The 10th Day News Report for 3.21.07
Posted by Leonard Hayhurst on 03.21.2007
I swear if Eugene getting shaved bald makes evil brother Nick come out I am suing.
I was on the phone with my friend Sean, so I had ECW on in the background, but didn't really watch it. It seemed like a pretty middle of the road show.
MAILBAG
Hey Leonard -
Just wanted to drop you a quick line of "thanks" for plugging my Heat Spoilers in your latest column! In a related note, the jobbers billed as Mike Bennett and Danny Jax who wrestled (and lost) on Heat were also one in the same as the guys dubbed Mike Deke and Danny Jax who wrestled (and lost) on ECW this week. Too bad WWE Fantasy didn't have those guys in the mix – two shows in a week's time, and ya' just KNOW they woulda been a STEAL at a combined value of $250,000, tops.
Ah well. Thanks for the plug, and nice work as usual!
- Meehan
Thank you for the thanks and thanks for the results. I figured Deke and Jax were the same guys. Joey Styles probably lost the paper with their names on it and just made something up. I think "some jobber" would be a great addition to WWE Fantasy Manager.
William wrote and asked me if Edge and Undertaker were both undefeated at Wrestlemania in our EWR game. If I remember correctly Edge lost in our game last year to Christian. I did say to him that I booked our match, because I think Edge vs. Undertaker streak vs. streak would be a great angle a couple years from now.
I've been saying the same for the last 2 years...I'm hoping Edge and Orton collide so bad, they get taken out of Money in the Bank, and put in a singles match, where edge wins and keeps his streak, cause I just don't see him winning MitB again...then edge can challenge 'Taker for his streak, cause I'm also hoping Batista doesn't win...although, it would be cool is Edge won his second money in the bank, and instead of challenging Cena, he challenged 'Taker just seconds after he wins it from Batista, then won...and then can claim he was the one to defeat the Undertaker and end his streak...you'd have two ready made post-wrestlemania feuds, Edge and Batista and Edge and 'Taker...
-William
I like that angle, but I think you get more out of milking the buildup to their big Wrestlemania showdown. In my mind, Edge is the odds on favorite to win the money in the bank match. Of course, having Orton in there complicates things and I like the idea of taking them out. Remember in years past it was only six guys in the match and this year is eight. If they're gone I like Kennedy to win. They teased that idea on RAW.
NEWS AND NOTES
-In response to a recent Sport Illustrated article that linked several wrestlers to a steroid buying scandal (including Rey Mysterio, Eddie Guerrero, Kurt Angle, Edge, Shane Helms and Randy Orton) WWE released a statement yesterday that all accusations predate the current wellness program. WWE explains that the program prohibits performance enhancing drugs and other narcotics if taken for other than a legitimate medical purpose and assigned by a licensed physician. Prescriptions and pharmaceuticals from the internet are not considered valid with them. The statement did not confirm or deny any allegations. At least you can say that WWE has dealt with the issue better than Major League Baseball and other ‘real sports.' It was reported that WWE did drug testing of over two dozen talents at the Smackdown and ECW tapings last night. It's very possible this was done as a response to the article, but WWE never announces when the tests will take place. Credit: WWE Press Release
-In your online Heat report Cade and Murdoch lost to the Major Brothers. I hope their first names are Drum and College. I'm also reminded of Major Major Major from Catch-22. Charlie Haas made Robbie McAllister tap out. Cryme Tyme jobbed Mike Kruel and Boris Alexiev. Jim Duggan mowed down Jason Bates. They should team Bates with Chris Masters. Mickie James beat Victoria as the only two women in the company that know how to wrestle. In the dark main event John Cena defeated Umaga by DQ. Edge said it would have been him jobbing in the dark main event like old times, but he was tired and stuff from the battle royal. Sure. Credit: PWInsider.com
-Lillian Garcia was not at RAW due to suffering a knee injury skiing over the weekend. She was scheduled for an MRI, but should be back soon. Credit: PWInsider.com
