NXT 4/27/10

Tonight’s show begins with the “Seal the Deal” Challenge. Striker says that the Rookies will be selling merchandise and whoever has the largest amount of cash at the end of the challenge will win the challenge and earn a match next week against a pro of their choice.
Skip Sheffield is up first and he sells $60 worth of merchandise.

The first match for NXT is Christian and Heath Slater taking on Chris Jericho and Wade Barrett. Jericho and Slater start out in the ring, but Jericho tags in Barrett. Slater goes after Barrett and tags in Christian. Christian catches Barrett with a missile dropkick and takes a shot to Jericho. Barrett nails Christian with a big boot. Barrett tags in Jericho. Jericho nails Christian with a series of shots and follows up with a back suplex. Christian tries to fight out of the corner, but Jericho keeps backing him up. Jericho goes for the bulldog out of the corner, but Christian counter with an inverted DDT. Slater is tagged in and catches Jericho with a series of forearm shots. Slater gets a neckbreaker on Jericho, but Barrett breaks up the count. Christian takes down Barrett with a crossbody in the ring and follows up with a second crossbody to the outside. Slater counters the Walls of Jericho with a roll up, but only gets a 2 count. Jericho catches Slater with the Codebreaker and covers to win.

Move of the match: This has to go to the Codebreaker.

Daniel Bryan is up next in the “Seal the Deal” Challenge, but he decides to just give the programs away. Daniel Bryan earns $0.

In the back, Carlito tells Tarver that when someone gives him an opportunity he should take it and that he needs to pay attention to the little things.

Justin Gabriel is up next in the night’s challenge. He sells quite a few programs, but it’s unclear how much money he made.

Up next, Michael Tarver is taking on Darren Young. Tarver takes control early, but when he whips Young into the corner, but referee keeps backing him up. Unique variation on the scoop slam earns Tarver a 2 count. He continues the attack and gets a grounded abdominal stretch type move on Young. Young starts to fight back. He catches Tarver with a discus forearm and follows up with a dropkick. A flying shoulderblock earns Young a 2 count. Tarver fights back in the corner, but Young regains control with a counter to a diving axe handle. Tarver rolls out of the ring and regains control when Young follows. Tarver uses the ropes to attack Young’s arm. The referee is distracted and Gallows clips Tarver on the apron. Young catches Tarver and hits his full nelson flapjack. Young covers for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: The full nelson flapjack.

After the match, however, Gallows wants to keep his (and Serena’s) distance from Young.

Up next is David Otunga. Striker tells us Justin Gabriel sold $210 worth of merchandise. Otunga says celebrities don’t do manual labor and grabs a couple of people to help him sell programs. Otunga collects the money and tells the people who to give the programs to. Striker says they will tabulate Otunga’s total.

They show R-Truth giving Otunga some advice on how to counter a sunset flip. R-Truth tells Otunga it’s the survival of the fittest and if Otunga can’t run with the big dogs, he should stay on the porch.

Striker announces that Heath Slater will have to sell over $315 (Otunga’s amount) to take the lead. Striker says that based on how much Slater sold, he didn’t sell enough to beat Otunga’s amount.

Darren Young asks if the fans want to see CM Punk vs. Darren Young next week. He starts selling some of the programs. Young gets done, but Striker announces that he didn’t beat Otunga’s amount.

Now Michael Tarver is up to sell. Tarver drops the bag and walks out saying that WWE should be selling him, not him selling programs.

Wade Barrett is out to sell. Wade Barrett says that he doesn’t think he has anything to prove, so he’s taking the money Striker gave him for change and is leaving.

Otunga says he’ll face R-Truth next week.

Miz comes out. He has a big bruise from Big Show’s punch last night. Miz gets the microphone and says that he will not be competing against Skip Sheffield tonight. Miz puts Daniel Bryan in the match in his place. Bryan hits a series of kicks in the corner. He catches Sheffield with a dropkick into the corner and after a series of shots, locks Sheffield into a leg lock. Sheffield reaches the ropes, but Bryan goes back to the kicks. Sheffield shoves Bryan off and nails him with a powerful clothesline. Sheffield picks up Bryan and nails him with a Backpack Stunner. Sheffield covers to win the match.

Move of the Match: The Backpack Stunner. That was an amazingly brutal move.

IMPACT 4/26/10

Impact opens with Hogan coming out to the ring. Hogan talks about RVD’s victory over AJ Styles last week. Hogan invites out RVD. RVD says from now on they can call him Mr. TNA and that he intends to be the greatest TNA World Heavyweight Champion. AJ Styles and Ric Flair come out. AJ calls RVD a hippie freak from Southern California. AJ claims that he slipped on the top rope last week and that’s the only reason RVD won the title. AJ says he’ll get his rematch when he wants it. Flair gets the microphone and says he’s going to take out the scars from Lockdown on Abyss. He says he’s going to beat Abyss tonight and take the Hall of Fame ring.

Backstage the Beautiful People are talking about Madison having to defend her title tonight against Tara and Angelina Love. Madison says she’s not that worried because of the way Tara and Angelina have been fighting over the title.

Up next is the Triple Threat Match for the TNA Knockout’s Championship. The referee sends the Beautiful People to the back and when the match starts, Madison tries to escape Angelina and runs into a clothesline from Tara. Angelina attacks Tara and when she moves away, Madison goes for a quick cover. Angelina sends Madison into the corner. Tara grabs Angelina and performs a hanging hair pull attack. Tara covers Angelina for 2, and Madison comes in and rolls up Tara for 2. Madison hits a running kick to Tara’s head. Back from break, Angelina slams Madison into the corner. Madison comes after her, but is taken down with a forearm strike and Angelina gets a 2 count. Angelina nails Madison with a front slam, but Madison kicks out. Madison rolls to the outside, and Angelina gets onto the apron, but Tara comes back in and slams Angelina into the turnbuckle. Madison comes back in and tries to roll up Tara again, but only gets a 2 count. Tara nails Madison with a snap suplex and floats over into a Guillotine Choke. Madison fights back and Tara releases the hold. Madison manages to catch Tara with a running facebuster. Angelina comes back in and drops both with a double clothesline. Shoulder Jawbreaker on Tara and Angelina is able to hit the bicycle kick on Madison. Tara gets back up and nails Angelina with the Spider’s Web Side Slam. Madison shoves Angelina into Tara and rolls up Angelina for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: This has to go to the Spider’s Web Side Slam. It was the move that allowed Madison to play opportunist and win the match.

After the match, Tara and Angelina brawl in the ring. Tara says she’s sorry, but when Angelina turns to leave, Tara nails her from behind.

The next match is Shannon Moore vs. Kazarian for the X-Division Championship. Kaz gets control early with an arm drag and a scoop slam. Kaz misses an elbow drop and Moore answers with a pair of arm drags and a scoop slam of his own. Moore misses a leg drop and they go to a standstill. Series of counters results in Moore hitting a huracanrana. He follows up with an inverted atomic drop and a leg drop, and covers for a 2 count. Moore crashes into the corner and Kaz hits a slingshot arm drag. Kaz follows up with a spinning neckbreaker and covers for a 2 count. Moore goes for a sunset flip from the apron, but Kaz counters and almost hits his reverse piledriver, but Moore escapes. Moore goes for a cross armed neckbreaker on Kaz, but Kaz pushes Moore off and Moore runs into the referee. Moore goes up top, but Kaz catches him with a kick to the head. Kaz goes for a Frankensteiner, but Moore pushes him off. Moore sets up for a diving move, but Morgan comes out of the back and pushes Moore off the ropes to the floor. As Morgan leaves, he says, “Nobody turns us down!” Kaz picks up Moore and hits him with the piledriver. Kaz covers and picks up the 3 count.

Move of the Match: This has to go to the sick piledriver Kaz is using as his new finisher.

Post Match, Samoa Joe comes out to the ring. Joe nails Kaz with a thrust kick and a series of kicks in the corner. He sets up Kaz and hits the Muscle Buster.

Abyss is backstage talking about the ring Hulk Hogan gave him giving him confidence and helping him to realize that Hulk believes in him and because of that he can believe in himself. Abyss says even if he loses the ring, he will never lose what it has given him.

Backstage, Morgan asks Jesse Neal to be his new partner. Neal points out what Morgan did to Red 2 weeks ago. Morgan reminds Neal that Neal promised his friend who died on the USS Cole that Neal would one day be a World Champion.

Up next, AJ Styles and Sting take on Jeff Jarrett and Jeff Hardy in a falls count anywhere tag team match. Jarrett and Hardy go right after AJ and Sting. Jarrett mounts Sting in the corner and hits a series of punches, but Sting fights back and drops Jarrett with and inverted atomic drop. Jarrett fights back and hits an enzuigiri. Meanwhile, AJ and Hardy are fighting on the ramp. Jarrett takes Sting out into the crowd and goes after him with a chair. Hardy counters a suplex from AJ and drops AJ with a suplex on the ramp for a 2 count. Sting counters an Irish Whip and sends Jarrett over the guardrail. Hardy sends AJ back into the ring. Hardy goes for the Twist of Fate, but AJ pushes him off, but Hardy catches AJ with a running forearm shot. AJ fights back and sends Hardy over the ropes and nails Jarrett with a dropkick. Sting is on the apron at this point. Jarrett gets AJ in the sleeper, but AJ accidentally hits the referee while he tries to fight out, and then nails Jarrett with a low blow. Apparently traditional tag team rules will be in play in this match as Hardy tags in, but the referee doesn’t see the tag and sends Hardy back to the apron. Sting comes in and Styles goes out causing the referee to recognize the tag. Snap suplex and Sting goes after Jarrett. A series of reversals results in a double shoulder block and both men are down. Jarrett tags Hardy, but AJ distracts the ref. Hardy pushes past the ref and pulls AJ into the ring. He nails AJ with a gourdbuster and follows up with the dropkick in the corner. Sting starts to walk out to the back. Hardy goes up top, but AJ gets up and clips Hardy’s leg. Jarrett wants to know where Sting went and points to the rafters. Jarrett heads out to look for Sting as Hardy sends AJ into the guard rail and follows up with a diving clothesline off the ramp onto the floor. Hardy sets AJ up on a table. Hardy sets up a ladder on top of the ramp. Sting nails Jarrett with a baseball bat. Just as Hardy is about to come off the ladder, Sting pins Jarrett.

Move of the Match: This would have to go either to the gourdbuster, or the diving clothesline to the floor.

Backstage, Neal tells Team 3D that Morgan asked him to be his tag team partner tonight. Neal asks Team 3D if he can have their blessing. Team 3D says they’ll bring it, and they tell him to bring it too.

The Pope D’Angelo Dinero comes out to the ring. Pope talks about AJ stabbing him in the eye with a pen at Lockdown. Pope admits that AJ won saying that in the Gospel according to Pope, “there are no excuses.” He also says that in the Gospel according to Pope, “There is a tooth for a tooth, and an eye for an eye.” Pope says that when he falls down, he gets back up. He tells AJ that he tripped over him, but Pope is back up. Mr. Anderson comes out to the ring. Anderson calls the audience gullible. He mocks Pope’s injuries. Anderson talks about Angle not being here saying that Angle is at home licking his wounds. Pope tells Anderson to get to his point or shut up. Anderson challenges Pope to a match at Sacrifice. Pope tells Anderson that the “Pimp hand” is still strong and back hands him. Anderson goes after Pope and pulls off his eye patch, and attacks Pope’s eye.

Up next is team 3D challenging for the TNA World Tag Team Championship. Before 3D comes out, we see them in the back with Syxx-Pac through a table and bleeding from the head. 3D’s opponents are Jesse Neal and Matt Morgan. Jesse starts out with Devon in the ring. Devon tags in Ray and Ray nails Neal with a big slap. Ray gets Neal in a bear hug, but Nash and Hall come out. 3D goes after Hall and Nash, and Neal goes out to help them. Morgan comes out and attacks Neal. Morgan chokeslams Neal in the ring and gets his title belts.

