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Monday Night Raw
Date: December 13, 2010
Location: New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
Commentators: CM Punk, Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler
Its Slammy night which is almost always fun. Tonight we find out who the fans deemed the best of 2010 which should be interesting. In storyline terms tonight we have the ultimatum for Barrett: either rehire Cena and end the attacks or hes out of Nexus. Most interesting indeed. Lets get to it.
Theres either a new theme song or its for the Slammys. There are tables, ladders and chairs in front of the announce table.
We open the show, I kid you not, with David Arquette. He more or less cuts a promo at the presentation table with a deep voice and talks about beating Eric Bischoff for the world title. Hes booed out of the building to be nice about it. Hes presenting Shocker of the Year.
Nominees:
Miz Cashing in Money in the Bank
Nexus Initial Attack on Raw
Paul Bearer Turns on Undertaker at Hell in a Cell
Orton Punts Jericho
Winner: Nexus Initial Attack on Raw. Thats without a doubt the right choice. The last two arent surprises at all as Bearer constantly turns on Taker and Ortons punt meant nothing really. Miz was a shock but we all knew it was coming eventually. NO ONE saw Nexus coming.
Barrett comes out to accept on his own and says hes responsible for Nexus being here. He hasnt made his mind up about the Cena situation but he will by the end of the night. Barrett turns to leave and we get an E-Mail. In short, were getting a match right now.
Wade Barrett vs. Big Show
Show grabs the Slammy out of Barretts hand as he comes to the ring. Barrett hides from Show and hits the floor before any contact is made. Ah here we go as Show pounds away. Punk says Barrett is a hero for getting rid of Cena. Barrett gets a Greco-Roman thumb to the eye and goes after Shows leg. Everyone tries that strategy and it rarely works.
Show wakes up and we head outside again for a BIG chop. Barretts back looks awful with all the welts on it. He grabs his Slammy and takes the walk for the count out at 2:45. No rating due to the shortness and the fact that a lot of that was Show setting for chops and Barrett hiding.
Voting is still open for Superstar of the Year.
Theres a battle royal for Diva of the Year later tonight.
Kelly Kelly is here for the Despicable Me Award, along with Tyson Kidd and his bodyguard who towers over both of them. Kelly can barely read her teleprompter. This is more or less the biggest heel move of the year. Tyson introduces his bodyguard, Jackson Andrews. Kidd makes fun of Kellys intelligence and she says he doesnt talk much. I see why she hardly ever talks.
Nominees:
Drew McIntyre Making Teddy Long Lay Down
Kane Buries Undertaker Alive
Mr. McMahon Kicks Bret in the Gut
CM Punk Sings Happy Birthday to Rey Mysterios Daughter
Winner: CM Punk. Thats the best one probably as he was more or less pure evil there. This is his third Slammy and he celebrates like crazy in a funny bit. He says if you work hard you can achieve your dreams but tonight there is someone in the back that has wronged him. Punk will get him and what he did to Rey is nothing. He doesnt say who it is.
Kofi Kingston/Daniel Bryan vs. Ted DiBiase/Dolph Ziggler
Bryan has the Bellas with him again. I would have expected Swagger instead of DiBiase but this works I guess. Ziggler is in traditional tights now instead of the shorts. We take a break before the bell. Back with the match already going. The heels beat on Bryan as were told that some awards were already handed out and those can be found on WWE.com.
Lots of chinlocks follow before Bryan gets away long enough to bring in Kofi. The Jamafrican gets Trouble in Paradise to Ziggler to win at 3:00 shown. Again theres not enough here to rate as this was barely a match from what we were able to see. The Bellas looked great though.
Morrison vs. Sheamus again tonight.
Santino and Vladimir are here for the Guest Star Shining Moment of the Year Award. We get a MacGruber reference and Vlad isnt happy with is so Santino kisses him. These two are rapidly growing on me.
Nominees:
Mike Tyson Knocks Out Chris Jericho
Pee Wee Herman vs. Miz
Wayne Brady Takes an RKO
William Shattner Sings Theme Songs
Winner: Pee Wee Herman. None of them are here tonight but Pee Wee accepts the award via satellite. I liked Shattner better which was awesome beyond words. Punk wants a recount.
Nexus confronts Wade about his decision with Otunga saying Barretts singles career isnt looking good after his loss to Show. Barrett says he has his decision now and leaves.
Best Performance By a Winged Specimen: Raw Chicken
Best Use of Exercise Equipment: Rosa Mendes Uses a Shake-Weight
Most Menacing Haircut: Tyler Reks
Best Family Values: Kane Beats Up Jack Swagger Senior
Superstar/Diva Most in Need of Make-up: Sheamus
Cole in Your Stocking: Daniel Bryan Beats Up Cole on NXT
Outstanding Achievement of Baby Oil Application: Dashing Cody Rhodes
Frequent Tweeter Award: Goldust
Best WWE.com Exclusive TV Show: WWE NXT
Most Annoying Catchphrase: Zach Ryder for Woo Woo Woo You Know It.
Mark Henry vs. Cody Rhodes
Random matches for the win I guess. Cody tries basic stuff and gets LAUNCHED away. Mark grabs his face and messes it up. Why not go with basic attacks I guess? Cody trips him up and stomps away which is probably the best hes going to be able to do. Henry keeps shoving him away with eas.
This is the basic formula for most super strong wrestlers: non-strong guy does what he can, strong guy does basic stuff, small guy moves out of the way of something to get the win. In this case its a charge from Henry that misses to set up the Beautiful Disaster and a top rope kneedrop to end it at 2:49. Whats with the short matches tonight? Match was ok but like I said there was more or less nothing going on there so again no rating. Sorry about the lack of them tonight.
Holy *#&$ Award next.
Lawler is presenting this one and is in his full attire. His co-presenter: Vickie. Oh joy indeed. This is the Holy @*$& Award. King says he was at the vet all night with his lizard who had reptile dysfunction. I hate my life. Vickie has slimmed down a bit so Lawler makes fat jokes.
Nominees:
John Morrison Dives off the Set at Hell in a Cell
Kofi Kingstons Boom Drop at Money in the Bank
John Cenas FU to Batista at Over the Limit
Randy Orton RKOs Evan Bourne Out of AirBourne
Winner: John Cena. That is RIDICULOUS. It was an FU off a car and thats it. I was at the Raw where Orton hit the RKO and the place erupted. It was one of the most amazing things Ive ever seen. This wasnt even the best FU hes ever hit and it wins an award? Give me a break.
Barrett comes out to accept the award and give his decision. He says that hes not going to make his decision unless Cena is here so come on out. Cena comes through the crowd as you would expect him to. As Punk said last week: We have the worst security in the world. At least try to make it seem like hes fired. Have a guard escort him or something.
Wade says that this is a huge decision and here comes Nexus. They surround the ring and Cena is officially rehired on two conditions. Number one is he has to face Barrett at TLC in a chair match. Wasnt there already one of those scheduled? Number two is he faces Otunga tonight. Odd choice but ok.
Barrett says this is why he rehired him and Nexus attacks. Barrett grabs a chair and cracks Cena over the back with it. Nice shot so he does it again. Nexus leaves Cena laying. Im really not big on them rehiring him that fast. That could have gone on for months but they pull the trigger that fast? Im not digging that at all.
Next week there is a special two hour live Smackdown on USA and the Tribute to the Troops has an encore. The SD would be to avoid the show being on Christmas Eve which makes sense.
Arquette is back again, dressed like a low rent Elvis impersonator. Hes opening a theater in Hollywood or something like that. Hes presenting the Crowd Reaction of the Year.
Nominees:
Kid Reacting to Cena Joining Nexus
Woman Crying When Shawn Lost at Wrestlemania
Some Dumbstruck Moron (no event specified)
DEMON CHILD! (huge pop for that actually)
Winner: Do I even need to say this one? Shes here! Shes really quiet and here comes Miz. Oh this should be great. He offers to take the award for safekeeping and wants to see the face again. The girl gets all sad and leaves. Miz, Riley and Arquette come to the ring as the girl just leaves all sad.
