WWE RAW 6/11/07 Live Coverage

Hi everybody! I'm joining RAW in progress since I got off work at 7pm.



I saw the finish of Edge/Cena with Edge getting the countout victory and Great Khali has been drafted to Smackdown.

Jesse Ventura gave us a video message saying that Vince hasn't earned the title of "Mister" and that he's a dictator.

Backstage with Coach who announces what we already know about Vengance being a night of champions and the main event is going to WWE Championship Challenge match meaning that any former World Champ can challenge I believe.

Commercial break.

Carlito vs. CM Punk is up now. Punk in control early on but misses a high knee which allows Carlito to gain control and hit an awesome dropkick on Punk in mid air getting a nearfall. Carlito is working over the ribs of Punk then puts on Body Scissors but Punk reverses it into a Boston Crab and Carlito breaks it by grabbing the bottom rope but Punk kicks him in the head for 2. Punk now hits the high knee in the corner then tries for a bulldog but Carlito stops it then hits the Backstabber. Punk rolls out but Carlito rolls him back in to get a nearfall. Punk reverses the Backstabber then makes Carlito Go To Sleep for the win which means that The Boogeyman has been drafted to ECW.

Snoop Dogg has now left a video for Vince and says that Cena will kick his ass sooner or later, Austin already has then reminds Vince when he had his head in Big Show's butt. I should've known this was gonna backfire on Vince.

Commercial break.

Another video package of Vince McMahon. Nothing spectacular here.

Mick Foley has now come out to the top of the entrance ramp. He has thrown his hat into the open WWE Championship match then begins to talk about Vince. He starts by saying nice things then turns around and blasts him like everybody else has tonight and asks if Vince has any real friends and also gets his cheap pop in. He reads a list of wrestlers and celebrities and the majority of them were cheered then Mick says all of them declined not to come.

Commercial.

Our next match is Balls Mahoney vs. Umaga. I think RAW just got their draft pick. Balls got Samoan Spiked so hard that he spasmed on the ground which means that King Booker has been drafted to RAW.

Commercial.

Our next celebrity that talks to Vince is Steve-O. He gives us a poem and was actually nice to Vince.

Bobby Lashley vs. Chris Benoit is up now. Both men start out with some ground moves with Lashley taking control but Benoit gets to the ropes and they go at it again and they break, stand up and Lashley gets a nearfall. Both men trading blows with Lashley getting the upperhand for another nearfall. Benoit punches and chops away then gets a snap suplex for 2. Lashley fights back and gets a backbreaker for 2. Lashley gains control and shoulder tackles Benoit into the turnbuckle but Benoit gets the Crossface on and Lashley gets to the ropes. Lashley avoids the Sharpshooter, Benoit avoids a power move then hits the 3 german suplexes but Lashely gets up right away. Benoit gets the Sharpshooter in but Lashley powers out the hits a powerslam for the win which means Chris Benoit has been drafted to ECW.

Another video, this time from Donald Trump. He says that he might just have his own appreciation night sometime.

Commercial.

Ashley is live via satellite. She says she's sorry for spilling the coffee on Vince and then goes what he's done to other Divas. They show a video of Trish Stratus barking like a dog and getting stripped to her lingerie in 2001 then Ashley says that 2 Divas are going to come out and do the same thing now. The bad news is that it's, of course, Moolah and Mae Young.

Commercial.

We now have a video from "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka and none other than the Iron Sheik!!! I have no idea what Sheik said but he sounded as funny as always. The only thing wrong with this was their was no humbling.

We now have US Champ MVP taking on IC Champ Santino Morella, the only match I thought would happen tonight. MVP in control and gets a couple nearfalls. Both men exchange kicks with MVP gaining control and gets another nearfall. Morella reverses a submission then gets a nearfall. Series of reversals and MVP gets that wicked kick in the turnbuckle and gest the win which means Torrie Wilson is drafted to Smackdown.

Commercial.

We get a video from Bret "Hitman" Hart who says the only way to appreciate Vince is with fists.

The Miz vs. Snitsky. All I have to say is that ECW is getting another Draft pick. Snitsky does too much of a post match beatdown so the ref overturns the decision so Chris Masters is drafted to Smackdown.

We get a video Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. He did a great joke about the McMahon walk.

Commercial.

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper has now come out on top of the entrance ramp. Piper shows us a video package of what DX did to him last year then what Austin has done to him then what happened to him at WM 23.

Commercial.

Our next video comes from Mark Cuban. I have no idea who this guy is.

Diva's match! Candice is taking on Kristal. She doesn't look too bad but I would've went with Michelle McCool. Candice in firm control and gets a nearfall. Candice wins with an awesome spin kick so RAW now gets ECW Wordl Champion Bobby Lashley. Coach has now come out and says that since Lashley is now part of RAW he can no longer be the ECW World Champion. Lashley gives Coach the title then grabs his mic and says he's still a champion and will prove it on RAW.

the next video is from Bob Costas. Bob says he doesn't appreciate it that he wasn't considered for Gene Okerlund's spot as an announcer. He talked about the interview he did with Vince years ago.

Commercial.

Video of Cena at a celebrity car race.

Jeff Hardy vs. Elijah Burke vs. Batista. I smell a draft pick for Smackdown. Burke tries to get Batista outside but Hardy comes up from behind and takes him back in bu Batista takes control. Jeff avoids a Batista Bomb and another move then hits the Swanton but Burke breaks it up. Burke now in firm control but Jeff fights back, keeps Batista outside but misses a Swanton. Batista now back in and hits Spinebusters on both men the Batista Bombs Burke which means the next person drafted to Smackdown is "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair!

Our next video is from Capt. Lou Albano. He calls Vince a punk but he doesn't care.

Commercial.

"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes has now come out to the entrance ramp. He has one of the best entrance themes ever! He says you don't like Vince but you gotta respect him.

Commercial.

This video is from "Mean" Gene Okerlund. He was dripping with sarcasm.

Matt Hardy, William Regal, Chris Masters, Chavo and Mark Henry represent Smackdown. Dreamer, Sandman, Cor Von, Stryker and Thorn represent ECW. Nitro, Dykstra, Eugene, Visera and Orton represent RAW. Smackdown and ECW have a good showing but RAWs representation is lacking a lot. Stryker is out followed by Sandman, Regal, Chavo, Dreamer, Thorn, Vis and we go to commercial. Kenny and Eugene have been eliminated during the break followed by Cor Von, Nitro, Masters, Henry then Matt Hardy so the next 2 people drafted to RAW are Snitsky (CRAP!) and Mr. Kennedy (meh).

Backstage with Vince who walks out of a room with a crazy look on his face.

Commercial.

Our final vido fro the night is "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. He says he appreciates the oppurtunity to make Vince's life hell. Perfect way to end those videos.

Vince has now come out. I missed what he did at the start of the show but I heard from the announcers that he read some prepared statement. Vince startd to talk but drops the mic, looks around then leaves the ring. He stops at the top of the entry ramp, looks back then walks all the way out. We follow Vince backstage as he goes by all the WWE Superstars and is stopped by Coach who re directs him to his limo. We follow him outside now as he gets into his limo and it blows up! We see the limo in flames as the show ends.

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WWE RAW 6/4/07 Live Coverage: Summer Vacation edition

Welcome to a somewhat special Summer Vacation edition of RAW live coverage. The reason I call it this is because I have taken the whole week off work. All I've read about One Night Stand is who won.



The Champ is here and has come out to the ring. Was anybody stupid enough to think that Khali would win? Certainly nobody here at the Times. He talks about his match last night then goes on to the draft then Vince interrupts him. He's walking quite gingerly after his match last night. Vince says that Cena is there to embarass, humiliate and let everybody know he isn't a world champ anymore. He reminds us what his name is but Cena turns his back on him before he can finish. He then turns back around and says that Vince is tired and doesn't know what he's doing. Vince tries to say his full name again but Cena cuts him off again saying he's losing patience and that Vince has lost his mind. Vince says he hasn't lost a thing then sets up a WWE Title match with Cena facing Umaga and Khali tonight. Vince getting thrown completely out of whack after losing the ECW World Title is totally believable. The facial expressions and crazy sounds helped too.

Commercial.

Our first match of the night is Cryme Tyme w/Candice Michelle taking on Kenny Dykstra and Melina. Candice has on matching clothing teaming with Cryme Tyme and Nitro and JTG start out. Quite an acrobatic kick from Nitro who tags in Kenny. Double team move from Kenny and Nitro but Shad breaks it up. Hot tag to Shad who runs over Kenny and Nitro. He goes for a pin but Kenny breaks it up. Candice and Melina go at it which allows Cryme Tyme to double team Nitro for the win.

Backstage with Maria and Morella. They talk about the IC Title for a bit then Vince comes in. Vince tells Morella to get out to the ring and defend his title. He actually says "Get" a few more times with a crazy look on his face.

Commercial.

Santino Morella is defending the IC Title against, of course, Chris Masters. This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone since Morella and Masters have been feuding. If it is then...surprise! Nice back heel trip gets Morella 2 then he grunts and Masters answers that with a hot shot into the ropes. Masters tries to apply the Masterlock but Morella gets out of it then rolls him up for the win. This has got to be the most the IC Title has been defended lately and Morella has been doing an excellent job.

Commercial.

Hardys, Cade & Murdoch are backstage. C&M want another shot at the Tag Titles but only when they're at 100%. Vince shows up yet again and has the Hardys face C&M tonight. He then goes over to Flair and Torrie. They talk for a bit then Vince puts Torrie in a match with Carlito. Flair tells Vince "you win some, you lose some" then Vince has him go up against Randy Orton. This has been a great way to set up matches.

Commercial.

Randy Orton vs. Ric Flair is up now. I haven't heard anything about Flair needing time off or getting released so this is either Flair getting a win or Orton getting the win but not doing anything to Flair's head. Flair lights up Orton to start then stomps on his head a few times. Orton reverses an Irish Whip into a powerslam and we go to an unexpected commercial. Back from commercial with Falir applying the Figure Four but Orton gets to the ropes. Orton regains control, gets a nearfall then mounts and punches Flair on the mat. Flair chops Orton and he replies with a dropkick for 2. King suggests that the rest of the Superstars stay in the locker room until next week and I have to agree. Orton rverses a Figure Four into a small package for 2 then punches away. Flair answers with chops then a poke in the eye for 2. Orton reverses a whip into the turnbuckle then clotheslines Flair in the corner who does his usual flop. Flair fights back again which makes Orton go outside. Flair follows but gets suplexed. Orton brings Flair back in the ring then does that running kick to the head of Flair. Flair gets up slowly but runs into an RKO for the win. The ref prevents Orton from doing a post match beatdown.

