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Saturday
Impact got a 1.1 or 1.2.
Sunday
Dinero might have some heat on him in the locker room. And just about the time hes turning heel too. Shocking.
Night of Champions
Date: September 19, 2010
Location: Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois
Commentators: Michael Cole, Matt Striker, Jerry Lawler
Since this PPV is all about champions, take a guess as to what its about. Thats right: pancakes. I prefer them with just syrup but some people actually like butter. Im not a butter fan so I never use it. Ok the show is starting now so Im out of jokes. I could go for some Aunt Jemima though.
One thing I wonder: what are Paper Jams? Paper related music? A jelly substitute made from trees? Wow syrup and jam already. Hopefully no one lays an egg or well have a decent breakfast.
I apologize for that joke. Even I thought it sucked beyond belief.
Intercontinental Title: Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler
If Dolph is disqualified or counted out he loses the title. Vickie does her intro but we get to look at Kaitlyn in a good looking dress so I can live with that. The music helps too. We get the two hands behind the head here which I like as a taunt for some reason. They have him in a black bowtie now too which makes my head hurt. Red tights for Kofi tonight which is a good look for him.
Feeling out period to start which is weird since theyve had so many matches. The ring skirt has all the titles around it which is a cool look. Kaitlyn helps to get Dolph up and is yelled at of course. NICE neckbreaker by Dolph and a chinlock follows it up. The champion has half black and half white boots on which is different for him. He uses a big boot. Well of course he does.
Dolph hits a Fameasser which gets a joke from Striker. King audibly groans at it too which is the sign of a bad one. When JERRY LAWLER thinks your joke sucks, youve got a big problem. Lawler: Vickie used to be boy crazy. Boys would have nothing to do with her and it drove her crazy. Vickie is in leather pants which gets a lot of commentary for some reason.
And now Cole and Striker argue about who designed Vickies shirt. This is either really boring in ring stuff or really bad commentary. Given who is doing what, I think Ill bet on the latter. Kofi hits a counter to get us to even again and heres the comeback. Nice standing dropkick and he hits a Thesz Press. Wow I havent seen one of those in YEARS. Boom Drop hits and sets for Trouble in Paradise.
He does the stupid clapping thing where everyone cheers for him. Sleeper is blocked as Dolph uses it for a counter. SOS gets two as Ziggler gets his foot on the ropes. Were cranking it up again here as I think I know the finish thats coming. Ill let you know if I was right or not. We hit the floor and Kofi is dominating. He throws Ziggler back into the ring to break the count which Striker says is smart. Cole of all people points out the reality: it was stupid as he would win the title on a countout.
Sleeper out of NOWHERE (which remember must suck since its a transitional move or whatever. I love the IWCs idiocy at times) and Kofi is in trouble. He gets up quickly which is at least believable. I cant stand when someone is in a hold for like a minute and then gets out of it. Kofi gets one of his own on but Dolph reverses. Vickie goes to smack Kofi but Dolph screams at her not to. Trouble in Paradise misses and Zig Zag ends this mostly clean which is surprising. I was wrong with what popped into my head but not entirely, but Ill spare you the details.
Miz does an ad for Paper Jams, which is a music thing or something.
Edge says hell win. Nothing at all special about this.
CM Punk vs. Big Show
Ok, Punk HAS to win this or his year is more or less a lost one. Hes called the Second City Saint here in his hometown which is a rare thing in this company. He gets the hometown reaction which Lawler is surprised by. Thats ironic as Lawler has made more of a career out of one town than anyone in history. Punk says he loves Chicago but he hates the inhabitants of it. Is he a self-hater I suppose?
He manages to get heel heat here in a smark stronghold. Thats saying a lot. Punk wants to burn the city down and rebuild it into a straightedge utopia. Thats a great line actually. Punk tops that by saying if hes facing the Giant then he is David and his slingshot is the almighty straightedge. I already live such a lifestyle but I want to join him anyway. Punk with the headband is still weird looking.
Cole calls Show a knucklehead, and wouldnt you know thats the title of his upcoming film. Cole says a headbutt from Show is like taking a cinderblock and breaking it over the opponents head. WHY DOES HE KNOW WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE? Big chop sends Punk to the floor. PUNK USED A DAMN BIG BOOT. He follows it up with a slingshot senton bomb over the top to the floor in a nice spot.
