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Rerun's WWF Circuit 5-18 thru KOTR PPV
| ntnrerun | Posted on 06/15/08 at 22:35:52 [Dark Match before the PPV]: The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) when Hawk pinned S. Steiner with the Flying Clothesline in 0:10:25. Rating: * 1/2 [Dark Match before the PPV]: Mistico defeated Jushin Liger when Jushin Liger passed out in the La Mistica in 0:08:45. Rating: **** 1/4 Tsuyoshi Kikuchi pinned Dean Malenko with the Fireball Bomb in 0:11:46. Rating: *** 1/4 [Dynamite Kid interfered against Dean Malenko.] Lita pinned Victoria after the Ace Crusher in 0:07:24. Rating: **** (Lita retained the Women's Heavyweight Championship.) Triple H pinned Sid Justice after a DDT in 0:10:28. Rating: ** 1/4 Arn Anderson pinned William Regal after a headlock takedown in 0:14:14. Rating: *** 1/4 (Arn Anderson retained the European Championship.) Kenta Kobashi pinned The Undertaker after an enzuilariato in 0:13:16. Rating: *** 3/4 Rob Van Dam pinned X Pac with the Five Star Frog Splash in 0:14:24. Rating: **** 1/4 (Rob Van Dam retained the Cruiserweight Championship.) Hart/Martel (Owen Hart and Rick Martel) defeated Demolition (Ax and Smash) when Martel pinned Smash after an elbowdrop in 0:18:28. Rating: **** 1/2 (Hart/Martel retained the Tag Team Championship.) [Animal interfered against Ax.] [Animal and Hawk interfered against Smash.] Chris Jericho made Kurt Angle submit to the Walls Of Jericho in 0:19:32. Rating: ***** Steve Austin pinned Sting with the Stone Cold Stunner in 0:19:04. Steve Austin suffered a neck injury. He will be out for approximately 3 months. Rating: **** 1/4 (Steve Austin retained the Intercontinental Championship.) Ric Flair pinned Kevin Nash after a reverse neckbreaker in 0:20:07. Rating: ** 1/2 (Ric Flair retained the Heavyweight Championship.) Jesse Ventura and Gorilla Monsoon provided the commentary for the odd numbered matches. Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler provided the commentary for the even numbered matches. Throughout the evening, Mean Gene Okerlund interviewed participants to get their thoughts on their matches. Dynamite Kid came out before his match and claimed he wouldn't be able to compete. He has his protege, Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, take his place. However, during the match, Dynamite Kid got involved attacking Malenko on the outside, making it obvious he was fine to compete. After his loss, William Regal is shown trashing his locker room. He slams the door in the cameraman's face, when he notices his presence. The Road warriors interference against Demolition in the Tag Team titles match led to their defeat. Steve Austin managed to execute a Stone Cold Stunner on Sting, in spite of his neck injury. Afterwards, a couple of referees helped Austin to the back. After the main event, Kevin Nash slowly left the ring and headed towards the back. The Four Horsemen members came out to celebrate with Flair as the show went off the air. Card rating: *** 3/4 |
| ntnrerun | Posted on 06/15/08 at 22:37:09 Ric Flair discusses his win over Kevin Nash at Judgement Day. Shane McMahon interrupts and announces tonight's main event will be a tag team match, between Ric Flair & Arn Anderson against Kevin Nash & Sting. Kurt Angle pinned Mistico after a belly-to-back suplex in 0:09:08. Rating: **** 1/4 Kenta Kobashi pinned Animal after a half nelson suplex in 0:08:00. Rating: *** 3/4 Sid Justice pinned Barry Windham with the Power Bomb in 0:07:58. Rating: ** 1/2 Brian Pillman pinned Tito Santana after spinning headscissors in 0:09:43. Rating: *** 1/2 Judgement Day highlights air. After Shane's announcement for the main event, Sting brings to his attention that Nash hasn't arrived. Shane tells him he'll get in touch with Nash. Jim Ross reveals Steve Austin