segment.
Raw Recap means I can baste a turkey.
Kaitlyn is warming up for the punching thing later and Vickie comes up. She wants to make amends but Kaitlyn better stay away from Dolph.
And now we talk about Knucklehead, which is either going to be ok or is going to BOMB. WWE moving away from action movies and dramas is smart though. The mainstream is never going to take WWE seriously, so why try to make them do so? Its hard to declare comedy overly fake or stupid because thats kind of the point to comedy. This could be ok, but moving it almost straight to DVD is a good idea also.
Time for the punching challenge. Just like last season its the hardest punch wins. Naomi goes first and uses a double axe handle more or less for a score of 811 but she has to do it again with one hand. That gets her 801 to set the standard.
AJ is second and likely has no chance here. Yeah that was bad. She scores 362 which is below what Cole did. Then again shes tiny so thats expected.
Kaitlyn goes third and Cole is playing some game on his phone. Kaitlyn gets a running start and misses so shes out by default. Shes still good looking.
Aksana is next and were told that she has the same name as Borats wife in his movie. She gets 666 which of course draws some jokes.
Maxine is last and scores 604 so Naomi dominates this.
Same LONG package on the WWEs relations with the military from Raw last night so Id expect to see it on Smackdown as well.
AJ vs. Aksana
Goldie has the Million Dollar Belt still which is some nice continuity. Cole and Matthews get into an argument about what Cole actually does. AJ apparently ate a turkey Lunchable. I want to marry this woman. No that sounds wrong. I want to marry this girl. That fits better somehow. Maybe a minute into this AJ gets a small package/rollup for the quick pin. No rating obviously.
Goldust gets on the mic and says that the immigration stuff is messing with her. Goldust says they could get married which would keep Aksana in the country. He sounded like he was ordering dinner when he said that. He drops to a knee and pops the question and gets a yes. Cole says this is a reason to finally watch the show as we go off the air.
Results
AJ won Name That Tune
Alicia Fox b. Naomi Axe Kick
Naomi won the Power Punch Challenge
AJ b. Aksana Small Package
Wednesday
Both Luna and Cade seem to have died from drug related deaths. Sadly that doesnt surprise me in the slightest.
Jamie is gone from WWE.
Bourne will be out for the rest of the year and into February.
Freddy Prinze Jr. is back on the Raw creative team. Ok then.
Thursday
Impact
Date: October 14, 2010
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Taz
Episode Title: THEY Have Arrived!!!
Well this is it. After four days of waiting we can finally get to the explanation from Jeff as to WHY he did what he did. This is something that is very important because you have the entire THEY angle riding on it. The importance of this show cant be overblown as we begin the next chapter in TNAs history.
The opening is likely to be about Jeff and THEY as well as set up the fairly obvious RVD vs. Jeff match, although I could see them postponing that one if need be. Id also be interested in knowing how much actual wrestling well have tonight but well see. Lets get to it.
We of course open with the recap of the ending of Bound For Glory.
Dixies attorney is here and as everyone thought were told that Dixie signed the contracts but they werent the ones she thought they were.
Hogan (still on crutches) and Bischoff are here to a MASSIVE pyro display. Of course Hogan is acting just like he did as a face. Tenay explains that Hogan and Bischoff now have the majority share of TNA .despite the fact that the attorney never said that.
Naturally Hogan gets a big face reaction with like two signs against him in the whole audience. Oh wait three fat chicks are booing. Well theres a Hogan sucks chant so theres something I suppose. Hogan wants Dixie here now. Apparently she promised him everything, much like Ted Turner did in 96. Hogan gets a text or something as he has his phone out and is messing with it.
Here we go: the explanation. It started with Abyss apparently and the Hall of Fame ring. Bischoff and Hogan knew why he randomly turned on Hogan. We bring him out and Hogan declares Abyss his son. THEYRE HERE! Ok now that my pizzas are here we can get back. What did you think I meant by they?
None of the fans believed Abyss but they are now in control. The fans want RVD. Abyss follows them as Hogan and Bischoffs soldier now. Hogan declares that Abyss with live forever and is now immortal. I think The Immortals might be the name. Eric brings out Jarrett. Wait was there an actual explanation in there for abyss? If there was I missed it.
Yeah this was no real surprise: he wanted control of his company back. I think that was the easiest of all to understand. And heres FOURTUNE! Ok this just got good.
