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The only real news from today came from the UFC show which isnt something I often talk about in here. This time however, we got a non-kayfabe interview with Taker who seemingly had a real issue with Lesnar as he was leaving, saying something along the lines of You want to go? to Brock, as in implying a fight. No other details at this time as Taker simply said its a personal matter.
Sunday
Bragging Rights 2010
Date: October 24, 2010
Location: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Commentators: Jerry Lawler, Michael Cole, Matt Striker
This is the second Bragging Rights show and not something that Im particularly looking forward to. The elimination match more or less has no point at all on this show as Survivor Series is designed to be a match like that. The world title matches do little for me here but I guess they could be ok. This is just a throwaway PPV if there ever has been one but lets get to it.
The opening video is exactly what you would expect it to be like.
Striker says seeing someone buried alive is a once in a lifetime experience. Im pretty sure Taker has had it happen at least twice already. Three times actually.
Dolph Ziggler vs. Daniel Bryan
Standard Vickie intro for Ziggler here. Bryan tries to take it to the mat but Ziggler is fine there also as he was a college wrestler as well. To there floor where Ziggler hides behind Vickie so Daniel just jumps over her. Well thats one way to do it I guess. Cole is a bit less twat wafflish towards Bryan here. Reverse slam gets two for the IC Champion.
Fans are way behind Bryan here as we get a ton of fat jokes about Vickie. Almost all Ziggler here as this is a solid match although Im not sure if its a PPV level match. The champion vs. champion is good but at the same time, its Dolph Ziggler vs. Daniel Bryan. Ziggler hits a semi-FU from his knees which looked wicked.
Lots of mat work here which isnt what I was expecting but its not bad at all. I love the not so subtle jabs at Lawlers taste in younger ladies. Bryan busts out the kicks and Ziggler is in BIG trouble. We continue the wrestling tradition of not understanding the word literally. Bryan gets a top rope dropkick for a LONG two. Crowd is WAY into this.
Zig Zag is blocked and the kicks continue. Big kick gets two I think as the camera was on Vickie the whole time. Nice job there guys. We head up top for a suplex which is blocked by Bryan into a belly to back which is blocked into a cross body which is reversed into a cover for two for Bryan. Fans chant THIS IS AWESOME and theyre right.
Sleeper is reversed and a double clothesline puts both guys down. Crowd is into every cover here very loudly. Pinfall reversal sequence gets another round of applause but the Zig Zag hits. Dusty Finish occurs as Bryan gets his foot on the ropes. No music though so we keep going. Ive always wondered what would happen if the referee legit didnt see that happen.
Rope is grabbed as this is getting a lot of time. Its 8:23 and assuming my stream is up to speed were about 20 minutes into this. Ziggler starts yelling at Bryan and walks into the LeBelle Lock for the tap out. VERY good opener.
Miz takes credit for teaching Bryan everything he knows and a big argument ensues over who the real captain is. We somehow shift over to a discussion of snacks and beverages which sound good at the moment. Santino says since were talking about orders hell take some Sun Chips. Damn this is making me hungry. Punk vs. Miz was the main thing here and it was an entertaining segment I thought. Miz has a plan it seems.
And here are Rhodes and McIntyre. Ok then. They cut generic promos and we get an e-mail to major heat. And heres a bonus match!
Tag Titles: Cody Rhodes/Drew McIntyre vs. David Otunga/John Cena
WOW. Well this isnt what I was expecting at all. Otunga and Rhodes start us off. Its so weird to see Cena in a match 35 minutes into the show. The champions (cant say heels I guess) control to start with very fast tags. Off to Cena who doesnt want to tag. Cena refuses to tag out so Rhodes can drill him.
LOUD dueling Cena chants with the sucking crowd winning out over the going crowd. Not a very exciting match after the legit surprising announcement. The comeback sequence is initiated as Cena still wont tag out. Futureshock is avoided but Drew gets a blind tag and Cross Roads are countered into the STF to give Nexus the belts. I dont think Otunga landed a single punch.
Cena gives Otunga an FU after the match and leaves with both belts.
We recap the Goldust vs. DiBiase feud which is an added match for the card tonight.
DiBiase is trying to talk to Josh but Maryse rants in French for a bit first. DiBiase says Goldust is weird and he doesnt like him. Thats a good line actually.
