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<title>Cage Match</title>
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<![CDATA[<p>The egomaniac, Chris Jericho took on the world champ, Batista in a cage match.&amp;nbsp; The winner would go to survivor series and face John Cena.&amp;nbsp; This match would be really easy for Batista to win in real life, but let&amp;rsquo;s look at what really happened.&amp;nbsp; Jericho tried to quickly climb out of the cage right away, but was pulled back in by Batista.&amp;nbsp; Batista was using the cage as a weapon and winning.&amp;nbsp; After the commercial break, Jericho suddenly had total control over Batista.&amp;nbsp; Jericho tried to escape out the door, but Batista did everything short of pulling down Jericho&amp;rsquo;s trunks to get him back in.&amp;nbsp; Jericho slammed Batista&amp;rsquo;s leg with the door.&amp;nbsp; Now, Batista&amp;rsquo;s leg was torn up and Jericho began to capitalize.&amp;nbsp; Jericho tried to climb out, but Batista opened the door and caught him.&amp;nbsp; Batista capitalized, but only for a second.&amp;nbsp; Jericho used a steel ring cable on Batista and then climbed out.&amp;nbsp; It was a great ending to a great night on Raw.</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportales.com%2FWrestling%2FCage-Match.330335"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportales.com%2FWrestling%2FCage-Match.330335" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:11:15 PST</pubDate></item>
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<title>WWE Judgment Day 2008 Results</title>
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<![CDATA[<h3>John Cena vs JBL</h3>
<p>The audience didn't really seem to care about this match, that brought the ratings down. The match wasn't bad, bust it wasn't that great either. Another things was that John Cena got the expected win!</p>
<h3>Ratings: 6/10&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Winner:John Cena</h3>
<p>(WWE Tag team championship match) John Morrison &amp;amp; the Miz vs CM Punk &amp;amp; Kane</p>
<p>No one was really excited for this match either, again that also hurt the overall rating of the match. But the match was very solid. John Morrison, and Cm Punk got to work in the ring for the majority of the match, and Cm Punk also got to show alot of things he can do in the ring! As expected John Morrison and The Miz pick the win to retain the titles.</p>
<h3>Ratings: 7/10&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Winner: John Morrison &amp;amp; the Miz</h3>
<p>Chris Jericho vs Shawn Michaels</p>
<p>The match was simply excellent, the audience was into it, great ring psychology and storytelling. Well that's what you get when you let two of the best ring generals in the entire business, go at it. At the end Chris Jericho extend his hand for a handshake! This match would definitely have to be a candidate, for match of the year!</p>
<h3>Ratings: 10/10&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Winner: Shawn Michaels&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;</h3>
<p>(WWE Women's Championship) Beth Phoenix vs Mickie James vs Melina Perez</p>
<p>The match was actually prety good. That's not that big of a surprise, since the divas placed into this match actually know how to wrestle!</p>
<h3>Ratings: 7/10&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Winner: Mickie James</h3>
<p>(World Heavyweight Championship Match) The Undertaker vs Edge</p>
<p>Pretty good match, the ratings would've been way higher if the hadn't been facing off each other in duplicate rematches, for the third month in a row. Also, at the end when Vickie announced that the world title is still vacant, was quite disappointing cause that means the feud still continues. I think the fans, and me personally have had a enough of this! On top of that they don't even change it up a bit. I mean they've been facing each other in the exact same matches since Wrestlemania!</p>
<p>Ratings: 5/10&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Winner: No one</p>
<p>Jeff Hardy vs MVP</p>
<p>They spent about 5 minutes building this match up. The match was actually really good. It's kind odd that they accomplished more in these few minutes, than MVP, and Matt Hardy could in 3 weeks! As expected Jeff Hardy picks up the clean win!</p>
<p>Ratings: 8/10&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Winner: Jeff Hardy</p>
<p>(WWE Heavyweight Championship Match) Triple H vs Randy Orton</p>
<p>They match was decent! This match would've been awesome for the main event of Raw, but not to headline a payperview! The match needed to be alot better, and creative. I mean your inside of a steel cage, how hard can it be? Triple H gets the predicted win. I also think that Shawn Michaels, and Chris Jericho should've been in the main event!</p>
<p>Ratings: 6/10&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Winner: Triple H</p>
<p>Final thoughts</p>
<p>Overall the show was alright. It just that the matches need to be alot better. As I said before,&amp;nbsp; all the matches were good. But almost none of them were payperview quality matches! Also, a couple of more segments would've helped!</p>
<p>Final rating: 7/10&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportales.com%2FWrestling%2FWWE-Judgment-Day-2008-Results.268807"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportales.com%2FWrestling%2FWWE-Judgment-Day-2008-Results.268807" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:46:08 PST</pubDate></item>
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<![CDATA[<p>Been a way for a while , had to put my mother in the ground after some very heavy duty days with her in the hospital. She would want me to go on and pursue my dreams as a writer and sense this is the best shot I've ever had ,here goes nothing.</p>
<p>I was about 50/50 on my predictions for GAB and the week that followed didn't really further any of the story lines on any of the shows, id thought I'd point out a few flaws in their creative logic. By the way , I'm writing this as Cena is opening up tonight's Raw.</p>
<p>Right off the bat, the logic that says Ron Killings working dark matches and Wildcat Harris gets on to TV before Killings is just Stupid. First of all, changing Harris's name was wrong , the same demo that watch your product also watch the other guys . Harris is a known name and changing his name only puts him back at square one. By the same token Killings has been working dark matches since he signed with the WWE and has yet to make it to TV. They need good bodies at the mid card level and the &amp;ldquo;truth &amp;ldquo; and his talent fits that bill. Raw update, Batista and Cena are going to go against Kane and JBL. Also the new GM is going to be announced tonight , I think it's going to be Regal.</p>
