Wrestling News by Lakerfan 4 Life

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wheres THE ROCK?

i liked that dude and his put downs.
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[Lakerfan 4 Life]

As reported earlier, both Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels are scheduled for the upcoming Vengeance PPV press conference. With this being announced, it makes a Michaels appearance at tonight’s edition of RAW very possible, as it will only give WWE two weeks to build a credible Spirit Squad vs. D-X feud.

Ric Flair vs. Mick Foley is being talked about for Vengeance. Some question the move due to the fact that they only have two weeks to promote it, but with Flair scheduled to return tonight from his honeymoon and with Vengeance in his hometown of Charlotte, this match is very possible.

Tonight’s edition of RAW will continue to have an ECW push, obviously to generate hype for their Sci-Fi Network debut live tomorrow night. Expect a Rob Van Dam appearance as we will probably get a Cena/RVD confrontation over last night’s disputed title change.

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[Lakerfan 4 Life]

The new WWE Magazine will replace both RAW and SmackDown! Magazine. It was originally thought that the company would begin releasing three magazines each month, however, they’ll only be releasing one. RAW & SmackDown! Magazine will come to an end with their respective July issues.

Current subscribers of RAW and/or SmackDown! Magazine will have the chance to convert their subscription to the new WWE Magazine or have it cancelled for a refund.

WWE.com has removed all of the magazine content from their site as well as every reference promoting the respective magazines. Instead, they are promoting the new WWE Magazine featuring Batista on the cover.

With the first WWE Magazine set to hit newsstands the middle of next month, it appears as if WWE is attempting to make it some type of lifestyle magazine to appeal to an older audience, instead of the generally kayfabe magazines, targeted for younger kids.

Below is a preview of the new publication:

The new WWE Magazine will put you behind the scenes with your favorite Superstars and Divas. For the first time ever, you can see exclusive photos, original interviews and receive useful tips from WWE talent on fitness, gadgets, video games, cars and lots more.

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Does this mean the end of the roster split? If it is...finally.

[Lakerfan 4 Life]

Incase you missed it, Degeneration X officially returned to WWE this past Monday night on RAW.

After months of speculation, the return comes on the verge of the Vengeance PPV, which will feature members Triple H and Shawn Michaels taking on all five members of the Spirit Squad.

Although WWE chose not to play the official DX theme music (which many are speculating they will save for the PPV), they did preview the Vengeance card and refer to Triple H and Michaels as “DX.” There were several DX references made throughout the show.

At this point it is unknown for how long the DX return will last or who all will be involved. The preliminary plan leading into Vengeance is for DX to consist of just Michaels and Triple H. However, depending on the success of the stable, there is a chance that things could change.

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[Lakerfan 4 Life]

I was able to listen to the WWE Financial Conference Call today and there were three relevant notes that I thought you would find interesting:

First and foremost, a question was asked about the Rock and his future involvement with WWE. McMahon basically said they still keep contact with The Rock and they expect that he will pop in and out in the future. I'm not sure what the means, because we haven't seen Rock in sometime now, but maybe he will be on WWE again at some point.

Also, they said that ECW will hold a PPV in December, but didn't say what the name of that will be.

McMahon also talked about how the ECW televsion deal with Sci-Fi is for 12 weeks as of right now. They didn't say what the plans were after that period, but I would assume it will be used to gauge the success of the program.

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[Lakerfan 4 Life]

Several people in both the WWE and ECW locker rooms have said that all of the talent realizes how much the first show stunk, despite the excellent rating. Everyone realizes that the rating was not drawn off of the show’s quality but general curiously over the new brand.

One source even said that Vince McMahon admitted that the show was a failure, but didn’t make it well known.

There is obviously a lot of pressure to make next week’s show better. The backstage feeling is that a lot of the same audience will tune in again to give ECW a second chance before tuning out for good.

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[Lakerfan 4 Life]

The Rock recently did an interview with IGN regarding his new movie "Spy Hunter" and of course had a few comments on WWE:

Rock states that he doesn't get the "itch" to return to the ring, although he does admit to still watching it. He goes on to say, "They had asked me to be a part of Wrestlemania but I couldn't because of the timing of a movie. Besides, if I go back, it has got to make sense. It has to be someone who it makes sense with."

You can read the entire interview here.

WWE has goofed again on WWE.com by listing the following match for their July 1st Show in Grenesboro, NC.

5-on-2 Handicap Match
Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H & Shawn Michaels

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[Lakerfan 4 Life]

WWE is in the process of finalizing the World Wrestling Federation trademark as it is currently in the opposition phase.

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[Lakerfan 4 Life]

Former TNA X Division Champion Samoa Joe made an appearance on the Mancow radio show yesterday. Below are some of the highlights.

Mancow’s sidekick on the program, Jim Jesus, told Joe that it would only be a matter of time before he signed with WWE. Joe retaliated by saying that he isn’t a Vince McMahon type of wrestler. Mancow joked, "You mean you're a heterosexual?"

