Victory Road 2010

Victory Road opens with the X-Division Championship Match.
My Prediction: I expect Kendrick to pick up the win in this match.

Williams starts the match by trying to climb up one of the trellises. He can’t seem to do it and goes down to face Kendrick. Williams gets a European cravat locked in, but Kendrick fights out with an arm drag and works on Williams in the corner. Williams fights out and hits a knee in the corner. Williams hits a suplex and locks in an inverted STF on Kendrick. Williams and Kendrick trade blows and Williams goes for his tornado DDT, but Kendrick fights him off. Kendrick hits a diving dropkick and tries to lock in the Cobra Clutch, but Williams fights him off. Williams nails Kendrick with a running European uppercut. Williams locks in a head scissors on Kendrick. Kendrick rolls it over and hits Williams with a series of cross face blows. Kendrick goes for the Cobra Clutch again, but Williams falls backwards to drop Kendrick on the mat. Williams locks in a Gory chin lock hold. Kendrick gets out and nails Williams with a kick. He hits a dropkick and a forearm shot and once again goes for the Cobra Clutch, but Williams backs him into the corner. Kendrick counters an attack from Williams and sends him out of the ring. Williams climbs up to the apron and after a shot to Kendrick goes up to the top rope. Kendrick goes after him and Williams ends up hung up in the Tree of Woe. Kendrick climbs over Williams and starts to climb. Williams catches him and ends up hitting a back suplex off the top rope. Kendrick and Williams trade attempts at Submissions and Kendrick manages to lock in his Cobra Clutch. Williams is able to go through the ropes to the ramp and breaks the hold by rolling off the ramp. Kendrick starts to climb again, but Williams gets up and goes after Kendrick. Williams knocks Kendrick down and he falls across the top rope. Williams goes down and goes after Kendrick. He pulls a pair of gloves out of his tights and slaps Kendrick with them. Williams gets back in the ring and puts on the gloves. Williams climbs up and starts to make his way across the cable. Kendrick gets up as well and Kendrick tries to lock in his Cobra Clutch while hanging from the ropes. Both men fall and Williams takes advantage to lock in the Cobra Clutch on Kendrick. The referee lifts Kendrick’s arm and lets it drop 3 times. Williams is declared winner by submission.

Move of the Match: There were a number of good moves, but I’ve got to give this to the Cobra Clutch move.

0 for 1

Christy Hemme is in the back with Brother Ray. Ray calls Jesse Neal a failure. He says Neal will be a failure tonight. He says it’s not in Devon’s best interest to lay a hand on Ray. Brother Ray says he is Team 3D.

Brother Ray vs. Jesse Neal vs. Brother Devon is next.
My Prediction: In the end, this match is hard to predict, but for some reason I see Devon picking up the win.

Brother Ray comes out and hides on the side of the stage. Neal comes out and Ray jumps him on the ramp. Ray looks to continue the attack when Devon’s music hits. He continues the attack on Neal while Devon doesn’t come out. We see that someone has used a board to lock Devon in his locker room. Ray goes after Neal, but Neal begins to fight back. Ray hits Neal with a big clothesline. He hits a pair off cross face blows on Neal and follows up with a big elbow drop. Ray continues the attack with a series of slaps. Ray hits a scoop slam, but Neal avoids the elbow drop and hits a series of strikes. Ray takes down Neal with a back body drop and hits a hip press in the corner. He follows up with a big boot as the ECW guys come into the arena. Brother Ray wants to know what they’re doing her and gets caught with a spear from Neal, but Neal only gets 2. Neal hits a series of strikes to Ray. Ray catches Neal with a back elbow and goes out to ringside for a chair. Shannon Moore comes out and the referee stops him from interfering while Ray hits Neal with the chair. 3D’s music hits again and Devon comes down the ramp. Devon and Ray stare down. They both turn to stare at Neal like they’re about to attack him, but then begin to fight each other. Neal goes for a spear on Ray, but Ray moves and he hits Devon instead. Ray catches Neal with the Bubba Bomb and covers for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: I think this has to go to the Bubba Bomb.

0 for 2

Angelina Love vs. Madison Rayne for the TNA Knockouts Title is next.
My Prediction: At this point, with all that’s been placed on this match, Angelina is pretty much guaranteed to take home the title.

Madison and Angelina trade blows. Angelina takes down Madison with a pair of mat slams and hits a spear. Madison rolls out of the ring and Angelina goes after her. Madison tries to take a shot at Angelina, but Angelina ducks and nails a clothesline. Angelina rolls Madison into the ring and covers for 2. She hits another spear on Madison for another 2 count. Angelina goes for a front slam, but Madison rakes her eyes and pushes her into the middle turnbuckle. Madison chokes Angelina in the corner. Madison hits knee strikes to Angelina and a neckbreaker for 2. Madison hits her head scissor facebusters and goes for her finisher, but Angelina fights back and hits a clothesline. Angelina hits a jawbreaker on Madison and follows up with a pair of running strikes and a spinning kick. Madison fights back and hits a knee facebuster on Angelina. Madison gets a steel chair, but Angelina nails the Botox Injection to send the chair into Madison’s face. A woman on a motorcycle rides into the Impact Zone. Madison pushes Angelina out of the ring and the woman sends Angelina into the ring post. The referee tries to make the woman remove her helmet, but she won’t. The referee calls for the DQ and orders the Championship be given to Angelina Love.

Move of the Match: I have to give this to the Botox Injection into the chair.

After the match Madison argues with the referee and then joins the woman on the motorcycle and they ride out of the Impact Zone.

1 for 3

Christy Hemme is in the back with Mr. Anderson. Anderson cuts a comedic promo and says that they have an opportunity to do something special tonight and he has the opportunity to become a World Heavyweight Champion @$$hole.

Up next is Kazarian and A.J. Styles vs. Mystery opponents.
My Prediction: It’s hard to say for sure what the outcome of this match will be, but I expect A.J. and Kaz to find a way to work together and pick up the win.

The mystery opponents are revealed to be Rob Terry and Samoa Joe. AJ and Terry start the match. AJ goes over and tags in Kaz. Terry grabs Kaz by the head and shoots him off. Terry hits Kaz with a shoulder block and Kaz rolls out of the ring. Joe hits Kaz with a series of punches on the outside and nails AJ with a thrust kick when he comes to help. Joe sends Kaz back into the ring and Terry tags in Joe. Joe hits punches to Kaz in the corner. Kaz goes for a springboard cross body out of the corner, but Joe backs off and walks out of the way. Joe tags Terry bsck in and Kaz makes the tag to AJ. AJ comes in slowly and taunts Terry, but Terry tosses him out of the ring. Kaz comes in, but Terry tosses him out onto AJ. Joe tags in and Terry whips him into the ropes. He comes off the ropes and flies out of the ring into AJ and Kaz. Joe brings AJ back into the ring and hits a hip attack and a kick in the corner. AJ rakes Joe’s eyes and spits at Terry. Terry tries to go after him and the referee backs Terry off. AJ pushes Joe into the ropes and Kaz hangs him up on the top rope. AJ then hits him with a forearm and Kaz hits the slingshot DDT. AJ goes out and Kaz covers for 2. Kaz hits a dropkick on Joe and tags in AJ. AJ hits shots to Joe and locks in a chin lock. Joe tries to fight back, but Kaz comes in and after pushing Terry off the apron, he spins AJ so that Styles hits a DDT. AJ looks for the Styles Clash and rolls through when Joe tries to counter, but Joe catches him with a boot. AJ ducks an attack and hits the Pelé kick. AJ charges after Joe, but Joe hits him with a side slam out of the corner. Joe makes the tag to Terry who takes on both AJ and Kaz. He sends Kaz into both corner and hits a big back body drop. He takes down AJ with a gorilla press slam. Terry goes for his spinning kick, but Kaz ducks it. Kaz goes for a cross body, but Terry catches him and hits a fall away slam. Terry hits a suplex into a powerslam on AJ for 2, but Kaz breaks up the count. Joe comes in and hits Kaz with a pair of chops. He hits the knee in the corner and goes for the Muscle Buster. Wolfe comes out and pulls Joe out of the ring. Joe hits a series of shots on Wolfe, but Kaz catches Joe with a double axe handle off the top. The referee goes out after Kaz, and Wolfe slides into the ring and goes after Terry, but Terry catches him with a big clothesline. AJ hits Terry with a springboard forearm to the back and Kaz follows up with a springboard dropkick. Kaz hits his springboard leg drop and AJ follows up with the Superman Splash to pick up the 3 count on Terry.

Move of the Match: I’ve got to give this to the Springboard Leg Drop/Superman Splash combo that Kaz and AJ used to win the match.

After the match, Wolfe comes in and wants to celebrate with AJ and Kaz. AJ shakes his hand and they leave him in the ring. Joe slides in and attacks Wolfe. Joe drops Wolfe with the Muscle Buster as AJ and Kaz watch from the ramp.

2 for 4

Abyss is in the back with his “girl.” He again says “they” are coming. Abyss says the pattern of destruction will continue tonight as he wins the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.