Punk has him down but one punch slows him down. Middle rope elbow gives Punk the advantage back. Theyre pacing this differently which is working well. Punk kicks him in the head which is a nice touch. Striker asks Lawler who the biggest man hes ever been in the ring with. Of course its Andre, and Cole says that no one beat Andre. I REALLY hope he said that as a generalization and not literally because who are they trying to kid otherwise?
Show more or less tackles Punk out of the air and punches him for the pin. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? Show hit two moves: the tackle and the punch. Thats it. That was Shows offense. Punk DOMINATED other than that but Show hits two move to end it. I hate this company some times. How in the fucking world can you validate giving Show that win that way after Punk killed on the mic? It makes Punks offense look pathetic but hey who cares? Show is BIG so of course he gets to win. Fucking joke man.
Jericho says hell win everything. You know the line he throws in there.
We recap Bryan vs. Miz which should be good. Ive heard great praise for their house show matches and after Monday Im legitimately unsure who wins here.
US Title: The Miz vs. Daniel Bryan
Miz in blue here which works for him in a weird way. Riley is here with Miz of course. Were told that Shawn trained by HBK which I dont remember hearing before. Very well may have been though. Somehow we talk about Lou Thesz and Cole says he Googled all of his info. Can we get some talk about breakfast again? Its far more interesting than this bickering.
Miz with a nice bow and arrow hold as the announcers keep up their bitching. We get an explanation for the name LaBelle Lock, which is named after an old wrestler from the 30s. Well thats better than nothing. Miz works the arm as Striker says he thinks Bryan is attractive. We get a shoulderbreaker and Striker gives a shout out to Double A (Arn Anderson) and says he should be in the Hall of Fame. Say it with me: AMEN!
The champ throws out a big boot as weve literally seen it three times tonight. Bryan with a suicide dive through the ropes to take out Miz. He SELLS THE ARM and hits a dropkick off the top for two. They slug it out and the selling continues. Let the boo/yay chanting begin! Running dropkick in the corner which always amazes me when someone hits it for some reason.
Miz kicks out again and Bryan gets a bit frustrated. We head up top and Bryan gets crotched. SWEET clothesline takes down Bryan who lands on his arm for two. All Miz here as he CRANKS on the arm and makes Bryan scream. Ropes are grabbed but Miz has til five. If he yelled that the IWC would have rioted. The Finale (not typing that name out) is countered into a rollup for two.
Riley gets on the apron but Miz punches him by mistake. Rollup by Bryan gets two and I would have bet on that being the ending. Bryan to the floor and Riley rams the post by mistake. Bryan STILL holds the arm. Miz just goes off on Bryan with punches but gets pulled into the LaBelle Lock AND ITS OVER! Miz cries at ringside in a funny moment.
Hell in a Cell is in TWO WEEKS. Wow thats fucking dumb.
Cena is still all smiley and happy here and does a math themed promo which makes sense.
Womens Titles: Michelle McCool vs. Melina
Michelle in red: DAMN. Nice ass shot of her as the bell rings. Layla is pissed at her for being in there as we hear about the history of the Womens Title, which is of course mostly bullshit but whatever. Crowd is DEAD. Yes, a Chicago crowd is dead. Michelle sends her to the floor but no one sends her back in. NICE Blockbuster from Ortons elevated DDT position by Michelle. I love the Blockbuster (jumping front flip neckbreaker) so that was sweet for me.
Faithbreaker (Styles Clash) is blocked and Melina takes over. Decent belly to belly suplex for two by the blonde. Kelly gets up on the apron marking the first time they do anything all night as Melina has her rolled up. Kelly is for Melina here but just doesnt get it I guess. The girls all beat up Michelle and send her back in. They need to stop slapping the mat as I think its a referee count.
Melina does the Matrix Move but Michelle just kicks her. Again: kicking and punching people works best a lot of the time. Both girls hit the floor as the girls yell at Michelle, showing off their acting ..talent. Layla interferes and Michelle gets to hit a, wait for it, wait for it, BIG BOOT TO UNIFY THE BELTS.
Barrett talks about the Winds of Change. I wonder if hell Rock You Like a Hurricane.
We hit probably the longest recap ever as we set up Kane vs. Taker. You know this one by now Im sure and if not go read my SD reviews for the last 6 weeks or so. We get the full history here over the last 12 years, including the straight up lie that Taker took Kanes mask away.