Ted DiBiase vs. Goldust
This is kind of just thrown on the card but thats fine once in awhile. If nothing else there has been an actual match story built up and now were getting a payoff for it. That at times is all you need for success. Crowd is dead but what do you expect? Nice dropkick by DiBiase as were talking about the wedding more than the match.
DiBiase hits the falling punch which is always something Ive liked. Is there more momentum or something there? Cole and Lawler go at it over Lawlers trophy wives which is rather funny. Cole: Patented Goldust! Lawler: PATENTED? That was funny. Goldie goes for a top rope axe handle and jumps into a dropkick. This has been a somewhat better than Raw match so far.
Dream Street is blocked into a sitout spinebuster, which makes Striker say that Anderson belongs in the Hall of Fame. Hes right. The girls go at it (Joey Styles reference from Striker) as both guys are down. Aksana is crying and gets checked on, allowing DiBiase to drill him with a DDT for the pin.
Aksana hits on DiBiase afterwards but its a ruse to allow Goldust to drill him and get the belt back.
Divas Title: Layla vs. Natalya
Laycool do jokes about how Minnesotans have stupid accents. Brett Favre joke inserted here which is awesome. Striker: That was Shockmaster bad. Nattie does squats while holding Layla in a vertical suplex. That was awesome. She gets knocked to the floor and may have hit her head, allowing the champion to take over Damn Laylas ass is impressive.
Rather boring match so far but not as bad as I was expecting. Its odd that Nattie cant beat one of them on her own as fast as she could beat both of them on her own Friday. Layla gets a nice submission hold which is more or less a Rings of Saturn with her legs. Nice one. After a Sharpshooter attempt, there goes Layla with the belt. So much for that as Natalya (I always get an image from Goldeneye when I hear that name) throws her back in. Michelle pops Natalya as she is getting back in and Layla gets the pin.
Ad for Survivor Series which is narrated by Barrett. Apparently at Survivor Series, youre either Nexus or against us.
Buried Alive is next. Wait what??? At ten after 9? Really?
Matthews does a basic promo from inside the grave.
Same ad that weve seen a bunch of times for this match.
Smackdown World Title: Undertaker vs. Kane
This is the fifth ever Buried Alive match and Taker has been in them all. How many signature matches has this guy had? Hes won one of them, which was a tag match with HHH helping him and Show beat the Rock N Sock Connection I believe. Taker meets him in the aisle and its on fast. Big Undertaker chant to start us off.
The fans want BLOOD. Election isnt for 9 days people. Keep chanting. Theyre in the crowd now as there is no point in getting that much into this match yet, given how theres a guarantee its going to get at least twelve minutes or so. All Taker so far as we havent been in the ring at all. And for once thats the right thing to do.
Taker launches some chairs into the ring and Kane is more or less dead. Hes all kind of fired up here. Back into the crowd again as there has been zero attempt at going for the grave. Bearer is here too. I had forgotten about him. Kane gets some chair shots in to get us to even.
Kane gets two chokeslams and the crowd is SILENT. We finally start heading to the gravesite but Taker escapes Kanes grip. Some boo/yay punches in the aisle. As this THRILLING stuff is going on, it occurs to me how weird it is that Taker is billed as being from California. Finally at the grave and Kane throws dirt in Takers eyes to block a chokeslam.
Hells Gate from out of nowhere makes Kane tap out next to the grave. Bearer comes up from the hill the grave is on but Kane is tossed into the grave. Taker shoves Bearers face into the dirt and sets for a chokeslam. CUE NEXUS! What in the flying hell??? No Cena out there mind you. Kane gets back up out of the grave as the beatdown is on.
The big fried freak hits an urn shot to take down Taker and put him in the grave. Nexus does the burying (odd thing to see Taker being buried by young guys for once no?) but Kane runs them off. A bulldozer (Im not familiar with construction so its probably something else) buries Taker (again) to keep the title on Kane. Ah Lawler says bulldozer too so Im happy.
Special effects follow with nothing special.
Orton says hes not concerned with Cena and will drop him in the middle of the ring if he has to. Thats your main event apparently.
