RAW in the Rosemont Horizon 2014
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Edge pinned Dan Severn after a spear in 0:07:45.
Rating: **** 1/4
He lifts it... it falls.
He lifts it... it stays up !
Edge fights his way out of the hold after 16 seconds.
Edge whips Dan Severn into the ropes, but Dan Severn reverses it.
Edge hits a spear on Dan Severn.
Edge is going for the pin.
Earl Hebner counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is giving Edge a standing ovation.
The winner is Edge. Time of match: 0:07:45
Rating: *** 3/4
D-Von Dudley enters the ring to make it two-on-one.
Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley whip D-Lo Brown into the ropes.
They attempt to hit D-Lo Brown with a double elbowsmash, but he counters
it with a duck-down move.
D-Lo Brown hits them with a double clothesline.
D-Von Dudley leaves the ring.
D-Lo Brown hits a punch on Buh Buh Ray Dudley.
D-Lo Brown hits Buh Buh Ray Dudley with a lariat.
D-Lo Brown hits Buh Buh Ray Dudley with an elbowdrop from the second turnbuckle.
Earl Hebner counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is on its feet cheering for D-Lo Brown.
The winners are D-Lo Brown and Mark Henry. Time of match: 0:09:33
Rating: *
They lock up.
Hayabusa goes for a fisherman buster, but Al Snow counters it with
a small package.
Earl Hebner counts: One, two, kickout.
Al Snow whips Hayabusa into the ropes, but Hayabusa reverses it.
Al Snow hits Hayabusa with a kick.
Al Snow takes Hayabusa down with a vertical suplex.
There are lots of chants for Al Snow.
Al Snow takes Hayabusa down with a fireman's carry.
Al Snow hits Hayabusa with a forearm to the back.
Al Snow hits a springboard dropkick on Hayabusa.
Al Snow takes Hayabusa down with a kick to the midsection.
Al Snow goes for the Snow Plow, but Hayabusa counters it with an inside cradle.
Earl Hebner counts: One, two, three.
The chants for Hayabusa are deafening.
The winner is Hayabusa. Time of match: 0:00:57
(Bret Hart and Val Venis retained the WWF World Tag Team Titles.)
Rating: * 1/2
Kendo Ka Shin made Shawn Michaels submit to a short arm scissors in 0:19:40.
(Kendo Ka Shin retained the WWF Intercontinental Title.)
Rating: *** 3/4
Kendo Ka Shin nails Shawn Michaels with a legsweep.
Kendo Ka Shin hits Shawn Michaels with an elbowsmash.
Kendo Ka Shin uses a forearm smash on Shawn Michaels.
Kendo Ka Shin takes Shawn Michaels down with a punch.
Kendo Ka Shin uses an armbar takedown on Shawn Michaels.
Kendo Ka Shin executes the Cross Arm Scissors on Shawn Michaels.
Shawn Michaels is inching his way towards the ropes.
Shawn Michaels tries to fight the pain.
Shawn Michaels reaches the ropes after being trapped for 20 seconds.
Kendo Ka Shin gets a short arm scissors on Shawn Michaels.
Shawn Michaels is valiantly trying to break the hold.
Shawn Michaels tries to fight the pain.
Shawn Michaels submits after 15 seconds.
The boos are resurfacing again.
The winner is Kendo Ka Shin. Time of match: 0:19:40
Sabu was interviewed by Jim Ross concerning his future career as a singles wrestler.
Two-out-of-three-Falls Match
Sabu drew Rob Van Dam:
x Van Dam beat Sabu via the Van Daminator in 0:09:07
x Sabu beat Van Dam via an armbar submission in 0:30:41
x time limit expired (Sabu and Van Dam) in 0:45:00
Rating: **** 1/4
Rob Van Dam uses a ropeflip moonsault with the chair on Sabu.
Tim White counts: One, two, in the ropes...
Rob Van Dam uses a legsweep on Sabu.
Rob Van Dam is going for the pin.
Tim White counts: One, two, shoulder up.
Tim White removes the chair from the ring.
Rob Van Dam leaves the ring.
He returns with a chair.
Rob Van Dam runs into the ropes and springs off the chair.
Rob Van Dam uses a flying spinning leg lariat on Sabu.
Security guards are restraining some fans from hitting the ring.
Rob Van Dam nails Sabu with an elbowsmash.
Rob Van Dam executes the Van Daminator on Sabu.
Rob Van Dam goes for the pin.
Tim White counts: One, two, three.
The ring is quickly filling up with debris.
The winner is Rob Van Dam. Time of match: 0:09:07
[ portion of match removed ]
He goes for the pin.
Tim White counts: One, two, Paul E. Dangerously distracts Tim White.
Rob Van Dam throws Sabu out of the ring.
Rob Van Dam goes through the ropes.
Rob Van Dam reenters the ring.
Sabu follows him back in.
Rob Van Dam nails Sabu with an elbowsmash.
Sabu attempts to place Rob Van Dam on the turnbuckle, but Rob Van Dam blocks it.
Sabu goes for a vertical suplex, but Rob Van Dam slides down his back.
Tim White is back on the job.
Rob Van Dam goes for a spin kick, but Sabu ducks out of the way.
Sabu puts Rob Van Dam in an armbar submission.