Matt Morgan vs. Hernandez is next.
My Prediction: Look for Morgan to pull out all the stops, but also look for Hernandez to overcome the odds and gain the victory.

Morgan tries to escape the cage immediately, but Hernandez grabs him and sends him into the sides of the cage. Morgan goes after Hernandez in the corner, but Hernandez moves and proceeds to pick up Morgan and drop him across the top rope. Morgan goes up top and dropkicks Morgan into the side of the cage. Hernandez hits a running splash to sends Morgan into the cage. He does it a second time, but when he goes for a third, Morgan moves and Hernandez runs into the side of the cage head first. Morgan sends Hernandez into the side of the cage 3 times and stands over him. Morgan sends him into the fourth side of the cage. Hernandez tries to fight back, but runs into a discus clothesline from Morgan. Morgan taunts the crowd. He goes to leave, but Hernandez grabs his leg. Morgan goes after Hernandez again. He sets him up and hits the back elbows in the corner. Hernandez fights back and sets himself up on the top rope, but Morgan nails him with the Carbon Footprint while he’s on the ropes. Morgan once again goes to leave the cage, but turns to go after Hernandez again. Morgan goes to the door again. He gets one foot out the door, but sees Hernandez getting up and goes after him again. Morgan uses his rope hung surfboard hold and rakes Hernandez’s head across the cage. Morgan once again taunts the crowd and sets up Hernandez in the corner. He whips him into the other corner, but Hernandez comes out with a huge clothesline. He hits a running splash into the corner and another clothesline. Morgan goes for the Carbon Footprint, but gets caught with a shoulder block. Hernandez looks for the Border Toss, but Morgan flails and Hernandez can’t keep Morgan on his shoulder. Morgan hits a short arm clothesline and rakes his shoe across Hernandez’s head. Hernandez avoids the splash in the corner and goes for the Border Toss again. Once again, he can’t maintain the hold, but this time he drops Morgan into a powerbomb type move. Hernandez goes up top and goes for a diving splash from the top, but Morgan moves. Morgan grabs a pair of handcuffs from ringside. Morgan handcuffs Hernandez to the top rope and starts to climb up top. Morgan stops at the top to taunt the crowd again. Hernandez breaks the handcuffs and hits the big man dive through the door and lands on the ramp to win the match.

Move of the Match: I think this has to go either to the drop kick from Hernandez early on simply because it was something you wouldn’t really expect from Hernandez or to the gutwrench powerbomb type move used when Hernandez couldn’t properly hit the Border toss on Morgan.

3 for 5

In the back, Flair says that Lethal has made a bad career move. He says Ric Flair is the reason there is a sport called pro wrestling and when he and Lethal face off, Lethal will be standing in the ring saying, “O my God, what have I done?”

Ric Flair vs. Jay Lethal is next.
My Prediction: This is in some ways hard to predict. I fully expect this to be a tough match, but I also expect that Lethal will pick up the win in the end.

Flair and Lethal lock up. Flair shoots off Lethal, but Lethal hits a shoulder block. They lock up again and this time Flair hits a shoulder block, but Lethal quickly comes back with a dropkick. Lethal hits a hard knife edge chop and drops Flair with a back body drop. He follows up by clotheslining Flair out of the ring. Flair fights back from the apron and looks to clothesline Lethal, but Lethal fights back and clotheslines Flair into the ring. Lethal hits a low dropkick and goes up top. He hits a missile dropkick for a 2 count. Flair comes back with a thumb to the eye. Flair hits a big knife edge chop to Lethal in the corner. He hits a series of chops and adds a punch. Lethal fights back and hits chops to Flair. Flair flop and Lethal looks to take advantage, but Flair pokes him in the eye again. Flair goes up top and Lethal goes after him. Lethal hits a superplex off the top rope and goes up top himself. Flair avoids the moonsault and goes after Lethal’s leg. Flair is stomping repeatedly on Lethal’s leg. Lethal gets up and Flair hits him with a chop block. Flair once again focuses on Lethal’s leg. He stomps on it and locks in the Figure Four Leg Lock. Lethal tries to fight back while Flair uses the ropes for leverage when the referee isn’t watching. Referee Earl Hebner sees Flair using the ropes and forces him to break the hold. Flair gets up and pushes Hebner, but Hebner responds by pushing Flair back. Lethal takes advantage to roll Flair up, but only gets 2. Flair puts Lethal in the corner and hits a series of shots. Flair and Lethal trade blows with Flair getting the best of it, but Lethal won’t back down. Lethal hits a flying forearm on Flair and hits some shots. Flair sends Lethal off and Lethal hits his handspring elbow off the ropes. Flair sends Lethal into the corner, but Lethal flips over the ropes and lands on the apron. Lethal hits Flair with a shoulder block and goes for a sunset flip. Flair tries to pull himself away and Lethal maintains hold of the tights causing them to start to come off. Flair is holding onto his tights and manages to kick Lethal off. Lethal gets up and Flair gets him in a sleeper. Lethal drops out and Flair goes into the turnbuckle. Lethal hits a springboard crossbody out of the corner onto Flair. He follows up with a slingshot corner splash to Flair’s legs. Lethal chop blocks Flair’s leg and locks in the Figure Four on Flair. Flair taps out and Lethal wins this match.

Move of the Match: This has to go to the Figure Four Leg Lock because not only did it give Lethal the win, but it was great to see Lethal pick up the win on Flair with Flair’s own finisher.

After the match Flair gets up and gets in Hebner’s face. Hebner pushes Flair down and raises Lethal’s hand. Lethal gets the mic and says, “Hey, mom, I did it!”

4 for 6
Jeff Hardy is in the back. He tells Christy he’s going to keep things hot and all the Creatures of the Night will fly high with him tonight.

The Motor City Machine Guns vs. Beer Money, Inc.
My Prediction: I fully expect the Guns to pick up the win (and their first reign as TNA Tag Champs) in this match.

James Storm and Alex Shelley start out and Storm backs Shelley into the corner. Storm backs Shelley into the corner a second time, but Shelley fights back and hits a series of forearm shots. James Storm blocks a hip toss attempt, but Shelley catches him with an inverted atomic drop and follows up with a head scissors takedown. Shelley hits a leg sweep and covers for 1. He then works on Storm’s arm. Storm fights back and tags in Roode. Roode works on Shelley’s arm, but Shelley fights back. Shelley goes for his corner and Roode catches him by the foot. Shelley rolls through and Sabin hits Roode with a forearm shot which allows Shelley to reach the corner and tag Sabin in. Roode goes after Sabin, but gets caught with a kick and Shelley tags in. Poetry in Motion dropkick takes Storm off the apron and after Shelley sends Roode to the apron, they hit a Poetry in Motion dropkick on him as well. Roode gets back into the ring and gets caught with a drop toe hold/bulldog combo from the Guns. Shelley tags in Sabin and he hits a leapfrog onto Roode’s arm. Shelley steps on Roode’s back as he leaves the ring. Roode fights back and tags Storm. Storm goes for a German, but Sabin grabs the ropes and Shelley tags in. They hits a double back elbow followed by a back senton/knee drop combo. Shelley covers, but Roode breaks it up. Shelley takes a shot at Roode, but Storm nails Shelley with a big shot. Roode trips up Shelley and racks him on the ring post. Storm and Roode hit the Beer Money Suplex on Shelley. Roode picks up Shelley and hits a Fireman’s Carry gutbuster and locks in a rear waist lock. Roode shoves Shelley into the corner and tags in Storm. Storm locks in the rear waist lock as well. Shelley fights back and hits a jawbreaker. Roode grabs Shelley from the apron, but Shelley fights off both Storm and Roode. Roode tags in, but Shelley sends him into the middle rope with a drop toe hold. Sabin hits a dropkick from the apron and gets the tag from Shelley. Sabin hits a pair of forearms on Storm and sends Roode into Storm. He sets up for a DDT on Roode and hits an enzuigiri on Storm and continues the rotation for the tornado DDT. Storm looks to break up the count, but Sabin moves and Storm drops the elbow on Roode. Sabin sends Storm out of the ring. Storm moves as Sabin comes out, but Sabin lands on the apron and Storm turns around just in time to get caught with a kick from Sabin. Sabin hits a springboard clothesline on Roode for 2. He tags in Shelley and Roode goes after Shelley, but Shelley catches him and Sabin comes in with the dropkick to sends Roode face first into the turnbuckle. Storm takes Sabin off the apron. Shelley hits a standing version of Sliced Bread #2, but Storm breaks up the 3 count. Storm hangs up Shelley across the top rope, but Sabin comes in and hits both men with a series of strikes. He hits a huracanrana on Storm, but Roode blocks a huracanrana and sets up Sabin so Storm can hit the Eye of the Storm. Roode catches Shelley and catapults him into Storm who hits the double knees. Roode covers, but only gets 2. Beer Money looks for the DWI, but Sabin pushes Storm out of the way and pulls Shelley down off Roode’s shoulders. Double team kicks to Roode start to put the Guns in control, but they get caught with a double clothesline from Storm. Sabin sends Storm out to the apron and he goes for his enzuigiri, but Sabin blocks it and Shelley nails Storm with an enzuigiri. Sabin hits a springboard crossbody out of the corner to the outside. Roode looks to suplex Shelley back into the ring, but Shelley lands on his feet. Roode hits a back elbow to Shelley and dives out onto Sabin, but Shelley follows up with a dive to Roode. The Guns bring Roode back into the ring and hit their double kick in the corner. Storm crotches Shelley as he goes up top and looks for the beer spit on Sabin, but Sabin ducks and he spits in the referee’s face. Sabin hits a low dropkick to knock Storm off the apron. Sabin and Shelley hit a diving cross body/neckbreaker combo. Earl Hebner comes running out from the back to make the count, but by the time he gets there, they only get a 2 count. The Guns hit a series of shots to Roode in the corner and Sabin takes out Storm with a dive to the outside. Shelley hits a crossbody to Roode, but Roode rolls through for a 2 count. Roode and Shelley trade blows. Shelley avoids the spinebuster and the Guns hit the ASCS Rush on Roode. Sabin covers Roode and Storm slides in and rolls up Shelley. Earl and Brian Hebner both count 3 at the exact same time. Earl and Brian discuss what just happened and decide to restart the match. Beer Money attacks the Guns. Storm gets hung up in the corner and Shelley hits a super kick on Roode. Shelley hits a double knee backbreaker on Storm in the corner. The Guns hit their diving cross body/neckbreaker combo again and this time pick up the 3 count for the win.