I’m not giving this a move of the match because the disqualification came before much had happened.

Back from break, Jesse Neal is in the ring and he calls out Morgan. In the back Morgan tells Christy that he’s off the clock. Hogan tells Morgan he can either deal with Jesse Neal or stay in the back and deal with Hogan. 3D tells Neal if he wants this, this is up to him. Neal takes the fight straight to Morgan. Neal goes after Morgan with one of the championship belt, but Morgan nails Neal with a low blow and then hits him with the tag title belt. Shannon Moore comes out and nails Morgan with a missile dropkick and chases him out of the ring. Moore helps Neal to his feet and the 2 shake hands.

Bischoff announces his new ranking system. Bischoff announces that the fans can vote for who they think should get the title shot. Lethal comes in and starts listing off his top 10 picks for a title shot.

Orlando Jordan is in the back wearing some strange colorful outfit. Jordan calls Rob Terry a piece of art and announces that next week will be the introduction of his new show, “The O Zone” and Terry will be his guest.

Flair talks about how he’s insulted by Abyss wearing Hogan’s Hall of Fame ring and how he wants to put an end to that.

The Band are asked about Syxx-Pac’s injury and what’s next. Nash gets mad and Hall tells the person questioning them to leave Kevin alone. Nash says they’ll be 3 next time.

Abyss vs. Flair for the Hall of Fame rings is up next. Flair backs Abyss into the corner, but Abyss shoves him off. Flair goes after Abyss in the corner again and hits him with a series of chops. Abyss fights back. He shoots Flair off and catches Flair with a back body drop. Flair rolls out of the ring. Abyss and Flair trade chops and blows on the outside. Flair catches Abyss with a poke to the eyes and goes up to the top, but Abyss grabs him and tosses him to the mat. Flair gets up, but runs into a big boot from Abyss. Abyss drops Flair with a side slam. Abyss sets Flair up in the corner and nails him with a splash. Flair performs the Flair Flop, and then pulls himself up in the corner. Abyss goes after Flair and Flair performs a back kick low blow and catches the referee too. Flair pull out a pair of brass knuckles and hits Abyss with them, but Abyss remains standing. Flair follows up with a low blow using the brass knuckles and covers for the 3 count. After the match, Flair drops the brass knuckles and Earl Hebner restarts the match. Abyss does his version of “Hulking Up.” He shoots Flair off and catches him with the Black Hole Slam. Abyss covers for the pin.

Move of the Match: This has to go to the Black Hole Slam after the match was restarted.

Hogan comes out and they take Flair’s Hall of Fame ring. Hogan gets the mic and says he knows exactly who he’s going to give the ring to next week. Impact ends with Hogan and Abyss celebrating in the ring.

RAW 4/26/10

RAW opens with ShoMiz defending their Unified Tag Team Championships against the Hart Dynasty. Miz says that the Hart Dynasty was “handed” their match tonight. Miz says he wants Bret Hart to come out and say that ShoMiz is the greatest tag team of all time. Bret comes out and says that he does declare that ShoMiz are the greatest Tag Team Champions off all time. He also declares that the Mounty was the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time and David Arquette was the greatest World Champion of all time. Bret says talk is cheap and tonight the Hart Dynasty will be declared the new Unified Tag Team Champions of the World.

Tyson Kidd and Miz start out in the ring. Some traditional wrestling and Kidd takes advantage with a side headlock. They continue trading control with counters and various armlocks. Kidd hits a springboard out of an armlock and into an arm drag. Kidd tags in Smith and Smith hits the delayed vertical on Miz for a 2 count. Smith sends Miz off and Miz rolls out of the ring. Smith follows and catches him with a shoulder block. RAW returns with Miz in control of Smith in the ring. Smith fights back and when Miz goes for a side headlock, Smith hits a back suplex. Both partners are tagged in. Kidd hits a springboard dropkick and tries to bring the speed attack to Show, but Show counters with a big boot. Show picks up Kidd and nails him with a huge headbutt. Big slap in the corner and Show stands on Kidd’s back. Show plants a foot on Kidd’s back and pulls up on his leg to wear him down. He tosses Kidd across the ring and tags in Miz. Kidd starts to fight back against Miz and counters an attack with a roll up. Backbreaker Neckbreaker combo from Miz to Kidd. Miz maintains a rear chinlock until Kidd fights back with kicks. Kidd kicks off Miz and tags in Smith. Shoulder tackles and clotheslines from Smith. He clotheslines Miz in the corner and goes for a powerslam. Series of near falls and Kidd hits a snap powerslam. Smith runds into a boot from Miz and Miz tries to cover with his feet on the ropes, but Brett Hart pushes them off. Kidd takes out Show on the outside and Smith rolls up Miz, but only gets a 2 count. Smith tags in Kidd and they hit the Springboard Hart Attack. Kidd follows up with the Sharpshooter and Miz taps out. The Hart Dynasty wins the Tag Team Championships.

Move of the Match: The Springboard Hart Attack is a great move. But this has to go to the Sharpshooter for the win.

Back from break, they show that during the break, Show nailed Miz with the big right hand.

Josh Matthews is back in the locker room with Jack Swagger. Swagger says that what he did last night “screams” World Champion. Swagger brags about having had a perfect GPA in college. Edge comes in and says that Swagger should worry about the fact that Edge is next in line for his championship. He tells Swagger that Swagger should hope they end on different brands or Swagger’s title reign won’t last.

Team LayCool vs. Eve and Maryse for a diva’s draft pick. Eve and Layla start out. Eve kicks Layla and gets her in a side headlock. Layla keeps trying to fight out, but keeps getting caught. Eve sends Layla into the corner and catches her with a clothesline. Eve goes to tag Maryse, but Maryse kicks her. Eve and Maryse brawl outside the ring. Eve gets back into the ring before the 10 count. Layla catches Eve with a low dropkick. Layla goes over and tags in McCool. McCool catches Eve with a clothesline. McCool slams Eve repeatedly into the mat. McCool chokes Eve on the ropes. While the ref backs her up, Layla chokes Eve. Dragon Sleeper from McCool, but Eve is able to fight. McCool goes for an inverted suplex, but Eve counters with an inverted DDT. Eve catches McCool with a clothesline and a pair of dropkicks. A neckbreaker earns Eve a 2 count. She goes for the handspring moonsault, but Maryse tags in. Maryse taunts eve and turns right into the big boot from McCool.

Move of the Match: I’m gonna give this to the Inverted DDT as a counter to the Inverted Suplex.

Kelly Kelly has been drafted to SmackDown.

The next match has Punk representing SmackDown and Evan Bourne representing RAW. Bourne goes after Punk, but Punk backs him into the corner. Series of shots from Punk to Bourne. Bourne catches Punk with a running huracanrana and follows up with kicks. Punk counters another huracanrana attempt into a backbreaker. Punk begins to target Bourne’s back. Bourne fights back and gets a 2 count on Punk. Punk fights back and catches Bourne with a spinning kick. Punk goes for a suplex, but Bourne knees him in the head. Bourne continues with the knee strikes to the head. Bourne catches Punk with a kick and Punk rolls out of the ring. Bourne goes to fly, but Serena gets in the way. He restrategizes and flies over Serena onto Punk and Gallows. Kick to the jaw and Bourne follows up with a knee in the corner. Serena distracts the referee and the hooded man jumps the barrier and crotches Bourne on the ropes. Punk gets Bourne on his shoulders and hits the GTS. Punk covers for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: I’m actually gonna give this to the dive onto Punk and Luke Gallows from Bourne.

SmackDown drafts The Big Show.

Backstage, Long tells Big Show he can’t wait to have him on SmackDown. Big Show just stares stone faced and Long asks if he can do anything to help Show out. Show puts his arm around Long, and then laughs and says, “We’re good, Teddy.” Long celebrates that Show has been celebrated to SmackDown.

Sheamus comes out to the ring. He says that Triple H’s career is over. He says that now that Triple H is gone, he wants the WWE Championship. Orton interrupts and comes out to the ring. Orton says nobody has despised Triple H as much as he has. Orton says when he fought Triple H at Wrestlemania a year ago, he did it like a man, face to face, not by jumping him from behind with a lead pipe. Orton tells Sheamus he doesn’t deserve a title shot. Sheamus says Orton had a title shot last night and lost. Sheamus threatens to put Orton on the sidelines like Triple H. Orton threatens to RKO and Punt Sheamus. John Cena comes out. He answers the phone saying it’s WWE Global. He says there’s no guest host and asks what to do. He also takes the time to make some jokes about Sheamus. Cena says he was told tonight that he could name the number 1 contender to the championship. He says that Sheamus and Orton will face off tonight to decide the number 1 contender. Sheamus goes for the kick, but Orton ducks. Orton goes for the RKO, but Sheamus escapes and slides out of the ring.

10 Man Dual Branded Battle Royale for 3 Draft Picks. Rey Mysterio, Kane, R-Truth, Drew McIntyre and Shad make up the SmackDown team. The RAW team consists of MVP, Mark Henry, Yoshi Tatsu, Santino and Ted DiBiase. Kane opens the action with an uppercut to Santino. Yoshi is tossed over the ropes by Drew, but gets back in. Yoshi eliminates Drew. Shad eliminates Yoshi. Headbutt from Shad to DiBiase. Kane tries to toss MVP out while R-Truth tries to toss Santino out. Big headbutt from Henry to R-Truth. Mysterio hangs up Henry on the ropes. Kane and Henry go at it and MVP saves Henry. MVP hits the Player’s Boot on Kane. DiBiase tries to eliminate Mysterio, but Mysterio hangs on. Back from break, MVP tries to eliminate Mysterio, but Mysterio counters and MVP is eliminated. Santino helps DiBiase eliminate R-Truth and Shad. Henry tries to toss Kane out of the ring, but Mysterio hits a 619 to Henry’s abdomen and Kane sends Henry out of the ring. DiBiase quickly eliminates Kane. Mysterio tries to eliminate DiBiase, but both men hang on and reenter the ring. DiBiase tries to eliminate Mysterio again, but Mysterio again holds on. Mysterio tries to eliminate DiBiase again. The two fight on the apron. DiBiase finally catches Mysterio with a kick and Mysterio goes out.

Move of the Match: I’d give this to the tag team action that eliminated Mark Henry from action.

Post Match, Santino is showboating and DiBiase hits him with Dream Street.

John Morrison, R-Truth and Edge are drafted to RAW.

Chris Jericho comes out to the ring. Jericho complains about Edge attacking his leg during the match last night. Jericho says Edge should be suspended. Jericho blames Heath Slater for his losing the match. He calls out Slater and says Slater should come apologize to him. Slater says he’s sorry Jericho couldn’t beat Edge last night, he’s sorry Jericho couldn’t beat him, and he’s sorry Jericho won’t beat Christian either. Christian comes out and Slater tosses Jericho out of the ring.

Christian attacks Jericho, gaining control early. He turns his attention to the leg Edge attacked last night. Jericho rolls out of the ring and Christian nails Jericho with a big dropkick out of the ring. RAW returns with Jericho controlling Christian with a rear chinlock. Christian fights back and rolls Jericho up for 2. Jericho regains control and chokes Christian on the ropes. Christian tries to fight back by going to the leg again, but Jericho stops him and hits a scoop slam. Jericho goes for the Lionsault, but Christian moves. Christian gets control of Jericho and hits his flying elbow move. Jericho escapes the Killswitch, but gets dropped onto the ropes. Christian stands on his back and hits the punch. Christian goes for the missile dropkick, but Jericho catches him. Jericho goes for the Walls of Jericho, but Christian rolls him up for a 2 count. Jericho hits an Enzuigiri and gains a 2 count. Jericho focuses on Christian’s head. He goes for the bulldog out of the corner, but Christian counters with an inverted DDT. Christian goes for the Killswitch, but Jericho counters and goes for the Walls. Christian fights out and Jericho sends him into the turnbuckle. Christian gets the sunset flip for a 2 count. Jericho gets Christian into the Walls of Jericho, but Christian reaches the ropes. Jericho thinks he won, but the referee tells him Christian reached the ropes. Christian catches Jericho with a big punch. He goes for a dive onto Jericho from the top rope, but Jericho counters with the Codebreaker and gets the pin.