Miz lists off his accomplishments this year which really are impressive. He says on Sunday hes going to dominate Orton but we get an E-Mail. They actually have text on the monitor now. Both Miz and Orton are facing former champions tonight and Mizs match is now.
The Miz vs. Rey Mysterio
I think theres something wrong with the audio there as the theme music is somewhat quiet. Rey sends him to the floor as we take a break. Back and they go for Reys sit out bulldog and botch the HELL out of it. Rey may have tweeked his knee but he sets for the 619. Heres Del Rip and Rey charges at him.
Miz catches him and sets for a powerbomb but drops backwards to send Rey face first into the apron which looked brutal. It gets two as it took awhile to get back into the ring. Reys knee looks fine so maybe he just landed oddly. Ah it was his ribs that he hurt. Superplex is blocked and Rey lands a big springboard crossbody for two.
Rey sets for the 619 but again Del Rio gets in his way. Miz is sent into him though and down goes Alberto. Rollup by Rey gets two. He sets for the 619 again but Del Rio interferes again and a small package gets the win for the champion at 3:30 shown of 7:00.
E-Mail says Orton vs. Arquette/Riley tonight. Oh dear.
Back from break and Edge is here for the Oh Snap Meltdown Award. Kane was supposed to co-present with him but hes having a meltdown of his own. He needs a co-presenter so he brings out Christian. Nice indeed. So are they brothers or just friends at this point? He wants Alberto to win for various reasons.
Nominees:
Big Show Breaks Swaggers Trophies
Alberto Del Rio Breaks Reys Arm/Wrist
Edge Destroys the Laptop
Batista Quits
Winner: Edge. I know people that that was awful but it really wasnt so bad. I liked it a lot actually and it made sense. Edge says this is odd as hes always been calm and cool and loses his mind about the laptop again. He apparently has a match with Swagger later and
Christian gets an E-Mail on his phone. Edge: YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME! Christian: Yes I am. Funny stuff. Edge cuts a short promo and says that things always stay the same. Christian does the e-mail sound into the microphone so Edge can say And I quote: Michael Cole is still a huge tool. I love these two.
Sheamus vs. John Morrison
Its the inbred spawn of Batman and Satan! Morrison spears Sheamus down and its on early. Sheamus spears Morrison down just as hard and its a big brawl. Its thrown out in 30 seconds for a double DQ. And before people freak out, that ending is perfect. It sets up the PPV and doesnt give the match away again so soon. Its perfect.
An E-Mail says Morrison vs. Sheamus at TLC in a ladder match for the #1 contendership. Ive been calling Miz vs. Morrison at the Rumble for months so that would make perfect sense. Sheamus jumps Morrison post E-Mail and spears him with one of the ladders that were at ringside. He sets the ladder up at an angle against the apron and launches Morrison over the top to land back first on the ladder. FREAKING OW MAN!
Back from a break with JTG and William Regal presenting Knucklehead Moment of the Year. Regal tries to get through this quickly because he doesnt understand JTG.
CM Punk Tries to Hide from Show and Gets Unmasked
Mae Young Wins at Old School Raw
Beth Phoenix is in the Rumble and Eliminates Great Khali
Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov Have a Dance-Off
Winner: Mae Young and Laycool. Im not sure what the point of this was as those werent really knuckleheaded moments. Either way Laycool comes out and look great to accept it.
Diva Battle Royal next.
Battle Royal
Laycool, Kelly, Maryse, Eve, Bella Twins, Rose, Melina, Alicia, Kaitlyn, Beth, Tamina, Natalya
I think thats everyone but Im not sure. Everyone surrounds Laycool and to their credit theyre like BRING IT ON. Tamina chills in the corner for a bit but puts out Kaitlyn. You can go through the ropes here. Rosa is out second. She has never won a match on the main roster. Tamina is out.
A Bella is out as theyre flying out of here insanely fast. The other Bella goes out with ease as Laycool is dominating. Maryse is gone. Theres no particular rhyme or reason here as you would expect in a battle royal. Michelle, looking GREAT in those red shorts, puts out Kelly who looks GREAT in those white shorts. Beth Glam Slams Melina out.
Down to Laycool, Beth, Natalya, Gail and Alicia. Beth kicks Layla out and she FREAKS. She distracts the Glamazon long enough to let Michelle put out Beth. Natalya puts out Alicia and Gail and walks into a big kick from Michelle who wins this at approximately 3:30.
Another E-Mail says Beth/Natalya vs. Laycool in a tag team tables match. The look on Michelles face is AWESOME.
Quick recap of Kane accidently killing Paul Bearer on Smackdown.
Edge vs. Jack Swagger
Triple threat ladder match at the PPV for the IC Title: Ziggler vs. Kofi vs. Swagger. Wow this is going to be all gimmick matches isnt it? Swagger overpowers Edge to start as its pretty clear that Kane will be involved here somewhere. After a brief beating, Edge gets an Edge-O-Matic to take over again. DDT gets two.
Swagger gets a shot in and sets for the Vader Bomb with Edge having his knees up before Swagger gets to the corner. Thankfully he winds up landing on his feet and grabs the ankle lock. Much better. Edge reverses the ankle lock into a rollup for two. Theres the Impaler and the spear ends this completely clean at 4:50. No Kane? Really?
Riley, Miz and Arquette have a stupid moment. Arquette has energy. You have to give him that.
We see clips of the Slammy winner for video game moment of the year. Its nothing special at all.
Big Show is here to present moment of the year. He talks about some great moments and mentions Hogan, Superfly and Austin. Tonight something joins them. I doubt that.
Nominees:
Cena is Free or Fired
Sheamus Jumps HHH as he Says Goodbye to Shawn
Edges Huge Spear at Wrestlemania
Streak vs. Career
Winner: Streak vs. Career. Thank goodness. Shawn isnt here, but he appears on satellite and is in an undisclosed location which he wont say because WWE would try to make him come back. Funny line. He has a big cut on his nose. Shawn says he doesnt miss it but does miss the fans who he might see soon.
Randy Orton vs. Alex Riley/David Arquette
I never thought Id have to type that. Riley starts and actually gets Orton down. Then Arquette comes in and runs away after Orton sets for the RKO. Backbreaker to Riley and the knee drop hits. Then it misses. Arquette is wearing what Punk calls Clubber Langs Gi. That fits rather well actually. Orton hits an Angle Slam on Riley and theres the RKO for the easy pin at 2:45. No rating for an extended workout for Orton.
Miz blasts Orton with the briefcase post match and they try to put him through a table. He fights them off and Arquette goes through it instead as every WCW fans ejaculates at once. Somewhere Russo is saying we just didnt get it. Stretcher ride for Arquette.
We run down the TLC card. I kind of like them just saying screw it: lets go all the way with the gimmicks. It makes it more appealing than last years.
The presenter for the Quote of the Year: Michael Cole.
There are too many nominees to list off. Its more or less every funny line of the year with some very funny ones in here, my favorite being I would RKO my own Grandmother to get back the WWE Title.
Winner: Michael Cole. Apparently he wins in general. He of course has a speech ready. He gets played off and the Superstar of the Year is next. Isnt there supposed to be a Match of the Year award?
Teddy Long comes out to do Superstar of the Year.
Nominees:
Edge
The Miz
Kane
John Cena
Rey Mysterio
Randy Orton
Winner: John Cena. Is anyone really surprised by that? He says that his fans never gave up on him and runs down a list of things hes done this year. Cena talks about getting all of Nexus and having only Barrett and Otunga to go.