Smackdown World Title: Kane vs. Undertaker
Surprisingly Taker comes out first. They slug it out in the aisle to start. I want to see if they can break the streak of ass that their matches have been in the past. Taker shoves him off the stage into a pillar that the set is made of. The no holds barred aspect helps here as these two are designed for a big fight rather than just a regular match. So far theyre following that idea as its just a major fight so far.
Taker gets sent into the steps and Kane kicks him in the head. Why must you tease me with more big boots? Kane grabs the belt and hits Taker in the ribs with it which is a shot you dont see that often. Clothesline off the top doesnt get a cover as Kane does a really bad looking legdrop. Cole says Kane has dissected Taker. I guess were ignoring the first 4 minutes of this match.
Seated running one footed dropkick (just get to the damn big boot you fucking cock teases!) hits as Kane is dominating. He takes the cover off the table and just pelts Taker with it. This has been a bit better than I expected and MUCH better than their other stuff. Taker sends him into the steps and has signs of life. Or is it death with him? His character can be a bit confusing at times.
Apron legdrop by Taker and for once the word vintage is ok. We get a mini Taker Dive as he sails over the railing to take down Kane. We head into the crowd as theyve been in the ring about two minutes out of maybe 10 this has gone. Kane hits kind of a big boot. He hits a jumping punch as were back at ringside now. He punches Taker down and Taker is in trouble.
It turns into a boxing match almost with Kane throwing nothing but punches. Taker is getting DOMINATED here and its kind of nice to see. As long as he doesnt make the comeback and win that is. Taker gets one punch in to a BIG old pop. He starts winning but Kane gets a knee. Jumping clothesline puts Kane down though. And now Taker throws punches.
Snake eyes and a big boot get two. Were 5-5 in big boots tonight. Chokeslam to Kane but Taker cant cover him. Striker calls him the weigher of souls. Could he be more over the top when talking about the zombie? Kane counters the Tombstone into one of his own and Kane wins clean!
Taker can barely get back to the locker room and almost has to crawl the last bit. Id love Paul Bearer to come out here.
Randy says he has nothing to say. This takes nearly two minutes.
Legendary is coming to DVD already. Thats AWESOME.
Were having a tag team turmoil match??? Hokey smoke. Someone made a thread about this and I didnt think it would happen but here we go. The idea is there are five teams with two random ones starting. They have a match and then the winners advance to face the next team. Last team standing wins. Its kind of like the weird cousin of the gauntlet match.
Tag Team Turmoil
We open with Hart Dynasty vs. Usos. Yeah because we havent seen this enough. Striker mentions playing a game called Six Degrees of the Hart Dungeon, which sounds AWESOME to a wrestling geek like me. DAVID HITS A BIG BOOT IN THE CORNER! Kidd hits a big Asai moonsault to the floor. Kidd gets the Sharpshooter but the other Uso hits a BIG BOOT to end him, guaranteeing new champions.
Kozlov/Santino vs. Usos now. This lasts about a minute as Santino sets for the cobra but Tamina distracts him, allowing a Samoan Drop (shocking right?) to end him.
Bourne/Henry in next. This shows how sad the tag division is. It truly does. Henry comes in and cleans house with the Worlds Strongest Slam. Air Bourne ends it.
Final team is Drew/Cody. Ok we HAVE to have the heels win it here for the sake of sanity. Also so we can hear either awesome theme song. Drew is in those sexy white tights too so Im happy. The heels dominate for awhile as Bourne plays Ricky Morton for awhile. They say Cody was a tag team champion but never say with who. I dont get why though.
Big gutbuster by Drew as Bourne is in trouble, hence the Morton thing I guess. Drew CRANKS on a chinlock which looks awesome. Bourne gets out of a suplex using the ultimate counter: kicking his feet. Hot tag to Henry and Cody trips coming through the ropes. They go for the Super Shooting Star which takes forever so Cross Roads takes out Bourne (illegal man) for the pin and the titles.
Random Alberto Del Rio promo montage.
Build up video for the elimination match and I think you get the idea of it.
Sheamus says his usual stuff.
Raw World Title: Sheamus vs. John Cena vs. Edge vs. Wade Barrett vs. Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho
Pin or submission only for eliminations. MONSTER reaction for Edge. The trenchcoat is back too. Face pop for Jericho but not as big as Edges. Barrett is in his second PPV main event less than five months after making the main roster. Not bad. Elimination rules here. Orton is out last and gets a nice reaction but still pales in comparison to Edge. Striker asks Lawler for strategy here. Lawler says avoid elimination, which sounds really simplistic but Lawler follows it up by saying youre going to have a better chance with three or four opponents than with five so if you can hang on your odds improve. Sometimes the simplest answer is best.