Move of the Match: This has to go to the Codebreaker as a counter to the diving attack.

Post match, Slater comes into the ring and Jericho attacks him. Jericho hits the Codebreaker on Slater.

SmackDown drafts Kofi Kingston. Kofi hits the ring and catches Jericho with Trouble in Paradise.

Up next is another match with John Morrison representing RAW and World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger representing SmackDown. Swagger starts out with a technical takedown. Morrison fights back. Trade of blows between Morrison and Swagger. Swagger takes control and performs some rolling from a back mount. Swagger paintbrushes Morrison, but all that does is make him mad. Morrison catches Swagger with a big kick and covers for 2. Morrison turns his attention to Swagger’s arm. Swagger fights back and hits a scoop slam. Swagger and Morrison continue with the mat wrestling. Swagger maintains a side headlock to keep control of Morrison. Morrison keeps trying to fight back, but Swagger keeps maintaining the hold. Swagger goes back against the ropes, but Morrison kips up and dropkicks Swagger out of the ring. Morrison follows up with a corkscrew plancha on Swagger. Morrison gets a 2 count on Swagger. Swagger finally fights back with a shoulder block in the corner that causes Morrison to fall ribs first onto the apron. RAW returns with Swagger now fully in control of Morrison and focusing on Morrison’s arm. Morrison fights back with kicks. Swagger tries to pick him up, but Morrison counters with a victory roll for a 2 count. Morrison on the apron attacks Swagger as Swagger tries to bring him back in. Swagger fights back and performs an abdominal stretch on the ropes. Swagger sets Morrison up on the top rope, but Morrison fights back. Series of moves and Morrison starts building momentum. The Shooting Star Splash gains Morrison a 2 count. Swagger headbutts Morrison’s abdomen and tosses him across the ring. Swagger goes for the slingshot splash, but Morrison fights back. Catapult into the turnbuckles and Morrison gets a 2 count. Morrison hits the flying chuck followed by the knee to the face, but Swagger gets a leg on the ropes. Swagger rolls out of the ring. Morrison goes after him and sends him into the barricades. The get back into the ring and Swagger goes for the Gutwrench Powerbomb, but Morrison holds onto the ropes. Morrison hits a Russian legsweep and goes for Starship Pain, but Swagger stops him. Swagger pulls him off the ropes, hits the Gutwrench Powerbomb and covers for the win.

Move of the Match: Lots of great moves and the Gutwrench Powerbomb was great, but this has to go to Morrison’s Corkscrew Plancha onto Swagger.

Christian is drafted to SmackDown.

Backstage, DiBiase is encouraging Carlito to join up with him. Carlito says he’d rather sit on the sidelines than join DiBiase. DiBiase asks R-Truth to be his confidant. R-Truth says DiBiase wants himself a Virgil. DiBiase says he’d pay R-Truth a lot of money. R-Truth slaps DiBiase and says, “Truth don’t play that.”

The final draft pick match will be between Dolph Ziggler and Hornswoggle. Hornswoggle goes for a low kick, but Ziggler moves. Hornswoggle runs to the outside and Ziggler faces him. Ziggler sends Hornswoggle into the ring, but everytime Ziggler tries to get in, Hornswoggle hits him. The referee counts 10 and Hornswoggle wins.

There was no move in this match deserving of being called the move of the match, just repeated blows from Hornswoggle to Ziggler.

After the match, Ziggler attacks Hornswoggle from behind and puts him down with the sleeper hold. Jerry goes into the ring to check on Hornswoggle.

RAW drafts Chris Jericho.

Before Randy Orton vs. Sheamus can start, Batista comes out to the ring. Batista says he should be WWE Champion. Batista complains about Cena embarrassing him last night. Sheamus comes out and tells Batista that he needs to accept that he lost. Orton comes out and suggests that tonight he beats Sheamus one on one and then beats Batista one on one. Cena comes out and makes the match a triple threat match.

Randy Orton vs. Sheamus vs. Batista. Winner gets a shot at John Cena’s Title. Batista slides out of the ring to start the match and lets Sheamus attack Orton. Orton fights back against Sheamus and attacks him in the corner. Sheamus fights back and hits a powerslam. Batista breaks up the count and throws Sheamus into the ring post. Orton backs Batista into the corner and stomps away at him. Orton drops Batista with a European uppercut and stomps away. Big knee drop and Orton gets a 2 count. Batista rolls out of the ring and Orton goes after him. Batista catches Orton with a thumb to the eyes. He rolls Orton back into the ring and whips him into the corner. Clothesline in the corner and another whip. Batista slams Sheamus into the announce table on the outside, but gets caught by Orton when he returns to the ring. Orton goes after Batista in the corner. Batista tries to fight back, but gets caught with a kick to the face. Sheamus comes back and goes after Orton, but Orton sends him into the ring post and Sheamus is back down on the outside. Batista sets Orton up and follows with a low boot to the face for a 2 count. Batista gets Orton into a chinlock, but Sheamus breaks up the hold. Orton takes Sheamus out of the ring. Orton gets caught with a spinebuster from Batista. Back from break, Sheamus is in control of Orton in the ring. They show Batista, Orton and Sheamus trading attacks on each other during the break. Sheamus and Orton fight on the outside and Orton slams Sheamus into the announce table twice. Batista nails Orton with a spinebuster into the ring apron. Batista rolls Sheamus back into the ring and nails him with a clothesline. Sheamus fights back and sends Batista out of the ring with an “Irish hammer” as Striker calls it. Sheamus hits the Irish Curse Backbreaker on Orton for a 2 count. He goes to a cross face chickenwing variation on Orton. Orton starts to fight back and drops Sheamus with a series of clotheslines. Batista comes back in, but he gets taken down too. Orton hits Batista with a snap powerslam and goes for the spike DDT on Sheamus. Sheamus counters and sends Orton out of the ring. Batista drops Sheamus with a spin out powerbomb, but Orton pulls him out of the ring. Orton gets the rope hung spike DDT on Batista and sets up for the RKO, but Sheamus catches Orton with a knee to the temple. Sheamus looks for the crucifix powerbomb, but Orton escapes and Batista spears Sheamus. Sheamus kicks out at 2. Batista sets up for the Batista Bomb, but Orton catches him with a backbreaker. Orton catches Sheamus with the snap powerslam, and hits the RKO, but Edge comes into the ring and spears Orton. Batista rolls over and drapes an arm across Orton. The referee makes the count and Batista wins the number 1 contendership.

Move of the Match: Lots of great moves, but I’ve got to give this to Edge’s spear that allowed Batista to pick up the win.

Extreme Rules 2010

Extreme Rules is set to begin with Triple H taking on Sheamus in a Street Fight. Triple H’s music starts but he doesn’t come out. We see Sheamus in the back attacking Triple H. Triple H tries to fight back, but Sheamus nails him with the pipe. Sheamus then hits him again before they’re able to back him up. The referees and Teddy Long call in a trainer to check on Triple H’s condition.

ShoMiz comes out to the ring. Miz announces that on RAW, Bret Hart will declare that ShoMiz is the greatest tag team in WWE History. Miz says they have a lack of competition and says he is begging for some competition. Teddy Long comes out and says ShoMiz will face a team of his choosing and if they win, they will earn a Tag Team Championship match. Miz runs his mouth and Long adds another team. Miz keeps talking and Long makes it 3 teams. Miz keeps talking and Long threatens to make it 4, but Big Show covers Miz’s mouth.

ShoMiz in a gauntlet match. Winners get a shot at the Unified Tag Team Championships. The first team is John Morrison and R-Truth. Morrison and Miz start out. Morrison rolls up Miz. Miz fights back. Morrison turns hit attention to Miz’s arm and tags in R-Truth. They hit a double hip toss and both men kip up. They follow up with R-Truth hitting a leg drop as Morrison hits the Shooting Star Splash. R-Truth covers, but only gets 2. Miz tags in Show. Show runs into R-Truth and drops him. Big Slap on the ropes. Show tags in Miz who hits R-Truth with a boot to the face. R-Truth fights back with a corkscrew heel kick to Miz. R-Truth and Show are tagged in. Morrison hits Show with a dropkick and a series of strikes, but Show fights back. Show grabs Morrison while Morrison is on the second ropes, but Morrison locks Show into a modified triangle choke. Show hangs Morrison over the ropes and Morrison refuses to break the hold resulting in a disqualification. The next team is MVP and Mark Henry. MVP hits the ring and immediately covers for 2. Show fights him off and tags in Miz. MVP catches Miz with a snap suplex and a 2 count. Mark Henry is tagged in and nails Miz with a big headbutt. Henry tags MVP back in. Back Suplex from MVP and a series of strikes set him up for the Ballin’ Elbow. He hits the Elbow, but Show breaks up the count. Show nails Henry with a big boot. MVP hits the Playmaker, but Show nails him with the big right hand as he goes for the cover. Miz rolls over to cover MVP for the 3 count. The third team out is the Hart Dynasty. They run out to the ring. Big Boot from Smith and a low dropkick from Kidd drops Show off the apron. They hit the springboard Hart Attack on Miz and cover for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: Since this was really 3 matches in 1, I’m going to give each section a move. For the first it has to be the modified triangle choke (even though it resulted in a DQ for refusing to release the hold.) The second part I’m going to give it to the Boot from Show that dropped Mark Henry. For the 3rd Part, this has to go to the springboard Hart Attack.

Sheamus comes out and says that Triple H can man up and face him, or lose by forfeit, but either way he will win.

CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio. If Punk loses, his head will be shaved.
My Prediction: This match is hard to predict, but I expect that Mysterio will pick up the win in this match.

Punk goes after Mysterio to start the match. Punk stomps Mysterio into the corner. Mysterio starts to fight back and catches Punk with a dropkick. Punk tosses Mysterio out of the ring, but Mysterio rolls to his feet and sends Punk into the apron with a head scissor’s takedown. Back in the ring, but Mysterio sets up for the 619. Punk counters and goes for the GTS, but Mysterio fights out. Punk catches Mysterio with a snap powerslam for a 2 count. Punk sends Mysterio out of the ring again, but this time Mysterio lands on the ground. Punk distracts the referee and Serena kicks Mysterio in the ribs. Punk brings Mysterio back into the ring and performs a slingshot senton onto Mysterio. Punk gets Mysterio in a figure four necklock. Mysterio starts to fight back and counters a sunset flip attempt with a roll through and a kick to the temple for a 2 count. Punk starts to fight back and Gallows takes a cheap shot on Mysterio while the referee is distracted. Punk hits a backbreaker on Mysterio for another 2 count. Punk gets Mysterio in a modified bow and arrow hold. Mysterio springs out and covers Punk. Punk fights back and covers Mysterio for another 2 count. Punk hits a series of leg drops on Mysterio. Punk gets Mysterio in a Gory Special. Mysterio finally fights out of the hold. Punk goes for a powerbomb, but Mysterio shifts his weight and covers for a 2 count. Mysterio sends Punk into the middle turnbuckle with a headscissors takedown and goes for a moonsault, but Punk crotches him on the top rope. Punk goes for the GTS, but Mysterio fights back and sets him up for the 619. Mysterio tries to set it up, but gets tripped by Serena and Punk hits Mysterio from behind. The referee ejects both Gallows and Serena from ringside. As they leave, Mysterio takes advantage of the distraction to dropkick Punk out of the ring. Mysterio follows up with a springboard moonsault to the outside. Mysterio rolls Punk into the ring and hits a springboard leg drop for a 2 count. Mysterio hits a seated senton and goes for the springboard crossbody, but Punk catches him with a dropkick. Punk hits a springboard forearm on Mysterio for a 2 count. Punk goes for the GTS, but Mysterio counters to a Huracanrana for a 2 count. Punk gets up and nails Mysterio with a kick to the head. Mysterio sets up and hits the 619 on Punk. A figure appears from under the ring and slides a chair in. The referee sees the chair and goes to remove it. Meanwhile, the same person (who is wearing and SES Hoodie) comes out and nails Mysterio with a reverse powerbomb on the floor. Punk slides out and drags Mysterio back into the ring. Punk picks Mysterio up, hits the GTS and covers for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: I’m actually going to give this to the reverse powerbomb from the mystery member of the SES.

