SmackDown 5/28/10

SmackDown opens wth Teddy Long come to the ring. Long announces that the competitors for the World Heavyweight Championship match will be determined tonight. Jack Swagger will be defending and because of the disqualification victory at Over the Limit, Big Show has automatically qualified. Tonight CM Punk will face Kane and Rey Mysterio will face the Undertaker to determine who the other 2 competitors will be. Drew McIntyre comes out. McIntyre says he should still be Intercontinental Champion and Long should’ve stopped the match. McIntyre gives Long a note and tells him to read it out loud. The letter states that Matt Hardy is hereby suspended without pay until further notice. McIntyre tells Long that if he continues to ignore McIntyre’s misfortunes, the next letter will be announcing Long’s termination from his position as General Manager. Matt Hardy comes out, but security prevents him from going after McIntyre. Long tells Hardy that if he doesn’t leave, they’ll make Long fire him.

The opening match tonight is Jack Swagger and Drew McIntyre taking on Kofi Kingston and The Big Show. Kofi and Swagger start out. Swagger drops Kofi with some mat wrestling and maintains control on the ground. Kofi fights out, but Swagger overpowers him and tags in McIntyre. Kofi fights back against McIntyre, but McIntyre fights back by pulling Kofi’s hair. Kofi fights back with a standing monkey flip and covers for 1. Kofi goes after McIntyre, but McIntyre fights back with a kick. Kofi fights back again and hits a flying forearm. Kofi tags in Big Show who hits a big splash on McIntyre in the corner. Show follows up with punches to McIntyre and Swagger tries to jump Show from behind, but Show hits Swagger with a punch and Swagger bails from the ring. Kofi comes back in and clotheslines McIntyre out of the ring. Back from break we she Show pulling McIntyre into the ring. He hits a big chop in the corner and follows up with a punch. Show slams McIntyre into the turnbuckle and chokes him on the ropes. Show hits a scoop slam and tags in Kofi. Kofi hits a springboard splash for 2. He goes to an armlock and follows up with an armbar takedown. McIntyre gets to his feet and backs Kofi into the corner. McIntyre shoots Kofi off into the corner, but Kofi springs over and catches McIntyre with an arm drag. Kofi avoids an attack in the corner and hits a series of shots. Punches in the corner and Kofi drops Swagger on the apron. Kofi goes for a springboard move, but Swagger trips him up and he hits his head on the apron. McIntyre slams Kofi into the ring steps and rolls him into the ring. McIntyre covers, but Kofi kicks out at 2. McIntyre hits a slap to Kofi’s chest and tags in Swagger. Swagger locks in a chin lock. Swagger continues the attack and drops Kofi with a modified belly to belly slam. Swagger tags in McIntyre and McIntyre targets the hand. McIntyre hits clotheslines in the corner and a short arm clothesline. McIntyre goes to an attack on the left arm of Kofi. Kofi fights out, but McIntyre takes him down and tags in Swagger. Swagger continues the attack, but Kofi fights out with back elbows. Kofi tries for a sunset flip, but Swagger fights back. Kofi hits a springboard crossbody. Swagger tags in McIntyre who tries to stop Kofi from making the tag, but Kofi fights him off and tags in Show. Show takes down McIntyre with a series of shots. Swagger comes in, but Show tosses him out. McIntyre tries for the Future Shock DDT, but he can’t lock it in and Show slams him to the mat. Show hits McIntyre with the knockout punch and covers for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: There were a number of good moves in this match, but I’m going to give this to Show’s vicious knockout punch.

Punk is in the back with the SES. They tell him everything will be ok. Punk says that he’s going to go out to the ring and reveal himself and he doesn’t care how the people react, because he is better than them.

Vickie Guerrero is in the back with Curt Hawkins and Vance Archer. She tells them they have 15 days and Curt says they will make an impact. Dolph Ziggler comes in. Vickie says that last week Ziggler proved there is still chivalry in the WWE. Vickie flirts with Ziggler and implies she can help his career. Vickie tells Ziggler that he will team up with Chavo tonight to take on Christian and Hornswoggle.

CM Punk and the SES come out to the ring. Punk removes the towel to reveal a Straight Edge Society mask. Kane comes out and Punk goes after him immediately. Punk hits Kane with a series of shots, but runs into an uppercut. Kane continues the attack on Punk. Kane targets Punk’s arm. Punk backs Kane into the corner, forcing him to break the hold on Punk’s arm. Punk avoids the attack in the corner and hits the high knee, but Kane stops him from hitting the bulldog. Kane tries to pull the mask off of Punk, but Punk rolls out of the ring. Back from break and Punk is going after Kane with a series of kicks. Kane fights back with strikes and whips Punk into the corner. Kane hits a scoop slam and goes up top. Punk hangs Kane up on the top and knocks him to ringside. Punk continues the attack on Kane’s leg and rolls back into the ring. Kane follows him into the ring, but Punk wraps Kane’s leg around the ring post. Punk keeps on Kane’s knee, but Kane kicks Punk off. Punk goes back to the knee of Kane with a stepover toe hold. Kane kicks Punk off again and hits a series of shots to Punk. Punk goes back to the knee again with a modified leg lock. Kane fights out again, but is clearly limping. Kane hits Punk with a suplex and covers, but only gets a 2 count. Punk kicks the knee again and goes for a cover, but Kane kicks out at 2. Punk goes to a modified Indian Deathlock. Kane again fights back and slams Punk to the mat. He covers again, but still only gets a 2 count. Kane hits a clothesline in the corner, but Punk fights out. Punk runs into an uppercut and Kane gets another 2 count. Kane hits a side slam for another 2 count. Kane goes up top again and this time hits the flying clothesline, but Kane hurts his knee in the process. Kane looks for the Chokeslam, but Punk fights out by kicking the knee. Kane sends Punk out over the ropes. Punk comes back in with a crossbody, but Kane rolls through for a 2 count. Kane looks for the Chokeslam again, but Punk again fights out and kicks the knee. Kane tries to remove Punk’s mask again. Serena distracts the referee and Gallows punches Kane. Punk hits a roundhouse kick to Kane and follows up with the GTS. Punk covers for the 3 count and qualifies for the Fatal Four Way.

Move of the Match: I liked Punk’s working on the leg, but this has to go to the GTS.

Chavo and Dolph Ziggler vs. Hornswoggle and Christian is next. Christian and Chavo start out. We see some mat wrestling and Christian hits Chavo with a dropkick. He takes a shot at Ziggler, but Chavo catches Christian. Chavo hits 2 of the 3 Amigos, but Christian blocks the third and hits an inverted DDT. Hornswoggle is tagged in. He hits a hip drop on Chavo and a series of kicks to Chavo’s knee, but runs into a boot to the face. Chavo rubs his boot on Hornswoggle’s face. Chavo hits a scoop slam and tags in Ziggler. Ziggler hangs up Hornswoggle in the corner, but Hornswoggle avoids the attack and tags in Christian. Chavo tags in and Christian takes him down with a forearm. Chavo tries to fight back, but runs into a flapjack. Christian hits the diving elbow and looks for the Killswitch, but Chavo fights back and hits a series of strikes in the corner. Christian fights back and hits his Pendulum Kick. He follows up with a missile dropkick and covers for 2, but Ziggler breaks it up. Hornswoggle kicks Ziggler, but Ziggler tosses him out to the floor. Christian clotheslines Ziggler out of the ring. Chavo catches Christian with a brain buster, but Christian moves when Chavo goes for the frog splash. Christian catches Chavo and hits the Killswitch. Christian covers for the 3 count and the win.

Move of the Match: I’m going to give this one to the Killswitch.

After the match, Ziggler jumps Christian and puts him in the Sleeper Hold.

Josh is in the back with Team LayCool, but they chase him away. They say they are both co-champions because it was a handicap match against Beth Phoenix in which they won the title.

Luke Gallows vs. MVP is next. They trade blows early with MVP getting the better of it. MVP hits a belly to belly slam and a series of shots to Gallows. Gallows fights back, but MVP maintains control. MVP is shot off, but catches Gallows with a flying forearm. MVP hits Gallows with a boot. Gallows sends MVP to the apron and knocks him off with a punch. Gallows slams MVP into the ring apron and rolls him back in. Gallows hits a suplex and gets a 2 count. Gallows hits a pair of elbow drops for another 2 count. He goes to a grounded reverse bearhug. MVP gets up and fights out of the hold. MVP catches Gallows with a boot and follows up with a diving shoulder block. MVP takes Gallows down with a series of shots and hits a knee facebuster. He follows up with the Ballin’ Elbow, but Gallows rolls out of the ring. MVP comes off the apron with a forearm. Serena distracts the referee and MVP and the masked SES member DDTs MVP on the apron. Gallows locks MVP in the Gallows Pole and drops him with the Twelfth Step maintaining the hold for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: I’m going to give this to the move by the interfering SES member with the DDT on the apron.

The Undertaker vs. Rey Mysterio for the fourth spot in the Fatal Four Way match for the World Heavyweight Championship. Mysterio starts out by trying to avoid Taker, but Taker backs him into the corner. Mysterio fights out of the corner, but runs into a clothesline. Taker drops Mysterio across the top rope. He tries to kick Mysterio off the apron, but Mysterio moves and Taker gets hung up on the ropes. Mysterio hits a springboard dropkick knocking Taker off the apron into the barricade. Taker looks angry as he enters the ring and Mysterio rolls out on the other side. Taker comes out, but Mysterio slides back in. Mysterio hits a dropkick to Taker and follows up with a moonsault takedown to the outside. Back from break Mysterio is hitting Taker with kicks to the knee. Mysterio kicks Taker in the face. Taker grabs Mysterio for a chokeslam, but Mysterio fights out. Taker goes for the Last Ride, but Mysterio escapes. Mysterio hits a dropkick to Taker’s knee and with Taker hung up on the ropes goes for the 619, but Taker gets up and drops Mysterio with a big boot. Taker tosses Mysterio out of the ring. Taker slams Mysterio into the ring post. Taker sends Mysterio into the ring post again. Mysterio tries to fight back, but Taker takes him down and slams him into the barricade. Taker brings Mysterio back into the ring and locks in an armlock. Taker covers Mysterio for 2. Taker puts the pressure on Mysterio’s arm and drops him to the mat. Taker covers, but Mysterio kicks out at 2. Mysterio fights back and counters and attack from Taker with a huracanrana into the turnbuckle. Mysterio hits a springboard seated senton and a low dropkick to the face and covers for 2. Taker sits up, but Mysterio hits him with another seated senton for another 2 count. Mysterio hits the 619 and goes for the springboard splash, but Taker catches him by the throat. Mysterio fights out, but Taker catches him and hits Snake Eyes. Mysterio dodges the big boot and goes for a springboard moonsault takedown, but Taker catches him and hits the Tombstone Piledriver. Taker covers for 3 to qualify for Fatal Four Way.

Move of the Match: This match had a lot of great moves, but I’m going to give this to the Tombstone Piledriver, especially because it was used as a counter to the moonsault takedown.

IMPACT 5/27/10

Impact opens with Jeff Hardy coming out to the ring. Hardy says he wants to know what’s going on with Mr. Anderson and calls Anderson out to the ring. Anderson says that maybe he did it to confuse Hardy because he’s an @$$hole. Anderson encourages Jeff to embrace his inner @$$holeness. Anderson is interrupted as AJ comes out accompanied by Flair, Beer Money and Wolfe. AJ says he arrived to find out he has a match tonight. He says his opponent doesn’t deserve to be in the same ring as AJ Styles and that his opponent requested the match against him. Hardy says he didn’t request anything and AJ says he wasn’t talking to Hardy, he was talking to Anderson. Anderson cuts AJ off and says, “Allow me to tell you who I am.” Anderson calls for the mic from above and says, “Mr. Anderson! Wait for it… ANDERSON!!!!”

They replay the problems between Brother Ray and Jesse Neal.

