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Post by DTP. on Jan 12, 2009 13:29:58 GMT -5
Alright let's get down to business, this looks to be an amazing show from quick glance. Don't like that a segment kicked off WWE Royal Rumble without a match immediately after the introduction. Doesn't go with the flow if you understand. Awesome opening contest to kick off Royal Rumble with CM Punk challenging for William Regal's WWE Intercontinental Championship, love that you're following in using the star ratings per match, but 20 minutes is too long. CM Punk should have an awesome run as champion. I am not the biggest fan of the WWE Divas Championship being defended at Royal Rumble, wish it'd been saved for No Way Out but Natalya winning is fine, unsure about it being this long (even eight minutes is slightly overdose) as well as another title change taking place. Three stars though? The Extreme Rules match for the ECW World Championship, that having less a rating than the Divas title match is odd. I also hate that Matt Hardy ended Vladimir Koslov's streak no matter how much I hate Koslov. Good defense of the World Heavyweight Championship for John Cena over JBL, could never see JBL winning. Awesome champion vs champion match, Jeff Hardy beating Shelton Benjamin to retain the WWE Championship is greatness but the length, a little over once again. Great Royal Rumble match but the finish is very odd, Montel Vontanious Porter, a heel (I like how you're rebuilding his character too) being eliminated by fellow heel, Edge. Edge, a heel winning the Royal Rumble is interesting.
Reply to WWETNA 2008?
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 12, 2009 14:13:55 GMT -5
-With the 2009 Royal Rumble Winner, Edge, announcing that he's going after the WWE Title, Stephanie McMahon has promised a major announcement concerning the World Heavyweight Title main event at WrestleMania! What will it be? -Last night, Shawn Michaels had a chance to help JBL, but just walked away. Then in the Rumble match, JBL tried to get HBK to eliminate himself. Why didn't Michaels help JBL? Why did JBL want Michaels to eliminate himself? -CM Punk took home the Intercontinental Title after a fantastic match last night. Will William Regal envoke his rematch clause tonight? Only one way to find out these things and that's to tune into the USA Network tonight at 9 PM!!!
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Post by Kemp2k on Jan 12, 2009 20:13:31 GMT -5
Royal Rumble Ball Girls, lol. Ballin' I'm very glad that Punk won the IC Championship from Regal, and that was def. a creative finish to that match. WrestleManiac!!! Wow, Natalya captures the title, two new champs in one night? I'm hoping this means the beginning of something beautiful, like a high class whore. Burchill, THE RIPPER!! Burchill/Punk? Awesome. Oh man, I'm glad that Kozlov didn't win the ECW Championship, but for Kozlov to finally get his first pinfall loss in that way is pretty realistic. I'm liking it so far, can't wait for the Rumble. HBK and MVP?! Hey, that actually sounds good. JBL's Bitch. Ah, wow, that sounds like a very brutal match between JBL/Cena, JBL didn't break the ECW table?! Wha?! But I do like how HBK came down to get involved but at last second he changed his mind. Ah, Payback's going to be hell for HBK. I figured that Hardy would retain against Benjamin though. Although it woulda be a total shocker if Benjamin did win, and the fact that the match went for more than twenty minutes? Having the ending similar to WM14 sounds pretty cool with the Twist of Fate. Hah, Hunter's Balls. THE RUMMMMMMMMMMLAH! The fact that Batista was the only face did in a way irrated me but you know what? I don't think that has been done before, so I applaud you for that. But having Edge eliminating all Orton, Jericho, and Batista is just so Edge-ish! I was surprised to see that MVP was STILL in the damn Rumble! MVP Face Turn? Oh Boy, and Edge winning the Rumble is pretty good. I assume Hardy/Edge at Mania eh? I feel bad for MVP, hah. Good Rumble, Mang!
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Post by Bob Bob Bobelow on Jan 12, 2009 21:08:30 GMT -5
Regal/Punk: A very good match here. A lot of people are taking the strap off of Regal in their dairies. I was hoping perhaps he gets a longer run with it. Nonetheless a very good contest here.