0 for 1

Up next is Shad and JTG facing off in a strap match.
My Prediction: This match seriously favors Shad, and I don’t really see JTG beating him, so I’m predicting Shad will win this match.

Shad immediately uses the strap to get close to JTG, but JTG wails with blows to Shad. Shad trips JTG with the strap and touches 3 of the corners, but JTG begins to use the strap as a whip. Series of strikes to Shad and JTG touches a turnbuckle, but Shad pulls back and sends him over the ropes. JTG ends up on the outside and fights with Shad using the strap. JTG hangs Shad up on the ropes. JTG touches a corner and hits Shad with a leg lariat. He touches 2 more corners, but Shad grabs him and performs a back suplex lift into a facebuster. Shad drags JTG with the strap and sends him shoulder first into the ring post, then nails him repeatedly in the arm with the strap. Shad begins to touch the ring posts and JTG touches each corner after Shad does (Very reminiscent of JBL facing Batista in a bullrope match on SmackDown.) After touching 3 counters, JTG begins to fight and hits Shad with the Shout Out, and then touches the final corner to win the match.

Move of the Match: Gotta give this to the Shout Out for the win.

0 for 2

Todd Grisham is backstage and says the trainer has said it is doubtful Triple H will compete in his match tonight.

Jack Swagger vs. Randy Orton. Extreme Rules match for the World Heavyweight Championship.
My Prediction: Swagger retains.

Swagger starts out with technical moves and gains the advantage. Orton gets up, but Swagger gets the Dragon Screw and follows up with some wrestling rolling. Swagger slams Orton into the corner. He mounts Orton, but Orton slips out from under him and takes him off the ropes with a back elbow. Swagger tries to clothesline Orton, but Orton ducks and hits his backbreaker. Swagger rolls out of the ring and grabs a chair, but Orton stops him from using it. Swagger slides back into the ring. Orton follows and Swagger slides back out and when Orton follows, Swagger sends him into the ring barrier. Swagger hits a northern lights suplex on the floor. He picks up Orton and sends him into the crowd barrier followed by the ring apron. Swagger rolls Orton back into the ring and covers for 2. Swagger chokes Orton in the corner. Orton fights out of the corner, but Swagger drives him back in and hits him with a series of shoulder thrusts. Swagger hits a snap suplex. Orton starts to fight back, but Swagger hits a belly to belly slam and covers for a 2 count. Swagger hits another snap suplex and follows up with a back suplex. Swagger sends Orton shoulder first into the ring post. Swagger goes out of the ring and gets the Title. He returns to the ring, but Orton cuts him off before he can do anything and hits him with a series of forearm shots. Swagger comes out of the corner with a big slam for a 2 count. He follows up with a scoop slam. Swagger goes for the slingshot splash in the corner, but Orton leaps to hit feet and nails Swagger in the mid section with the title belt. Orton hits a series of clotheslines and a snap scoop slam. Swagger goes out to the apron, but Orton attempts to hit his rope hung DDT. Swagger gets his feet off the ropes and tosses Orton out of the ring. Swagger pulls a trash can out from under the ring, but Orton takes it from him and nails him with it twice. Orton slams Swagger repeatedly into the announce table. Orton hits a European uppercut and sends Swagger into the ring steps. Orton sets up Swagger on the ring steps and stomps on his head. Orton drags Swagger back into the ring and stomps on Swagger some more. Orton goes for the knee drop, but Swagger rolls out of the way. Swagger tries to bring the chair into the ring, but Orton catches him with a boot and this time hits the rope hung DDT. Orton taunts for the RKO, but sees the chair and sets it up in the middle of the ring. Orton sets up to RKO Swagger into the chair, but Swagger counters and drops Orton back first onto the chair. Swagger grabs Orton and hits him with the Gutwrench Powerbomb. Swagger covers Orton to retain the title.

Move of the Match: Lots of great moves, but this has to go to the Gutwrench Powerbomb.

1 for 3

Post match, Orton catches Swagger with an RKO on the outside before making his way up the ramp. As Orton leaves the ringside area, Sheamus comes out. Sheamus comes down to the ring and says that if Triple H won’t come out and face him, he wants the referee to raise his hand as the winner of the match. In the back Grisham says all indications are that Triple H won’t be able to compete, but Triple H comes out and makes his way to the ring.
My Prediction: The cerebral assassin picks up the win in a hard fought match.

Sheamus goes after Triple H with the pipe, but Triple H ducks and drops Sheamus. Triple H clotheslines Sheamus out of the ring and follows up with a clothesline to Sheamus’ back. Triple H slams Sheamus into the announce table and the ring side barrier, and then nails Sheamus with a knee to the back. Triple H sends him into another barrier. Triple H brings Sheamus back into the ring. Sheamus tries to fight back, but is caught with a spinebuster. Triple H goes for the Pedigree, but he can’t get it locked in and Sheamus clotheslines him. Triple H rolls to the outside. Sheamus goes after Triple H on the outside and catches him with a double axe handle. Sheamus sends Triple H into the ring barrier multiple times. Sheamus stomps on Triple H and sends him into the barrier again. Sheamus brings Triple H back into the ring. Sheamus covers, but only gets a 2 count. He hits a knee drop to the back of Triple H’s head. He drops more knees to the back of Triple H’s head and follows up with a knee drop to the face. Tripe H again kicks out at 2. Triple H tries to fight back, but Sheamus catches him with another double axe handle. Sheamus goes to the modified Crossface Chickenwing on Triple H. Sheamus transitions to a chin lock. Triple H fights out and hits a back suplex then rolls out of the ring. Sheamus goes after him and hits a neckbreaker on the floor. Triple H begins to fight out in the corner and sends Orton into the ring post. He catches Sheamus with a DDT, but hurts himself in the process. Sheamus hits the Irish Curse and covers for 2. Sheamus goes after Triple H. He hits a powerslam and covers for another 2 count. Sheamus gets his pipe and brings it into the ring. Triple H blocks the attack. He catches Sheamus with a knee facebuster, but Sheamus follows up with a shot with the pipe. Sheamus covers, but only gets a 2 count. Sheamus sets up for the Pale Justice crucifix powerbomb, but Triple H fights back and tosses Sheamus out of the ring. Sheamus goes under the ring and gets a kendo stick. Triple H catches Sheamus with a drop toe hold sending him into the ring steps. Triple H goes after Sheamus with the kendo stick. Triple H nails Sheamus with numerous shots to the chest and back. He nails Sheamus in the head and goes for the Pedigree on the ramp, but Sheamus catches him with a back body drop on the ramp. Sheamus hits the Pump Kick to Triple H. Sheamus brings Triple H back into the ring and hits a second Pump Kick. Triple H pulls himself back up and Sheamus hits him with a third Pump Kick. Triple H stumbles out of the corner and Sheamus hits him with a fourth Pump Kick, and covers him for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: This has to go to the Pump Kick.

1 for 4

After the match, the trainers try to put Triple H on a gurney, but he gets up and tries to walk to the back. The trainers and referees help him, but Sheamus comes back out and hits Triple H with another Pump Kick. They put Triple H on the gurney and stretcher him out.

In the back, Josh Matthews asks Edge about his mindset for his match. Edge says there are 3 ways to win a cage match. He says Jericho will not escape the cage and he’s not going to try.

Up next, Beth Phoenix challenges for Michelle McCool’s Women’s Championship in an Extreme Makeover Match.
My Prediction: Michelle McCool picks up the win.

Phoenix overpowers McCool early. McCool fights back, but Phoenix uses a unique roll up to earn a 1 count. Phoenix comes out of the corner with a flying clothesline. Layla comes after Phoenix with a broom, but Phoenix gets it. She chases Layla and Vickie saves Layla by distracting Phoenix. Phoenix goes back after McCool, but McCool sprays hairspray in Phoenix’s face. McCool brings an ironing board into the ring. She hits Phoenix with the ironing board and covers for 2. McCool sets up the ironing board on Phoenix and performs a jumping stamp to the ironing board. McCool gets Phoenix in a leg scissors. Vickie and Layla toss McCool an iron. McCool tries to hit Phoenix with the iron, but the cord isn’t long enough and Phoenix rolls up McCool for a 1 count. McCool sets up Phoenix in the corner and sets up the ironing board in front of her. McCool dropkicks the ironing board into Phoenix and covers for 2. McCool throws a fit and looks to bring the ironing board back into the ring, but Phoenix kicks it into her and she hits her head on the table. Phoenix goes after her, but Vickie and Layla hold Phoenix back. McCool tries to spray Phoenix with hairspray, but Phoenix moves and McCool hits Layla and Vickie. Phoenix puts McCool on the table and slams her face first into the table repeatedly. She flips the table dropping McCool onto the ground. Phoenix nails McCool repeatedly with a bucket and covers for 2. Phoenix sets up 2 ironing boards on the mat. She goes for a superplex on McCool, but Vickie and Layla start hitting her with a broom and a mop. While she is distracted, McCool pushes her off onto the ironing boards and covers for a 2 count. McCool sets up for the Faith Breaker, but Phoenix counters. She gets McCool up for the Glam Slam and hits it. Phoenix covers for the 3 count to win the Women’s Championship.

Move of the Match: This was a very interesting match, but the move of the match has to go to the Glam Slam.

1 for 5

Backstage, Josh asks Jericho about his loss to Heath Slater and whether it will affect Jericho’s match. Jericho says one loss won’t affect him. Jericho says tonight he will end Edge’s career.

Up next is the Steel Cage Match with Edge taking on Chris Jericho.
My Prediction: I expect that in the steel cage, Edge finally takes out Jericho and defeats him in the ring.