Flair talks to Hogan and says that Fourtune runs this company, not Hogan. LOUD Fourtune chant. One of them have to leave apparently. Hogan suggest him vs. Flair and its ..not on as they hug. Flair bows down to Hogan and its a massive Hogan orgy more or less. The explanation here makes sense though as Fourtune was mad at Dixie for bringing in EV. That actually makes sense. We get a reference to Flairs five former ex wives and here comes Jeff!
No face paint here either. The fans think Jeff sold out. You can barely see the ropes with so many guys in there with him. He didnt sell out but sold in. He blames the fans and doesnt care about popularity. The fans drove him to this because he did everything with all those injuries for what?
And now its on to RVD. Hes the whole FN reason Abyss took RVD out because RVD had to be gone for this to work. They are Immortal. Sting and Nash are watching in the back. Eric and Hogan offer them spots on the team. We go to a break 22 minutes into the show with them coming to the ring.
Security escorts Dixie .somewhere.
Nash and Sting come out and Sting is in street clothes which isnt something you see that often. Tenay is already annoying. Eric says this is about money and all that jazz. Nash whispers to Sting and says this is perfect for him because its always been about money and him in his career. Hes gotten wiser though and quotes the Bible of all things, saying gray hair is a sign of wisdom. Hes passing on the money and if THEY want to run the company into the ground, they can do it without him. Im surprised.
Sting says this isnt what he came here for and says hes here because he loves TNA. Hes shouting the whole time mind you. Sting points to Hogan, Bischoff and Flair (I think) and says this is a no win situation, turning them down. Allegedly both of these guys are leaving TNA with Nash being permanent and Sting possibly being permanent. Bischoff says they can come back anytime. Hogans music plays the segment to an end at 9:32.
We cut to the back where Sting and Nash leave but Pope isnt happy with it. They offer him a place in the car out with them but hes staying to fight the fight which theyre cool with. Dixie comes up to them and says they cant leave her. Sting says what everyone thought: if she had listened this wouldnt be happening. She says he was cryptic. Dixie, he sent crows down at the NWO to demand a title match one night. Hes a weird guy.
Hogan and Bischoff come up to Dixie and she slaps the FUCK out of Bischoff. She tells Hogan to look her in the eye and tell her he didnt screw her. He says well talk about this in HIS office as we go to another break.
In the office we have MORE talking. Bischoff smokes a cigar and Hogan flat out tells her that he screwed her out of the company. This is a big Hogan ego trip of course. Hogan and Bischoff both say this is their company. Hogan has had enough and so has Dixie. She tells her security guards to get rid of them but they work for Hogan too. Dixies husband SURGE gets knocked out and we take ANOTHER break.
Some hot chick in a BMW shows up. And were just not going to talk about this at all. Ok then. Ah ok its the Jersey Short chick.
Madison comes out with a referee as Im guessing this is going to be about Tara. She yells about how Tara has HER title. She wants a match RIGHT NOW. Heres Tara, looking GOOD. Madison says they had a deal and apparently were getting a match .at 9:50pm.
Knockouts Title: Tara vs. Madison Rayne
And Tara lays down so Madison can pin her. I kid you not.
Madison celebrates and heres Mickie to talk some more. She wants a title shot RIGHT NOW but Madison sends Tara after her. Mickie sends her running and stares her down.
J-Woww from Jersey Shore comes in and talks to the Beautiful People. Apparently shes an honorary BP tonight.
Back from break and theyre still looking for Cookie. This results in Eric Young freaking out about J-Woww. Jordan comes up and nothing of note happens.
And heres Angle for MORE talking. No music, no intro, nothing like that. He talks about how hes all banged up but wants to know why Hogan and Bischoff screwed him before he officially retires. Angle says what we all expected him to say: he didnt win but he didnt get pinned either. Cue Jarretts music and here he is.
Jarrett more or less calls bullshit on what Angle is saying. He takes a jab at Angle being an ex-husband (the real meaning being that Jarrett literally married Angles wife and not in kayfabe). Angle says he put TNA on the map. Uh, not quite Kurt. He says Jarrett held down everyone but couldnt hold Angle down.
Kurt Angle, the man that held the tag titles, X-Division and World titles at the same time is talking about holding others down. Jarrett says taking Angles career meant more than destroying his life. Angle goes for him and the security guards take him down and handcuff him. The beatdown is on. Uh, Joe anyone?