Move of the Match: There were a number of great moves, but I have to give this to the diving cross body/neckbreaker combo.

5 for 7

Up next we see “The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero taking on Kurt Angle.
My Prediction: As much as I like the Pope, with Angle saying he will leave if he loses, he’s pretty much guaranteed to pick up the win in this match.

Angle backs Pope into the corner and the referee splits them up. Angle goes after Pope again and locks in a front face lock. Pope fights back and gets a hammerlock. We see a series of mat wrestling counters from Pope and Angle with Angle repeatedly getting control of Pope’s head and Pope converting into a hammerlock. Pope fights out of a side head lock, but Angle takes him down with a shoulder block. Pope comes back and hits a pair of hip tosses. Angle blocks a third, but Pope blocks a hip toss and hits a kick. He hits a flying shot to Angle and Angle rolls out of the ring. Pope holds the ropes for Angle to get back in. They lock up again and Angle hits a powerbomb into the turnbuckle. Angle pulls Pope to his feet and hits a snap suplex. Angle locks in a chin lock on Pope. Pope fights back, but runs into a kitchen sink type knee and Angle covers for 2. Angle hits a back suplex for another 2 count. Angle locks in a reverse chin lock on Pope. Pope fights back and locks in a sleeper hold. Angle fights out and locks in a sleeper off his own. Pope hits a back suplex on Angle to break the hold. Pope and Angle trade blows and Pope hits a series of shots and an inverted atomic drop. He hits more strikes, but runs into an overhead belly to belly from Angle for a 2 count. Pope fights back and hits a suplex followed by a German Suplex and holds the grip, but Angle fights out. Pope hits an STO type move and covers for 2. Pope goes for the D’Angelo Dinero Express, but Angle moves and hits 3 German Suplexes on Pope for a 2 count. Angle looks for the Angle Slam, but Pope escapes. Pope gets Angle set up on the ropes. Pope hits the Coronation and goes up top. Angle jumps up and hits a belly to belly off the top for another 2 count. Angle goes for the Ankle Lock, but Pope fights him off. Pope avoids an attack from Angle and Angle runs into the ring post. Pope hits the DDE Facebuster and covers, but only gets a 2 count. Angle floats over in the corner and hits the Angle slam, but Angle only gets a 2 count. The straps come down and Angle goes for the Ankle Lock. He locks it in and pulls Pope to the middle of the ring. Pope counters and rolls Angle up for 2. Angle hits a sunset flip, but Pope sits down and gets 2. Angle manages to lock in the Ankle Lock again and grapevines it. Pope taps out and Angle picks up the win.

Move of the Match: There were a number of great moves, but I think this has to go to Angle’s Ankle Lock.

After the match, Angle helps Pope up and the 2 men hug in a show of respect.

6 for 8

Rob Van Dam tells Christy Hemme that if Abyss tries to use his weapon, RVD will get a hold of it and put it where the “sun don’t shine.” He says all he’s worried about tonight is remaining champion.

It’s time for the Main Event.
My Prediction: I see RVD picking up in the win and proving that just because a fatal four way match doesn’t favor the champion, he still has a chance to retain his title.

JB introduces Mr. Anderson, Abyss, Jeff Hardy and RVD and after the announcement, the referee shows the title and signals for the match to start. Abyss is still outside the ring and all three men are staring at him. They go after him as he gets up on the apron. Anderson, RVD and Hardy take turns attacking Abyss. RVD hits his monkey flip and Anderson tries to cover, but only gets a 1 count. Anderson shoots off Hardy who jumps off RVD’s back to land on Abyss on the outside. RVD signals that he’s going out onto Abyss, but Anderson rolls him up for a 2 count instead. RVD and Anderson start to fight. RVD hits a spinning leg drop and goes for Rolling Thunder, but Abyss pulls him out of the ring and sends RVD into the guard rail. Abyss goes after Anderson, but Hardy comes in and they double team Abyss. Abyss catches them and goes for a double chokeslam, but they fight him off. They hit a double shoulder block and Anderson hits a jumping leg drop while Hardy hits his double leg drop. Hardy goes for Poetry in Motion in the corner, but Anderson gets up and hits a cross body for a 2 count. RVD and Hardy fight and Hardy hits the mule kick and follows with a gourdbuster for 2. RVD fights back and suddenly hits an outside dive on Abyss. Hardy follows up with a diving attack on Abyss as well. Anderson goes up top in the ring and hits a double sledge to Abyss from the top. RVD and Anderson are in the ring and RVD hits a split legged moonsault to Anderson’s back, but Hardy breaks up the count. RVD hits Hardy with a series of kicks and ends with his spinning kick. He trades blows with Anderson and goes up top, but Anderson hangs him up on the ropes. Anderson goes for a superplex and Hardy goes to help him. Abyss comes in and hits the double powerbomb for the Tower of Doom. Abyss covers Hardy and Anderson, but only gets a 2 count on each of them. Abyss looks for a chokeslam on RVD, but RVD hits a big kick. RVD hits the springboard back kick and follows with a spin kick to Anderson and a clothesline to Hardy. Abyss gets back up just in time to get caught with the diving thrust kick. RVD goes up top, but Anderson pushes him off into the entrance ramp. Abyss gets up and picks up Hardy. Hardy goes after Abyss and hits Whisper in the Wind, but Anderson breaks up the count. Anderson goes after Abyss and hits the Mic Check, but Hardy breaks up the count with a dropkick. Abyss blocks the Twist of Fate and hits the Black Hole Slam, but Anderson pulls the referee out of the ring. Hardy gets back up and knocks Abyss out of the ring. Anderson and Hardy trade blows. Anderson goes for the Mic Check, but Hardy fights it off. Anderson blocks the Twist of Fate and Hardy blocks the Green Bay Plunge. Hardy hits the Twist of Fate on Anderson and goes up top, but Abyss rolls into the ring. Hardy hits the Swanton, but Abyss follows up by chokeslamming him onto Anderson. Abyss puts Hardy on top of Anderson and covers them both, but RVD breaks up the count with the 5 Star Frog Splash to Abyss’ back. RVD covers Anderson and picks up the 3 count for the win.

Move of the Match: There were a number of good moves. I liked the Tower of Doom and the fact that each man hit one of their finishers at least once. I think I have to give this to the 5 Star Frog Splash.

After the match, Abyss attacks RVD. He gets his weapon and chases off the referee. Abyss swings, but RVD moves. The weapon hits the mat and rips up the canvas. RVD and Abyss stare down to end the pay-per-view.

7 for 9

Victory Road Predictions

Feeling lazy again and I didn’t review SmackDown. I’m helping with a lock-in at my church tonight, so I’m not sure how soon I’ll get to watch Victory Road, but I’ll get the review posted as soon as I’ve watched it. Time for predictions.

Douglas Williams vs. Brian Kendrick: X-Division Championship (Ultimate X/Submission Match)
What I want to happen: Kendrick Shows Williams that while his mat wrestling style is impressive, it’s not necessarily better than the high flying style.
My Prediction: Ultimate X definitely favors Kendrick’s traditional high flying style. Kendrick has also shown in recent weeks that he has an impressive submission hold in his arsenal. I don’t know whether it will end by retrieving the belt or through submission, but I expect Kendrick to pick up the win in this match.