suffered a neck injury last night. More information on his condition will be revealed on Smackdown. Backstage, William Regal attempts to encourage Eaton in his match against Triple H. [King Of The Ring Qualifying Match]: Triple H pinned Bobby Eaton with the Pedigree in 0:10:20. Rating: *** 1/4 Chris Jericho made Justin Credible submit to the Walls Of Jericho in 0:11:03. Rating: **** 1/4 Injustice League (Rick Rude and Sting) defeated Anderson/Flair (Arn Anderson and Ric Flair) when Rude pinned Anderson with the Rude Awakening in 0:18:31. Rating: **** Shane McMahon is unable to locate Kevin Nash. He begins asking around backstage if anyone has seen him, with no results. Justin Credible represents the MWF against Chris Jericho. Before the main event, Shane announces Rick Rude will be replacing Nash tonight. During the main event, Kevin Nash is shown walking into the arena. After taking a few steps, he pauses. After a few seconds, he turns and leaves. Card rating: *** 3/4 |
| ntnrerun | Posted on 06/15/08 at 22:38:30 Kevin Nash is in the ring. He explains why he walked out on Raw. After trying for a year to become Champion, he won the title, only to have the Rock steal it from him at the Royal Rumble. He's had plenty of opportunities to regain the title since then and has failed. Nash announces he isn't sure if he still has a passion for the business. He says good night and leaves. Once he gets backstage, Shane McMahon tries to talk him into staying and facing Flair on Raw for the title. Nash turns down the offer and is shown proceeding to leave the building. Jushin Liger defeated Perro Aguayo Jr. when Perro Aguayo Jr. passed out in a bow-and-arrow submission in 0:09:04. Rating: *** 1/4 Candice Michelle pinned Victoria after a back elbow in 0:05:50. Rating: *** 1/2 No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match: Raven pinned Sabu with the Raven Effect in 0:10:59. Rating: **** 1/4 Dean Malenko defeated Dynamite Kid by disqualification in 0:09:41. Rating: **** 1/4 [Tsuyoshi Kikuchi interfered against Dean Malenko.] Judgement Day highlights air. The Injustice League discuss backstage tonight's events involving Nash. Shane tells them he is going to give some thought to whom he wants Flair to face on Raw. Sabu and Raven represent the MWF, but it is not a title match for Sabu's MWF Hardcore Championship. As Dean Malenko went for a pinfall on Dynamite Kid, Tsuyochi Kikuchi broke up the pinfall, leading to the DQ finish. Afterwards Dynamite and Kikuchi attacked Malenko until a group of referees broke it up. [King Of The Ring Qualifying Match]: William Regal pinned Dan Severn after a superplex in 0:10:38. Rating: *** 1/2 Hart/Martel (Owen Hart and Rick Martel) defeated The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) when Martel pinned Animal after a legsweep in 0:14:23. Rating: *** 1/4 (Hart/Martel retained the Tag Team Championship.) The Rock pinned Cactus Jack after an overhead belly-to-belly suplex in 0:16:19. Rating: **** 1/4 (The Rock retained the The People's Championship.) Raw highlights air. William Regal continues to do promos trashing America before his match with Severn. Gorilla Monsoon announces Steve Austin will be out for 3 months due to his neck injury. Austin will appear on Smackdown next Friday to discuss his injury. No word yet what will be done with the Intercontinental Championship. Shane McMahon announces Rick Rude will get a title shot against Flair on Raw. Before the main event, Bobby Heenan talks with The Rock about defending the People's Championship again tonight. When The Rock hears his opponent is Cactus Jack, he laughs, not taking his opponent seriously. Card rating: *** 3/4 |
