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Monday
Monday Night Raw
Date: December 27, 2010
Location: Times Union Center, Albany, New York
Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler
First and foremost I hope everyone had a safe and Merry Christmas. Tonight is another edition of Raw and in this case its the final show of the year. Were on the road to the Rumble which then merges with the Road to Wrestlemania. Tonight well see whats next for Punk vs. Cena which has me very interested indeed. With that being said, lets get to it.
Theres a Smackdown house show tonight in Pittsburgh. Nice job guys. Make sure that however many thousand people going to that cant watch Raw.
Well if nothing else the voiceover guy has promised me a great main event tonight so theres that to look forward to.
Theme song opens us up which I dont recall them doing lately.
Cena is here to open the show and remember he is LIBERATED now. He talks about how its odd that every time someone comes down the ramp they always grab a microphone and just talk about what happened last week. Tonight, hes going to do the exact same thing. As always he acknowledges the fans that boo him which is rather refreshing. We get a clip of Punk destroying Cena with the chair and starting what could be a very awesome feud.
He talks about how in his relentless pursuit of Nexus he did in fact, accidently spill Punks diet soda. Cena apologizes for costing Punk .75 or 1.25 in select vending machines. The soda cant be replaced but he can give Punk a chance to come out here and air his grievances. Cue Killswitch Engaged and heres Punk.
CM says that the Cena we get isnt the real one as Cena is dishonest. Punk says this is beyond a diet soda. Oh man this is about to get intense. I mean, BEYOND A DIET SODA??? It goes like this I believe: a slap in the face, a murder, economic collapse, diet soda. Beyond that is hard to say. Punk talks about how Cenas word means nothing as he said he was going back to Massachusetts but he was back that night. And then back the next week, and the next week and the next week.
And then we get to TLC, where Cena dropped 15 chairs on Barrett after winning. Cena calls that Balderdash (fun game actually) because it was 22 steel chairs. Cena says that after all the beatdowns Cena had taken from Nexus and being their slave and all that jazz, it was rather justified. Punk brings up making Batista quit after beating him at Over the Limit which Cena says was on his own choice and after Batista broke Cenas neck, which is true to a degree.
Punk says this is all about making fun of people and how he always insults people that dont deserve it all the time. Cena claims he has done that for 8 years and makes fun of everyone. This is going very fast and is hard to keep up with but its going very well so far. Punk says those two attacks last week were warning shots but this is going to stop.
Cena says nothing is going to stop and is all like bring it on. Punk says this is his show and tonight hes going to call out Cena. Theres a real surprise later tonight and its something Cena is never going to forget. Punk says Happy New Year and salutes as he leaves. Im intrigued now.
Orton vs. Sheamus and Miz vs. Lawler later, non title.
Ted DiBiase vs. Santino Marella
Wow DiBiase has fallen a good bit this year. DiBiase gets his following clothesline for two early on. Lawler blames Maryse for the losses that DiBiase has had recently. DiBiase misses a dropkick and Santino rolls him up to win this in a minute flat. This isnt a surprise somehow.
Santino presents Tamina with her gift, and its a cobra. Better than his dick in a box I guess. Maryse and Ted jump them so Tamina and Santino hit matching salute splashes and Cobras to clear the ring. I use the term hit loosely in her case.
Miz tells Riley that hes going to teach Morrison a lesson tonight. Miz says not to win but destroy him. Lawler is going to beg for mercy tonight too. Morrison pops up and says if he beats Riley, he gets to pick the stipulation and the date of their title match. If Riley wins then Morrison loses his #1 contender spot. Miz says deal.
John Morrison vs. Alex Riley
After a break were ready to go. During the break there was an e-mail and the stipulations are confirmed. Miz is up on the apron as Morrison hits a Russian leg sweep for two. Riley takes over after a distraction from Miz and hammers away for a bit. Morrison makes the standard comeback but Miz grabs his foot on the Flash Kick and gets thrown out. Riley gets a rollup for two but Morrison gets the Flash Kick and running knee to end this in approximately 4:30.
Morrison goes over to Lawler and says the title match is NEXT WEEK and its falls count anywhere. All of a sudden Im not sure how secure Mizs title reign is as that could mean a quick Morrison run for the title switch again at the Rumble.
Back from a break Miz yells at Riley who yells back.
Punk talks to a cameraman and says he needs to make sure that every shot is perfect tonight, even moreso than Snooki on New Years Eve. Damn it.
Bryan is with the Bellas who are talking about Christmas when Kidd comes in. He talks about how hes going to be the next US Champion and that you should watch his match with Mark Henry later.
Josh talks to Orton who says that hes going to be champion again and tonight the reign of Sheamus ends. Nothing special here at all.
Mark Henry vs. Tyson Kidd
Jackson Andrews is the bodyguard of Kidd and is here with him. Henry tries a flying ass drop but cant hit it. Kidd, with hair growing in now, takes control for a little bit but tries to charge at him and runs into the Worlds Strongest Slam to end this at about 2:15. Well that was abrupt. Post match Andrews comes in and we have a showdown. Henry hits Andrews with the Slam as well.
Miz vs. Lawler later still. That hasnt changed in the last 40 minutes.
The Miz vs. Jerry Lawler
Cole is joined by Matthews on commentary here. That might explain Lawler being in the ring so often: getting Matthews in his spot and making him more familiar. Before this starts Miz talks about how awesome he is and how he is a master of the science of professional wrestling. He yells at the audience to stop talking while he is, drawing loud boos. Why mess with the classics I suppose.
Lawler is in a WWE shirt and regular pants because his luggage was lost in a storm. Miz shows off to start including walking on Lawlers back. Lawler fights back with his vast array of offense including shoulders and punches. We keep getting quick shots of Riley which makes me think shenanigans are up, especially with the title match looming. Miz locks on the chinlock as we talk about the TLC match. Matthews finally tells Cole to shut up. The blowoff of Cole being a dick is going to be epic beyond words.
Miz is taking time to get through with Lawler as another sign points to s surprise ending. Miz rakes the eyes and Lawler is more or less just taking a beating. Cole says hes uncomfortable watching this as Lawler is taking too much of a beating. Lawler is standing in the corner and Morrison comes out. Lawler takes a clothesline in the corner and starts dodging. He looks pretty bad here but its time to fight. No strap to pull down though.
Lawler hammers away with lefts and rights. Dropkick takes Miz down as do two more. The crowd is back into this now. Miz reverses a slam and puts him in the corner. The running clothesline Mizes (anybody? Anybody at all?) but Miz gets a clothesline over the top rope. Lawler knocks him off the top and Mizs head hits the steps. FREAKING OW MAN! Riley gets on the apron but Morrison uses the distraction to drill Miz with the knee. LAWLER WINS BY COUNTOUT!!! Match ran about 9:45.