Ink Inc. vs. Team 3D vs. The Band. Shannon Moore starts out with Eric Young. EY takes down Moore early, but Moore fights back and hits EY with a pair of arm drags and his inverted atomic drop. He follows up with his leg drop and covers for 2. EY sends Moore into the corner, but Moore fights back with a back elbow and hits his wheelbarrow bulldog. Moore tags in Neal. They hit a double hip toss and then Moore hip tosses Neal onto Young for a 2 count. Young fights back sending Neal into the corner, but Neal comes out with a springboard crossbody for a 2 count. Young rakes Neal’s arms and hits a series of shots in the corner. He hits a scoop slam and backs into the corner, but Brother Ray tags himself in. Ray goes for an elbow, but Neal moves. Neal hits a series of shots, but gets caught with a clothesline from Ray. Ray picks up Neal by his Mohawk and hits another punch. He follows up with more blows and kicks Neal in the head. Ray hits a series of blows to Neal. Devon makes the blind tag and tosses Neal into his corner. Moore tags himself in and he and Devon trade blows. Moore hits the sunset flip for a 2 count and follows up with a spinning kick. Moore tags in Neal and they go to shoot Devon off, but Ray makes the blind tag and nails both members of Ink Inc with a double clothesline from behind. Ray hits a series of shots to Neal in the corner. He hits a big slap and gets a chair from ringside. Devon takes the chari from Ray and Neal hits Ray with the spear. Neal gets the 3 count and the win.

Move of the Match: The Spear is somewhat worth mentioning, but I really think this should go to Moore hip tossing Neal onto Young because it was a great and unique tag team maneuver.

After the match, Ray gets the microphone and challenges Neal to a Teacher vs. Student match at Slammiversary. Neal accepts the match while Devon and Ray argue.

Kazarian is in the back and he says he’s more confident right now than in his entire career because of Ric Flair. AJ comes in and says he needs to talk to Flair. Flair says AJ will be fine tonight and continues talking to Kazarian.

Rob Van Dam says he’s going to call Sting out tonight.

Up next is Kazarian taking on Jay Lethal. Kaz and Lethal lock up and Kaz gets control early. Lethal fights back with a kick and hits a dropkick. Kaz sends Lethal out to the apron, but Lethal hits a shoulder block and slingshots in into a huracanrana. Kaz rolls to the outside and Lethal flies out onto him. Lethal covers for 2. Lethal sends Kaz into the corner and follows up with a dropkick. Ric Flair comes out to the ramp. Lethal is distracted and Kaz attacks him from behind. Kaz hits a scoop slam and a springboard leg drop on Lethal. Kaz continues the attack on Lethal. Lethal fights back and hits Kaz with a powerful chop. He hits a forearm shot and a clothesline, and follows up with a moonsault takedown for a 2 count. Kaz catches Lethal with a jawbreaker, but Lethal comes back with an enzuigiri. Lethal teases Flair and locks in the Figure Four on Kaz. Flair encourages Kaz to either fight to the ropes or roll over. Kaz finally reaches the ropes. Lethal and Flair have an encounter and Kaz rolls up Lethal and uses the tights to get the 3 count.

Move of the Match: I’m giving this to the Figure Four because it was used as a shot at Flair.

After the match, Flair goes after Lethal and hits him with a big chop. Flair hits a series of chops to Lethal. Lethal fights back and hits some chops to Flair. Lethal shoots Flair off and hits a back body drop. He clotheslines Flair out of the ring. Styles comes out and attacks Lethal. Kaz gets back up and he and Styles fight over who gets to go after Lethal. Lethal gets up and dropkicks them both out of the ring.

We see Shannon Moore laid out in the back.

Orlando Jordan vs. Abyss is next. Jordan has Abyss pasties. Jordan targets Abyss’ injured arm. Abyss overpowers Jordan and hits a series of shots, then rips the pasties off. Jordan avoids an attack in the corner and rips Abyss’ bandages. Jordan continues the attack on Abyss’ arm. Jordan goes up top and hits an elbow drop to Abyss’ arm. Jordan covers, but Abyss fights out at 2. Jordan misses an elbow drop and gets caught with a big boot from Abyss. Abyss hits a splash in the corner and looks for the chokeslam, but Jordan takes another shot to the arm. Jordan goes for the float over, but Abyss catches him and drops him with a wheelbarrow facebuster for a 2 count. Abyss clotheslines Jordan out of the ring. Jordan pushes Abyss and Abyss collides with Chelsea. Abyss tosses Jordan into the ring post and goes to check on Chelsea. Wolfe jumps Abyss from behind with a pipe resulting in a DQ.

Move of the Match: I’m going to give this to Abyss’ wheelbarrow facebuster.

After the match, Wolfe and Jordan double team Abyss. Rob Terry comes out and nails Jordan with a big clothesline. He goes for the Freakbuster, but Wolfe escapes and rolls out of the ring. Terry catches Jordan and drops him with the Freakbuster. Abyss rolls back to the outside where he picks up Chelsea and carries her to the back.

RVD comes out. He calls Sting out to the ring. Stings music plays followed by video of Sting attacking RVD. Sting is up in the rafters and he says that what he did to RVD in the video is just a small taste of what’s going to happen at Slammiversary.

They show Hogan and Anderson in the back. Hogan tells Anderson that at this point everybody hates him. Hogan tells Anderson he needs to figure out what he wants if he wants to stick around. Anderson says that when he extended the hand to Jeff, he meant it. Anderson says his actions will prove his motives tonight.

TNA Alumnus, Puppet the Psycho Dwarf has joined the announce team to promote his upcoming show “Half Pint Brawlers.”

Christy Hemme is in the back with Roxxi. Roxxi says that she’s excited to be back. She says she’s ready to go and Christy tells her that she’s going to get a title shot at Slammiversary. Roxxi is excited and she tells Madison she’ll see her at Slammiversary.

Taylor Wilde and Sarita vs. Velvet Sky and Lacey Von Erich is next. Sarita and Velvet start out. Velvet hits Sarita with a takedown, but Sarita kips up. She catches Velvet with a back elbow and tags in Taylor. Sarita hits a leaping splash and Taylor hits a handspring senton for a 2 count. Sarita makes the blind tag. Both hit elbow drops on Velvet and Sarita gets a rolling pin hold for a 2 count. Sarita tags Taylor back in and they hit a drop toe hold followed by a dropkick. Velvet fights back and while the referee is distracted, Lacey takes down Taylor. Velvet tags in Lacey and they slam her into the corner twice and hit a double clothesline. Lacey gets Taylor in the Claw and then slams her to the mat and covers for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: Although Lacey using the Von Erich Claw is pretty cool; I’m going to give this to the Splash/Handspring Senton form Sarita and Taylor.

Puppet goes out to celebrate with the Beautiful People. He slaps Velvet on the butt. Velvet slaps him and Madison DDTs him. They both stomp on Puppet. Velvet and Madison leave, but Lacey helps Puppet up. Puppet kisses Lacey and Lacey kisses him back.

Hardy is in the back and talks about wrestling Desmond Wolfe. He says they’re both unique so it should be and interesting match.

Angle joins the announce table as Jeff Hardy vs. Desmond Wolfe is next. Wolfe and Hardy trade blows. Wolfe catches Hardy with a shoulder block. They hit a series of reversals and Hardy gets a unique cover for a 2 count. Wolfe fights back and hits a European Uppercut in the corner. Wolfe slams Hardy down to the mat. Wolfe covers for 2. He picks Hardy up and goes for his clothesline out of the corner, but gets caught with a mule kick from Hardy. Hardy follows up with the dropkick in the corner. Wolfe rolls out of the ring, but Hardy catches him with a dropkick and slingshots out on top of him. Wolfe fights back and slams Hardy into the barrier. He rolls Hardy back into the ring. Wolfe covers for 2. Hardy fights back and catches him with a sleeper slam. Hardy looks for the Twist of Fate, but Wolfe fights out and slams him to the mat. Wolfe sets Hardy up for the Tower of London, but Hardy fights out. Wolfe hits his clothesline out of one corner into the other and looks for the pendulum lariat, but Hardy stops him. Hardy looks for the Twist of Fate again, but Wolfe counters with his hammerlock DDT and gets a 2 count. Hardy fights out of the corner with a head scissors and hits a clothesline. Hardy goes for Whisper in the Wind, but Wolfe moves and Hardy hits the referee. Hardy hits the Twist of Fate, but the referee is down. Hardy looks to get the referee up and Wolfe pulls a foreign object out of his tights. He nails Hardy with it and the referee counts 3 while Wolfe covers.

Move of the Match: I’m going to give this to Whisper in the Wind (even though it hit the ref instead of his opponent.)

Matt Morgan is in the ring. He complains about being jumped by Joe and losing the tag titles to Hall and Nash. He also complains about having to find another partner for Slammiversary. Morgan calls Angle out to the ring and offers him the role as Morgan’s new partner. Angle points out that the last time he and Morgan were in the ring, he pinned Morgan. Morgan and Angle start to fight, and Samoa Joe’s music hits. Morgan runs from the ring. Joe and Angle come face to face in the ring and have a stare down. Angle gives Joe a nod and leaves the ring.

AJ Styles vs. Mr. Anderson is next. AJ takes control of Anderson. The two repeatedly trade side headlocks. AJ fights out of a headlock and locks in a head scissors, but Anderson fights out and goes back to the headlock. AJ gets the head scissors locked in again and this time, after Anderson fights out, drops him with a head lock takedown. AJ and Anderson rock each other with blows. AJ and Anderson trade chops and punches. AJ drops Anderson with a dropkick and covers for 2. Anderson fights back and hits a series of shots to AJ. AJ gets caught and Anderson hits the standing Plunge. AJ hits Anderson with a poke to the eyes and follows up with an enzuigiri. AJ chokes Anderson on the ropes. The referee backs him up. AJ hits a snapmare and locks in a crossface. Anderson fights back and hits a crossbody, but AJ rolls through and wraps his legs around the ropes to get the 3 count.

Move of the Match: The Plunge was nice and so were some other moves, but I’m going to give this to AJ’s vicious enzuigiri.

Anderson calls for the mic. He says AJ got him at his own game. Anderson asks the fans if AJ cheated and they say he did. Anderson attacks AJ. Beer Money comes out and double teams Anderson. AJ gets up and they triple team him, but Hardy comes running down the ramp with a chair and chases the 3 of them out of the ring. Hardy and Anderson back into each other and after seeing that Anderson is up, Hardy tosses the chair aside and offers Anderson the handshake. Anderson accepts and Impact ends with them together in the ring.

Superstars 5/27/10

Superstars opens with JTG taking on Cody Rhodes. Rhodes gets control early, but JTG fights out of the side headlock. Rhodes backs JTG into the corner and tries to shoot him off, but JTG maintains a side headlock on Rhodes. JTG takes Rhodes down. Rhodes JTG goes to build momentum off the ropes and Rhodes drops to the mat, but JTG follows and locks in a headlock. Rhodes fights back with a knee, but JTG regains control with a back elbow. Rhodes blocks an attack from JTG and sends him into the corner. He stomps JTG into the corner until the referee stops him. JTG fights back and sends Rhodes into the corner and hits a series of blows. JTG tries to shoot Rhodes off, but Rhodes counters. JTG floats over in the corner, but gets caught with a kick. Rhodes hits some shots and drops JTG with a front suplex. Rhodes goes for another suplex move, but JTG rolls him up for 2. JTG gets a backslide for another 2 count. Rhodes tosses JTG out of the ring, but JTG lands on his feet and slides back in behind Rhodes. He turns Rhodes around and hits a double leg takedown. JTG hits a series of punches and shoots Rhodes off. Rhodes counters and hits JTG with a dropkick then covers for 1. Rhodes climbs up in the corner and hits a diving elbow to the back of JTG’s head. He stomps on JTG’s hand, but JTG fights back with a punch. Rhodes goes to a front chancery on JTG. JTG fights out, but Rhodes slams him to the ground and locks in a side headlock. Rhodes covers again for a 1 count. JTG fights back and sends Rhodes into the corner. He counters an attack and sets Rhodes up on the apron. JTG follows up by dropkicking Rhodes off the apron and into the barricade. Back from break and JTG is in the ring in control of Rhodes. Rhodes tries to fight back, but gets caught with a clothesline. JTG follows up with a modified neckbreaker on Rhodes. JTG sends Rhodes out to the apron again, but this time Rhodes fights back and hangs JTG’s arm up on the top rope. Rhodes turns his attention to JTG’s arm. He stomps on the arm. JTG tries to fight back with a big slap, but Rhodes answers with a big kick. Rhodes goes to an arm lock on JTG and follows up with a knee drop to the arm. He covers for 2 and then chokes JTG on the ropes. Rhodes hits a series of punches and the jumping knee drop for another 2 count. Rhodes continues the attack on the arm while JTG tries to fight back. JTG backs Rhodes into the corner and ducks a clothesline. He hits a pair of punches and catches Rhodes with a back elbow out of the corner. JTG hits his flipping shoulder block and catches Rhodes with a dropkick. JTG hits the Mug Shot and gets a 2 count. He goes after Rhodes in the corner and Rhodes tries to get his feet up, but JTG slides under them and trips Rhodes. JTG comes out of the corner with the leg lariat for another 2 count. Rhodes counters a suplex and rolls up JTG for a 2 count. JTG hits a swinging neckbreaker on Rhodes for a 2 count. Rhodes fights back and sends JTG into the ring post. Rhodes hits his springing kick out of the corner and follows up with Cross Rhodes for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: There were a lot of great moves. Cross Rhodes always looks vicious, but I’m going to give this to JTG’s unique swinging neckbreaker on Rhodes.