Tornado rules here too which is nice. We get a Hulk reference kind of as Cole lists off champions. Cena and Jericho stare each other down which makes me think Jericho is a jobber by comparison. RKO maybe 90 seconds in ends Jericho. WHAT THE HELL? He makes the big sad exit and everyone, myself included, is shocked. Y2J chant picks up of course as Id love a face run from him.
Everyone surrounds Barrett and the beatdown is on! Orton and Cena have an eventual staredown but Barrett breaks it up. Striker calls Edge, Sheamus and Barrett rulebreakers. CENA THROWS A DROPKICK! The superpowers fight it out but Barrett saves Cena for some reason. Sheamus kicks Barrett in the face. He dominates for awhile and goes around kicking everyone in sight.
High knees to Cena which I cant think of a Too Many Lies joke for. Cena blocks the High Cross as everyone else has apparently died. Edge comes back in and stops the top rope Fameasser. Double suplex off the top to take Cena down for two. Edge and Sheamus work together which tells me he eliminates the Irishman.
Orton pops up for like two seconds and Sheamus takes him down almost immediately. Spear misses and the Irish Curse takes Edge down. Brogue Kick misses but Edge gets the spear. Orton takes one too but Edge takes a very nice FU to get rid of him and we have four left. Barrett takes down Cena and stomps the hell out of him.
He and Cena fight it out for awhile until Cena makes his comeback. 5 Knuckle Shuffle but Sheamus accidently hits Barrett. Cole keeps calling the FU the A.A. now. Sheamus is in the STF FOREVER and has one of the best teases of getting there Ive ever seen. He manages to do it and you can feel the crowd just stop. Nexus comes out and the distraction allows Barrett to hit Wasteland on Cena and ELIMINATE HIM!
Nexus beats down Orton and since there are no disqualifications this is all gravy baby. Nexus tries to run in again but Cena KILLS one of them with a chair. Orton gets the backbreaker on Barrett and an RKO gets us down to Sheamus vs. Orton. Brogue Kick KILLS Orton but it only gets two and a big old pop. High Cross is countered and the RKO gives Orton his seventh title!
Results
Dolph Ziggler b. Kofi Kingston Zig Zag
Big Show b. CM Punk Punch
Daniel Bryan b. The Miz LaBelle Lock
Michelle McCool b. Melina Big Boot
Kane b. The Undertaker Tombstone Piledriver
Cody Rhodes/Drew McIntyre won Tag Team Turmoil
Randy Orton b. John Cena, Edge, Chris Jericho, Sheamus and Wade Barrett RKO to Sheamus
Quick Results
Raw
Daniel Bryan b. Alex Riley (Mid match substitution for Miz) LaBelle Lock
Edge b. Evan Bourne Edge slammed Bourne
Mark Henry b. Edge Worlds Strongest Slam
Sheamus b. John Morrison Pin after a Jericho chair shot
Goldust b. William Regal Pin after a shot with brass knuckles
Randy Orton b. John Cena RKO through a table
NXT
Dolph Ziggler/Kaitlyn b. AJ/Primo Zig Zag to Primo
Jamie won a Joke Off
Jamie b. Aksana Rollup
Kaitlyn won the obstacle course
Impact
Jay Lethal b. Douglas Williams Lethal Injection
Hamada/Taylor Wilde b. Madison Rayne/Lacey Von Erich Samoan Drop/Neckbreaker combination
Brian Kendrick b. Matt Morgan Leg Lariat
Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Hardy ended in a draw Double Pin
Smackdown
Cody Rhodes/Drew McIntyre b. Hart Dynasty Cross Roads to Smith
Kofi Kingston b. Jack Swagger Trouble in Paradise
Laycool b. Kelly Kelly/Rosa Mendes Layout
CM Punk b. Christian GTS
Night of Champions
Dolph Ziggler b. Kofi Kingston Zig Zag
Big Show b. CM Punk Punch
Daniel Bryan b. The Miz LaBelle Lock
Michelle McCool b. Melina Big Boot
Kane b. The Undertaker Tombstone Piledriver
Cody Rhodes/Drew McIntyre won Tag Team Turmoil
Randy Orton b. John Cena, Edge, Chris Jericho, Sheamus and Wade Barrett RKO to Sheamus
Impact got a 1.1 or 1.2.
