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DWF 26/02/07: Death by cement, and masked judges.
91 | Posted on 06/30/04 at 00:38:14 Card Information: Held in: ASHEVILLE CIVIC CENTER Location: NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES Date/Time: 26/02/07 at 8:00pm Matches/Interviews booked: 9 Arena Capacity: 10000 Attendance: 6699 Ticket Buy Rate: 66.99% TV ratings: 2% Approximently Viewers: 6000000 Doug Furnas pinned Test after a small package in 0:07:18. Rating: *** 1/4 The Rock'n'Roll Express defeated The Young Lions when R. Morton pinned York with the Rock'n'Roll Buster in 0:12:38. Rating: *** 1/2 (The Rock'n'Roll Express retained the Tag Team Titles.) Larry Zbyszko made Super Calo submit to an abdominal stretch in 0:05:39. Rating: ** 3/4 Eddie Guerrero pinned Essa Rios with the Frog Splash in 0:05:45. Rating: *** 3/4 Alex Wright pinned Bobby Eaton with the Deutsch Suplex in 0:12:40. Rating: **** (Alex Wright won the Television Title.) The Miracle Violence Connection defeated The Syndicate when T. Gordy made L. Storm submit to the Asiatic Spike in 0:14:17. Rating: *** 1/4 Edge pinned John Cena with the Downward Spiral in 0:08:35. Rating: ** Devon Storm pinned Jody Fleisch with the Thunderclap Brainbuster in 0:08:57. Rating: **** 1/4 Jerry Lynn pinned Steve Corino with the Cradle Piledriver in 0:11:00. Rating: *** 1/2 Card rating: *** 1/2 Match observations: Following last nights victory in the main event of the PPV, Jerry Lynn had every reason to be pleased, but he will already have to have his sights set on his next major challenge. Shane McMahon called Jerry Lynn out today on the Kings Court to congratulate him and inform him in person of what lies ahead at the Royal Rumble. Following Fall Brawl at the end of last year, there is still one old feud that remains unconcluded - Lynns rivalry with Chris Benoit. Shane informed Lynn that he felt that Lynn and Benoit were perhaps the only two people capable of winning the Royal Rumble having competed in a match earlier in the evening, so he was booking a match between the two on the day of Last Man Standing before the Royal Rumble match and ONLY the winner will advance to the Rumble match itself. Shane also noted that there will be no tied result - double pins will not count, double disqualifications will not count and should both men remain outside of the ring for a count of ten, the first man to return to the ring shall be declared the winner. On top of that, falls will count anywhere. Lynn certainly seemed up for the challenge, and promised that Benoit would not get anywhere near the Rumble... unless he decrees otherwise. Lynn meanwhile still has his issues with Billy Kidman and Steve Corino. Lynn defeated Steve Corino in tonights main event with both Kidman and Raven getting physically involved in the match. One thing worth considering is that Lynn and Raven made an impressive duo in their one tag team showing (coming out with the gold and all) and seemingly work well together outside of matches. It could be a while before they get dethroned by another team. We have a brand new TV champion, after perhaps over-confidence cost Bobby Eaton. That is to say he was not too cocky of his own abilities, oh no, but rather his condition. Having had to pull out of the Badd Blood main event due to injuries suffered at the hands of Kidman and Corino, he made his return far too quickly tonight to meet a contracted title defense that he would have been allowed to put back a few weeks if necessary. His injuries told throughout the match as he struggled on with the pain. The new champion is one Alex Wright who took full advantage, and why not, of the situation. Eaton did make a few very gallant comebacks, giving Wright everything he could, and he even came this close to taking it but his injuries slowed him down in his ascent to the top rope in order to hit the Alabama Jam, Wright was able to move and the impact of hitting the mat, combined with the pain he was suffering was too much and Wright hit the Deutsch Suplex to take the win and the title. Kurt Angle had a sensational change of heart last night, turning on Dynamite Kid whilst refereeing his match. True, one might note that guest referees always have a habit of surprising people and turning their back on people, but Kurt Angle seemed far to clean cut and honest to possibly do the same. Obviously not, and he answered everybodies questions today. First and foremost, he was angry following their recent tag match where he teamed up with Dynamite and Dynamite essentially left him to chase after Benoit while Angle was getting beat. Secondly, Angle is angry that a Brit would be trying to conquer what is an American organisation. In Angles eyes, it's bad enough that a Canadian is around and prospering, but the "hated British" in his eyes is far too much and he is vowing revenge on Angle for years of opression and everything Benedict Arnold tried to pull. The tag team titles were on the line as the Rock'n'Roll Express defended against the Young Lions. Victory came for the champions, only for Curt Hennig and Owen Hart to jump them afterwards, all the while demanding that they should be the team getting the tag title shots. Eddie Guerrero had a match with Essa Rios today, with a couple of twists. First of all, Eddie began preceedings by announcing he was through with his no good ungrateful nephew Chavo and would be teaching him a lesson in due course. Second of all was a slightly unusual appearance by three Mexican judges for this encounter with all the Mexican traditions surrounding this match. Both Eddie and Essa seemed surprised by this but went along with it anyway. After the ref got bumped (hold the back page), the three judges suddenly jumped in and began wailing on Essa, then unmasked (well of course three Mexican wrestling judges should have masks) to reveal... Chavo Snr., Hector and Mando Guerrero. Eddie won the match then announced that he'd called his brothers, three men who deserve the name and the legacy of Guerrero and had gathered them together not only to rage war on Chavo Jr. but to make the DWF a hallmark for the history of the Guerrero family. The rivalry eminating between Edge, Christian and Test and Furnas, LaFon and Cena continued today with two matches - Doug Furnas taking on Test and John Cena taking on Edge. Furnas started off with Test and got the win after LaFon intefered and Furnas was able to cradle Test up for the win. Edge didn't let Cena get such a break and put him away with shocking effectiveness, ending the recent winning streak Cena has been on. With those two victories, Doug Furnas and Edge are now slated to meet at Last Man Standing. Larry Zbyszko made his debut today and kept it on the mat, finishing it with an abdominal stretch of all moves, perhaps becoming the first man in the history of the world to win with that move as he put Super Calo away. The mat work was impressive and Larry isn't missing a beat as far as since his big match in 1980 against Bruno Sammartino is concerned though he certainly seems content to keep things as basic as possible. Coach meanwhile, who maintains he is both "Larry Z's" manager AND home boy, is out to prove he isn't a walking, talking joke. Devon Storm was also able to notch up another victory, then had a few words of warning for Brad Armstrong, citing if he shows up at Last Man Standing, he'd have him to answer to. |
Owen Hart RIP | Posted on 06/30/04 at 16:14:15DWF 26/02/07: Death by cement, and masked judgesHehe, that's priceless! |