November 2006 News Archive (Page 8)

The following report is courtesy of wrestleview.com ...

- Umaga defeated Kane. Before the match, Kane, Chris Benoit & The Sandman were shown backstage. Kane won with 49% of the vote. Lots of offense from Umaga early on in the match with Kane coming back each time. The finish saw Kane go up to the top rope and Armando Alejandro Estrada jumped up on the ring apron to distract him. Kane kicked Armando away, jumped off the top rope at Umaga, but as he came down Umaga caught him with a spike to the throat. Umaga then covered Kane to get the pinfall.

- Backstage, Sharmell was with ECW Champion Big Show. She proposed that Big Show work with King Booker tonight to retain their respective titles. Show told Sharmell he didn't trust them and refused. Sharmell told Show he would regret that decision.

- Cryme Tyme defeated The Highlanders, Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch and Charlie Haas & Viscera in a Texas Tornado Match. The Texas Tornado stipulation won with 50% of the vote, so everyone will be in the ring at one time. The finish saw Cade & Murdoch take out Robbie of The Highlanders, but Cryme Tyme hit the ring and knocked out Cade & Murdoch to get the pinfall on Robbie for the victory. After the match, Shad sole Jerry Lawler's laptop at the announce table while JTG distracted him.

- Backstage, Shawn Michaels was voting on a laptop to get the special guest referee he wanted tonight. Triple H mentioned that Eric Bischoff said DX wasn't controversial. HBK said he was the one who put Bret Hart in a Sharpshooter and that Triple H married "what's her name." Michaels got upset about Bischoff's comments and superkicked a few WWE employees. Triple H added that what he did might not be controversial, but it was funny.

- Jeff Hardy defeated Carlito to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship. Carlito won with 62% of the vote. Both shook hands at the start of the match. Lots of back and forth between the two with plenty of reversals. Few awkward moments between the two during the match as well. The finish saw Carlito attempt a huricanranna on Hardy on the top rope, but Hardy countered pushing Carlito back onto the ring and then hitting a Swanton Bomb to get the pinfall and retain the WWE IC Title.

- Edge & Randy Orton defeated D-Generation X with Eric Bischoff as the special guest referee. Bischoff won with 60% of the vote. Pretty long series of pre-match mic work by Triple H and Shawn Michaels. During the match, Edge missed a Spear attempt on Michaels and took out Bischoff instead. Orton connected with an RKO shortly afterwards on Triple H, covered, another referee hit the ring and counted the pinfall, but Triple H kicked out.

Michaels then took out Orton with some Sweet Chin Music, covered, but Bischoff pulled the WWE referee out. The finish then saw Edge get a steel chair and take out Michaels with it on the outside when Michaels went after Bischoff. Edge then hit the ring, Triple H looked to hit him with the Pedigree when Orton grabbed the chair, hit Triple H with it (in front of Bischoff), hit the RKO and then Bischoff counted the pinfall.

- Backstage, Edge and Randy Orton were celebrating their win over DX. Lita was spotted and Edge told her to go take care of business tonight against Mickie James. Todd Grisham then got word from Edge & Orton. Edge said the new era in wrestling is rated RKO.

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Rey Mysterio comes out to open the show, thanks all the fans for not
quitting on him and says that he plans on returning to the top. Chavo and
Vickie then come out (with the chair used on Rey's knee two weeks ago) and
Chavo demands that Rey say "I Quit" one more time. Rey refuses, so Chavo
asks him to autograph the chair. Rey refuses once again, and Chavo writes "I
Quit" on it, then proceeds to beat Mysterio with the chair.

Chris Benoit comes out to make the save, and Chavo and Vickie hightail it to the back.

Backstage, Teddy Long puts Batista in charge of protecting King Booker and
Queen Sharmell so that Booker would make it to Cyber Sunday in one piece.
These segments went on through the night and were rather pointless.

London/Kendrick defeated KC James and Idol Stevens via pinfall.

Kane and The Undertaker defeated Mr. Kennedy and MVP via pinfall. Kennedy did his usual schtick, stopping to tell the crowd to "Shut up! I do this
part by myself!" (Kennedy was pretty over with the crowd). Teddy Long
restarted this match not once but twice, first to declare no count-outs and
again to make it a no disqualification match.

The Miz and Krystal defeated Vito and Layla El via pinfall.

Bobby Lashley defeated Jamie Noble via pinfall. Tatanka came out
and issued a challenge to Lashley after the match.

Gregory Helms defeated Jimmy Wang Yang.

As Batista escorted Booker and Sharmell to their limo, random guys tried to
attack, but Batista fended them off with no problem.

Batista came to the ring and called Finlay out, and once he came out, Teddy
Long announced that there would be a match and it would be no
disqualification. Batista pinned Finlay despite interference from the Little
Bastard in a rather short main event.

The PW Torch newsletter reports the following ...

• While Jeff Jarrett will be off TV for the next few months, he will be backstage at all TNA events for his behind-the-scenes duties.

• Vince Russo is planning to make AJ Styles the new center of the X-Divison in TNA. It looks like his plans have already been put into action on night’s episode of Impact.

• After the stiff head butt that Kurt Angle gave Samoa Joe during their in-ring altercation, Angle talked to Joe backstage to make sure everything was cool. Joe is said to have been fine with Angle’s intensity during the segment.

• Talks between Monty Brown and TNA apparently are still ongoing, despite his name being removed from the TNA website. While Brown has been in negotiations with WWE, several close to the situation say that he could still end up signing with TNA.

• The Cincinnati Cyclones (a local ECHL hockey team) will be having a “WWE night” tonight at the US Bank Arena.

