MAY 31, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Tonight, the King of the Ring tournament rolls on as two spots in the quarterfinals are determined, plus, the semifinals of the Queen of the Ring tournament!

We kick things off with six-man tag action pitting six of RAW's least popular wrestlers. It's La Resistance's Rene Dupree, Rob Conway, and Sylvan Grenier against Natural Born Thrillers Chuck Palumbo, Johnny Stamboli, and Mark Jindrak! Chuck Palumbo and Rene Dupree carry most of the in-ring action while Johnny Stamboli and Rob Conway spend most of the action on the apron. Jindrak picks up the win for his team by hitting Dupree with Splash Mountain in the corner.

Booker T comes to the ring, prepared to cut a promo. The camera zooms in tight as he raises the mic to his lips. "I... quit." Down goes the mic, and away goes Booker. Wtf?

Now it's time for midcard mania in the form of a ten-man battle royal! Playboy Lance Cade is the first victim, taken out by Luther Reigns. Rikishi takes out Tommy Dreamer, while Cade's partner Val Venis eliminates Lance Storm, only to get dumped by A-Train. Train continues to roll by taking out Kane. William Regal eliminates Rikishi next. Reigns is the next one out, courtesy of Edge. The match turns into a lengthy triple-threat between Train, Edge, and Regal, with lots of action from all three. Regal winds up taking out Train, only to fall victim to an Edgecution, and Edge wins the match.

Queen of the Ring continues next with our first semifinal match, pitting Women's Champion Trish Stratus against Jazz. This one goes back and forth several times, and Jazz definitely looks like a legit threat, but in the end the champ is just too good, and she picks up the win with Stratusfaction.

Chris Benoit cuts a promo next, talking about his ongoing feud with Edge. Next week, both men have quarterfinal KotR matches. He knows he's going to beat Rhyno and, although he's rooting for a match with his friend Chris Jericho, he'd also love to finally bury Edge once and for all.

We already know that Trish Stratus will be participating in next week's Queen of the Ring finals, but her opponent will be determined in our next match. It's Mickie James versus Molly Holly. These two put on one of the better matches of the year thus far, and I don't just mean Divas matches. Mickie picks up the win with a tornado DDT, but both women look like a million bucks doing it.

King of the Ring continues next as the World Champion Kurt Angle takes on The Ministry's undefeated rookie monster Damien. The crowd was way into this one, even though Angle continues to phone it in. Damien, however, continues to look like a megastar of the future, as he goes step-for-step with the Olympic gold medalist. During a bit of confusion, Chris Jericho hits the ring and locks Angle in the Walls of Jericho! He slides from the ring, and Damien picks up the pieces, pinning the World Champion to advance! After the match, an enraged Angle drives both rivals from the ring and stands tall.

Angle grabs a microphone. Basically, the promo consists of him being in disbelief that Jericho still can't take a hint. How many times does Angle have to beat him before he finally gets the hint that he just doesn't have what it takes? His days as a credible championship contender are behind him. Let go!

Up next is a triple-threat match for the WWE Tag Team Titles. The Ministry's Undertaker and Big Show defend against "Canadian Violence" Benoit and Jericho and the duo of Charlie Haas and Rhyno. The champions isolate Rhyno early, until Rhyno tags in Haas. Haas and Undertaker carry most of the match, with Haas being the only participant to actually share the ring with all four opponents. In a bit of a surprise, Jericho manages to get Haas locked in the Walls of Jericho, and we have new champions! Canadian Violence are the new WWE Tag Team Champions!

Our main event tonight is another King of the Ring second round match as United States Champion Sean O'Haire takes on the World's Greatest Tag Team's Shelton Benjamin. These two put on a tremendous contest that sees reversals and high spots aplenty. At one point, Benjamin lays O'Haire out with a Death Valley Driver. Amidst some confusion, Rob Van Dam hits the ring and lands a Five-Star Frogsplash on O'Haire! The referee turns around just in time to see Benjamin cover O'Haire to pick up the win! Shelton Benjamin is going to the quarterfinals! After the match, RVD continues to pummel O'Haire with a steel chair, finishing him off with a Van Daminator!

As RVD walks off, a bloodied O'Haire grabs the ringside microphone and issues a challenge. Next week on RAW, they are going to finally end things once and for all. And if RVD wants to get hardcore, that's fine with him. Next week, I'll put the United States Title on the line for one last time against you in a Hardcore Match!

Next week on RAW, King of the Ring continues as new WWE Tag Team Champions Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho face off against Rhyno and Edge, respectively! Will it be partner versus partner in the quarterfinals? Plus, Trish Stratus takes on her best friend Mickie James in the finals of the Queen of the Ring tournament! All that, plus a Hardcore Match for the United States Title with Sean O'Haire defending for the last time against Rob Van Dam! You don't want to miss RAW next week!

World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms for the release of RAW Superstar Booker T. We wish Booker the best in all his future endeavors.

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TNA Impact – Wednesday 7th July 2004

Tonight is the beginning of a new era in Professional Wrestling. In the space of a week, TNA Wrestling has been transformed. We open on a four sided ring, and new announce team Jonathan Coachman and Vince Russo welcome us to TNA Impact.

Bret Hart, the new Director of Wrestling Affairs (DWA), is out to the ring first, carrying a velvet bag and a microphone. Bret enters the ring and introduces himself (as if he needs an introduction) to the sell out crowd in the Impact Zone. He talks about how TNA has so far prided itself on being “different”, but hasn’t always focused on being “best”. That is why he is stood before the fans in a four sided ring…TNA is no longer satisfied with being the alternative option…they want to be the only option. Bret makes a match for later that night, TNA heavyweight champion, AJ Styles vs Sting! Finally, Bret has two more pieces of business…Chris Sabin’s X division title will now be defended on every TV taping, and is re-christened the TV title. Finally, Bret takes a shiny new title belt out of the velvet bag, stating that an eight man tournament starts tonight for the new TNA Ligthweight title.

TNA TV Title
Chris Sabin © vs Devon Storm

Sabin seems upset at the prospect of defending his TV title week in week out. However, he doesn’t break into too much of a sweat, disposing of Devon Storm in under 3 minutes with Future Shock. If it’s this easy for him every week, he shouldn’t have too much trouble defending the TV title.

“The Franchise” Shane Douglas vs Jeff Hardy

Debuting daredevil Jeff Hardy takes on the experienced Shane Douglas. It was an okay match, with mismatch styles, but the fans were pretty into it with Jeff hitting all the signature moves that make him popular. In what appeared to be a freak accident, Shane Douglas fell through the ropes, looking to badly injure his right foot. Jeff Hardy picked up the win by count out. After the match, Douglas was tended to by the medical team.

Lightweight Title Round One
Jerry Lynn vs Frankie Kazarian

In the first of the Lightweight title tournament matches, Jerry Lynn took on up and coming TNA star Frankie Kazarian. Both men showed how much they wanted to advance, but Lynn picked up the win through Cradle to the grave! Impressive match!

Jeff Jarrett is backstage talking to some of the crew about. The fans cheered when they saw Jarrett. Hardy walked past Jarrett and then stopped and walked back. Hardy extended a hand and said how big a fan of the King of the Mountain he’s been, and still is. Jarrett took the hand and returned the compliment, slipping his arm around the shoulder of Hardy, talking about how big a star Hardy will be one day.

Hotshots vs Masato Tanaka and Satoshi Kojima

The cocky Cassidy O’Reilly and Chase Stevens face the new team of Masato Tanaka and Satoshi Kojima. Tanaka and Kojima appeared to work stiff. The Hotshots picked up the win by cheating. Masato Tanaka lifted Cassidy O’Reilly up for a powerbomb, but Cassidy pulled a chain out of his trunks, wrapped it around his wrist and blasted Tanaka between the eyes. The Hotshots were unpopular as they celebrated the victory.

Steve Corino vs David Flair

A quick match this one as Steve Corino quickly disposed of David Flair with Old School Expulsion. The fans weren’t really into it, but David showed he can more than carry his father’s legacy through his selling.

Barry Windham is backstage Mike Tenay. Barry introduces his cousin, John "Hawk" Bradshaw. Bradshaw says that Bret Hart is right about tonight being the start of a new era. The era of John “Hawk” Bradshaw. However, there’s a link to the past that needs to be taken care of tonight.

Lightweight Title Round One
Amazing Red vs Brian Kendrick

A fantastic match between two similar styled opponents. Brian Kendrick picked up the win after a roll up, advancing to the semi finals of the Lightweight tournament.

A video package plays, hyping the arrival of Andrew “The Test” Martin, next week on Impact.

TNA Heavyweight Title match
AJ Styles © vs Sting

The main event of the night pitted “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles against Sting! The fans were clearly expecting a great match, and the boys delivered. Their styles were mismatched, but the fans were clearly enjoying it. AJ Styles gained the upper hand early on with some impressive offience. Sting managed to turn the tide though and had AJ Styles in the Scorpion Deathlock. Seemingly with nowhere to go, AJ Styles looked like he was going to tap. Before he could though, out of nowhere, John “Hawk” Bradshaw slid into the ring and delivered a kick to Sting’s head. Sting wins by DQ. Bradshaw sends Sting to the ropes and hits the clothesline from hell. Bradshaw starts backing up the ramp in celebration, joined by Barry Windham as AJ Styles tends to Sting. Fade to black.

TNA Lightweight Title Tournament Brackets

Amazing Red vs Brian Kendrick - Brian Kendrick advances
CM Punk vs Low Ki
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Jerry Lynn vs Frankie Kazarian - Jerry Lynn advances
Kid Kash vs Paul London

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TNA Impact - Wednesday 14th July 2004

TNA Impact with Jonathan Coachman and Vince Russo comes to you live from the Impact Zone.

Lightweight Title Round 1
CM Punk vs Low Ki

An incredible match to start the show. Two styles that mesh together beautifully. The fans in attendance weren’t overly into in, but by the end, they started to care about one man. CM Punk advanced to round two by hitting the Devil Lock on Low Ki.

David Flair vs Nick Dinsmore

David Flair faced off against Nick Dinsmore. The fans showed barely any interest in the match, with Nick Dinsmore picking up a quick win. David Flair was again visibly upset by his performance.

Lightweight Title Round 1
Kid Kash vs Paul London

New signing Paul London took his place in the opening round of the lightweight title tournament. Once again, the lightweight title bout showcased the skill of some of the wrestlers currently within the TNA roster. London showed tenacity, however, Kid Kash picked up the cheap victory win a roll up with legs on the ropes for leverage.

Mike Tenay was backstage with John “Hawk” Bradshaw and his cousin/advisor Barry Windham. Barry stated that Sting was indeed the link to the past that needs to be broken, in order for the new era to begin. When pressed, Bradshaw said that every era undoubtedly has a catalyst. One defining moment where things change forever. Last Wednesday night was the catalyst that started the era of John “Hawk” Bradshaw. Tonight, the era builds steam when Bradshaw defeats TNA Heavyweight Champion, AJ Styles in a non title match.

TNA Tag Team Title Match!
America's Most Wanted vs Backseat Boyz

The boyband tag team, the Backseat Boyz made their debut in an undeserved title shot against America’s most wanted. The match didn’t last long and James Storm picked up the victory for America’s Most Wanted with the Death Sentence.

TNA TV Title Match
Chris Sabin vs Sonny Siaki

Chris Sabin defended his TV title against Sonny Siaki. It was a good match, back and forth between the competitors. The crowd weren’t overly interested in this one, and it wasn’t highly technical. Sabin retained his title after Siaki missed a flying clothesline and a Future Shock.

Jeff Hardy and Jeff Jarrett vs The French Revolution

Next up, the unorthodox tag team of Jeff Hardy and Jeff Jarrett faced off against The French Revolution, Renee Dupree and Sylvain Grenier. The crowd were into this one big time, especially as Jarrett was in the match. He’s getting some big responses from the crowd at the moment. Jeff Hardy picked up the win with a senton bomb from the top rope.

“The Franchise” Shane Douglas slowly made his way out to the ring on crutches. Replays from the last show and his match with Jeff Hardy air, pinpointing where he fell out of the ring and broke his ankle. The camera zooms in on the cast around his ankle. Shane states that it is with great regret, he’s going to have to retire from in ring competition. The crowd start to chant “Thank you shane” and Douglas is visibly upset. Before Douglas can continue, the Hotshots, Chase Stevens and Cassidy O’Reilly make their way out to the ring. O’Reilly and Stevens poke fun at an overweight, over the hill “franchise”. Shane Douglas goes toe to toe with O’Reilly, and slaps him in the face. Cassidy goes to hit Shane Douglas, but the music for Masato Tanaka and Satoshi Kojima hits and the Japanese Extremists hit the ring, clearing it of the Hotshots.

Steve Corino vs Raven

Raven makes his way out to a lukewarm reaction from the crowd, and to be fair puts on a sluggish performance against Steve Corino. The crowd weren’t really into the match, but Corino again picked up a cheap win by cheating.

Backstage, Bret Hart, the Director of Wrestling Affairs approaches Jeff Jarrett and Jeff Hardy. Bret says he was impressed with their match and offers them a spot in a four team elimination match next week to determine number one contenders. Hardy and Jarrett accept the spot.

AJ Styles vs John "Hawk" Bradshaw w/Barry Windham

The odds look stacked against AJ Styles as the fans do their best to get behind him. The two performers styles weren’t exactly complimentary, but they managed to keep the fans attention. Barry Windham got up on the apron to distract Styles, but was knocked into the front row by AJ. The champion was about to rock Bradshaw with a springboard reverse DDT, when the music of Andrew “The Test” Martin blared over the speakers. Martin came out to the top of the ramp and pointed at AJ. Styles released Bradshaw from the reverse DDT and moved to the ropes, pointing back at The Test. Styles turned around into a monstrous Clothesline from Hell. Bradshaw picked up the win. Test made his way to the ring, and proceeded to beat the heck out of Styles, along with Bradshaw, hitting a big boot before lifting AJ Styles for a pump handle powerslam. As he had Styles on his shoulder, Sting hit the ring with a baseball bat, chasing John “Hawk” Bradshaw and Martin away from the ring as Impact went off air.

TNA Lightweight Title Tournament Brackets

Amazing Red vs Brian Kendrick - Brian Kendrick advances
CM Punk vs Low Ki - CM Punk advances
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Jerry Lynn vs Frankie Kazarian - Jerry Lynn advances
Kid Kash vs Paul London - Kid Kash advances

TEW05 to become freeware July 1st :cool:

I paid for it at release :(

Impeccable, nice to see a TNA diary...I've been playing with TNA in EWR, too, albeit with a 2008 roster update. Just completed a couple huge feuds that have taken me global in Angle vs. Joe for the World title and Christian vs. Styles. I signed the Briscoe Brothers and their popularity soared within months of joining the company, and they're not Tag champs and starting a feud with MCMG.

It's been a lot of fun so far trying to catch up to the WWE brands...the game update I'm playing with has each WWE brand treated as a separate company. I've managed to pass ECW, and I'm slowly starting to gain ground on RAW for the #2 promotion spot. They managed to screw with my roster a bit by breaking up Team 3D by signing away Devon, leaving me with an over-but-crappy Brother Ray. This has made me paranoid of losing any worker on an open contract, namely Alex Shelley who's being a dick and refusing to sign a written deal due to Japanese tour commitments. I've been wanting to push him to the moon, but am hesitant to do so without a written deal.

MAY 2004 RECAP


RAW

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (May W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(32-17) Sean O'Haire (5-1, 83) (W w/Y2J vs Angle/RVD, W Shelton, W RVD, W Val, W w/Damien vs Angle/Shelton, L Shelton)
(26-23) Kurt Angle (3-3, 96) (L w/RVD vs O'Haire/Y2J, W UT, W Y2J, W Show, L w/Shelton vs O'Haire/Damien, L Damien)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (May W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(8-2) Mickie James (3-0, 93) (W 8-diva tag, W Shaniqua, W Molly)
(25-12-1) Rhyno (2-3, 85) (W Dupree, L Damien, L 8-man tag, W UT, L 3-way tag)
(24-21-1) Big Show (1-3, 63) (L RVD, W w/UT vs WGTT, L Angle, L 3-way tag)
(22-22-3) Chris Benoit (5-1, 84) (W Train, W Haas, L Edge, W 8-man tag, W Haas, W 3-way tag)
(21-25-1) Chris Jericho (5-1, 87) (W w/O'Haire vs Angle/RVD, W Edge, L Angle, W 8-man tag, W RVD, W 3-way tag)
(20-25-1) Undertaker (2-4, 66) (L w/Kane vs WGTT, L Angle, W w/Show vs WGTT, W 8-man tag, L Rhyno, L 3-way tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (May W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(8-0) Damien (5-0, 79) (W Edge, W Rhyno, W Train, W w/O'Haire vs Angle/Shelton, W Angle)
(13-6-1) Trish Stratus (3-0, 81) (W 8-diva tag, W Gail, W Jazz)
(11-6) Victoria (1-1, 72) (W 8-diva tag, L Molly)
(26-19) Rob Van Dam (1-4, 78) (L w/Angle vs O'Haire/Y2J, W Show, L O'Haire, L 8-man tag, L Y2J)
(9-8) Jazz (1-2, 73) (L 8-diva tag, W Lita, L Trish)
(20-21) Shelton Benjamin (3-3, 78) (W w/Haas vs BoD, L O'Haire, L w/Haas vs UT/Show, W Grenier, L w/Haas vs O'Haire/Damien, W O'Haire)
(14-16) Chuck Palumbo (3-0, 69) (W 6-man tag, W 6-man tag, W 6-man tag)
(20-23) Edge (3-3, 77) (L Damien, L Y2J, W Benoit, L 8-man tag, W Dupree, W battle royal)
(17-21-1) Kane (1-2, 44) (L w/UT vs WGTT, W Storm, L battle royal)
(10-14) Johnny Stamboli (3-0, 66) (W 6-man tag, W 6-man tag, W 6-man tag)
(16-23) Charlie Haas (1-5, 72) (W w/Shelton vs BoD, L Benoit, L w/Shelton vs UT/Show, L 8-man tag, L Benoit, L 3-way tag)
(10-17) Lance Storm (0-3, 63) (L Kane, L 6-man tag, L battle royal)
(5-9) Molly Holly (2-2, 74) (L 8-diva tag, W Lita, W Victoria, L Mickie)
(11-21) Tommy Dreamer (0-2, 72) (L 6-man tag, L battle royal)
(9-18) A-Train (0-3, 77) (L Benoit, L Damien, L battle royal)
(9-21) Rene Dupree (1-3, 72) (L Rhyno, W 8-man tag, L Edge, L 6-man tag)
(4-10-1) Gail Kim (0-2, 69) (L 8-diva tag, L Trish)
(10-24) William Regal (0-1, 70) (L battle royal)
(7-17) Sylvan Grenier (0-2, 71) (L Shelton, L 6-man tag)
(4-11) Lita (1-2, 77) (W 8-diva tag, L Molly, L Jazz)
(7-20) Val Venis (0-3, 75) (L 6-man tag, L O'Haire, L battle royal)
(3-15) Rikishi (0-2, 69) (L 6-man tag, L battle royal)
(2-19) Rob Conway (0-1, 69) (L 6-man tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (May W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(10-6) Mark Jindrak (3-0, 60) (W 6-man tag, W 6-man tag, W 6-man tag)
(1-3) Lance Cade (0-2, 61) (L 6-man tag, L battle royal)
(0-2) Shaniqua (0-2, 52) (L 8-diva tag, L Shaniqua)
(0-3) Luther Reigns (0-1, 53) (L battle royal)

(Overall Won-Loss) Future Endeavors (May W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(13-20-2) Booker T (0-1) (L 6-man tag)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Eric Bischoff (95)
Steve Austin (92)
Shane McMahon (89)
Al Snow (75)

Managers
Terri Runnels (70) (Lance Cade and Val Venis)
Torrie Wilson (70) (None)
Nidia (62) (Jamie Noble)

RAW Title Changes
WWE Tag Team - Canadian Violence won a triple threat (5/31)
World Heavyweight - None (Kurt Angle has been champ since 4/25)
United States - None (Sean O'Haire has been champ since 2/29)
Women's - None (Trish Stratus has been champ since 3/8)

RAW Feuds
Kurt Angle vs. Chris Jericho (90 Heat)
Edge vs. Chris Benoit (87 Heat)
Rob Van Dam vs. Sean O'Haire (82 Heat)
TBD

Thanks.