A guy (that was apparently homosexual) called in and said that Joe’s body was disgusting. Joe said, “I’m me.”

Another woman called in, declared that she was a big fan of Joe, and plugged his upcoming Ring of Honor match in Chicago.

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Are Chyna and X-pac going to be brought back for DX? the DVD they have has Chyna's picture on it. I'm sensing Chyna might be brought back as a surprise. I'm also liking this ECW branch, it seems a lot more different than WWE programming. However, it sucks they don't have too many big names. I'm sure tho after TNA goes bankrupt, all of the TNA wrestlers will probaly be put on ECW. AJ styles would be nice, and of course it's only suitable if the Dudleys came back

[Lakerfan 4 Life]

Pyro erupts and Vengeance 2006 is on! Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler welcome us to the show and throw it over to the spanish announce team.

Randy Orton vs. Kurt Angle
Randy Orton is out first. Surely a better crowd reaction than the ECW show. Kurt Angle is out next and he wastes no time getting to the ring. The ref calls for the bell and Orton-Angle is on! Angle starts off with a little mat work. Surely Orton wants to avoid that. A mat wrestling match will be lost against the likes of Kurt Angle. Orton tries to retreat but Angle follows. Angle is now positioned behind Orton on the ring apron! Angle wants to belly-to-back Orton off, but Orton is hanging on for dear life. Angle loses his grip and slips off. Orton follows, but Angle snaps in a belly-to-belly at ringside! Back in the ring now. Orton is whipped, but telegraphs and reverses with a drop kick. Orton sends Angle outside. Orton follows. Orton dishing out some stiff shots ringside. Angle is rolled back into the ring. Orton follows and applys a headlock. Angle mustards up the strength and slams Orton down! Orton isn't fazed he applys more pressure to the headlock in the center of the ring. Orton whips Angle and lands a knee to the mid-section. Orton applys the headlock again. Angle hits a quick armdrag, but Orton levels him with a clothsline. Orton mounts the ropes. Angle eye balls him though. Angle pops to his feet and sprints up the ropes and executes a supurb grecko-roman throw from the top! Angle's feeling it now, he lands two belly-to-bellies. Angle is stalking... going for the Angle Slam! No! Orton counters and hits a back neck breaker! Orton is stalking now. Orton goes for the RKO, but misses. Orton is pushed into the cornor, so he goes for turnbuckle, trying to untie it. Angle lays in a german suplex! And another! And another! And another! And another! And another! And another! And another! Count'em folks! 8 german suplexes and Orton melts to ringside. Angle follows Orton outside, and he rolls him back in the ring. Angle hits another german suplex. Angle is livid! The straps come off! Angle slaps on the Ankle Lock Submission! Orton crawls to the rope, but Angle pulls him back.Still in the lock, Orton inches to the ropes, but Angle pulls him back. Orton flips over and sends Angle face first into a turnbuckle! Angle is reeling, and RKO! RKO! RKO from Orton! Randy goes for the cover...1...2...3!

Winner via RKO: Randy Orton

Angle is still dazed. Orton slowly gets up and is favoring his ankle. The ref helps Orton backstage, as a groggy Kurt Angle makes his way back up.

Mr. McMahon is on the phone and tells the guy that Vengeance is his. He said Spirit Squad will never forget what happened to them last Monday. There’s a knock at the door and in comes a kid in a wheelchair wearing a dX t-shirt. McMahon shakes his hand and then pulls the wheelchair closer. McMahon asked where the rooster was or the space aliens and he thinks this is a dX trap. McMahon says he knows why he’s here. The kid looks scared and McMahon tells him to shut up. McMahon says he’s taking him for a ride and pushes him in the wheelchair out of the door and it went crashing into something. McMahon laughed and then there’s another knock at the door and Coach comes in. He said he found the penis pump outside his door. McMahon said the joke was just on dX. Coach then says invited a close family friend to the building tonight, and McMahon is his hero. He said he just wants an autograph, he’s a young kid in a wheelchair, and he will stay that way for the rest of his life. McMahon gulped as we go back to the arena.

The music of Umaga hit in the arena as he made his way to the ring with Armando Alejandro Estrada and he’s set for action with Eugene. A few weeks ago, Umaga took out Eugene’s friend, Hacksaw Jim Duggan. Then Eugene brings out Doing The Clown. Eugene says he has one more and out comes Kamala!

Umaga (with Estrada) vs. Eugene (with Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Doink The Clown and Kamala)
The ref calls for the bell and the match is on. Doink squrits Umaga wiht a squirt gun. But that just pissed off Umaga and he's taking it out on Eugene. Duggan starts a USA chant. Umaga dishes out even more right hand slaps and kicks to Eugene. Eugene tries to battle back, but to no avail. Umaga lands that Samoan Spike and gets the 3-count.

Winner via Samoan Spike: Umaga

Duggan gets in the ring is taken out by Umaga. Doink gets in and falls victim to the spike. Kamala hits the ring and Umaga is ready to battle but Estrada stops him and they exit the ring and head back up the ramp as Kamala taunts Umaga.

