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Opening video package starts the broadcast.
* Pyro goes off
* Michael Cole welcomes us to the live show at the HP Pavilion in
San Jose where nearly 14,000 fans are in attendace for a sell out
crowd.
* Cole and JBL introduce the ECW and Raw announcers.
United States title match: Matt Hardy vs. MVP
Matt Hardy introduced first followed by the champion MVP.
We lock up and Matt Hardy battles out of a rear waist lock and turns
it into atop wrist lock. MVP takes Matt over but he floats through.
Still wrist locked, but now MVP takes over the control of the top
wrist lock. Matt rolls but MVP rolls with him to answer.
Hardy then takes MVP over the top rope to the outside to finally
break the hold. All at once Matt then suicide dives to the outside
onto MVP, quickly rolls him back inside and gets a two count.
Hip toss by MVP and a one count. MVP then mounts a facedown, Hardy
and has a choke on him. Matt powers to a vertical base, and turns
around. Test of strength now, MVP with the upper hand until Hardy
headbutts him. MVP returns the favor. Hardy with more. Now Hardy
tossing punches. Matt to the ropes ducks a clothesline and hits a
suplex with a float over into a cover for two. MVP rolls outside.
Hardy and MVP inside now, goes right to the top rope, MVP takes
Matt’s legs out from under him and Matt hits the ground back
first. MVP goes for a pin and gets only two.
MVP sends Hardy to the ropes and hits a drop toehold. MVP back to
the ropes and a blatant kick to the temple of a fallen Hardy. 2
count for MVP as Matt gets his foot on the ropes.
MVP now applies a mat submission maneuver. MVP hoists Matt up on his
shoulders in a fireman’s carry and drops him with a Gorilla Press.
Matt then gets up and hits a desperation clothesline. Hardy climbing
the ropes now slowly. He slips. Gets back up, but now MVP gets to
the ropes as well and sets up a superplex and hits!
MVP only gets a two count and does not believe it. MVP places Matt
on the turnbuckle now facing the crowd in a seated position. MVP
goes for a back superplex, but Matt turns around in mid air and hits
a semi-cross-body as they fall. Matt reaches over and gets a two
count.
MVP charges Hardy in the corner, Matt gets the boot up, lifts
himself to the second rope and hits a Bulldog and a two count. Matt
to the other corner’s second rope now and hits a Guillotine
Legdrop. Two count for Hardy.
Matt goes for a Twist of Fate but MVP counters into a Playmaker, but
countered again into a Matt Hardy Side Effect, and Matt hits!
1…2…KICK OUT BY MVP! Matt tries for a second Side Effect. MVP
counters into an off Single-arm roll through for a pin and gets two.
Matt now with a small package and a two count. MVP with a quick
clothesline and both men are down now.
MVP calls for a big boot on Hardy who is in the corner, he misses
and Matt small packages him and gets two. MVP tries a slam, Hardy
countered, and he runs to the ropes, MVP charges and lands a big
boot. MVP then hits the Playmaker, and scores the pinfall for the
victory.
Winner: MVP
Dusty Rhodes Promo Dusty cuts a typical Dusty promo on Randy Orton.
Chavo Guerrero [c] vs. Jimmy Wang Yang vs. Shannon Moore vs. Funaki
vs. Jamie Noble [Cruiserweight Open Championship Match]
All five men circle in the ring when Hornswoggle appears and runs
through the ring out of nowhere, distracting Chavo. All of the rest
of the men attack Chavo and toss him outside the ring. Inside, Yang
hits a hurricanrada on Moore who ends up outside the ring. Noble
flips Yang who comes back with a spinning heel kick and a two count
as Chavo breaks it up and back suplexes Yang. Moore in and he throws
some punches at Chavo, an springs back off the ropes onto Chavo in a
flying cross body. Two count for Moore.
Noble beating on Yang now and sends him to the ropes, Yang knees
Noble to the chest, goes back to the ropes and then gets
powerslammed and a two count for Noble. Chavo now slams Noble. Chavo
slams Yang, but Yang fights back, he hits the ropes and charges
Chavo who rolls through into a half crab a-la Lance Storm. Funaki in
and clocks Chavo.
Noble throwing punches at Shannon Moore. Moore slams Noble and goes
to Funaki, sends him to the corner and charges. Funaki lifts Moore
over to the apron. Noble charges Funaki who gets the boot up and
tries a Tornado DDT, Noble reverses into a Northern Lights Suplex
into a pin, Moore flies in and legdrops Noble to break it up.
Funaki with a pin attempt on Moore, Chavo breaks it up and hits a
Gory Special on Funaki. Goes for the pin and Yang breaks it up.
Chavo now hits a Three Wise Men Suplexes on Yang, but Yang floats
over on the third and uppercuts Chavo. Yang then springs to the top
rope and hits a HUGE MOONSAULT! Two count. Yang and Noble exchange
blows. Noble to the ropes and leaps to the outside on Funaki.