Sunday
Dinero might have some heat on him in the locker room. And just about the time hes turning heel too. Shocking.
Night of Champions
Date: September 19, 2010
Location: Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois
Commentators: Michael Cole, Matt Striker, Jerry Lawler
Since this PPV is all about champions, take a guess as to what its about. Thats right: pancakes. I prefer them with just syrup but some people actually like butter. Im not a butter fan so I never use it. Ok the show is starting now so Im out of jokes. I could go for some Aunt Jemima though.
One thing I wonder: what are Paper Jams? Paper related music? A jelly substitute made from trees? Wow syrup and jam already. Hopefully no one lays an egg or well have a decent breakfast.
I apologize for that joke. Even I thought it sucked beyond belief.
Intercontinental Title: Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler
If Dolph is disqualified or counted out he loses the title. Vickie does her intro but we get to look at Kaitlyn in a good looking dress so I can live with that. The music helps too. We get the two hands behind the head here which I like as a taunt for some reason. They have him in a black bowtie now too which makes my head hurt. Red tights for Kofi tonight which is a good look for him.
Feeling out period to start which is weird since theyve had so many matches. The ring skirt has all the titles around it which is a cool look. Kaitlyn helps to get Dolph up and is yelled at of course. NICE neckbreaker by Dolph and a chinlock follows it up. The champion has half black and half white boots on which is different for him. He uses a big boot. Well of course he does.
Dolph hits a Fameasser which gets a joke from Striker. King audibly groans at it too which is the sign of a bad one. When JERRY LAWLER thinks your joke sucks, youve got a big problem. Lawler: Vickie used to be boy crazy. Boys would have nothing to do with her and it drove her crazy. Vickie is in leather pants which gets a lot of commentary for some reason.
And now Cole and Striker argue about who designed Vickies shirt. This is either really boring in ring stuff or really bad commentary. Given who is doing what, I think Ill bet on the latter. Kofi hits a counter to get us to even again and heres the comeback. Nice standing dropkick and he hits a Thesz Press. Wow I havent seen one of those in YEARS. Boom Drop hits and sets for Trouble in Paradise.
He does the stupid clapping thing where everyone cheers for him. Sleeper is blocked as Dolph uses it for a counter. SOS gets two as Ziggler gets his foot on the ropes. Were cranking it up again here as I think I know the finish thats coming. Ill let you know if I was right or not. We hit the floor and Kofi is dominating. He throws Ziggler back into the ring to break the count which Striker says is smart. Cole of all people points out the reality: it was stupid as he would win the title on a countout.
Sleeper out of NOWHERE (which remember must suck since its a transitional move or whatever. I love the IWCs idiocy at times) and Kofi is in trouble. He gets up quickly which is at least believable. I cant stand when someone is in a hold for like a minute and then gets out of it. Kofi gets one of his own on but Dolph reverses. Vickie goes to smack Kofi but Dolph screams at her not to. Trouble in Paradise misses and Zig Zag ends this mostly clean which is surprising. I was wrong with what popped into my head but not entirely, but Ill spare you the details.
Miz does an ad for Paper Jams, which is a music thing or something.
Edge says hell win. Nothing at all special about this.
CM Punk vs. Big Show
Ok, Punk HAS to win this or his year is more or less a lost one. Hes called the Second City Saint here in his hometown which is a rare thing in this company. He gets the hometown reaction which Lawler is surprised by. Thats ironic as Lawler has made more of a career out of one town than anyone in history. Punk says he loves Chicago but he hates the inhabitants of it. Is he a self-hater I suppose?
He manages to get heel heat here in a smark stronghold. Thats saying a lot. Punk wants to burn the city down and rebuild it into a straightedge utopia. Thats a great line actually. Punk tops that by saying if hes facing the Giant then he is David and his slingshot is the almighty straightedge. I already live such a lifestyle but I want to join him anyway. Punk with the headband is still weird looking.
Cole calls Show a knucklehead, and wouldnt you know thats the title of his upcoming film. Cole says a headbutt from Show is like taking a cinderblock and breaking it over the opponents head. WHY DOES HE KNOW WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE? Big chop sends Punk to the floor. PUNK USED A DAMN BIG BOOT. He follows it up with a slingshot senton bomb over the top to the floor in a nice spot.