<p>On the subject of Kane, a long time member of the company who has done what the company has asked always, might be putting his mask back on. In theory it's a good idea, in reality do you want to push back one of your best workers two to three years.</p>
<p>They have taken a huge left turn in a tag match that was going to be the WWE champs VS Lawler and Jim Duggan. At the last minute it , they put Cole as the Kings partner and it didn't go that well. Once again they have proven their willingness to throw the tag team division under the bus.</p>
<p>In the land of extreme, Mark Henry's alliance with hall of fame wrestler Tony Atlas has proven a tough bound to break, especially since they got Collin Delaney to turn on Tommy Dreamer. Since there is no one else on the horizon that poses an immediate threat to Henry, I think that they will stretch the feud with Dreamer a while longer and it might come down to an Extreme rules match between the two.</p>
<p>And now we come to SMACKDOWN . Having not been a fan of the whole Vickie EDGE storyline , it took a wild turn last week with EDGE getting caught on tape groping the wedding planner Alicia Fox. This set Vicki off to the point that she reinstated the Undertaker and made a Hell in the Cell match between the two at Summer Slam. Khali won a battle Royal to become the Number one contender for the WWE belt and will face the &amp;ldquo;Game&amp;rdquo; at Summer Slam . This doesn't really fit the whole let's pump up SMACKDOWN Mantra since Khali has been lumbering around on bad knee's for a while.</p>
<p>So the four confirmed matches for Summer Slam are , Mark Henry V Matt Hardy for the ECW belt , Batista V John Cena, HHH V Khali for the WWE championship, and EDGE V the Undertaker in Hell in the cell. For one of their bigger PPV's of the year I have to say I'm a little disappointed . And speaking of being disappointed, the new GM was just named at the end of RAW and he made the Batista Cena match. One has to wonder what the hell NBC exc Dick Ebersole has on Vince because the new GM for RAW none other then Mike Adamlie. Yes the man that doesn't know the an Oklahoma roll from tuna roll is now in charge of RAW. Heaven help us all. More to come later this week.</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportales.com%2FWrestling%2FOutside-Looking-In.188115"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportales.com%2FWrestling%2FOutside-Looking-In.188115" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:38:11 PST</pubDate></item>
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<title>Squared Circle Log Blog 7-19-08</title>
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<![CDATA[<p>Its been a few days and I'm still dealing with a few personal issues but after last nights lame Smackdown show, I thought I needed to make a statement. If their goal is to prop up the show for the network change , then they really have rework the whole EDGE Vicki storyline. The wedding taking up the entire show didn't really further that cause at all. I known that as GM , Vicki generates a lot of heat, and putting her with the best heel going right now just makes it that much hotter, but this whole making things up as they go along without any resistance is getting real stale. They need to have some alliances form and some deals with people struck.</p>
<p>Number 2, cloning Brian Kendrick into a younger attitude area HBK is a risky idea at best. Number one , I don't think he can pull it off. Number two, he doesn't really have a partner to turn on at the moment . Number three , while he has proven in ring performer, he has yet to prove that he is that good on the Mike.</p>
<p>Last nights Hardy Boy match against each other just reinforces the fact that they shouldn't have been split up in the first place. Two of the hottest names going right now and one of them has to split time between ECW and</p>
<p>Smack down which brings me to another point. The merger of RAW and ECW has been pushed back again tell sometime next year. I don't know if this means that ECW is dead in the water or it means that or does it mean Smackdown needs the extra crossover wrestlers.</p>
<p>There has been a lot of grumbling over the net about Michel Cole and his performance on RAW. You know what WWE, when your paying a stiff like Mike Adam lie a coulple of hundred thousand dollars a year to stick up the ECW's announcing team , then don't bitch about a loyal employee's need to get adjusted to new surroundings.</p>
<p>Sunday is a day away so I'll close with a few prediction. Starting off with HBK vs. Y2j. They both have been in overdrive selling this feud and since I don't think its over yet , I pick Jericho . Next on the list is Cena vs. JBL in a &amp;ldquo;NYC Parking Lot Match. With JBL's back issues im surprised they made this match , but with the absence of any real good heels on Raw , they didn't really have that much time to develop any good storyline. The new &amp;ldquo;Diva's&amp;rdquo; belt is up for grabs when little Miss Anvil Natalya Niedhart goes up against every ones favorite teacher Michelle McCool. I hope McCool wins but I cant help but think that Natalya will when as a part of the ongoing guilt over Owens death and the way Brett was treated in Montreal. There may be some real heat between these two over McCool correcting Niedhart on how to take a bump so this one might be pretty good.</p>
<p>Mark Henry for what ever reason , has a shot at being every thing they thought he could be when they signed him so long ago. Having Tony Atlas showing him how to get over is a good idea and Dreamer will give him a good match but they need some long term people that are credible foes and soon.</p>
<p>Next up the fatal four way is next. While I doubt that Morrison and the Miz will lose, the way edge is going , a good dark horse in this one is the edge heads . The way things are starting to turn , anything is possible.</p>
<p>Now to the main events. While there have been backstage questions about CM Punks work ethic, they cannot deny the fact that he has been good for the ratings and good for Raw. I don't think that Punk will lose, but I see some sort of Batista DQ especially if their going to turn him heel.</p>
<p>EDGE and HHH go at it in the other Main Event. Most of the conventional wisdom says that HHHwont lose before Summer Slamm . I don't necessarily agree with that thought. If the plan is to create a buzz, they will need to screw over HHH big time. And if they do it the wrong way, they could do more harm then good.</p>
<p>That's all for now, Ill be back some time next week.</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportales.com%2FWrestling%2FSquared-Circle-Log-Blog-7-19-08.174959"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportales.com%2FWrestling%2FSquared-Circle-Log-Blog-7-19-08.174959" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:52:42 PST</pubDate></item>