Inside, Moore rolls up Yang and gets a two count only.
Yang now back body drops Moore to the outside from inside onto two
men. Yang climbs the ropes, but Chavo interferes and sets up a
superplex. Noble in and he gets between Chavo’s legs and the hit a
Tower of Doom triple suplex. Hornswoggle climbs the ropes now and
hits a Tadpole Splash and pins Noble! The referee counts and
apparently Hornswoggle is the new Cruiserweight Champion.
Winner and New Champion: Hornswoggle
Sandman vs. Carlito [Singapore Cane on a Poll Match]
Sandman introduced first, coming through the crowd, followed by
Carlito. Sandman awaits Carlito in the ring. Carlito gets on the
apron and spits apple in Sandman’s face to start before he’s
even in the ring. Carlito takes his shirt off and they quickly lock
up, as Sandman is now angry.
They both lockup, and break and charge the poll simultaneously.
Sandman with a top wristlock into a hammerlock on the mat. Carlito
gets to the ropes. Sandman now in the corner and gets chopped by
Carlito. Carlito whips Sandman over the top ropes to the outside.
Sandman climbs the ropes that the pole is on, but Carlito knocks him
off.
Carlito dropkicks Sandman, and goes for the pole. Sandman grabs onto
the ankle to restrain him. Carlito comes back and clocks Sandman in
the head. Suplex for Carlito. Carlito goes for the pole, caught by
Sandman who grabs the tights of Carlito. Carlito hugging the pole.
Sandman flings Carlito to the mat. Sandman picks up Carlito and gets
sent to the corner, Carlito clotheslines him and dropkicks him in
the gut. Now Carlito goes for the pole again. Sandman yanks him off
then climbs the pole and grabs the cane. Swings and misses, and
Carlito hits the Backcracker and scores the quick pinfall.
Winner: Carlito
Candice Michelle [c] vs. Melina [Womens Championship Match]
Bell rings and the two women circle and lock up. Melina with a knee
to the gut and a top wristlock. Candice falls backward with the lock
still applied. Melina relinquishes the hold and we break. Lockup
again and a side headlock for Candice and a side headlock takeover.
Two count for Candice. Candice wrenches it in and Melina reverses
into headscissors. Candice tips up and over and the two bridge up.
Melina then backslides Candice in to a two count. Candice kicks
Melina and snap mares her then another snap mare.
Candice with a fireman’s carry takeover in to a bridge, two count.
Candice in the corner and Melina lay her across the two crossing
middle ropes and hits a double foot stomp to the gut of Candice.
Melina now working on the left arm of Candice. Melina now applies a
keylock and then a bow and arrow like maneuver. Candice reverses out
and forearms Melina to the face, then clotheslines her, and again,
and a dropkick now. Candice hits a rolling clothesline and a two
count.
Candice to the top rope and hits a flying cross body and a two
count. Melina elbows Candice and hits a Neckbreaker. Two count for
Melina who screams upon the kickout.Melina applies a sleeper but
Candice jaw jacks her and goes for an Unprettier but its countered,
Candice counters back into a standing Bulldog and scores the pinfall
for the victory.
Winner: Candice Michelle
Matt Hardy/Jeff Hardy/Candice Michelle Segment Backstage, Matt Hardy
is telling Jeff to stay focused. He said he lost his focus for a
second and it cost him the match. Jsut then Candice Michelle walks
up after her match and pours a bottle of water all over herself as
porno music comes on and the screen goes to slow motion. Matt and
Jeff stare with their jaws dropped. Ron Simmons steps in, and of
course.....DAMN!
Umaga [c] vs. Jeff Hardy [Intercontinental Championship Match]
The two stare each other down as the belt is hoisted up. We have a
bell and Jeff charges with punches. To the ropes he goes and Umaga
uppercuts Jeff. Umaga clotheslines him again and goes to work on him
with punches.
Jeff hits a jawbreaker and goes to the ropes but then gets caught in
a Samoan Drop by Umaga. Umaga headbutts Jeff. Jeff battling back, to
the ropes but gets elbowed, to quell the uprising. Umaga whips Jeff
to the corner and he bounces off violently. Umaga with punches to
the head of Hardy now. Now he applies a claw to the traps of Hardy.
Jeff tries to battle back to his feet but continually taken back to
the mat. Jeff tries to slap Umaga but falls backward and Umaga lands
atop Jeff. Umaga drags Jeff to the corner now and hits a sit down
bomb across the sternum. He hits another.
The referee told him no more, but Umaga goes for another anyway and
Jeff gets his knees up to connect. Jeff hits the ropes and leaps.