Commercial.

Carlito vs. Torrie is now up. Torrie come out with a huge bandage on her and Varlito looks concerened and tells Torrie to just walk out. This all just a ploy so he can hit the Backstabber and get a quick pin. Torrie must be getting more training to take the Backstabber for 2 weeks straight.

Hardys are shown walking down a hallway talking as we go to commercial.

Hardys vs. C&M is up. Why did the announcer just call them the current Tag Team Champions? It's not like all the former champions carry around their belts. Even if they did, would they call them "Former Tag Team Champions"? Enough rambling, onto the match. Matt and Cade start out with Matt rolling Cade up for a nearfall. Cade takes control, gets a nearfall then tags in Murdoch who also gets a nearfall. Matt fights back then tags in Jeff and they do a doubleteam move for 2. Quck tags now from the Hardys who do more doubleteaming which sends Murdoch to the outside. Jeff goes for a high risk move and nearly misses Murdoch and hurts his knee as we go to commercial. Back from commercial with Matt in the ring with Murdoch. Tag to Cade who gets a nearfall then works on the injured ribs. Murdoch back in who continues to work on the ribs and gets a nearfall. Quick tags from C&M. Cade hits a spinebuster for 2. Murdoch in now and Matt tries to fight back. Matt hits an Inverted DDT which allows him to tag Jeff who cleans house despite a bad knee. He goed up for a Swanton but Murdoch catches him. Matt sends Murdoch out but Jeff misses the Swanton which allows Cade to get the pin. Jeff had his foot on the rope but Murdoch got it off. C&M have finally attacked Hardys with the Tag Belts.

Backstage with Coach and Vince. Vince is being very cryptic about something bad coming but says he'll feel better next week with the Draft. He tells Coach to go out to the ring.

Commercial.

Coach is now out on the entrance ramp talking about the Draft. He also lets us know that next week is also Mr. McMahon Appreciation Night. This was short and sweet which is a good thing.

Main Event time. Khali comes out to the ring as we go to commercial. Back from commercial for the other entrances. The announcer now gives us intros which is certainly different. I would like to mention that the Umaga/Khali/Shane McMahon segment from last week is hilarious and I wish they could've found some way to do another segment like that this week. Khali is taking on Cena first as Umaga goes outside. Cena sent to the outside now and Khali follows him and throws him into the steps. Umaga grabs the steps and tries to hit Cena but he ducks and it hits Khali. Cena and Umaga now in the ring with Umaga in control. Cena tries to pick up Umaga but Umaga falls on him for 2. Cena tries to fight back but gets a Sidewalk Slam to get Umaga another nearfall. Khali is now back in the ring and is very displeased with Umaga. They now trade blows with Khali coming out on top who then turns his attention to Cena. Cena tries for an FU but Khali elbows him in the jaw. Big bodyslam from Khali who then hits a legdrop but Cena gets his foot on the rope. Umaga tries to come back in but Khali clubs him back out. Umaga gets back in, ties Khali in the ropes then misses his butt bump on Cena. Khali tries for the double chokeslam but Umaga hits him with the Spike. Cena then shoulderblocks Umaga outside then FUs Khali for the win. Khali gets pinned twice in 2 days so I think his push is pretty much done. Cena celebrates at the top of the entrance ramp and Umaga throws a fit as the show ends.

Another solid RAW with Vince pulling off being crazy very well. There also wasn't much done with the Divas. This is good in that it shows they actually had more matches planned this week but it's bad because we don't get anything like the Battle Royal last week. Speaking of which, I hope Michelle McCool gets drafted to RAW because she is smoking!

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ECW 5/29/07 Live Coverage

Welcome to the last ECW show before One Night Stand. I see that there are only 2 matches with ECW brand wrestlers in them. Odd considering this PPV was set up to showcase ECW. That's WWE for ya.



We start the show out with Randy Orton. He talks about his match last night then they show a video package for it. He then informs us that RVD has challenged him to a stretcher match for One Night Stand which brings Dreamer out. Dreamer says he's not gonna stand by and allow Orton to gloat then challenges him to a match. Orton accepts and says he'll kill the legend of ECW. That's gonna be hard to do since that legend of ECW was killed when they brought it back.

Commercial.

CM Punk vs. Burke in a No-DQ match is now up. No clear advantage yet with Burke taking a few cheap shots to try and take control. Punk chopping Burke down with kicks to get a nearfall. Burke thrown into the ropes, holds onto the top and gets clotheslined over. He grabs a chair, heads back to the ring but gets a baseball dropkick from Punk as we go to commercial. We're back with Burke having control in the ring. He gets control during the break by ramming Punks back into the ringpost outside. There is a table in the ring as well so look for it to be used. Punk gets a surprise rollup for 2 but Burke retains control and gets a couple nearfalls. Nice flapjack from Burke as he continues to work on Punks ribs. Burke props the table up in a turnbuckle. Punk with enziguri for 2. Punk sees the table, tries to throw Burke into it but we get several reversals with Burke gaining control with a back suplex. Cor Von has now come in with a chair but Punk uses it on him. Punk tries to hit GTS but Burke rakes his eyes which allows Cor Von to hit the Pounce on him through the table and Burke to get the pin.

Commercial.

We're back with Vince via satellite. He makes fun of Joey, Tazz's and Lashley's names then introduces him. Both look very confident. Lashley says he'll hurt Vince without having to use any weapons.

We get the same video package of RVD/Orton from last night. They could've used this time for either a backstage segment or a Snitsky squash match.

Commercial.

Extreme Expose is up. If they put Michelle McCool in this group it'd be even hotter.

Kevin Thorn vs. Balls Mahoney is up. Basic squash match with Balls losing cleanly to Thorn. I love that Original Sin finishing move.

Backstage with Major Brothers and Stryker. Stryker goes on about the match he had last week then gives us the word of the night that was odd I don't even know what it was. Major Brothers then remind Stryker about ther first win being against him and he challenges one of them to a match next week.

Commercial.

Main Event time. They keep saying that Orton wants to kill the Legend of ECW. See my comments on the first segment about that. Orton has been in firm control but gets caught on the top rope as Dreamer hits a superplex. Dreamer punches the crap out of Orton then gets a couple nearfalls. Orton tied to the Tree of Woe and gets a dropkick to the head then an inverted DDT for 2. Dreamer ducks another DDT then hits the RKO for the win. Who actually thought Dreamer was gonna win? I certainly didn't. Orton hits a post match RKO, fakes the knee shot he gave RVD last night then finally goes for it. RVD tries to make the save but gets hit in the head. Orton walks down the aisle looking at RVD as the show ends.

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WWE RAW 5/28/07 Live Coverage

Hello all! I am back this week with live coverage. Did ya miss me?
This edition of RAW is dedicated to the Armed Forces.



We start the night with the Diva's Bikini Beach Blast Battle Royal. I will not be doing much commentary on this match since it's ladies in bikinis and probably little wrestling. They're keeping with the tri-branded shows with every Diva going into this match. Melina gets sprayed with water bottles and the battle royal is on. I think there are a few Divas missing from this, particularly Torrie Wilson, Victoria and Ashley. Kristal is the first eliminated followed by Brooke, Maria, Layla, Kelly Kelly, Mickie James (who takes a savage water gun shot), Jillian Hall, Candice Michelle, Jillian Hall and then Melina. Michelle McCool was the only Diva who did any wrestling and good god Michelle looks hot in a bikini. I need to start watching Smackdown more if only for the Divas. Also, this match has made me wanna take a cold shower since all the Diva's looked hot in bikinis.

Shane McMahon is shown walking down a hallway as we go to commercial.

Back from commercial as Shane comes out and announces another WWE Draft. I'm happy to hear this since things on RAW have gotten a little stale as I'm sure they have been on Smackdown. ECW has always been quite stale so I don't know if this will help them. He then announces a 2-on-3 match with Cena and Lashley taking on Shane McMahon, Umaga and Khali. Shane does some stupid rhyme with honey and money and he leaves as we go to another commercial.

We now have Hardys/Cade & Murdoch vs. World's Greatest Tag Team/Nitro & Dykstra. Nitro and Cade start out. JR and King were hyping up the latest draft during the entrances and that was a good time to do it. Matt and Shelton are now in but we get a quick tag to Jeff and they do a double team move for 2. Matt back in and gets a 2nd rope elbow to Shelton's back for 2. Haas now tagged in. Matt gets a few moves on him then Cade and Murdoch get their licks in. Shelton how tagged in who gets clubbing blows from Murdoch who then tags in Jeff. Murdoch hits an awesome top rope crossbody to the outside as we go to commercial. We're back with Jeff getting the hot tag but Haas and Shelton go after him. Kenny tagged in who gets a nearfall who then slingshots Jeff into Nitro and they hit a double team move with a pinfall broken up by Matt. Shelton now in who hits a nice spin kick for 2. The heels have been in control ever since they came back from commercial with Jeff taking the punishment. Tag to Kenny who gets a couple nearfalls then puts a resthold on. Jeff hits a desperation move and gets the hot tag to Matt who bulldogs Kenny for 2. Matt just hit a double DDT on Nitro and Kenny and it's all broken down. Finish is Hardys hitting the Twist of Fate/Swanton to get the win for their team. Shelton grabs a mic and says that he and Haas weren't pinned then challenge Hardys for the Tag Titles. They accept but it's gonna be a ladder match.

Grisham is shown standing outside Cena's locker room as we go to commercial.

Grisham is now interviewing Cena. He says he never goes back on his word and tells us again he ain't afraid of Khali. He does an excellent impersonation of Khali and says there's doubt more than fear.

Commercial.

Maria is backstage interviewing Santino Morella. She asks him about the draft and says he's gonna be happy anywhere. Maria hits on him and Morella asks her if she's ok. He walks off and Orton comes in and talks smack about RVD. He says he has respect for HBK but none for RVD. There was also a nice joke where Maria asked Santino if his accent was Italian and he said it was New Jersey.