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<title>Squared Circle Blog 6-27-08</title>
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<![CDATA[<p>JR comes out to big pop after Vicky introduces him and he seems to be ready to go. I know that on Monday when his picture came up on the titantron , his jaw dropped to the floor like a cartoon anvil. It was widely reported that JR wasn't happy at all and seriously thought of hanging it up. He wasn't informed in advance, and in my mind breaking up him and Jerry Lawler may have been a big mistake.</p>
<p>HHH came out to huge pop and told JR that if there was anyone he would have brought over with him it would have been JR. HHH then started talking about the fans and how he was happy to be there when in reality he's happy because his wife is about to have there second child and then come out on the road with smack down so he'll be around to help her out.</p>
<p>Edge interrupted the Game and after a few minutes of marking their territory, Batista came out on ramp and while Edge distracted HHH thru him out of the ring and into a runaway spear from the Animal.</p>
<p>The first match of the night was a tag team encounter that pitted three of the wrestlers in Sundays three way dance for the ECW belt that was Kane , The Big Show and Mark Henry going after the title. Tonight has Mark Henry and MVP goes against Kane and Show. MVP has been jawing lately about his contract and has been actively seeking to switch shows. I for one was completely caught off guard when they didn't move him to raw. During this evenings match, MVP was avoiding the Big Show so much that he tried to leave the ring and his own partner throw him back in the ring and right into a choke slam from Kane.</p>
<p>Finlay and Hornswoggle took on Rider and Hawkins in a tune up for Sundays encounter with the WWE tag team champions The Miz and John Morrison . Finlay himself was dominate over the two EDGE lackeys and it ended with the Tadpole Splash.</p>
<p>Backstage EDGE is whining to his future bride Vicki about Batista taking his belt and she tells him to focus on Matt Hardy and she assures him he will get his belt back.</p>
<p>Matt Hardy and EDGE went toe to toe with Hardy dominating EDGE early on . I for the life of me don't get moving Matt Hardy to ECW when they moved Jeff To Smack down . You would have to upper card guys that have never been more popular, who could team up and dominate the tag team division , and as an added bonus you could have a sort of Cain and Abel type feud between the two of them. If the goal of this draft was to prop up Smackdown for their network switch , they really dropped the ball on this move. Anyway after a great match that went back and forth for a long time EDGE hit a spear and pinned Hardy.</p>
<p>After a music video type promo of brother Jeff its announced that Jeff's debut will be next week. A have one great hope in this. Somewhere in the near future Jeff and The Undertaker will have a rematch of one of the greatest matches I have ever seen. The ladder match on Raw between The Under taker and Jeff Hardy was to this day one of the best regular TV matches of all time.</p>
<p>Mayrse , Natalya and Victoria take on Kelly Kelly ,Cherry and Michelle McCool in yet another audition match to find out who's going to face Natalya for the new Smackdown womans belt. as I have said before , with the completion's Knockout division getting serious pop , I'm glad to see that they are taking steps to upgrade the Divas. Mayrse caught Cherry for the win so it will be interesting to see who's the other have of this fight is</p>
<p>Next in the chute , two OVW alumni square of with ones career on the rise , and the others in serious transition . Domino, former one half of the WWE tag tem champions pretty much has split from his partner Deuce and he went up against the Russian Vladimir Kozlov. Its strange that in a world of big entrances , Kozlov coming out to no music at all oddly works. He has a very menacing presence and the silence just adds to it. While Domino is on his own know and heade for some lean times ahead, he gave the big Russian his toughest test to date but in the end Kozlov prevailed.</p>
<p>Rey came out to say goodbye to the Smackdown fans and got his pop in. They have been talking about this move for awhile and while a like the move, I still cant help but think that if your loading up for the switch in networks, why not keep at least some of top tier guys.</p>
<p>The main event has Batista in his last match before he goes to RAW against the Samoan Bulldozer Umaga. The most interesting part of this is the internet story that the WWE is going to turn Umaga Baby face and let him work the mike. Batista had Umaga beat when EDGE and his Goons hit the ring . They wail on the Animal until the Game hit's the ring and cleans house. The show closes with a Pedigree an a Batista Bomb to Hawkins and Rider.</p>
<p>With the creative problems they have had over the past few months I understand that this draft was necessary but there are thing about it I just don't get. ECW was screwed losing what little they had and gaining something that I have no idea how they will use in Matt Hardy. Raw has defiantly been weakened losing it number one star and breaking up its number one announcing team. And in all this mess, where does the Undertaker fit.</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportales.com%2FWrestling%2FSquared-Circle-Blog-6-27-08.151953"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportales.com%2FWrestling%2FSquared-Circle-Blog-6-27-08.151953" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:42:15 PST</pubDate></item>
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<title>Smackdown Recap - November Two  </title>
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<![CDATA[<p>Undertaker and Batista proved they could work together against The Great Khali and Mark Henry. It took an outside force to stop them - John “Bradshaw” Layfield.</p>
 <p>The SmackDown commentator interrupted the match as Batista and Undertaker were dominating their two opponents ending the match on a disqualification.</p>
 <p>Earlier, the Deadman and the world champion agreed to finish their score at Survivor Series - inside Hell in a Cell.</p>
 <p>In their tag match, the two showed they had each other's back. As Undertaker kicked Khali in the head and Batista was about to hit Henry with the Batista Bomb, JBL left the broadcast table and surprised the champion with a clothesline. That allowed Henry to take out Batista with his bear hug while Khali wore down Undertaker with the vice grip headlock.</p>
 <p>JBL had been attacked by Batista and Undertaker after taunting them in interviews, then lost heavily to Stone Cold Steve Austin to be the Cyber Sunday world Championship match referee.</p>
<h3>
 
