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domenica 29 novembre 2009

THE DRAGON GATE USA OPEN THE FREEDOM GATE PPV

THE DRAGON GATE USA OPEN THE FREEDOM GATE PPV : TITLE TOURNAMENT RESULTS, TWO AWESOME MATCHES AND MORE
by Mike Johnson @ 1:27 AM on 11/29/2009

Pre-Show Notes: Due to a tractor trailer truck overturning near exit 5 on the New Jersey Turnpike, forcing traffic to run at a near standstill, the show's schedule was pushed back 25 minutes, with the pre-show matches for ringside ticket holders commencing at 6:55. Dragon Gate USA pushed back the bell time for the main show to 8:10 PM. Due to the traffic, the Eddie Kingston vs. Hallowicked bonus bout was canceled....The crowd looked to be in the 500-550 range

KYLE O'REILLY VS. ADAM COLE

I believe O'Reilly is a Davey Richards trainee.

They started off with some nice back and forth counters, culminating in a face-off. O'Reilly shoulderboocked Cole down, but was shoved off when he attemped a waistlock into a reverse rollup. Cole nailed a lariat after rebounding off the ropes. He failed to get any offense, as O'Reilly nailed a enziguiri. Cole kicked him as he charged into the corner. Cole grabbed him for a TKO but O'Reilly broke it up with a series of elbows, then nailed several strikes and kicks for a two count. O'Reilly caught Cole with a series of near falls. He set up Cole for a suplex but Cole nailed a knee strike while upside down and reversed it. They exchanged a series of forearms. O'Reilly nailed a superkick and a back suplex but Cole came back with one of his own. A double clothesline left both out on the mat as the referee counted them down.

Cole nailed a Northern Lights suplex with a bridge for a two count. O'Reilly caught him with a series of double underhook suplexes, holding on to him and pulling Cole up for another each time. The crowd loved that. O'Reilly missed a roundhouse kick and was caught with a wheelbarrow suplex for a two count. O'Reilly nailed a big boot and a running kick to the face. He snapped Cole into a brainbuster for the pin.

Your winner, Kyle O'Reilly!

Good athletic match. Both showed a lot of work ethic. Fun opener.

JON MOXLEY VS. B-BOY

They played test of strength with shoulderblocks, which led to B-Boy slapping him. They immediately began slugging it out. B-Boy caught him with a running knee to the head for a one count. B-Boy set -up Moxley in the corner but Moxley slipped out of the ring to break the momentum. On the apron, Moxley snapped B-Boy throat first over the ropes. Moxley began targeting Boy's left arm, slamming it into the wrist and going for wristlocks. B-Boy escaped, nailed a dropkick and a double stomp for a two count.

Moxley went for a crossface chickenwing, but B-Boy escaped and began whipping him with chops in the corner. They exchanged chops back and forth. Moxley finally rebounded off with a big lariat for a two count. He cinched in a hammerlock, going right after the left arm. B-Boy broke free and went for a suplex but his arm was too injured. Moxley whipped him into the corner and B-Boy jumped up and over, taking Moxley down. Moxley cartwheeled out of a charge, then snapmared B-Boy. He went for a missile dropkick but missed. B-Boy scored a two count with a shining wizard.

Moxley elbowed B-Boy. He went to hit a top rope maneuver but something didn't work at all as he slipped. B-Boy was hit glancingly and sold it. Moxley covered him, then hit a DDT for another. They went out of the ring, where B-Boy nailed an Ace Crusher on the apron outside and they crashed to the floor. Back in the ring, B-Boy nailed a back elbow to the face, then a back suplex. He set up Moxley in the corner and nailed a dropkick to him.

B-Boy went for a choke but Moxley turned it into a chickenwing submission. B-Boy escaped and went for a sleeper. Moxley escpaed and cinched in a Fujiwara armbar for the submission. The crowd booed that as they were more into B-Boy from the start.

Your winner, Jon Moxley!

Decent match with some nice storytelling.

B-Boy left the ring selling his arm.

The official show opened with a video feature counting down to the PPV taping. The lights went out and when they came on, the competitors were in the ring.

DRAGON GATE USA OPEN THE FREEDOM GATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT ROUND ONE: NICK JACKSON VS. MATT JACKSON VS. LINCE DORADO VS. GRAN AKUMA VS. JOHNNY GARGANO VS. HALLOWICKED

Hallowicked was a last minute substitute for Jigsaw, who was trapped in traffic. As you can imagine, this was all sorts of insane spots, so here's some highlights.

Jigsaw nailed a tope through the ropes on Akuma and Gargano. Matt Jackson killed Dorado with a superkick. Dorado faked a dive on him, so Nick Jackson drilled him with a roundhouse kick. Jackson went for a backslide on Gargano, who slipped out and hit an Ace Crusher. The Bucks doubled up on everyone at different points before being left alone in the ring. They teased going at it but Akuma and Gargano jumped them. They dispatched the Bucks, then went after each other. They Bucks laid them out and teasing fighting again but Dorado and Hallowicked hit missile dropkicks off the top to take them out. Hallowicked hit the GTS on Dorado, followed by a sitdown Tiger Driver for a two count.

Hallowicked went for a Fisherman's Buster off the top on Dorado but was shoved off. Dorado hit a 450 splash got a two count. Akuma broke it up. Nick Jackson hit a standing moonsault off the apron onto Dorado, smacking his feet over the railing in the process. Gargano hit Matt Jackson with an enziguiri. The Bucks worked over Gargano but Hallowicked got involved. The Bucks hit stereo superkicks then a moonsault and 450 splash. Matt Jackson covered him, but Nick pulled him off.

The Bucks began battling back and forth. Nick used a Lucha armdrag off the ropes, then a running high knee in the corner. They traded superkicks. Matt hit a sitdown facebuster but Akuma broke it up. Hallowicked went for a running powerbomb out of the ring but Dorado turned it into a rana out of the ring, then hit a dive This set of a series of awesome dives from everyone. Gargano nailed a double knee strike to Akuma's face then went to the top rope. Akuma crotches him and hits a Spider Exploder. He hits a standing moonsault on Gargano and scores the pin.

Your winner, Gran Akuma!

Crazy opener. The sequences involving the Bucks were awesome. Lots of good work here with tons of crazy athletic moves and way too much ground covered to type live. Interesting choice in Akuma going over as well.

DRAGON GATE USA OPEN THE FREEDOM GATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT ROUND ONE: BXB HULK VS. BRIAN KENDRICK

No dancing girls this time for Hulk. This is Kendrick's ECW Arena debut. The fans chanted for Hulk at the onset. They went to the mat early, going back and forth. Kendrick focused on his arm with knee strikes and armbars. They returned to their feet and went for a test of strength, which Hulk won. Kendrick grabbed an arm. Hulk cartwheeled to escape and Kendrick went to the floor to halt Hulk's offense. Kendrick returned to the ring and caught Hulk with a shoulderblock. Hulk retaliated with a deep armdrag. Kendrick backed off into the ropes.

Hulk grabbed Kendrick in a side chinlock, nailing knees to the face at the same time. They went to the outside, where Kendrick whipped Hulk into the ringpost. Kendrick stalked him on the outside with punches and kicks, then slammed his face into the apron. Back in the ring, he peppered Hulk with elbows and forearms. Kendrick locked in a Camel Clutch. Kendrick began using kicks, but Hulk started firing back. Kendrick cut him off with a hot shot and a kick to the face. Kendrick tore at Hulk's face, then cinched in another Camel Clutch. Hulk fought off Kendrick and hit a sweet missile dropkick. He nailed a kick to the head and a standing moonsault into a legdrop for a two count.

Hulk went for a suplex but Kendrick landed on his feet. They jockeyed for position but Hulk nailed a jumping high kick for a two count. Hulk charged but Kendrick hit a leaping leg lariat. Kendrick went for Sliced Bread #2 but was shoved off and landed brutally on the concrete floor. Hulk teased a dive but Kendrick leaped into the front row. Hulk went to the outside, attacked Kendrick and brought him back in the ring. Kendrick small packaged Hulk for a two count, then nailed an enziguiri for another.

Kendrick went back into the Camel Clutch. Hulk came back with a boot to the face. Kendrick rolled him up for a two count. They exchanged near falls, then kicks to the face. Hulk with a sideslam for a two count. Hulk went for a pump handle slam but Kendrick hit a forward roll for a two count. Hulk drilled Kendrick with a kick to the head immediately and rolled him up for the pin.

Your winner, BxB Hulk!

OK and solid back and forth match but it felt like it was missing a spark.

The ring announcer asked an ailing Brian Kendrick to return to the locker room after the bout. Kendrick took the mic and went off, saying that with the injuries he has taken ton his neck, that gives him the right to take all the time he needs. He said he is an artist and wrestles for himself, not to make others' happy. Several officials came out and he went off on them. Jon Moxley took the mic, telling Kendrick that perhaps he still had some McMahon DNA to get out of his system. It turned out he was riling up Kendrick and was on his side, leading to them brawling with the other wrestlers. OK,

DRAGON GATE USA OPEN THE FREEDOM GATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT ROUND ONE: SUPER CRAZY VS. SKAYDE VS. MIKE QUACKENBUSH VS. CIMA

Waaaaaaaay too much crazy stuff to recap but it was awesome with tons of Lucha style takedowns, athletics, reversals and flying moves. Late in the bout, Rivera caught CIMA in a deathlock but Crazy broke it up. Quack hit an insane twisting dive to them floor. CIMA nailed Rivera with the Skayde Special for the pin. Quack and CIMA had words after. This was just awesome stuff, but there was no way I was going to be able to keep up with it. Loved this.

Your winner, CIMA!

DRAGON GATE USA OPEN THE FREEDOM GATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT ROUND ONE: DAVEY RICHARDS VS. YAMATO

They started off with a test of strength. YAMATO powered Richards back, but got kicked in the chest. They lock up and YAMATO catches Richards with a hammerlock. Richards reverses but is driven to the mat. He escapes and locks on a heel hook. YAMATO escapes and they return to their feet. Richards cinches in a hammerlock, then a side headlock. They exchange shoulderblocks, but neither man budges. Richards goes for a cross armbreaker but YAMATO is too close to the ropes and it's broken up. Richards begins focusing on YAMATO's shoulder with elbow strikes and an armbar. Richards nails a belly-to-back suplex. He tries to cinch in a Kimura. YAMATO escapes. Richards follows to the floor. Richards and YAMATO brawl.

Richards whips YAMATO into the railing, which collapsed into the fans. Richards then hit a running boot to the face of YAMATO on the floor. Richards tosses YAMATO back into the ring. They trade headbutts. YAMATO went for a leapfrog but was caught and slammed down. He rolled outside. Richards teased a dive but YAMATO went under the ring and reemerged from the other side, returned to the ring and dropkicked Richards in the back of his legs. YAMATO began focusing his assault on Richards' legs.

YAMATO locked in an anklelock but Richards made it to the ropes. Since he had to break the hold, YAMATO drilled Richards' knee into the mat. YAMATO continued beating Richards, who started firing back. Richards hit a kick but his leg was too hurt and buckled. YAMATO kicked Richards in the face and went for a dropkick off the ropes but was kicked as he came off. Richards and YAMATO exchanged strikes. Richards caught him with an overhead belly to belly suplex. YAMATO went to the floor. Richards hit an amazing running tope through the ropes, sending himself and YAMATO over the rail and into the second row. Just plain awesome.

YAMATO was tossed back in the ring and Richards hit a Japanese style missile dropkick. Richards began drilling him with kicks to the face, then a handspring into a kick to the face. Richards grabs YAMATO for a suplex but YAMATO battles out. Richards hit a back suplex with a bridge for a two count. Richards went right into a Kimura but YAMATO eventually gets to the ropes. Richards goes for another suplex but YAMATO holds on. He kicks Richards' bad leg.

YAMATO locks in an ankle lock. Richards fights his way to his feet and attempts an enziguiri but YAMATO ducks and locks on the anklelock again. Richards finally makes it to the ropes. They slug it out in the center of the ring. Richards drills him with a series of kicks. A dazed YAMATO still hits a back suplex. Richards nails an insane lariat. Both men are out and the crowd chants Dragon Gate. Richards hits charging forearm in the corner. YAMATO responds with his own. He goes to the top but it cut off. Richards nails a superplex.

YAMATO gets to his feet but is caught with a kick, a lariat and a back suplex. YAMATO got his shoulder up at the last second and the crowd chanted, "That was three." They battled on the top rope. Richards knocked YAMATO off and hit a shooting star press but YAMATO got his knees up. YAMATO locked on a choke sleeper in the middle of the ring. Richards started to fade out but fought to his feet with elbows. YAMATO and Richards traded woozy blows. Richards nailed a flurry of blows but was kicked in the gut. YAMATO ducked a leg lariat and hit a choke sleeper suplex. He kicked Richards in the head but Richards kicked out. He nailed a brainbuster but only got a two count.

