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ntnrerunPosted on 02/18/08 at 00:32:26

2-11-08 WWF Raw


Hour 1


[Royal Rumble Qualifying Match]:
Dean Malenko made Dave Taylor submit to the Texas Cloverleaf in 0:10:22.
Rating: *** 3/4

Scott Hall pinned Haku after a belly-to-back superplex in 0:08:35.
Rating: 3/4*

Number-One-Contenders-Match:
Psicosis pinned Mistico with the Flying Legdrop in 0:10:55.
Rating: **** 1/4

Handicap-Match:
Shawn Michaels defeated Demolition (Ax and Smash) when S. Michaels pinned Smash
with the Sweet Chin Music in 0:09:39.
Rating: ****

Hour 2


The Undertaker pinned Rick Rude after a powerslam in 0:11:08.
Rating: ****
[Kevin Nash interfered against The Undertaker.]

[Royal Rumble Qualifying Match]: Triangle Match:
Harlem Heat (Stevie Ray and Booker T) defeated
Masters/Orton (Chris Masters and Randy Orton) and
The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) when T pinned C. Masters
with the Scissor Kick in 0:16:02.
Rating: *** 1/2

Number-One-Contenders-Match:
Chris Jericho made Sting submit to the Walls Of Jericho in 0:18:53.
Rating: *****
[Steve Austin interfered against Sting.]

Events that occured during the show

At the opening of the show, Bruno Sammartino announced Sting would face Chris Jericho to determine the #1 Contender for the Intercontinental Championship.

Shane McMahon announced to prepare Shawn Michaels for action on Sunday night, Shawn would have a match tonight.
He would go on to face Demolition in a handicap match.

After his match, Undertaker chased Nash to the backstage area.
He was then jumped by Nash and the Legion Of Doom.

Backstage after their match, Randy Orton and Chris Masters got into a heated argument.
Bobby Heenan managed to calm things down a bit before Orton stormed off.

Steve Austin's interference allowed Jericho to get the win.
Afterwards, Austin & Sting begin to fight in the ring.
All members of the Injustice League run out to help Sting.
Jericho tries and fails to help.
The lights go out and when they come back on, Undertaker is standing in the ring.
He begins to fight with Nash and becomes outnumbered as the rest of the IL join in.
DX runs out and together with Austin and Undertaker they begin to fight the IL.
Shawn Michaels delivers a Super Kick on Nash, who then turns and stumbles into a choke slam by The Undertaker.
While this is going on DX and Austin are throwing members of the IL out of the ring.


Chris Jericho is now the #1 Contender for the Intercontinental Championship.
Psicosis is now the #1 Contender for the Cruserweight Championship.

Royal Rumble update

The following participants were announced for the Royal Rumble:
Randy Savage

The following qualified on MWF Superstars:
Chavo Guerrero
Gregory Helms
Greg Valentine

The following qualified this evening:
Dean Malenko
Booker T
Stevie Ray

Already announced:
Shawn Michaels
Triple H
Cactus Jack
Rick Martel
William Regal
Vader
Hulk Hogan
Tatanka
Scott Hall
Andre the Giant
Ric Flair
Kenta Kobashi
Sid Justice
Big John Studd
Dan Severn
Ken Shamrock
The Berzerker
Owen Hart
The Big Show
Barry Windham
Dynamite Kid
Brian Pillman

Card rating: ****

ntnrerunPosted on 02/18/08 at 00:35:16

2-15-08 WWF Smackdown


Hour 1


Jerry Lynn pinned Juventud Guerrera with the Cradle Piledriver in 0:09:02.
Rating: *** 1/4

Number-One-Contenders-Triangle Match:
Michelle McCool defeated Candice Michelle and Lita when M. McCool pinned Candice
with the Bodyslam in 0:07:03.
Rating: -**

Hulk Hogan pinned The Big Show after an elbowdrop in 0:06:03.
Rating: 1/4*


Sid Justice pinned Jesse Ventura with the Power Bomb in 0:09:01.
Rating: * 1/2
[Sting interfered against Jesse Ventura.]