Motor City Machine Guns vs. Beer Money, Inc.: TNA World Tag Team Championship
What I want to happen: I’d like to see the Guns pick up a victory in this match.
My Prediction: The Guns have never held the TNA World Tag Team Championship, and I really think Beer Money has become convinced that the Guns aren’t a threat to them. I fully expect the Guns to pick up the win (and their first reign as TNA Tag Champs) in this match.

Matt Morgan vs. Hernandez (Steel Cage Match)
What I want to happen: I would like to see Hernandez get revenge for everything Morgan has done to him over the past few months.
My Prediction: Hernandez picks up the win, but it’s not going to be an easy match. Look for Morgan to pull out all the stops, but also look for Hernandez to overcome the odds and gain the victory.

Ric Flair vs. Jay Lethal
What I want to happen: I’d like to see Lethal pick up the win.
My Prediction: This is in some ways hard to predict. I fully expect this to be a tough match, but I also expect that Lethal will pick up the win in the end. The only real question is whether Lethal gains a clean victory over Flair or picks up a DQ victory due to Flair’s tactics or outside interference.

Madison Rayne vs. Angelina Love: TNA Knockouts Championship (Title vs. Career)
What I want to happen: I want Angelina to pick up the win and her 4th Knockouts Championship reign.
My Prediction: At this point, with all that’s been placed on this match, Angelina is pretty much guaranteed to take home the title. The real question here is whether it will be by victory or because Velvet or Lacey interferes. I honestly see her picking up the pinfall victory in this match.

Brother Devon vs. Brother Ray vs. Jesse Neal
What I want to happen: I’d really like to see Jesse Neal pick up the win in this match to solidify him as a big performer.
My Prediction: Brother Ray is at a disadvantage in this match. Eventually it will likely come down to true triple threat rules, but as it starts, I’d expect it to be Brother Devon and Jesse Neal teaming up against Ray. In the end, this match is hard to predict, but for some reason I see Devon picking up the win.

A.J. Styles and Kazarian vs. TBA
What I want to happen: As I don’t know who A.J. and Kaz will be facing, it’s hard to determine who I’d like to win. I honestly like A.J. and Kaz being paired up as a team because I think they could do really well, but depending on whom their opponents are revealed to be, I can’t say for sure that I definitely want A.J. and Kaz to win.
My Prediction: As I already said, I think A.J. and Kaz are a good pairing. It’s hard to say for sure what the outcome of this match will be, but I expect A.J. and Kaz to find a way to work together and pick up the win.

Kurt Angle vs. D’Angelo Dinero
What I want to happen: I’m honestly a big fan of both Angle and the Pope. Despite this, it’s not hard to pick sides in this one as Angle has said that if he loses he will leave TNA.
My Prediction: This match is easy to predict. As much as I like the Pope, with Angle saying he will leave if he loses, he’s pretty much guaranteed to pick up the win in this match.

Rob Van Dam vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Mr. Anderson vs. Abyss: TNA World Heavyweight Championship
What I want to happen: It really doesn’t matter to me too much who picks up the win. Despite his recent behavior, I wouldn’t even mind Abyss winning as I think another title reign for the “Monster” could be great, especially with his current aggressiveness. As far as I’m concerned, whoever wins has the capability to be a great champion.
My Prediction: I see RVD picking up in the win and proving that just because a fatal four way match doesn’t favor the champion, he still has a chance to retain his title.

IMPACT 7/8/10

Impact opens with Mr. Anderson coming out to the ring. He invites Jeff Hardy to join him in the ring. Anderson says that his hitting Jeff with the chair last week wasn’t on purpose. He says that if it had been on purpose he’d be bragging about it. Anderson says that he and Hardy have a match tonight. He says he’ll bring the chair to the ring. He says if he uses it, Jeff will know he has a problem with Anderson. Anderson says if Jeff uses it, he probably will have deserved it, but he’ll know he has a problem with Jeff.

In the back, AJ is talking about having to face Kazarian tonight.

Kazarian vs. AJ Styles is tonight’s opening match. AJ goes after Kazarian as soon as he hits the ring. Kaz and AJ catch each other with a series of arm drags. They trade blows and Kaz rakes AJ’s eyes. Kaz hits a series of shots in the corner and the referee backs him off. AJ pokes Kaz in the eyes and hits a series of shots of his own. Kaz sends AJ into the corner and hits a monkey flip. He follows up with a running dropkick that sends AJ into the corner. Kaz covers for 2 and locks in a reverse chin lock. Flair comes out to the ramp. AJ fights back and hits a dropkick on Kaz. AJ pulls Kaz out of the corner, but Kaz lands on his feet. AJ hits a low kick and follows up with a swinging neckbreaker. He picks Kaz up and hits a backbreaker. AJ locks in a chin lock and then converts to a reverse chin lock. AJ looks for the Styles Clash and Kaz tries to turn it into his reverse piledriver. AJ turns it back around, but Kaz fights out. Kaz goes after AJ, but AJ catches Kaz on hits shoulders and drops him across his knee for a 2 count. AJ hits a clothesline in the corner and goes for a suplex, but Kaz counters and hits a slingshot leg drop for a 2 count. Kaz sets up AJ in the corner and goes for the Flux Capacitor, but AJ fights him off. AJ goes for a springboard move and Kaz avoids it, but AJ hits the Pelé kick on Kaz. AJ goes out to the apron, but Kaz nails him with a kick. Kaz hits a slingshot DDT onto the apron. AJ and Kaz continue to fight on the floor. They try to get back into the ring before 10, but fail to beat the count and this match ends in a double count out.

Move of the Match: There were a number of impressive moves, but I think I have to give this to the slingshot DDT from Kaz.

After the match, the two continue fighting until Flair comes in and breaks them up. He says they’re two of the best wrestlers alive. He tells them he got them a match at Victory Road. He tells them they’ll be a team, but doesn’t say who their opponents will be.

Angelina Love is in the back getting ready.

Angelina Love vs. Daffney is next. They lock up and trade control with various arm locks. Angelina hits a clothesline on Daffney. Daffney fights of Angelina, but runs into a spinning kick. Angelina gets sent into the corner, but comes back with a shot with her arm. Daffney fights out of a reverse chin lock with a jawbreaker. Angelina continues her attack with a pair of front slams and hits the Light’s Out for 3.

Move of the Match: This has to go to the Light’s Out from Angelina.

After the match, Angelina says that at Victory Road she will become the first 4 time TNA Knockouts Champion. Madison comes out and asks what Angelina is putting on the line on Sunday. She challenges Angelina to put her career on the line. Angelina informs Madison that if Lacey or Velvet interferes in the match at Victory Road, Madison will be disqualified and Angelina will become the Champion.

They replay the issues with Jesse Neal, Brother Ray and Brother Devon. Devon is in the ring with Ink Inc. Devon praises Neal saying he’s shown nothing but respect. He talks about the struggles Neal has dealt with and how Neal has respect and deserves respect. Ray asks Devon where his loyalty is and Devon answers that his loyalty lies with both Jesse and Ray. Ray announces that at Victory Road it will be him vs. Jesse vs. Devon in a three way dance.

Up next is Samoa Joe taking on Rob Van Dam. Joe and RVD trade blows. RVD hits a spinning kick to Joe and goes up top, but Joe catches him and tries to go for the Muscle Buster. RVD starts to fight Joe off, but Joe pushes RVD off the top rope into the ramp. Joe continues the attack on the outside and brings RVD back into the ring. RVD hits a spinning kick to Joe as he looks to come back into the ring. Joe avoids the baseball slide and gets back into the ring. Joe follows up with a suicide dive onto RVD. Dreamer, Rhino, Richards and Raven are in the Impact Zone again. Joe rolls RVD into the ring and covers for 2. Joe hits another strike to RVD, but RVD rolls him up for 2. RVD hits a dropkick on Joe. He continues the attack with a series of strikes and shoulder blocks in the corner. RVD flips out of the corner and hits a dropkick to Joe. He follows up with a slingshot leg drop on the apron. RVD covers, but only gets 2. The two trade blows again and Joe catches RVD with a snap powerslam for a 2 count. Joe locks in a face lock on RVD. RVD fights out and hits a series of shots and a spinning back kick. Joe comes back with a big clothesline for another 2 count. RVD avoids the attack in the corner and hits the springboard back kick for 2. RVD hits Rolling Thunder and gets a 2 count. RVD goes up top and hits his diving thrust kick, but still only gets 2. Joe comes out of the corner with another big clothesline. RVD goes for hits somersault Monkey Flip, but Joe catches him with a side slam. Joe hits a powerbomb and after he only gets 2, Joe rolls over into a modified Boston Crab. Joe converts to a single leg crab, but RVD reaches the ropes. Joe and RVD trade blows again. RVD gets a roll up, but Joe reverses into the Rear Naked Choke. RVD runs up the corner and flips over. Joe maintains the hold, but his shoulders are down and the referee counts 3.

Move of the Match: I think I’m going to give this to Joe’s unique variation of the Boston Crab after his big powerbomb.

After the match, Joe attacks the referee and hits him with the Muscle Buster.

Angle talks about his wrestling the top ten is because he likes pressure and it puts pressure on him.