Sheamus is looking at his crown when Punk comes up to him. Punk talks about how Cena has disrespected him time after time and how hes been on the receiving end of Cenas insults over the last year. Hes right too.
Eve Torres/Gail Kim vs. Alicia Fox/Melina
Alicia has red hair now. She and Eve start us off. Lawler is back on commentary and Natalya is a guest for this match. Cole tag off to Gail as the crowd isnt seeming to care. Everything breaks down and Melina hits the Sunset Split to beat Gail in approximately 2:00. Natalya slaps Melina post match. No rating as this was simply to get Melina over a bit more. Love that jet black hair.
Punk talks to the trainers, saying that they need to be ready for Cena tonight. Actually scratch that as trainers wont be enough as we need EMTs. I want to know whats coming now.
Zach Ryder vs. Daniel Bryan
We come back with this already in progress. The Bellas are with Bryan of course. Ryder gets basic offense going but taps out in a little over a minute shown to the LeBell Lock. The Bellas come in to celebrate and we get an E-Mail. This coming year is going to be the best ever MIZ ATTACKS LAWLER! Miz runs in and destroys Lawler as Cole is reading, ramming him into the barricade and leaving him laying. Skull Crushing Finale to the floor leaves Lawler laying. I guess Bryan just kind of left. If Matthews is coming in to the broadcast team full time, theres his door.
Back from a break and Cole is concerned. Josh doesnt believe him.
Sheamus vs. Randy Orton
BIG pop for Orton. Orton controls early for the most part with all of his basic stuff. The color difference is striking here as Orton is almost orange and Sheamus is almost clear. Elevated DDT is countered and Orton fires away. Sheamus hits the floor and rams Ortons head into the post. Orton may be bleeding from the back a bit. Sheamus goes aerial with a flying shoulder block for two as we take a break.
Back with Sheamus holding a modified crossface chickenwing on Orton. Sheamus hammers away for a few minutes with big forearm shots and clubbing blows that get him nowhere. He charges in the corner but his shoulder hits the post. Orton gets a suplex with one foot on the top rope and one on the middle rope for a close two. Mild boo/yay as they slug it out. Orton gets the Angle Slam for two. Sheamus is almost the same color as the mat.
RKO is blocked and reversed into the Irish Curse Backbreaker for two. Brogue Kick is ducked and another RKO attempt fails as Sheamus takes his head off with an axehandle. Here comes the High Cross but Orton reverses into the backbreaker. Sheamus avoids the third RKO and heads outside. He sets for another shoulder block but jumps into the RKO to end it at 14:15. Oh sweet merciful psychology how I love you!
Cena is on his way to the ring.
Ad for the Heenan DVD which should be a definite pickup.
Back from a break with Cena. Hes all pissed off and calling Punk CM Sucks. Punks music hits but theres no Punk. Cena says hell go get them himself. Instead he gets ..Nexus? Minus Barrett but its still Nexus. Otunga does the talking as usual. Cena got them as he said he would so now Nexus is under new management. Otunga wants to offer Cena a truce.
Cena grabs the mic and says hed shake Otungas hand if he believed a word he says, which he doesnt. Otunga is a slimy worm of a man it seems. No truce, no moving forward. Otunga can leave or the fight is on. Otunga leaves and lwalks away with Nexus but they turn and charge the ring to beat down Cena. Everyone hits their finishers on him as Cole says Otunga is the new leader. Yeah youre a stupid man Cole.
Nexus leaves and heres Punk of course. He comes to the ring where Cena has been left laying and hits GTS. Nice one too as the knee caught him square in the shoulder. Punk hits the floor and grabs a chair. He pulls it back but pauses and instead sits down in it. Punk picks up the Nexus armband that Otunga left in the ring and slips it on, revealing to everyone including the very stupid Cole that HE is the new leader of Nexus, not Otunga. He does the fist in the air to Nexus as we go off the air.
Results
Santino Marella b. Ted DiBiase Rollup following a missed dropkick
John Morrison b. Alex Riley Running knee to the head
Mark Henry b. Tyson Kidd Worlds Strongest Slam
Jerry Lawler b. The Miz via countout
Alicia Fox/Melina b. Gail Kim/Eve Torres Sunset Split to Gail
Daniel Bryan b. Zach Ryder LeBell Lock
Tuesday
Impact got a 1.1.
ReAction has been officially canceled, but theres a chance that another TNA show could replace it.
NXT
Date: December 28, 2010
Location: Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, New York
Commentators: Todd Grisham, Josh Matthews
Its week four and after last weeks rather disappointing show (which granted may have been due to there being three straight hours and NXT was the final one) this needs to be a bit better. The first elimination is next week which should help things along a bit. Show is starting now so lets get to it.
Johnny Curtis vs. Dolph Ziggler
Ah good I was thinking he was fighting Novak again. Truth is back after being in rather bad health recently. Dolph pounds him down in the corner. He has DZ on his tights now. Curtis tries to speed things up but runs into an elbow. Novak is getting too close to Vickie for Dolphs tastes.
Curtis fights back for a bit but runs into a neckbreaker. Theyre talking about the runtime of the show as its apparent that not a lot of people care about this show, including the announcers. Curtis hits a discus lariat to put down Ziggler and a backdrop has the champion in trouble. He goes for his guillotine legdrop which would have missed by two feet even if Ziggler hadnt rolled out of the way. Zig Zag ends this at 4:45.
Ad for the Heenan DVD which might break my streak of not buying WWE releases.
Derrick Bateman vs. Conor OBrien
Hey its Rat Boy! My stream went out for a bit before the beginning of this so Im not entirely sure on the time. Kofi is here in Bryans place as hes at the house show scheduled for the same night as this broadcast. Granted no one but all of five people watch this show anyway so its not like it matters. Bateman controls for the most part here. Swinging neckbreaker gets a very long two.
Grisham picks Saxton to win the competition. And never mind as a full nelson slam ends this with OBrien getting the win after about 1:40 that I could see. Not enough to grade and I didnt see all of it anyway.
DiBiase and Maryse are talking about something involving spending $20,000 in one store. Brodus says that DiBiase is everything Brodus wants to be. The argument continues as we go to what passes for a commercial here.
Time for the Power of the Punch challenge which I think you remember. You hit the bag and high score wins. This is for two points and if you break the all time NXT record that Alex Riley set you get an extra point. Bateman gets 750 to start. Curtis hits 814 and the record is 819 apparently. Saxton hits 629 or something like that.