TAZ of all people comes out of the broadcast booth and calls off Jarrett and says that he has a fucked up (censored of course) neck. Old school Taz chant takes us to another break.
70 minutes in, 6 seconds of wrestling.
Joe talks (shocking isnt it) about Jarrett on a tape from Monday, still in Daytona. Hes coming for Jarrett of course.
HOLY FUCKING SHIT ITS A MATCH! And its Abyss. Oh joy.
Abyss vs. Samoa Joe
Yeah theyre officially called Immortal. Well ok then. Joe beats the hell out of him first and beats him into the corner. Chokeslam takes him down and Joe is in trouble. He goes to get a chair but Joe hits a suicide dive into the chair which more or less didnt hit Abysss head at all but he stays down anyway. Sure why not? Bell to the head and were done in two minutes. No rating. RVD comes down for the save.
Wait, why didnt Joe come down and massacre Jeff like 5 minutes ago?
Hey look RVD wants to talk. Its about Hardy which makes sense. Jeff pops up on the screen and says it was an illusion as he brought RVD as close to him as he could and then destroyed him. Well ok so he told Abyss to destroy him. Hardy says hes the Anti-Christ of wrestling. WOW.
Bischoff comes out and says if RVD wants Hardy at Turning Point he has to beat Anderson tonight, winner gets the shot.
Back from a break Tessmacher is propositioned by Bischoff for a meeting later at his place. He snaps on her and calls her easy. Bischoff knows about Nash and Pope apparently. Shes fired from the Knockouts authority job and can either wrestle or leave. Anderson comes up and declares Bischoff a douchebag and squeezes his hand really hard saying that Bischoff wont win this war.
DAngeol Dinero vs. Fourtune
Yep its 1 vs. 5 here. Morgan and Flair arent in this. Total dominance here of course but its better than more talking I suppose. AJ misses the Pele and kicks Kaz which Pope gets two off of. DWI hits him and Kaz gets the pin. Another short match so no grade.
Ad for Turning Point where Angle is named specifically as being there. Nice one guys.
Heres The Shore to get on my nerves and be booed out of the building. They point out that this is on at the same time as Jersey Shore because thats how TNA works. Cue up the Beautiful People and J-Woww. Cookie and J-Woww argue as usual and Cookie says go back to the hole you came from. You know, the same one shes from. Catfight, Shore bails. 15k for a minute long segment and an EY joke.
We recap things to kill time so we can run over into ReAction as always.
Mr. Anderson vs. Rob Van Dam
No mic time for Anderson here as hes pissed. The bell rings at about 11pm as we just HAD to have a commercial as RVD made his entrance. Make that 11:01. Naturally to see the main event of Impact you have to watch ReAction. So would that mean the winner got the win on Impact or ReAction? Winner gets Hardy at the PPV mind you.
Basic stuff to start as Van Dam hits a moonsault off the apron to kick Anderson in the head, which might have been how he injured his head and Impact is OVER! And now REACTION has started and we didnt miss a damn thing and it serves no purpose but screw that who cares? If you want to see the Impact main event, dont watch Impact!
After I have a psychotic episode over the stupidity of some of the things this company does, its still a boring match. Rolling Thunder is countered into a firemans carry and the split legged moonsault gets two. Five Star eats knees and both guys are down. And heres Bischoff to screw us over. He tells the referee to come with him and heres Hardy, holding his ribs with a chair.
Chair to RVD. Chair to Anderson. Pillmanizer on the arm of Anderson. Anderson curses a lot and rolls to the floor. Thats your ending by the way.
Results
Madison Rayne b. Tara Tara laid down
Samoa Joe b. Abyss via DQ when Abyss used the ring bell
Fourtune b. DAngelo Dinero Kazarian pinned Dinero after DWI
Rob Van Dam vs. Mr. Anderson went to a no contest when Jeff Hardy interfered
Friday
Impact got a 1.4.
Matt Hardy finally got his release. Good to know. Now he can be quiet for 3 months since he cant do anything major for that long.
Smackdown
Date: October 15, 2010
Location: Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon
Commentators: Michael Cole, Todd Grisham, Matt Striker
Nothing specific to talk about here other than well set up the Smackdown Bragging Rights team. That and well probably set up Kane vs. Taker for the PPV. Wow maybe there was more to the show that I thought. Lets get to it.
