WWE Night Of Champions Results - 7/20/2008
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Long Island, New York
Report by: 411Mania.com

Dark Match
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Opening Segment

The pay-per-view goes on the air showing footage from the Edge and Vickie Guerrero wedding followed by the disastrous ending which shows Edge cheating on Vickie which was shown last week on SmackDown.

We then cut to a promo video for JBL vs. John Cena in their New York City Parking Lot Brawl. CM Punk's World Title win with Batista challenging him in shown next.
The pyros explode as we're live from Long Island, New York.
Jim Ross gives us the formal welcome and the official attendance figure of 14,126 fans which is a sellout.

Fatal Four Way WWE Tag Team Championship

The Miz and John Morrison © vs. Finlay and Hornswoggle vs. Jesse and Festus vs. Curt Hawkins and Zach Ryder

Festus clears the ring early as they all run from him. Miz and Morrison throw Horny into Festus. Horny rolls his sleeves up, and dives out under the middle rope onto the tag champs. Jesses tosses Miz in and Festus hits him with a leg drop for 1. Two-handed tosses by Festus followed up with rights. Jesse comes in and hits a monkey flip and a leg sweep for 2. Festus back in and catches Miz with an uppercut. Finlay gets a blind tag but east a big boot from Festus. Morrison comes in and hits some mounted punches and kicks and clubbing blows and a European uppercut. Miz comes in now and hits some crossfaces and applies chinlock, and turns it into a Russian leg sweep for 1. Miz and Morrison hit their catapult/forearm/elbow drop combo on Finlay for 2. Morrison applies a chinlock now, but Finlay fights to his feet, but Morrison hits him with a neckbreaker. Finlay comes back on Miz with a flurry of punches, so Morrison comes back in and gets the same treatment. We get a collision of heads, and Ryder gets a blind tag and covers Finlay for 2. Chinlock now by Ryder, and Finlay agains rallies back, but Hawkins comes in and hits a forearm, knees and right hands in the corner. Finlay fights out of the corner and dumps Hawkins, but Hawkins gets back on top and fires off with right hands. Hawkins drives Finlay into Ryder's knee, but Finlay comes back with a Finlay roll. There's a shillelagh shopt somewhere, but Miz and Morrison break the pin, and Hawkins and Ryder regain the advantage over Finlay and Hawkins applies a chinlock. Finlay fights to his feet and telegraphs Hawkins, and Horny comes in and snaps off a head scissors. Jesse tags himself in and hits a Thesz Press on Hawkins, and a Fisherman driver for 2. Hawkins comes back with a jawbreaker, but Horny's distraction allows a hot tag to Festus. He cleans house with a flapjack and running shoulder tackle and the FLYING BISCUIT. The champs get whipped out and tossed. Festus goes up top, but Hawkins pulls him down and gets the win @ 9:03!