Up next is Yoshi Tatsu taking on Primo. Primo gets arm control to start, but Yoshi fights back and Primo breaks the hold by reaching the ropes. Primo offers the handshake, and when Yoshi goes to accept it, Primo hits him with a clothesline. Primo hits a series of shots to Yoshi. Primo hits a series of strikes on Yoshi in the corner. Primo hits a dropkick to Yoshi and covers for a 2 count. Primo hits a snapmare and a kick to the back. He chokes Yoshi on the ropes. Yoshi fights back, but Primo hits him hard and gets a 1 count. Primo locks in a camel clutch, but Yoshi fights out. Yoshi goes for a sunset flip, but Primo rolls through and answers with a dropkick. Primo covers for 2 and goes to a chinlock. Yoshi fights back and hits a kick. Primo comes off the ropes and hits a back elbow. He follows up with a leg drop and covers for 2. Primo headbutts Yoshi and goes back to the camel clutch. Yoshi fights back and sends Primo into the corner, but Primo gets his feet up and drops Yoshi. Primo goes for a fist drop, but Yoshi counters by getting his feet up. Yoshi fights back with a series of kicks. He hits the double knees in the corner and the rolling snapmare followed by the kick for the 2 count. Shining Wizard type move earns Yoshi another 2 count. Yoshi goes up top. Primo catches him and goes for a superplex, but Yoshi fights him off. Yoshi hits the Spinning Heel Kick off the top and covers for the 3 count and the win.

Move of the Match: There were a number of great moves in this match, but I’m going to give this to the Spinning Heel Kick off the top.

Tonight’s main event is Zack Ryder vs. Evan Bourne. Bourne gets an armlock and follows up with a side headlock takedown. Ryder rolls Bourne onto his shoulders for a 1 count. Ryder hits a knee to Bourne, but Bourne follows up with a series of kicks. Bourne sends Ryder out of the ring and signals that he’s going to fly, but Ryder trips him and catches him with a clothesline when he gets back to his feet. Ryder sends Bourne into the turnbuckle and chokes him on the ropes. He hits strikes to Bourne and tries to shoot him off, but Bourne fights back with a drop toe hold and nails Ryder with a dropkick to the head. Bourne gets a 2 count and follows up with another kick. Bourne goes to a half crab, but Ryder gets the ropes. Bourne goes after Ryder, but Ryder fights back and answers with a flapjack. Ryder locks in a modified headlock. He shoots Bourne off, but Bourne answers with the running huracanrana. Bourne hits a dropkick and the spinning back kick. He goes up top, but Ryder pulls him off the ropes. Ryder hits a running face wash that sends Bourne right out of the ring. Back from break, Ryder has Bourne in a headlock. Bourne fights back by rolling up Ryder for a 2 count. Ryder picks up Bourne and hangs him up on the ropes. Ryder gets a 2 count and afterward hits a neckbreaker for another 2 count. Ryder goes to another headlock. Bourne fights back and hits a sunset flip for 2. Ryder hits Bourne with a double axe handle to the head. Ryder hits a snapmare and a dropkick to the back of Bourne’s head and gets a 2 count. He goes back to the headlock. Ryder comes off the top, but gets caught with a spinning heel kick from Bourne. Bourne continues with the kicks to Ryder. Bourne hits the running knee in the corner and goes up top. Ryder gets up and Bourne goes for the double knees, but Ryder avoids them. Ryder catches Bourne with a kick and hits the Rough Ryder for a 2 count. Ryder goes for the Zack Attack, but Bourne catches him with a knee. Bourne goes up top and tries for Air Bourne, but Ryder moves. Ryder hits the Zack Attack and covers for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: Another Match with a number of great moves. Evan Bourne impressed as always, but I’m going to give this to the Zack Attack.

NXT 5/25/10

NXT begins with the Pros coming to the stage and the Rookies coming down to the ring. Striker asks the Rookies the question they were asked last night on RAW, “Who should go home and why?”
Wade Barrett: It could be Justin Gabriel because he’s not man enough, David Otunga because he reminds Barrett of the Benny Hill Show when he steps in the ring, but Barrett says it’ll be the “Ginger Ninja” Heath Slater because Barrett cannot stand his hair.
Justin Gabriel: If you asked him the same question 3 times, he’d probably give you 3 answers, but tonight he’s going to say, David Otunga because he says Otunga doesn’t know what he’s doing in the ring.
David Otunga: Not worried about Barrett because he’s just here for the money and that makes him boring. He says Slater irritates “the mess” out of him. But he’s going to say Justin Gabriel because he’s a “Glorified gymnast,” but if you put the mic in his hand, “He’s a deer in the headlights.”
Heath Slater: Wade Barrett because he doesn’t understand “how that mug is still on television with a nose as crooked as the road.”

The first match tonight is David Otunga and R-Truth teaming up against Christian and Heath Slater. Slater and Truth start off. Truth gets control early with a rear takedown. Slater fights back and they trade holds. Slater hits Truth with a shoulder block, but after a series of moves gets caught with the hip toss. Truth follows up with an arm drag and goes to an arm lock. Truth brings Slater to his corner and tags in Otunga. Otunga continues to work on the arm. He sends Slater into the corner, but Slater floats over and Otunga hits the turnbuckle. Slater follows up with an arm drag and goes to an arm lock of his own. Slater tags in Christian who continues to work on Otunga’s arm. Otunga fights out of the hammerlock, but gets caught with a big right hand from Christian. Christian follows up with a dropkick and gets a 1 count. Otunga tags Truth back in and Christian rolls him up for a 1 count. Christian creates distance and gets caught with the corkscrew heel kick. Truth covers for 2 and then tags in Otunga. Otunga drops Christian with a back elbow and gets a 2 count. Otunga gets Christian in a chinlock. Christian fights out, but runs into a shoulder block. Otunga goes back to the chinlock. Christian fights out, but Otunga sends him into the corner. Christian hits the diving elbow out of the corner and tags in Slater. Slater sends Otunga into the corner and follows up with a dropkick. He covers for 2. Otunga starts to fight back, but gets caught with a vicious neckbreaker. Slater only gets a 2 count as Otunga gets his foot on the ropes. Slater goes after Otunga, but Otunga throws him through the ropes. Slater fights back and goes up top. He hits a crossbody, but Otunga rolls through and gets the 3 count.

Move of the Match: I’m going to give this to the neckbreaker from Slater earlier in the match.

Michael Cole is in the ring. He calls out Daniel Bryan and threatens to sue him if he doesn’t apologize. Daniel Bryan comes out. He says there’s no need for security because he’s going to apologize. Cole sends security to ringside. Bryan says he’s sorry. He and Cole shake hands and Bryan says he’s sorry that Cole is the worst announcer in WWE History. Cole calls Security back in. Bryan talks about Cole hiding behind people and calls the Miz the worst Pro. Bryan says Cole never earned the job. Cole says he ripped on Bryan because Bryan didn’t deserve it. Cole says Bryan is out because he did not have what it took to be there. Cole calls Bryan a loser and says losers have no heart. He slaps Bryan and then leaves the ring while security holds Bryan back. Bryan escapes security and goes after Cole. Security pulls him back again and leads him up the ramp. Bryan backs up the ramp and Miz confronts him telling him he doesn’t deserve to be here and Bryan attacks Miz. Security separates them and leads Bryan out of the arena.

Back from break, Matt Striker has joined Josh Matthews at the announce table. Striker says that Bryan clearly has heart, but he’s always been taught you should respect those who come before you and leaves it up to the fans to decide who was right.

Up next is Wade Barrett taking on Justin Gabriel. Gabriel goes behind Barrett, but Barrett fights out. Barrett goes for a hip toss, but Gabriel lands on his feet and follows up with a pair of kicks. He goes for the spin kick, but Barrett ducks and tosses Gabriel into the air, then lets him fall to the mat. Barrett sends Gabriel hard into the turnbuckles and covers for 2. Barrett hits a front suplex and follows with a kick. Barrett drops Gabriel with a big boot and gets another 2 count. Barrett hits a series of punches and locks in a grounded abdominal stretch on Gabriel. Barrett fights back with a kick to the head and avoids the charge in the corner. Gabriel hits a series of kicks. He goes to shoot off Barrett and Barrett shoots him off instead, but Gabriel rolls over Barrett’s back and drops him with the spin kick. Gabriel follows up with a rolling elbow. He hits a running crossbody into the corner and follows up with a springboard crossbody for a 2 count. Barrett hits his unique springboard backbreaker and gets a 2 count. Barrett sets up Gabriel on the top rope. Gabriel fights back and hits a sunset flip powerbomb off the top. Gabriel follows up with the 450 Splash and picks up the win.

Move of the Match: This has to go to the 450 Splash.

The Pros are told to convene. Back from break, it’s time to reveal the results of the Pro’s Poll.
1. Wade Barrett
2. David Otunga
Justin Gabriel is 3rd and Heath Slater is 4th which means Slater is going home. Striker asks some of the pros their thoughts on why Slater was eliminated.
Christian: Can’t exactly place his finger on it, but there was something some of the pros didn’t like. He thinks Slater still has a good future.
Miz: Slater never showed the “WOW.” You have to bring it full throttle and sometimes Slater was good, but sometimes he was off.
R-Truth: Slater worked hard, but in the WWE it’s survival of the fittest.
Chris Jericho: Jericho says that Wade Barrett will win NXT, so Slater would’ve been eliminated eventually. Jericho tells Barrett he needs to act like the best if he wants to be the best.
Striker gives Slater the mic. Slater says he’s done far too much to be going anywhere. He was the first rookie to beat a pro and the first rookie to win a challenge. He points out that it took Kane to end his undefeated streak. He reminds Jericho that Jericho was beaten by Slater. Slater says the Pros may have pulled the plug, but they should get ready for the encore because he will blow their mind.

RAW 5/25/10

RAW opens with Batista (whose arm is in a sling) being escorted to the ring by a pair of referees. Batista sits down in a wheel chair in the ring. Batista says that last night he said 2 words he never thought would come out of his mouth. Batista says that he’s contemplating filing suit against John Cena, The WWE, and every fan in the WWE Universe for supporting Cena’s actions. Batista says that because of his injuries, he’s out for weeks or even months and years. He says he’ll be back and he’ll get a rematch. The ring announcer interrupts saying he has been asked to introduce the new General Manager of Monday Night RAW, Bret “The Hitman” Hart! Hart comes out and announces that Cena’s opponents for Fatal Four Way will be determined tonight. Hart tells Batista if he wants a match, he can qualify for Fatal Four Way, right now. Batista says he’s hurt and Hart tells him that his opponent is hurt too. Hart announces Batista’s opponent, Randy Orton. Hart tells Batista he can take the match or forfeit. Batista says that if Hart does this, he will quit. Hart announces that Batista has forfeited and Randy Orton has qualified for Fatal Four Way. Hart leaves and Batista gets mad and says he quits.