The only thing I have trouble with is WWE guys being released that I KNOW WWE have been pushed since or that joined TNA since 2004 (i.e. Samoa Joe, Alex Shelley, etc.)

I've resisted signing some. Signed Bradshaw because I had already signed Windham, and I can see an opportunity there with him. Trying to catch up with WWE

MAY 2004 RECAP

SmackDown!

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (May W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(32-15) Brock Lesnar (3-2, 98) (W Matt, W Rock, L 4-way, W Dragon, L w/Xian vs Rock/Rey)
(28-15) The Rock (3-2, 100) (W Cena, L Brock, L 4-way, W Layfield, W w/Rey vs Brock/Xian)
(29-17) John Cena (2-3, 100) (L Rock, L Matt, W 4-way, L Matt, W Carlito)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (May W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(1-0) Jeff Hardy (1-0, 84) (W 4-way)
(25-17) Matt Hardy (3-2, 90) (L Brock, W Cena, L 4-way, W Cena, W London)
(25-18) Rey Mysterio (3-2, 85) (L Bats, W w/Rico vs Bats/Xian, L Xian, W Kidman, W w/Rock vs Brock/Xian)
(22-21) Christian (2-2, 83) (L w/Bats vs Rey/Rico, W Rey, W Hurricane, L w/Brock vs Rock/Rey)
(16-16) Rico (3-2, 83) (W Tajiri, W w/Rey vs Bats/Xian, L Bats, W Carlito, L Tajiri)
(20-23-1) Eddie Guerrero (3-1, 86) (L w/Chavo vs Metros, W w/Chavo vs D.A., W Tajiri, W Bats)
(16-19-2) Billy Kidman (0-4, 82) (L w/Tajiri vs Guerreros, L Chavo, L Rey, L 4-way)
(14-22-1) Tajiri (2-3, 82) (L Rico, L w/Kidman vs Guerreros, L Eddie, W Chavo, W Rico)
(15-24) Hurricane (0-3, 82) (L 4-way, L Xian, L 4-way)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (May W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(25-12) D-Von Dudley (1-0, 77) (W 4-way tag)
(23-14) Bubba Ray Dudley (1-0, 75) (W 4-way tag)
(26-18) Dave Batista (3-2, 80) (W Rey, L w/Xian vs Rey/Rico, W Rico, W London, L Eddie)
(16-14) John Layfield (1-2, 74) (L 4-way, L Rock, W 3-way)
(1-1) Aaron Stevens (1-1, 67) (W Jeter, L 3-way)
(8-9) Billy Gunn (1-0, 70) (W w/Kanyon vs Guerreros)
(8-9) Chris Kanyon (1-0, 69) (W w/Gunn vs Guerreros)
(9-13) Nova (1-0, 70) (W 6-man tag)
(17-25-1) Chavo Guerrero (2-3, 74) (L w/Eddie vs Metros, W w/Chavo vs D.A., W Kidman, L Tajiri, L 4-way)
(5-10) Jamie Noble (1-0, 65) (W 6-man tag)
(7-16) Spike Dudley (1-0, 65) (W 6-man tag)
(4-13-1) Paul London (1-2, 82) (W 4-way, L Bats, L Matt)
(5-16) Nunzio (0-1, 68) (L 6-man tag)
(4-14) Carlito (0-1, 72) (L Cena)
(4-16-1) Ultimo Dragon (0-3, 80) (L 4-way, L Brock, L 4-way tag)
(2-18) Doug Basham (0-1, 43) (L 4-way tag)
(2-18) Danny Basham (0-1, 42) (L 4-way tag)
(1-12) Chris Nowinski (0-1, 66) (L 4-way tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (May W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(10-11) Matt Morgan (0-1, 61) (L 3-way)
(4-10-1) Akio (0-1, 65) (L 6-man tag)
(2-10) Mark Henry (0-1, 55) (L 4-way tag)
(0-2) Zach Gowan (0-0, 58) (N/A)
(0-2) Johnny Jeter (0-2, 43) (L Stevens, L 6-man tag)
(0-4) Funaki (0-1, 64) (L 4-way tag)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Vince McMahon (92)
Tazz (72)
Sable (70)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Paul Heyman (90) (Billy Kidman, Brock Lesnar, and Tajiri)
Theodore Long (66) (Chris Nowinski and Mark Henry)

SmackDown! Title Changes
WWE World - Matt Hardy beat John Cena (5/20)
Cruiserweight - Christian beat Rey Mysterio (5/16)
Intercontinental - None (Dave Batista has been champ since 4/8)
World Tag Team - None (Metro Connection have been champs since 4/29)

SmackDown! Feuds
The Rock vs. Brock Lesnar (96 Heat)
Rey Mysterio vs. Christian (91 Heat)
Los Guerreros vs. Dangerous Alliance (85 Heat)
TBD

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TNA Impact! - Wednesday 21st July 2004

Jonathan Coachman and Vince Russo welcome us to yet another edition of TNA Impact! Coachman sends it to ringside where David Flair is already in the ring.

David Flair vs Simon Diamond

Flair picks up where he left off last week and continues his impressive losing streak after Simon Diamond defeats him. The crowd were nonplussed by the weak start to the night, and David Flair had another tantrum, running away from the ring after taking a brutal Simoniser.

“The Franchise” Shane Douglas is backstage, still on crutches when he is approached by Cassidy O’Reilly. O’Reilly tells Douglas that he hasn’t forgotten about what happened last week. Douglas, while on crutches looks ready for a fight, but Cassidy just spits in his face and walks away, leaving Shane alone, with nothing but a shocked look (and O’Reilly’s phlegm) on his face.

Lightweight Title Semi-Final
Kid Kash vs Jerry Lynn

The crowd were into this true face vs heel confrontation as both competitors vied for a spot in the TNA Lightweight title tournament final. Kid Kash advanced after he exposed the steel turnbuckle and hit a drop toe hold on Lynn, Jerry bouncing face first off the steel.

Cassidy O'Reilly vs Masato Tanaka

Cassidy O’Reilly was accompanied by Chase Stevens as Masato Tanaka was accompanied by fellow Japanese Extremist, Satoshi Kojima. The fans weren’t into the match due to the clash in styles. Cassidy O’Reilly again pulled a chain out of his trunks and looked as if he was going to use it, before Satoshi Kojima distracted the referee and Masato Tanaka used a chain of his own on the Hotshot, picking up the victory. As Kojima and Tanaka celebrated, Shane Douglas came out to the top of the ramp and simply smirked at Cassidy O’Reilly and Chase Stevens.

TNA Tag Team Number One Contenders Match
Backseat Boyz vs Jeff Hardy and Jeff Jarrett vs The French Revolution vs Triple X

The fatal fourway tag elination match to determine the number one contenders was next. It was an okay match, with several contrasting styles on show. The Backseat Boyz were first to depart after Renee Dupree of the French Revolution pinned Kashmere with a devastating DDT. Dupree was then pinned by Low Ki, eliminating the French Revolution from the match. Jeff Jarrett picked up the victory with The Stroke on Elix Skipper. Jeff Jarrett and Hardy advance to face the team of America’s Most Wanted at Summer Break 2004.

Andrew "The Test" Martin is backstage with Mike Tenay. He told how he has been watching “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles for a long time and
thought it was about time that somebody showed him for what he really was…a cocky spot monkey.

Lightweight Title Semi-Final
CM Punk vs Brian Kendrick

The match quality was through the roof. Brian Kendrick and CM Punk have great chemistry and the fans really got into the match. Kendrick was busting out the high flying spots, wheras Punk tried to keep it grounded. Kendrick went for the Sliced Bread, but was pushed to the outside, where he landed rib first on the guard rail. Punk wins via countout.

TNA TV Title Match
Chris Sabin vs Satoshi Kojima

The TV champion is up next, making his third defense in three weeks. Sabin defends against one half of the Japanese Extremists. No prizes here for guessing that the match was interrupted as The Hotshots ran out to the ring and lay a brutal beating on Kojima. Tanaka makes the save.

Steve Corino vs Frankie Kazarian

Corino, who has started to brand himself as “Consistently Consistent” picks up yet another win, this time with an impressive and lethal performance. The crowd were into the match, but Kazarian is not at Steve Corino’s level yet. Corino picked up the win with Old School Explusion.

John "Hawk" Bradshaw and Andrew "The Test" Martin vs AJ Styles and Sting

The main event for the night kicks off with Test and Styles. Test works over AJ, and the two classically play the big man/small man beatdown. Bradshaw gets in and continues the beatdown. Sting eventually gets the hot tag, knocking Windham off the apron first before knocking Test out of the ring. Sting is cleaning house, until he runs towards the ropes and Barry Windham pulls the ropes down. Sting goes tumbling over the top. Windham and Bradshaw jump down to the floor and start to take the fight to Sting. In the confusion, AJ Styles is back in the ring and runs into a big boot. Bradshaw joins in back in the ring in a two on one attack on AJ, however, Sting is back in the ring, with his baseball bat again (where does he hide it). Sting and AJ are disqualified when he hits Test and Bradshaw with the bat.

Sting looks like he’s going to go to town on Bradshaw before Bret Hart’s music plays. The TNA Director of Wrestling Affairs announces that at Summer Break, we will see John “Hawk” Bradshaw vs Sting and “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles defending his title against Andrew “The Test” Martin.

Impeccable's Booking Diary - OOC

Man, that was a poor event prior to a PPV...I've tried to avoid looking at signing big names for the available talent pool, which includes Hogan, Randy Savage, Scott Hall, etc. I might have to look at my policy again.

It might be worth signing a couple of older guys to get someone over in a big way. I've got a lot of talent in the roster, but not one guy is hugely over.

Looking at the roster I inherited, I don't know how TNA survived from 2004 to now. Certainly, TNA have a stronger, deeper roster in reality now with Joe, Angle, Styles, Sting, Nash, Booker T, etc.

SUMMER BREAK 2004 - Sunday 25th July 2004

Jonathan Coachman and Vince Russo are at ringside to welcome you to TNA’s first new era PPV. It’s time for Summer Break 2004 folks. Front row at ringside is “The Franchise” Shane Douglas.

The Hotshots vs Japanese Extremists

The Hotshots and the Japanese Extremists met in the first match of the evening. The fans weren’t into it too much, as the feud is recently developing. The Japanese Extremists have a score or two to settle with the cocky young upstarts. The Hotshots made their way to the ring, their gaze immediately drawn to Shane Douglas, who simply smiled back. The match quality was good, with some real back and forth action. The Hotshots might not be the biggest team in the world, or the most over, but they gave a good account of themselves. Some innovative, but stiff looking offense from Tanaka gave the fans something to ooh and ahh about. Towards the conclusion of the match, Satoshi Kojima went to get a weapon from under the ring. While he was looking for the something, Shane Douglas leapt over the security rail and crashed his crutch over the back of Kojima. O’Reilly whipped Masato Tanaka to the ropes, who then also received a crutch shot, undetected by the referee. O’Reilly gets the pin with a DDT.

Overall – 64%
Crowd Reaction – 52%
Match Quality – 76%

The Director of Wrestling Affairs, Bret Hart was out next, carrying yet another velvet bag. Bret took the microphone and informed the fans in attendance that since he was adding a match to the card…tonight! He unveiled the International Title and stated that it would be won by one of three men tonight…either the Monster, Abyss…Raven, or the consistently consistent, Steve Corino.

Overall - 89

TNA Lightweight Title – Final Match
CM Punk vs Kid Kash

This match was incredible. Punk was over with the fans. Kid Kash consistently tried cheating, but Punk kept coming back. The guys had fantastic chemistry, and CM Punk won, giving Kash a taste of his own medicine by putting his feet up on the ropes. Kash was upset and asked that the referee change the decision, but Punk was allowed to leave with the TNA Lightweight title wrapped around his waist.

Overall – 86%
Crowd Reaction – 72%
Match Quality – 100%

TNA Tag Team Title Match!
Jeff Hardy and Jeff Jarrett vs America's Most Wanted

After Jeff Hardy and Jeff Jarrett earned a tag title shot against America’s Most Wanted, fans have been going crazy, making up T-shirts and signs saying 2 x Jeff and Jeff Squared, even “The Jeffs”. Hardy started the match against America’s Most Wanted’s Chris Harris. As with most popular tag teams, Hardy and Jarrett worked the hot tag…Hardy kept getting close only to be isolated by the opponents. AMW underlined why they are the best tag team today by hitting a series of double team attacks. Hardy finally delivered a Twist of Fate to Chris Harris. As He made his way over to Jarrett, James Storm “stormed” the ring, catching Hardy’s foot. Jeff twisted and performed that spinning round leg kick thing he does so well, before diving to make the tag to…no one. Jeff Jarrett stepped back off the ring apron and smiled as Hardy found no one for the tag. Jeff hardy turned into a devastating Death Sentence. Jeff Jarrett then entered the ring and gave Hardy “The Stroke” (not as pleasant as it sounds, apparently).

Overall 73%
Crowd Reaction – 75%
Match quality – 71%


TNA TV Title Title Match!
Jerry Lynn vs Chris Sabin

In accordance with the rules of the TV title, Chris Sabin defends against Jerry Lynn next. The title continues to gain in image as Chris Sabin pulls off an impressive performance to retain the title with the Future Shock. Jerry Lynn looks slightly upset at the result, but should be proud of the solid match.


Overall - 71
Crowd Reaction – 64%
Match quality - 78%

TNA International Title Title Match
Abyss vs Steve Corino vs Raven

Next up is the inaugural TNA International Title match. Steve Corino vs Raven vs Abyss. Abyss and Raven capitalise on their storied history to get the match over with the fans. Corino spends most of the match keeping out of the way, ensuring he attacks opponents when they are already down. Abyss looks like he’s going to pick up the win when he hits the Black hole slam on Steve Corino, only for Raven to smash a chair over his back. Abyss gets up and goes after Raven, but Raven smashes the chair once, twice, three times over Abyss’ head. Abyss falls backward. Raven looks like he’s going for the pin, but Corino has a pair of brass knucks and clocks Raven square between the eyes. The referee counts it and awards the International Title to Steve Corino.

Overall – 68%
Crowd Reaction - 68%
Match quality – 68%

John "Hawk" Bradshaw w/ Barry Windham vs Sting

John Bradshaw claims Sting is an unwelcome link to the past. In order to start the era of John “Hawk” Bradshaw, he must break the link. Sting and Bradshaw trade early blows (it’s not the most technical of matches, you’ll appreciate). Bradshaw sends Sting to the ropes and takes a Big Boot. Sting stumbles into the referee. Bradshaw and Windham double team Sting while he’s down. Bradshaw sends Windham to the outside to get a chair. Bradshaw drags Sting up to his feet as Barry Windham enters the ring. John Bradshaw takes the chair off Windham as Barry holds Sting up. Bradshaw winds back and DISASTER, he strikes Windham as Sting moves. The Stinger whips Bradshaw to the corner and follows up with a Stinger Splash (that’s original). Bradshaw stumbles out into Sting, who turns him round and hits a Scorpion Death Drop onto the steel chair. Sting throws the chair out of the ring before the referee recovers and counts John “Hawk” Bradshaw’s shoulders to the mat.

Overall - 65%
Crowd Reaction – 71%
Match quality - 52%

TNA Heavyweight Title Title Match
AJ Styles vs Andrew "The Test" Martin

The challenger, Andrew “Test” Martin makes his way to the ring first, followed by “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles, current TNA Heavyweight champion. Styles has his work cut out for him as he first has to try and get Test off his feet. AJ is quick on The Test, not letting him get close enough for long enough to inflict any damage. Martin soon catches up with AJ though, and begins to dominate the match with powerful body slams and clotheslines. By slowing the pace, he manages to keep hitting his power moves. It only takes one mistake before Styles is back on him…The Test goes for the big boot and ends up getting his leg caught on the rope when Styles ducks under it. Styles attacks Martin’s standing leg with chop blocks and kicks. It’s apparent that Styles isn’t going to hit a Styles Clash on the big man. AJ has The Test down for a Spiral Tap attempt, but Martin is up quickly and throws AJ off the turnbuckle. Martin goes for the pump handle powerslam, but AJ floats over the back and hits a Low Blow to Martin. The referee spots it and calls for the bell. AJ Styles is disqualified. The fans aren’t exactly happy with the result, but at least AJ leaves with the belt. Summer Break is over as Andrew Martin is seething in the ring.

Overall – 74%
Crowd Reaction – 78%
Match Quality – 68%

Typical...after Summer Games I get a note from Road agents saying that Satoshi Kojima and Masato Tanaka make a great tag team. However, they were not happy with doing the job to the Hotshots, despite the storyline advancement so both fucked off. I was going to build them.

Have signed Rosey and Jamal as replacements and rechristened them as The Warning, Tao and Tupa.

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TNA Impact! - Wednesday 28th July 2004

Jonathan Coachman and Vince Russo welcome us to TNA Impact! The cameras cut backstage to Bret Hart, the Director of Wrestling Affairs for TNA. He is stood talking to Jim Neidhart (that gets a pop). Steve Corino, the TNA International champion walks past…stops…and turns around. Corino points at Neidhart’s (rather rotund) stomach. “Woah…Bret, you didn’t tell me you were going to be an uncle!” Corino laughs and walks off, leaving Neidhart and the DWA ashen faced.

David Flair vs Jeff Jarrett

Once again, David Flair opens the show with an impressive jobbing performance. Jeff Jarrett barely breaks sweat for the match, winning with the Stroke after five minutes. Flair rolls out and starts walking up the ramp as Jeff Hardy comes storming past him, into the ring. Jarrett, celebrating, turns around into a Twist of Fate. Jeff Hardy follows it up with a swanton bomb.

TNA TV Title Match
Chris Sabin vs Simon Diamond

The TNA TV title is defended next by Chris Sabin. Simon Diamond, seemingly forgotten man of TNA is out to challenge. The two styles clash, but the crowd seem to be getting into Chris Sabin matches. Maybe someone will let him start talking soon. Sabin let’s his wrestling do the talking however, winning in seven minutes with future shock

Andrew "The Test" Martin is in the ring after commercial break. Martin is upset with how his title match went down…yes he won, but by DQ. And last he checked, that doesn’t qualify him for a rematch. He calls out AJ Styles. AJ Styles runs down and hits the ring without his belt, and they brawl all the way back into the aisle, and eventually out of sight backstage.