John Cena vs. David Otunga
Otunga hasnt come to the ring yet and its 11:05. How long do you think this is going to go on for? Cena looks pretty good for a guy that took two chair shots earlier. We see a clip of that attack as we apparently need to waste more time. Otunga high flives every Nexus member other than Barrett but they smile at each other.
Barrett sends Nexus to the back and leaves as well. Cena attacks as Otunga turns around and methinks this isnt going to last long. Cena is all kinds of pissed off. He misses a charge in the corner and here comes Otunga. Hes clearly winning here. You know he will right? I mean hes DAVID OTUNGA! A kind of Pounce/elbow smash hits and theres the STF to end it in 1:58. Well they made it quick. Just a squash.
Post match Cena destroys Otunga with a chair as Barrett just stands there watching.
Results
Big Show b. Wade Barrett via countout
Kofi Kingston/Daniel Bryan b. Ted Dibiase/Dolph Ziggler Trouble in Paradise to Ziggler
The Miz b. Rey Mysterio Small Package
John Morrison vs. Sheamus went to a Double Disqualification
Michelle McCool won a Divas Battle Royal Michelle last eliminated Natalya
Edge b. Jack Swagger Spear
Randy Orton b. David Arquette/Alex Riley RKO to Riley
John Cena b. David Otunga STF
Tuesday
Raw got a 3.1 and the regular 2 hours got a 3.2. Nicely done.
NXT
Date: December 14, 2010
Location: Cajundome, Lafayette, Louisiana
Commentators: Josh Matthews, Todd Grisham
Its week 2 of NXT and things are looking good so far. Last week was a good start so hopefully that continues here. Id like to see more of their characters come out this time though which isnt something we got to see much of on the season premiere. Its weird to be getting ready for NXT and to have a positive outlook on it. Lets get to it.
We open as always, with Striker bringing out the rookies. Were opening with a karaoke challenge. I already dont like this. There are six envelopes with wrestlers theme songs that they have to sing. OBrian gets Sheamus and we FINALLY get the official words to Sheamus song. Surprisingly it doesnt say Lobster Head. His voice is all nasal and this is just awful.
Bateman gets Miz. Hes not bad but the pacing is all off. He throws in a shoutout to the college football team which is smart.
Novak gets a pop as he comes up for some reason. He gets Dolph Ziggler, who happens to be his pro. Novak sounds really quite drunk. He more or less just says the words which might be the best course of action.
Clay, the white Viscera, goes third with Cody Rhodes song .and doesnt do half bad. Its more talking but there was a little flair to it. Best so far.
Curtis gets Orton and gets down in the slither pose. I know nothing about music and Im not sure if this worked or not. Imagine a guy trying to sing like James Hetfield without having talent and singing Ortons song and thats about it.
Saxton is last and draws Shawn Michaels whose name gets a bigger pop than anything else so far. He messes up one of the most famous lyrics in wrestling history. How is that possible? He does dance a bit which helps somewhat. Saxton wins which I guess is the best choice as he was definitely trying.
Masters/Saxton vs. DiBiase/Clay up next.
Profile on Novak who says he used to play every spots, including football. They had a motto on the team: DTD Determined to Dominate. He says hes destined to dominate. Thats a good line. Novak says hes the most like Jack Swagger on the roster and that you have to look out for #1, and thats him. Kind of a generic promo/character but he sold it quite well.
Chris Masters/Byron Saxton vs. Ted DiBiase/Brodus Clay
See I told you it was up next. You didnt think Id lie to you did you? Josh talks about having dinner with Brodus recently and that hes a fascinating person. He actually comes off as that which is good. The rookies start us off. Clay shoves him around with ease so heres Masters instead.
After a little back and forth stuff Ted comes in and we actually take a break on NXT. Back with Ted holding a chinlock on Masters. I like this Brodus guy. Masters fights out of the corner but walks into a dropkick from Ted for two. In a funny bit Masters brings in Saxton and in a Shawn Stasiak like moment he charges and is taken down immediately.
Clay hits a huge spinebuster but tags DiBiase back in. A kneedrop misses and Saxton is able to get out and its pro on pro again. Another spinebuster, this time from Masters, hits DiBiase as does an accidently shot from Clay. Masters calls for the Masterlock but Saxton gets a quick tag and walks into Dream Street to end it at approximately 7:00.
We go to the back where Bateman is warming up when Bryan comes in. He says that Bateman has a match tonight so Bryan is going to teach him a hold. Its a heel hook which Bryan demonstrates step by step (Hey kids! Pay attention as the United States Champion shows you a basic way to snap someones ankle in three easy steps!) how to do it and tells Bateman to do it now. Bateman goes insane and shouts about how hes doing submission wrestling while Bryan is telling him what to do. In order to get Bateman to chill, Bryan KICKS HIM IN THE FACE! I told you that was the best solution to a lot of problems! Funny segment.
Obstacle Course time, but this time its for TWO immunity points. Novak goes first and does relatively well until he gets to the push-ups where he has to start over. He sets the time to beat at 37.9 seconds.
Saxton goes second and is a jerk to Striker. I guess hes not all bad. Saxton falls going over the hurdles and slams his head. He cant do push-ups either and goes over a minute.
OBrian is third but messes up on the wall/hurdle as well. He cant do the balance beam that well and winds up getting 42.7.
Bateman is fourth and the referees are REALLY anal about these push-ups. Bateman manages to break the time at 35.7.
Curtis says hes feeling very gazelle-like and breaks the time but the referees say he messed up on the balance beam so its a disqualification.
Brodus Clay is last and literally throws the walls out of his way. Naturally hes disqualified though.
Curtis gets another chance to a chorus of boos. He destroys the time at 31.4 seconds.
Profile on Curtis who talks about dabbling in a lot of stuff. He and a friend of his trained in a ring in the woods apparently and the friend was killed in a car wreck so he has dog tags on his tights because of it. Thats a cool story.
Raw Rebounds wastes some time.
Jacob Novak hits on Vickie for some reason. Ziggler comes in and asks Vickie to leave. Hes not happy and more or less says hands off. Is there a reason why Vickie is going to be a focal point of a storyline on this show in back to back seasons?
Ad for the 50 Greatest Superstars DVD which might be worth looking at.
Alberto Del Rio vs. Derrick Bateman
This should be short in theory. Alberto asks Ricardo to take out Bateman. Del Rio dominates early on as you would expect him to. The fans arent exactly thrilled by this match to put it mildly. Bateman makes a brief comeback and gets a modified neckbreaker. Think the Moonlight Drive that Morrison used back on ECW. Cross Armbreaker ends it in about 3:20. Not much more than a squash.
Results
Brodus Clay/Ted DiBiase b. Byron Saxton/Chris Masters Dream Street to Saxton
Johnny Curtis won the Obstacle Course
Alberto Del Rio b. Derrick Bateman Cross Armbreaker
Wednesday
Batistas daughter has a sex tape out. I dont care either.
Thursday
R-Truth was taken to the hospital with convulsing but is expected to be ok. Scary stuff.
Taras business in Louisville burned down and has been deemed suspicious. That could be interesting.
Todd Grisham may be on his way out and Josh Matthews will be replacing him on Smackdown. Awesome stuff.
Impact
Date: December 16, 2010
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Tazz
Episode Title: Head Games?
Tonight its another episode of Impact with three announced matches. First off we have the X Division Title on the line as Robbie E defends against Jay Lethal. We also have Mickie James and a partner to be named facing Madison Rayne and Tara in the tag title tournament. Finally, Rob Terry is back and facing Rob Van Dam. Kind of random but ok. Lets get to it.
We open with a recap of the events last week that set up Anderson vs. Morgan at Genesis. Anderson talks about having a lot of concussions including the one from Hardy on Impact a few months ago. Is Hardy wrestling at the PPV? It doesnt look like it.
Anyway Anderson gets here and kicks what looks like a time card display but its the match listing for tonight. Anderson is in a tag match against Hardy but it all ticked off about it. Morgan comes up to ask him whats wrong but Anderson wont say. It might be something about him not being cleared tonight. Morgan is his partner to little surprise.