-RAW did a 3.3 rating the first hour on Monday and 4.0 the second hour. That will leave them with about a 3.7 total rating, because TV math is funky. This is down significantly from past weeks, which is not a good sign with Wrestlemania coming up. Credit: PWInsider.com
-Model Christine LeMaster had a tryout with Deep South Wrestling last week. Through her MySpace page she stated that she would not be singing with WWE because it was not in the best interests of her current professional and personal situation. Meaning Vince wouldn't cough up enough dough for her to get naked in Playboy. Credit: PWInsider.com
-Amy Dumas, Lita, has announced that her band the Luchagores have finished their first album and a release date will be set soon. She didn't so much announce it as shout it while standing in line at an Arthur Treacher's like somebody would care. Credit: PWInsider.com
-Vito will be posing in the new Playgirl magazine hitting shelves tomorrow. We will now know if the ‘Big' nickname is appropriate. Usually guys in dresses are another magazine. Not that I read any of those magazines mind you, stop looking at me that way. Credit: PWInsider.com
-Kane and Ashley Massaro are both slated to guest star on "Smallville" this Thursday on the CW Network. Kane plays a Phantom Zone prisoner named Titan participating in an underground fight club of super powered fighters. Ashley plays a security guard. Let's have Kane's character fight that bone sucking guy Batista played. Credit: PWInsider.com
-Rapper Ludacris in a recent interview on XM Satellite radio stated that he will be performing at Wrestlemania 23. Credit: PWInsider.com
-There are still no plans to air the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony in the US, but TSN in Canada will broadcast the ceremony at 11 pm est on March 31st. The show is slated to be on the Wrestlemania 23 DVD as a bonus feature. Credit: PWInsider.com
-The Fort Wayne, Indiana Smackdown taping for the week after Wrestlemania is advertising Batista vs. Undertaker for the World Heavyweight title. It could be a dark main event. Credit: PWInsider.com
-WWE has scheduled a press conference in Orlando, Florida this morning with the intentions of announcing that Wrestlemania 24 will be held at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando. Scheduled to be present are Vince McMahon, John Cena, Melina, Batista, Ashley and Bobby Lashley. They should go back to the Trump Casino. And hold another show long title tournament. And invite back Bob Uecker. And where the hell are those sweet ass ring carts? Credit: Daytona News Journal
-Mick Foley's new book the Hardcore Diaries debuted at number seven last week on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list. It was the best debut for a WWE related book in several years. Most probably thought it had to do with porn. "Eww, I'm not whacking off to this guy." Credit: PWInsider.com
-Brock Lesnar is rumored to be debuting in MMA on 6/2 in Los Angeles for K-1's offshoot league HEROES. Lesnar's probable opponent is seven foot two inch Korean giant Hong Man Choi. If fighting doesn't work out, that guy could get a gig in porno. Credit: PWInsider.com
-Hulk Hogan stated on Bubba the Love Sponge radio show yesterday that he is considering starting a Legends of Wrestling tour. This is an idea he's been kicking around for awhile, but he hasn't really moved on it yet. I believe this is the 500th idea mentioned in this column that got stolen within weeks. So since you read the column Hogan, let me book your fed. I've got four words for you: World Champion Repo Man. Credit: PWInsider.com
WWE FANTASY MANAGER
Week 8 Team
Randy Orton: 50 points-2nd
Joey Mercury: 39 points-5th
Johnny Nitro: 39 points-5th
Kane: 27 points-11th
Bobby Lashley: 26 points-12th
MVP: 15 points-20th
Batista: 10 points-35th
The Great Khali: 10 points-35th
Week Total: 216 points
Grand Total: 2129 points
World Rank: 40th
Synopsis: I didn't do as bad as I thought, but it wasn't a great week. Orton was a no brainer. Lashley didn't come through like he has lately. Khali and Batista were busts. MVP didn't live up to my expectations. At least I was right in having Mercury and Nitro as major sleeper picks. This week I'm just hoping I can hold steady and then go for broke at Wrestlemania. I haven't given up yet, but I'm thinking about it.