America's Most Wanted vs Paris and London

American’s Most Wanted, on the back of a big win against Jeff Hardy and Jeff Jarrett at Summer Break have a match against the newly formed tag team of Air Paris and Paul London. Paris and London seem to have that good early chemistry that other teams of “two singles competitors thrown together in what seems to be a random pairing but will go on and form a formidable tag team for a long run” have. However, their relative inexperience at this level shows as AMW pick up the win with Death Sentence. As AMW celebrate the win, they are attacked by two large wrestlers. Vince Russo informs us that it’s The Warning, Tao and Tupa, a Samoan tag team. AMW are on notice!

Shane Douglas and The Hotshots come to the ring next. Shane takes a while, still being on crutches. When he eventually gets into the ring, he takes a microphone. Douglas says that Chase Stevens and Cassidy O’Reilly both remind him of someone. Yeah that’s right…himself. Shane said that he was once a young upstart trying to make a name for himself, and the Hotshots gained his respect by showing their balls to the big dog. Shane refers to himself and the Hotshots as The Franchise. Next week, he’ll invite another guy in the back, someone with unlimited potential to join the Franchise. Who could it be?

Mike Tenay, backstage reporter (there’s a fall from grace) catches up with Kid Kash. Kash is furious that he was cheated out of the title (conveniently forgetting that he himself had cheated in both matches to advance to the final) and challenges the Lightweight champion CM Punk for a match.

AJ Styles vs Steve Corino

In non title match, AJ Styles is up next against International champion, the Consistently consistent, Steve Corino. We’re assuming that somebody managed to separate Styles and Andrew Martin backstage. Steve Corino and AJ Styles had good chemistry. Styles went for the Styles Clash, but Corino managed to roll him back in a sunset flip type move. Styles rolled right back and picked up the victory with a bridging pin. Out of nowhere, The Test appears with a chair and swings at Styles. AJ ducks under the swing and rolls out of the ring. A furious Andrew Martin throws down the chair in the ring.

After commercial, John “Hawk” Bradshaw makes his way to the ring, grabs a chair and a microphone and sits down in the ring. John "Hawk" Bradshaw is not moving until Bret Hart grants him a title shot. Bret Hart makes his way out and states that Bradshaw has yet to prove that he is worthy of a title shot. Sting beat him at Summer Break, so if anybody is worthy of a title shot, it’s The Stinger. John “Hawk” Bradshaw reminds Hart that Sting only beat him with the aid of a steel chair. Bret then makes a triple threat match for later in the night between John “Hawk” Bradshaw, Sting and Andrew “The Test” Martin. The winner will face AJ Styles for the TNA Heavyweight Belt at Hard Justice.

TNA Lightweight Title Match
CM Punk vs Jeff Hardy

The TNA Lightweight champion defends his title against the daredevil, Jeff Hardy. In what you’d think would be a match of quality, their styles appeared to clash in a sloppy match. Kid Kash ran to the ring and slid in, attempting an attack on Punk. CM Punk ducked a clothesline which hit Jeff Hardy instead. Jeff Hardy wins by DQ. CM Punk throws Kid Kash out of the ring.

TNA Heavyweight Title Number One Contenders Match
Andrew "The Test" Martin vs John "Hawk" Bradshaw vs Sting

The crowd are into this match. The quality isn’t bad either. All three men are vying to become the number one contender to AJ Styles title. Bradshaw looks like he’s going to pick up the victory after a clothesline from hell on Sting. The Test breaks up the pin attempt. Martin and John Bradshaw trade blows while Sting recovers. Andrew Martin charges at Bradshaw, but John moves out of the way and Barry Windham pulls the top rope down. Martin goes over the top rope. Sting eventually recovers and has Bradshaw in a Scorpion Deathlock. John Bradshaw looks like he’s going to tap until Andrew Martin rushes in with a big boot to Sting’s face. Andrew Martin gains the pin and becomes the number one contender to AJ Styles title.

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JUNE 3, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

The month of June kicks off with six-man tag action featuring the lowest rungs on the SmackDown! totem pole. It's Funaki, Matt Morgan, and Zach Gowan against Akio, Johnny Jeter, and Mark Henry. Johnny Jeter carried most of the match, getting in ring time with all three opponents, including starting and ending the match with Gowan. This kid's got some serious potential. He picks up the win, hitting Gowan with a spinning kick, and he definitely looks on the verge of upward mobility.

The cruiserweight division gets to steal the show again next with a tag-team match featuring the red-hot Paul London and Ultimo Dragon against Carlito and Nunzio. Nunzio and Carlito control London through the early-going making quick tags and hitting kicks and suplexes. Once Dragon gets the hot tag, he takes to the air and lands several high-impact moves before Nunzio catches him with a belly-to-belly off the top rope for a near fall. Nunzio tries to set up for the Sicilian Slice, but Dragon catches him with an Asai DDT out of nowhere for the win.

Midcard Mania is up next as Intercontinental Champion "Nature Boy" Dave Batista teams with John Layfield, Chris Nowinski, and the Basham Brothers to take on Chavo Guerrero, Jamie Noble, Nova, Spike Dudley, and Aaron Stevens. Danny Basham spends most of the time getting pummeled by all five opponents, while Chavo and Layfield spend almost the entire match on the apron. In the end, Batista lays Noble out with a Batista Bomb to pick up the win.

John Cena, just two weeks after losing the WWE Title to Matt Hardy, is looking to get back into the title hunt. Tonight, he faces the Dangerous Alliance's Billy Kidman. Next week, Cena faces Kidman's partner Tajiri in a King of the Ring second-round match, so he's got to be looking at Kidman as a tune-up, which might be just what Kidman wants. Or not, Cena picks up the win with the FU.

Two weeks ago, the Hardy Boyz reunited when Jeff Hardy returned to help his brother Matt win the WWE Title from John Cena. Tonight, they team up for the first time in years to take on Rico and the brothers' former longtime friend, Hurricane. They clearly haven't missed a step, as they isolate Rico for most of the beginning of the match until Hurricane hits the ring and takes the match by storm... *crickets* Anyway, Hurricane gets in some big offense until Jeff manages to tag Matt back in. Matt works over his old rival with some aerial and martial arts offense, then Jeff slips back in to hit the Swanton Bomb to give the Hardyz the win.

Paul Heyman is backstage with the monstrous Brock Lesnar. Tonight, Brock faces Rey Mysterio. Brock destroyed Mysterio at the Royal Rumble, and he's going to do the same tonight. And they both know that, as great as Christian is, Rock is probably going to beat him. Which means in two weeks, it's going to once again be Rock versus Brock. And once again, Lesnar is going to prove why he's the dominant force in professional wrestling, and he's going to put an end to this feud one way or the other.

Speaking of feuds that are nearly at an end, Eddie Guerrero takes on Tajiri next, and they put on a four-star wrestling clinic. Tons of near falls, aerial wizardry, Tajiri's trademark martial arts attacks, and Eddie picks up the win with a surprising tornado DDT out of the corner. After the match, Tajiri goes on the attack, and the two rivals brawl all the way backstage.

The second round of the SmackDown! bracket of King of the Ring kicks off with the aforementioned Royal Rumble rematch between Lesnar and Mysterio. And, just as Heyman prophecied earlier, Lesnar puts Rey away with the F5. In two weeks, Lesnar will face either The Rock or Christian, and there's no way the booking is that obvious, right? Right?

Last week, former World Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz won a four-team elimination match to earn a rematch against the team that unseated them, Billy Gunn and Chris Kanyon, the Metro Connection. The fans expect the Dudleyz to win the belts back, the IWC expect the Dudleyz to win the belts back, and the Dudleyz definitely expect to win the belts back. Unfortunately, the Metros have other ideas, and Gunn catches D-Von with a suprising Fameasser to pick up the clean upset victory!

And now for our main event, pitting The Rock against Christian in another second-round KotR match. The winner faces Lesnar in two weeks. Since I should be heading to bed soon, I'm just going to state the obvious, that they put on a kick-ass match, but The Rock picks up the win.

After the match, Rock grabs the microphone and says that Heyman's right. In two weeks, this ends, one way or the other. Because in two weeks, the winner will be the Last Man Standing!

JUNE 7, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Tonight, the Queen of the Ring tournament comes to an end as Women's Champion Trish Stratus takes on Mickie James. If James wins, she can earn a shot at the Women's Title any time between now and June 7, 2005! Also, the final two spots in the RAW side of the King of the Ring quarterfinal bracket will be filled as Edge takes on Chris Jericho and Rhyno faces Chris Benoit! Who will join Rhyno and Damien as RAW's final four? All that, plus a Hardcore Match for the United States Title that will finally put an end to the Rob Van Dam/Sean O'Haire feud!

We open with a six-man tag match - A-Train, Luther Reigns, and Rikishi taking on Mark Jindrak, Rob Conway, and William Regal! Regal carries most of the match, with Rikishi shouldering most of the load for the babyfaces. In the end, though, Reigns takes the loss, as he falls victim to Regal's Power of the Punch.

The Divas are in action next as Lita teams with Victoria against Shaniqua and the returning Jacqueline! EWR doesn't like Diva matches that don't involve anyone not named Trish or Mickie, so this one doesn't rate that high. In the end, Victoria picks up the win by hitting Jacqueline with the Black Widow.

Next week, Shelton Benjamin takes on Damien in a King of the Ring quarterfinal match, but tonight they go at it in an eight-man tag match. Shelton is bringing his World's Greatest Tag Team partner Charlie Haas, as well as ECW Originals Lance Storm and Tommy Dreamer to take on Damien and his Ministry partners Big Show, Kane, and Undertaker! Throughout the match, the two manage to avoid each other until the very end, with Tommy Dreamer and Kane carrying most of the match. In the end, though, Damien remains undefeated as he pins Benjamin with a Chokeslam.

Up next is a triple-threat match for a shot next week at Canadian Violence's WWE Tag Team Titles. It's the Playboys versus Natural Born Thrillers Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli versus La Resistance. The NBTs fight a smart match, spending most of it on the apron, picking their spots and letting the other teams carry the load. Palumbo picks up the well-earned win with a Jungle Kick to set up Canadian Violence against the Natural Born Thrillers!

And now it's time for the finals of Queen of the Ring as best friends Mickie James and Trish Stratus go one-on-one. The Divas put on a tremendous match . They trade strikes to start, then Trish hits a flapjack, but Mickie takes to the air and picks up a near-fall with a side suplex. More back-and-forth ends with Mickie getting a foot into Trish's face as she prepares for the Stratusfere, then puts her away with a tornado DDT! Mickie James is Queen of the Ring!

After the match, the referee hands the briefcase with the title match contract in it to Mickie... and she hands it straight back! She wants her shot now! The crowd goes nuts as the two go at it one more time. Their first match was better, but this one was still very good. In the end, the result is the same, though, as Mickie hits another Tornado DDT... to win the Women's Title!

Sean O'Haire comes to the ring for our next match. He grabs the microphone and states that tonight's United States Title match is going to have the same finish as all the rest of his matches with Rob Van Dam. The only difference is, if RVD wants to relive his ECW days with a Hardcore Match, that's all the more opportunity to end things once and for all. But he's not telling us anything we don't already know.

RVD comes out next, and it's time for the big feud-ending bout! RVD starts off with strikes, but O'Haire fights back with a chop. Spear gets two. O'Haire charges the corner, but RVD gets a foot up, then gives him a facecrusher onto a chair. Big kick by RVD gets two, then another two after a shining wizard. He goes for a backdrop, but O'Haire kicks him the face, then drops him face-first across a table for two. RVD, though, trips O'Haire up, and quick as lightning, heads up top and lands the Five-Star Frogsplash for the win! We have a new United States Champion! After the match, a shocked O'Haire kicks the turnbuckles and throws a tantrum in the ring. He can't believe he lost!

King of the Ring continues next as Edge takes on Chris Jericho for a spot in the quarterfinals. These two put on a tremendous contest, as the Canadian imports showcase their unique brand of high-flying physicality. As Jericho starts to put together a run, his old rival, the World Champion Kurt Angle comes to ringside with a chair. Edge whips Y2J off the ropes, and Angle cheapshots him with the chair! Edge rolls him up and picks up the win. After the match, Angle continues his beating, when Edge's rival Chris Benoit hits the ring and chases Angle and Jericho off. But the big news is, Edge advances to the quarterfinals!

Angle grabs the microphone and says that he put Jericho out of King of the Ring so that at the pay-per-view, he can finally end this nonsense. Angle is tired of Jericho coming after him at every opportunity. So tonight he took the fight to Jericho. Just like he's going to do at King of the Ring. One last time for the World Title, it's going to be Angle versus Jericho! Oh, it's true. It's damn true!

Tonight's main event is another King of the Ring second-round contest, the winner will face Edge in two weeks. It's Rhyno versus Chris Benoit in a match that promises to be incredibly physical. They definitely live up the expectations, as both men hit their trademark moves back and forth. In the end, Benoit clamps Rhyno into the Crippler Crossface. Rhyno struggles mightily, but in the end, he has no choice but to tap out. Benoit will now face Edge in two weeks in the King of the Ring quarterfinals!

JUNE 10, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

Tonight, the final two spots in the King of the Ring quarterfinals will be determined, plus both the Cruiserweight and World Tag Team Titles will be on the line, and we'll sign the contract for next week's huge Last Man Standing Match (that is also a King of the Ring quarterfinal) between The Rock and Brock Lesnar!

But first, Zach Gowan made his return to World Wrestling Entertainment last week in a six-man tag team match, being pinned by up-and-comer Johnny Jeter. Tonight, those two go one-on-one. Gowan uses his educated foot :shifty: early on with a spinning back kick and a missile dropkick, but he misses a legdrop, and Jeter takes control. Gowan gets in only a little bit of offense the rest of the way as Jeter picks up the win for the second week in a row.

Up next, ten of the top cruiserweights on the SmackDown! roster go at it in an over-the-top-rope battle royal! Nunzio is the first elimination, courtesy of Jamie Noble. Noble then turns around and takes out Spike Dudley as well. Ultimo Dragon eliminates his countryman Funaki. Noble's domination ends quickly as Chavo Guerrero dumps him out. The six remaining superstars battle for a while in a very exciting match until Chavo makes another elimination, taking out Nova. Almost simultaneously, Carlito eliminates Akio. And then there were four - Carlito, Chavo, Dragon, and Paul London. London takes out Carlito to turn it into a triple threat, then takes out Dragon to make it one-on-one. Chavo and London go back and forth for a bit, but Chavo's veteran skills wind up being just too much as he eliminates London to win the match.

Dave Batista and John Layfield are two men with a lot in common. They're both angry, hateful giants who seem to enjoy nothing more than pummeling their enemies until they can no longer stand. They've clashed a couple of times as enemies, but tonight they team up for the first time. This is bad news for Aaron Stevens and Matt Morgan, as they draw them as opponents tonight. The match goes pretty much as is to be expected, the Intercontinental Champion and former Tag Team Champion dominate the youngsters, with Batista picking up the win with the Batista Bomb on Stevens.

Backstage, Paul Heyman is with his Dangerous Alliance with some choice words for their rivals. As we know, next week Brock Lesnar will face The Rock in a Last Man Standing match that will end their long-time feud. And anyone who's seen their past matches knows that Lesnar is going to once again make an example out of Rock and advance to the King of the Ring pay-per-view, then wipe the floor with the competition there to earn another title shot. In addition to that match, though, Billy Kidman and Tajiri will face off against Los Guerreros next week in a Ladder Match for a shot at the World Tag Team Titles. Kidman and Tajiri have struggled lately, and next week is their chance to shine. And, yes, Tajiri, next week is your chance to seriously hurt people!

More cruiserweight action is next in triple-threat action as Hurricane, Billy Kidman, and Rico tangle. No title shots or anything on the line, but the winner will definitely earn some bragging rights in the division. Kidman hits Rico with a back heel kick, then Hurricane lands some punches, but blows an elbow dorp allowing Rico to hit him with a senton. Plenty more of this type of quick-hitting action as the match goes on until Kidman takes Rico down with a tiger suplex, then hits a Shooting Star Press for the win.

More triple-threat action next as the World Tag Team Titles are on the line! It's the unlikely champions the Metro Connection defending against the Dudley Boyz and Teddy Long's Playas' Club. Yet another disappointing match from the SD tag-team division, and once again Billy Gunn and Chris Kanyon squeak one out, with Gunn hitting the Fameasser on Chris Nowinski to walk away with the gold.

King of the Ring continues next as former WWE Champion John Cena takes on the Dangerous Alliance's Tajiri in a second-round match. Tajiri uses his speed advantage early on, and sprinkles them off and on throughout the rest of the match. But eventually, the former champ's power advantage proves to be too much as he lands a neckbreaker and a powerbomb to set up the FU for the win.

Bad booking on my part followed that red-hot match with a heel-versus-heel Cruiserweight Title match between Christian and Jeff Hardy. 47% crowd reaction because they were let down after being so pumped up from the KotR match. Christian hits Hardy with the Unprettier, but out of nowhere, Rey Mysterio comes flying into the ring and hits the West Coast Pop to give Xian the DQ victory. After the match, Jeff attacks Rey, pissed that he cost him the title. He lays him out with the Swanton Bomb, then storms off.

Christian grabs the microphone and tells Rey that this has to stop, and at King of the Ring, it's going to. One last time, the Cruiserweight Title will be on the line. And one last time, the Peepulation is going to watch Christian walk out with the gold, 'cause that's how he rolls!

And now for our main event! It's our last second-round King of the Ring match as WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0 takes on Eddie Guerrero. The winner will face Cena in two weeks. These two put on a tremendous match with lots of high-flying and technical wizardry. Pretty much what we'd expect out of these two with something like King of the Ring on the horizon. In the end, though, the champ's newfound confidence pushes him through to a victory, hitting his middle-rope legdrop to pick up the win.

The Rock and Brock Lesnar are in the ring now for their big contract signing. Next week on SmackDown!, they will face off in a Last Man Standing Match for a spot in the King of the Ring semifinals. Also, this will finally end their long-running feud. After the last "I" has been dotted and the last "T" has been crossed, Lesnar flips the table over onto The Rock and hits the F5. He stands tall over his rival as SmackDown! goes off the air.

KING OF THE RING BRACKETS - UPDATED AFTER ROUND 2

RAW
Round 1
Kurt Angle over Big Show
Damien over A-Train
Sean O'Haire over Val Venis
Shelton Benjamin over Sylvan Grenier
Chris Jericho over Rob Van Dam
Edge over Rene Dupree
Rhyno over Undertaker
Chris Benoit over Charlie Haas
Round 2
Damien over Kurt Angle
Shelton Benjamin over Sean O'Haire
Edge over Chris Jericho
Chris Benoit over Rhyno
Round 3
Shelton Benjamin vs. Damien
Edge vs. Chris Benoit

SmackDown!
Round 1
John Cena over Carlito
Tajiri over Rico
Matt Hardy Version 2.0 over Paul London
Eddie Guerrero over Dave Batista
Brock Lesnar over Ultimo Dragon
Rey Mysterio over Billy Kidman
The Rock over John Layfield
Christian over Hurricane
Round 2
John Cena over Tajiri
Matt Hardy Version 2.0 over Eddie Guerrero
Brock Lesnar over Rey Mysterio
The Rock over Christian
Round 3
John Cena vs. Matt Hardy Version 2.0
The Rock vs. Brock Lesnar

JUNE 14, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Just two weeks away from King of the Ring, our first semifinalist will be determined tonight as the undefeated rookie monster Damien takes on Shelton Benjamin! Plus, a fatal fourway for the United States Title, Canadian Violence defending the WWE Tag Team Titles, and a huge main event pitting World Champion Kurt Angle against Sean O'Haire in a non-title match.