Umaga hits a Swinging Sidewalk Slam. Two count for Umaga. Umaga
climbs the ropes and goes for a head butt but Hardy rolls away. Both
men down. Jeff hits a mule kick and a DDT. Umaga to his feet and
charges Jeff, and goes flying over the top rope to the outside. Jeff
then hits a springboard from the ropes to the outside onto Umaga.
Hardy dropkicks Umaga to the face and gets a two count. Crowd is
totally behind Jeff. Umaga up now and delivers punches to Jeff in
the corner. He backs up and charges for a Facewash, but Jeff moves
and hits a Whisper in the Wind and a two count. Jeff sent to the
corner. Umaga charges and flies but Jeff moves. Jeff climbs now and
hits a Swanton Bomb, he delays a bit and goes for a pin and only
gets two. Fans are going absolutely nuts.
Jeff goes for a Twist of Fate, Umaga shoves him off, Superkicks him
and then hits a running Facewash, quickly follows up with a Samoan
Spike and a pinfall for the victory.
Winner: Umaga
John Morrison [c] vs. C.M. Punk [ECW Championship Match]
Punk quickly applies a hammerlock off the lock up. Morrison applies
a side headlock now. Punk shoots John off the ropes and Morrison
hits a shoulderblock then tries to leap Punk and gets tripped. Punk
applies a rear choke. Punk with a suplex and a float over, but only
a two count. Punk snap mares Morrison and follows with a dropkick to
the back of the head. Morrison now knees Punk to the gut and gets
whipped to the corner and then monkey flipped by Punk. Morrison
quickly rolls outside the ring.
Inside now, Morrison in charge and kicks Punk to the chest. Punk
catches the third and lifts him for a GTS but Morrison elbows his
way out of it and slaps Punk to the mat face first. Two count for
Morrison. Morrison applies a rear chinlock, Punk gets out, but
Morrison face plants him and a two count for John. Punk hits a
Cross-body off the top rope and both men are down for a count. Both
up now and Punk with a punch and a roundhouse kick, and another kick
and a clothesline. Slam by Punk, then a flapjack, and a big kick and
a two count for Punk.
Punk with a pin attempt, only two. Morrison rolls it over and grabs
the ropes, two count. Referee breaks the pin. Punk now hits a
Shining Wizard on Morrison and a two count for Punk. Punk hits a
running knee lift on Morrison in the corner and calls for the
bulldog but Morrison runs out of it and slips outside the ring. He
grabs his belt and starts up the aisle. Punk charges Morrison and
brings him back in the ring. Punk then attempts to springboard over
the top rope into the ring. Morrison throws a kick to the knee of
Punk in mid air, and Morrison rolls him up for the pin and the
victory.
Winner: John Morrison
Dusty Rhodes vs. Randy Orton [Texas Bull Rope Match]
Orton introduced first followed by Dusty Rhodes. Dusty holds the
bull rope and Randy slides outside quickly. Randy does not want to
be strapped in and stalls. Orton is strapped in now and Dusty has a
big smile on his face. Randy tries to stomp on the rope but Dusty
yanks it and he trips. Orton grabs the cowbell in the middle of the
rope and swings but Dusty moves and hits a Bionic Elbow, and
another.
Rhodes threads the rope through the legs of Orton and he yanks,
causing Orton to forward flip. Orton slides outside and tries to
walk away, but Rhodes yanks the rope and Orton hits the post. Orton
gets the bell and swings at Orton, but he moves and only hits the
ringpost. Orton tries to leave up the aisle, and Rhodes yanks the
rope. Rhodes elbows Orton and sends him back inside. Orton gets the
bell as they get inside and he swings repeatedly at the knee of
Rhodes. Orton stomping the knee now. Orton now chokes Rhodes
Rhodes gets to his feet and back Orton into the corner to break.
Orton now pummels Rhodes in the corner. Rhodes battles back with
Flip Flop and Fly and a bionic Elbow to finish. He goes to drop the
elbow but Orton moves. Orton gets the cowbell and clocks Rhodes in
the head, ringing him up, and scores the pinfall for the victory.
Winner: Randy Orton
After the match Orton goes to beat on a fallen Dusty, when Cody
Rhodes hits the ring and makes the save, scaring Orton away.
Great Khali [c] vs. Kane vs. Batista [World Championship Match]
Kane introduced first, followed by Batista, and Khali last. Bell
rings and all three converge. Kane and Batista go after Khali at the
same time. Khali answers with a double clothesline.
Khali boot chokes Batista. Kane tries to tear him off but gets
tossed off. Khali axe handle smashes Kane. Khali lariat’s Batista.
Batista fights back and punches. Khali hits a back kick on Batista,
then a clothesline on Kane, sending him out of the ring. Khali
applies a nerve hold now. Kane in now and Khali snap mares him over.
Nerve hold on Kane now. Batista interferes and Khali Chokeslams him.
Then slaps a choke on Kane and Chokeslams him as well.