OBrien says hes going to knock a hole in it like Swiss cheese. I hate this guy and he gets the lowest score so far. Novak does a bit better and hits 720. Ziggler rips into him a bit. Clay is up next and this could be hilarious. Fans are WAY into him actually. There must be something to the technique here as he gets under 640, giving Curtis the two immunity points.
Byron Saxton vs. Ted DiBiase
DiBiase outmaneuvers him to start and then the opposite happens immediately thereafter. Saxton and Clay are the best two out there with Bateman being third. After that though, the rest are all just there and thats the issue with this season. Even those three arent guys Id be particularly interested in seeing in WWE. Beautiful dropkick by DIBiase gets two.
Chinlock goes on and Grisham says this might be a tap out. Saxton fights out of it and gets a sunset flip for a very close two. They head to the floor with Saxton on his own out there now. Brodus teases running through him, Masters says dont do it, Clay does it anyway for the DQ at 6:45. Post match DiBiase yells at Clay and has Maryse slap him. Nothing from Clay though.
Raw Recap which is about Cena vs. Punk/Nexus which is interesting but doesnt feel huge like its supposed to I dont think.
Truth tells Curtis that the amount of wins doesnt matter. Curtis says that if Truth had been there for him he could have won. Truth: And if a butterfly had wings he wouldnt hit his butt every time he hopped. Curtis: I dont know what that means. Truth: Neither do I. Ok then.
Talent show is up next. I sweat if OBriens thing is about rats or cheese ..
Curtis and Bateman are the only ones that can earn immunity. Bateman is going to go first with poetry and its a haiku called Cheap Pop. Boy does it feel great, here in the Empire State, Rochester, New York, end Derrick Batemans talent.
Curtis is going to dance and oh sweet damnation he has a streamer. Grisham wants to know if were watching LOGO TV. If youre unfamiliar, LOGO is a network devoted to homosexual themed shows and movies. Vince isnt listening to this at all is he?
Saxton is going to read a fairy tale. Striker: Thats appropriate. Matthews goes on a rant that Im not entirely sure if were supposed to hear. The story runs down Clay and talks about apple cider. Do you people get what I go through for you all???
OBrien tells some absolutely awful jokes.
Before Novak goes, Striker wants to know if we can just have Clay destroy everyone and be done with this.
Novaks talent: looking good. He basically does a photo shoot with a chair. Im trying to picture Race or Flair or the Funks showing up during this.
Clay is going to make anyone from the back look Hood Cool. And its Michael Cole. Cole talks about how awful this city and show is, and somehow this is BY FAR the most interesting part of the show. He goes on random rants about vinegar and mascots and Kaval while Clay says random words in the background. Curtis wins if youre interested. After the contest Brodus is like fuck this and beats everyone up to end it.
Results
Dolph Ziggler b. Johnny Curtis Zig Zag
Conor OBrien b. Derrick Bateman Full Nelson Slam
Johnny Curtis won the Power of the Punch Challenge
Byron Saxton b. Ted DiBiase via DQ when Brodus Clay interfered
Johnny Curtis won the Talent Contest
Wednesday
Cena has hurt his leg/knee/hip at a house show. Hell be out for a few weeks but wont need surgery which is suddenly a huge relief Im sure.
Awesome Kong has signed with WWE. Thats out of nowhere.
Thursday
Impact
Date: December 30, 2010
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Taz
Episode Title: The Con Game
It's the final Impact of the year and we have two more shows to go before Genesis. Nothing has been announced that I'm aware of so everything tonight is going to be new to a degree. Hopefully they can continue having good stuff like they did last week. Let's get to it.
We open with clips from last week of Foley talking to Bischoff and Flair about how everything is screwed up because of Foley and the hardcore stuff hes done. Foley wants to be part of the solution now instead of part of the problem.
Foley is in the Impact Zone. He wants to talk to Anderson face to face. Foley talks about how they met at a military hospital along with Miss America. He mentioned this in his fourth book. There was an odd bit of wording from her as she said, You do me first then Ill do both of you. Ill let you figure out what they were talking about.
Mick says that hes going to say something that he wished someone had said to him. In essence he asks Anderson to make sure hes ok because the repercussions of a concussion (say that three times fast) are life long. Anderson takes offense to it because hes said hes fine and has been tested and all that jazz. Basically he says to Foley either drop it or fight.
Morgan comes out and says that at the PPV hes going to go full speed ahead no matter how Anderson is. Anderson says we dont have to wait for Sunday (its next Sunday but whatever) and we can fight right now. Hardy comes out and says tonight Anderson and Morgan are going to be on opposite sides in a tag match with Hardy picking their partners.
Eric Young is dressed as Moses and talks about donuts and booze. Hes getting ready for a party when Jordan comes up dressed up as a baby, complete with a bib and a diaper. Young might be under some mistletoe. I dont like where this might be going.
Robert Roode vs. Chris Sabin
Apparently last weeks tag title match was only the first tag title shot for Beer Money and they get another one at Genesis. Makes little sense as to why they should get multiple ones but whatever. Sabin does an acrobatic routine to get out of a wristlock. After a shoulder block Roode stops to pose and walks into an armdrag for his troubles.
Sabin sends Roode to the floor and gets a Christian-esque springboard cross body to the floor. Back in the ring it gets two. Roode uses his power to take over and hooks a chinlock to slow things down which would definitely be to his benefit. Sabin fights him off pretty easily and gets a rana and springboard clothesline for two.
I didnt realize Sabin wears shorts. OConnor Roll gets two for Roode but Sabin counters into a nice cradle for two as well. Enziguri gets two. Sabins big boot in the corner has Roode in trouble. Springboard tornado DDT is blocked and Roode gets the spinebuster for the clean pin at 6:08. Good match.
Back with Young sitting on Jordans lap as theyre playing some kind of a game thatll make them a better tag team which Young would like to have explained better to him. Shark Boy of all people comes up and says hed like to be on TV some more. He sits on Jordans lap too but says he needs more beer to do that. Let the bad comedy reign!
Van Dam comes out and says that its clear that Bischoff is in charge and hes here waiting on his mystery opponent. Hes not afraid of mind games so theres nothing he cant handle here. Van Dam says he wont be stopped until hes facing Jeff Hardy. Heres his opponent.
Rob Van Dam vs. Robbie E
This is the best they can get for Van Dam? They try to push the idea that Van Dam is going to have no time to prep here as Robbie was a surprise, but if thats what theyre going for why not go with someone a bit more deadly? They do their signature poses which ends with Van Dam kicking Robbie in the face. Mike: We finally got Cookie out of the situation. Cute Mike. Cute.