We open with a triple-threat pitting Luther Reigns against Rikishi and Tommy Dreamer. Reigns holds his own against the veterans in this match, but in the end falls victim to Dreamer's DDT.

Six-man tag team action is next as the three members of La Resistance take on A-Train and Terri Runnels' Playboys Lance Cade and Val Venis. Rene Dupree and Lance Cade carry most of the match, each facing off at one point or another against all three enemies. Eventually, though, it's A-Train who takes the fall, tapping out to Dupree's Figure-Four Leglock.

Two RAW midcarders who are looking to break through into the upper echelon go head-to-head next as Lance Storm takes on Mark Jindrak. The match is hot, but the relative low ratings of both men don't get a whole lot of crowd reaction, which is a shame. Jindrak winds up putting Storm away with Splash Mountain.

Two of the most technically-sound members of the RAW roster are William Regal and the World's Greatest Tag Team's Charlie Haas, and tonight they go head-to-head. They put on a tremendous display of technical wizardry, but Regal has to stoop to using the Power of the Punch to put Haas away.

Kane has struggled mightily over the last several months, while Edge has continually flirted with the main event. Can Kane climb back up using Edge as a stepping stone? He never gets much of a chance to find out, because two or three moves into the match, Edge's rival Chris Benoit hits the ring and clamps on the Crippler Crossface, resulting in a disqualification. Benoit isn't content to wait for next week's King of the Ring quarterfinal match, as he continues pummeling Edge until he finally pulls himself away and walks off.

Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho recently vaulted to the top of the WWE Tag Team Title rankings, surprising the world by winning the gold. Tonight, they take on Natural Born Thrillers Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli, coming off a big #1 contenders' match win. The four WCW alumni put on a tremendous tag match that - despite the fact that there are no babyfaces - the crowd gets way into. Eventually, they clear Palumbo out of the ring, then Jericho locks Stamboli in the Walls of Jericho while Benoit applies the Crippler Crossface. The Bull has no choice but to tap out, and the champs retain.

In two weeks, either Shelton Benjamin or Damien will be one of four superstars competing to be the 2004 King of the Ring. Damien is 9-0 since his WWE debut, and Benjamin is going to try everything to keep from being victim #10. He starts off with some rights and lefts, then a headbutt, a gutbuster, and a thrust kick. Damien blocks a punch to take momentum away, then hits a clothesline and a spear for two. He charges into the corner, but Shelton gets a boot up, then hits a jawbreaker for two. Delayed brainbuster for two. Damien fights back with some punches, but Benjamin lands a spinning neckbreaker. The referee catches a punch and goes down. Shelton sends Damien to the floor. Damien returns to the ring as Shelton lines up for a superkick, but Damien blasts him in the face with the ring bell! The referee sees it happen and calls for the disqualification! Shelton Benjamin is going to King of the Ring! Damien can't believe he just lost his first match and jumps Benjamin. The two brawl all the way up the ramp and out of view. This is not over by a longshot!

We're treated to a guest interview from SmackDown! superstar Christian, who just wants to remind us that - in addition to whatever crap RAW puts on at KotR - he's going to put on the show of the night when he beats the crap out of Rey Mysterio and checks him into the International House of Pain-cakes. 'Cause that's how he rolls!

Last week, Rob Van Dam finally took the United States Title away from Sean O'Haire after months of trying. Tonight, he has his first defense, and GM Eric Bischoff isn't going easy on him, throwing him into a fatal fourway against Rhyno, Big Show, and Undertaker! RVD proves his mettle by taking the fight to all three challengers, finally putting Show away with the Five-Star Frogsplash to retain his gold.

Kurt Angle is in the ring, ready for tonight's main event, but first he needs to remind Chris Jericho that the opportunity he faces at King of the Ring to win the World Title is going to be his last. Angle is tired of the same old song and dance, and so he's going to finally shut Jericho up and break his freakin' ankle!

Angle remains in the ring as Sean O'Haire makes his way out for the main event. They go hold-for-hold for the entire match, and even a Kurt Angle who doesn't give a shit is better than just about anyone else. In the end, though, Angle is cheated out of the clean victory as Jericho decides to take out some frustrations by laying Angle out as he prepares for the Angle Lock. The ref calls for the bell, but Angle clears the ring of the heels as RAW goes off the air.

So I'm a little bored with my WWE game, so I thought I'd take the same approach with 2003 TNA. First order of business was signing as many guys to written contracts as I possibly could. Unfortunately, Amazing Red, Christopher Daniels, Low Ki, Mike Awesome, and Perry Saturn all have Japanese commitments, so I couldn't sign them. This is still the weekly-PPV era of TNA.

JUNE 4, 2003

The first NWA-TNA event with Pat Dooley at the helm kicks off with tag-team action pitting ECW veterans Sabu and Sandman against DeGenerates BG James and Sean Waltman. Sandman gets double-teamed for the first part of the match until he manages to hit Waltman with a clothesline and tag in Sabu. Sabu goes to work on Waltman with his trademark high-impact offense until we get a double-tag spot. Amid the confusion, James grabs a chair from ringside. He swings and misses Sandman, who takes the chair. He lays out James as the referee turns around and he is disqualified! After the match, all four men brawl to the back. Clearly, this is not the last we'll see of these teams.

Backstage in a darkened corridor, the deranged Raven cuts a promo on the phenomenal AJ Styles. Raven is going to beat Sting later tonight for a shot at Jeff Jarrett's NWA Title, and he's going to be the new face of TNA. AJ may be phenomenal, but every phenomenon has its end, and in this case, that end is a bloody one in the Terrordome. Quoth the Raven - Nevermore.

Up next, it's fan-favorite D'Lo Brown taking on the Franchise Shane Douglas. Unfortunately, their styles don't mesh particularly well (I say "unfortunately" because I have them feuding. Uh-oh. War of words time, I guess). Eventually, Douglas lays out D'Lo with brass knuckles to pick up the cheap win. Afterwards, he takes off running, leaving D'Lo pissed off in the ring.

WCW alumni Devon Storm and Buff Bagwell tangle next. A bunch of near falls throughout this one until Storm puts Buff away with the Mindbender. After the match, Storm shows his appreciation by offering a handshake, but Buff blasts him with a forearm that stuns him long enough to set up the Blockbuster!

The X Division is on display next in a triple-threat tag team match pitting the SATs (Joel and Jose Maximo) against the teams of AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn and Elix Skipper and Kid Kash. All six men fly around the ring with each team taking the advantage at one point or another. In the end, AJ blasts Joel Maximo with a superkick to set up the Spiral Tap and the win!

After the match, TNA Director of Authority Vince Russo comes onto the ramp to announce that, by virtue of their victory tonight, AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn have earned a match next week. It will be Styles versus Lynn... versus X Division Champion Chris Sabin for the title!

The NWA World Tag Team Titles are on the line next as Chris Harris and James Storm - America's Most Wanted - defend the belts against cocky upstarts Sonny Siaki and "Above Average" Mike Sanders. The crowd is way into this one. Pretty average match quality, though. James Storm hits Siaki with a powerslam, appearing to set up for the Death Sentence, but suddenly the 3 Live Krew's Ron Killings and Konnan hit the ring! The referee calls for the bell as 3LK attack the champions. Konnan prepares to lock in the Tequila Sunrise when The Gathering's CM Punk and Julio Dinero hit the ring to make the save. 3LK clear out of the ring, leaving the fans wondering, why did the Gathering save the champions?

And now it's time for our main event as Sting and Raven face off for a shot at Jeff Jarrett's NWA Title next week. Sting punches Raven to start, but Raven hits a clothesline and a chokeslam for a near count. He sets up for a piledriver, but Sting backdrops out of it, then hits a punch and a DDT for two. Big clothesline from Sting gets two more. Sting goes for a Stinger Splash, but he wipes out and Raven gets two after a big backbreaker. Suddenly, the champ is in the ring with a chair! Jeff Jarrett lays Sting out with the chair, and the ref calls for the bell. After the match, Jarrett and Raven pound the hell out of Sting.

Jarrett grabs the mic and issues the challenge for next week. Jarrett just gave Sting the shot at the NWA Title, but the Chosen One always stacks the deck in his favor. And for next week's title match, there's going to be a special guest referee. And his name... is Raven! The heels stand over Sting as we fade to black.

JUNE 18, 2003

The preshow match this week is a handicap encounter pitting Altar Boy Luke and Jimmy Rave against the monster Abyss. The double-teams come quick and often, and they actually manage a few near-falls, but Abyss' strength is just too much as he lays out Rave with a sidewalk slam for the win.

Sting is in the ring to open the PPV with a microphone to cut a promo about his tag team match with AJ Styles against the New Era's leaders Jeff Jarrett and Raven. But before he can get to the good stuff, Jarrett's music hits the speakers and he and Raven are on the ramp. The icon turns his attention to his rivals, but suddenly Mike Sanders and Sonny Siaki are in the ring behind him, and they take him out! Jarrett grabs Sting's microphone and announces that the New Era has begun and the first two recruits are Sanders and Siaki!

The two new members of the New Era are up next in a tag-team match against Sabu and Sandman. The ECW alumni have had a rough go of it the last couple of weeks against BG James and Sean Waltman, and last week, Sanders and Siaki blindsided them, costing them a hardcore rematch. Quick tags throughout the match, with each team picking up two near falls. Sanders picks up the win for his team with 3.0 on Sabu.

After tours of Japan with All-Japan, New Japan, and Zero-One, Amazing Red faces off against Triple X teammates Christopher Daniels and Low Ki! All three men start off with strikes until Red hits Ki with a flying elbow for two. Daniels hits Red with a diving headbutt for two. Red dropkicks Daniels hard in the corner, but eats a brainbuster from Ki, who clamps on the Dragon Clutch for the submission victory and a shot at the X Division Title next week!

Backstage, Buff Bagwell cuts a promo. It's pretty standard self promotion stuff. I'm The Stuff, you're not. Whatever.

Up next is a six-man tag match pitting all three members of the 3 Live Kru against D'Lo Brown and the NWA Tag Team Champions America's Most Wanted. Ron Killings spends a big chunk of the match in the ring, taking on all comers. In the end, though, Chris Harris gains a measure of revenge, pinning Killings with the Catatonic.

Next week, Low Ki will face off against one of these two men for the X Division Title. It's new champion Jerry Lynn defending against Sean Waltman! These two men pull out all the stops against each other, with several near falls and close calls. Lynn nails Waltman with a diving headbutt, and Waltman rolls to the outside. He stays on the floor and walks laps around the ring, picking his moment when he gets a devilish glint in his eye. The referee calls for the bell, counting Waltman out, but Waltman doesn't seem bothered.

He grabs the X Division Title from Lollipop at ringside, then blasts Lynn with it! He stands over the champion, holding the X Title.

And now for our tag-team main event pitting Sting and AJ Styles against New Era's Jeff Jarrett and Raven! Jarrett and Raven, for having such disparate styles, work well as a team together. In the end, though, Jarrett misses an avalanche in the corner, allowing Sting to hit a bulldog and lock in the Scorpion Deathlock for the win as the PPV goes off the air.

<font color=goldenrod>I don't even see a purpose in me even starting another sim game...I book like one week and then completely lose track. :o

My hope is that with SVR 2010's Create-a-Story mode, I'll have more of an incentive to try simming.</font>

Now with the SVR storyline creator, people could easily book through something like EWR and put together whole shows to put online.

A lot of work but it would be an awesome concept.

<font color=goldenrod>I hadn't thought about that actually. Doing each show individually complete with matches and storylines, then uploading it. It could definitely work out if you had a following...depends on how many people would be willing to sit down and watched simmed matches, and whether or not you are allowed to upload stories in which you don't actually play as anyone.

I'm hoping they actually allow us to do all CPU matches...but if not, I'll just use Create-a-Story to run angles for my own amusement while booking the matches in Exhibition as I always have.</font>

JUNE 17, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

It feels like it's been over a hundred days since the last WWE program, but it's really only been three :shifty: Tonight on SmackDown!, we find out who will join Shelton Benjamin in the semifinals of the King of the Ring tournament as The Rock and Brock Lesnar do battle one last time in a Last Man Standing Match! Plus, the feud between the Dangerous Alliance and Los Guerreros will come to an end in a brutal Ladder Match!

We kick things off with a handicap match as the Intercontinental Champion, the animal Batista hopes to continue his roll as he takes on Funaki and the one-legged man in the ass-kicking contest Zach Gowan. The babyfaces take an early advantage, double-teaming Bats until he manages to catch Gowan with a spinebuster to set up the Batista Bomb for the win.

The Cruiserweight division is once again on display next as Jamie Noble, Nova, Paul London, and Ultimo Dragon take on Akio, Carlito, Johnny Jeter, and Nunzio. Dragon and Carlito carry most of the match, with Dragon at one point taking offense from all four heels, isolating him from his corner. Eventually, though Paul London manages to make a hot tag to turn things back in his team's favor. And in the end, he hits Akio with Diamond Dust to set up London Calling and the win in a very exciting match.

Matt Morgan is walking by himself backstage when there's an off-screen "Whoosh!" Morgan turns to see Hurricane standing with his hand outstretched. "Citizen Morgan, the Hurricane has been watching you since your debut. You're a very impressive physical specimen, yet you let the supervillain Paul Heyman control your destiny for so long. Whassupwitdat?!?" Morgan tries to answer, but "Never mind all that. Lately, you've been a man without a mission. You have such potential for good, but you need guidance to become the hero you're destined to be. With your power and my Hurri-powers, we could one day be the most unstoppable force on SmackDown! What do you say, Matthew?" There's a long beat while Morgan eyes the bizarre diminuitive superhero. "Yeah, sure, what the hell."

Triple-threat action is up next, but it may as well be another handicap match as Aaron Stevens takes on Theodore Long's Playas' Club proteges, Chris Nowinski and Mark Henry. It looks like there might be trouble in paradise early as Henry and Nowinski exchange blows, but they eventually turn their attention to Stevens, double-teaming him mercilessly. As Stevens starts to get some momentum going, Teddy Long jumps up onto the apron to distract him, allowing Henry to lay him out and hit a big splash for the win.

Over the last several weeks, the Dudley Boyz have tried - and failed - to wrest the World Tag Team Titles back from the Metro Connection. Tonight, it's six-man action as Bubba and D-Von team with their brother Spike to take on Billy, Chris, and John Layfield. Spike and Gunn carry most of the action, with all three heels taking turns teeing off on Spike until Bubba manages to turn things around for the faces, isolating Gunn. Spike winds up taking the fall as Kanyon hits him with I'm Betta Than You for the win.

From his backstage office, Vince McMahon announces a new match for King of the Ring. The loser of tonight's Last Man Standing Match will face off against the man who can retrieve the briefcase with the tag-team title shot in our Ladder Match for a WWE Title shot on SmackDown!

At King of the Ring, Christian will be defending the Cruiserweight Title against his longtime rival Rey Mysterio. Tonight he faces a tune-up match of sorts as he faces Rico. Good match with a couple of nearfalls, but Christian winds up putting Rico away with the Unprettier for the win. After the match, Mysterio springboards into the ring to lay Xian out with the West Coast Pop!

Rey gets to stay in the ring, as he's in a huge tag-team match next. He teams with John Cena against the newly-reformed Hardy Boyz! The crowd is red-hot for this one. Quick tags all around setting up every possible combination in the ring. Matt lays out Rey with a superkick, then all hell breaks loose. While the ref is distracted, Christian hits the ring for a measure of revenge, hitting Rey with an Unprettier allowing WWE Champion Matt Hardy to pick up the cheap win after the match, the three heels pummel the babyfaces.

After the match, the Hardyz grab the microphone. They cut a decent promo on Cena and The Rock, of all people. Matt and Jeff have been "on the cusp" for four long years. Every announcer, every fan talks about how superstardom is right around the corner for them. Well, they're tired of waiting for their opportunity. This beating tonight was a message to the SmackDown! main event scene. We're done waiting - we're coming for your spot! And Matt has a special reminder for Cena. Next week, it's you and me for a spot in the King of the Ring semis, and all it takes is a simple Twist of Fate for your luck to run out! I'm the champion now, and next week, I officially climb out of your shadow!

And now it's time for the first half of tonight's double main event. It's Eddie Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero against Billy Kidman and Tajiri one last time... in a Ladder Match! The winners face off against Metro Connection next week for the World Tag Team Titles, and whoever retrieves the briefcase is entered into that huge #1 contender's match at King of the Ring! Los Guerreros take the early edge as Eddie hits a back heel kick on Kidman and Chavo hits a rolling kick on Tajiri. Eddie whips Kidman into a ladder, but Tajiri trips Chavo and hits a rolling kick of his own on Eddie. The Dangerous Alliance hit a double back elbow on Eddie. Tajiri hits a flying cross body, and Kidman climbs halfway up the ladder and nails Chavo with a flying clothesline. Tajiri tries to hiptoss Eddie, but it's reversed, and he hops up to hit a super Frankenseiner on Kidman, sending him to the floor! Tajiri starts to climb up for the briefcase, but he's met at the top by Eddie and Chavo, who send him crashing to the mat with a double superplex! Eddie reaches up and grabs the briefcase! Eddie is going to King of the Ring and Los Guerreros get their title shot!

For months, The Rock and Brock Lesnar have battled each other in a grueling series of matches. Tonight, they meet for the final time in a Last Man Standing Match. Not only that, the winner advances to the SmackDown! final of King of the Ring, making them one of the final four men with a chance at the crown and a guaranteed title shot any time in the next year! Rock slams Lesnar, but gets tripped. Lesnar slams Rock and hits him with a massive lariat. Lesnar goes to suplex Rock on the outside, but Rock reverses it and Lesnar slides across the announce table. He makes it to his feet at six. Rock powerbombs Lesnar, but Lesnar grabs a kendo stick from under the ring and hits a White Russian Legsweep. Rock stays down for an eight count. Lesnar tries to get Rock up for the F-5, but Rock counters it into the Rock Bottom! And Lesnar's not getting up! Rock wins! Rock wins! The crowd erupts as SmackDown! goes off the air. The People's Champion is now two wins away from being the People's King!

We now know that Shelton Benjamin will represent RAW at King of the Ring and that The Rock will be in SmackDown!'s final. Over the next week, their opponents will be decided. Also, by virtue of Eddie's win and Brock's loss tonight, Eddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar has been officially announced for King of the Ring. That added to Rey Mysterio versus Christian for the Cruiserweight Title and RAW's World Title match between Kurt Angle and Chris Jericho, and King of the Ring is shaping up to be one of the biggest shows of the year! Who knows what will happen over the next week to help shape the rest of that supercard?

<font color=goldenrod>Great to see this back. :cool:

The closest thing I'm going to be doing to a sim is something with SVR10. I've downloaded pretty much the whole left out roster, so I'm working on leveling up their stats. I'll probably sim matches, post results...and for PPVs I might put together highlight reels of the matches using the game's highlight reel functionality and post them here.