Todd Grisham is backstage with Mick Foley, and asks him his thoughts about his match tonight. Foley said not to ruin his cheap pop, and they are going to have a public book reading right here in Charlotte. Foley has Flair’s book with him and reads out the part about Flair calling Foley nothing more than a glorified stuntman. Foley said tonight in his own hometown, this glorified stuntman is going to wipe the floor with Flair with wrestling moves.

2 Out Of 3 Falls
Mick Foley vs. Ric Flair
Mick Foley is out first. Out next in his hometown of Charlotte, NC, The Nature Boy Ric Flair to a hero's welcome from the fans. Flair enters the ring and woooooos Charlotte. The ref calls for the bell and the first of a possible 3 falls is underway. The crowd chants Foley sucks. Foley locks in a headlock. Flair counters into a hammer lock. Flair backs Foley into the corner and the are broken up. They lock it up back in the center of the ring. Flair snaps in a wristlock. Foley powers off and backs away. Flair locks in another wristlock and Foley goes for the ropes for the break. Foley flattens Flair with a right hand and dishes out some stiff rights and lefts. Foley calls for socko and brings out a mini-Flair Mr. Socko. Flair reaches out and squeezes the groin of Foley! Foley is reeling in pain. Flair climbs the ropes and hits a falling rock but it appears as he injured the left knee. Foley attacks the injured knee. Foley is right on top of Flair, but wait! Flair snaps in a fishermen pin! Flair gets the three count and the first fall! Flair goes for another pins, but Foley powers out and heads outside. Flair follows but Foley dishes out more punishment. Foley rolls Ric back into the ring. Foley brings in a transh can, but this is not a hardcore bout. Flair is able to snap in the figure-four leglock. Foley panics and hits Flair with the can. That's it!

Winner via pin & DQ: Ric Flair

Foley snaps and goes for the barbwire bat. He gets back in the ring and lays out Flair. Flair is bleeding now. Foley grinds the barbwire bat into the forehead of Flair. More refs come out and pull Foley off. The take Flair and help him backstage.

Maria is backstage with Carlito. Maria said that the people who want to the be cool are not cool and that creates this unique paradox…what the hell. Carlito said he doesn’t know what the hell she just said. Carlito said nothing will be cooler than if Carlito becomes the Intercontinental Champion. Torrie then walks by in bra and panties. She asks Maria to rub her over with baby oil, and asks Carlito to hold her puppies…the dogs. Some cheesy music then came on as Torrie and Maria rubbed each other down with baby oil with Carlito looking on enjoying himself. Carlito’s music then hit in the arena as he doesn’t want to leave. Carlito is pissed and makes his way towards the arena.

IC Title Triple Threat
Carlito vs. Nitro vs. Shelton Benjamin
Carlito and Shelton start things out. Nitro sits back and lets them work. Carlito gets a near 3 count and that gets Nitro involved now. Nitro goes after Carlito. Nitro works on Shelton now ringside. Carlito hits and front flip plancha to Benjamina nd Nitro! You have to view these images and checkout the height he gets here. Carlito is in control momentarily. Nitro gains momentum after dropkicking Benjamin to the outside. Carlito hits a Huricanrana. Carlito goes for Nitro but Benjamin slips in and launches him in the air and sends him slamming down. Benjamin sends Nitro outside. He gets a two count on Carlito. Benjamin hits a samoan drop for another 2-count. Broken up by Nitro. Now Nitro hammers away on Benjamin. Nitro goes into a huricanrana but Benjamin turns into a snakeeys like manuver and gets a 2-count on Nitro. Benjamin argues with the ref, Carlito hits a victory roll on Benjamin for a 2-count! Carlito exibits some awesome arial attacks. He hits a monkey flip dropkick and gets a 2 count on Benjamin. Carlito sets up Nitro in a tree of woe. Carlito stands on the turnbuckle, Benjamin jumps up with him. You gotta see this to believe folks. Nitro hits a awkward belly to back/powerbomb! The only way I can describe it! The crowd chants "holy sh*t" after that last manuver. Carlito gets a 2 count on Nitro. No! Carlito gets a cover on Benjamin but only 2! Carlito pushes Nitro out the ring. Benjamin hits a ghetto blaster on ala-Bad News Brown. Carlito plays possom and hits a backcracker on Benjamin. A dazed Carlito is yanked out by Nitro. Now Nitro makes the cover and gets the 3 count!

Winner via Carlito's Backcracker: Nitro

The Spirit Squad are shown getting pumped up backstage. McMahon comes in and asks if they are proud of themselves. He asks how they could possibly fall for dX’s pranks. McMahon said no one makes a fool out of the Spirit Squad or McMahon. McMahon said dX is a disease, like the bird flu, and the Squad are the cure. McMahon sends them on their way and then picks up his penis pump and puts it back down. He picks it up again and looks intrigued. He then takes off his jacket and disappears into the bathroom with the pump and it’s heard blowing up. The bathroom is filled with smoke and he has green all over his face.

