June 2008 News Archive

Here is the official WWE Raw preview for tonight, courtesy of WWE.com...

During last week’s Draft, WWE Champion Triple H was randomly selected to SmackDown, taking his title with him.

On Sunday night, John Cena had a chance to bring the title back to Raw, but was unable to defeat The Game. Similarly, Batista attempted to win Edge’s World Heavyweight Championship, but couldn’t come out on top against the Master Manipulator.

Another Raw Superstar that suffered a devastating loss at Night of Champions was Chris Jericho, defending his title against surprise opponent, Kofi Kingston. Y2J and the capacity crowd in Dallas were shocked as the Jamaican Superstar made a huge splash in his first match since joining the Raw roster.

Another surprise entrance was made by Shawn Michaels, who was unable to compete due to an eye injury. HBK distracted Jericho long enough for Kingston to take control of the match, pinning Y2J. Following the match, Y2J took brutal revenge against HBK, assaulting him outside the ring.

With the Intercontinental Championship acting as Raw’s main singles title, will Kingston and his unorthodox style be able to hang onto the championship? And what is in store for Chris Jericho when HBK returns to in-ring competition?

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Katie Lea Burchill is becoming one of the more prominent WWE Divas. She even earned a Women's Title shot at Night of Champions last night.

Take a look at the British beauty now:

In an interview with Great Britain's The Sun, Rey Mysterio spoke on his WWE championship run of 2006, which took place after he won the belt at WrestleMania 22.

During that time, the masked grapper was beaten by in non-title bouts by numerous foes including The Great Khali, Mark Henry and Rob Van Dam.

“Now I go back and reflect on it, when I don’t have the title, I think that things could have been handled a different way," Mystero said. “Unfortunately I was the champion that lost more times holding the title.

If that opportunity comes again, Rey says he'll be better prepared:

"I know what to aim at and try to perfect, that I didn’t do throughout those three months, and make it better. There is more to Rey Mysterio. I think I can give a lot more. I need to hold onto that opportunity and not let it go.”

Do you wanna see Mysterio as champion again?

Here are the results from last night's WWE pay-per-view, Night of Champions...

WWE Tag Team Championship Match: John Morrison & The Miz (c's) vs. Finlay & Hornswoggle
Finlay with a big powerslam on Morrison, cover, but only a two count. Finlay with a kick in the corner and a big dropkick off the corner as well on Morrison. Another cover, but only a two count. Finlay takes out Miz when Miz hits the ring. Finlay gets Morrison up and connects with the Celtic Cross. Hornswoggle is up top, Morrison gets to his feet when Miz takes out Finlay and Morrison slams him on the mat with force from the top. Morrison hooks the leg on Hornswoggle and gets the pinfall.
Winners: John Morrison and The Miz

WWE United States Championship Match: Matt Hardy (c) vs. Chavo Guerrero w/Bam Neely
Matt is up top, Chavo pulls him down by his legs and then applies a half boston crab. Matt reaches and gets the bottom rope. Chavo breaks the hold and then starts kicking Matt's leg. Matt counters a suplex attempt by Chavo into a big DDT. Cover by Matt and another nearfall. Matt gets to his feet calling for a Twist of Fate. Chavo counters, rolls through and applies another half boston crab on Matt. Matt screams "NO" and reaches for the ropes. Matt eventually gets the bottom rope and Chavo again breaks the hold. Chavo again tries to take him down and Matt kicks him in the back of the head. Chavo with one suplex, two suplexes, attempts a third for the Three Amigos, but Matt hits the Twist of Fate! Matt covers and gets the pinfall to retain his title.
Winner: Matt Hardy

ECW Championship - Triple Threat Match: Kane (c) vs. Big Show vs. Mark Henry
Kane is back up on the top rope, jumps, Big Show catches him and connects with a big chokeslam. Big Show covers, but Kane gets a shoulder up just before the three count! Kane sits up, grabs Big Show by the neck, but Big Show drives him into the corner. Big Show lifts up Kane and slams him down with a modified back suplex. Cover by Big Show and another kick out by Kane. Kane sits up, Big Show is up on the top rope, Kane with an uppercut and then Kane suplexes Big Show off the top rope! Henry then splashes Kane, hooks the leg and gets the pinfall to capture the title.
Winner and new ECW Champion: Mark Henry