Nice little segment with Santino and the tag champions
McCool/Natalya: A nicely written diva’s match. You sure know how to write entertaining contests that for sure.
Another well executed backstage skit with Burchill now coming after Punk’s IC Championship. I like how you are quickly starting other programs.
Hardy/Kozlov: Nice high spot finish so that Hardy looks good and Kozlov doesn’t lose much creditability.
Wow, another excellent backstage segment? MVP and HBK taking shots at each other. I loved that.
Cena/JBL: Nice finish. Though I am not a fan of the STFU being his primary finisher, I guess it technically works well. Interested to see where you go with the HBK/JBL situation.
A rather humorous segment which again was pretty good.
Hardy/Benjamin: I’m happy to see that Benjamin was in a World Title match. Seemed like a quality match as both men seem to be able to work together to put on a entertaining contest.
Royal Rumble: Would Rey be actually out if someone who was eliminated, entered the ring and eliminated him? I don’t think I have ever witnessed that before. What the hell happened to Taker? That was interesting to say the least. Liked how MVP dominated a good portion of the Rumble. Fantastic way to have MVP dominate the match but end up losing to Edge. MITB winner in MVP? Elijah Burke lasted awhile which is always awesome.
Overall: Really other than how Rey was eliminated, this was a fantastic show and writing. Awesome job man.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 12, 2009 23:41:14 GMT -5
January 26th, 2009 Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota
RAW kicks off with a video package showing CM Punk winning the Intercontinental Title, John Cena retaining his World Title and Randy Orton, Chris Jericho and Batista all getting eliminated from the Royal Rumble at the same time.
Stephanie McMahon comes to the ring to kick off RAW. She says that she’s very disappointed by her Raw superstars. The final two superstars in the Rumble were Smackdown! representatives. She announced, for those of you who didn’t get the update, that Edge has chosen to go after the WWE Title at WrestleMania. This leaves John Cena and the World Heavyweight Title wide open at the grandest stage of them all. Chris Jericho makes his way to the ring. He says that the World Title match at WrestleMania should already be penciled in because he was the last remaining Raw superstar in the Rumble. Stephanie says that she recalls Jericho, Orton and Batista all going over the top at the same time. This brings out Randy Orton, who assures Stephanie that he did go out the ring at the same time as Batista and Jericho. But, he was also the longest lasting Raw superstar last night. Stephanie says that she has a solution for the Raw main event at WrestleMania. In three weeks time, at No Way Out, Raw will host an Elimination Chamber. In that Elimination Chamber will be Chris Jericho, Randy Orton and Batista. That leaves three spots open, and she gives a spot to Shawn Michaels, because he rightfully earned a Title shot before. She says that if Michaels sells this Title shot, she won’t allow JBL to compete in the Chamber. She will give JBL a chance as he will take on Rey Mysterio tonight, with the winner advancing to the Chamber. The last spot after that, will be awarded to the Superstar who wins tonight’s 10 man over the top rope Battle Royal.
Commercial Break.
We cut to the back, where Stephanie is in her office. There is a knock at the door and former Intercontinental Champion William Regal enters with Layla. He informs Stephanie that he wishes to envoke his rematch clause tonight. She says that can’t happen because both CM Punk and himself are in the Battle Royal tonight to determine who will go on to the Elimination Chamber. She says he can have his rematch next Monday. Regal likes the sound of that and says that it will be a good two weeks.
Tag Team Match Cryme Tyme vs. World Tag Team Champions John Morrison & The Miz
Miz and Morrison were their usual great selves in this one. Cryme Tyme continued their struggles as of late. This was basically a squash although Cryme Tyme got in some offense. The finish came when Morrison nailed JTG with the Moonlight Drive while The Miz distracted Shad on the outside.
Winners: World Tag Team Champions John Morrison & The Miz (6:25) **
Backstage, we see Legacy talking. Cody Rhodes and Manu mention how happy they are to be in tonight’s battle royal. Randy Orton says that he hopes either one of them can make it into the Chamber so they can guarantee a Legacy victory.
Commercial Break.