Week 9 Team
Shawn Michaels and John Cena ($10 million total): I wish I would have had this last week, but the fantasy board rulings on the gauntlet didn't make them the monster points getters I would have thought. This week they were booked before the deadline and should win their matches in build to Wrestlemania. However, losing by interference isn't out of the question. The Michaels match not going down really hurts, but Cena came through.
Bobby Lashley and Chris Masters ($8 million): Lashley was booked to take the Masterlock Challenge before the deadline. I think Lashley has a good shot at winning or Umaga will cause a wonky finish. Either way both men will get major points because the challenge is viewed as a specialty match. Maybe I should have went with someone other than Masters, but Lashley I pegged right. Them doing another match on ECW helps out a lot.
MVP ($3 million): I'm thinking he causes Benoit to lose to Cena. This will lead to another match for him on Smackdown. I think he could have a monster week to get him ready for Wrestlemania. I'm sorry he didn't show up for the Cena and Benoit match as I thought.
Kane and the Great Khali ($6.5 million): They can show up on two different shows and get in a lot of weapon shots. Their Wrestlemania match still isn't officially declared, so I expect some big storyline movement this week. Khali didn't wrestle, but he did something.
Elijah Burke ($2 million): The New Breed have been good value picks this whole season. Burke is actually cheaper than Cor Von and Thorne and makes a better pick because he's their mouthpiece and wrestles a lot because of it. I look for more with him and CM Punk and for him to get his win back from Dreamer from last week. I nailed this one.
Hornswaggle ($500,000): It's all the money I had left. I can only hope that mini-Boogeyman returns for a grudge match.
EWR ON 411
Smackdown for 3.22.07
The Backseat Boyz defeat The Family.
Match Rating: 81%
Triple H congratulates his guys in the back. He tells them his plan to leave them in charge of Smackdown and go back to RAW during the new free agent period. He'll form a new Evolution and they can rule both brands. Best part is that he can finally get out of this stinking hell hole. Roddy Piper comes by and tells Triple H that based on Steve Austin's suggestion he has made Hunter a franchise player and he can't negotiate a move to RAW. Evolution holds Triple H back from decking Piper. (most everyone had a similar idea)
Segment Rating: 82%
Carlito walks the corner to flip over Danny Doring to break the Doring Sleeper. He hits the Backcracker and Carlito's Way finishes. Fred Curry attacks Carlito. Shark Boy makes the save.
Match Rating: 81%
Stephanie McMahon sweet talks Orlando Jordan. She can grease the wheels for him to go to RAW during the upcoming free agent period to a fat contract. Whey would she do that? To take an ally away from Michelle Money and her cuckold husband. It's been all downhill since Lords of the Bling lost the tag team titles. Go to RAW and make a new start as a solo star. He thinks about it.
Segment Rating: 88%
EZ Money gets worked over by the Blue Bloods. Jordan stands on the apron and is deep in thought. Money breaks away and crawls for the tag. Jordan hits the floor and walks off. Michelle tries to stop him. Steph grabs her by the hair from behind and throws her into the ring wall. Money loses to a spiked piledriver.
Match Rating: 62%
Matt Hardy confronts his brother Jeff about what he said last week. Jeff tells Matt to shut up. He doesn't have to listen to him anymore. He doesn't have to support him anymore. Matt has always been self centered and thought he was super human. He's not. He's going to prove that to him. He doesn't care if he wins the battle royal, just as long as Matt doesn't. He'll do anything he has to in order throw him out on his ass.
Segment Rating: 71%
Rhyno beats Norman Smiley with the Gore. Post match Rhyno gives Smiley a power slam through the announce table. He then wears a chair out on him. This is a message to Booker T.