Jericho appears hesitant to enter the cage and insists the referee ensures Edge stays back. Jericho tries to use a chair to prevent Edge from attacking him, but Edge baseball slides Jericho. Edge brings Jericho into the cage and shuts the cage door behind him. The official signals for the bell as Jericho tries to climb out. Edge attacks Jericho in the corner. Jericho tries to fight back, but Edge catches him with a clothesline. Edge tries to catapult Jericho into the corner, but Jericho uses the momentum to shoot up onto the ropes and climb to the top. Edge catches Jericho by the foot and pulls him back into the cage. Edge tosses Jericho off the top rope. Edge sends Jericho into the side of the cage and presses his head into it. Jericho goes outside the ropes and Edge tries to spear him into the side of the cage, but Jericho moves and Edge goes into the side of the cage. Jericho follows up by dropkicking Edge into the cage. Jericho continues the attack on Edge. Back suplex and Jericho covers for a 2 count. Jericho goes to a chin lock on Edge. Edge fights back and Jericho ends up being slammed into the cage again. Edge nails Jericho with a pair of clotheslines then shoots him off and hits a flapjack. Edge hits Edgecution and it earns him a 2 count. Jericho fights back and hits a running bulldog. He follows up with the Lionsault, but Edge moves and Jericho tries to climb out of the cage again. Edge follows and pulls Jericho to the top rope. Jericho knocks Edge off the rope and locks in the Walls of Jericho. Edge gets to the ropes and uses them to pull himself up. He follows up by sending Jericho into the ropes. The Edge-O-Matic earns Edge another 2 count on Jericho. Edge goes for Edgecution again and Jericho tries to counter into the Walls of Jericho again. Edge kicks Jericho off and catches him with a big boot. Edge sets up for the spear, but Jericho tries to go out the ring door. Edge pulls him back in and the chair is brought into the cage. Jericho pulls the door and slams it into Edge. Jericho starts down the ring steps, but looks at Edge and decides he’s not done. Jericho gets the chair and tries to hits Edge with it, but Edge ducks and comes back with a spear. Edge covers, but only gets a 2 count. Jericho comes back with the Codebreaker and crawls to the cover, but Jericho only gets a 2 count. Jericho covers again, but again only gets a 2 count. Jericho climbs up and gets out so that he’s hanging from the top of the cage, but Edge pulls him back in. They fight on the top rope again and Edge ends up hung up on the top rope. Jericho tries to climb out again, but Edge climbs up and catches his arm so that he can’t escape. The two men trade blows on top of the cage. They come back in and Jericho hits a springboard Codebreaker to take Edge off of the ropes. Jericho covers, but only gets a 2 count. Jericho yells at the referee and tells Edge to stay down. Jericho hits a chop block to Edge’s left leg. He goes after the leg with the chair, but Edge comes back and slams Jericho into 3 of the four cage walls. He sends Jericho into the corner and Jericho again tries to climb out of the cage. Edge knocks Jericho down to the floor. Edge taunts Jericho, letting him crawl toward the door. Edge slams the door on Jericho’s leg. Edge continues the attack on Jericho’s leg. Edge stomps on Jericho’s ankle. Jericho gets up and Edge hits him with the spear. Edge covers Jericho and this time gets the 3 count.

Move of the Match: There were some good moves in this match and Edge’s spear is great, but I have to give this to the springboard Codebreaker.

2 for 6

Up next is the Last Man Standing Match for the WWE Championship.
My Prediction: Cena picks up the win.

The match starts out with Batista and Cena locking up. Batista goes for a punch, but Cena dodges it and answers with a shoulder block. Batista goes for another punch and takes another shoulder block. Batista gets a chair and brings it into the ring. Batista goes after Cena with the chair, but Cena avoids it. Cena hits Batista with a bulldog out of the corner. Batista gets up and Cena hits him with a fisherman’s suplex. Cena goes after Batista in the corner, but Batista answers with a back elbow. Batista catches Cena with a big clothesline and lets the referee count. Cena gets up at 5, but takes a big kick from Batista. Cena gets up and looks for the Attitude Adjustment, but Batista sends Cena into the ring post. Batista clips Cena in the leg. He follows up with a kick to the leg and then hangs Cena up on the ropes. Batista continues the attack to Cena’s leg and goes after it with a chair. Batista wraps Cena’s leg around the ropes and knees it then follows up with another big clothesline. Cena gets up after 6 and tries to avoid Batista, but Batista catches him and drops him with a suplex. Cena gets up at 7, but Batista catches him with a chop block and goes after the leg. Cena rolls out of the ring, but Batista steps on his head. Cena fights back on the outside. Batista tries to send Cena into the ring steps, but Cena reverses and sends Batista into the steps. Both men get into the ring. Batista takes Cena down and locks him in the Figure Four Leglock. Cena tries to break the hold, but he can’t move Batista’s leg. Cena manages to roll over and Batista breaks the hold. Cena and Batista take each other out with a double clothesline. Cena nails Batista with a pair of shoulder blocks and the spin out powerbomb. Cena hits the 5 Knuckle Shuffle and looks like he’s going to go for the Attitude Adjustment, but Batista slides out of the ring. Batista pulls out a form of wrench from under the ring and hits Cena with it. Batista sends Cena back into the ring and follows with a chair. Cena fights back and drops Batista onto the chair with the Attitude Adjustment. As Batista tries to get up, Cena climbs to the top rope. Batista gets up at 9 and pushes the referee into the ropes causing Cena to fall. Batista hits Cena with a spear. Both men get up and Batista hits Cena with a second spear. Cena gets up at 8 and Batista takes a shot, then goes out and brings a table out from under the ring. Batista sets up the table in the corner. Cena goes for the STF, but Batista kicks him off through the table. Cena rolls out of the ring onto his feet at 8. Batista picks up Cena and slams him into the ring post. Cena starts to get up and Batista whips him through the barricade into the timekeeper’s area. Batista gets up at 9 and drapes himself across the barricade. Batista tears up the announce table. He sends Cena head first into the ring post and brings the ring steps over by the announce table. Batista sets up for the Batista Bomb, but Cena fights back and drops Batista through the announce table with an Attitude Adjustment. Batista is somehow able to pull himself to his feet using the barricade just before the 10 count. Cena gets a table and brings it into the ring. Batista looks for an Attitude Adjustment through the table, but Batista comes back and hits Cena with a spinebuster through the table. Both men get up before the 10 count. Batista hits the Batista Bomb and tells the referee to count. Cena springs up to his feet at 9 and Batista brings the bottom part of the ring steps into the ring. He looks for a Batista Bomb on the steps, but Cena gets Batista in the STF. Batista repeatedly taps and grabs the ropes, but the referee can’t do anything about it. Cena releases the hold and the referee counts, but Batista is able to make it to his feet before 10. Cena pulls Batista’s legs and racks him on the ring post. Cena grabs duct tape from beneath the ring and wraps it around Batista’s legs. The referee begins the count while Batista tries to free himself from the duct tape. The referee counts to 10 as Cena taunts him. Cena retains the WWE Championship.

Move of the Match: This has to go to the Attitude Adjustment through the announce table.

3 for 7

Extreme rules ends with Cena celebrating in the ring and walking up the ramp while Batista is still duct taped to the ring post.

Extreme Rules Predictions

Time for Extreme Rules predictions. There are some interesting matches set up for this event and some of the matches are part of pretty impressive feuds.

JTG vs. Shad Gaspard (Strap Match)
What I want to happen: After Shad turned on him; I’d kind of like to see JTG pick up the win in this match.
My Prediction: This match seriously favors Shad, and I don’t really see JTG beating him, so I’m predicting Shad will win this match.

Michelle McCool vs. Beth Phoenix (Extreme Makeover Match for the Women’s Championship)
What I want to happen: I’d like to see Beth Phoenix destroy Michelle McCool and add another Women’s Championship to her résumé.
My Prediction: The rules of the match are unclear, but it appears to be a form of no disqualification and I expect Layla (and possibly Vickie) to interfere in the match. Due to this, I predict that Michelle McCool picks up the win.

Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk (If Punk loses, his head gets shaved)
What I want to happen: I’d like to see Mysterio beat Punk and add insult to injury by successfully shaving his head.
My Prediction: This match is hard to predict, but I expect that Mysterio will pick up the win in this match. As for Punk’s head actually getting shaved; although the stipulation of the match requires that if he loses, if Mysterio wins, I expect the SES to interfere and at least try to save Punk’s hair.

Triple H vs. Sheamus (Street Fight)
What I want to happen: Triple H gives Sheamus the beating he deserves.
My Prediction: The cerebral assassin picks up the win in a hard fought match.

Edge vs. Chris Jericho (Steel Cage Match)
What I want to happen: Edge destroys Jericho in this match.
My Prediction: Edge seems to have Jericho’s number in this match. Ever since he lost at Wrestlemania, Edge has been looking to destroy Jericho. I expect that in the steel cage, he finally takes out Jericho and defeats him in the ring.

John Cena vs. Batista (Last Man Standing Match for the WWE Championship)
What I want to happen: I want Cena to destroy Batista in this match.
My Prediction: Cena picks up the win and puts an end to his feud with Batista.

Jack Swagger vs. Randy Orton (Extreme Rules Match for the World Heavyweight Championship)
What I want to happen: I’m divided on this. I think Swagger could be a great champion, and a win in this match would pretty much solidify his title reign. On the other hand, I kind of would like to Orton pick up the win and get a run with the World Heavyweight Championship.
My Prediction: Swagger retains. I expect Randy to put up a good fight, but I expect that in the end, Swagger will find a way to pick up the win over Randy and walk out with the World Heavyweight Championship still around his waist.

SmackDown 4/23/10

Smackdown opens with Swagger coming out to the ring. Swagger brags about going toe to toe with the Undertaker and plays a video of some of the highlights of the match. Swagger says that Orton is a viper whose venom can stop a man in 3 very fast seconds. Swagger says he is the antidote and he will go for the viper’s neck and cut its head off. Morrison comes out for a match with Swagger.

Swagger and Morrison trade some traditional mat wrestling moves with Swagger getting the better of Morrison. They return to their feet and Swagger takes Morrison back to the mat with a scoop slam. Swagger misses a big leg drop and Morrison catches him with a big knee to the face and gets a 2 count. Morrison picks up some momentum and charges at Swagger, but Swagger counters with a move that is like a belly to belly slam into a spinebuster. Smackdown returns with Morrison in a body scissors from Swagger. Morrison fights out, but Swagger catches him with a forearm shot. Swagger sets him up on the top rope and goes for a superplex, but Morrison fights back. Morrison hits a missile dropkick on Swagger to earn another 2 count. Morrison rolls Swagger up with a magistral cradle, but Swagger still kicks out at 2. Morrison goes for the Chuck Kick, but Swagger counters with a big kick to Morrison’s abdomen and gains a 2 count. Swagger hits a pair of elbow drops and a big double leg drop for another 2 count. Swagger gets an armlock crossface (it’s like a modified crossface chicken wing) on Morrison. Morrison fight out but Swagger counters an attack with a wheelbarrow suplex. Swagger returns to the armlock crossface. Morrison fights out. He charges at Swagger and while Swagger tries to counter with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, Morrison counters into a DDT. Morrison goes after Swagger. He throws Swagger out of the ring and Swagger lands on the apron. Swagger tries to spring back in, but Morrison answers with a kick to Swagger’s abdomen. Swagger starts to fight back, but Morrison catches him with the Flying Chuck and gets a 2 count. Swagger finally manages to catch Morrison with the Gutwrench Powerbomb, but Morrison grabs the ropes to break up the count. Swagger attempts the Oklahoma Stampede, but Morrison fights out. Morrison hits the Pelé kick. Morrison follows up with Starship Pain and covers Swagger for the 3 count and the pin.

Move of the Match: Lots of great moves in this match. I like Swagger’s new wear down submission and the Gutwrench Powerbomb is always impressive, but you can’t get much more impressive than Starship Pain.

Backstage, Punk complains to Teddy Long that he has “a little sociopathic gremlin in a mask” cutting people’s hair with scissor. Punk says Mysterio did it because he knows he can’t beat Punk at Extreme Rules. Long makes a tag team match tonight. CM Punk and Luke Gallows will take on Rey Mysterio and his partner, “a handsome, distinguished debonair, with no hair,” Kane.