Punk has him down but one punch slows him down. Middle rope elbow gives Punk the advantage back. Theyre pacing this differently which is working well. Punk kicks him in the head which is a nice touch. Striker asks Lawler who the biggest man hes ever been in the ring with. Of course its Andre, and Cole says that no one beat Andre. I REALLY hope he said that as a generalization and not literally because who are they trying to kid otherwise?
Show more or less tackles Punk out of the air and punches him for the pin. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? Show hit two moves: the tackle and the punch. Thats it. That was Shows offense. Punk DOMINATED other than that but Show hits two move to end it. I hate this company some times. How in the fucking world can you validate giving Show that win that way after Punk killed on the mic? It makes Punks offense look pathetic but hey who cares? Show is BIG so of course he gets to win. Fucking joke man.
Jericho says hell win everything. You know the line he throws in there.
We recap Bryan vs. Miz which should be good. Ive heard great praise for their house show matches and after Monday Im legitimately unsure who wins here.
US Title: The Miz vs. Daniel Bryan
Miz in blue here which works for him in a weird way. Riley is here with Miz of course. Were told that Shawn trained by HBK which I dont remember hearing before. Very well may have been though. Somehow we talk about Lou Thesz and Cole says he Googled all of his info. Can we get some talk about breakfast again? Its far more interesting than this bickering.
Miz with a nice bow and arrow hold as the announcers keep up their bitching. We get an explanation for the name LaBelle Lock, which is named after an old wrestler from the 30s. Well thats better than nothing. Miz works the arm as Striker says he thinks Bryan is attractive. We get a shoulderbreaker and Striker gives a shout out to Double A (Arn Anderson) and says he should be in the Hall of Fame. Say it with me: AMEN!
The champ throws out a big boot as weve literally seen it three times tonight. Bryan with a suicide dive through the ropes to take out Miz. He SELLS THE ARM and hits a dropkick off the top for two. They slug it out and the selling continues. Let the boo/yay chanting begin! Running dropkick in the corner which always amazes me when someone hits it for some reason.
Miz kicks out again and Bryan gets a bit frustrated. We head up top and Bryan gets crotched. SWEET clothesline takes down Bryan who lands on his arm for two. All Miz here as he CRANKS on the arm and makes Bryan scream. Ropes are grabbed but Miz has til five. If he yelled that the IWC would have rioted. The Finale (not typing that name out) is countered into a rollup for two.
Riley gets on the apron but Miz punches him by mistake. Rollup by Bryan gets two and I would have bet on that being the ending. Bryan to the floor and Riley rams the post by mistake. Bryan STILL holds the arm. Miz just goes off on Bryan with punches but gets pulled into the LaBelle Lock AND ITS OVER! Miz cries at ringside in a funny moment.
Hell in a Cell is in TWO WEEKS. Wow thats fucking dumb.
Cena is still all smiley and happy here and does a math themed promo which makes sense.
Womens Titles: Michelle McCool vs. Melina
Michelle in red: DAMN. Nice ass shot of her as the bell rings. Layla is pissed at her for being in there as we hear about the history of the Womens Title, which is of course mostly bullshit but whatever. Crowd is DEAD. Yes, a Chicago crowd is dead. Michelle sends her to the floor but no one sends her back in. NICE Blockbuster from Ortons elevated DDT position by Michelle. I love the Blockbuster (jumping front flip neckbreaker) so that was sweet for me.
Faithbreaker (Styles Clash) is blocked and Melina takes over. Decent belly to belly suplex for two by the blonde. Kelly gets up on the apron marking the first time they do anything all night as Melina has her rolled up. Kelly is for Melina here but just doesnt get it I guess. The girls all beat up Michelle and send her back in. They need to stop slapping the mat as I think its a referee count.
Melina does the Matrix Move but Michelle just kicks her. Again: kicking and punching people works best a lot of the time. Both girls hit the floor as the girls yell at Michelle, showing off their acting ..talent. Layla interferes and Michelle gets to hit a, wait for it, wait for it, BIG BOOT TO UNIFY THE BELTS.
Barrett talks about the Winds of Change. I wonder if hell Rock You Like a Hurricane.
We hit probably the longest recap ever as we set up Kane vs. Taker. You know this one by now Im sure and if not go read my SD reviews for the last 6 weeks or so. We get the full history here over the last 12 years, including the straight up lie that Taker took Kanes mask away.