Winners: And NEW WWE Tag Team Champions, Hawkins and Ryder

WWE United States Championship: Matt Hardy vs. Shelton Benjamin

They lock up and Shelton tries a roll up early and gets a couple of quick 1 counts, and finally grabs a side headlock and a shoulder knock down. Matt catches him with a small package for 2 before Shelton goes back to the headlock.Hardy comes back with a hip lock and a deep arm drag take down and then works the arm until Shelton works his way back to his feet and we get a clean break in the corner. Hardy reverses a whip, and blocks the Gold Rush and Shelton then counters the Twist of Fate. Hardy catches Shelton with a reverse elbow but gets tossed to over the top. He tries to skin the cat but Shelton dropkicks him to the floor. Shelton pulls him up to the apron and runs him into the ringpost, sending him to the floor. Shelton rolls him back in and gets a 1 count. Shelton hits back suplex for 2, and follows that up with a backbreaker. He then grabs a really sloppy chinlock/back breaker combo. He goes on the assault with forearms. Benjamin hits a really sloppy backbreaker and then works an abdominal stretch, with Hardy counters out of with a drop for 2. Shelton comes back but Matt counters a back suplex into a crossbody for 2. Hardy runs into a boot, and Shelton counters the Side Effect with a take down for 2. Shelton goes back to a dragon sleeper with the knee in the spine. Hardy fights out but Shelton hits his Dragon whip for 2. He hits a Stinger splash, but goes to it again and eats a pair of boots to the jaw. Hardy comes back and hits the clothesline/bulldog combo for 2. Hardy hits a slam and goes to the top and hits the leg drop for a 2 count. Hardy goes back to the second rope, but Shelton catches him and powerbombs him onto the top turnbuckle! They work through a bunch of pinning combinations, and Hardy hits a SIDE EFFECT for 2. He wants the Twist of Fate, but Shelton shoves him away and dumps him on the top rope. Shelton follows him up but gets elbow off. MOONSAULT! He lands face-first on a knee. GOLDRUSH! That gets the 3 @ 9:34!

Winner: And NEW United States Champion, Shelton Benjamin

ECW Championship Match: Mark Henry© vs. Tommy Dreamer

Mark Henry comes out first with the ECW Championship and Tony Atlas. Tazz asks Adamle if they will see another title change after the two previous changes - Adamle says he 'hopes not'. Tommy Dreamer comes out wearing an ECW t-shirt with Colin Delaney. The bell rings as Mark Henry runs his mouth. Dreamer locks up with Henry but is pushed down into the corner. Dreamer tries again but is made to look like a rag doll getting manhandled. Dreamer uses stiff right shots and goes off the ropes but eats a Mark Henry clothesline. Mark Henry puts his foot on Dreamer's face. Henry works over Dreamer in the ropes followed by a headbutt in the middle of the ring. Henry locks a submission hold on Dreamer on the mat with Henry standing. Dreamer gets to his feet and tries to battle back. Henry sends Dreamer to the mat. Dreamer gets up but gets caught in an arm submission hold. Boring chants from the crowd.

Colin encourages Dreamer from ringside but Dreamer ends up getting taken to the mat again. Tony Atlas asks Dreamer how he feels. Henry sends Dreamer back to his knees. Henry applies another arm submission hold. Atlas encourages Henry but the crowd gets behind Dreamer. Henry dominates Dreamer but misses with a splash (Adamle called it the World's Strongest Slam, Tazz corrected him). Henry whips Dreamer into the turnbuckle but Dreamer finally works in some counters and hits a swinging neck breaker. Dreamer gets a two count. Dreamer hits a DDT and knocks Atlas off the apron. Dreamer gets on the middle rope, Colin pumps him up on the apron. Colin jumps off but Dreamer hits his face on the ropes. Henry gets the pin. Colin looks on with a sneaky grin.

Winner and still ECW Champion - Mark Henry

Grudge Match: Chris Jericho vs Shawn Michaels:

Shawn Michaels gets a tremendous pop from the live crowd. Both are in the ring as there a stare down ensues. The bell rings and the match is officially underway. No blows and exchanged as the two lockup and finally some shots from Jericho. He backs Michaels down, working the midsection. HBK whips Jericho into the corner. Michaels could have legitimately hurt his ribs as he favors them and tells the referee that they are bothering him. Michaels hits a chop block on Jericho and his version of the Figure Four. Jericho gets to the bottom rope to break the hold. Shawn kicks Jericho in the corner - the referee back him out but Michaels lands another kick. Michaels goes back to the corner and hits Jericho in the face with a right hand. HBK works over Jericho in the corner - with Marty Elias finally telling him to stay out of the corner. Jericho gets a counter which leaves Michaels on the apron where he eats Jericho's dropkick. Jericho sells the knee as Michaels is knocked to the outside.