The crowd began chanting for Richards. YAMATO nailed an inverted sitdown package piledriver and scored the pin.

Your winner, YAMATO!

Absolutely awesome. At this point, this was far and away the best match of the night, and there haven't been anything less than really good on the show.

The title bout later will be CIMA vs. GRAN AKUMA VS. BxB HULK vs. YAMATO

EDDIE KINGSTON VS. JIGSAW

This was added to the main show due to the travel issues.

Kingston grabbed a waistlock on Jigsaw, then tied him up on the mat before letting him go. Jigsaw tries to shoulderblock Kingston down, but he's too big. On a second attempt, Kingston tries to kick him, so Jigsaw uses a single leg takedown and a double stomp. Kingston goes for a wheel barrow but Jigsaw turns it into an armdrag takedown. Kingston nails an overhead belly to belly suplex. Kingston tore at Jigsaw's mask and hit a series of chops in the corner. Jigsaw tried to fire back. Kingston whipped him into the ropes and shoulderblocked him down to the mat for a two count.

Kingston charges Jigsaw, who pulls down the top rope. Kingston goes to the floor. Jigsaw nails a dive to the floor. Jigsaw hit a bodypress off the top but Kingston used the momentum to kick Jigsaw off. Jigsaw avoided a backfist and hit a back kick. Kingston sucked it up and hit a back suplex for a two count. Kingston measured Jigsaw and chopped him against the ropes. Jigsaw nailed a series of kicks to different points of Kingston's body and covered him for a two count.

Jigsaw went for a rana but was caught and tossed into the corner. Kingston nailed a running Yakuza Kick for a two count. Kingston nailed a back fist for a two count. Kingston called for a back drop driver but Jigsaw avoided it. Kingston hit a Northern Lariat. Jigsaw rolled through on a pin attempt and nailed a double stomp off the top rope for the pin.

Your winner, Jigsaw!

Decent match that got the crowd back into the show. I was glad to see that they still had a chance to work despite arriving so late from NYC.

DRAGON KID & SHINGO VS. MASATO YOSHINO & NARUKI DOI

Kid and Yoshino started the bout, continuing their feud. Kid took him down with a fast armdrag. Yoshino rolled him up with a two count. They went back and forth on the mat with neither getting the advantage. They faced off. Fans began chanting for Yoshino, sparking a chant for Kid. Yoshino kicked Kid, sparking a speed of light series of exchanges and reversals. Shingo and Doi tagged in. They exchanged shoulderblocks with Shingo getting the better of Doi, then shoving Yoshino off the apron in the corner.

Shingo works over Doi in the corner with huge battering shots. Kid tagged in and dropped a kneedrop on Doi. Shingo and Kid tagged in and out, working over Doi. Shingo nailed a fistdrop. He chopped Doi, who retaliated with his own. Kid used Shingo as a base to swing around and kick Doi. He covered Doi but Yoshino broke it up. Kid nailed a big dropkick to Doi's face. Yoshino and Doi got over on Kid, taking turns coming off the ropes onto Kid's arm. Yoshino dropped Kid over his knees with a backbreaker. Speed Muscle continued to work over Kid, nailing a drop toehold and a dropkick to the head at the same time.

Yoshino tied up Dragon like a pretzel on the mat. Shingo tries to help but Doi cuts him off and tosses him to the mat. Kid finally makes it to the ropes but was cut off with a combination flapjack/bulldog. Kid is hit with a spinebuster by Doi before locking him into an abdominal stretch. Kid escapes and whips Doi into the ropes but Doi holds on and kicks him in the head. Kid, undaunted, still turns an attempted move into a rana takedown and makes the hot tag.

Shingo cleans house. Kid nailed a flip dive off the top onto Doi. Shingo was left with Yoshino and fought to get him over with a brainbuster. He finally nails it. Doi hits the ring and is able to take down Shingo and locks on an Octopus. Kid then locks onto on Yoshino. Kid and Doi battle while they have the other trapped. Yoshino nails Kid with a massive dropkick in the ropes. Kid comes back with a Blockbuster over the ropes into the ring.

Kid drilled Doi in the corner. Yoshino kicks off Doi, who shrugs it off and lariats him anyway. Kid hits a double stomp. Doi fights off Kid but is caught by Shingo with a burning hammer for a two count. Shingo and Yoshino battle. Yoshino gets the better of it, dropping Shingo on his head. Yoshino and Doi double team their opponents. Yoshino nails a missile dropkick on Kid, landing on Shingo with a back senton in one fluid motion.

Yoshino and Shingo battle on top. Yoshino ends up on Shingo's shoulders to nail a forward roll but Kid springboards and hits a rana into the ring for a two count. Kid catches Yoshino with a rana into a forward roll for a near fall. Kid misses a springboards but is caught with a powerbomb. Shingo powerbombs Yoshino with a Doctor Bomb. Doi begins drilling Shingo with strikes but is killed with a lariat. All four men are down and the fans chant for Dragon Gate.

Kid and Doi battled in the corner. Yoshino comes off with a Doomsday Device clothesline for a two count. Kid swings around Yoshino and catches him in a crucifix for a two count. Yoshino finally locks in a submission that ties up Kid's arms in a crossed motion and chokes him out. Kid fights and fight but finally taps.

Your winners, Masato Yoshino & Naruki Doi!

Awesome, awesome, awesome match. As much as I recapped, there were 1,000 other sequences that were too fast for me. I loved this.

The Young Bucks come to the ring. Nick Jackson took the mic and said that was tag team wrestling at its best. He said they were out here to congratulate Yoshino and Doi. He asked the fans to cheer for them and said they might be the best tag teams in the world. Matt Jackson said that they might be one of the best, but not the best. He said that the Bucks were the very best in the world. He said that this ring is their turf and it belongs to them. He said that since they all think their teams are the best, let's have an open challenge. They challenge Yoshino and Doi to face them any time, any place.

OPEN THE FREEDOM GATE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: CIMA vs. GRAN AKUMA VS. BxB HULK vs. YAMATO

The championship bout is being held under elimination rules.

All four faced off with each other at the same time. Akuma and YAMATO nailed CIMA with a double powerbomb. They then turned their attention to Hulk, kicking him. Hulk ducked under a double clothesline and unleashed a flurry of kicks. CIMA and Hulk nailed a double dropkicked on Akuma but CIMA immediately hit a codebreaker on Hulk. CIMA went to the top and nailed a spider exploder, then a moonsault press for a two count.

Akuma went for a Falcon Arrow but CIMA floated through. He shoved Akuma under the middle turnbuckle and dropkicked him in the back. CIMA drops down with a stomp on Akuma for a two count. CIMA gets shoved off the top by YAMATO. YAMATO nails a back suplex on Hulk for a two count. Hulk comes back with a fluttu of kicks and a leg sweep. He nails a standing moonsault press but YAMATO gets his knees up. YAMATO whips him into the corner. he goes for the Galleria but CIMA drills him from behind with a kick. YAMATO hits a baseball slide into CIMA's head. Hulk gets nailed with a back suplex. Akuma kicked CIMA in the groin while the referee was distracted. YAMATO rolled up CIMA and pinned him.

CIMA is eliminated.

Akuma and YAMATO had their way with Hulk, picking him apart with strikes and kicks. They smothered him in the corner. They continued to work over with chops. Hulk tried to battle back but was soon overpowered by the heels. YAMATO sends Hulk flying upside down with a back elbow. YAMATO locks in a Boston Crab while Akuma cinches in a chinlock. YAMATO locked in a crossface. YAMATO and Akuma continued to pick their spots and punish Hulk. They battered him in the corner. There was miscommunication and Akuma kicked YAMATO to the floor. Hulk hit a springboard spinkick for a two count and a reverse kick. He went to the top rope but YAMATO returned. He was slammed down, but tricked YAMATO into dropping an elbow on Akuma.

YAMATO was tossed out. Akuma and Hulk traded kicks. Hulk nailed a reverse Frankensteiner and a Phoenix Firebird but YAMATO broke up the pin. Hulk finally dropped Akuma into a small package driver for the pin.

Akuma is eliminated.

YAMATO and hulk battled back and forth with strikes. Both are obviously spent. YAMATO catches Hulk with a scoopslam. YAMATO goes to the top but Hulk was playing possum and kicked YAMATO in the head. Hulk hit a Spanish Fly off the top for a two count. They made their way to their knees, exchanging forearms and punches. Hulk began to batter YAMATO who came back with a brilliant flash of offensive strikes. Hulk comes back with a superkick to the head for a two count.

Hulk hit an emerald frosion to score the pin.

The winner and first ever Open the Freedom Gate champion, BxB Hulk!

Hulk celebrated with the championship. Davey Richards came to the ring with a mic. The fans chanted for both men. Richards commented, "They say there are two ways to send a message to a champion. You can make a challenge...or..." and attacked Hulk. YAMATO broke it up only to join in on the attack. Dragon Kid hit the ring and ran them off, then gave him the belt. They faced off as the next event in Chicago will be headlined by Hulk vs. Kid for the title.




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AJPW "REAL WORLD TAG LEAGUE 2009", 28.11.2009 results

AJPW "REAL WORLD TAG LEAGUE 2009", 28.11.2009
Toyooka City Gymnasium
1,200 Fans - Super No Vacancy

0. Real World Tag League: Suwama & Masayuki Kono [6] besiegen Osamu Nishimura & Seiya Sanada [4] durch Forfeit.
1. Shuji Kondo besiegt Hate (6:54) mit der King Kong Lariat.
2. Taiyo Kea & Minoru Suzuki besiegen Kaz Hayashi & KAI (13:58) nach einem Gotch-Style Piledriver von Suzuki gegen KAI.
3. TARU, Minoru & Joe Doering besiegen Satoshi Kojima, Zodiac & Hiroshi Yamato (16:40) nach einer Revolution Bomb von Doering gegen Yamato.
4. Real World Tag League: Riki Choshu & Manabu Soya [6] besiegen Akebono & Ryota Hama [2] (10:14) nach einer Lariat von Soya gegen Hama.
5. Suwama & Masayuki Kono besiegen Osamu Nishimura & Shuji Kondo (17:47) nach einem Kneedrop von Kono gegen Kondo.
6. Real World Tag League: Keiji Muto & Masakatsu Funaki [6] besiegen Yoshihiro Takayama & NOSAWA Rongai [2] (12:12) nach dem Shining Wizard von Muto gegen NOSAWA.


- Real World Tag League Standings

1. Satoshi Kojima & Zodiac [8]
2. Keiji Muto & Masakatsu Funaki [6]
-. Suwama & Masayuki Kono [6]
-. Riki Choshu & Manabu Soya [6]
5. Osamu Nishimura & Seiya Sanada [4]
6. Taiyo Kea & Minoru Suzuki [2]
-. Yoshihiro Takayama & NOSAWA Rongai [2]
-. TARU & Joe Doering [2]
-. Akebono & Ryota Hama [2]

NJPW "CIRCUIT 2009 NEW JAPAN ALIVE", 28.11.2009 results

NJPW "CIRCUIT 2009 NEW JAPAN ALIVE", 28.11.2009
Tex Port Imabari
1,300 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. Takao Omori besiegt Mitsuhide Hirasawa (8:51) mit einem Axe Bomber.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA besiegen Koji Kanemoto & Taichi (11:20) nach einem Air Scissors Drop von Liger gegen Taichi.
3. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson besiegen Manabu Nakanishi & Nobuo Yoshihashi (13:16) als Anderson Yoshihashi nach dem Magic Killer pinnte.
4. Togi Makabe, Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi besiegen Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (14:59) als Yano disqualifiziert wurde.
5. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Masahiro Chono besiegen Hirooki Goto & Kazuchika Okada (13:33) nach dem High Fly Flow von Tanahashi gegen Okada.
6. Yuji Nagata, Super Strong Machine & Wataru Inoue besiegen Shinsuke Nakamura, Jado & Gedo (14:59) nach dem Drive Screw von Nagata gegen Gedo.

Masaaki Mochizuki Produce "BUYUDEN 15", 28.11.2009 results

Masaaki Mochizuki Produce "BUYUDEN 15", 28.11.2009
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
450 Fans

1. Fujita "Jr." Hayato besiegt Kenshin Chikano (8:48) mit dem Helm.
2. Lingerie Muto besiegt "Hollywood" Stalker Ichikawa (5:51) mit einem Shining Wizard.
3. Gamma vs. Gran Hamada - Double Countout (8:06).
4. Ikuto Hidaka & Naoki Tanizaki besiegen Super Shisa & Shisa BOY (13:58) nach einem Wild Dog High Kick von Hidaka gegen BOY.
5. Dick Togo besiegt K-ness (17:17) mit einem Diving Senton.
6. Minoru Fujita & Takuya Sugawara besiegen Masaaki Mochizuki & Anthony W. Mori (17:55) nach dem Shiisanputa von Sugawara gegen Mori.