Six Diva Tag Team Match Beth Phoenix, Katie Lea Burchill & Jillian Hall w/ Santino Marella vs. Kelly Kelly, Melina & Mickie James
This was a very good six diva tag match. Each girl got to hit their signature spots. The girls went back and forth for a little while and were actually given about eight minutes on this match. The finish came when Mickie ran off the ropes to hit Beth but Santino tripped her. This made Melina go out and slap Santino, but while she was doing this Mickie was grabbed by Beth and dropped with the Glam Slam. Katie Lea and Jillian stopped Kelly from breaking up the three count.
Winners: Beth Phoenix, Katie Lea Burchill & Jillian Hall (8:04) **
After the match, Melina ran in the ring and started brawling with Beth Phoenix until they were seperated by officials.
Chris Jericho is seen entering Stephanie McMahon’s office. He said that he doesn’t like the idea of an Elimination Chamber because he feels that he should be the number one contender regardless. He says that he wants to take out his frustrations tonight. Stephanie says that’s a fine idea and she books Jericho and Cena, non-title for tonight. Jericho doesn’t look very happy at the sound of this though.
Commercial Break.
World Champion John Cena now comes out to a big ovation. He cuts a promo saying that he kept his Title by making JBL tap out last night and that he plans on keeping the belt at WrestleMania as well. He says that there’s an Elimination Chamber at No Way Out to see who will face him at WrestleMania. He says that it doesn’t matter who wins the battle royal tonight or who wins the Chamber, all that matters is that he will fight for his life to keep his title. Typical Cena promo.
Commercial Break.
As we come back from commercial we see the Technicians with Kelly Kelly backstage. Kelly seems to be holding her back from her match earlier, while Noble & Haas are going over the Battle Royal for later tonight. John Morrison and The Miz walk up and Miz starts to hit on Kelly. Noble doesn’t like that and gets in Miz’s face but Morrison lays him out with the Tag Title from behind and then Miz knocks out Haas. Kelly looks on, concerned for her team as Miz & Morrison leave laughing.
Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match John “Bradshaw” Layfield vs. Rey Mysterio
Mysterio was the better of the two men tonight. He was right on with all moves and JBL looked really slow throughout. He did get the upper hand though at one point when he caught Mysterio going for a cross body, and hit him with a fallaway slam. He took over at that point and used a power based offense to stay on top. After a few minutes of that, Mysterio hit JBL with a drop toe hold and JBL was set up for the 619. Rey ran off the ropes, but he was tripped up by Mike Knox, who had come through the crowd. JBL got up from leaning on the middle rope and Rey turned around from pointing and screaming at Knox and JBL hit Rey with a Clothesline from Hell for the win.
Winner: JBL (9:13) **½
Post match, Knox came in the ring, picked up Rey Mysterio and hit him with Knox Out, like he has done for the past few weeks.
Commercial Break.
10 Man Elimination Chamber Qualifying Battle Royal Charlie Haas vs. CM Punk vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Jamie Noble vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Manu vs. Mike Knox vs. Paul Burchill vs. Santino Marella vs. William Regal
Regal and Punk were battling each other throughout most of the fight, while Manu & Rhodes worked together and so did the Technicians. The first man to be eliminated was Santino Marella as he went over after Kofi hit him with Trouble in Paradise. Charlie Haas and Jamie Noble teamed up and threw out Kofi right after. Noble tossed out Haas and Haas looked upset but Noble said “every man for himself” and Haas understood. Rey Mysterio ran down to the ring and went right at Mike Knox and caused him to go over the top rope, when he hit him with a big dropkick. Those two men battled on the outside. Punk took out Regal with a back body drop. Cody Rhodes, Manu, CM Punk and Paul Burchill were left and the three of them began to work on Punk. Punk battled back and managed to get Rhodes over and onto the apron. Manu went to help Rhodes and Punk got out of the way, but before Manu could knock Rhodes off the apron, Rhodes pulled down the rope and over went Manu. Punk and Burchill began to go at it in the middle of the ring, trading lefts and rights while Rhodes watched from the corner he was sitting in. Punk hit Burchill with his stiff knee in the corner and began to try and toss out Burchill. Rhodes ran up behind them and got rid of both men.