The first match tonight is Mark Henry taking on Sheamus for a Fatal Four Way qualifying match. Sheamus and Mark Henry lock up. Henry overpowers Sheamus. Sheamus fights back, but Henry sends him into the corner and follows up with a scoop slam. Henry throws Sheamus out of the ring. Henry tries to pull Sheamus back into the ring and Sheamus hangs up his left arm on the ropes. Henry sends Sheamus into the corner, but Sheamus fights back with a kick to the shoulder. Sheamus continues the attack on the shoulder. Sheamus goes to an arm lock. Sheamus hits a pair of shoulder blocks to Henry’s shoulder and wraps his arm around the ropes. Henry fights back, but Sheamus takes him down with an arm twist. Sheamus continues the attack to Henry’s arm. Henry fights back with a shoulder block and a clothesline. Sheamus goes back to the attack, but runs into another clothesline. Henry hits a big splash for a 2 count. Henry goes for a splash in the corner, but Sheamus moves and Henry hits his shoulder on the turnbuckle. Sheamus tries to climb up top, but Henry catches him and lifts him up. Henry can’t support the weight and drops Sheamus. Sheamus hits the Pump Kick and covers for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: I liked Sheamus working the technical match with his focus on the arm. I also liked Henry’s power moves, especially his big splash. Still, this has to go to the Pump Kick.

Jon Lovitz is in the back. Maryse comes in and tells Lovitz that she has some photos that would win his superstar search. Lovitz says he’s not just here to plug his new comedy club, but he’s also created a new submission move, “The Fast Freak Fiber Twist Jugular Pinch” and he’s been teaching it to Santino. He tells her he could teach it to her. Maryse isn’t interested. Lovitz says something in French and then says he has millions of dollars. Maryse says she might be interested and Lovitz says he isn’t.

Bret Hart is in the back with Edge. Edge is telling Hart he deserves a 1 on 1 championship match. Hart points out that Edge fought Orton to a double count out last night. Edge says that since Orton qualified by beating a beat up Batista and by that logic, Edge should get the opportunity to qualify by facing an equally beat up Cena. Chris Jericho comes in and says that he beat Edge at Wrestlemania and he demands Hart puts him in the fourth spot. Hart makes Edge vs. Jericho vs. Cena tonight. If one of them wins, he qualifies for the Fatal Four Way, but if Cena wins, they’re both out. Edge says he’s a better champion than either of them ever was and he’s a better Canadian than either of them is. After Edge leaves, Jericho tells Hart not to make an enemy out of him.

Gail Kim and Eve Torres taking on Maryse and Alicia Fox is up next. Gail and Alicia start out. Alicia hits some kicks and sends Gail into the corner. Gail comes out of the corner and hits a huracanrana on Alicia. Alicia backs into the corner and Gail catches her with a crossbody. Gail catches Maryse with a kick on the apron and catches Alicia with a sunset flip. Maryse makes the blind tag to Alicia when Alicia kicks out. She comes in with a kick to the back. She follows up with a kick to the shoulder and a 2 count. Maryse drops Gail with a backbreaker. Gail fights back with a punch. Maryse goes for a cheap shot on Eve, but Eve ducks and answers with a forearm shot. Gail makes the tag. Eve comes in with a clothesline and a series of dropkicks. Eve drops Maryse with a neckbreaker and gets a 2 count. She hits the standing moonsault, but Alicia breaks up the count. The referee is distracted by Gail going after Alicia and Alicia hits a big boot to Eve. Maryse follows up with the French Kiss and covers for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: I’m going to give this to Alicia’s vicious kick.

Up next is Miz taking on R-Truth for The United States Championship (Bret Hart has vacated the title and made this match.) Miz says that he is taking back the United States Championship. Miz backs into the corner and then takes a cheap shot kick. He hits a shot in the corner and a clothesline. Miz misses a clothesline and Truth follows up with a dropkick. Truth hits a punch and counters an attack with a victory roll for a quick 2 count. Miz rolls out of the ring. Back from break, Miz has Truth down on the outside. Miz slams Truth’s arm into the apron. They show that during the break Miz avoided a dive from Truth and Truth landed hard on the mat. Miz rolls Truth into the ring and covers for a 2 count. Miz goes to an arm lock. Truth fights back, but runs into a kick and jumping armlock takedown. Miz covers for 2. Miz hits a knee to Truth’s back and slams Truth’s arm to the mat. He follows up with a kick to the head. Miz wraps Truth’s arm around the ropes. Truth fights back with some big punches, but Miz hits a kick to the injured arm. Miz sets Truth up in the Tree of Woe and hits a series of kicks. Miz looks to stomp on Truth’s groin, but the referee won’t let him. Truth hits a modified German Suplex from the hanging position and covers for 2. Truth fights back with a series of strikes and backs Miz into the corner. The referee pulls Truth out of the corner and Miz counters another attack with a back elbow, but runs into a flapjack. Truth hits a missile dropkick off the second rope and gets another 2 count. Miz blocks an attack from Truth, but Truth counters his next attack and hits a complete shot for another 2 count. Truth goes back up top and hits a diving cross body, but Miz rolls through for a 2 count. Miz hits a series of punches and his inverted DDT backbreaker, but Truth counters the neckbreaker with a backslide for 2. Truth catches Miz with a small package for another 2 count. Truth goes for his Scissors Kick, but Miz avoids it. Truth hits the Lie Detector and gets the 3 count to win the United States Championship.

Move of the Match: I’m going to give this to R-Truth’s German Suplex type attack from the Tree of Woe position.

Josh Matthews is in the back with John Cena. Cena says that after last night, he was exhausted. He says when he heard Batista say “I Quit,” he felt good because he had closure. He said he was on cloud nine, but was then kicked in the face by “someone whiter than cloud nine.” He says people are questioning why Sheamus attacked him, but he knows Sheamus did it because of the WWE Championship. Cena says the toughest part of holding onto the championship is keeping it. Cena says you always have your back against the wall and every champion has the choice to run or fight. Cena says he fights and while it’s unrealistic to say he will hold on to the Championship forever, but whoever takes it from him will have sure earned it. Cena says he’s done playing nice and the Cenation is here.

Jon Lovitz is out for his Superstar Search. The Bella Twins accompany him. He explains the rules and they start out with Khali and Ranjin Singh doing the “Putting on the Ritz” routine from Young Frankenstein. Lovitz buzzes them. He says it was bad, but the worst thing he saw in show business was when he accidentally walked in on Rosie O’Donnell naked. Jillian’s out next and he buzzes her before she can even start singing. Lovitz asks for someone talented from the audience. He pulls a very enthusiastic guy out of the audience. The guy says his name is Joe. He says his talent is that he can pull his eye out of his head. Lovitz lets him do it and he pops out a glass eye. Ted DiBiase comes out. He says he wants the eyeball. He asks Joe how much and Joe says he can’t sell DiBiase his eyeball. DiBiase says if he can’t buy it, he’ll beat up Joe and take it. Santino comes out. Santino says he has mastered Lovitz’s submission hold and if DiBiase doesn’t leave the “Cyclops Boy” alone, he will apply it to Virgil. Lovitz tells Santino if you don’t know how to do it perfectly, it’s ineffective. Santino does it to Virgil and he drops. He goes to do it on DiBiase but it doesn’t work. DiBiase grabs Santino and hits Dream Street. Lovitz tells DiBiase that he wins the talent contest to get DiBiase to leave.

Up next is the Hart Dynasty taking on William Regal and Vladimir Kozlov. Regal starts out with a forearm to Kidd. He hits a pair of knees and tags in Kozlov. Kozlov powerslams Kidd and covers for 2. Kozlov picks up Kidd in a Canadian backbreaker rack. Kidd fights out and catches Kozlov with a kick from the apron. Kidd tags in Smith who drops Kozlov with a shoulder block and hits a series of shots. Smith goes for the powerslam, but Kozlov fights out and hits the head block. Kozlov tags in Regal. Regal misses the knee trembler. Smith tags in Kidd and they hit the Hart Attack. Smith takes out Kozlov and Kidd gets the cover for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: This has to go to the Hart Attack.

After the match, the Hart Dynasty is jumped by 2 guys and a girl. All 3 of them go up top and they all hit diving splashes on the 3 members of the Hart Dynasty.

Josh Matthews is in the back with the final four NXT Rookies. He asks who will be eliminated. Justin Gabriel says Heath Slater. Wade Barrett agrees with Gabriel. Heath says it’s fine if they say that, but he’s not going anywhere and he thinks Otunga is going home. Otunga also says he thinks Slater will go home. Slater challenges Otunga to a match on NXT. King addresses Cole and Daniel Bryan. Cole says he’s going to be on NXT with his attorneys and he’s going to call out Daniel Bryan and demand and apology. He says that if Bryan doesn’t apologize, he will sue him.

Edge and Jericho meet in the back. Jericho tells Edge that Cena is the weak link tonight and Jericho is going to pin him first. Edge says Jericho better be fast because he’ll beat him to it. He also says that maybe he won’t beat Cena, but he’ll pin Jericho.

Cena starts the match by going after both men. Jericho rolls up Cena for a 1 count. Cena takes down Jericho and Edge goes after Cena. Cena takes down Edge and clotheslines him out of the ring. Jericho goes for the Walls of Jericho, but Cena fights out and sends him out of the ring too. Back from break and Edge and Jericho are taking turns attacking Cena. Cena fights out of the corner and clotheslines Edge. Edge gets a quick rollup on Jericho for a 2 count. Edge and Jericho clothesline each other. Edge goes after Jericho who sends him to the outside. Jericho ducks the shoulder block from Cena. He kicks him and hits a series of strikes in the corner. Jericho chokes Cena in the corner. Jericho hits a suplex on Cena and covers for 2. Jericho drops Cena with a snapmare and locks in a chin lock. Cena picks up Jericho on his shoulders, but Jericho fights out dropping Cena on his head. Jericho gets a 2 count and kicks Edge off the apron. Cena avoids an attack in the corner and Jericho runs into the ring post. Cena hits the spin out powerbomb and the 5 Knuckle Shuffle. Cena sets up for the Attitude Adjustment, but drops him funny and Jericho lands on his leg instead of his back. Cena avoids a spear from Edge and Edge spears Jericho into the corner. Cena locks Edge into the STF. Edge looks like he’s about to tap, but Jericho comes in and locks Cena in the Walls of Jericho with Edge still in the STF. Cena releases the STF and Edge tries to go after Jericho, but Jericho releases Cena and locks Edge in the Walls of Jericho. Cena comes back and catches Jericho with a bulldog, forcing him to release the hold. Jericho goes for a crossbody on Cena, but Cena rolls through, picks him up and puts Jericho on his shoulders. Edge spears Cena and Cena drops with Jericho still on his shoulders. Edge covers Cena, but Jericho breaks up the hold. Jericho goes for the Walls of Jericho again, but Edge fights him off and rolls him up for a 2 count. Jericho catches Edge with the Enzuigiri, but Cena nails Jericho with a clothesline. Cena goes for the Attitude Adjustment on Edge, but Edge fights out and Jericho catches Cena with the Codebreaker. Edge nails Jericho with the Spear and covers for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: I’m going to give this to the Walls of Jericho that he locked on Cena while Cena still had the STF locked in.

Sheamus comes out and stands on the ramp. Orton comes out and stands on the stage leaving all four men in the Fatal Four Way in the arena.

Over the Limit 2010

Over the Limit opens with Kofi Kingston challenging Drew McIntyre for the Intercontinental Championship.
My Prediction: McIntyre somehow retains the title.