Not sure yet. Might make a new thread when I get to it.</font>

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Jim Ross: Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to "Understanding myself through WWE" here on HBO. I'm Jim Ross alongside my broadcast colleagues Joey Styles and Jim Cornette

Cornette: It's been building for weeks and this sunday at NO WAY OUT it will finally happen The Undertaker will go one on one with Royal Rumble winner Bryan Danielson.

Joey Styles: It all started when Danielson went on an intense 3 month win streak capturing just about every title there is to capture here in the WWE and then winning the Royal Rumble, with a little help from his "honorable" friends.

Ross:American Dragon is currently the United States champion and holds 1/3 of the Triple Tag titles alongside his stablemates Brian Kendrick and CM Punk.

Cornette: And it was just this week that Triple H was finally able to take that IC title off of him at Rampant Debates

Styles: That's got to be a big drop in momentum For Danielson, I mean first you have to consider the pure terror that The Undertaker instills in his opponent, then add to that, he lost one of his 3 belts the week before arguably the biggest match in his career.

Ross: well tonight he has a chance to gain some of that momentum back. We are starting this show off big tonight! Bryan Danielson, CM Punk, and Brian Kendrick are going to face The Undertaker, John Morrison, and Evan Bourne. But first, Earlier today WWE held the No Way Out Press conference, one of the most interesting turn of events is this exciting match that will also take place in 2 days at No WAY OUT! Rob Van Dam and IC Champion Triple H ever since Triple H cost Van Dam his title. Shawn Michaels won the Titan title that night a month ago but when he didn't keep his eye on the ball against Nigel Mcguiness, he lost his title. Nigel will be defending that title in an elimination match this Sunday against The Big Show, Kofi Kingston, John Cena, Kane, and Batista. The Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar will be facing the man he beat for the title, the man Undertaker defeated earlier this week, Kurt Angle.

Joey Styles: and in a hardcore match that may become the match that steals the show Hardcore champion and ECW original Tazz will take on the Hardcore Legend Mick Foley. Tazz has made it his mark to bring back Hardcore. The Hardcore we love. No 24/7 bullcrap, not just mindless use of weapons, but intelligent use of your environment in order to prove yourself as the toughest there is.

Jim Cornette: and the team of Austin Aries and Evan Bourne will take on Shelton Benjamin and Chris Benoit for the Unified championship. A match that, I'll go ahead and say, has peaked my interest as much as anything else. All of these men respect each other. Both of these teams feel like they are the more cohesive unit. We will find out who is correct in a ladder match at NWO.

Jim Ross: Another Exciting match is the cruiserweight title bout Homicide v. Rey Mysterio. Homicide lives by the streets and says he can beat anyone regardless of weight class, but Rey hasn't just talked the talk he has backed it up, newcomer Homicide has a whole lot to prove this coming sunday at NWO.

Joey Styles: and Finally Cm Punk will take on John Morrison, the winner will get a shot at Triple H's IC title at WM.

(actual show to come)

I have heel and face ROH stables, a Bischoff led stable, and Chris Jericho is the third man in DX now

JUNE 21, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

It's the last Monday Night RAW before King of the Ring! Tonight, Edge and Chris Benoit will end their brutal feud in a Cage Match - the winner faces Shelton Benjamin on Sunday in a KotR semifinal match. Also in tonight's main event, World Champion Kurt Angle takes on Big Show!

Last week, A-Train took the fall in a six-man tag match, tapping out to Rene Dupree's Figure-Four Leglock. Tonight, he looks for revenge in a singles contest. Not the cleanest match ever fought, but Train does get what he wants by hitting Dupree with the Derailer for the win.

Two of the top contenders for the Women's Title go head-to-head next as Trish Stratus takes on Jazz. Decent match that gets a good reaction from the crowd involves lots of back-to-back action. In the end, Jazz hits a flapjack on Trish, then uses the ropes for the cheap win.

Our Olympic Hero's music hits, and Kurt Angle comes to the ring with his World Title belt. He cuts a promo about his Submission Match against Chris Jericho this Sunday night. As always, Angle delivers the good, and the crowd is definitely hyped for that title match.

Last week, The Ministry's rookie monster Damien suffered his first defeat at the hands of Shelton Benjamin in a KotR quarterfinal. Tonight, he looks to bounce back against the always-dangerous United States Champion Mister Monday Night, Rob Van Dam in a non-title match! Tremendous match that the crowd absolutely eats up. RVD starts off with a series of kicks, but winds up eating a headbutt and fallaway slam. From there, the monster begins to work over his flexible bump machine opponent until RVD catches him out of nowhere with a superkick. He almost picks up the win with a shining wizard. Unfortunately, he goes to the well once too often and Damien blocks a kick to set up the Chokeslam for the win. After the match, RVD gets a measure of revenge as he jumps Damien and lands a Five-Star Frogsplash.

Women's Champion Mickie James has firmly cemented her spot as one of the top Diva wrestlers of all-time. Tonight, she defends her title against former champ Molly Holly! Match of the night so far with some very exciting spots. Mickie hits her trademark tornado DDT for the win to retain.

Two of the most physical stars on the RAW roster lock up next as Rhyno takes on Sean O'Haire. These two do not disappoint, with punches, neckbreakers, backdrops, spike slams, elbows, spinebusters, a DVD from Rhyno... Really brutal match that ends with both men tied up in the corner and taking turns shoving the referee away from them. The ref finally has seen enough and calls for the double-disqualification. They brawl up the ramp and out of sight.

RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff appears on the TitanTron and announces that these two will meet again at King of the Ring!

The giant steel cage that's been lurking above the ring the whole night descends for our next King of the Ring match pitting Edge against Chris Benoit. These two have been battling each other for months and tonight they're hoping to finally put this feud to rest. Benoit is still all mopey and "Why am I not on both shows?" so he doesn't put in much effort. Edge nails Benoit with a powerbomb and is about to escape, when suddenly Undertaker comes down to ringside and slams the door on his head! Benoit takes the opportunity to climb up and over for the win and to advance!

After the match, Edge grabs a microphone and challenges Undertaker to a match at King of the Ring. And Taker accepts!

Bischoff appears on the Tron once more to make it official - the RAW final at King of the Ring will pit the Rabid Wolverine Chris Benoit against Shelton Benjamin!

And now for our main event. It's the World Champion Kurt Angle against Big Show! Angle also doesn't put in a ton of effort, and the match suffers as a result. He's about to put Show away with the Angle Lock, but Jericho hits the ring and lays him out with a big punch. The ref calls for the bell, but Angle is incensed and drives both heels out of the ring as RAW goes off the air.

JUNE 24, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

Just three nights away from King of the Ring, and we've still got one more semifinal berth to decide tonight as WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0 takes on one of the men he and his brother called out last week, former champion John Cena! Plus, non-title action between Intercontinental Champion Batista and The Rock and a World Tag Team Title match with Los Guerreros challenging the Metro Connection!

Last week, The Hurricane approached Matt Morgan with a proposal - Hurricane would give the youngster the guidance he needs if he would team up with him against the forces of evil. Tonight, Morgan, now named The Blueprint, takes his first step toward heroism as the Superfriends take on Teddy Long's Playas' Club - Mark Henry and Chris Nowinski. The heroes take the early advantage, isolating Nowinski with brawling from Blueprint and martial artistry from Hurricane. The Harvard grad manages to catch Hurricane with a powerslam and tag in Henry. Henry goes to work on Hurricane for a bit until Hurricane tags in someone the World's Strongest Man's size. Blueprint hits the ropes for a big move, but Long trips him! The ref sees it and calls for the DQ. The Playas' Club starts to triple-team the faces when Aaron Stevens, who got laid out by PC last week, rushes in to chase Teddy Long out of the ring. Curiouser and curiouser.

Backstage, Paul Heyman is with Brock Lesnar. Heyman tells the camera that Brock Lesnar has been naked since WrestleMania. For three months, this 300-pound monster has been light. When John Cena took the WWE Title from Lesnar, he ended the most dominant reign in recent memory. And Cena had to squander it against Matt Hardy. And now the brass says that for Brock to earn another shot at the belt, he has to go through Eddie Guerrero at King of the Ring? Brock has annihilated Guerrero before and he's going to do it again. And to give Eddie a glimpse of what's in store for him on Sunday, Lesnar has asked for a match against one of Eddie's luchador amigos, Ultimo Dragon. Let this be a lesson, Eddie. Nothing stands between Brock Lesnar and what is rightfully is. Nothing.

What appears to be a squash waiting to happen turns out to be anything but. Dragon has been languishing in clusterfuck midcard matches for months, and sees tonight as a genuine opportunity to put himself on the radar. Dragon goes right after Lesnar wtih a back suplex and a flying cross body. He misses an elbow, and Lesnar hits a back suplex of his own, then a neckbreaker, and a brutal DVD for two. Lesnar kicks Dragon hard in the chest, but Dragon takes Lesnar down and hits a running senton for two. Tornado DDT for two. Can Dragon pull off the huge upset? Rolling kick, then a stiff high kick. Dragon goes for a clothesline, but Lesnar ducks it and hits a fallaway slam and another Death Valley driver. From there, it's all academic as Lesnar picks up the win with the F-5. After the match, Lesnar continues to pummel Dragon with a series of brutal punches.

Multiple-time World Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz have struggled lately against the Metro Connection and badly need a notch in the W column to work back into the title scene. Tonight, they face the makeshift duo of Carlito and John Layfield. Not surprisingly, the duo's lack of chemistry costs them in the end as Carlito accidentally takes a punch from Layfield which allows D-Von to hit his reverse DDT for the win. After the match, Layfield and Carlito argue until Layfield walks off.

This Sunday night, Rey Mysterio will challenge Christian for the Cruiserweight Title, but tonight he teams with the man Xian beat last week (Rico) to take on Billy Kidman and Tajiri, the Dangerous Alliance! These four put on a tremendous match with lots of near falls, quick tags, and high spots. Eventually, Rey looks about set to finish off Tajiri when Christian blasts Rey from behind with a chair allowing Tajiri to roll him up for the win. After the match, Christian joins Kidman and Tajiri as they brutalize Rey and Rico.

Back from commercial, and Rey is stopped by an interviewer. This match at King of the Ring is going to finally be the end of this rivalry with Christian. Only one man can be Cruiserweight Champion, and since they can't seem to do it cleanly, let's pull out all the stops. Rey Mysterio versus Christian at King of the Ring, the Cruiserweight Title on the line... in a Hardcore Match!

Last week, Los Guerreros beat the Dangerous Alliance in a Ladder Match to earn a shot at the Metro Connection's World Tag Team Titles tonight. Eddie has got to be aware that Brock Lesnar will be watching this match, looking for any sign of weakness before their big match Sunday at King of the Ring. Vince McMahon has called that match a #1 contender's match, so the stakes are insanely high. But first, Eddie and his nephew Chavo have to make it through Billy Gunn and Chris Kanyon in this title match. Los Guerreros work over Kanyon early until a double hot-tag spot brings in Eddie and Gunn. Eddie looks ready to put Gunn away, but Paul Heyman makes another appearance, distracting Eddie, allowing Gunn to sneak up and hit the Fameasser to retain the belts! Heyman must be out here on Lesnar's behalf, and he's cost Eddie the World Tag Team Titles! After the match, Eddie and Chavo get a small measure of revenge against Gunn and Kanyon.

Three out of the final four in the King of the Ring tournament have already been determined. The RAW final will feature Shelton Benjamin against Chris Benoit. We also know that The Rock will face the winner of our next contest - John Cena against the WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0! These two have had a storied rivalry, and the crowd is red hot for what winds up being a decent match. Matt winds up laying Cena out with a punch, but collapses. The ref checks on him and doesn't notice Jeff Hardy race to ringside and ascend the turnbuckles, blasting Cena with the Swanton Bomb! Matt drags himself on top of Cena for the cheap victory. Matt's going to King of the Ring! After the match, Cena chases off both Hardy Boyz and grabs the microphone.

He issues a challenge. If Jeff Hardy wants to get in on his business like this, Cena's going to make Hardy his business. You want my spot? Come and get it! The match is on for King of the Ring!

WWE Chairman Vince McMahon appears on the TitanTron and announces that Matt Hardy Version 2.0 has officially been added to the King of the Ring semifinals against The Rock! Rock versus Hardy and Benjamin versus Benoit in three nights!

In tonight's non-title main event, Intercontinental Champion Batista takes on the man one of SmackDown!'s King of the Ring finalists, The Rock! These two match up pretty well from a physical standpoint, and "physical" is a great way to describe the contest. In the end, though, The Rock is just too much for the up-and-coming IC Champion and puts him away with the Rock Bottom to send the crowd home happy.

KING OF THE RING BRACKETS - UPDATED AFTER ROUND 3

RAW
Round 1
Kurt Angle over Big Show
Damien over A-Train
Sean O'Haire over Val Venis
Shelton Benjamin over Sylvan Grenier
Chris Jericho over Rob Van Dam
Edge over Rene Dupree
Rhyno over Undertaker
Chris Benoit over Charlie Haas
Round 2
Damien over Kurt Angle
Shelton Benjamin over Sean O'Haire
Edge over Chris Jericho
Chris Benoit over Rhyno
Round 3
Shelton Benjamin over Damien
Chris Benoit over Edge
Round 4
Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Benoit

SmackDown!
Round 1
John Cena over Carlito
Tajiri over Rico
Matt Hardy Version 2.0 over Paul London
Eddie Guerrero over Dave Batista
Brock Lesnar over Ultimo Dragon
Rey Mysterio over Billy Kidman
The Rock over John Layfield
Christian over Hurricane
Round 2
John Cena over Tajiri
Matt Hardy Version 2.0 over Eddie Guerrero
Brock Lesnar over Rey Mysterio
The Rock over Christian
Round 3
Matt Hardy Version 2.0 over John Cena
The Rock over Brock Lesnar
Round 4
The Rock vs. Matt Hardy Version 2.0

JUNE 27, 2004 - KING OF THE RING


The preshow match pits Edge against the leader of the new Ministry, Undertaker! Undertaker inexplicably attacked Edge a couple of weeks back, leading up to tonight's contest.

Edge vs. Undertaker

Edge receives some unexciting punishment. Lame kick from Undertaker. Edge takes a right hand to the temple from Undertaker. Big kick from Undertaker. Edge blocks the suplex attempt. Running knee lift from Edge. Undertaker walks into a spike slam. There's a two count on the pin. Undertaker fights out of a grapple. Powerslam from Undertaker on Edge. There's a two count on the pin. Undertaker scores with a crappy looking standing spinebuster. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Edge pushes out of a Undertaker hold. Edge hits some punches. Undertaker blocks a punch. Edge takes a right hand to the temple from Undertaker. Edge is in trouble. Here it comes - Last Ride. 1....2...3, it's finished. Worth a ** rating, but no more than that.

Overall Rating: 65%
Crowd Reaction: 67%
Match Quality: 63%

The pay-per-view kicks off the RAW's final King of the Ring match. The winner will advance to tonight's main event against the winner of the SmackDown! bracket. The winner of tonight's tournament will be 2004 King of the Ring and will earn a title shot of their choice at any time in the next year! Shelton Benjamin earned this spot by defeating Sylvain Grenier, Sean O'Haire, and the previously undefeated Damien. Chris Benoit made it to this match by knocking off Charlie Haas, Rhyno, and Edge.

King Of The Ring RAW Bracket Final - Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Benoit

Shelton gets caught with a belly to belly suplex from Benoit. Shelton takes a back suplex. Stun Gun from Chris Benoit! There used to be this blonde guy in WCW in the early 90's who used that...i wonder what happened to him? Shelton Benjamin takes a butterfly suplex from Benoit. Shelton backdrops Chris Benoit out of a piledriver attempt. Chris Benoit takes a butterfly suplex from Shelton. Shelton hits a stump piledriver on Chris Benoit. Cover for a two count. Chris Benoit reverses a hip toss. Vicious snap suplex! Shelton Benjamin got whipped over hard. Cover for a two count. Devastating Tiger Driver 91 very nearly crushes the neck of Shelton. Misawa is probably laughing with glee at the moment. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Shelton Benjamin fights out of a grapple. Shelton Benjamin uses move #193 (arm-BAR). Shelton Benjamin gets taken down out of nowhere. Chris Benoit snap suplexes Shelton...with authority! ('With authority', trademark G.Monsoon 1986.) Chris Benoit floors Shelton Benjamin. Here it comes...Crippler Crossface! Shelton Benjamin taps! Damien comes running down the aisle, and gets into the ring! Damien spins Shelton around. Damien hits the Choke Slam! Shelton Benjamin has been left down on the canvas. Almost a *** rating, but there were some bits that dragged, so **3\4 instead.

Overall Rating: 76%
Crowd Reaction: 77%
Match Quality: 75%

Six days ago on RAW, Rhyno and Sean O'Haire - two men destined for greatness in World Wrestling Entertainment, battled to a double-disqualification draw. Tonight, they get another shot at each other in one-on-one action.

Rhyno vs. Sean O'Haire

Rhyno hits a right hand. Stiff chop lights up O'Haire. Big backdrop on O'Haire, executed well. Fallaway slam by Rhyno. O'Haire drops out the back of a Rhyno bodyslam attempt. O'Haire slams Rhyno down. Rhyno walks into a spike slam. There's a two count on the pin. Rhyno kicks Sean O'Haire in the gut to reverse the momentum. Spear by Rhyno. Hooks the leg for a two count. Rhyno scores with a standing spinebuster. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Rhyno walks into a trip. Chanelling the spirit of Misawa, Sean O'Haire uses a forearm to the face. O'Haire walks into a trip. Fallaway slam by Rhyno. Sean O'Haire can barely stand. Here it comes - Gore. 1....2...3, it's finished. Rhyno is still in the ring celebrating. Sean O'Haire pushes the referee away. Sean O'Haire spins Rhyno around. Sean O'Haire hits the Prophecy! This one gets a ***1\4 rating, it was a good bout.

Overall Rating: 83%
Crowd Reaction: 85%
Match Quality: 80%

For the last several months, Cruiserweight Champion Christian's most persistent rival has been Rey Mysterio. These two have battled numerous times, and tonight Rey has issued the challenge for a Hardcore Match to finally settle the score.

Hardcore Match for the Cruiserweight Title - Rey Mysterio vs. Christian (c)

Kick from Rey Mysterio to the leg. Dropkick connects, Christian goes down. Rey uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Rey Mysterio hits a rolling kick on Christian. Christian reverses a waistlock. Big dropkick by Christian, who got good elevation. Rey walks into a spike slam. There's a two count on the pin. Christian gets taken down out of nowhere. Rey crushes Christian with a running senton. Hooks the leg for a two count. Vicious kick to the teeth from Rey Mysterio. Pin, but Christian is out just before the three count. Christian kicks Rey Mysterio in the gut to reverse the momentum. Christian drives a forearm into the chest of Rey. Rey Mysterio fights out of a grapple. Rey Mysterio hits a rolling kick on Christian. Rey Mysterio moves in for the kill. Here it comes - West Coast Pop. 1....2...3, it's finished. Rey Mysterio remains in the ring, celebrating the victory. *** rating for a good bout.