Team Raw vs. Team Smackdown
Raw: Miz (Captain), CM Punk, Sheamus, Santino Marella, Ezekiel Jackson, R-Truth, John Morrison
Smackdown: Big Show (Captain), Rey Mysterio, Jack Swagger, Tyler Reks, Kofi Kingston, Alberto Del Rio, Edge
Matching shirts for everyone here. I dont think Ive ever seen Kofi in blue before. Edges pyro allegedly messed up but I missed it. Morrison vs. Reks to start us off and remember this is elimination. Striker to Cole: does anyone really care what you think? Striker says Smackdown is now in the dictionary. Granted so is Raw but for a different usage. Why was the show called Raw anyway?
Santino in now to use the Cobra and off goes his head. Reks hits his finisher to go up 7-6. Well that didnt take long. Jackson in now as Lawler asks why no one tried to help Santino. Thats a very good question. Make that Show vs. Jackson as I like Smackdowns chances more and more. Off to Rey now who kind of drops the dime for two.
Kofi comes in and gets taken down along with Rey as Sheamus is in now. Sheamus is the biggest star in this match according to the announcers. That might be true actually. Jumping spinning Boom Drop hits Sheamus and the SOS gets two. Im just waiting on the big old Brogue Kick to take Kofis head off though. Ah never mind as its the High Cross instead and were tied at 6.
Rey vs. Sheamus now. KILL THE MIDGET! KILL HIM NICE AND GOOD! Punk comes in to a HUGE reaction and loud chant. Vince, pay attention to that. Snap powerslam gets two. Lots of tagging by Raw here and we get some actual analysis from Cole as he tells us why Miz is a better captain than Cole, which makes sense. Alberto comes in and has a brief staredown with Rey. And then he throws Rey into the barrier. Show is PISSED!
And Rey is apparently leaving which I dont think will last. Its Punk vs. Del Rio at the moment. Swagger and Morrison now as Morrison hits the Flash Kick for two. Rey is still in the match but is in the back for treatment. Sunset flip for Morrison gets two. This is an odd crowd as they go from very hot to very cold. Nice way to see how the crowd views various people.
Ankle lock is reversed and Morrison hits Starship Pain to officially go up 6-5. Reks vs. Morrison now. Striker and Lawler go at it again, this time over Lawler booking his own territory. Reks beats up Sheamus for a bit but the Brogue Kick ENDS him to bring in Show. Smackdown is in big trouble here. SHEAMUS BEATS UP HORNY! FUCKING SWEET BABY! Show and Sheamus fight up the ramp and both go out via countout. Show sprints back but cant get in.
Ok so its Edge, Alberto and technically Rey vs. Miz, Truth, Morrison, Jackson and Punk. Edge and Truth have a mini match as Truth shouts WHATS UP. Spear out of NOWHERE and Truth is out to make it 4-3. Starship Pain misses and SPEAR ends Morrison. Tied up. GTS almost immediately is blocked and an Edge-O-Matic puts Punk down. Big spear chant.
It misses though and heres Del Rio. Punks arm is bandaged heavily so look for the armbreaker. Blocked though as Punk gets a freaking backslide to put him out. Edge and technically Rey vs. Punk, Miz and Jackson. Striker offers to lace his boots up but Cole reminds him Smackdown wants to win in a funny bit. Heres Rey again as he drills Alberto on the way back to the ring.
Miz comes in and beats on Edge as we wait for the Rey hot tag. Edge vs. Miz now as Edge is in trouble. No mention of Edge and Rey being former tag champions so far. Reality Check to Edge gets two. Rey has tape up past his elbows and white tights. He looks like a mummy almost. Rey gets the tag and a seated senton to Punk. His arm is hurt badly though.
GTS is countered to set up a pinfall reversal sequence for a lot of two counts. Punk is set up in the 619 position. Connection and the springboard splash gets us down to 2-2. Jackson in now and this right here is domination. Striker is playing the home team commentator very well here. Edge is down from the corner as we get a bearhug. Ok scratch that as its over in seconds.
Theres Edges hand as Jackson is in position but does the smart thing and just stands up. DDT counter by the masked man and theres no Edge to tag. Please, not a twist by the GM. 619 hits and the splash is semi-botched but it gets Jackson anyway to get us down to 2-1. Edge is STILL on the ground. Something is up. Riley stops the third 619 and blocks the fourth and the splash eats knees for two.
Crowd is into this now and that makes sense I guess. Why get into the parts that mean nothing at all? Skull Crushing Finale is blocked and theres the hot tag to Edge and the spear gives Smackdown back to back wins! I KEEP THE WZPC TITLE! Striker keeps saying IN YOUR FACE to Lawler. Thats awesome. Cole claims to be Team Smackdown now. Well hes smart if nothing else. Did I really just say that???