Smackdown World Title: Kane vs. Undertaker
Surprisingly Taker comes out first. They slug it out in the aisle to start. I want to see if they can break the streak of ass that their matches have been in the past. Taker shoves him off the stage into a pillar that the set is made of. The no holds barred aspect helps here as these two are designed for a big fight rather than just a regular match. So far theyre following that idea as its just a major fight so far.
Taker gets sent into the steps and Kane kicks him in the head. Why must you tease me with more big boots? Kane grabs the belt and hits Taker in the ribs with it which is a shot you dont see that often. Clothesline off the top doesnt get a cover as Kane does a really bad looking legdrop. Cole says Kane has dissected Taker. I guess were ignoring the first 4 minutes of this match.
Seated running one footed dropkick (just get to the damn big boot you fucking cock teases!) hits as Kane is dominating. He takes the cover off the table and just pelts Taker with it. This has been a bit better than I expected and MUCH better than their other stuff. Taker sends him into the steps and has signs of life. Or is it death with him? His character can be a bit confusing at times.
Apron legdrop by Taker and for once the word vintage is ok. We get a mini Taker Dive as he sails over the railing to take down Kane. We head into the crowd as theyve been in the ring about two minutes out of maybe 10 this has gone. Kane hits kind of a big boot. He hits a jumping punch as were back at ringside now. He punches Taker down and Taker is in trouble.
It turns into a boxing match almost with Kane throwing nothing but punches. Taker is getting DOMINATED here and its kind of nice to see. As long as he doesnt make the comeback and win that is. Taker gets one punch in to a BIG old pop. He starts winning but Kane gets a knee. Jumping clothesline puts Kane down though. And now Taker throws punches.
Snake eyes and a big boot get two. Were 5-5 in big boots tonight. Chokeslam to Kane but Taker cant cover him. Striker calls him the weigher of souls. Could he be more over the top when talking about the zombie? Kane counters the Tombstone into one of his own and Kane wins clean!
Taker can barely get back to the locker room and almost has to crawl the last bit. Id love Paul Bearer to come out here.
Randy says he has nothing to say. This takes nearly two minutes.
Legendary is coming to DVD already. Thats AWESOME.
Were having a tag team turmoil match??? Hokey smoke. Someone made a thread about this and I didnt think it would happen but here we go. The idea is there are five teams with two random ones starting. They have a match and then the winners advance to face the next team. Last team standing wins. Its kind of like the weird cousin of the gauntlet match.
Tag Team Turmoil
We open with Hart Dynasty vs. Usos. Yeah because we havent seen this enough. Striker mentions playing a game called Six Degrees of the Hart Dungeon, which sounds AWESOME to a wrestling geek like me. DAVID HITS A BIG BOOT IN THE CORNER! Kidd hits a big Asai moonsault to the floor. Kidd gets the Sharpshooter but the other Uso hits a BIG BOOT to end him, guaranteeing new champions.
Kozlov/Santino vs. Usos now. This lasts about a minute as Santino sets for the cobra but Tamina distracts him, allowing a Samoan Drop (shocking right?) to end him.
Bourne/Henry in next. This shows how sad the tag division is. It truly does. Henry comes in and cleans house with the Worlds Strongest Slam. Air Bourne ends it.
Final team is Drew/Cody. Ok we HAVE to have the heels win it here for the sake of sanity. Also so we can hear either awesome theme song. Drew is in those sexy white tights too so Im happy. The heels dominate for awhile as Bourne plays Ricky Morton for awhile. They say Cody was a tag team champion but never say with who. I dont get why though.
Big gutbuster by Drew as Bourne is in trouble, hence the Morton thing I guess. Drew CRANKS on a chinlock which looks awesome. Bourne gets out of a suplex using the ultimate counter: kicking his feet. Hot tag to Henry and Cody trips coming through the ropes. They go for the Super Shooting Star which takes forever so Cross Roads takes out Bourne (illegal man) for the pin and the titles.
Random Alberto Del Rio promo montage.
Build up video for the elimination match and I think you get the idea of it.
Sheamus says his usual stuff.
Raw World Title: Sheamus vs. John Cena vs. Edge vs. Wade Barrett vs. Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho
Pin or submission only for eliminations. MONSTER reaction for Edge. The trenchcoat is back too. Face pop for Jericho but not as big as Edges. Barrett is in his second PPV main event less than five months after making the main roster. Not bad. Elimination rules here. Orton is out last and gets a nice reaction but still pales in comparison to Edge. Striker asks Lawler for strategy here. Lawler says avoid elimination, which sounds really simplistic but Lawler follows it up by saying youre going to have a better chance with three or four opponents than with five so if you can hang on your odds improve. Sometimes the simplest answer is best.