Morgan comes into the arena and talks about how he made a choice to turn his back on Immortal and stand up for the injured Anderson. It was the right choice according to him. Tonight its Morgan/Anderson vs. Hardy/Kazarian and once the bell rings he cant help Anderson anymore. If Anderson gets hurt tonight its not on him.
Heres Anderson who talks about cheese and rice. Oh I get it. He says that he appreciates what Morgan has done for him but he is a man and a wrestler, so thats what hes going to do. Anderson offers a note from mommy or his doctor but Morgan says thats not what matters. He says do whats right by his fans. Morgan talks about Christopher Nowitskis Sports Legacy Institute and about how theyve been told to stand up to promoters if theyre injured.
Anderson cant respond as Jeff comes out and says they should just get married. Theres so much smoke you can only see the outline of Jeff and barely anything behind him at all. Jeff asks how Anderson knows Morgan isnt still working for Immortal. He goes on to say that Morgan needs to worry about himself, not Anderson. Hardy rambles about marks and how its all about the belt and the match tonight.
Tonight its another Jarrett MMA invitational thing.
Mickie/??? Vs. Rayne/Tara and the aforementioned main event tag match.
X-Division Title: Jay Lethal vs. Robbie E
At least Cookie looks good. Lethal jumps him for a fast start. Cookie trips Lethal seconds into it and his nose slams into the mat. Here comes Christy bouncing down the ramp with a pair of handcuffs to hook herself to Cookie. Its a new zany comedy coming this Fall! We take a break with Robbie hammering on Lethal in the corner.
Back with Lethal getting a small package for two. Robbie gets a nice Russian leg sweep for two. The girls start fighting at ringside which means Christy beats on her. ReAction starts at 11:30 tonight only. Hopefully thats a permanent thing. Lethal gets a suplex to take over again. We cut to Christy jumping in excitement. I regain consciousness as Lethal gets a nice top rope elbow for two.
Robbie gets a rollup with the ropes for two but gets caught as he goes up top. Superplex by Lethal has Robbie and the title in big trouble. Cookie tries to slip the spray in to Robbie get it winds up in her own eyes. Lethal Injection gives Jay his 6th title reign at 7:00 shown out of 10:30 total. Jay kisses Christy post match.
AJ makes fun of Robbie until Eric calls him out for losing the TV Title. Anyone can imitate Flair apparently and he needs to be a leader. Possible seeds of a face turn?
Douglas Williams says that he thinks beating AJ with his own finisher was entertaining. He calls over Magnus who for some reason still has a job. Chelsea is gone and Wolfe is coming back soon. We follow Williams into his dressing room as he answers some questions about AJ but is jumped by AJ himself who beats the hell out of him.
Actually this looks like an apartment or a really nice trailer. The girls are getting dressed in there and freak about the guys being there. Williams takes a big beating as I still have no idea where we are. The girls are getting annoying, throwing shoes at AJ to get him out. This goes on for a good while as Williams gets destroyed.
And from that to this. Jordan is trying to find Eric Young who has his own Hooters girls and a title belt that he found in a garbage can and claimed for himself. Jordan isnt sure about the girls and walks off. His outfit makes him look like a peacock exploded on him. We follow Eric who goes to find his sensei. Its Brian Kendrick who says a lot of philosophical stuff including one mans trash is another mans treasure. Uh ..yeah.
Hardy talks about the tag match tonight and about how hes glad to be in the tag match tonight.
Generation Me vs. Eric Young/Orlando Jordan
We hear about a Hooters special of Hooters girls in bikinis while skiing. And I was right about what I was expecting: Orlando Jordan comes out in a Hooters outfit. I knew I recognized that title belt: its the old TNA World Title belt, as in the one that Hardy threw in a trashcan. Young says this is a battle royal for the title. He dumps out the referee but Brian Hebner slides back in.
Ok so its a tag match. Eric throws out everyone anyway including his partner and declares himself the winner. Gen Me jumps Young and hit on the Hooters girls before Jordan comes in to clean house. Young gets a nice dive to take out Gen Me. Jordan gets a modified cobra clutch to end this comedy match at roughly 3:00.
Mickie comes up to Eric and wants to know who her partner is. Its Miss Tessmacher and I dont think Mickie is thrilled.
Knockouts Tag Title Semi-Finals: Mickie James/Miss Tessmacher vs. Tara/Madison Rayne
Sweet DAMN Tessmacher is gorgeous. Mickie and Rayne start us off but Tessmacher comes in instead. Rayne vs. Mickie for the title at Genesis. Madison beats Tessmacher down for awhile and chokes away. She misses a shoulder off the middle rope though and heres Mickie. Neckbreaker takes down Madison as Tara hasnt been in yet. Tara gets in a shot with her brace on her arm and a punch from Madison is enough to pin Mickie at 4:30.
Beautiful People vs. Madison/Tara for the titles next week.
Kaz insults Rob Terry a bit and might have been recruiting him for Fourtune/Immortal. We also hear that Rhyno is officially gone.
Pope is in the back and gets a donation from some guy. Thats worthy of an amen. Its nice to actually see them going somewhere religious with this street preacher thing.
Brother Ray comes out with a name patch that says hardcore. He wants the toughest guy in the locker room.
Brother Ray vs. Amazing Red
This is another bully themed angle it seems. Its a total squash for a few minutes until Ray runs his mouth off to Red. The announcers push the whole bullying aspect to no end. Red gets in a few shots but Ray kicks his head off and the Bubba Bomb ends it at 3:00. No rating for it being just a squash. D-Von runs out to stop a Conchairto and its the Dudley Explosion at Genesis.
Jarrett talks about his MMA thing some more.
Someone that might be Pope gets into a car and drives off.
Rob Van Dam vs. Rob Terry
RVD says that he doesnt care who Bischoff puts in front of him because hell get by them. Van Dam hammers away to start but falls victim to the power game soon. Terry gets some shoulder blocks in the corner to RVD then changes gears by going to the front. Terry takes him down as we take a break.
Back with Rob Terry sending RVD into the railing ribs first. More power moves have Van Dam in trouble until Van Dam unleashes the kicks. Rolling Thunder hits for no cover but the Five Star ends it at 6:00 shown of 9:30.
We get a quick recap of Jarrett's MMA career and the MMA challenge is up next.
Pope gets out of his car with the donation in hand and goes into a strip club. Cue evil, ominous music!
Jarrett comes out to Kurts riser entrance. His students help him get fired up along with Gunner and Murphy. Some guy in a green hat is picked after various people are insulted. A rear naked choke ends it in about a minute or so of course.
Mr. Anderson/Matt Morgan vs. Jeff Hardy/Kazarian
Anderson starts with Hardy but Jeff flips him off and its off to Kaz. Anderson is actually wrestling so I guess he really is back. Enziguri to the back of the head by Kaz gets two. Kazarian is whipped into the corner and falls down and his head rams into Andersons for a scary shot. Here comes Morgan who drills Kaz with a big right hand.
Hardys cheating allows Immourtune to take over with more shots to the back of Andersons head. He looks a bit deceased but gets back in to break up a double suplex. Down goes the referee and Anderson goes up. Rob Terry comes out and shoves him off to allow Jeff to hit the Twist of Hate on Morgan for the pin at 6:40. Anderson and Morgan had a mini-staredown to end the show.
Results
Jay Lethal b. Robbie E Lethal Injection
Orlando Jordan/Eric Young b. Generation Me Cobra Clutch to Max
Madison Rayne/Tara b. Miss Tessmacher/Mickie James Pin after a shot to Mickie from Taras brace
Brother Ray b. Amazing Red Bubba Bomb
Jeff Hardy/Kazarian b. Matt Morgan/Mr. Anderson Twist of Hate to Morgan
Monday Night Raw
Date: December 13, 2010
Location: New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
Commentators: CM Punk, Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler
Its Slammy night which is almost always fun. Tonight we find out who the fans deemed the best of 2010 which should be interesting. In storyline terms tonight we have the ultimatum for Barrett: either rehire Cena and end the attacks or hes out of Nexus. Most interesting indeed. Lets get to it.