Raw World Title recap. You know the drill.
Raw World Title: Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett
Cena is with Barrett here and we hear about how Orton might be the last chance to stop the infection known as Nexus. That sounds rather WCW vs. NWOish. Big match intros. Randy looks back and sees no one coming with him. Ok then. Barrett grabs the microphone and says if he doesnt win, Cena is fired TONIGHT. Well ok then. That leaves the door open for count out and DQ though.
Barrett hits the floor early after Orton takes over. Loud FIRE CENA chant. You cant say the crowd isnt making their voices heard. I know because I can hear them. Barrett gets on Cena for not attacking Orton when he had a chance to. This is the living definition of killing time before the big finish. Almost all Orton so far as Cena keeps avoiding any contact with Orton.
Barrett takes over as this is just boring as hell right now. Its not bad but we know this means nothing at all as its all about Cena and always will be. Thats not his fault but the booking is just kind of stupid here. Orton makes a comeback after about five minutes on the brink of eternity. I need these odd sounding phrases to get me through this.
Elevated DDT is blocked and the referee is bumped. Well you knew that was coming. Barrett yells at Cena to come help while he can. Orton shoves Wade into Cena and down he goes. Cue the other Nexus guys and Orton is in trouble. Striker: guys Wade Barrett is going to be the new WWE Champion.
Cena comes back in and takes out Nexus with Orton adding an RKO to Slater. Cena hits the floor and says he had to do it or you get disqualified. Thats very true actually and good thinking. Wasteland is blocked and here comes Orton.
Elevated DDT connects and Orton dances into the RKO mat slappage of awesomeness. Cena slides in and casually hits an FU on Barrett to give him the win by DQ. NICE. Cena helped Barrett win. He hands the belt to Orton but gets an RKO for his troubles. Yep I was right about the ending. RKO to Barrett and copious posing ends the show.
Results
Daniel Bryan b. Dolph Ziggler LeBelle Lock
David Otunga/John Cena b. Cody Rhodes/Drew McIntyre STF to Rhodes
Ted DiBiase b. Goldust - DDT
Layla b. Natalya Pin after Michelle hit Natalya
Kane b. Undertaker Kane buried Undertaker alive
Team Smackdown b. Team Raw Edge last eliminated Miz with a spear
Wade Barrett b. Randy Orton via DQ when John Cena interfered
Quick Results
Raw
Drew McIntyre/Cody Rhodes b. Hart Dynasty Futureshock to Smith
Goldust b. Zach Ryder Final Cut
John Cena/Randy Orton b. Michael McGillicutty/Husky Harris RKO to McGillicutty
Natalya b. Alicia Fox Sharpshooter
Big Show/Edge won a battle royal
NXT
Maxine b. AJ Sunset flip
Naomi won a Guest The Body contest
Naomi won a Limbo Contest
Bella Twins b. Kelly Kelly/Naomi Small Package to Naomi
Impact
Robbie E b. Amazing Red Jumping Diamond Cutter
AJ Styles b. DAngelo Dinero Pin after a Black Hole Slam from Abyss
Beer Money b. Rob Van Dam/Sabu Roode pinned Van Dam after Sabu missed a chair shot
Mickie James b. Sarita Spin Kick
Kazarian b. Mr. Anderson Kazarian Grabbed the X
Smackdown
Big Show/Rey Mysterio/Kofi Kingston b. The Miz/Ezekiel Jackson/Sheamus Rey pinned Miz after a splash from Big Shows shoulders
Jack Swagger b. Santino Marella Ankle Lock
Alberto Del Rio b. John Morrison Cross Armbreaker
Edge b. CM Punk via DQ when Miz and Alex Riley interfered
Randy Orton b. Kane RKO
Bragging Rights
Daniel Bryan b. Dolph Ziggler LeBelle Lock
David Otunga/John Cena b. Cody Rhodes/Drew McIntyre STF to Rhodes
Ted DiBiase b. Goldust - DDT
Layla b. Natalya Pin after Michelle hit Natalya
Kane b. Undertaker Kane buried Undertaker alive
Team Smackdown b. Team Raw Edge last eliminated Miz with a spear
Wade Barrett b. Randy Orton via DQ when John Cena interfered
The only real news from today came from the UFC show which isnt something I often talk about in here. This time however, we got a non-kayfabe interview with Taker who seemingly had a real issue with Lesnar as he was leaving, saying something along the lines of You want to go? to Brock, as in implying a fight. No other details at this time as Taker simply said its a personal matter.