NOAH "WINTER NAVIGATION 2009", 28.11.2009 results

NOAH "WINTER NAVIGATION 2009", 28.11.2009 (Samurai! TV)
Hiroshima Green Arena Small Arena
2,300 Fans - No Vacancy

1. Atsushi Aoki besiegt Eddie Edwards (10:23) mit einem Cross Armbreaker.
2. Takuma Sano besiegt Kento Miyahara (10:18) mit einer Northern Light Bomb.
3. Taiji Ishimori & Ricky Marvin besiegen Yoshinari Ogawa & Kentaro Shiga (15:39) nach einem Inside Cradle von Ishimori gegen Shiga.
4. Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Kotaro Suzuki & Genba Hirayanagi besiegen Akira Taue, Masashi Aoyagi & Akihiko Ito (12:26) nach einem Running Elbow von Suzuki gegen Aoyagi.
5. Mohammed Yone besiegt Chris Hero (13:52) mit einem Muscle Buster.
6. Takeshi Morishima besiegt Takeshi Rikio (13:13) mit einem Backdrop Suplex.
7. Special Match: Kenta Kobashi, Go Shiozaki & Shuhei Taniguchi besiegen Kensuke Sasaki, Takashi Sugiura & Bison Smith (23:59) nach dem Go Flasher von Shiozaki gegen Smith.

Final Hulkamania tour show in Sydney

By Dann Lennard

Lot of older guys here tonight – a sea of red'n'yellow (plus the odd NWO "Hollywood" Hogan t-shirt). Some kids. I saw a few Cena and Triple H shirts and one Beer Money Inc. T-shirt.



The freaks are out tonight, too. This is not a family atmosphere, like your typical WWE event. However, it's a pretty hot crowd.



Card started horribly.

1. Pimpfather (with four underaged Filipino ladies) b Sean Morely. Pimp kept calling him "Val". The pre-match banter was real WWF Attitude Era stuff – it makes you realise how much Vince has toned down the product in recent years. Match went barely five minutes and was just okay.

2. Nasty Boys (w/ Jimmy Hart) DCOR Rock Of Love (or whatever those indy guys are called). Thirty-second brawl outside the ring, then both teams were counted out and they brawled to the back. Crowd was stunned and it killed the crowd for the next match.

3. Heidenreich b Nick Dinsmore. Dinsmore worked total Eugene-style, which made for a hideous match. Heidenreich doesn't know what gimmick he's doing now: it's part-psycho, part-soldier, part-Eugene. Sadly, all the parts add up to the total shits in the ring. Five minutes of sheer badness. At this point, I felt this was an odds-on winner for worst live card ever.

4. A video played of the Nastys brawling with the jibronies out the back; they then brawled to the ring and Jimmy Hart declared it was an "Australian street fight". Lots of water cooler shots to the head and, more disturbingly, a ton of chair shots to the head. The jobbers got destroyed and the Nastys won. It was a fine little garbage match in the style of the old Public Enemy matches in mid-90s ECW. Just wish there hadn't been so many blows to the head. This match got the crowd back into the show.

5. Black Pearl/Vampire Warrior b Jr Fatu/Brian Christopher. Brian looked pretty good early on. The ending – with Pearl pinning Brian – was botched horribly and I thought at first that it was Brian's fault.

But a wrestler friend told me it was because Pearl was in the wrong position for the last few moves. Anyway, Black Pearl is pretty horrible. Warrior took some good bumps. Fatu is just huge. Like Yokozuna huge...which can't be good for his health. The crowd popped huge for Fatu & Christopher dancing at the end of the match.

Time for a 15-minute intermission. During the break, two fans – one dressed as 1990-style Undertaker, the other dressed as Ultimate Warrior – had a mock match in the crowd, ending when the Undertaker removed Warrior's wig. They got a huge round of applause – their bout was ten times better than Heidenreich vs Dinsmore.

The second half began with a bikini contest. It ended in a catfight, then the three girls spanked the ref. Forgettable.

6. Brutus Beefcake (w/- Jimmy Hart) b Orlando Jordan with the sleeper. Pretty much all stalling and the bout was horrible. Orlando's theme tune is kinda disturbing. Beefcake cut off a chunk of Jordan's hair after the match.

7. Matt Cross b Shannon Moore in a ladder match by grabbing a briefcase containing $25,000 in Monopoly money. Best match of the card by far. Awesome big moves and great bumps. Cross was the heel but the crowd really liked him by the end 'cos he just killed himself on so many moves. I think the ladders (there were three in all) detracted a bit from the two guys. I think a regular match between them would've been truly awesome, but I'd give this bout at least ***.

8. Osu b Mr Ken Anderson. The man formerly known as Umaga was great here. This was a WWE-style match but it was easily the second-best bout on the card. Anderson did some nice Mr Kennedy-style mic work before the bout. He gained two visionary pins on Umaga, but the ref was unconscious. Eventually, Umaga destroyed him for the pin. Anderson didn't look out of shape here. I hope he goes to TNA and finds a niche there.

9. Hulk Hogan b Ric Flair (w/- Lacey Von Erich) in a no-DQ match. The same bout that was held in other cities. Flair bumped like crazy. Hogan looked old and frail. There were a ton of run-ins: Lacey attacked Hulk and got her dress ripped off by Jimmy Hart. She was then atomic dropped by Hogan, followed by a double noggin-knocker on her and Flair. Next came Orlando Jordan and Heidenreich, who were run off by the Nasty Boys. Umaga then ran in and did the corner smash thing before Hogan hulked up and threw him outside. Both Flair and Hogan bled buckets. Flair did just about every bump in his repertoire (including the press slam from the top rope). Finally, Flair got the big boot, Jimmy threw Hulk his megaphone and Hogan clocked Nature Boy for the three count. The crowd went nuts for everything – it was like attending a nostalgia tour by a rock band you loved in the 80s. You just wanna hear them play your fave songs live one more time. Sure, it doesn't sound as good as when they did it 20 years ago, and everyone's looking a little older and more haggard, but you cut them some slack. That's what the crowd did tonight with Hogan and Flair.



All in all, it was a fun card. Two good matches, only two truly awful bouts and the main event delivered for those of us who've never seen Hogan vs Flair live.



But they can't come back and do it again. This nostalgia ride was only good for one trip.

By James Stanios


1. Pimp Fatha beat Sean Morley. Morley did an elbow drop. Pimp slammed Morley. Morley did a neckbreaker. Pimp did a side suplex. Pimp pinned Morley using the tights.

2. Nasty Boys (managed by Jimmy Hart) wrestled Rock of Love to a double countout. All four brawled outside the ring. Result was a double countout in a very short match
3. Jon Heidenreich beat Nick Dinsmore. Heidenreich clotheslined Dinsmore. Dinsmore threw punches at Heidenreich. Dinsmore did a rock bottom. Heidenreich later pinned Dinsmore with a rock bottom.
4. Nasty Boys beat Rock of Love in a Falls Count Anywhere match. I am not familiar with Rock of Love and there were no programs for sale at the show. Saggs used a steel chair to the head. Knobbs used a chair to the back. All four brawled outside the ring. Knobbs threw a Rock of Love member into a piece of plywood. Knobbs pinned Rock of Love member.
5. Vampire Warrior & Black Pearl beat Junior Fatu (Rikishi) & Brian Christopher. Vampire superkicked Pearl. Christopher and Vampire gave each other clotheslines. Fatu gave Vampire a Samoan drop. Pearl pinned Christopher. After the match Fatu gave Pearl the stinkface. Fatu , Christopher and the ref danced.
- Next was a bikini contest between Stephanie Pietz, Koa Marie Turner and Kiara Dillon. Stephanie won. There was a catfight between two of the girls. The ref also got involved.
6. Brutus Beefcake (managed by Jimmy Hart ) beat Orlando Jordan. On the mic Jordan called Beefcake an old relic. Beefcake did a strut. Beefcake backdropped Jordan. They brawled outside the ring. Jordan gave Beefcake a side suplex. Beefcake won with a sleeper hold. 7. Matt Cross beat Shannon Moore in a ladder match. They brawled outside the ring. Cross powerbombed Moore. Cross superplexed Moore off the top of a ladder. Moore gave Cross a swinging neckbreaker off a ladder. Cross did a 450 splash on Moore. Cross grabbed the briefcase to win the match. Best match of the show and best match I have seen in Australia this year. ***
8. Uso Fatu (Umaga) beat Mr Anderson. Anderson did his catchphrase saying Mr Anderson. Anderson gave Fatu an enzuigiri but the ref was out cold. Anderson gave Fatu a Russian leg sweep. Anderson had Fatu up for a Samoan drop but he collapsed because of the weight. Fatu pinned Anderson.
9. Hulk Hogan beat Ric Flair (with Lacey Von Erich). I have been going to wrestling shows for 25 years in Australia and Hogan`s pop was the loudest I have heard at a wrestling show in Australia. Hogan got a standing ovation. Von Erich interfered in the match. Jimmy Hart also interfered in the match. Hogan gave Von Erich a safe atomic drop. Heidenreich and Jordan interfered. The Nasty Boys then interfered. Flair gave Hogan a figure four leglock. Hogan whipped Flair with his belt. Flair bladed. Uso Fatu (Umaga) interfered. Hogan hulked up. Hogan hit Flair with Hart`s megaphone and then pinned Flair. Flair carried Hogan to a perfectly acceptable match. Hogan got another standing ovation. Hogan flexed while Jimmy Hart was in the ring.

Notes: - lots of Hogan t-shirts and bandannas worn by kids and adults. Much of it bought at the show.
The show went for 3 hours 20 minutes including a 15 minute intermission.

NJPW "Circuit 2009 NEW JAPAN ALIVE" results

NJPW "Circuit 2009 NEW JAPAN ALIVE", 27.11.2009
Tottori Industrial Gymnasium
2,200 Fans

1. Jado & Gedo beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Nobuo Yoshihashi (12:42) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Yoshihashi.
2. Wataru Inoue beat Takashi Iizuka (9:43) by DQ.
3. Togi Makabe beat Kazuchika Okada (9:50) with a lariat.
4. Masahiro Chono, Jushin Thunder Liger, AKIRA & Black Buffalo Osaka Pro beat Hirooki Goto, Tiger Mask, Koji Kanemoto & Taichi (14:44) when Chono used a Shining Yakuza kick on Taichi.
5. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Manabu Nakanishi & Takao Omori beat Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Tomohiro Ishii (17:08) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Anderson.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano beat Yuji Nagata & Super Strong Machine (12:22) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Machine.