RVD vs. Orton is up. They hype One Night Stand and the sponsor's ad was actually bigger than anything else, which is a little sad. They're starting out rather slow with some standing switches and such then RVD hits an armdrag. RVD with a unique pin attempt with his legs then a rollup for 2 which makes Orton go outside for a few seconds. RVD hits a big Monkey Flip but Orton replies with a knee to the gut. RVD now with a headlock thenn its a big kick to take Orton down to the mat but Orton rolls out before he can hit Rolling Thunder. RVD jumps to the top but Orton dropkicks him all the into the security railing as we go to commercial. Back with Orton putting a rest hold on RVD. RVD tried to fight back but Orton pulls his hair. Orton with a high knee drop for a nearfall. JR and King keep telling us that there's nothing else the doctors can do for HBK but at least he hasn't gotten worse. RVD finally hits Rolling Thunder but can't capitalize. High kick to Orton's head then a clothesline gets RVD 2. Split-legged moonsault gets RVD 2 and 99/100. Orton with a thumb to the eye but RVD hits a windmill kickm goes for the frog splash but he hesitates for a second which allows Orton to get up on the apron so RVD kicks him onto the security rail. Orton fires back with that devastating DDT and gets a nearfall. RVD now having trouble with his head which Orton goes for without hesitation. Orton hits a brutal knee to RVD which causes the ref to stop the match. Post match is Orton giving RVD the most savage RKO I've ever seen. It looked like the top of RVD's head hit the mat then flipped over onto his back. They replay the RKO and I still cringed at it.

Commercial.

Torrie and Victoria weren't in the Diva Battle Royal because they're in the next match up as Torrie teams with Ric Flair to take on Victoria and Carlito. Flair and Carlito start out and I was about to say that at some point in this match Flair will go at it with Victoria when he just put the Figure Four on her. Carlito hits a few moves on Flair then tags in Victoria as Flair tags in Torrie. Carlito takes Ric Flair out in the outside which allows Carlito to come and hit the Backstabber on Torrie for the win. Match was about the right amount of time.

Commercial.

Umaga and Khali backstage. They argue in their native languages then Shane comes in and says "Worst Promdate Ever". He tells them to take out Lashley and Cena and then he gets the pin.

Commercial.

Maria is out for the 3rd time tonight with the Kiss Cam. She's had more screentime tonight than any other Diva. Masters interrupts her and talks about the interview she had with Morella earlier than challenges him to a Masterlock Challenge. I hope this is the last time we see the Masterlock Challenge ever. Santino flies down to the ring and we have an impromptu match. Masters catches him in mid air, hits a shoulderblock then applies the Masterlock. Masters never even lost his gum.

Commercial.

Main Event time. Cena doesn't get an overwhelming round of cheers from this Toronto crowd. Umaga and Cena start out and Umaga takes control. I think I heard a "Cena Sucks" chant. Khali tagged in for a bit then tags in Shane. Umaga now back in and they triple team Cena. Samoan Drop gets Umaga 2. Shane back in and we get dueling Cena Sucks, Let's Go Cena chants. Cena fights out of the leg submission and gets the hot tag to Lashley as Umaga gets tagged. Lashley has Khali tied up in the ropes and Umaga Spikes Cena on the outside. Khali gets untied, double chokeslams Lashley then Shane does the top rope elbow drop for the win. Vince has now come out to the top of the ramp and he celebrates with them to end the show.

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WWE RAW 5/21/07 "Day Old" Coverage

Hello and welcome to a special “Day Old” coverage edition of RAW. Based on what I saw in the 2nd hour it looks very good.



We start out with a video of the Lashley vs. McMahon’s and Umaga from Judgement Day. I saw the videos for Orton/HBK and Cena/Khali in the 2nd hour too.

Lashley has come out and challenged Vince to a streefight. Vince, Shane and Umaga are now out and stop at the top of the ramp. Vince’s hair has grown back fairly good. He tells Lashley no then says he will be facing The Blue Meanie for the ECW Title in a streetfight at One Night Stand. Shane grabs the mic from his father and hypes him up by listing a who’s who of past and present stars. Vince gets the mic back announces that Lashley must run a gauntlet to get his next title shot.

This is where a commercial break would go.

Ric Flair and Carlito have a rematch. Carlito’s chest still shows the effects of their Judgement Day match and Flair chops him some more to start. Carlito now in control and focusing on Flair’s arm and shoulder. Flair gets a foot on the ropes to break an arm submission then chops the crap out of Carlito again. Carlito goes for his springboard elbow but Flair ducks, chop blocks him then attempts a Figure Four but Carlito pokes him in the eye. Flair and Carlito fight to a double count out then Carlito beats Flair down on the outside and does his usual apple spitting in the face. Carlito was so close to the fans that we heard a fan tell him that she hopes he chokes on his apple.

Insert commercial here.

Candice Michelle is taking on Melina in a non-title match. I’m watching this with my 9-year old niece and she gives pretty good commentary on the Diva’s choice of attire. Melina has been in full control with some nice submissions but goes to the well once to often which allows Canidce to take control. Candice has improved greatly with those kicks and a good dropkick. Candice pins Melina withy an excellent bridge to get her another win. I was quite surprised to see Candice get a clean win.

Khali and his translator are arguing backstage.

Another commercial break here.

Video package of Austin going on various TV shows talking about his film. Guess they ran out of things to do with actual footage of the film.

Lashley takes on Chris Masters in the first gauntlet match. Masters moves out of the way in the turnbuckle and Lashley shoulder blocks the turnbuckle. Masters locks in the Masterlock early on but Lashley gets in the ropes for the break. Lashley with a big powerslam for 2 then scores with the spear for the win.

The World’s Greatest Tag Team are out for commentary on The Hardys’ match against Kenny Dykstra and Johhny Nitro. Nitro and Dykstra are in control early on but Matt comes back and tags in Jeff who gets 2. Jeff goes up top, Dysktra tries to distract him but Matt takes him out which allows Jeff to pin Nitro. WGTT jump The Hardys but Cade and Murdoch come out for the save .

This is where I fast forwarded through commercials.

The Great Khali and his translator have come out. Khali says that he was cheated last night and that he has never submitted in his life because his foot was under the ropes. Khali also says that the ref, fans and Cena screwed him. He then says that Cena never knocked him off his feet without using the steps. Khali says he can beat Cena anywhere which prompts the champ to come out. My brother is now here and we’re doing our own translating of what Khali says. Cena calls Khali an 8 foot cry baby, agrees that Khali’s foot was under the rope but he tapped out anyway. Cena says he was afraid of Khali before Judgement Day but that has passed. Cena now says he can beat Khali anywhere and Khali’s reply is a chop to the head and the double handed choke slam.

More commercials going by fast and we’re now up to the hour I saw live.

Lashley’s 2nd opponent in the gauntlet is Big Vis. Vis misses with a big open handed chop which allows Lashley to attack his arm but Vis turns it around clotheslines him. Lashley jumps over Vis then slams him for 2. Vis hit’s a sidewalk slam for 2. Awesome kick from Vis gets him another 2. Lashley now being hammered in the turnbuckles by Vis who misses a big splash then gets speared for Lashley’s 2nd win of the night.

Commercial break and they come back with the Timbaland video that had Torrie Wilson, some new (to me) Smackdown Diva, Extreme Expose and Ashley. It had a Sin City look to it with the girls wrestling in a WWE ring. It looked pretty good.

Another commercial break and they come back with Randy Orton in the ring. He regrets that HBK’s wife had to see what happened at Judgement Day which leads to a video recap of the match. He informs us that injuries are a target and he took advantage of it and that he beat HBK because he’s the Legend Killer. The Judgement Day match and this promo really put Orton over as a huge heel.

Vince is backstage with Umaga hyping him up for his gauntlet match with Lashley which comes up after a commercial break. Umaga hit’s a big splash for 2 and keeps the pressure on. Lashley tries to fight back but Umaga gives him a Samoan Drop for another near fall. Umaga tries to hit a flying head butt but Lashley rolls out of the way then shoulder blocks U,aga through the ropes. Lashley jumps off the apron but Umaga kicks him then clobbers him with a chair for Lashley to win by DQ. We cut backstage to Shane and Vince walking down a hallway with Shane dressed to wrestle as they go to commercial. They show us what happened during the break with Umaga destroying Lashley some more as Shane comes out to be the last person in the gauntlet. Umaga grabs another chair but Shane Vince convince him not to do it and the ref ejects him. Lashley rolls up Shane for 2 then gets a delayed spine buster for another near fall. Shane takes control and hit’s a DDT for 2 then focuses on Lashley’s back with a Boston Crab. Lashley powers out and Shane replies with a top rope elbow to the back for 2 then applies a camel clutch (sheiky joke here). Lashley powers out again, tries for a move with Shane on his back b ut can’t do it. Shane tries for another top rope elbow but gets speared in midair to get Lashley the win and another shot at the ECW Title. Show ends with Vince and Lashley looking eye to eye.

Another solid show with some nice set ups for One Night Stand.

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ECW 5/15/07 Live Coverage

Hi everybody! I am back this week doing live coverage of ECW. Let's see if it's as boring as last week.



We get our first recap video of the night in the form of Lashley's match last night.

Vince is now being shown via satellite. He says he'll never forgive or forget what happened to him at WM23 and announces Lashley taking on the remaining members of the New Breed tonight.

Let the bodies hit the floor? More like let the s**t hit the fan.

RVD has come out for the first match of the night. They said who he was facing but I was too busy wondering why they were using the Smackdown set to hear it.

Commercial.

His oppnent for tonight is ECW's resident squash match man, Snitsky. RVD tries to kick Snitsky's legs but to no avail. This has be the longest match Snitsky has had since going to ECW because they'd be onto another segment by now. RVD gets a back kick on Snitsky then fights back with more kicks. RVD heel kicks Snitsky to the outside but he takes too much time showboating which allows Snitsky to clothesline him on the outside then blasts RVD with a chair for the DQ. RVD isn't in too much trouble if he gets a DQ win over Snitsky instead of Snitsky squashing him.

Commercial.

CM Punk has come out for his match against Steven Richards with his ribs taped up. Richards rips off the bandages then starts to kick and punch his ribs and gets 2. Richards now with a bow and arrow submission but Punk turns it around gets a nearfall. Richards now with an abdominal stretch but Punk again counters with a hip toss. Punk moves out of the way in the turnbuckle and hits a neckbreaker for 2. Richards tries for a Tornado DDT but Punk reverses into the GTS for the win.

Backstage with NB. Burke asks if they're ready and Cor Von says he is. STryker tries to say something but Burke cuts him off.

Commercial.

Kevin Thorn is out for his match with Nunzio. I heard this was orginally gonna be Sabu/Thorn but Sabu got released his afternoon so that's somewhat of a save. Holy Crap! Thorn just hit a vicious powerbomb. Speaking of vicious, Thorn has been all over Nunzio. Nunzio fights back with a kicks and gets a nearfall but it doesn't last long as Thorn hits The Dark Kiss for the win.

We get the same video of Austin's film from RAW.

Commercial.

Extreme Expose is now up. The particulars of this are of no concern since it's just the usual dancing to different music. We get the 2nd recap video of the night and it's the same thing that started the show. Why do they need to show it again? We now have Lashley talk about his match tonight and his match at Judgement Day. The graphics they're using for this are pretty cool, like a sci-fi aspect.