Sunday
Bragging Rights 2010
Date: October 24, 2010
Location: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Commentators: Jerry Lawler, Michael Cole, Matt Striker
This is the second Bragging Rights show and not something that Im particularly looking forward to. The elimination match more or less has no point at all on this show as Survivor Series is designed to be a match like that. The world title matches do little for me here but I guess they could be ok. This is just a throwaway PPV if there ever has been one but lets get to it.
The opening video is exactly what you would expect it to be like.
Striker says seeing someone buried alive is a once in a lifetime experience. Im pretty sure Taker has had it happen at least twice already. Three times actually.
Dolph Ziggler vs. Daniel Bryan
Standard Vickie intro for Ziggler here. Bryan tries to take it to the mat but Ziggler is fine there also as he was a college wrestler as well. To there floor where Ziggler hides behind Vickie so Daniel just jumps over her. Well thats one way to do it I guess. Cole is a bit less twat wafflish towards Bryan here. Reverse slam gets two for the IC Champion.
Fans are way behind Bryan here as we get a ton of fat jokes about Vickie. Almost all Ziggler here as this is a solid match although Im not sure if its a PPV level match. The champion vs. champion is good but at the same time, its Dolph Ziggler vs. Daniel Bryan. Ziggler hits a semi-FU from his knees which looked wicked.
Lots of mat work here which isnt what I was expecting but its not bad at all. I love the not so subtle jabs at Lawlers taste in younger ladies. Bryan busts out the kicks and Ziggler is in BIG trouble. We continue the wrestling tradition of not understanding the word literally. Bryan gets a top rope dropkick for a LONG two. Crowd is WAY into this.
Zig Zag is blocked and the kicks continue. Big kick gets two I think as the camera was on Vickie the whole time. Nice job there guys. We head up top for a suplex which is blocked by Bryan into a belly to back which is blocked into a cross body which is reversed into a cover for two for Bryan. Fans chant THIS IS AWESOME and theyre right.
Sleeper is reversed and a double clothesline puts both guys down. Crowd is into every cover here very loudly. Pinfall reversal sequence gets another round of applause but the Zig Zag hits. Dusty Finish occurs as Bryan gets his foot on the ropes. No music though so we keep going. Ive always wondered what would happen if the referee legit didnt see that happen.
Rope is grabbed as this is getting a lot of time. Its 8:23 and assuming my stream is up to speed were about 20 minutes into this. Ziggler starts yelling at Bryan and walks into the LeBelle Lock for the tap out. VERY good opener.
Miz takes credit for teaching Bryan everything he knows and a big argument ensues over who the real captain is. We somehow shift over to a discussion of snacks and beverages which sound good at the moment. Santino says since were talking about orders hell take some Sun Chips. Damn this is making me hungry. Punk vs. Miz was the main thing here and it was an entertaining segment I thought. Miz has a plan it seems.
And here are Rhodes and McIntyre. Ok then. They cut generic promos and we get an e-mail to major heat. And heres a bonus match!
Tag Titles: Cody Rhodes/Drew McIntyre vs. David Otunga/John Cena
WOW. Well this isnt what I was expecting at all. Otunga and Rhodes start us off. Its so weird to see Cena in a match 35 minutes into the show. The champions (cant say heels I guess) control to start with very fast tags. Off to Cena who doesnt want to tag. Cena refuses to tag out so Rhodes can drill him.
LOUD dueling Cena chants with the sucking crowd winning out over the going crowd. Not a very exciting match after the legit surprising announcement. The comeback sequence is initiated as Cena still wont tag out. Futureshock is avoided but Drew gets a blind tag and Cross Roads are countered into the STF to give Nexus the belts. I dont think Otunga landed a single punch.
Cena gives Otunga an FU after the match and leaves with both belts.
We recap the Goldust vs. DiBiase feud which is an added match for the card tonight.
DiBiase is trying to talk to Josh but Maryse rants in French for a bit first. DiBiase says Goldust is weird and he doesnt like him. Thats a good line actually.