Hour 2


Ultimo Dragon pinned Jushin Liger with the Inverted DDT in 0:13:42.
Rating: **** 1/4

Shane McMahon pinned Triple H after a back elbow in 0:10:23.
Rating: *** 1/4

[Last Chance Royal Rumble Qualifying Match]: 15-Man Battle Royal:
Kurt Angle won a 15-man Battle Royal:
        x R. Orton threw out Piper in 0:01:53
        x Patterson threw out Honky Tonk Man in 0:02:31
        x R. Orton threw out C. Masters in 0:03:40
        x Hughes threw out H. Smith in 0:05:36
        x Hughes threw out S. Steiner after the Sidewalk Slam in 0:07:44
        x R. Orton threw out R. Steiner after the RKO in 0:08:48
        x Hughes threw out Patterson in 0:10:11
        x Jarrett threw out Bad News after a side step in 0:10:51
        x J. James threw out Jarrett after a backdrop in 0:11:27
        x Hughes threw out J. James after a throw-off in 0:11:35
        x Hughes threw out D. Taylor in 0:13:55
        x Hughes threw out Haku in 0:14:59
        x R. Orton threw out Hughes after a full nelson slam in 0:16:01
        x K. Angle threw out R. Orton after an armbar takedown in 0:19:10
Rating: *** 3/4
[Chris Masters interfered against Randy Orton.]


Events that occured during the show


Shane McMahon and Sid Justice have a run in with Triple H.
They exchange words and Shane tells Triple H he won't hesitate to kick his ass like he did Cactus Jack's.
Triple H points out Shane had help in that match and couldn't beat him clean.
Shane tells him if he wants a fight, meet him in the ring later tonight.

After the backstage exchange between McMahon, Justice, and Triple H, Jesse Ventura has some insults for Shane.
Sid Justice comes out to confront Ventura about his remarks leading to their match.

After helping Justice win his match, in the ring Sting cuts a promo talking about Steve Austin and requesting a match with him at the Royal Rumble.

In Bruno Sammartino's office, Shane lobbies for Bruno to agree to add Sting vs. Steve Austin to the Royal Rumble card.
Bruno agrees.

Sid Justice came out to the ringside and didn't interfere in Shane's match.
But his presence did distract Triple H, allowing Shane to get the win.

During the Battle Royal, after being eliminated by his tag team partner, Chris Masters exchanges some words with Randy Orton.
Later, Masters would come out to help Angle eliminate Orton.



Royal Rumble card


30 Man Royal Rumble

[br]
Participants include:

[br]
[TABLE]
[tr]
[td]Shawn Michaels[/td]
[td]Triple H[/td]
[td]Cactus Jack[/td]
[td]Rick Martel[/td]
[td]William Regal[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Vader[/td]
[td]Hulk Hogan[/td]
[td]Tatanka[/td]
[td]Scott Hall[/td]
[td]Dan Severn[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Ken Shamrock[/td]
[td]Owen Hart[/td]
[td]The Big Show[/td]
[td]Barry Windham[/td]
[td]Dynamite Kid[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Brian Pillman[/td]
[td]Andre the Giant[/td]
[td]Ric Flair[/td]
[td]Kenta Kobashi[/td]
[td]Sid Justice[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Big John Studd[/td]
[td]Chavo Guerrero[/td]
[td]Gregory Helms[/td]
[td]Greg Valentine[/td]
[td]The Berzerker[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Randy Savage[/td]
[td]Dean Malenko[/td]
[td]Stevie Ray[/td]
[td]Booker T[/td]
[td]Kurt Angle[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]


Triple Threat for the WWF Heavyweight Championship

The Rock vs. Kevin Nash vs. The Undertaker

WWF Intercontinental Championship

Lex Luger vs. Chris Jericho

WWF European Championship

Rick Rude vs. Arn Anderson

WWF Tag Team Championship

Demolition vs. The Road Warriors

WWF Cruiserweight Championship

X Pac vs. Psicosis


Steve Austin vs. Sting





Card rating: ** 3/4
ntnrerunPosted on 02/18/08 at 00:38:42

I need to point out, some of the bigger wrestlers were eliminated by more than one person. But, TNM only gave credit to one person as the eliminator, which is why in my chart sometimes you'll see two people eliminating one wrestler.