| ntnrerun | Posted on 06/15/08 at 22:39:39 Ric Flair makes fun of Nash's speech on Smackdown and talks about him running away. While Flair is talking, the Injustice League and Shane McMahon come to the ring. They defend Nash's actions and tell Flair when Nash returns, he'll win the title. Rude then talks about facing Flair tonight for the title. The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) defeated The Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) when C. Haas made J. Hardy submit to the Haas Of Pain in 0:10:13. Rating: *** Scott Hall pinned The Berzerker after a gutwrench suplex in 0:06:43. Rating: ** 1/4 Trish Stratus pinned Michelle McCool after an enzuigiri in 0:06:09. Rating: * 3/4 Tsuyoshi Kikuchi pinned X Pac after a side suplex in 0:10:28. Rating: *** 3/4 The World's Greatest Tag Team and The Hardy Boyz represent the MWF. After the X Pac/Kikuchi match, Dynamite Kid announces Rob Van Dam should watch his back, it won't be long before Kikuchi will face and defeat him for the Cruiserweight Championship. [King Of The Ring Qualifying Match]: The Undertaker pinned The Big Show after a Flatliner in 0:11:07. Rating: ** 3/4 Harlem Heat (Stevie Ray and Booker T) defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) when T pinned S. Steiner with the Scissor Kick in 0:12:10. Rating: * 1/4 Ric Flair and Rick Rude battled to a draw in 0:20:00. Rating: **** (Ric Flair retained the Heavyweight Championship.) Smackdown highlights air. After winning their match, Harlem Heat make the title belt motion around their waists. After the main event hit the 20 minute time limit, Rude tried to convince the referee to extend the match. When he refused, a frustrated Rude gave a rude awakening to the referee and then to Flair before storming off. Card rating: ** 1/2 |
| ntnrerun | Posted on 06/15/08 at 22:40:44 A group of referees are in Shane McMahon's office. They demand Rick Rude be reprimanded for his actions on Raw. He tells them he's going to go out to the ring and address the issue. After the Smackdown credits run, Shane is in the ring. He talks about Rude's actions on Raw and calls him out to the ring. Rick Rude comes out to the ring. Shane tells him he feels the referee should have extended the match and apologizes. Shane informs him to make things right, Rick Rude will be facing Ric Flair for the title at King Of The Ring. Rick Rude then thanks Shane and talks about having another opportunity. Brian Pillman pinned Rick Martel after an elbowdrop in 0:07:43. Rating: **** Chris Candido and Lance Storm defeated Demolition (Ax and Smash) when Candido pinned Smash after a side suplex in 0:10:02. Rating: *** 1/2 Lita defeated Candice Michelle via pinfall in 0:06:46. Rating: 1/4* (Lita retained the Women's Heavyweight Championship.) Mistico pinned Jushin Liger after a forearm smash in 0:10:05. Rating: **** 1/4 Chris Candino & Lance Storm represent the MWF tonight. Backstage, the referees angrily confront Shane for his decision. Shane runs into Kenta Kobashi. He talks to Kobashi about his recent wins and tells him tonight he's going to face Sting. Handicap-Match: Bobby Eaton, Dave Taylor and William Regal defeated Arn Anderson when W. Regal made Anderson submit to the Regal Stretch in 0:11:58. Rating: *** [King Of The Ring Qualifying Match]: Randy Orton pinned Rob Van Dam with the RKO in 0:13:58. Rating: **** [Tsuyoshi Kikuchi interfered against Rob Van Dam.] Kenta Kobashi defeated Sting by disqualification in 0:14:06. Rating: *** 1/2 [Sid Justice interfered against Kenta Kobashi.] Raw highlights air. Before the handicap match, Regal delivers another anti-American tirade. He also claims Anderson fears giving him another European Title match. During the Orton/RVD match, Kikucki came to ringside and distracted RVD, which allowed Orton to win the match. During the main event, as Kobashi was about to win the match, Sid Justice ran in and attacked him. Sid and Sting briefly teamed up to attack Kobashi, until Triple H ran in with a sledgehammer and cleared the ring of them. Card rating: *** 1/2 |