Ted DiBiase vs. Goldust
This is kind of just thrown on the card but thats fine once in awhile. If nothing else there has been an actual match story built up and now were getting a payoff for it. That at times is all you need for success. Crowd is dead but what do you expect? Nice dropkick by DiBiase as were talking about the wedding more than the match.
DiBiase hits the falling punch which is always something Ive liked. Is there more momentum or something there? Cole and Lawler go at it over Lawlers trophy wives which is rather funny. Cole: Patented Goldust! Lawler: PATENTED? That was funny. Goldie goes for a top rope axe handle and jumps into a dropkick. This has been a somewhat better than Raw match so far.
Dream Street is blocked into a sitout spinebuster, which makes Striker say that Anderson belongs in the Hall of Fame. Hes right. The girls go at it (Joey Styles reference from Striker) as both guys are down. Aksana is crying and gets checked on, allowing DiBiase to drill him with a DDT for the pin.
Aksana hits on DiBiase afterwards but its a ruse to allow Goldust to drill him and get the belt back.
Divas Title: Layla vs. Natalya
Laycool do jokes about how Minnesotans have stupid accents. Brett Favre joke inserted here which is awesome. Striker: That was Shockmaster bad. Nattie does squats while holding Layla in a vertical suplex. That was awesome. She gets knocked to the floor and may have hit her head, allowing the champion to take over Damn Laylas ass is impressive.
Rather boring match so far but not as bad as I was expecting. Its odd that Nattie cant beat one of them on her own as fast as she could beat both of them on her own Friday. Layla gets a nice submission hold which is more or less a Rings of Saturn with her legs. Nice one. After a Sharpshooter attempt, there goes Layla with the belt. So much for that as Natalya (I always get an image from Goldeneye when I hear that name) throws her back in. Michelle pops Natalya as she is getting back in and Layla gets the pin.
Ad for Survivor Series which is narrated by Barrett. Apparently at Survivor Series, youre either Nexus or against us.
Buried Alive is next. Wait what??? At ten after 9? Really?
Matthews does a basic promo from inside the grave.
Same ad that weve seen a bunch of times for this match.
Smackdown World Title: Undertaker vs. Kane
This is the fifth ever Buried Alive match and Taker has been in them all. How many signature matches has this guy had? Hes won one of them, which was a tag match with HHH helping him and Show beat the Rock N Sock Connection I believe. Taker meets him in the aisle and its on fast. Big Undertaker chant to start us off.
The fans want BLOOD. Election isnt for 9 days people. Keep chanting. Theyre in the crowd now as there is no point in getting that much into this match yet, given how theres a guarantee its going to get at least twelve minutes or so. All Taker so far as we havent been in the ring at all. And for once thats the right thing to do.
Taker launches some chairs into the ring and Kane is more or less dead. Hes all kind of fired up here. Back into the crowd again as there has been zero attempt at going for the grave. Bearer is here too. I had forgotten about him. Kane gets some chair shots in to get us to even.
Kane gets two chokeslams and the crowd is SILENT. We finally start heading to the gravesite but Taker escapes Kanes grip. Some boo/yay punches in the aisle. As this THRILLING stuff is going on, it occurs to me how weird it is that Taker is billed as being from California. Finally at the grave and Kane throws dirt in Takers eyes to block a chokeslam.
Hells Gate from out of nowhere makes Kane tap out next to the grave. Bearer comes up from the hill the grave is on but Kane is tossed into the grave. Taker shoves Bearers face into the dirt and sets for a chokeslam. CUE NEXUS! What in the flying hell??? No Cena out there mind you. Kane gets back up out of the grave as the beatdown is on.
The big fried freak hits an urn shot to take down Taker and put him in the grave. Nexus does the burying (odd thing to see Taker being buried by young guys for once no?) but Kane runs them off. A bulldozer (Im not familiar with construction so its probably something else) buries Taker (again) to keep the title on Kane. Ah Lawler says bulldozer too so Im happy.
Special effects follow with nothing special.
Orton says hes not concerned with Cena and will drop him in the middle of the ring if he has to. Thats your main event apparently.