Van Dam beats on Robbie to start until Cookie hooks Robs foot so that Robbie can stomp on him a bit and hooks a chinlock. Van Dam is having none of that and kicks Robbie in the face. Rolling Thunder sets up the Five Star to end this clean in 2:11. More or less a squash and no rating.
Hardy pops up on the screen to talk to RVD and says that hell get revenge in due time. Van Dam has a test at the PPV but he has to survive to get a shot at Jeff at a later date. Its another mystery opponent.
Sarita says shes going to whip Skye later. MORE LESBIAN KNOCKOUT S&M! OH YES!!!
Heres Kaz with some random girls. He talks about how theres a bounty on all titles so hes going to claim the TNA Title from the current champion, Jay Lethal. We see some clips of Lethals home and his family including his mother. Kaz makes some really weak jokes about them until Lethal charges down to ringside. Kaz pulls out a baton and hits Lethal with it to stop him deal. He puts a watch on Lethals chest and says your time is almost up. That was quick.
Foley is up next.
Foley comes into Flair and Bischoffs office. Flair wants Foley to knock for some reason. Foley makes another plea for Anderson and Morgans health because they need to know who theyre facing. Flair says go away and Foley says hell be at ringside for it.
Velvet Skye vs. Sarita
This is a strap match. Velvet has the strap with her and slaps it on the mat a lot before Sarita comes out. Sarita has on the Mexican/Christmas colors here. Its the touch all four corners to win variety. We hit the floor almost immediately and Velvet is sent into the apron. Back in the ring Sarita ties the arms of Velvet up and drags her around. She gets two corners but Velvet fights back to break the streak.
Velvet pulls the strap so hard that it comes off Saritas wrist. We have to stop for a bit as its put back on her. Some weak shots to the back of Sarita until Velvet ties it around her Saritas neck. And then we get the incredibly stupid ending that nearly all of these matches have with Velvet dragging Sarita around as both girls touch all three corners until Sarita gets the fourth at the very end off a counter to win at 3:00. No rating again due to this being short and pretty stupid.
Sarita beats up Velvet some more until Angelina makes the save.
Back to the party with Shark Boy talking to Jordan. Kendrick is here now too. Let the gay jokes abound.
During the break we see the Beautiful People arguing which turns out to be more Velvet being mad than a fight. Love goes looking for Sarita and beats her up a bit. Sarita fights back until Winter makes the save.
We get a look back at TNA in 2010, which Im pretty sure is what ReAction was supposed to be tonight. Various people say theyll become legends and we talk about dreams, nightmares and the unknown. This is about the future apparently.
Williams says he has a match tonight but no partner. Magnus comes in and says hell do it.
Time for another Jarrett MMA thing. Jarrett talks about Red getting beaten up last week and how Red mentioned having a brother. The challenger tonight is said brother. Jarrett is going to let the brother have the first shot. The brother is of course, a monster. Its that Tommy Mercer dude. This is MMA rules I think but theyre setting it up as a wrestling match.
Whatever well call it MMA instead since they talk about the MMA and the 100k being on the line. Heel hook by Mercer (not named that but its easier to call him that than Reds brother) but Jarrett gets the ropes. Jarrett pounds away which gets him nowhere. Ankle lock by Mercer but the security dudes pull him to the ropes. Jarrett grabs the guitar but Red makes the save. Theres a bell as I guess this is thrown out.
Back from a break Jarrett wants to tweak the MMA challenge thing. For one thing the guys have to be Jarretts height or shorter. Theyre also exhibitions now. Theres a waiver they have to sign now also.
AJ Styles/Rob Terry vs. Douglas Williams/Magnus
AJ vs. Magnus starts us off. AJ wants Williams and the champion is happy to oblige. We talk about the TV Title match which has no gimmick after the gimmick match they already had. AJ immediately tags out to Terry and the beating is on. Terry uses his basic power stuff as always which again does not mean that hes bad, contrary to popular opinion.
Williams takes a beating as AJ comes in. A suplex gets the champion out of trouble and its off to Magnus. Everything breaks down and AJ gets Rolling Chaos on Magnus to steal the pin at 5:00.
Tara and Gen Me show up at the party and Jordan says the shirts have to come off to be here. Gen Me disrobes but Jordan was surprisingly talking about Tara. The young jerks start fighting with Moses and the diapered adult but Kendrick tries to stop them. Never mind actually as he says have at it.
Madison brings out four guys in tuxedoes along with her in a very pretty black dress. After the guys leave, So Cal Val hands her a mic. She tries to be all nice and then screeches at everyone to be quiet. Madison talks about how shes the champion and is very beautiful and classy and all that jazz. She makes fun of Mickie and according to wrestling laws, here she is. Theres the beatdown and Madison of course gets stripped.
Back from a break with Pope talking to someone about getting some kids some puppies for Christmas. Pope wants pitbulls. For the love of all that is good and holy, please do not try to turn this into something related to Michael Vick. Please, Im still trying to get over the Jersey Shore characters.
Foley comes out for commentary on the main event.
Mr. Anderson/??? Vs. Matt Morgan/???
And the partners are the Dudleys. It was a rather good show up to this point so you knew they were going to screw it up somehow.
Mr. Anderson/Brother Ray vs. Matt Morgan/Brother D-Von
Ray is now BULLY Ray. Oh dear. Can we get Big Bully Bushwick instead? Ray runs away when Anderson wants to tag him. Gunner and Murphy come out to get Foley away. This is what we see instead of the match because I guess thats more interesting. Back to the match, Ray gets a blind tag. Not that we get to see this as Foley is putting Socko in the mouth of a security guard.
We go to ReAction for the last time (thank goodness) with Foley beaten down, handcuffed and carried out. Back to the ring (finally) with Ray beating down D-Von. Anderson comes in and D-Von fights him off to bring in Morgan. Anderson gets a DDT for two but jumps into a chokeslam for two as Ray saves. The Dudleys hit the floor but Bubba slides back in. Morgan misses a discus clothesline and it hits Anderson in the back of the head for the pin at approximately 5:35.
Post match Anderson goes after Morgan but he cant stand up straight. He stumbles to the floor to end this part of ReAction/Impact.
Results
Robert Roode b. Chris Sabin Spinebuster
Rob Van Dam b. Robbie E Five Star Frog Splash
Sarita b. Velvet Skye Sarita touched the fourth corner
AJ Styles/Rob Terry b. Magnus/Douglas Williams Rolling Chaos Theory to Magnus
Matt Morgan/Brother D-Von b. Brother Ray/Mr. Anderson Discus Lariat to Anderson
Monday Night Raw
Date: December 27, 2010
Location: Times Union Center, Albany, New York
Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler
First and foremost I hope everyone had a safe and Merry Christmas. Tonight is another edition of Raw and in this case its the final show of the year. Were on the road to the Rumble which then merges with the Road to Wrestlemania. Tonight well see whats next for Punk vs. Cena which has me very interested indeed. With that being said, lets get to it.