Kofi takes the fight to McIntyre immediately. Kofi hits a pair of kicks and a dropkick then clotheslines McIntyre out of the ring. Kofi follows up with a suicide dive. McIntyre fights back and slides into the ring. Kofi follows and hits a splash on McIntyre in the corner. He hits a flying forearm shot and looks for the Boom Drop, but McIntyre rolls out of the ring. Kofi follows and pulls him up onto the apron, but McIntyre sends Kofi into the ring post. McIntyre slams Kofi into the apron and rolls him into the ring. McIntyre hits a series of shots on Kofi in the corner. McIntyre hits a series of knees to Kofi’s midsection and gets a 2 count. McIntyre locks in a grounded abdominal stretch. Kofi fights out and hits a hip toss on McIntyre. McIntyre sends Kofi into the corner and Kofi tries to float over, but McIntyre moves to the side and kicks Kofi in the midsection. McIntyre stomps on Kofi’s head and goes up for a diving attack, but Kofi raises his feet and nails McIntyre in the jaw. Kofi hits a series of shots on McIntyre. He hits a pair of back chops and a dropkick. Kofi hits the punches in the corner. McIntyre fights Kofi off and tries to send him into the turnbuckle, but Kofi lands on the second rope. Kofi hits the diving crossbody for a 2 count. McIntyre picks Kofi up on his shoulders and drops him into a gutbuster then covers for a 2 count. Kofi fights back against Drew and sends him into the ring post. McIntyre is hung up on the ropes, and Kofi hits a Boom Drop on McIntyre dropping him from the bottom rope to the mat. Kofi earns a 2 count off the Boom Drop and looks for Trouble in Paradise. McIntyre ducks and goes for the Future Shock DDT, but Kofi fights out and hits the S.O.S. for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: There were a lot of interesting and impressive moves. The S.O.S. is great, but this has to go to the Boom Drop with McIntyre hung up on the bottom rope.

0 for 1

McIntyre gets a microphone. He says the Pay-Per-View will stop until Teddy Long comes out, reverses the decision and gives McIntyre back the Intercontinental Championship. Matt Hardy comes out. McIntyre goes after Hardy, but Hardy ducks an attack and drops McIntyre with the Twist of Fate.

CM Punk is in the back looking at himself in the mirror. Punk says that Mysterio will be joining them tonight. Punk says tonight they give birth to Straight Edge Mysterio.

R-Truth takes on Ted DiBiase next.
My Prediction: R-Truth picks up a hard fought win.

DiBiase goes after Truth’s arm. Truth fights back and goes after DiBiase’s arm. DiBiase backs Truth back into the corner. He tries to go for a cheap shot, but Truth moves. DiBiase goes after Truth again, but Truth drops him to the mat. They trade words and DiBiase slaps Truth, but Truth slaps back and sends DiBiase into the ropes. Truth hits a series of punches. Truth avoids the attack from DiBiase and nails him with the spinning heel kick. DiBiase is hung up on the ropes and Truth clotheslines him out of the ring. Virgil goes to check on DiBiase and Truth comes out and back Virgil away. DiBiase grabs Truth, but Truth answers with a slap and sends him back into the ring. Virgil distracts Truth and DiBiase hits Truth with a neckbreaker. DiBiase hits a series of punches on Truth. He sends Truth out to ringside. DiBiase goes out and slams Truth into the barrier. Truth fights back in the ring, but DiBiase counters with a flapjack and covers for 2. DiBiase sends Truth into the corner. DiBiase chokes him in the corner. Truth fights back, but gets caught with DiBiase’s short range clothesline. DiBiase goes to a chinlock on Truth, but Truth fights back. DiBiase drops Truth with a back suplex and gets a 2 count. DiBiase goes up to the second rope and tries for a double axe handle, but Truth catches him with a shot to the midsection. Truth sets DiBiase up on the ropes and goes for a superplex, but DiBiase fights out. DiBiase tries to stand up, but Truth hits the ropes and DiBiase gets hung up. Truth hits a pair of clotheslines and follows up with a hip toss. Truth hits a complete shot for a 2 count. Truth goes for the Scissors Kick, but DiBiase avoids it and drops Truth with an Electric Chair and covers for 2. Truth fights back and goes for a submission, but DiBiase gets the bottom rope. Suplex Stunner and Truth gets a 2 count. Truth hits the Lie Detector and covers for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: Lots of great moves in this. Both men had some impressive attacks. I’m going to give this to the Suplex Stunner.

1 for 2

In the back Teddy Long is on the phone. McIntyre comes in and demands Long change the result of his match and fire Matt Hardy. Long tells McIntyre he won’t. McIntyre starts to tear up Long’s office. He looks at the picture of Martin Luther King, Jr. and says that King was a revolutionary, but Long is spineless. Drew says he’s more like King than Long will ever be.

CM Punk taking on Rey Mysterio in a SES Pledge vs. Hair Match is next.
My Prediction: Mysterio wins.

Punk comes out without the rest of the SES. Cole announces that Long has banned outside parties from this match. Mysterio tries to mock Punk’s pledge and Punk takes a cheap shot. Punk hits a series of shots, but Mysterio fights back. Punk sends Mysterio into the ropes, but Mysterio answers with a kick. Mysterio goes after Punk, but this time, Punk sends Mysterio out of the ring. Punk goes after Mysterio on the outside, but Mysterio slides back into the ring. Mysterio goes for a baseball slide and Punk catches him, but Mysterio counters into a head scissors takedown into the barrier. Mysterio hits a series of shot on Punk by the barber’s chair. Mysterio brings Punk back into the ring and hits a slingshot into a head scissors takedown setting Punk up for the 619. Mysterio tries to hits the 619, but Punk gets up and nails Mysterio with a shot. Punk throws Mysterio out of the ring into the barber’s chair. The referee checks on Punk and then Mysterio. Punk has a head wound that is bleeding profusely and the referee calls out a trainer. The moment the trainer is done with Punk, he attacks Mysterio sending him out of the ring with a baseball slide. Punk slams Mysterio into a ring barrier and hits him with a snap suplex on the floor. Punk rolls Mysterio back into the ring and hits the slingshot senton. Punk covers for a 2 count and goes to a figure four leg lock. Mysterio fights back and hits a wheelbarrow into a roll up for a 2 count. Punk hits a clothesline on Mysterio and gets a 2 count. Punk hits a series of shot to Mysterio and gets another 2 count. Punk nails Mysterio with a couple of knees and sets him up in the corner. Mysterio fights back with a kick and gets a 2 count off a sunset flip powerbomb. Punk and Mysterio trade blows. Mysterio hits a springboard crossbody for a 2 count. Punk sends Mysterio to the apron, but Mysterio fights back and hits a slingshot seated senton. Mysterio gets another seated senton move and covers for another 2 count. Punk sends Mysterio into the top turnbuckle. Punk hits the running knee, but misses the bulldog. Mysterio again sets Punk up for the 619, but Punk again gets up and catches Mysterio with a kick. Punk hits a double underhook backbreaker for a 2 count. Punk sets up for the GTS, but Mysterio counters. Punk blocks the huracanrana and powerbombs Mysterio into the turnbuckle. Punk hits a bulldog from the second rope for a 2 count. Punk hits a series of shots and a kick for another 2 count. Mysterio goes for a springboard moonsault, but Punk catches him on his shoulders. Punk looks for the GTS, but Mysterio fights out and catches Punk with an arm drag. Punk is again set up for the 619 and this time Mysterio hits it. Mysterio goes for the splash, but Punk moves. Punk goes to cover Mysterio, but Mysterio counters with a roll up for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: There were a number of great moves in this match. There were amazing counters from both men. I liked Mysterio’s high flying moves as well as Punk’s technical moves. I’m going to give this to the 619 as it set Mysterio up and even though he missed the splash, Punk was still dazed enough that Mysterio could roll him up for the win.

2 for 3

After the match, the masked SES member jumps Mysterio. Gallows and Serena come out. Gallows has handcuffs and they try to handcuff Mysterio to the ring ropes, but Kane comes out. Kane nails Gallows with an uppercut and gets into the ring. He tosses the masked man out of the ring and chokeslams Punk. Gallows takes another right hand and Mysterio handcuffs Punk to the ropes. Mysterio hits Punk with a dropkick and another 619. Mysterio gets the clippers and cuts off Punk’s hair. Mysterio goes to the back and come back with a mirror which he uses to make Punk look at himself.

Big Show is in the back and comes face to face with Jericho. Jericho says if it weren’t for Show, Jericho and Miz wouldn’t have teamed up. Jericho says in a few minutes, he and Miz will be tag team champions and Show will be left with nothing. Show points out that he knocked out Jericho a few weeks ago and Miz lost the United States Championship last week. Miz comes up behind Show while Jericho calls Show a “cheap shot artist” saying he takes advantage of people’s situations. Show comments that Miz needs to worry about the tag team match instead of staring at Show’s back like he’s doing, because if Miz doesn’t stop staring at his back, he’s going to knock them both out. Miz and Jericho leave.

The Unified Championship Match is next.
My Prediction: The Hart Dynasty picks up the win.

Miz and Kidd start out and Miz nails Kidd with a series of strikes. Kidd fights back and drops Miz with a snapmare. Kidd follows up with a series of kicks and tags in Smith. Smith performs the stalling suplex and gets a 1 count. Miz goes to the ropes and Smith kicks him out. Jericho comes into the ring and goes after Smith, but Smith sends him out onto Miz with a back body drop. Smith tags in Kidd. Smith picks up Kidd with a military press and tosses him out onto Miz and Jericho. Kidd brings Miz back into the ring and covers for 2. Kidd gets Miz into a facelock, but Miz backs him into the corner and tags in Jericho. Jericho hits a series of shots and goes for a back body drop, but Kidd lands on his feet. Kidd follows up with a series of kicks and tags in Smith. Kidd drops Jericho with a drop toe hold and Smith follows up with a leg drop to the back of Jericho’s head and covers for 2. Smith sends Jericho into the corner, but Jericho fights out with a kick and follows up with a missile dropkick. Jericho dropkicks Smith out of the ring. Miz takes a cheap shot on Smith on the outside. Jericho hits a back suplex on Smith and covers for 2. Jericho goes to a chin lock. Smith fights back and counters a clothesline with a side slam. Jericho tags in Miz who prevents Smith from making the tag. Miz hits a series of shots and nails a seated Smith with a running kick. Miz goes to a chin lock, but Smith picks him up and hits the Electric Chair drop. Smith tags in Kidd and Miz tags in Jericho. Kidd hits a series of kicks and dropkicks. He dropkicks Miz off the apron and hits a unique cover on Jericho, but only gets a 2 count. Jericho counters a huracanrana attempt and locks in the Walls of Jericho. Kidd fights his way to the ropes. Kidd catches Jericho with a kick to the head and goes for a springboard attack, but gets caught with the Codebreaker. Jericho makes the cover, but by the time he gets there, he only gets a 2 count. Jericho yells at Kidd to stay down, but Kidd catches Jericho with another kick to the head. Kidd tags in Smith. Smith drops Jericho with a clothesline and Miz comes into the ring, but runs into a clothesline as well. Smith clotheslines Miz out of the ring and hits Jericho with a series of punches and a belly to belly throw. Jericho tries to fight back, but gets caught with a scoop powerslam for 2. Smith goes for the powerslam, but Jericho escapes. Miz trips up Smith and Smith runs right into a small package from Jericho for a 2 count. Both Miz and Jericho argue with the referee and while the referee sends Miz back to the apron, Natalya trips Jericho. Smith hits the running powerslam, but only gets a 2 count. Miz makes the blind tag and Smith drops Jericho with a big boot. Miz hits his inverted DDT backbreaker, neckbreaker combo for a 2 count. Miz goes for the Sharpshooter on Smith, but Smith rolls him up for 2. Miz goes for the Skull Crushing Finale, but Smith fights out. Smith pushes Miz and Miz collides with Jericho on the apron. Smith rolls Miz up, but Miz rolls through for a 2 count. Miz hits his clothesline in the corner, but Smith picks up Miz in the bearhug. Kidd tags himself in and they hit the Hart Attack on Miz. Kidd covers for the 3 count and the win.

Move of the Match: There were a number of great moves in this match, but I’m going to give this to the Hart Attack for the win.

3 for 4

Edge vs. Orton is next.
My Prediction: Orton picks up the victory.