| ntnrerun | Posted on 06/15/08 at 22:43:00 Shane McMahon is in the ring with Sting. He announces that due to Steve Austin's injury, effective immediately Shane has stripped Austin of the Intercontinental Championship. He informs Sting that he will be participating in a match at King Of The Ring to determine the new Champion. His opponent will be the winner of tonight's main event between Chris Jericho and Owen Hart. Sting talks about injuring Austin and also talks about himself like he has already won the Intercontinental Championship. Randy Orton pinned Barry Windham with the RKO in 0:07:31. Rating: ** 1/2 Perro Aguayo Jr. pinned Essa Rios after a Frankensteiner in 0:07:09. Rating: *** 1/2 Trish Stratus pinned Victoria after a crucifix in 0:06:23. Rating: *** 3/4 Kenta Kobashi pinned Sid Justice with the Burning Lariat in 0:11:03. Rating: *** 1/2 Essa Rios represents the MWF. Backstage, Kenta Kobashi sees Shane and demands and receives a match with Sid Justice tonight. Bobby Heenan talks with The Rock about Family member Randy Orton qualifying for the KOTR tournament. The Rock says he's going to qualify and may the better man win when he faces Orton in the finals. [King Of The Ring Qualifying Match]: The Rock pinned Tito Santana with the Rock Bottom in 0:10:51. Rating: *** Dean Malenko and Rob Van Dam defeated Tsuyoshi Kikuchi and Dynamite Kid when RVD pinned Dynamite Kid with the Five Star Frog Splash in 0:15:32. Rating: **** 1/4 Chris Jericho made Owen Hart submit to the Walls Of Jericho in 0:17:02. Rating: ***** Smackdown highlights air. Dean Malenko discusses with Rob Van Dam their tag team match tonight. During the main event, Sting goes to ringside to join Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler for commentary. After Jericho wins, he and Owen Hart shake hands. Owen leaves the ring. When Jericho has his back turned, Sting runs in and attacks him from behind knocking him out. Card rating: **** |
| ntnrerun | Posted on 06/15/08 at 22:44:52 Ric Flair discusses recent events concerning Rick Rude and his title defense at King Of The Ring. Shane McMahon interrupts and reminds Flair that Shane made a pledge that he would break Ric Flair. Tonight, Flair will not have to defend the title. But, he will face Cactus Jack in a Hardcore match. Triple H pinned Dave Taylor with the Pedigree in 0:07:11. Rating: ** 3/4 Harlem Heat (Stevie Ray and Booker T) defeated Paul London and Brian Kendrick when S. Ray pinned P. London with the Slapjack in 0:09:56. Rating: *** 1/4 Torrie Wilson pinned Michelle McCool with the Nosejob in 0:05:15. Rating: 3/4* [King Of The Ring Qualifying Match]: Brian Pillman pinned Arn Anderson with the DDT in 0:10:27. Rating: **** 1/4 Paul London & Brian Kendrick represent the MWF. Backstage, William Regal chastises Dave Taylor for being like Bobby Eaton and losing to Triple H. Backstage, Bobby Heenan and Harlem Heat talk to Shane about who is facing Owen Hart & Rick Martel for the Tag titles at King Of The Ring. Shane informs them he will have an announcement about it tonight. Backstage, Shane McMahon explains to Sting he's taking some heat for the preferential treatment he shows the Injustice League. To show he really is a fair owner, Sting's opponent tonight will be the Undertaker. Sting pinned The Undertaker after a flying dropkick in 0:11:24. Rating: *** Number-One-Contenders-Match: The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) defeated Demolition (Ax and Smash) when Hawk pinned Ax after a faceslam in 0:11:45. Rating: * 3/4 No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match: Ric Flair pinned Cactus Jack after a back suplex in 0:16:46. Rating: ***** [Rick Rude interfered against Ric Flair.] Raw highlights air. Shane announces before the Demolition/Road Warriors match, the winners will face Owen Hart & Rick Martel for the Tag Titles at King Of The Ring. Rick Rude runs in during the main event and attacks Flair. Rude attempts to give Cactus Jack some weapons to use, but Cactus Jack refuses his help. Rude walks away in disgust. Flair pins Cactus Jack in the back of the arena to win the match. Card rating: *** 1/4 |
