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91 | Posted on 08/12/06 at 04:16:47 ROYAL RUMBLE QUALIFIER: Edge & Christian vs The Miracle Violence Connection Todays Royal Rumble qualifiers provided an interesting mix of combatants and eight more names were added to the mix. The opening match of the evening pitted former tag team champions Edge and Christian in their first match since dropping the belts against Gordy and Williams of the Miracle Violence Connection. One might have thought this was the perfect time to face Edge and Christians with emotions at an undoubted low and though they didn't seem quite as perky going into the match, they were certainly up for it and took it to their opponents hard. Most other teams would have fallen early but going hard at it suits the MVC down to the ground and a very physical match ensued with neither team really gaining any ground for the best part. Finally after Christian and Gordy had been battling it out for a few minutes with Gordy in control, Christian came back with a reverse elbow that left both men down. The tags were shortly made and Edge looked sharp as he came in, taking Williams down with a spear. Gordy tried to come back but Christian came back and threw him from the ring before using Edge as a springboard to leap over the ropes and onto Gordy. With just Edge and Williams left in it following that move, Williams quickly came back, striking Edge from behind and throwing him into the corner. Williams missed his charge and Edge quickly hooked Williams in position for the Downward Spiral and picked up the victory. A solid outing from the now former champs and if they could maintain that sort of form, there's every chance that they won't have to wait long to pick up the tag team titles for a third time. [Royal Rumble Qualifier]: Edge & Christian (Edge and Christian) defeated The Miracle Violence Connection (Steve Williams and Terry Gordy) when Edge pinned S. Williams with the Downward Spiral in 0:13:37. Rating: **** Pitbull #2 vs Kurt Angle Kurt Angle is still livid about missing out on the Royal Rumble match and will take little consollation that he has to take on Rhyno at Last Man Standing instead. He had a chance to vent his frustrations out on Pitbull #2 today and vent he did as he immediately began by working over the leg of the Pitbull. Pitbull #2 came back with a hard powerslam and a couple of clotheslines that rocked Angle but from being face down on the mat, Angle somehow grabbed the ankle and rolled the Pitbull into the ankle lock. Pitbull #2 managed to reach the ropes but the restbite was short lived as Angle hit the Olympic Slam right after to score the win. Angle looked intense at the bell, as if he was looking for vengeance wherever he could find it. Kurt Angle pinned Pitbull #2 with the Olympic Slam in 0:03:37. Rating: *** ROYAL RUMBLE QUALIFIER: The Syndicate vs The Mean Street Posse Our next Rumble qualifier was, frankly, a gimme as the Mean Street Posse took on The Syndicate. Before the match, the Posse announced they were going to light a series of candelabras as a sign of the respect they deserve from their fellow wrestlers. Shamrocks response to that was to grab one of the candelabras and waffle both Posse members round the head with it. Storm then took over as the match got underway and while Shamrock threw Gas around like a paper plane outside the ring, Storm ran rings round Rodney on the inside and garnered the easy pin after a crucifix. [Royal Rumble Qualifier]: The Syndicate (Lance Storm and Ken Shamrock) defeated The Mean Street Posse (Pete Gas and Rodney) when L. Storm pinned Rodney after a crucifix in 0:01:36. Rating: ** Kings Court: Pre-match build up for Chris Jericho and Eddie Guerrero As promised last week, perhaps the biggest Royal Rumble qualifier pitted Chris Jericho against Eddie Guerrero. To mark this one, King Kanyon hosted a special pre-match Kings Court in order to allow both men a little trash talking right before their match. Eddie was as cocky as ever, telling Jericho he'd cheat him just like God had cheated Jericho. Jericho responded by telling Eddie head beat Eddie just like his dad used to beat him. Eddie angrily told Jericho not to make fun of "Pappy Gori" (with just a glimmer of a proud look on his face) but Jericho persisted. Eddie tried to strike but Jericho struck first, then grabbed Kanyons sceptre and cracked it across Eddies face. Jericho then picked up the throne and was about to drop it across Eddies back, only for Kanyon to grab the sceptre and hit Jericho across the back of the head. Kanyon, who was heard to mention something about not letting Jericho destroy his Kings Court, then stuck the boots to him, and a groggy Eddie shortly joined in. Officials managed to break things up but the match was due to start right now, and Kanyon was persisting in staying at ringside, adding his voice to the commentary team. ROYAL RUMBLE QUALIFIER: Chris Jericho vs Eddie Guerrero Eddie, naturally, dominated the early stages of the match but Jericho was somehow managing to hang on in there and in due course even mount a comeback, despite