Theres a Smackdown house show tonight in Pittsburgh. Nice job guys. Make sure that however many thousand people going to that cant watch Raw.
Well if nothing else the voiceover guy has promised me a great main event tonight so theres that to look forward to.
Theme song opens us up which I dont recall them doing lately.
Cena is here to open the show and remember he is LIBERATED now. He talks about how its odd that every time someone comes down the ramp they always grab a microphone and just talk about what happened last week. Tonight, hes going to do the exact same thing. As always he acknowledges the fans that boo him which is rather refreshing. We get a clip of Punk destroying Cena with the chair and starting what could be a very awesome feud.
He talks about how in his relentless pursuit of Nexus he did in fact, accidently spill Punks diet soda. Cena apologizes for costing Punk .75 or 1.25 in select vending machines. The soda cant be replaced but he can give Punk a chance to come out here and air his grievances. Cue Killswitch Engaged and heres Punk.
CM says that the Cena we get isnt the real one as Cena is dishonest. Punk says this is beyond a diet soda. Oh man this is about to get intense. I mean, BEYOND A DIET SODA??? It goes like this I believe: a slap in the face, a murder, economic collapse, diet soda. Beyond that is hard to say. Punk talks about how Cenas word means nothing as he said he was going back to Massachusetts but he was back that night. And then back the next week, and the next week and the next week.
And then we get to TLC, where Cena dropped 15 chairs on Barrett after winning. Cena calls that Balderdash (fun game actually) because it was 22 steel chairs. Cena says that after all the beatdowns Cena had taken from Nexus and being their slave and all that jazz, it was rather justified. Punk brings up making Batista quit after beating him at Over the Limit which Cena says was on his own choice and after Batista broke Cenas neck, which is true to a degree.
Punk says this is all about making fun of people and how he always insults people that dont deserve it all the time. Cena claims he has done that for 8 years and makes fun of everyone. This is going very fast and is hard to keep up with but its going very well so far. Punk says those two attacks last week were warning shots but this is going to stop.
Cena says nothing is going to stop and is all like bring it on. Punk says this is his show and tonight hes going to call out Cena. Theres a real surprise later tonight and its something Cena is never going to forget. Punk says Happy New Year and salutes as he leaves. Im intrigued now.
Orton vs. Sheamus and Miz vs. Lawler later, non title.
Ted DiBiase vs. Santino Marella
Wow DiBiase has fallen a good bit this year. DiBiase gets his following clothesline for two early on. Lawler blames Maryse for the losses that DiBiase has had recently. DiBiase misses a dropkick and Santino rolls him up to win this in a minute flat. This isnt a surprise somehow.
Santino presents Tamina with her gift, and its a cobra. Better than his dick in a box I guess. Maryse and Ted jump them so Tamina and Santino hit matching salute splashes and Cobras to clear the ring. I use the term hit loosely in her case.
Miz tells Riley that hes going to teach Morrison a lesson tonight. Miz says not to win but destroy him. Lawler is going to beg for mercy tonight too. Morrison pops up and says if he beats Riley, he gets to pick the stipulation and the date of their title match. If Riley wins then Morrison loses his #1 contender spot. Miz says deal.
John Morrison vs. Alex Riley
After a break were ready to go. During the break there was an e-mail and the stipulations are confirmed. Miz is up on the apron as Morrison hits a Russian leg sweep for two. Riley takes over after a distraction from Miz and hammers away for a bit. Morrison makes the standard comeback but Miz grabs his foot on the Flash Kick and gets thrown out. Riley gets a rollup for two but Morrison gets the Flash Kick and running knee to end this in approximately 4:30.
Morrison goes over to Lawler and says the title match is NEXT WEEK and its falls count anywhere. All of a sudden Im not sure how secure Mizs title reign is as that could mean a quick Morrison run for the title switch again at the Rumble.
Back from a break Miz yells at Riley who yells back.
Punk talks to a cameraman and says he needs to make sure that every shot is perfect tonight, even moreso than Snooki on New Years Eve. Damn it.
Bryan is with the Bellas who are talking about Christmas when Kidd comes in. He talks about how hes going to be the next US Champion and that you should watch his match with Mark Henry later.
Josh talks to Orton who says that hes going to be champion again and tonight the reign of Sheamus ends. Nothing special here at all.
Mark Henry vs. Tyson Kidd
Jackson Andrews is the bodyguard of Kidd and is here with him. Henry tries a flying ass drop but cant hit it. Kidd, with hair growing in now, takes control for a little bit but tries to charge at him and runs into the Worlds Strongest Slam to end this at about 2:15. Well that was abrupt. Post match Andrews comes in and we have a showdown. Henry hits Andrews with the Slam as well.
Miz vs. Lawler later still. That hasnt changed in the last 40 minutes.
The Miz vs. Jerry Lawler
Cole is joined by Matthews on commentary here. That might explain Lawler being in the ring so often: getting Matthews in his spot and making him more familiar. Before this starts Miz talks about how awesome he is and how he is a master of the science of professional wrestling. He yells at the audience to stop talking while he is, drawing loud boos. Why mess with the classics I suppose.
Lawler is in a WWE shirt and regular pants because his luggage was lost in a storm. Miz shows off to start including walking on Lawlers back. Lawler fights back with his vast array of offense including shoulders and punches. We keep getting quick shots of Riley which makes me think shenanigans are up, especially with the title match looming. Miz locks on the chinlock as we talk about the TLC match. Matthews finally tells Cole to shut up. The blowoff of Cole being a dick is going to be epic beyond words.
Miz is taking time to get through with Lawler as another sign points to s surprise ending. Miz rakes the eyes and Lawler is more or less just taking a beating. Cole says hes uncomfortable watching this as Lawler is taking too much of a beating. Lawler is standing in the corner and Morrison comes out. Lawler takes a clothesline in the corner and starts dodging. He looks pretty bad here but its time to fight. No strap to pull down though.
Lawler hammers away with lefts and rights. Dropkick takes Miz down as do two more. The crowd is back into this now. Miz reverses a slam and puts him in the corner. The running clothesline Mizes (anybody? Anybody at all?) but Miz gets a clothesline over the top rope. Lawler knocks him off the top and Mizs head hits the steps. FREAKING OW MAN! Riley gets on the apron but Morrison uses the distraction to drill Miz with the knee. LAWLER WINS BY COUNTOUT!!! Match ran about 9:45.