 Mysterio Beats Noble; Finlay Next
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 <p>Jaime Noble finally got an opponent near his own size. But Rey Mysterio proved too much for the former Cruiserweight Champion.</p>
 <p>After Mysterio hit Noble with his famous 619 rope swing, Noble tried to counter the West Coast Pop into a powerbomb, but the former world champion countered that move into a modified hurricanrana for the pin.</p>
 <p>Noble had been matched up against several oversized opponents over the last few weeks, possibly due to his insensitive comments toward interim general manager Vickie Guerrero.</p>
 <p>After the match, Mysterio heard words from Finlay, who he beat in a stretcher match at Cyber Sunday. Finlay said he could see fear in Mysterio and called him a quitter, reminding him of last year's I Quit match against Chavo Guerrero. Mysterio and Finley will meet again next Friday.</p>
 
<h3>
 Festus Wins One on One
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 <p>Festus defeated Domino pick up his first singles win.</p>
 <p>Festus, who changes from a comatose person into a fierce wrestler upon hearing the ring bell, dominated the former Tag Team Champion for virtually the entire match. Domino's partner Deuce eventually started taunting his opponent, but Festus' tag partner Jesse stopped it with a flying punch from the ring steps.</p>
 <p>With the distraction gone, Festus finished Domino off with a face-first backwards slam from his shoulders to get the pinfall.</p>
 