Jericho works Shawn over on the outside and rolls him back in the ring. Jericho lands a kick to the ribs of Michaels as he winces in pain. Jericho hits a belly-to-back suplex. It appears that HBK could be working the ribs as Jericho focuses his offense on them. Jericho puts a knee to the spine of HBK with the referee checking for submission. The crowd gets behind Michaels as he tries to get to his feet and break Jericho's hold. Michaels finally connects a blow to Jericho's midsection but Jericho fights back. Michaels counters but gets hit with a kick to the face. Jericho gets a two count. Scoop slam from Jericho to Michaels. Jericho gets on the middle rope and waits for HBK. He gets up and counters as Jericho goes off the middle rope. HBK gets an atomic drop and goes off the ropes with a slam on Jericho. HBK gets to his feet but gets caught in a quick roll-up then the Walls of Jericho.

Jericho has the Walls of Jericho hooked in as Michaels reaches for the ropes. He finally makes it as Jericho is reluctant to break the hold. Jericho stomps Michaels by the ropes. The referee backs him down. Jericho counters a Sweet Chin Music attempt. Jericho hits Michaels in the face in the corner. Michaels is whipped into the corner but out of nowhere lands a clothesline on Jericho. Michaels gets a two count. HBK goes to the top rope with Jericho on the mat. Jericho gets up and hits the ropes, sending Shawn dangling from the top rope. Jericho is dazed as Michaels looks shaken up on the ropes. Jericho comes over and nails a right hand. Jericho climbs the ropes but Michaels keeps pushing him off. Jericho finally gets on the middle rope but Michaels counters. Jericho tries a superplex. HBK backs him down again with right hands. HBK kicks Jericho to the mat. Michaels hits his elbow off the top rope onto Jericho. The crowd wants Sweet Chin Music as Michaels dials it up. Lance Cade hits the ring and eats a blow from Michaels. After being distracted, Jericho nearly gets the victory but Michaels counters for a near fall of his own. Jericho gets another near fall. Now both men are battling it out on their feet.

Michaels launches Jericho over the top ropes onto the outside on Lance Cade. Michaels climbs to the top rope and hits a moonsault onto Cade & Jericho on the outside. HBK can't keep taking hard bumps like that to the outside. Jericho strikes Michaels on the outside. Jericho gets back in the ring, Michaels follows. Michaels is bleeding - they're selling it that it is from the eye injury. Michaels hits Jericho in the face and whips Jericho off the ropes. Michaels leans down but eats a kick from Jericho. Jericho works the eye of Michaels. Michaels' face is a crimson mask in the corner. Referee checks on Michaels but the match continues. They show a replay of Michaels getting busted open off a Jericho elbow. Michaels is bleeding very bad as he lays on the mat. Jericho comes over and kicks him in the face. The referee warns him as Lance Cade gets a cheap shot from the outside. In the ring, Marty Elias checks on Michaels. HBK tells him not to stop the match as Jericho works him over more. Michaels gets back to his feet and finally catches Jericho in the crossface. Jericho counters out.

Jericho works Michaels over more as the referee pushes Jericho off. They argue in the ring as the crowd chants 'HBK'. Michaels pleads for the match to continue as he eats more right hands from Y2J. Jericho stands in the corner while Elias checks on Michaels. Michaels tells the referee again not to stop the match. Jericho kicks him in the face several more times as Jericho screams that he isn't stopping because HBK said no. Elias pleads with Jericho to ease up. Michaels is a bloody mess. Jericho stands over Michaels as Michaels grabs his pants. Jericho hits more right hands and takes Shawn to the mat. Jericho works his face while screaming 'see what happens Michaels' at him. The referee finally pulls Jericho off and stops the match.