World Tag Team Championship Match: Hardcore Holly and Cody Rhodes (c's) vs. Ted DiBiase Jr. and a mystery partner
The bell rings and Ted DiBiase Jr. stays on the mic saying he wants Holly in first. Cody then tags in Holly and the bell rings. Cody then grabs Holly, kicks him in the gut and drops him with a DDT. Ted DiBiase Jr. gets back on the mic and introduces the crowd to his tag team partner, Cody Rhodes. Cody tags in Ted, Holly gets to his feet, Ted applies a Million Dollar Dream and then drops Holly back with a big russian leg sweep. Ted covers Holly and gets the pinfall.
Winners: Ted DiBiase Jr. & Cody Rhodes

WWE Intercontinental Championship Match: Chris Jericho (c) vs. Kofi Kingston
Kingston hits the double-leg drop on Jericho, but only gets a two count. Kingston with a huracanrana on Jericho, but Jericho again kicks out during a pinfall attempt. Jericho then kicks Kingston right in the ribs. Jericho with a Lionsault on Kingston and then goes for the Walls of Jericho. Jericho gets it locked in when Shawn Michaels jumps over the ring barricade and takes out Lance Cade with Sweet Chin Music. Jericho knocks HBK off the ring apron. This allows Kingston to hit the Trouble in Paradise. Kingston covers Jericho and gets the pinfall!
Winner and new WWE Intercontinental Champion: Kofi Kingston

WWE Women's Championship Match: Mickie James (c) vs. Katie Lea Burchill w/Paul Burchill
Katie drops Mickie's arm down with force over the ring, covers, but only gets a two count. The referee checks on Mickie to see if she can continue and she says yes. Katie with an irish whip to Mickie. Mickie catches Katie with a kick followed by a huracanrana. Mickie with two clotheslines, kick to the gut, snapmare takedown and sledgehammer to the back.

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Expect to hear a lot more about Kofi Kingston now that he's a member of the WWE RAW roster.

With that in mind, here's a bit of some background information on the star:

• His real name is Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah.
• He is 26 years old
• Was born in Ghana, but his family moved to the United States when he was young.
• Admired Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat growing up.

Look for big things from Kofi Kingston on RAW.

The Quicken Loans Box Office in Cleveland - which is set to host Unforgiven in September - is featuring the following poster:

John Cena is featured on the left side of the poster with the WWE title over his shoulder; Rey Mysterio and Shawn Michaels stand beside him. The right side features Chris Jericho, Batista and JBL. The bottom of the poster reads "The War to End it All."

Might this mean Cena will capture the title soon and Batista will turn heel?

Fans have at least one reason to watch ECW on Sci-Fi these days:

Lena Yada.

Here's a picture of the woman that beat out a handful of other hopeful WWE Divas in last year's search winner. Ogle away!

WWE rumors making the rounds, courtesy of prowrestling.net, state that Rey Mysterio was the least happy superstar to shift brands this week.

Mysterio reportedly liked the fact that the SmackDown! brand had more of a Latino demographic. Moreover, WWE officials didn't inform Rey of his move to RAW until the announcement was made on-air.

Fans can now catch Rey Mysterio on WWE RAW.

Although Batista is not displeased about his shift to WWE RAW, he was also not informed of hit ahead of time.

Triple H appears to be the only wrestler who was told in advance about his brand move. Doesn't seem like great company policy, in our view.

A pair of WWE rumors regarding two major heels:

• According to a report in The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, JBL's future is unclear. The former WWE champion and announcer is still said to have back problems and hasn't been able to perform up to his pre-injury status.

• There's talk of transitioning Umaga. Many want the character to do his own interviews in order to expand on his presence.

Check out the final card for this Sunday's WWE Night Of Champions pay-per-view. (Note: Chris Jericho will be defending the IC title; no opponent has been confirmed for him yet, however.)

Which match are you most looking forward to?

WWE Championship Match
Triple H (c) vs. John Cena

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Edge (c) vs Batista

ECW Championship Match
Kane (c) vs. Big Show vs. Mark Henry

WWE World Tag Team Championship Match
Cody Rhodes & Hardcore Holly (c) vs. Ted DiBiase & Mystery Partner

WWE Tag Team Championship Match
John Morrison & The Miz (c) vs. Finlay & Hornswoggle

United States Championship Match
Matt Hardy (c) vs. Chavo Guerrero

WWE Women's Championship Match
Mickie James (c) vs. Katie Lea Burchill