Jeremy Buck vs. Douglas Williams in a ladder match. According to Taz, Williams is afraid of heights. Williams gets control early, but Buck fights back. Buck nails Williams with a back elbow and then hits a springboard crossbody. Williams avoids an attack from Buck and slides out of the ring, but Buck comes back and hits his moonsault off the apron onto Williams. Buck gets the ladder and brings it into the ring. He sets up the ladder, but Williams catches him and sets him up in the Tree of Woe. Williams starts to climb the ladder, but he’s slow and Buck takes him off with a dropkick off the top rope. Williams takes down Buck and sets up the ladder in the corner. He sets up Buck on the ladder and charges after, but Buck moves and Williams hits his knee on the ladder. Buck catches Williams and catapults him into the ladder. Williams fights back and tries to hits Buck with the ladder, but Buck dropkicks the ladder into Williams and then hits a slingshot facebuster sending Williams into the ladder. Buck starts to climb the ladder, but Williams takes him down with an electric chair drop. Williams starts to climb again, but Buck goes from the top rope onto the ladder and then hits a sunset flip powerbomb on Williams off the ladder. Buck starts to climb the ladder and Williams jumps at him, but Buck catches Williams with a back kick from the ladder. Buck climbs up to the top and takes down the X to win the ladder match.

Move of the Match: I think I’ll give this to Buck’s sunset flip powerbomb off the ladders.

They play a promo showing highlights of their recent shows in New York.

They show a promo with Alex Shelley warning about the evils of Beer Money.

Beer Money, Inc. and Matt Morgan vs. The Motor City Machine Guns and Hernandez is up next. Roode and Sabin start out. Roode controls Sabin’s arm, but Sabin fights back with speed. He hits a diving huracanrana out of the corner and tags in Shelley. Sabin hits a scoop slam and Shelley comes in with a slingshot elbow drop. Sabin comes back in with a senton and Shelley hits a knee drop while Sabin hits a leg drop. Shelley covers for a 2 count. Roode makes it to his corner and tags in Storm. Shelley ducks the double clothesline attempt and pushes Roode into Storm then rolls to his corner and tags in Sabin. Sabin hits a running back elbow to Storm in the corner. Sabin tries to float over in the corner, but Storm catches him and sends him to the apron. Sabin fights off Storm, but Morgan nails Sabin with a big boot on the apron. Roode rolls Sabin back into the ring and Storm tags in Morgan. Morgan hits a clothesline and steps on Sabin’s chest. He performs a rope aided surfboard and tags Storm back in. Storm hits a series of shots on Sabin. Sabin starts to fight back, but he runs into a knee strike and Storm covers for a 2 count, but Shelley breaks up the count. Roode comes in and Storm goes out. Roode sends Sabin into the corner and gets a 2 count. Sabin escapes a back suplex and slides through Roode’s legs. He catches Roode with a spinning back kick and tags in Hernandez. Storm comes in, but Hernandez takes on him and Roode. Hernandez goes after Morgan, but Morgan backs off and backs up the ramp. Hernandez hits a big strike on Roode and tags in Shelley. Shelley whips Hernandez into Roode in the corner. Hernandez catapults Roode into Shelley who hits his complete shot into the turnbuckle. Shelley goes for Sliced Bread #2, but Roode tosses him off. Storm attacks Shelley from behind, but Hernandez comes in with his flying shoulder block onto both of them. Hernandez chases Morgan up the ramp and out of the arena. The guns double team Roode in the corner. They look for the neckbreaker/crossbody combo, but Storm interferes. Sabin takes out Storm with a dropkick and a suicide dive. Shelley hits a cross body on Roode, but Roode rolls through for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: I think I have to give this to Hernandez catapulting Roode into Shelley’s complete shot.

In the back, Pope says he’s not sure he can trust Mr. Anderson, but right now he has to focus on Angle at Victory Road.

In the back, Kevin Nash is waiting to talk to Eric Bischoff. Hogan comes in and talks with Nash about how Hall and Syxx-Pac got contracts. Hogan says they used a run around and that it wasn’t cool. He says he’ll tell Bischoff that Nash is waiting to see him.

Jay Lethal is in the ring. Lethal says his mind has been on his mother recently. He says he plans to make her the proudest mother in the world when he beats Flair at Victory Road. Flair comes out to the ring. Flair says Lethal is dressed like a street punk. Flair talks about his career. Flair says that in three days he will beat Lethal.

They run down the Victory Road card.

Mr. Anderson vs. Jeff Hardy is the main event. The two lock up and Anderson pushes Hardy into the ropes. Hardy gets control of Anderson’s arm and works on it. Anderson fights Hardy off. He blocks a hip toss and goes for the Green Bay Plunge, but Hardy blocks it. Anderson catches Hardy with a spinning neckbreaker and covers for 2. Anderson picks up Hardy, but Hardy hits a jawbreaker. Hardy hits a mule kick, but Anderson avoids the dropkick in the corner and covers for 2. Hardy catches Anderson with a short arm clothesline for 2. Hardy hits a clothesline in the corner, but Anderson fights off the bulldog. Hardy hits Whisper in the Wind out of the corner for 2. Anderson fights out of the Twist of Fate and hits the Green Bay Plunge for a 2 count. Anderson goes up top and tries to hit the Swanton on Hardy, but Hardy moves. Hardy catches Anderson with the Twist of Fate and covers for 3.

Move of the Match: There were a number of moves worth mentioning, but I think this has to go to the Twist of Fate.

After the match, Abyss comes out with the weapon he made last week. The referee manages to take the weapon away and Hardy and Anderson double team Abyss. Abyss fights back and hits a double clothesline. Abyss chokeslams Hardy and drops Anderson with a big boot. He goes after his weapon and gets it back. Abyss swings it at Anderson, but he moves. It gets stuck and pulls the entire turnbuckle off. RVD comes out and Abyss tosses the weapon aside. Abyss catches RVD and tosses him out of the ring. Hardy gets up and Anderson slides in with a chair. Anderson motions to Hardy to move and nails Abyss with the chair. RVD comes in and takes the chair from Anderson. He uses the chair and hits Abyss with the Vandaminator. RVD, Hardy and Anderson shake hands and stand in the ring. Abyss starts to get up as Impact ends.

Superstars 7/8/10

Superstars opens with Primo and Jillian taking on Yoshi Tatsu and Gail Kim. The Bella Twins are special guest referees for this match. Gail and Jillian start out in the match. Jillian takes Gail down with a hard slap. She tosses Gail by her hair and gets a 1 count. Jillian takes down Gail with a snapmare and kicks her in the back. Gail fights back with a running strike and Jillian tags in Primo. Primo stalks Gail and then goes after Yoshi, but Yoshi hits a pair of Japanese arm drags. Yoshi goes after Primo, but Jillian grabs his legs. Gail comes off the top and hits Primo with a diving huracanrana. Yoshi hits a series of chops on Primo. Primo fights back with a kick to the throat. He takes Yoshi down and hits a series of strikes. Primo hits a snapmare and locks in a reverse chin lock. Yoshi fights back, but Primo sends him into the corner and hits a shoulder block and a series of strikes. Primo takes Yoshi down with a big European uppercut and covers for 2. Primo hits multiple strikes to Yoshi. He goes up top, but Yoshi answers the diving fist drop by getting his feet up. Primo tags in Jillian and Gail comes off the top with a crossbody. Gail hits strikes and nails her crossbody in the corner. Jillian and Gail fight on the ropes. Gail goes for a rolling powerbomb off the top, but Jillian hangs on to the ropes. Gail and Jillian take each other down with clotheslines. Primo comes into the ring and Yoshi nails him with a spinning kick. Jillian attacks Yoshi from behind and the Bella in the ring backs her up. Jillian gets mad and hits the Bella. The other gets in the ring and Jillian hits her too. Gail rolls up Jillian and one of the Bellas fast counts her to give Gail and Yoshi the win.

Move of the Match: There were a number of good moves, but this either has to go to Yoshi’s spinning kick that took out Primo, or Gail’s diving huracanrana on Primo from early on.

Up next is Zack Ryder taking on Goldust. Goldust overpowers Ryder to start and hits an arm drag, but Ryder backs into the ropes. Ryder tries to avoid Ryder, but gets caught with an arm drag. Ryder sends Goldust off and goes for the leapfrog, but Goldust halts and then hits Ryder with a clothesline. Goldust follows up and sends Ryder out of the ring with a hip bump. Back from break Goldust catapults Ryder into the ropes and Ryder falls back into a backbreaker. Goldust goes up top, but Ryder gets up and hangs Goldust up on the ropes. Ryder continues the attack on Goldust and hits a running face was for 2. Ryder locks in a reverse chin lock on Goldust. Goldust fights back and nails Ryder with a pair of clotheslines. He catches Ryder with his uppercut and follows up with an inverted atomic drop and a bulldog for 2. Goldust hits punches to Ryder in the corner. Ryder pushes him off, but runs into a snap scoop slam for 2. Ryder fights back and sends Goldust into the middle turnbuckle. He catches Goldust with the Rough Ryder and covers for 3.

