Post by Byron F'N Saxton Fan on Jul 2, 2008 4:19:44 GMT -5
Hey it is me with a detailed and long read from my experience at the SD/ECW tapings in Tulsa, OK.
Got there at 6:20 and they were showing a WrestleMania 24 video with a lot of WOOOOOOOOS! from the crowd when Flair was on the video.
First was a Dark Match and first out is one of the many new Smackdown faces, Trevor Murdoch. He sang a patriotic song(God Bless America) which got a pretty big pop. Vladimir Kozlov came out still without entrance music. Murdoch got in some offense but then it turned to a typical Vladimir match with him getting the win.
Smackdown ring announcer Justin Roberts intoduced the ECW announce team of ''The'' Tazz welcomed with cheers then followed by Mike Adamle with some boos(everbody was still cheering for Tazz so Adamle didn't get to much attention) with Adamle asking us why we were booing him with hand signals.
ECW opens up with very very loud pyro and Mark Henry coming out and boring us all with a few pops when ECW is mentioned. Dreamer and The human band-aid himself Colin Delany talking New-Old school ECW. Mark challenges The band-aid to a match where if Colin won Dreamer would get a title shot and Colin accepts.
Next was Matt Hardy and Finswoggle facing Mizorison and Chavito with Bam Neely at ringside. This was an ok match the crowd wasn't that into it until the ending where Finaly did a Celtic Cross, Matt with a Twist of Fate(a nice pop for it) and a Tapole Splash(also with a nice pop for it) for the win.
The band-aid and Dreamer are talking backstage. Thedore Long tells Armando his contract is under review and inroduces the newest ECW Superstar Atlis Ortiz(Atlis DaBone in FCW and OVW) then Long tells Armando is facing Ortiz next.
Armando comes out to some boos than a very entergetic Atlis Ortiz comes out with Morison-esqe graphics on the equitment. The crowd was dead for this match(me included and I think I actully yawned) match was filled with Armando locking in sumissions then the crowd got behind Ortiz near the end of the match which saw Ortiz win his first match in ECW.
Next the Main Event, Mark Henry vs. Colin ''The human band-aid'' Delany. People behind us actully laughed at Delany getting beat up and a squash of a Main Event with Henry winning which means no ECW Title Match for Dreamer(yet). The ring crew come out and change out the silver ropes with Red, White and Blue ropes for the July 4th Smackdown and get a new mat on the ring not before showing a ring size metal plate under the mat.
Michael Cole in casual clothes comes out to the RAW theme song to boos. He grabs a mic and talks about being the SD PBP announcer and thaking everybody for supporting SD over the years then JR cuts him off and comes out to a HUGE pop and talks about how Michael Cole lived deep in Texas a while back and Texas got a huge boos. JR tells Cole to get his a*s out of the ring which got a big pop and had Cole laughing, when Cole was leaving he got booed out. Mick Foley got a nice pop from the crowd. MVP then comes out for the V.I.P. Lounge to boos. After the SD intro they play a little of MVP's music like he just now came out. He welcome's HHH to the Lounge with a good pop. HHH nd MVP chat and then HHH tells MVP he likes MVP's Power Ranger wrestling outfit. HHH tells MVP he has some video footage that he wants to show but MVP tells him it is his show and he introduced the footage from RAW which shows Batista beating up Edge and then CM Punk Cashing in MITB and winnig the World Title which got a pop. Vicky comes out and the crowd was booing so loud I thought she would have to redo the segment. She yaks and HHH tells her she and Edge can go to Vegas and get married in a drive thru and you don't have to be consious to do it HHH added. HHH joked saying he had never heard of a wrestler marriying a managment figure to get ahead in the company. Vicky tells HHH he will face Edge at The Bash. HHH tells her he wouldn't do ''it'' with Vicky and he also told MVP Edge and Vicky are not married yet and if MVP plays his cards right MVP could be a huge star.
They preview the Main Event which is Matt Hardy vs. Chavo vs. Shelton vs. Mr. Kennedy.....KENNEDY!
Natalya comes out with red hair to do guest commentary but the crew forgot to get her a chair so Natalya had to wait a minute to sit down. Michelle, Victoria, Kelly Kelly, Cherry and Maryse are fighting in a Golden(the star on the pole is actully blue for July 4th)Dreams Match. This match was good and included Cherry suplexing Victoria(I think) from the top rope and Kelly geting tossed out of the ring from the top rope and ends with Michelle sneaking in from the outside and grabing the star. Her and Natalya do some what of a face off and they show the new Divas Title at ringside and the Divas logo looks like Ashly desighned it, good looking title though. Vicky blames the Edgeheads for Edge losing to CM Punk and tells them to face Jesse and Festus.