| ntnrerun | Posted on 06/30/08 at 04:43:58 Rick Rude talks about getting involved in the Ric Flair/Cactus Jack match on Smackdown last Friday. Rude puts down Cactus Jack for not taking his help and for losing to Flair. Cactus Jack comes out to the ring to confront Rude. He challenges Rude to face him in a hardcore match tonight, a challenge Rude accepts. William Regal made Dan Severn submit to the Regal Stretch in 0:09:29. Rating: **** 1/4 The Berzerker pinned Scott Steiner after an elbowdrop in 0:06:50. Rating: *** 1/4 Dean Malenko pinned Bobby Eaton after a double underhook suplex in 0:08:14. Rating: ** 1/2 [Dynamite Kid, and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi interfered against Dean Malenko.] Jushin Liger pinned Dynamite Kid with the Running Lyger Bomb in 0:10:33. Rating: **** 1/4 Backstage, Shane McMahon runs into the MWF Tag Team Champions Cryme Tyme. He informs them their facing Owen Hart & Rick Martel tonight to see whom the better Champions are. Sting does a promo on facing Chris Jericho for the vacant Intercontinental Championship at the King Of The Ring. After the Malenko/Eaton match, Malenko was attacked by Dynamite and Kikuchi. Rob Van Dam ran in to help Malenko fight them off. Afterwards, Dyanmite Kid waits at ringside as his match is next. A group of referees and officials come out to escort Malenko, RVD, and Kikuchi to the back. [King Of The Ring Qualifying Match]: Scott Hall pinned Dave Taylor after a powerslam in 0:10:04. Rating: *** 1/4 Hart/Martel (Owen Hart and Rick Martel) defeated Cryme Tyme (JTG and Elijah Burke) when Martel made E. Burke submit to the Quebec Crab in 0:14:14. Rating: **** 1/4 No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match: Rick Rude pinned Cactus Jack after a back suplex in 0:18:56. Rating: ***** [Sting and Sid Justice interfered against Cactus Jack.] [Ric Flair interfered against Rick Rude.] Smackdown highlights air. After the Hall/Taylor match, William Regal discusses how disappointed he is with Taylor for failing to qualify for the King Of The Ring Tournament. Regal talks about being the only hope of a worthy King being crowned. During the main event, Sting ran in to attack Cactus Jack when he was in control of the match. Chris Jericho ran out and attacked Sting. The two of them fought to the back. Later on, with Cactus Jack once again in control, Sid Justice ran in to help Rude. Ric Flair ran out at this point and attacked both Rude and Justice. Flair and Justice started to brawl on the outside of the ring. As they were fighting, Rude managed to get the win. Once Flair took care of Justice, he entered the ring and hit Rude with his title belt. The show ends with Flair standing over Rude. Card rating: **** |
| ntnrerun | Posted on 06/30/08 at 04:45:08 Ric Flair talks about his upcoming match with Rick Rude. Shane McMahon comes to the ring and reveals he's given Rude the night off to rest up for his title shot. Shane informs Flair he will be in action tonight with Arn Anderson against Sid Justice and a mystery partner. The Dudley Boys (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) defeated Mike Awesome and Brian Lee when Buh Buh pinned Awesome with the Buh Buh Cutter in 0:07:13. Rating: ** 3/4 Randy Orton pinned Rick Steiner with the RKO in 0:08:08. Rating: **** 1/4 Ultimo Dragon pinned Mistico with the Inverted DDT in 0:10:54. Rating: **** 1/4 Lita pinned Trish Stratus after the Ace Crusher in 0:08:00. Rating: *** 3/4 (Lita retained the Women's Heavyweight Championship.) The Dudley Boys and Mike Awesome/Brian Lee represent the MWF. After winning his match, Randy Orton talks about competing in the King Of The Ring tournament and proclaims himself to be the future King. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi pinned X Pac with the Fireball Bomb in 0:11:19. Rating: **** 1/4 [King Of The Ring Qualifying Match]: Kenta Kobashi pinned Kurt Angle with the Burning Lariat in 0:14:24. Rating: **** 1/4 Anderson/Flair (Arn Anderson and Ric Flair) defeated Sid and Crush when R. Flair defeated Sid by disqualification in 0:16:49. Rating: ** 3/4 [Rick Rude interfered against Ric Flair.] Raw highlights air. Before the main event, Shane McMahon comes out to reveal MWF wrestler Crush as Sid's partner. The match ended when Rick Rude ran in from the audience and attacked Flair. Sid Justice and Crush took care of Arn Anderson, as Rude destroys Flair. The show goes off the air with a bloody Flair laying in the ring as Rude puts the Heavyweight Title on around his waist and begins to showboat. Card rating: *** 3/4 |
| ntnrerun | Posted on 06/30/08 at 04:46:16 Shane McMahon talks about the upcoming King Of The Ring PPV. He announces tonight all 8 Men competing in the King Of The Ring tournmanet will be in action. He calls out The Undertaker. When Undertaker gets in the ring, Shane informs him he wants to see if Undertaker can compete against a guy who has some speed. He informs him Perro Aguayo Jr. will be his opponent. The Undertaker pinned Perro Aguayo Jr. with the Tombstone in 0:10:02. Rating: *** 1/2 Tito Santana pinned Brian Pillman with the Flying Forearm in 0:07:06. Rating: *** 3/4 Kenta Kobashi defeated The Big Show by countout in 0:08:46. Rating: ** 3/4 The Rock pinned Barry Windham with the Rock Bottom in 0:10:13. Rating: **** Bruno Sammartino is backstage. He informs Shane he's been giving some thought to do something special for the 1 year anniversary of the MWF on June 29th. Shane ponders for a moment and tells Bruno he wants to do something to celebrate on Raw June 30th. After Brian Pillman's loss, backstage Shane talks to him about what went wrong. Shane then announces for the remainder of the evening, anyone who loses their match will also lose their spot in the King Of The Ring tournament. As Kenta Kobashi waits in the ring for his opponent, Shane comes out and sarcastically congratulates him on all of his recent wins. Shane then wishes him well against his opponent tonight, The Big Show. Backstage, Ric Flair is shown searching for Rick Rude. Flair runs into McMahon, who tells him Rude really isn't there tonight. Flair is livid that Rude stole the belt from him. William Regal made Jerry Lawler submit to the Regal Stretch in 0:10:15. Rating: **** 1/4 DeGeneration X (Scott Hall and Triple H) defeated Harlem Heat (Stevie Ray and Booker T) when Hall pinned S. Ray with the Outsider Edge in 0:12:50. Rating: ** 1/4 Randy Orton pinned Chris Jericho with the RKO in 0:17:48. Rating: **** 1/4 [Sting interfered against Chris Jericho.] Smackdown highlights air. With William Regal waiting in the ring for his opponent, Shane McMahon comes out and tells Regal since he knows about royalty, his opponent should be someone who claims to be royalty. Jerry "The King" Lawler. Bobby Heenan and Harlem Heat talk about being passed over for a shot at the Tag Team titles. They talk about making a statement against one time champions, Hall & Triple H tonight. During the main event, Sting comes out to ringside. He stands in the aisle and begins arguing with Jericho, who is still in the ring. With Jericho distracted, Orton easily hits the RKO to win the match. Afterwards, Sting slowly backs up the aisle as Jericho stares at him from the ring. Card rating: *** 1/2 |