Main event time. NB come out as we go to commercial. We're back with Lashley's entrance. Burke says he'll start out but is no doubt regretting it as Lashley takes it to him. Burke runs over to his corner and tags in Cor Von who gets a shoulder block from Lashley then Stryker tags himself in. Stryker gets planted on the outside, Burke gets caught sleeping in the apron but Cor Von pounces Lashley so hard he flies over the top rope. Lashley back in, tries to fight back but NB is in firm control. Burke in, gets a Belly to Belly suplex, tags Cor Von who gets thrown outside then Lashley brings in Stryker who gets destroyed with a spear then gets the win. Lashley stands in the ring looking at the NB as the show ends.

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WWE RAW 5/14/07 Live Coverage

Good evening Ladies and germs! It's time once again for RAW. I see on wwe.com that this will be Edge's last match on RAW which doesn't sadden me too much. I'm sure he can find some fresh feuds on Smackdown.



We atart out with WWE Champion John Cena. He comes out with a determined look on his face and without the title. Let's hope the closest Khali ever comes to holding the WWE Title is right now and not at Judgement Day. Cena seems to be on the verge of tears after what happened last week and he's actually trying to put over Khali. He goes from on the verge of crying to his usual self saying he's going to take it to Khali and demands that Khali come out with the WWE Title right now. Khali shows up on the Titantron with (finally) a translator. It took them this long to get him a translator? I now officially love the buildup for their match. Cena runs to the back to try and attack Khali but gets destroyed as we go to commercial. Great Khali as WWE Champion doesn't sound too bad as long as they keep the translator I think.

Jeff Hardy vs. Trevor Murdoch is our first match of the night. I was just looking over the Judgement Day card on wwe.com and I don't see their match listed. Murdoch gets a nearfall after dodging a turnbuckle move. Nice reverse neckbraker gets Jeff 2 and now they're fighting on the top rope. Jeff throws him down then tries to hit the Swanton but Murdoch gets his knees up. Jeff pulls a rollup out of nowhere to get the win. Murdoch and Jeff shake hands afterward then he and Cade leave the ring. A nice opener and I am very surprised that Cade and Murdoch haven't done any sneak attacks.

Commercial break.

Backstage with Coach, Umaga and the McMahon's. Shane says they got his back as we go to commercial.

Slam of the week is Santino beating Masters last week. Santino and Masters is now up. Masters gets an entrance this time but it doesn't take as long as usual because he's angry about his loss. Masters tries to apply the Masterlock early on but Santino gets out of it which really shows you that the Masterlock Challenge is over. Masters gets a nearfall then continues to work on Santino's back. Masters tries apply the Masterlock again but it gets blocked yet again. Santino tries to fight back but Masters hits a spinebuster for a nearfall. Masters tries to apply the Masterlock a third time but Santino rolls him up for the win. Masters attacks Santino from behind and finally applies the Masterlock. I would say fourth time's the charm but it doesn't sound as cool. Masters and Santino are actually putting on some decent matches lately.

Commercial break.

Another video of Austin's film with WWE stars being asked who they would put on an island to fight it out. I'm surprised they went 45 minutes before showing that, they have got to be slipping.

Melina has come out to do commentary for the Victoria/Candice match. She does her unique entrance on the announce table and I am so jealous. Candice pulled off some good moves early but Victoria takes control. Wow, Candice just hit some nice kicks and gets a nearfall. Candice gest the clean win after a nice heel kick. Candice motions about the Women's title around her waist and Melina says she's fat which was pretty funny. I am impressed with how good Candice has been the last few weeks and it looks like a Women's Title match isn't too far off.

Commercial break.

We are now "graced" by the appearence of the new World Heavyweight Champion, Edge. He gets a lot of pyro at the top of the entrance ramp then gets into the ring. He says he had the greatest week of any superstar in the industry but that's open for debate. We get clips of his match with Kennedy last week on RAW then his match with Undertaker on Smackdown. They've done a nice job of editing these videos to showcase the "greatness" of Edge. He then tells the fans that they don't deserve it and that The Great Khali is gone. He then talks about his World Title defense against Batista by saying he isn't worried about it. HBK comes out before Edge even leaves the ring. He says that if Edge wants to make a lasting impression then he should just leave. Edge's reply to that is the childish "Hey! Shut up!" This is all that's needed for Edge to take on HBK later tonight.

Todd Grisham interviews Lashley. He doesn't get to say much before Shane comes in and reminds him of the stipulation for their Judgement Day match.

Commercial break.

Vince, Shane and Umaga have now come to be at ringside for the Lashley/Coach match. Lashley takes Coach over by Vince then clubs him for a little bit, hits a sweet backbreaker then spears him for the win. Umaga and Shane attack Lashley right away who gets in a little offense then gets beaten down to the bottom turnbuckle. Umaga misses the butt bump, gets a spear then goes after Vince. Shane sacrifice's himself so Vince can get away and we get Shane hightailing it into a limo then Vince blasting Lashley from behind as we go to commercial.

Carlito vs. Val Venis is up now. I'm amazed Carlito is on this late and even more amazed that Val Venis is. Carlito in firm control of this match getting a nearfall. Carlito hitting an interesting missle dropkick for 2. Val gets a nearfall then fighting back. Val goes up top for The Money Shot but Carlito moves then hits the Backcracker for the win. Flair now runs down to the ring as Carlito runs out through the crowd. I see they're going to have a stacked card for Judgement Day.

Backstage with Orton and HBK. Orton wishes him good luck then says he thinks he can beat him and we get yet another match announced for Judgement Day.

Commercial break.

We get a preview of the music video the WWE Diva's are in then we get a video of what happened with Cena and Khali earlier.

HBK is shown walking backstage as we go to commercial. This was the second short segment tonight which isn't bad.

Main event time. We get a series of nearfalls to start with JR and King talking about concussions. Edge now shown 2 of the top turnbuckles and Edge answers with a kick to the head. HBK runs off the arpon to Edge on the outside as we go to commercial. We come back to HBK facefirst on the mat and Edge kicking his head. The ref tells Edge he wants a clean match but he, of course, doesn't listen. HBK tries to fight back several times but Edge hits him in the head and he still manages to kick out. Edge now going up top but HBK cuts him off, tries to maybe superplex him but gets thrown off. Edge tries for a top rope cross body block but HBK moves out of the way. HBK hits his top rope elbow and the SCM for the win. HBK still lives up to his "Showstopper" nickname. Orton has now come out and attacks HBK. He fights back but Orton low blows him then gives him a kivk to the head. Orton stands there looking at HBK as the show ends.

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WWE RAW 5/7/07

Hello and welcome to RAW! I am your perrenial host Wade and I believe we will have another interesting show.



We start out Coach introducing ECW World Champ Vince McMahon. I like Vince's choice of headwear. He praises Khali for taking out HBK, Edge and Orton and then show a recap video. Vince is announcing the Main Event for Judgement Day but HBK interrupts him. HBK says that Vince has never done anything for him so he's gonna earn his title shot by facing Khali tonight and Vince adds No-DQ to it. He starts talking about the ECW Championship which brings out Lashley. He takes Coach's mic and demands a rematch but Vince reminds him of the "No Touch" clause then they show what happened at Backlash. He provokes Lashley some more then shows a still of the cover of the latest WWE Magazine. Vince then gives him the rematch but it'll be the same as Backlash. Lashley uses Coach as his messenger and destroys him. This was a nice way to set up 2 matches in one segment.

Backstage with Mickie and Candice as they prepare for their upcoming match. It was very nice to see Candice topless on TV.

Commercial.

We have another Mickie/Candice vs. Victoria/Melina. Like I told a friend of mine last week, if they had Torrie and Maria in these matches that'd be the extent of the Women's Division which is sad. Nice doubleteam move from Melina and Victoria on Candice gets them a near fall. Mickie is in now and does her Austin impersonation with the Thesz Press/Punch combo. Candice gets the tag behind Melina's back. Mickie distracts Melina which allows Candice to hit a kick and pin her. What has the Women's Division come to when a lady who's been in Playboy gets this kinda push? I guess I can't complain much since the current Women's champ isn't even a wrestler. Speaking of the Diva's, I'm going to be covering the Diva Search this year. I just hope it isn't too horrible but we'll have to wait and see.

Commercial break.

Santino Morella is defending the IC Title against Chris Masters and I highly endorse their choice of contender. Masters was already in the ring and Santino got an entrance so make of that what you will. Santino with some early offense but Masters takes control with a clothesline. Holy Crap! Santino hit some great kicks. Finish is Santino rolling Masters up coming out of the turnbuckle. Both men impressed me in this match and I'm glad the "Masterlock Challenge" is over and done with.

Commercial break.

Mr. Kennedy has come out again. He stands at the top of the entrance ramp and gives us the countdown again. Are they planning to do this all the way up to WM24? I certainly hope not because it'll get real annoying, real fast.

Maria interviews Orton. He talks about his match tonight and that's it.

Commercial.

Highlanders are taking on Umaga. They'll have just as much luck as they did against Khali. Umaga spikes both then splashes them from the top to win. Basic squash match that shows how Umaga is still a monster.

Another video for Austin's film. He says it's original but I know what it's based off of. As I said on Casey's post about this, it did about as well as I expected, which is horrible.

Commercial break.

Backstage with Edge and Kennedy. Edge convinces Kennedy to put his Money in the Bank briefcase on the line tonight. Loved how Kennedy got right in his face and yelled.

HBK vs. Khali is up. HBK waffles Khali with a chair a couple times then goes for SCM but Khali catches him and takes control. HBK manages to rake Khali's eyes, choke him on the ropes and they take it outside. HBK now clearing off the announce table and tries to DDT Khali thru it but he just throws him off then double hand chokeslams him through the table which causes the ref to end the match. Neither HBK or Khali were pinned and Khali is somehow announced as #1 Contender? Guess Michaels didn't wanna lose any other way.

Commercial.

Todd Grisham interviews Cena. He makes fun of Grisham then Khali. Cena has become very entertaining on the mic.

Backstage with Cryme Tyme. They show us a plate with a steak then cut to Vis looking at an empty plate, then show a bag with pills and show Eugene freaking out in a locker room and finally they show a hummer and Simmons in the parking with his catch phrase. A person jumps in with a Spiderman outfit with the top being too small who gets beaten with a club then elbowed. This was a very funny segment!

Commercial break.