Match Rating: 67%
Steve Austin and AJ Styles visit Hiroki and Chris Hero. Austin wants to see their part of the money. Hiroki promises the yakuza will have it to them by Saturday night. They better or Austin will steal a line from his old friend the Rock, fly over to Japan and jam his part of the money up their jabroni candy asses. Hero tells Styles that he never wanted all this to go down. Styles tells him it's too late to back down, so be a man and step up.
Segment Rating: 73%
Randy Orton, CM Punk and Styles win a six man tag over Chris Jericho, Shane Helms and Hero when Orton hits the RKO on Helms.
Match Rating: 80%
Gene Okerlund interviews Rey Mysterio about the upcoming title match at Wrestlemania with Paul Burchill. Wrestlemania will mark Mysterio's one year as champion. He's defeated all challengers. Kane, Booker T, Chris Jericho, Kevin Von Erich, AJ Styles, Chavo Guerrero, everybody. How is Paul Burchill any different? Does he have the experience of those men? The drive? The talent? Even if he did it wouldn't matter. Rey Mysterio is Smackdown and Smackdown is Rey Mysterio.
Segment Rating: 80%
In a handicap match, JC Ice takes the C4 from Paul Burchill. Wolfie D runs into the ring to take a C4. Burchill makes Ice tap to the Nitroglycerine. Then he makes Wolfie D tap to it. Burchill makes belt motions around his waist to close the show.
Match Rating: 75%
Show Rating: 74%
Saturday Night's Main Event for 3.24.07
Stacy and Medusa start out in the ring. They fight to the floor. The double count out gets to eight as they make the apron. Jamie Satin and Molly Holly run into the ring, glare at each other for a second, then baseball slide into their partners to knock them back to the floor. They get counted out. Satin wants no part of Molly and tags out to Michelle Money. She loses to the Molly-Go-Round. Gail Kim makes Jillian Hall tap to a leg submission. Satin swoops in and schoolgirls Kim for the pin. Alexis Laree pins Satin with the Jumping Jack Flash. Molly and Victoria refuse to tag Laree, so she gets tired against Dawn Marie and is pinned off of a chest buster. Neither Molly or Victoria wants to get into the ring with Dawn Marie. She comes over and knocks them both off the apron. They both rush the ring and double team Dawn Marie. Victoria sets her up for the Widow's Peak and Molly does the Molly Go Round into her, however she turns it into a rana and tries to steal the pin. Victoria shoves her to the floor and pins Dawn to reclaim the Women's Title for RAW (tweak of Mathew ideas)
Match Rating: 68%
Irish Warrior and Abyss have a no-sell-a-thon. Abyss hits the Black Hole Slam and the Warrior bounces up. He hits another and the Warrior bounces up. He goes for another, but Warrior flips out of it and gets a body slam. Abyss pops up to take a clothesline. He goes wobbly. A second one puts him to his knees. A third puts him down. A splash gets two. Warrior hits three press slams and then another splash to win. The lights go out and the voice of the Warrior Spirits are heard. Abyss was sent by them as a final test for their new Warrior. He has passed the test and can now claim Abyss as his prize as a new ally. (from Mathew)
Match Rating: 67%
Helms goes to hit CM Punk with the skeleton spine after a ref bump. Cheerleader Melissa runs in the ring and jumps on Helms' back. He bucks her off. He turns to nail her with the spine. Punk catches him from behind with the Anaconda Vice and Helms taps. Punk carries the hurt Melissa to the back. (tweak of Mathew ideas)
Match Rating: 83%
Shelley comes out to watch Christian and Trish against Harry Smith and Nattie Neidhart. Shelton Benjamin then comes out to monitor her. Shelley gets cozy with him and kisses him. Benjamin freaks out, but Christian saw it and hits the floor to ask Shelton what the hell is going on. This allows Trish to fall to the Super Smith Slam for the loss. (from Mathew)
Match Rating: 65%
An older Japanese man sits at ringside surrounded by two large bodyguards. Chris Hero gets the Hero Sandwich on AJ Styles, but pulls Styles up at two. Hiroki asks him what he's doing. He tells her she told him to pull guys up before. Hero then mocks Styles and asks Hiroki if she likes that. He goes up top for a Spinal Tap and amazingly hits it. One, two…he pulls Styles up again. Hiroki freaks out and as Hero argues with her, Styles rolls Hero up for the three. The older man claps his hands. Hiroki is picked up by the bodyguard and is carried out kicking and screaming. Hero leads the crowd in singing the kiss her goodbye song. (from Mathew)
Match Rating: 69%
Fred Curry convinces Carlito that Shark Boy is a threat and they should team up and beat him. Carlito eliminates him with the Carlito's Way. Curry dropkicks Carlito as he stands and works him over. Carlito sidesteps the missile dropkick. Backcracker as Curry gets up. Carlito's Way retains the Cruiserweight title.