Overall Rating: 86%
Crowd Reaction: 91%
Match Quality: 77%

Since returning to World Wrestling Entertainment, Jeff Hardy has been a thorn in John Cena's side. He made his return by costing Cena the WWE Title to Jeff's brother Matt. He also cost Cena his King of the Ring quarterfinal match against Matt. Tonight, Cena looks for revenge.

John Cena vs. Jeff Hardy

Spinning back kick from Jeff Hardy. Hardy only gets knees on a splash. Cena hits a right hand. John Cena misses a clothesline...and takes out the referee by mistake. Death valley driver by John Cena, Jeff Hardy got planted. Cover, but there's no one to count for John Cena. Hardy counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Driven DDT by Jeff Hardy. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Hardy crushes Cena with a running senton. Cover for a two count. Tornado DDT from Jeff Hardy, Cena got planted. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Hardy drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Full nelson slam on Hardy. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Hardy counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. John Cena is stunned as Hardy heads to the top rope. Whisper In The Wind! 1....2....3. John Cena leaves and walks back down the aisle. Wait...Jeff Hardy comes running as well, and Cena gets dropped with a clothesline, followed by a load of stomps. He is left lying in the aisle. Almost a *** rating, but there were some bits that dragged, so **3\4 instead.

Overall Rating: 81%
Crowd Reaction: 87%
Match Quality: 70%

Speaking of side-thorns, Chris Jericho has been one for World Champion Kurt Angle. Tonight, Angle hopes to finally put his rival away for good in a Submission Match!

Submission Match for the World Title - Kurt Angle (c) vs. Chris Jericho

Jericho gets slammed. Flying shoulder tackle by Angle sends Jericho to the mat. Rude Awakening on Chris Jericho by Angle. Jericho ducks a wild right hand. Springboard reverse elbow by Chris Jericho. Excellent move. Chris Jericho misses a clothesline. Massive backbreaker, Jericho got nailed. Kurt Angle nearly kills Jericho with a released tiger suplex. Angle only gets knees on a splash. Angle walks into a high dropkick from Chris Jericho. Jericho walks into a trip. Jericho tastes a high angle back suplex. It probably tasted like chicken. Kurt Angle has Chris Jericho down...and locks in the Angle Lock for the submission victory! Kurt Angle climbs each turnbuckle in turn, working the crowd as he celebrates his victory A **** rating for a good contest.

Overall Rating: 88%
Crowd Reaction: 90%
Match Quality: 86%

Chris Benoit has already advanced to the finals of King of the Ring by winning our opening contest tonight. His opponent in that match is about to be determined. The Rock made it to the finals of the SmackDown! bracket by defeating John Layfield, Christian, and his long-time rival Brock Lesnar. WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0 beat Paul London, Eddie Guerrero, and John Cena for this spot. If Matt walks away King of the Ring tonight, what does that mean for the WWE Champion? Will he go after Kurt Angle's World Title?

King Of The Ring SmackDown! Bracket Final - The Rock vs. Matt Hardy Version 2.0

Driven DDT by Matt Hardy Version 2.0. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Super frankensteiner on Rock, who hit hard. There's a two count on the pin. Rock blocks the suplex attempt. The Rock fires off some right and left hands. Fallaway slam by The Rock. Hooks the leg for a two count. The Rock scores with a standing spinebuster. Pin, but Matt is out just before the three count. Rock slams Matt Hardy Version 2.0 down. Matt counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Super kick by Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Cover for a two count. Vicious kick to the teeth from Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Driven DDT by Matt Hardy Version 2.0. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Rock walks into a high dropkick from Matt Hardy Version 2.0. The Rock fights out of a grapple. Running knee lift from The Rock. Lifting DDT by The Rock, looked good. Jeff Hardy comes running down the aisle with a chair! Matt goes to irish whip The Rock into the ropes. Hardy prepares to swing the chair...but The Rock reverses! Hardy accidentally smacks Matt with a chair to the back! Matt Hardy Version 2.0 can barely stand. Rock Bottom!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Hardy Boyz are beating down on The Rock! The music of John Cena hits, and he comes running down the aisle into the ring. Matt and Hardy bail out of the ring, leaving The Rock down in the ring. John Cena may have saved The Rock from a brutal beating. A good *** rating.

Overall Rating: 88%
Crowd Reaction: 94%
Match Quality: 75%

Two weeks ago, Vince McMahon announced a match which wound up being the following. Eddie Guerrero against Brock Lesnar for a shot at Matt Hardy's WWE Title. After the match was announced, Lesnar and his manager Paul Heyman have made Eddie's life a living hell. Can Eddie get his revenge - and a title shot - tonight?

#1 Contender Match for the WWE Title - Eddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar

Eddie tastes a high angle back suplex. It probably tasted like chicken. Reverse DDT on Eddie. There's a two count on the pin. Eddie blocks a punch. Lesnar walks into a high dropkick from Eddie Guerrero. Eddie hits a dropkick on Brock Lesnar. Hooks the leg for a two count. Power drive elbow by Eddie Guerrero. Pin, but Lesnar is out just before the three count. Second rope flying axe handle, Lesnar goes down. Eddie only gets knees on a splash. Eddie walks into a jaw breaker. There's a two count on the pin. Brock Lesnar brings out a jumping powerbomb to nearly kill Eddie. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Gut buster, Eddie hits hard. Brock Lesnar fires off some right and left hands. Eddie reverses a Brock Lesnar hammerlock. Spin kick by Eddie Guerrero to the face. Power drive elbow by Eddie Guerrero. Brock Lesnar gets knocked to the ground by Eddie, who is already climbing the turnbuckle. Frog Splash!!! 1....2....3!! It's all over. Lesnar grabs the referee, then nails him with a right hand! Dozens of people hit the ring to stop any further incident. A good *** rating.

Overall Rating: 88%
Crowd Reaction: 94%
Match Quality: 76%

And now it's time for our main event! For the last several weeks, thirty-two men have battled it out for a shot to be King of the Ring. Thirty have fallen by the wayside, and now it's time to crown a king. Will it be the Great One, the People's Champion, RAW Bracket winner The Rock? Or will it be the sadistic, vile, Rabid Wolverine, SmackDown! bracket winner Chris Benoit?

King Of The Ring Final - The Rock vs. Chris Benoit

Rock gets caught with a belly to belly suplex from Benoit. Back suplex on Rock, which is a backdrop to you NOAH fans. Rock tastes a high angle back suplex. It probably tasted like chicken. Big dropkick by Chris Benoit, who got good elevation. Benoit only gets knees on a splash. Bodyslam by Rock. Massive backbreaker, Benoit got planted. Early reports indicate that the back was *not* actually broken, so the move's name should actually be backhurter. Cover for a two count. Benoit blocks a kick from The Rock. Reverse DDT into a backbreaker by Chris Benoit, great move. There's a two count on the pin. Corkscrew brainbuster suplex, Benoit hit it well. Hooks the leg for a close fall. The Rock ducks a clothesline attempt. Benoit gets slammed. Rock walks into a trip. Vertical suplex by Chris Benoit. Chris Benoit floors The Rock...and climbs the turnbuckles. Through the air, Swandive Headbutt! 1....2....3. Chris Benoit climbs each turnbuckle in turn, working the crowd as he celebrates his victory *** rating, as it was good, but nothing too special.

Overall Rating: 83%
Crowd Reaction: 87%
Match Quality: 75%

<font color=goldenrod>Why did The Rock face nobody for the KOTR title and somehow lose? Awful booking.</font> :shifty:

<font color=goldenrod>Anyway, I think I'm gonna post a SVR10 idea I had in here for the time being. I'm still working on leveling up stats for all the CAWs I've acquired. It's easy to gain points but allocating them to the stat areas you want is still a bit of a pain.

In the meantime, I've looked through the roster and I've decided to sim a mini-tourney using all active WWE competitors in the game with an OVR of at least 80 (conveniently, that works out to exactly 32). I'm basing it on the "Raw World Cup" idea Loopy once did in an EWR game.

I've split the 32 guys up into 8 groups of 4...and each group has a theme. These themes make it somewhat more interesting and in some cases they ensure that big names WILL be eliminated in the first round in some instances.

Here is the master participant list...groups in next post:

Batista 91
Big Show 89
Carlito 83
Chris Jericho 93
Christian 90
CM Punk 90
Cody Rhodes 82
Dolph Ziggler 85
Edge 93
Evan Bourne 84
Finlay 87
Jack Swagger 89
John Cena 95
John Morrison 86
Kane 88
Kofi Kingston 84
Mark Henry 80
Matt Hardy 87
Mike Knox 80
MVP 85
Primo 81
Randy Orton 93
Rey Mysterio 88
R-Truth 83
Shawn Michaels 93
Shelton Benjamin 85
Ted DiBiase 83
Tommy Dreamer 81
Triple H 94
Undertaker 96
Vladimir Kozlov 82
William Regal 82</font>

<font color=goldenrod>I used Random.org to sim the order in which the groups are listed (which might affect tournament seedings in the later rounds, not sure yet). I also used Random to help serve as a "tiebreaker" when I had multiple guys who each qualified for more than one bracket.

<b><u>WRESTLED IN TNA: CM Punk, Evan Bourne, MVP, R-Truth</u></b>
This group contains WWE competitors who at one point worked for the 6-sided ring promotion. R-Truth held the NWA World Title under his real name of Ron "The Truth" Killings and was far an away the most successful there of anyone listed. CM Punk briefly was there, Evan Bourne wrestled in the X-Division as Matt Sydal, and MVP had a short stint as Antonio Banks.

<b><u>ECW DEBUTS: Chris Jericho, Mike Knox, Rey Mysterio, Tommy Dreamer</u></b>
This is certainly a mixed basket. Tommy Dreamer is an ECW Original in every sense of the word, joining them when they changed their name to Extreme Championship Wrestling. Chris Jericho and Rey Mysterio got their first notable North American exposure in ECW, and Mike Knox made his debut a short time after ECW became WWE's third brand.

<b><u>BROTHERS: Christian, Edge, Kane, Undertaker</u></b>
Not much explaining needed here. 4 recognizable names, 2 sets of brothers. These brothers have both teamed together as well as feuded with one another...but in this tournament, it's every man for himself. Whoever survives from this group should be looked on as a favorite to win the whole thing.

<b><u>WM WINNERS: Batista, John Cena, Shawn Michaels, Triple H</u></b>
This mega group contains not only former WWE champions...but all of these men have won gold in the main event of sports entertainment's grandest stage. Much like the previous group, whoever gets out of this one unscathed is sure to be hotly tipped to win the whole thing.

<b><u>ECW CHAMPS: Big Show, John Morrison, Mark Henry, Matt Hardy</u></b>
Obviously, this group contains men who have won the ECW Championship since it became the third brand of WWE. It's an interesting mix.

<b><u>WORLD ELITE: Finlay, Kofi Kingston, Vladimir Kozlov, William Regal</u></b>
Another eclectic mix of superstars here, featuring all guys who were born overseas. Finlay and Regal have had some absolutely brutal brawls in the past, should be interesting to see those revisited. The Moscow Mauler also packs a serious punch. But don't discount the man from Ghana, Kofi Kingston. He could use his speed to keep the others off balance.

<b><u>AMATEUR: Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger, Shelton Benjamin</u></b>
All four of these men have had their share of amateur wrestling success. Ziggler, Swagger, and Benjamin all excelled at the collegiate level while Rhodes nearly did but opted to start his professional wrestling career instead. Which of these talented grapplers will advance?

<b><u>BUSINESS BLOOD: Carlito, Primo, Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase</u></b>
Another group that doesn't need much explanation. Orton has seen the most success and is the only third generation wrestler in the bunch. Ted DiBiase is the son of the legendary Million Dollar Man. Lastly, the Colons have had their differences at some points and were also the first ever Unified Tag Team champions, they are the sons of Carlos Colon.

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Each group will compete round robin style. The top two from each group advance into the next round.</font>

<font color=goldenrod><b><u>SVR10 Tourney</u></b>

Gonna keep a running tally and keep adding to this post as it goes on:

<b><u>ROUND 1</u></b>

<b><u>WRESTLED IN TNA</u>
Day 1</b>
-CM Punk pulls out a win over Evan Bourne with a powerslam after a highly competitive bout that did a great job of setting the tone for the tournament. (8:26)
-MVP wins an even more grueling, close contest, battling a bloody R-Truth into submission and making him tap out to a full nelson. (9:47)

<b><u>ECW DEBUTS</u>
Day 1</b>
-Chris Jericho puts away Tommy Dreamer with a scoop slam, and it has already become obvious that if you are weakened enough, you will lose on any move. (6:24)
-Mike Knox put up a fight with his powerful offense, but none of it was enough to keep the feisty Rey Mysterio down. Rey gets the win with a spinning neckbreaker. (10:22)

<b><u>BROTHERS</u>
Day 1</b>
-Christian put in a valiant effort but it was just too much for the demonic Kane. Kane puts him away with a Chokeslam. (7:06)
-The Undertaker saw what his brother did, and somehow managed to top it by silencing Edge with a Chokeslam followed by a Tombstone Piledriver. (8:16)

<b><u>WM WINNERS</u>
Day 1</b>
-A bloodied Batista persevered and continued to wade off an onslaught from Shawn Michaels, whose chest was left red as ever. Batista wins with a neckbreaker. (11:02)
-As expected, Triple H and John Cena put on one of the most back-and-forth matches of the tournament. The Game scores a huge win with the Pedigree. (9:34)

<b><u>ECW CHAMPS</u>
Day 1</b>
-Big Show and Mark Henry put on an absolute masterpiece. I’m being completely serious, awesome match this was. Show gets the nod after a big stomp. (11:38)
-John Morrison got his tournament off to a great start, besting Matt Hardy following a hurricanrana in a really fast-paced encounter. (9:59)</font>

did you up guys like mine at all? i have to put up the show and stuff in a bit.

Danielson v. Lesnar v. Angle at Mania

Mcguiness v. Michaels

JUNE 28, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

It's the last show of the first half of 2004, and King of the Ring fallout is sure to occur. Plus, the first matches for Vengeance are announced and a king is crowned!

Our opening contest is a ten-man tag-team match featuring Tommy Dreamer, A-Train, Rikishi, and the Playboys taking on La Resistance's Rob Conway and Sylvan Grenier and Natural Born Thrillers Chuck Palumbo, Mark Jindrak, and Johnny "The Bull" Stamboli. The heels use quick tags for the first several minutes to isolate first Rikishi then Lance Cade. Eventually, A-Train makes a hot tag and he, Val, and Tommy work over Conway. The match evens out eventually, and it ends with Jindrak hitting Train with Splash Mountain for the win.

After the break, "Whatever" by Our Lady Peace hits the speakers, and Chris Benoit comes out to the ring wearing his half of the WWE Tag Team Titles. Inside the ring, a throne, a scepter, a crown, and a briefcase are waiting. Jim Ross informs us that the briefcase is Benoit's "Money In The Bank." By winning King of the Ring, he now owns the contract inside the briefcase which earns him a shot at any title at any time he pleases. The Crippler King enters the squared circle and picks up the briefcase. He looks at the ornate royal items in front of him, blows his nose on the throne and walks off with his contract. "Bah Gawd King, what disrespect! Chris Benoit just blew his nose on decades of tradition! What kind of psychopath is our King?"

Up next is a triple-threat match pitting Lance Storm against Luther Reigns against William Regal. Young Reigns seems a bit out of his element against the two wily veterans, and eventually he eats the Power of the Punch as Regal walks away victorious.

Backstage, Damien cuts a brief promo, challenging Shelton Benjamin to a match at Vengeance. Shelton handed Damien his only loss and he's going to avenge it in four weeks. Pretty good promo for a pretty unproven commodity. JR announces that Shelton has accepted. The match is on!

These two rivals are on opposite sides of the following six-man tag match as Shelton teams with his World's Greatest Tag Team partner Charlie Haas and Edge against Ministry members Damien, Big Show, and Kane. Edge and Damien carry most of the match, and the fans get a brief showdown between Shelton and Damien that Shelton controls until Big Show tags in. Shelton tags Edge back in, who puts Show away with the Edgecution for the win.

Edge grabs a microphone and tells Undertaker that he just beat one of Taker's proteges. Taker got lucky last night when he took Edge for his Last Ride. That's not going to be the case at Vengeance. Taker, I want a rematch!

World Champion Kurt Angle is up next in non-title action against Rene Dupree in what should be a solid technical encounter. Unfortunately, Kurt's still phoning it in, so it's not the match it could be. Eventually, Dupree tags out to the Angle Lock.

Backstage, United States Champion Rob Van Dam is doing his trademark stretching routine. He's up next after the break in a title defense against the King of the Ring Chris Benoit!

RVD and Benoit put on a tremendous contest with lots of near-falls and high spots. Eventually, RVD heads to the top rope and hits the Five-Star Frogsplash! He looks like he's about to successfully defend his title when Benoit's partner Chris Jericho enters the ring and clamps RVD in the Walls of Jericho! The referee calls for the DQ as Canadian Violence continue to pummel the US Champion. Out of nowhere, the Manbeast Rhyno rushes down the aisle. He goes toe-to-toe with Benoit, then clotheslines Jericho out of the ring to stand beside RVD.

And now for our main event. It's a fatal fourway to determine a new #1 contender for Kurt Angle's World Title. Jericho and Rhyno remain in the ring after the last segment, and they're joined by the respective leaders of the Ministry and the Natural Born Thrillers - Undertaker and Sean O'Haire. Solid match all around with everybody getting in their offense. Eventually, O'Haire picks up the big win via the Prophecy on Rhyno. Guess that means Undertaker's free to accept Edge's challenge.

Eric Bischoff appears on the TitanTron and makes the match official - Kurt Angle will defend the World Title against Sean O'Haire at Vengeance!

World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms for the releases of Divas Torrie Wilson and Nidia. We wish them both the best in their future endeavors.