Khali goes outside the ring where Batista and Kane have rolled out.
Khali tears apart the top of an announce table. Kane slaps the choke
on Khali, but he reverses out with elbows. Batista attacks from
behind and tries a Batista Bomb but Khali battles out. Kane slaps
Khali. Batista and Kane each throwing punches on Khali. Batista and
Kane now double Chokeslam Khali through the table. Batista and Kane
go inside now and Kane Sidewalk Slams Batista. Batista sends Kane to
the corner and charges. Kane gets an elbow up. Batista scoop slams
Kane and hooks the leg on the cover and only gets two.
Batista and Kane on the top rope battling now. Kane Headbutts
Batista off to the mat. Kane sets to fly and there he goes, with a
Flying Clothesline. Kane calls or the Chokeslam, but here comes
Khali and Kane Chokeslams him. Goes for the pin…1….2… Batista
breaks it up. Batista now clotheslines Kane outside.
Khali goes for a chop but Batista ducks and Spine busts Khali. Kane
breaks up the pin. Kane gets Batista in the corner and charges, but
Batista moves. Batista sets up for a Batistabomb, but Kane counters
with a Back body drop. Kane hits a Chokeslam on Batista and goes for
a pin. ONLY 2!
Kane rolls outside and grabs steel chair, and swings. Batista
catches him and hits a Spinebuster. Batista shaking the ropes and
sets up the Batista bomb and hits. He goes for the pin and Khali
yanks him out of the ring and sends him into the steel steps.
Khali now hits a Choke Toss on Kane and covers him for the victory.
Winner: Great Khali
King Booker Segment
King Booker comes to the ring and says that it is obvious that
Triple H did not get his cease and desist order, and says that
Triple H is not the King of anything. He says that there is only one
King in the WWE, King Booker. He now turns attention to Jerry
Lawler, whom he calls Jerome Lawler.
He tells Lawler to come into the ring and bow down and lay his crown
at Booker’s feet. Lawler says he will not. Booker says he is
charging Lawler with an act of treason and leaves.
JR Then Announces That Triple H Will Return At Summerslam! Like
we didn't know already.
John Cena [c] vs. Lashley [WWE Championship Match]
Lashley enters to some updated music. Cena makes his way to the ring
second. We have our standard main event introductions. Odd crowd
reaction, mixture of cheers and boos for Lashley and majority of
cheers for Cena. Referee checks both men. We have a bell and the two
face off in the center of the ring, and then back off. Lock up and
stay in the lockup while stepping back and forth. Lashley backs Cena
into the corner and we have a break.
Off the ropes and Cena tries an STFU, but Lashley slides outside.
Lashley with a waist lock and sends Cena to the corner,
shoulderblocks him. Cena in the corner. Lashley charges. Cena moves
and then bulldogs Lashley. Scoop slams Lashley now and a two count
for Cena. Cena hits a Fisherman’s Suplex, floats over, and a two
count. Lashley charges Cena in the corner and gets greeted with a
boot. Cena charges out and Lashley hits a T-Bone suplex
Lashley cut on the head now, sends Cena to the ropes and hits a big
Sidewalk Slam. Two count for Lashley. Lashley whips Cena to the
corner and he recoils from the force. Lashley with a delayed
vertical suplex and a two count only.
Cena bounces off the ropes and hits a running Blockbuster. Cena
climbs the ropes now and hits a flying legdrop drop. Two count for
Cena. Lashley now a takedown and applies a Rear Naked Choke with a
body scissors. Cena powering to a vertical base, out of the hold.
Lashley clocks Cena in the back of the head as he breaks out. Cena
then hits the Modified One-Arm Twirling Slam, then hits the exact
same move again. He calls for the 5 Knuckle Shuffle and hits.
Lashley gets right up, Cena goes for an FU, Lashley slides through
and hits a Powerslam and a two count for Lashley.
Lashley now lifts Cena up in a Torture Rack and drops to his knees
for a side breaker. Fans booing Lashley. He picks up Cena for the
Running Powerslam. Cena wriggles free and hits the FU! Both men
down.
Cena rolls over slowly and gets an arm over Lashley. Two count only.
Cena charges a cornered Lashley and receives an elbow to the mouth
then he explodes out for the clothesline. Lashley now calling for
the Spear as Cena is down. Cena goes up…turns….Lashley
charges…and Cena drop toe holds him down to the mat and applies
the STFU. Lashley is trying to crawl to the ropes, and makes it
there breaking the hold.
Cena looks desperate. Lashley suddenly Spears Cena and covers him
weakly. 1….2….KICK OUT! Lashley to his feet first and he pushes
Cena back into the corner and then seats him on the top rope.
Lashley climbs for a Suplex but Cena hoists him up in a fireman’s
carry and hits an FU from the top rope and quickly jumps down for
the cover…1….2…..3.