[Dark Match before the PPV]:
Triangle Match:
Perro Aguayo Jr., Jerry Lynn and Lita defeated
Harry Smith, Ultimo Dragon and Trish Stratus and
Mistico, Jushin Liger and Stacy Keibler:
        x Lita beat Trish via the Moonsault in 0:09:17
        x Perro Jr. beat Liger via the Double Stomp in 0:10:24
Rating: *** 1/4


[Dark Match before the PPV]:
Victoria pinned Michelle McCool after an inside cradle in 0:09:13.
Rating: * 3/4
(Victoria retained the Women's Heavyweight.)


2008 WWF Royal Rumble



Arn Anderson pinned Rick Rude after a lariat in 0:16:10.
Rating: **** 1/2
(Arn Anderson won the European Championship.)

X Pac pinned Psicosis with the X-Factor in 0:14:01.
Rating: **** 1/4
(X Pac retained the Cruiserweight Championship.)

Demolition (Ax and Smash) defeated The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) when
Smash pinned Animal after a back elbow in 0:15:08.
Rating: * 1/4
(Demolition retained the Tag Team Championship.)

Sting pinned Steve Austin with the Scorpion Death Drop in 0:17:06.
Rating: ****

Lex Luger defeated Chris Jericho when Chris Jericho passed out in the
Torture Rack in 0:13:36.
Rating: **** 1/4
(Lex Luger retained the Intercontinental Championship.)

Triangle Match:
The Rock defeated The Undertaker and Kevin Nash when The Rock pinned Nash after
a Samoan Drop in 0:21:30.
Rating: ** 3/4
(The Rock retained the Heavyweight Championship.)
[Shawn Michaels interfered against Kevin Nash.]