This is the site of Sunday’s WWE Cyber Sunday pay-per-view. RAW Superstars John Cena and Johnny Nitro will be appearing to sign autographs and hang out with fans.

• WWE Films have finished filming their most recent movie starring superstar Stone Cold Steve Austin. The Condemned entered post production last month and Lions Gate Films will begin distribution of the film some time in 2007.

• The contract of Eric Bischoff contract with WWE expires in July 2007. There's no word on whether or not he'll remain with the company after that date.

• Too Cold Scorpio is scheduled to make his debut on Smackdown in a few weeks under the name Flash Funk, the name he used years ago in WWE.

• WWE Diva Candice Michelle will be making an appearance during the Tampa Bay International Auto Show at the Tampa Bay Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. She'll be taking part in a meet and greet from 6:45 to 9:00 p.m.

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, TNA wrestling management and Chris Jericho have been in contact with each other in regards to him joining the company sometime in the future.

And not just in a singing capacity.

Dixie Carter has had several talks with Jericho, who is known to keep close tabs on the industry.

While Y2J's name is high up on the list of people that TNA management wants to bring in for the company, the belief within WWE is that Jericho will end up back in his old wrestling ground when he does decide to return to the ring.

With Cyber Sunday coming up, this probably wasn't the news the WWE was hoping for:

This week’s Monday Night RAW rating came in at a 3.6. The figure is a bit lower than last week - but did at least break 4.0 during one quarter hour. That didn't occur during the previous week's show.

Former WWE champion and Smackdown superstar, Batista, recently signed autographs at a mall in Milwaukee. He found time afterward to give a newspaper the following interview:

Q: You gained the World Heavyweight title by defeating Triple H at WrestleMania 21. Was that your crowning achievement?
A: It was a huge achievement for me and a real dream come true because I never thought I would make it that far. To get the opportunity to work with people like Triple H and Ric Flair at that stage of my career is something a lot of wrestlers don't get a chance to do.

Q: I heard that Road Warrior Animal and the late Curt Hennig influenced your career. How did that happen?
A: I met both of them at a gym in Minnesota, and they really put a spark in me to consider professional wrestling. So I tried out during an open tryout and the rest is history. I come to events like this in the hopes that maybe I can spark someone else out there to try to make it in this industry.

Q: It wasn't all lights and glitter. What was your experience like at the WCW Power Plant training facility?
A: It was horrible. There was this little trainer, a guy who went by the name Sarge, who was about 5'5" who tried to run me into the ground. He told me that I didn't have what it takes to make it in the industry. I was the biggest guy there, and he really took it upon himself to try and break me down, but I didn't let him.

Q: Your World Wrestling Entertainment debut (in 2002) was a total squash of Justin Credible. What was that like?
A: It was cool and one of my early mismatches. I was glad to work with Justin, he's a great guy. But I was not able to sell myself in the business. It's hard to show what you can do in squash matches. While a squash is good, you show what you can do in 30-minute matches. I didn't want to be the 30-second squash guy like Bill Goldberg. I remember that match with Justin; he was a little intimidated by my size. He didn't like to roughhouse and he had this look on his face like I would kill him.

Q: At 37 years old, you're still in your prime, but a lot of wrestlers have gotten into acting. Can we expect the same from you?
A: I do have a role coming up in (the CW network show) Smallville next month and that was my first acting experience outside of what we do in WWE. What I learned is that you have to branch out to market yourself. I have two more years left on my (wrestling) contract, and I would like to accomplish some more things in the ring, while at the same time other wrestlers have successfully laid the groundwork for doing a lot more. It will be interesting to see what the future brings.

We pride ourselves on giving any fan with a view on WWE, ECW or even TNA wrestling a voice.

With that in mind, we often bring readers The Wrestling Matt. Now, it's time for The Chop Shop. In its first-ever edition, the columnist harkens back to his initial days as a wrestling fan. Let's go with him ...

I remember my first experience with wrestling. I was about 12 years old and I had just watched Pedro Morales and Greg Valentine go at it. I was hooked on the boston crab, the figure four leg lock. Pat patterson announced and Vince McMahon was a host. Hulk Hogan was in the AWA (pictured) and the NWA was the place to be.

I was hooked. I used to go the the old Boston Garden (thanks, Uncle Joe ) to see the greats. Kevin Cunnigham, BPD's, Dan Maroney, my mom, and big Pat Dillon were just a few of the people who I shared good times with at the Garden. I remember aiting outside the Fleet Center for Nitro tickets; or being at worcester at 5 a.m. fortickets, getting thrown out after a beef with Hardcore Holly in cohasset.

I spent every dime on wrestling books as a kid. I played ping pong with Captain Lou Albano. I had some great times as a kid and I owe it all to wrestling.

I have seen some great matches, witnessed some great feuds, some blood and gore. I just want to hear the rest of the world's opinion about this sport.

Let me start by asking the masses who was the greatest tag team in the last 25 years?

Before we get into this post, give us a second to laugh: HA! HA!

Thank you. Now, on to new about the first solo album from the daughter of Hulk Hogan, Brooke: it's a major flop. The title of the CD, Undiscovered, is proving to be apt, as only 30,442 copies have been sold this week.

That ranks Hogan as 28th in sales for the week. Considering the recent premiere of the third season of Hogan Knows Best on VH-1, this figure should only drop as times goes on.

We don't know Broke Hogan and we don't wish her any unhappiness. But the girl has no talent, we're glad fans realized as much. Maybe Randy Orton will no longer have a crush on her, either.