The theme song is growing on me a bit. It still has nothing on the previous one though.
We open with an outside shot of the arena where Taker is standing on the roof. Paul has a challenge for him tonight.
Teddy is in the ring and talks about Bragging Rights. There will be a series of qualifying matches tonight.
Team Smackdown Qualifying Match: Rey Mysterio vs. Cody Rhodes
I like the sound of this match. Cody grabs a wristlock to start as Rey does a reversal sequence that is similar to Owen Harts counter sequence that ended in the nip up and arm drag. Ive always wondered why all the flips and spins were necessary there. Do they really gain anything?
619 misses early on and points to his face which is a very nice touch as we go to a break. We see that during the break Cody hit the Beautiful Disaster kick to take over. Lots of mat work by Cpdy here including a crossface chickenwing. Hes no Bob Backlund. Almost all Cody here as he counters Reys bulldog with a wheelbarrow suplex.
The match at the PPV is 7-7 and one fall to a finish. Im sure there isnt a PPV based around survival matches that this would be perfect for or something like that coming up. I mean its not like this show is completely unnecessary or anything. Rey blocks a sunset flip by kicking Cody in the head. Cant beat that. Dropping the Dime gets two. 619 and springboard splash end it.
Show is talking to Hornswoggle in the back and Kaval comes in. He wants a spot on the team and Show turns him down. In a funny bit, Kaval asks Show what he did in his first match. He beat Hulk Hogan for the world heavyweight championship. She says Kaval wouldnt last five minutes. I think thats what he says at least as I can barely hear over Hornys sound effects. If Kaval can last five minutes vs. Show hes on the team.
Paul Bearer offers Taker a Buried Alive match for the title. I have no idea why but he makes Steven Colbert pop into my head.
Team Smackdown Qualifying Match: Jack Swagger vs. MVP
Show is here on commentary and Cole goes straight after him about turning his back on Team Raw last year. As embarrassing as it is, I like the eagle. Show asks Cole why he loves Miz so much which Cole avoids. Fast paced start here as MVP avoids an attack from Swagger and takes over.
And forget about that as MVPs shoulder hits the post. And now MVP takes over again. All this has happened in the first minute of the match so its not like Im skipping anything. Ballin hits as Striker, Grisham and Show get after Cole. On the floor for a bit where MVP beats up the eagle and throws it onto the announce table. Swagger gets mad and throws him back into the ring for the ankle lock and the tap out. Very sudden ending.
Taker is still on the roof.
Team Smackdown Qualifying Match: Alberto Del Rio vs. Chris Masters
Well you have to have one squash here and there I guess. Show is still on commentary which is a nice little addition. Masters hits a Jackhammer for two and goes for the Masterlock immediately. Alberto goes for the arm and after a minute or so of basic stuff, a very nice setup and the cross armbreaker end it. The setup for it got a big pop.
Alberto wont shake Shows hand.
Same Knucklehead package weve seen on two other shows this week.
Edge is up next.
Team Smackdown Qualifying Match: Edge vs. Dolph Ziggler
Non-title of course here. He has the skull cap again which is a nice touch for some reason. Dolph is alone here. We point out that Show, Edge and Ziggler have all been involved with Show. Striker wants to run down the beach with Kaitlyn in linen pants. How do you reply to that?
The girls are watching in the back and Kaitlyn looks very good in this sleeveless full body black suit. Edge dominates early as you would expect him to. Edge pounds away until we hit the floor where Edge misses a spear and hits a Zig Zag to send the back of Edges head into the steps.
We take a break as Edge beats the count back in. Back with Ziggler having a chinlock on Edge. And so much for the advantage as a splash misses in the corner. Ziggler gets a middle rope sunset flip but Edge counters into a slingshot into the post. The Edge-O-Matic gets two. Sleeper almost goes on but Edge counters into the Edgecution (hes rather vain with these move names) for two.
Show really likes the match and while its good its not as good as he thinks it is. Zig Zag is blocked and Edge misses the spear. And then a few seconds later Ziggler goes to the middle rope and Edge spears him out of the air for the pin. Nice looking shot but it looked more like a modified spinebuster than a spear. Still worked though.
Taker is, you guessed it, still on the roof. Is he trying to summon Gozer the Gozarian or something?