WWE Championship Match
Edge vs. Rob Van Dam
Out first is Edge with Lita. He gets on the mic and says flying down to the show he realized something. The WWE title being in ECW is as ridiculous as the Stanly Cup being in North Carolina. "Newsflash people," he says. "Canadians won it for you!" Edge and Lita do some making out and RVD heads out. RVD sports both the ECW and WWE championship straps. The camera focuses on Lita who is wearing quite the revealing red top. A must see for you Lita-heads. The ref calls for the bell and the match is underway. They lock it up in the center of the ring. Edge powers off and taunts RVD with some kung-fu moves. RVD laughs it off and they tie up and RVD hits a monkey flip. Edge backs off as RVD taunts him this time. Edge misses a cross body block. RVD hits a standing moonsault and gets 2 count. RVD taunts Edge with the crowd's help motionaing "Rooob...Vaaan... Daaam". Edge attacks, RVD skips left and Edge goes out the ring. RVD follows up and goes after him. RVD jumps to the ringside baracade and hits a moonsault on Edge. Edge is able to crawl back into the ring first. As RVD heads it standing on the apron. Edge jumps over and hits a flipping powerbomb to ringside! Back in the ring now Edge gets a two count. Edge sends RVD into the corner and RVD bounces off like a ragdoll. Edge still on the attack choking RVD with the rope. Edge rakes the eyes of RVD. Edge now applys a wing-stretch submission hold. Edge stands on the apron and RVD hits a cross body and they both goe flying off to ring side. RVD goes for a scissor kick on Edge but misses and catches all baracade. Back in the ring Edge gets a 2 count. RVD really favoring that right leg now. Edge baseball slides RVD out the ring. Edge follows. Edge executes a viscious powerbomb on RVD off the ringside security wall. Edge rolls RVD back in the ring but can only get a 2 count. Edge hits a back breaker on RVD. Van Dam pokes the eyes of Edge and gets some seperation. Edge is back up and hammers away on RVD. Van Dam battles back. Edge flattends him with a boot to the face. Edge goes for a suplex, but Van Dam battles out. Van Dam springs off the ropes and hits a flying side kick on Edge. Both men struggle to make it back up. Van Dam hits a clothsline. Van Dam with a backbody drop. Van Dam hits a German suplex and gets a 2 count. Edge stops him with a powerslam and gets a 2 count! Van Dam hits a drop kick. Edge is down and seemingly out! RVD mounts the ropes, Edge moves. RVD hits a modified rolling thunder! RVD hits the ropes again for a split legged moonsault and another near 3 count! RVD goes for heel kick but misses Edge and hits the ref. Edge lays out RVD with a clothsline. Edge gets the strap and goes for RVD's face, RVD hits a side kick. The ref is still out. RVD goes for the 5-Star, but Lita trips him up and he falls on the turnbuckle. Edge hits a suplex off the top rope and the ref barely concious counts another near 3 count! Lita props a chair in the corner and Edge motions for the spear. Edge is off! RVD skips right! Edge meets the chair with his face! Edge is out cold! RVD mounts the ropes... 5 STAR FROG SPLASH!..1...2...3! Yes!

Winner via 5-Star Frog Splash and Still WWE Champion: Rob Van Dam

RVD can barely walk, but he grabs his ECW and WWE straps and leaves the ring victorious. Meanwhile Edge is busted open after colliding with that chair set up by Lita.

The ECW locker room was shown celebrating in the back chanting “RVD, ECW!” Heyman says one down and one to go. Heyman said they are here tonight to take up John Cena on his offer of making his match with Sabu an Extreme Lumberjack Match. In interest of fairness, Mr. McMahon has told him that there will be an equal number of RAW Superstars at ringside.

Kane vs. Kane (Old School)
Bald Kane is out first followed by Masked Kane. Masked Kane goes for the pyro signal, but Bald Kane says no, its go time. The bell rings and the match is on. Old School Kane (or the Impostor) chokes Kane in the corner. Kane shoulder blocks the Impostor and goes for the mask. Impostor backs off and hits a stiff right. Impostor gets a 2 count. Kane is whiped and Impostor follows. Kane boots him in the face. Impostor hits a boot of his own and gets a 2 count. Impostor hammers away on Kane and now locks in a choke hold. Impostor goes for the chokeslam, Kane thumb him in the eye through the mask. Kane hits a running DDT. Kane hits a powerslam. Kane hammers away now on the Impostor. Kane charges again and hits a clothsline on the Impostor in the corner. Make it two! Kane hits a sidewalk slam! Impostor hits a boot to Kane's face. Impostor mounts the ropes. Kane follows. Kane hits a huge suplex off the top rope. Kane signals for the chokeslam. Kane has the Impostor locked by the throat, but Impostor fights out. Kane hits a big boot to the face and mounts the ropes. Kane flys off, but the Impostor catches him by the throat and hits the chokeslam for the 3 count!