| ntnrerun | Posted on 06/30/08 at 04:47:37 An angry Ric Flair is in the ring and calls out Rick Rude. Rude comes to the ring wearing the Heavyweight title and Flair tells him he doesn't want to wait for Sunday. Flair then begins fighting with Rude. Shane McMahon comes out with a group of referees to break them up. Shane announces tonight's main event will be Flair, Owen Hart, & Rick Martel vs. Rick Rude & The Road Warriors. Rob Van Dam pinned Ultimo Dragon with the Five Star Frog Splash in 0:10:18. Rating: **** 1/4 (Rob Van Dam retained the Cruiserweight Championship.) Stevie Richards pinned Doug Gilbert with the Stevie-T in 0:07:53. Rating: *** 1/4 Michelle McCool pinned Victoria after an elbowdrop in 0:05:12. Rating: ** Demolition (Ax and Smash) defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) when Smash pinned S. Steiner after an elbowdrop in 0:10:09. Rating: *** 1/4 Stevie Richards & Doug Gilbert represent the MWF. During the RVD/Ultimo Dragon match, Dynamite Kid and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi are shown watching the match on a monitor in the back. After the Demolition/Steiners match, Rick tries to console Scott on the loss but Scott starts screaming at him and shoves Rick out of the way before storming off. Arn Anderson pinned Dave Taylor with the Gourdbuster in 0:11:07. Rating: *** 1/2 (Arn Anderson retained the European Championship.) Sting defeated Jesse Ventura by disqualification in 0:11:57. Rating: *** 1/4 [Chris Jericho interfered against Sting.] Injustice League (Animal, Hawk and Rick Rude) defeated The Four Horsemen (Owen Hart, Ric Flair and Rick Martel) when Rude pinned R. Flair with the Rude Awakening in 0:19:00. Rating: **** 3/4 Raw highlights air. William Regal informs Dave Taylor due participating in the King Of The Ring, he's giving Taylor his spot against Arn Anderson tonight. He wishes Taylor well in bringing the European Title back home. Shane McMahon comes out with Sting and announces due to Raw Commentator Jerry Lawler being in action last Monday, Smackdown Commentator Jesse Ventura will be in action tonight against Sting. During the match, Jericho runs in and jumps Sting from behind, causing the DQ finish. The brawl between them spills out into the aisle way and eventually right into the crowd. Security guards jump in to seperate the two of them. Before the main event, Rick Rude comes out wearing the Heavyweight title. Before the match starts he hands it to Sid Justice to hold on to. After the match is over, it looks like Rude is going to attack Flair, Owen & Martel enter the ring. Hawk & Animal attack them and throw them out as Justice enters the ring and wraps the belt around Rude's waist. Rick Rude puts one foot on Flair's chest and poses with the belt as the show goes off the air. Card rating: *** 1/2  |
| ntnrerun | Posted on 06/30/08 at 04:49:50 [Dark Match before the PPV]: Lita pinned Michelle McCool with the Moonsault in 0:07:49. Rating: 1/4* (Lita retained the Women's Heavyweight.) [Dark Match before the PPV]: Barry Windham pinned Kurt Angle with the Superplex in 0:10:03. Rating: **** 1/4 [King Of The Ring Round 1]: Triple H pinned Brian Pillman with the Pedigree in 0:12:49. Rating: **** 1/4 [King Of The Ring Round 1]: Randy Orton pinned Scott Hall with the RKO in 0:11:42. Rating: *** 1/2 [King Of The Ring Round 1]: William Regal defeated Kenta Kobashi via pinfall in 0:12:34. Rating: **** 1/4 [King Of The Ring Round 1]: The Undertaker pinned The Rock with the Tombstone in 0:16:09. Rating: **** 1/4  Hart/Martel (Owen Hart and Rick Martel) defeated The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) when O. Hart made Animal submit to the Sharpshooter in 0:17:18. Rating: *** 1/2 (Hart/Martel retained the Tag Team Championship.) [King Of The Ring Semi Finals]: Triple H made William Regal submit to an Indian deathlock in 0:14:45. Rating: **** 1/4 [King Of The Ring Semi Finals]: Randy Orton pinned The Undertaker after a kneelift in 0:14:43. Rating: **** 1/4 [The Rock interfered against The Undertaker.]  