Festus is dressed like Uncle Sam and Jesse has Red, White and Blue wristape. Festus got the pin on one of the Edgeheads which the crowd enjoyed until Edge came out and with help from The Edgeheads beats up J&F and ends with Edge wacking Festus with a chair which the crowd hated. Foley had a broken wheel on his chair or something and had to get a new one. This is the only tome they don't ring the bell so Festus won't explode and beat up Edge which the crowd didn't like. They show Festus with a blank look on his face getting carried out.
Vicky tells Edge she didn't give him permisson to go to RAW and Edge tells her he dosen't need her permission to go to anywhere then Vicky locks Edge out of the room and he yells and kicks the door.
Jeff Hardy preview with the great song ''On the Rooftops'' which the crowd cheered for.
Jeff Hardy comes out to a big pop, then Morison comes out and after a really good match Jeff Hardy connected the Swanton Bomb and wins and the crow goes absoulutely nuts for the win. The crowd was very into this match. They plug the Flair DVD on the Tron and the crowd WOOOOOOS! very loudly. They sow a Maria hype video reading ''Maria Coming To Smackdown''.
Umaga comes out to lots of boos and beats Funaki in a Squah/Get food and Merchindice Match.
Mr. Kennedy......KENNEDY! comes out in a sleeck Silver body suit, Shelton Benjamen comes out(his pyro looks even cooler in person), Chavo comes out wristapeless with Bam Neely and then Matt Hardy comes out to a Huge pop. Crowd was very into this match wich included a Tower of Doom with Shelton, Matt and Chavo which the crowd loved. Finish was Matt with a Twist of Fate on Chavo(I think) to retain the US belt.
Edge comes out and complains that he was cheated by Cm Punk and that The Edgeheads should be falling on their face without him. He then is about to reveal a few ''Dirty Little Secrets'' of Vicky's which the crowd cheers for then Vicky comes out (who unlike she said earlier was confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life) and tells Edge this is not the place to tell her secrets and asks him what is he doing then Edge goes on the stage and tells her the weding is ''OFF!'' and Vicky trows a fit on the stage before two Refs come out and try to console her( while this was happening two people got arrested one who might have benn the guy yelling funny insults like shouting ''Morison is a homo'' and tellong Dreamer an Delany to say something abot Mark's sister and don't be a wus).
There was a Dark Match Main Event with Big Show getting a big pop teamig with HHH who also got a big pop facing Mizzark Henry and Edge who was still in sreet clothes who got some cheers(one from myself). Big Show and HHH wer teasing Edge by fake crying and such. HHH did a Hogan pose after Henry did it. Edge left half-wy through the match and HHH got the pin on Henry after a pedigree, afterwards HHH did the which side is louder thing and Big Show was pretending to be a teenage girl by jumping and cheering HHH. Overall a good set of tapings.
Got there at 6:20 and they were showing a WrestleMania 24 video with a lot of WOOOOOOOOS! from the crowd when Flair was on the video.
First was a Dark Match and first out is one of the many new Smackdown faces, Trevor Murdoch. He sang a patriotic song(God Bless America) which got a pretty big pop. Vladimir Kozlov came out still without entrance music. Murdoch got in some offense but then it turned to a typical Vladimir match with him getting the win.
Smackdown ring announcer Justin Roberts intoduced the ECW announce team of ''The'' Tazz welcomed with cheers then followed by Mike Adamle with some boos(everbody was still cheering for Tazz so Adamle didn't get to much attention) with Adamle asking us why we were booing him with hand signals.
ECW opens up with very very loud pyro and Mark Henry coming out and boring us all with a few pops when ECW is mentioned. Dreamer and The human band-aid himself Colin Delany talking New-Old school ECW. Mark challenges The band-aid to a match where if Colin won Dreamer would get a title shot and Colin accepts.
Next was Matt Hardy and Finswoggle facing Mizorison and Chavito with Bam Neely at ringside. This was an ok match the crowd wasn't that into it until the ending where Finaly did a Celtic Cross, Matt with a Twist of Fate(a nice pop for it) and a Tapole Splash(also with a nice pop for it) for the win.
The band-aid and Dreamer are talking backstage. Thedore Long tells Armando his contract is under review and inroduces the newest ECW Superstar Atlis Ortiz(Atlis DaBone in FCW and OVW) then Long tells Armando is facing Ortiz next.
Armando comes out to some boos than a very entergetic Atlis Ortiz comes out with Morison-esqe graphics on the equitment. The crowd was dead for this match(me included and I think I actully yawned) match was filled with Armando locking in sumissions then the crowd got behind Ortiz near the end of the match which saw Ortiz win his first match in ECW.
Next the Main Event, Mark Henry vs. Colin ''The human band-aid'' Delany. People behind us actully laughed at Delany getting beat up and a squash of a Main Event with Henry winning which means no ECW Title Match for Dreamer(yet). The ring crew come out and change out the silver ropes with Red, White and Blue ropes for the July 4th Smackdown and get a new mat on the ring not before showing a ring size metal plate under the mat.
