MadMatt Posted June 7, 2008 Author Share Posted June 7, 2008 **Dances happily for obvious reasons** For those of you who are curious, I consolidated all of the WWE matches where the babyfaces went over into the Tribute of the Troops Show. The Annual is coming up soon and then I'll be able to start simming on TEW08 . [QUOTE] [B][U]Wrestling Today Newsletter #32 [/B][/U] [U]WWE[/U] [COLOR=red][B]Tribute To the Troops 2008[/COLOR][/B] Okay, it's a show for the troops overseas, so I don't feel right giving the usual good/bad/ugly. So we'll do the quick results for this show. Smackdown and Progression were clip shows this week, highlighting the best of 2008. -Mr. Kennedy, Hardcore Holly, and Chavo Guerrero defeated Charlie Haas, William Regal, and Cody Rhodes when Kennedy pinned Rhodes with the Mic Check. -The Boogeyman squashed Zach Ryder and dumped worms on him afterwards. -Jillian and Candice defeated Melina and Beth Phoenix in a "Santa's Little Helper" tag match -Kane pinned MVP with the Choke Slam. -CM Punk and Mark Henry defeated Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch when Punk pinned Murdoch with the Go To Sleep -Chris Jericho pinned John Bradshaw Layfield with the Code Breaker in the main event. [U]TNA[/U] [COLOR=green][B]TNA Impact[/COLOR][/B] So TNA during the Holiday week put on a show with two great matches in the main event and not much else. [I]The Good[/I] I know I've said this many times but Samoa Joe against AJ Styles is always a great match. This time Joe won with the Muscle Buster after Styles crashed and burned in the center of the ring. Abyss defeated Kurt Angle with the Black Hole Slam. Angle's been losing a lot lately, I wonder if his contract's coming up and he hasn't chosen to renew it. Still, Abyss is the number one contender for the TNA Champion, so perhaps Russo's doing the logical thing by giving Abyss a strong push. Awesome Kong crushes both Christy Hemme and Salinas in a three way match to retain the Knockout's Title. This match worked. [I]The Bad[/I] Christian and Rhino defeated Rellik and Black Reign. Remember when the brain trust at TNA decided to have this match main event two Pay Per Views in a row? Yeah, I know, you've blocked it out of your mind. Rhino pins Reign with the Gore. That TNA Tag Team Title Match happened again this week. Petey Williams and Scott Steiner retained. Few people care. ODB and Gail against the Beautiful People, this time with ODB and Gail winning when Gail pins Angelina Love. These tag team matches have not been the worst women's wrestling, but still, other than their great heel act, the Beautiful People don't do much in the ring. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing [I]The Russo[/I] Russo didn't want me to string him from one of those poles that he's so fond of at any time during this show, so Impact worked. [U]ROH[/U] ROH had their big show of the year, the Final Battle 08, including a rather shocking upset. We'll see exactly how this will shape ROH for the months and years to come. -El Generico pinned Michael Eigan in the pre show -Mercedes Martinez over Allison Danger in the pre show -Jay Briscoe and Austin Aries retained the ROH Tag Team Titles over the odd duo of Larry Sweeny and Jimmy Jacobs when Jay Briscoe pins Jimmy Jacobs with the Jay Driller. -Jack Evans squashed Bobby Dempsey with the 630 Splash -Claudio Castagnoli pinned Delirious with the Ricola Bomb -Erick Stevens defeated Davey Richards, Rocky Romero, and Tank Toland when Stevens pinned Toland with the Doctor Bomb. -Chris Hero pinned Kevin Steen with the Hero's Welcome -Matt Cross scored another upset victory over Tyler Black with a 450 Splash. Afterwards, the Age of the Fall beat down Matt Cross until the Vulture Squad made the save -Bryan Danielson knocked out Mark Briscoe with the elbows of doom. Briscoe seems to be playing a heel as of late. -[B]Adam Pearce captured the ROH Championship over Nigel McGuiness after the Jumping Piledriver[/B]. -Brent Albright and Joey Matthews defeated Jigsaw and Ruckus of the Vulture Squad in an impromptu tag main event when Albright pinned Ruckus with a half nelson suplex. Pearce winning the ROH Championship was odd, but we'll see where Gabe goes with this one. [U]Indies[/U] JAPW's television show featured -Alexa Thatcher over Daizee Haze -Hernandez defeated Low Ki -Frankie Kazarian over Rhino -AJ Styles and Homicide over Samoa Joe and Jay Lethal FIP had their monthly show featuring Roderick Strong retaining the FIP Championship over Brent Albright. In other matches, Erick Stevens over Bryan Danielson, Jack Evans defeated Nigel McGuinness, Eddie Kingston over Delirious, Tyler Black pinned Davey Richards, and Jay Briscoe retained the Florida State Heritage Title over Mark Briscoe. Matt Sydal and Eddie Colon captured the FCW Tag Team Titles over Bradley and Allen on the last weekly FCW show. [U]Other Industry News[/U] Fuerza Guerrera and Ultimo Dragon have retired from professional wrestling. Also, fresh out of jail, Nick Hogan has announced that he's going to follow in his father's footsteps and try his hand in the wrestling business. We'll see about that, but if he has any intention to follow through, Nasty Nick has some big shoes to fill, brotha. [U]Television Ratings News and Pay Per View Buyrates[/U] WWE Armageddon received a 1.58 buyrate or about 632000 buyers. TNA Impact received a 1.1 television rating(1240800 viewers). The WWE ratings for this week have not been released. [/QUOTE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMatt Posted June 7, 2008 Author Share Posted June 7, 2008 The Annual for 2008. For those looking to get into this dynasty, I highly reccomend you read this, as it recaps everything you need to know going into 2009 [QUOTE] [B][U]Wrestling Today Annual 2008[/B][/U] [U]Promotions Around the World[/U] The wrestling world is a very diverse place. Let's face it, from all the way from the lowiliest independent promotion all the way to the Global empire that is WWE, there is something for everyone. Let us go through from the top. [B][U]1. World Wrestling Entertainment(WWE) Owner: Vince McMahon Head Booker: Stephanie McMahon[/B][/U] [COLOR=red][B]Raw Brand Title Histories for 2008[/COLOR][/B] [I]WWE Championship[/I] -Randy Orton began the year as champion -Triple H beat Randy Orton for the championship, Wk 4, April 2008 at Backlash -Randy Orton regained the title from Triple H, Wk 1 October 2008 at No Mercy [I]WWE Intercontinental Title[/I] -Jeff Hardy began the year as champion -Chris Jericho beat Jeff Hardy to capture the title, Wk 2 March 2008 on Raw -Kenny Dykstra captured the title from Chris Jericho Wk 1 October 2008 at No Mercy [I]World Tag Team Titles[/I] Cody Rhodes and Hardcore Holly won the World Tag Team Titles in 2007 and held the belts throughout the entire year. [I]WWE Women's Title[/I] -Beth Phoenix started out the year as champion -Mickie James beat Beth Phoenix Wk 3 April 2008 on Raw -Jillian beat Mickie James Wk 4 June 2008 at Vengeance -Mickie James beat Beth Phoenix Wk 3 October 2008 on Raw. [COLOR=blue][B]Smackdown Brand Championships[/COLOR][/B] [I]World Heavyweight Title[/I] -Edge started the year as champion -The Undertaker beat Edge to capture the title Wk 4 March 2008 at Wrestlemania 24 [I]WWE United States Title[/I] -MVP began the year as champion -Matt Hardy beat MVP for the title Wk 4 April 2008 at Backlash [I]ECW Championship[/I] -CM Punk started the year as champion -Chavo Guerrero beat CM Punk Wk 4 January 2008 during ECW On Sci Fi -Kane beat Chavo Guerrero Wk 4 March 2008 at Wrestlemania 24 -Shelton Benjamin defeated Kane Wk 1 September 2008 at Unforgiven [I]WWE Tag Team Titles[/I] -The Miz and John Morrison won the belts in 2007 and held the belts all year. [B]Top Stars(Upper Midcarders and Main Eventers)[/B] -Batista(Smackdown) -Big Daddy V(Smackdown) -Chavo Guerrero(Raw) -Chris Jericho(Raw) -CM Punk(Smackdown) -Edge(Smackdown) -Finlay(Smackdown) -Jeff Hardy(Raw) -John Bradshaw Layfield(Raw) -John Cena(Raw) -Kane(Raw) -Ken Kennedy(Raw) -Mark Henry(Smackdown) -Matt Hardy(Smackdown) -MVP(Smackdown) -Randy Orton(Raw) -Rey Mysterio(Smackdown) -Shawn Michaels(Raw) -Shelton Benjamin(Smackdown) -Snitsky(Raw) -The Big Show(Smackdown) -The Great Khali(Smackdown) -The Undertaker(Smackdown) -Triple H(Raw) -Umaga(Raw) -William Regal(Raw) [B][U]#2-New Japan Pro Wrestling(NJPW) Owner: Simon Inoki Head Booker: Masahiro Chono[/B][/U] [I]IWGP Championship[/I] -Hiroshi Tanahashi began the year as the champion -Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Tanahashi Wk 1 January 2008 -Keiji Mutoh defeated Shinsuke Nakamura Wk 4 April 2008 -Manabu Nakanishi defeated Keiji Mutoh Wk 1 November 2008 -Yuji Nagata defeated Manubu Nakanishi Wk 3 November 2008. [I]IWGP Tag Team Championship[/I] Giant Bernard and Travis Tomko began the year with the titles -Koji Kanemoto and Wataru Inoue defeated Bernard and Tomko Wk 2 June 2008 [I]IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title[/I] -Wataru Inoue began the year as champion -Minoru Tanaka defeated Wataru Inoue Wk 1 June 2008 -Koji Kanemoto defeated Minoru Tanaka Wk 3 July 2008 -Jado defeated Koji Kanemoto Wk 3 November 2008 [I]IWGP Jr. Tag Team Titles[/I] -Dick Togo and TAKA Michinoku began the year as champions -Minoru Tanaka and Prince Devitt defeated Michinoku and Togo Wk 4 January 2008 -AKIRA and Jushin Thunder Liger defeated Minoru Tanaka and Prince Devitt Wk 3 February 2008 -Naofumi Yamamoto and Taro Yano defeated Liger and AKIRA Wk 1 June 2008 -Hiroshi Tanahashi and Takashi Iizuka defeated Yano and Yamamoto Wk 3 July 2008 [I]GI Climax 2008 Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura GI Clmax Tag Winners: Takao Omori and Manabu Nakanishi Best of the Super Juniors Winner: Tiger Mask IV[/I] [B]NJPW Top Stars[/B] -Akebono -Giant Bernard -Hiroshi Tanahashi -Hiroyoshi Tenzan -Jushin Thunder Liger -Keiji Mutoh -Koji Kanemoto -Manabu Nakanishi -Masahiro Chono -Minoru Tanaka -Shinsuke Nakamura -Takao Omori -Tiger Mask IV -Yuji Nagata [B][U]#3: CMLL Owner: Francisco Alonso Lutteroth Head Booker: Negro Casas[/B][/U] [B]CMLL Titles[/B] [I]CMLL World Heavyweight[/I] Dos Caras Jr has been the champion ever since 2007 [I]UWA World Heavyweight[/I] Dr. Wagner Jr has been the champion ever since 2004 [I]NWA World Light Heavyweight[/I] Atlantis has been the champion ever since 2005 [I]CMLL World Light Heavyweight[/I] Rey Buchanaro as been champion ever since 2006 [I]CMLL World Middleweight[/I] -Averno has been champion ever since 2006 [I]CMLL Trios[/I] Hector Garza, Mr Aguila, and El Hijo Del Perro Aguayo have held the titles ever since 2007 [I]NWA World Middleweight[/I] Averno has held the title ever since 2007 [I]CMLL Tag Team Titles[/I] -Ultimo Guerrero and Atlantis started the year as the champions -Memphisto and Averno won the titles wk 1 February 2008 -Hector Garza and Mistico defeated Hector Garza and Averno Wk 2 March 2008 [I]CMLL World Welterweight[/I] -Mistico's held that title since 2007. [B]CMLL Top Stars[/B] -Atlantis -Blue Demon Jr -Blue Panther -Canek -Cien Caras -Dr. Wagner Jr -El Hijo Del Perro Aguayo -El Hijo Del Santo -Heavy Metal -L.A. Park -Mascara Sagrada -Mistico -Mr. Aguilia -Silver King -Ultimo Guerrero [B][U]# 4. AAA Owner: Octagon Head Booker: Konnan[/B][/U] [B]AAA Titles[/B] [I]Mexican National Championship[/I] El Methias began the year as champion -Cibernetico over El Methias Wk 3 March 2008 [I]Mexican National Atomicos[/I] -Ozz, Escorio, and Cuervo have been champions since 2007 [I]AAA Tag Team Titles[/I] Have been vacant ever since 2007 [I]Mexican National Middleweight[/I] Octagon has been the champion ever since 2006 [I]Mexican National Tag Team[/I] Octagon and La Parka Jr. have been the Team Champions ever since 2003. [B]AAA Top Stars[/B] -Abismo Negro -Charly Manson -Chessman -Cibernetico -El Brazo -El Zorro -Electro Shock -Gran Apache -Halloween -Juventud Guerrera -Latin Lover -Nicho El Millinairo -Octagon -Ozz -Pirata Morgan -Shocker [B][U]#5: The National Wrestling Alliance(NWA) Owner: Robert Torbich Head Booker: Steve Blackman[/B][/U] [B]NWA Titles:[/B] [I]NWA Championship[/I] Adam Pearce starts off the year with the championship -Rob Conway over Adam Pearce Wk 4 May 2008 -Chris Kanyon over Rob Conway Wk 1 August 2008 [I]NWA Tag Team Titles[/I] -Joey Ryan and Karl Anderson start the year with the titles -Los Luchas(Phoenix Starr and Zokre) defeat Ryan and Anderson Wk 1 February 2008 -Brent Albright and Alex Shelley defeated Los Luchas Wk 1 June 2008. [B]NWA Top Stars[/B] Alex Shelley Brent Albright Bryan Danielson Chris Kanyon Chris Mortetzky -Homicide -Johnny Swinger -Juventud Guerrera -Nick Dinsmore -Rob Conway [B][U]#6 All Japan Pro Wrestling Owner: Keiji Mutoh Head Booker: Hiroshi Hase[/B][/U] [B]AJPW Titles[/B] [I]Triple Crown Championship[/I] -Kensuke Sasaki started the year as champion -Kohei Suwama over Kensuke Sasaki Wk 4 April 2008 -Toshiaki Kawada defeated Kohei Suwama Wk 1 June 2008 -Keiji Mutoh defeated Toshiaki Kawada Wk 3 September 2008 [I]AJPW Tag Team Titles[/I] Satoshi Kojima and TARU began the year as champions Keiji Mutoh and Joe Doering over Kojima and TARU Wk 1 January 2008 [I]All Asia Tag Team Titles[/I] Belts started the year vacated -NOSAWA and El Samurai captured the vacant titles Wk 1 June 2008 -Joe Doering and Kikutaro defeated NOSAWA and El Samurai Wk 3 September 2008. [I]AJPW Jr. Championship[/I] Katsuhiko Nakajima started the year as champion -Silver King defeated Nakajima Wk 2 March 2008 -Ryuji Hijikata defeated Silver King Wk 4 April 2008 -El Samurai defeated Hijikata Wk 3 June 2008 -Kikutaro defeated El Samurai Wk 1 October 2008 [I]Champion's Carnival 2008 Winner: Kohei Suwawa AJPW Junior League: Tiger Mask IV AJPW World's Strongest Tag League: No-Tournament This Year[/I] [B]AJPW Top Stars[/B] Bob Sapp El Samurai Joe Doering Keiji Mutoh Milano Collection AT Minoru Suzuki NOSAWA Satoshi Kojima Taiyo Kea TAKA Michinoku Takashi Morishima Toshiaki Kawada. [B][U]#7 Total Non Stop Action Wrestling(TNA) Owner: Dixie Carter Head Booker: Vince Russo[/B][/U] [B]TNA Titles[/B] [I]TNA Championship[/I] Kurt Angle started the year as champion Samoa Joe defeated Kurt Angle Wk 3 April 2008 [I]TNA Knockout's Title[/I] Gail Kim started the year as champion Awesome Kong defeated Gail Kim Wk 2 January 2008 -ODB defeated Awesome Kong Wk 1 July 2008 -Awesome Kong defeated ODB Wk 4 October 2008 [I]TNA Tag Team Titles[/I] -AJ Styles and Tomko started the year as champions -Eric Young and Kazarian defeated Styles and Tomko Wk 3 April 2008 **Titles Stripped When Super Eric refused to unmask** -Jay Lethal and Alex Shelley won the vacant titles, Wk 2 May 2008 -Scott Steiner and Petey Williams defeated Jay Lethal and Alex Shelley Wk 2 May 2008 -Kaz and Eric Young defeated Scott Steiner and Petey Williams Wk 2 October 2008 -Scott Steiner and Petey Williams defeated Kaz and Eric Young Wk 3 December 2008. [I]TNA X-Division Title[/I] Jay Lethal started the year as champion Johnny Devine defeated Jay Lethal Wk 3 January 2008 Jay Lethal defeated Johnny Devine Wk 2 February 2008 Petey Williams defeated Jay Lethal Wk 3 April 2008 Chris Sabin over Petey Williams Wk 1 November 2008 [B]TNA Top Stars[/B] Abyss AJ Styles Black Reign Booker T Brother Ray Brother Devon Christian Cage James Storm Kaz Kurt Angle Rhino Samoa Joe Scott Steiner Sting Tomko [B][U]#8 Dragon Gate Pro Wrestling(DGPW) Owner: Takashi Okamura Head Booker: CIMA[/B][/U] [B]DGPW Titles[/B] [I]Open the Dream Gate Title[/I] CIMA started 2007 as champion Masaaki Mochizuki defeated CIMA Wk 2 August 2008 [I]Open the Twin Gate Titles[/I] Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino started 2007 as champions Keni'chiro Arai and Taku Iwasa defeated Naruki Do and Masato Yoshi Wk 1 February 2008 Ryo Saito and Susumi Mochizuki defeated Arai and Iwasa Wk 1 May 2008 Raima Mishima and BXB Hulk defeated Saito and Mochizuki and Saito Wk 1 November 2008 [I]Open the Brave Gate Title[/I] Masato Yoshino began the year as champion Anthony W. Mori defeated Yoshino Wk 2 April 2008 Vacated Wk 2 April 2008 Gamma won the vacant title Wk 4 April 2008 -Naruki Doi defeated Gamma Wk 2 June 2008 -Kikutaro defeated Naruki Doi Wk 4 July 2008 -Naruki Doi defeated Kikutaro Wk 4 October 2008 [I]Open the Triangle Gate Titles[/I] Don Fuji, K-Ness, and Masaaki Mochizuki started the year as champions Cyber Kong, BXB Hulk, and SHINGO won the belts Wk 4 February 2008 Titles vacated Wk 2 May 2008. [B]Top Stars[/B] Anthony W. Mori CIMA Katushiko Nakajima Kintaro Kanemura Magnitude Kishiwada Masaaki Mochizuki Masato Yoshino Naruki Doi Ryo Saito Susumu Mochizuki [B][U]#9 Pro Wrestling NOAH(NOAH) Owner: Mitsuhara Misawa Head Booker: Jun Akiyama[/B][/U] [B]NOAH Titles[/B] [I]GHC Heavyweight Championship[/I] Mitsuhara Misawa began the year as champion Takeshi Morishima defeated Mitsuhara Misawa Wk 1 March 2008 Takeshi Rikio defeated Takeshi Morishma Wk 1 June 2008 Mitsuhara Misawa defeated Takeshi Rikio Wk 3 September 2008 Akitoshi Saito defeated Mitsuhara Misawa Wk 3 November 2008 [I]GHC Tag Team Titles[/I] Naomichi Marufuji and Takashi Sugiru started the year as champions Kentaro Shinja and Kenta defeated Marufuji and Sigiru Wk 3 May 2008. [I]GHC Jr. Heavyweight Title[/I] Mohommed Yone held the title since 2007 [I]GHC Jr. Tag Team Titles[/I] Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino started the year as champions. BXB Hulk and SHINGO defeated Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino Wk 3 January 2008 Taiji Ishimori and KENTA defeated BXB Hulk and SHINGO Wk 3 March 2008 Takuma Sano and Kentaro Shingo defeated Ishimori and KENTA Wk 1 August 2008 [I]NOAH Wrestling Spirit[/I] Ricky Marvin won the newly established title Wk 1 July 2008 SHINGO defeated Ricky Marvin Wk 3 August 2008 Shuhei Taniguchi defeated SHINGO Wk 4 August 2008 Jun Izumida defeated Shuhei Taniguchi Wk 2 October 2008 Shuhei Taniguchi defeated Jun Izumida Wk 4 November 2008. [B]Top Stars[/B] Akira Taue Akitoshi Saito Bison Smith Jun Akiyama KENTA Kentaro Shiga Mitsuhara Misawa Mohammed Yone Naomichi Marufuji Rob Van Dam Takashi Sigiura Takeshi Rikio Takuma Sano Tamon Honda [B][U]#10 Big Japan Pro Wrestling(BJPW) Owner: Daikokubu Benkei Head Booker: Ryuji Yamakawa[/B][/U] [B]BJPW Titles[/B] [I]BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Title[/I] Ryo Ito started the year as champion Shadow WX defeated Ryo Ito Wk 1 May 2008 Kintaro Kanemura defeated Shadow WX Wk 2 June 2008 BADBOY Hido defeated Kintaro Kanemura Wk 3 November 2008 [I]BJW Tag Team Titles[/I] Mammoth Sasaki and Shadow WX have held the titles since 2006. [B]Top Stars[/B] Abdullah Kobayashi BADBOY Hideo GENTARO Hi69 Jun Kasai Kintaro Kanemura Mammoth Sasaki MEN's Teioh [B][U]#11 Ring of Honor(ROH] Owner: Cary Silkin Head Booker: Gabe Saposky[/B][/U] [B]ROH Titles[/B] [I]ROH Championship[/I] Nigel McGuiness began the year as champion Adam Pearce defeated Nigel McGuiness Wk 4 December 2008 [I]ROH Tag Team Titles[/I] Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black began the year as champions Rocky Romero and Davey Richards defeated Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black Wk 4 January 2008 The Briscoe Brothers defeated Davey Richards and Rocky Romero Wk 2 April 2008 Austin Aries replaced the injured Mark Briscoe Wk 4 April 2008 [I]ROH Survival of the Fittest Champion 2008: Erick Stevens[/I] [B]ROH Top Stars[/B] Adam Pearce Austin Aries Brent Albright Bryan Danielson Chris Hero Erick Stevens Joey Matthews Nigel McGuiness Ruckus Takeshi Morishima [B][U]#12 Combat Zone Wrestling(CZW) Owner: John Zandig Head Booker: Gabe Ramirez[/B][/U] [B]CZW Titles[/B] [I]CZW Title[/I] Nick Gage started the year as champion Sonjay Dutt defeated Nick Gage Wk 1 June 2008 [I]CZW Tag Team Titles[/I] Jon Dahmer and Danny DeManto started the year as champions Ricky Reyes and Toby Klein defeated Dahmer and DeManto Wk 1 June 2008 [I]CZW Iron Man[/I] Joker started the year as champion Brain Damage defeated Joker Wk 1 January 2008 [I]CZW Arena Championship[/I] Sabian won the newly established title Wk 4 July 2008 [I]CZW Best of the Best 2008 Champion: The Messiah[/I] [B]Top Stars[/B] Ricky Reyes Ruckus Salvatore Thomaselli Sexxy Eddy Sonjay Dutt The Messiah Toby Klein Vito Thomaselli. [B][U]#13 Jersey All Pro Wrestling(JAPW) Owner: Fat Frank Iadevaia Head Booker: Ray Sager[/B][/U] [B]JAPW Titles[/B] [I]JAPW Championship[/I] Low Ki started the year as champion Kenny Omega defeated Low Ki Wk 1 January 2008 Frankie Kazarian defeated Kenny Omega Wk 2 May 2008 Samoa Joe defeated Frankie Kazarian Wk 3 June 2008 [I]JAPW Tag Team Titles[/I] LAX started the year as champions and held them throughout 2008 [I]New Jersey State Title[/I] Archadia started the year as champion Teddy Hart defeated Archadia Wk 3 April 2008 Chuck Taylor over Teddy Hart Wk 1 August 2008 [B]Top Stars:[/B] AJ Styles Frankie Kazarian Hernandez Homicide Jay Lethal Low Ki Rhino Samoa Joe [B][U]#14: Interational Wrestling Alliance Mid-South(IWA: MS) Owner: Ian Rotten Head Booker: Jim Fannin[/B][/U] [B]Championships[/B] [I]IWA: MS Championship[/I] Eddie Kingston started the year as champion Title vacated Wk 2 April 2008 Low Ki won the vacant title Wk 4 May 2008 [I]IWA: MS Tag Team Titles[/I] The Iron Saints started the year as champions Joker and Ricky Reyes defeated The Iron Saints Wk 1 March 2008 Devon Moore and Josh Abercrombie defeated Joker and Ricky Reyes Wk 3 April 2008 The Iron Saints defeated Moore and Abercrombie Wk 1 June 2008 [I]IWA: MS Lightheavyweight Title[/I] Chuck Taylor started the year as champion Jason Hades defeated Chuck Taylor Wk 2 April 2008 [I]TPI Invitational 2008 Champion: Low Ki[/I] [B]Top Stars[/B] Chris Hero Jason Hades Low Ki Roderick Strong Ruckus Salvatore Thomaselli Tracy Smothers Vito Thomaselli [B][U]#15 CHIKARA Owner: Leonardo F. Chikarason Head Booker: Mike Quackenbush[/B][/U] [B]CHIKARA Titles[/B] [I]CHIKARA Tag Team Titles[/I] Incoherence started 2008 as the champions The Kings of Wrestling defeated Inchorence Wk 3 May 2008 [I]CHIKARA King of Trios 2008: El Pantera, Lince Dirando, and Icognito Young Lions Cup 2008: Larry Sweeney[/I] [B]Top Stars[/B] Chris Hero Chuck Taylor Claudio Castagnoli Delirious Eddie Kingston El Pantera Larry Sweeney Mike Quackenbush [B][U]#16 Ohio Valley Wrestling(OVW) Owner: Danny Davis Head Booker: Terry Taylor[/B][/U] [B]OVW Titles[/B] [I]OVW Championship[/I] Matt Sydal started the year as champion Jay Bradley defeated Matt Sydal Wk 2 February 2008 Nick Dinsmore defeated Jay Bradley Wk 3 February 2008 Rob Conway defeated Nick Dinsmore Wk 1 August 2008 Jamin Olivencia over Rob Conway Wk 1 November 2008 [I]OVW TV Title[/I] James Curtis started the year as champion Jamin Olivencia defeated James Curtis Wk 3 February 2008 Joey Matthews defeated Jamin Olivencia Wk 2 March 2008 Tommy McNaler defeated Joey Matthews Wk 3 April 2008 Ali Akbar defeated Tommy McNaler Wk 1 November 2008 Jacob Duncan defeated Ali Akbar Wk 2 December 2008 [I]OVW Southern Tag Team Titles[/I] Colt Cabana and Shawn Spears started the year as OVW Tag Team Champions Paul Burchill and Stu Sanders over Colt Cabana and Shawn Spears Wk 1 January 2008 Raul Loco and Rudy Switchblade defeated Paul Burchill and Stu Sanders Wk 4 February 2008 Tommy McNaler and Jacob Duncan defeated Loco and Switchblade Wk 1 June 2008 [I]OVW Women's Title[/I] Rouka began the year as champion Katie Lea defeated Rouka Wk 3 February 2008 Josie defeated Katie Lea Wk 4 February 2008 Reggie defeated Josie Wk 4 July 2008 Serene Deeb defeated Reggie Wk 2 December 2008 [B]Top Stars[/B] Anthony Bravado Jacob Duncan Jamin Olivencia Nine Fingers Dewey Rob Conway Tommy McNaler [B][U]#17 Pro Wrestling Guerrilla(PWG) Owner: Top Gun Talwar Head Booker: Excalibur[/B][/U] [B]PWG Championships[/B] [I]PWG Title[/I] Low Ki began the year as champion Vacated Wk 4 February 2008 Human Tornado won the vacant Title Wk 4 February 2008 Bryan Danielson defeated Human Tornado Wk 1 May 2008 [I]PWG Tag Team Titles[/I] Super Dragon and Davey Richards started the year as champions Scott Lost and Joey Ryan defeated Davey Richards and Super Dragon Wk 4 January 2008 El Generico and Kevin Steen defeated Scott Lost and Joey Ryan Wk 3 March 2008 Roderick Strong and Low Ki defeated El Generico and Kevin Steen Wk 1 May 2008 Chris Hero and Austin Aries defeated Roderick Strong and Low Ki Wk 3 November 2008 [I]Battle of Los Angeles 2008 Champion: Super Dragon[/I] [B]Top Stars[/B] Austin Aries Bryan Danielson Chris Hero Jack Evans Low Ki Roderick Strong Super Dragon Tyler Black [B][U]#18 Florida Impact Pro(FIP) Owner: Sal Hamaoui Head Booker: Mister Saint Laurent[/B][/U] [B]FIP Titles[/B] [I]FIP Heavyweight Title[/I] Erick Stevens started the year as champion Roderick Strong defeated Erick Stevens Wk 3 February 2008 [I]FIP Tag Team Titles[/I] Jason Blade and Kenny King started the year as champions Gran Akuma and Jerelle Clark defeated Jason Blade and Kenny King Wk 3 June 2008 Jack Evans and Nigel McGuiness defeated Gran Akuma and Jerelle Clark Wk 3 September 2008 [I]Florida State Heritage Title[/I] Salvatore Rinauro started the year as champion Jay Briscoe defeated Salvatore Rinauro Wk 3 May 2008 [B]Top Stars[/B] Brent Albright Bryan Danielson Erick Stevens Jack Evans Jay Briscoe Mark Briscoe Nigel McGuiness Roderick Strong [B][U]#19 Florida Championship Wrestling(FCW) Owner: Steve Keirn Head Booker: Dusty Rhodes/B][/U] [I]FCW Title[/I] Jake Hager was the first champion Matt Sydal defeated Jake Hager Wk 1 May 2008 Drew McIntyre defeated Matt Sydal Wk 1 June 2008 Johnny Jeter defeated Drew McIntyre Wk 3 September 2008 Mighty Mikey defeated Johnny Jeter Wk 3 October 2008 [I]FCW Tag Team Champions[/I] The Puerto Rican Nightmares started the year as champions Nick Nemeth and Brad Allen defeated the Puerto Rican Nightmares Wk 4 March 2008 The Puerto Rican Nightmares defeated Nick Nemeth and Brad Allen Wk 3 April 2008 Jay Bradley and Brad Allen defeated the Puerto Rican Nightmares Wk 2 September 2008 Matt Sydal and Eddie Colon defeated Jay Bradley and Brad Allen Wk 4 December 2008 [B]Top Stars[/B] Colt Cabana Drew McIntyre Eddie Colon Eric Perez Johnny Jeter Kevin Thorn Matt Sydal Mighty Mikey Nick Nemeth TJ Wilson [B][U]#20 SHIMMER Owner: Dave Prezak Head Booker Allison Danger[/B][/U] [B]Titles[/B] [I]SHIMMER Championship[/I] Sara Del Ray started 2008 as champion Belt vacated when Del Ray left the promotion Daizee Haze won the vacant title Wk 2 December 2008 [B]Top Stars[/B] Ariel Cheerleader Melissa Daizee Haze Lacey Lexie Fyfe Malia Hosaka Mercedes Martinez Ms. Chif [B][U]Wrestling Today Top 100[/B][/U] The following is a list of the top one hundred wrestlers of the year as voted by wrestling fans from around the world and combined by the Wrestling Today Newsletter 1) Shawn Michaels 2) Rey Mysterio 3) Jushin Thunder Liger 4) Chris Jericho 5) Kenta Kobashi 6) Kurt Angle 7) Edge 8) Rob Van Dam 9) The Undertaker 10) Mistico 11) John Cena 12) Triple H 13) CM Punk 14) Naomichi Marufuji 15) Toshiaki Kawada 16) Atlantis 17) El Hijo Del Santo 18) Sting 19) Masahiro Chono 20) Christian Cage 21) Booker T 22) Chavo Guerrero 23) Yuji Nagata 24) Koji Kanemoto 25) Christopher Daniels 26) Matt Hardy 27) Samoa Joe 28) Vampiro 29) AJ Styles 30) Kensuke Sasaki 31) Mitsuharu Misawa 32) William Regal 33) Gregory Helms 34) Juventud Guerrera 35) Randy Orton 36) Jun Akiyama 37) Super Crazy 38) Jeff Hardy 39) Brian Kendrick 40) Tiger Mask IV 41) Finlay 42) Shinjiro Otani 43) Paul London 44) Shelton Benjamin 45) TAKA Michinoku 46) KENTA 47) Latin Lover 48) John Morrison 49) Sabu 50) Joey Matthews 51) Low Ki 52) Keiji Mutoh 53) CIMA 54) Mr. Aguila 55) Mickie James 56) Nova 57) Jamie Noble 58) El Hijo Del Santo 59) AKIRA 60) Mr. Kennedy 61) Dr. Wagner Jr. 62) Minoru Tanaka 63) Funaki 64) Negro Casas 65) Manami Toyota 66) Canek 67) Satoshi Kojima 68) Kenny Dykstra 69) Osamu Nishimura 70) Chessman 71) Mick Foley 72) Mileno Collection AT 73) Kintaro Kanemura 74) Umaga 75) The Big Show 76) Octagon 77) Carlito 78) Sean Waltman 79) Abismo Negro 80) Shannon Moore 81) Susumu Mochizuki 82) Bryan Danielson 83) Nunzio 84) Ultimo Guerrero 85) Naoki Sano 86) Nicho El Millionaire 87) John Bradshaw Layfield 88) Manabu Nakanishi 89) Nick Dinsmore 90) Scott Taylor 91) L.A. Park 92) Jay Lethal 93) El Zorro 94) Hector Garza 95) Lance Storm 96) Mayumi Ozaki 97) Diamond Dallas Page 98) Shinsuke Nakamuru 99) Ayako Hamada 100) Homicide. [B][U]Wrestling Today Awards[/B][/U] Year End Rewards As Voted By the Staff of Wrestling Today Newsletter Wrestler of the Year: Edge Young Wrestler of the Year: Kenny Dykstra Veteran Wrestler of the Year: The Undertaker Female Wrestler of the Year: Mickie James Promotion of the Year: N/A Most Improved Promotion of the Year: N/A Match of the Year: Edge over John Cena at WWE Vengeance Card of the Year: Summerslam 2008 [/QUOTE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMatt Posted June 8, 2008 Author Share Posted June 8, 2008 New Year. New Game. Same Writer. [QUOTE] [B][U]Wrestling Today Newsletter Issue #33 for Week One January 2009[/B][/U] [U]WWE[/U] [COLOR=red][B]WWE Raw[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Holy holiness, that Shawn Michaels and William Regal match ruled. These are two men who are not getting any younger, but they showed these young whipper snappers how to get it done. Michaels connects with the Sweet Chin Music after a series of reversals. Great match and Michaels proved that he was willing to take it, as Regal stretched him on a couple of submission holds. Umaga and Jeff Hardy continue their feud, this is like the Sting/Vader feud of the new age. This week, Umaga pinned Hardy after Hardy crashed into the barricade and Umaga connects with the Samoan Spike. Umaga's has his sights set on the Royal Rumble but there's one man who may be wanting. Vince McMahon comes out, and Triple H demands a WWE Championship Match against Randy Orton at the Royal Rumble. After some back and forth, Vince makes it official, which brings Orton out to protest. Orton says he's killed many legends in the past and if Vince doesn't watch it, Orton might take him out. Vince yells at Orton and Triple H sends the champion packing. Mr. Kennedy pinned Charlie Haas with the Mic Check. Another good match between these two, Haas may be the most undertilized wrestler in the WWE today. Kennedy also reminds us that he wants the WWE Championship. Val Venis pinned DH Smith with the Money Shot in a great mid card match. Damn, Raw's really been rocking lately and this was just another reason why. Katie Lea Burchill pinned Maria. Damn, I wasn't expecting too much out of this match, but they clicked, so thumbs up. [I]The Bad[/I] Welcome to Raw, Gregory Helms, the Boogeyman, and Festus. They get thrown into a tag team match with another Raw edition, Chavo, as Chavo and Helms square off against Boogey and Festus. Festus gets pinned by Chavo with the Frog Splash. Boogeyman gives the heels a worm bath. This was the first match of 2009 and rather sour first expression, but thank Shawn Michaels there was some great wrestling still go tocme. Cody Rhodes and Hardcore Holly defeated Santino and Carlito when Holly pins Santino. The more things change, the more they stay the same. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing [COLOR=purple][B]WWE Progression[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] MVP defeated Finlay in the main event. MVP still has his sights set on the WWE Championship and vows to win the Royal Rumble, connecting with the Yakuza. After the match, MVP beats on the midget after the match. The Big Show pinned the Undertaker in a non title match with the Choke Slam. Great battle between two of the best big men in wrestling and Show/Undertaker is something that hasn't been done in a while, so this should be a nice championship feud. Shelton Benjamin defeated Chuck Palumbo to capture the ECW Championship in another fun little mid card match with the Exploder Suplex. Also, Elijah Burke pinned Shannon Moore, this match was more than fine, with Burke winning with the Elijah Experience. [I]The Bad[/I] Nothing [I]The Ugly[/I] Vladmir Koslov squashes Jamie Noble. Poor Noble. [I]The Pointless[/I] Jesse pinned Paul London. Some good moments, but Moore/Burke was better and longer. [COLOR=blue][B]WWE Smackdown[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] MVP pinned Batista in the main event with the Yakuza Kick to the head. The push straight to the top for MVP continues, I predit he's going to have a WWE Championship or World Heavyweight Championship around his waist. Shelton Benjamin defeated Vladimir Koslov. Fun little match, as Shelton really got to bust out his amateur stuff, before he connects with the Gold Rush after kicking out of a torture rack drop. Kane squashed Zach Ryder in thirty seconds. Not offensive and it put Kane over as an offense. [I]The Bad[/I] Good God, the bitch is back. Stephanie McMahon returns to Smackdown and is the new General Manager. Yes, it's 2002. The Undertaker comes out and the Big Show attacks the Undertaker. Apparently, Stephanie's the evil GM and Show's her corporate enforcer. I take that back, it's 1999. Mark Henry and the Great Khali get into a brawl for no good reason. Now, if Khali would have grabbed a twinkie that Henry wanted, there would be a good reason for this brawl. [I]The Ugly[/I] Mark Henry and Big Daddy V squashed the Miz and John Morrison to win the WWE Tag Team Titles in two minutes when Big Daddy V dropped an elbow on the Miz. Big Daddy V is back from fan camp but seems as rotund as ever. So the 14 month tag team title reign of the Miz and Morrison ends in a two minute squash. The World's Fattest Tag Team(my name, not WWE's) is the new WWE Tag team Champions. [I]The Pointless[/I] This week's, why bother matches are Elijah Burke over Colin Delaney, Lance Cade over Kofi Kingston, and Curt Hawkins over Jesse. [U]TNA[/U] TNA returned to Pay Per View in North America for Final Resolution. At the eleventh hour, TNA inked a deal with INHD2. [COLOR=green][B]TNA Impact[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Booker T defeated Abyss to win Abyss's number one contendership status in a great brawl. So Booker/Joe Round One Million at Against All Odds in February(why not Final Resolution, well read on!) Christian pinned Rhino with the Unprettier in a great match. Rhino and Christian have broken up to go into the singles division and after the match AJ Styles and Tomko run out to beat down Christian! The announcers talk about how Styles and Tomko want to eliminate Christian, because of how he held their career down! Samoa Joe of all people make the save, so it's going to be Christian Cage and Samoa Joe against AJ Styles and Tomko at Final Resolution. James Storm pinning Tomko was another great brawl with the Superkick. Storm has his sights set on the TNA Championship, which works because that's where all wrestlers should strive to. Hernandez/Kurt Angle in a return match at Sunday, which makes sense because Hernandez beat Angle at Turning Point. [I]The Bad[/I] Kaz and Eric Young regain the TNA Tag Team Titles against Scott Steiner and Petey Williams, when Kaz pinned Petey. Some things never change. Brother Devon defeated Rellik with an inverted DDT. Meh match. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing. [I]The Russo[/I] Wacky Russo Six Man Tag between Matt Morgan, Robert Roode, and Hernandez over Johnny Devine, Elix Skipper, and Consequences Creed when Morgan pins Creed. At least have Hernandez go over, because he has a big match against Angle on Sunday. [B]TNA Final Resolution[/B] [I]The Good[/I] The tag team main event ruled with Samoa Joe and Christian Cage over AJ Styles and Tomko when Joe pins Tomko with the Muscle Buster. Booker T comes out and helps the heels lay a beating on Joe and Christian, until Abyss runs out to make the save. Wild brawl to end the Pay Per View to shape the TNA main event scene for months to come. Awesome Kong crushing Salinas to retain the TNA Knockout's Title. Once again, anything that puts over Kong as a monster is good. Kurt Angle defeated Hernandez, this match once again made a star out of Hernandez when Angle tapped out Hernandez with the Ankle Lock. Looks like Angle resigned his contract, otherwise he would have lost this match. Chris Sabin retained the TNA X-Division Title in a three way over Johnny Devine and Elix Skipper when Sabin pins Devine with the Cradle Shock. [I]The Bad[/I] That TNA Tag Team Title Match. Kaz and Young retain. Yay! Team 3D reunite again and fought Rellik and Reign. 3D wins for 3D. The world was not waiting for this tag team showdown. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing [I]The Russo[/I] Sting against Kip James. This was a criminal waste of Sting, who might not have that much time left. I mean, when you list all the dream matches, is Sting against Billy Gunn among one of them? The fact that is isn't a three second squash for Sting is a crime, as this match gets eight minutes, which is about seven minutes and fifty seven seconds more than I can stand for Kip James. Scorpion Deathlock makes James tap out. Random six man tag for no reason, with Curry Man, Alex Shelley, and Rhino defeating Matt Morgan, Robert Roode, and BG James. Rhino pins Roode with the Gore. Had it's moments, but the lack of story killed it for me. Gail Kim pinned Raisha Saeed in two minutes when Kong accidentally whacks Saeed. Two of the greatest wrestlers in TNA and they only get two minutes. This was an Epic Fail. [U]International[/U] CMLL had their monthly show, headlined by Canek, Dr. Wagner Jr. and Silver King defeated Heavy Metal, L.A. Park, and Blue Demon Jr. Also other marquee matches featured, Atlantis retained the NWA World Lightheavyweight Title over Blue Panther, Mr. Aguila, Hector Garza, and El Hijo Del Perro defeated Olympic, Tarza Boy, and Ray Bucanero to retain the CMLL World Trios Titles, Mistico and El Hijo Del Santo defeated Dos Caras Jr and Bestia Salvaje, Negro Casas and Mascrita Sagrada defeated Ultimo Guerrero and Cien Caras, and Pierroth Jr. defeated Santanico. NJPW had their big yearly show at the Tokyo Dome. This is their version of Wrestlemania. Here's the results -Hirooki Goto defeated Black Tiger -Low Ki defeated Tetsuya Naito -Masahiro Chono and Scott Norton defeated Gedo and Yamamoto -Minoru Tanaka defeated Mitsuhide Hirasawa -Giant Bernard over Steve Corino -Kinaro Kanemura defeated Toru Yano -Tiger Mask IV defeated Travis Tomko -Omori & Nakanishi defeated Samurai and Taguchi -Tanahasi and Iizuka defeated Koji Kanemoto and Wataru Inoue to retain the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Titles -Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Jado to capture the IWGP Jr. Title -Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Jushin Thunder Liger -Yuji Nagata defeated Keiji Mutoh to retain the IWGP Championship. AAA had their monthly show, with Nicho El Millionairo capturing the Mexican National Title over Cibernetico. In other top matches, Juventud Guerrera, Zorro, and Electro Shock defeated Negro Casas, Ozz, and Halloween, Chessman, Shocker, and Latin Lover defeated Pirata Morgan, Scorpio Jr. and Charly Manson, and Octagon and La Parka Jr. defeated Los Barrio Boys III(Decniss and Billy Boy) to retain the Mexican National Tag Team Titles. SHINGO and Genki Horiguchi captured the Open the Twin Gate Tag Team Titles and Magnitude Kishiwada captured the Open the Brave Gate Title in Dragon Gate this week. NOAH had their monthly show, featuring Akitoshi Saito over Kentaro Shiga to retain the GHC Championship. Also in other top matches, Takeshi Rikio defeated Takashi Suguira, Akiyama and Misawa defeated Shiosaki and Marvin, Akira Taue defeated Bison Smith, Rob Van Dam defeated Tamon Honda, Naomichi Marufuji defeated KENTA, Shuhei Taniguchi defeated Buchanan to retain the NOAH Wrestling Spirit Title, and Mohammed Yone retained the GHC Jr. Title against Takuma Sano. Jay Lethal will go on tour with Big Japan starting next month [U]The Indies[/U] JAPW Television for this week -Heavy Duty defeated Daizee Haze and Alicia -Chuck Taylor retained Teddy Hart to retain the New Jersey State Title -Low Ki pinned Jay Lethal -Frankie Kazarian and AJ Styles defeated Samoa Joe and Rhino. Salvatore and Vito Thomaselli defeated Messiah and Ricohet in the main event of the CZW Monthly Show. Sonjay Dutt pinned Ruckus to retain the CZW Championship, The Nightmares defeated the Dogs of War to retain the CZW Tag Team Titles, and Sexxy Eddy defeated Danny DeManto. On the last CZW show, Ruckus ruptured his spleen in his match with Sonjay Dutt. He will be forced to be out of the ring for two and a half months. OVW had their monthly show featuring Jamin Olivencia over Tommy McNaler to capture the OVW Championship. Also, Rob Conway defeated Anthony Bravado, Nine Fingers Dewey defeated Ted "The Trailer" McNaler, Ali Akbar defeated Omar Akbar, and Jacob Duncan retained the OVW TV Title over Dre Blitz. IWA: MS had their monthly event featuring Low Ki retaining the IWA: MS Title over Jason Hades. Also, Roderick Strong defeated Tracy Smothers, Salvatore Thomaselli defeated Brandon Thomaselli, Chris Hero over Vito Thomaselli, Tyler Black defeated Claudio Castagnoli, Kevin Steen defeated Toby Klein, and Eddie Kingston defeated Ricky Reyes. [U]Television Ratings[/U] Raw received a 4.58 rating(5166240 viewers), Progression received a 3.31 rating(5106999 viewers), Smackdown receiveda 3.38 rating(5215002 viewers), and TNA Impact received a 0.98 rating(1105440 viewers). [/QUOTE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMatt Posted June 8, 2008 Author Share Posted June 8, 2008 Next Newsletter! [QUOTE] [B][U]Wrestling Today Newsletter Issue #34 Week Two January 2009[/B][/U] [U]WWE[/U] [COLOR=red][B]WWE Monday Night Raw[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] William Regal and Chavo Guerrero had a good match until Snitsky ruined it by running out and beating up both men. Snitsky beats down both of these men, until Shawn Michaels made the save, which lead to... Shawn Michaels managing to pull off a miracle against Snitsky. Second time was the charm for HBK, as he carried Snitsky to an acceptable match. Superkick pins Snitsky. Also Chris Jericho defeated DH Smith in a match where DH Smith got a fair bit of time and offense against Jericho before the Code Breaker scored the pin. Continued build for Orton/Hunter at the Royal Rumble and the Rumble itself all worked. [I]The Bad[/I] Domino, Boogeyman, and Gregory Helms in a triple threat match.Talk about the epitome of pointless matches, with Domino pinning Helms. Bad wrestling from Domino and Boogeyman, even the greatness of Helms could not bring this match up. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Ashley[/I] Ashley returned this week, to drag down Victoria to a horrid match. Widow's Peak scores the pin, so thankfully at least the right woman won. Also afterwards, Layla and Ashley got into a horrid brawl in catering. Those should be some bad matches. [I]The Pointless[/I] Tommy Dreamer pins Robbie the Highlander. No one cared. [COLOR=purple][B]WWE Progression[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Shelton Benjamin/Rey Mysterio had a spectacular match to close out the night. The ECW Championship was not on the line, but hell, put these two in the ring at the Rumble for the title and it's an automatic thumbs up in my book. Rey wins with the West Coast Pop. Matt Hardy defeated Kane to retain the WWE United States Title in another great match. Hardy crotched Kane off top and hit a Twist of Fate off the top rope. Kane's insane for taking this bump at his size and age. Still, Hardy looks smug and says he beat Kane, he's coming after the Undertaker and the World Heavyweight Title next. We'll see about that, althrough it will be a fresh challenger and down that Hardy's spared of the Boogeyman since he's been moved over to Raw, he'll have some time to grow. CM Punk defeated Trevor Murdoch with the Go to Sleep. Could Punk finally be out of the doghouse in 2009? Will he ever cash in on the Money in the Bank? Stay tuned. [I]The Bad[/I] Zach Ryder pinning Shannon Moore. Moore had a great year with Jimmy Wang Yang in 2008 against the Miz and Morrison, but now he's going to the resident whipping jobber to everyone. In other words, the new Funaki. [I]The Ugly[/I] Big Daddy V and Mark Henry squashing Jamie Noble and Rory The Highlander. Big Daddy V pins Noble, in case you couldn't have guess by now. [I]The Pointless[/I] Curt Hawkins over Lance Cade. [COLOR=blue][B]WWE Smackdown[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Batista defeated Edge in the main event. Good stuff as awesomes, especially involving the 2008 wrestler of the year Edge. Spear is avoided, Batista hits the spear of his own, spinebuster, and Batista Bomb scores the pin. Batista wants the World Heavyweight Title back. CM Punk wins another match. Holy crap, Go To Sleep pins Elijah Burke, who is having a running contest with Jamie Noble to see who can do more jobs. Paul London pins Jamie Noble. Two cruiserweights get a match and a bit of time to show their stuff. Pinch me, I'm dreaming! London pins Noble with the London Calling, so for those keeping track, Noble can't even beat people in his own weight class. [I]The Bad[/I] The Great Khali and Kane. The crowd was hot, so that makes it Bad, as opposed to ugly. Kane and Khali hit each other for five minutes, Kane goes for a slam, Khali blocks that, slams Kane, boot to the chest, clawhold puts Kane down. The Edgeheads over Cade and Murdoch. The wrong team won in this match, when Cade is rolled up for the pin. [I]The Ugly[/I] Another squash by the large WWE Tag Team Champions, over the former champions the Miz and John Morrison with Mark Henry pinning Morrison with the slam. [I]The Pointless[/I] Deuce pinned Rory. [B]Misc[/B] Matt Capotelli and Kevin Thorn were called up from FCW and will be joining the main roster sometime this week. [U]TNA[/U] [COLOR=green][B]TNA Impact[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Christian Cage and Kurt Angle had a twenty plus main event on Impact. It was only a shade below match of the year quality, something small was missing. Angle goes for the Ankle Lock but Christian kicks him into the buckles, kneelift rocks Angle, double underhook, Unprettier countered into an Angle Slam attempt, but Christian drops down, hooks the arms, and connects with the Unprettier to score the pin! Afterwards, AJ Styles runs out and attacks Christian, beating down Christian in the ring! Thats when we go off the air. Curry Man and Jimmy Rave had a great little opener match. Spice Rack scores the win and Curry Man celebrates in the crowd. Awesome Kong dominates three women in a fatal four way match, over ODB, Velvet Skye, and Christy Hemme, when Kong pins Skye with a brutal back handed strike. [I]The Bad[/I] That tag team match happened again this week. Kaz and Young win, non title, please get a new feud. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing [I]The Russo[/I] Christian Cage and Booker T had a brawl on Impact, for what reason? Booker's facing Joe at the next Pay Per View and (I assume), Christian's facing AJ Styles. This wasted time and besides, given how often they feuded in WWE, Christian/Booker doesn't exactly excite me. Brother Ray pinned Robert Roode who continues to slide down the card. Roode and James Storm are the two main chances for TNA to create a home grown star, but they are content to push WWE rejects(with the exception of Samoa Joe). Tracy Brooks pinned Raisha Saeed cleanly. At least have Kong accidentally hit her again. Tracy's a fairly acceptable worker, but she should be cannon fodder for the Knockouts. [U]Lucha Results[/U] AAA television had the following results -La Parka Jr, Alan Stone, and Cuervo defeated Pimpenela Escarlata, May Flowers, and Hijo Del Anibal -Los Barrio Boys III retained the AAA Tag Team Titles over Joe Lider and Tinneblas Jr. -Mr Niebla over El Methias -Charly Manson, Cibernetico, and Ozz defeated Anifraz Del Norte, Super Porky, and Fuerza Guerrera -Shocker pinned Halloween -Gran Apache defeated Electro Shock. CMLL Tiro Abajo saw: -Purity of Purpose(Pierroth Jr. and Olympico) defeated Rayo de Jalisco and Sangre Azteca -Averno, Mascrada Sagrada, and Damian 666 defeated Belstia Salvage, Santanico, and Dos Caras Jr. -Ray Bucerno over El Terrible -Aguila, Hector Garza, and El Hijo Del Perro retained the CMLL Trios Title over Tarzan Boy, Universo 2000, and Black Warrior -Dr. Wagner Jr, Canek, and Blue Panther, over El Hijo Del Santo, Atlantis, and Negro Casas -Mistico pinned Silver King. [U]Puro[/U] TAKA Michinoku signed with Dragon Gate. [U]The Indies[/U] JAPW Full Force Saw -Daizee Haze over Alexa Thatcher -LAX retained the JAPW Tag Team Titles over the Lone Gunmen -Rhino and Samoa Joe over AJ Styles and Frankie Kazarian -Jay Lethal pinned Eddie Kingston. CHIKARA had their monthly show, featuring Claudio Castagnoli over Eddie Kingston in the main event. In other big matches, Chris Hero over El Pantera, Delirious over Ultra Mantis Black, Mike Quackenbush over Sabian, and Chuck Taylor over Hallowicked. FCW had their monthly show, headlined by Mighty Mikey retaining the FCW Championship over Nick Nemeth. Also Kevin Thorn pinned Drew McIntyre, Colt Cabana over Mike Kruel, TJ Wilson defeated the return of Matt Capotelli, Eddie Colon and Matt Sydal over Jake Hager and Shawn Spears to retain the FCW Tag Team Titles, and Ted DiBiase Jr. over Andrew Vain. SHIMMER featured Daizee Haze retaining the SHIMMER Championship over Ms. Chif. Also Cheerleader Melissa defeated Cindy Rogers, Alexa Thatcher over Serene Deeb, and Christie Ricci over Sarah Stock. [U]Pay Per View Buyrates and Television Ratings[/U] TNA Final Resolution had 68000 buys or a 0.17 buyrate. Raw got a 4.40 rating(4963200 viewers), WWE Progression received a 3.29 rating(5076141 viewers), Smackdown got a 3.43 rating(5292174 viewers), and TNA Impact received a 0.99 rating(1116720 viewers) [/QUOTE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMatt Posted June 8, 2008 Author Share Posted June 8, 2008 Another newsletter! [QUOTE] [B][U]Wrestling Today Newsletter Issue #35 For Week Three, January 2009[/B][/U] [U]WWE[/U] [COLOR=red][B]WWE Monday Night Raw[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] John Cena was in the main event, his opponent...Val Venis. Val Venis headlines Raw and Cena looked rather amused that Venis was his opponent. Venis turned that amusement around when he beat Cena for several minutes, Cena fought back, being caught off guard by Val Venis who wanted to make an impact(the theme of this show, as set down by Vince McMahon earlier in the program). Money Shot nearly pins Cena, but Cena's in the ropes. Venis beats on Cena some more but low blow and F-U puts down Venis. Afterwards, Shawn Michaels runs out and lays out Cena with the Sweet Chin Music to cheers. Cody Rhodes and Hardcore Holly put their World Tag Team Titles on the line against Mr. Kennedy and Chris Jericho. Many suspected title change, but Holly and Rhodes refused to go down, they refused to cave in to the expections. In fact, Cody Rhodes scored the biggest victory in his career, pinning Chris Jericho with a vicious DDT. A star might have been born tonight in Cody Rhodes, we'll see if the WWE can captialize on this victory. Kenny Dykstra, the WWE Intercontinental Champion, makes his way out, challenging any wrestler in the world. Who should come out, fresh off being called up just earlier in the afternoon but Matt Sydal. Yes, former ROH mainstay Matt Sydal and they had a match, with Dykstra having to cheat to beat the upstart, who wanted to make an impact at the expense of the WWE Intercontinental Champion. Stevie Richards and Gregory Helms had a good match. Stevie showed some fire, he wants to make an impact! Helms puts him down with the Shining Wizard. Umaga attacks Triple H, after Randy Orton goaded the Samoan Savage. Umaga and Hunter have a brawl around the ringside area. [I]The Bad[/I] Layla not only failed to make an impact by winning the WWE Women's Title against Mickie James, but also failed to have that great of a match. Mickie wins with the DDT, another successful win. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Jillian pinned Natalya with a cross body press in about two minutes. Could have built into something but they were a bit rushed. [COLOR=purple][B]WWE Progression[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Edge and the Big Show against Rey Mysterio and the Great Khali. An odd tag team match, considering how Edge and Show spent most of 2008 feuding. This worked mostly because Khali was kept out of the ring and Rey did what he did best, pinballing for the other two men. Khali tagged in, ran wild but Show caught Khali, putting him down with the Choke Slam for the pin. Afterwards, Show promises to win the championship against the Undertaker next week on Progression. John Morrison pinning Curt Hawkins with the Moonlight Drive was a better match than expected, due to the awesomeness that is John Morrison. Unfortunately Miz and Morrison against the World's Fattest Tag Team at the Royal Rumble for the WWE Tag Team Championships, another squash in other words. [I]The Bad[/I] Mark Henry squares off against MVP. MVP was just feuding for the main championship. Tonight, Mark Henry beats down MVP, MVP gets very little offense and Henry connects with the World's Strongest Slam for the pin. [I]The Ugly[/I] Kevin Thorn returns and faces the debut of Matt Capotelli. These two wrestlers could have brought flame throwers into the ring and still wouldn't have drawn heat. Thorn wins with the Original Sin or whatever his crappy Tower of London style move is called. Deuce and Mike Knox had a match. Was the world really clamoring for the return of Mike Knox? Deuce won with a cross body press. [I]The Pointless[/I] I get on Russo for having these random six man tag team matches, so I'm going to do so here when WWE has them in the interest of fairness. Jesse, Zach Ryder, and Lance Cade defeated Chuck Palumbo, Kane, and Vladimir Koslov. I'm not going even to begin to try to make sense of this match and Cade pins Palumbo to win the match for all of you that care. [COLOR=blue][B]WWE Smackdown[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] The Great Khali and Edge against the Big Show and the Undertaker. I think WWE brought back the Lethal Lottery and didn't tell anyone with this main event and the main event on Progression. Show and Undertaker of course are going to have a match on Progression next week. The ending came when, shock of shocks, Show turned on Undertaker, connecting with the Choke Slam and Edge scores the pin. Well, it was a good match up until the predictable finish. CM Punk and Elijah Burke have another decent match and Punk wins with the Go To Sleep, after Burke attempts a crucifix. I really hope that Punk beats someone higher up on the card than Burke or Murdoch. John Morrison defeated Kofi Kingston and Colin Delaney in a Triple Threat Match. Colin gets beat on by both men the entire match, pinballing back and forth, until Morrison dumps him to the floor and does battle with Kofi with a series of moves, ending with the Moonlight Drive for the pin. Oh, and John Morrison earns an ECW Title Match next week as a result of this victory, so Shelton against Morrison should rule. Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch squared off against Paul London and Shannon Moore. This harkened by back those great Cade and Murdoch against the Hardy Boyz matches of 2007. Hell, might as well team up London and Moore, it's not like they have anything better to do. Cade triumpths over Moore with the High Low. [I]The Bad[/I] Big Daddy V fought Deuce in a nightmare inducing little battle. Deuce and Big Daddy V traded horrid punches, until Big Daddy V connected with a Samoan Drop and an elbowdrop. During this match, the ratings dropped. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Jesse pinned Matt Capotelli. Wow, Matt, you're callup is really taking you places, 0-2. [B]Call-Ups[/B] Matt Sydal, Ted DiBiase Jr., TJ Wilson, Sheamus O' Shaunessy, and Drew McIntyre have been all called up from Florida Championship Wrestling to the main WWE Roster. [U]TNA[/U] [COLOR=green][B]TNA Impact[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Christian Cage and Kurt Angle for the second week in a row and this match was, if possible a little bit better than the last encounter. Great wrestling from top top bottom. Same finishing sequence as last time, except Angle counters the second Unprettier attempt with a low blow and slaps on the Ankle Lock for the tap out. Good stuff all around. At the Pay Per View it's AJ Styles against Christian Cage in a dream partner tag team match, where they will pick a partner to face each other. Given away a big match before it's going to happen on Pay Per View is always rather sketchy, but Booker T and Samoa Joe had a great brawl. Booker pounds Joe, Joe pounds Booker, both men fight, reversals, and Booker pins the champion, gaining some much needed momentum for Against All Odds. ODB and Gail Kim defeated Raisha Saaed and Payton Banks. Saeed seemed insulted that she had been teamed with Banks, so she stayed on the apron, allowing Gail and ODB to work over Banks, before ODB scored the pin. ODB wants the Knockout's Championship back but to do so, she has a mountain to climb in Kong. Kong showed no mercy in brutalizing Christy Hemme in thirty seconds to retain the Knockout's Title. [I]The Bad[/I] Kip James was on my television but at least Kaz fought someone other than Scott Steiner and Petey Williams. And Kip James made one half of the TNA Tag Team Champions look like a chump, before Kaz rolled him up for the pin. This was bad, but not Russo bad. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing [I]The Russo[/I] Tomko, Curry Man, and Alex Shelley defeated Robert Roode, Eric Young, and Chris Sabin when Tomko pins Sabin. Usual random Russo six man tag. The fact that Roode and Young are on the same team really stuck out like a swore thumb. [U]NWA[/U] NWA had their latest Pay Per View offering. The results are as follows -Hook Bomberry over Bull Buchanan -Joey Ryan over Zokre -Adam Pearce pinned Dan Maff -Mike DiBiase over Scorpio Sky -Mike Quackenbush and Seth Delay over Matt Cross and Sonny Siaki -Brent Albright and Alex Shelley retained the NWA Tag Team Titles over Bryan Danielson and Homicide in a great match when Albright pins Homicide with a half nelson suplex -David Young pinned Phoenix Starr -Chris Hamrick pinned Karl Anderson -Chris Mordetzky and Rob Conway over Nick Dinsmore and Johnny Swinger when Conway pinned Swinger with the Ego Trip -Chris Kanyon retained the NWA Championship over Juventud Guerrera in a great match, match of the night. Juvi was trying to impress someone, but in the end, Kanyon won with the Flatiner to keep his title. [U]Lucha[/U] AAA featured -Los Barrio Boys III over Lider and Zumbido -Halloween over Mr. Niebla -Negro Casas, Pirata Morgan, and El Brazo over Escoria, La Parka Jr., and Cuervo -Ozz and Cibernetico over Los Exociticos(May Flowers and Cassandro) -Octagon defeated Carly Manson to retain the Mexican National Middleweight Title -Latin Lover defeated Chessman CMLL featured -Bestia Salvaje over Emilio Charles Jr. -El Terrible over Mascara Ano 2000 -Los Guerreros del Infernos(Ultimo Guerrero and Rey Bucanero) defeated Purity of Purpose -Negro Casas, Silver King, and Mascara Sagrada defeated Universo 2000, Black Warrior, and Dos Caras Jr. -Mistico pinned Dr. Wagner Jr -Mr. Aguila over El Hijo Del Santo [U]Puro[/U] Taiyo Kea defeated Kikutaro to capture the AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Title on their tour. Dragon Gate had a big show this week. Results featured Masaaki Mochizuki retaining the Open the Dream Gate against TAKA Michinoku. Also Kintaro Kanemura over CIMA, Magnitude Kishiwada retained the Open the Brave Gate Title over K-Ness, and SHINGO and Genki Horiguchi retained the Open the Twin Gate Titles over Fuji and Kikutaro. AJPW had a big monthly show featuring Keiji Mutoh retaining the Triple Crown Championship in the main event against Toshiaki Kawada. Also, Bob Sapp defeated Satoshi Kojima, Taiyo Kea retained the AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Title over El Samurai, Minoru Suzuki defeated NOSAWA, and, Joe Doering and Kikutaro retained the All Asian Tag Team Titles over Takeshi Morishima and Milano Collection AT. It was said that this show was so good that AJPW will be joining NJPW over in the orient as a national level promotion! [U]Indies[/U] JAPW had their monthly show, featuring Rhino over AJ Styles in the main event. Also, Jay Lethal defeated Low Ki, Chuck Taylor retained the New Jersey State Title over El Generico, Hernandez over B-Boy, and Chris Hero over Eddie Kingston. JAPW TV this week featured -B-Boy defeating Jack Evans -Chuck Taylor retaining the New Jersey State Title over Daizee Haze -Frankie Kazarian defeated Samoa Joe -Rhino defeating AJ Styles. FIP had their monthly show, featuring Roderick Strong retaining his FIP Championship over Nigel McGuiness. Also, Erick Stevens beat Delirious, Jay Briscoe retained the Florida Heritage Title over Mark Briscoe, and Madman Pondo beat Davey Richards. [U]Television Ratings[/U] Raw received a 4.54 rating(5121120 viewers), Progression received a 3.48 rating(5369292 viewers), Smackdown received a 3.59 rating(5539011 viewers), and TNA Impact received a 1.01 rating(1139280) [/QUOTE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopps4312 Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Sorry, my house went on the market yesterday and had a lot to finish before hand so no chance to reply. Awesome job as always. And Val Venis main eventing, clear brilliance on that one Vince. Keep up the great work bro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMatt Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 Another Newsletter. By the way, I did the Royal Rumble by simming to Wrestlemania and then naming the person who challenged for the championship as the winner. [QUOTE] [B][U]Wrestling Today Newsletter Issue #36 Week Four, January 2009[/B][/U] [U]WWE[/U] [COLOR=red][B]WWE Monday Night Raw[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Two great tag team matches tonight on Raw. Umaga and Randy Orton squared off against Jeff Hardy and Shawn Michaels in the first match. Great tag team action tonight between these four men. Orton wins with the RKO on Jeff Hardy that was set up by the Samoan Spike by Umaga. John Bradshaw Layfield and Triple H squared off against Chris Jericho and Mr. Kennedy was a weird match at first but another great round of tag team wrestling. Triple H pinned Chris Jericho with the Pedigree to end things. Chavo Guerrero and Paul Burchill was a great little battle. Burchill beats on Chavo for the match, with several suplexes taking Chavo out but Chavo forearms Burchill and connects with the Tornado DDT before connecting with the Frog Splash for the pin. Val Venis defeated Santino Marella in a perfectly acceptable match. Of course they weren't jobbing Val here, as he took John Cena to the limit in the main event this week and Money Shot scores the pin. [I]The Bad[/I] Snitsky and Brian Kendrick have a match. Well in theory. Snitsky beats up Kendrick for several minutes and throws him over the top rope into the barricade. Kendrick crashes and Snitsky just leaves. [I]The Ugly[/I] Katie Lea Burchill and Candice Michelle did not click at all. Candice wins with a bulldog that looked uglier than Snitsky. [I]The Pointless[/I] Tommy Dreamer pins Robbie in a total Heat match. [COLOR=purple][B]WWE Progression[/COLOR][/B] [U]The Good[/U] The Undertaker puts his World Heavyweight Title on the line against the Big Show and damn this was a vicious little brawl. Show beats the Undertaker in the ring and connects with the Choke Slam for a nearfall. Another Choke Slam is blocked with a Taker choke and Taker beats down Show. Gogoplata is attempted but Show fights this hold. Another Choke Slam, Taker blocks that and clotheslines Show, but Show comes back with a headutt. Show climbs to the second rope, choking Undertaker but Undertaker connects with the Last Ride out of the corner to score the pin to retain the World Heavyweight Title. Trevor Murdoch and Jamie Noble was a good match and Noble loses by the Gourdbuster after a series of reversals. So the losing streak of Noble continues. [U]The Bad[/U] Shelton Benjamin defends the ECW Championship against Big Daddy V. Shelton gets beaten down by Big Daddy V for most of the match until Shelton gets lucky, pinning Big Daddy V with a roll up after he misses an avalanche. [U]The Ugly[/U] Nothing [U]The Pointless[/U] A lot on this show. Zach Ryder over Matt Capotelli, Deuce defeated Kofi Kingston, and Lance Cade defeated Curt Hawkins. [COLOR=blue][B]WWE Smackdown[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] MVP against Batista just gets better and once again, MVP beats Batista. I'm telling you, if MVP isn't the champion before the end of the year, it will be a crime, as he is one of the top heels on Smackdown right now. Shelton Benjamin retained the ECW Championship against John Morrison, another great bout, erased the taste of the Big Daddy V match on Progression. Moonlight Drive is blocked, Gold Rush scores the pin, with Shelton retaining the ECW Championship. Elijah Burke wins a match! He's now a step above Jamie Noble on the roster. He beats Deuce with the Elijah Experience. [I]The Bad[/I] JTG of all people draws the next number in the "job Jamie Noble into oblivion" tour, pinning Noble with a spinebuster slam. Noble's really in the doghouse. [I]The Ugly[/I] Big Daddy V and Mark Henry against the Edgeheads. Words fail me on how bad this match was. Big Daddy V wins with the elbowdrop on Curt Hawkins. [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing. [B]The Royal Rumble[/B] [U]The Good[/U] The Royal Rumble Match was a great one this year. The final two were Shawn Michaels and Edge, the winner going on to challenge for his brand's championship at Wrestlemania. Michaels puts Edge over the top rope and to the floor with the Superkick after avoiding the Spear. So it will be Shawn Michaels challenging for the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania.... Which looks to be Randy Orton, as he beat Triple H in another great match. I thought for sure that Trips was winning this one, but Orton reverses the Pedigree into a catapult into the corner and connects the RKO for the three. Women's Championship match between Melina and Mickie James was good, between two of the best women on the roster. Mickie connects with the Mick Kick to score the win to retain the title. Matt Hardy had a handpicked challenger for the WWE United States Title tonight that turned out to be Shannon Moore. Moore was a great plucky underdog and actually managed to shock Hardy for a couple of nearfalls, but Matt connects with the Twist of Fate. Hardy says he's after the World Heavyweight Title. Also Kenny Dykstra retaining the WWE Intercontinental Title against one half of the World Tag Team Champions Hardcore Holly, in a fun little mid card match. [U]The Bad[/U] Big Daddy V and Mark Henry retaining the WWE Tag Team Titles The Miz and John Morrison was the usual pile that you see from the tag team champions, with Big Daddy V pinned the Miz with an elbowdrop. [U]The Ugly[/U] Nothing [U]The Pointless[/U] Nothing [B]Call-Ups[/B] Steve Lewington was recalled. [U]TNA[/U] [COLOR=green][B]TNA Impact[/COLOR][/B] [U]The Good[/U] Christian Cage and AJ Styles squared off one on one on the main event. Yes, on free television, brilliant booking Russo. Still, a great damn match between these two men, Styles wins with the Styles Clash after a series of reversals that lead to the finish. Kurt Angle and James Storm had a match, which also ruled. Storm tried to make a name for himself at the expense of Kurt Angle, but Angle was not having any of that, slapping on the Ankle Lock for the tap out! Jay Lethal and Jimmy Rave was a great little X-Division match. Rave is really showing some fire since Lance Hoyt was let go but Lethal hooked both legs on a sunset flip to score the pin. Awesome Kong blitzes Ms. Brooks to score the pin and retain the Knockout's Title which she'll defend against ODB at Against All Odds. [U]The Bad[/U] Kaz and Eric Young retain the TNA Tag Team Titles. You know that match. [U]The Ugly[/U] Nothing [U]The Pointless[/U] Nothing [U]The Russo[/U] Neither the TNA Champion nor the number one contender were not seen on the show. Way to hype up that TNA Title match guys. Also Brother Ray and Black Reign beat Hernandez and Matt Morgan when Reign pinned Hernandez. The pairings were weird, the booking made no sense, thank you Russo, good night. [U]ROH[/U] ROH had their latest show, It All Begins this past Saturday. Let's see what happened. -Rocky Romero and Davey Richards over El Generico and Jason Blade when Richards pins Blade with the D.R. Driver -Daizee Haze, Bobby Dempsey, and Shane Hagadorn defeated Mercedes Martinez, Sara Del Ray, and Lacey when Haze pinned Lacey. Moving swiftly along -Jay Briscoe squashed Tank Toland in thirty seconds with the Jay Driller -Erick Stevens pins Jimmy Jacobs with the Doctor Bomb, the push of Stevens up the card continues. -Nigel McGuinness defeated Tyler Black, Chris Hero, and Claudio Castagnoli in a four corner survival matches when Nigel pinned Black with the Jawbreaker Lariat -Joey Matthews and Takeshi Morishima defeated Jigsaw and Jack Evans when Morishima pins Evans with the Backdrop. -Bryan Danielson knocks out Matt Cross with the elbowsmashes in a great battle, perhaps the best in Cross's career. Danielson challenges the winner of the main event for the Anniversary Show to put the ROH Title -Adam Pearce retained the ROH Championship over Austin Aries with the Jumping Piledriver. Pearce gets on the microphone, bragging that he beat Nigel and Aries, and now Danielson is the next to fall to Adam Pearce. [U]Lucha[/U] AAA Television featured -Cassandro, Gran Apache, and Electro Shock defeated Angel Mortal, Zumbido, and Pirata Morgan -Mr. Niebla, La Parka Jr, and Fuerza Guerrera defeated May Flowers, Hijo De Anibel, and Pimpinela -Super Porky, Alan Stone, and Decniss defeated Tinieables Jr, Joe Lider, and Psicosis II -Halloween, Cibernetico, and Charly Manson over Scorpio Jr, Billy Boy, and Anifraz Del Norte -Nicho El Millionairo over El Zorro -Ozz, Escorio, and Cuervo defeated Octagon, Negro Casas, and El Brazo to retain the Mexico National Atomicos Titles. CMLL featured -Los Guerreros del Infernos defeated Heavy Metal and Satanico -Mr Aguila, Hector Garza, and El Hijo Del Perro Aguayo defeated Lizmark Jr, Felino, and Olimipico retain the CMLL Trios Titles -Silver King defeated Universo 2000 -L.A. Park defeated Blue Demon Jr -Blue Panther defeated Negro Casas -Dr. Wagner Jr. defeated Atlantis to retain the UWA World Heavyweight Title. [U]Puro[/U] Anthony W. Mori defeated Magnitude Kishiwada to capture the Open the Brave Gate Title in Dragon Gate. [U]Indies[/U] PWG featured Bryan Danielson retaining the PWG Championship over Tyler Black. Also Roderick Strong over Low Ki, Super Dragon defeated Jack Evans, Davey Richards over El Generico, Rocky Romero defeated Kevin Steen, and Chris Hero and Austin Aries retained the PWG Tag Team titles over Human Tornado and Top Gun Talwar [U]Pay Per View Buyrates and Television Ratings[/U] About 112000 people purchased the last NWA Pay Per View, which translates into roughly 112000 buyers. Raw received a 4.88 rating(5504640 viewers), Progression received a 3.42 rating(5276718), Smackdown received a 3.55 rating(5477295 viewers), and Impact received a 1.04 rating(1173120 viewers) [/QUOTE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W3LSHY Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Thought I'd leave feedback on this, since not many people have recently, and I don't think I ever have to be honest. But i really like your witty writing, it makes for a good read. Congradulations, it's one of those diaries i can't wait to read the next insallment of :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopps4312 Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 You see MVP becoming champ, and Jeff Hardy possibly. Kenny and Rhodes rising. But all i see is the Val train getting speed again and boy, he's going to have gold one last time before he's done. WOOT WOOT! Good job as always bro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMatt Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 Let's jump right into February, shall we! [QUOTE] [B][U]Wrestling Today Newsletter Issue #37 Week One February 2009[/B][/U] [U]WWE[/U] [COLOR=red][B]WWE Monday Night Raw[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Randy Orton and Triple H team up in the main event to take on JBL and John Cena. A perfectly fine tag team main event, even through Orton and Triple H were forced to work together after beating the hell each other at the Royal Rumble. Orton pins JBL after Triple H connects the Pedigree. WWE Intercontinental Champion Kenny Dykstra faces off against Jeff Hardy in a non title match. Dykstra showed some great offense against Hardy, but Hardy connects with the Whisper In the Wind. Hardy has his sights set on the WWE Championship and this victory over the Intercontinental Champion really put him up the ranks. [I]The Bad[/I] Cody Rhodes and Hardcore Holly defeated Santino and Carlito. This feud is still going on, for all the matches they've had and this time, Rhodes pins Carlito with the DDT. Titles weren't on the line in this match. Domino squashes Brian Kendrick, who was getting a fairly decent push not long ago, but he can't have that. Domino finishes off with the Razor's Edge, badly I might add. [I]The Ugly[/I] Jim Duggan and Super Crazy defeated Drew McIntyre and Chris Harris when Duggan pins Harris with the Three Point Stance. Jim Duggan is still wrestling in 2009 and still winning. Ho, tough guy! [I]The Ashley[/I] Melina tried to carry Ashley to something vaguely resembling wrestling. Unfortunately, Ashley botched a couple of spots and pinned Melina with a cross body off the top rope that she nearly tripped. The Ashley push from hell continues. [I]The Pointless[/I] Paul Burchill wins a match against Robbie the Highlander. [COLOR=purple][B]WWE Progression[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] MVP and Batista have another great match, with MVP coming out on top. Sadly this was not the main event, more on that match later, but MVP counters the Batista Bomb with brass knuckles to come out on top and score the pin. Trevor Murdoch and Jamie Noble had a good match, but Noble lost once again, thanks to the Gourdbuster from Murdoch. Will Jamie Noble ever win another match? Stay tuned. [I]The Bad[/I] The Miz and John Morrison continued to get crapped on, as they lose to the makeshift team of Chuck Palumbo and Curt Hawkins when Hawkins pinned Morrison. Your main event is the Great Khali squaring off against Mark Henry. I swear, I'm not making this battle up. Both men hit each other, Henry manages to slam Khali for a two count. Khali comes up, beats up Henry badly, clawhold with Henry selling badly for the knockout [I]The Ugly[/I] Jesse versus Vladimir Koslov was even worse, if you can believe that. Jesse rolls up Koslov for the pin after a three minute bad match. Ick [I]The Pointless[/I] JTG over Shannon Moore. [COLOR=blue][B]WWE Smackdown[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] MVP and The Great Khali square off against CM Punk and Edge in the main event. This was another one of those odd, zany, tag team matches, but wisely, Khali was kept on the ring apron for most of the match. MVP pinned CM Punk with the Yakuza Kick after a chop from behind from Khali. Punk gets on the microphone, freaking out, before he challenges the Undertaker to a match at Progression. Nothing said about whether the title will be on the line or not, with Punk cashing in on the Money in the Bank Title Shot. Matt Hardy defeated Paul London in a great match. Hardy got on the microphone declaring his intentions to win the World Heavyweight Title soon, to add to his United States Title and after his performance, beating London handily with the Twist of Fate, the announcers wondered if Hardy could be the one to knock the Undertaker off of his perch. Shelton Benjamin successfully defended the ECW Championship against Kofi Kingston, usual good title defense with Shelton, with Kofi nearly winning on a couple of occassions but Shelton was too crafy, putting him away with the Gold Rush. Mike Knox and Kane was okay. Kane rolled over Knox in little time with the Choke Slam and to the casual eye, Kane easily manhandling a bigger man like Knox may be more impressive than Jamie Noble. [I]The Bad[/I] JTG pins Jamie Noble, as the Noble losing streak continues. Splitting up Cryme Tyme may have been a mistake, as JTG cannot stand on his own. Mark Henry flattens Elijah Burke. Burke did not even get any offense, so this failed on that level. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Colin Delaney over Bam Neeley. [B]Misc[/B] Colt Cabana, Kafu, and Eddie Colon have been recalled from FCW. Also, WWE has signed a deal with Nippon TV to air WWE Progression in Japan starting in March. [U]TNA[/U] [COLOR=green][B]TNA Impact[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Six Man Tag Team Match for once made perfect sense. It was Booker T, Rhino, and Kurt Angle defeating Christian Cage, Sting, and the TNA World Champion Samoa Joe in the second match from the top of the card. Booker T pins Joe with the Axe Kick to give himself a victory over the TNA World Champion going into their title bout at Against All Odds. The Motor City Machine Gunns reunite and square off against the duo of Sonjay Dutt and Jay Lethal in a great tag team match. Sabin pins Lethal with the Cradle Shock. Gail Kim and Tracy Brooks competed in a fine match. Kim pins Brooks to win and establish herself a a top name in the Women's Division [I]The Bad[/I] That TNA Tag Team Title Match happened again. Kaz and Young won. Also Rellik and Black Reign squashed Shark Boy and Consequences Creed when Rellik pins Shark Boy. This beatdown went a bit too long for these two men. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing [I]The Russo[/I] The main event, with AJ Styles and Tomko taking on Abyss and Brother Devon. This just seemed to be random, they should have really put the six man last and Styles pins Abyss with a spiral tap, after Devon and Abyss had poor chemistry. Some moments, but not a good main event. [B]TNA Against All Odds[/B] [I]The Good[/I] AJ Styles's partner for the dream partner tag team match was Tomko as suspected and Christian's partner was the man known as Sting! Big pop for Sting and a great tag team main event, with Styles scoring the biggest victory of his TNA career by pinning Sting with the Styles Clash! The announcers wonder if Sting has lost his edge. Booker T squared off against Samoa Joe for the TNA World Title. Joe once again retains the title over Booker T, ending his night with the Muscle Buster, but who should come out but Rellik and Black Reign! I kid you not, Rellik and Black Reign enter the ring and beat down the TNA Champion. Still, good match, but the fact that Joe's next TNA Title feud is against Black Reign is appalling. Awesome Kong retained the TNA Knockout's Title against ODB with the Awesome Bomb. Once again, Kong shows her dominance, but ODB fought her hardest to put down Kong. Kaz and Eric Young retain their TNA Tag Team Titles against the duo of Curry Man and Jay Lethal. New challengers, even through its an odd tag team, but still new challengers. James Storm squared off against Alex Shelley in a match that rocked the house, with Storm scoring the win over Shelley with the Superkick. The ascent up the top continues for James Storm. Rhino pins BG James with the Gore in a short squash to really hammer home the point that Rhino is a beast. So this worked. [I]The Bad[/I] Raisha Saeed and Payton Banks defeated Velvet Skye and Salinas in a short match that really served no purpose and a spot or two were blown. Saaed and Banks win obviously, so Russo's not completely insane. [I]The Ugly[/I] That Kip James/Jimmy Rave match set new standards for putrid. James won with the Fame-Asser to cap off seven painful minutes. [I]The Pointless[/I] Robert Roode and Johnny Devine, this just was a quick squash for Roode that could have been stuck in Impact. [I]The Russo[/I] Petey Williams and Chris Sabin for the X-Division title got less than four minutes. As a result, Sabin pinned Petey with the Cradle Shock just as things really got going. A couple of spots, but the fact that the X-Division got shoved under the rug once again tonight is depressing. As much as it depresses me that Black Reign is getting a TNA Title shot soon, at least don't have him get pinned by Abyss a month before doing so cleanly. Also, LAX is reunited. Good for the tag team division, but they lose to the makeshift team of Scott Steiner and Brother Ray, when Steiner pins Homicide. Yep Vince Russo, booking genius! [B]NWA[/B] It is understood that starting in March, NWA will tape shows and put the matches up on YouTube.com. [B]Lucha[/B] AAA Television featured -Anifraz Del Norte defeating Mr. Niebla -Tiniebles Jr, Zumbido, and Cassandro battling Joe Lider, Psicosis II, and Angel Mortal to a no contest -Fuerza Guerrera defeating Scorpio Jr -Billy Boy, Alan Stone, and La Parka Jr. over Escoria, Cuervo, and Decniss -Shocker, Zorro, and Gran Apache defeated Juventud Guerrera, Ozz, and Octagon -Nicho El Millinairo and Latin Lover over Electro Shock and Chessman CMLL featured -Hector Garza, Sananico, and Ray Bucanero over Emilio Charles Jr, Apolo Dantes, and Terrible -Tarzan Boy, Blue Demon Jr, and Universo 2000 over Arkangel, Rayo de Jalisco, and Azteca -Averno over Olimpico -Ultimo Guerrero, Mascara Sagrada, and Negro Casas defeated Felino, Bestia Salvaje, and Lizmark Jr -Mr. Aguila over Dr. Wagner Jr. -Mistico, Atlantis, and El Hijo Del Santo over Cien Caras, L.A. Park and Silver King. This show will be the last match for Emilio Charles Jr, as he has retired from wrestling. [B]Puro[/B] KENTA seperated his shoulder in a match with Akira Taue this week in the NOAH promotion. He will be out for twelve months to deal with this injury. Also, former IWGP Champion Tadao Yasuda has been sent to jail for the next year. Yasuda was convicted this past week of breaking and entering. [U]Indies[/U] JAPW Television Results -Sara Del Ray over Alicia -Homicide over Jack Evans -Samoa Joe over Jay Lethal -Frankie Kazarian battled Rhino to a no contest. OVW had their monthly show on Thursday with Jamin Olivencia defeating Rob Conway to retain the OVW Championship. Also Tommy McNaler defeated Anthony Bravado, Nine Fingers Dewey over Ali Akbar, Ted "The Trailer" McNaler over Rudy Switchblade, and Jacob Duncan retained the OVW Television Title over Raul Loco. CHIKARA had their annual King of Trios Tournament this past week with Claudio Castagnoli, Chris Hero, and El Pantera winning the tournament over Shane Storm, Gran Akuma, and Ricochet in the finals. On FCW on Saturday Night, Mighty Mikey retained the FCW Championship over Nick Nemeth. Also Johnny Jeter defeated Eric Perez, Mike Kruel over Mack Johnson, Jay Bradley over Brad Allen, Anthony Bravado over Afa Jr. and Reid Flair made his in ring debut to in a loss to Heath Miller. [U]Pay Per View Buyrates and Television Ratings[/U] The Royal Rumble got a 1.61 buyrate which translates into 644000 people buying the show. Raw received a 4.93 rating, Progression got a 3.30 rating, Smackdown got a 3.57 rating, and TNA Impact received a 0.98 rating [/QUOTE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMatt Posted June 10, 2008 Author Share Posted June 10, 2008 Time for another newsletter! [QUOTE] [B][U]Wrestling Today Newsletter #38 Week Two February 2009[/B][/U] [U]WWE[/U] [COLOR=red][B]WWE Monday Night Raw[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] They gave away the Wrestlemania Main Event on free television. Non title match between Shawn Michaels and Randy Orton. Now a good match, don't get me wrong, but still, you think of all the great Wrestlemania main events and what would happen if they were given away on free television. Orton goes for the kick to the head, but Shawn avoids it. Superkick is avoided. RKO scores the pin and Orton scores the pin. Afterwards, Orton celebrates but Shawn gets up and Superkicks Orton to a loud pop as the show goes off the air. The announcers remark that if Shawn hits the Superkick at Wrestlemania, he will be the new WWE Champion. The latest round of Umaga and Jeff Hardy took center stage on Raw, with Jeff Hardy coming closer in beating Umaga this time with a couple of nearfalls and avoiding two Samoan Spikes before the third puts them down. WWE Intercontinental Champion Kenny Dykstra and Val Venis had a good battle. Non title once again, and Dykstra works over the knee of Val throughout most of the match. Venis makes a comeback, goes up top for the Money Shot, which misses. Dykstra connects with the Hangman's Neckbreaker for the three. Charlie Haas and Brian Kendrick had a great little mid card match, as they have many times in the past. Kendrick wins with the Sliced Bread #2 after landing on his feet in an attempted German Suplex. DH Smith and Cody Rhodes teamed up, I guess Hardcore Holly was unavailable, against Santino and Carlito. Fine tag team match, with Smith pinned Santino with the Running Powerslam. [I]The Bad[/I] Domino and Mr. Kennedy just didn't work. Deuce and Domino should have never split up, as they aren't good as singles wrestlers. Kennedy wins with the Mic Check in a ho-hum match. [I]The Ugly[/I] Kelly Kelly and Maria had a horrid little battle, of all the women, this may have been one of the worst combinations that did not involve Ahsley. Kelly Kelly rolls up Maria for the pin. [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing [COLOR=purple][B]WWE Progression[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] CM Punk and the Undertaker competed in a non title match. A great battle, as Punk got a fair bit of offense on the Undertaker, but could not get the Go to Sleep on the Undertaker. Choke Slam and Tombstone connects for the pin. Afterwards, Matt Hardy rushed out and laid out the Undertaker with a chairshot and the Twist of Fate. Hardy holds up the World Heavyweight Title, as he will square off against the Undertaker at No Way Out. Batista and MVP had another match, this was billed as the revenge of Batista! And boy, Batista got his revenge, beating down MVP in a great battle, MVP comes back with some high impact offense, but Batista would not be denied, connecting with the spinebuster and the Batista Bomb. Afterwards, it's announced that Batista will square off against Matt Hardy on Smackdown. Finlay square off against Jesse in the best match in Jesse's career, that ended with Finlay connecting with the Celtic Cross for the pin. Lance Cade defeated Shannon Moore in a fine little match. Moore gets pinned with the Flying Elbowdrop after missing a corkscrew dive. [I]The Bad[/I] The World's Fattest Tag Team defeated the Edgeheads when Big Daddy V pinned Curt Hawkins with the elbowdrop. [I]The Ugly[/I] Vladmir Koslov pinned Rory the Highlander, with Koslov pinning Rory after some ugly, developmental level wresstling. Reverse DDT scores the pin. [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing. [COLOR=blue][B]WWE Smackdown[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Matt Hardy and Batista was a good main event and Matt Hardy scores another clean victory over a top level Smackdown superstar, pinning Batista with the Twist of Fate after countering an attempted Batista Bomb with a low blow. The lights flicker, as the Undertaker is teased coming out. CM Punk and Shelton Benjamin squared off, Shelton's ECW Championship was not on the line, but this was an official double turn between Shelton and Punk. Some good wrestling and Punk kept covering Shelton, with Shelton kicking out. Eventually, Punk lays out the referee with the GTS and attempts to beat Shelton with a chair, but Shelton dropkicks the chair into Punk's face, causing Punk to go to the floor, as Shelton celebrates in the ring. Kane defeated Jesse and Trevor Murdoch in an odd little triple threat, but it really got Kane over as a monster, with Kane pinning Murdoch with the Choke Slam. The Jamie Noble jobbing tour continues as he loses to Lance Cade with a Fyling Elbowdrop. Noble has not won a match in a year and that's a crime. Also, Matt Capotelli and John Morrison squared off. For those of you paying along at home, these two men won the third Tough Enough together. This time, Morrison beat Capotelli with the Moonlight Drive. [I]The Bad[/I] Deuce and Kevin Thorn battled, with Deuce winning with a cross body off the top rope. These two men did nothing for me and the match got little heat. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Curt Hawkins over Mike Knox. [U]TNA[/U] [COLOR=green][B]TNA Impact[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] LAX squared off against the Motor City Machine in a number one contenders match for the TNA Tag Team Titles. Alright, that means we're going to see another team but Scott Steiner and Petey Williams get the title shot at Destination X. LAX won with the Border Toss. [I]The Bad[/I] That match happened again tonight. Kaz and Young won. Yeah. Also Rellik and Reign had their usual performance, not good. Dustin Rhodes is only good as Goldust. He pins Jay Lethal in the match invovling Rellik and Reign against Dutt and Lethal. To think Joe and Reign is going to be the main event for the TNA World Title at Destination X. The only way it could be worse if Kip James would have been pushed up the rankings. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing [I]The Russo[/I] Sting and Christian Cage beat AJ Styles and Tomko when Sting makes AJ Styles tap to the Scorpion Deathlock. Russo just took that big win of AJ Styles and wiped it completely clean with a clean submission loss. This was bull****. Tracy Brooks pinned ODB! Say what? ODB has been pushed as a woman who could hang with Awesome Kong and now Tracy, who has been crushed several times by the Knockout's champion in thirty seconds, beats her. Team 3D defeated Consequences Creed and Matt Morgan when Ray pinned Morgan after the 3D. Matt Morgan's the only seven foot plus jobber in the world of wrestling. [U]Lucha[/U] AAA Television Results -Scorpio Jr, Fuerza Guerrera, and La Parka Jr. defeated Super Porky, Alan Stone, and Mr. Niebla -Anifraz Del Norte defeated Psicosis II -Los Barrio Boys III over Los Exioticos -Halloween, Cibernetico, and Charly Manson over Tineblas Jr, Zumbido, and Angel Mortal -El Zorro defeated El Brazo -Electro Shock, Gran Apache, and Shocker captured the Mexico National Atomicos Title over Ozz, Escorio, and Cuervo. CMLL had their big monthly show, headlined by Atlantis, El Hijo Del Santo, and Mr. Aguila over Canek, El Hijo Del Perro, and Dr. Wagner Jr. In other big matches, Silver King captured the CMLL World Heavyweight Title over Dos Caras Jr. Hector Garza and Mistico retained the CMLL Tag Team Titles over Olimpico and Felino, El Terrible captured the newly established CMLL National Title over Bestia Salvaje, Cien Caras defeated Pierroth Jr, and Negro Casas, Ultimo Guerrero, and Blue Panther defeated Blue Demon Jr, Tarzan Boy, and Ray Bucanero. CMLL television had -Negro Casas over Apolo Dantes -Blue Demon Jr, Black Warrior, and Mascara Sagrada defeated Tarzan Boy, Ray Bucerno, and Universo 2000 -Mr. Aguila, Hector Garza, and El Hijo Del Perro retained the CMLL World Trios Titles over Dos Caras Jr, Averno, and Heavy Metal -Pierroth Jr over Satanico -Blue Panther over Cien Caras -Mistico, Atlantis, and L.A. Park defeated El Hijo Del Santo, Canek, and Dr. Wagner Jr when Mistico pinned Canek. This was Canek's retirement match and was said to be a match of the year candidate. Well, when you go out, go out in style. [U]Puro[/U] AJPW had their big monthly show, headlined by Keiji Mutoh and Joe Doering succesfully retaining the AJPW World Tag Team Titles over Minoru Suzuki and TAKA Michinoku. Also Bob Sapp and Toshiaki Kawada defeated Satoshi Kojima and Kaz Hayashi, Taiyo Kea retained the AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Title over Katushiko Nakajima, and NOSAWA defeated Takeshi Morishima. Dragon Gate had their big show for the month, headlined by Masaaki Mochizuki retaining the Open the Dream Gate Title over Kintaro Kanemura in the main event. Also, Masato Yoshino defeated CIMA, Susumu Mochizuki defeated Dragon Kid, Ryo Saito defeated Anthony W. Mori to capture the Open the Brave Gate Title, Super Shiisi defeated Ken'Chiro Arai, and Naruki Doi defeated BxB Hulk. BXB Hulk and Jun Iizuka won the GHC Tag Team Titles in NOAH over Kentaro Shiga and KENTA before dropping them later in the week to Mohammed Yone and Takuma Sano. Also, Taiji Ishimori won the NOAH Wrestling Spirit Title. [U]Indies[/U] PWG had a show on Monday night, headlined by Bryan Danielson retaining the PWG Championship over Roderick Strong. Also Jack Evans defeated Low Ki, Tyler Black battled Eddie Kingston to a no contest, Davey Richards defeated Excalibur, Claudio Castagnoli defeated El Generico, and Chris Hero and Austin Aries retained the PWG Tag Team Titles over Human Tornado and Top Gun Talwar. CZW had a main event, featuring Salvatore Thomaselli and Chuck Taylor defeating the Nightmares. In other matches, Sonjay Dutt defeated Vito Thomaselli to retain the CZW Championship, The Messiah battled Sexxy Eddy to a no contest, Ricochet defeated DJ Hyde, Sabian retained the CZW Area Title over Grim Reefer, and Brain Damage defeated Danny Demanto to retain the CZW Iron Man Title. [U]Pay Per View Buyrates and Television Ratings[/U] Against All Odds was bought by 72000 people which translates into a 0.18 buyrate. WWE Raw got a 4.86 rating, Progression got a 3.55 rating, Smackdown got a 3.55 rating, and TNA Impact received a 1.00 rating [/QUOTE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMatt Posted June 10, 2008 Author Share Posted June 10, 2008 Newsletter time! [QUOTE] [B][U]Wrestling Today Newsletter Issue #39 Week Three, February 2009[/B][/U] [U]WWE[/U] [COLOR=red][B]WWE Monday Night Raw[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] The main event featured JBL and Shawn Michaels with Randy Orton on commentary. Orton and HBK at Wrestlemania, and Orton's challenged anyone to a match for No Way Out that also holds a championship belt. JBL beats down Michaels, Michaels sells good, comeback, forearm, elbowdrop, Sweet Chin Music ducked. Clothesline from Hell ducked and Sweet Chin Music scores the pin. Afterwards, Orton rushes into the ring and attempts to take out Michaels with the Concussion Special, but Michaels avoids it and Superkick, with Orton ending Raw flat on his back for the second week in a Row. Umaga and Triple H, damn this was a great brawl. Both men just beat each other, with Umaga gaining the advantage for a short time, pummeling Triple H for ten minutes. Triple H comes back with the usual offense, Pedigree but Umaga just powers out and connects with the Samoan Drop. Samoan Spike puts down Triple H for the clean pin! Holy ****, Triple H has been beaten clean, that was unexpected! I wonder if he's also sleeping on the couch this week. Mickie James and Jillian had a great little battle for the Women's Championship. Mickie wins with the Swinging DDT after Jillian missed a 450 Splash. Some good shots from these ladies, so kudos. Kennedy and Charlie Haas worked well together as usual. Northern Lights Suplex gets a two on Kennedy, but Kennedy counters a second one with a DDT, Mic Check for the pin. Finally, the highlight of Raw, the debut of COLT CABANA~! He fought DH Smith in the opener of Raw and lost to a Running Powerslam, but the crowd was behind him all the way. Out of the latest batch of call ups, Cabana I think shows the most potential. [I]The Bad[/I] Festus and Domino had a bad match, that ended when Snitsky ran out and beat down both men, badly. [I]The Ugly[/I] Kelly Kelly and Candice Michelle had a match, with Candice winning. Kelly Kelly is only the second worst women's wrestler on the roster, so I prey they never have a match with her and Ashley, because this will be Warrior/Hogan II levels of horribleness. [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing [COLOR=purple][B]WWE Progression[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Elijah Burke and the Undertaker squared off in the main event. Odd little match, but the story of this show as Undertaker wanted to face a technical wrestler like Matt Hardy and Hardy wanted to face a big man like the Big Show. Burke made the most of this match, but the Undertaker connects with a choke slam to score the pin after nine minutes of great wrestling. The Undertaker gave Burke quite a bit, before putting him down. Matt Hardy and the Big Show. The end came down to Show going for the Choke Slam, but Hardy clinging onto the ropes for dear life. The buckle is exposed, Show gets rammed into it and Hardy connects with the Twist of Fate to score the pin over the Big Show. Hardy says he's beaten Batista, Kane, and now the Big Show, but he's going to face off against the Undertaker and win the World Heavyweight Title at Vengeance. Paul London, Trevor Murdoch, Deuce, and Jamie Noble in a four way match. Good work from everyone, yes even Deuce. London pins Noble with a 450 Splash to score the pin after Deuce and Murdoch brawled on the floor. [I]The Bad[/I] Mark Henry and Big Daddy V have a squash against TJ Wilson and Matt Capotelli when Henry pins Wilson with the World's Strongest Slam. Way to put over new talent, WWE. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Vladmir Koslov over Bam Neely and JTG defeated Curt Hawkins. [COLOR=blue][B]WWE Smackdown[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Matt Hardy challenges anyone to a match and who should come out but one half of the World Tag Team Champions Hardcore Holly. Holly has signed with Smackdown, but will remain on Raw as long as he is the champion. Main event that was fine as Matt Hardy's been on fire lately, connecting with the Twist of Fate to score the pin. Shelton Benjamin and Lance Cade was a fine non title match. Cade missed a Flying Elbowdrop and Shelton connected with the Gold Rush to score the pin. Paul London and John Morrison had a great match! Damn fine little battle with lots of nearfalls packed into a eight minute match. And London scores the pin with the 450 Splash, after blocking the Moonlight Drive and hitting a vicious dropsault. [I]The Bad[/I] JTG defeats Kane? Baffling booking as Kane's been dominating lately and JTG just beats him out of the blue! The WWE Tag Team Title Match was Big Daddy V and Mark Henry retaining against the Edgeheads, when Big Daddy V pins Zach Ryder with an elbowdrop. Big Daddy V just seems to be getting fatter every week. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Jesse over TJ Wilson and Rory the Highlander defeated Matt Capotelli. [B]WWE No Way Out[/B] [I]The Good[/I] The Main Event for the World Heavyweight Title was the second best match on the Show. Undertaker's title reign continues when he pins Hardy with the Tombstone after surviving the Twist of Fate. Taker's going on a year as the champion and he celebrates at the end of the show. Jeff Hardy and CM Punk was the match of the night! Two great competitors really went all out for the fans. Raw vs. Smackdown, but it's not like the Brand Extension matters that much. Punk tries the Go to Sleep, Hardy counters that with a crucifix roll up for a nearfall. Whisper in the Wind, Swanton Bomb, pin! Good show. Randy Orton and Hardcore Holly had a match that served as a backdrop to an angle. In an interesting trivia note, Holly was first opponent for Orton in 2002 and Holly's the same place he's been, with little change. Orton's really shot up the card and RKO scores the pin on Holly. Afterwards, Shawn Michaels rushed out and attacked Orton, laying him out with the Superkick to set up the main event for Wrestlemania even more. Chris Jericho and Chavo Guerrero wrestled for ten minutes and some good stuff, but Triple H came out, angry about his loss to Umaga. Triple H attacked both Chavo and Jericho, laying him out with the Pedigrees. Hunter demands Umaga but he doesn't get him, at least not tonight. Kenny Dykstra defends his WWE Intercontinental Title against Gregory Helms. Short, but sweet, couple of close calls on Dykstra, before he pins Helms with the Hangman's Neckbreaker. Mickie James and Melina for the WWE Women's Title, good match as usual. Melina got ****y when Mickie landed on her head but it was a swerve as Mickie countered a power bomb into a sunset flip for the pin. Eddie Colon(younger brother of Carlito) made his debut against Brian Kendrick. Kendrick wins over course, connecting with Sliced Bread #2, but Colon was given some time on Pay Per View and he ran with the ball. [I]The Bad[/I] Boogeyman destroys Elijah Burke in a squash. Way to put a star over guys. The rumor is Boogeyman's retiring soon, so what was the point of this. ECW Championship Match involving Shelton Benjamin and Mark Henry. We saw this at Survivor Series. Shelton wins with a sunset flip after Henry dominates the entire match. [I]The Ugly[/I] Mike Knox beat Paul Burchill! Damn, Mike Knox should not win under any circumstances. [I]The Ashley[/I] Six diva tag team match involving Ashley, Katie, and Candice against Layla, Natalya, and Kelly Kelly. When Natalya and Katie were in the ring, it was good, when Ashley was in the ring, it was God awful. The other three were middling. Unfortunately Ashley brought down everything and the latest diva to nearly die was Natalya as Ashley botched a tornado DDT! [B]Misc[/B] Jay Bradley has been recalled from WWE. Kenny Dykstra and Hardcore Holly have been moved over to the Smackdown roster, despite being champions on Raw! Both men will be allowed to remain on Raw until they lose the titles. Finally, it appears that Finlay has decided to call it a day, as the legendary tough man from brawler has announced his retirement from wrestling. [U]TNA[/U] [COLOR=green][B]TNA Impact[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Christian Cage and Sting against AJ Styles and Tomko for the third show in a row. It was a good match and really corrected from the botched booking last week, with Christian beating Tomko this time with the Unprettier. Kurt Angle and Samoa Joe competed on free tv. I'm done yelling at Russo for this, he can put these good matches on TV, after all, the money's not coming out of my pocket. Plus the fact that these two have fought on several Pay Per Views all ready kind of deadens the blow. Good match, until Black Reign rushes out and rams Joe arm first into the post. This allows Angle to work over the arm, ending with a cross armbreaker. Joe attempts to fight out but Angle cranks on the arm, until Joe blacks out for the knockout. Abyss and Rellik had a short, unoffensive match, with Abyss squashes Rellik. Chris Sabin defeated Elix Skipper in a fine X-Division Match. Cradle Shock pins Elix after a couple of nearfalls. [I]The Bad[/I] Kaz and Eric Young retained the TNA Tag Team Titles in that tag team match, that happened again. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Ms. Payton Banks and Jacqueline had a match. It went a few minutes, Payton wins. Fine, but not important or offensive. [I]The Russo[/I] Russo actually booked a pretty solid show tonight, all things considered. [U]ROH[/U] This week was the seventh anniversary of ROH. Let's see how the show went down -Matt Cross pinned Jason Blade with a Corkscrew Splash -Sara Del Ray beat Mercedes Martinez after the Royal Butterfly -Chris Hero pinned Mark Briscoe with the Hero's Welcome. -The Age of the Fall defeated El Generico and Kevin Steen to become the number one contenders for the ROH Tag Team Titles -Erick Stevens pinned Claudio Castagnoli with the Doctor Bomb. -Austin Aries and Jay Briscoe retained the ROH Tag Team Titles against Jigsaw and Jack Evans when Briscoe pins Evans with the Jay Driller -Davey Richards comes out, saying that Rocky Romero has left ROH leaving him the last member of the No Remorse Corps. His first bout after the No Remorse Corps ends in a loss, via Nigel's Jawbreaker Lariat. -Joey Matthews pinned Brent Albright with an inside cradle, using the ropes for leverage -Bryan Danielson made history, becoming the first ever two time ROH Champion, beating Adam Pearce to become the ROH Champion with a guillotine choke and several elbows driven to the back of the head. Loud pop as Danielson has beaten Pearce and he celebrates as the show goes off the air. [U]Lucha[/U] AAA television featured -Alan Stone, Anifraz Del Norte and Mr. Niebla over Joe Lider, Angel Mortal, and El Hijo Del Annibal -Cuervo defeated El Brazo -Abismo Negro over Psicosis II -Tinnieblas Jr and Zumbido over Los Exotioticos -Octagon defeated Scorpio Jr to retain the Mexican National Middleweight Title -Electro Shock, Gran Apache, and Shocker defeated Zorro, Latin Lover, and El Nicho Millinairo to retain the Mexico National Atomicos Title. CMLL -Ray Bucerno defeated Damian 666 to retain the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Title -Universo 2000, Pierroth Jr, and L.A. Park over Mascara Ano, Apolo Dantes, and Rayo de Jalisco -Averno defeated Lizmark Jr to retain the CMLL World Middlewieght Title -Dos Caras Jr, Black Warrior, and Blue Demon Jr defeated Satanico, Tarzan Boy, and Hector Garza -El Hijo Del Perro Aguayo defeated Ultimo Guerrero -Mistico, Atlantis, and Mr. Aguila defeated Blue Panther, El Hijo Del Santo, and Dr. Wagner Jr. [U]Puro[/U] NOAH had their monthly show, featuring Akiotoshi Saito defeating Rob Van Dam to retain the GHC Championship. Also, Takashi Siguru battled to a double countout with Naomichi Marufuji, Taiji Isimori defeated Jun Iizmida to retain the NOAH Wrestling Spirit Title, Mohammed Yone defeated BXB Hulk to retain the GHC Jr. Heavyweight Title, Akira Taue defeated Kintaro Shiga, and Mitsuhara Misawa and Akira Taue defeated Masato Yoshino and Naruku Doi. NJPW had their monthly show, featuring two Match of the Year Canidates in the double main event, Yuji Nagata retaining the IWGP Championship over Jushin Thunder Liger and Keiji Mutoh defeating Masahiro Chono. Also in other top matches, Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Koji Kanemoto, Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Akebono, Tanahashi and Iizuki defeated Tanaka and Gedo to retain the IWGP Jr. Tag Team titles, and El Samurai defeated Low Ki. NJPW signed Rocky Romero(aka Black Tiger) to an exclusive contract, forcing him to leave both ROH and PWG this past week. [U]The Indies[/U] JAPW Television featured -B-Boy over Jack Evans -Chuck Taylor defeating Teddy HArt -Frankie Kazarian over Hernandez -Rhino battling Samoa Joe to a no contest IWA-MS had their monthly show on Monday Night, feauring Roderick Strong pinning Chris Hero in the main event. In other top matches, Tyler Black defeated Vito Thomaselli, Jason Hades defeated Nate Webb to retain the IWA: MS Lightheavyweight Title, Tracy Smothers defeating Claudio Castagnoli, Salvatore Thomaselli over Eddie Kingston, Brandon Thomaselli over Toby Klein and Davey Richards defeating Kevin Steen. JAPW had their monthly show, featuring Samoa Joe retaining the JAPW Championship over Jay Lethal in the main event. Also, Rhino and Frankie Kazarian defeated Eddie Kingston and Jack Evans, Chuck Taylor defeated El Generico to retain the JAPW New Jersey State Title, Teddy Hart defeated Grim Reefer, and LAX retained the JAPW TAg Team Titles over Chris Hero and B-Boy. FIP featured Roderick Strong retaining the FIP Championship over Brent Albright. In other top matches, Bryan Danielson defeated Erick Stevens, Larry Sweeney defeated Eddie Kingston, Jack Evans and Nigel McGuiness retained the FIP Tag Team Titles over Mark Briscoe and Tyler Black, Davey Richards defeated Gran Akuma, and Jay Briscoe retained the Florida Heritage Title over Salvatore Rinauro. SHIMMER featured Daizee Haze retaining the SHIMMER Championship over Malia Hosaka. Also Cheerleader Melissa defeated Mercedes Martinez and Ms. Chif defeated Lexie Fyfe. [U]Television Ratings[/U] Raw got a 5.29 Rating, Progression got a 3.63 rating, Smackdown got a 3.76 rating, and TNA Impact received a 0.99 rating [/QUOTE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMatt Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 The latest newsletter, the last one for February! [QUOTE] [B][U]Wrestling Today Issue #40, Week Four, February 2009[/B][/U] [U]WWE[/U] [COLOR=red][B]WWE Monday Raw[/COLOR][/B] Coming off of No Way Out and leading into Wrestlemana 25, this was a rather unremarkable show. [I]The Good[/I] Jeff Hardy and Umaga had a great match, as usual. Once again, Hardy keeps getting closer to beating Umaga, but once again, Umaga pinned Jeff Hardy connecting with the Samoan Spike, putting Hardy down for the pin. Victoria and Melina squared off in a good little women's match, with Victoria scoring the victory over Melina with the Widow's Peak. Also, Gregory Helms and Paul Burchill was a good match, involving two men who were coming off of losses at No Way Out, attempting to get back on the winning track. Helms pins Burchill with the Shining Wizard putting him down for the pin. Also Nunzio and Val Venis had a good little opener, with Val Venis winning over Nunzio with the Money Shot for the three after a series of reversals. [I]The Bad[/I] The main event featured JBL and Kenny Dykstra in a battle that did not click at all. A strong misfire from WWE tonight, as JBL and Dykstra had an awkward little bout, before Dykstra was pinned with the Clothesline From Hell. Snitsky destroys Brian Kendrick in a few minutes. The monster push of Snitsky continues, as you can almost here the fans changing the channel. Santino and Shad. Words fail me about what the point was of this match, before Shad connected with the spinebuster slam for the pin on Santino to score the pin. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing [COLOR=purple][B]WWE Progression[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] The Big Show and Matt Hardy had another good match, Show, the large, bad ass giant, against Matt Hardy, the ****y little heel. The end came when Hardy nailed Show with the bell on the floor and rolled him into the ring, connecting with the top rope legedrop to score the pin. Hardy still wants the championship. Kofi Kingston and TJ Wilson was a perfectly acceptable little midcard match, given two young talents a chance to get over on the roster, with Kingston pinning Wilson with the Jamacian Buzzsaw. [I]The Bad[/I] Batista and the Great Khali had another match. First time in a couple of months, but it was as bad as you remember. And Khali beats Batista with the clawhold, putting him down to the canvas. Khali wants the title, as I scream at the television. I don't need to see the Undertaker and Khali again! Mark Henry and Chuck Palumbo had couple of fine moments, but one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions beats Palumbo with the World's Strongest Slam, after no selling several punches and a springboard shoulderblock. Way to look Palumbo look like a jobber guys. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Jesse defeated Colin Delaney and Rory the Highlander beat Shannon Moore. [COLOR=blue][B]WWE Smackdown[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Matt Hardy defeated Kane to retain the WWE United States Title in a good match. These two have had a bunch of good matches over the past several months and this one was no exception. Hardy wins with the Twist of Fate on Kane, getting that move over as a giant killer. Shelton Benjamin retained the ECW Championship over Trevor Murdoch with CM Punk on commentary. Murdoch has a nice rough and tumble style that really clicked well with Shelton's high risk, technical offense. Gold Rush scores the pin and Punk gets on the microphone, saying that Shelton's holding onto his title and at Wrestlemania, Punk will cash in on Money in the Bank, when he faces Shelton Benjamin for the ECW Championship! So, Punk holds onto the briefcase for a year and then wastes it for an ECW Championship Match at Wrestlemania. Excuse me while I laugh at CM Punk. Elijah Burke pinned Jamie Noble with the Elijah Experience in a fine midcard match. So, for those keeping track of the WWE pecking order, Burke is above Noble. [I]The Bad[/I] Zach Ryder and Curt Hawkins have a match. Was the world really looking better on who was the better of Edgeheads? Hawkins pinned Ryder to win. Also, Mark Henry and Big Daddy V squared off against Hardcore Holly and Kenny Dykstra in the main event. Yes, the main event, of Smackdown. Dykstra gets squashed by Big Daddy V and his elbowdrop of doom after eight minutes. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Kevin Thorn squased Shannon Moore with the Original Sin and Chuck Palumbo pinned Mike Knox with the Full Throttle. [B]Misc[/B] Mike Kruel has been recalled from FCW and Cody Rhodes extended his contract. [U]TNA[/U] [COLOR=green][B]TNA Impact[/COLOR][/B] Impact was great last week and now might be even better this week. Let's see what happened. [I]The Good[/I] Samoa Joe and Rhino competed in a non title match in the main event. Good match and Booker T comes out, as it was announced that he will be included in the TNA Title Match at Destination X, making it a three way dance. Gore is blocked with a kick to the face that stunned Rhino, leading to the Muscle Buster for the pin. Afterwards Rellik and Reign came out, Joe fought them off, Booker T came in and knocked out Joe with the Harlem Side Kick, before posing with the belt. Christian Cage and AJ Styles battled, which was a backdrop that will set up a really great match for Destination X. Kurt Angle came down, to cheer Styles on but accidentally tripped Styles, allowing Christian to roll up Styles for the pin. Afterwards, Styles yelled at Angle, and out comes Tomko, before Styles and Tomko attacked Kurt Angle, laying him out in the center of the ring with a vicious beatdown. So, Styles and Angle at Destination X? Looks that way. Awesome Kong and Gail Kim had their usual great match for the Knockout's Title. Gail very nearly beat Kong but the spinning back fist set up the Awesome Bomb for the pin. Kaz and Eric Young squared off against Sonjay Dutt and Jay Lethal in a great little tag team match, involving four top X-Division superstars, ending with Kaz pinning Lethal. LAX runs out, attacking Kaz and Young, setting up their TNA Tag Team Title Match at Destination X. Chris Sabin retained the X-Division Title in a three way over Johnny Devine and Petey Williams, when Sabin pins Devine with the Cradle Shock. [I]The Bad[/I] Rellik squashes Consequences Creed in a match that was just bad. Afterwards, Black Reign beat down Creed, before promising to win the TNA Championship. That gave me shivers. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing [I]The Russo[/I] Nothing. [B]Misc[/B] Jimmy Rave extended his contract. [U]NWA[/U] NWA had their latest Pay Per View, officially announcing the YouTube.Com show. Results were -Marty Jannetty pinned Phoenix Starr with the Rocker Dropper -Scorpio Sky defeated Bull Buchanan -Dan Maff defeated Zokre -Hook Bombery defeated Mike DiBiase -Matt Cross over Joey Ryan -Sonny Siaki battled Adam Pearce to a double countout -Karl Anderson defeated Chris Hamrick -Brent Albright pinned David Young -Bryan Danielson and Johnny Swinger defeated the Macho Men(Mike Quackenbush and Seth Delay) -Rob Conway and Chris Mordetzky defeated Nick Dinsmore and Juventud Guerrera -Chris Kanyon retained the NWA Championship over Alex Shelley with the Flatliner. [U]Lucha[/U] AAA Television -Cuervo, Billy Boy, and Alan Stone defeated Psicosis II, Joe Lider, and Tinieblas Jr. -La Parka Jr, Decniss, and Super Porky defeated Fuerza Guerrera, Anifaz Del Norte, and Escoria -Cassandro defeated Zumbido -Octagon retained the Mexican National Middleweight Title over El Brazo -Gran Apache, Nicho El Millionairo, and Juventud Guerrera defeated Zorro, Pirata Morgan, and Halloween -Latin Lover and Electro Shock defeated Shocker and Chessman. AAA had their big monthly show, featuring Nicho El Milliairo retaining the Mexican National Title over Gran Apache in the main event. In other top matches, Latin Lover and Zorro defeated Los Barrio Boys III, Negro Casas, Halloween, and Cibernetico defeated Ozz, Charly Manson, and La Parka Jr, Octagon defeated Pimpenla Escarlata to retain the Mexican National Middleweight Title, and Fuerza Guerrera, Shocker, and Chessman defeated Juventud Guerrera, Electro Shock, and El Mathias. CMLL -Los Guerreros del Infernos defeated Universo 2000 and Dos Caras Jr -Averno defeated Pierroth Jr to retain the NWA World Middleweight Title -Silver King, Negro Casas, and Cien Caras defeated Blue Demon Jr, Black Warrior, and Satanico -Hector Garza defeated Tarzan Boy -Mr. Aguila defeated L.A. Park -Atlantis, El Hijo Del Perro, and Dr. Wagner Jr. defeated El Hijo Del Santo, Blue Panther and Mistico. [U]Puro[/U] NOAH's latest tour has been so successful that they can now be considered a National Level promotion [U]Indies[/U] Final Week of JAPW Results are -B-Boy defeated Teddy Hart -Chuck Taylor defeated El Generico to retain the New Jersey State Title -Rhino pinned Homicide -Samoa Joe retained the JAPW Championship over Frankie Kazarian [U]Pay Per View Buyrates and Television Ratings[/U] No Way Out Received a 1.60 buyrate or 640000 people bought the show. Raw received a 5.03 rating, Progression received a 3.67 rating, Smackdown received a 4.25 rating, and TNA Impact received a 1.23 rating [/QUOTE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMatt Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 Let's march straight forward into March. [QUOTE] [B][U]Wrestling Today Newsletter Issue #41 Week 1 March 2009[/B][/U] [U]WWE[/U] [COLOR=red][B]WWE Monday Night Raw[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] So WWE gives away the Wrestlemania Main Event again on free television, with Shawn Michaels and Randy Orton, but once again, both men have a good match. RKO blocked, Superkick avoided. RKO avoided again, low blow and small package scores the pin. Afterwards, Shawn Michaels connects with the Superkick on Randy Orton once again! Kenny Dykstra retained his WWE Intercontinental Title against the man he won it from, Chris Jericho in a spectacular title defense. Jericho really busted his ass to make Kenny look like a star without making it look forced. The end came when Jericho missed the Lionsault after Kenny suckered him in by playing possion. Hangman's Neckbreaker and Kenny has retained the WWE Intercontinental Title against the man who has held more of those belts against anyone. Stevie Richards and Tommy Dreamer had a perfectly acceptable middle of the card on Raw Match and let's mark it down that Stevie Richards pinned Tommy Dreamer with the Stevie Kick in this battle of former ECW originals. Brian Kendrick and Charlie Haas was another good match, with Kendrick beating Haas with the Sliced Bread #2 [I]The Bad[/I] Michelle McCool beating Katie Lea Burchill. Nothing to see the actual women's wrestler losing to the diva. Also, Carlito and Domino wasn't anything to write home about, Carlito wins with the Back Stabber. [I]The Ugly[/I] Festus destroys Val Venis in two minutes, pinning him with a full nelson slam. So, Festus is the latest, former tag team wrestler we're going to shove down your throats for a few weeks, before they're forgetting about and Val was the poor unfortunate soul that got destroyed to put Festus over. [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing [COLOR=purple][B]WWE Progression[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Matt Hardy and the Undertaker had a return match from No Way Out and once again, both men delivered. Sadly, Hardy did not walk out of the show as the World Heavyweight Champion, as the Tombstone put the end to his championship hopes. MVP and the Big Show another great match, with Show throwing MVP around, MVP coming back, Show coming back, beating down MVP, MVP deviously removing the turnbuckle pad, before connecting with a drop toe hold sending Show into the buckles. Yakuza Kick scores the pin. Hardcore Holly beating the ever little crap out of the Miz, due to the crowd heat for this. No one in this crowd liked the Miz tonight, so Holly's beating was well received, ending with an Alabama Slam. [I]The Bad[/I] Nothing [I]The Ugly[/I] Kafu and Deuce. Kafu, was called up from FCW, and I think he needs to be sent back down for about fifty years after this performance. He made Deuce look like a good wrestler by the shear number of spots blown. Deuce puts us out of our misery with a Superfly Splash. Wretched, I never want to see another Kafu match as long as I live, in fact, I might have found someone who's worse than Ashley. [I]The Pointless[/I] Jesse over Shannon Moore and Rory over Curt Hawkins. [COLOR=blue][B]WWE Smackdown[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Show and MVP take two, when MVP attempted to loosen the turnbuckle this time, Show murdered him with a headbutt. Choke Slam rocks MVP with the Choke Slam to score the pin in a great match. Rey Mysterio and Edge had a great match. I know, that's not a shock to anyone with perfectly working eyes but still, good job to both of them. Several nearfalls from both men, before Edge countered the West Coast Pop into the Spear to pin Rey! Thumbs way up! Shelton Benjamin retained the ECW Championship against Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch in an odd little Triple Threat Match. The former Rednecks took their turns beating on Shelton, but when it came time for the end, both men punched each other out, which allowed Shelton to sneak in the back door with the Gold Rush for the pin. Paul London and Kevin Thorn had a pretty fun match. Thorn tries a power bomb, but London lands on his feet, Dropsault and Standing Shooting Star press scores the pin. Miz and John Morrison beating Deuce and Chuck Palumbo when Miz pinned Deuce with the Reality Check in a fine match, although Palumbo and Deuce were an odd pairng. [I]The Bad[/I] Mark Henry and Big Daddy V ran over the Edgeheads again in another bad match. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Vladimir Koslov defeated Jesse in just a meh match. [B]Misc[/B] Mack Johnson has been called up, Curt Hawkins has resigned his WWE contract. [U]TNA[/U] [I]The Good[/I] Kurt Angle and Samoa Joe team up in the main event against AJ Styles and Booker T. Some heat between Angle and Joe, so obviously the past has not been forgot, which is good. The end comes when Joe pins Booker T with the Muscle Buster when Angle fights off AJ on the floor. The rumor is that Booker T and TNA are having disputes over money, so Booker might be on his way out, so he lost to Samoa Joe once again tonight. Abyss defeated Tomko in a fun little brawl. Tomko has improved one hundred and ten percent since coming to TNA and Abyss was more than game for anything, in a brawl that ended with the Black Hole Slam. Chris Sabin pins Johnny Devine in a non title opener, with the Cradle Shock, to get the X-Division Champion over. [I]The Bad[/I] Rellik squashes Sonjay Dutt in a couple of minutes. [I]The Ugly[/I] Noithing [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing [I]The Russo[/I] Black Reign and Jay Lethal team up to square off against Petey Williams and Scott Steiner. Lethal and Reign don't make any sense as a tag team and tonight, Reign pins Petey Williams in no time with a clothesline. Also, Payton Banks pinned ODB. Once again, ODB seems to be sliding down the card, at one time, she was supposed to be on par with Kong and now she loses too much and too easily. [U]NWA[/U] NWA had their first YouTube Show. Let's take a look at what happened [B][I]NWA Live Action on YouTube[/B][/I] [I]The Good[/I] The NWA Champion Chris Kanyon and Nick Dinsmore squared off against Rob Conway and Alex Shelley in a great tag team match. The announcers remind us that Kanyon's been the NWA Champion since August, having beaten Conway and on Pay Per View this weekend, Conway has a chance to recapture the title. Dinsmore pins Shelley with the German Suplex, as the challenger and champion brawl off into the sunset. Also the Macho Men(oooh yeah!) defeating David Young and Sonny Siaki was a fine opener match. The Macho Men are Seth Delay and Mike Quackenbush and Quackenbush pins Young to win [I]The Bad[/I] Hey, Chris Mortdetzky against Brent Albright. The former Chris Masters is about how I remembered him and that is not that good. Albright is one half of the NWA Tag Team Champions and he jobs to a wheelbarrow suplex move. Adam Pearce and Bull Buchanan. This was a bad indy match. Pearce is decent on the mic and can be good in the ring against the right opponent, but Buchanan is not the right opponent. Pearce wins with the Jumping Piledriver. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing. [B]NWA Last Grasp[/B] [I]The Good[/I] Chris Kanyon and Rob Conway headlined in a fun little old school, Memphis style match for the NWA World Champion. Kanyon announces himself as the first ever openly gay NWA World Champion. Charming, I know. Both men have a great match and Conway nearly recaptures the title, but Kanyon comes from behind and wins with the Flatliner. Juventud Guerrera and Homicide was a fantastic bout. Juvi's really a great wrestler, when he's in his right mind and tonight, he was in his right mind. A tope spot through two sets of ring ropes and Homicide is in, but 450 Splash misses. Lariat plasters Juvi and Gringo Killa pins Juvi for the win. Bryan Danielson and Johnny Swinger for the number one contendership for the NWA Championship, the winner gets a title shot at the April Pay Per View. Pleased to say that Danielson pins Swinger after elbowing his head in. So Danielson and Kanyon next month for the NWA Championship, which should be a great little match. Matt Cross and Joey Ryan was a fun match as well, with Cross winning with a corkscrew splash. Brent Albright and Alex Shelley retained the NWA World Tag Team Titles over Hook Bomberry and Dan Maff. Shelley and Albright gell well as a tag team, but this almost reeked of a "let's get the champions on the show", with Albright pinned Bomberry with the half nelson suplex. [I]The Bad[/I] The Former Chris Masters pinned the Former Eugene in a match that I sworn I'd seen on Heat before, with the wheelbarrow suplex. Adam Pearce defeated Seth Delay with the Jumping Piledriver. Something didn't click between these two men. In fact, add Chris Hamrick beating Mike DiBiase and Sonny Siaki over Mike Quackenbush in matches that looked fine on paper, but not in execution. [I]The Ugly[/I] The amount of drugs that Marty Jannetty was in in that match with David Young, that ended shortly with the Rocker Dropper. [I]The Pointless[/I] Phoenix Star over Scorpio Sky and Karl Anderson against Zorke only got about five or six minutes combined...so we'll shunt this over there. [U]Lucha[/U] AAA has two Lucha shows now, with the return of Lucha Madness. On AAA Television -Angel Mortal, Psicosis II, and Pirata Morgan defeated El Mathias, Silver Cat, and May Flowers -Charly Manson, Cassandro and Scorpio Jr defeated Pimpinela, Negro Casas, and Halloween -Alan Stone, La Parka Jr, and Escoria defeated Anifaz Del Norte, Decniss, and Joe Lider -Cuervo, Fuerza Guerrera, and Mr. Niebla defeated Billy Boy, El Brazo, and Super Porky. -Octagon defeated Cibernetico to retain the Mexican National Middleweight Title -Zorro and Latin Lover defeated Gran Apache and Juventud Guerrera. On Lucha Madness -Mr Niebla, Fuerza Guerrera, and Cuervo defeated Silver Cat, Pimpinela, and El Mathias -El Brazo, La Parka Jr, and Super Porky defeated Angel Mortal, Anifaz and El Hijo Del Anibal -Joe Lider and Psicosis II defeated Los Exoiticos -Los Barrio Boys II defeated Unlimited Violence(Tienblas Jr. and Zumbindo) -El Zorro defeated Juventud Guerrera -Electro Shock, Gran Apache, and Shocker defeated Chessman, Nicho El Millionairo, and Latin Lover to retain the Mexican National Atomicos Titles. CMLL -Pierroth Jr, Hector Garza, and Lizmark Jr defeated Damian, Bestia Salvaje, and Tarzan Boy -Averno retained the the NWA World Middleweight Title over Olimpio -Los Guerreros del Infernos defeated Blue Demon Jr and Black Warrior -El Terrible retained the CMLL National Title over Felino -Mistico, El Hijo Del Santo, and El Hijo Del Perro defeated Silver King, Cien Caras, and Blue Panther -Atlantis battled Negro Casas to a double countout. [U]Puro[/U] In Big Japan on Tour Jun Kansai defeated Badboy Hido to capture the BJW Deathmatch Championship. We understand Bobby Lashley has signed with AJPW, to wrestle for them for the next tour. Also, Egypitian Amateur Wrestler, Karam Ibrahim Gaber will be touring with the company. Also Steve Corino will tour with Dragon Gate [U]Indies[/U] PWG had their monthly show, featuring Bryan Danielson retaining the PWG Championship over Tyler Black. Also, Roderick Strong, Low Ki, and Davey Richards defeated Claudio Castagnoli, Kevin Steen, and Jack Evans when Richards pins Evans with the DR Driver, Excalibur defeated Eddie Kingston, El Generico defeated Super Dragon, and Chris Hero and Austin Aries retained the PWG Tag Team Titles over Human Tornado and Top Gun Talwar. CHIKARA had their monthly show, headlined by El Pantera over Claudio Castagnoli. Also, Chris Hero beat Larry Sweeney, Incoherence defeated Sabian and Eddie Kingston, Chuck Taylor defeated Ultra Mantis Black, and Gran Akuma defeated Shane Storm. SHIMMER was healined by Daizee Haze beating Rain to retain the SHIMMER Championship. Also, Cheerleader Melissa defeated Ms Chif, Mercedes Martinez defeated Serena Deeb, and Lacey defeated Eden Black. FIP featured FIP Champion Roderick Strong defeating Bryan Danielson to retain the championship. Also, Brent Albright pinned Erick Stevens, Jay Briscoe retained the Florida State Heritage Title over Jack Evans, Davey Richards pinned Larry Sweeney, Mark Briscoe and Nigel McGuinness defeated the Powers That Be, and Delirious beat Jason Blade. [U]Pay Per View Buyrates and Television Ratings[/U] The February NWA Pay Per View was bought by 144000 people, which translates into a 0.36 buyrate. Raw received a 4.71, Progression got a 3.57 on ABC and a 0.05 in Japan, Smackdown got a 4.37 Rating, and TNA Impact received a 1.21 rating [/QUOTE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMatt Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 Here's the second week of March! [QUOTE] [B][U]Wrestling Today Newsletter Issue #42 Week Two March 2008[/B][/U] [U]WWE[/U] [COLOR=red][B]WWE Monday Night Raw[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] JBL and Jeff Hardy have a good match in the main event, with Layfield winning against Hardy with the Clothesline From Hell, but Hardy got a couple of close nearfalls and came close. It seems like they want to push Jeff Hardy because he's popular but don't want to push him all that much because of wellness failures. Still, by the end of the year, we could be saying WWE Champion Jeff Hardy, providing he doesn't self destruct. The main event of Wrestlemania is given away for the third time, but I see where they are going, with Orton beating Michaels after beating the count on the countout. Superkick after the bell knocks Orton cold and Michaels says he will beat Orton next week when they compete in another non title match or Michaels will forfeit his WWE Championship match at Wrestlemania. Chavo Guerrero and Gregory Helms defeated Carlito and Santino in a perfectly acceptable tag match. Helms and Chavo should go for the World Tag Team Titles, the feud would be fresh, with Chavo pinning Santino with the Frog Splash, after Helms knocked out Carlito with the Shining Wizarding. Brian Kendrick defeated Sheamus O'Shaunessy in a fine match. SOS looks to really want to make the most of his development call up so he did a few crisp moves and plays his part well as a jobber to Brian Kendrick, selling well to make Kendrick look like a threat until the next time Snitsky beats him [I]The Bad[/I] Speaking of Snitsky, he beats Tommy Dreamer in little time with a power bomb type hold. Snitsky's push of doom continues. Also, Domino pins Super Crazy in a Razor's Edge in another nothing match where the ECW alumni played a job boy. [I]The Ugly[/I] Victoria tried but she could not carry Michelle McCool tonight. Four minutes, before Victoria put us out of our misery with the Widow's Peak. [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing. [COLOR=purple][b]WWE Progression[/B][/COLOR] [I]The Good[/I] CM Punk and Batista was a good main event. Punk's challenging for the ECW Championship and Batista's in the World Heavyweight Title division, so Batista of course wins with the Batista Bomb, but Punk scored a couple of nearfalls. Edge and the Undertaker fought their usual good match. Non title this time and Edge picks up the victory with the Spear. Sadly, no Undertaker match at Wrestlemania yet, which is a crime against humanity. JAMIE NOBLE WINS A MATCH! Yes, you read that right, Jamie Noble finally picks up a win over Bam Neely, winning with the Gibson Driver. So, Bam Neely, you are on the bottom of the roster, Steve Lombardi 2009. [I]The Bad[/I] Henry and Big Daddy V defeated the Edgeheads. The world really needed to see this match again. Henry pinned Hawkins with the World's Strongest Slam [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Rory over Matt Capotelli and Mike Knox defeated Colin Delaney. Move right along, nothing to see here. [COLOR=blue][B]WWE Smackdown[/B][/COLOR] [I]The Good[/I] MATT HARDY AND REY MYSTERIO RULED! Seriously, great match, saved the show and all that. Put this on Wrestlemania, for the United States Title. Rey wins this non title match with the West Coast Pop. Also, Trevor Murdoch beating Jamie Noble(son, you've got your one win, back to jobbing for the rest of the year) and The Miz and John Morrison beating TJ Wilson and Matt Capotelli worked well. Short matches, had their moments, took it home. [I]The Bad[/I] Mark Henry and Batista. Words fail me. Not Batista's best night tonight. Henry has a bearhug on about seven minutes of this eleven minute main event. Batista fights out, lariat and pair of spinebusters put down Henry for the win. Afterwards, Big Daddy V comes out and Batista hits the Spinebuster to him. [I]The Ugly[/I] Curt Hawkins and Kofi Kingston. These two gentlemen had no chemistry whatsoever. Kofi wins with the Jamacian Buzzsaw after four and a half minutes of bad wrestling [I]The Pointless[/I] Zach Ryder defeated Deuce and JTG defeated Chuck Palumbo. Same old stuff, just filling up tonight. [B]Misc[/B] The Undertaker extended his contract while Heath Miller got called up from FCW. [U]TNA[/U] [COLOR=green][B]TNA Impact[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] AJ Styles and Samoa Joe and Sting and Rhino were good matches up to the finishes, but I'll get that rant out of the way once I get to the Russo section. Awesome Kong crushing Salinas in ten seconds to retain the Knockout's Title was also logical. Matt Morgan defeated Johnny Devine didn't offend me either, so it won for not failing. [I]The Bad[/I] The last few good shows just spiralled of the cliff. [I]The Ugly[/I] The fact that this did nothing to get my excited about the Pay Per View this Sunday [I]The Pointless[/I] The amount of money that's being paid to Vince Russo for shows like this. [I]The Russo[/I] Not one, but two no-contest finishes, where the entire lockeroom empties and everyone runs in. Seriously, put Sting over Rhino(or vice versa for that matter) or Samoa Joe over AJ Styles(or the otherway). Just have someone. AJ Styles/Christian/Angle had a segment that made me wonder if I had fell into a time warp and landed in 2000 WCW. The break up of the Angle Alliance was a SWERVE~! and Christian gets left laying. I swear, Spike TV should just cancel this show and put ROH on television or something. Also, Christian/Angle again at Destination X. It will be a good match but Styles and Angle was new and fresh. The past two weeks gets voided by one version of vintage Vince Russo. Kip James and the TNA X-Division Champion Chris Sabin. Yes, Kip James dominated the X-Division Champion, until Sabin got lucky and rolled him up for the pin. Kip James should be pushed...off a cliff. Afterwards, Petey Williams attacks Sabin and lays him out with the Canadian Destroyer. Christy Hemme wins a Knockout's Title Show. Yes, the same woman who got flattened by Kong about four or five times now. Boy, Christy Hemme is a threat to the monster, that would be just like having Colin Delaney feud with Umaga or something like that. [B]TNA Destination X[/B] [I]The Good[/I] Samoa Joe/Booker T/Black Reign for the TNA World Championship. The segments involvine Booker and Joe=great, Reign and Joe=good, and Reign and Booker=good enough. Seriously, all three men brought their a-game tonight and Reign might have turned his entire career around. Muscle Buster pins Booker T. See you Booker T, it's been a nice career, if Vince doesn't rehire him, I suspect Booker's retiring. Despite the dumb**** booking that set it up, Christian Cage and Kurt Angle was the usual great match. Christian pins Kurt Angle with the Unprettier. It appears that Panda's closing the purse strings and some of the high profile workers, high paying workers are not having their contracts renewed. Booker was the first, Angle might be next, let me suggest firing Kip James. Kong crushes Christy again, so at least Russo's not going completely insane. Tomko pinned Brother Ray with the Torture Rack drop in a good brawl. Also, Abyss and Rellik had a match, where Abyss just blitzed Rellik, connecting with the Black Hole Slam. The less I have to watch Rellik, the better, so thumbs up for this. Lax and Eric Young and Kaz for the TNA Tag Team Titles. Damn find battle, LAX did not capture the titles tonight, but I expect them to do so soon. Tonight Kaz puts away Homicide with the Flux Compacitor. Thumbs way up for this match. Robert Roode and Matt Morgan had an opener and Morgan wins with the F-5. It was a brawl that got the crowd hot for the rest of the night, thumbs up. [I]The Bad[/I] Sonjay Dutt and Johnny Devine had a sloppy match. Dutt wins with the Hindu Press. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] James Storm defeated Elix Skipper in a match that seemed tacked on. [I]The Russo[/I] Roxxy Laveux and Gail Kim got seventy nine seconds! Two great women's wrestlers, to determine a number one contender for Awesome Kong, got shafted. God forbid we don't axe that Storm/Elix match or Devine/Dutt to give these women a bit more time. Roxxy pinned Gail Kim with a faceplant. So Roxxy's the next one to try for Kong. The X-Division gets buried. Sabin and Petey got two minutes, which was more than Roxxy/Gail, but still not enough time. Sunset Flip scores the pin on Petey. Then, Scott Steiner squashes Jay Lethal in about three and a half minutes. I guess Russo was on vacation the last few minutes. [B]Misc[/B] James Storm signs a contract extension for TNA. [U]NWA[/U] [B][I]NWA Live Action on YouTube[/B][/I] [I]The Good[/I] Alex Shelley defeated Chris Mordetzky in a fun little match. This was the best match of the career of the Masterpiece and Shelley wins with a sunset flip. [I]The Bad[/I] Rob Conway and Nick Dinsmore had a match, it was fine, but the crowd was dead, nothing that these two could do could get the crowd into the match. The former NWA World Champion wins with the Ego Trip after nine minutes of dead air. [I]The Ugly[/I] David Young defeated Bull Buchanan and Matt Cross over Mike DiBiase. There's good indy wrestling and there's bad indy wrestling, this fell into the bad indy wrestling category. Also, no Bryan Danielson. Boo-urns to that. [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing. [U]Lucha[/U] AAA Television Featured -The Wizards(Joe Lider and Psicosis II) battling Unlimited Violence to a double countout -Cuervo, Decniss, and Fuerza Guerrera defeating May Flowers, El Hijo Del Annibal, and Pimipnela -Billy Boy defeated Mr. Niebla -El Brazo, Super Porky, and Alan Stone over Angel Mortal, Cassandro, and Silver Cat -Juventud Guerrera pinned Scorpio Jr -Electro Shock, Gran Apache, and Shocker retained the Mexico National Atomicos Titles over Latin Lover, Zorro, and Chessman. Lucha Madness -Octagon defeated Mr. Niebla to retain the Mexico National Middleweight Title -Anifax Del Norte, Fuerza Guerrera, and Cibernetico defeated Silver Cat, May Flowers, and Pimpinela -Cuervo, Alan Stone, and La Parka Jr defeated El Brazo, Escoria, and Super Porky -Los Barrio Boys III over the Wizards -Nicho El Millinairo defeated Chessman -Electro Shock, Gran Apache, and Shocker retained the Mexican National Atomicos Titles over Charly Manson, Halloween, and Pirata Morgan. CMLL -Lizmark Jr, El Terrible, and Damian 666 over Rayo De Jalisco, Felino, and Archangel -Tarzan Boy, Satanico, and Hector Garza over Blue Demon Jr., Olimpico, and Bestia Salvaje -Silver King, Cien Caras, and L.A. Park defeated Anverno, Pierroth Jr, and Universo 2000 -Heavy Metal, Blue Panther, and Ultimo Guerrero defeated Dos Caras Jr, Black Warrior, and Rey Bucerno -Dr. Wagner Jr over Mascara Sagrada -Atlantis, Aguila, and Negro Casas defeated El Hijo Del Perro, Mistico, and El Hijo Del Santo. CMLL had their big monthly show with Atlantis retaining the NWA World Light Heavyweight Title in the main event over El Hijo Del Perro. Also, Negro Casas, Dr. Wagner Jr, and Blue Panther defeated Mistico, El Hijo Del Santo, and Mr. Aguila, L.A. Park, Ultimo Guerrero, and Silver King defeated Heavy Metal, Mascara Sagrada, and Cien Caras, Tarzan Boy, Pierroth Jr, and Blue Demon Jr defeated Black Warrior, Dos Caras Jr, and Hector Garza, and Averno defeated Olimpio to retain the CMLL World Middleweight Title. [U]Puro[/U] Two Title changes on the NOAH tour this week, with Shuhei Taniguchi defeating Taiji Isimori to capture the NOAH Wrestling Spirit Title and Takeshi Sigura defeated Akitoshi Saito to capture the GHC Championship. NOAH also had their big monthly show, featuring Mitsuhara Misawa and Akitoshi Saito defeating Jun Akiyama and Kintaro Kanemura, Takeshi Sigura defeating Rob Van Dam to retain the GHC Championship, The Phenominals(Mohammed Yone and Takuma Sano) defeated Counterpunch(BXB Hulk and Jun Iizuma) to retain the GHC Tag Team Titles, Naomichi Marufuji battled to a double countout with Takeshi Rikio, Shuhei Taniguchi battling Astushi Aoki to a double countout, and Akira Taue pinning SHINGO. [U]Indies[/U] FCW featured Mighty Mikey retaining the FCW Championship over Eric Perez. Also, Nick Nemeth and Johnny Jeter defeated Shawn Spears and Jake Hager, Brad Allen defeated K.C. James, and Lupe Viscera defeated Heath Miller [U]Pay Per View Buyrates and Television Ratings[/U] The NWA Pay Per View received a 0.36 buyrate, which translates into 144000 individuals purchasing the show. Raw received a 4.96 rating, WWE Progression received a 3.17 rating on ABC, with a 0.05 rating on Nippon TV, Smackdown received a 3.72, and TNA Impact received a 1.21 rating [/QUOTE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMatt Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 Latest Newsletter! [QUOTE] [B][U]Wrestling Today Newsletter Issue #43 Week Three March 2009[/B][/U] [U]WWE[/U] [COLOR=red][B]WWE Monday Night Raw[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Shawn Michaels and Randy Orton had another good match, leading up to the main event at Wrestlemania. The stipulation was if Shawn failed to beat Orton this week in a non title match, he would have to forfeit his Wrestlemania title shot. Sure enough, Michaels beat Orton this week with the Sweet Chin Music. Umaga and Triple H beat each other up for ten minutes, brawling around the ring, beating each other up. Several referees go flying and Umaga goes for the Spike but Triple H blocks that and grabs the sledgehammer. Umaga grabs a chair, and both men are at a stalemate, leading to this no contest finish, with the crowd cheering wildly. Mickie James pinned Katie Lea Burchill to retain the Women's Championship in a fine match. Katie came close to winning a couple of times, but Mickie wins with the Swinging DDT. After the match, Jillian attacks Mickie and beats her down, setting up the women's title match. Carlito and Santino defeated DH Smith and Val Venis in a fun little tag team match. Santino pins DH Smith. Smith and Venis are a good little tag team, I would highly suggest keeping them together to breath some light to a stale tag team division [I]The Bad[/I] Snitsky obliterates Super Crazy with the Pumphandle Slam. The Snitsky push continues. I have this deep rooted fear that this joker's going to get gold by the end of the year and if I was Kenny, I'd be really afraid for my title reign right now. Stevie Richards pinned Festus in three minutes with a Stevie Kick. Good to see Stevie score the win, but was the point of Festus beating Val last week. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Ashley[/I] Poor Victoria is the victim this week of Ashley. Victoria finishes her off with the Widow's Peak, but not before landing on her head a couple of times. [COLOR=purple][B]WWE Progression[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] The Undertaker and Matt Hardy had another good match, pretty much the same as usual, legdrop off the top rope nearly beats Undertaker. Twist of Fate is blocked, Choke Slam, Tombstone pin. Best match of this show. [I]The Bad[/I] Big Daddy V and Mark Henry squaring off against Batista and the Big Show. Show was the best worker in this match, with Batista second, Mark Henry a distant third, and Big Daddy V just slightly above Mack Johnson(more on that later). Batista wins with the spinebuster on Big Daddy V when Show fights off Henry. This was your main event and the WWE Tag Team Champions get beaten down, but I don't care. Rory the Highlander pinning Jamie Noble. This result made me cry, and actually Rory's been winning quite a few matches lately. [I]The Ugly[/I] Mack Johnson may be worse than Kafu(see my report two newsletters ago about that ****ty match). He fought Zach Ryder, who is not the best man to fight a green guy. This was two green guys getting exposed and Zach Ryder pins Johnson with a double knee to the chest. Also Colin Delaney and Eddie Colon, both these men show flashes of brillance, but without a veteran to guide them, they are lost. Colon won with a Flatliner, the standard standby move of a wrestler is going nowhere in the WWE. [I]The Pointless[/I] JTG pins Curt Hawkins, continuing the JTG push that I don't care about and in fact, I bet not too many people do either. [COLOR=blue][B]WWE Smackdown[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] MVP and Rey Mysterio have a damn fine match, second week in a row that Rey has had the match of the evening. West Coast Pop is countered into a power bomb, running Yakuza Kick scores the pin, another big win for MVP. Kane and the Great Khali had a match that was not horrid. Actually, both men had a short match, that had Kane taking a sick bump into the barricade, Khali beats down Kane, and connects with the Tree Slam for the pin. Also, Kane hit a dive to the floor early in the match. COLIN DELANEY PINS LANCE CADE! That shocked me, poor Cade, he lost to a guy who lost to Mike Knox several times. Also, the Miz and John Morrison had a match with the Edgeheads that was about ten times better than any match they had against Big Daddy V and Mark Henry. That should tell you something about how awesome Morrison is(and to a certain extent, Miz has improved). Reality Check pins Curt Hawkins. [I]The Bad[/I] Big Daddy V and Mark Henry have a rousing game of squash the cruiserweights, tonight being Shannon Moore and Jamie Noble. Big Daddy V pins Noble with the elbowdrop as Mark Henry slammed Moore to the floor. [I]The Ugly[/I] Kevin Thorn pinned Mack Johnson with the Original Sin. This match was bad. Johnson does not only need to be sent down to FCW, he needs to be sent down to the Lighttube Backyard Wrestling League, where he can learn something. [I]The Pointless[/I] Jesse and Vladimir Koslov battled to a no contest when The Great Khali rampaged, which set up the match with Kane later tonight. Still they could have just announced the match. [B]Misc[/B] The Boogeyman has retired from wrestling. [U]TNA[/U] [COLOR=green][B]TNA Impact[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] First of all, let me say that from top to bottom this might have been the best show of Impact in the entire five year history of the show. Let's take a look at what happened from the opening match to the main event on this awesome show. Petey Williams and Scott Steiner defeated Jay Lethal and Sonjay Dutt in a fun little opener. Steiner stayed on the ring apron for seven minutes of this eight minute match, allowing the X-Division guys to do their things. Afterwards, Steiner hits Dutt from behind and Petey Williams connects with the Canadian Destroyer for thep in. James Storm and Tomko, damn fine match as well. Tomko is looking to make an impact on Impact at the expense of James Storm. The Superkick pins Tomko after Tomko hits the corner. Storm is looking towards the TNA Championship but the announcers say that the entire roster is looking for it as well. Which actually gets over the TNA Championship as a great title. Chris Sabin successfully retained the TNA X-Division Title against Jimmy Rave. This match brought us back to why the X-Division rose in the first place, with the Cradle Shock from Sabin after he countered a double underhook into a catapault. Lots of nearfalls and false finishes. Roxxy is your new TNA Knockout's Title holder, winning a three way dance against Awesome Kong and Christy Hemme. Christy's roll was to get beaten up and taken out early by Kong with the Awesome Bomb. Roxxy spent the next three minutes attempting to put Kong down but when nothing worked, she just tied up Kong in the ropes and then quickly picks up Christy before Kong can free herself. This worked well, as Kong was too big of a monster to topple, so Roxxy had to seek an alternate method to win. The TNA Champion Samoa Joe battled Rhino in...surprise, surprise, another good match. Non Title and Rhino attacks Joe, beating him down, going for the Gore, but Joe avoided it. Punches and kicks, but Rhino connects with the spinebuster and a pump splash. Second Gore is avoided and Rhino hits the buckles, before Joe connects with the Muscle Buster for the pin. Kurt Angle comes out for the main event, promising that he will win the TNA Championship. His opponent is Kaz and this was wrestling 101 on how to shoot someone straight to the moon. Angle's on his way out, so time to make some names. Lots of nearfalls, with Angle getting more and more frustrated everytime that he could not put Kaz away. Super Angle Slam set up but Kaz pounded away on Angle, before he connects with the Flux Compacitor for the pin! Kaz has pinned Kurt Angle. The entire face lockerrom empties to celebrate with Kaz, as Tomko and Styles give Kaz the evil eye in the aisle, no doubt setting up a TNA Tag Team Title match with Kaz and Eric against Styles and Tomko at Lockdown. [I]The Bad[/I] Nothing [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing [I]The Russo[I] A perfect show, thumbs up. [U]NWA[/U] [B][I]NWA Live Action[/B][/I] [I]The Good[/I] Nick Dinsmore and Rob Conway square off in a match that was better than last week, due to the crowd not sitting with their thumbs up their asses for most of the match. Dinsmore pinned Conway with a German Suplex. Chris Mordetzky and Alex Shelley squared off against the Macho Men in a short but effective match, with Shelley pinning Quackenbush with the Shell Shock. Also, Juventud Guerrera and Sonny Siaki was a fine match all things considered. Siakiapolis Now is avoided and Juvi Driver scores the pin. [I]The Bad[/I] Johnny Swinger defeated Zokre in a heatless match. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing. [U]Lucha[/U] AAA Television -Pirata Morgan, Octagon, and Cassandro defeated Psicosis II, Angel Mortal, and Tinieblas Jr -Escoria, Scorpio Jr, and Zumbido defeated Mr. Niebla, Billy Boy, and Halloween -Joe Lider defeated Cuervo -Super Porky, Anifraz Del Norte, and Fuerza Guerrera battled Alan Stone, El Brazo and Decniss to the no contest -Chessman, Gran Apache, and Nicho El Millinairo defeated Latin Lover, Juventud Guerrera, and Zorro -Electro Shock defeated Charly Manson Lucha Madness -Anifraz Del Norte, Super Porky, and Octagon defeated Angel Mortal, Cassandro, and Ozz -The Wizards defeated El Mathias and El De De Anibal -Pirata Morgan, Cibernetico, and Negro Casas defeated El Brazo, Cuervo, and Billy Boy -Zorro, Gran Apache, and Latin Lover defeated Electro Shock, Chessman, and Shocker -Nicho El Millionairo defeated Juventud Guerrera to retain the Mexican National Heavyweighht Title. CMLL -Averno defeated Felino -Rey Bucerno defeated Blue Demon Jr -Heavy Metal, Cien Caras, and L.A. Park defeated Terrible, Olimpico, and Bestia Savaje -Hector Garza and Mistico retained the CMLL Tag Team Titles over Damian and Lizmark Jr -El Hijo Del Santo, Aguila, and Atlantis defeated Mascara Sagrada, Silver King, and Blue Panther -Dr. Wagner Jr defeated Negro Casas to retain the UWA World Heavyweight Title. AAA had their Rey de Reyes show, featuring a main event of Electro Shock and Nicho El Millinairo defeating Juventud Guerrera and Shocker. In other top matches, Gran Apache and Latin Lover defeated Chessman and Zorro, Charly Manson, Cibernetico, and Negro Casas defeated Ozz, Pirata Morgan, and Scorpio Jr, Fuerza Guerrera defeated Angel Mortal, Anifaz Del Norte defeated Fuerza Guerrera, Los Barrio Boys III retained the AAA World Tag Team Titles over the Wizards, and Octagon and La Parka Jr retained the Mexican National Tag Team Titles over Unlimited Violence. [U]Puro[/U] BJW had their monthly show, featuring Men's Teioh and HIDO defeating Shinjiro Otani and Kikutaro in the main event. Also in other marquee matches, Jun Kasai defeated Kintaru Kanemura to capture the BJW Deathmatch Title, Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated GENTARO, Mammoth Sasaki and Shadow WX retained the BJW Tag Team Titles against Seikimoto and Madman Pondo, and Jay Lethal defeated Jaki Numazawa. [U]Indies[/U] OVW was headlined by Jamin Olivencia defeated Tommy McNaler to retain the OVW Championship. Also, Rob Conway defeated Anthony Bravado, Nine Fingers Dewey defeated Rudy Switchblade, and Jacob Duncan retained the OVW TV Title over Dre Blitz. CZW featured the main event of Sonjay Dutt retaining the CZW Championship over Toby Klein. Also, Vito Thomaselli defeated Sal Thomaselli, Ruckus pinned Chuck Taylor, Sexxy Eddy defeated Ricochet, Sabian defeated Grim Reefer to retain the CZW Arena Title, and Brain Damage retained the CZW Iron Man Title over Danny DeManto. [U]Pay Per View Buyrates and Television Ratings[/U] TNA Destination X was bought by 88000 people, which translates into a 0.22 buyrate. Raw received a 5.06 rating, WWE Progression received a 3.51 rating on ABC, while getting a 0.05 rating on Nippon TV, Smackdown received a 4.21 rating, and TNA Impact got a 1.23 rating. [/QUOTE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMatt Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 Final Newsletter of March 2009: [QUOTE] [B][U]Wrestling Today Newsletter Issue #44[/B][/U] [U]Another Death[/U] We here at Wrestling Today Newsletter are sad to report that TNA wrestler Brian "B.G" James has passed away on Sunday just before press time at the age of 36. James was one of the key players in the boom period of the WWE in the late 1990s, as part of the New Age Outlaws team with Billy Gunn(now Kip James in TNA) and also recently competed with TNA. He was found on his bedroom floor this afternoon and all attempts to revive him were unsuccessful. Wrestling Today Newsletter would like to send his condolences to the family and friends of B.G. James. [U]WWE[/U] [COLOR=red][B]WWE Monday Night Raw[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Wrestlemania rewind match between John Cena and Shawn Michaels was a spectacular main event. Cena makes Michaels tap out to the STFU for the submission win after blocking the Superkick. Triple H and Randy Orton in a non title match rocked as well. Orton goes for the RKO, but Triple H connects with a spinebuster before connecting with the Pedigree, after a fifteen minute match that went back and forth. Very interesting that both of the competitors in Wrestlemania main event jobbed. Hardcore Holly and DH Smith had a fun match, with Holly winning with the Alabama Slam. After the match, Drew McIntyre and Johnny Jeter come out and attacks Hardcore Holly, both men wanting to make an impact, before Cody Rhodes makes the save. So that's a World Tag Team Title match at Wrestlemania. Yep! Melina and Beth Phoenix fought to a no contest in a fun little women's match, but Jillian ran out and attacked both women, before declaring she's the top diva on Raw. And for what it's worth, Carlito and Santino defeating Super Crazy and Tommy Dreamer with Carlito pinning Dreamer with the Back Stabber worked setting up the interpromotional match involving Santino and Carlito against the World's Fattest Tag Team at Wrestlemania. [I]The Bad[/I] Nothing [I]The Ugly[/I] Colt Cabana and Chris Harris fought for two minutes, until Snitsky runs out and beats them both up, thus depriving us of a potentially good match. [I]The Pointless[/I] Nunzio over Mike Kruel had me scratching my head. [COLOR=purple][B]WWE Progression[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Mark Henry and Rey Mysterio was good, thanks to the ability of Rey to make anyone look good. World's Strongest Slam wins after Henry catches a cross body. Rey took some good bumps, making Henry look like the scariest man alive. Edge faced ECW Champion Shelton Benjamin in a non title match. This match also ruled. Spear pins Shelton after Edge blocked the Gold Rush. Matt Hardy successfully defended his WWE United States Title against Deuce. Hardy made Deuce look like a perfectly acceptable wrestler for one night, before connecting with the Twist of Fate. Afterwards, Hardy announces a lottery for his title defense at Wrestlemania. Lance Cade pinned Jamie Noble. Noble continues to job, with Cade pinning Noble with the Flying Elbowdrop after Noble nearly pulled off the upside with a small package. [I]The Bad[/I] Colin Delaney pinned Jay Bradley in a total developmental match with a sunset flip. Next. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Chuck Palumbo, Vladimir Koslov, and Curt Hawkins defeated Rory, The Miz, and Zach Ryder. Next! [COLOR=blue][B]WWE Smackdown[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] The Undertaker faced off against John Morrison in the main event. The fact that the Undertaker does not have a match at Wrestlemania really eats me alive. Taker wins with the Tombstone for the pin, crossing the arms across the chest for the pin, but Morrison scored a bunch of nearfalls. Morrison will face Kane at Wrestlemana 25. Matt Hardy and Hardcore Holly in a non title match. Holly tried to make an impact, as the random drawing for the United States Title is hyped up from Wrestlemania. The Hardcore One tried the Alabama Slam but Hardy punches away, before connecting with the Twist of Fate for the pin. WWE Intercontinental Champion Kenny Dykstra pinned Trevor Murdoch in a non title match. Dykstra(and Holly and Rhodes), really need to lose the titles, because them being on both shows is killing the brand extension even more. Murdoch beats down Dykstra but Dykstra wins with the Hangman's Neckbreaker. Zach Ryder had the best match in his career against Shelton Benjamin. Shelton shows his awesomness, by carrying this basic, OVW template to a good match. Punk watches from the ramp, as he faces Benjamin for the ECW Championship at Wrestlemania. Shelton pins Zach Ryder with the Gold Rush. [I]The Bad[/I] Nothing [I]The Ugly[/I] The Miz and Lance Cade defeated Kofi Kingston and Mike Knox when the Miz pins Kofi. What was this match? [I]The Pointless[/I] Jesse pinned Matt Cappotelli. [B]WWE Wrestlemania 25[/B] It's the silver anniversary of Wrestlemania and it was a good show, even through a few of the matches scarely belonged at on the biggest wrestling show of the year. [I]The Good[/I] Randy Orton retained the WWE Championship for the second year in a row at Wrestlemania, pinning Shawn Michaels. The crowd is really into Shawn Michaels and with each nearfall, more and more fans cheered, until Orton let the life out of the crowd, kicking Shawn Michaels in the groin, stopping the Superkick and RKO scores the pin. Orton raises his hand, as the crowd boos, nuclear heel heat. Jeff Hardy had a short, but sweet match with Elijah Burke. Six minutes, but both men got in a lot of offense. Elijah Experience is avoided, Twist of Fate, and Swanton Bomb scores the pin. ECW Championship match was the second best match on the night, other than the main event. And Shelton Benjamin keeps the championship, pinning Punk with the Gold Rush. Punk is the first person to cash in on the Money in the Bank title shot and lose, so sucks to be him, especially since he wasted it on the ECW Championship. Ken Kennedy and William Regal beat the ever living crap out of each other! This match ruled, especially Regal stretching Kennedy for most of the match. Kennedy fights back, Regal knees Kennedy in the face and pins him with the Union Jack Neckbreaker! John Morrison and Kane had another good match. Morrison worked over the knee of Kane for most of the match, with several nearfalls but Kane connects with the Choke Slam. The knee is injured but Kane manages to cover for a two and a half. Second Choke Slam scores the pin, with a thunderous pop with the impact of the match. Mickie James and Jillian squared off for the WWE Women's Title. This may have been the best Women's match at Wrestlemania since Mickie James and Trish Stratus three years again. Mickie succesfully retained the title with the DDT, when Jillian hit the knees on an attempted 450 splash. Jamie Noble was the randomly drawn talent but he made the most of his Wrestlemania match against Matt Hardy, actually managing to surprise Hardy for a few nearfalls, including the Gibson Driver. Trailer Hitch has Hardy in the ropes, but Hardy strips the turnbuckle and rams him into the exposed buckles, connecting with the Twist of Fate for the pin. [I]The Bad[/I] Big Daddy V and Mark Henry took on Santino and Carlito was just meh. When Carlito's the best worker in the match, there's problems. Big Daddy V squashes Santino with the elbowdrop for the pin. Robbie the Highlander gets a title shot at Wrestlemania! WWE Intercontinental Title on the line with Dykstra against Robbie. Kenny wins in ninety seconds with the Hangman's Neckbreaker. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Cody Rhodes and Hardcore Holly defeated Drew McIntyre and Johnny Jeter when Rhodes pinned Jeter with the DDT, Victoria pinned Katie Lea Burchill with the Widow's Peak, and Super Crazy pins Chris Harris. These matches did not offend me, but they don't belong on Wrestlemania. [U]TNA[/U] [COLOR=green][B]TNA Impact[/COLOR][/B] Impact was not as good this week, but not as offensive as some of those wretched shows in July and August of last year. [I]The Good[/I] Rhino and Christian Cage in the main event, with former partners squaring off. Christian is the one who is pinned with the Gore by Rhino. After losing to Joe, a fire has been lit under Rhino, we'll see where this goes, if anywhere. Samoa Joe and AJ Styles is always a good match and these two men did not disappoint. Styles got a bit arrogant and Spiral Tap misses. This leads to the Muscle Buster for the pin. Next Week, Samoa Joe puts the TNA Championship on the line against the man known as Sting, which should be a super match! Okay, it's been a while since we've seen this match, and it was good, so it's going in this column, providing we don't see it again for at least another month, with Eric Young and Kaz successfully defending the TNA Tag Team Titles over Scott Steiner and Petey Williams. Kaz pins Petey. Afterwards, AJ Styles and Tomko beat down the champions, as they will be competing for the titles at Lockdown. Robert Roode pinned Hernandez in a fun little match with the Pay Off. Roode's getting back on track after a shaky couple of months recently. [I]The Bad[/I] Nothing [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing [I]The Russo[/I] The X-Division burying returns this week, with my favorite team(not) of Rellik and Black Reign beating Sonjay Dutt and Jay Lethal in five minutes when Rellik pins Dutt after Reign drops him on his head off the second rope with an inverted DDT. Reign and Rellik also want the TNA Tag Team Titles. Beating the new Knockout's Champion cleanly just one week after she won the title. Jacqueline pinned Roxxy with a springboard legdrop. No dubious Kong interference. [U]NWA[/U] Back to just results for this promotion, as it's just tedious to watch and comment, even through Danielson/Conway was good -Brent Albright and Alex Shelley defeated Karl Anderson and Dan Maff to retain the NWA Tag Team Titles -Mike DiBiase pinned Joey Ryan -Bryan Danielson made Rob Conway submit to the Cattle Mutillation -Chris Kanyon retained the NWA Championship over Johnny Swinger. [U]ROH[/U] ROH had their yearly show on Wrestlemania Weekend. Results are -Ruckus pinned Tank Toland -Daizee Haze pinned Lacey -Steen and Generico defeated Jack Evans and Jigsaw when Steen pins Evans with the Package Piledriver -Erick Stevens pins Claudio Castagnoli with the Doctor Bomb -Chris Hero pins Mark Briscoe with the Hero's Welcom -Austin Aries and Jay Briscoe retained the ROH Tag Team Titles over the Age of the Fall when Aries pinned Jacobs with the 450 Splash -Davey Richards made Nigel McGuinness tap out to the Kimura -Takeshi Morishima and Joey Matthews defeated Matt Cross and Brent Albright when Morishima pins Cross with the Back Drop -Bryan Danielson retained the ROH Champions against Adam Pearce, after a series of elbows to the head, into the Cattle Mutillation. [U]Lucha[/U] AAA Television -Angel Mortal defeated Pimpinela -Psicosis II defeated El Mathias -El Brazo, Mr. Niebla, and Billy Boy defeated Anifaz Del Norte, Decniss, and Alan Stone -Cibernetico, Negro Casas, and Pirata Morgan defeated Halloween, Super Porky, and Cuervo -Juventud Guerrera pinned Scorpio Jr -Electro Shock, Gran Apache, and El Zorro retained the Mexican National Atomicos Titles over Zorro, Nicho, and Chessman. Lucha Madness -Super Porky, Billy Boy, and El Brazo over Fuerza Guerrera, Decniss, and Anifaz Del Norte -Mr. Niebla and Cuervo defeated Unlimited Violence -Octagon retained the Mexican National Middleweight Title over Joe Lider -Zorro, Ozz, and Charly Manson defeated Psicosis II, Angel Mortal, and Cassandro -Electro Shock, Negro Casas, and Chessman defeated Scorpio Jr, Cibernetico, and Pierroth Jr -Latin Lover pinned Pirata Morgan. CMLL -Blue Demon Jr, Dos Caras Jr, and Tarzan Boy battled Bestia Savaje, El Terrible, and Damian to a no contest -The Purity of Purpose defeated Masaro Ano and Apolo Dantes -Heavy Metal defeated Santanico -Rey Bucerno retained the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Title over Averno -Aguila, Hector Garza, and El Hijo Del Perro retained the CMLL World Trios Titles over Mascara Sagrada, Blue Panther, and L.A. Park -Dr. Wagner Jr defeated El Hijo Del Santo. [U]Puro[/U] Mohammed Yone suffered a horrific injury during the NOAH tour, a semi-severed spinal column during a match with Atshushi Aoki, suffering a bad bump. He finished the bout, to retain the GHC Jr. Championship, but will be out for over a year with this injury, if he returns at all. He also held the GHC Tag Team titles and were stripped of the titles. Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino captured the vacant GHC Tag Team titles over BXB Hulk and Jun Izumida earlier in the week, while Takuma Sano defeated SHINGO to capture the GHC Jr. Heavyweight Title. [U]Indies[/U] JAPW had their monthly show on Tuesday, with Samoa Joe retaining the JAPW Championship over Homicide in the main event with the Muscle Buster. Also, Frankie Kazarian pinned Rhino, Low Ki pinned Jay Lethal, Chuck Taylor retained the New Jersey State Title over El Generico, Eddie Kingston pinned Jack Evans, and B-Boy beat Teddy Hart. IWA: MS had their big show, which featured a scary incident in the main event, featuring Low Ki retaining the IWA: MS Championship against Tracy Smothers. Low Ki legit had knocked Smothers unconcious and it took a couple of minutes to revive him. We understand that the veteran suffered a severe concussion and may never wrestle again. In other matches, Roderick Strong pins Chris Hero with the Gibson Driver, Tyler Black pinned Ruckus, Kevin Steen pinned Davey Richards, Jason Hades retained the IWA: MS Lightheavyweight Title over Nate Webb, Brandon Thomaselli defeated Josh Ambercombie, and Ricky Reyes defeated Claudio Castagnoli. [U]Television Ratings[/U] Raw received a 5.06 rating, Progression got a 3.66 on ABC, while a 0.05 rating on Nippon TV, Smackdown received a 4.50 rating, and TNA Impact received a 1.23 rating. [/QUOTE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMatt Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 First Newsletter of April. [QUOTE] [B][U]Wrestling Today Newsletter Issue #45 Week One April 2009[/B][/U] [U]WWE[/U] [COLOR=red][B]WWE Monday Night Raw[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] The road to Wrestlemania 26 kicks off with a great start for Raw, including the feature bout between the WWE Intercontinental Champion Kenny Dykstra and John Cena in a non title match. Cena was not too happy about being left off the Wrestlemania Card and he beats down Kenny. Kenny fights back, the crowd getting behind Kenny, but Cena connects with the F-U for the pin. Also Shawn Michaels and John Bradshaw Layfield squared off in a nice little brawl. JBL outbrawled Michaels early in the match, putting him down in the center of the ring. The second attempt allowed Michaels to outbrawl JBL and Randy Orton(and his new bodyguard Vladimir Koslov) enter the ring to attack both men, leaving them laying for the no contest. Koslov going for jobber to bodyguard for the WWE Champion is something we're just going to have to weight a see how it goes out. Stevie Richards wins once again, pinning Super Crazy with the Stevie Kick after Crazy missed a standing moonsault. Two great women's match, with Mickie James pinning Beth Phoenix in a Wrestlemania return match with the Swinging DDT and Beth Phoenix pinning Melina with the Fisherwoman's Suplex. Also, DH Smith pinned Nunzio in a hot opener match, both men looked good tonight, with Smith winning with the Running Powerslam. [I]The Bad[/I] Santino and Carlito defeated Cody Rhodes and Hardcore Holly in a non title match when Carlito pins Cody with the Back Stabber. I swear we've been seeing this match for an entire year, over and over again. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing. [COLOR=purple][B]WWE Progression[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] MVP and Shelton Benjamin(the ECW Champion) had a killer match for the main event. Once again, MVP shows why he may be World Heavyweight Champion, as he pins Shelton in this non title match, putting him away with the Running Yazuka Kick to the face. Rey Mysterio bounced away, making the Great Khali look like a dangerous man. A comeback by Rey contains a missile dropkick, but Rey goes for a cross body but Khali catches him and slams him down. Tree Slam holds Rey up into the air before standing him down. Kenny Dykstra and Elijah Burke was a good match. The WWE Intercontinental Champion rebounds from his loss with John Cena, with a decisive victory in this seven minute match, with the Hangman's Neckbreaker. CM Punk defeats Chuck Palumbo with the GTS. Both men showed some fire in this match, with Palumbo scoring several nearfalls. Punk was the better man tonight. Zach Ryder may have had his greatest match ever against Jamie Noble. Sadly, Noble jobs once again, with a power bomb set up, and a facefirst drop on Noble for the pin. Still, Noble made Ryder look good. [I]The Bad[/I] Nothing [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Jesse pinned Colin Delaney. [COLOR=blue][B]WWE Smackdown[/B][/COLOR] [I]The Good[/I] Worst two hours of Smackdown since the last time I called Smackdown the worst two hours ever. [I]The Bad[/I] Mark Henry blew up in three minutes with his main event match with Rey. Unfortunately, it got almost fifteen minutes. The WWE Tag Team Champions bring most things down. Rey tries a few things, but Henry was not game, so Henry pins Rey with the World's Strongest Slam. Also Shelton Benjamin retained the ECW Championship over Big Daddy V. This was just as bad as the last time they fought, with Big Daddy V pounding Shelton in the corner for most of the match, but Big Daddy misses an avalanche, allowing Shelton to score a lucky roll up for the pin. The Miz and Deuce, I did not need to see this match. Deuce is an acceptable tag wrestler, Miz is good to great, depending on the opponents, In a singles match, it was no good at all, with Miz pinning Deuce with the Reality Check. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Elijah Burke pinned Colin Delaney with the Elijah Experience, Curt Hawkins over Trevor Murdoch, and Paul London pinned Rory. Three matches, short, given all the men on this roster, there could have been some better combinations. [B]Misc[/B] Mike Knox and Jamie Noble were resigned. [U]TNA[/U] [COLOR=green][B]TNA Impact[/COLOR][/b] [I]The Good[/I] Samoa Joe and Sting for the TNA Championship was an awesome main event. Sting tried to outfox Joe, even nearly putting him down with the Scorpion Deathlock, but Joe reached the ropes. Second Scorpion is powered out of but Sting beats on Joe and goes for the Stinger Splash, but Joe moved. Joe lifts up Sting and Muscle Buster is countered into the Scorpion Deathdrop. A half of second away from winning the title. Sting climbs to the top rope but Joe connects with a kick to the face as Sting comes down, but Joe hoists him up for the Muscle Buster for the pin. Afterwards, Scott Steiner runs out and attacks Joe, to have that match again at Lockdown. Sting showed some fire, this coudl be the last great match in the career of Sting and he made the most of it. AJ Styles and Tomko against Rellik and Black Reign was a great match, best that Rellik and Reign have had. Styles pinned Rellik with the Styles Clash to cement their status as the number one contenders for the TNA Tag TEam Titles. The Motor City Machine Guns against Sonjay Dutt and Jay Lethal in X-Division Tag Team Action. Lots of nearfalls and highspots, with Sabin pinning Lethal with the Cradle Shock. Awesome, awesome match. Robert Roode and James Storm was a nice southern style bout, with Roode pinning Storm with the Pay Off. [I]The Bad[/I] That TNA Tag Team Title match burned up my one week of goodwill. Young and Kaz retain the titles. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing [I]The Russo[/I] Raisha Saeed defeated ODB in a minute match. They could have done more if they would have had time. [U]NWA[/U] NWA Pay Per View results -Backroom Boyz defeated Hook Bombery and Phoenix Starr -Joey Ryan and Zokre defeated the Macho Men -Adam Pearce pinned Johnny Swinger -Karl Anderson pinned Chris Hamrick -Homicide pinned Sonny Siaki -David Young defeated Dan Maff -Matt Cross pinned Juventud Guerrera -Rob Conway pinned Brent Albright -Nick Dinsmore pinned Chris Mordetzky -Chris Kanyon retained the NWA World Championship against Bryan Danielson. Live Action featured -Mike DiBiase defeated Bull Buchanan -Matt Cross defeated Phoenix Starr -Chris Mordetzky defeated Adam Pearce -Alex Shelley defeated Rob Conway. [U]ROH[/U] ROH had a show called Pride Before A Fall of Friday. Results are -Kevin Steen pinned Jason Blade with the Package Piledriver -Mercedes Martinez defeated Sara Del Ray -Mark Briscoe pinned Delirious with the Cutthroat Driver -Claudio Castagnoli defeated El Generico with the Ricola Bomb -Austin Aries and Jay Briscoe retained the ROH Tag Team Titles against the Age of the Falle when Aries pinned Jacobs -Davey Richards pinned Jack Evans with the DR Driver -Matt Cross pinned Ruckus -Takeshi Morishima and Joey Matthews defeated Chris Hero and Erick Stevens -Brent Albright and Adam Pearce defeated Bryan Danielson and Nigel McGuinness. [U]Lucha[/U] AAA Television Featured -The Wizards defeating Unlimited Violence -El Brazo, Alan Stone, and Cibernetico defeated Silver Cat, El Hijo Del Anibal, and Pimpinela -Anifaz Del Norte, Cuervo, and Mr. Niebla defeated Fuerza Guerrera, Halloween, and Super Porky -Scorpio Jr defeated Escoria -La Parka Jr and Ozz defeated Los Barrio Boys III to capture the AAA Tag Team Titles -Gran Apache defeated El Nicho Millinairo. AAA had their big show, featuring El Nicho Millionairo retaining the Mexican National Title over Abismo Negro. Shocker, Chessman, and Ozz defeated Latin Lover, Electro Shock, and Gran Apache, Cibernetico defeated Alan Stone, Octagon and La Parka Jr retaining the AAA Tag Team Titles over Charly Manson and Zorro, and Mr. Niebla defeated Cuervo. Lucha Madness -Super Porky, Cuervo, and Fuerza Guerrera defeated Billy Boy, El Brazo, and Escoria -Shining Force(La Parka Jr and Ozz) defeated Los Barrio Boys II(Alan Stone and Decniss) -Angei Mortal, Joe Lider, and May Flowers defeated Tinieblas Jr, Zumbido, and Cassandro -Octagon defeated Psicosis II tor retain the Mexican National Middlweight Title -Shocker pinned Chessman -Latin Lover pinned Electro Shock. CMLL -Lizmark Jr defeated Rayo de Jalisco -Universo 2000 defated Sagre Azteca -The Purity of Purpose defeated Arkangel and Felino -L.A. Park defeated El Terrible -Negro Casas defeated Blue Panther -Mistico, El Hijo Del Perro, and Atlantis defeated Dr. Wagner Jr, Mr. Aguila, and El Hijo Del Santo [U]Puro[/U] Bob Sapp won the 2009 Champion's Carnival Tournament, beating Satoshi Kojima in the finals. Kojima suffered a broken neck in this match and will be out for the next fourteen months. There's been a lot of injuries over in Japan this year between KENTA, Mohammed Yone, and now Kojima. TAKA Michinoku and Toshiaki Kawada won the AJPW Tag Team Titles over Keiji Mutoh and Joe Doering. Also Jun Akiyama won the GHC Championship over Takashi Suguira. Dragon Gate had their big monthly show, featuring Fujita and Genki Horiguchi defeating Kintaro Kanemura and Masato Yoshino in the main event. In other matches, CIMA retained the Open the Dream Gate Title over Ryo Saito, Masaaki Mochizuki defeated Susumu Mochizuki, Dragon Kid defeated Super Shiisa, Steve Corino and K-Ness defeated Mori and N. Tanisaki, and Magnitude Kishiwada defeated Ken'chiro Arai. Eddie Edwards and Alex Shelley will tour with NJPW. [U]Indies[/U] PWG featured their big show, featuring Low Ki pinning Jack Evans in the main event. Also Davey Richards pinned Tyler Black, Chris Hero and Austin Aries retained the PWG Tag Team Titles over Kevin Steen and El Generico, Roderick Strong pinned Eddie Kingston, and Claudio Castagnoli pinned Excalibur. JAPW featured Samoa Joe retaining the JAPW Championship over Frankie Kazarian in the main event. Also, Jay Lethal and Rhino defeated Chris Hero and Jack Evans, Eddie Kingston defeated Teddy Hart, Chuck Taylor defeated El Generico to retain the JAPW New Jersey Championship, and LAX defeated the Lone Gunmen to retain the JAPW Tag Team Titles. SHIMMER featured Daizee Haze defeating Malia Hosaka to retain the SHIMMER Championshp and Cheerleader Melissa defeated Ms. Chif. FIP featured the main event of Roderick Strong defeated Brent Albright to retain the FIP Championship. Also Bryan Danielson defeated Tyler Black, Jay Briscoe retained the Florida Stage Heritage Title over Larry Sweeney, Nigel McGuinness and Jack Evans retained the FIP Tag Team Titles over Erick Stevens and Mark Briscoe, and Delirious beat Kenny King. FCW featured Mighty Mikey pinning Nick Nemeth to retain the FCW Championship. Also Eric Perez defeated K.C James, Jake Hager battled Brad Allen to a time limit draw, and Shawn Spears over Andrew Vain. [U]Pay Per View Buyrates and Television Ratings[/U] Wrestlemania 25 received a 2.12 buyrate or 848000 people buying the show. Raw received a 5.61 rating, WWE Progression on ABC received a 3.75 rating, Nippon TV got a 0.09 rating, Smackdown received a 4.24 rating, and TNA Impact received a 1.27 rating. [/QUOTE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMatt Posted June 14, 2008 Author Share Posted June 14, 2008 Next Newletter! [QUOTE] [B][U]Wrestling Today Newsletter Issue #46 Week Two April 2009[/B][/U] [U]WWE[/U] [COLOR=red][B]WWE Monday Night Raw[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] The main event featuring Umaga squaring off against Shawn Michaels was the usual great match involving Shawn Michaels. Michaels goes for the Sweet Chin Music, but Randy Orton is at ringside, grabbing the foot of Michaels. HBK fights off Orton, and turns around right into a thunderous Samoan Drop for a nearfall. The Samoan Spike puts down Michaels for the three! Orton taunts Michaels after the match, as they are fighting again for the championship at Backlash. Jeff Hardy pinned John Cena in the center of the ring to continue his rise up the roster. Tonight might be the night for Jeff Hardy to rise up and shoot past the glass ceiling, but we'll see how this turns out. F-U is countered into a swinging DDT before Hardy climbs up. Swanton Bomb scores the pin and Hardy celebrates with the fans. Mr. Kennedy defeated Vladimir Koslov, the new bodyguard of Randy Orton, with the Mic Check. This was Koslov's best match, but I don't think he can take many losses before he looses his effectiveness as a bodyguard. Kenny Dykstra kept his WWE Intercontinental Title over Chris Harris in a good match. The fans got behind Harris, but the WWE midcarder beat the former TNA upper midcarder to retain the championship with the Hangman's Neckbreaker. Also, Cody Rhodes and Charlie Haas had an acceptable opening match. Rhodes wins, and Santino and Carlito attacked Cody after the match until Hardcore Holly made the save. [I]The Bad[/I] Nothing [I]The Ugly[/I] Jim Duggan and Super Crazy were in action against....Mickie James and Candice Michelle? I'm really confused with this booking, I'm actually wondering what the hell is going on, whose bright idea was to run this particular tag team match. Crazy pins Mickie with a standing moonsault, in a match that had me scratching my head. Moving swiftly along. [I]The Pointless[/I] Stevie Richards pinned Nunzio. [COLOR=purple][B]WWE Progression[/B][/COLOR] [I]The Good[/I] Kane and Mark Henry was....not that all bad. They kept it short, at about eight minutes and even through Kane lost, it was only because Henry delivered a Gorilla Press and slammed Kane down in a cool visual before splashing him. Henry and Big Daddy V beat down Kane after the match. Matt Hardy and Batista was the usual good match between the two of these men. This week, Hardy connects with the low blow on Big Dave and hits the Twist of Fate for the pin. [I]The Bad[/I] Mack Johnson and the Miz was such a putrid pile that it deserves mention. Reality Check wins after five minutes of my life I'll never get back. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Eddie Colon over TJ Wilson, Rory over Deuce, and Curt Hawkins defeated Kofi Kingston. The competitors in these matches could have come out with flame throws and woull not get any heat. [COLOR=blue][B]WWE Smackdown[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Batista and Khali showed an improvement from what they were capable of in the past. Much like Kane and Khali last week, this match surprised me how good it was. Thunderous Spinebuster puts down Khali for the pin. JTG and Rey Mysterio competed one on one in a nice little match. The best in JTG's career and Rey gets a clean victory, pinning JTG with the West Coast Pop. Hardcore Holly and Kevin Thorn was a good little brawl. Thorn had a good match with Paul London since coming back, but this match against Hardcore Holly was good as well. Holly pins Thorn with the Alabama Slam. Shelton Benjamin pinned Rory. The ECW Champion makes this an entertaining squash in the four minutes giving, ending with the Gold Rush. Speaking of entertaining squashes, Colin Delaney took a helluva beating, so much I thought Colin was going to pull a Mikey Whipwreck and win the WWE United States Title from Matt Hardy, but Twist of Fate dashes those dreams. [I]The Bad[/I] Deuce pinned Elijah Burke, yes Burke gets jobbed again. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Shannon Moore pinned Kofi Kingston in a pefectly fine, but unremarkable match. [B]Misc[/B] For some ungodly reason after his "performance" a few weeks ago, Kafu has been resigned. Also, Ron "The Truth" Killings has signed a developmental deal, which was strange, because he had one last year and was called up for all of one match on TV. This is his third stint in the company, maybe he's trying to break Marty Jannetty's record for most runs in WWE. [U]TNA[/U] [COLOR=green][B]TNA Impact[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] The main event featuring Kurt Angle and Rhino squaring off against the TNA Tag Team Champions Kaz and Eric Young in a non title match, was a good little bout, as Kaz continues to be pushed up the card and Young also got his share off the action. The champions only lost when Styles and Tomko interfered. Kurt's going to leave TNA, maybe trying to return to WWE soon, but who knows if Vince will take him back. Only time will tell. Samoa Joe and Sting had another good match after the battle last week, in a non title match. Sting showed some more fire, but in the end the Muscle Buster wins after Sting got several nearfalls. Afterwards, Kurt Angle suggested that Sting retire, but this lead to a match at TNA Lockdown. Fine stuff. Alex Shelley scores a victory in a fatal four way match against James Storm, Brother Devon, and Homicide. Team 3D and LAX will be fighting at Lockdown, so Devon and Homicide brawl to the back. Shelley pins Storm with the Shell Shock and challenges anyone to a match at Lockdown. Christian Cage accepts the challenge. Man that match will rule. Robert Roode pinned Brother Ray in another good brawl, that was only slightly marred by the interference of LAX, which lead to the Pay Off. [I]The Bad[/I] Scott Steiner and Petey Williams over Rellik and Black Reign was not all that good. Petey tried, but he is not good enough to carry three wrestlers and Steiner's only good when he's in there with Joe(like at Lockdown). Steiner makes Rellik submit to the Steiner Recliner. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] ODB pinned Salinas in a match that seemed rushed and tacked on. The TNA Knockout's Title will be on the line at Lockdown, but no mention of Roxxy's opponent(or opponents). [I]The Russo[/I] Soild booked show. [B]TNA Lockdown[/B] [I]The Good[/I] Samoa Joe and Scott Steiner have their usual good TNA Championship match. For those keeping track, this is the one year anniversary of the title reign of Samoa Joe. Hard to believe this title reign started when Wrestling Today Newsletter didn't even come out. Joe pins Steiner with the Muscle Buster after Steiner hit the cage in a thirteen minute bout. I do hope TNA finds a fresh title match soon. Sonjay Dutt and Jay Lethal beat Rellik and Black Reign! I did not expect that, and in fact, the X-Division Guys winning cleanly. Rellik and Reign are passable when against a good team, but when they are bad, they are bad. Rellik is pinned, because he always the job in these matches. James Storm and Rhino was made at the last minute, but both men had a good match. I do question the booking of having Storm job cleanly to the Gore, but still did not take away from the good brawl this match was. Kurt Angle and Sting tore the house down. Five stars, match of the year canidate, if this was Kurt's last match, he went out with style. Angle is bleeding in the Scorpion Deathlock, harkening back to the famous Bret Hart/Steve Austin Match at Wrestlemania 13. Angle fights out of the Scorpion and slaps the Ankle Lock. Sting gets to the ropes and slings Kurt into the cage. Attempted Stinger Splash but Angle ducks and Sting hits the cage, which leads to the Angle Slam for a nearfall. Angle proves he's absolutely out of his mind, climbing to the top of the cage with a bad neck and misses a Moonsault .Scorpion Deathdrop, but in the ropes. Another Scorpion Death Drop is countered into the Ankle Lock and Sting has no choice to submit. Angle winning does make sense, given the storyline direction they're going with Sting, but it's a shame that Angle's leaving in two weeks. He did put over Kaz a couple of weeks ago, we'll give him that and I wonder if they'll try to squeeze one more match out of him and Joe on an Impact, but for all intents and purposes, this is Angle's last high profile TNA match. Christian Cage pinned Alex Shelley in yet another winner. See what TNA can do with their stars if they book everything properly. Shelley loses to the Unprettier. One again, like Storm/Rhino, wrong guy might have went over, but it was still a good match. New TNA Tag Team Champions as AJ Styles and Tomko recapture the belts they lost a year ago (to Kaz and Eric Young oddly enough), by beating Kaz and Eric Young, when Styles hits the Super Styles Clash off the top of the cage on Kaz, as Tomko beats up Young. Styles and Tomko celebrate with the gold, to boos from the fans. Curry Man and Jimmy Rave was X-Division goodness, with Curry Man pinning Rave with the Spice Rack Also, Team 3D defeated LAX, in another counterproductive booking, awesome match, battle when the 3D puts down Homicide. [I]The Bad[/I] Both the Knockout Matches were among the weakest combinations. Angelina Love pinned ODB, with help from Velvet Sky, while Roxxy retained the Knockout's Title over Sky. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Matt Morgan squashing Consequences Creed seemed rather unneeded. [I]The Russo[/I] The three minute X-Division Title match between Petey Williams and Chris Sabin. Sabin wins with the Cradle Shock, this about the third Pay Per View these two men have had a match and it keeps getting the shaft. [U]NWA[/U] Live Action Results -Karl Anderson pinned Hook Bomberry -Dan Maff pinned Seth Delay -Alex Shelley pinned Matt Cross -Chris Kanyon and Rob Conway defeated Nick Dinsmore and Chris Mordetskzy [U]Lucha[/U] AAA Televison Results -Alan Stone, Anifaz Del Norte, and Cuervo defeated El Mathias, May Flowers, and Silver Cat -Billy Boy pinned Tineiablas Jr -Decniss, Mr. Niebla, and Halloween defeated Psicosis II, Zumbido, and Angel Mortal -Octagon defeated El Brazo to retain the Mexican National Middleweight Title -Gran Apache and Juventud Guerrera defeated Shining Force -Negro Casas and Scorpio Jr defeated Chessman and Nicho. Lucha Madness -Angel Mortal defeated Pimpinela -Super Porky, Cuervo, and Mr. Niebla defeated May Flowers, Hijo Del Annibal, and Silver Cat -The Wizards battled Unlimited Violence to a double countout -Pirata Morgan defeated Fuerza Guerrera -Shining Force retained the AAA Tag Team Titles over Los Barrio Boys III -Abismo Negro defeated Shocker. CMLL had their monthly big show, featuring Silver King defeating Atlantis to retain the CMLL World Heavyweight Title. Also, Blue Panther, El Hijo Del Perro, and Dr. Wagner Jr battled Mr. Aguila, El Hijo Del Santo, and Heavy Metal to a no contest, Hector Garza and Mistico retained the CMLL World Tag Team Titles against Felino and Lizmark Jr, Los Guerreros Del Infernos defeated the Purity of Purpose, Cien Caras, L.A. Park, and Mascara Sagrada defeated Tarzan Boy, Black Warrior, and Satanico, El Terrible defeated Bestia Savaje to retain the CMLL National Title, and Averno defeated Damian 666 to retain the NWA World Middlweight Title. CMLL featured -Tarzan Boy, Universo 2000, and Dos Caras Jr defeated Bestia Savaje, Lizmark Jr, and Rayo De Jalisco -Pierroth Jr pinned Apolo Dantes -Mr. Aguila, Hector Garza and El Hijo Del Perro defeated Felino, Damian 666 and El Terrible to retain the CMLL Trios Title -Silver King defeated Olimpico -Heavy Metal defeated Mascara Sagrada -El Hijo Del Santo, Atlantis, and Dr. Wagner Jr defeated Blue Panther, Mistico, and Cien Caras [U]Puro[/U] Kikutaro defeated Taiyo Kea to capture the AJPW Jr. Championship. BJPW featured Jun Kasai retaining the BJW Death Match Championship over Shinjiro Otani in the main event. Also, Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Kikutaro, Kintaro Kanemura defeated Hi69, BADBOY Hido defeated Ryuji Yamakawa, MEN'S Teioh and GENTARO captured the BJW Tag Team Titles over Mammoth and Shadow WX, and Abdullah Kobayashi defeated Ryuji Ito. [U]The Indies[/U] Jamin Olivencia defeated Rob Conway to retain the OVW Championship. Also, Tommy McNaler defeated Nine Fingers Dewey, Anthony Bravado defeated Omar Akbar, and Jacob Duncan retained the OVW TV Title over Raul Loco. [U]The Pay Per View and Television Ratings[/U] The NWA Pay Per View received a 0.36 or 144000 viewers buying the show. Raw received a 5.47 rating, WWE Progression received a 3.64 rating on ABC, with a 0.09 rating on Nippon TV, Smackdown received a 4.58 rating, and TNA Impact received a 1.27 rating. [/QUOTE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMatt Posted June 15, 2008 Author Share Posted June 15, 2008 The latest newsletter! [QUOTE] [B][U]Wrestling Today Newsletter Issue #47 Week Three April 2009[/B][/U] [U]WWE[/U] [COLOR=red][B]WWE Monday Night Raw[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] As per usual, Shawn Michaels and John Bradshaw Layfield had another great match. Randy Orton cost Michaels the match, leading to the Clotheslne from Hell from Layfield for the pin. This may be Michaels's last chance to become WWE Champion at Backlash. Also, Chris Jericho went out for his last match on Raw with a bang(moving to Smackdown as seen on Friday), putting over Kenny Dykstra once again with the Hangman's Neckbreaker. Mickie James pinned Jillian Hall with the DDT to retain the Women's Title. Melina comes out, and gets into it with Mickie, leading to a match at Backlash. No problems. [I]The Bad[/I] Cody Rhodes and Hardcore Holly defeated Santino and Carlito to retain the World Tag Team Titles. Santino and Carlito beat them up afterwards, leading to a World Tag Team Title feud at Backlash. Will this feud just die already? Also, Festus pinned DH Smith and Domino pinned Paul Burchill in two matches that had me scratching my head. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Charlie Haas pinned Nunzio in a match that was shaping up to be good but was way too short to mean much. [COLOR=purple][B]WWE Progression[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] The Big Show and Batista against Big Daddy V and Mark Henry was better than you expected. Henry was injured during this match, suffering a torn stomach muscle that will put him on the shelf for the next month. Batista connected with the Spinebuster on Big Daddy for the pin. Shelton Benjamin pinned JTG to retain the ECW Championship after a reverse cradle. Second good match for JTG(after the Rey match). Also kudos to CM Punk as he made a match with Curt Hawkins work well, ending with the GTS. Also Paul London and Jay Bradley had a good match. London was game and lead Bradley through a nice match. Standing Shooting Star Press pins Bradley after he misses an elbowdrop off the second rope. [I]The Bad[/I] Kevin Thorn and Chuck Palumbo just did not click at all. The Original Sin pinned Palumbo. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Elijah Burke pinned Matt Capotelli. [COLOR=blue][B]WWE Smackdown[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] The double main event saved the day. First we had CM Punk challenging the Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship. Taker's had his usual good match against a guy smaller than him. Punk actually has Taker up for the GTS, but Taker lands on his feet, scoops up Punk and Tombstones him for the finish. Also Chris Jericho makes his return to Smackdown, to a losing effort to Batista, but that's fine as Batista needed a win after all the matches that he lost to Matt Hardy. Batista countered Jericho mid Code Breaker with the spinebuster and connected with the Batista Bomb for the pin. [I]The Bad[/I] Chuck Palumbo and Big Daddy V. Big Daddy V huffed and puffed through this seven minute match, which is why he should have been put in tag team matches. Sadly with Henry out for the next month, this is what we're going to get. Big Daddy elbow for the pin. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] The Edgeheads over Kofi Kingston and Mike Knox, Jesse over Matt Capotelli, and Elijah Burke over Shawn Spears. [B]Misc[/B] Eric Perez and Reid Flair have been called up for the main roster. Also, TNA competitor Hernandez has signed a developmental deal and will be leaving TNA shortly. Also NWA/ROH mainstay Matt Cross has signed a developemental deal. Theodore Long has inked a contract extension with the company. [U]TNA[/U] [COLOR=green][B]TNA Impact[/COLOR][/B] TNA Impact might be my favorite show of the week now. Hard to believe how much this show's turned around. Let's review. [I]The Good[/I] Fatal Four Way Match for the TNA Championship ended the show. It was Samoa Joe defending the title against Christian Cage, Sting, and Black Reign. Good showing from all four men, including Reign. Joe's slowly turning into an evil bastard Samoan heel and thought he screws Sting out of the victory by throwing him out of the ring when he had Reign finished off, before connecting with the Muscle Buster. After the match, Sting and Joe brawl, so there's your Sacrifice Main Event folks. Kaz and Rhino had an awesome little singles match. Gore pins Kaz knocking him out, but the announcers give him props for taking Rhino to the limit and this was not a squash, but rather Rhino just scoring with the Gore. Alex Shelley and Eric Young was a super little match. Shelley continues his winning record, as Chris Sabin comes out to celebrate, with Shelley eying Sabin's X-Division Title. Something may be building here. Sonjay Dutt and Jay Lethal square off against Petey Williams and Scott Steiner. Steiner stays on the apron for this bout, letting the X-Division stars do their stuff. Tag in towards the end and the X-Division stars use high flying, high impact offense to keep the bigger Steiner off guard, before Steiner gets lucky, wiping them out with a double clothesline, before putting down Lethal with a belly to belly suplex. Nice three way bout between Robert Roode, Homicide, and Brother Ray. Ray wins, pinning Roode, after knocking Homicide to the floor. [I]The Bad[/I] Roxxy retained the TNA Knockout's Title over Jacqueline Moore and Payton Banks. Match did not click as well as it could but Roxxy won pinning Banks. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing [I]The Russo[/I] I know he's still around, but he did not make his pressence felt [B]Misc[/B] Hernandez will be leaving TNA for WWE developemental shortly. [U]NWA[/U] Live Action Results -Johnny Swinger over Sonny Siaki -Dan Maff over Hook Bomberry -Brent Albright and Alex Shelley retained the NWA Tag Team Titles over Matt Cross and Homicide -Chris Kanyon defeated Rob Conway [U]Lucha[/U] AAA Television -Mr. Niebla defeated El Methias -Super Porky, Alan Stone, and Halloween over Fuerza Guerrera, May Flowers, and Hijo Del Annibal -Billy Boy, Decniss, and Escoria defeated Pimpinela, Anifaz Del Norte, and El Brazo -Tinieblas Jr, Psicosis II, and Joe Lider defeated Zumbido, Angel Mortal, and Cassandro -Octagon, Gran Apache, and Shocker defeated Nicho, Negro Casas, and Latin Lover -Electro Shock defeated Juventud Guerrera Lucha Madness -Anifaz Del Norte, Angel Mortal, and La Parka Jr defeated El Mathias, May Flowers, and El Hijo Annibal -Brazo De Plata battled Escoria to a double disqualification -Cuervo defeated Decniss -Halloween, Mr. Niebla, and El Brazo battled Alan Stone, Fuerza Guerrera, and Billy Boy to a double disqualification -Octagon defeated Electro Shock -Latin Lover and Juventud Guerrera defeated Zorro and Cibernetico. CMLL -Bestia Savaje and El Terrible defeated Rayo De Jaliscio and Azteca -Dos Caras Jr, Tarzan Boy, and Satanico defeated Apolo Dantes, Mascara Ano, and Lizmark Jr -Rey Bucanero defeated Arkangel -The Purity of Purpose defeated Felino and Damian 666 -Mr. Aguila, Hector Garza, and El Hijo Del Perro defeated Mascara Sagrada, Silver King, and Cien Caras to retain the CMLL Tag Team Titles -Atlantis defeated Mistico. [U]Puro[/U] NOAH had its monthly show, featuring Jun Akiyama defeating Akitoshi Saito to retain the GHC Championship. Also, Kentaro Shiga defeated Rob Van Dam, Shuhei Taniguchi to retain the NOAH Wrestling Spirit Title, Takauma Sano defeated Takashi Sugiuru to retain the GHC Jr. Heavyweight Title, Mitsuhara Misawa and Naomichi Marufuji defeated Bison Smith and Ricky Marvin, and Akira Taue defeated Takeshi Rikio. [U]Indies[/U] CZW had their monthly show, featuring the main event of the Iron Saints defeating Chuck Taylor and the Messiah. Also, Sonjay Dutt retained the CZW Championship against Ruckus, DJ Hyde defeated Brain Damage, Ricochet defeated Sexxy Eddy, Sabian defeated Jon Dahmer, and the Nightmares retained the CZW Tag Team Titles over the Dogs of War. [U]Pay Per View and Television Ratings[/U] TNA Lockdown received a 0.20 rating, which translated into roughly 80000 people buying. Raw received a 5.56 rating, WWE Progression on ABC received a 3.67 while a 0.08 on Nippon TV, WWE Smackdown received a 4.66 rating, and TNA Impact received a 1.28 rating. [/QUOTE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MadMatt Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 And after a break, due to finals, we're back with Issue #48. [QUOTE] [B][U]Wrestling Today Newsletter Issue #48 For A Week Four April 2009[/B][/U] [U]WWE[/U] [COLOR=red][b]WWE Monday Night Raw[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Umaga/Jeff Hardy...happens many times, still good everytime it does. This time, Jeff Hardy manages to crack the code of the Samoan Bulldozer after several times failing through this latest stage of the feud, scoring the pin with the Swanton Bomb. John Cena and Gregory Helms was another great match. Helms has had some really good matches as of late and this is no exception. Cena wins with the STFU after a fine battle. Cody Rhodes and Stevie Richards worked good enough. Rhodes wins with a DDT, looks like Stevie is back to being an enhancement talent. Also, Vladimir Koslov and Val Venis had a match match, the best match in Koslov's career. Val busted his ass in this match, but in the end, Randy Orton ran out(Koslov's his bodyguard,remember) and hit Val with a soccer kick to the head, allowing Koslov to connect with the Torture Rack drop. Afterwards, Shawn Michaels makes the save, as Orton and Koslov attempt to put a beatdown on Venis, as Michaels is challenging for the WWE Championship at Backlash. [I]The Bad[/I] Santino and Carlito defeated Nick Nemeth and Chris Harris. Harris was the best worker in this match but he's still the weaker half of AMW. Carlito wins with the Back Stabber, because they're challenging for the World Tag Team Titles again this Sunday. Vince McMahon could give away a million dollars and I still wouldn't be excited to see Rhodes and Holly against Santino and Carlito. And the fact that Rhodes and Holly are coming really close or have broken Demolition's record is an insult to tag team wrestling. [I]The Ugly[/I] Maria and Candice had a pointless no contest until Melina ran out, beating both women up, until Mickie had the save, to set up another match between Mickie and Melina. Also, Reid Flair made his debut teaming with Ted DiBiase Jr against Super Crazy and Hacksaw Jim Duggan. I'm not making this match up. The son of the greatest wrestler of all time jobs to the old and out of shape Hacksaw's three point stance clothesline in a three minute Raw match in his first time out. Even Vince Russo, at his very worst, could have not booked a worst outcome. [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing [COLOR=purple][B]WWE Progression[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] The Undertaker and JTG was a suprising little match, as it was good. Taker wins with the Tombstone because he's the champion but he's marooned without a program right now. The Great Khali and CM Punk defeated Matt Hardy and the Big Show. Another great, ten minute tag team match, Khali was kept on the ring apron for most of the match, tagging in only towards the end to look big and nasty and pin Hardy with the Tree Slam. Paul London and the Miz was a fine match, the Miz's best match not involving him teaming with John Morrison. Frankensteiner off the top rope, standing moonsault, London gets the pin, awesome stuff. [I]The Bad[/I] Curt Hawkins and Kevin Thorn was just sad. Thorn's fine when he's in their with the right opponents, but Hawkins was not the right opponent. No contest when the the Great Khali comes out, because why the hell not. Also Jesse pinning Jamie Noble, thank you, good night everyone. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Shannon Moore and Chuck Palumbo over Matt Capotelli and Shawn Spears when Moore pins Spears. [COLOR=blue][B]WWE Smackdown[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Rey Mysterio and the Great Khali had a great match. The story of this match was Khali pounds on Rey, but every so often, Rey takes Khali off balance with a quick move. Highlight of the match was Khali countering a bulldog with a sidewalk slam, watching Rey bounce was a tree. Eventually, Khali chops the referee, but Rey brings the chair into the ring. Nice flying chairshot wipes Khali out, causing him to lie onto the bottom rope, before Rey connects with the 6-1-9. Dropping the Dime and Rey counts his own pin, to a big pop. The official result was a no contest, but the idea was that Khali's going to be pissed when he's wakes and realizes that little Rey got the better of him. Ken Kennedy....Kennedy returns to Smackdown and has a great match with the World Heavyweight Champion the Undertaker. Non title, but Kennedy pins the Undertaker cleanly in the middle of the ring with the Mic Check. I suspect this was setting up a future challenger and after the match, the Undertaker sat up, looking a bit shocked, showing emotion as Kennedy celebrated. The Miz defeated Shannon Moore with the Reality Check in a good match. Also, the Edgeheads had a pretty fun tag team match against Cade and Murdoch, with Ryder jobbing to the High Low. [I]The Bad[/I] That ****head Kafu is back. Chuck Palumbo is a better woker than Deuce, but only slightly. Palumbo pins Kafu with the Jungle Kick after three and a half painful minutes. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Jesse over Matt Capotelli and Deuce over Jay Bradley. [B]WWE Backlash[/B] [I]The Good[/I] Awesome Fatal Four Way Main Event, involving Batista, the Big Show, Mr. Kennedy and JBL. This was a replacement for Money in the Bank of sorts and ended with Show pinning JBL with the Choke Slam. Mr. Kennedy had Batista down with the Mic Check, but Show's pin happened a split second before Kennedy's. So Show gets a championship title match down the road. Randy Orton and Shawn Michaels had another WWE Championship Match. In other news, rain is wet, ice is cold, and politicians lie. Michaels tuned up the band and went for the SCM, but Orton caught him with the RKO to score the pin. Orton celebrates with the belt, having gotten past another Pay Per View with the gold. Lance Cade and Shelton Benjamin had a match for the ECW Championship that was fine. Shelton scores the pin with a roll up after Cade misses a lariat in a back and forth match with a lot of nearfalls. Melina and Mickie James have their usual good match for the Women's Title. Mickie pins Melina once again with the Swinging DDT after Melina missed a running knee in the corner. Also, kudos to Paul Burchill and Drew McIntyre. It looked to be a pointless, faceless match between two curtain jerkers, but both men pounded each other, before Burchille curb stomped the hell out of McIntyre for the pin. [I]The Bad[/I] Giving random men secondary title shots has got to stop. Kenny Dykstra beat Eric Perez to retain the WWE Intercontinental Title and Matt Hardy pinned Eddie Colon with the Twist of Fate to retain the United States Title. Acceptable matches, but just so far, these two men have done nothing to distiguish themselves from the dozen or so other call ups in 2009. Also Cody Rhodes and Hardcore Holly beat Santino and Carlito to retain the World Tag Team Titles. Yay! Random six man tag match, it was CM Punk, MVP, and the Great Khali against Kane, Shad, and William Regal. MVP pins Shad with the boot in the corner, but once it, it just seemed like they threw a bunch of wrestlers into a hat and this is the match they got. Also, the Miz and John Morrison against Super Crazy and Jim Duggan was meh, mostly because Duggan played face in peril and didn't sell much. Morrison pins Crazy with the Moonlight Drive. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Ted DiBiase Jr over Shawn Spears. [B]Misc[/B] Domino and Kane have signed contract extensions. K.C. James and Mighty Mighty have been recalled. Just what we need, another couple of faces on the roster. [U]TNA[/U] [COLOR=green][B]TNA Impact[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Jay Lethal, Sting, and Christian Cage defeated Samoa Joe, Rhino, and Kurt Angle in the main event. This was Angle's last match in TNA, as he's not resigning with them and it was a great match to go out on. Sting traps Angle in the Scorpion Deathlock, forcing the tap out. Afterwards, Joe attacks Sting, laying him out with the Muscle Buster. He also attacks Angle, hitting him with three Muscle Busters, which will serve as writing Angle out of TNA. AJ Styles and Tomko against the Motor City Machines rocked the house. Great defense of the TNA World Tag Team Titles, with Styles pinning Sabin with the Styles Clash after Tomko held off Shelley. Still, the Machine Guns kept up with the tag team champions. Roxxy pinned Awesome Kong to retain the Knockout's Title after a sunset flip. This was all about the heart and determination of Roxxy, vowing to put down the monster that was Kong and Kong really made her earn this victtory. Homicide and James Storm have a match because their former partners are now in WWE or something. A good match, back and forth action, ending with Homicide pinning Storm with the Gringo Killer. Robert Roode defeated Kip James, Curry Man, and Eric Young in a fatal four way match when Roode pinned Kip with the Pay Off. Hey, any match where Billy Gunn does the job is a winner in my book. [I]The Bad[/I] Scott Steiner and Black Reign had about the level of match you expected. Steiner wins with the Steiner Recliner. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing [I]The Russo[/I] Once again, nothing offensive. [U]NWA[/U] NWA Live Action Results -Brent Albright and Alex Shelley retained the NWA Tag Team Titles against the Macho Men -Johnny Swinger battled Mike DiBiase to a no contest -NWA Champion Chris Kanyon pinned Matt Cross in a non title match in Cross's last match before heading to WWE developmental -Rob Conway pinned Chris Mordetzky. [U]Lucha[/U] AAA Television -La Parka Jr, Zorro, and Cassandro defeated El Hijo Annibal, Pimpinela, and Silver Cat -Anifaz Del Norte, Alan Stone, and Fuerza Guerrera defeated Mr. Niebla, Halloween, and El Brazo -Brazo Del Plata defeated Decniss -Ozz, Scorpio Jr, and Cibernetico defeated Cuervo, Escoria, and Billy Boy -Electro Shock, Octagon, and Latin Lover defeated Gran Apache, Shocker, and Negro Casas -Nicho El Millionairo defeated Juventud Guerrera. Lucha Madness -Billy Boy, El Brazo, and Fuerza Guerrera battled Super Porky, Anifraz, and Decniss to a no contest -Unlimited Violence defeated the Wizards -Halloween, Alan Stone, and Mr. Niebla defeated El Mathias, May Flowers, and Silver Cat -Cuervo defeated Escoria -Ocagon retained the Mexican National Middleweight Title over Chessman -Electro Shock, Gran Apache, and Shocker defeated Nicho, Juventud Guerrera, and Negro Casas to retain the Mexican National Atomicos Titles. CMLL -Olimpico, Tarzan Boy, and Silver King defeated Felino, Bestia Savaje, and Azteca -Pierroth Jr, Dos Caras Jr, and Universo 2000 defeated Blue Demon Jr, Black Warrior, and Satanico -Rey Bucerno defeated El Terrible to retain the CMLL World Lightheavyweight Title -Hector Garza and Mistico retained the CMLL Tag Team Titles over Damian and Lizmark Jr -Averno retained the CMLL World Middleweight Title over Heavy Metal -Mr. Aguila defeated Dr. Wagner Jr. [U]Puro[/U] We have a new Triple Crown Champion in AJPW, where Bob Sapp won the belt over Keiji Mutoh. Also in NOAH, BXB Hulk defeated Shuhei Taniguchi to capture the NOAH Wrestling Spirit Title. [U]Indies[/U] CHIKARA featured the main event of Chris Hero defeating El Pantera. Also, Mike Quackenbush defeated Larry Sweeney, Claudio Castagnoli defeated Chuck Taylor, and Eddie Kingston defeated Sabian. IWA: MS had their monthly show, featuring Low-Ki retaining the IWA: MS Championship against Jason Hades. Also, Chris Hero over Roderick Strong, Ruckus over Nate Webb, Tyler Black over Brandon Thomaselli and the Iron Saints retaining the IWA: MS Tag Team Titles over Team Force(Davey Richards and Claudio Castagnoli) [U]Television Ratings[/I] Raw received a 5.45 rating, WWE Progression got 3.78 rating on ABC, while a 0.09 rating on Nippon TV, Smackdown got a 4.53 rating, and TNA Impact received a 1.27 rating [/QUOTE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMatt Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 The one year anniversary issue! [QUOTE] [B][U]Wrestling Today Newsletter Issue #49 Week One May 2009[/B][/U] [U]WWE[/U] [COLOR=red][B]WWE Monday Night Raw[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Snitsky had a great match. When you consider that it was against Shawn Michaels, it's a bit less of a surprise. Michaels pins Snitsky with the Sweet Chin Music, after a back and forth match. Jeff Hardy and Randy Orton had a non title match, with Hardy pinning Orton with the Swanton Bomb. We're setting up a future Hardy title challenge for down the road. Orton was arrogant, after a pair of victories over Shawn Michaels on back to back Pay Per Views and as a result, Hardy snuck in with the victory. Also, Mickie James and Beth Phoenix had a great little match for the WWE Women's Title, the second great match in two nights for the title. Mickie wins with a backslide after Beth hits the corner hard. Colt Cabana and Val Venis was a really fun battle between two really underutilized workers. Val Venis won with the Money Shot in the end. Also, Tommy Dreamer and Santino Marellla was about ten times better than you'd expect. Dreamer pins Santino with the Dreamer DDT. [I]The Bad[/I] Nothing [I]The Ugly[/I] Super Crazy and Jim Duggan defeated Jillian and Natalya. The less said about this match, the better. Super Crazy wins with a moonsault. [I]The Pointless[/I] Stevie Richards over Festus was just there. [COLOR=purple][B]WWE Progression[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Elijah Burke and Kenny Dykstra squared off against the Undertaker and Matt Hardy in the main event. An odd, but perfectly accceptable tag team match. Dykstra and Burke got lots of offense over the established stars but the end saw the Undertaker pin Dykstra with the Tombstone, as the announcers hype up his World Heavyweight Title match against MVP on Smackdown. Also, Mighty Mikey debuts. He's formally Mike Mondo or Mikey of the spirit squad. He's a goof that thinks he's a super hero. Somewhere, Gregory Helms consults his attorneys. Kane comes out and beats up Mikey, who takes a helluva a beating before Kane pins him with the Choke Slam after three minutes. [I]The Bad[/I] The Great Khali and Batista have the usual level of battle. Five minutes of ****ty brawling leads to a no contest. Security pours from the back. Batista spears Khali. Khali doesn't sell. Batista is lead off. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Zach Ryder over Matt Capotelli, Mike Knox, Lance Cade, and Kevin Thorn over TJ Wilson, Jamie Noble, and Shannon Moore when Knox pinned Noble, and Colin Delaney pinning Eddie Colon. [COLOR=blue][B]WWE Smackdown[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Another fantastic round between MVP and the Undertaker, MVP does seem like he's getting better and closer to winning the title. Several nearfalls before the Undertaker pulls out the Tombstone for the pin. Chris Jericho and Shelton Benjamin was an epic encounter. Seriously, this ECW Championship match had both men throw everything they had at each other for twelve minutes. Jericho scores with the Code Breaker to score the pin and capture the ECW Championship, which is the perfect title for Jericho, considering he's way above the Intercontinental or United States Title, but political forces won't allow him to go after the WWE or World Titles. Matt Hardy and Kofi Kingston had a great little bout for the WWE United States Title. Hardy handily avoids a cross body, causing Kofi to plant himself on the canvas. Twist of Fate scores the pin! Elijah Burke and TJ Wilson had a great match, with Burke scoring a rare victory with the Elijah Experience. Trevor Murdoch and Paul London was a hot opening match. Both men tour down the house with a high number of nearfalls. London misses a 450 splash and Murdoch with the pin. [I]The Bad[/I] Jamie Noble loses once again, this time to Highlander Rory. Seriously, if Noble was any lower, he'd be fighting guys who were coming up from developmental. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing [B]Misc[/B] Lupe Viscara and Jake Hager have been called up, we'll really sweeping the bottom of the developmental bin. Also, Heath Miller signed a contract extension and Dan Maff and Justin Credible have been signed to a developmental deals. Smackdown will be shown on ESPN International starting in June. [U]TNA[/U] [COLOR=green][B]TNA Impact[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Jay Lethal pinned Rhino in the main event. Damn, TNA's really serious about this actually succeeding after seven years thing, aren't they? Lethal is one of those who has showed promise through thick and thin through TNA. Kaz and Samoa Joe have another great match. The announcers talk about how Sting has taken Kaz under his wing as of late, which gives this a built in storyline for the match, as Joe's feuding with Sting. Joe beats down Kaz for most of the match, Kaz gets a comeback, hitting Joe with a series of high impact moves, but Joe connects with the Muscle Buster, before pulling up Kaz at two. Joe slaps on a scorpion deathlock and Kaz submits. Joe says he doesn't need Sting to take him under his wing, but rather at Sacrifice, he's going to take Sting down and end the legend's career. This is a great feud. Homicide pins James Storm with the Gringo Killa in another great match. Much like last week, this rocked. Also, Scott Steiner and Petey Williams defeated Curry Man and Robert Roode in an impressive tag team match. Petey pins Curry with the Canadian Destroyer, which is sad but it was still a good match. The X-Division guys got some nice high flying stuff, the brawlers brawled. [I]The Bad[/I] Roxxy pinning Salinas to retain the Knockout's Title was a rare recent misfire for the Knockout's division [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing [I]The Russo[/I] Greenlighting that Matt Morgan/Kip James match was a blemish on this show. Morgan's a decent big man, but Kip James sucks. And he wins with the Fame-Asser. [U]NWA[/U] Live Action had -Chris Hamrick and Dan Maff defeating Los Luchas -The Macho Men defeating the Backroom Boyz -Rob Conway defeating Chris Mordetzky -Chris Kanyon retaining the NWA Championship against Alex Shelley. NWA Final Crisis Pay Per View Results -Marty Jannetty pinned Phoenix Starr with the Rocker Dropper -Seth Delay defeated Scorpio Sky -Zokre defeated Hook Bomberry -David Young defeated Joey Ryan -Homicide pinned Mike Quackenbush -Mike DiBiase and Brent Albright defeated Team RIOT(Chris Hamrick and Dan Maff) -Adam Pearce pinned Johnny Swinger -Bryan Danielson defeated Karl Anderson -Nick Dinsmore pinned Sonny Siaki -Chris Mordetzky defeated Rob Conway -Chris Kanyon retained the NWA World Championshp over Alex Shelley. [U]Lucha[/U] AAA Television -Alan Stone over Halloween -Escoria over El Methias -Super Porky and Fuerza Guerrera over the Wizards -Scorpio Jr and Cibernetico over Shining Force -Juventud Guerrera defeated Shocker -Gran Apache defeated Nicho El Millionairo Lucha Madness -Angel Mortal, Zumbido, and Psicosis II defeated Silver Cat, Pimpinela, and May Flowers -Fuerza Guerrera defeated El Hijo Del Annibal -Billy Boy, Mr. Niebla, and Halloween defeated Alan Stone, Escoria, and El Brazo -Cuervo defeated Cassandro -Shocker and Negro Casas defeated Shining Force -Nicho El Millionairo defeated Electro Shock to retain the Mexican National Heavyweight Title. CMLL -Pierroth Jr, Black Warrior, and Averno defeated El Terrible, Bestia Savaje, and Olimpio -Universo 2000 defeated Rayo de Jalisco -Hector Garza, Blue Demon Jr, and Rey Bucanero defeated Mascara Ano, Dos Caras Jr, and Satanico -Dr Wagner Jr, El Hijo Del Santo, and El Hijo Del Perro defeated Cien Caras, Silver King, and Mascara Sagrada -Mr. Aguila defeated Blue Panther. Hector Garza suffered a spinal disalignment during this show, forcing himself and Mistico to be stripped of the CMLL Tag Team Titles, because Garza will miss two months. AAA had their monthly show, featuring a main event of Electro Shock, Gran Apache, and Shocker retaining the Mexico National Atomicos Titles over Octagon, Nicho, and Latin Lover. Also, Juventud Guerrera defeated El Zorro, Shining Force defeated Pirata Morgan and Chessman to retain the AAA Tag Team Titles, Scorpio Jr, Cibernetico, and Negro Casas defeated Alan Stone, Fuerza Guerrera, and Billy Boy, and Escoria, Cuervo, and Mr. Niebla defeated Hijo Del Annibal, Silver Cat, and Pimpinela. [U]Puro[/U] Dragon Gate had their monthly show, featuring CIMA retaining the Open the Dream Gate Title over Steve Corino. Also, Kintaro Kanemura defeated K-Ness, Masato Yoshino defeated Masaaki Mochizuki, Genki Horiguchi defeated Ryo Saito to capture the Open the Brave Gate Title, and Super Shiisa went to a time limit draw with Anthony W. Mori. NOAH had their monthly show, featuring Jun Akiyama defeating Kentaro Shinga. Also Rob Van Dam scored a big win over Mitsuhara Misawa, Takuma Sano retained the GHC Jr. Heavyweight Championship over Kazuyuki Fujita, Naomichi Marufuji defeated Masao Inoue, Takashi Sugiura and Tamon Honda defeated Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino to capture the GHC Tag Team Championships, and Akitoshi Saito defeated Yoshinobu Kanemura. BJW's monthly show featured, Jun Kasai retaining the Death Match Championship over Jay Lethal. Also Kintaro Kanemura defeated Shinjiro Otani, Kikutaro defeated BADBOY Hido, Hi69 defeated Shadow WX, Ryuji Ito defeated Mammoth Sasaki, and MEN'S Teioh and GENTARO defeated Madman Pondo and Jaki Numakaza to retain the BJW Tag Team Titles. [U]Indies[/U] OVW's monthly show featured. Jamin Olivencia defeating Anthony Bravado to retain the OVW Championship. Rob Conway defeated Tommy McNaler, Nine Fingers Dewey defeated Rudy Switchblade, and Jacob Duncan defeated Raul Loco to retain the OVW TV Title. CHIKARA featured the main event of Claudio Castagnoli defeating Larry Sweeney. El Pantera defeated Chuck Taylor, Chris Hero defeated Gran Akuma, Sabian and Eddie Kingston defeated Incoherence, and Mike Quackenbush defeated Shane Storm. SHIMMER featured Daizee Haze defeating Rain to retain the SHIMMER Championship. Also Cheerleader Melissa defeated Mercedes Martinez and Ms. Chif defeated Serena Deeb in other big matches. FIP featured Roderick Strong retaining the FIP Championship over Bryan Danielson in the main event. Also, Jack Evans and Nigel McGuiness defeated Brent Albright and Mark Briscoe, Erick Stevens defeated Larry Sweeney, Jay Briscoe defeated Eddie Kingston to retain the Florida State Heritage Title, and Davey Richards defeated Salvatore Rinauro. Vito Thomaselli won the 2009 CZW Best of the Best Tournament, defeating regular partner Salvatore Thomaselli in the finals. [U]Television Ratings and Pay Per View Buyrates[/U] A 1.89 buyrate for Backlash, which translates into 756000 people purchasing the show. Raw received a 5.18 rating, WWE Progression got a 3.74 rating on ABC, while getting a 0.08 rating on Nippon TV, WWE Smackdown received a 4.56 rating, and TNA Impact received a 1.56 rating [/QUOTE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMatt Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 Another newsletter [QUOTE] [B][U]Wrestling Today Newsletter Issue #50 For Week Two May 2009[/B][/U] [U]WWE[/U] [COLOR=red][B]WWE Monday Night Raw[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] The Big Show and Jeff Hardy team up to square off against Randy Orton and Triple H. Yes, Show is on Raw and was part of this hot tag team main event. Triple H pins Jeff Hardy with the Pedigree. Afterwards, Show laid out both Triple H and Randy Orton with Choke Slams, as it is announced that he will face off against Randy Orton for the WWE Championship at Judgment Day. Shawn Michaels and Edge(welcome back to Raw), had a great match as well. Almost two years ago, Edge had his last match(until tonight) as a regular Raw wrestler, against Shawn Michaels. Tonight, Michaels welcomes Edge back to Raw with the Superkick. Hardcore Holly and Val Venis had a great match, between two long term veterans. One half of the World Tag Team Champions puts down Val Venis with the Alabama Slam to score the victory. Also, Johnny Jeter and Tommy Dreamer was an okay match. Jeter just seems to be an enhancement talent right now as Dreamer pins Jeter with the Dreamer DDT. Dreamer could be getting a push. [I]The Bad[/I] Snitsky destroys Nunzio in short order. Another talented lower card wrestler getting destroyed. [I]The Ugly[/I] Festus and Charlie Haas was a wretched little bout, before he pins Haas with a sitdown splash. Also, Jim Duggan and Super Crazy defeated Beth Phoenix and Layla when Crazy pins Beth with the Moonsault. What's with Duggan and Crazy fighting women? [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing [COLOR=purple][b]WWE Progression[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Matt Hardy and Elijah Burke had a great match. Non Title Match, but they got some time, with Hardy connecting with the Twist of Fate in the end. Also, Chris Jericho made his first successful title defense against Paul London. London got several nearfalls against Jericho, but a dive to the floor misses. Jericho rolls London in and connects with the Code Breaker to score the pin. It will be Jericho and Kane for the ECW Championship at Judgment Day. Trevor Murdoch pinned TJ Wilson with the gourdbuster in a fun little bout. [I]The Bad[/I] Big Daddy V pinned Batista! Did Batista piss someone off? Batista is pinned after he misses a corner charge and connects with a Samoan Drop, before he drops an elbow to score the pin. Please tell me Big Daddy V isn't the next challenger for the Undertaker. I never thought I'd say this but get well soon Mark Henry. Also Highlander Rory pinned Jamie Noble for the second time. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Eric Perez pinning Eddie Colon. [COLOR=blue][B]WWE Smackdown[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Rey Mysterio and Matt Hardy defeated Trevor Murdoch and Lance Cade in a good match with Rey pinning Cade after he drops the dime. Also Paul London and Eric Perez was a fine match, with London taking out Perez with a dropsault. [I]The Bad[/I] Big Daddy V pins Batista once again, after he connects with a Samoan Drop, before he drops an elbow. Also, Mike Knox pins Jamie Noble. Noble's jobbed a lot, but still Mike Knox! [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Deuce defeated Mighty Mikey, Jesse defeated Jake Hager, and Colin Delaney defeated Ted DiBiase Jr. [B]Misc[/B] The Big Show, Edge, Bam Neely, Mack Johnson, and Jay Bradley were moved to Raw. Eric Perez was moved to Smackdown. Also Matt Cross was recalled and Monty Brown was resigned to the WWE, under a developmental contract. [U]TNA[/U] [COLOR=green][B]TNA Impact[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Rhino and Alex Shelley defeated Jay Lethal and Sonjay Dutt in a great tag team main event when Rhino pins Dutt with the Gore. Dutt folds up like an accordian as the pin was made. AJ Styles and Tomko retaining the TNA World Tag Team Titles in a great match against Petey Williams and Scott Steiner. Once again, this latest Tag Team Title reign with Tomko and Styles is ruling, this was another good match, with Styles pinning Petey Williams with the Styles Clash. Abyss and Homicide was a nice tag team, and fought Team 3D. Brother Ray was pinned with the Black Hole Slam, while Homicide leaps over the top rope. ODB and Gail Kim in another tag team match, defeating Awesome Kong and Raisha Saeed when Gail Kim connects with a Frankensteiner on Saeed, as ODB hits a splash off the top rope for the pin, as Gail fought off Awesome Kong. Chris Sabin and Jimmy Rave defeated Robert Roode and Matt Morgan in another tag team match, before with Sabin pinning Roode with the Cradle Shock. Odd how there were a bunch of tag team matches tonight. [I]The Bad[/I] Kaz and Eric Young defeated Rellik and Black Reign in a meh match. Kaz pins Rellik. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing [I]The Russo[/I] Sting and Samoa Joe weren't on the show before their TNA Championship match at Sacrifice. [B]TNA Sacrifice[/B] [I]The Good[/I] Samoa Joe and Sting squared off for the TNA Championship in the main event. Sting showed a lot of fire, delivering two Stinger Splashes and having Joe in the Scorpion for over a minute. Joe fought towards the ropes and beats down Sting. Muscle Buster connects for a two count. Joe locks on a Kokina Clutch. Sting passes out, giving Joe the win. Afterwards, Joe stands over Sting, holding the championship over his head. Christian Cage and Scott Steiner had a great match. Steiner pulls out the Top Rope Frankensteiner for a nearfall. Christian low blows Steiner and connects with the Unprettier for the pin! TNA Tag Team Title Match between AJ Styles and Tomko against Eric Young and Kaz. Great return match from when Styles and Tomko won the belts. Styles pins Eric Young with the Styles Clash to retain the title after eleven great minutes of tag team action. Rhino pins Kip James with the Gore in two minutes. This is the best use of James. Sonjay Dutt and Jay Lethal defeated Rellik and Reign in a great battle. Much like Lockdown, these two teams had a solid match with Dutt pinning Rellik with the Hindu Press. Robert Roode and Jimmy Rave was a nice little match. Rave misses a moonsault, allowing Roode to connect with the Pay Off for the pin. Team 3D against Curry Man and James Storm. Storm and Curry was an entertaining tag team, bet they never team up again, but still it was a good match. 3D pins Curry Man after James Storm accidentally hits him with the Superkick. [I]The Bad[/I] Roxxy and Jacqueline Moore for the Knockout's Title did not work, with Roxxy retaining the championship. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Homicide pinning Shark Boy with the Gringo Killa, Matt Morgan pinning Consequences Creed, and Raisha Saeed defeated Angelina Love. [I]The Russo[/I] X-Division Title Match got short changed. Chris Sabin pins Jimmy Rave with the Cradle Shock. Yay! [U]NWA[/U] Live Action Results -Mike DiBiase defeated Seth Delay -Sonny Siaki defeated Mike Quackenbush -Homicide defeated Brent Albright -Alex Shelley and Chris Kanyon defeated Nick Dinsmore and Chris Mordetzky. [U]Lucha[/U] AAA Television -Billy Boy, Alan Stone, and Fuerza Guerrera defeated Super Porky, Anifaz Del Norte, and Cuervo -Angel Mortal, Joe Lider, and Charly Manson defeated Silver Cat, Zumbido, and Pimpinela -Halloween, Mr. Niebla, and Escoria defeated Cassandro, Tinieblas Jr, and Psicosis II -La Parka Jr defeated Decniss -Shocker defeated Electro Shock -Octagon and Juventud Guerrera defeated Ozz and Cibernetico. Lucha Madness -Billy Boy defeated Tinieblas Jr -Charly Manson defeated Halloween -Shining Force defeated the Wizards -Anifaz Del Norte, Super Porky, and Cuervo defeated Escoria, Mr. Niebla, and Alan Stone -Shocker, Octagon, and Juventud Guerrera defeated Pirata Morgan, Cibernetico, and Scorpio Jr. -Electro Shock and Nicho battled Gran Apache and Latin Lover to a time limit draw. CMLL had their monthly big show. Dr. Wagner Jr, El HIjo Del Santo, and Mistico defeated Mr. Aguila, El Hijo Del Perro, and Ultimo Guerrero in the main event. In other top matches, Atlantis retained the NWA World Lightheayweight Title against Atlantis, Heavy Metal defeated Blue Demon Jr, El Terrible defeated Felino to retain the CMLL National Title, Cien Caras captured the NWA World Middleweight Title over Averno, Blue Panther defeated Pierroth Jr, L.A. Park, Silver King, and Mascara Sagrada defeated Olimpico, Black Warrior, and Dr. Wagner Jr, Rey Bucerno defeated Tarzan Boy to retain the CMLL World Lightweight Title, and Lizmark Jr and Rayo de Jalisco captured the vacant CMLL Tag Team Titles over Bestia Savaje and Damian 666. CMLL -Lizmark Jr and Rayo de Jalisco defeated Bestia Savaje and El Terrible to retain the CMLL Tag Team Titles. -Tarzan Boy, Dos Caras Jr, and Silver King defeated Olimpico, Universo 2000, and Rey Bucerno -Satanico, Blue Demon Jr, and Pierroth Jr defeated Felino, Arkangel and Black Warrior -Averno retained the CMLL World Middleweight Title over Damian 666 -Mistico defeated Heavy Metal -El Hijo Del Santo, El Hijo Del Perro, and Mr. Aguila defeated Atlantis, Negro Casas, and Dr. Wagner Jr. [U]Puro[/U] AJPW had their monthly show, featuring Bob Sapp defeating Keiji Mutoh to retain the Triple Crown Title. Bobby Lashley battled Minoru Suzuki to a no contest, Joe Doering defeated Milano Collection AT, Nobutaka Araya defeated Kohei Suwawa, Kikutaro defeated Taiyo Kea retaining the AJPW World Jr Championship, and Takeshi Morishima and El Samurai defeated NOSAWA and Kondo. [U]Indies[/U] PWG had their monthly show, with the main event of Bryan Danielson retaining the Austin Aries to retain the PWG Championship. Roderick Strong and Low Ki defeated Jack Evans and Chris Hero, Davey Richards and Tyler Black defeated Kevin Steen and El Generico, and PAC defeated Human Tornado. [U]Pay Per View and Television Ratings[/U] 0.35 Buyrate or 140000 people for the NWA Pay Per View. Raw received a 5.56, WWE Progression received a 3.54 on ABC, 0.18 on Nippon TV, WWE Smackdown on 4.31, and TNA Impact received a 1.52 rating [/QUOTE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMatt Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 Here's another newsletter! [QUOTE] [B][U]Wrestling Today Newsletter Issue #51 Week Three May 2009[/B][/U] [COLOR=red][B]WWE Raw[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] Triple H and John Cena had a great match! Thumbs way up, seriously, good job guys. Hunter wins with the Pedigree. I know, shocking. Jeff Hardy, by sheer force of will, got a good match against Snitsky, by pinballing for all of his 1980's, Hogan challenger of the month on Saturday Night's Main Event heel offense. Swanton Bomb gets the win. Put the belt on Jeff Hardy, hell put all of the belts on Jeff Hardy after that performance. DH Smith and Brian Kendrick was a fun match as well. Got some time to develop and Smith won with the Running Powerslam after blocking Sliced Bread #2. Matt Cross makes his WWE debut and actually has a fun match with Kenny Dysktra. Not sure how I feel about these developmental guys getting this title shots straight out of the gate, but Cross pulled out a couple of WWE approved flips, before Dykstra won with the Hangman's Neckbreaker. [I]The Bad[/I] Shad pinning Val Venis. Seriously, what? At least it wasn't a squash. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Ashley[/I] She returns, teaming up with Candice and Natalya against Melina, Jillian, and Layla. Ashley pins Melina after a suplex which nearly dropped Melina on her head. [I]The Pointless[/I] Nunzio over Highlander Robbie. [COLOR=purple][B]WWE Progression[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] MVP and Rey tore the house down in that match. These two men should be wrestling each every week for the World Heavyweight Title with matches like this. MVP wins with the Playmaker. Cade and Murdoch had a fun late 1980s Superstars of Wrestling squash against TJ Wilson and Eddie Colon, pinning Colon with the High Low. JAMIE NOBLE WINS~! He pins Ted DiBiase Jr with the Gibson Driver. [I]The Bad[/I] Mark Henry returns. I know that last week, in a moment of temporary insanity inspired by seeing two Big Daddy V/Batista matches on back to back shows. This week, he drags down Matt Hardy to his levels. Thankfully, Matt Hardy wins with a roll up, after looking like the reincarnation of Steve Lombardi the entire match. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Kevin Thorn and Jesse defeating Kofi Kingston and Paul London and The Miz and JTG defeating the Edgeheads. Holy random tag team matches, Batman! [COLOR=blue][B]WWE Smackdown[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] After Batista/Big Daddy V last week, JTG/Batista seemed like Flair/Steamboat. No seriously, this was a good match, as Batista plays off the pissed of super destroyer face, pinning JTG in six minutes with the spinebuster and Batista Bomb. Also The Undertaker and Matt Hardy against Big Daddy V and Mark Henry was not a bad match at all. Although, the fact they hinted a Big Daddy V/Undertaker World Heavyweight Title program makes me long for Khali/Taker. Taker pins Henry with the Choke Slam after Hardy manages to fight off Big Daddy V. Maybe by distracting him with a Twinkie, I wasn't really paying any attention. Mike Knox has the best match in his life, against Kenny Dykstra, with Dykstra winning with the Hangman's Neckbreaker. Trevor Murdoch and TJ Wilson had a nice little match, a continuation to the tag bout on Progression. Murdoch wins with the gourdbuster. [I]The Bad[/I] The Great Khali ruining a perfectly acceptable tag team match with the Edgeheads against Colin Delaney and Shannon Moore. Moore and Delaney should team up, their a nice little underdog team. Khali leaves them all later. Deuce and Ted DiBiase Jr had a match. Their fathers had a match almost twenty years ago. That match was better. This sucked. Deuce wins. [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Kevin Thorn defeats Matt Capotelli. I struggle to care. [B]WWE Judgment Day[/B] I could pull a better show out of my....a-hem, here's the show review. [I]The Good[/I] The Big Show and Randy Orton was good, not the best Orton title match, but given how the past challengers have been Shawn Michaels and Triple H, that's understandable. Koslov interferes and gets Choke Slammed, which allows Orton to connect with a belt shot and a tornado RKO out of the corner for the pin. Orton played scared and Show played a dominant monster hellbent on becoming champion again. Chris Jericho and Kane was also good, the best match of the evening. The ECW Championship was on the line and both men pulled out the stops, making the championship seem like it means something, at least for the ten minutes they got. Choke Slam is countered in mid move with the Code Breaker and this awesome counter scores the pin. [I]The Bad[/I] Big Daddy V and Mark Henry retain the WWE Tag Team Champions over Kenny Dykstra and Hardcore Holly. You know, the two wrestlers who hold gold on Raw, but wrestle on Smackdown. Big Daddy V pins Kenny Dykstra with a Samoan Drop and an elbowdrop. Yep, way to push future talent Vince. Michelle McCool pinning Jillian Hall cleanly. Not anything against either woman, but their timing was all over the place. Nick Nemeth had a shot at the WWE United States Title. Matt Hardy won. The crowd was dead. This practice of giving geeks title shots has to stop. Also Mickie James and Layla for the WWE Women's Title. Mickie retains. The only good thing I can say as at least it wasn't Ashley challenging. [I]The Ugly[/I] DH Smith and KC James had a bad match. WHY WAS THIS ON THE GOD DAMN PAY PER VIEW? Smith wins. Also the Daltons against Super Crazy and Jim Duggan. God bless Super Crazy, but he can't work miracles and was pinned by Festus. Hey Duggan, retire. Mike Knox pinned Brian Kendrick in a three minute squash. I bang my head against the coffee table. It's amazing that TNA and WWE have switched places recently in quality. [I]The Pointless[/I] JTG and Shad have a match. Yes, the former Cryme Tyme members. JTG wins. Who could give a damn about Cryme Tyme wrestling each other, in a random match? [B]The Misc[/B] Ron Killings was recalled. Orlando Jordan and Karl Anderson were given development contracts. Yes, Orlando Jordan. Also Jesse signed a deal with the WWE. [U]TNA[/U] [COLOR=green][B]TNA Impact[/COLOR][/B] [I]The Good[/I] First of all, TNA rules. I don't know whether or not Russo got a brain transplant recently, but the shows have made sense and have constantly been good as of late. AJ Styles and Tomko against Christian Cage and Rhino in a great tag team main event match. I'm callling it now, Tomko, TNA Champion in 2010. What, he can't be any worse than David Arquette? Christian pins AJ Styles to win the match with the Unprettier after Rhino gores Tomko. Non title loss for the champions, but against two former champions. Sting comes out, without facepaint but with a bat. He demands a match with Samoa Joe. Joe comes out and gets into it with Sting, which leads to an impromptu fight. Sting and Joe punch and kick each other for several minutes. For a fifty year old man, Sting can sure dish it out. The match ends by disqualification, when Sting beats Joe to a bloody pulp with a baseball bat. Sting's snapped! This was awesome. Sting holds up the TNA Championship Belt before he places it on the face of Joe. This didn't do anything to hurt Joe, because Sting needed a bat to beat him up and this should lead to another great round in the future. Alex Shelley and Sonjay Dutt have a fun match. Dutt loses to the Shell Shock, but both men put on a clinic of high impact action. James Storm continues his rise up the ranks, pinning Brother Devon with the Superkick. Also, Jacqueline Moore and Gail Kim were an odd little pair, but they teamed up well against Awesome Kong and Raisha Saeed. Kong pins Jacqueline after waisting her with the back fist and the Awesome Bomb. Saeed gets on the microphone, saying that she has her sights on the Knockout's Title, which displeases Kong. Maybe this time they'll pull the trigger on the breakup. [I]The Bad[/I] Nothing [I]The Ugly[/I] Nothing [I]The Pointless[/I] Nothing [I]The Russo[/I] Well, they all can't be perfect. Rellik and Black Reign wrestle for no good reason. After seven minutes of my life that I'll never get back, Reign pins Rellik with the Powerslam. [U]NWA[/U] Live Action featured -Dan Maff defeating Hook Bomberry -Karl Anderson defeating Phoenix Star -Chris Mordetzky over Rob Conway -Alex Shelley defeating Homicide. [U]ROH[/U] ROH had Written in Blood. The results were as follows -Daizee Haze over Lacey -Brent Albright and Adam Pearce over the Age of the Fall when Pearce pinned Jacobs with the Jumping Piledriver -Mark Briscoe pinned Jason Blade with the Cutthroat Suplex. -Austin Aries and Jay Briscoe retained the ROH Tag Team Titles over Jigsaw and Jack Evans when Aries pinned Evans with the 450 Splash -Kevin Steen pinned Delirious with the Package Piledrver -Bryan Danielson won a Streetfight against Takeshi Morishima to retain the ROH Title after thirty elbowsmashes to the head knocked out Morishima. -Chris Hero, Nigel McGuinness, and Erick Stevens defeated Ruckus, El Generico, and Claudio Castagnoli when Nigel pinned Generico with the Jawbreaker Lariat. [U]Lucha[/U] AAA Television -Super Porky, Fuerza Guerrera, and Charly Manson defeated Anifaz Del Norte, Silver Cat, and May Flowers -Mr. Niebla, Cuervo, and Billy Boy defeated Tinieblas Jr, Hijo De Annibal, and Alan Stone -The Wizards defeated Pimpinela and Zumbido -Pirata Morgan, Halloween, and Escoria defeated Cassandro, Decniss, and Angel Mortal -El Zorro, Negro Casas, and Chessman battled Ozz, Scorpio Jr, and La Parka Jr to a no contest -Latin Lover defeated Octagon. Lucha Madness featured -Pirata Morgan and Anifaz Del Norte over Los Barrio Boys III -The Wizards defeated Unlimited Violence -Halloween defeated Cassandro -Ozz defeated Escoria -Octagon and La Parka Jr defeated Scorpio Jr and Chessman to retain the Mexican National Tag Team Titles -Nicho El Millinairo defeated Cibernetico to retain the Mexican National Heavyweight Title. Based on these past two shows, AAA has achieved "International" status. CMLL featured -Black Warrior, Blue Panther, and Silver King battling Cien Caras, Mascara Sagrada, and Heavy Metal to a double countout -Averno, Satanico, and Blue Demon Jr defeated Universo 2000, Pierroth Jr, and Tarzan Boy -Olimpico, Dos Caras Jr, and Ray De Jalisco defeated Arkangel, Apolo Dantes, and Mascara Ano -Bestia Savaje, Felino, and Azteca defeated Damian 666, El Terrible, and Lizmark Jr -El Hijo Del Perro and El Hijo Del Santo defeated Los Guerreros del Infernos -Mr. Aguila defeated L.A. Park [U]Puro[/U] Manabu Nakanishi defeated Yuji Nagata to capture the IWGP Championship on tour. NJPW had their monthly show, featuring Manabu Nakanishi defeating Shinsuke Nakamura to retain the IWGP Championship. In other marquee bouts, Yuji Nagata and Hiroshi Tanahashi battled Masahiro Chono and Scott Norton to a double countout, Koji Kanemoto and Masao Inoue retained the IWGP Tag Team Championship over El Samurai and Taguchi, Jushin Thunder Liger over Tiger Mask IV, and Taru Yano captured the IWGP Jr Championship over Hiroyoshi Tenzan. [U]Indies[/U] JAPW had their monthly show, featuring Frankie Kazarian and Jack Evans defeating Jay Lethal and Homicide in the main event. Also, Chris Hero and Eddie Kingston defeated Grim Reefer and Teddy Hart and the Lone Gunmen(Low Ki and B-Boy) captured the vacant JAPW Tag Team Titles over El Generico and Chuck Taylor. Lack of big name stars on the show, thanks to the TNA taping happening on the same night. [U]Pay Per View Buyrates and Television Ratings[/U] TNA Sacrifice was bought by 96000 people which translates into a 0.24 buyrate. Raw received a 5.49 rating, WWE Progression received a 3.67 on ABC while receiving a 0.18 rating on Nippon TV, Smackdown received a 4.49 rating, and Impact received a 1.59 rating [/QUOTE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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