November deaths and births

November deaths and births:

11/01/1946 - Born - Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
11/01/1985 - Died - Rick McGraw of a heart attack at 30
11/02/1936 - Born - Abdullah the Butcher (maybe)
11/02/1956 - Born - Mike Davis (of Rock & Roll RPM's fame)
11/03/1942 - Born - Pedro Morales
11/03/1970 - Born - Dawn Marie
11/03/2000 - Died - Cherie Dupree, valet to Georgeous George, at 73
11/04/1950 - Died - Danno O'Mahoney in an auto accident at 37 (former World champion)
11/04/2001 - Died - Helen Hart at 76
11/06/2003 - Died - Mike "Crash Holly" Lockwood at 32
11/07/1957 - Born - King Kong Bundy
11/09/1945 - Born - Dusty Rhodes
11/09/1968 - Born - Kurt Angle
11/09/1970 - Born - Chris Jericho
11/10/1964 - Born - Jushin "Thunder" Liger
11/10/1966 - Born - Bill DeMott AKA Hugh Morris
11/10/1991 - Died - Dick the Bruiser at 62
11/11/1964 - Born - Billy Gunn (Cute Kip in TNA)
11/12/1949 - Born - Jerry the King Lawler
11/12/1968 - Born - Disco Inferno
11/13/1993 - Died - Rufus R. Jones at 60
11/13/1999 - Died - Tony Rumble at 43
11/14/1972 - Born - A-Train (Matt Bloom)
11/15/1952 - Born - Randy Savage
11/18/1975 - Born - Taiyo Kea
11/18/1978 - Died - Eric the Red Hansen at 34 (hit by a car)
11/20/1997 - Died - Stanley Blackburn at 80 (longtime AWA President)
11/21/1964 - Born - Shane Douglas
11/21/1967 - Born - Chris Beniot
11/22/1954 - Died - Promoter Jess McMahon at 72 (Grandfather of Vince McMahon)
11/22/1976 - Born - Lash LaRoux
11/22/2000 - Died - Yoshihiro Momota at 54
11/22/2002 - Died - Billy Joe Travis
11/23/1994 - Died - Art Barr at 28
11/24/2003 - Died - Richard "Dick" Hutton at 80
11/25/1992 - Died - Freddy Miller at 65 (Georgia and Alabama announcer)
11/26/1966 - Born - Brian Lee
11/26/1976 - Born - Maven (first Tough Enough winner)
11/27/1962 - Born - Davey Boy Smith
11/27/1999 - Died - Hiro Matsuda at 62
11/28/1978 - Born - Rob Conway
11/29/1967 - Born - John Bradshaw Leyfield
11/29/2003 - Died - Larry Lathman AKA Moondog Spot of a heart attack in the ring
11/30/1958 - Born - Tom Zenk
11/30/1973 - Born - Christian
11/30/1998 - Died - Giant Haystacks at 55
11/30/2002 - Died - "Mr. Wrestling" Tim Woods

This month in wrestling history

This month in wrestling history


11/01/1981 - Ted DiBiase defeated Paul Orndorff for the Mid-South North American Heavyweight title
11/01/1989 - Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Jim Garvin & Michael Hayes for the NWA World Tag Team title
11/01/1998 - Masato Tanaka & Balls Mahoney defeated the Dudley Boys for the ECW Tag title
11/01/1993 - Rex Hargroge & Koko B. Ware defeated Moondog Spike & Mike Anthony for the USWA Tag Team title
11/02/1992 - Jerry Lawler defeated Todd Champion for the USWA Unified Heavyweight title
11/02/1998 - Mankind is awarded the new WWF Hardcore title by Vince McMahon
11/02/1999 - Mankind & Al Snow defeated Bob & Crash Holly for the WWF Tag Team title
11/03/1939 - Steve Casey defeated Ed Don George for the AWA World Heavyweight title
11/03/1981 - The Spoiler defeated Charlie Cook for the Florida State Heavyweight title
11/03/1997 - Perry Saturn defeated Disco Inferno for the WCW Television title
11/04/1980 - Dory Funk, Jr. defeated Dusty Rhodes for the Florida State Heavyweight title
11/04/1982 - Greg Valentine defeated Wahoo McDaniel for the NWA U.S. Heavyweight title
11/04/1991 - Tom Prichard defeated Eric Embry for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title
11/04/1991 - Doug Masters & Bart Sawyer defeated Jeff Jarrett & Robert Fuller for the USWA Tag Team title
11/04/1994 - 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Jason for the ECW Television title
11/04/1994 - Dean Melanko defeated 2 Cold Scorpio for the ECW Television title
11/05/1990 - Terry Funk defeated Jerry Lawler for the USWA Unified Heavyweight title
11/05/1994 - Public Enemy defeated Cactus Jack & Mikey Whipwreck for the ECW Tag Team title
11/05/2000 - Steve Corino defeated Jerry Lynn, Justin Credible and the Sandman in an elimination tournament for the ECW Heavyweight title
11/05/2001 - Test defeated Edge for the WWF Intercontinental title
11/05/2001 - The Rock defeated Chris Jericho for the WCW Heavyweight title
11/05/2002 - Edge & Rey Misterio, Jr. defeated Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit for the WWE Smackdown Tag Team title
11/06/1977 - Dick Murdoch wins his 4th Mid-South North American Championship by defeating Jerry Oates in Shreveport, LA.
11/06/1983 - Jake Roberts defeated Ron Garvin to win the NWA National TV Title in Atlanta, GA.
11/06/1989 - Jerry Lawler defeated the Soultaker for the USWA Unified Heavyweight title
11/06/1990 - Jeff Jarrett & Cody Michaels defeated Doug Gilbert & Tony Anthony for the USWA Tag Team title
11/06/1990 - Koji Kanemoto and Hiroyoshi Tenzan of New Japan Pro Wrestling make their pro debuts in a 22-man battle royal.
11/06/1995 - Ahmed Johnson defeated Jerry Lawler for the USWA Unified Heavyweight title
11/06/1998 - The Dudley Boys defeated Masato Tanaka & Balls Mahoney for the ECW Tag title
11/06/2000 - Bull Buchanan & the Goodfather defeated the Hardy Boyz for the WWF Tag Team title
11/06/2000 - Crowbar defeated Reno for the WCW Hardcore title
11/06/2002 - Jerry Lynn defeated AJ Styles for the NWA-TNA X title
11/07/1901 - Tom Jenkins defeated Dan McLeod for the American Heavyweight title
11/07/1979 - Harley Race defeated Shohei Baba for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title
11/07/1982 - Paul Orndorff defeated Masked Superstar for the Georgia National Heavyweight title
11/07/2000 - The WWF agreed to pay a reported $18 million to the Hart family as settlement of the Owen Hart wrongful death suit
11/08/1975 - Nick Bockwinkel defeated Verne Gagne for the AWA Heavyweight title
11/08/1975 - Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan defeated Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan for the WWWF Tag Team title
11/08/1980 - Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated The Samoans for the WWWF Tag Team title
11/08/1993 - Brian christopher & Jeff Jarrett defeated Rex Hargrove & Koko B. Ware for the USWA Tag Team title
11/08/1999 - The New Age Outlaws defeated Mankind & Al Snow for the WWF Tag Team title
11/08/1999 - Scott Hall defeated Bret Hart, Sid Vicious & Goldberg for the WCW US Heavyweight title
11/09/1956 - Lou Thesz defeated Whipper Billy Watson for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title
11/09/1986 - One Man Gang defeated Terry Gordy by forfeit for the UWF Heavyweight title
11/09/1991 - Eric Embry defeated Tom Prichard for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title
11/09/1996 - The Bruise Brothers defeated Brian Christopher & Wolfie D for the USWA Tag Team title
11/09/1997 - Shawn Michaels defeated Bret Hart for the WWF Heavyweight title
11/09/1997 - The infamous Montreal screwjob
11/09/1997 - Steve Austin defeated Owen Hart for the WWF Intercontinental title
11/10/1967 - Pat O'Conner & Wilbur Snyder defeated Harley Race & Chris Markoff for the AWA Tag Team title
11/10/1997 - Eddy Guerrero defeated Rey Misterio, Jr. for the WCW Cruiserweight title
11/10/2000 - Lance Storm defeated Gen. Rection for the WCW US Heavyweight title
11/11/1965 - Mad Dog Vachon defeated the Crusher for the AWA Heavyweight title
11/12/2001 - The Hardy Boyz defeated Booker T & Test for the WWF Tag Team title
11/12/2001 - Edge defeated Kurt Angle for the WCW U.S. Heavyweight title
11/13/1992 - The Rock n' Roll Express defeated the Heavenly Bodies for the Smokey Mountain Tag Team title
11/13/1993 - Sabu defeated Terry Funk for the ECW Television title
11/13/1993 - Tommy Dreamer & Johnny Gunn defeated Tony Stetson & Johnny Hot Body for the ECW Tag Team title
11/13/1995 - Kensuke Sasaki defeated Sting for the WCW U.S. Heavyweight title
11/13/2002 - Brian Lee & Slash defeated Chris Harris & James Storm for the NWA World Tag Team title
11/14/1957 - Dick Hutton defeated Lou Thesz for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title
11/14/1963 - Killer Kowalski & Gorilla Monsoon defeated Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard for the WWWF Tag Team title
11/14/1973 - Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Professor Tanaka & Mr. Fuji for the WWWF Tag Team title
11/14/1999 - The Big Show defeated Triple-H for the WWF Heavyweight title
11/14/2000 - Sabu defeated Mike Rapada (Colorado Kid) for the NWA Heavyweight title
11/15/1983 - Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson defeated the Samoans for the WWWF Tag Team title
11/15/1998 - Rocky Maivia defeated Mankind in a tournament final for the WWF World Heavyweight title
11/15/1998 - Sable defeated Jacquelyn for the WWF Women's title
11/16/1961 - Dale Lewis & Pat Kennedy defeated Hardboiled Haggerty & Bob Geigel for the AWA Tag Team title
11/16/1984 - Crusher Blackwell defeated Harley Race for the Missouri State Heavyweight title
11/16/1992 - The Sandman defeated Don Muraco for the ECW Heavyweight title
11/16/1994 - The Patriot & Marcus Bagwell defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma for the WCW World Tag Team title
11/16/1996 - Jerry Lawler defeated Colorado Kid for the USWA Unified Heavyweight title
11/16/1998 - Juventud Guerrera defeated Billy Kidman for the WCW Cruiserweight title
11/16/2000 - Disqo & Alex Wright defeated Mark Jindrak & Sean O'Haire for the WCW Tag Team title
11/16/2000 - Vince McMahon hired Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura as color man for the XFL broadcast team
11/17/1996 - Psycho Sid defeated Shawn Michaels for the WWF Heavyweight title
11/17/1998 - Duane Gill (Gillberg) defeated Christian Cage for the WWF Light Heavyweight title
11/17/2002 - The Big Show defeated Brock Lesnar for the WWE Smackdown Heavyweight title
11/17/2002 - Shawn Michaels defeated Triple H, Kane, Chris Jericho, Booker T, and Rob Van Dam for the WWE Raw World title
11/17/2002 - Eddie & Chavo Guerrero defeated Edge & Rey Misterio, Jr. and Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit for the WWE Smackdown Tag Team title
11/17/2002 - Victoria defeated Trish Stratus for the WWE Women's title
11/17/2002 - Billy Kidman defeated Jamie Noble for the WWE Cruiserweight title
11/18/1938 - Jim Londos defeated Bronco Nagurski for the World Heavyweight title
11/18/1983 - Ted DiBiase defeated Brett Wayne for the Georgia National Heavyweight title
11/18/1992 - Shane Douglas & Rick Steamboat defeated Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham for the WCW World Tag Team title
11/18/1996 - Brian Christopher defeated Macho Warrior Ric Hogan for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title
11/18/2001 - Edge defeated Test for the WWF Intercontinental title. Edge unified the WWF Intercontinental and WCW US Heavyweight titles
11/18/2001 - The Dudley Boyz defeated The Hardy Boyz for the WWF Tag Team title. The Dudley Boyz unified the WWF and WCW Tag Team titles
11/18/2001 - Trish Stratus defeated Ivory, Lita, Jazz, Molly and Jacqueline in a 6 Way Match for the vacant WWF Women's title
11/19/1960 - Johnny Valentine & Buddy Rogers defeated Al Costello & Roy Heffernan for the WWWF Tag Team title
11/19/1989 - Bill Dundee defeated Tony Anthony for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title
11/19/1990 - Curt Hennig defeated Kerry Von Erich for the WWF Intercontinental title
11/19/1991 - Rick Rude defeated Sting for the WCW U.S. Heavyweight title
11/19/1991 - Dustin Rhodes & Rick Steamboat defeated Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko for the WCW World Tag Team title
11/19/1994 - Chris Candido defeated Tracy Smothers in a tournament final for the NWA Heavyweight title
11/19/1995 - Bret Hart defeated Diesel for the WWF Heavyweight title
11/20/2000 - Chuck Palumbo & Sean Stasiak defeated Elis Skipper (substituting for an injured Disco) & Alex Wright for the WCW Tag Team title
11/20/2002 - Jeff Jarrett defeated Ron Killings for the NWA Heavyweight title
11/21/1978 - Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated The Yukon Lumberjacks for the WWWF Tag Team title
11/21/1980 - Ted DiBiase defeated Ken Patera for the Missouri State Heavyweight title
11/21/1999 - Bret Hart defeated Chris Benoit in a tournament final for the WCW Heavyweight title
11/21/1999 - Evan Karagias defeated Disco Inferno for the WCW Cruiserweight title
11/21/2000 - Billy Gunn defeated Eddie Guerrero for the WWF Intercontinental title
11/22/1992 - Jeff Jarrett won a Battle Royal for the USWA Unified Heavyweight title
11/22/1993 - Buddy Landell defeated Jeff Jarrett for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title
11/22/1998 - Billy Kidman defeated Juventud Guerrera for the WCW Cruiserweight title
11/22/1999 - Creative control defeated Kidman & Konnan for the WCW Tag Team title
11/22/2000 - Scott Hall was arrested for traffic infractions following a two-car accident and found to be legally intoxicated
11/23/1961 - Bob Geigel & Otto Von Krupp defeated Dale Lewis & Pat Kennedy for the AWA Tag Team title
11/23/1979 - Kevin Von Erich defeated Dick Murdoch for the Missouri State Heavyweight title
11/23/1981 - Pedro Morales defeated Magnificent Muraco for the WWWF Intercontinental title
11/23/1994 - Bob Backlund defeated Bret Hart for the WWF Heavyweight title
11/23/1994 - Shawn Michaels & Diesel split & abandoned the WWF Tag Team title
11/23/1995 - Brad Armstrong defeated Terry Gordy for the Smokey Mountain Heavyweight title
11/23/1996 - Steven Dunn & Flash Flanagan defeated the Bruise Brothers for the USWA Tag Team title
11/23/1997 - Rip Rogers defeated Bill Dundee for the Ohio Valley Heavyweight title
11/24/1983 - Ric Flair defeated Harley Race for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title
11/24/1983 - Rick Steamboat & Jay Youngblood defeated Jack & Jerry Brisco for the NWA World Tag Team title
11/24/1990 - Jeff Jarrett & Cody Michaels defeated Doug Gilbert & Tony Anthony for the USWA Tag Team title
11/24/1993 - The Heavenly Bodies defeated the Rock n' Roll Express for the Smokey Mountain Tag Team title
11/24/1997 - The New Age Outlaws defeated Legion of Doom for the WWF Tag Team title
11/25/1982 - Stagger Lee defeated Ted DiBiase for the Mid-South North American Heavyweight title
11/25/1985 - Fabulous Moolah (as the Spider Woman) defeated Wendi Richter for the WWF Women's title
11/25/1986 - Kareem Muhammad defeated Barry Windham for the Florida State Heavyweight title
11/25/1991 - Kamala defeated Jerry Lawler for the USWA Unified Heavyweight title
11/25/1991 - Robert Fuller & the Young Gun defeated Doug Masters & Bart Sawyer for the USWA Tag Team title
11/25/1995 - Tommy Rich defeated Brad Armstrong for the Smokey Mountain Heavyweight title
11/26/1942 - Ed "Strangler" Lewis defeated Orville Brown for the MWA World Heavyweight title (predecessor to the NWA World title)
11/26/1960 - Al Costello & Roy Heffernan defeated Johnny Valentine & Chief Big Heart for the WWWF Tag Team title
11/26/1976 - Jack Brisco defeated Bob Backlund for the Missouri State Heavyweight title
11/26/1987 - Ric Flair defeated Ronny Garvin for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title
11/26/1987 - Dusty Rhodes defeated Lex Luger for the NWA U.S. Heavyweight title
11/26/1992 - The Heavenly Bodies defeated the Rock n' Roll Express for the Smokey Mountain Tag Team title
11/26/1994 - Diesel defeated Bob Backlund for the WWF Heavyweight title
11/26/1995 - Randy Savage won the WCW Heavyweight title in a 60 man battle royal
11/26/1995 - Smokey Mountain Wrestling ceased operation
11/26/2000 - Scott Steiner defeated Booker T for the WCW Heavyweight title
11/26/2000 - Kevin Nash & Diamond Dallas Page defeated Chuck Palumbo & Sean Stasiak for the WCW Tag Team title
11/26/2000 - Gen. Rection defeated Lance Storm for the WCW US Heavyweight title
11/27/1942 - Bobby Managoff defeated Yvon Robert for the NWAssociation Heavyweight Wrestling title
11/27/1970 - El Solitario defeated Rey Mendoza for the EMLL NWA Light Heavyweight title
11/27/1980 - Paul Jones & Masked Superstar defeated Ray Stevens & Jimmy Snuka for the NWA World Tag Team title
11/27/1986 - Tully Blanchard defeated Dusty Rhodes for the NWA Television title
11/27/1991 - The Undertaker defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWF Heavyweight title
11/27/1992 - The Rock n' Roll Express defeated the Heavenly Bodies for the Smokey Mountain Tag Team title
11/27/1993 - PG-13 defeated Jeff Jarrett & Brian Christopher for the USWA Tag Team title
11/27/1994 - Bull Nakano defeated Alundra Blaze for the WWF Women's title
11/28/1963 - The Crusher defeated Verne Gagne for the AWA Heavyweight title
11/28/1985 - Magnum T.A. defeated Tully Blanchard for the NWA U.S. Heavyweight title
11/28/1985 - Rick Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff for the NWA World Tag Team title
11/28/1985 - Buddy Landel defeated Terry Taylor for the Georgia National Heavyweight title
11/28/1992 - The Heavenly Bodies defeated the Rock n' Roll Express for the Smokey Mountain Tag Team title
11/29/1992 - The Rock n' Roll Express defeated the Heavenly bodies for the Smokey Mountain Tag Team title
11/29/1993 - Mike Anthony & Jeff Gaylord defeated PG-13 for the USWA Tag Team title
11/30/1957 - Al Kashey awarded the EMLL NWA Light Heavyweight title
11/30/1991 - The Moondogs defeated Robert Fuller & the Young Gun for the USWA Tag Team title
11/30/1997 - Shane Douglas defeated Bam Bam Bigelow for the ECW Heavyweight title
11/30/1998 - Bret Hart defeated Diamond Dallas Page for the WCW US Heavyweight title
11/30/1998 - Konnan defeated Chris Jericho for the WCW Television title
11/30/1998 - Big Bossman defeated Mankind for the WWF Hardcore title