Edge and Orton stare each other down. They lock up and Orton gets control. Orton catches Edge with a shoulder block and Edge backs into the corner. They lock up again and Edge hits Orton with a knee to the midsection. Orton fights back sending Edge into the corner and nailing him with a clothesline. Orton stomps on Edge and hits the knee drop. Orton ties up Edge in the ropes with a chin lock and nails him in the chest. He does it again and then hangs Edge up on the bottom rope. Orton hits a kick to Edge and Edge rolls out of the ring. Edge sends Orton into the barrier and then drops him across it with a front suplex. Edge brings Orton back into the ring and gets a 2 count. Edge stomps Orton in the corner until the referee backs him up. Orton starts to fight back, but gets taken down again with a knee from Edge. Edge goes to a leg scissors on Orton. Edge turns his focus to a rear chin lock on Orton. Orton fights out of the chin lock, but is still stuck in the leg scissors. Orton fights back with a series of elbows. Edge drops Orton across the ropes with another front suplex. Edge goes up top, but gets caught by Orton. Orton looks for the Superplex, but Edge fights back. Edge knocks Orton down, but Orton hangs him up on the ropes. Orton hits the superplex this time. Both men get up and they trade blows. Edge starts to get the better of it, but Orton fights back. Orton drops Edge with a clothesline. He hits another and the scoop slam for a 2 count. Orton whips Edge off, but Edge turns it around and hits Orton with a big boot. Edge tries to spear Orton off the apron, but Orton hits him with a knee. Orton reverses their positions and drops Edge with the rope hung DDT. Orton covers, but only gets a 2 count as Edge gets his foot on the ropes. Orton looks to pull Edge back into the ring, but Edge hangs Orton up on the ropes. Edge sets up for the spear, but Orton answers with a kick to Edge. Orton teases the RKO, but it looks like his arm is hurting him. Orton is holding his right arm and he kicks Edge out of the ring. Orton looks like he may have a shoulder injury as his arm appears to be limp, but he follows Edge to ringside. The referee begins to count while Edge attacks Orton on the outside. Edge goes to spear Orton through the barricade, but Orton moves and Edge spears the barricade. The referee’s count reaches 10 and he is ruling this match a double countout.

Move of the Match: I’m going to give this to Orton’s rope hung DDT.

3 for 5

The referees escort Orton to the back, while other referees prevent Edge from following him.

The next match is Jack Swagger vs. Big Show for the World Heavyweight Championship.
My Prediction: Swagger retains. More likely he gets the win through count out or DQ, but I can’t rule out a pinfall or submission.

Swagger looks for a takedown early, but Show slams him to the mat. Swagger goes for another takedown, but Show slams Swagger’s head into his knee. Swagger goes behind Show, but Show reverses and drops Swagger to the mat. Show covers for a quick 1 count and Swagger rolls to the outside. Show taunts Swagger with pushups and drops him when he comes back into the ring. Show sets up Swagger in the corner and hits the big slap. Show hits a second big slap and Swagger goes down. Show steps across Swagger’s chest and then across Swagger’s lower back. Show chokes Swagger on the ropes. He sets up for the chokeslam, but Swagger escapes and slides out of the ring. Show tries to pull Swagger into the ring and Swagger hangs him up on the ropes. Swagger hits a shoulder to Show’s leg and follows up with a shoulder block to a kneeling Show for a 1 count. Swagger hits the slingshot corner splash twice, but Show throws Swagger off through the ropes after a 2 count. Swagger comes back in and locks in a front facelock, but Show picks him up and slams him to the mat. Show hits a series of strikes. He hits the butt bump in the corner and follows up with the running shoulder block. Show signals for the chokeslam and catches Swagger by the throat. Swagger kicks Show in the leg and Show throws him out of the ring. Swagger grabs the belt on the outside and hits Show with it in the ring for the DQ.

Move of the Match: This has to go to either to Show’s amateur style takedown that really got into Swagger’s head or to one of the shoulder blocks Swagger used to try to take down Show.

4 for 6

After the match, Swagger hits Show with the championship again. He goes out of the ring and gets a chair. Swagger hits Show with the chair, but Show starts to get up again. Swagger hits him again and Show still gets up. Swagger goes after Show again, but Show catches him by the throat and hits the chokeslam. Show hits Swagger with the chair and chokeslams him onto it. Show picks up Swagger and hits him with the knock out punch.

Batista is in the back with Josh Matthews. Josh asks Batista about the match tonight. Batista says he will make Cena scream “I Quit.”

Maryse challenging Eve for the Diva’s Championship is next.
My Prediction: Eve picks up the win.

The divas stare down and Maryse kicks Eve in the leg. Maryse sends Eve into the ring post. Maryse hits a series of kicks to Eve and covers for a 1 count. Maryse hits a legsweep facebuster and goes to her camel clutch. Maryse slams Eve to the mat and ties her up in the ropes, pulling back on her hair. Maryse sends Eve out of the ring with a knee. Eve avoids a kick from Maryse and Maryse’s foot hits the ring post. Eve brings Maryse back into the ring. Maryse goes for a clothesline, but Eve dodges and hits a clothesline of her own. Eve hits a pair of dropkicks. Maryse slaps Eve, but Eve hits her with a knee and slams her to the mat. Eve hits a standing moonsault on Maryse for a 2 count. Eve hits a sunset flip for another 2 count, but Maryse kicks Eve in the face. Maryse rolls up Eve for a 2 count. The two trade blows and the referee pulls Eve off Maryse when Maryse goes to the ropes. Maryse goes after Eve, but Eve hits a complete shot on Maryse for a 2 count. Eve hits a kick to Maryse and goes for her flipping senton, but Maryse gets her knees up. Maryse goes for the French Kiss, but Eve fights back and hits a hip drop facebuster on Maryse. Eve rolls over into a modified cover for the 3 count and the win.

Move of the Match: The standing moonsault was good, but I have to give this to the unique facebuster that she rolled over into the cover.

5 for 7

John Cena taking on Batista in an I Quit match is next.
My Prediction: Cena picks up the win in this match and not only beats Batista, but sends him packing.

Batista takes the microphone from the referee and says that he made Cena say “I Quit” last week and he’s going to give him one chance to say it before he puts Cena in “a world of pain.” Cena takes the microphone. He says, “I don’t think so” and hits Batista with the mic. Cena grabs a chair and tries to hit Batista, but Batista moves and he hits the ring post instead. Cena follows Batista into the ring and Batista hits him with a clothesline. Batista hits Cena with a shoulder in the corner and sends him hard into the other corner. Batista hits a snapmare followed by a low boot to Cena. The referee asks Cena if he wants to quit and Cena says no. Batista goes after Cena again and after a few shots, hangs him up on the middle rope. Cena starts to fight back, but Batista catches him with a back elbow. Batista sends Cena into the ring post and the referee asks him again, but Cena still won’t quit. Batista knocks Cena off the apron and slams him into the barrier. Batista continues the attack in the ring and hits a suplex. Cena avoids and attack in the corner and hits the running shoulder blocks. Cena drops Batista with the spin out powerbomb and hits 5 Knuckle Shuffle. Cena goes for the Attitude Adjustment, but Batista grabs hold of the ropes and fights out. Cena charges at Batista, but Batista uses the referee as a shield. Batista nails Cena with a kick to the knee and follows up with the spear. Batista locks in his submission hold, but Cena says no when asked if he wants to quit. The referee asks again after Batista increases pressure, but Cena still says no. Cena fights back and slams Batista to the mat, and then locks in the STF. Batista also refuses to quit trying to use the ropes to pull himself free from the hold. Batista passes out, but the match can’t end if Batista can’t answer. Cena goes out and grabs a bottle of water and pours it on Batista’s head. The referee asks Batista if he want to quit, but Batista shouts “No!” Cena charges at Batista but gets caught with a spinebuster. Batista hits the Batista Bomb. The referee asks him and Cena hesitates, but still says no. Batista goes out to ringside and tears up the Spanish Announce Table. He then tears up the main announce table as well. Batista sets up for the Batista Bomb on the announce table. Cena tries to counter to the Attitude Adjustment, but Batista fights back and puts Cena through the Spanish Announce Table with a powerslam. Cena is busted open and the trainers treat him while the referee asks him if he wants to quit and he says no again. Batista mocks Cena as the trainer finishes up and sends Cena over the barricade. Batista takes Cena up into the upper part of the arena and slams him into a cement wall. Batista gets the microphone and tells Cena to say it or he’s going over. Cena says no and Batista looks to send him over the railing with the Batista Bomb. Cena fights back and sends Batista over into security. The referee asks Batista but he won’t quit either. Batista heads back down toward the ringside area with Cena in hot pursuit. Cena catches up and hits a series of shots to Batista. Cena and Batista fight to the ramp. Batista continues the attack on Batista, but Batista gets a chair and hits Cena with it. He hits Cena again and targets Cena’s knee. Batista hits Cena repeatedly in the lower back and tells the referee to ask him. The ref asks and Cena still says no. Batista gets into the car on the stage and tries to back it into Cena, but Cena moved before he could do so. Cena gets up and pulls Batista out of the car. Cena slams Batista’s head into the car and hits the Attitude Adjustment onto the hood of the car. Batista says he won’t quit. Cena takes the mic and says, “I was really hoping you would say that.” Cena climbs onto the top of the car and picks up Batista again. Batista says, “I Quit!” Cena sends Batista through the floor with the Attitude Adjustment anyway.

Move of the Match: I think I’ll give this to the Attitude Adjustment onto the hood of the car.

6 for 8

Cena makes his way back to the ring. Cena celebrates and then makes his way up the ramp. Sheamus jumps Cena with the Pump Kick on the stage and stands over him to end the show.

Over the Limit Predictions

Time to predict the Over the Limit Pay-per-view.

R-Truth vs. Ted DiBiase
What I want to happen: R-Truth beats DiBiase (maybe even convincing Virgil to turn on DiBiase.)
My Prediction: R-Truth picks up a hard fought win.

Maryse vs. Eve Torres (Divas Title)
What I want to happen: I’d like to see Eve retain to continue her run as Divas Champions.
My Prediction: Eve picks up the win.

Chris Jericho & The Miz vs. The Hart Dynasty (WWE Unified Tag Team Championship)
What I want to happen: The Hart Dynasty continues the embarrassment of The Miz by making him tap out to the Sharpshooter.
My Prediction: The Hart Dynasty picks up the win.

Kofi Kingston vs. Drew McIntyre (Intercontinental Championship)
What I want to happen: Kofi beats McIntyre to take the title.
My Prediction: McIntyre somehow retains the title. Don’t rule out a count out or DQ, but most likely picks up the win with the Future Shock DDT.

Edge vs. Randy Orton
What I want to happen: Orton RKOs Edge and gives him exactly what he deserves.
My Prediction: Orton picks up the victory.

Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk (SES Pledge vs. Hair)
What I want to happen: Mysterio wins and shaves Punk bald.
My Prediction: Mysterio wins. Expect interference from Gallows and the masked member of the SES, but in the end, Mysterio picks up the win and does his best to shave Punk’s head.

Big Show vs. Jack Swagger (World Heavyweight Championship)
What I want to happen: Show knocks out Swagger and walks out the Champ.
My Prediction: Swagger retains. More likely he gets the win through count out or DQ, but I can’t rule out a pinfall or submission.

Batista vs. John Cena (I Quit Match for the WWE Championship)
What I want to happen: John Cena beats Batista in this match.
My Prediction: Cena picks up the win in this match and not only beats Batista, but sends him packing.

SmackDown 5/21/10

SmackDown opens with CM Punk and the SES in the ring along with 3 others sitting in chairs. Gallows says there was a time when he was like those 3, “weak minded, pathetic and riddled with addiction.” Gallows says that Punk can save everyone in the ring and in the WWE Universe and can make the impossible possible. Serena says everyone needs to show Punk the respect that he deserves. Punk leads the 3 in the ring in the SES Pledge. Punk, Gallows and Serena begin to shave the 3 and Rey Mysterio comes out. Mysterio says this is too much. He shows a picture of Punk without hair. Back from break, they show that after Mysterio came out, Punk and Gallows beat down the 3 guys in the ring.