Winner via Chokeslam: Kane (Old School)

Extreme Lumberjack Match
Sabu vs. John Cena
Out first to the ECW TV them are the ECW extremists. Out next is The suicidal, homicidal, genocidal death defying Sabu. Next out are the RAW brand superstars to the RAW theme. John Cena makes his firebreathing, SOB'ing self to the ring. Cena has to battle throw the lumberjacks and finally makes it into the ring. Sabu wastes no time and goes right after Cena. The ref calls for the bell. Cena hits a suplex and gets a 2 count. Sabu is tossed out to the RAW crew and they goto work on him and send him back in the ring. Cena gets a 2 count. Cena is tripped outside and the ECW crew lays into him. Sabu again trips Cena out ringside and The Sandman lays him out with the Kendo Stick. Sabu gets him back in the ring and gets a 2 count. Sabu locks in a camel clutch. Sabu sets up a chair and hits a legdrop. Sabu climbs the ropes with the chair and hits an Arabian face buster for a 2 count. Sabu stalks Cena and goes for a flying crossbody, but Cena skips right and Sabu meets the turnbuckles. Cena battles back with a boot and a suplex. Cena signals for the 5 knuckle shuffle. THe Lumberjacks begin to fight outside. Cena goes out and hits an FU on Richards. Sabu attacks from behind witha chair. Cena is set up on a table but RAW guys intervine. Sabu hits the ropes but Cena hits him with the Kendo stick. Cena heads in and lays out Sabu with a chair shot. John Cena lifs Sabu up in the FU and FU's him out the ring onto the table! Oh my god! You have to see this. Sabu damn near shatters his back on this table. Sabu screams in pain but the RAW crew gets him back in the ring. Cena slaps on the STFU! Sabu taps!

Winner via STFU: John Cena

The ECW crew gathers whats left of Sabu after that huge FU off the ring onto the table and take him to the back. The RAW crew stands united with John Cean in the ring. Cena departs from the ring as the RAW superstars cheer him on.

Cena walks to his dressing room but meets up with RVD. Van Dam said he thought he had balls at One Night Stand, but he had bigger balls to walk into the ECW lockerroom backstage. RVD says he knows how Cena feels. Like he's hold the John Cena spinner belt. But he's not, he's hold the championship. RVD suggest that tomorrow night on RAW, RVD... John Cena... for the WWE Championship. John Cena says RVD took everything from him, not just the title, but his life. Cena accepts the challenge and I guess we're on for tomorrow. Rob Van Dam battles John Cena once again for the WWE Championship!

D-Generation X vs. The Spirit Squad
Out first is DX. They're lean, they're mean, they're DX-Green. They're the Game Triple H and the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels. HHH grabs the mic.."Are you ready!? For the thousands in attendance and the millions watching at home, live on pay-per-view (or lets us say right here on Rajah.com..HAHA) LETS GET READY TO SUCK!" HBK grabs the mic and says "if you're not down with that we got two words for ya!" SUCK IT! The Spirit Squad make their way out. HBK and HHH do their rock, paper, scissors contest. Hey HBK won! He'll start the bout then. Squad member Mitch will take on HBK. The bell rings and we're on. HBK hits a back body drop on Mitch. HBK slaps chest on Mitch. HBK is backed into the corner and Mitch goes to town. HBK slaps chest again though. Mitch backs HBK into the Squad corner and they all go to town but HBK battles back. HBK backs Mitch into the DX corner and they go to town on Mitch! HBK and HHH clear house and Spirit Squad regroups ringside. Squad member Johnny enters the ring with a bloody nose. Johnny puts on a gi headband. And shows off some kung Fu. HBK tags in HHH. John exploits somemore moves. HHH exploits one, his right hand to Johnny's already broken nose. Let me explain Johnny's injury. You know how we have a nose in the middle of our face? Well right now, John's nose is like all over his face. Triple H drops a knee ala-Harly Race. Triple H does the package squash in the corner of the ring. John is whiped to the corner and Triple H meets his boot. Squad member Mikey interferes, but Triple H sends him right out the ring. HBK introduces Mikey's groin to the security wall. The Spirit Squad is able to take some control of the match and they are taking it to the Game. Triple H is able to telegraph and hit a neckbreaker in Mikey. HHH tags in HBK and HBK takes it to Mikey. Atomic drop by HBK on Mikey, another Squad member gets the same. HBK mounts the ropes and hits the elbow on Mikey! HBK tunes up the band for sweet chin music. But the Squad sworms the ring. Johnny lays out HBK with an insuguri. Nicky is tagged in and gets a 2 count. He distracts the ref and the Squad yank out HBK and lay him out with a chair. Mikey sets up a trampoline ringside, runs and jumps into the ring over the top rope and lands a bull dog on HBK for a 2 count. Kenny hits the ring and gets a 2 count. He tags in Nicky who also gets a 2 count. Nicky hammers away on HBK. Nicky tags in Mikey who hammers away on HBK. Somemore quick tags by the Spirt Squad as they weardown HBK. Kenny gets a cover and a near 3 count. HBK and Kenny collide in mid-air. Kenny struggles for the red as Mikey gets in the ring and lays out HBK. Nicky is taged in. HBK takes it to Kenny and dropkicks Nicky. HBK tries to tag in HHH, but no avail. HBK gets a double DDT and now lies dormant as the ref counts 10.