Match Rating: 77%
Brent Albright gets the Q-Bert on Nick Dinsmore. He lines up the Flux Capacitor, but Dinsmore rolls to the floor and walks off. He keeps his title by losing on a count out.
Match Rating: 85%
In the battle royal for the IC Title, Shannon Moore dives out under the bottom rope and hides under the ring to start. Kane clotheslines Nowinski and Vito out to the floor. He and David Flair eliminate themselves to follow them to the back. Jeff Hardy fights off everybody to try to get to Matt, but when he gets there Matt backdrops him over the ropes to the floor. The final four in the ring are Matt Hardy, Shelton Benjamin, Chris Cage and Rob Van Dam. Cage upends Benjamin and Van Dam. They remember Moore is under the ring and pull him out to throw him into the ring. Hardy and Cage fight on the ropes. Moore runs up and upends them. Hardy hangs on and stands on the apron. He stares at Moore. He screams I respect you and eliminates himself. Hardy retains his belt. Brazil Chapman then makes his debut by attacking Hardy after the match.
Match Rating: 70%
Chris Jericho turns the RKO by Randy Orton into the Breakdown for a two count. He tries for the Breakdown again and Orton turns it into the RKO for a two count. Orton tries for another, but Jericho rolls him into the Walls. Orton tries to make the ropes, hangs on as long as he can and finally taps out. (from Mathew)
Match Rating: 88%
Stevie Richards pulls out his old white baseball bat. Raven has a barbed wire wrapped one. They duel like two Jedis. Richards stands on the ring wall while fighting off Raven. He jumps over a swing, but Raven puts the bat between Richards legs as he comes down. Raven gives Richards the Evenflow DDT off the ring wall. He pins him back in the ring.
Match Rating: 58%
Big Show choke slams Lesnar and Batista breaks the cover. Lashley gets the Dominator on Batista and Lesnar breaks the cover. Heyman finally says to hell with it and gets his guys some chairs. Big Show and Lashley get DQ'ed by beating down Batista and Lesnar with the chairs.