venerdì 27 novembre 2009

AJPW "REAL WORLD TAG LEAGUE 2009", 26.11.2009 results

AJPW "REAL WORLD TAG LEAGUE 2009", 26.11.2009
Toyohashi City Gymnasium
1,000 Fans - No Vacancy

1. Masayuki Kono besiegt KAI (8:15) mit einem Kneedrop.
2. Taiyo Kea & Minoru Suzuki besiegen Suwama & Kaz Hayashi (12:48) nach dem TKO34th von Kea gegen Hayashi.
3. Riki Choshu & Shuji Kondo besiegen Minoru & Hate (7:35) nach einem Scorpion Deathlock von Choshu gegen Hate.
4. Real World Tag League: Osamu Nishimura & Seiya Sanada [4] besiegen TARU & Joe Doering [2] (13:40) nach einem Backslide von Nishimura gegen TARU.
5. Real World Tag League: Satoshi Kojima & Zodiac [8] besiegen Yoshihiro Takayama & NOSAWA Rongai [2] (12:55) nach einer Lariat von Kojima gegen NOSAWA.
6. Real World Tag League: Akebono & Ryota Hama [2] besiegen Keiji Muto & Masakatsu Funaki [4] (12:37) nach einer Body Press von Akebono gegen Muto.


- Real World Tag League Standings

1. Satoshi Kojima & Zodiac [8]
2. Keiji Muto & Masakatsu Funaki [4]
-. Suwama & Masayuki Kono [4]
-. Riki Choshu & Manabu Soya [4]
-. Osamu Nishimura & Seiya Sanada [4]
6. Taiyo Kea & Minoru Suzuki [2]
-. Yoshihiro Takayama & NOSAWA Rongai [2]
-. TARU & Joe Doering [2]
-. Akebono & Ryota Hama [2]

NOAH "WINTER NAVIGATION 2009", 26.11.2009 results

Kumamoto Hungnam Hall
1,500 Fans - No Vacancy

1. Yoshinari Ogawa besiegt Genba Hirayanagi (10:36) mit einem Backdrop Hold.
2. Akira Taue besiegt Kentaro Shiga (8:24) mit dem I Am Taue.
3. Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Kotaro Suzuki & Eddie Edwards besiegen Taiji Ishimori, Ricky Marvin & Akihiko Ito (15:42) durch TKO (Suzuki besiegte Marvin mit einem Rolling Elbow).
4. Takashi Sugiura & Yuto Aijima besiegen Shuhei Taniguchi & Atsushi Aoki (16:36) nach einem Olympic Slam von Sugiura gegen Aoki.
5. Kenta Kobashi & Takuma Sano besiegen Bison Smith & Chris Hero (20:02) nach einer Northern Light Bomb von Sano gegen Hero.
6. Go Shiozaki, Takeshi Rikio & Mohammed Yone besiegen Kensuke Sasaki, Takeshi Morishima & Kento Miyahara (21:12) nach dem Go Flasher von Shiozaki gegen Miyahara.

GATE OF DESTINY 2009 results

11/23/2009 Osaka, Osaka Prefectural Gym Main Stadium ~- 6500 Attendance
0. Super Shisa{W}, Shisa BOY (4:27 Sharp Shisa) Hollywood Stalker Ichikawa, Kotoka{L}
1. Turboness, Anthony Turbo Mori{W} (7:12 Turboness Assisted Pinfall) Kenichiro Arai{L}, Kzy
2. Super Shenlong 50 Match Series: Susumu Yokosuka (2:19 Mugen) Super Shenlong
3. Masato Yoshino, Dragon Kid (15:30 DQ) Ryo Saito, MAZADA
4. Open the Brave Gate 3 Way Match: Naoki Tanisaki vs. KAGETORA vs. Akira Tozawa
-KAGETORA (6:04 Kagenui) Tozawa
-Tanisaki (11:17 Implant) KAGETORA
*V3 for Tanisaki
5. CIMA{W}, Gamma, Magnitude Kishiwada (13:28 Meteora) Yasushi Kanda{L}, Genki Horiguchi, Dr. Muscle
6. Open the Twin Gate: YAMATO, Shingo Takagi (24:22 Double KO) Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii
*V3 for KAMIKAZE
7. Open the Dream Gate: Naruki Doi (27:02 Muscular Bomb) BxB Hulk
*V7 for Doi

Susumu blew off CIMA & Gamma after his match, furthering the dissension within W5.

After yet another RH/Gurentai messy DQ, Yoshino & Kid asked for another match. Kid said he would put up his mask. Ryo & MAZADA agreed, with their hair on the line. This lead to the return of the escape rules Hair vs. Mask cage match. Looks like it will be tag format this time. For whatever reason, Dr. Muscle is involved on the RH side, so it is currently 3 on 2. The match will happen at FINAL GATE in Fukuoka next month.

Tanisaki accepted the Super Shisa challenge from this past Korakuen, so he will be the next Brave challenger. Shisa swore he would not be Implanted.

The good Doctor once again showed off Susumu-ish tendencies. He managed to escape a mask assault from Gamma at the end, so his identity remains a mystery.

Mochi and Fujii passed on a rematch, since they are Triangle champions and have the Veteran/Young Generation war to focus on. Instead, CIMA and Gamma will get the next shot. YAMATO called them a comedy duo.

YAMATO also had his SUPER-J CUP 2009 participation confirmed, for 12/22 & 23.

Hulk and Doi shook hands after the main, no new challenger appeared yet. Presumably since the next challenger will be whoever wins King of Gate.

As they were leaving on the ramp, Ryo and Dr. Muscle attacked Hulk, going after his hair. Maybe that cage match isn't going to be 3 on 2 after all.

The attendance figure is identical to the 2008 GATE OF DESTINY. Last year was widely regarded as the best DG show of 2008. The only praised match thus far has been the Twin.

NJPW, 11/25/09 results

Yaizu City Gymnasium
1,000 Fans - Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Jushin Thunder Liger beat Nobuo Yoshihashi (8:25) with an air scissors drop.
2. Super Strong Machine & Wataru Inoue beat Koji Kanemoto & Taichi (12:59) when Inoue used the Oracion Flame on Taichi.
3. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson, Jado & Gedo beat Manabu Nakanishi, Takao Omori, Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt (17:55) when Anderson pinned Omori after the Magic Killer.
4. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma beat Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii (14:07) when Ishii was DQ’d.
5. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tiger Mask beat Hirooki Goto & Kazuchika Okada (16:50) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Okada.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano beat Yuji Nagata & Mitsuhide Hirasawa (11:45) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on Hirasawa.

Lucha Report

Credit to AAA, Cesar, Denisse Covarrubias, EMLL, hugo999, RFC

NEWS

EMLL held their annual bodybuilding competition at Arena Mexico yesterday this year taped for 52MX and here are the top 3 results in each class.

Minis = Astral, Nitrito, Pequeno Olimpico & Ultimo Dragoncito tied
Femenil = Dark Angel (4th in a row), Dalia la Caribena (Negro Casas’ wife), & Amapola
Principiante = Inquisidor, Trueno, Dragon Dorado
Intermediate = Electrico, Polvora, Pequeno Damian 666
Advanced = Molotov, Toscano, Sensei

We now have some new names thanks to AAA’s blocking anyone using the gimmicks they own in Perros del Mal and they are the following but I will continue to use their normal names.