Rob Van Dam is writhing in pain.
Rob Van Dam submits after 11 seconds.
The chants for Sabu are deafening.
The winner is Sabu. Time of match: 0:30:41
[ portion of match removed ]
Sabu goes for a hiptoss, but Rob Van Dam counters it with a lariat.
The ring is quickly filling up with debris.
In turn, Sabu counters it with a crucifix.
There is no referee to count.
Tim White is back on the job.
Tim White counts: One, two, Bill Alfonso puts Rob Van Dam's foot on the rope.
The bell rings. The time limit has expired.
(Brian Christopher won the WWF World Title.)
Rating: *****
Tim White asks Brian Christopher if he's still there.
Brian Christopher nods.
Brian Christopher starts moving again.
Tim White checks Brian Christopher's arm.
He lifts it... it falls.
He lifts it... it stays up !
Brian Christopher fights his way out of the hold after 1 minute.
Brian Christopher goes for a kick to the midsection, but Chris Benoit
counters it with a dragon screw.
Chris Benoit goes for a Northern Lights suplex, but Brian Christopher
counters it with a swinging neckbreaker.
The decibel level in the building is unbelievable.
Brian Christopher gives the sign for the Tennessee Jam.
Brian Christopher executes the Tennessee Jam on Chris Benoit.
Tim White counts: One, two, three.
The decibel level in the building is unbelievable.
The winner is Brian Christopher. Time of match: 0:16:02
Brian Christopher adds insult to injury and whacks Chris Benoit over the head with the title.
Brian Christopher grabs the WWF title after the bell sounds and climbs back into
the ring. A groggy Chris Benoit is staggering back onto his feet, and
Christopher taunts him with the title. Benoit shoves him off, just wanting to
go backstage, shower and go home.
Christopher takes exception to that and smacks Benoit over the head with the
title just as the Crippler turns around to leave the ring.
Guest color commentator Ken Shamrock immediately storms the ring, spears
Brian Christopher and grabs the title belt away from Christopher.
Chris Benoit gets back on his wobbly legs and turns around, seeing Ken Shamrock
with the belt and Brian Christopher down on his back.
Only milliseconds later, Chris Benoit grabs Ken Shamrock in the Crippler
Crossface, holding it for minutes until being pulled off by WWF officials.
An irate Chris Benoit is escorted back while Ken Shamrock is being attended to.
Match Observations:
As promised, the WWF debuted a whole host of new faces tonight on RAW... or did
they ?!?
If you think about it, the only *really* new face was Canadian youngster Edge
who disposed of the feared Dan "The Beast" Severn after a long, hard fight.
Or did the WWF mean they'd show a completely new face in terms of the direction
the company is heading in ?
If that is the case, the announcement suddenly makes sense. Newcomers D-Lo
Brown and Mark Henry beating the Dudleys on their way to a title shot against
the WWF World Tag Team Champions. Hayabusa blitzing Al Snow in seconds. WWF
legend Shawn Michaels losing an Intercontinental Title Match clean via
submission to the current champion, Kendo Ka Shin. Sabu and Rob Van Dam
squaring off for the first time in a long while. And the crowning of a new
WWF World Champion in Brian Christopher. A lot has changed in the past few
months, and the face of the WWF will never be the same again.
Sabu and Rob Van Dam... only one of these men will become a fixture on the
WWF singles roster. There isn't enough room for both these men in the WWF, and
at In Your House in three weeks, they will meet one more time in a Final War
match. The winner is guaranteed a title shot down the line. The loser leaves
the WWF.
In addition, another long-running feud will culminate at that event. Masato
Tanaka and Dave Finlay will collide for the very last time. The winner is
guaranteed a shot at the Intercontinental Title soon.
It's truly unbelievable ! Brian Christopher of all people has beaten Chris
Benoit for the WWF World Title - fair and square, in the middle of the ring.
And it didn't end there... Christopher worked hard to add insult to injury,
decking Benoit with his newly-won title after the match. As if that hadn't
been enough, he also caused serious friction between longtime friends and travel
partners Benoit and Ken Shamrock. Shamrock, who tried to save Benoit from
Christopher's savage beating, was mistaken by Benoit for being the perpetrator
of the attack. As a consequence, Benoit put the already-injured Shamrock in the
Crippler Crossface.
You can expect something important to happen in this regard at In Your House.
As many of you will recall, the Rock will get a title shot against Brian
Christopher at In Your House in his final match with the WWF. What will happen
should he win the title ?
That question would have to be addressed by WWF officials but we can only
speculate. The most probably scenario is to strip the Rock of the title and put
it up for grabs in January's Royal Rumble. We will keep you posted.
Meanwhile, Edge will face his first real challenge in the WWF at In Your House:
former WWF World Champion Hollywood Hogan. Maybe it's just me but it doesn't
look good for the youngster !
Shawn Michaels has requested a rematch against Kendo Ka Shin which has been
granted and will also take place at In Your House. He wants to avenge his
embarrassing loss from tonight, and who is to blame him ?
Finally, the WWF World Tag Team Titles will be contested in a Four-Way Dance
with champions Bret Hart and Val Venis, top contenders Stan Hansen and Steve
Williams, the Dudley Boys and Liger and Sasaki from Japan.
See you in three weeks !
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