Michael Cole in casual clothes comes out to the RAW theme song to boos. He grabs a mic and talks about being the SD PBP announcer and thaking everybody for supporting SD over the years then JR cuts him off and comes out to a HUGE pop and talks about how Michael Cole lived deep in Texas a while back and Texas got a huge boos. JR tells Cole to get his a*s out of the ring which got a big pop and had Cole laughing, when Cole was leaving he got booed out. Mick Foley got a nice pop from the crowd. MVP then comes out for the V.I.P. Lounge to boos. After the SD intro they play a little of MVP's music like he just now came out. He welcome's HHH to the Lounge with a good pop. HHH nd MVP chat and then HHH tells MVP he likes MVP's Power Ranger wrestling outfit. HHH tells MVP he has some video footage that he wants to show but MVP tells him it is his show and he introduced the footage from RAW which shows Batista beating up Edge and then CM Punk Cashing in MITB and winnig the World Title which got a pop. Vicky comes out and the crowd was booing so loud I thought she would have to redo the segment. She yaks and HHH tells her she and Edge can go to Vegas and get married in a drive thru and you don't have to be consious to do it HHH added. HHH joked saying he had never heard of a wrestler marriying a managment figure to get ahead in the company. Vicky tells HHH he will face Edge at The Bash. HHH tells her he wouldn't do ''it'' with Vicky and he also told MVP Edge and Vicky are not married yet and if MVP plays his cards right MVP could be a huge star.
They preview the Main Event which is Matt Hardy vs. Chavo vs. Shelton vs. Mr. Kennedy.....KENNEDY!
Natalya comes out with red hair to do guest commentary but the crew forgot to get her a chair so Natalya had to wait a minute to sit down. Michelle, Victoria, Kelly Kelly, Cherry and Maryse are fighting in a Golden(the star on the pole is actully blue for July 4th)Dreams Match. This match was good and included Cherry suplexing Victoria(I think) from the top rope and Kelly geting tossed out of the ring from the top rope and ends with Michelle sneaking in from the outside and grabing the star. Her and Natalya do some what of a face off and they show the new Divas Title at ringside and the Divas logo looks like Ashly desighned it, good looking title though. Vicky blames the Edgeheads for Edge losing to CM Punk and tells them to face Jesse and Festus.
Festus is dressed like Uncle Sam and Jesse has Red, White and Blue wristape. Festus got the pin on one of the Edgeheads which the crowd enjoyed until Edge came out and with help from The Edgeheads beats up J&F and ends with Edge wacking Festus with a chair which the crowd hated. Foley had a broken wheel on his chair or something and had to get a new one. This is the only tome they don't ring the bell so Festus won't explode and beat up Edge which the crowd didn't like. They show Festus with a blank look on his face getting carried out.
Vicky tells Edge she didn't give him permisson to go to RAW and Edge tells her he dosen't need her permission to go to anywhere then Vicky locks Edge out of the room and he yells and kicks the door.
Jeff Hardy preview with the great song ''On the Rooftops'' which the crowd cheered for.
Jeff Hardy comes out to a big pop, then Morison comes out and after a really good match Jeff Hardy connected the Swanton Bomb and wins and the crow goes absoulutely nuts for the win. The crowd was very into this match. They plug the Flair DVD on the Tron and the crowd WOOOOOOS! very loudly. They sow a Maria hype video reading ''Maria Coming To Smackdown''.
Umaga comes out to lots of boos and beats Funaki in a Squah/Get food and Merchindice Match.
Mr. Kennedy......KENNEDY! comes out in a sleeck Silver body suit, Shelton Benjamen comes out(his pyro looks even cooler in person), Chavo comes out wristapeless with Bam Neely and then Matt Hardy comes out to a Huge pop. Crowd was very into this match wich included a Tower of Doom with Shelton, Matt and Chavo which the crowd loved. Finish was Matt with a Twist of Fate on Chavo(I think) to retain the US belt.
Edge comes out and complains that he was cheated by Cm Punk and that The Edgeheads should be falling on their face without him. He then is about to reveal a few ''Dirty Little Secrets'' of Vicky's which the crowd cheers for then Vicky comes out (who unlike she said earlier was confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life) and tells Edge this is not the place to tell her secrets and asks him what is he doing then Edge goes on the stage and tells her the weding is ''OFF!'' and Vicky trows a fit on the stage before two Refs come out and try to console her( while this was happening two people got arrested one who might have benn the guy yelling funny insults like shouting ''Morison is a homo'' and tellong Dreamer an Delany to say something abot Mark's sister and don't be a wus).
There was a Dark Match Main Event with Big Show getting a big pop teamig with HHH who also got a big pop facing Mizzark Henry and Edge who was still in sreet clothes who got some cheers(one from myself). Big Show and HHH wer teasing Edge by fake crying and such. HHH did a Hogan pose after Henry did it. Edge left half-wy through the match and HHH got the pin on Henry after a pedigree, afterwards HHH did the which side is louder thing and Big Show was pretending to be a teenage girl by jumping and cheering HHH. Overall a good set of tapings.
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