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[GCW] Monday Night Explosion - 5/15/06
| Snabbit888 | Posted on 04/22/08 at 02:04:08 Six days away from Mayhem and we were live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Monday Night Explosion! This close to Mayhem, a lot could change based on the huge card we had tonight! Brock Lesnar would wrestle Elix Skipper in a non-title match, The World's Greatest Tag Team take on Kid Kash & Lance Hoyt, CM Punk & Rey Mysterio Jr. take on Christopher Daniels & Gregory Helms, and in the main event, Kurt Angle meets the undefeated beast Bobby Lashley! Match #1 Non-Title Match Brock Lesnar (World Heavyweight champion) vs. Elix Skipper Elix Skipper got lippy to Tommy Dreamer a week ago, and thus Dreamer granted him a non-title match against World Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar. Skipper held his own as best as he could, but this match was obviously a punishment to Prime Time. The result of this match was never in question as Lesnar took the win with the F-5. Brock Lesnar pinned Elix Skipper with the F-5 in 0:08:05. Rating: **** CHRISTIAN QUESTIONS EDGE ON HIS DECISION Backstage, Christian questioned Edge about his decision to have the two of them wrestle Abyss and Rob Van Dam with Matt Hardy's reinstatement on the line. Edge said he was put in a bad position and had no choice, but that Christian shouldn't worry because he had a plan. Match #2 Abyss/Rob Van Dam (w/ Maria) vs. The Blue World Order We still are not exactly sure why Abyss and Rob Van Dam have decided to join forces to help out Matt Hardy, but never the less, they appear to make a great combination if their domination of The Blue World Order tonight is any indication. They destroyed the bWo so much that The Blue Meanie used to run away for the countout rather than contend with Abyss anymore. Abyss and Rob Van Dam defeated The bWo (The Blue Meanie and Stevie Richards) when Abyss defeated Meanie by countout in 0:01:57. Rating: ** ¾ EDGE and CHRISTIAN tried to come from out of the crowd to get the jump on Abyss and Rob Van Dam, both nailing Abyss in the back with a chair. All this did was anger the Monster, who turned around and punched one of the chairs right back into Christian's face! Edge was then met with the Van Daminator from RVD, knocking both men from the ring. If this was Edge's plan, he may need to reconsider his strategy before Mayhem. Match #3 Frankie Kazarian vs. Umaga (w/ Armando Alejandro Estrada) This week's sacrificial lamb for Umaga was Frankie "The Future" Kazarian. Umaga takes on Kazarian's mentor Chris Benoit this Sunday and wanted to help his mentor out by softening the Samoan Bulldozer up. Problem is, when you have a name like the Samoan Bulldozer, you're not exactly easy to be softened up. Umaga had little to no trouble decimating Kazarian, putting him down with the Samoan Spike. Umaga pinned Frankie Kazarian with the Samoan Spike in 0:02:49. Rating: ** 1/4 Chris Benoit is a former World champion, but he is going to need all of that skill and a lot of luck if he is going to get past Umaga. Match #4 The World's Greatest Tag Team vs. Kid Kash/Lance Hoyt This next match involved two of the teams that will be competing for a shot at the World Tag Team Titles. Kid Kash and Lance Hoyt are a newer team but have a long history together, but they had their work cut out against the 5-time World Tag Team champions, the World's Greatest Tag Team. Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin are dead set on getting the titles back (Haas at least) and he was maybe a little too overzealous tonight. Haas was so concerned with winning this match that he tried too hard and got distracted, which led to Benjamin getting caught off-guard by a small package from Kash and a pull of the tights. Kid Kash and Lance Hoyt defeated The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) when Kash pinned S. Benjamin after a small package in 0:09:11. Rating: **** This could be a bad omen for the WGTT as they don't make many mistakes, but this was definitely a mistake. Haas tried to apologize but again, Benjamin was having none of it. Things eventually got smoothed over, but they're going to need to get on the same page if they want to get that World Tag Team Title at Super Cade. JBL GIVES LASHLEY A "PEP TALK" In preparation for tonight's main event, Intercontinental champion John Bradshaw Layfield was with his hired muscle Bobby Lashley. JBL was very intense and to be truthful, very condescending as he spoke to Lashley, telling him that if he was worth anything, he would make sure that Kurt Angle doesn't even make it to Mayhem. For the first time, we heard Lashley speak as he fired back at JBL, saying that he didn't need any kind of pep talk. "I will break Kurt Angle, and at Mayhem... just stay out of the way." Lashley left pissed, but JBL smiled knowing that his talk had worked. Match #5 Chris Benoit vs. Paul Burchill Chris Benoit has the daunting task of facing Umaga at Mayhem, and has been on the receiving end of a few beatings from the Samoan Bulldozer leading up to this Sunday. Benoit wanted to release a bit of frustration against young Paul Burchill, the upstart out of England. Burchill has been a personal thorn in the side of Monty Brown, but he seemed completely focused on beating Benoit here, knowing that a victory over the former World Heavyweight champion would skyrocket him up the rankings. Both men are very aggressive animals in the ring and this one was no exception. With how relatively new Burchill is, he continues to surprise a lot