30-Man Battle Royal:
Ric Flair won a 30-man Royal Rumble:
        x Shamrock and O. Hart started out.
        x The Big Show entered at 0:02:00
        x Stevie Ray entered at 0:04:00
        x Shamrock threw out O. Hart in 0:05:38
        x Kurt Angle entered at 0:06:00
        x Shawn Michaels entered at 0:08:00
        x Show threw out Shamrock in 0:09:42
        x Dan Severn entered at 0:10:00
        x Show threw out K. Angle after a chop in 0:11:11
        x S. Ray threw out Severn after a backbreaker in 0:11:57
        x Chavo Guerrero entered at 0:12:00
        x S. Michaels threw out S. Ray in 0:12:45
        x S. Michaels threw out Show after a hammerlock in 0:13:55
        x Randy Savage entered at 0:14:00
        x Booker T entered at 0:16:00
        x Big John Studd entered at 0:18:00
        x Ric Flair entered at 0:20:00
        x Savage threw out T after an eye gouge in 0:21:46  
        x Hulk Hogan entered at 0:22:00      
        x Hogan threw out Studd after a facerake in 0:23:41
        x Greg Valentine entered at 0:24:00
        x Tatanka entered at 0:26:00
        x R. Flair threw out Chavo in 0:26:16
        x William Regal entered at 0:28:00
        x W. Regal threw out Hogan after a Russian legsweep in 0:29:40
        x Cactus Jack entered at 0:30:00
        x The Berzerker entered at 0:32:00
        x R. Flair threw out Savage in 0:33:28
        x Dean Malenko entered at 0:34:00
        x Tatanka threw out The Berzerker in 0:34:41
        x Kenta Kobashi entered at 0:36:00
        x Brian Pillman entered at 0:38:00
        x Triple H entered at 0:40:00
        x Andre the Giant entered at 0:42:00
        x Andre threw out Valentine after a kick to the midsection in 0:42:17
        x Sid Justice entered at 0:44:00
        x K. Kobashi threw out Pillman in 0:44:56        
        x Scott Hall entered at 0:46:00
        x Barry Windham entered at 0:48:00
        x W. Regal threw out K. Kobashi in 0:48:57
        x Dynamite Kid entered at 0:50:00
        x Dynamite Kid threw out Cactus after a headbutt in 0:51:43
        x Gregory Helms entered at 0:52:00
        x W. Regal threw out D. Malenko in 0:52:26
        x Triple H threw out Dynamite Kid after a clothesline in 0:52:38
        x Rick Martel entered at 0:54:00
        x Triple H threw out Sid after a roundhouse right in 0:54:57      
        x Vader entered at 0:56:00
        x W. Regal threw out Windham in 0:57:09
        x Andre threw out W. Regal in 0:57:44
        x Tatanka threw out G. Helms after a double-axhandle chop in 0:58:09
        x Vader threw out Tatanka after a power bomb in 0:59:08
        x Vader threw out Hall in 1:00:43
        x Vader threw out Martel after a swinging punch in 1:01:51    
        x Vader threw out Triple H in 1:03:53
        x S. Michaels threw out Vader after a cross-body block in 1:04:47
        x S. Michaels threw out Andre after a hammerlock in 1:06:03
        x R. Flair threw out S. Michaels after a kneebreaker in 1:13:55
Rating: *** 1/2
[Kevin Nash interfered against Shawn Michaels.]


[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD]Order Of Entry[/TD]
[/TR]
[tr]
[td]1.[/td]
[td]Ken Shamrock[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]2.[/td]
[td]Owen Hart[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]3.[/td]
[td]The Big Show[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]4.[/td]
[td]Stevie Ray[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]5.[/td]
[td]Kurt Angle[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]6.[/td]
[td]Shawn Michaels[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]7.[/td]
[td]Dan Severn[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]8.[/td]
[td]Chavo Guerrero[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]9.[/td]
[td]Randy Savage[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]10.[/td]
[td]Booker T[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]11.[/td]
[td]Big John Studd[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]12.[/td]
[td]Ric Flair[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]13.[/td]
[td]Hulk Hogan[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]14.[/td]
[td]Greg Valentine[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]15.[/td]
[td]Tatanka[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]16.[/td]
[td]William Regal[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]17.[/td]
[td]Cactus Jack[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]18.[/td]
[td]The Berzerker[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]19.[/td]
[td]Dean Malenko[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]20.[/td]
[td]Kenta Kobashi[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]21.[/td]
[td]Brian Pillman[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]22.[/td]
[td]Triple H[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]23.[/td]
[td]Andre the Giant[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]24.[/td]
[td]Sid Justice[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]25.[/td]
[td]Scott Hall[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]26.[/td]
[td]Barry Windham[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]27.[/td]
[td]Dynamite Kid[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]28.[/td]
[td]Gregory Helms[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]29.[/td]
[td]Rick Martel[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]30.[/td]
[td]Vader[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]