Up next R-Truth and Matt Hardy are taking on Intercontinental Champion Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler in a tag team match. R-Truth takes control early with a side headlock on Ziggler. He rolls Ziggler up for a quick 2 count. R-Truth tags in Hardy. Ziggler sends R-Truth into the corner and follows after. Float over, cartwheel and R-Truth dodges a clothesline from Ziggler who is caught and dropped across the ropes by Hardy. Hardy tries to take a shot at Drew, but Drew drops off the apron to avoid it. Back from break, Ziggler and Hardy trade blows. Hardy gets the advantage and drops Ziggler in the corner. An alley oop into a powerbomb earns Hardy a 2 count. Hardy goes for a Side Effect, but Ziggler fights out and sends Hardy shoulder first into the ring post. Hardy rolls out and leans on the ring steps. The referee is arguing with Ziggler, and Drew moves over and stomps Hardy’s head into the steel steps. The referee sees Hardy is down on the outside and asks if he wants to continue. Hardy nods to indicate he does. Ziggler rolls Hardy back into the ring and covers him, but only gets a 2 count. The referee checks on Hardy’s condition again and decides to end the match. Ziggler and Drew win by referee stoppage.

Move of the Match: This has to go to the stomp from Drew to Hardy on the ring steps. Although this was a disturbing action on the part of Drew, it also did the damage necessary to for the referee to stop the match.

After the match, Drew grabs Hardy and slams him into the ring steps.

Chris Jericho and Wade Barrett come out to the ring as the cage is lowered. Jericho says he will end Edge’s career at Extreme Rules. Jericho talks about using the cage as a weapon. He says he will take advantage of the cage to tear Edge’s Achilles tendon again and put him on the shelf for good. Edge comes out to the top of the ramp. Edge says nothing is going to stop him from getting inside the steel cage at Extreme Rules. Edge says that Chris keeps saying how he’ll reinjure Edge, but Edge knows how to deal with an injury and Jericho doesn’t. Edge says nothing will stop him this Sunday from spearing Jericho through the cage. He then says nothing will stop him from Spearing Jericho right now. Edge attacks Jericho and Barrett. Jericho and Barrett double team Edge, targeting his left leg. Edge fights back and kicks Jericho into the cage. He hits the Edge-O-Matic on Barrett and sets up to spear Jericho. Jericho escapes through the cage door and holds it closed. Barrett tries to get Jericho to let him out, but Jericho refuses because Edge is right behind Barrett. Edge repeatedly sends Barrett into the cage, and then spears him.

Up next JTG is taking on Mike Knox. Shad is at ringside for this match. JTG starts out with quick punches to Knox, but Knox follows up with the “Flying Bear” crossbody. Knox hits a big splash on JTG and covers for a 1 count. JTG fights back and hits a diving shoulder block/neckbreaker type move. He sets up Knox in the corner and hits the Mug Shot. Knox rolls out of the ring, but JTG follows up with a slingshot crossbody to Knox on the outside. Knox tries to fight back, but JTG catches him with the Shout Out and covers for the 3 count.

Move of the match: Got to give this to the Shout Out. It’s an impressive move and is fun to watch.

After the match, Shad hits the ring and attacks JTG with the leather strap.

Team LayCool is taking on Mickie James and Beth Phoenix. Layla and Beth start out the match. Layla gets a side headlock, and Beth swings her around in a circle. Beth tosses Layla off and goes after her, but Layla answers with kicks to Beth. McCool tags in while Beth catches Layla and performs a giant swing. Beth picks up Layla in a military press, but McCool kicks her in the back of the knee. McCool proceeds to focus the attack on Beth’s knee. McCool tags Layla back in and Layla continues the attack on Beth’s knee. Beth is finally able to tag in Mickie. Mickie hits a series of attacks on Layla and then takes a shot at McCool on the apron. Mickie hits a diving seated senton to Layla and covers. McCool kicks Mickie in the head, breaking up the count. Beth sends McCool out of the ring and Layla takes advantage to hit Mickie with her sit out neckbreaker (which Matt Striker has dubbed the Layout.) Layla covers for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: Couple of good moves, but this has to go either to the diving seated senton from Mickie to Layla, or the neckbreaker from Layla to Mickie.

Post match, Team LayCool puts Beth Phoenix through an ironing board. Then McCool hits her with the big boot and they put lipstick all over her face.

Up next the SES is taking on Rey Mysterio and Kane. Punk says that come Sunday, he will let his actions speak. Punk says that when Sunday is over, his hair will remain. Punk initially says that someone will join the SES tonight, but Mysterio comes out. Gallows and Mysterio start out the match in the ring. Mysterio starts out with a series of quick kicks, regaining distance after each one. Punk distracts Mysterio allowing Gallows to hit a big punch and follow up with a scoop slam. Pair of elbow drops and Gallows tags in Punk. Punk goes after Mysterio and sends him into the turnbuckles. Series of forearm shots and Punk goes for a back suplex, but Mysterio flips out of it and tags in Kane. Back from break and Kane and Gallows are in the ring. Kane has a side headlock, but Gallows shoots him off and catches him with a clothesline. Gallows tags in Punk. Punk tries to slingshot into the ring, but is caught with an uppercut from Kane. Kane tags in Mysterio. Series of moves ends with Punk hitting his knee in the corner followed by a bulldog. Bow and arrow type hold from Punk on Mysterio. Mysterio fights back, but is caught with a back elbow. Punk brings Mysterio to the corner and tags in Gallows. Double teaming tactics in the corner lead to a 2 count for Gallows. Double arm choke from Gallows to Mysterio. Mysterio fights back and counters a powerslam attempt with a DDT. Mysterio tags in Kane and Gallows tags in Punk. Punk hesitates and Kane takes control. Clothesline in the corner and a side slam set Kane up for the Flying Clothesline. He hits it and covers for 2, but Gallows breaks it up. Gallows turns his attention to Mysterio who pulls down on the ropes sending Gallows out of the ring. Punk tries to fight back, but eats a big boot from Kane. Kane tags in Mysterio and Mysterio hits a splash off of Kane’s shoulders, but only gets a 2 count. Mysterio sets up for the 619, but Serena distracts the referee and Gallows pulls Mysterio out of the ring. Kane goes after Gallows on the outside. Mysterio returns to the ring, but Punk catches him with a series of shots. Mysterio attempts a springboard moonsault onto Punk, but Punk catches him on his shoulders. Mysterio escapes the GTS and tries to roll Punk up, but Punk drops down and holds Mysterio down for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: This has to go to the diving splash Mysterio performed off of Kane’s shoulders.

After the match, Punk continues to attack Mysterio. Mysterio counters and attack by dropkicking Punk. Punk is set up for the 619, but slides out of the ring before Mysterio can hit it. Mysterio baseball slides Punk into the barber’s chair that is at ringside. He grabs the clippers, but Serena stops Mysterio from cutting Punk’s hair. Mysterio stands on the barber’s chair holding the clippers as Smackdown ends.

Superstars 4/22/10

Superstars opens with Shad Gaspard making his way to the ring. Shad’s opponent for this match is Goldust. Shad and Goldust go at it and Goldust ends up being sent out of the ring. Shad goes after him, but gets caught with a clothesline. Goldust catches Shad with a pair of shots and when Shad fights back, Goldust clotheslines him out of the ring. On the outside, Shad fights back and sends Goldust into the steel steps. Goldust and Shad trade control. Shad hits a snapmare and follows up with a low clothesline. Shad covers for a 2 count. Goldust starts to fight back and catches Shad with an inverted atomic drop. He follows up with a clothesline. Goldust shoots Shad off and after a reversal catches Shad with a punch. Running bulldog type move gains Goldust a 2 count. Big boot from Shad drops Goldust, but when Shad goes for the pin, Goldust rolls him up for a 2 count. Shad sends Goldust into the ring post, and follows up with Thugnificent for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: Lots of good and some unique moves. This still has to go to Thugnificent as it is a particularly viscious version of the STO.

Up next is Yoshi Tatsu taking on Zack Ryder in a match. Ryder takes control at first, but soon falls victim to one of Yoshi’s kicks and goes to the ropes so the referee will back Yoshi off. Series of offensive moves by Yoshi. Yoshi catches Ryder with a pair of arm drags and maintains the hold on the arm. Yoshi continues his attack on the arm of Ryder. Ryder starts to fight back by slamming Yoshi to the mat, but Yoshi comes back with a hip toss followed by an arm drag. Ryder goes to the outside, and Ryder gains control by countering a baseball slide and sending Yoshi into the barricade. Superstars returns with Ryder and Yoshi in the ring. Ryder continues his attack and chokes Yoshi on the ropes. The referee backs Ryder up and Rosa takes advantage of the moment by slapping Yoshi. Yoshi begins to fight back with a series of forearm shots. Ryder regains control with the Rough Ryder Leg Lariat for a 2 count. Yoshi begins to fight back and sends Ryder into the turnbuckle. Series of kicks from Yoshi. Ryder tries to regain control, but Yoshi avoids the attack and nails Ryder with a dropkick. Yoshi and Ryder trade blows. Back body drop from Yoshi and after Ryder backs into the corner, Yoshi hits a flying forearm shot. Neckbreaker from Ryder gains him another 2 count. More kicks from Yoshi. Yoshi is elevated up and lands on the apron. Big roundhouse kick to Ryder from the apron and Yoshi climbs up top. Spinning heel kick from the top and Yoshi covers for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: This goes to the spinning heel kick. The Rough Ryder Lariat and the roundhouse kick were great as well, but the spinning heel kick takes the win.

The Superstars main event is Carlito taking on John Morrison. Carlito complains that he wasn’t used on RAW. Carlito says he’s going to prove why he deserves to be on RAW every week. Carlito gains control early with a side headlock. Morrison fights back and hits a monkey flip type move followed by a flapjack. Morrison hits the Shooting Star Splash for a 2 count on Carlito. Carlito fights back and regains control. Morrison starts to fight back, but Carlito hits a springboard corkscrew senton move on Morrison. Morrison starts to fight back. He builds some momentum and goes for the Flying Chuck Kick, but Carlito dropkicks his legs causing him to crash to the mat. Carlito maintains control with a chinlock, but Morrison starts to fight back. Morrison regains control and gets a 2 count following a spinning kick. Carlito counters an attack by Morrison and hits a spinning neckbreaker. Carlito tries to go for the Backstabber, but Morrison blocks it. Carlito attempts to roll Morrison up, but Morrison rolls through and catches him with a knee to the face. Morrison goes for Starship Pain, but Carlito rolls out of the way. Carlito covers and gets a 2 count. Morrison and Carlito trade blows. Carlito catches Morrison with a huge spinebuster for another 2 count. Carlito springboards over Morrison and goes for the Backstabber, but Morrison counters and hits his Pelé Kick. Morrison goes for the Moonlight Drive and Tarver climbs up on the ropes to distract the ref. Carlito counters and rolls up Morrison, but the referee is still distracted. Carlito gets mad at Tarver and Morrison takes advantage to hit the Flying Chuck to gain the pin.

Move of the Match: This either has to go to the spinebuster Carlito hit on Morrison, or to the Flying Chuck from Morrison to Carlito.

NXT 4/20/10

NXT opens with the rookies in the ring. Matt Striker says that this week’s contest will test their balance and striking ability. Two rookies will be on the pedestal and they must knock their opponent off using pugil sticks. Striker says this is called “Rock em Sock em Rookies” and the winner will get a special feature on WWE.com. The first round will start out with Heath Slater and David Otunga. Slater quickly knocks Otunga off to advance. Next is Skip Sheffield facing off against Wade Barrett. The two go at it and Barrett launches himself at Sheffield. The referee rules Sheffield the winner as Barrett’s feet left the pedestal first. Up next is Daniel Bryan vs. Michael Tarver. Tarver drops his pugil stick immediately and lets Bryan push him off. Darren Young and Justin Gabriel face off next and Young quickly knocks Gabriel off the pedestal.