clearly still being a bit woozy from the earlier attack. Kanyon soon left the broadcast booth when Jericho really began to mount an assault, and got onto the apron just as Jericho was locking on the Lion Tamer. Jericho, distracted, didn't hook on the move in full and Eddie was able to kick out of it, sending Jericho head first into Kanyon. Jericho was dazed again as he slumped in the ropes. Eddie ran in and jumped onto Jericho just as Kanyon hit Jericho across the face with the crown. Jericho was now clearly out of it and Eddie capitalised with the Frog Splash to secure the victory. After the match, Jericho was clearly in a foul mood backstage, perhaps you could even say he was on the warpath, as he searched for Kanyon. No luck however as King Kanyon had long made his exit. Still, he won't have to wait forever to get him as Kanyon has a series of Kings Courts lined up for the coming weeks. [Royal Rumble Qualifier]: Eddie Guerrero pinned Chris Jericho with the Frog Splash in 0:12:51. Rating: *** 1/2 Don Muraco and Matt Hardy discuss matters Don Muraco was clearly concerned about how Last Man Standing was shaping up with last weeks announcement that Raven and the Dynamite Kid would both be getting byes into the Royal Rumble. He and Jeff Hardy approached commissioner Matt Hardy to get to the bottom of this. Matt assured the two of them that his hands had been tied on the matter and he hadn't wanted to give them a free pass. Also a concern was the entry of Brad Armstrong following the manner in which he qualified last week, defeating Jeff Hardy and getting one over Muraco. Matt agreed that these were matters that would be worth dealing with and he arranged for the two automatic qualifiers, Raven and Dynamite, to go into a handicap match tonight against Muraco and Jeff Hardy along with a man who appears to be best described as a business associate of sorts of Muraco these days, Alex Wright as well as his bodyguard Ulf Herman. Matt also advised them that were anything to happen to Brad Armstrong tonight, nobody would hold it against them, and the three of them shared a big evil laugh. The Young Lions vs Hunter Hearst-Helmsley & Rockabilly With all that in mind, Brad Armstrong had turned up in order to deal with one particular matter. Hunter Hearst-Helmsley and Rockabilly were taking on the Young Lions and at first, the Lions were the dominant team. Helmsley had started off well but Rockabilly was in deep trouble as the Lions were hitting him with some smooth double team moves. Cue Helmsley to nail Joey Matthews with a pair of brass knuckles and allow Rockabilly to take control. With Matthews down, Rockabilly had the chance to cover, but instead decided to give us "The most electrifying move in Sports Entertainment today" - SHUFFLEBILLY! The fans tore him to shreds, but not as much as Armstrong did, sprinting to the ring and nailing him from behind, drawing a DQ. The win didn't matter much as Brad slapped the taste right out of Rockabillys mouth. Helmsley made the save, allowing Rockabilly to stagger off, but Helmsley didn't last long, getting hit with the Rock Bottom and Peoples Elbow. Brad was on a high but this didn't last long - upon getting back to the dressing room, he was set upon by Alex Wright and Ulf Herman. Herman did the big damage by powerbombing him to the concrete floor while Wright beat him with his whip. Evidently this was all relating to the earlier discussion between Don Muraco and Matt Hardy and may have done a good job in softening him up for the Rumble match. Hunter Hearst-Helmsley & Rockabilly (Hunter Hearst-Helmsley and Rockabilly) defeated The Young Lions (Christian York and Joey Matthews) when Rockabilly defeated Matthews by disqualification in 0:04:02. Rating: * 1/2 A brief word from Andrew Martin Andrew Martin appeared again today in a pre-taped segment in which he remenisced about a supposed incident where during a barbed wire match against Andre the Giant, he suffered a thirty inch gash in his leg that turned sceptic a few minutes later, before adding he wasn't sure how he beat him to win the NWA title that night, before reminding us of the dangers not to try this at home. ROYAL RUMBLE QUALIFIER: The Rock'n'Roll Express vs Billy Kidman & Steve Corino Billy Kidman might have won last years Royal Rumble but has suffered a considerable slump in recent weeks. His partner Steve Corino meanwhile has been on a roll and has been television champion for getting on for a year now. There was a very big threat that Kidman might not even make it to this years Rumble as the pair of them took on the Rock'n'Roll Express in a Rumble qualifier but with Corino dedicating his career to getting Kidman back to the top (when he's not defending his TV title). The match was a tight affair. Kidman and Corino don't have the tag team expertise the Express do, even though they make a tight unit, and had to rely on their individual skills to get by. It was Kidman however who was caught in the corner and worked over for a long period and when he did catch a break, he had to relent and tag in Corino. Corino was a house on fire and