Charly Manson = C. Manson
Histeria = Hysteria Extreme
Psicosis = Psycosis Extreme
Alebrije = Gran Alebrije
Cuije = Pequeno Cuije

RESULTS

EMLL 11/23 – Arena Puebla
1. Ares & Sauron beat Asturiano & King Jaguar
2. Diamante/Guerrero Maya Jr./Lestat defeated Aguila Guerrera/Los Hombres del Camoflaje (Artillero & Super Comando)
3. Electrico/Mascarita Dorada/Shockercito beat Nitrito/Pequeno Black Warrior/Pequeno Damian 666
4. Atlantis/Negro Casas/Ultimo Guerrero defeated Blue Panther/Brazo de Plata/Maximo
5. Mascara Dorada/La Sombra/Volador Jr. beat Los Hijos del Averno (Averno/Ephesto/Mephisto) with Volador going over Averno to win and wanting a NWA Middleweight Title shot in return.

EMLL 11/24 – Arena Coliseo de Guadalajara
1. Katana & Relampago Azul beat Meteoro & Nube Roja
2. Metatron & Saturno defeated Acertijo & Egipcio
3. Torneo Cibernetico: Fabian el Gitano eliminated Arkangel de la Muerte to win. Other participants: Hierro/Horus/Neutron/Palacio Negro/Angel del Mal/Escandalo/Infierno/Leon Blanco
4. Shocker & Toscano beat Damian el Terrible & Hijo del Texano with Shocker going over Texano to win and challenging him to a shot at his NWA Lt. Heavyweight title.

EMLL 11/24 – Arena Mexico
1. Disturbio & Semental beat Molotov & Super Camaleon
2. Princesa Sugei/Mima Shimoda/Zeuxis defeated Estrella Magica/Lady Apache/Lluvia
3. Los Cancerberos del Infierno (Euforia/Polvora/Virus) beat Los Angeles Celestiales (Angel Azteca Jr./Angel de Oro/Angel de Plata)
4. Blue Panther/Brazo de Plata/Maximo defeated Felino/Ray Mendoza Jr./Shigeo Okumura
5. Mascara Dorada beat Negro Casas and Dorada yet again challenged Negro to a shot at his CMLL Welterweight Title afterwards.

Independent 11/24 – Arena Aficion de Pachuca
1. Drastic Boy & Exotico beat Galactico & Medics III
2. Metropolitan Femenil Title: Josseline defeated La Diabolica to retain her title.
3. Histeria & Psicosis beat Los Strippers (Leo & Riviero)
4. Mexico’s Most Wanted (Damian 666 & Halloween) defeated Charly Manson & Oriental with help from the referee.

Promociones Cantu 11/22 – Arena Coliseo de Monterrey
1. AAA Northern Tag Titles: Angel Dorado Jr. & Sky beat Epidemius & TDN to win the titles.
2. Babe Rap/Laredo Kid/Mascara Purpura defeated Golden Boy/Rey Demonio Jr./Simbolo Dos Mil
3. Los Exoticos (May Flowers/Pimpinela Escarlata/Yuriko) beat Black Mamba/Caifan Rockero I/Rey Infernal
4. AAA Northern Middleweight Title: Sobredosis defeated Hombre sin Miedo to win the title.
5. Dr. Wagner Jr. & Electroshock beat Nicho el Millionario & Ozz by DQ when Nicho ripped off Doc’s mask.

UPCOMING SHOWS

ASTENCIA ASESORIA y ADMINISTRACION

12/6 – Arena Coliseo de Monterrey (TV taping)
1. Laredo Kid/Mari Apache/Mini Charly Manson/Pimpinela Escarlata vs. Tigre Cota/La Hechicera/Mini Abismo Negro/Yuriko
2. AAA Mixed Tag Titles: Aero Star & Fabi Apache (c) vs. Billy Boy & Sexy Star
3. Elegido & Rocky Romero vs. Alex Koslov & Kenzo Suzuki
4. Jack Evans & Marco Corleone vs. Joe Lider & Nicho el Millionario
5. Latin Lover/El Mesias/La Parka Jr. vs. Wagnermania (Dr. Wagner Jr./Silver King/Ultimo Gladiador)

12/11 – Centro de Convenciones de Ciudad Madero (Guerra de Titanes)
1. Scramble Match por la AAA Minis Title: Mini Charly Manson (c) vs. Mascarita Divina vs. Mascarita Sagrada vs. Octagoncito vs. La Parkita vs. Mini Abismo Negro vs. Mini Chessman vs. Mini Histeria vs. Mini Psicosis
2. Elegido/Extreme Tiger/Pimpinela Escarlata vs. Wagnermania (Electroshock/Silver King/Ultimo Gladiador)
3. AAA Tag Titles: Joe Lider & Nicho el Millionario (c) vs. Jack Evans & Marco Corleone
4. Caballera contra Mascara: Fabi Apache vs. Sexy Star
5. Latin Lover/Octagon/La Parka Jr./Rocky Romero vs. Chessman/Teddy Hart/Alex Koslov/Zorro
6. Street Fight: Cibernetico vs. Konnan
7. Domo de la Muerte por la AAA Mega Heavyweight Title: Dr. Wagner Jr. (c) vs. El Mesias

EMPRESA MEXICANA DE LUCHA LIBRE

11/27 – Arena Mexico
1. Metalico & Starman vs. Durango Kid & Escorpion
2. Fuego/Pegasso/Rey Cometa vs. Dr. X/Hooligan/Loco Max
3. Lightning Match: Dark Angel vs. Amapola
4. La Sombra/Toscano/Volador Jr. vs. La Triada del Terror (Averno/Ephesto/Mephisto)
5. Revancha Match: Damian el Terrible/Hijo del Texano/Vangelis vs. NO LIMIT (Tetsuya Naito & Yujiro Takahashi)/Shigeo Okumura
6. Hector Garza/Shocker/”Strongman” Jon Anderson vs. Atlantis/Mr. Niebla/Ultimo Guerrero

11/29 – Arena Coliseo
1. Bengala & Sensei vs. Caligula & Messala
2. Leono/Tony Rivera/Tigre Blanco vs. Inquisidor/Kid Tiger/Puma King
3. Angel de Oro/Fabian el Gitano/Rouge vs. Los Cancerberos del Infierno (Euforia/Polvora/Virus)
4. Mascara Dorada/Metro/Toscano vs. NO LIMIT (Tetsuya Naito & Yujiro Takahashi)/Shigeo Okumura
5. Blue Panther/Mistico/Volador Jr. vs. La Triada del Terror (Averno/Ephesto/Mephisto)

11/29 – Arena Coliseo de Guadalajara
1. Thunder Boy vs. Relampago Azul
2. Angelo & El Idolo vs. Acertijo & In Memoria
3. Astaroth & Metal Blanco vs. Mr. Trueno & Rey Trueno
4. Angel Azteca/Angel de Plata/Palacio Negro vs. Angel del Mal/Dr. X/Hooligan
5. Brazo de Plata/Shocker/”Strongman” Jon Anderson vs. Atlantis/Ultimo Guerrero/Vangelis

11/30 – Arena Puebla
1. Milenium & SWAT vs. Crazy Black & Toro Bill
2. Blue Center & Pegasso vs. Fuerza Chicana & Policeman
3. #1 Contender Torneo Cibernetico por la CMLL Femenil Title – Participants: Estrella Magica/Lady Apache/Lluvia/Marcela/Dalis la Caribena/La Nazi/Princesa Blanca/Princesa Sugei/Raven Hiroka/Zeuxis
4. Hector Garza/Mistico/Shocker vs. Damian el Terrible/Hijo del Texano/Vangelis
5. NWA Middleweight Title: Averno (c) vs. Volador Jr.

12/1 – Arena Coliseo de Guadalajara
1. El Divino vs. Exterminador
2. Angelo & Metatron vs. In Memoria & Malefico
3. Astaroth/Hierro/Metal Blanco vs. Aceritjo/Asesino Negro/Drako
4. Brazo de Plata/Maximo/Sagrado vs. Atlantis/NO LIMIT (Tetsuya Naito & Yujiro Takahashi)
5. NWA Lt. Heavyweight Title: Hijo del Texano (c) vs. Shocker

INDEPENDENT

11/27 – Feria de Xmatuil de Teatro del Pueblo de Merida
1. ?
2. ??
3. Estrellita & Goddess vs. Esther Moreno & Tiffany
4. Gronda II & Octagon vs. Electroshock & Alex Koslov

11/27 – Plaza de Toros de San Cristobal de las Casas
1. Mascarita Sagrada & Pimpinela Escarlata vs. Mini Abismo Negro & Polvo de Estrellas
2. Aero Star & Fabi Apache vs. Billy Boy & Sexy Star
3. Alan Stone & Extreme Tiger vs. Joe Lider & Nicho el Millionario
5. El Mesias & La Parka Jr. vs. Dr. Wagner Jr. & Silver King

TIJUANA/BAJA CALIFORNIA

INDEPENDENT

11/27 – Palenque Morelos de Tijuana
1. Flecha Roja & Spark Jr. vs. Felino Salvaje & Zarco
2. Angel Metalico/Celestial/Extassis vs. Cinico/Mr. Maldito/Scream
3. Juan Cena/Maquiavelico/Rubi Gardenia vs. Tony Casanova/Predador/Silver Star
4. Los Locos del Ring (Arandu/Star Boy/TJ Boy) vs. Histeria/Psicosis/Veneno
5. Blue Demon Jr. & Incognito vs. Oliver John & Adam Pearce
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ROH Video: The American Wolves vs. The Young Bucks part 2!!

ROH Video: The American Wolves vs. The Young Bucks part 1!!

Morta Alexis Pillman

Alexis Pillman, 26 anni, figlia dello scomparso Brian Pillman, è morta nella giornata di ieri dopo un incidente automobilistico.

Hulkamania tour 11-26 in Brisbane

By Nathan Spurling



It was really a one match show, as you'd expect. Everyone was there for Hogan v Flair and were vocal for it. Everything else was pretty bad, people heckled a lot of wrestlers they had no idea who they were. When introducing wrestlers like Nick Dinsmore and Sean Morley, they had to put photos up on the big screen so people could realise who they were.. even then, most were met with a lot of "Whose that?"

Pimp Fatha beat Heidenreich in a short, bad match. They botched the roll up finish too.

Shannon Moore and Spartan 3000 went to a time limit draw. The best match on the card, but that's not saying much. The crowd cheered Spartan due to the movie '300', but he was the clear heel. They teased a ladder match after, but Spartan bailed, setting it up for the Sydney show.

Sean Morley beat Nick Dinsmore. Morley did his 'hello ladies' shtick. Dinsmore was total Eugene, even his old WWE costume. Morley won after ripping up a stuffed Koala Bear, Dinsmore got upset, then punted in the head. Morley's out of shape.

They did a very lame Bikini contest with the 3 women. No idea who they were. Lacey didn't do it.

INTERMISSION

Second half was a lot better. Mr Anderson and Brutus Beefcake beat Umaga and Orlando Jordan. Anderson worked most of the match, and despite earlier reports, wasn't in too bad of shape. Beefcake did nothing.

A 4 on 4 elimination match saw Rikisihi, Brian Christopher and Nasty Boys beat Rock of Love, Vampire Warrior and Black Pearl. A clusterfuck. First Christopher was pinned quickly. Then it broke down. Nasty Boys were DQed for brawling outside with Rock of Lobe. Then Rock of Love were counted out, leaving Kishi against the other 2. Kishi pinned Black Pearl and won, even though Warrior was never pinnned. Just retarded.

They did a backstage bit where Warrior and Pearl attacked Kishi and Brian setting up a match Sunday in Sydney.

Main event.. Hulk pinned Flair in about 10 minutes. Hogan didn't take any bumps.. bled right away ( and some idiot fan, after he bladed, wiped his hand over Hulk's forehead to see if it was real). Flair bladed eventually. Brawled a lot around ring. Lacey was with Flair and got involved, Hulk dropped her, Flair fell in her crotch etc. Umaga, Jordan did run ins. Funniest bit was Flair chopping and punching Umaga to fire him up. Hulk eventually used Jimmy Hart's megaphone to knock Flair out and win.

Crowd loved Flair and Hulk.

Overall, a dud show besides the main event, which was purely for nostalgia reasons. Both are out of shape (first time Ive seen Hulk really sag in stomach and chest area), and was kind of sad to see them wrestle in front of a bad crowd, this out of shape.

I can see why people left early in Melbourne.. if I had to pay the 350 for the ticket I got, Id be very upset at wasting that kind of money on this event.

giovedì 26 novembre 2009

Davey Richards ricevette un'offerta dalla WWE

Davey Richards ha recentemente affermato di aver ricevuto anche lui un'offerta da parte della WWE come accaduto per Danielson e McGuinness, dando però risposta negativa.

Update sul libro di Hulk Hogan

Nella seconda settimana il libro di Hulk Hogan è sceso dalla posizione numero 12 alla 32.