<h3>
 Big Daddy Attacks Big Red Again
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 <p>Kane defeated MVP after not getting the chance at Cyber Sunday. But after the match, he had to deal with his ECW foe, Big Daddy V.</p>
 <p>After Kane took out the United States Champion with a chokeslam, V came out and assaulted the Big Red Machine with a Samoan drop. Kane was still sore from the ECW Monster Mash Battle Royal, which the two were in.</p>
 <p>Kane was picked as MVP's opponent at Cyber Sunday after Matt Hardy was unable to wrestle due to stitches in his forehead. MVP was counted out just as the match started.</p>
 
<h3>
 Not Coach's Week
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 <p>Jonathan Coachman challenged Mick Foley on SmackDown, but his plan to have his own guest referee backfired.</p>
 <p>The “Mr. McMahon” he got for the official was not Vince McMahon but his illegitimate son Hornswoggle. Both opponent and referee got shots in on Coachman. After Foley took him down with the Mr. Socko mandible claw, Horswoggle added a frogsplash before making the three count for Foley's win.</p>
 <p>It was déjà vu for Coachman, who lost to Hornswoggle on RAW with Foley as the referee.</p>
 
<h3>
 Palumbo Rolls Again</h3>

 
 <p>Not even a Victoria distraction kept Chuck Palumbo from beating Kenny Dykstra.</p>
 <p>When Dykstra's girl taunted Palumbo from the apron, before Michelle McCool knocked her down, Dykstra tried to take advantage with a superplex. But Palumbo countered with a flying shoulder from the turnbuckle before finishing him off with the Full Throttle.</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportales.com%2FWrestling%2FSmackdown-Recap---November-Two.56270"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportales.com%2FWrestling%2FSmackdown-Recap---November-Two.56270" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
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<title>Smackdown Recap - September 21</title>
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<![CDATA[<p>The highly anticipated wedding of Theodore Long and Krystal ended prematurely, abruptly and shockingly on SmackDown.</p>
 <p>The wedding was one of the highest attended in WWE history. Chairman Vince McMahon and stars from all brands were present, and the ceremony included live music from Jagged Edge. The music as interrupted by Jillian Hall, whose singing was less received before she was carried out.</p>
 <p>The Godfather came out and tried to talk Long out of the wedding. When Long declined his offer, Godfather left with almost all the men in attendance following the Ho Train, including JBL leaving the broadcast table.</p>
 <p>The wedding was interrupted further when Jonathan Coachman had to chase Hornswoggle through the ceremony and out of the arena.</p>
 <p>Finally, just as Long was about to say “I do,” he collapsed from an apparent heart attack. The general manager had to be wheeled out on a stretcher.</p>
 
 <p>Now that Batista is the World Heavyweight Champion again, he's got a big target on him. And both Mark Henry and the Great Khali were staring at it.</p>
 <p>The World's Strongest Man challenged Batista to his first match after winning back the title at Unforgiven, as a warm up to his rematch with the Undertaker next week.</p>
 <p>Khali interrupted the match just as Batista began to gain momentum by hitting Henry with a flying shoulder off the ropes and a spine buster. The two double-teamed Batista, taking him out with a Henry clothesline and the Khali bomb.</p>
 <p>Khali also invoked a rematch with the champion. Batista will defend his title at No Mercy in only the second Punjabi Prison match in WWE history.</p>
 