Sheamus is looking at his crown when Punk comes up to him. Punk talks about how Cena has disrespected him time after time and how hes been on the receiving end of Cenas insults over the last year. Hes right too.
Eve Torres/Gail Kim vs. Alicia Fox/Melina
Alicia has red hair now. She and Eve start us off. Lawler is back on commentary and Natalya is a guest for this match. Cole tag off to Gail as the crowd isnt seeming to care. Everything breaks down and Melina hits the Sunset Split to beat Gail in approximately 2:00. Natalya slaps Melina post match. No rating as this was simply to get Melina over a bit more. Love that jet black hair.
Punk talks to the trainers, saying that they need to be ready for Cena tonight. Actually scratch that as trainers wont be enough as we need EMTs. I want to know whats coming now.
Zach Ryder vs. Daniel Bryan
We come back with this already in progress. The Bellas are with Bryan of course. Ryder gets basic offense going but taps out in a little over a minute shown to the LeBell Lock. The Bellas come in to celebrate and we get an E-Mail. This coming year is going to be the best ever MIZ ATTACKS LAWLER! Miz runs in and destroys Lawler as Cole is reading, ramming him into the barricade and leaving him laying. Skull Crushing Finale to the floor leaves Lawler laying. I guess Bryan just kind of left. If Matthews is coming in to the broadcast team full time, theres his door.
Back from a break and Cole is concerned. Josh doesnt believe him.
Sheamus vs. Randy Orton
BIG pop for Orton. Orton controls early for the most part with all of his basic stuff. The color difference is striking here as Orton is almost orange and Sheamus is almost clear. Elevated DDT is countered and Orton fires away. Sheamus hits the floor and rams Ortons head into the post. Orton may be bleeding from the back a bit. Sheamus goes aerial with a flying shoulder block for two as we take a break.
Back with Sheamus holding a modified crossface chickenwing on Orton. Sheamus hammers away for a few minutes with big forearm shots and clubbing blows that get him nowhere. He charges in the corner but his shoulder hits the post. Orton gets a suplex with one foot on the top rope and one on the middle rope for a close two. Mild boo/yay as they slug it out. Orton gets the Angle Slam for two. Sheamus is almost the same color as the mat.
RKO is blocked and reversed into the Irish Curse Backbreaker for two. Brogue Kick is ducked and another RKO attempt fails as Sheamus takes his head off with an axehandle. Here comes the High Cross but Orton reverses into the backbreaker. Sheamus avoids the third RKO and heads outside. He sets for another shoulder block but jumps into the RKO to end it at 14:15. Oh sweet merciful psychology how I love you!
Cena is on his way to the ring.
Ad for the Heenan DVD which should be a definite pickup.
Back from a break with Cena. Hes all pissed off and calling Punk CM Sucks. Punks music hits but theres no Punk. Cena says hell go get them himself. Instead he gets ..Nexus? Minus Barrett but its still Nexus. Otunga does the talking as usual. Cena got them as he said he would so now Nexus is under new management. Otunga wants to offer Cena a truce.
Cena grabs the mic and says hed shake Otungas hand if he believed a word he says, which he doesnt. Otunga is a slimy worm of a man it seems. No truce, no moving forward. Otunga can leave or the fight is on. Otunga leaves and lwalks away with Nexus but they turn and charge the ring to beat down Cena. Everyone hits their finishers on him as Cole says Otunga is the new leader. Yeah youre a stupid man Cole.
Nexus leaves and heres Punk of course. He comes to the ring where Cena has been left laying and hits GTS. Nice one too as the knee caught him square in the shoulder. Punk hits the floor and grabs a chair. He pulls it back but pauses and instead sits down in it. Punk picks up the Nexus armband that Otunga left in the ring and slips it on, revealing to everyone including the very stupid Cole that HE is the new leader of Nexus, not Otunga. He does the fist in the air to Nexus as we go off the air.
Results
Santino Marella b. Ted DiBiase Rollup following a missed dropkick
John Morrison b. Alex Riley Running knee to the head
Mark Henry b. Tyson Kidd Worlds Strongest Slam
Jerry Lawler b. The Miz via countout
Alicia Fox/Melina b. Gail Kim/Eve Torres Sunset Split to Gail
Daniel Bryan b. Zach Ryder LeBell Lock
Tuesday
Impact got a 1.1.
ReAction has been officially canceled, but theres a chance that another TNA show could replace it.
NXT
Date: December 28, 2010
Location: Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, New York
Commentators: Todd Grisham, Josh Matthews
Its week four and after last weeks rather disappointing show (which granted may have been due to there being three straight hours and NXT was the final one) this needs to be a bit better. The first elimination is next week which should help things along a bit. Show is starting now so lets get to it.
Johnny Curtis vs. Dolph Ziggler
Ah good I was thinking he was fighting Novak again. Truth is back after being in rather bad health recently. Dolph pounds him down in the corner. He has DZ on his tights now. Curtis tries to speed things up but runs into an elbow. Novak is getting too close to Vickie for Dolphs tastes.
Curtis fights back for a bit but runs into a neckbreaker. Theyre talking about the runtime of the show as its apparent that not a lot of people care about this show, including the announcers. Curtis hits a discus lariat to put down Ziggler and a backdrop has the champion in trouble. He goes for his guillotine legdrop which would have missed by two feet even if Ziggler hadnt rolled out of the way. Zig Zag ends this at 4:45.
Ad for the Heenan DVD which might break my streak of not buying WWE releases.
Derrick Bateman vs. Conor OBrien
Hey its Rat Boy! My stream went out for a bit before the beginning of this so Im not entirely sure on the time. Kofi is here in Bryans place as hes at the house show scheduled for the same night as this broadcast. Granted no one but all of five people watch this show anyway so its not like it matters. Bateman controls for the most part here. Swinging neckbreaker gets a very long two.
Grisham picks Saxton to win the competition. And never mind as a full nelson slam ends this with OBrien getting the win after about 1:40 that I could see. Not enough to grade and I didnt see all of it anyway.
DiBiase and Maryse are talking about something involving spending $20,000 in one store. Brodus says that DiBiase is everything Brodus wants to be. The argument continues as we go to what passes for a commercial here.
Time for the Power of the Punch challenge which I think you remember. You hit the bag and high score wins. This is for two points and if you break the all time NXT record that Alex Riley set you get an extra point. Bateman gets 750 to start. Curtis hits 814 and the record is 819 apparently. Saxton hits 629 or something like that.