Winner - Chris Jericho because the referee deemed Michaels unable to continue

WWE Divas Championship: Natalya vs. Michelle McCool

I expected this to follow Michaels/Jericho. Michelle McCool comes out first as this match will determine the first ever WWE Divas Champion. The bell rings and we're underway. Mick Foley tells the fans to disregard the emotional scene that we just witnessed. Michelle McCool gets the opening control, working over Natalya. Natalya tries a counter by whipping McCool off the ropes but another counter from Michelle. Natalya finally starts to mount offense and gets aggressive on the mat. Natalya applies a surf board arch submission maneuver. The referee checks on Michelle. McCool breaks the hold and locks a Brazilian heel hook. Natalya gets to the ropes. She goes to the outside and applies an illegal submission hold on McCool.

Natalya gets a one count on Michelle back in the ring. McCool backs her down but Natalya goes for the Sharp Shooter. Natalya locks it in as Michelle screams. Michelle goes for the ropes and finally makes it. Natalya works over McCool after the rope break. She brings Michelle back to the center of the ring and goes for the Sharp Shooter again. Michelle counters with that Brazilian heel hook. Natalya screams in pain and finally taps out.

Winner and new WWE Divas Champion - Michelle McCool

World Heavyweight Championship Match: CM Punk vs Batista

The following match is scheduled for one fall and is for the World Heavyweight Championship. CM Punk comes out first. Batista comes out as the pyros explode upon his tremendous entrance. There are only 2 matches left so I look for this to get a tremendous amount of time unless they plan on doing something with William Regal or the Raw GM situation. We'll see... Lilian Garcia does the formal in-ring introductions. Senior WWE official Mike Chioda is the referee. Punk and Batista lock up after the bell rings. Batista sends Punk to the mat and looks cocky in the ring. Batista taunts him in the ring. Punk uses his feet to the calves of Batista. Batista can't block them as Punk follows with right hands. Batista nearly slams Punk but he uses his speed to escape. Finally Batista hits a big elbow on Punk in which he gets a two count eventually.

Batista goes to work on the champion. Punk finally sends Batista out of the ring with a big kick. Baseball slide from Punk on Batista on the outside. Punk dives through the ropes onto Batista on the outside. Punk attacks him outside before rolling him back in. Punk gets a cover for a two count. Punk gets another quick cover. He follows with more kicks to the back of Batista. Punk works over Batista in the corner but ends up getting whipped into another corner - hitting the mat. Batista whips him coast-to-coast again in which Punk hits the mat again. Batista hits a suplex on Punk. He gets another cover for a two count. Batista wears CM Punk down with a submission hold. He beats him in the middle of the ring. Batista throws Punk off the ropes and sends him back to his knees. Again, Batista sends Punk off the ropes and hits a forearm shot. Punk finally counters and hits a nice dropkick. Batista goes to the outside.

Batista gets back in the ring. Punk tries to keep him off his feet. Punk uses more kicks on Batista but Batista counters. Punk kicks Batista in the face in the corner. He connects a cross-body off the top rope into a near fall on the challenger. Punk runs right into a Batista Bomb attempt but counters out. Batista slams Punk and pumps the crowd to a mixed reaction. Batista goes for the Batista Bomb but Punk counters from the apron. Punk uses a high knee to the face of Batista in the corner followed by another high kick. He gets a two count. Batista is dazed as Punk waits on him to get up. Punk gets him up for GTS but Batista counters out. Batista hits a clothesline on Punk in the corner. Batista whips Punk coast-to-coast for another clothesline. Batista sets Punk on the top rope. Punk counters with an armbar submission hanging over the ropes. Finally Punk goes off the top rope onto Batista for another near fall. Punk locks a submission hold on Batista on the mat.

Batista countered and nearly stole the win. Batista blocks a kick from Punk and sends him to the mat with a stiff clothesline. Batista throws Punk in the corner and buries his head in the champion's midsection. Punk finally gets out of the way - sending Batista shoulder first into the steel ring post. Batista regroups on the outside as Punk jumps on him. Batista hits a spinebuster in a counter on the outside. Batista roles Punk into the ring but here comes Kane. Kane takes out Batista as Chioda calls for the bell.