Match Rating: 64%
Show Rating: 71%
Wrestlemania 23 for 3.25.07
(Match description from Mathew)
Angle, after setting up a chair on the outside to sit down and relax in a show of disrespect to Flair's entrance starts the stopwatch, and comes out like a bull at the gate, sliding into the ring as Flair gets rid of his robe to cheap shot him then dismantling Flair with lots of high impact moves and getting the first pin in 3:59. He stops the stopwatch, then locks in an Ankle Lock. Ric fights and fights, but eventually gets grapevined for the tap out. However, this has left Eric tired, and (after undoing a turnbuckle) he recovers with a few long, simple leg holds, also giving Flair time to recover. At 15 or so, Eric tries for a Figure 4, but gets rolled up for Ric's first fall. Eric quickly goes back to time killing; I mean methodical work, after an Angle Slam to take Flair out again. At the halfway mark, Eric gets another Ankle Lock, and Ric taps again. 3-1 Eric lets go, pulls down the straps, and goes to lock it in again, but Ric counters and Eric goes flying to the outside where his head goes thunk into the chair he was sitting in before. Eric is knocked a little goofy, and is counted out. 3-2. But then he breaks the second count, and the two share chops. Flair gets the upper hand, and starts beating down Eric. 45 mins in, Flair goes up, and Eric runs, Flair landing on his feet but causing his ankle to buckle. Eric grabs the chair, slides in, pilmanises the ankle for the DQ. 3-3. An ankle lock gets a near immediate tap out. 4-3. Another one, same thing. 5-3. Eric then gets cocky, locking in a really weak legbar. He then goes up top with 10 to go, misses a moonsault, Flair rolls him up with tights, 5-4. Eric charges, eats the exposed buckle, patented Flair roll up in corner makes it 5-5. Eric then gets serious again, and with 5 to go gets a fall off an Angle-Plex, 6-5. Thinking it's over, he again goes for a figure 4, blocks the attempted roll up, but then falls victim to a kick off, once again into the turnbuckle. Flair then goes for an Angle-Plex but buckles, ending up nailing a sort of brainbuster instead. In the mess Flair does get on top, 6-6. Eric goes nuts with the nearfalls as the clock winds down, eventually locking in the Ankle Lock with a minute to go. Flair holds on, he is about to tap, the leg is grapevined, he's holding on, he's holding on...Flair taps a second after the end of time. Eric pleads and begs for sudden death, Teddy Long via PA grants it, turns around, thumb to the eye, low blow as the ref calls for the bell to restart, Flair DDT, Angle Slam, cover, 3 count, Flair wins.
Angle looks to attack Flair post match, but almost the entire locker room clears out to back him off. They lift Flair on their shoulders and parade him out of the ring.
Match Rating: 71%
Lita is wearing a Detroit Tigers jersey and nothing else (from Mathew). Ivory counters by only wearing a St. Louis Cardinals jersey. Sean O'Haire falls back off the top rope with Danny Inferno for the Check This Sh*t Out. Conway catches Inferno as they fall into a Bleep This Piledriver. Johnny Nitro runs in and takes a double pancake slam. O'Haire slams Conway down onto both men and he makes the pin to retain the belts. Lita then strips Ivory of her jersey post match. Her men try to cover her up as they go to the back.
Match Rating: 79%
Rhyno knows Detroit well and this helps him in a cat and mouse game with Booker T. He knows where to hide and where to find weapons. They fight to a docks area. Rhyno gores Booker T through a crate and they land on a small boat. Rhyno pins Booker. However, the boat has set sail and Rhyno can't get back to the arena in order to back Rey Mysterio later that night. (from Mathew)
Match Rating: 69%
Steve Austin stunners Triple H and he falls to the floor. Austin goes out to get him, but Hunter smashes one of Austin's own beer cans littering ringside into his head. Triple H pulls out his sledgehammer and pours beer over it. He sets the sledgehammer on fire. He busts Austin open with the hammer, then nails him in the back, then clips the knee with it. Triple H rolls him into the ring, cockily gets the Pedigree and wins. (from Mathew)
Match Rating: 80%
Terry Funk and Rock stay out of each others way pretty much as special guest referees. Foley keeps trying to take out Rock so Funk can take over as referee. Rock ducks a wild Cactus clothesline. He winds up hitting Piper anyway and they go to the floor. Funk gets in Piper's face, so he slaps him. Funk punches Piper back. Rock goes to the floor and takes exception to Funk hitting one of the combatants. Funk goes to hit Rock, but he blocks it and knocks him over the ring wall with the spit punch. Piper gets the sleeper on Foley back in the ring. Just as Rock is ready to call for the bell, Funk takes out Rock with a chair. Piper breaks his sleeper to go after Funk, but takes a piledriver on the chair. Funk puts Foley on top of Piper and counts the three.