OBrien says hes going to knock a hole in it like Swiss cheese. I hate this guy and he gets the lowest score so far. Novak does a bit better and hits 720. Ziggler rips into him a bit. Clay is up next and this could be hilarious. Fans are WAY into him actually. There must be something to the technique here as he gets under 640, giving Curtis the two immunity points.
Byron Saxton vs. Ted DiBiase
DiBiase outmaneuvers him to start and then the opposite happens immediately thereafter. Saxton and Clay are the best two out there with Bateman being third. After that though, the rest are all just there and thats the issue with this season. Even those three arent guys Id be particularly interested in seeing in WWE. Beautiful dropkick by DIBiase gets two.
Chinlock goes on and Grisham says this might be a tap out. Saxton fights out of it and gets a sunset flip for a very close two. They head to the floor with Saxton on his own out there now. Brodus teases running through him, Masters says dont do it, Clay does it anyway for the DQ at 6:45. Post match DiBiase yells at Clay and has Maryse slap him. Nothing from Clay though.
Raw Recap which is about Cena vs. Punk/Nexus which is interesting but doesnt feel huge like its supposed to I dont think.
Truth tells Curtis that the amount of wins doesnt matter. Curtis says that if Truth had been there for him he could have won. Truth: And if a butterfly had wings he wouldnt hit his butt every time he hopped. Curtis: I dont know what that means. Truth: Neither do I. Ok then.
Talent show is up next. I sweat if OBriens thing is about rats or cheese ..
Curtis and Bateman are the only ones that can earn immunity. Bateman is going to go first with poetry and its a haiku called Cheap Pop. Boy does it feel great, here in the Empire State, Rochester, New York, end Derrick Batemans talent.
Curtis is going to dance and oh sweet damnation he has a streamer. Grisham wants to know if were watching LOGO TV. If youre unfamiliar, LOGO is a network devoted to homosexual themed shows and movies. Vince isnt listening to this at all is he?
Saxton is going to read a fairy tale. Striker: Thats appropriate. Matthews goes on a rant that Im not entirely sure if were supposed to hear. The story runs down Clay and talks about apple cider. Do you people get what I go through for you all???
OBrien tells some absolutely awful jokes.
Before Novak goes, Striker wants to know if we can just have Clay destroy everyone and be done with this.
Novaks talent: looking good. He basically does a photo shoot with a chair. Im trying to picture Race or Flair or the Funks showing up during this.
Clay is going to make anyone from the back look Hood Cool. And its Michael Cole. Cole talks about how awful this city and show is, and somehow this is BY FAR the most interesting part of the show. He goes on random rants about vinegar and mascots and Kaval while Clay says random words in the background. Curtis wins if youre interested. After the contest Brodus is like fuck this and beats everyone up to end it.
Results
Dolph Ziggler b. Johnny Curtis Zig Zag
Conor OBrien b. Derrick Bateman Full Nelson Slam
Johnny Curtis won the Power of the Punch Challenge
Byron Saxton b. Ted DiBiase via DQ when Brodus Clay interfered
Johnny Curtis won the Talent Contest
Wednesday
Cena has hurt his leg/knee/hip at a house show. Hell be out for a few weeks but wont need surgery which is suddenly a huge relief Im sure.
Awesome Kong has signed with WWE. Thats out of nowhere.
Thursday
Impact
Date: December 30, 2010
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Taz
Episode Title: The Con Game
It's the final Impact of the year and we have two more shows to go before Genesis. Nothing has been announced that I'm aware of so everything tonight is going to be new to a degree. Hopefully they can continue having good stuff like they did last week. Let's get to it.
We open with clips from last week of Foley talking to Bischoff and Flair about how everything is screwed up because of Foley and the hardcore stuff hes done. Foley wants to be part of the solution now instead of part of the problem.
Foley is in the Impact Zone. He wants to talk to Anderson face to face. Foley talks about how they met at a military hospital along with Miss America. He mentioned this in his fourth book. There was an odd bit of wording from her as she said, You do me first then Ill do both of you. Ill let you figure out what they were talking about.
Mick says that hes going to say something that he wished someone had said to him. In essence he asks Anderson to make sure hes ok because the repercussions of a concussion (say that three times fast) are life long. Anderson takes offense to it because hes said hes fine and has been tested and all that jazz. Basically he says to Foley either drop it or fight.
Morgan comes out and says that at the PPV hes going to go full speed ahead no matter how Anderson is. Anderson says we dont have to wait for Sunday (its next Sunday but whatever) and we can fight right now. Hardy comes out and says tonight Anderson and Morgan are going to be on opposite sides in a tag match with Hardy picking their partners.
Eric Young is dressed as Moses and talks about donuts and booze. Hes getting ready for a party when Jordan comes up dressed up as a baby, complete with a bib and a diaper. Young might be under some mistletoe. I dont like where this might be going.
Robert Roode vs. Chris Sabin
Apparently last weeks tag title match was only the first tag title shot for Beer Money and they get another one at Genesis. Makes little sense as to why they should get multiple ones but whatever. Sabin does an acrobatic routine to get out of a wristlock. After a shoulder block Roode stops to pose and walks into an armdrag for his troubles.
Sabin sends Roode to the floor and gets a Christian-esque springboard cross body to the floor. Back in the ring it gets two. Roode uses his power to take over and hooks a chinlock to slow things down which would definitely be to his benefit. Sabin fights him off pretty easily and gets a rana and springboard clothesline for two.
I didnt realize Sabin wears shorts. OConnor Roll gets two for Roode but Sabin counters into a nice cradle for two as well. Enziguri gets two. Sabins big boot in the corner has Roode in trouble. Springboard tornado DDT is blocked and Roode gets the spinebuster for the clean pin at 6:08. Good match.
Back with Young sitting on Jordans lap as theyre playing some kind of a game thatll make them a better tag team which Young would like to have explained better to him. Shark Boy of all people comes up and says hed like to be on TV some more. He sits on Jordans lap too but says he needs more beer to do that. Let the bad comedy reign!
Van Dam comes out and says that its clear that Bischoff is in charge and hes here waiting on his mystery opponent. Hes not afraid of mind games so theres nothing he cant handle here. Van Dam says he wont be stopped until hes facing Jeff Hardy. Heres his opponent.
Rob Van Dam vs. Robbie E
This is the best they can get for Van Dam? They try to push the idea that Van Dam is going to have no time to prep here as Robbie was a surprise, but if thats what theyre going for why not go with someone a bit more deadly? They do their signature poses which ends with Van Dam kicking Robbie in the face. Mike: We finally got Cookie out of the situation. Cute Mike. Cute.