TNA Update

Samoa Joe pare sia il favorito per vincere la world title shot nel feast or fired match.

I piani iniziali riguardanti il world title vedevano una vittoria di Angle su AJ Styles, con il primo che avrebbe poi affrontato Bobby Lashley dietro un sacco di hype. Tutti i piani scritti qualche mese fa sono stati cestinati.

Per quanto riguarda Sting, l'idea è di non farlo tornare in tv sino a Gennaio, quando avrà inizio la "nuova era" con l'arrivo di Hulk Hogan. L'assenza di Sting alla prevista intervista non era anch'essa prevista nei piani iniziali. Sting verrà quindi usato per fare crescere i dubbi sul perchè non si sia presentato a parlare di Hulk Hogan.

Altri dati sul rating di Impact

TNA Impact on 11/19 did a 1.12 rating and 1.34 million viewers.

In the segment-by-segment, Amazing Red vs. Scott Steiner lost 40,000 viewers. Motor City Machine Guns & Beer Money vs. British Invasion & Sheik Abdul Bashir & Kiyoshi lost 73,000 viewers. Hamada vs. Taylor Wilde lost 33,000 viewers. Raven & Dr. Stevie vs. Abyss and not Mick Foley gained 190,000 viewers to the show peak rating of 1.17. Alissa Flash vs. Sarita lost 150,000 viewers. Not a good show for the women. Team 3-D & Rhino vs. Matt Morgan & Hernandez & The Pope gained 89,000 viewers. The main event of Kurt Angle & A.J. Styles vs. Daniels & Desmond Wolfe lost 100,000 viewers and did a 1.11 final quarter.

AAA news

X Pac dovrtebbe tornare nel giro di 3 settimane, probabilmente entrando nella Foreign Legion.

Teddy Hart è coinvolto nei problemi di sempre. Non presta attenzione ai consigli a lui rivolti e si ostina ad usare a suo piacimento il piledriver, mossa usata raramente e solo per i strechter job.

UFC 106 news

I fans presenti all'arena per UFC 106 erano 10,529, 223 in meno per il sellout, però solamente 6,631 erano paganti, con un incasso pari a $3,003,250.

Hulkamania Tour news

Lo show di debutto alla Rod Laver Arena dell'Hulkamania Tour ha visto presenti, secondo il box office, 8.000 fans, fra paganti e non. Considerato che le spese di produzione sono state simili ai vecchi Nitro, infatti in molti hanno giudicato il set migliore dei live events WWE, per il promoter locale non è stato certo un successo.

Il secondo show svoltosi in Perth, Western Australia, ha visto presenti 2,500 fans; c'è da ricordare che nell'ultima settimana vi era la possibilità di acquistare un biglietto e riceverne uno gratis.

Le apettative dei promoters era di ottenere dei sellout nelle quattro arene in Melbourne(arena che contiene 17.000 fans), Perth, Sidney e Brisbane.

mercoledì 25 novembre 2009

Già smentito il rumors Shane-UFC

http://investor.shareholder.com/wwe/sec.cfm

Dave Scherer di PWI conferma che ad oggi Shane McMahon non ha venduto alcun titolo WWE per comprare parte della UFC. Una piccola parte delle sue azioni le vendette in Luglio, ma da allora non ne ha più vendute, secondo il link WWE aggiornato oggi e riportato qui sopra.

Per legge la WWE dovrebbe annunciare l'evenutale vendita di azioni da parte di Shane.

Wrestemania 26 rumors

Questi i possibili due Main Events in programma per Wrestlemania 26:

John Cena vs. The Undertaker

HHH vs. Shawn Micheals

Shane McMahon-UFC Update

Secondo rumors non confermati da Dave Scherer di PWI, Shane McMahon avrebbe incassato tramite la vendita di sue azioni WWE qualcosa fra i 50 e gli 80 milioni di dollari e li avrebbe reinvestiti per comprare una quota della UFC.

Raw rating

3.2 per l'edizione di 3 ore.

martedì 24 novembre 2009

Results of the second Hogan vs. Flair show on 11-24 in Perth

Results of the second Hogan vs. Flair show on 11-24 in Perth



I attended the second leg of the Hulkamania tour tonight in Perth, Australia.





The setup was decent, with a big screen periodically playing backstage vignettes throughout the night and a ring adorned with red and yellow Hulkamania ropes. Music and titantrons were all generic.



Crowd was shy to start off with, but got into the show as it went along and were really hot for the main event.



Here are the results:



Match 1 - Rikishi & Brian Christopher def. Rock Of Love



Basic match built around Rikishi setting up and eventually performing the stinkface. It got a decent pop from the crowd. Rikishi sat on a guy for the win. Rikishi, Christopher and the referee danced after the match,



Match 2 � Shannon Moore def. Spartan 3000 Matt Cross



It was announced this was the 2nd match in a best of 3 series to win $25,000.� Matt Cross has a Spartan warrior gimmick. Moore won with a corkscrew moonsault, tieing the series at 1-1. Moore looked good, I could see him fitting in OK in TNA.



Match 3 � Rosey def. Godfather (w/Ho�s) and Val Venis in a Three Way Dance



Rosey came out in his old superhero gear. According to his titantron, his ring name was Big Daddy Row Row. Val Venis heeled on the crowd before the match. Godfather�s Ho�s got the second biggest pop of the night. Basically Rosey and Godfather teaming up on Val. Funny moment where Rosey was hitting jabs on Val and the crowd chanted �S.H.I.T.� with each punch. Rosey pinned Val with a samoan drop. Rosey and Godfather left together with the Ho�s after the match.



Match 4 � Heidenreich & Gangrel & Black Pearl def. Nasty Boys & Eugene (w/Jimmy Hart)



Heidenreich was doing the Heidenwalk. Gangrel did the blood spit. Lots of stalling in this match, the heels got the heat on Eugene as the Nasty Boys pumped up the crowd. Sags looks in really good shape, Knobs not so much. At one point as the heels worked on Eugene, Gangrel screamed �Kill that retard!�. Probably the worst match of the night. Jimmy Hart doesn�t seem to age. Heidenreich ended up pinning Eugene with a sidewalk slam. Nastys teased using some plunder, but didn�t deliver.



Intermission



Bikini Contest



3 unknowns came out and Godfather hosted. It ended up breaking down into a pillow fight.



Match 5 � Orlando Jordan def. Ken Kennedy



Kennedy did his pre-match mic routine but said �Mr Anderson� instead. Orlando�s theme music has a line saying �All the girls love me, and all the guys want to get with me�. Probably the best match of the night, they worked well together. Orlando got the pin using the ropes.



Match 6 � Umaga def. Brutus Beefcake (w/Jimmy Hart)



Strange matchup. Very short, with Umaga getting the pin after the Samoan Spike. Brutus sold it big time and was helped to the back afterwards.



Match 6 � Hulk Hogan def. Ric Flair (w/Lacey Von Erich)



Before the match, the ring announcer said this is now No DQ. Deafening reactions for both Hogan and Flair. Hogan came out to the WCW American Made theme music. Both bled heavily very early in the match. Lots of chops to Hogan, he took his only back bump in the match from one of them. Hogan threw Flair off the top rope. Flair did the full moon spot. Orlando Jordan and Heidenreich came out and started beating down Hogan, but the Nasty Boys made the save and also gave Flair Pitty City. Hogan and Flair crowd brawled for a while. At one point Jimmy Hart came out and pulled Lacey Von Erich off the apron, accidentally exposing her ass for a moment. Hogan also gave her an atomic drop. Umaga then came out and beat up on Hogan and gave him the corner splash. Hogan then Hulked up, gave Flair a terrible big boot then clocked him with Jimmy Hart�s megaphone for the pin.



Hogan did his posing routine for a few minutes after the match to end the show.



In retrospect, the show was nothing special. The action was basic, and the spectacle of the main event got really cheapened by all the run-ins. However, it was worth it for the chance to see both Hogan and Flair live, especially here in isolated Western Australia.

Elenco degli eventi WWE e TNA del 2010+TNA on Monday!!

Come potete vedere dall'elenco qui sotto, pare proprio che la TNA adotterà la formula che fu adottata dalla WWF per Raw a metà degli anni '90, ossia con uno show Live di Lunedì, seguito da 1-2 eventi registrati.

November 24th, 2009 ECW/Smackdown Taping Harbor Yard Arena Bridgeport, CT

November 28th, 2009 WWE House Show Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
WWE House Show Show Place Arena Upper Marlboro, MD

November 29th, 2009 WWE House Show John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
ECW/Smackdown Taping Hampton Coliseum Hampton, VA

November 30th, 2009 Monday Night Raw 1st Mariner Arena Baltimore, MD
TNA Impact Taping Universal Studios Orlando, FL

December 1st, 2009 TNA Impact Taping Universal Studios Orlando, FL


December 4th, 2009
WWE House Show Four States Entertainment Center Texarkana, AR
TNA House Show Cumberland Civic Center Portland, ME

December 5th, 2009 WWE House Show CenturyTel Center Bossier City, LA
TNA House Show The Mullins Center Amherst, MA

December 6th, 2009 WWE House Show Monroe Civic Center Monroe, LA
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December 7th, 2009 Monday Night Raw American Airlines Center Dallas, TX
WWE House Show Ford Arena Beaumont, TX
TNA Impact Taping Universal Studios Orlando, FL

December 8th, 2009 ECW/Smackdown Taping Toyota Center Houston, TX
TNA Impact Taping Universal Studios Orlando, FL

December 13th, 2009 WWE Tables, Ladders & Chairs ATT Center San Antonio, TX

December 14th, 2009 Monday Night Raw American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX

December 15th, 2009 ECW/Smackdown Taping Laredo Entertainment Center Laredo, TX

December 18th, 2009 WWE House Show Mobile Civic Center Mobile, AL
WWE House Show American Airlines Arena Miami, FL

December 19th, 2009 WWE House Show Albany Civic Center Albany, GA
WWE House Show Americraft Expo Center West Palm Beach, FL

December 20th, 2009 TNA Final Resolution Universal Studios Orlando, Florida
WWE House Show Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
ECW/Smackdown Taping Amway Arena Orlando, Florida

December 21st, 2009 Monday Night Raw St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL
WWE House Show Germain Arena Fort Myers, FL
TNA Impact Taping Universal Studios Orlando, FL

December 26th, 2009 WWE House Show Times Union Center Albany, NY
WWE House Show Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC

December 27th, 2009 WWE House Show RBC Center Raleigh, NC
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December 28th, 2009 WWE House Show Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC
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December 29th, 2009 ECW/Smackdown Taping Izod Center East Rutherford, NJ
WWE House Show Verizon Wireless Arena Manchester, NH

December 30th, 2009 WWE Super Show Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY

January 4th, 2010 Monday Night Raw Nutter Center Dayton, OH
TNA Impact Taping Universal Studios Orlando, FL


January 5th, 2010 TNA Impact Taping Universal Studios Orlando, FL
ECW/Smackdown Taping Freedom Hall Louisville, KY

January 8th, 2010 WWE House Show McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
TNA House Show The Theatre Westbury, NY

January 9th, 2010 WWE House Show Fargodome Fargo, ND
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January 10th, 2010 WWE House Show Duluth Entertainment Conv. Center Duluth, MN
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TNA House Show The O'Neill Center Danbury, CT

January 11th, 2010 Monday Night Raw The Target Center Minneapolis, MN
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January 12th, 2010 ECW/Smackdown Taping Resch Center Green Bay, WI

January 14th, 2010 TNA House Show Cambria War Memorial Johnstown, PA

January 15th, 2010 WWE House Show Oman Arena Jackson, TN
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January 16th, 2010 WWE House Show BJCC Birmingham, AL
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January 17th, 2010 TNA Genesis Universal Studios Orlando, Florida
WWE House Show Florence Civic Center Florence, SC
WWE House Show UTC McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN

January 18th, 2010 TNA Impact Taping Universal Studios Orlando, FL
Monday Night Raw Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN

January 19th, 2010 TNA Impact Taping Universal Studios Orlando, FL
ECW/Smackdown Taping Bi Lo Center Greenville, SC

January 20th, 2010 TNA Impact Taping Universal Studios Orlando, FL

January 23rd, 2010 TNA House Show The Brahead Arena Glasgow, Scotland
WWE House Show Hammond Civic Center Hammond, IN
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January 24th, 2010 TNA House Show Zenith de Paris Paris, France

January 25th, 2010 Monday Night Raw Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH

January 26th, 2010 TNA House Show Bournemouth Int'nl Centre Bournemouth, UK
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January 27th, 2010 TNA House Show Cardiff International Arena Cardiff, UK