Tornado rules here too which is nice. We get a Hulk reference kind of as Cole lists off champions. Cena and Jericho stare each other down which makes me think Jericho is a jobber by comparison. RKO maybe 90 seconds in ends Jericho. WHAT THE HELL? He makes the big sad exit and everyone, myself included, is shocked. Y2J chant picks up of course as Id love a face run from him.
Everyone surrounds Barrett and the beatdown is on! Orton and Cena have an eventual staredown but Barrett breaks it up. Striker calls Edge, Sheamus and Barrett rulebreakers. CENA THROWS A DROPKICK! The superpowers fight it out but Barrett saves Cena for some reason. Sheamus kicks Barrett in the face. He dominates for awhile and goes around kicking everyone in sight.
High knees to Cena which I cant think of a Too Many Lies joke for. Cena blocks the High Cross as everyone else has apparently died. Edge comes back in and stops the top rope Fameasser. Double suplex off the top to take Cena down for two. Edge and Sheamus work together which tells me he eliminates the Irishman.
Orton pops up for like two seconds and Sheamus takes him down almost immediately. Spear misses and the Irish Curse takes Edge down. Brogue Kick misses but Edge gets the spear. Orton takes one too but Edge takes a very nice FU to get rid of him and we have four left. Barrett takes down Cena and stomps the hell out of him.
He and Cena fight it out for awhile until Cena makes his comeback. 5 Knuckle Shuffle but Sheamus accidently hits Barrett. Cole keeps calling the FU the A.A. now. Sheamus is in the STF FOREVER and has one of the best teases of getting there Ive ever seen. He manages to do it and you can feel the crowd just stop. Nexus comes out and the distraction allows Barrett to hit Wasteland on Cena and ELIMINATE HIM!
Nexus beats down Orton and since there are no disqualifications this is all gravy baby. Nexus tries to run in again but Cena KILLS one of them with a chair. Orton gets the backbreaker on Barrett and an RKO gets us down to Sheamus vs. Orton. Brogue Kick KILLS Orton but it only gets two and a big old pop. High Cross is countered and the RKO gives Orton his seventh title!
Results
Dolph Ziggler b. Kofi Kingston Zig Zag
Big Show b. CM Punk Punch
Daniel Bryan b. The Miz LaBelle Lock
Michelle McCool b. Melina Big Boot
Kane b. The Undertaker Tombstone Piledriver
Cody Rhodes/Drew McIntyre won Tag Team Turmoil
Randy Orton b. John Cena, Edge, Chris Jericho, Sheamus and Wade Barrett RKO to Sheamus
Quick Results
Raw
Daniel Bryan b. Alex Riley (Mid match substitution for Miz) LaBelle Lock
Edge b. Evan Bourne Edge slammed Bourne
Mark Henry b. Edge Worlds Strongest Slam
Sheamus b. John Morrison Pin after a Jericho chair shot
Goldust b. William Regal Pin after a shot with brass knuckles
Randy Orton b. John Cena RKO through a table
NXT
Dolph Ziggler/Kaitlyn b. AJ/Primo Zig Zag to Primo
Jamie won a Joke Off
Jamie b. Aksana Rollup
Kaitlyn won the obstacle course
Impact
Jay Lethal b. Douglas Williams Lethal Injection
Hamada/Taylor Wilde b. Madison Rayne/Lacey Von Erich Samoan Drop/Neckbreaker combination
Brian Kendrick b. Matt Morgan Leg Lariat
Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Hardy ended in a draw Double Pin
Smackdown
Cody Rhodes/Drew McIntyre b. Hart Dynasty Cross Roads to Smith
Kofi Kingston b. Jack Swagger Trouble in Paradise
Laycool b. Kelly Kelly/Rosa Mendes Layout
CM Punk b. Christian GTS
Night of Champions
Dolph Ziggler b. Kofi Kingston Zig Zag
Big Show b. CM Punk Punch
Daniel Bryan b. The Miz LaBelle Lock
Michelle McCool b. Melina Big Boot
Kane b. The Undertaker Tombstone Piledriver
Cody Rhodes/Drew McIntyre won Tag Team Turmoil
Randy Orton b. John Cena, Edge, Chris Jericho, Sheamus and Wade Barrett RKO to Sheamus