Johnny tags! HBK tags! HHH cleans house. Squad members go flying everywhere. HHH hits a spine buster. And another! Triple H gets Kenny in a facebuster. Triple H goes for the Pedigree but is interupted. Squad members pick up HBK ringside. Mikey bounces off the trampoline and flies toward HBK, but lands on the entire Spirit Squad instead! Kenny is left alone with HHH and HBK! Triple H sets up the Pedigree! Wam! Mikey tries to help but HBK hits Sweet Chin Music! Triple H gets the pin!

Winners via Pedigree and Chin Music: D-Generation X

The other Squad members stumble into the ring and DX dishes out more Pedigrees and Sweet Chin Solos. DX clears the ring of the Squad. The only one left is Mitch. HBK picks him up. Triple H pulls down the shorts. Mitch gets a face full of the Game's ass! Welcome to the Kiss My DX Ass Club, Mitch!

Wait! The boss is on the ramp. Vince McMahon comes out to the entrance ramp and eyeballs DX with a smile. Vince says "Congratulations! I'll see you two tomorrow night!"

Jim Ross and The King sign off and DX chop blocks Vince!

End of show.

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When WWE first announced the return of Extreme Championship Wrestling as a third brand, people cheered. After all, this was ECW. It was the return of Extreme.

Now this is the part where I’m supposed to say, “Then everything sucked.” Well, I’m not. Sure ECDub had it’s ECDownfalls, but that’s a matter of perspective. For a hardcore fan of the Philadelphia mat wars, the new brand was an extreme letdown. However, for a casual, foam finger buying, watch every-other-week, didn’t-the-original-Ultimate-Warrior-die fan, the show was more than likely what they had expected. After all, this is World Wrestling Entertainment. Any fans of WWE’s product, and WWE’s product alone, knew what they were getting into the first time they tuned into the SciFi Network. It was a WWE show. In order to miss that fact, you’d have to be watching the TV on mute…with your hands over your eyes….while sleeping.

So, surprise, surprise. This isn’t an anti-ECW column. In fact, I think I, and many others, have finally accepted that things are as they are. Would they be better had WWE focused on pleasing the audience that would genuinely care about those three Extreme letters? Sure. If they wanted to make something new, then they should have named it something new. They didn’t, though. So now it is what it is and we are where we are.

Here’s my issue with the whole thing, though. World Wrestling Entertainment, the massive corporate entity that has been thrilling fans for years using the same tried and true formula of heroes vs. villains, has decided now to give them something different. In the very first feud for the top title in the new ECW brand (and the WWE title too), World Wrestling Entertainment has scripted a three way conflict…between three people who are getting booed on a regular basis.

It’s truly amazing when you think about it. I don’t mean amazing in a “Wow, check that out” way. I mean it in a “What the hell” way.

Think about it. First, you have Edge. Adam Copeland is probably one of WWE’s hottest stars when used correctly. He has an evil grin and an even eviler gimmick. As the over-sexed, arrogant complainer, Copeland can get under the skins of fans whenever he wants to. His promos aren’t written to get him over as a cool heel. They’re written to get him over a as a real heel. People boo him. People hate him. That’s the goal and he gets it done.

So, that’ s awesome, right? You have a heel that people hate. Great news. Now who’s the baby face you put him up against? Someone who’s super-over and ready to captivate fans with the good vs. evil conflict? Rey Mysterio? Bobby Lashley? DeGeneration X? Batista? Nah.

It’s John Cena. Word life. You can’t see him. Hustle, Loyalty, Respect, and all that. Look, I know there’s a ton of Cena Haters out there and, truth be told, you can’t blame them. This past Monday, I watched John stand there and cut an intense promo on Edge. As he did, I thought, “This guy might be on his way back. For once, I’m not rolling my eyes at his use of potty-humor or juvenile insults. Maybe we were all wrong about…”

“Fart juice!”

Damnit! Before I could complete my thought on how Cena is finally getting over the third grade toilet jokes, he used the term “fart juice.” Man. It’s actually unfair to call it third grade humor, because there’s plenty of third graders out there who can think of better lines than that.

But, I digress, that’s your hero in the feud. John Cena is the fart juicin‘, cheap saucing’, poopie lovin’ hero of our hearts. So…people boo him. Why? No one likes to cheer for the dork with the childish comebacks. I can’t imagine how that would have played out throughout time.

“Hey brother, train, say your prayers, make your poopies, and take your vitamins.”