Winner - Double DQ with Kane running in

John Cena vs. John "Bradshaw" Layfield

They're doing the entrances in the parking lot with the theme music being played in the arena. JBL gets out of his limousine wearing a full suit. He takes off his coat and tie and has a crowbar with him. He asks the referee where he is - the referee says that he hasn't seen him yet and that nobody has been down here. JBL drops the crowbar and calls out Cena. John Cena finally rams a car of his own into another car. He gets on top of JBL and beats him down. Cena has a pair of jumper cables that he uses against JBL. Maybe no commentary in this match? Cena slams JBL under the hood of a car. Cena hooks the jumper cables up to the crotch of JBL. He touches the car battery with the cables - teasing a nut shock to Bradshaw. Cena picks up what looks like a keg. He throws it into a car windshield as JBL tries to leave.

Cena slams JBL's head off the car's steering wheel. Finally JBL battles back with right hands. Cena counters at JBL to avoid letting him take control. JBL whips Cena into an open car door so hard that it falls off. JBL works Cena over who is dazed from the stiff whip. JBL continues to mount offense with hard right hands as he bangs Cena's skull off the hood of cars. The fight goes to the hood of a car where JBL hits a neckbreaker. JBL gets a cover for a two count. JBL kicks Cena on the concrete floor. JBL throws Cena on top of a career windshield - causing it to break. He drops him for a DDT on top of the car. Bradshaw gets a two count on the concrete floor as he tells Cena to 'die' and 'quit'. Sounds like loud 'boring' chants from ringside. Bradshaw tries to hit Cena with the crowbar but Cena gets out of the way. Cena gets took down again by JBL and coughs in pain. JBL throws Cena head first through a car window - Cena isn't even bleeding? JBL opens the career door and loads Cena into the backseat. Bradshaw opens his limousine and retrieves a gas can. His limousine driver takes his car away. The referee asks Bradshaw what he is doing. He tries to talk him out of it as JBL douses the car with gasoline. The referee begs him to stop as JBL grabs his lighter. The car is engulfed in flames as staffers extinguish it. JBL gets in a forklift.

Cena gets out of the car - unscathed - and throws JBL off another car. Cena puts JBL in the front seat of a car and gets in a forklift. Cena raises the forks and goes full speed ahead, moving the car. He lowers the forks and picks up the car. Cena, driving the forklift with the car on it, appears to be heading towards ringside. He drives the car right into the arena. The crowd seems thrilled to have the action back - Michael Cole and Lawler are back on commentary. Cena stands on top of the car and pumps the crowd. JBL rolls out of the car's front seat. Cena works Bradshaw over on the entrance ramp. They exchange blows at the top of the ramp. Cena finally throws Bradshaw down. Cena signals for the 5 knuckle shuffle. He connects and signals for the FU. Cena gets him up but looks over at the car parked at ringside. He walks Bradshaw over towards the car but ends up getting thrown off the stage onto the windshield. JBL covers him for the three count.

Winner - John 'Bradshaw' Layfield

After the match, we see highlights of the match leading to the finish. Back live, WWE referees are attending to Cena and JBL who are beat up. Cena has blood all over his arm after the shot into the windshield.

A promo for SummerSlam on August 17 airs.

Results of the AT&T text vote: 55% sympathize with Edge more than Vickie Guerrero (45%).

A video package airs highlighting the events between Triple H and Edge leading into tonight's WWE Title Match including the Edge/Vickie wedding being crashed by Triple H with the "secret footage."

They aired the wedding clips again.

Backstage, Eve asked Triple H about regrets. Hunter just smiled and asked her if he looked like a guy who had regrets?

WWE Championship: Triple H vs. Edge.