Theres either a new theme song or its for the Slammys. There are tables, ladders and chairs in front of the announce table.
We open the show, I kid you not, with David Arquette. He more or less cuts a promo at the presentation table with a deep voice and talks about beating Eric Bischoff for the world title. Hes booed out of the building to be nice about it. Hes presenting Shocker of the Year.
Nominees:
Miz Cashing in Money in the Bank
Nexus Initial Attack on Raw
Paul Bearer Turns on Undertaker at Hell in a Cell
Orton Punts Jericho
Winner: Nexus Initial Attack on Raw. Thats without a doubt the right choice. The last two arent surprises at all as Bearer constantly turns on Taker and Ortons punt meant nothing really. Miz was a shock but we all knew it was coming eventually. NO ONE saw Nexus coming.
Barrett comes out to accept on his own and says hes responsible for Nexus being here. He hasnt made his mind up about the Cena situation but he will by the end of the night. Barrett turns to leave and we get an E-Mail. In short, were getting a match right now.
Wade Barrett vs. Big Show
Show grabs the Slammy out of Barretts hand as he comes to the ring. Barrett hides from Show and hits the floor before any contact is made. Ah here we go as Show pounds away. Punk says Barrett is a hero for getting rid of Cena. Barrett gets a Greco-Roman thumb to the eye and goes after Shows leg. Everyone tries that strategy and it rarely works.
Show wakes up and we head outside again for a BIG chop. Barretts back looks awful with all the welts on it. He grabs his Slammy and takes the walk for the count out at 2:45. No rating due to the shortness and the fact that a lot of that was Show setting for chops and Barrett hiding.
Voting is still open for Superstar of the Year.
Theres a battle royal for Diva of the Year later tonight.
Kelly Kelly is here for the Despicable Me Award, along with Tyson Kidd and his bodyguard who towers over both of them. Kelly can barely read her teleprompter. This is more or less the biggest heel move of the year. Tyson introduces his bodyguard, Jackson Andrews. Kidd makes fun of Kellys intelligence and she says he doesnt talk much. I see why she hardly ever talks.
Nominees:
Drew McIntyre Making Teddy Long Lay Down
Kane Buries Undertaker Alive
Mr. McMahon Kicks Bret in the Gut
CM Punk Sings Happy Birthday to Rey Mysterios Daughter
Winner: CM Punk. Thats the best one probably as he was more or less pure evil there. This is his third Slammy and he celebrates like crazy in a funny bit. He says if you work hard you can achieve your dreams but tonight there is someone in the back that has wronged him. Punk will get him and what he did to Rey is nothing. He doesnt say who it is.
Kofi Kingston/Daniel Bryan vs. Ted DiBiase/Dolph Ziggler
Bryan has the Bellas with him again. I would have expected Swagger instead of DiBiase but this works I guess. Ziggler is in traditional tights now instead of the shorts. We take a break before the bell. Back with the match already going. The heels beat on Bryan as were told that some awards were already handed out and those can be found on WWE.com.
Lots of chinlocks follow before Bryan gets away long enough to bring in Kofi. The Jamafrican gets Trouble in Paradise to Ziggler to win at 3:00 shown. Again theres not enough here to rate as this was barely a match from what we were able to see. The Bellas looked great though.
Morrison vs. Sheamus again tonight.
Santino and Vladimir are here for the Guest Star Shining Moment of the Year Award. We get a MacGruber reference and Vlad isnt happy with is so Santino kisses him. These two are rapidly growing on me.
Nominees:
Mike Tyson Knocks Out Chris Jericho
Pee Wee Herman vs. Miz
Wayne Brady Takes an RKO
William Shattner Sings Theme Songs
Winner: Pee Wee Herman. None of them are here tonight but Pee Wee accepts the award via satellite. I liked Shattner better which was awesome beyond words. Punk wants a recount.
Nexus confronts Wade about his decision with Otunga saying Barretts singles career isnt looking good after his loss to Show. Barrett says he has his decision now and leaves.
Best Performance By a Winged Specimen: Raw Chicken
Best Use of Exercise Equipment: Rosa Mendes Uses a Shake-Weight
Most Menacing Haircut: Tyler Reks
Best Family Values: Kane Beats Up Jack Swagger Senior
Superstar/Diva Most in Need of Make-up: Sheamus
Cole in Your Stocking: Daniel Bryan Beats Up Cole on NXT
Outstanding Achievement of Baby Oil Application: Dashing Cody Rhodes
Frequent Tweeter Award: Goldust
Best WWE.com Exclusive TV Show: WWE NXT
Most Annoying Catchphrase: Zach Ryder for Woo Woo Woo You Know It.
Mark Henry vs. Cody Rhodes
Random matches for the win I guess. Cody tries basic stuff and gets LAUNCHED away. Mark grabs his face and messes it up. Why not go with basic attacks I guess? Cody trips him up and stomps away which is probably the best hes going to be able to do. Henry keeps shoving him away with eas.
This is the basic formula for most super strong wrestlers: non-strong guy does what he can, strong guy does basic stuff, small guy moves out of the way of something to get the win. In this case its a charge from Henry that misses to set up the Beautiful Disaster and a top rope kneedrop to end it at 2:49. Whats with the short matches tonight? Match was ok but like I said there was more or less nothing going on there so again no rating. Sorry about the lack of them tonight.
Holy *#&$ Award next.
Lawler is presenting this one and is in his full attire. His co-presenter: Vickie. Oh joy indeed. This is the Holy @*$& Award. King says he was at the vet all night with his lizard who had reptile dysfunction. I hate my life. Vickie has slimmed down a bit so Lawler makes fat jokes.
Nominees:
John Morrison Dives off the Set at Hell in a Cell
Kofi Kingstons Boom Drop at Money in the Bank
John Cenas FU to Batista at Over the Limit
Randy Orton RKOs Evan Bourne Out of AirBourne
Winner: John Cena. That is RIDICULOUS. It was an FU off a car and thats it. I was at the Raw where Orton hit the RKO and the place erupted. It was one of the most amazing things Ive ever seen. This wasnt even the best FU hes ever hit and it wins an award? Give me a break.
Barrett comes out to accept the award and give his decision. He says that hes not going to make his decision unless Cena is here so come on out. Cena comes through the crowd as you would expect him to. As Punk said last week: We have the worst security in the world. At least try to make it seem like hes fired. Have a guard escort him or something.
Wade says that this is a huge decision and here comes Nexus. They surround the ring and Cena is officially rehired on two conditions. Number one is he has to face Barrett at TLC in a chair match. Wasnt there already one of those scheduled? Number two is he faces Otunga tonight. Odd choice but ok.
Barrett says this is why he rehired him and Nexus attacks. Barrett grabs a chair and cracks Cena over the back with it. Nice shot so he does it again. Nexus leaves Cena laying. Im really not big on them rehiring him that fast. That could have gone on for months but they pull the trigger that fast? Im not digging that at all.
Next week there is a special two hour live Smackdown on USA and the Tribute to the Troops has an encore. The SD would be to avoid the show being on Christmas Eve which makes sense.
Arquette is back again, dressed like a low rent Elvis impersonator. Hes opening a theater in Hollywood or something like that. Hes presenting the Crowd Reaction of the Year.
Nominees:
Kid Reacting to Cena Joining Nexus
Woman Crying When Shawn Lost at Wrestlemania
Some Dumbstruck Moron (no event specified)
DEMON CHILD! (huge pop for that actually)
Winner: Do I even need to say this one? Shes here! Shes really quiet and here comes Miz. Oh this should be great. He offers to take the award for safekeeping and wants to see the face again. The girl gets all sad and leaves. Miz, Riley and Arquette come to the ring as the girl just leaves all sad.