Match for the vacant Intercontinental Championship: Chris Jericho defeated Sting when Sting passed out in the Walls Of Jericho in 0:21:50. Rating: ***** (Chris Jericho won the Intercontinental Championship.) [King Of The Ring Finals]: Randy Orton pinned Triple H with the RKO in 0:19:22. Rating: **** 1/2 [The Rock interfered against Triple H.] Ric Flair defeated Rick Rude when Rick Rude passed out in the Figure-Four Leglock in 0:30:41. Rating: ***** (Ric Flair retained the Heavyweight Championship.) Jesse Ventura and Gorilla Monsoon provided the commentary for the odd numbered matches. Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler provided the commentary for the even numbered matches. Throughout the evening, Mean Gene Okerlund interviewed participants to get their thoughts on their matches. After the first round of the tournament is concluded, Kevin Nash is shown arriving backstage and entering Shane McMahon's office. During the Undertaker/Randy Orton match, Bobby Heenan distracted the referee. During this time, The Rock ran out and hit The Undertaker with the People's Championship belt. This move helped Orton win the match. After the KOTR Semi Finals, Shane McMahon runs into Chris Jericho backstage. Shane asks Jericho how he feels as his reign as King Of The Ring comes to an end. Shane tells Jericho he feels he was a lackluster King. Jericho is obviously annoyed with Shane. Before the Jericho/Sting match, Kevin Nash is shown sitting in Shane McMahon's private box. After winning the Intercontiental Championship, Chris Jericho walks off to the side of the stage where a platform has been set up with the throne for the KOTR winner. Jericho sits on the throne as he celebrates his win. During the KOTR Finals, Bobby Heenan again distracts the referee. As The Rock was shown running in from the audience, The Undertaker was shown on his way out to the ring. The Rock attempted to hit Triple H with his title belt, but Triple H managed to get to The Rock first. Pushing him off the ring apron, The Rock crashed against the ring barrier. As The Rock is shown laying on the outside, The Undertaker stares at him, then turns his attention to Bobby Heenan. Undertaker begins to approach Heenan, and Heenan starts pleading with the Undertaker not to do anything. Undertaker grabs Heenan by the neck and sets up Heenan for the Tombstone Piledriver. Harlem Heat run out and attack Undertaker and he drops Heenan before he can execute the move. As this is going on, the referee is trying to restore order. A group of referees run out and try to help him by escorting Heenan, Harlem Heat, and Undertaker to the back. The Rock gets to his feet and notices the referees aren't paying any attention to him, he enters the ring and this time manages to hit Triple H with his title belt. He then runs out and Orton manages to hit a stunned Triple H with the RKO. At this point, the referee gets back in the ring in time to make the count as Orton wins. During the KOTR Coronation, Bobby Heenan comes out with the Heenan Family to congratulate Randy Orton. Orton sits on the throne as Heenan hands him a Scepter and then places the crown on Orton's head. Mean Gene Okerlund is there to interview Orton, he announces from this day forward all the peasants out there are to refer to him as King Orton. Before the main event, Rick Rude comes out still wearing the Heavyweight title. Once the match is over, Flair takes the title belt back and puts it around his waist. As Flair struts in the ring, he doesn't notice King Orton run in. Orton nails Flair in the head with his scepter. He then lays out Flair with the RKO as the ppv goes off the air. Card rating: **** 1/2 |