January 28th, 2010 TNA House Show The Sky Dome Coventry, UK

January 29th, 2010 TNA House Show Evening News Arena Manchester, UK

January 30th, 2010 TNA House Show Wembley Arena London, UK

January 31st, 2010 WWE Royal Rumble Philips Arena Atlanta, Georgia

February 2nd, 2010 ECW/Smackdown Taping FedEx Forum Memphis, TN

February 6th, 2010 WWE House Show Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, TX

February 8th, 2010 Monday Night Raw Cajundome Lafayette, LA
WWE House Show Baton Rouge River Center Baton Rouge, LA

February 9th, 2010 ECW/Smackdown Taping New Orleans Arena New Orleans. LA

February 12th, 2010 WWE House Show Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, MI

February 14th, 2010 TNA Against All Odds Universal Studios Orlando, Florida

February 15th, 2010 TNA Impact Taping Universal Studios Orlando, FL

February 16th, 2010 TNA Impact Taping Universal Studios Orlando, FL

February 21st, 2010 WWE Elimination Chamber Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO

February 24th, 2010 TNA House Show Brisbane Entertainment Center Brisbane, Australia

February 26th, 2010 TNA House Show Acer Arena Sydney, Australia

February 28th, 2010 TNA House Show Rod Laver Arena Melbourne, Australia

March 1st, 2010 Monday Night Raw Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK

March 3rd, 2010 TNA House Show Adelaide Entertainment Centre Adelaide, Australia

March 5th, 2010 TNA House Show Burswood Dome Perth Australia

March 6th, 2010 WWE House Show The E-Center Salt Lake City, UT

March 8th, 2010 TNA Impact Taping Universal Studios Orlando, FL

March 9th, 2010 TNA Impact Taping Universal Studios Orlando, FL

March 15th, 2010 Monday Night Raw San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, CA

March 16th, 2010 ECW/Smackdown Taping Staples Center Los Angeles, CA

March 21st, 2010 TNA Destination X Universal Studios Orlando, FL

March 22nd, 2010 TNA Impact Taping Universal Studios Orlando, FL

March 23rd, 2010 TNA Impact Taping Universal Studios Orlando, FL

March 24th, 2010 TNA Impact Taping Universal Studios Orlando, FL

March 28th, 2010 WWE WrestleMania 26 University Of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ

March 29th, 2010 Monday Night Raw US Airways Center Phoenix, AZ

March 30th, 2010 ECW/Smackdown Taping Thomas and Mack Center Las Vegas, NV

April 7th, 2010 WWE House Show Wiener Stadthalle Halle D Vienna, Austria

April 8th, 2010 WWE House Show Newcastle Metro Radio Arena Newcastle, England
WWE House Show O2 Arena Berlin, Germany

April 9th, 2010 WWE House Show Braehead Arena Glasgow, Scotland
WWE House Show The O2 Dublin, Ireland

April 10th, 2010 WWE House Show Braehead Arena Glasgow, Scotland

April 11th, 2010 WWE House Show Liverpool Echo Arena Liverpool, England
WWE House Show Manchester Evening News Arena Manchester, England

April 12th, 2010 Monday Night Raw O2 Arena London, England
WWE House Show Nottingham Trent FM Arena Nottingham, England

April 13th, 2010 ECW/Smackdown Taping O2 Arena London, England
WWE House Show Sheffield Arena Sheffield, England

April 14th, 2010 WWE House Show Zenith Strasbourg, France
WWE House Show Königspilsner Arena Oberhausen, Germany

April 15th, 2010 WWE House Show Stade Couvert Regional Lievin (Lille), France
WWE House Show TUI Arena Hanover, Germany

April 16th, 2010 WWE House Show Hallenstadion Zurich, Switzerland
WWE House Show SOdyssey Arena Belfast, Ireland

April 17th, 2010 WWE House Show Olympiahalle Innsbruck, Austria

April 18th, 2010 WWE House Show Abdi Ipekci Arena Istanbul, Turkey

April 25th, 2010 Backlash 1st Mariner Arena Baltimore, MD

May 23rd, 2010 Extreme Rules Oakland, CA

June 20th, 2010 The Bash

July 18th, 2010 WWE PPV Sprint Center Kansas City, MO

July 31st, 2010 WWE House Show Acer Arena Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

August 1st, 2010 WWE House Show Rod Laver Arena Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

August 2nd, 2010 WWE House Show Brisbane Entertainment Centre Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

August 3rd, 2010 WWE House Show Adelaide Entertainment Centre Adelaide, South Australia

August 4th, 2010 WWE House Show Burswood Dome Perth, Western Australia

August 15th, 2010 SummerSlam Staples Center Los Angeles, CA

September 19th, 2010 Night of Champions Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL

September 22nd, 2010 WWE House Show Zénith Saint Etienne, France

September 24th, 2010 WWE House Show Palais Omnisports de Paris Bercy Paris, France

September 25th, 2010 WWE House Show Palais Omnisports de Paris Bercy Paris, France

October 3, 2010 Hell In A Cell American Airlines Center Dallas, TX

October 24th, 2010 Bragging Rights Target Center Minneapolis, MN

November 10th, 2010 WWE House Show Vorst-Forest Nationa(a)l Brussels, Belgium

November 21st, 2010 The Survivor Series American Airlines Arena Miami, FL

December 19, 2010 WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs Toyota Center Houston, TX

Dragon Gate, 23.11.2009 results

[Results] Dragon Gate, 23.11.2009 (von Sternness am 23.11.2009)
Dragon Gate "THE GATE OF DESTINY 2009", 23.11.2009 (PPV)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
6,500 Fans - Super No Vacancy Full House

0. Super Shisa & Shisa BOY besiegen "Hollywood" Stalker Ichikawa & Kotoka (4:27) nach dem Sharp Shisa von Super gegen Kotoka.
1. Turboness & Anthony Turbo Mori besiegen Kenichiro Arai & Kzy (7:12) nach einem Turboness-assisted Cradle von Mori gegen Arai.
2. Super Shenlong II 50 Match Trial Series 25th: Susumu Yokosuka besiegt Super Shenlong II (2:19) mit dem Mugen.
3. Masato Yoshino & Dragon Kid besiegen Ryo Saito & MAZADA (15:30) als Saito disqualifiziert wurde.
4. Open the Brave Gate Title, 3 Way Match: Naoki Tanizaki (c) besiegt KAGETORA & Akira Tozawa (11:17). KAGETORA eliminierte Tozawa mit dem Kagenui (6:04). Tanizaki eliminierte KAGETORA mit dem Implant (11:17) (3rd defense).
5. CIMA, Gamma & Magnitude Kishiwada besiegen Yasushi Kanda, Genki Horiguchi & Dr. Muscle (13:2Cool nach dem Meteora von CIMA gegen Kanda.
6. Open the Twin Gate Unified Tag Title: Shingo Takagi & YAMATO (c) vs. Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fujii - Double KO (25:15) (Pumping Bomber von Takagi & Shin Saikyo High Kick von Mochizuki) (3rd defense).
7. Open the Dream Gate Title: Naruki Doi (c) besiegt BxB Hulk (27:02) mit der Muscular Bomb (7th defense).

Rey Mysterio Update

Per poter tornare il prima possibile, Rey Mysterio ha deciso di sottoporsi ad un intervento chirurgico meno invasivo rispetto ai piani iniziali, che lo avrebbero visto fuori dalle scene per 6-9 mesi. In questo modo, invece, Rey potrebbe rientrare in tempo per il ppv Royal Rumble e rimandare a più avanti l'intervento chirurgico necessario per un completo risanamento dei legamenti crociati anteriori.

lunedì 23 novembre 2009

WWE Survivor Series live coverage from the Verizon Center in Washington, DC

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The Miz & Jack Swagger & Drew McIntyre & Sheamus & Dolph Ziggler vs. Fit Finlay & Matt Hardy & Evan Bourne & Shelton Benjamin & John Morrison opens the show.

Match went almost exactly like you would predict. There was a legit injury as Scott Armstrong, the ref, in the middle of a brawl, saw Sheamus lose his footing and nailed the back of Armstrong's head with a knee and he suffered a concussion. Since Armstrong is no longer in an angle, the announcers were not allowed to mention his name. They had a ref replacement in mid-match and just said the ref suffered a concussion.

Bourne pinned Ziggler with a shooting star press

Seconds later, McIntyre pinned Bourne after a double arm DDT

Sheamus and Finlay squared off and Sheamus nailed Finlay with a high kick for the pin

Morrison pinned Swagger with the Starship pain

Miz pinned Benjamin with the skull crushing finale

McIntyre pinned Hardy with the double arm DDT

This left Morrison against all three, and as he came off the ropes with a springboard move, he got kicked in the knee by Sheamus. Sheamus pinned Morrison with the old Razor's Edge so Sheamus, Miz and McIntyre with the three survivors.

Team Kofi had a backstage talk. Christian noted he was different from the others. We were supposed to think he's the only white boy. Instead, he said he was the only guy from ECW and the only Canadian. Never said he was the only champion. Then he did a rap and talked about being the old white member of the team.

Rey Mysterio vs. Batista

Batista got cheered heavily here. They did what appeared to be a blow-off of the program as Batista destroyed Mysterio in a short match, using three Batista bombs until ref Jack Doan stopped the match ruling Mysterio unable to continue. The crowd was 90% or more for Batista wanting him to finish Mysterio. After the match Batista gave him a spinebuster on a chair and the crowd chanted "One more time." It should be noted Batista is from DC which is why he was such a strong babyface here, but it was surprising how much the crowd cheered for Batista to destroy him. Mysterio is going out on a stretcher here so I guess he's getting surgery earlier than he had planned.

We had a Team Orton team meeting. Orton said when he picked Regal and Punk, he expected them to be champions. Punk came back and said he expected the team leader not to get humiliated by Kofi Kingston in MSG.

Team Orton (C.M. Punk & William Regal & Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes & Randy Orton) vs. Team Kofi (Kofi Kingston & Mark Henry & MVP & R-Truth & Christian)

The match story was to get Kingston over as a major player since he pinned Orton at the end. Crowd was pretty dead until the last few minutes

Orton pinned Henry with an RKO in 50 seconds

Punk pinned R-Truth with the GTS

Christian pinned DiBiase with the killswitch

MVP pinned Regal with the kekka kick

Rhodes pinned MVP with Crossroads

Orton pinned Christian with the RKO

This left Kingston with Punk and Orton. Kingston wrestled Punk for 7 minutes with Orton never tagging in. Orton distracted Kingston and Punk got behind for a rolling reverse cradle, but Kingston reversed and got the pin. Orton jumped in for the RKO, but Kingston beat him to the punch with the Trouble in Paradise. They pushed the idea that Kingston pinned two former world champions in six seconds.

Basic stuff so far this show with the idea of elevating a few people.

Undertaker vs. Big Show vs. Chris Jericho for the World title

Good match here. Show & Jericho worked together until Jericho had Undertaker in the Walls of Jericho but Show used a choke slam. Lots of near falls with the third person saving. Show blocked he codebreaker and choke slammed Jericho. He went for a choke slam on Undertaker, but Undertaker reversed it into the gogoplata and Show tapped out. Undertaker's mouth was busted just before the finish when a potato shot by Show.

The Miz, Drew McIntyre & Sheamus together were being interviewed. Miz said the three are going to revolutionizing the industry. Teased Sheamus vs. Jerry Lawler coming soon, probably tomorrow.

Team Mickie James (Mickie James & Melina & Kelly Kelly & Eve Torres & Gail Kim) vs. Team Michelle McCool (Michelle McCool & Jillian Hall & Alicia Fox & Beth Phoenix & Layla

Kind of strange booking because it ended with Michelle McCool with two faces, James and Kim so the psychology was kind of screwy, before Melina (who wasn't in the ring until the last 90 seconds) pinned McCool

Kelly pinned Layla jumping on her back

McCool pinned Kim with the faith breaker

Torres pinned Hall with a sunset flip off he top rope

Phoenix pinned Torres with the Glam Slam

Phoenix pinned Kelly with the Glam Slam

James pinned Phoenix with the crucifix

James pinned Fox with a Thesz press off the top rope

Melina pinned McCool to win the match

John Cena vs. HHH vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWE title ends the show. No video previewing this match.

Good match, the only match on the show that was really anything special. Michaels superkicked HHH at the start of the match so there was never a period they were working together. Crowd was booing Cena throughout the match. A lot of near falls with and near submissions. At one point Michaels superkicked both HHH and Cena but then he collapsed and couldn't get the pin. The finish saw Michaels superkicked HHH as he went to pedigree Cena. Cena then gave Michaels an Attitude Adjustment and Cena pinned HHH to retain the title.