Winner: Cody Rhodes (12:57) ***
Cody Rhodes celebrated in the ring as he advances to the Elimination Chamber and now has a shot at taking on John Cena at WrestleMania 25! While he is celebrating, Punk and Burchill are still brawling on the outside.
Commercial Break.
We now see that during the break, Paul Burchill gave CM Punk the Curb Stomp onto the floor on the outside.
We cut to the back where JBL enters Shawn Michaels’ dressing room. Michaels gets right in his face and demands to know why JBL wanted him to eliminate himself. JBL said that at first he was going to hope that Michaels would win the Royal Rumble and buy his spot at WrestleMania from him, but he realized that it was because of HBK that he lost his match to Cena. Instead of helping him, he just walked away and JBL wanted to make sure that he wouldn’t be alone in losing last night. He then says that Michaels better have his back in the Elimination Chamber at No Way Out.
Non-Title Singles Match Chris Jericho vs. World Heavyweight Champion John Cena
Fairly good main event match. Jericho and Cena went back and forth and this match was very much like their previous encounters. Jericho outworked Cena on the mat but Cena took the advantage with a back body drop. Around the thirteen minute mark, the finish came. JBL and Shawn Michaels came down to the ring and Cena dropped Jericho with the FU. Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes came running down the ramp, got in the ring and began to rumble with Cena which cause the DQ.
Winner by DQ: John Cena (13:11) **¾
This led to JBL sending Michaels in to join Orton, Rhodes & now Jericho in beating on Cena. Michaels got in the ring and nailed Orton with Sweet Chin Music instead. Rhodes ran at him and also got some Sweet Chin Music. Jericho got to Michaels and started beating on him and JBL got in the ring and helped out. JBL was screaming to Michaels to do as he is told. Out of nowhere, Jericho nails JBL with a Codebreaker. Batista runs down to the ring and drops Jericho with a spinebuster. He poses towards the crowd and he turned right around into an FU from John Cena who looked at all six of his potential WrestleMania opponents laid out on the groud and raised his World Title in the air.
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Post by abyss on Jan 13, 2009 0:01:22 GMT -5
I always liked opening segments where a bunch of wrestlers come out to complain. Nice idea there that Y2J thinks since he was the last Raw guy that he should be penciled in for Mania. I like the idea that you have laid out for the Chamber. Fine win for Miz/Morrison, although it didn't accomplish much. Then again, they have a lot of those type of matches on Raw anyway. It'd actually be interesting if Rhodes won the Battle Royal but I doubt it. I like that Santino helped the heel divas win. Cena-Jericho is certainly a serviceable main event. Not that big of a deal, but I think that Cena promo would be delivered backstage, as opposed to in the ring. Miz/Morrison vs. Technicians wouldn't be bad; at least it's something. I also like how you keep billing it that anyone can win the battle royal. JBL winning certainly made sense. I'm actually really glad/surprised you went with Cody to win the battle royal. It reminds me of when Orton was in the Chamber at Summerslam 2003, so good job there. Really strong way to end the show. Really good show overall.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 13, 2009 0:07:06 GMT -5
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Post by Ramos on Jan 13, 2009 13:25:08 GMT -5
The Rumble was awesome I enjoyed all the segments and was extremely well written for your first PPV, I am glad that Edge won it and the Rumble match was great and exciting. Natalya and Punk winning championships are good as is Matt retaining the ECW Championship, I'm not a huge Cena fan so I would have liked to see JBL win and although I like Jeff, Shelton would have been better to go over for me (but not in realistic and diary terms lol). Glad Edge decided to go for Jeff. Regal/Punk 2 should be good. So glad you kept the World Tag Team Championships on the best team in the WWE atm. Nice to see Orton using Legacy to his advantage The divas match was ok, segments were fun, Battle Royal was good with Rhodes winning as was the way in which JBL won, No Way out looks awesome already keep up the great work
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Post by DTP. on Jan 13, 2009 13:52:58 GMT -5
Great announcement by Stephanie McMahon to kick off WWE RAW, I liked the sounds of that opening promo, sets up a great Elimination Chamber contenders match for No Way Out, too. John Morrison and The Miz beating Cryme Tyme to retain the World Tag Team Championships is good, I have never been much of a mark for Shad or JTG. Decent six-woman tag team contest, suprised it equaled up to the same rating as the opening tag team match. Beth Phoenix, Jillian and Katie-Lea Burchill winning is fine. Good continuation in this feud between Melina and Beth Phoenix. Hope it ends with Melina winning the WWE Womens Championship. Decent six-man Elimination Chamber qualifier, but John Bradshaw Layfield beating Rey Mysterio I dislike. Mysterio could of stopped this match from being a pure-slugfest. Mysterio could of done some nice spots too, plus he's got nothing to do really. While I am intrigued by Cody Rhodes winning, I just feel that there'd of been a better choice, CM Punk could of also made the Chamber bout from being more than a slugfest, I don't really like Cody either as a worker. Great main event but Chris Jericho and John Cena have faced off once too many now.