JUNE 2004 RECAP


RAW

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Jun. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(33-20-1) Sean O'Haire (1-3-1, 81) (L RVD, L Angle, D Rhyno, L Rhyno, W 4-way)
(30-23) Kurt Angle (4-0, 99) (W O'Haire, W Show, W Y2J, W Dupree)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Jun. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(11-2) Mickie James (3-0, 97) (W Trish, W Trish, W Molly)
(26-15-2) Rhyno (1-3-1, 85) (L Benoit, L 4-way, D O'Haire, W O'Haire, L 4-way)
(29-20) Rob Van Dam (3-1, 82) (W O'Haire, W 4-way, L Damien, W Benoit)
(27-23-3) Chris Benoit (5-1, 87) (W Rhyno, W w/Y2J vs NBT, W Edge, W Shelton, W Rock, L RVD)
(22-27-1) Undertaker (2-2, 64) (W 8-man tag, L 4-way, W Edge, L 4-way)
(22-28-1) Chris Jericho (1-3, 89) (L Edge, W w/Benoit vs NBT, L Angle, L 4-way)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Jun. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(10-2) Damien (2-2, 79) (W 8-man tag, L Shelton, W RVD, L 6-man tag)
(12-6) Victoria (1-0, 72) (W w/Lita vs Jackie/Shaniqua)
(13-9-1) Trish Stratus (0-3, 80) (L Mickie, L Mickie, L Jazz)
(10-8) Jazz (1-0, 74) (W Trish)
(25-24-1) Big Show (1-3, 59) (W 8-man tag, L 4-way, L Angle, L 6-man tag)
(22-23) Shelton Benjamin (2-2, 78) (L 8-man tag, W Damien, L Benoit, W 6-man tag)
(16-17) Chuck Palumbo (2-1, 69) (W 3-way tag, L w/Stamboli vs Violence, W 10-man tag)
(23-25) Edge (3-2, 76) (W Y2J, W Kane, L Benoit, L UT, W 6-man tag)
(12-15) Johnny Stamboli (2-1, 66) (W 3-way tag, L w/Palumbo vs Violence, W 10-man tag)
(18-23-1) Kane (1-2, 41) (W 8-man tag, L Edge, L 6-man tag)
(17-25) Charlie Haas (1-2, 72) (L 8-man tag, L Regal, W 6-man tag)
(13-24) William Regal (3-0, 70) (W 6-man tag, W Haas, W triple threat)
(12-23) Tommy Dreamer (1-2, 72) (L 8-man tag, W triple threat, L 10-man tag)
(10-20) Lance Storm (0-3, 63) (L 8-man tag, L Jindrak, L triple threat)
(9-18) Sylvan Grenier (2-1, 71) (L 3-way tag, W 6-man tag, W 10-man tag)
(5-10) Molly Holly (0-1, 74) (L Mickie)
(10-21) A-Train (1-3, 77) (L 6-man tag, L 6-man tag, W Dupree, L 10-man tag)
(5-11) Lita (1-0, 77) (W w/Victoria vs Jackie/Shaniqua)
(4-10-1) Gail Kim (0-0, 69) (N/A)
(10-24) Rene Dupree (1-3, 72) (L 3-way tag, W 6-man tag, L Train, L Angle)
(7-23) Val Venis (0-3, 75) (L 3-way tag, L 6-man tag, L 10-man tag)
(5-19) Rob Conway (3-0, 69) (W 6-man tag, W 6-man tag, W 10-man tag)
(3-18) Rikishi (0-3, 69) (L 6-man tag, L triple threat, L 10-man tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Jun. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(13-6) Mark Jindrak (3-0, 60) (W 6-man tag, W Storm, W 10-man tag)
(1-6) Lance Cade (0-3, 61) (L 3-way tag, L 6-man tag, L 10-man tag)
(0-3) Shaniqua (0-1, 52) (L w/Jackie vs Lita/Victoria)
(0-6) Luther Reigns (0-3, 43) (L 6-man tag, L triple threat, L triple threat)

(Overall Won-Loss) Opener (Jun. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(0-1) Jacqueline (0-1, 60) (L w/Shaniqua vs Lita/Victoria)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Eric Bischoff (95)
Steve Austin (92)
Shane McMahon (89)
Al Snow (75)

Managers
Terri Runnels (70) (Lance Cade and Val Venis)

RAW Title Changes
United States - Rob Van Dam beat Sean O'Haire (6/7)
Women's - Mickie James beat Trish Stratus (6/7)
World Heavyweight - None (Kurt Angle has been champ since 4/25)
WWE Tag Team - None (Canadian Violence have been champs since 5/31)

RAW Feuds
Shelton Benjamin vs. Damien (87 Heat)
Rhyno & Rob Van Dam vs. Canadian Violence (85 Heat)
Kurt Angle vs. Sean O'Haire (82 Heat)
Edge vs. Undertaker (62 Heat)

JUNE 2004 RECAP

SmackDown!

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Jun. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(34-17) Brock Lesnar (2-2, 99) (W Rey, L Rock, W Dragon, L Eddie)
(32-16) The Rock (4-1, 99) (W Xian, W Brock, W Bats, W Matt, L Benoit)
(31-20) John Cena (2-3, 96) (W Kidman, W Tajiri, L w/Rey vs Hardyz, L Matt, L Jeff)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Jun. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(4-1) Jeff Hardy (3-1, 86) (W w/Matt vs Hurricane/Rico, L Xian, W w/Matt vs Cena/Rey, W Cena)
(29-18) Matt Hardy (4-1, 89) (W w/Jeff vs Hurricane/Rico, W Eddie, W w/Jeff vs Cena/Rey, W Cena, L Rock)
(26-21) Rey Mysterio (1-3, 93) (L Brock, L w/Cena vs Hardyz, L w/Rico vs DA, W Xian)
(24-23) Christian (2-2, 86) (L Rock, W Jeff, W Rico, L Rey)
(23-25-1) Eddie Guerrero (3-2, 90) (W Tajiri, L Matt, W w/Chavo vs DA, L w/Chavo vs DA, W Brock)
(18-21-2) Billy Kidman (2-2, 84) (L Cena, W triple threat, L w/Tajiri vs Guerreros, W w/Tajiri vs Rey/Rico)
(16-20) Rico (0-4, 83) (L w/Hurricane vs Hardyz, L triple threat, L Xian, L w/Rey vs DA)
(16-26) The Hurricane (1-2, 79) (L w/Rico vs Hardyz, L triple threat, W w/Blueprint vs Playas)
(15-25-1) Tajiri (1-3, 84) (L Eddie, L Cena, L w/Kidman vs Guerreros, W w/Kidman vs Rey/Rico)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Jun. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(26-15) D-Von Dudley (1-3, 77) (L w/Bubba vs Metros, L 3-way tag, L 6-man tag, W w/Bubba vs Carlito/Layfield)
(29-19) Dave Batista (3-1, 80) (W 10-man tag, W w/Layfield vs Morgan/Stevens, W Funaki/Gowan, L Rock)
(24-17) Bubba Ray Dudley (1-3, 75) (L w/D-Von vs Metros, L 3-way tag, L 6-man tag, W w/D-Von vs Carlito/Layfield)
(12-9) Billy Gunn (4-0, 71) (W w/Kanyon vs Dudleyz, W 3-way tag, W 6-man tag, W w/Kanyon vs Guerreros)
(12-9) Chris Kanyon (4-0, 70) (W w/Gunn vs Dudleyz, W 3-way tag, W 6-man tag, W w/Gunn vs Guerreros)
(19-15) John Layfield (3-1, 74) (W 10-man tag, W w/Bats vs Morgan/Stevens, W 6-man tag, L w/Carlito vs Dudleyz)
(19-27-1) Chavo Guerrero (2-2, 78) (L 10-man tag, W battle royal, W w/Eddie vs DA, L w/Eddie vs Metros)
(10-15) Nova (1-2, 70) (L 10-man tag, L battle royal, W 8-man tag)
(6-12) Jamie Noble (1-2, 65) (L 10-man tag, L battle royal, W 8-man tag)
(6-14-1) Paul London (2-1, 82) (W w/Dragon vs Carlito/Nunzio, L battle royal, W 8-man tag)
(7-19) Spike Dudley (0-3, 65) (10-man tag, L battle royal, L 6-man tag)
(6-18-1) Ultimo Dragon (2-2, 80) (W w/London vs Carlito/Nunzio, L battle royal, W 8-man tag, L Brock)
(5-19) Nunzio (0-3, 68) (L w/Carlito vs Dragon/London, L battle royal, L 8-man tag)
(1-4) Aaron Stevens (0-3, 67) (L 10-man tag, L w/Morgan vs Bats/Layfield, L triple threat)
(4-18) Carlito (0-4, 72) (L w/Nunzio vs Dragon/London, L battle royal, L 8-man tag, L w/Layfield vs Dudleyz)
(2-15) Chris Nowinski (1-3, 66) (W 10-man tag, L 3-way tag, L triple threat, L w/Henry vs Superfriends)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Jun. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(11-13) The Blueprint (1-2, 61) (L 6-man tag, L w/Stevens vs Bats/Layfield, W/Hurricane vs Playas)
(2-3) Johnny Jeter (2-1, 45) (W 6-man tag, W Gowan, L 8-man tag)
(5-12-1) Akio (1-2, 65) (W 6-man tag, L battle royal, L 8-man tag)
(4-12) Mark Henry (2-2, 55) (W 6-man tag, L 3-way tag, W triple threat, L w/Nowinski vs Superfriends)
(0-5) Zach Gowan (0-3, 57) (L 6-man tag, L Jeter, L w/Funaki vs Bats)
(0-7) Funaki (0-3, 64) (L 6-man tag, L battle royal, L w/Gowan vs Bats)

(Overall Won-Loss) Sent to OVW (Jun. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(3-18) Doug Basham (1-0) (W 10-man tag)
(3-18) Danny Basham (1-0) (W 10-man tag)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Vince McMahon (92)
Tazz (72)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Paul Heyman (92) (Billy Kidman, Brock Lesnar, and Tajiri)
Theodore Long (66) (Chris Nowinski and Mark Henry)

SmackDown! Title Changes
Cruiserweight - Rey Mysterio beat Christian (6/27)
WWE World - None (Matt Hardy has been champ since 5/20)
Intercontinental - None (Dave Batista has been champ since 4/8)
World Tag Team - None (Metro Connection have been champs since 4/29)

SmackDown! Feuds
Eddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar (93 Heat)
John Cena & The Rock vs. Hardy Boyz (87 Heat)
Yet to start - Rey Mysterio vs. Tajiri (94 Heat)
Yet to start - Rico vs. Christian (93 Heat)

JULY 1, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

With just 24 days to go until Vengeance and King of the Ring just barely in our rearview mirror, SmackDown! is undergoing some changes. Tonight, Eddie Guerrero - who won a #1 contender match against Brock Lesnar at KoR - cashes in his title shot against WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0 tonight! Plus, a trio of triple-threat matches showcasing the cruiserweight division. The winners of those matches will face off next week in a fourth triple-threat to determine a shot at Rey Mysterio's Cruiserweight Title at Vengeance!

The night kicks off with the debut of a new WWE Superstar, Generalin Intikami, a high-flier from the UK. His opponent tonight is Funaki. These two men - both looking to get noticed - put on a barn-burner of an opener. In the end, Intikami makes his debut an auspicious one by knocking Funaki out with a foreign object as Funaki attempted a powerbomb. After the match, Randy Orton (?!?) hits the ring with a steel chair. He lays out both men and stands over them as the opening video plays.

Back inside the ring, Orton stands alone in the ring with a microphone and the steel chair he used to lay out Funaki and Intikami. "I know what you're thinking. Randy Orton's a RAW Superstar. What is he doing on SmackDown! Fact of the matter is, I'm a man without a country. Because you see, there was a clause in our contracts that no one before me has exploited. When WWE held the draft in March, anyone not involved in the draft matches became a free agent. And since I've been out for eight months, there was no way I could compete. And now, not only am I a free agent, I'm the free agent. The game changer. Mister McMahon, Mister Bischoff... let the bidding begin!"

The triple threat series begins with a match pitting Billy Kidman against Rico and Ultimo Dragon! Kidman almost picks up the win over Rico with a running senton. Dragon almost pins Kidman with a tiger suplex. In the end, though, Rico puts Kidman away with his spinning kick to advance to next week's #1 contender match.

Backstage, The Hurricane is preparing for his triple threat, but he's joined by The Blueprint and Aaron Stevens who helped Hurricane and Blueprint last week.

Hurricane - Citizen Aaron, on behalf of The Blueprint, I'd like to thank you for your assistance last week. We would also like to invite you to join our organization - the Superfriends!

Stevens - I appreciate the offer, but I'm not sure the whole superhero things is for me.

Blueprint - See, I thought the same thing. But all I needed to do was change my name. Hurricane said I didn't need to wear a mask or run around making "whoosh" sound effects.

Stevens - But I like my name.

Hurricane - Think how much more fear you could strike in the fear of evildoers if you called yourself "The Idol!"

Stevens - But I like my name.

Hurricane - But no superheroes go by their real name!

Blueprint - What about Jean Grey?

Hurricane - Doesn't count. She's a girl.

Stevens - What does that have to do with anything? Besides, Nick Fury uses his real name!

Hurricane - He's not really a superhero, though.

Stevens - What about Doctor Strange?

Hurricane - ...well played.

Tag team action is next as the struggling former champions the Dudley Boyz take on Teddy Long's Playas' Club. The Dudleyz work over Nowinski early until Henry gets the hot tag and overpowers D-Von with a piledriver and a powerslam. D-Von fires off a clothesline from nowhere which leads to a double tag and the Dudleyz catch Nowinski with the 3-D for the win!

Triple threat number two is up next as Chavo Guerrero takes on Jeff Hardy and Tajiri! These three men top our earlier contest with a remarkable match that features a ton of high spots. In the end, Tajiri catches Chavo with the Kick of Death to pick up the win while Hardy recuperates from a massive kick to the face of his own. Tajiri joins Rico in next week's contender's match, as well as whoever wins our third and final triple threat.

Brock Lesnar comes to the ring. He cuts a promo about how Eddie Guerrero got lucky at King of the Ring to earn his title shot tonight. And there is nothing that means more to Lesnar than the WWE Title. So Lesnar challenges Eddie for a rematch at Vengeance. And Eddie had better hope that the match is for the title. Because Brock wants that belt back, but if Eddie fails to win the gold tonight, he's only going to piss Lesnar off. And he wouldn't like him when he's angry. Paul Heyman (who's filling in on commentary tonight) hypes the hell out of the Lesnar/Guerrero match.

Now it's time to fill that third spot in next week's match. It's The Hurricane versus the former champion Christian and red-hot up-and-comer Paul London! London almost pulls off the upset almost pinning Christian with a running senton. In a spot copied from our first match, Hurricane nearly pins London with a tiger suplex. In the end, though, Christian finishes London off with an Unprettier to advance to next week's triple threat against Rico and Tajiri!

Up next is a huge six-man tag match featuring four of SmackDown!'s reigning champions! Intercontinental Champion "Nature Boy" Dave Batista teams with the World Tag Team Champions the Metro Connection to take on John Cena, The Rock, and the Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio! The crowd is very hot for this match that features the three babyfaces getting in all their normal spots, and the heels more than holding their own. Gunn and Kanyon are really starting to look like they've found the angle that's going to make them stars. In the end, though, Cena plants Kanyon with the F-U for the win.

And now for tonight's main event. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 defends the WWE Title against Eddie Guerrero! The match itself is actually a little disappointing, but the crowd is way into it. In the end, Matt slides out of an Eddie bodyslam attempt and catches him with the Twist of Fate for the win. After the match, a down-and-out Eddie gets assaulted by Brock Lesnar, who lays him out with the F-5! Eddie failed to win the title tonight, and it seems to have only made Lesnar's hatred for Guerrero stronger!

Vince McMahon appears on the TitanTron as officials help Eddie Guerrero to the back. He makes the Guerrero/Lesnar match official, but he also has another announcement. Since it now appears we're short a #1 contender for the WWE Title at Vengeance, he's going to make an executive decision. In just under four weeks, Matt Hardy Version 2.0 is going to defend the WWE Title in a fatal fourway against his brother Jeff and the two men the Hardyz have had in their crosshairs for weeks - John Cena and The Rock! What a main event!

JULY 5, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Just twenty days away from Vengeance, we already know of three huge singles matches taking place at that pay-per-view event - Kurt Angle defending the World Title against Sean O'Haire as well as huge rematches pitting Edge against the Undertaker and Shelton Benjamin against Damien!

The night opens with a four-team elimination match pitting Terri Runnels' Playboys Lance Cade and Val Venis against La Resistance, The Ministry's Big Show and Kane, and Natural Born Thrillers Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli. Stamboli, Palumbo, and Kane carry most of the match. In the end, Palumbo blasts Show with a Jungle Kick to pick up the win for NBT.

Luther Reigns is still looking for his first WWE victory and he looks for it tonight against Mark Jindrak from the Natural Born Thrillers. Reigns puts up a good fight, but he again falls short as Jindrak blasts him with the Mark of Perfection for the win. After the match, just like on SmackDown!, Randy Orton hits the ring with a steel chair and lays both men out!

And, just like on SmackDown!, Orton grabs the microphone and cuts a promo about how there is a bidding war for his services between Vince McMahon and RAW's Eric Bischoff. Basically he's going to keep this up until somebody stops him.

Up next is a match that promises to be a technical masterpiece. Well, it should have. But for whatever reason it only gets a 72% quality rating. Regal picks up the win with the Power of the Punch over Charlie Haas.

Mickie James defends the Women's Title next against Jazz. Mickie has been a fighting champion since unseating Trish Stratus to win the belt. She continues her dominance of the Women's Division by hitting a tornado DDT for the win.

Backstage, Lance Storm opens up the door to his and Tommy Dreamer's dressing room. "Come on, it's time for our match." Everybody expects the Innovator of Violence to step out, but instead it's... Dawn Marie! Dawn Marie is the new manager of the ECW Originals!

Her charges have a WWE Tag Team Title match next against Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho (former ECW stars in their own right) - Canadian Violence! This is a really exciting match that gets cut a little bit shorter than a lot of the fans would have liked. Storm winds up getting caught in a combination Crippler Crossface/Walls of Jericho and taps out. After the match, Rhyno and Rob Van Dam hit the ring and nail Jericho with a double powerbomb. After the match, they put Benoit through the announce table! ECW! ECW! ECW!

Up next, it's two of RAW's Vengeance participants - Edge and Damien - going one-on-one. These two put on a very physical match. Eventually, Edge sets up to hand Damien his second singles loss with a spear, but out of nowhere, Undertaker hangs Edge out to dry on the top rope. Damien capitalizes and nails Edge with his trademark DDT for the win. As the Ministry members pummel Edge, Shelton Benjamin rushes to the ring to make the save.

Backstage, the WWE Tag Team Champions are nursing their wounds. They hijack the camera crew and issue a challenge to RVD and Rhyno for Vengeance.

Benjamin remains in the ring for our next match against Sean O'Haire. These two put on a tremendous match. Shelton once again appears to be on the verge of superstardom as he goes blow-for-blow with the #1 contender for the World Title. Damien gets a measure of revenge by blasting Shelton from behind with a chair, allowing O'Haire to hit the Prophecy for the win. As O'Haire and Damien go to work on Benjamin, Kurt Angle hits the ring with a chair of his own to drive off the heels.

And now our main event between Undertaker and World CHampion Kurt Angle barely even gets started as Sean O'Haire returns to the ring for revenge, accidentally blasting Taker with a big clothesline allowing Angle to clamp on the Angle Lock. Taker struggles mightily but winds up passing out. O'Haire returns to the ring to go back to work on Angle, but Edge hits the ring to clear it and the babyfaces stand tall as we fade to black.

<font color=goldenrod>I like that clause that Orton is using. Theoretically could also mean you can shift some of the lower tier guys around who didn't compete during the draft...sort of a Supplemental Draft.

Also, :lol: @ Aaron Stevens

Hope to see O'Haire win the big one</font>

JULY 8, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

Last week, a huge fatal fourway WWE Title match was announced for Vengeance, and tonight both halves of that match will be participating in two of our three huge tag team main events. But first...

Generalin Intikami's WWE debut was spoiled last week by the surprising return of Randy Orton. Tonight, he gets a second chance to make a first impression against Spike Dudley. Pretty decent squash that the crowd isn't really into because they're still not really sure who Intikami is. In the end, it's the Intikamio that puts Spike away for the victory.