Miz lists off his accomplishments this year which really are impressive. He says on Sunday hes going to dominate Orton but we get an E-Mail. They actually have text on the monitor now. Both Miz and Orton are facing former champions tonight and Mizs match is now.
The Miz vs. Rey Mysterio
I think theres something wrong with the audio there as the theme music is somewhat quiet. Rey sends him to the floor as we take a break. Back and they go for Reys sit out bulldog and botch the HELL out of it. Rey may have tweeked his knee but he sets for the 619. Heres Del Rip and Rey charges at him.
Miz catches him and sets for a powerbomb but drops backwards to send Rey face first into the apron which looked brutal. It gets two as it took awhile to get back into the ring. Reys knee looks fine so maybe he just landed oddly. Ah it was his ribs that he hurt. Superplex is blocked and Rey lands a big springboard crossbody for two.
Rey sets for the 619 but again Del Rio gets in his way. Miz is sent into him though and down goes Alberto. Rollup by Rey gets two. He sets for the 619 again but Del Rio interferes again and a small package gets the win for the champion at 3:30 shown of 7:00.
E-Mail says Orton vs. Arquette/Riley tonight. Oh dear.
Back from break and Edge is here for the Oh Snap Meltdown Award. Kane was supposed to co-present with him but hes having a meltdown of his own. He needs a co-presenter so he brings out Christian. Nice indeed. So are they brothers or just friends at this point? He wants Alberto to win for various reasons.
Nominees:
Big Show Breaks Swaggers Trophies
Alberto Del Rio Breaks Reys Arm/Wrist
Edge Destroys the Laptop
Batista Quits
Winner: Edge. I know people that that was awful but it really wasnt so bad. I liked it a lot actually and it made sense. Edge says this is odd as hes always been calm and cool and loses his mind about the laptop again. He apparently has a match with Swagger later and
Christian gets an E-Mail on his phone. Edge: YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME! Christian: Yes I am. Funny stuff. Edge cuts a short promo and says that things always stay the same. Christian does the e-mail sound into the microphone so Edge can say And I quote: Michael Cole is still a huge tool. I love these two.
Sheamus vs. John Morrison
Its the inbred spawn of Batman and Satan! Morrison spears Sheamus down and its on early. Sheamus spears Morrison down just as hard and its a big brawl. Its thrown out in 30 seconds for a double DQ. And before people freak out, that ending is perfect. It sets up the PPV and doesnt give the match away again so soon. Its perfect.
An E-Mail says Morrison vs. Sheamus at TLC in a ladder match for the #1 contendership. Ive been calling Miz vs. Morrison at the Rumble for months so that would make perfect sense. Sheamus jumps Morrison post E-Mail and spears him with one of the ladders that were at ringside. He sets the ladder up at an angle against the apron and launches Morrison over the top to land back first on the ladder. FREAKING OW MAN!
Back from a break with JTG and William Regal presenting Knucklehead Moment of the Year. Regal tries to get through this quickly because he doesnt understand JTG.
CM Punk Tries to Hide from Show and Gets Unmasked
Mae Young Wins at Old School Raw
Beth Phoenix is in the Rumble and Eliminates Great Khali
Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov Have a Dance-Off
Winner: Mae Young and Laycool. Im not sure what the point of this was as those werent really knuckleheaded moments. Either way Laycool comes out and look great to accept it.
Diva Battle Royal next.
Battle Royal
Laycool, Kelly, Maryse, Eve, Bella Twins, Rose, Melina, Alicia, Kaitlyn, Beth, Tamina, Natalya
I think thats everyone but Im not sure. Everyone surrounds Laycool and to their credit theyre like BRING IT ON. Tamina chills in the corner for a bit but puts out Kaitlyn. You can go through the ropes here. Rosa is out second. She has never won a match on the main roster. Tamina is out.
A Bella is out as theyre flying out of here insanely fast. The other Bella goes out with ease as Laycool is dominating. Maryse is gone. Theres no particular rhyme or reason here as you would expect in a battle royal. Michelle, looking GREAT in those red shorts, puts out Kelly who looks GREAT in those white shorts. Beth Glam Slams Melina out.
Down to Laycool, Beth, Natalya, Gail and Alicia. Beth kicks Layla out and she FREAKS. She distracts the Glamazon long enough to let Michelle put out Beth. Natalya puts out Alicia and Gail and walks into a big kick from Michelle who wins this at approximately 3:30.
Another E-Mail says Beth/Natalya vs. Laycool in a tag team tables match. The look on Michelles face is AWESOME.
Quick recap of Kane accidently killing Paul Bearer on Smackdown.
Edge vs. Jack Swagger
Triple threat ladder match at the PPV for the IC Title: Ziggler vs. Kofi vs. Swagger. Wow this is going to be all gimmick matches isnt it? Swagger overpowers Edge to start as its pretty clear that Kane will be involved here somewhere. After a brief beating, Edge gets an Edge-O-Matic to take over again. DDT gets two.
Swagger gets a shot in and sets for the Vader Bomb with Edge having his knees up before Swagger gets to the corner. Thankfully he winds up landing on his feet and grabs the ankle lock. Much better. Edge reverses the ankle lock into a rollup for two. Theres the Impaler and the spear ends this completely clean at 4:50. No Kane? Really?
Riley, Miz and Arquette have a stupid moment. Arquette has energy. You have to give him that.
We see clips of the Slammy winner for video game moment of the year. Its nothing special at all.
Big Show is here to present moment of the year. He talks about some great moments and mentions Hogan, Superfly and Austin. Tonight something joins them. I doubt that.
Nominees:
Cena is Free or Fired
Sheamus Jumps HHH as he Says Goodbye to Shawn
Edges Huge Spear at Wrestlemania
Streak vs. Career
Winner: Streak vs. Career. Thank goodness. Shawn isnt here, but he appears on satellite and is in an undisclosed location which he wont say because WWE would try to make him come back. Funny line. He has a big cut on his nose. Shawn says he doesnt miss it but does miss the fans who he might see soon.
Randy Orton vs. Alex Riley/David Arquette
I never thought Id have to type that. Riley starts and actually gets Orton down. Then Arquette comes in and runs away after Orton sets for the RKO. Backbreaker to Riley and the knee drop hits. Then it misses. Arquette is wearing what Punk calls Clubber Langs Gi. That fits rather well actually. Orton hits an Angle Slam on Riley and theres the RKO for the easy pin at 2:45. No rating for an extended workout for Orton.
Miz blasts Orton with the briefcase post match and they try to put him through a table. He fights them off and Arquette goes through it instead as every WCW fans ejaculates at once. Somewhere Russo is saying we just didnt get it. Stretcher ride for Arquette.
We run down the TLC card. I kind of like them just saying screw it: lets go all the way with the gimmicks. It makes it more appealing than last years.
The presenter for the Quote of the Year: Michael Cole.
There are too many nominees to list off. Its more or less every funny line of the year with some very funny ones in here, my favorite being I would RKO my own Grandmother to get back the WWE Title.
Winner: Michael Cole. Apparently he wins in general. He of course has a speech ready. He gets played off and the Superstar of the Year is next. Isnt there supposed to be a Match of the Year award?
Teddy Long comes out to do Superstar of the Year.
Nominees:
Edge
The Miz
Kane
John Cena
Rey Mysterio
Randy Orton
Winner: John Cena. Is anyone really surprised by that? He says that his fans never gave up on him and runs down a list of things hes done this year. Cena talks about getting all of Nexus and having only Barrett and Otunga to go.