The Hardys are out to take on The World's Greatest Tag Team with Cade & Murdoch doing commentary again. The Tag Tag Division on RAW is extremely small and I'm sure Smackdown is just as low. Jeff is cleaning house and gets a couple nearfalls. Finish is Matt with a tag behind Hass' back which allows Jeff to hit the Swanton and Matt to pin. It's nice to see the feud with Hardys, Cade/Murdoch to be about respect for the moment. I can't help but wonder if Cade&Murdoch are going to pull something before Judgement Day.

Carlito and Torrie are shown walking down a hall with Torrie trying hard to keep up with him.

Commercial.

Carlito comes down to the ring quickly with a serious look on his face. He says that Flair has done nothing but embarass him then says he should be WWE Champion. They've established that Flair is in Las Vegas but Carlito calls him out anyway. He then dumps Torrie which really gets the fans to boo him. Nice way to keep this feud going.

Another video for Austin's film. Don't they realize that no matter how many videos they show it won't increase the box office take?

Commercial break.

Edge vs. Kennedy is up now. Edge jumpstarts the match by attacking Kennedy from behind as he comes out. Edge clobbers Kennedy with a TV monitor then rolls him in. The bell officialy rings then Edge spears Kennedy for the win. Post match beatdown is Kennedy getting plastered with the briefcase twice. Looks like the Kennedy Countdown is off for now which is a good thing.

Commercial.

Main event time. Cena gets a nearfall early on but Orton moves out of the way as Cena rams his shoulder into the turnbuckle. Cena hits the Five Knuckle Shuffle then Khali comes down who grabs the WWE Title and walks back up the ramp. Cena runs after him, turns him around and Khali smacks him with the title as the show ends.

This show was very good. It flowed well and had the right amount of matches and other segments. I'm going with Morella/Masters as the best match tonight. Also, I won't be able to do ECW Coverage tomorrow due to working 5pm to 10pm.

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ECW 5/1/07 Live Coverage

Here we are with another episode of ECW. I am somewhat interested in what the ECW Originals and Vince McMahon do tonight.



Bobby Lashley comes down the ring to start out and he doesn't look happy. Lashley says he has a way to make it all better by giving Vince the beating of a lifetime then challenges him to a match. Estrada comes out in a wheelchair wearing a neckbrace. He says Lashley isn't going to ruin Vince's night then informs us that Lashley is going to get a rematch but not tonight. He then lets us know that Lashley can't attack the McMahon's or Umaga unless provoked. Lashley comes out to stare him down and we all know what's coming. Lashley pushes Estrada into the ringsteps then walks out.

Commercial.

Backstage with Burke telling the rest of the New Breed to follow his lead.

Punk vs. Thorn is now up. Match doesn't go long with Thorn getting the GTS.

Video of what The Originals said at Backlash.

Commercial.

The "Holy Crap!" moment of the night returns with Extreme Expose!

Backstage with Kevin Thorn quitting th New Breed.

More of The Originals talking about Vince being ECW World Champ.

Commercial.

Stryker and Cor Von taking on The Major Brothers. New Breed show they are even further distracted with The Major Brothers getting the upset win. Burke is now running down Stryker who just walks off.

Commercial.

Another video of Austin's film.

ECW World Champion Vince McMahon has come out to the ring. He has a business suit on with the ECW Title around his waist. He challenges The Originals and they oblige. Vince talks to RVD first who calls Vince having it a mockery. He tries to talk to Sabu but he says nothing. He goes to Sandman who tells him to "read between the lines" then turns his back to him. He's now up to Dreamer who says the fans brought ECW back. Vince has The Originals got at in an Extreme Rules 4-Way dance right now with the winner facing him next week. He has some people bring out plunder as we go to commercial. We get several pin attempts early on and then the weapons come flying in. Dreamer with a nice trashcan shot then he clotheslines Sandman to the outside. RVD showboats on the apron which allows Sabu to attack him. Dreamer cracks Sandman's back with a trashcan on the top turnbuckle, ties him in the Tree of Woe, sets up a chair then dropkicks Sandman's face. RVD hits Sandman and Sabu with a chair, Sandman hits Dreamer with his cane then Sabu Moonsaults onto Sandman for 2. Sabu has a table set up now, puts Sandman on, goes up top but Dreamer meets him up there and superplexes him onto the table with Sandman. RVD Frog Splashes Sandman and gets the win. Vince has now come on the apron and teases coming in as we end the show.

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WWE RAW 4/30/07 Live Coverage

Hello and welcome once again to live coverage of RAW. I am sure Vince will have a big celebration after winning the ECW Title.



We start backstage with WWE Champ John Cena and ECW World Champ Vince McMahon. Vince calls himself the King of Extreme then HBK comes in and says that Cena was lucky and wants one more shot. Vince says they can go 1-on-1 non title tonight and if HBK wins the Title will be on the line next week.

Our first match of the night is Edge vs. Orton. Orton takes advantage early on. Orton has been punishing Edge and he pushes Edge from the apron into the security wall as we go to commercial. Back with Edge ramming Orton's shoulder into the ringpost then pushing Orton off the apron so he lands right on top of the announce table. Edge rolls him back in and gets 2. Orton fights back and they fight on the top turnbuckle with Edge getting the upper hand but Orton dropkicks him in mid air. Inverted backbreaker from Orton gets him 2 the hits a powerslam for another nearfall. Edge manages to roll him up to get a nearfall. Edge takes the pad off the turnbuckle but the ref catches him which sets up a series of nearfalls. Edge and Orton both put their feet on the ropes for a pin but the ref catches both. RKO reversed into an Impaler gets Edge 2. Orton jumps over Edge which makes him Spear the ringpost. Het tries for the RKO but Edge pushes him away. Orton stops before he hits the exposed turnbuckle but turns around and gets a Spear which gets Edge the win.

Commercial.

Todd Grisham is interviewing IC Champion Santino Morella. Not much there.

Video of RVD from Backlash last night. He isn't happy with Vince winning the ECW title (like anyone is).

Backstage with Vince and Shane. They talk about RVD.

Maria interviews Edge. Edge calls her a bimbo and says he's angry that HBK has gotten another title shot.

Commercial.

Cade and Murdoch are doing commentary for Jeff Hardy's match against Johnny Nitro. Nitro in control so far getting several nearfalls. Jeff fighting back with a Superplex and Swanton to get the win. Cade and Murdoch stand up and applaud him. They come into the ring supposedly to shake his hand but Jeff walks out not taking his eyes off of them.

I was stupid to think that videos for Austin's film would end last week. I forgot about the "Now Playing" videos.

Commercial.

Video of the ECW World Title match.

Shane has now come out to the ring and announces Umaga. RVD comes to the ring as we go to commercial. Back from commercial with RVD getting some offense in. RVD goes up top but Umaga throws him into the security railing. RVD has a sleeper hold on Umaga but he fights out of it by ramming him into the turnbuckle then throwing him outside. RVD has it back on outside but Umaga rams him into the steps. Umaga tries for the butt bump but RVD moves out of the way. RVD hitting several good kicks and a top rope kick knocks him off his feet then gets a Rolling Thunder for 2. RVD hits the frog splash but Umaga grabs his throat as he comes down, hauls him up then gives him the Samoan Spike for the win.

Commercial.

Backstage with Carlito and Flair. Carlito has a tag match set up for them against World's Greatest Tag Team. Flair says this will be Carlito's last chance.

HBK has been introduced for his match but we cut backstage to HBK knocked out.

Commercial.

Backstage with Coach accusing Cena of attacking HBK. Cena grabs him and throws him against the wall then walks off. Vince tells Coach to go find out who did it because HBK is still wrestling tonight.

Flair/Carlito vs. World's Greatest Tag Team is up now. Flair and Carlito lighting up Haas but Hass manages to tag Shelton in. Frequent tags for Haas and Shelton who are working over Carlito. Carlito fights back and tags in Flair. Flair is working over Shelton but Carlito attacks Flair from behind. Carlito starts to walk up the ramp but Flair attacks him from behind. They fight for a bit then Carlito walks off.

Backstage with Coach. We find that Edge is also knocked out so Coach asks for Randy Orton.

Commercial.

They cut JR and King off for another video about Austin's film.

Mr. Kennedy has just come out to the ring. He gives us an OJ Simpson joke then says he had nothing to do with taking out Edge and HBK. He teases going for a title tonight then says how Edge cashed his in was cowardly. He then announces that he is going to cash his in at WM24. Interesting to see Kennedy on RAW but it was kinda pointless I think.

Backstage with Orton now knocked out.

Commercial.

Backstage with Vince and Coach. Vince says he knows who did it and tells Coach to have Cena go out to the ring.

Melina and Victoria are now out to take on Mickie James and Candice Michelle. Candice actually has some wrestling attire on as her and Victoria start out. Victoria attacks Mickie on the outside then gets tagged in. Candice gets the rollup on Melina for the win.

Commercial.

More of The Originals saying that they hate Vince as the ECW World Champ.

Cena comes straight down to the ring. He says he doesn't care who it is and calls them out. The man behind the attacks turns out to be The Great Khali. Cena almost had Khali FUed but he gets the double handed chokeslam then puts one foot on holding up the WWE Title as the show ends.

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ECW 4/24/07 Live Coverage

It's time to let the bodies hit the floor! I don't know why they say that since bodies always hit the floor in wrestling.



Backstage with the New Breed. He apologizes for what happened in Burke's match last week.

Umaga and Lashley start us out. They cut backstage for a moment to show Vince watching. Estrada distracting Lashley early on allowing Umaga to take him outside, throw him into the ringsteps then bounces his head off the apron. Samoan Drop and Umaga pounds on Lashley on the mat. Umaga goes to the middle rope for a headbutt but Lashley rolls out of the way. Exchange of punches with Lashley unloading on Umaga. Umaga tries for the spike but Lashley ducks, clotheslines him and Estrada attacks Lashley for the DQ. Vince comes out to restrain Umaga while Lashley destroys Estrada.

Commercial.

Another video for Austin's film. I am happy to say that this will be the last time I see anything about this movie since I don't watch Smackdown.

Backstage again with New Breed. Burke says that they may have made a mistake but the the other 3 say they haven't.

Commercial.

Snitsky is now out to take on Balls Mahoney. Nice knowing you Balls. Snitsky with his usual squash.

Another backstage segment with the New Breed.

Commercial.