of people with what he can get done in the ring, almost defeating Benoit here, but he got caught in the Crippler Crossface and that's just not a move you get out of. Benoit wins by submission, but Burchill has absolutely nothing to be ashamed about. Chris Benoit made Paul Burchill submit to the Crippler Crossface in 0:09:36. Rating: *** AJ STYLES IS ANXIOUS TO PROVE THAT HE BELONGS We had a backstage interview with "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles who spoke about his upcoming match with Randy Orton at Mayhem. Styles said that he was tired of being overlooked and this was his opportunity to prove that he deserved to run with the big dogs. He went on to say that a lot of people have said that the previous two wins he's had over Orton were flukes, but at Mayhem, he was going to prove once and for all that they were no flukes and that the Phenomenal One is here to stay. At this point he was blindsided by RANDY ORTON, who nailed him with a elbow to the head and tossed him face first into the cement wall, busting him wide open. We've learned that Styles will be okay and will still make it to Mayhem, but he's going to be a little worse for wear. Match #6 CM Punk (X champion)/Rey Mysterio Jr. (w/ Daffney) vs. Gregory Helms/Christopher Daniels Neither of these teams really had any desire to work together as CM Punk, Rey Mysterio Jr., Gregory Helms, and Christopher Daniels meet in a Fatal Fourway for the X Title. Daniels particularly had a difficult time as though he obviously isn't on the same page with either Punk or Mysterio, he certainly didn't want to be teaming with Helms either. This match would be determined by which team could coexist the best, and that ended up being Punk and Mysterio, who have helped each other in recent weeks. Daniels ended up getting stuck in the ring late, and Helms had little to no concern over what happened to him, allowing Mysterio to get the win with the West Coast Pop. CM Punk and Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Christopher Daniels and Gregory Helms when Mysterio Jr. pinned C. Daniels with the West Coast Pop in 0:10:30. Rating: *** ¾ A good momentum builder for Mysterio, because if he is to pick up the pinfall at Mayhem, no matter who he pins he will be the X champion. Helms would get the last laugh tonight though as he grabbed the X Title and knocked out Mysterio, Punk, and even his partner Daniels, before standing tall with the X Title over his head. Could this be a sign of things to come at Mayhem? MONTY BROWN HAS SOME WORDS FOR PAUL BURCHILL The ever-intense Monty Brown had a few words for Paul Burchill, his opponent this Sunday. Brown made mention of Burchill's recent claims that Brown can't win the big one. Brown was intense, saying that he may have recently lost his way, but he will get right back on track after he makes Burchill feel the Pounce... PERIOD. Match #7 MAIN EVENT Kurt Angle (w/ Brock Lesnar) vs. Bobby Lashley (w/ John Bradshaw Layfield & Lamont) This could be the biggest main event we've had on Explosion as the former World champion Kurt Angle took on the undefeated beast that is Bobby Lashley. No one has been able to get even close to defeating Lashley by a pinfall or submission thus far, but if anyone was going to do it, it was Angle. Not only is Lashley a monster, but he is also a highly accomplished mat wrestler, and it shocked a lot of people that he seemed to be outwrestling the former Olympic champion. Angle fought back though and put Lashley through the wringer, giving him a far tougher match than any other competitor has been able to thus far. The crowd was hot for the entire match, wanting to see Angle be the first man to put an L on Lashley's record. The tide would turn when Angle would get Lashley down with the Angle Slam, but unfortunately Lashley's leg caught referee Nick Patrick in the face, knocking him out cold. JBL, who had been at ringside, took this opportunity to slide in the ring with a chair. JBL had intentions of destroying Angle's skull, but Lesnar intervened by spearing JBL. Lesnar picked up the chair and went to blast Lashley with it while the referee was still down, but he miscalculated and the chair smacked Angle between the eyes instead! Lesnar was pissed at himself, but as Nick Patrick was stirring, he had to get out of the ring so he wasn't caught. Lashley followed up by hitting angle with a torture rack drop and this one was over. Bobby Lashley pinned Kurt Angle after the torture rack drop in 0:09:31. Rating: ** ½ After the match, a groggy Angle got into a bit of a shouting match with Brock Lesnar, even accusing Lesnar of nailing him on purpose! Cooler heads prevailed, but this can't look good for the World Heavyweight champion and the #1 contender. FINAL Card for Mayhem, May 21, 2006, from Detroit, MI: Brock Lesnar (World Heavyweight champion)/Kurt Angle vs. John Bradshaw Layfield (Intercontinental champion)/Bobby Lashley If Abyss/RVD win, Matt Hardy is reinstated - Abyss & Rob Van Dam vs. Edge & Christian X Title Match - CM Punk © vs. Gregory Helms vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Christopher Daniels Monty Brown vs. Paul Burchill Fatal Fourway - The Bulldogs vs. The World's Greatest Tag Team vs. Kid Kash/Lance Hoyt vs. The Blue World Order Rhyno vs. Kenny Dykstra Chris Benoit vs. Umaga AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton |
| blslivewire | Posted on 04/24/08 at 07:01:37 It's hard selling a "B" PPV with a non title tag team main event but you've done a good job of it. Looking forward to seeing how it all develops. |