John Cena vs. David Otunga
Otunga hasnt come to the ring yet and its 11:05. How long do you think this is going to go on for? Cena looks pretty good for a guy that took two chair shots earlier. We see a clip of that attack as we apparently need to waste more time. Otunga high flives every Nexus member other than Barrett but they smile at each other.
Barrett sends Nexus to the back and leaves as well. Cena attacks as Otunga turns around and methinks this isnt going to last long. Cena is all kinds of pissed off. He misses a charge in the corner and here comes Otunga. Hes clearly winning here. You know he will right? I mean hes DAVID OTUNGA! A kind of Pounce/elbow smash hits and theres the STF to end it in 1:58. Well they made it quick. Just a squash.
Post match Cena destroys Otunga with a chair as Barrett just stands there watching.
Results
Big Show b. Wade Barrett via countout
Kofi Kingston/Daniel Bryan b. Ted Dibiase/Dolph Ziggler Trouble in Paradise to Ziggler
The Miz b. Rey Mysterio Small Package
John Morrison vs. Sheamus went to a Double Disqualification
Michelle McCool won a Divas Battle Royal Michelle last eliminated Natalya
Edge b. Jack Swagger Spear
Randy Orton b. David Arquette/Alex Riley RKO to Riley
John Cena b. David Otunga STF
Tuesday
Raw got a 3.1 and the regular 2 hours got a 3.2. Nicely done.
NXT
Date: December 14, 2010
Location: Cajundome, Lafayette, Louisiana
Commentators: Josh Matthews, Todd Grisham
Its week 2 of NXT and things are looking good so far. Last week was a good start so hopefully that continues here. Id like to see more of their characters come out this time though which isnt something we got to see much of on the season premiere. Its weird to be getting ready for NXT and to have a positive outlook on it. Lets get to it.
We open as always, with Striker bringing out the rookies. Were opening with a karaoke challenge. I already dont like this. There are six envelopes with wrestlers theme songs that they have to sing. OBrian gets Sheamus and we FINALLY get the official words to Sheamus song. Surprisingly it doesnt say Lobster Head. His voice is all nasal and this is just awful.
Bateman gets Miz. Hes not bad but the pacing is all off. He throws in a shoutout to the college football team which is smart.
Novak gets a pop as he comes up for some reason. He gets Dolph Ziggler, who happens to be his pro. Novak sounds really quite drunk. He more or less just says the words which might be the best course of action.
Clay, the white Viscera, goes third with Cody Rhodes song .and doesnt do half bad. Its more talking but there was a little flair to it. Best so far.
Curtis gets Orton and gets down in the slither pose. I know nothing about music and Im not sure if this worked or not. Imagine a guy trying to sing like James Hetfield without having talent and singing Ortons song and thats about it.
Saxton is last and draws Shawn Michaels whose name gets a bigger pop than anything else so far. He messes up one of the most famous lyrics in wrestling history. How is that possible? He does dance a bit which helps somewhat. Saxton wins which I guess is the best choice as he was definitely trying.
Masters/Saxton vs. DiBiase/Clay up next.
Profile on Novak who says he used to play every spots, including football. They had a motto on the team: DTD Determined to Dominate. He says hes destined to dominate. Thats a good line. Novak says hes the most like Jack Swagger on the roster and that you have to look out for #1, and thats him. Kind of a generic promo/character but he sold it quite well.
Chris Masters/Byron Saxton vs. Ted DiBiase/Brodus Clay
See I told you it was up next. You didnt think Id lie to you did you? Josh talks about having dinner with Brodus recently and that hes a fascinating person. He actually comes off as that which is good. The rookies start us off. Clay shoves him around with ease so heres Masters instead.
After a little back and forth stuff Ted comes in and we actually take a break on NXT. Back with Ted holding a chinlock on Masters. I like this Brodus guy. Masters fights out of the corner but walks into a dropkick from Ted for two. In a funny bit Masters brings in Saxton and in a Shawn Stasiak like moment he charges and is taken down immediately.
Clay hits a huge spinebuster but tags DiBiase back in. A kneedrop misses and Saxton is able to get out and its pro on pro again. Another spinebuster, this time from Masters, hits DiBiase as does an accidently shot from Clay. Masters calls for the Masterlock but Saxton gets a quick tag and walks into Dream Street to end it at approximately 7:00.
We go to the back where Bateman is warming up when Bryan comes in. He says that Bateman has a match tonight so Bryan is going to teach him a hold. Its a heel hook which Bryan demonstrates step by step (Hey kids! Pay attention as the United States Champion shows you a basic way to snap someones ankle in three easy steps!) how to do it and tells Bateman to do it now. Bateman goes insane and shouts about how hes doing submission wrestling while Bryan is telling him what to do. In order to get Bateman to chill, Bryan KICKS HIM IN THE FACE! I told you that was the best solution to a lot of problems! Funny segment.
Obstacle Course time, but this time its for TWO immunity points. Novak goes first and does relatively well until he gets to the push-ups where he has to start over. He sets the time to beat at 37.9 seconds.
Saxton goes second and is a jerk to Striker. I guess hes not all bad. Saxton falls going over the hurdles and slams his head. He cant do push-ups either and goes over a minute.
OBrian is third but messes up on the wall/hurdle as well. He cant do the balance beam that well and winds up getting 42.7.
Bateman is fourth and the referees are REALLY anal about these push-ups. Bateman manages to break the time at 35.7.
Curtis says hes feeling very gazelle-like and breaks the time but the referees say he messed up on the balance beam so its a disqualification.
Brodus Clay is last and literally throws the walls out of his way. Naturally hes disqualified though.
Curtis gets another chance to a chorus of boos. He destroys the time at 31.4 seconds.
Profile on Curtis who talks about dabbling in a lot of stuff. He and a friend of his trained in a ring in the woods apparently and the friend was killed in a car wreck so he has dog tags on his tights because of it. Thats a cool story.
Raw Rebounds wastes some time.
Jacob Novak hits on Vickie for some reason. Ziggler comes in and asks Vickie to leave. Hes not happy and more or less says hands off. Is there a reason why Vickie is going to be a focal point of a storyline on this show in back to back seasons?
Ad for the 50 Greatest Superstars DVD which might be worth looking at.
Alberto Del Rio vs. Derrick Bateman
This should be short in theory. Alberto asks Ricardo to take out Bateman. Del Rio dominates early on as you would expect him to. The fans arent exactly thrilled by this match to put it mildly. Bateman makes a brief comeback and gets a modified neckbreaker. Think the Moonlight Drive that Morrison used back on ECW. Cross Armbreaker ends it in about 3:20. Not much more than a squash.
Results
Brodus Clay/Ted DiBiase b. Byron Saxton/Chris Masters Dream Street to Saxton
Johnny Curtis won the Obstacle Course
Alberto Del Rio b. Derrick Bateman Cross Armbreaker
Wednesday
Batistas daughter has a sex tape out. I dont care either.
Thursday
R-Truth was taken to the hospital with convulsing but is expected to be ok. Scary stuff.
Taras business in Louisville burned down and has been deemed suspicious. That could be interesting.
Todd Grisham may be on his way out and Josh Matthews will be replacing him on Smackdown. Awesome stuff.
Impact
Date: December 16, 2010
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Tazz
Episode Title: Head Games?
Tonight its another episode of Impact with three announced matches. First off we have the X Division Title on the line as Robbie E defends against Jay Lethal. We also have Mickie James and a partner to be named facing Madison Rayne and Tara in the tag title tournament. Finally, Rob Terry is back and facing Rob Van Dam. Kind of random but ok. Lets get to it.
We open with a recap of the events last week that set up Anderson vs. Morgan at Genesis. Anderson talks about having a lot of concussions including the one from Hardy on Impact a few months ago. Is Hardy wrestling at the PPV? It doesnt look like it.
Anyway Anderson gets here and kicks what looks like a time card display but its the match listing for tonight. Anderson is in a tag match against Hardy but it all ticked off about it. Morgan comes up to ask him whats wrong but Anderson wont say. It might be something about him not being cleared tonight. Morgan is his partner to little surprise.