The opening match is Team LayCool taking on Kelly Kelly and Tiffany. Kelly and Layla start out. Layla gets a unique cover on Kelly for 1. Layla gets an armlock, but Kelly goes up in the corner and hits an armdrag out of the corner. Kelly sends Layla to the apron and kicks her off. She kicks McCool off the apron too, and flies of the turnbuckles onto McCool. Layla tries to back away, but gets caught with a flying clothesline from Tiffany. Kelly brings Layla back in and tags in Tiffany. Tiffany comes off the top with a sunset flip, but only gets a 1 count. Tiffany hits a front dropkick and sets up Layla in the corner. Monkey Flip out of the corner, but Layla follows up with a knee and tags in McCool. Tiffany throws McCool across the ring and knocks Layla off the apron. She goes for a standing Monkey Flip on McCool, but McCool counters into the Faith Breaker and covers to win the match.

Move of the Match: There were a handful of nice moves. I liked the Faith Breaker and the Corner Armdrag, but I’m going to give this to Kelly’s dive onto McCool on the outside because you don’t see moves like that very often in women’s matches in WWE.

Big Show is on the screen. He talks about Swagger’s accomplishments. He then says, “Did you know, 3 weeks ago, I knocked Jack Swagger out?” They show the video and then Show says that is just one of his many accomplishments.

JTG is out. JTG is facing Caylen Croft. JTG gets control with a hammerlock. Croft fights out with a back elbow and shoots JTG off. He goes to dodge JTG, but JTG stops in his tracks and kicks Croft in the head. JTG follows with a short arm clothesline and a seated flipping neckbreaker. JTG goes after Croft in the corner, but Croft backs into the ropes. Croft cheap shots JTG and hits a series of shots. Croft drops JTG with a neckbreaker for a 1 count. He hits a series of punches. Modified front facelock from Croft, but JTG starts to fight out, so Croft releases and beats down JTG. JTG fights back again. Croft tries to telegraph the back body drop, but JTG catches him with an uppercut. JTG hits the flipping shoulder block, a clothesline and a dropkick. Croft is in the corner and JTG hits the Mug Shot. Barreta gets up on the apron and distracts JTG, but JTG counters and attack from Croft with a modified Shout Out and covers for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: This has to go to the Shout Out because it came out of nowhere and is so effective.

Vicki Guerrero is in the back. Christian comes in and Vickie asks to be the guest on Christian’s Peep Show. Christian says he’d like to have her on, but he wants people to watch the show. Christian names some of the people on his list. Bret Hart, The Mountie, The Brooklyn Brawler, Jared the Subway Guy, and “Lester, the guy who loves chicken.” Vickie asks who Lester is and Christian says he doesn’t know. Vickie wants to know who number 1 is. Christian says he can’t tell her, all he can tell her is that he and his guest tonight have never really seen eye to eye.

Curt Hawkins and Vance Archer are out for a match with Brent Roberts and Jeremy Barner. Hawkins starts out with one of the others (not sure which is which). He slaps him and picks him up. Hawkins hits a vicious scoop slam and tosses the guy into his corner. Archer tags in and Hawkins clips the guy’s leg and Archer follows up with a big kick to the head. Archer hits his spinning facebuster throw. The guy tags in his partner who takes a few shots at Archer, but runs into a neck hanging throw. Archer hits the scoop slam inverted DDT and Hawkins drops the elbow for their team to get the 3 count.

Move of the Match: There were only a handful of moves, but the best had to be the Scoop Slam Inverted DDT/Elbow Drop combo.

After the match, Hawkins takes the mic and says there are 22 days left on their contract and they will make an impact whether the WWE Universe likes it or not.

Big Show is up again and talks about more of Swagger’s accomplishment. He says, “Did you know to weeks ago I chokeslammed Jack Swagger through an announce table?” That is one of his many accomplishments.

Jack Swagger vs. Kofi Kingston. Swagger gets the mic and says Show disrespected him last week. He says this Sunday he will disrespect Show. Swagger backs Kofi into the corner and the referee makes him back up. Kofi hits a series of kicks and dropkicks Swagger out of the ring. Swagger tries to climb back in, but Kofi dropkicks him again. Swagger slides back in and nails Kofi with a series of shots. Kofi fights back and catches Swagger with a springboard forearm shot. He clotheslines Swagger out of the ring. Back from break and Kofi is still in control with an armlock on Swagger. Swagger fights back, but when he charges after Kofi, Kofi pulls down on the ropes sending him to the outside. Kofi tries to spring onto Swagger, but Swagger catches Kofi. Swagger puts Kofi on his shoulders and throws Kofi into the ring post. Swagger brings Kofi back into the ring and continues the attack. Swagger stomps Kofi in the corner. Kofi starts to fight back, but Swagger again overpowers him. Swagger hits a big clothesline in the corner and goes for the slingshot corner splash, but Kofi moves. Kofi goes for a springboard crossbody, but Swagger sees it coming and answers with a big kick. Swagger covers for 2 and goes to the midsection with a rear hold. Swagger continues the attack and shoots Kofi off. Kofi comes back with a sunset flip for a 2 count, but Swagger gets up and drops him with a belly to belly slam. Swagger picks up Kofi and hangs him up on the middle rope. He chokes Kofi on the ropes and then hits shoulder blocks in the corner. Swagger sets Kofi up on the top rope. Kofi starts to fight back and hits a tornado DDT on Swagger. Kofi hits Swagger with a series of chops. He follows up with a dropkick and the series of punches in the corner. Kofi gets Swagger with the SOS for a 2 count. Swagger avoids Trouble in Paradise, but gets caught with a Russian Legsweep. Kofi goes for the Boom Drop, but Swagger fights back. Swagger hits Kofi with a big boot and earns a 2 count. Big Show comes out to ringside saying he has something to tell Swagger, and Swagger tries to throw Kofi out of the ring, but Kofi lands on the apron. Kofi hits Swagger with a springboard crossbody for a 3 count.

Move of the Match: There were a number of good moves, but I’m going to give this to the SOS.

After the match, Show tells Swagger that what he wanted to tell him is “Kofi just beat you!”

Christian is out for the Peep Show. He introduces his guest, Hornswoggle! Hornswoggle struts around the ring and gives a DX chop. He gives the mic back to Christian and climbs up into the seat. Christian talks about what they have in common. They’re both on SmackDown, they both want to make a big impression and if he know’s Hornswoggle, he’s here to get himself into a little bit of trouble. Christian teaches Hornswoggle to speak Canadian. First is “eh,” then “hoser,” next is “hockey,” and then the most important word in the Canadian language, “beer.” Vickie Guerrero comes out with Chavo. She tells Christian she’s shutting down the Peep Show. He says there was another word he was going to teach Hornswoggle before she interrupted, “Obesity.” He says he has another word, “Moose.” Hornswoggle says “Moose” and points at Vickie. Chavo says they can’t talk to Vickie that way and Vickie says if Christian won’t leave voluntarily, she has someone who will help him. Hornswoggle hides in the basket that’s acting as a table while Chavo goes to get into the ring. Just as Chavo is about to enter the ring, Dolph Ziggler comes in and attacks Christian from behind. Ziggler hits the Zig Zag and Chavo climbs up to and hits a Frog Splash on Christian.

Rey Mysterio and MVP taking on the SES (CM Punk and Luke Gallows) is next. MVP and Gallows start out. MVP takes control, but Gallows shoots him off and drops him with a shoulder block. Gallows hits a series of shots and shoots him off again. MVP avoids Gallows and comes back with a flying forearm shot and tags in Mysterio. MVP picks Mysterio up with a military press and drops him onto Gallows. Mysterio follows up with a leg drop and covers for 1. Gallows fights back with a knee, but gets caught with a kick and Mysterio tags in MVP. They shoot him off and Mysterio ducks so MVP can hits Gallows with a big boot. MVP gets a 2 count and continues the attack. Serena distracts MVP allowing Gallows to pull him off the ropes and slams him to the mat. Back from break, Punk has MVP in a modified bow and arrow hold. Punk hits MVP with a series of elbows and covers, but only gets a 1 count. Punk tags in Gallows and they both hit MVP with a series of shots. Gallows chokes MVP on the ropes and the referee backs him up. MVP fights back and tries to tag in Mysterio, but Gallows stops him. Gallows tags in Punk and Punk tries to go for the high knee in the corner, but MVP pushes him off. MVP tries to make the tag, but Punk pulls him back and tags in Gallows. Gallows drops MVP with a scoop slam and hits a running splash for a 2 count. Punk is tagged back in and he hits a series of shots to MVP. Punk tags Gallows back in and they double team him with punches. Gallows goes to a rear hold applying pressure to the ribs and midsection. MVP fights back and hits a knee facebuster to Gallows. MVP makes the tag and Mysterio comes in with a springboard senton on Gallows. He follows up with a running crossbody for a 2 count. Mysterio takes a shot and Punk and hits the wheelbarrow bulldog on Gallows. Mysterio covers, but only gets a 2 count. Gallows tries to fight back, but Mysterio clips his leg and sets him up for the 619. Punk tags in and as Mysterio comes running Punk drops him with a springboard clothesline and covers for 2. Mysterio goes for the GTS, but Mysterio counters into a rollup. Gallows breaks it up and MVP comes after him. MVP clotheslines Gallows out of the ring. Mysterio sets Punk up for the 619, but the masked SES member jumps up on the apron. Mysterio sends him into the ring post and Punk fights back, but Mysterio catches him with a huracanrana and holds it for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: Honestly, I’ve got to give this to Punk’s springboard clothesline, because that thing was vicious.

After the match, Mysterio kicks Punk out of the ring and celebrates with MVP.

In the back, Josh asks Drew McIntyre if he thinks he deserved to get the title back. McIntyre says Hardy deserved what he got when McIntyre gave him a beating he’ll never forget and Teddy Long got what he deserved when his authority was overruled by McMahon. McIntyre says he deserves to be the chosen one. Kofi comes in and says that no anointment from the boss will get McIntyre out of Trouble in Paradise.

Big Show taking on Drew McIntyre is tonight’s main event. Show quickly overpowers McIntyre at the start of the match. He gets a big slap and McIntyre rolls out of the ring. McIntyre tries to leave, but Show grabs him and brings him back into the ring. Show picks up McIntyre and drops him with a scoop slam. Show chokes McIntyre on the ropes and follows up with another big slap. Show hits a third big slap and steps on McIntyre. Show goes for a fourth slap, but McIntyre nails him with a thumb to the eye. McIntyre hits a series of shots, but runs into a big clothesline from Show. Show headbutts McIntyre and McIntyre rolls out of the ring. Show pulls McIntyre up on the apron by his hair, but McIntyre hangs up Show on the ropes. McIntyre goes for the Future Shock DDT, but he can’t lock it in. Show fights back and nails McIntyre with a big chop. Show hits a series of clotheslines and a butt bump in the corner. Show drops McIntyre with a shoulder block and drops him with the Chokeslam. Show goes to cover, but Swagger hits the ring and attacks Show making this a DQ win for Show.

Move of the Match: This has to go to the Chokeslam that would've earned the win had Swagger not caused the DQ win.

Swagger catches Show with a big boot and hits 2 Slingshot Corner Splashes on Show. He follows up by stomping on Show’s hand. Swagger stomps on the hand again and gets a chair from ringside. Swagger comes back into the ring, but Show punches the chair out of his hand. Show picks up the chair and Swagger climbs out of the ring. SmackDown ends with Show standing in the ring while Swagger backs up the ramp.

IMPACT 5/20/10

TNA opens with Eric Bischoff coming out to the ring. He is out to name the top 10 contenders to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. He names the 3 criteria. First, the fan voting, second, career win-loss record and previous championship record and the third is the TNA win-loss record and championship record. Bischoff announces the top 10 contenders.
10. Samoa Joe
9. Rob Terry
8. Desmond Wolfe
7. The Pope D’Angelo Dinero
6. Abyss
5. Mr. Anderson
4. Jeff Hardy
3. AJ Styles
2. Kurt Angle (Angle doesn’t come out when his name is announced.)
1. Sting
Sting comes out and makes his way down to the ring. Bischoff congratulates Sting on being #1 Contender and tells him that at Slammiversary, he will have an opportunity to face Rob Van Dam, but tonight, Sting will face Jeff Hardy. Sting takes the mic and says he’ll do the same thing to Hardy he did to Jarrett on Sunday. Sting smashes the Top 10 Contender posters with his bat. Sting goes after Bischoff with the bat. Abyss comes to the ring, but gets caught with the bat. Hardy hits the ring and takes the bat from Sting. Hardy tosses the bat to the side and takes of his shirt. Sting takes off his jacket and they stand face to face. Hardy slaps Sting and Sting answers with a low blow. Sting picks up his baseball bat, but RVD comes out. Hardy clips Sting from behind and hits the Reverse of Fate. Hardy goes up top, but Sting rolls out of the ring and backs away from the ring.