Raw Recap wastes a good four minutes. Gee wouldnt that be a good amount of time for like, a match?
Team Smackdown Qualifying Match: Big Show vs. Kaval
Five minute time limit here and if Kaval survives hes part of the team. Kaval does not have to beat Show. BIG chop to Kaval at about 4:35 to go and the small man is in trouble. Total dominance here as Show tells Kaval to stay down.
Still all Big Show here. 90 seconds left. Minute left and Kaval gets knocked to the floor. 45 to go. Show grabs him by the top of the head and pulls him over the top. Kaval gets some kicks but caught in a choke with 5 seconds left but the clock goes out with no chokeslam. The announcers speculate that Show didnt want to beat Kaval in this.
Back from a break and Kaval is still in the ring. And heres some guy with long dreadlocks and regular tights. Its Tyler Reks. Wow does anyone remember him? He says hes the new breakout star and can beat Kaval. Heres Teddy who says no were not doing this. Kaval says lets do it and the spot is on the line.
Team Smackdown Qualifying Match: Kaval vs. Tyler Reks
A series of kicks sets up Warriors Way which misses less than 30 seconds in. Reks hits some power stuff into a reverse FU into a DDT for the pin. Well that was unexpected. Lasted maybe 75 seconds.
Cody shows us how to cut fingernails. He adds in nail polish on occasion.
Team Smackdown Qualifying Match: Drew McIntyre vs. Kofi Kingston
Final match here. Kofi needs this as he has had no direction at all since his feud with Dolph ended. Kofi goes insane to start but jumps into a big boot in the corner to take him down. Cole somehow forgets that Kofi was on offense just seconds ago but whatever. He runs down the roster for the Raw team and the match sounds relatively even. Trouble in Paradise hits from NOWHERE to end this in less than three minutes. Cole didnt even get through the Raw analysis before this ended.
Taker is in the building finally.
After a break, heres Kane. Kane says hes better at everything than everyone and that the crowd fails at everything. Kind of a weaker promo here but the delivery is solid. In short, Kane is awesome, Taker cant beat him, the crowd is full of failures. And of course heres the Deadman.
He took off the coat somewhere in between which is odd but whatever. By his standards he sprints to the ring. Big staredown and Taker looks right at Paul. And then at Kane. Taker beats him down and now everything is ok with him apparently. Kane runs and Taker does his post fire thing and shoots lightning at Kane and Bearer to end the show.
Results
Rey Mysterio b. Cody Rhodes Springboard Splash
Jack Swagger b. MVP Ankle Lock
Alberto Del Rio b. Chris Masters Cross Armbreaker
Edge b. Dolph Ziggler Spear
Kaval b. Big Show Kaval survives the five minutes
Tyler Reks b. Kaval Reverse Firemans Carry Slam into a DDT
Kofi Kingston b. Drew McIntyre Trouble in Paradise
Saturday
HHH is making a one night only appearance at fan appreciation night.
Sunday
Boring day.
Quick Results
Raw
R-Truth b. Ted DiBiase Lie Detector
John Morrison b. Tyson Kidd C4
Santino Marella b. Zach Ryder Cobra
Randy Orton b. Justin Gabriel RKO
Sheamus b. Daniel Bryan Brogue Kick
CM Punk b. Evan Bourne GTS
The Miz b. John Cena Pin after McGillicutty/Harris interfered
NXT
AJ won Name That Tune
Alicia Fox b. Naomi Axe Kick
Naomi won the Power Punch Challenge
AJ b. Aksana Small Package
Impact
Madison Rayne b. Tara Tara laid down
Samoa Joe b. Abyss via DQ when Abyss used the ring bell
Fourtune b. DAngelo Dinero Kazarian pinned Dinero after DWI
Rob Van Dam vs. Mr. Anderson went to a no contest when Jeff Hardy interfered
Smackdown
Rey Mysterio b. Cody Rhodes Springboard Splash
Jack Swagger b. MVP Ankle Lock
Alberto Del Rio b. Chris Masters Cross Armbreaker
Edge b. Dolph Ziggler Spear
Kaval b. Big Show Kaval survives the five minutes
Tyler Reks b. Kaval Reverse Firemans Carry Slam into a DDT
Kofi Kingston b. Drew McIntyre Trouble in Paradise