“Austin 3:16 says I just whopped your fartie hole!”

“To be the man - whooo - you gotta make doodies like the man”

So, yeah, that’s the good guy. Now onto the third part of the equation. With a hated heel and a hated baby face battling for the top title of the new show, you have to have a third person tossed in there. Why not make it the hero of the diehards? It’s the underused and overly-loved king of ECW! It’s the hardcore fan’s new version of Chris Benoit. It’s “Mr. ECW” Rob Van Dam!

RVD has been cheered for years. No matter how little he was used, fans went nuts for his kicks and half-closed eyes. Whether in a storyline or not, he was always the most popular guy in the building.

That all changed once they started using him.

In what is probably the biggest indictment of WWE’s creative process throughout the relaunch of Extreme Championship Wrestling, Rob Van Dam went from hero to heel lickety split. While some might think that’s a good thing, it’s not. Why not? Well, because it doesn’t appear like that was WWE’s goal.

They gave him all the lines that would have sent the real ECW audience into a euphoric cheering spree. They had him cut down WWE and declare that he had taken their title and brought it to ECDub. Predictably, the crowd booed. Why? Well, they were a WWE crowd. Duh. The hilarious thing here is that World Wrestling Entertainment went out of their way to tell us all that this was a “different ECW.” Then, right off the bat, they scripted the baby face champion to say things that would have gotten over with the OLD ECW FANS. He insults WWE in front of WWE fans, gets booed, and the creative team all wonder why it didn’t work. Now that’s insanity.

So there you have it. You have the super horny heel vs. the fart juicin’ juvenile vs. the guy who wants to kill the promotion that all the fans paid to see. That’s the top feud for the new ECW. Hell, it’s the second to top feud for Raw. It seems pretty obvious why things aren’t working.

People want to look forward to a segment that’ll have them cheering. Instead, they’re sitting through shows waiting for the top feud…so they can boo all three participants. I don’t know about you guys, but I’d rather cheer something than boo it. If you don’t have anyone to cheer for, the feud is no fun. Know where I learned that?

From WWE, that’s where. I just wonder why and when they forgot it.

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[Lakerfan 4 Life]

Kurt Angle will be taking a hiatus from WWE. He was telling wrestlers at TV that he will be doing so. Some people have told me that the time off is for personal reasons. Some have told me that he will take time off to try and heal his battered body. Some have told me it's a mixture of both.

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[Lakerfan 4 Life]

Vince McMahon and Kevin Dunn made it clear to everyone, including Paul Heyman, at TV on Tuesday that he isn't happy with the direction of ECW and it will become even more of a WWE style project, with the boss at the helm of creative. It will now be even more of Vince's vision of ECW. Any hope of Heyman's vision of ECW is out the window at this point. There are a lot of people that work on all three brands that are not happy about this since the hope was that if ECW were allowed to be different, it may have carried over to the other brands and provided a spark to them.

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[Lakerfan 4 Life]

There were a lot of wrestlers that enjoyed seeing creative team member Christopher DeJoseph be involved in an embarrassingly bad skit on the ECW show this week where he got caned by the Sandman. The feeling among a lot of the workers was that there was a degree of karma involved with a part of the team being involved in a poorly written angle. The fact that he got caned was icing on the cake.

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[Lakerfan 4 Life]

"Extreme" Official, Jim Molineaux, was one of the special guests on this past week's live edition (7/3/06) of Monday Night Mayhem, which can be heard in streaming audio every week (and live from 7-9PM ET every Monday night) exclusively on The Monday Night Mayhem Radio Network (www.MondayNightMayhem.com, www.WrestlingMediaNetwork.com, www.ObsessedWithWrestling.com, www.Dory-Funk.com, & celebrating its 10th Anniversary, www.AudioWrestling.com -- your official home of "The Spring Break Incident" Video-On-Demand, featuring Stuff Magazine's all-new fitness correspondent, the hottest member of this past season's edition of ABC's "Dancing With The Stars," & WWE Diva, Stacy Keibler).

The interview with one of the longest tenured members of "the extreme" is now available to hear for FREE in Real Audio!

Here are some of the highlights from the interview provided by the show's senior correspondent, "Mr. DFL."

Jim Molineaux joined The Big Mosh & The Mayhem's senior show correspondent, Ho-Ju, this past Monday night for an inside look at "Extreme Championship Wrestling" -- or what is being called that. Jim was welcomed to the show, and Mosh got right down to business by asking him what his status is with ECWWE? Jim cut Mosh off by, saying he lives ten minutes over the bridge in New Jersey (from The Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, PA) -- and that John Cena is not there. Go figure! Jim said he was contacted for the One Night Stand Pay-Per-View, and then it was "an open door policy" for them to come back if they wished. The WWE said they would "get back to him" & several others. Jim mentions that "he feels sorry for some of the guys who just signed brand-new WWECW contracts, because they are making great money for sitting around and doing nothing."