Move of the Match: There were a number of impressive moves, but I’m really starting to like the Rough Ryder and I’m going to give it the title of Move of the Match.

They play an NXT promo.

Back on Superstars, we see the return of the Masterlock Challenge. Taking the challenge is one half of the Dudebusters, Caylen Croft. Croft is initially hesitant, but he lets Masters lock in the Masterlock. Croft tries to fight out, but cannot and Masters wins the challenge. He challenges Trent Barreta to take the challenge. Masters goes to lock in the Masterlock on Barreta, but Croft jumps him from behind and they double team him. Croft and Barreta hit their inverted atomic drop/running knee combo on Masters and leave.

They play a promo for Jack Swagger, a replay of the Nexus events on RAW and they run down the Money in the Bank Card.

Tonight’s main event is Team LayCool taking on the Blondetourage (Kelly Kelly and Tiffany). McCool and Tiffany start out. McCool takes a cheap shot at Tiffany, but Tiffany goes after her and locks in an arm lock. McCool pulls Tiffany’s hair, but gets caught with a shoulder block. Tiffany follows up with a drop toe hold and an inverted atomic drop. Tiffany hits a series of shots and a monkey flip out of the corner. She nails McCool with a clothesline and tags in Kelly. Kelly hits a sunset flip off the top for a 2 count, but McCool fights back and brings Kelly to her corner. Layla tags in and goes after Kelly, but she gets taken down and slammed to the mat. Kelly tags in Tiffany who hits a hair whip and a dropkick. Layla rolls out, but Tiffany goes after her and brings her back in. Layla kicks Tiffany as she starts to come back in and slams her head into the mat. Layla tags McCool back in and McCool hits a big kick. McCool hits a series of knees to Tiffany. McCool takes a cheap shot at Kelly on the apron and brings Tiffany to her corner. Layla tags in and chokes Tiffany in the corner. Tiffany escapes from Layla, but is unable to make it to her corner. Layla tags McCool back in and McCool hits a shot to Tiffany. Tiffany once again tries to reach her corner, but McCool stops her. McCool tags Layla and hits a snapmare. Layla follows up with a dropkick to Tiffany’s back. Layla goes for a leg drop on Tiffany, but Tiffany moves and tags in Kelly. Kelly hits a sunset flip, but only gets 2. She hits a sit out facebuster, but still only gets 2. Layla fights back and hits a back kick to Kelly. Kelly fights out of the corner with a clothesline. Kelly rolls up Layla, but McCool rolls into the ring. Tiffany tries to go after McCool and the referee backs her up. While the referee is distracted with Tiffany, McCool nails Kelly with a big boot. Layla covers Kelly and picks up the 3 count.

Move of the Match: I think I have to give this to the big boot from McCool.

NXT 7/6/10

The Rookies come out to the ring to start NXT. Striker asks some of the rookies about their rankings from last week. He then introduces tonight’s challenge, the Talk the Talk Challenge. This will be very similar to last seasons, except this season they have 10 seconds to think about their topic and 30 seconds to think. The winner of this challenge will get to host their own talk show next week.
Percy Watson’s topic is “glasses.” Watson says he wants to talk about his glasses. He says he wears them because he feels you have to have a vision to know where you’re going.
Kaval’s topic is “chicken.” He says chicken is something you cannot be in the WWE. He says that while he’s the smallest competitor, he has a big heart and he is not a chicken.
Eli Cottonwood’s topic is “mustache.” Cottonwood says a mustache is for a real man. He says that while he doesn’t have a full mustache, he has the best mustache of the rookies there. He also says that by next week he could have a full mustache to prove he is a real man.
Michael McGillicutty’s topic is “breath.” He talks about being a third generation superstar. He says that by the end of NXT he’ll “take your breath away.”
Husky Harris’ topic is “doorknob.” He says he used the doorknob to get in because like McGillicutty, his father was also a wrestler. He says that since the universe voted him 7th, they don’t deserve to hear him talk.
Lucky Cannon’s topic is “deodorant.” He says deodorant is something people with bad odor need, but deodorant has no function without the smelly individual. Lucky says he’s like the deodorant and the WWE is like the smelly individual, he needs the WWE and the WWE needs him.
Alex Riley’s topic is “pigeon.” Riley says Kaval got the subject of “chicken.” He says he’s the rooster in the hen house and he’s here with 6 pigeons.
Striker has the universe vote. Watson, Kaval and Lucky Cannon all get cheers. The other 4 all get booed. “Showtime” Percy Watson is declared the winner of the segment.

Tonight’s opening match is “Showtime” Percy Watson taking on Michael McGillicutty. Watson catches McGillicutty with a unique variation of a dropkick and locks in a grounded side headlock. McGillicutty fights out and catches Watson with a dropkick of his own. McGillicutty drops Watson with a snapmare and covers for 2. He locks in a reverse chin lock on Watson. Watson fights back and dodges a clothesline, but McGillicutty turns around and drops Watson with a clothesline to the back. He nails Watson with a backbreaker for 2. McGillicutty goes back to the reverse chin lock. Watson fights back and nails McGillicutty with a pair of dropkicks. McGillicutty comes back with a sunset flip and picks up the 3 count.

Move of the Match: I have to give this to McGillicutty’s clothesline to the back. It was an impressive and rarely seen move.

The replay highlights of last weeks keg carry. They follow up with a video of the Pro’s talking about Titus O’Neil and the reasons behind his elimination.

The Miz vs. Kaval is next. Kaval hits Miz with some big kicks. Miz fights back, but Kaval backs him into the corner. Miz comes out of the corner with a big boot and goes after Kaval’s head. He hits a grounded big boot and chokes Kaval on the ropes. Miz continues the attack on Kaval and chokes him in the corner. Miz hits his running clothesline into the corner and covers for 2. Miz locks Kaval in a camel clutch chin lock, but Kaval fights out. Miz goes for a back suplex, but Kaval flips out and drops Miz with a cross body for a 2 count. Miz comes back and throws Kaval out of the ring. Back from break, Miz is still in control of Kaval. Kaval fights back. He gets a sunset flip and follows up with a double foot stomp. Kaval hits a series of forearms and kicks. He hits the Tidal Krush in the corner and covers for 2. Kaval goes up top, but Miz knocks him down on the ropes. Kaval fights Miz off, but Miz sweeps his legs to hang him up on the top rope. Miz grabs Kaval and hits the Skull Crushing Finale for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: The Skull Crushing Finale is impressive, but I’m going to give this to the Tidal Krush because I enjoy watching that move.

They play a promo talking about Eli Cottonwood. They play videos showing what happened on RAW between Cena and the Nexus and run down the current Money in the Bank card. They follow this up with a promo for Husky Harris which includes the Pro’s commenting on him having a lot of potential.

Husky Harris and Cody Rhodes vs. Mark Henry and Lucky Cannon is up next. Lucky Cannon and Husky Harris start out. Lucky gets control early with a fireman’s carry takedown. He gets an arm lcok and tags in Mark Henry. Husky escapes and tags in Rhodes. Henry overpowers Rhodes. He drops him with a military press slam. Henry goes to sit on Rhodes, but Rhodes moves. Husky is tagged in and he and Rhodes double team Henry. They trade tags so they can continue the double team legally. Husky hits a 3 point stance clothesline on Henry in the corner. Husky turns his back on Henry and when he turns back around, Henry drops him with a huge clothesline. Husky tags in Rhodes and Henry tags in Lucky. Lucky takes down Rhodes, but Rhodes fights out of the corner. Lucky fights back with a back body drop and gets a 2 count, but Husky breaks it up. Henry hits a running attack on Husky and headbutts Rhodes. Lucky goes after Rhodes, but Rhodes recovers from the headbutt and turns the attack around into the Cross Rhodes. Rhodes covers for 3 to pick up the win.

Move of the Match: There were a handful of good moves, but I have to give this to the Cross Rhodes.

RAW 7/5/10

RAW opens with the Nexus in the ring. Wade Barrett says they cannot reveal right now why they did what they did to Mr. McMahon, but it needed to happen. Barrett gives the mic to Skip Sheffield. Sheffield says what they did to the Legends last week was for fun. Sheffield is interrupted by the computer sounding. Michael Cole reads the email which states that as punishment for the assault on Vince McMahon, none of the Nexus can compete for any WWE Title until further notice. It also notes that the ruling about Nexus members and WWE superstars not being able to touch one another has been lifted. John Cena comes out. Cena says the Nexus hasn’t had a fair fight since they came here and to do so, it would need to be 7 on 7. Cena is joined by Randy Orton, John Morrison, R-Truth, The Hart Dynasty and Evan Bourne. They start to make their way down to the ring, but they’re jumped by Sheamus, Edge, The Usos, Ted DiBiase, The Miz, and Chris Jericho. The fight goes into the ring and Cena and his allies clean house. Sheamus says that the WWE superstar the Nexus attacks over and over is Cena. Orton takes the mic from Cena. He says he and Cena aren’t friends and probably never will be unless they have to. Orton says the Nexus is a threat to all of them. The GM sends another email. It says that all 8 members of the MITB Ladder Match will be in action against each other tonight. The email asks Cena to step into the ring with Barrett tonight to shake hands and call a truce.