 <p>Matt Hardy and MVP may still be the tag team champions, but all is still not paradise in their camp.</p>
 <p>The two lost a non-title match to Deuce and Domino after defending their titles against them at Unforgiven.</p>
 <p>After the match, MVP accused Hardy of costing them the match by not tagging him in. The United States Champion then left the ring with both Tag Team title belts.</p>
 
 <p>Jaime Noble may be obsessed with Hornswoggle, but he might want to start worrying about Shannon Moore.</p>
 <p>Moore played on Noble's obsession and cost him his match against Jimmy Wang Yang. </p>
 <p>During the match, Noble appeared to see Hornswoggle's hat. As he left the ring, Moore came out wearing the hat and laughing at Noble. The distraction allowed Yang to get the win.</p>
 
 <p>John “Bradshaw” Layfield showed he still has hard feelings toward Rey Mysterio, and had Finlay deliver his point for him.</p>
 <p>JBL interrupted Mysterio's first interview since returning, feeling his broadcast partner Michael Cole's questions were too soft. When he called Mysterio a disgrace to his country and SmackDown, the former champion was quick to point out how he ended JBL's wrestling career.</p>
 <p>Mysterio then challenged JBL to a fight, but the commentator instead brought out Finlay, who punched out Mysterio with one shot and then left.</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportales.com%2FWrestling%2FSmackdown-Recap--September-20.47986"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportales.com%2FWrestling%2FSmackdown-Recap--September-20.47986" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
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<title>Smackdown Recap: September 14</title>
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<![CDATA[<p>If Batista has any chance of taking the World Heavyweight Championship from The Great Khali, it wasn't shown Friday night. </p>
 <p>Batista beat Khali by disqualification, but that didn't stop the champion from wounding the Animal with his vice-grip headlock - the same one he used on Rey Mysterio last week.</p>
 <p>Batista stopped Khali from locking the vice grip earlier, and managed to deliver a spinebuster. But he couldn't lift Khali for the Batista Bomb, which was countered with Khali's own body slam.</p>
 <p>Khali then applied the vice grip, using the ropes for extra leverage. The referee called for the bell when Khali wouldn't get off the ropes, but not even a second ref could make him let go of Batista until he was unconscious.</p>
 <p>Batista and Mysterio will both face Khali for the World Heavyweight Championship in a Triple Threat Match Sunday at Unforgiven.</p>
 
 

<h3> Finlay Wins Belfast Brawl</h3>

 
 <p>Finlay defeated Kane in an extremely brutal no-holds-barred match labeled a “Belfast Brawl.”</p>
 <p>Several weapons were legally used including Finlay's shelaili, a steel chair and the ring steps. Kane tried to hit Finlay with the steps, but the Irishman got him in the ribs with the chair first, then delivered the Celtic Cross to finish him off.</p>
 <p>The match started with the two brawling for two minutes outside the ring. The fight included Finlay hitting Kane against the seating barrier and Kane throwing Finlay into the ringpost. </p>
 

<h3> 
 McCool Beats Victoria; Palumbo Keeps Kenny Out of It</h3>

 
 <p>What started as a one-on-one Divas match turned into a mixed tag team win for Michelle McCool and Chuck Palumbo over Victoria and Kenny Dykstra.</p>
 <p>McCool and Victoria open against each other only, but the match ended on a double disqualification when Dykstra threw water in McCool's face and Palumbo chased him into the ring. General Manager Theodore Long ordered the match restarted with all four people.</p>
 <p>Dykstry gave his partner another illegal advantage when he broke up an attempted pin by McCool. Palumbo retaliated by knocking him out of the ring, then McCool hit Victoria with a face kick and got the three count.</p>
 

<h3> 
 Are MVP and Hardy Working Together?</h3>

 
 <p>Matt Hardy got his fellow Tag Team Champion MVP a match against Domnio. In MVP's mind, he may have cost him the match. </p>
 <p>MVP found out about the match so late, he didn't have time to change and had to wrestle in khakis. Then during the match, he saw Hardy on the ring apron, and Domino used the distraction to get a rollup from behind.</p>
 <p>Hardy had actually tried to help MVP by knocking Domino's partner Deuce off the apron Before that and after the match, Hardy vocally showed support for his partner, trying to get the crowd to chant his name.</p>
 <p>Hardy and MVP will defend the Tag Team Championships Sunday at Unforgiven against Deuce and Domino, whom they won the titles from two weeks ago.</p>
 
 