After a promo video recapping the disaster on SmackDown, Triple H is interviewed backstage by Eve Torres. Triple H asks her if he looks like a guy that regrets anything? He whispers 'no' as he makes his way to ringside. The following match is set for one fall and is for the WWE Championship. Edge, the challenger, comes out first. Triple H comes out last with his bottle water and the WWE Championship belt around his waist. Justin Roberts does the formal in-ring introductions. Mickie Henson calls for the bell and we're underway. Edge goes after Triple H in the corner with stiff right hand. Hunter counters by sending Edge to the outside. Triple H goes to the outside and whips him into the crowd control barrier. The referee tells Hunter to bring it to the inside as Triple H assaults Edge from the apron. Triple H drops a knee to the head of Edge. Hunter works over the challenger as Edge sells a sternum first 'Bret Hart' turnbuckle.

Edge, on the outside, gets on the apron and is knocked off by Triple H. The referee starts the count out as Triple H goes over Edge on the outside. Edge starts to build a counter against Triple H after Hunter misses on a blow. Edge regroups in the ring and finally greets Hunter with stiff body shots. Edge starts to build momentum as he hits a spear and kicks Triple H in the ribs. Hunter hits with some right hands. Edge lands a kick to the midsection of Hunter. Edge throws Triple H into the corner turnbuckles. Edge goes to the outside and sets Hunter up on the apron in the ring. Edge throws Triple H into the steel ring steps. He gets in the ring and pumps the crowd. Edge goes to the outside and slams Hunter against the apron of the ring. Edge drops Triple H face first on the announce table. Edge covers Triple H for a two count. Edge works over Triple H in the ring with a leg scissors submission maneuver in the ring. Triple H shows life but can't break the hold. Triple H tries to roll him over, he can't do it. Hunter's shoulders touched the mat momentarily, giving Edge a one count.

Triple H finally counters out with right hands. Hunter goes off the ropes but Edge counters with a dropkick and a quick cover for a one count. Triple H is out on the apron, Edge lands right hands to the face of Triple H. Edge goes off the ropes and in attempt to spear Hunter, he misses badly and goes to the outside. The referee starts to count Edge out. Edge gets back in before getting counted out. He eats some boots to the face from Triple H. The Game continues with right hands, ducking some of Edge's attempts. Triple H sends Edge off the ropes, Edge counters, but Triple H counters with a clothesline. Edge sends Hunter off the ropes but Triple H hits a facebuster on the challenger. Outside, Triple H works over Edge by bouncing his head off the steel steps and ring post. Hunter rolls Edge back into the ring. Edge counters with a blow and attempts a baseball slide. He doesn't connect but Edge hits a DDT on Triple H on the outside. Referee Mickie Henson starts the double countout with both down on the outside. Edge shows life but he tries to pick up a limp Triple H. He succeeds at getting him into the ring. Edge covers Hunter for a two count. Edge goes off the middle, misses and walks into a DDT. Hunter gets a two count.

Triple H works on Edge with right hands and gets a Pedigree attempt but Edge counters with a high impact move for a two count. Edge attempts a spear but eats turnbuckle. Triple H gets a near fall. Edge counters with a well-placed boot to the side of The Game's head. Triple H is out and Edge is down. Edge is showing movement but there is a double count out going. Edge holds himself up in the corner but he walks into a spinebuster from Triple H. Hunter goes for the Pedigree again but Edge counters out. Edge sets Triple H up on the top rope. Edge gives Hunter some headbutts. He goes for a superplex and connects! Double count out in the ring is underway. The wedding planner Alicia Fox runs out to ringside. She grabs the WWE Championship belt and puts it in the ring. Here comes Vickie Guerrero who sends Fox to the mat on the outside. Vickie Guerrero is now in possession of the WWE title belt. Vickie gets in the ring - pushes the referee out of the way - but the wedding planner gets in the ring and attacks her.

Edge went for a spear on Alicia Fox (the wedding planner) but hit Vickie Guerrero with it instead when Fox moved. Edge, distracted, gets caught for the Pedigree by Triple H. Hunter pins Edge for the three count.

Winner and still WWE Champion - Triple H



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