By Phil DiLiegro & f4wonline.com
Live from Los Angeles

Backstage some repo men (not Barry Darsow) were cleaning out Armando Alejandro Estrada’s office. Estrada was told this was done per order of the general manager and in walked Teddy Long.

Tommy Dreamer v. CM Punk v. Chavo Guerrero v. John Morrison

The winner here gets Kane in a non-title match later tonight. What the heck was the point then of last night’s match if the losers get a second chance tonight? Inexplicable booking. By the way, Mike Adamle reported that Big Show has a cracked orbital bone, which is a legit injury, but is still hopeful to wrestle at Night of Champions. Punk suplexed Chavo on top of Morrison near the beginning as the men then paired off oddly heel v. heel and face v. face. The match at the start pretty much was all punching and kicking with an occasional good spot worked in. Dreamer and Morrison at one point went out to the floor and Chavo followed out by a pesacdo. Punk then did a pescado of his onto all three. Punk and Morrison then went at it in the ring where Morrison scored with a springboard roundhouse. Dreamer made the save. Dreamer went into a Texas cloverleaf which makes no sense in the context of a four way match. Of course, Chavo hit him from behind and came with the three amigos. Morrison was caught going up top and fell into the tree of woe. Punk landed a springboard crossbody which led to Chavo hitting a frog splash on the fallen Dreamer. That left Chavo vulnerable for CM Punk who won with the go to sleep. The match was a very contrived spot fest, but was fairly entertaining if nothing else. Surprisingly, Punk was actually booked to look strong, at least for now.

Punk d. Dreamer, Chavo (o), Morrison, Pin, 5:07, **¼.

Teddy Long revealed that the WWE’s Board of Directors had named him general manager and that his first order of business was to demand that Estrada take a paycut. Things are tight with Vince McMahon giving away millions of dollars. Long also booked Estrada against Matt Hardy later tonight. There’s a shoot element to this storyline as there inevitably is underpaid talent frustrated by the decision to give away that million dollars when it will turn into virtually no new revenue.

Matt Sydal v. Shelton Benjamin

Kofi Kingston was on commentary, so the promised match between the two has been postponed. Sydal, for those who do not know, is actually a pretty capable worker having wrestled several times for ROH. Suffice to say this is an underwhelming debut for a promising wrestler. Shelton hit a pump handle slam to begin and then Sydal made a run with a flying headscissors and a great looking flying knee from the top rope. Shelton then recovered with a flapjack and a gorilla press into a stomach breaker. Next came the obligatory Benjamin rest hold. Sydal escaped but ran into a clothesline and was fired out to the floor. That left Shelton to mock Kofi at ringside. He then went back to Sydal and power bombed him into Kofi. Benajmin returned to the ring to win by countout. After the match, Kofi charged after Shelton and a brawl commenced. It ended when Shelton fired Kofi into the ring steps.

Benjamin d. Sydal, CO, 4:38, **½.

Matt Hardy v. Armando Estrada

They seem to be phasing out the Alejandro, which is too bad as that was a good catchphrase. Hardy hit a slam and a forearm off of the second rope to set up the twist of fate for the win. Teddy Long then came out and made another match between Delaney and Estrada. Colin went for an immediate Oklahoma roll and got a two count. Estrada went for the curtain call but Colin came out the back door and won with a roll up.

Hardy d. Estrada, 1:00.

Delaney d. Estrada, 0:26.

Backstage, Estrada was forced by Teddy Long to earn his contract similar to how Colin Delaney had to.

The Raw Rebound featured the inane McMahon Million Dollar Mania segment.

Kane v. CM Punk

Kane fought off Punk with his size early on and went to work in the corner. Punk came back with a clothesline to the floor. There, Kane retook the advantage. Kane worked his hanging neckbreaker submission and booted Punk to the floor as the match went to a break. Returning, Kane held an abdominal stretch. Breaking the hold, Kane hit a low dropkick for a one count. Kane went into a bodyscissors as the match really slowed down. Punk caught a sloppy sunset flip for a near fall but Kane quickly reclaimed the advantage. Kane picked up a two count off of a lariat and went back to the bodyscissors and key lock combination. After another brief comeback, Kane leveled him again. Punk managed to hit his knee in the corner but Kane countered the bulldog into a back suplex for a near fall. Punk did connect with a bulldog but Kane kicked out. Again, Kane came back with a side suplex and a chop from the top rope for another near fall. Punk tried a springboard but fell into the choke slam grip. They maneuvered out of that into a go to sleep attempt and finally back into the choke slam which led to a Kane victory. The match began slowly but picked up when they finally committed to giving Punk some consistent offense. Interestingly, the crowd seemed to favor Kane over Punk which may be partially derivative from the poor booking of Punk of late. After the bout, Miz and Morrison jumped both men and laid them out. This presumably sets up another match between the two teams for next week. Kane

d. Punk, Pin, 12:46,


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