[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD]Order Of Elimination[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[td]#[/td]
[td]Wrestler[/td]
[td]Eliminated By[/td]
[td]Time In Rumble[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]1[/td]
[td]Owen Hart[/td]
[td]Ken Shamrock[/td]
[td]05:38[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]2[/td]
[td]Ken Shamrock[/td]
[td]The Big Show[/td]
[td]09:42[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]3[/td]
[td]Kurt Angle[/td]
[td]The Big Show[/td]
[td]05:11[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]4[/td]
[td]Dan Severn[/td]
[td]Stevie Ray[/td]
[td]01:57[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]5[/td]
[td]Stevie Ray[/td]
[td]Shawn Michaels[/td]
[td]08:45[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]6[/td]
[td]The Big Show[/td]
[td]S. Michaels/C. Guerrero[/td]
[td]11:55[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]7[/td]
[td]Booker T[/td]
[td]Randy Savage[/td]
[td]05:46[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]8[/td]
[td]Big John Studd[/td]
[td]H. Hogan[/td]
[td]05:41[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]9[/td]
[td]Chavo Guerrero[/td]
[td]Ric Flair[/td]
[td]14:16[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]10[/td]
[td]Hulk Hogan[/td]
[td]William Regal[/td]
[td]07:40[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]11[/td]
[td]Randy Savage[/td]
[td]Ric Flair[/td]
[td]19:28[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]12[/td]
[td]The Berzerker[/td]
[td]Tatanka[/td]
[td]02:41[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]13[/td]
[td]Greg Valentine[/td]
[td]Andre the Giant[/td]
[td]18:17[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]14[/td]
[td]Brian Pillman[/td]
[td]Kenta Kobashi[/td]
[td]06:56[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]15[/td]
[td]Kenta Kobashi[/td]
[td]William Regal[/td]
[td]12:57[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]16[/td]
[td]Cactus Jack[/td]
[td]Dynamite Kid/B. Windham[/td]
[td]21:43[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]17[/td]
[td]Dean Malenko[/td]
[td]William Regal[/td]
[td]18:26[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]18[/td]
[td]Dynamite Kid[/td]
[td]Triple H[/td]
[td]02:38[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]19[/td]
[td]Sid Justice[/td]
[td]Triple H[/td]
[td]10:57[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]20[/td]
[td]Barry Windham[/td]
[td]William Regal[/td]
[td]09:09[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]21[/td]
[td]William Regal[/td]
[td]Andre the Giant[/td]
[td]29:44[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]22[/td]
[td]Gregory Helms[/td]
[td]Tatanka[/td]
[td]06:59[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]23[/td]
[td]Tatanka[/td]
[td]Vader[/td]
[td]25:27[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]24[/td]
[td]Scott Hall[/td]
[td]Vader[/td]
[td]15:43[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]25[/td]
[td]Rick Martel[/td]
[td]Vader[/td]
[td]09:31[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]26[/td]
[td]Triple H[/td]
[td]Vader[/td]
[td]25:53[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]27[/td]
[td]Vader[/td]
[td]Shawn Michaels[/td]
[td]10:47[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]28[/td]
[td]Andre the Giant[/td]
[td]S. Michaels/R. Flair[/td]
[td]26:53[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]29[/td]
[td]Shawn Michaels[/td]
[td]Ric Flair[/td]
[td]1:07:46[/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[td]WINNER[/td]
[td]Ric Flair[/td]
[td]--[/td]
[td]55:46[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]


Notes on the Pay Per View


Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler provided commentary on odd numbered matches.

Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura provided commentary on even numbered matches.

Royal Rumble commentary was provided by Jim Ross and Jesse Ventura.

Backstage, Mean Gene Okerlund interviewed participants to get their thoughts on their matches.

Throughout the evening, videos aired of various superstars giving their thoughts on competing in the Royal Rumble.

Shawn Michaels' interference caused Kevin Nash to lose his match.

Nash's interference in the Royal Rumble helped Flair eliminate Michaels.

After the match, Shawn Michaels would get back in the ring and shake Flair's hand.

Card rating: *** 1/4
agentkolbPosted on 02/20/08 at 00:09:25

I must say I really do like your circuit! I believe we both have similar... Problems (for lack of a better word) in that we have alot of MAIN Event Talent! It is nice to see how you manage that.
ntnrerunPosted on 02/20/08 at 16:52:04

I always thought my problem was my weak writing skills, haha.  but thanks for checking out my circuit, I'm glad your enjoying it.