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Post by Iron Man on Jan 13, 2009 16:07:51 GMT -5
Liked the opening promo with Steph and the EC announcement. Meh at JBL beating Rey. Would've been cool to see Rey in an Elimination Chamber tbh. Cody Rhodes getting in the chamber is a bit suprising but kinda cool. Glad Jericho didn't do a clean job and it was a DQ finish. The RAW EC looks pretty awesome aside from JBL. SHould be interesting to see who is the winner as I am pretty clueless on who will win it.
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Post by Bob Bob Bobelow on Jan 13, 2009 16:11:43 GMT -5
Opening segment: A nice way to get the elimination chamber match in three weeks. Already have four good workers involved. I’m already looking forward to the match.
Tag Team Match: Very nice to see Morrison and Miz defeat Cryme Tyme. Hopefully Morrison gets a bigger role in this diary.
Diva’s Match: A good logical finish to the match.
Cena promo: Your right that was a typical Cena promo. Same old stuff. Hopefully you are able to reinvent Cena and TURN HIM HEEL.
I’m liking the tag team Technicians. A nice way to start a feud.
JBL/Rey Jr.: I like having JBL winning as he just came out of a main event lose. This brings him back into the picture but not a winner IMO of the chamber match. Not sure if I like Mike Knox and Rey Jr. feuding.
Battle Royal: I am shocked that Rhodes won. Then I looked at the people involved and I wasn’t so shocked. I’m expecting Rhodes to bleed BUCKETS at No Way Out. Just like his father. Nice job to continue Punk/Burchill which means Regal has no chance next week.
Main Event: What a mess that turned into. Though it properly hyped up the chamber match as everyone attacked Cena. Which was a nice touch.
Overall: You have a lot of possibilities here. I’m liking the Haas/Noble tag team. Elimination Chamber should be off the hook. Not much I can say was bad. Other than Rey/Knox everything was OK
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 13, 2009 17:53:14 GMT -5
ECW Preview for 1/27/09 -At the Royal Rumble, ECW Champion, Matt Hardy retained his Title and handed Vladimir Kozlov his first pinfall loss. What will be in store for the Champion now? -Elijah Burke was the longest lasting ECW Superstar in the Rumble, lasting just under 40 minutes. He guaranteed to win the ECW Title at WrestleMania. What are his plans for ECW this week? -Plus, the ECW TV Title Tournament begins with two first round matches. Who will be in action in those matches? Tune into Sci-Fi this Tuesday at 9 PM to find out all this and more!!
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Post by Ace Bennett on Jan 13, 2009 18:58:32 GMT -5
Great Royal Rumble, good idea to have MVP come so close to breaking his losing streak, but not being able to do it. I like the people who you had last quite a while, like Swagger, Burke, and Morrison. Can't wait for your elimination chamber. Interesting to see Rhodes in there would've preferred someone else honestly but if your pushing Rhodes to the main event this is a good start. Like that Punk is champion and a feud with Burchill should be good. Keep up the good work.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 13, 2009 21:29:57 GMT -5
January 27th, 2009 Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Nebraska
This week’s ECW launched with a video package showcasing ECW Champion, Matt Hardy’s victory over Vladimir Kozlov at the Royal Rumble and Elijah Burke’s tremendous performance in the Royal Rumble match itself.