Jim believes that one of the most underrated & best wrestlers over the past few years has been CW Anderson, "who is another talent that the WWE is doing nothing with because the Creative Team can't figure out a story line for him." He, along with others that on the current roster that he still keeps in contact with, know that more of the current roster should have been exposed to the masses already (one month in), and that unless creative changes its ways, "the new ECW" can become the "former ECW" really quickly.

Jim also wanted to point out that every week on Sci-Fi, since the Sci-Fi Network debut, has been an "ECW Rules Match." For those who soon forget, "there were no rules in the old ECW." Instead of referring to it by its proper name ("ECW On Sci-Fi"), he prefers now to call it by "what it really is" ("Tuesday Night RAW"). Mosh & Ho-Ju also brought up the fact of all the old ECW guys now becoming "enhancement talents," doing jobs for all the new guys that they are being brought in (Mike Knox & Test). Jim agrees with that estimation (that ECW does need new talent), but "this is a clear example that it's not the same as it once was."

Molineaux then gave an example of what really happens in the WWE: the taped segment with the ECW "extremists" & John Cena from several weeks back was taped two different ways, but the one national seen on national television was the one "Mr. McMahon" envisioned. The shocker of the century, huh?

Jim said that "the WWE is stupid, because Philadelphia is the birth place of America, and for one week straight there were events taking place there -- which took some of the luster away from ECW's triumphant television return to its own roots." Jim thinks that if the company does not realize, that then he will keep his mouth shut.

Extreme Championship Wrestling's return to The ECW Arena had more downs, than ups, as has been reported. From The Big Show's "don't come back" & Paul Heyman's "sellout" chants by the extreme faithful, to Justin Roberts ring announcing, & the WWE's "rules and regulations" to the fans over the loudspeakers that night, we could have very well have seen one of a "one night stand" there than in New York City. Jim walked Mosh, Ho-Ju, & The Mayhem audience through the night: "the wrestlers got paid before the show started at 7:30PM ET, the event was over by 10PM ET, & the boys that live nearby were home by 10:30 or 11PM ET." This is compared to the old ECW shows, where the boys would "roll in around 1 or 2AM instead."

Jim explained that the Sci-Fi Network debut was different & weird, because it was taped along with Friday Night SmackDown -- and he honestly did not feel like himself (and others) were welcomed. But hey, at least we got to see the death of something already dead (The Zombie) instead of an alien, right?

This is just the tip of the iceberg, as we at The Mayhem like to say! For Molineaux's takes on Rob Van Dam getting suspended by the WWE, where he sees Sabu headed (and if he thinks "the homicidal, suicidal, genocidal, death-defying maniac" will stick around with the "E" for much longer), Tommy Dreamer & Paul Heyman losing creative control in ECW, & what it's like to "take money from Vince McMahon's pocket," then listen to this entire interview. Jim speaks the truth, even if that hurts some people.

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[Lakerfan 4 Life]

Tonight on ECW on Sci Fi, Big Show will defend the ECW World Heavyweight Championship against one of the biggest legends in WWE: Undertaker.

Big Show challenged the Deadman at Saturday Night’s Main Event just moments after helping The Great Khali decimate him. Show had come out to the ring to compliment Khali for taking out Undertaker, but chaos ensued when the Deadman showed up. In the end, however, Show & Khali rocked the Deadman with a vicious double chokeslam.

Moments after Big Show made the challenge, ECW.com caught up with the ECW Champion. And while the Deadman will be his opponent Tuesday night, Big Show said that wasn’t the original intention.

“Undertaker stuck his nose into my business,” Big Show told ECW.com. “I was about to offer The Great Khali an opportunity at the ECW Championship, and Undertaker came out to steal the spotlight.”

And while the sheer presence of the Deadman commands awe from the WWE fans, Big Show now says he is under a different glow.

“Now the spotlight burns brightly on Undertaker,” he said. “Just like Rob Van Dam and Ric Flair, he’s going to learn the hard way that the ECW Champion is unbeatable.”

Never one to shy away from comment, ECW representative Paul Heyman offered the following words about Big Show’s clash with the Deadman:

“Undertaker demonstrated remarkable knack for career advancement by jumping on the ECW bandwagon. Tonight on Sci Fi, Undertaker has a chance to accomplish something new by winning the ECW World Championship…but the problem is that Big Show is standing in his way.”

A 7-footer will be walking out of Corpus Christi, Texas tonight as ECW Champion. Will the gold stay around the waist of the current champion, or will a WWE phenom conquer the land of extreme?

http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/shows/ecwonscifi/articles/267238012/showdeadman

[KingKobe20]

John Cena baby?????/just playing

[Lakerfan 4 Life]

World Wrestling Entertainment has agreed to terms for a new contract with Jeff Hardy, as he will be returning to the company. Early reports indicate that WWE is planning on reuniting Jeff with his brother Matt and reforming one of the top tag teams of the Attitude Era, The Hardy Boyz.

We’ll have more information on this as it becomes available.

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