Tonight’s opening match is John Morrison taking on Ted DiBiase. DiBiase gets control early with a back body drop and stomps on Morrison’s chest. DiBiase hits a series of knees to Morrison and locks in a body scissors. Morrison fights back, but DiBiase maintains control. Morrison comes back and rolls DiBiase up for 2. He hits a big clothesline and a spinning kick for another 2 count. Morrison looks for the Moonlight Drive, but DiBiase shoves him off and as he comes back hits a scoop slam for a 2 count. Morrison hits his bicycle kick and both men are down in the ring. Maryse grabs Morrison’s coat from ringside and climbs up on the steel steps. DiBiase takes advantage of the distraction to poke Morrison in the eye and he hits Dream Street on Morrison to pick up the win.

Move of the Match: There were a handful of good moves in this match, but I’m going to give this to Dream Street.

Santino and Kozlov are in the back preparing for a match. Kozlov tells Santino that if they lose, he will pound his fist in Santino’s face.

Santino and Kozlov vs. William Regal and The Great Khali. Kozlov and Regal start out. Kozlov overpowers Regal and hits a series of headbutts. He tags in Santino. Santino starts to go up top, but then goes back to the bottom rope and hits a double axe handle to Regal. Santino goes for a kick, but misses Regal by a few feet. Regal looks at him like he’s crazy. He wants Regal to come closer. He starts to set up the Cobra, but Regal hits him from behind. Regal nails him with an exploder suplex and Santino tags Kozlov back in. Kozlov fights off Regal. He hits a thrust kick and follows up with the Iron Curtain for the 3 count and the win.

Move of the Match: Regal had a nice exploder suplex, but this has to go to the Iron Curtain.

After the match, Khali gets in the ring and tells Santino to pick Regal up. Kozlov helps him and Khali nails Regal with a big chop. Santino joins Khali in celebrating in the ring and Kozlov looks mildly entertained.

They replay the attack on the Legends from last week. In the back, Arn Anderson talks to Josh Matthews about the attack. He says Ricky Steamboat’s condition is serious. Sheamus comes up behind Anderson and he sends Josh away. Sheamus says Anderson is a pathetic old man. Anderson says Sheamus is blind and stupid. He tells Sheamus that if the company goes down, Sheamus’ championship will be worthless because he’ll be “a great white shark patrolling around an empty mudhole.”

R-Truth vs. The Miz is next. Miz comes out and nails R-Truth in the head with his microphone. He sends Truth into the ring steps and the ring post. Miz slams Truth shoulder first into the ring post again and continues the attack on the arm. Miz says that people who get into the ring with him will get hurt.

Edge comes out for the Cutting Edge. He talks about Money in the Bank and how he has held it and cashed it in twice. He calls out his first guest, Evan Bourne, but Chris Jericho comes out instead. He says he won’t take a backseat to Bourne. Jericho points out that he beat Edge at Wrestlemania. Jericho says Edge has always wanted to be him. He points out how Edge’s career has mirrored his. Edge finally attacks Jericho, but Jericho fights back against him and locks him in the Walls of Jericho. Evan Bourne comes in and hits Jericho with a springboard double knee strike to Jericho. He leapfrogs over Edge and dodges an attack from Jericho. Bourne rolls out of the ring and backs up the ramp with both Edge and Jericho calling him back into the ring. The computer beeps and Cole announces that Edge and Chris Jericho are going to team up to face Bourne and his tag team partner, Randy Orton.

Edge and Chris Jericho vs. Evan Bourne and Randy Orton. Bourne and Jericho start out. Jericho gets control early with a series of forearm shots and kicks. Bourne fights back with a high knee to Jericho. He hits a back elbow in the corner and his running knee for 2. Bourne continues the attack and tags in Orton. Orton hits a series of shots on Jericho in the corner. He taunts a possible RKO, but Jericho gets a burst of energy and tags in Edge. Orton overpowers Edge and hits a clothesline followed by a big knee drop for 2. Orton takes Edge down again and starts his stomping. He brings Edge to his corner and tags in Bourne. Orton hits a drop toe hold to Edge and Bourne follows with a running dropkick. Edge tries to fight back, but takes another kick and tags in Jericho. Bourne nails Jericho with a dropkick and Jericho rolls out of the ring. Bourne hits Jericho with a baseball slide and dives out onto him. Back in the ring, Jericho dodges a kick and nails Bourne with a clothesline. Back from break, Edge has Bourne in a rear waist lock and is applying pressure. Bourne starts to fight back and hits some kick, but Edge hits the Edge-O-Matic for a 2 count. Edge tags in Jericho who hits a backbreaker on Bourne and maintains the position for a potential submission hold. Bourne fights out with big kicks to Jericho. Jericho tags in Edge and Edge grabs Bourne. Edge goes for a suplex, but Bourne nails Edge with a pair of knees and when Edge sets him down, Bourne hits a spinning kick to Edge. Jericho is tagged back in, but Bourne also makes the tag. Orton hits Jericho with his scoop slam and follows up with a rope hung DDT. Edge distracts Orton and Jericho nails him with a running enzuigiri. Edge tags back in and attacks Orton’s shoulder. Edge tags Jericho back in and Jericho continues the attack. The referee backs Jericho off and Edge attacks Orton from the apron. Orton starts to fight back, but he gets caught with a dropkick from Jericho for a 2 count. Jericho locks in a reverse chin lock on Orton. Orton fights back, but Jericho hits a running bulldog. Jericho goes for the Lionsault, but Orton rolls out of the way. Edge and Bourne are tagged in. Bourne hits a running huracanrana and a dropkick. He nails Edge with a spinning kick. Edge counters a springboard crossbody with a big boot and tags in Jericho. Bourne hits a jumping kick to Jericho. Edge is fed up with Jericho and he spears him. Bourne goes up top and hits Air Bourne on Jericho for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: This has to go to Air Bourne.

After the match, Bourne and Orton celebrate until Orton suddenly turns Bourne around and nails him with an RKO.

In the back Orton is confronted by David Otunga, Heath Slater and Michael Tarver. They tell Orton the only reason they jumped him at Fatal 4-Way was to make a statement. They tell him that they will not interfere in the MITB Ladder Match. Otunga points out that once the cage rises after the steel cage match, the champion will be in a vulnerable position, but if the winner of MITB is against them, they can make sure there won’t be a new champion. Orton says he’s heard what they have to say and tells them to get out of his face.

Josh Matthews announces that at MITB, the Hart Dynasty will defend their Tag Team Titles against the Usos. One of the Usos bets the other the Josh doesn’t know which one he’s talking to. Tamina tells Josh which one is Jimmy and which one is Jey. Jey says that in 2 weeks they’ll be the Unified Tag Team Champs. Alicia Fox comes up. She says it’s been 2 weeks since she won the Diva’s Championship and she has not been interviewed. She says her victory at Fatal 4-Way was not a fluke and she’ll prove it tonight.

Eve Torres vs. Alicia Fox is next. Eve gains control early with a pair of dropkicks. She clotheslines Alicia and covers for 2. She tosses Alicia across the ring and Alicia is holding her leg. Alicia tells the referee she wants to continue, but keeps holding her leg. Eve goes after Alicia, but Alicia catches her with a knee and then (now showing no sign of pain in her leg) hits her Scissors Kick on Eve and covers for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: I think of the moves that were hit, I have to give this to the Scissors Kick.

Wade Barrett comes out to the ring. He says everything the Nexus has done has had a purpose and it’s unfortunate Cena got caught up in the middle of it. Barrett invites Cena out to the ring. Cena comes out and Barrett says Cena is not in their future plans. Cena says he doesn’t want a truce. Cena says he will take them all down. Barrett tells Cena to shake his hand or face the consequences. Cena clasps hands with him and picks him up for the Attitude Adjustment. Barrett escapes as the rest of Nexus hits the ring. Bourne comes out, but the numbers game takes him out as well. Morrison comes out, but is also quickly outnumbered. Mark Henry’s music hits and he comes out joined by Khali, Kozlov, Santino, Goldust, Yoshi Tatsu and the Hart Dynasty. Nexus flees the ring and Young is left in the middle of the ring. The computer beeps and Cole reads the message which says “If things don’t stop now, there will be consequences.” Cena locks in the STF on Young. The computer beeps again and Cole announces that because of his actions, Cena will face all 7 members of Nexus next week in a 7 on 1 handicap match. Cena goes after Young again. He beats on him and sends him into the ring post where he falls to the outside. Cena picks up the ring steps and throws them at Young. He picks up Young and throws him over the announce table. Cena then flips the announce table over onto Young. Cena stands in the ring to end RAW.