<h3> Hornswaggle Gets Noble, Without Even Being There</h3>

 
 <p>Shannon Moore knew Jaime Noble had Hornswaggle on his mind, and he used it to get a win against him. </p>
 <p>During their match, Moore made Noble think Hornswaggle was coming out from under the ring. When Noble poked his head between the ropes to see. Moore got him in a rollup from behind for the win. </p>
 <p>Noble had been searching around the ring before the match, looking for the Cruiserweight Champion, who has taunted him for weeks with sneaky tactics to retain his title.</p>
 
 
<h3>
 Is Mark Henry's Day of Reckoning Sunday?</h3>

 
 <p>Mark Henry tried to counter the Undertaker's recent mind games. The Deadman, wherever he may be, does not seem intimidated. </p>
 <p>Henry appeared in the ring in a Druid outfit, appearing to taunt the Undertaker's followers that have been stalking him for weeks. He said Taker's powers pale in comparison to his and showed a video of the numerous wrestlers he's taken out.</p>
 <p>The lights then went out, lightning struck down from the roof, and a flaming Undertaker symbol was seen near the entry curtain.</p>
 <p>Henry will face the Undertaker Sunday at Unforgiven in his return since the World's Strongest Man beat him down and cost him the World Championship months ago.</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportales.com%2FWrestling%2FSmackdown-Recap-September-14.46369"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportales.com%2FWrestling%2FSmackdown-Recap-September-14.46369" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
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<![CDATA[<h3>Brian Adams (Crush)</h3>

 <p>Brian Adams used to be Randy Savage's bodyguard when Randy was touring to promote his CD.</p>
 
 <h3>Batista</h3>


 <p>Batista got into a real-life fistfight with Booker T in 2005.  They fought because Batista thought he was better than the other wrestlers.  Batista provoked the fight between him and Booker T.</p>
 
 <h3>Booker T</h3>


 <p>Booker T got the scar on his shoulder in a motorcycle accident in 1987.</p>
 
 <h3>John Cena</h3>
 <p>John Cena is left-handed, but throws right-handed.  He favors his right arm in the ring.</p>
 
 <h3>Mr. Perfect</h3>


 <p>Mr. Perfect and Ravishing Rick Rude were childhood friends. Mr. Perfect and Bret Hart were good friends despite their in-ring feuds.</p>
 
 <h3>Doink The Clown</h3>

 <p>Doink the Clown was portrayed by many people including Jeff Jarrett and Chris Jericho.</p>
 
 <h3>Triple H</h3>

 <p>Triple H used to date Chyna in real life.</p>
 
 <h3>Randy Orton</h3>

 <p>Randy Orton was in the United States Marine Corps where he was dishonorably discharged for going AWOL twice.</p>
 
 <p>He also suffers from hypermobile (double jointed) shoulders.</p>
 
 <h3>Edge</h3>

 <p>Edge and Christian are real-life best friends and not brothers. Edge and Lita had a real-life relationship while she was with Matt Hardy and while Edge was married.  His wife at the time was the sister of wrestler Val Venis.  Edge and Lita's affair was written into a storyline.</p>
 
 <h3>The Undertaker</h3>

 <p>The Undertaker won his first professional wrestling title on April 1, 1989 from Jerry “The King” Lawler.</p>
 
 <h3>Kane</h3>

 <p>Kane used to wrestle as Dr. Isaac Yankem, DDS.</p>
 

 <h3>Honky Tonk Man</h3>

 <p>Honky Tonk Man is the real-life cousin of Jerry “The King” Lawler.</p>
 
 <p>Honky Tonk Man had real-life feuds with Hulk Hogan, Dynamite Kid, Bret Hart, Ric Flair, Kevin Nash, Ted Dibiase, and Ricky Steamboat.</p>
 
 <h3>Rowdy Roddy Piper</h3>

 <p>Rowdy Roddy Piper is the distant cousin of Bret Hart.</p>
 
 <h3>Jeff Hardy</h3>

 <p>Jeff Hardy claims that Sting, The Ultimate Warrior, and Shawn Michaels are his childhood inspirations for wrestling.</p>
 
 <h3>Jake “The Snake” Roberts</h3>

 <p>Jake “The Snake” Roberts is credited for training Diamond Dallas Page and Raven.  He also taught wrestling psychology to Steve Austin and The Undertaker.</p>
 