Match Rating: 69%
Jamie Satin tosses Johnny Kashmere Ted DiBiase's cane while Trent Acid distracts the referee. Jay Briscoe intercepts and waffles Kashmere with it. However, Acid collars him from behind for the Acid Drop. Mark breaks up the cover. He lines up a gordbuster, but Kashmere recovers enough to nail Mark in the knees with the cane. Acid collapses on top of him. Backseat Driver on Jay wins. Backseat Boys are the new Smackdown tag champs.
Match Rating: 81%
Edge brings a table into the ring before the hell in a cell cage lowers. Undertaker stops Edge before he can set it up and just manhandles him. Undertaker finally goes for the choke slam. Edge spits his own blood into UT's eyes to blind him. Edge makes the comeback. He sets up the table. Edge tries to soften ‘Taker up more with a spear, but he side steps it and Edge crashes through the wall of the cell. They brawl on the outside. UT drags Edge to the top of the cage. They fight up there. UT choke slam Edge through the cage roof and he goes through the table in the ring. Undertaker jumps through the hole with a leg drop. Edge somehow kicks out. UT gets a Tombstone piledriver on the table remains and wins. (from Mathew)
Match Rating: 70%
Kurt Angle trash talks Ron Killings throughout the match. The announcers theorize he's trying to rile Killings up enough to disqualify himself. Killings is very emotional as he fights back. Angle shoves out of the Clockstopper and goes to the floor for the title belt. Angle brings the title into the ring, but Killings spears him. Angle drops the belt. Killings picks it up. Angle darers him to hit him with it. Killings swings, but stops inches from Angle's face. He drops the belt and gives the Clockstopper. Angle Slam. Truth or Consequences. Killings finishes with the moonsault to claim the RAW Brand Title. (parts from Mathew)
Match Rating: 86%
Rey Mysterio gets the 619 on Paul Burchill. He goes for the West Coast Pop. Burchill kips up and catches Mysterio in mid air for the C4. Kick out. Second C4. Kick out. Burchill locks in the Nitroglycerin and Mysterio taps. Mysterio throws a tantrum. He protests the fact that he submitted. He then grabs the title from the timekeeper. He goes to hit Burchill with it from behind. Ron Killings runs out to make the save. Mysterio is carted off by security. Killings presents Burchill with his new title. The two champions celebrate for the crowd. (parts from Mathew)
Match Rating: 82%
Show Rating: 78%
RAW for 3.26.07
Ron Killings takes the ring to celebrate his title win. He is interrupted by the Undertaker. Undertaker promised not to cash in his All the Marbles RAW Brand title match until Angle lost the belt. Now he has, so he's cashing it in. Edge comes out. That match wasn't the Undertaker's, it was the Brood's. Undertaker disowned the Brood, so the rights to the match are his. They have a three way stare down. Mick Foley comes out flanked by Kurt Angle. He'll allow Undertaker and Edge to both claim the match if they take it tonight in a triple threat match. The losers will have a number one contenders match at Backlash. The winner will face Kurt Angle. Angle whispers to Foley. Foley says in a steel cage. No, Angle was telling Foley he should steal Cage, Chris Cage from Smackdown. Well, too late now.
Segment Rating: 88%
Brazil Chapman makes his debut by defeating Mike Sanders with the Rock over Rio (Rock and Roll the Dice).
Match Rating: 64%
Post match, Brazil Chapman gets a microphone and calls out Matt Hardy. He challenges him to a match at Backlash for the IC Title. And he wants it held in Rio. Hardy appreciates him calling him out instead of attacking him from behind like at Saturday Night's Main Event. Hardy will pay him back for that and he will do it at Backlash.
Segment Rating: 65%
Daffney is readying for a match when she's told to come quick. David Flair is knocked out and bloodied. A red "EW" is smeared on his chest in blood. Oh no, it' s the man from the pictures. He's come for her.