Todd Grisham and Matt Striker welcome us all to ECW and remind us that tonight marks the beginning of the ECW TV Title Tournament that will last until the No Way Out Pay-Per-View.
“Don’t Waste My Time” hits the speakers and Elijah Burke makes his way to the ring. He gets on the microphone and calls out General Manager Theodore Long. Long comes out and Burke begins to talk about how he lasted 39 minutes in the Royal Rumble, more than any ECW superstar. He even mentions that he lasted longer than any Raw Superstar. Teddy Long cuts him off and tells him that he already knows what Burke is going to ask for. He knows that Burke guaranteed to win the ECW Title at WrestleMania and he agrees that Burke is deserving of that chance. He grants Elijah Burke an ECW Title shot at WrestleMania 25 and hopes that Burke and Matt Hardy can put on a great show to represent ECW. Burke promises to put on a great show and to prove once and for all that he is the future of ECW.
Commercial Break.
ECW Champion Matt Hardy is seen in Teddy Long’s office. He thanks Teddy Long for making the WrestleMania match and says that now he can train longer for Elijah Burke. Long says he won’t have to wait too long to get in the ring with Burke because he, Vickie Guerrero, Shane McMahon and Stephanie McMahon have a big announcement to make on this Friday’s 3 hour Smackdown!
Quarterfinals of TV Title Tournament DJ Gabriel w/ Alicia Fox vs. The Boogeyman
This one has been boiling over for weeks, as Gabriel and Boogeyman split their first two matches, and they’ve met up backstage recently. As usual, Gabriel looked reluctant to mix it up with Boogeyman but he ended up getting caught in a powerslam as he ran off the ropes. They mixed it up for a few minutes with Boogeyman having the upper hand throughout but the finish came when Boogeyman lifted Gabriel for the Boogeyslam, and Gabriel elbowed his way out of it. Gabriel ran at Boogeyman and sunset flipped over him, and grabbed onto the ropes for added leverage and got the three count.
Winner: DJ Gabriel (5:33) **¼
Matt Striker says that by hook or by crook, DJ Gabriel has advanced to the next round of the tournament. Boogeyman looks upset at how the match turned out while Gabriel dances with Fox all the way up the ramp.
Commercial Break.
We get another promo highlighting Kevin Thorn. At the end it says “Kevin Thorn is Coming Back”.
Singles Match Evan Bourne vs. Finlay w/ Hornswoggle
The announcers remind us that both of these men are in the TV Title Tournament, but will be competing in different matches next week. The crowd was behind both men but they seemed to rally louder for Bourne. It was a pretty even contest and the finish of the match came when Bourne went to the top to deliver his Shooting Star Press but Finlay got up and knocked him down. He put Bourne on his back and dropped him with the Celtic Cross and Finlay takes momentum into the Tournament.
Winner: Finlay (6:19) **¾
Mark Henry and Tony Atlas are seen entering Teddy Long’s office. Atlas says he’s upset that Henry isn’t booked tonight, when the World’s Strongest Man should be in a match, he actually should be ECW Champion. Long says that he has just the thing for him. Tonight, Mark Henry will take on the ECW Champion and if Henry can win, he’ll earn himself a Title Shot in the future.
Commercial Break.
Quarterfinals of the TV Title Tournament Ace Steel w/ Scotty Goldman vs. Jack Swagger
This was a very good match and it showed just how good Swagger is in the ring. He managed to be a step ahead of the Steel throughout the match but the crowd kept rallying behind Steel. Steel managed to kick out of some of Swagger’s best offensive moves and even managed to nail his Steel Spike. Swagger managed to kick out though, which left Steel in shock. He went for it again but Swagger spun out of it, kicked him in the gut and nailed the gutwrench powerbomb.
Winner: Jack Swagger (7:22) ***
Todd Grisham mentions how close Jack Swagger came to being pinned for the first time tonight and he will face the winner of the Finlay/Scotty Goldman match next week. Meanwhile, Swagger motioned that he was going to be the TV Champ.
Commercial Break.