Main Event time. Originals do their usual crowd entrance and New Breed enter as we go to commercial. Dreamer starts for the Originals, Burke grabs a mic and tells Punk to sit this out. Dreamer taking it to Burke who tags in Sabu who hits a few moves then tags in Sandman. Burke rolls out of the way of a high risk move from Sandman which allows Burke to roll him up and hold the pants for the elimination. Stryker and RVD in the ring now. Cor Von distracts RVD which allows Stryker to go up top with RVD but RVD eliminates him and Cor Von comes in right away. Sabu tagged in. Burke attacks Sabu behind the ref's back and Cor Von takes advantage then tags in Burke. Cor Von back in and they're working over Sabu who manages to fight back and get 2. Cor Von pounced Sabu so hard that his neck got "caught up" in the ropes. I don't know if caught up is the right phrase but it did look bad for Sabu's neck. New Breed are working over Dreamer now. Cor Von crotches Dreamer on the barricade outside and gets DQed. Thorn brings Dreamer back in and gets 2. Dreamer hits a DDT on Thorn to eliminate him but Burke attacks him from behind and eliminates him. Burke rams RVDs shoulder in the post a couple times then gets caught with his feet on the ropes while trying to pin RVD. RVD fights back then spin kicks Burke from the apron to the outside. Punk kicks Burke from behind which allows RVD to throw him in and get the Frog Splash for the win. Punk comes in the ring after, picks up Burke and delivers his finisher. He says I'm sorry after that then leaves the ring to end the show.

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WWE RAW 4/23/07

Hi everybody! It's the final RAW before Backlash so we'll see how well they build the matches. You know the drill, refresh for the latest info.



Shane McMahon has come to the ring in his wrestling gear. Shane says that Lashley will definetly not be there tonight but as we saw last week we'll have to wait and see. Speaking of last week, Shane now introduces the video package of Santino and Umaga from last week. Lashley had some very good chair shots and Umaga did an equally good job selling them. Shane now announces that another "fan" will have a chance to face no other than himself. They pan out to the crowd and show a local celebrity as Shane talks to him. Shane now says he has his own "great" wrestler who goes by the name of Robbie Brookside. That name sounds familiar but I just can't place it. If anybody knows please leave a comment, I would greatly appreciate it. Shane is actually pulling off some good moves then just pummels him on the mat. Shane punches Robbie in the corner then rolls a trashcan in the ring. He's going for his across the ring dropkick and connects. I'm surprised he can still pull that off. Shane grabs a mic and says it's also a Handicap match with, of course, Umaga as his partner. Umaga and Shane pummel Robbie some more then Robbie gets the big butt bump, the big splash from the tope turnbuckle then Shane gets a mic again and says this actually a 3-on-1 match with, who else, Vince. Vince is dressing for where they were that night and he looks even more comical with that derby and gets the pin.

They now show a video package of the HBK/Cena match from WM23. I highly enjoyed the show and can't wait for the DVD.

Commercial.

Matt Hardy vs. Trevor Murdoch is now up. Murdoch with early control but Matt turns the tables quickly, gets a nearfall and Murdoch regains control and puts on a Sleeper hold which Matt fights out of but gets a knee. Murdoch misses a move and Matt takes back control and hits the Side Effect for 2. Excellent 2nd rope legdrop but Cade jumps up on the apron for the distraction which allows Murdoch to get the win.

They cut to the back to show Maria walking and Holy Crap! She looks smoking!

Another video for Austin's film and we go to commercial.

Melina vs. Maria is up. I was originally angry at the fact that the Women's Division is so small but then I remembered when Trish Stratus first showed up and actually worked her way up to where she ended. This match was so short that Melina got the win while I was typing that which was about the right amount of time.

Backstage with Carlito and Flair. Carlito basically blows off Flair.

Commercial.

Khali vs. Carlito is now up. Carlito tries everything he can think of but it hasn't made any effect. Carlito fumbles on the ropes which allows Khali to just throw him away when he tries a missle dropkick. Typical squash match for Khali. Flair has come out and Carlito jabbers about being a team which prompts Flair to leave the ring.

Commercial.

Backstage with Mick Foley! He does his usual cheap pop, talks about the WWE Championship match then Edge comes in. He tells Mick that it was a good match idea for Backlash then tells Mick he has a good book.

Yet another video for Austin's film takes us out to commercial.

Backstage now with HBK and Cena. Cena indicates that HBK still doesn't have the WWE Title which leads us into their match. The fans UK are a little more into Cena than the Italian fans were. HBK has the advantage early on. Cena has done some interesting moves to try and set up the STFU. Cena has definetly gotten in HBKs head tonight. HBK slaps him and Cena hits him back as we go to commercial. Back from commercial with Cena in control. Cena has had a headlock for a while and has gotten a few nearfalls from it. HBK has fought back and is lighting Cena up. Cena boots HBK as he comes into the turnbuckle to regain control as we head to another commercial. Back from commercial and HBK has taken back control. Cena catches HBK off the ropes and gets a nearfall. Nice Fisherman suplex gets him 2. Cena with a facebuster gets another nearfall. HBK hits a neckbreaker out of nowhere but can't cover him. They trade chops and punches with HBK coming out on top then hits a flying forearm. HBK lands the big elbow, fakes SCM then rolls him up for 2. Cena and HBK now outside where HBK pushes Cena into the ringsteps as we head to another commercial. I haven't this many commercials in a single match which isn't a bad thing. Back from commercial with both men back in the ring. HBK rams Cena's left shoulder in the ringpost. I have to say that this is the longest and quite possibly the best match they've had on RAW in a long time. HBK with a couple nearfalls and he now works on the left arm. I would say "This is awesome!" but that phrase has been used too much lately. Cena fights back, hits the Five Knuckle Shuffle and then the FU for 2 as we go to yet another commercial. Back from commercial with Cena throwing HBK to the outside then going out himself and ramming HBK's back into the ringpost. Excellent suplex gets Cena 2. I've heard JR call this the Main Event which makes me wonder why they had the graphic for Orton taking on Edge earlier. A very good leg drop from the top rope gets him 2. HBK and Cena fighting on the top. HBK reverses and FU attempt and hits a top rope powerbomb! Cena tries for the STFU again but HBK has enough ring sense to push him off then bounces Cena onto the announce table from the apron. HBK with an attempted piledriver to Cena on the steps but he reverses it as we go to another commercial. Back from commercial with Cena and HBK fighting at the announce table. Cena rolls HBK back in and locks in the STFU but HBK manages to get to the ropes. HBK connects with SCM but can't cover him right away which allows Cena to get a hand on a nearby rope. Exchange in the corner with Cena getting control. He tries for an FU but HBK fights out then hits SCM for the win. HBK grabs the WWE Title and holds it up to end the show.

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ECW 4/17/07 Live Coverage

Here we are once again with ECW on Sci-Fi. I've read the spoilers and this doesn't sound half bad.





New Breed are in the ring to start things out. Burke talks about what happened last week and introduces Punk. Punk is handed the mic and doesn't reveal his reasons for choosing the New Breed. Burke talks a little more but RVD comes out. RVD tells Burke to shut up then tells Punk he's gonna regret joining the New Breed. He then challenges Burke for a match but before he can accept Punk grabs the mic and says if he wants to face the leader of the New Breed he should face him. Burke grabs the mic back and accepts.

Commercial.

Nunzio is now out to face Snitsky. It was nice to give Nunzio a match on TV in Italy but did it have to be against Snitsky? Nunzio with more offense against Snitsky then anybody else has yet. Big Boot to Nunzio gets Snitsky the win.

Punk and Burke backstage. Burke tells him to fall in line.

Commercial.

Video for Austin's film. I will continue to refer to it in this fashion because I can't remember how to spell it.

Thorn and Cor Von are in the ring now as Dreamer and Sandman come through the crowd. Dreamer and Cor Von start out but Sandman is quickly tagged in. Sandman tries for a high risk move but Cor Von counters and tags Thorn. Cor Von tagged back in, gets a nearfall. That Italy crowd was hot even for ECW. Dreamer with the hot tag and bulldogs Thorn. Dreamer rolls up Thorn and holds the rope for the win.

Punk and Stryker backstage. He more or less tells Stryker to think about getting different people for the New Breed.

Commercial.

Bobby Lashley is now in the ring. We get a video package of the Umaga/Marella match from last night which Lashley helped out in. He then introduces Santino Marella. Lashley hands him the mic who speaks in Italian about being the IC Champ.

Commercial.

Backstage with Punk giving a little pep talk to Cor Von and Thorn. He sees Burke who again tells him to get in line but Punk cuts him off and says he's got his back tonight.

I just noticed that Extreme Expose was missing from tonight's show. Just goes to show you how important that is.

Main event time. RVD comes down to the ring as we go to commercial. Back from commercial and Burke is now out. Burke slaps RVD and he replies with a kick. Burke in control and working RVDs shoulder. RVD fights back and gets a nearfall. Shoulder blocks on Burke in the corner but Burke moves and RVD rams into the turnbuckle. Burke back to working over the shoulder. Perfectly executed armbar from Burke gets 2. Belly to back suplex gets Burke another nearfall. RVD fights back again and gets a nice kick in then follows it up with a monkey flip. We now have a ref bump. Burke and RVD trade moves with Burke blocking Rolling Thunder. Punk comes out, throws a chair in the ring but RVD grabs it. He throws it at Burke then Frogsplashes him for the win. Punk now in trying to apologize to Burke to end the show.

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WWE RAW 4/16/07 Live Coverage

Hello one and all! Here we are with another edition of RAW. There have been some interesting matches set up for Backlash so far. Let's see how they build these up and what other matches will be set up.



Coach comes out to start the show. He announces Cena against Rated RKO for tonight then introduces Vince. He puts down the Italy crowd then introduces Umaga. Vince reminds us about what happened with Lashley last week through a video package. He regrets to inform us that Shane will not be there tonight and that Lashley would not be there either. He issues an open challenge for anybody to face Umaga for the I-C Title and nobody comes out right away. He berates the Italian fans some more then tells a guy in the audience to come in the ring. He asks the guy (Santino Morella)a few questions then asks for a ref who rings the bell. Santino gets a quick flurry in, gets a nearfall but Vince comes in and makes it a No-DQ match. Estrada slaps Santino who slaps him back which allows Umaga to attack. Lashley has come down and is laying into Umaga. Vince is back in with a chair, tries to hit Lashley but he blocks the shot and takes the chair. He waffles Umaga with it about 3 times, spears him then puts Santino on him to win the IC Title.

Commercial.

Santino and Lashley are still in the ring with Lawler interviewing them. He thanks Lashley, WWE and the fans.

Backstage with Carlito and Flair. Flair says to forget about last week and focus on tonight.

Commercial.

Flair and Carlito have come out for their match against The World's Greatest Tag Team. Speaking of Flair, I watched the program disc from the new 4 Horsemen set and I loved it! Carlito on fire early on. Flair tagged in who lights up Haas but Shelton comes in to turn the tide then gets officially tagged in. WGTT really working over Flair but he counters a move then gets the tag to Carlito. Haas trips up Carlito while the ref is distracted which allows Shelton to hit the T-Bone for the win. Carlito walks off angry.

