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.