The first match is David Otunga taking on Justin Gabriel. Otunga starts out with a go behind, but Gabriel answers with a take down and they distance themselves. Some back and forth action with Otunga primarily in control until Gabriel catches him with an arm drag followed by a dropkick. Drop toe hold from Gabriel and Otunga slides under the ropes. Gabriel goes after him, but Otunga rakes the eye of Gabriel. Otunga gets a half nelson chinlock locked in on Gabriel. Gabriel starts to fight back, but Otunga answers with a neckbreaker. Otunga locks in a chinlock with a knee to Gabriel’s back. Otunga goes for an elbow drop to Gabriel’s back, but Gabriel moves. Otunga tries to send Gabriel off into the corner, but Gabriel springs up and catches Otunga with his legs. Gabriel hits a head scissors take down sending Otunga out of the ring. Gabriel comes out of the ring onto Otunga. He rolls Otunga back in and performs a springboard crossbody for a 2 count. Gabriel hits a Russian legsweep and goes up top for the 450 Splash, but Otunga rolls away. Gabriel goes after Otunga and Otunga tosses him out of the ring. Gabriel comes back with a sunset flip attempt. Otunga tries to hold onto the ropes and looks to have R-Truth help him, but R-Truth won’t get involved and Gabriel successfully pulls him off, and rolls him up for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: Due to the fact that Gabriel didn’t get the opportunity to hit the 450 Splash, I’ll have to give this to his springboard cross body.

Time for the “Rock em Sock em Rookies” semifinals. First is Skip Sheffield taking on Heath Slater. Slater goes after Sheffield, but Sheffield repeatedly nails Slater with the pugil stick causing Slater to fall off first. Darren Young and Daniel Bryan are up next. Young looks like he’s going to lose his balance first, but he manages to maintain his position and knock Daniel Bryan off.

Tarver comes out to the ring and issues a challenge. Skip Sheffield comes out to the ramp. Sheffield calls Tarver a “Nitwit of Negativity” and says that if Tarver wants a fight, he’s got one. Punk comes out and says Darren Young also needs competition. Punk adds Young to the match making it a triple threat. Sheffield and Tarver start out by double teaming Young. Sheffield goes after Young who pulls down on the ropes sending Sheffield out of the ring. Tarver goes after Young, but ends up getting clotheslined out of the ring. Back from break, Sheffield and Tarver are again double teaming Young. Tarver whips Young into the corner, and follows up by whipping Sheffield after him with a clothesline. Snap suplex on Young from Tarver. Belly to belly slam from Sheffield and he covers, but Tarver pull him off. Tarver and Sheffield argue and Young takes advantage to roll up Tarver, but Sheffield breaks up the count. Sheffield sends young into the ring post. Tarver attacks Sheffield from behind. Sheffield fights back with a snapmare followed by a slap to the back of the head. Young comes back in and tosses Sheffield out of the ring. Tarver goes after him, but Young is able to hit Tarver with a discuss forearm. Flying shoulder block and a back body drop gain Young a 2 count. Young goes up top. Gallows pushes him off, then takes out Sheffield with a flying clothesline to the outside. Tarver goes after Young, but Young counters and hits his full nelson flapjack and covers for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: This has to go to the full nelson flapjack.

Now it is time for the finals of “Rock em Sock em Rookies.” Darren Young and Skip Sheffield will compete for a special feature on WWE.com. Both men go off nearly simultaneously and both men claim victory. The referee gives the victory to Sheffield, but following a replay, Matt Striker says it was too close to call and they’re going to go again. They start the rematch and Sheffield quickly knocks Young off the pedestal. Striker asks Sheffield how he feels. Sheffield says each week he’s going to do what he does best and give it his all in the ring.

Chris Jericho taking on Heath Slater is up next. Jericho starts the match by slapping Slater. Slater gets mad and fights back. Jericho regains control and hits Slater with a back suplex. Jericho gets a half nelson choke on Slater. Slater begins to fight back, but is taken down again with a dropkick from Jericho. Jericho goes for the Lionsault, but Slater moves. Slater fights back dropping Jericho with a clothesline. Slater sets Jericho up and hits a forearm in the corner. Jericho catches Slater with a kick, but Slater dodges the follow up clothesline and catches Jericho with a neckbreaker. Slater gets a 2 count on Jericho. With the referee between him and Slater, Jericho pokes Slater in the eye. Jericho goes to set up for the walls of Jericho, but Slater counters with a small package and gets the 3 count on Jericho.

Move of the Match: This has to go to the neckbreaker Slater used to counter the clothesline from Jericho.

After the match Jericho has a meltdown and tears up the ringside area. The show ends with Jericho still ranting about his loss.

IMPACT 4/19/10

Impact opens with AJ Styles coming out to the ring. AJ says he is the best wrestler in the TNA. Rob Van Dam comes out to interrupt him. RVD says AJ may have been the best wrestler in TNA at some previous point in time, but times have changed. RVD says that there are other wrestlers who deserve the top spot. Wrestlers such as “Rob Van Dam.” Jeff Hardy comes out to the ring. Hardy says he’s in TNA to complete his collection of World Titles by becoming TNA World Heavyweight Champion. Hulk comes out. He says it’s time for everyone in the back to step up. He says being the World’s Heavyweight Champion mean you’re the best in the world. Hulk makes Hardy vs. RVD for tonight. He then says the winner of that match will get a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Title. AJ says that Hulk has to consult with him first and he won’t be ready by Sacrifice. Hulk says he’s not talking about Sacrifice, but the man who wins will get a title shot tonight. Flair arrives backstage just in time to be informed that Hulk had made the title match for tonight.

Impact returns and Mike Tenay announces that he has just received word that Flair is banned from ringside during the title match tonight.

The first match is Daffney and ODB challenging the Beautiful People for the TNA Knockout’s Tag Team Championship. As they prepare for the match, Taz announces that he has heard that Dixie Carter approved Syxx-Pac’s absence from the Pay-Per-View as he was unable to attend. It appears that Velvet Sky and Lacey Von Erich will be representing the Beautiful People in this match. Lacey and Daffney are going to start out, but Lacey is apparently afraid of Daffney and tags in Velvet. Daffney nails Velvet with a series of knees, followed by a knee facebuster. Daffney goes after Lacey on the outside, but when she returns to the ring, she gets beat down by Velvet. Lacey tags in and hits a backflip followed by an elbow drop on Daffney. Daffney tries to grab Lacey and she tags in Velvet. Velvet stomps Daffney to the mat and covers for a 2 count. Velvet goes for a double axe handle off the second rope, but gets caught by a palm thrust to the abdomen by Daffney. Daffney manages to get to her corner and tags in ODB. ODB nails Velvet with a clothesline, and then knocks Lacey off the apron. Lou Thez Press from ODB. She sets up Velvet in the corner and nails her with a running splash. ODB hits the fall away slam and performs the Kip Up. ODB rolls Velvet up, but Madison climbs up on the apron to distract the referee. Meanwhile, Lacey pulls Daffney off the apron, then sprays hairspray in ODB’s face. Velvet rolls up ODB for the 3 count and the pin.

Move of the match: The majority of actual moves were hit by ODB, and I’m gonna give this to her Fall Away Slam.

AJ and Flair are talking backstage. Flair says he knows AJ can beat either Hardy or RVD. He says he wants a rematch between Team Hogan and Team Flair. He says he doesn’t care who they bring to replace Hardy and RVD, he knows Team Flair can beat them.

Abyss and Jarrett are in the ring. Abyss says the war is over, but if Hardy and RVD weren’t in a match, Team Hogan would have no problem beating down Team Flair. Flair comes out and sends Team Flair after the two of them. Abyss and Jarrett hold their own pretty well until Sting hits the ring with his baseball bat. Music hits and “The Freak” Rob Terry comes down to the ring. Terry nails Wolfe with a forearm shot. He hits Roode with a viscious clothesline and nails Storm with his Chokeslam. Terry sends Roode out over the ropes. Terry tries to pick up Wolfe and succeeds with his second try. He turns around and throws Wolfe onto Sting. Terry nails Sting with his spin kick, although he trips over Sting’s coat at the end. Bischoff comes out and announces that there will be a rematch tonight. It will be Team Flair vs. Abyss, Jeff Jarrett and Rob Terry. He also says it will not be a handicap match because he has a guy in the back who can’t wait to join the match.

Backstage, Matt Morgan approaches Shannon Moore. He says TNA management is making “them” defend the titles next week. Morgan asks Moore to be his partner. Moore wants to know if Morgan is counting his ego as a second person now. Moore says he has an X-Division Title shot next week. Moore says the book of Dilligaf says that “both of you guys can kiss my tattooed ass.”

Backstage Hogan tells Bischoff that he will never doubt him again. They discuss the matches for tonight. Hogan asks Bischoff about his “revolutionary new ranking system for the world title.” Bischoff says he will reveal it next week. He says he wants to show him and calls over Miss Tessmacher.

The next match is Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam for the title shot. Feeling out process to start the match. A series of reversals ends when Hardy attempts a Twist of Fate early and RVD backs off. Impact returns with RVD setting up Hardy on the guardrail. RVD follows up with a spinning legdrop to Hardy. RVD sets up Hardy on the apron, and hits a slingshot apron leg drop on Hardy. RVD hits a cross body off the top rope for a 2 count. Hardy begins to fight back and sends RVD into the corner. He follows up with a dropkick to the knee sending RVD face first into the turnbuckle. Hardy hits his double leg drop followed by a low dropkick. Running clothesline earns Hardy a 2 count. Hardy gets sent into the corner. RVD goes for the somersault into a monkey flip, but Hardy catches him with a clothesline for another 2 count. RVD uses his splits to counter Hardy and goes for the monkey flip, but Hardy counters with a unique cover for 2. Hardy goes up top, but RVD stops him and he ends up crotched on the top rope. RVD kicks him, and the climbs up top to hit his flying side kick knocking Hardy out of the ring. RVD pulls Hardy back into the ring and hits a spinning leg drop followed by Rolling Thunder into a splash. RVD covers, but only gets a 2 count. Hardy begins to fight back and goes for his dropkick in the corner, but RVD moves out of the way. Hardy is down and RVD takes advantage to hit the split legged moonsault, but still only gets a 2 count. Hardy counters a suplex attempt to hit the Gourdbuster. Hardy climbs to the top rope, but takes a spinning kick from RVD. RVD attempts a superplex, but Hardy fights back and knocks him off the ropes. Hardy goes for the Swanton, but RVD moves. RVD hits the 5 Star Frog Splash and gets the 3 count to win.

Move of the Match: A lot of great move in this match. These two impressed as always. I’ve got to give the move of the match to the 5 Star Frog Splash.

RVD and Jeff Hardy are backstage with Christy Hemme. They show some of the highlights of the match. RVD says he knows Hardy will support him.

Abyss is backstage with Jarrett and Rob Terry. He thanks Rob for coming out. Rob says that if Hulk is looking for people to step up, he is here. Abyss says he trusts Bischoff and Hogan to come through with a bombshell for their fourth member.