Commercial.

Maria is backstage with Cena. He starts talking about his match tonight but HBK comes in and says he doesn't care about what happens to Cena anymore and says he's gonna win next week.

Another video of Austin's film.

Melina is backstage getting ready for the fashion show. Eugene comes in, says hi and leaves.

Commercial.

Video package for The Great Khali.

Nitro vs. Eugene is up. Eugene is not even allowed to get his jacket off due to Nitro going right after him. Nitro with the Snapshot getting the squash win.

Commercial.

Diva Fashion show is up. Candice is very comfortable in her outift but Victoria comes out and takes her high heels off. Mickie James and Maria look smoking and Melina's outfit was catered to her unique ring entrance. The fans choose Torrie Wilson the winner and Melina attacks her which breaks it all down with the faces left in the ring.

Commercial.

Jeff Hardy is taking on Lance Cade. Cade in control early on but Jeff turns it around with a Whisper in the Wind. Cade rolls outside which brings Jeff out who throws him back in and Cade takes advantage again. Jeff fights back again, throws Cade in the turnbuckle but gets an elbow to the face. Jeff back in control and this crowd is hot. Murdoch distracts Jeff which allows Cade to avoid a Swanton then clotheslines him for the pin.

Another video for Austin's film. Think they want people to see it?

Commercial.

Masters is now in the ring. He talks about himself then Super Crazy comes out for their match. Super Crazy was a flurry of offense but Masters now in control. Super Crazy surprises everybody by kicking out of some nearfalls. Amazingly, Super Crazy got in some nice moves before Master flattened him for the win.

Commercial.

Backstage with Rated RKO. Orton says that he'll forgive what happened last week and Edge will forgive what happened at WM 23.

Commercial.

Main Event time. Edge takes on Cena first then tags in Orton. Cena with a nearfall but Orton takes back control. Edge tagged back in as we go to break. Back from commercial with Orton now taking it to Cena. Edge now back in with Cena only getting a few moves in between who tags Orton. This crowd is firmly against Cena. FU attempt which gets solidly booed but Edge counters to cheers. Edge and Cena fighting on the top turnbuckle with Cena getting the upperhand. Orton comes in to attack Cena and HBK is now down. Five Knuckle Shuffle and another FU attempt but Orton dropkicks them into the ref. Edge goes for a Spear but hits Orton instead. HBK tries for a Superkick on Cena but hits Edge instead. Cena FUs HBK then pins Edge. Cena is the only man left standing in the ring as the show ends.

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ECW 4/10/07 Live Coverage

Another Tuesday night, another ECW. We don't have the best line up tonight, but then again we never do.



Vince McMahon comes out to start the show. He talks about his WM 23 match, goes on to talk about what happened last night on RAW then announces Lashley has been barred from the building. He says he's leaving Backlash as the ECW World Champion.

Backstage with Punk and RVD. RVD tries to recruit him for the Originals but Burke comes in. Punk says he's gonna give his answer tonight.

Commercial.

Tommy Dreamer is now taking on Kevin Thorn. Both Thorn and Dreamer are still hurting from their match last week. Finish is Ariel distracting Dreamer to allow Thorn to hit the Dark Kiss for the win.

Extreme Expose backstage. They're doing their make up and Snitsky shows up. He just stares at the girls and they leave one by one.

Commercial.

Video of Austin's film. Here I thought Mick Foley was the king of plugging his stuff.

Richards is in the ring to taken on Punk. They're just about to go at it but Matt Stryker and Sandman come down to the ring.

Commercial.

Punk in control through the break. Punk misses a springboard cross body block and Richards takes control. Punk fights back with punches and kicks and gets 2. Stryker and Sandman are arguing on the outside. Stryker ducks a cane shot which hits Punk. Richards rolls him up but Punk reverses and gets the win. Punk and Sandman talk in the ring.

Commercial.

Extreme Expose actually finishes then Snitsky comes out, is about to attack Layla but Balls comes out and smacks Snitsky in the head. He no sells it, Big Boots Balls then leaves.

RVD comes out for his match with Cor Von.

Commercial.

Sabu is out with RVD and is wearing a neck brace. Cor Von comes out with Burke. Cor Von in firm control. I'm surprised to see RVD hasn't got much offense in. Burke mocks RVD on the outside then gives him the thumbs down. Burke distracts RVD by DDTing Sabu on the outside. RVD runs after him into the ring which allows Cor Von to get the Pounce and the pin. Punk comes out and looks like he's going to join the Originals but joins the New Breed instead. The rest of the New Breed come out to celebrate to end the show.

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WWE RAW 4/9/07 Live Coverage

Hello hello! I am back this week for more RAW coverage. I see we have HBK vs. Orton for a shot at the WWE Title. I can not express how "excited" I am about this. As always, refresh your browser for the latest.


Shane McMahon comes out to start the show. Some funny fan signs about Vince's new haircut. He is appalled that the McMahon name has gone from producing fear and respect to laughter then calls out Lashley. He announces that Lashley will be defending the ECW World Title against (no surprise) Shane McMahon which prompts Umaga to come out. Shane slaps Estrada and faces down Umaga with no fear and tells them to head to the back. Lashley grabs the mic and adds that if he wins Shane will also go bald.

Commercial.

Plug for The Hardcore Diaries.

Mickie James and Candice Michelle are taking on Victoria and Melina. The only lady that is really out of place here is Candice. Mickie with control then tags Candice. Victoria now tagged in and gets a few nearfalls. Interesting double team move from Victoria and Melina gets Melina 2. Melina has really impressed me as of late with her unique submission moves. Hot tag to Mickie who cleans house. Nice rana from Mickie gets 2. Big DDT from Mickie on Victoria gets the win.

Clip of Vince getting his head shaved. That was one of the best things I've seen all my life.

Commercial.

Backstage with Mick and a child who is the honorary GM for the night.

Carlito and Flair are in the ring. Carlito thanks him for setting him straight a while ago then they have a video the 4 Horsemen DVD coming out. Cade and Murdoch come out as we go to commercial.

Flair and Cade are in the ring with Cade and Murdoch in control but Flair fights back and tags in Carlito. Cade and Murdoch with an interesting double team move on Carlito to get the win. Carlito storms up the ramp with Flair left in the ring looking confused.

Commercial.

Another look at Austin's film.

Backstage with Shane and Coach. Shane tells to focus on his day to day duties.

Grisham interviewing HBK. He talks about his match with Orton who then appears. Both say they have a desire to win the WWE Title.

Commercial.

Orton and HBK are up now. HBK has bled the hard way I believe. Michaels now in control and working on Orton's knee. Edge has now come out which allows HBK to get a roll up for 2.

Commercial.

Orton has taken control during the break. Orton with that awesome DDT and gets a nearfall. HBK fighting back, gets a sunset flip for 2 and Orton clotheslines him. Exchange of punches and we get a ref bump. HBK is tuning up the band but Edge distracts him which allows Orton clothesline HBK and himself to the outside. RKO on the outside, Edge and Orton argue for a but then Edge spears Orton on the outside and rolls him back in. Another ref comes in, HBK hits SCM for the pin. The original ref says that Orton wins the match since both men's shoulders were on the mat. Edge walks up the ramp smiling saying he's the #1 Contender.

Commercial.


Backstage with Shane and Orton. He tells Orton to talk to Coach.

Back with Mick and the honorary GM. He gets autographs from Val and Super Crazy then Coach comes over. Edge tells Coach they need to talk to Coach about what happened in the Orton/HBK match.

Commercial.

The Hardys are taking on The World's Greatest Tag Team in a non-title match. Haas and Benjamin in firm control. Matt now in cleaning house. Series of Doubleteam moves from The Hardys get the win.

Cutting Edge is up next.

Commercial.

Another look at Austin's film.

Edge comes out for his segment with a confident look on his face. He is about to introduce Cena but Orton comes out and chases him out of the ring. Orton is saying he's going to face Cena but HBK is now out. HBK of course says he wants a rematch with Cena but the man they're all talking about has finally made his appearence. He runs down all 3 men then talks about his WM 23 match then Coach comes out. He says that HBK is out of the running and it'll be a 2 on 1 Handicap match with the winnner being the champ which brings out Mick Foley and the honorary GM who announce it will be a Fatal 4 Way for the WWE Championship.

Commercial.

Main Event time. Shane takes it to Lashley right off the bat. Lashley fighting back and is now in control. Shane purposely gets himself DQed by hitting the ref. Umaga is now out with Estrada and Vince in tow. Umaga destroys Lashley then Shane blasts Lashley in the head with a chair. Everybody gets their shots in then Vince announces he is going to defend the ECW Title against himself, Shane and Umaga at Backlash. They beat on him some more to end the show.

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TNA iMPACT 4/5/07 Live Coverage

Hello all! There was a decision made that since I missed covering RAW I will instead do live coverage for tonight's iMPACT. That and it's a way to lighten Casey's load since there's a lot to cover right now.

TNA...we have no idea what we're doing anymore.

Recap of last week.

Backstage with Team Cage. Everybody but Steiner asked for their title shot in that segment.

8 Mile Streetfight starts us out. Rhino takes it to Tomko in the back to start then they fight to the ring. Rhino gets hit on the back with a chair as we go to...

Commercial.

Tomko still in control but Rhino fights back and sets up a table. He rams Tomko through a table, Abyss comes down with a chair to hit Rhino but he moves and hits Tomko. Gore gets Rhino the win but gets Chokeslammed by Abyss right away. Angle is now out and laying into Abyss. All teams now out with Team Cage getting the upper hand.

Backstage in Cornette's office. He tells everyone to leave him alone and they're just about to leave as Gail comes in and attacks Miss Tennessee.

Commercial.

Backstage with Team Cage again. I'm sensing a theme tonight. He runs down Abyss and says he can't com with them to party.

VKM are out to face LAX. Good god, this is gonna suck more than anything in the world. Hemme was out, tried to confront VKM but Hoyt carries her out. Hemme appeared to have a wardrobe malfunction. Finish is the Latino Nation coming in followed by Team 3D. They accept the electrified steel cage match for Lockdown.

Backstage with Team Angle. They aren't as cohesive.

Commercial.

Angle saying he will have the next 2 members next week.

Starr and Senshi up now. This is a "submission only" match which is just as bad as their Chickenwing match. Nice suicide dive from Starr on Senshi.

Commercial.

Starr still in control. Senshi fighting back with kicks and locks in a Dragon Sleeper but Starr breaks it. Starr with an attempt at a superplex but Senshi stops him but misses the Warrior's Way. Starr with a single leg crab but Backlund throws in a towel. Starr tries to put a crossface on Backlund but Backlund gets out. Senshi isn't too happy about that.