 <h3>Ric Flair</h3>

 <p>Ric Flair was in an off screen rivalry with Bret Hart.  Ric criticized Bret of exploiting the death of his brother Owen. Ric has also had feuds with Shane Douglas and Mick Foley.</p>
 

 <p>That's all for now.  I will add more trivia soon.</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportales.com%2FWrestling%2FWrestling-Trivia.45963"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportales.com%2FWrestling%2FWrestling-Trivia.45963" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
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<![CDATA[<p>Rey Mysterio received vindication after nearly a year, but it didn't last long. The Great Khali assaulted the number one contender, and because of that, he will now face two men for his title.</p>
 <p>Just moments after Mysterio defeated Chavo Guerrero in an I Quit Match, Khali came out and attacked Mysterio with his vice grip on his head, causing him to bleed from the mouth. </p>
 <p>Mysterio was spared further harm by Batista, who ran to the ring, hit Khali with his own World Championship belt and speared him. General Manager Theodore Long then announced the World Championship match at Unforgiven will be a Triple Threat Match, as Batista will face Khali with Mysterio.</p>
 
 <p>Mysterio beat Guerrero very similar to how he'd lost the same type of match eleven months earlier,</p>
 <p>When Guerrero got caught upside down on the top rope, Mysterio hit him in the knee repeatedly with a steel chair until he spoke the words “I quit” to end the match. Guerrero had tried to make a Frogsplash jump on Mysterio with the chair on top of him, but Mysterio knocked him off the turnbuckle and he got caught.</p>
 <p>Guerrero beat Mysterio in an I Quit match last October using similar blows to the knee with a chair. The attack broke his knee and kept him out of action until two weeks ago.</p>
 

<h3> 
 Kane, Batista Act Like Team
 </h3>

 <p>Kane and Batista worked together to defeat Finlay and The Great Khali in a tag team match. </p>
 <p>With Khali's manager distracting the referee, Finlay tried to hit Kane with his shelaili, but Batista entered the ring and speared him. Khali entered the ring, but Batista and Kane both knocked the World Champion out of it. Kane then Chokeslammed Finlay to get the pinfall.</p>
 
 

<h3> Hardy, MVP Not Seeing Eye to Eye</h3>

 
 <p>Matt Hardy defeated Deuce in a match arranged by his new fellow tag team champion, MVP, without his consent.</p>
 <p>Deuce's partner Domino tried to distract Hardy from outside the ring, but MVP shoved him into the ring, While the referee was getting Domino out, Hardy delivered the Twist of Fate to finish Deuce with the pinfall.</p>
 <p>Still, all does not appear between the new Tag Team Champions. </p>
 <p>On his VIP Lounge show, MVP told Hardy not only about the one-on-one match, but that they would face Deuce and Domino in a Tag Team Championship rematch at Unforgiven. Hardy had wanted to face MVP at Unforgiven for the United States Championship.</p>
 
 
<h3>
 Hornswaggle Still the Smallest Champ</h3>

 
 <p>Hornswaggle retained the Cruiserweight Championship in a countout win over Jaime Noble where Noble never even officially entered the ring.</p>
 <p>Noble got caught in he trap he had set himself for Hornswaggle backstage. By the time he got out of it and out to the ring, the match had already started, and the referee's count reached ten before he got in the ring.</p>
 <p>The champion added further insult when he made Noble trip on a bunch of marbles he dropped in the ring.</p>
 

<h3> 
 Palumbo Beats Dykstra; Divas Have at It
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 <p>Chuck Palumbo defeated Kenny Dykstra with the Full Throttle body slam, but the fight outside the ring between Michelle McCool and Victoria may have been more entertaining to some. </p>
 <p>McCool, who came out with Palumbo on his motorcycle, saw Victoria getting on the bike during the match. She immediately ran to the bike, threw Victoria off it and kicked her in the head.</p>
 

<h3> 
 Deadman Continues to Plague Strongest Man</h3>

 
 <p>The Undertaker continues to haunt Mark Henry, who he will face at Unforgiven. </p>
 <p>When a Druid appeared in the ring, Henry came out and put his hands on him. The lights went out to the Undertaker's Gong, and when they came on, Henry was only holding and empty robe.</p>
 <p>Such images have pursued The World's Strongest Man for weeks. He assaulted the Undertaker months ago, causing him to lose the World Heavyweight Championship to Edge.</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportales.com%2FWrestling%2FSmackdown-Recap-September-Seventh.44771"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportales.com%2FWrestling%2FSmackdown-Recap-September-Seventh.44771" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
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