The Lockdown rematch will start with Sting and Jeff Jarrett in the ring. Like Lockdown, there will be a 5 minute opening period followed by entrances at 2 minute intervals. Unlike Lockdown, this match will be under tag team rules, meaning the wrestlers will have to tag in and out. Impact returns with Sting controlling Jarrett on the outside. Jarrett and Sting continue to brawl on the outside sending each other into chairs and the wall. Sting drops Jarrett across the guardrail and brings him back into the ring. The clock runs down and Desmond Wolfe is next out. He comes to the ring and tags in. Wolfe nails Jarrett with a European uppercut, and then sets him up in the corner. Wolfe nails Jarrett with a running European uppercut in the corner and attempts to set Jarrett up for a superplex. Jarrett blocks, so Wolfe sends him off into the ropes. Jarrett catches Wolfe and hits him with a hip toss. Jarrett sets up Wolfe on the ropes and nails him with the leg across the back. Jarrett goes after Wolfe with a pair of right hands, but Wolfe answers with a poke to the eyes. Wolfe goes for the Tower of London, but Jarrett fights out and hits Wolfe with a spinning back suplex. Rob Terry is out next and Jarrett tags him in. Rob hits a pair of clotheslines and follows with a huge back body drop on Wolfe. Sting comes in, but he is caught with a pair of clotheslines for his trouble. Meanwhile, Orlando Jordan is watching the action from the top of the ramp. Wolfe attempts a running cross body, but Rob catches him and drops him with a front slam. Terry performs a delayed vertical suplex dropping it into a powerslam. Impact returns with Roode and Abyss in the ring. Both men had entered the match during the break. Roode runs at Abyss, but gets caught with a big boot. Big clothesline in the corner and Abyss follows up with the chokeslam. Abyss catches Roode with a back body drop. The clock counts down and Storm is out as the last member of Beer Money. Roode avoids an attack in the corner and Storm catches Abyss with a kick. Roode hits a blockbuster, and tags in Storm. They wishbone Abyss and Storm follows up with a series of knees. Storm runs at Abyss, but Abyss catches him with a sidewalk slam. Storm tags in Wolfe and Abyss tags in Jarrett. Wolfe kicks Abyss out of the ring, but gets caught with a punch from Jarrett. Storm and Roode join Wolfe in attacking Jarrett. Storm goes for an attack in the corner, but Jarrett moves out of the way and follows up with a double clothesline to Roode and Wolfe. The clock counts down to zero. Samoa Joe is back! Jarrett is shocked to see Joe, but lifts up his hand and Joe tags in. Joe clotheslines both members of Beer Money, and then follows up with a T-Bone Suplex to Wolfe. Sting comes in only to get set up and nailed with a running back elbow in the corner. Joe follows up with a kick and Sting rolls out of the ring. Joe catches Roode with the side slam, then sets him up and nails him with the Muscle Buster for the 3 count and the win.

Move of the Match: Another match with a lot of great moves, but I have to give this to the Muscle Buster, not only because it gave Team Hogan the win, but because it’s good to see Joe back again.

After the match, Team Hogan celebrates in the ring, but Joe leaves the ring and makes his way up the ramp to exit.

Back from break, we find out that Flair challenged Abyss to a match next week with both of their Hall of Fame rings on the line.

Now it is time for the main event. RVD challenges AJ Styles for the World Heavyweight Championship. AJ starts the match by tossing his robe onto RVD’s head and attacking RVD while he can’t see. AJ throws RVD out of the ring, and follows up with a dive onto RVD on the outside. Back from break, RVD is starting to fight back. Series of moves leads to RVD tripping over AJ, and AJ takes advantage to nail RVD with a dropkick. AJ begins to target RVD’s leg. RVD begins to fight back and hits AJ with a series of clotheslines. RVD hits the somersault into a monkey flip on AJ. AJ gets RVD down and locks in the Figure Four. RVD gets to the ropes to break the hold. AJ goes after RVD and RVD rolls him up in a small package for a 2 count. The two men trade blows and AJ hits the Pelé kick. AJ goes for the Styles Clash, but RVD blocks and sends him out over the ropes. AJ lands on the apron and attempts a springboard attack on RVD, but RVD counters with a powerbomb. RVD goes up top and hits the 5 Star Frog Splash. RVD covers to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.

Move of the Match: This has got to go to the 5 Star Frog Splash for the second time tonight.

Members of the locker room come out to celebrate with RVD. Team 3D comes in and picks up RVD on their shoulders. RVD celebrates in the ring to end Impact.

RAW 4/19/10

RAW opens with Triple H coming out to the ring. He talks about the volcanic eruptions and the fact that the RAW roster is stuck in Europe. Triple H talks about this Sunday until he is interrupted by CM Punk and the Straight Edge Society. Punk talks about the SmackDown superstars being at RAW tonight. He also talks about the draft being next week. Triple H implies that Rey will beat Punk at Extreme Rules. Punk says that he will beat Rey at Extreme Rules and everyone will realize that Straight Edge is powerful. He begins to try to convince Triple H to accept Straight Edge. Triple H talks about how people can do as they choose. Punk says he thought Triple H would want to start Monday Night Raw with something big. He thought that Triple H would be willing to shave his head and join the Straight Edge Society. Now he says he’s not asking Triple H, he’s telling him. Triple H goes after both Punk and Gallows, but the numbers game catches up to him. The Straight Edge Society goes to shave Triple H’s head, but Mysterio hits the ring to make the save. Mysterio and Triple H send Gallows out of the ring with a double clothesline. They grab Punk and Mysterio cuts off a piece of his hair with clippers. Before they can do any more, Gallows returns to the ring providing a distraction and allowing Punk to escape.

RAW opens with Matt Hardy taking on Drew McIntyre. The two trade blows with Hardy doing most of the damage. Hardy catches Drew with a neckbreaker. Hardy clotheslines Drew out of the ring. The fight continues on the outside where Drew kicks Hardy into the ring steps. Drew continues the attack to Hardy’s head. Hardy is dazed and takes a few swings that hit nothing but air. Drew goes for another strike, but gets caught with the Side Effect. 2 count for Hardy. Hardy hits another neckbreaker type move on McIntyre. Hardy goes for the Twist of Fate, but McIntyre blocks. McIntyre goes for the Future Show, but Hardy counters with a back body drop. Hardy attempts the Twist of Fate again, but McIntyre again blocks it. He sends Hardy into the ropes and the two men collide. McIntyre climbs up to go for his elbow drop, but McIntyre pulls him off the ropes and he lands on his head. McIntyre covers and picks up the 3 count for the win.

Move of the Match: Based on the moves that actually took place, I’d give this to the Side Effect from Hardy.

They’re interviewing Cena via satellite. Cena says they’re stuck in Belfast and they’re sorry they couldn’t be at RAW tonight. Cena says that he will be at Extreme Rules Sunday, even if he has to swim across the ocean. Cena says at Extreme Rules he will be the Last Man Standing.

Kozlov is present on RAW tonight. Apparently he has a statement that he wants King to read. King reads the statement. The statement says that Kozlov is protesting against unfair treatment by the RAW guest hosts. Kozlov wants proper competition. The cast of McGruber come out with American flags. McGruber is joined by Vickie who reads an announcement of the main event. CM Punk, Luke Gallows and Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio, Triple H and Edge will be the main event. McGruber calls Kozlov a “giant pile of suck.” McGruber insults Kozlov’s mother. Kozlov says he won’t get angry, he’ll just destroy him later tonight. McGruber announces that Kozlov has a match and his opponent will give him a strong dose of “The Truth.” McGruber says that he has rigged the entire place with explosives to keep Kozlov from running. An explosion goes off and all that is left of R-Truth is his shoes. Kozlov repeats his threat to destroy McGruber later tonight.

RAW returns with McGruber trying to go out the exit. Triple H comes over and talks to him. Triple H notices that McGruber has apparently wet his pants. McGruber tries to make excuses. McGruber says that Kane is his friend and Triple H tells Kane that McGruber was telling him how Kane peed in his pants. McGruber makes an excuse and leaves.

Orton is on via satellite. Orton says that after Extreme Rules, wherever he ends up, is where the championship will be.

Jack Swagger comes out to the ring. Swagger says if Randy were there tonight, he’d show him why he is the World Heavyweight Champion. Swagger issues an open challenge. Nobody comes out at first, but when Swagger goes to make his way out of the ring, the gongs begin to chime and the Undertaker comes out. Swagger starts the match with a side headlock. Taker shoots him off and Swagger answers with a shoulder block. Taker gets control and begins to go after the arm. Taker takes Swagger down with Old School. Swagger begins to fight back and hits a snap powerslam for a 2 count. Swagger sends Taker out of the ring and goes after him, but gets slammed into the steel steps. Swagger is able to send Taker knee first into the steps. Swagger focuses his attack on Taker’s legs. Taker is able to regain some control by tossing Swagger out of the ring. Apron leg drop from Taker. Snap suplex for a 2 count and Taker locks in a chin lock. Back from break and Swagger has a toe hold on Taker. Taker kicks Swagger off, but Swagger goes right back to the knee. Taker kicks Swagger out of the ring and when he gets up, he wraps Taker’s leg around the ring post. Taker begins to fight back. Swagger shoots him off, and Taker catches Swagger with a DDT. Taker hits Snake Eyes, the Big Boot and a running leg drop for a 2 count on Swagger. Taker goes for a chokeslam. Swagger fight out, but runs into another Big Boot. Swagger fights back against Taker and counters a move with a DDT of his own. Swagger goes for the corner slingshot splash, but Taker catches him by the throat, gets up and hits the chokeslam. Taker hits Swagger with the Tombstone Piledriver to win the match.

Move of the Match: Lots of good moves, but I’ve got to give it to the Tombstone Piledriver.

Jericho is backstage with the Straight Edge Society. He tells them that if they follow his plan, they’ll come out on top. He talks with the stars of McGruber about his role in the movie. McGruber asks Jericho for advice in regards to his match with Kozlov.

McGruber comes out for his match with Kozlov. Taking Jericho’s advice, McGruber offers Kozlov a handshake, and then proceeds to slap him. Kozlov headbutts McGruber multiple times, and then goes for the Iron Curtain, but Ryan Phillippe comes in and announces that this match is now a handicap match and McGruber’s new tag team partner is his half brother Khaluber. Khali comes out dressed in a McGruber costume. Kozlov goes after Khaluber, but is quickly overpowered. Khaluber goes for the Punjabi Plunge, but Kozlov fights back. Kozlov goes for the head block, but gets caught with an overhead chop. Kozlov walks out with Khaluber following him. McGruber gets back in the ring and Kozlov is counted out.

Move of the Match: There weren’t that many moves in this. I’ll give it to the headbutts from Kozlov to McGruber.

It’s time for the main event. Triple H, Rey Mysterio and Edge taking on Chris Jericho, CM Punk and Luke Gallows. Mysterio and Jericho start out. Mysterio and Jericho trade blows, and Mysterio sets Jericho up for an early 619, but Jericho rolls out of the ring. Punk goes after Mysterio and he too is sent out of the ring. Edge whips Mysterio to Triple H who tosses him over the ropes onto their opponents on the outside. Back from break, Punk and Mysterio are fighting in the ring. Mysterio goes for the wheelbarrow bulldog, but Punk drops him face first onto the turnbuckle instead. Punk tags in Gallows. Gallows stomps away at Mysterio and hits a couple of elbow drops. Gallows tags Jericho back in. Jericho hits a back suplex on Mysterio and then taunts him. He reaches for Mysterio who answers with a kick to Jericho’s head. Mysterio tries to make the tag, but Jericho stops him and catapults him into the turnbuckle. Mysterio starts to fight back and hits a springboard moonsault attack. Mysterio makes the tag to Edge while Jericho tags in Gallows. Big boot from Edge to Gallows and after dodging a clothesline, Edge hits a shoulder tackle. Edge sets up for the spear, but Jericho pulls him out of the ring. Triple H goes after Jericho to back him off. Edge is rolled back into the ring and Punk tags in. Jericho and Punk take turns working on Edge’s leg. Edge manages to fight back after Gallows is tagged in. Edge hits a flying clothesline. Edge tags in Triple H and Gallows tags in Punk. Triple H catches Punk with a high knee, a knee facebuster and hits a clothesline to earn a 2 count. Triple H hits the Spinebuster and sets up for the Pedigree, but Gallows comes in to hit the clothesline. Seated senton from Mysterio to Gallows. Jericho tosses Mysterio out of the ring, but he lands on his feet. Edge clotheslines Jericho out of the ring and catches Punk with a drop toe hold. Mysterio hits the 619 and Triple H follows up with the Pedigree to win the match.

Move of the Match: I’ll give this to the Pedigree for this match.

Mysterio, Edge and Triple H celebrate in the ring to end RAW.