Tenay's interview with Sting is up now. Sting says that he failed with Abyss and is going home again.

Commercial.

Video for Lethal Lockdown.

Company-wide meeting now. He runs down the card with the faces and heels standing on the opposite ramps. They get up to Lethal Lockdown and Cage butts in. He whines about having to stay since they were gonna party. Cornette tells him to shut up and runs him down. He then informs us that the winner of Lethal Lockdown will get a shot against Cage. Cage goes ballistic and tries to attack Team Angle but the lights go out and Sting appears swinging his bat to become the 4th member.

Why does TNA insist on having these recap videos after every show?

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ECW 4/3/07 Live Coverage

Here I am with live coverage of ECW. I didn't do coverage of RAW because I forgot to have my DVR record both hours. I've never figured out why they did that.



Bobby Lashley comes out to start the show. He grabs a mic and talks about his WM match. We then go to footage from RAW. Vince came out with a hat on and said his match at WM didn't count. Lashley came out and took Vince's hat off. This is going to be very entertaining. He knows what Vince is going to do now and he doesn't care.

Commercial.

Another video of Austin's film. I'll have to see if it's as good as they're hyping it up as.

CM Punk is now taking on Stevie Richards. Punk has his ribs wrapped up from his WM match. Punk went with a headlock takeover with Stevie running at him but Richards must've tried to counter since he landed hard on his neck. Richards now working on Punks ribs. Attempt at an abdominal stretch, Punk rolls him up for 2 and Richards gets the abdominal stretch again. Punk fights out and gets a nearfall. Punk tries to suplex Richards but he can't get him up. Richards takes him up for a suplex but Punk floats behind then hits the GTS for the win.

Backstage with RVD and some rapper. Extreme Expose come up and want to be in his music video.

Commercial.

Backstage with Punk, Stryker and Cor Von. They try to recruit him again but he shots them down again.

Extreme Expose is up now. I'm surprised they didn't strip down this time. If they're trying to be taken seriously it's way too late for that.

Ending video from WM23 is shown. Holly vs. Snitsky is up next. Good god.

Commercial.

I hope Holly fares better against Snitsky. He's not fairng too good right now unfortunately. How did Holly go from being a contender for the ECW Title to getting squashed by Snitsky? Postmatch beatdown is Snitsky attacking Holly with a chair then smashing his arm between the steps.

Commercial.

Hall of Fame video package.

Main event time. We get the entrances then head to commercial.

Sabu and Stryker are in the ring and Sabu gets a nearfall. It's all broken down and RVD throws in some weapons. Sabu and Sandman fly but only Sabu hits his mark which in itself is amazing. Cor Von drop toe holds Dreamer into the chair as Sandman gets a table in the ring. New Breed now working on Dreamer and it gets them a nearfall. Dreamer fights back as the rest of the Originals get back in the ring. Double team move from Sabu and RVD gets 2. Sandman breaks up a pin but Burke cracks with a trashcan who in turn gets clobbered by the lid from Dreamer. Sandman works over Cor Von with his cane but Cor Von reverses an Irish whip and gets POUNCED! Thorn back in and he tries to Razor's Edge RVD through the table but RVD reverses it. He goes up top but is distracted by Ariel. Sabu comes up behind Thorn, gets clobbered by a chair then gets a double team legdrop. Burke comes up behind Sabu and rams him through the table set up in the corner and gets the pin. That was a nice call back to the original ECW with a lot of weapon shots and awesome spots.

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WWE WRESTLEMANIA 23 4/1/07 Coverage

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Wrestlemania!!! This will be typed up live and posted after I get home since there are no wireless connections near me. This will also be slightly different coverage since I want to watch some matches instead of looking at a computer screen.



Awesome video package and they have Aretha Franklin sing “America the Beautiful”. They do wide shots of the stage and it is huge! Speaking of huge, Aretha Franklin got up from the piano and she is about half the size of the ramp...April Fools! The full “All Grown Up” video comes on after.

Money in the Bank starts us out. We get shortened entrances for all men involved and the video wall at the top of the ranp rocks! Finlay went up to the top turnbuckle and splashed onto everybody but Edge on the outside. We get some nice weapon shots with ladders and all 3 announce teams are talking in this match. Edge just suplexed Matt Hardy onto some ladders and it made an interesting sound. Kennedy tries a Kenton Bomb on Matt on a ladder but Matt moves and Jeff hits a Swanton on Kennedy. Edge has now speared everybody. Orton stops Edge from grabbing the briefcase. Jeff has a shot at getting the briefcase but he flies off to hit Edge on another ladder (which breaks it in half) to ear the “Holy Crap!” of the match. Orton RKOs Punk from the top of the ladder then tries the same to Booker but he gets a Bookend from the top of the ladder. Sharmell comes in to help Booker by holding Matt’s leg but he grabs her and makes Booker come down to keep him from putting Twist of Fate on her. Finlay hits the Celtic Cross on Matt onto a ladder. Hornswaggle and Kennedy are now on the ladders. Kennedy gets a Celtic Cross from the ladder on him then Finlay throws a ladder at him. CM punk dropkicks the ladder Finlay is on, climbs up the ladder but Kennedy comes up but Punk knocks him down. Kennedy hits Punk off then grabs then briefcase. Awesome opener with more great spots than I could get in here.

Video package of Austin’s film.

Backstage with Kennedy. He says all the champs should watch their back.

Kane Khali is now up. Lawler talks about being in the ring with both Andre and Khali. Kane gets an awesome flaming entrances which will probably be the only great thing in this match. I can’t help but think of the “rant” Alan did on the WM podcast for this match and cringe. Kane comes off the top with his clothesline but can’t get him down so he big boots him and Khali gets tangled in the ropes. Kane goes out to grab his hook but Khali is helped out of the ropes and stops him. Kane gets the WM3 homage bodyslam and gets 2. Khali hits his double handed chokeslam and gets the one footed pin. Postmatch beatdown is Khali choking Kane with the chain on his hook.

Backstage with Eugene and Cryme Time. Highly entertaining segment with a lot of WWE Legends showing up and Simmons gets his word in.

Benoit and MVP for the US Title is up. MVP is impressing me with some nice chain wrestling and good counters. Benoit gets the 3 Germans on MVP but MVP catches him on the top, goes for a suplerplex but Benoit uses the momentum on the mat for a nearfall. Benoit hits 2 more Germans, MVP floats over but Benoit reverses and gets 3 more in and hits the Diving Headbutt for the pin. Better match than I expected.

Backstage with Trump. Boogeyman shows up and the lady that’s with Trump runs off but Trump is unphased. He tells Boogeyman to get him a sandwich.

Video package of the 2007 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

80,103 is the new Ford Field attendance record. Lillian introduces The Fink to announce this years inductees.

World Heavyweight Championship is up next. All of us watching agree that it’s odd to have this match at 7:20pm Central time. Druids come out from the sides of the entrance ramp for Undertaker’s usual awesome Mania entrance. Batista comes off the top with a big shoulder block for a nearfall. Big legdrop from Taker gets 2 then goes Old School. Another legdrop on the ring apron to Batista followed by an awesome suicide dive. Batista just powerslammed Undertaker into an announce table! Undertaker fights back and hits the Last Ride for 2. Batista hits his Powerbomb for a nearfall, waits too long for a 2nd and Undertaker capitalizes and hits the Tombstone to become 5-Time World Heavyweight Champion and remain 15-0 at Wrestlemania. It may have been odd but it worked.

Backstage with Vince and Stephanie. Stephanie has a baby carriage with her and they cut to a camera in the carriage as Vince cuts a promo on Trump. He sniffs and says “She just took a Trump!”

Originals vs. New Breed is up now. Sandman actually hit a nice springboard legdrop on Striker. Nice combination move from Dreamer on Burke and Corvon. Finish is RVD hitting the 5 Star Frog Splash on Stryker.

Battle of the Billionaires is up now. The barber chair and accessories come down the ramp to their own entrance music. Only Vince McMahon could do that. Austin exerting his authority early. Lashley takes his frustration out on Estrada then moves out of the way of Umaga who flies out of the ring. Umaga now returns the favor. Lashley tries to fight back but Umaga hits a Samoan Drop. Vince gets on the apron to distract Austin but Lashley knocks Vince off. Austin got to a count of 9 but he stops and says no count outs. Shane is now at ringside. He distracts Austin which allows Umaga to get the Samoan Spike on Austin. Shane and Umaga are now double teaming Lashley. Vince throws a trash can in and Shane goes for his WM 17 spot. Shane takes his dress shirt off and reveals a referee shirt. Shane goes for a pin but Austin pulls him out, goes back in and gets another Spike. Trump goes after Vince while Umaga tries for another Spike on Austin but he blocks it and gets a Stunner which allows Lashley to Spear Umaga for the pin. Vince tries to run but Austin catches him. Shane comes in to try and buy time for Vince to sneak off but Lashley catches him and carries him back. Vince backs into Austin in the ring, gets a Stunner and they strap him in. Vince is crying as Lashley and Trump shave him. They now put shaving cream on his head and shave him completely bald. Lashley puts a mirror up for Vince to see and he falls over in the chair then out of the ring. Austin then gives Trump a Stunner and leaves.

We see a video for some dark match that Flair and Carlito were in.

Women’s Championship is up now. Melina has definitely one upped Ashley by having a hotter outfit. Finish is Melina winning with a bridge. Post match is all the Diva’s going at it with the Face Diva’s standing tall in the ring.

WWE Championship is up now. HBK in firm control so far. HBK hip tosses Cena to the outside then springboard moonsaults onto Cena on an announce table. HBK now focusing on Cena’s knee. HBK goes for SCM but Cena ducks and hits the ref. Cena tries for the FU but HBK counters with a DDT. HBK takes Cena to the outside and piledrives Cena into the ringsteps! Another ref comes down and HBK gets 2. HBK sets up for SCM again but Cena explodes with a clothesline. Another attempt at an FU but HBK rolls him up for 2. Cena finally hits the FU but takes too much time getting over to him and gets 2. Cena tries for an FU on the top but HBK fights back, does a crossbody block, Cena catches him and they roll around for a bit with HBK getting a nearfall. Cena now has the STFU on but HBK gets to the ropes. Cena argues with the ref which allows HBK to hit SCM but he also takes too long and gets 2. Cena gets the STFU in again and gets the submission. Cena catches up with HBK on the ramp but HBK keeps walking. We end the show with the usual recap video. The funny thing here is that they put the recap of the World Title match right before the WWE Title match.

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