Team Raw vs. Team Smackdown
Raw: Miz (Captain), CM Punk, Sheamus, Santino Marella, Ezekiel Jackson, R-Truth, John Morrison
Smackdown: Big Show (Captain), Rey Mysterio, Jack Swagger, Tyler Reks, Kofi Kingston, Alberto Del Rio, Edge
Matching shirts for everyone here. I dont think Ive ever seen Kofi in blue before. Edges pyro allegedly messed up but I missed it. Morrison vs. Reks to start us off and remember this is elimination. Striker to Cole: does anyone really care what you think? Striker says Smackdown is now in the dictionary. Granted so is Raw but for a different usage. Why was the show called Raw anyway?
Santino in now to use the Cobra and off goes his head. Reks hits his finisher to go up 7-6. Well that didnt take long. Jackson in now as Lawler asks why no one tried to help Santino. Thats a very good question. Make that Show vs. Jackson as I like Smackdowns chances more and more. Off to Rey now who kind of drops the dime for two.
Kofi comes in and gets taken down along with Rey as Sheamus is in now. Sheamus is the biggest star in this match according to the announcers. That might be true actually. Jumping spinning Boom Drop hits Sheamus and the SOS gets two. Im just waiting on the big old Brogue Kick to take Kofis head off though. Ah never mind as its the High Cross instead and were tied at 6.
Rey vs. Sheamus now. KILL THE MIDGET! KILL HIM NICE AND GOOD! Punk comes in to a HUGE reaction and loud chant. Vince, pay attention to that. Snap powerslam gets two. Lots of tagging by Raw here and we get some actual analysis from Cole as he tells us why Miz is a better captain than Cole, which makes sense. Alberto comes in and has a brief staredown with Rey. And then he throws Rey into the barrier. Show is PISSED!
And Rey is apparently leaving which I dont think will last. Its Punk vs. Del Rio at the moment. Swagger and Morrison now as Morrison hits the Flash Kick for two. Rey is still in the match but is in the back for treatment. Sunset flip for Morrison gets two. This is an odd crowd as they go from very hot to very cold. Nice way to see how the crowd views various people.
Ankle lock is reversed and Morrison hits Starship Pain to officially go up 6-5. Reks vs. Morrison now. Striker and Lawler go at it again, this time over Lawler booking his own territory. Reks beats up Sheamus for a bit but the Brogue Kick ENDS him to bring in Show. Smackdown is in big trouble here. SHEAMUS BEATS UP HORNY! FUCKING SWEET BABY! Show and Sheamus fight up the ramp and both go out via countout. Show sprints back but cant get in.
Ok so its Edge, Alberto and technically Rey vs. Miz, Truth, Morrison, Jackson and Punk. Edge and Truth have a mini match as Truth shouts WHATS UP. Spear out of NOWHERE and Truth is out to make it 4-3. Starship Pain misses and SPEAR ends Morrison. Tied up. GTS almost immediately is blocked and an Edge-O-Matic puts Punk down. Big spear chant.
It misses though and heres Del Rio. Punks arm is bandaged heavily so look for the armbreaker. Blocked though as Punk gets a freaking backslide to put him out. Edge and technically Rey vs. Punk, Miz and Jackson. Striker offers to lace his boots up but Cole reminds him Smackdown wants to win in a funny bit. Heres Rey again as he drills Alberto on the way back to the ring.
Miz comes in and beats on Edge as we wait for the Rey hot tag. Edge vs. Miz now as Edge is in trouble. No mention of Edge and Rey being former tag champions so far. Reality Check to Edge gets two. Rey has tape up past his elbows and white tights. He looks like a mummy almost. Rey gets the tag and a seated senton to Punk. His arm is hurt badly though.
GTS is countered to set up a pinfall reversal sequence for a lot of two counts. Punk is set up in the 619 position. Connection and the springboard splash gets us down to 2-2. Jackson in now and this right here is domination. Striker is playing the home team commentator very well here. Edge is down from the corner as we get a bearhug. Ok scratch that as its over in seconds.
Theres Edges hand as Jackson is in position but does the smart thing and just stands up. DDT counter by the masked man and theres no Edge to tag. Please, not a twist by the GM. 619 hits and the splash is semi-botched but it gets Jackson anyway to get us down to 2-1. Edge is STILL on the ground. Something is up. Riley stops the third 619 and blocks the fourth and the splash eats knees for two.
Crowd is into this now and that makes sense I guess. Why get into the parts that mean nothing at all? Skull Crushing Finale is blocked and theres the hot tag to Edge and the spear gives Smackdown back to back wins! I KEEP THE WZPC TITLE! Striker keeps saying IN YOUR FACE to Lawler. Thats awesome. Cole claims to be Team Smackdown now. Well hes smart if nothing else. Did I really just say that???