Morgan comes into the arena and talks about how he made a choice to turn his back on Immortal and stand up for the injured Anderson. It was the right choice according to him. Tonight its Morgan/Anderson vs. Hardy/Kazarian and once the bell rings he cant help Anderson anymore. If Anderson gets hurt tonight its not on him.
Heres Anderson who talks about cheese and rice. Oh I get it. He says that he appreciates what Morgan has done for him but he is a man and a wrestler, so thats what hes going to do. Anderson offers a note from mommy or his doctor but Morgan says thats not what matters. He says do whats right by his fans. Morgan talks about Christopher Nowitskis Sports Legacy Institute and about how theyve been told to stand up to promoters if theyre injured.
Anderson cant respond as Jeff comes out and says they should just get married. Theres so much smoke you can only see the outline of Jeff and barely anything behind him at all. Jeff asks how Anderson knows Morgan isnt still working for Immortal. He goes on to say that Morgan needs to worry about himself, not Anderson. Hardy rambles about marks and how its all about the belt and the match tonight.
Tonight its another Jarrett MMA invitational thing.
Mickie/??? Vs. Rayne/Tara and the aforementioned main event tag match.
X-Division Title: Jay Lethal vs. Robbie E
At least Cookie looks good. Lethal jumps him for a fast start. Cookie trips Lethal seconds into it and his nose slams into the mat. Here comes Christy bouncing down the ramp with a pair of handcuffs to hook herself to Cookie. Its a new zany comedy coming this Fall! We take a break with Robbie hammering on Lethal in the corner.
Back with Lethal getting a small package for two. Robbie gets a nice Russian leg sweep for two. The girls start fighting at ringside which means Christy beats on her. ReAction starts at 11:30 tonight only. Hopefully thats a permanent thing. Lethal gets a suplex to take over again. We cut to Christy jumping in excitement. I regain consciousness as Lethal gets a nice top rope elbow for two.
Robbie gets a rollup with the ropes for two but gets caught as he goes up top. Superplex by Lethal has Robbie and the title in big trouble. Cookie tries to slip the spray in to Robbie get it winds up in her own eyes. Lethal Injection gives Jay his 6th title reign at 7:00 shown out of 10:30 total. Jay kisses Christy post match.
AJ makes fun of Robbie until Eric calls him out for losing the TV Title. Anyone can imitate Flair apparently and he needs to be a leader. Possible seeds of a face turn?
Douglas Williams says that he thinks beating AJ with his own finisher was entertaining. He calls over Magnus who for some reason still has a job. Chelsea is gone and Wolfe is coming back soon. We follow Williams into his dressing room as he answers some questions about AJ but is jumped by AJ himself who beats the hell out of him.
Actually this looks like an apartment or a really nice trailer. The girls are getting dressed in there and freak about the guys being there. Williams takes a big beating as I still have no idea where we are. The girls are getting annoying, throwing shoes at AJ to get him out. This goes on for a good while as Williams gets destroyed.
And from that to this. Jordan is trying to find Eric Young who has his own Hooters girls and a title belt that he found in a garbage can and claimed for himself. Jordan isnt sure about the girls and walks off. His outfit makes him look like a peacock exploded on him. We follow Eric who goes to find his sensei. Its Brian Kendrick who says a lot of philosophical stuff including one mans trash is another mans treasure. Uh ..yeah.
Hardy talks about the tag match tonight and about how hes glad to be in the tag match tonight.
Generation Me vs. Eric Young/Orlando Jordan
We hear about a Hooters special of Hooters girls in bikinis while skiing. And I was right about what I was expecting: Orlando Jordan comes out in a Hooters outfit. I knew I recognized that title belt: its the old TNA World Title belt, as in the one that Hardy threw in a trashcan. Young says this is a battle royal for the title. He dumps out the referee but Brian Hebner slides back in.
Ok so its a tag match. Eric throws out everyone anyway including his partner and declares himself the winner. Gen Me jumps Young and hit on the Hooters girls before Jordan comes in to clean house. Young gets a nice dive to take out Gen Me. Jordan gets a modified cobra clutch to end this comedy match at roughly 3:00.
Mickie comes up to Eric and wants to know who her partner is. Its Miss Tessmacher and I dont think Mickie is thrilled.
Knockouts Tag Title Semi-Finals: Mickie James/Miss Tessmacher vs. Tara/Madison Rayne
Sweet DAMN Tessmacher is gorgeous. Mickie and Rayne start us off but Tessmacher comes in instead. Rayne vs. Mickie for the title at Genesis. Madison beats Tessmacher down for awhile and chokes away. She misses a shoulder off the middle rope though and heres Mickie. Neckbreaker takes down Madison as Tara hasnt been in yet. Tara gets in a shot with her brace on her arm and a punch from Madison is enough to pin Mickie at 4:30.
Beautiful People vs. Madison/Tara for the titles next week.
Kaz insults Rob Terry a bit and might have been recruiting him for Fourtune/Immortal. We also hear that Rhyno is officially gone.
Pope is in the back and gets a donation from some guy. Thats worthy of an amen. Its nice to actually see them going somewhere religious with this street preacher thing.
Brother Ray comes out with a name patch that says hardcore. He wants the toughest guy in the locker room.
Brother Ray vs. Amazing Red
This is another bully themed angle it seems. Its a total squash for a few minutes until Ray runs his mouth off to Red. The announcers push the whole bullying aspect to no end. Red gets in a few shots but Ray kicks his head off and the Bubba Bomb ends it at 3:00. No rating for it being just a squash. D-Von runs out to stop a Conchairto and its the Dudley Explosion at Genesis.
Jarrett talks about his MMA thing some more.
Someone that might be Pope gets into a car and drives off.
Rob Van Dam vs. Rob Terry
RVD says that he doesnt care who Bischoff puts in front of him because hell get by them. Van Dam hammers away to start but falls victim to the power game soon. Terry gets some shoulder blocks in the corner to RVD then changes gears by going to the front. Terry takes him down as we take a break.
Back with Rob Terry sending RVD into the railing ribs first. More power moves have Van Dam in trouble until Van Dam unleashes the kicks. Rolling Thunder hits for no cover but the Five Star ends it at 6:00 shown of 9:30.
We get a quick recap of Jarrett's MMA career and the MMA challenge is up next.
Pope gets out of his car with the donation in hand and goes into a strip club. Cue evil, ominous music!
Jarrett comes out to Kurts riser entrance. His students help him get fired up along with Gunner and Murphy. Some guy in a green hat is picked after various people are insulted. A rear naked choke ends it in about a minute or so of course.
Mr. Anderson/Matt Morgan vs. Jeff Hardy/Kazarian
Anderson starts with Hardy but Jeff flips him off and its off to Kaz. Anderson is actually wrestling so I guess he really is back. Enziguri to the back of the head by Kaz gets two. Kazarian is whipped into the corner and falls down and his head rams into Andersons for a scary shot. Here comes Morgan who drills Kaz with a big right hand.
Hardys cheating allows Immourtune to take over with more shots to the back of Andersons head. He looks a bit deceased but gets back in to break up a double suplex. Down goes the referee and Anderson goes up. Rob Terry comes out and shoves him off to allow Jeff to hit the Twist of Hate on Morgan for the pin at 6:40. Anderson and Morgan had a mini-staredown to end the show.
Results
Jay Lethal b. Robbie E Lethal Injection
Orlando Jordan/Eric Young b. Generation Me Cobra Clutch to Max
Madison Rayne/Tara b. Miss Tessmacher/Mickie James Pin after a shot to Mickie from Taras brace
Brother Ray b. Amazing Red Bubba Bomb
Jeff Hardy/Kazarian b. Matt Morgan/Mr. Anderson Twist of Hate to Morgan