Non-Title Singles Match Mark Henry w/ Tony Atlas vs. ECW Champion Matt Hardy
This was one of their usual matches. Henry was the dominant big man early on and Hardy began his comeback a little later. This wasn’t the greatest of matches but Hardy managed to carry it decently. The finish came with Henry & Hardy trading fists in the middle of the ring, when Elijah Burke ran down to the ring and nailed Hardy with some big jabs which caused a DQ.
Winner by DQ: Matt Hardy (7:12) **
Henry was furious at the outcome of the match and went after Burke but he slipped out of the ring after nailing the Elijah Experience (the stroke) on Hardy. Burke celebrated his way up the ramp, while Henry was mad and Matt Hardy was knocked out.
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Post by abyss on Jan 13, 2009 21:40:53 GMT -5
You just happened to post the show as I refreshed the page lol. Glad you're bringing in a TV Title so the new guys have something to compete for. I hope you can make it so the mid-carders (ECW main eventers) go for the ECW Title, and the lower card guys go for the TV Title. Interesting call to announce Hardy/Burke this early. It provides hype, but hopefully you can maintain enough interest in that match over time. Wasn't a fun of Boogey losing like that but oh well. Glad Thorn is coming back, and Finlay/Bourne seems like a solid match. Swagger winning is good, and I wouldn't be against him winning the TV Title. Good way to finish off ECW. Hopefully Burke ends up with the belt at Mania.
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Post by Iron Man on Jan 13, 2009 21:44:25 GMT -5
Burke getting the title shot at Mania is awesome but I really dislike how he just kinda gave it to him. Would've prefered some kind of match to be the number 1 contender tbh. Cool to see Ace in this diary. Glad Jack won the match and I hope he wins the whole tournament . Main Event was decent and a good way to close off ECW. Another solid good show man.
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Post by kurtangleisgod on Jan 14, 2009 4:15:01 GMT -5
RAW was good, the elimination chamber should be awesome. I hope HBK turns on JBL in the match, but you never know. Main event was crazy, as was the aftermath. Punk vs Regal next week will be good
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Post by Bob Bob Bobelow on Jan 14, 2009 6:21:27 GMT -5
- Loving the fact that Burke has a title shot at Mania. Hopefully he will become the "new face" of ECW. - Good to see Gabriel getting the rub over Boogeyman. Also, does Boogeyman really show emotion? - Hopefully your able to use Thorn better than every time WWE has ever used him. Vampire gimmick? - Nice clean win for Finlay. Hopefully Bourne goes deep or even wins the TV tournament. - Good to see Swagger having to earn his win. - Agreed with the Scotty Goldman needing to get a push. That could be a great character right their. - A weak finish to the main event. Perhaps having Burke attack Hardy as he was going to win would have been better. But they were just trading right hands. Seemed a little odd to me.
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Post by Chris Hammers on Jan 14, 2009 10:56:28 GMT -5
haven't been reeding this and I think I should have, the rumble was a fantastic show and the graphics helped build the momentum of each match. ECW was a solid show, Elijah Burke being the number one contender is fantastic news, being given the shot might be a bit too much though but at least he earned it in some way by lasting so long in the Royal Rumble match. ECW Television Championship Tournament is going well, Not sure who I want to win it, Evan Bourne or Finlay is my choice. I'd say Swagger but I'd prefer him in the ECW World Championship scene. Main event seemed alright, the finish kept Henry strong will giving Matt Hardy the win. Still Elijah for champion!
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 14, 2009 13:32:58 GMT -5
-Expect the Technicians, Charlie Haas & Jamie Noble, to recieve a Tag Team Title shot very soon as they are already getting good reactions from the crowd. -Also, expect to see Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder thrust into the WWE Tag Team Title picture with The Colons & The New Hart Foundation. -The WWE again wasn't very happy with Vladimir Kozlov's in ring work at the Royal Rumble. Expect him to be de-pushed. The same will go fro Mike Knox if he continues to struggle in his rivalry with Rey Mysterio. -The current plans have The Undertaker going against his current attacker at WrestleMania 25. There are still discussions going around about 'Taker losing at WrestleMania.
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