In the back, Bischoff is holding his leg. Morgan comes in and complains about Joe attacking him last week on Impact. Hogan tells Morgan he’ll get a rematch, but “good luck finding a partner.”

Roxxi is back again. They show the video of the injury that put Roxxi out. Roxxi’s opponent is Madison Rayne. Roxxi gets a series of quick covers on Madison and goes to an arm lock. Roxxi backs Madison into the corner and hits her. Roxxi misses a kick and gets hung up on the middle rope. Madison goes after her and slams her to the mat. Madison gets a 1 count, but Roxxi fights back. Madison goes to a modified chin lock pulling on Roxxi’s nostrils and raking her eyes. Madison chokes Roxxi on the ropes. Madison catches Roxxi with a kick to the head and covers for 2. Roxxi counters an attack from Madison and hits the VooDoo Drop. Roxxi covers for the 3 count and the pin.

Move of the Match: This has to go to the VooDoo Drop from Roxxi.

Chelsea says she doesn’t know if she can handle being with Abyss for 30 days. Wolfe says she’ll be fine. He tells her that Abyss will have to answer for anything he does to her and to remember that while she may be with Abyss for the next 30 days, she is still his girl.

Kurt Angle is in the back. He is asked why he didn’t come out when they named him the #2 Contender. Angle doesn’t answer, but simply walks away.

Angle comes out to the ring. Angle says that over the past month, he noticed a lot of changes. Angle says when he came to TNA he was one of the best. Angle talks about the new wrestlers, and the wrestlers who have elevated themselves. He says he is no longer one of the elite, but is just another name on the TNA roster. Angle says he would wrestler for free because what matters to him is not the money, but the competition. Angle says he’s accomplished everything possible in Wrestling. Angle says he’s going to start from scratch. He says he’s going to take himself out of the top 10 and is going to wrestle each of the top 10 superstars. He promises the fans will see some of the greatest matches of all time. He says that is real; “It’s damn real.”

Christy is in the back with Flair and Beer Money. Flair says he doesn’t care who Lethal’s partner is tonight. Flair says Lethal’s imitation of his was an insult. Flair blames Lethal for AJ losing the title at Sacrifice. Kaz comes in and says he’d like to speak to Flair. Flair says it’s ok. He tells Beer Money to focus on Lethal and gets Christy to leave.

Rob Terry is in the back. He says the doctor’s have told him his knee is injured in 4 places, but nothing is going to stop him from facing Orlando Jordan tonight.

Orlando Jordan vs. Rob Terry. Jordan immediately goes after Terry’s injured knee. Terry tosses him off, but Jordan goes after it again. Terry takes down Jordan with a clothesline. Jordan goes back to the knee, but Terry backs him into the corner. Jordan charges Terry, but gets caught with a huge back body drop. Terry hits a short arm clothesline and covers for 2. Jordan goes back to the knee with a kick and a chop block. He continues the attack on the knee. Jordan pulls of Terry’s knee brace. Jordan falls back putting pressure on the knee and locks in a kneebar on Terry. Terry tries to reach the ropes, but can’t the referee calls for the bell and makes the X signal. He tries to force Jordan to release the hold and Jordan only releases the hold after 2 other referees come out.

Move of the Match: This has to go to the kneebar from Jordan.

Jordan goes back after Terry afterwards and locks in the hold again.

They show Lethal talking about his tribute to Ric Flair and Flair taking it the wrong way. Rob Van Dam comes in and offers to be Lethal’s partner because Lethal kept Flair from interfering at Sacrifice.

Hardy talks about how Sting inspired him to wrestle. He says he always wanted to be in a match with sting, but he never envisioned anything like tonight.

Jesse Neal confronts Brother Ray about Sunday. Ray wants to know what gives Neal the right to come in and get in his face. Neal says that maybe Ray is jealous. Ray says he has no reason to be jealous. Neal tells Ray to keep his distance. Ray tries to attack Neal and Devon and Moore separate the 2.

Beer Money, Inc. vs. Jay Lethal and Rob Van Dam. Roode nails Lethal from behind and follows up with a series of shots in the corner to start the match. Lethal fights back with a pair of chops. Lethal catches Roode with the hip toss and hits his cartwheel into a dropkick. Roode elevates Lethal to the apron, but Lethal catches him with a shoulder block. Lethal goes up top, but Roode distracts the referee and Storm pushes Lethal off. Roode tags in Storm and they double team Lethal. Storm goes after both of Lethal’s legs and follows up with knees to the head. Storm drops Lethal with a big clothesline and covers for 2. Roode is tagged back in and Beer Money hits a big double back body drop. Roode chokes Lethal. He brings Lethal back to the corner and tags Storm back in. Storm shoots Lethal off. Lethal ducks the clothesline and hits the slingshot back elbow. Roode and RVD are both tagged in. RVD clotheslines both members of Beer Money. He nails Storm with the spin kick in the corner and goes for a windmill on Roode, but Roode counters. RVD fights back and goes up top. He hits the side kick to Roode and covers, but Storm breaks it up at 2. Beer Money double teams RVD. Lethal makes the blind tag. RVD hits Storm with the spinning kick and Lethal hits Roode with a missile dropkick. Lethal hits the Lethal Combination, RVD hits Rolling Thunder and Lethal locks in the Figure Four Leg Lock on Roode while RVD takes out Storm. Roode taps out and RVD and Lethal win.

Move of the Match: A number of good moves, and I liked the tag team aspect of the Lethal Combination followed by Rolling Thunder, but this has to go to the Figure Four Leg Lock.

Flair comes out and he and Lethal brawl on the ramp. RVD greets the fans at ringside. Sting blindsides him with a chair from the crowd. He nails RVD with the chair again and makes his way to the back.

Jeff Hardy is in the ring. He says he’s made a living from walking to the beat of a different drum. Hardy dares Sting to try to figure him out in the next hour. He says the Creatures of the Night will take Sting beyond his wildest imagination.

In the back, TNA Security comes to get Wolfe and Chelsea so Wolfe can present Chelsea to Abyss.

Abyss comes out to the ring. Abyss says that Wolfe has something (or should he say “Someone”) that he owes him. Chelsea is led out. Wolfe says that if Abyss thinks for one second Wolfe will let him take Chelsea, Abyss is sorely mistaken. Wolfe low blows Abyss and attacks security. Wolfe pulls a glass bottle out of Chelsea’s bag and breaks it on the ring post. He threatens Abyss with it and cuts his arm. Chelsea tries to calm Wolfe down and he threatens her with the glass. Wolfe threatens Abyss again, but Chelsea again tries to stop him. Abyss knocks the bottle out of Wolfe’s hand and nails him with the Black Hole Slam. Abyss takes Chelsea out of the ring and when she tries to stay at ringside, he picks her up on his shoulder and carries her out.

The Band is out in the ring next. Young says he understands the boos because he has everything and everyone else has nothing. EY says he is the newest member of the Band and the Band is here to make the big bucks. He says they’ll take everything and leave nothing on the table. He says there’s nothing anyone can do about it.

Ink Inc. is out because Shannon Moore is facing off against EY. Young goes after Moore almost immediately. Moore floats over in the cover and hits a pair of arm drags. Moore hits an inverted atomic drop and follows up with a punch. Moore hits the jumping leg drop and backs EY into the corner. EY fights back, but when he shots Moore off, Moore hits EY with a crossbody for a 2 count. Moore hits EY, but EY answers with a powerful shoulder block. EY follows up with an elbow drop and covers for 2. EY pulls Moore to his feet and hits a scoop slam. EY hits a diving elbow, but only gets a 1 count. EY chokes Moore on the ropes and the referee backs Moore up. The referee prevents Nash from hitting Moore with the title belt, but that allows EY to hang Moore up on the ropes. EY takes Moore down with a snapmare and gets him in an armlock. Moore fights back and hits the Springboard into the wheelbarrow bulldog. Moore follows up with a clothesline, a dropkick and a spinning kick. Moore fights out of the corner with a back elbow and hits the Halo on EY for a 2 count. Brother Ray comes out and Jesse Neal goes after him. Devon tries to break up the fight. Moore is shot off and Hall nails him with the title from outside. EY hits Moore with the piledriver for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: There were a lot of great moves and the piledriver is sick, but I’m going to give this to the springboard into a wheelbarrow bulldog.

After the match, Neal goes to check on Moore, and Ray comes running back down to the ring and attacks Neal from behind. He nails Neal with a kick to the back of the head. Devon tries to calm Ray and Ray tells Devon to stay off of him. Brother Ray and Brother Devon argue.

8 Man X-Division Battle Royal. Winner becomes the new #10 in the contender’s list. This is supposed to be an 8 man, but only 7 are in the ring. A lot of fast paced action in this match. Amazing Red nails Homicide with an arm drag and dropkicks him into the ropes, but he doesn’t go out. Red goes for the Red Eye on Kazarian, but Kaz holds onto the ropes and slams Red to the match. Kaz makes the first elimination by throwing Red over the ropes. Generation Me double teams Sabin, but they send him through the middle rope, so he is not eliminated. Shelley gets caught with an enzuigiri from Jeremy, but recovers and throws Max out to the apron. Meanwhile, Kaz is fighting Homicide on the other apron. Max knocks Shelley down, but Sabin leaps off Shelley’s back and dropkicks Max off the apron, eliminating him. Sabin and Shelley double team Jeremy, but he sends Shelley to the apron and catches him with a springboard dropkick to eliminate him. Sabin clotheslines Jeremy over the top and eliminates him. Sabin then skins the cat back into the ring. Flair comes out to ringside at this point, presumably to watch the match. Kaz goes after Sabin. Sabin gets sent to the apron and as he tries to springboard back in, Kaz catches him with a kick and eliminates him. Homicide attacks Kaz from behind. Kendrick suddenly slides into the ring and sends Homicide out over the top rope. Kaz and Kendrick fight and Kaz drops Kendrick with a back body drop. Kendrick tosses Kaz over the top, but Kaz lands on the apron. Kaz comes back in and hits a springboard back elbow. Kaz tosses Kendrick out of the ring to win the battle royal.

Move of the Match: Obviously as an X-Division battle royal, there were a lot of great high speed impact moves, but this has to go either to Sabin using Shelley to hit the dropkick on Max, or Jeremy’s springboard dropkick to Shelley.

Up next is Sting taking on Jeff Hardy. Sting and Hardy lock up and Sting backs Hardy into the corner. The referee backs Sting up, but he takes a pair of cheap shots in the corner. Hardy fights back and hits the mule kick. He follows up with a running forearm, but Sting rolls out of the ring. Hardy gets tired of waiting for Sting to come back in and nails him with a dropkick. Hardy tries to spring out onto Sting, but Sting moves. Sting picks Hardy up and drags him to the ramp. Sting slams Hardy’s leg across the ramp. He does it again and brings Hardy back into the ring. Sting won’t let Hardy get up and when he does, he sets Hardy up in the corner and repeatedly kicks him in the knee. Sting hits a Stinger Splash to Hardy’s back. He goes for another, but Hardy moves. Hardy hits a back elbow. He hits the inverted atomic drop, follows up with the double leg leg drop and hits a low dropkick for a 2 count. Hardy goes for Whisper in the Wind, but Sting moves. Sting goes for the Scorpion and locks it in. Hardy fights his way to the ropes. Sting pulls Hardy off the ropes, but the referee gets knocked out of the ring in the process. Mr. Anderson hits the ring and hits the Scorpion Death Drop on Sting. Hardy covers and the referee slides back into the ring and makes the 3 count. Anderson comes into the ring and raises Hardy’s hand. Jeff pushes Anderson and wants to know what is going on. Anderson calls for his mic, but Sting hits him with the bat. Sting hits both Hardy and Anderson with the bat and stands in the ring as TNA ends.