SmackDown 7/2/10

SmackDown opens with Jack Swagger coming out to the ring. Swagger says that he wants to make people suffer. They replay the video of Swagger locking in an Ankle Lock on Show and refusing to relinquish it. Swagger says he was cheated out of his title in a Fatal Four Way Match because there were no rules to protect him. Big Show comes out. Show makes fun of Swagger and offers to call him a “Waambulance.” He says that Swagger started something he should’ve finished. He says Swagger hurt him, but Swagger didn’t finish the job. Show challenges Swagger to try to put the Ankle Lock on him again. Show says that Swagger lives in a fantasy world and while Swagger may think he can break Show’s Ankle, Show knows he can break Swagger’s jaw. Show starts down to the ring, but Cody Rhodes comes in and clips him from behind with a chop block. Swagger and Rhodes double team Show with the focus on his ankle. Show starts to fight back by overpowering Swagger and Rhodes. Mysterio hits the ring and takes Swagger down with a seated senton. He uses a head scissors takedown to send Rhodes out of the ring and Swagger rolls out the other side. Show and Mysterio stand tall in the ring while Swagger and Rhodes back up the ramp.

They announce those competitors that have been named for the SmackDown Money in the Bank Match. Those competitors are Kane, Matt Hardy, “Dashing” Cody Rhodes, Christian, Kofi Kingston and the Big Show. That means there are still 2 spots open.

Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler is the first match tonight. Dolph gets a takedown early. He and Kofi trade nearfalls. Kofi hits Dolph with a standing Monkey Flip. Dolph shoots Kofi off and Kofi goes for Trouble in Paradise, but Dolph sees it coming and rolls out of the ring. Back from break, Dolph is in control of Kofi with a modified chin lock. Dolph continues the attack on Kofi and covers for a quick 1 count. Dolph hits Kofi with a running neck snap. Dollph takes Kofi down again and hits a jumping elbow drop for 2. Dolph continues the attack and sends Kofi into the corner. Kofi uses a pendulum kick variation to take Dolph down. He goes up top and hits the crossbody for 2. Kofi hits a pair of double chops and a dropkick. He hits the jumping clothesline and nails Dolph with the Boom Drop. Dolph dodges Trouble in Paradise and hits Kofi with a leg drop bulldog for a 2 count. Dolph is mad that he only got 2 and Kofi takes advantage of Dolph’s showing his anger to recover and nails Dolph with Trouble in Paradise for a 3 count.

Move of the Match: There were a handful of good moves, but I really think this should go to the leg drop bulldog because that move looked impressive and vicious.

After the match, Vickie Guerrero leaves Ziggler in the ring and walks to the back on her own.

CM Punk is in the back with his arm in a sling. Punk says he has the situation under control. Serena says the situation is not under control. Punk asks her if she trusts him. She says she does and he says to let them take care of it.

Up next is the Peep Show. The ring has 3 ladders in it with 2 others at ringside. Matt Hardy is sitting in the guest’s seat. Christian asks Hardy about McIntyre being deported and Hardy says “It couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.” Christian says it was good to see Hardy in the ring with McIntyre without him being dropped on his head. Hardy says that despite everything that has happened to him, he’s kept coming back. Christian says Hardy will not win the MITB Match. Christian says no one deserves to win it more than him or Matt Hardy. Christian says he will win it. Hardy and Christian begin to climb the ladder as Hardy points out how similar their careers have been. He says that whoever wins the match will have the opportunity to reap a great reward. Christian says they’re both confident and that’s a good thing. Christian points out that neither of them has ever been the “Chosen One” like Drew McIntyre. Christian says this is his time and he is going to win Money in the Bank. Hardy says that he hopes that in the MITB Match it comes down to the two who deserve it more than anyone else, him and Christian. They both say they’re going to win the match. Christian goes to leave, but suddenly turns around toward Hardy. Hardy nails Christian with a right hand and throws him into a ladder. Hardy leaves the ring with Christian down.

They play a promo for Alberto del Rio.

Cody Rhodes is in the back. He looks around to see if anyone is watching. He doesn’t see anyone and he interviews himself. Cody keeps repeating the word “dashing” throughout his fictional interview.

Kane is out next for his match with Luke Gallows. Kane takes the attack to Gallows to start the match. He backs Gallows into the corner and hits a series of blows. Kane chokes Gallows on the ropes. He sends Gallows into the corner and hits a clothesline. Gallows starts to fight back and hits a series of strikes to Kane. He hits a big clothesline and repeatedly kicks Kane in the back. Gallows goes for a splash in the corner, but Kane catches him by the throat. The masked SES member hits the ring and attacks Kane from behind causing the disqualification.

Move of the Match: With the lack of moves before the DQ, I honestly have to give this to Gallows’ vicious clothesline.

After the match, Kane chokeslams the masked man and Gallows. Punk comes into the ring and Kane is after him, but Serena runs out. Serena says she can prove Punk is innocent. She gets into the ring and says that on the day everything happened, Punk was saving her. She shows a video of herself drinking in a bar that ends with the SES confronting her. Kane lets Punk go and leaves the ring. Serena runs to Punk, but he wants nothing to do with her and leaves.

Up next is MVP taking on Chavo Guerrero. Chavo says he hopes his Aunt Vickie is watching because he can get the job done and he will. Chavo gets control early, but MVP fights back with a series of strikes. Chavo hits a rolling kick for a quick 1 count. Chavo stomps on MVP and covers again, but still only gets 2. Chavo hits the 3 Amigos and goes up top, but MVP avoids the attack. He counters Chavo with a belly to belly throw and hits a series of strikes. MVP hits his knee facebuster and drops the Ballin’ Elbow on Chavo. MVP drops Chavo with the Play of the Day and gets the win.

Move of the Match: I like the Play of the Day and it looked even more impressive than usual in this match, but I want to give this to the 3 Amigos from Chavo because it was great to see him successfully hit all 3.

The next match is Michelle McCool vs. Kelly Kelly. McCool takes a cheap shot at Tiffany on the outside and slams her into the ring barrier. The referee starts the match and McCool slides out of the ring. She gets back into the ring at 4 and Kelly immediately attacks her. McCool fights back with a kick and nails Kelly with a series of strikes. McCool hits knees to Kelly and sends her into the corner. McCool hits kicks in the corner and follows up by choking Kelly with her boot. The referee backs McCool off and Layla comes up and sprays hair spray all over Kelly. Tiffany is back up and she nails Layla with a clothesline on the outside. McCool kicks Tiffany, but Kelly takes advantage to roll up McCool for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: There weren’t that many moves, but I’m going to give this to the big kick McCool hit early on to gain control for a while.

They play another promo for Alberto del Rio.

Mysterio comes out to the ring. He says it feels great to be the World Heavyweight Champion. He says he is ready for whatever obstacles may come. He says that while he’s Champion, his opponents won’t be competing just against him, but against the entire 619.

Mysterio and Big Show vs. Jack Swagger and “Dashing” Cody Rhodes is next. Rhodes gets control early, but Mysterio fights him off. Mysterio tags in Show who nails Rhodes with a punch and a pair of big slaps. He whips Rhodes into Swagger and then tosses Rhodes out on top of Swagger. Back from break, Mysterio and Rhodes are in the ring. Mysterio looks for a moonsault attack, but Rhodes hangs him up. Rhodes goes for a super back suplex, but Mysterio knocks him off and hits a seated senton when Rhodes gets back up. Swagger makes the blind tag and Mysterio sets up Rhodes for the 619, but runs into a boot from Swagger. Swagger hits shoulder blocks on Mysterio in the corner. Swagger tosses Mysterio across the ring. He backs Mysterio into the corner and tags in Rhodes. Rhodes takes down Mysterio and hits a knee drop. Rhodes locks in a surfboard stretch on Mysterio. Mysterio fights back with kicks. Rhodes comes back and hits his springboard roundhouse kick for a 2 count. Rhodes tags in Swagger and hits a scoop slam. Swagger hits his slingshot corner splash and locks in a body scissors. Mysterio fights back and goes for a springboard moonsault attack, but Swagger catches him. Swagger looks like he’s about to go for a powerbomb, but Mysterio swings out and hits a DDT on Swagger. Mysterio tags in Show who takes down Swagger with a pair of clotheslines. Show sets up Swagger in the corner and hits his hip attack in the corner. He drops Swagger with a shoulder block and signals for the chokeslam. Swagger tries to counter the chokeslam into the Ankle Lock again, but Show counters and hits a wheelbarrow suplex. Show tags Mysterio back in and Mysterio hits a springboard leg drop on Swagger. Rhodes breaks up the 3 count and dropkicks Show off the apron. Mysterio sets Swagger up for the 619, but Swagger catches him and locks in the Ankle Lock. The referee counts to 5 and Swagger once again refuses to release the hold.

Move of the Match: I really want to give this to Show’s Wheelbarrow Suplex as a counter to Swagger’s attack.

After the match, Show goes after Swagger, but Swagger drags Mysterio out of the ring while maintaining the hold. He finally breaks the hold and leaves.