Van Dam beats on Robbie to start until Cookie hooks Robs foot so that Robbie can stomp on him a bit and hooks a chinlock. Van Dam is having none of that and kicks Robbie in the face. Rolling Thunder sets up the Five Star to end this clean in 2:11. More or less a squash and no rating.
Hardy pops up on the screen to talk to RVD and says that hell get revenge in due time. Van Dam has a test at the PPV but he has to survive to get a shot at Jeff at a later date. Its another mystery opponent.
Sarita says shes going to whip Skye later. MORE LESBIAN KNOCKOUT S&M! OH YES!!!
Heres Kaz with some random girls. He talks about how theres a bounty on all titles so hes going to claim the TNA Title from the current champion, Jay Lethal. We see some clips of Lethals home and his family including his mother. Kaz makes some really weak jokes about them until Lethal charges down to ringside. Kaz pulls out a baton and hits Lethal with it to stop him deal. He puts a watch on Lethals chest and says your time is almost up. That was quick.
Foley is up next.
Foley comes into Flair and Bischoffs office. Flair wants Foley to knock for some reason. Foley makes another plea for Anderson and Morgans health because they need to know who theyre facing. Flair says go away and Foley says hell be at ringside for it.
Velvet Skye vs. Sarita
This is a strap match. Velvet has the strap with her and slaps it on the mat a lot before Sarita comes out. Sarita has on the Mexican/Christmas colors here. Its the touch all four corners to win variety. We hit the floor almost immediately and Velvet is sent into the apron. Back in the ring Sarita ties the arms of Velvet up and drags her around. She gets two corners but Velvet fights back to break the streak.
Velvet pulls the strap so hard that it comes off Saritas wrist. We have to stop for a bit as its put back on her. Some weak shots to the back of Sarita until Velvet ties it around her Saritas neck. And then we get the incredibly stupid ending that nearly all of these matches have with Velvet dragging Sarita around as both girls touch all three corners until Sarita gets the fourth at the very end off a counter to win at 3:00. No rating again due to this being short and pretty stupid.
Sarita beats up Velvet some more until Angelina makes the save.
Back to the party with Shark Boy talking to Jordan. Kendrick is here now too. Let the gay jokes abound.
During the break we see the Beautiful People arguing which turns out to be more Velvet being mad than a fight. Love goes looking for Sarita and beats her up a bit. Sarita fights back until Winter makes the save.
We get a look back at TNA in 2010, which Im pretty sure is what ReAction was supposed to be tonight. Various people say theyll become legends and we talk about dreams, nightmares and the unknown. This is about the future apparently.
Williams says he has a match tonight but no partner. Magnus comes in and says hell do it.
Time for another Jarrett MMA thing. Jarrett talks about Red getting beaten up last week and how Red mentioned having a brother. The challenger tonight is said brother. Jarrett is going to let the brother have the first shot. The brother is of course, a monster. Its that Tommy Mercer dude. This is MMA rules I think but theyre setting it up as a wrestling match.
Whatever well call it MMA instead since they talk about the MMA and the 100k being on the line. Heel hook by Mercer (not named that but its easier to call him that than Reds brother) but Jarrett gets the ropes. Jarrett pounds away which gets him nowhere. Ankle lock by Mercer but the security dudes pull him to the ropes. Jarrett grabs the guitar but Red makes the save. Theres a bell as I guess this is thrown out.
Back from a break Jarrett wants to tweak the MMA challenge thing. For one thing the guys have to be Jarretts height or shorter. Theyre also exhibitions now. Theres a waiver they have to sign now also.
AJ Styles/Rob Terry vs. Douglas Williams/Magnus
AJ vs. Magnus starts us off. AJ wants Williams and the champion is happy to oblige. We talk about the TV Title match which has no gimmick after the gimmick match they already had. AJ immediately tags out to Terry and the beating is on. Terry uses his basic power stuff as always which again does not mean that hes bad, contrary to popular opinion.
Williams takes a beating as AJ comes in. A suplex gets the champion out of trouble and its off to Magnus. Everything breaks down and AJ gets Rolling Chaos on Magnus to steal the pin at 5:00.
Tara and Gen Me show up at the party and Jordan says the shirts have to come off to be here. Gen Me disrobes but Jordan was surprisingly talking about Tara. The young jerks start fighting with Moses and the diapered adult but Kendrick tries to stop them. Never mind actually as he says have at it.
Madison brings out four guys in tuxedoes along with her in a very pretty black dress. After the guys leave, So Cal Val hands her a mic. She tries to be all nice and then screeches at everyone to be quiet. Madison talks about how shes the champion and is very beautiful and classy and all that jazz. She makes fun of Mickie and according to wrestling laws, here she is. Theres the beatdown and Madison of course gets stripped.
Back from a break with Pope talking to someone about getting some kids some puppies for Christmas. Pope wants pitbulls. For the love of all that is good and holy, please do not try to turn this into something related to Michael Vick. Please, Im still trying to get over the Jersey Shore characters.
Foley comes out for commentary on the main event.
Mr. Anderson/??? Vs. Matt Morgan/???
And the partners are the Dudleys. It was a rather good show up to this point so you knew they were going to screw it up somehow.
Mr. Anderson/Brother Ray vs. Matt Morgan/Brother D-Von
Ray is now BULLY Ray. Oh dear. Can we get Big Bully Bushwick instead? Ray runs away when Anderson wants to tag him. Gunner and Murphy come out to get Foley away. This is what we see instead of the match because I guess thats more interesting. Back to the match, Ray gets a blind tag. Not that we get to see this as Foley is putting Socko in the mouth of a security guard.
We go to ReAction for the last time (thank goodness) with Foley beaten down, handcuffed and carried out. Back to the ring (finally) with Ray beating down D-Von. Anderson comes in and D-Von fights him off to bring in Morgan. Anderson gets a DDT for two but jumps into a chokeslam for two as Ray saves. The Dudleys hit the floor but Bubba slides back in. Morgan misses a discus clothesline and it hits Anderson in the back of the head for the pin at approximately 5:35.
Post match Anderson goes after Morgan but he cant stand up straight. He stumbles to the floor to end this part of ReAction/Impact.
Results
Robert Roode b. Chris Sabin Spinebuster
Rob Van Dam b. Robbie E Five Star Frog Splash
Sarita b. Velvet Skye Sarita touched the fourth corner
AJ Styles/Rob Terry b. Magnus/Douglas Williams Rolling Chaos Theory to Magnus
Matt Morgan/Brother D-Von b. Brother Ray/Mr. Anderson Discus Lariat to Anderson