Raw World Title recap. You know the drill.
Raw World Title: Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett
Cena is with Barrett here and we hear about how Orton might be the last chance to stop the infection known as Nexus. That sounds rather WCW vs. NWOish. Big match intros. Randy looks back and sees no one coming with him. Ok then. Barrett grabs the microphone and says if he doesnt win, Cena is fired TONIGHT. Well ok then. That leaves the door open for count out and DQ though.
Barrett hits the floor early after Orton takes over. Loud FIRE CENA chant. You cant say the crowd isnt making their voices heard. I know because I can hear them. Barrett gets on Cena for not attacking Orton when he had a chance to. This is the living definition of killing time before the big finish. Almost all Orton so far as Cena keeps avoiding any contact with Orton.
Barrett takes over as this is just boring as hell right now. Its not bad but we know this means nothing at all as its all about Cena and always will be. Thats not his fault but the booking is just kind of stupid here. Orton makes a comeback after about five minutes on the brink of eternity. I need these odd sounding phrases to get me through this.
Elevated DDT is blocked and the referee is bumped. Well you knew that was coming. Barrett yells at Cena to come help while he can. Orton shoves Wade into Cena and down he goes. Cue the other Nexus guys and Orton is in trouble. Striker: guys Wade Barrett is going to be the new WWE Champion.
Cena comes back in and takes out Nexus with Orton adding an RKO to Slater. Cena hits the floor and says he had to do it or you get disqualified. Thats very true actually and good thinking. Wasteland is blocked and here comes Orton.
Elevated DDT connects and Orton dances into the RKO mat slappage of awesomeness. Cena slides in and casually hits an FU on Barrett to give him the win by DQ. NICE. Cena helped Barrett win. He hands the belt to Orton but gets an RKO for his troubles. Yep I was right about the ending. RKO to Barrett and copious posing ends the show.
Results
Daniel Bryan b. Dolph Ziggler LeBelle Lock
David Otunga/John Cena b. Cody Rhodes/Drew McIntyre STF to Rhodes
Ted DiBiase b. Goldust - DDT
Layla b. Natalya Pin after Michelle hit Natalya
Kane b. Undertaker Kane buried Undertaker alive
Team Smackdown b. Team Raw Edge last eliminated Miz with a spear
Wade Barrett b. Randy Orton via DQ when John Cena interfered
Quick Results
Raw
Drew McIntyre/Cody Rhodes b. Hart Dynasty Futureshock to Smith
Goldust b. Zach Ryder Final Cut
John Cena/Randy Orton b. Michael McGillicutty/Husky Harris RKO to McGillicutty
Natalya b. Alicia Fox Sharpshooter
Big Show/Edge won a battle royal
NXT
Maxine b. AJ Sunset flip
Naomi won a Guest The Body contest
Naomi won a Limbo Contest
Bella Twins b. Kelly Kelly/Naomi Small Package to Naomi
Impact
Robbie E b. Amazing Red Jumping Diamond Cutter
AJ Styles b. DAngelo Dinero Pin after a Black Hole Slam from Abyss
Beer Money b. Rob Van Dam/Sabu Roode pinned Van Dam after Sabu missed a chair shot
Mickie James b. Sarita Spin Kick
Kazarian b. Mr. Anderson Kazarian Grabbed the X
Smackdown
Big Show/Rey Mysterio/Kofi Kingston b. The Miz/Ezekiel Jackson/Sheamus Rey pinned Miz after a splash from Big Shows shoulders
Jack Swagger b. Santino Marella Ankle Lock
Alberto Del Rio b. John Morrison Cross Armbreaker
Edge b. CM Punk via DQ when Miz and Alex Riley interfered
Randy Orton b. Kane RKO
Bragging Rights
Daniel Bryan b. Dolph Ziggler LeBelle Lock
David Otunga/John Cena b. Cody Rhodes/Drew McIntyre STF to Rhodes
Ted DiBiase b. Goldust - DDT
Layla b. Natalya Pin after Michelle hit Natalya
Kane b. Undertaker Kane buried Undertaker alive
Team Smackdown b. Team Raw Edge last eliminated Miz with a spear
Wade Barrett b. Randy Orton via DQ when John Cena interfered