was doing a tremendous job of working over Morton who was the new legal man and Gibson who tried to swing things back in the direction for his team. Finally Corino floored Gibson with a spinebuster and had Kidman throw him from the ring and after the Old School Expulsion on Morton, he tagged Kidman back in so he could hit the Shooting Star Press and get the pin. Backstage, Kidman was elated and confidently predicted victory in the Rumble in an interview where he also thanked Corino for helping him during this tough time. Corino meanwhile didn't say anything or pay much attention, he was too busy admiring himself in the reflection from his own TV title belt. [Royal Rumble Qualifier]: Billy Kidman & Steve Corino (Billy Kidman and Steve Corino) defeated The Rock'n'Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) when Kidman pinned R. Morton with the Shooting Star Press in 0:14:39. Rating: **** Jody Fleisch vs Heidenreich With seven names in, who would the aforementioned eighth Rumble qualifier be with no more qualifying matches left today? Matt Hardy it seems is very focused on ridding the DWF of Jody Fleisch, but made the unusual step of giving Jody Fleisch a free pass to the Rumble, just to ensure he got a beating from 29 different angles. Further more, he'd give him just a little taste of what he could expect by putting him up against Heidenreich today with himself and Gene Snitsky at ringside and every other wrestler barred. The odds stacked against him, Fleisch did a great job of keeping Heidenreich at bay for the best part but with Snitsky and Hardy always pulling something at ringside, it was never going to last. After a series of cheap shots, Fleisch was making one more comeback and had Heidenreich rocking. Snitsky was quickly ordered to distract the ref and that he did while Hardy jumped onto the apron and dropped Fleisch neck first across the top rope. Fleisch staggered back right into the arms of Heidenreich who planted Fleisch with the Nail in the Coffin for the victory. Cue a post-match beatdown. Heidenreich hooked up Fleisch while Snitsky began working the ribs but Hardy soon cut them off saying they'd done enough damage but he wanted to make sure he was fit enough for the Rumble. Fleisch was clearly banged up but looked eager to get back at Hardy, be it now, next week or at Last Man Standing. Heidenreich pinned Jody Fleisch with the Nail in the Coffin in 0:08:08. Rating: *** 1/4 Raven and The Dynamite Kid vs Don Muraco, Jeff Hardy, Alex Wright & Ulf Herman With Brad out of the way, at least for now, there was the small matter of the main event - the four on two handicap match. It was an impossible situation at first glance but Raven and Dynamite had things well planned, taking Muraco out of the ring with a double clothesline from the start and using the time before he got back to work over the remaining three, which became two when Herman was knocked over and got tied in the ropes. Dynamite took Jeff out with a stiff lariat while Raven hit Wright with a backbreaker that could have gotten three if it wasn't for Muraco popping back up to make the save. From there, Muracos team began to dominate proceedings and Raven was the man they worked over in their half of the ring. Raven clawed on and refused to surrender despite intense pressure. Eventually Raven came back when Jeff Hardy missed a legdrop off the turnbuckles and was able to tag Dynamite Kid in. With Raven beaten down, Dynamites controlling over proceedings was brief as the others spilled in and overwhelmed in. Raven came back into things but Muraco and Hardy double teamed him with Wright and Herman working over Dynamite. A failed double team saw Jeff Hardy whipped right into the arms of Herman, knocking them both down. Dynamite nailed Wright with a right hand and he and Raven then went to work on Muraco. A double bodyslam sent Muraco rolling from the ring. Alex Wright then tried to make an impact by whipping Raven but Dynamite snatched the offending object away and cracked it over his back. Dynamite then took care of Jeff Hardy while Raven hit a groggy Ulf Herman with the Evenflow to score an unlikely victory. Muracos team, rather than try anything else, left angrily whilst mouthing various threats. Raven and Dynamite may have come out of this one unscathed but there could be worse to come in the coming weeks leading up to Last Man Standing. Handicap-Match: Dynamite Kid and Raven defeated Don Muraco & Jeff Hardy (Don Muraco and Jeff Hardy), Alex Wright and Ulf Herman when Raven pinned Herman with the Evenflow in 0:13:09. Rating: **** 1/4 Finally it has been announced that Sean O'Haire and Brian Pillman are being kept apart for the next few weeks to try and calm tempers between them - from here until Last Man Standing, if one man is in action, the other will be barred from the building. That said, with O'Haire in the Rumble and Pillman in his qualifying match next week, they may have no choice but to let them go at it come the Royal Rumble... |