Segment Rating: 50%
Daffney is distracted in her match with Victoria and she wins with the Widow's Peak.
Match Rating: 69%
Eric Angle enters the ring. Ric Flair had his last laugh at Wrestlemania. The old man is gone now. He lasted sixty minutes with him and now we go back to proving that no one can last more than five minutes with Angle. To make a statement tonight he takes on two men.
Segment Rating: 71%
Eric Angle hits the Angle Slam on Scorpio Williams and then one on Gnarly MacLean. He stacks the men up and pins them both in just four minutes.
Match Rating: 72%
The Rock calls out Terry Funk. Rock doesn't like to be played for a fool like he was at Wrestlemania. Funk runs to the ring with a cookie sheet and beats Rock with it. He hits a piledriver. Funk wears out a chair on him. Funk goes to leave. Rock stumbles up and tells him to bring it. Funk goes back to the ring. Rock blocks a punk and punches back. Spit punch sends Funk to the floor.
Segment Rating: 88%
Brock Lesnar and Batista cash in their RAW Brand tag team title match with EMF. The match ends in a no contest when Show and Lashley run out and attacks.
Match Rating: 72%
Everyone brawls until Foley interrupts and books a triple threat ladder match between them all for the titles at Backlash.
Segment Rating: 90%
Undertaker lifts Edge for a choke slam. Ron Killings spears him. Killings goes up to the top rope. Edge spears him off the top. Undertaker goes to the floor to choke slam Edge. He then turns around into the Clockstopper. Killings rolls back into the ring and retains by count out.
Match Rating: 79%
Show Rating: 73%
You can still send in ideas on franchise players and people to move via free agency.
Smackdown for next week, choose all winners
Paul Burchill vs. Rhyno for the Smackdown Brand title
Rey Mysterio vs. Randy Orton
Chris Jericho vs. CM Punk for the IC Title
Raven makes an open challenge for a hardcore title shot to "anyone with balls"
Shark Boy vs. Stevie Richards vs. Sabu in a triple threat hardcore match
Triple H and the Backseat Boys vs. AJ Styles and the Briscoe Brothers in a tornado six man tag
Carlito vs. Fred Curry, Jr. for the Cruiserweight Title
EZ Money vs. William Regal
Paul London vs. Tajiri (London asked for it)
Booker T vs. Matt Morgan
Chavo Guerrero vs. Shane Helms (Chavo asked for it)
Scott Taylor vs. Tank Toland (Toland asked for it)
RAW for next week, choose all winners
Kurt Angle vs. Christian (Angle asked for it)
Ron Killings vs. Edge, non-title
Matt Hardy vs. The Rock, non-title because Mick Foley is a dick
Big Vito and Christopher Nowinski vs. David Flair and Kane
Brothers of Destruction (Kane and Undertaker) vs. Big Show and Bobby Lashley
Eric Angle vs. Rene Dupree and Mike Sanders in a handicap match stopwatch challenge
The High Rollers (Gamble and Vegas) vs. Abyss and Irish Warrior
Brent Albright vs. Nick Dinsmore for the Great Lakes Title in a rematch
Shelton Benjamin vs. Harry Smith
Nattie Neidhart vs. Nikki Fuller
Victoria vs. Alexis Laree for the Women's Title
Brazil Chapman vs. Scorpio Williams
Backlash Card, do not vote yet
If someone moves to Smackdown via free agency they won't switch until after the pay per view.
Ron Killings vs. Kurt Angle for the RAW Brand Title in a steel cage
Undertaker vs. Edge for number one contendership to the RAW Brand Title
Matt Hardy vs. Brazil Chapman for the IC Title live via satellite from Rio.
EMF (O'Haire and Conway) vs. Lashley and Big Show vs. Lesnar and Batista in a ladder match for the RAW Brand Tag Team Titles
The Rock vs. Terry Funk in a last man standing match