Snabbit888 | Posted on 08/12/06 at 07:42:27 Good to see E&C looking strong after losing the tag titles. Neither man has a chance at winning the Rumble, obviously, but I expect a good showing at the very least. Angle continues to look good. I'm glad to see he's finally getting pushed as the bad ass he is in DWF. One has to wonder why the Syndicate got such an easy road to the Rumble. Just a coincidence or does Hardy want them there? Kanyon is a King! You do not destroy his Court! I originally spelled that with a K, but then realized that King Kanyon's Kourt might lead to some lawsuits. Uh oh... did NOT see Eddie winning this match. Not that he's not talented, but he hasn't been pushed as a mainline player in DWF for awhile, and Jericho is a former World champion. Kanyon going to be wrestling more now? Oooh... big evil laughs are so evil. By the way, I think you may have told me this before, but I have forgotten... how exactly did Matt Hardy become commish? ACK! You do NOT fuck with the Rock that may. Armstrong going for his IC Title again soon? This new Test gimmick rules. Needs more Test. Awww... how sweet of Corino to let Kidman get the pin (even though Kidman seems oblivious to the fact that Corino for all intents and purposes won the match by himself). I love where this is going. I smell Corino eliminating Kidman from the Rumble. HEIDENREICH! Take THAT, Fleisch! Good main event. Nothing too monumental, but no stories went backwards or anything. And it was nice to see the faces come out unscathed. Usually in these situations, it's a huge beatdown for them if they win or lose. |
91 | Posted on 08/12/06 at 12:31:21 The commissionership? After the spot became vacant, Shane McMahon was trying to work out who best to hire and Matt Hardy, who had just turned heel a few months back, did a quick face turn (of sorts - he faced heels and teamed with faces but he didn't mean it) and REALLY buttered up to Shane, buying him gifts, baking him cookies and the like. Then, to make it look like he wasn't trying to suck up to him, he'd start suggesting other people he knew Shane would never hire and acted like they were best friends and slowly but surely (by slowly, I mean in about a month) we won Shane over. Shane hired him and went on holiday, Matt promptly went heel again. Then later went face, and now is a heel again. Give it a couple of months and there's stuff going on with the commissionership, but I won't go into detail. Syndicate? Honestly? Co-incidence. For the sake of continuity, let's say Chris Jericho was due to face one or both of the Posse but when Hardy re-jigged the draw to punish Y2J, it just worked out that Lance and Kenny got the easy draw instead. |
americamamushi | Posted on 08/12/06 at 21:11:18 Good win for Edge & Christian in the opener. Looks like they're down after losing the belts but not out. After Angle's win over Pitbull#2, I'm thinking he's going to use his frustration with being left out of the royal rumble match to leave a trail of bodies all the way to his LMS match. Poor MSP, so prone to ass kick-age :) Kidman has been in a slump, but perhaps his qualifying for the rumble tonight is a sign of things to come. Maybe he'll be able to turn himself around enough to win this year's rumble too. I'm not holding my breath personally ;) but still Good cap to the show. Raven and DK are lucky they came out with no more damage than was to be expected. |
Azrael | Posted on 08/16/06 at 03:26:53 Good win for Edge and Christian. This lets them enter the Rumble and maybe last a long time, but they're still progressing as a tag team. Angle goes over Pitbull #2 surprisingly easily. This looks like it's how his matches will go until he meets Rhyno. Poor Mean Street Posse. They try so hard, but just get destroyed. More Kanyon is always a good thing, but Jericho shouldn't have to wreck his set. Definitely didn't see Eddie winning the match afterward either, though it gives Kanyon a nice feud. Matt and Muraco have an ominous discussion. Always good to hear of impending doom for people. Armstrong gets some good shots against Rockabilly, but gets destroyed afterward by Hermann and Wright. I'm actually looking forward to a Brad Armstrong/Alex Wright feud, which is something I'd never thought I'd say. That Test...always thinking about the kids. Good match with Kidman, Corino and the RnRs, and Corino carries Kidman on his back and lets him take the win? What a guy. And of course Corino's going to last the longest in the Rumble while Kidman will get taken out immediately. [/incorrect prediction] And Heidenreich somehow manages to carry that spot monkey Jody Fleisch to a ***+ match. I really don't see how he does it. Good main event, though a bit surprising the faces won without anyone getting massively beat down. |
91 | Posted on 08/16/06 at 20:56:25On 08/16/06 at 03:26:53, Azrael wrote:I'm forever checking the stats of some of my guys wondering if they're too high, but sure enough, they're all fine, maybe even a tad low, and I'm not even TRYING to get high match ratings anymore, I'd be perfectly content to get -***** in every match if I thought it was well written (well, maybe at -***** I would be scrutinising the stats a little but you get the idea). |