Up next, two of the most powerful wrestlers on the SmackDown! brand go at it as The Blueprint takes on Mark Henry. Not exactly a technical masterpiece, both men get to show off their prolific strength. Blueprint looks to be on the verge of victory when - out of nowhere - Randy Orton once again hits the ring. He goes after Blueprint, then Henry capitalizes by joining in the fray. Orton slides to ringside and grabs a steel chair and lays both men out. Orton stands tall over both men. The ref calls for the no-contest draw.

"Stand back! There's a Hurricane comin' through!" The crowd erupts as Blueprint's mentor, the leader of the Superfriends, The Hurricane appears on the ramp. "Randall Orton, you have certainly made an impact since your return from injury. But you were on the verge of the main event when you went down. And now you're interrupting first-hour matches? Wassupwitdat? You issued an open challenge to anyone in WWE, and The Hurricane is going to accept it. Do you want to know what your mistake was? By attacking The Blueprint tonight, you proved yourself to be what I always suspected you were. A supervillain. And the Superfriends were assembled to put down supervillains. So at Vengeance, I'm accepting your challenge!" Orton does the Angry Face as we fade to commercial.

Hurricane's newest friend, Aaron Stevens takes on Intercontinental Champion "Nature Boy" Dave Batista in a non-title match next. Stevens looks pretty good until Batista destroys him with a clothesline, then claps on the Figure-Four Leglock. Stevens has no choice but to tap out, but he looked strong against the champ.

Backstage, Paul Heyman is psyching Brock Lesnar up. "Tonight, Brock Lesnar teams with Billy Kidman against Los Guerreros. Brock gets a taste tonight. Last week, Eddie Guerrero lost to Matt Hardy Version 2.0. In doing so, Eddie kept Brock from getting a WWE Title shot at Vengeance. This match is now for nothing but pride. And Brock Lesnar is a very proud man. And do you know when Brock Lesnar feels the most proud? When he's standing over the crippled, bloodied, beaten, mangled, demolished body of the one who wronged him! In seventeen days, Brock Lesnar is going to be the proudest man on the face of the planet and Eddie Guerrero is going to be dead!"

Last week, Rico, Christian, and Tajiri each won triple threat matches to earn a spot in our following contest. The winner of this match will be facing Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio at Vengeance for the title. Lots of all-around action ends with a sweet spot wherein Rico nails Christian with a brutal kick, but eats a tiger suplex and the Kick of Death from Tajiri, who picks up the win.

Vince McMahon appears on the Tron to make it official, it's Tajiri versus the Cruiserweight Champion at Vengeance!

Rey is out next for our first huge tag-team match and his partner is the always-exciting Paul London! This match should prove to be one of the most high-flying encounters of the year, because their opponents are... the Hardy Boyz! London definitely takes the next step in his evolution tonight as he more than holds his own against the charismatic enigma and the WWE Champion, but in the end, the Hardyz's veteran skills are too much as Jeff puts London away with the Swanton Bomb.

Backstage, Rico is recovering from getting kicked in the fucking head by Tajiri when he's approached by Christian. Christian lambasts him for taking the fall in the triple threat earlier and costing him a chance at regaining his Cruiserweight Title from that masked midget. Rico says it's not like Christian was in any position to break it up. Last he saw Christian's face, it was getting blasted by Rico's foot! They're held apart before their war of words can become physical, but not before Christian can challenge Rico to a match at Vengeance. And it's accepted!

Our second of three huge tag team matches is up next, and it's the aforementioned Guerreros/Lesnar/Kidman match! Eddie and Brock start the match, and Lesnar tears into his rival before tagging in Kidman. All four combinations of opponents happens before we wind back up with Eddie and Brock. Eddie pushes Lesnar into the ropes for a roll-up, but Lesnar rolls through and grabs the tights! The ref doesn't see it and calls the three count. After the match, the Guerreros get a small measure of revenge, chasing off Paul Heyman's cronies. This business between Eddie Guerrero and Brock Lesnar just keeps getting more and more personal!

And now for our main event! John Cena and The Rock, who will be facing off against the Hardy Boyz at Vengeance in a fatal fourway for Matt Hardy's WWE Title, come to the ring first for... a WWE Tag Team Title match against the Metro Connection! Cena spears Gunn to start results in Gunn quickly tagging Kanyon in, only to get blasted with an elbow. Rock tags in and and hits Kanyon with a piledriver. The Metros seem at a loss as Gunn tags back in, and Rock nails him with a spear! Rock and Cena are rolling! Suddenly, the Hardy Boyz come tearing down the ramp with steel chairs! Gunn sees his opportunity and whips Rock toward them, only for The Rock to reverse it and send Gunn right into Matt hardy's chair! Rock Bottom! One! Two! THREEEEE! NEW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS! The Hardyz are choked on the ramp. They can't believe it. Rock and Cena go into the crowd with their titles to celebrate and the crowd is absolutely fucking bananas as we fade to black.

'Rico is recovering from getting kicked in the fucking head by Tajiri'

'and the crowd is absolutely fucking bananas as we fade to black.'

LOL

TEW 2010 was announced at the start of this month btw.

JULY 12, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Just thirteen days away from Vengeance, and we've got a huge show tonight. All of the participants in RAW's four huge matches will be in action tonight, plus the in-ring return of wrestling's top free agent, Randy Orton!

On the 25th, Shelton Benjamin takes on Damien in a huge rivalry match. Tonight Benjamin's tag-team partner Charlie Haas takes on Damien's Ministry stablemate Big Show. Show didn't sell much at all in this one, which ends with him pulling the referee in the way of a clothesline for a DQ. After the match, Show is pissed and hits the ref with a clothesline of his own.

Terri Runnels and Dawn Marie lead their respective tag teams to the ring next for a huge eight-man tag match against Natural Born Thriller representatives Chuck Palumbo, Johnny Stamboli, Mark Jindrak, and the returning Shawn Stasiak! Tommy Dreamer and Stamboli carry the majority of the match, which is pretty much made up entirely of brawling. It's an entertaining brawl, but a brawl nonetheless. Eventually, Stasiak makes his return a successful one by hitting Cade with his trademark fisherman's suplex for the win.

The music of the former World Tag Team Champions the Metro Connection hits the speakers, and out comes Chris Kanyon! The crowd doesn't know what to think as this SmackDown! superstar comes to the ring. He grabs a microphone. "Three days ago, my... partner Billy Gunn and I got screwed out of the World Tag Team Titles. Now that we're left with no direction, I thought I'd take advantage of something. Randy Orton opened a door for me eleven days ago. I was unaware of the free-agent clause in my contract and - since I wasn't involved in the draft matches in March - I--" But before he can finish, he's nailed out of nowhere by an RKO! Randy Orton is in the ring! He goes to ringside to grab a chair. Kanyon is completely defenseless, and Orton busts him wide open with it! Orton stands over a bloodied Kanyon with a deranged look in his eyes as we go to commercial.

Back from commercial, Orton is still in the ring, but Kanyon has been helped backstage. JR and Cornette talk soberly about Chris Kanyon's health as A-Train's music hits. They then talk about how Orton took out Train's former tag partner Matt Morgan on SmackDown! and Train is looking for revenge in Orton's first match since November. Train gets in a couple of moves, but this is Orton's night, and he puts Train away with an RKO. After the match, he pounds the hell out of Train, once again making a statement.

It's a six-diva tag match next. The winning team will receive a fatal fourway title shot against Women's Champion Mickie James next week on RAW. Trish and Lita carry most of the load for the babyfaces while Victoria spends most of the match on the apron. Jazz and Molly do the same for their team while Gail Kim looks on and watches. Trish and Jazz start the match, then they're right back together in the end. Jazz strikes, powerslams, then hits the Jazz Stinger on Trish to earn the title shot next week.

Our first Vengeance preview match of the night pits United States Champion Rob Van Dam against one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions, Chris Jericho. In thirteen days, it will be Van Dam and Rhyno against Jericho and Chris Benoit in a title match. These two put on a tremendous match that definitely whets the fans' appetite for the pay-per-view match. RVD hits a massive springboard back elbow that gets a huge pop. Jericho is hurting and he draws the ref's attention. Suddenly, out of nowhere Chris Benoit hits the ring and clamps on the Crippler Crossface! RVD is in bad shape. Jericho picks up the pieces and gets the pin. After the match, Canadian Violence continue to pummel one of their challengers until Rhyno hits the ring with a chair to chase them off. It's Rhyno versus Benoit next!

Chris Benoit is sitting on a guaranteed title shot at any time in the next year, but his sights are set on his fellow ECW originals Rhyno and Van Dam. Benoit and Rhyno put on a hell of a match. Not as good as the one RVD and Jericho just put on, but it's still pretty damn good. Rhyno hits his piledriver on Benoit for a long two. In a moment of confusion, Jericho returns the favor from earlier by laying out Rhyno with the chair he brought to the ring, allowing Benoit to clamp on the Crippler Crossface for the submission victory. Before the double team can commence again, RVD comes out with a second chair to chase off the champions.

Backstage, Mickie James cuts a short-and-sweet promo about her dominance of the Women's Title over the last couple of months and her upcoming title defense against Gail Kim, Jazz, and Molly Holly. Four of the best female wrestlers in the world in one match? Sign me up!

I was hoping that the promo would help filter the crowd reaction from that last match down so that they wouldn't be terribly disappointed in yet another Undertaker match. Unfortunately it didn't, and so they are, which is a shame because Shelton Benjamin is his opponent, and he keeps looking like he's on the verge of something big. Benjamin manages to blast UT with a Superkick! He's going to pick up the win, except suddenly Damien is in the ring beside him and lays him out with a chokeslam. The ref calls for the disqualification. Edge hits the ring to make the save (and get a shot at his Vengeance opponent in the process), and the heels are driven off.

Edge remains in the ring for his match next against the #1 contender for the World Title, Sean O'Haire. O'Haire dominates the early going with a trio of slams and a neckbreaker, but Edge fights back with a clothesline and a slam for two. This match definitely overshadows our last one, even if it has a pretty similar ending. O'Haire hits the prophecy, but Kurt Angle hits the ring and nails his challenger with a big right hand, resulting in a DQ. Undertaker hits the ring, and once again, two pairs of Vengeance opponents are in the ring.

This time it's Angle's turn to stay behind, as he's got Damien in tonight's main event! Or... he would if I'd booked it. Goddammit... I could have sworn I set up all eleven segments. Ah, well. We'll say it was a dark match.

:rofl:

JULY 15, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

Just ten days away from Vengeance, and the SmackDown! participants are all in action tonight!

Up first, it's one-on-one action pitting the runt of the Dudley litter Spike, against Teddy Long's Harvard grad protege Chris Nowinski. Decent throwaway match that Nowinski wins with a double-arm DDT.

The Cruiserweight division is on display next as two men who are looking to get themselves in the title hunt go toe-to-toe. It's Jamie Noble against Nunzio! Good technical match that has several near falls. In the end, Noble fires off a neckbreaker, a tornado DDT, and his trademark Tiger Driver for the win.

"Folks, for whatever reason, the next segment isn't showing up in my rundown. Apparently, since we're still without a General Manager after Stephanie McMahon's injury, nobody fille--" GLASS SHATTERS! The crowd goes absolutely bugshit as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin makes his way down the aisle. He slides under the bottom rope. Even though he's on RAW, you can almost hear Jim Ross ejaculating all over himself. Austin cuts the same promo he's been cutting for the last five years blah blah blah swear word blah blah blah McMahon blah blah blah hell yeah blah blah blah. Somewhere in there, I think he said something about being the new General Manager of SmackDown!, but I honestly tuned him out. I hate this guy.

Last week, Randy Orton laid out The Blueprint during his match with Mark Henry. Tonight, he makes his first SmackDown! wrestling appearance in over a year as he takes on Blueprint's Superfriends partner Aaron Stevens. Stevens puts on easily his best match since being called up to the Blue Brand, and Orton once again reminds everyone why he's the future of the industry. Orton picks up the win with an RKO. After the match, Billy Gunn hits the ring to try and enact some revenge on Orton for bloodying his partner Chris Kanyon on RAW, but Orton steals Gunn's chair from him and lays him out with the chair! Randy Orton cannot be stopped! Does The Hurricane stand a chance at Vengeance?

Up next, the top tier of the Cruiserweight division tangles in a triple-threat tag match. It's Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio teaming with Eddie Guerrero against Paul London and Rico and the duo of Christian and Tajiri! The heels let the faces beat each other up through most of the match, but Tajiri cleans up at the end of the match, hitting his Vengeance opponent Mysterio with the Kick of Death! Tajiri is building momentum going into his title match!

Backstage, Austin is having one of those "I'm backstage and talking to random jobbers" segments when he's approached by Vince McMahon. "What the hell do you think you're doing? I never named you the General Manager. The Board of Directors never named you the General Manager. You have no authority on this show. So GET THE HELL OUT!!!" Austin looks at him for a long beat. "What?" For some reason, the crowd goes bonkers at that word, and Austin walks off.

Up next is a match that was supposed to be the main event of RAW but was cut due to time constraints :shifty: It's World Champion Kurt Angle against the dominant rookie monster Damien! Even when Angle is phoning it in, he puts on high-quality matches. Sean O'Haire takes out Angle with the Prophecy, allowing Damien to get the cheap pin. Shelton Benjamin makes the save with a chair.

The deranged "Nature Boy" Dave Batista has dominated the singles ranks on SmackDown! since becoming Intercontinental Champion. So, tonight, he tries something different - defending the title in a fatal fourway against three top tag stars! It's Jeff Hardy and those damn Dudley Boyz against Batista for the Intercontinental Title! Decent overall match that Jeff Hardy pretty much carries. In a bit of a surprise, Jeff catches D-Von with the Swanton Bomb to win the Intercontinental Title! Going into Vengeance's fatal fourway for the WWE Title, Jeff now has gold of his own!

Backstage, the new World Tag Team Champions John Cena and The Rock cut a promo on the Hardy Boyz. At Vengeance, it's going to be every man for himself, but isn't this interesting? Four men. Four contenders to the title. And every one a champion. Never has every champion been in one fatal fourway match, but that's all going to change in ten days. Matt, at Vengeance, one of us is taking your WWE Title, and Jeff had better not get complacent, either. Because he's next, if ya smeeeeeeeelllllll what The Rock is cookin'! Word life!

Earlier this year, the rivalry between The Hurricane and the WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0 was almost a guarantee to provide the match of the night. Both men have other things on their minds tonight, but you just know that they're looking to make a statement. The match is everything the fans (and the IWC) hoped for and more. Hurricane looks like a legitimate threat to the gold during a tremendous contest before Matt manages to put him away with his middle-rope legdrop. After the match, Randy Orton returns to the ring with the chair he swiped from Billy Gunn and lays out Hurricane! This Hurricane/Orton match at Vengeance is going to be red-hot!

And now for our main event... Right? Okay, yeah. It's actually happening. It's a non-title match pitting the World Tag Team Champions John Cena and The Rock against Paul Heyman's duo of Brock Lesnar and Billy Kidman! Very good match that gives Kidman a pretty solid rub being in the ring with the three main eventers. Eventually, though, the Hardyz have heard enough as Jeff blasts Cena with a steel chair while the ref is distracted by Matt, allowing Lesnar to hit the F-5 for the win. The WWE and Intercontinental Champions stand over their Vengeance opponents as SmackDown! goes off the air.

Taz will be out for 8 months with a neck injury sustained during his barbwire ropes match with Cactus Jack where he lost the World Title.

Rob Van Dam recently lost his Extreme Television Title to CM Punk in a 10 Man Battle-Royal which featured Bryan Danielson, Jerry Lynn, AJ Styles, Nosawa, Masada, Juvi Guerrera, Sabu, Lance Storm and oddly enough Vader.

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JULY 19, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

It's the last RAW before Vengeance, and tonight's show is headlined by a massive ten-man tag match. World Champion Kurt Angle teams with United States Champion Rob Van Dam, Rhyno, Edge, and Shelton Benjamin against #1 contender Sean O'Haire's team of Undertaker, Damien, and the WWE Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho and the 2004 King of the Ring Chris Benoit! Plus, a fatal fourway for the Women's Title and another appearance from the biggest free agent in WWE, Randy Orton! This would all be freaking awesome... except it's a dud show. Damn.

We open up with a triple threat match and the announcers put over that the three winners of our triple threat matches tonight will face off against Rob Van Dam next week for the United States Title in a fatal fourway. Our first match pits fan favorites A-Train and Luther Reigns against the newest Natural Born Thriller Shawn Stasiak. In the end, Train puts Stasiak away with the Derailer to earn the shot.

It's Lance Cade, Rob Conway, and William Regal next in another US Title triple threat. Short match that ends with Regal putting Cade away with the Power of the Punch to enter the title match next week.

Backstage, a camera is set up outside of the locker room of the leader of the Ministry, Undertaker. An interviewer is set up, apparently to get a few words with Taker about his Vengeance match with Edge, but Sean O'Haire enters the frame, then opens the door and enters. What could the Devil's Advocate want with the Deadman?

Rob Van Dam already knows that he will face A-Train and William Regal next week. The fourth and final spot in that fatal fourway will be filled by either Charlie Haas, Rikishi, or Mark Jindrak. The high spot of the match is Jindrak hitting Rikishi with a Death Valley driver to take him out. Haas puts up a good fight, but this is definitely Jindrak's match, as he puts him away with Splash Mountain to earn his spot.

Trish Stratus and Lita (and their partner Victoria) came up just short last week in their bid to earn a Women's Title shot tonight. They hope to bounce back in this tag team match against Jacqueline and Shaniqua. Not too surprising, they do just that, with Trish pinning Shaniqua with Stratusfaction.

Backstage, the WWE Tag Team Champions Canadian Violence cut a brief promo on their Vengeance title defense against Rhyno and Rob Van Dam. Jericho does most of the talking (as he should), playing up the fact that all four men came from the same place. ECW put them all on the map. But Benoit and Jericho have moved on. Chris Jericho did the unthinkable almost three years ago. He unified the World Wrestling Federation Title and the WCW Title belts. And Chris Benoit has become the greatest technical wrestler on the planet - something he proved by outlast 31 of the best in the world in the King of the Ring tournament - and he's carrying around a briefcase that makes him perpetual #1 contender to any title he damn well pleases. So, Rob, you keep on swinging chairs. And Rhyno, you keep tackling people while hearing Joey Styles in the back of your mind. But the two of us will keep doing what we've been doing all along. Winning.

Val Venis looks like a lamb being led to the slaughter as he heads to the ring to face Randy Orton, who has run roughshod over World Wrestling Entertainment since his return three weeks ago. It's Orton's last match on RAW before his big showdown with The Hurricane at Vengeance, and he means business. Val manages to slam Orton and hit him with a spear, and hits some impact moves late in the match, but Orton never really looked to be in danger, as he puts Val away with the RKO. As Val is helped up the ramp, Orton pounces again, leveling him with punches and walking away victorious once again.

If Canadian Violence retains the WWE Tag Team Titles at Vengeance, then the following night on RAW, they'll defend the gold against the winners of our next contest - an elimination match between four of the top teams on RAW. If Rhyno and RVD pick up the win, then they will defend the belt in two weeks, since RVD is already confirmed for that fourway for the IC belt next week. The first team to fall is La Resistance after Johnny Stamboli puts Grenier away with a piledriver. Shortly thereafter, Lance Storm pins Stamboli with a Tiger suplex. It's down to the ECW Originals Storm and Tommy Dreamer against the Ministry's Kane and Big Show. Show winds up getting the win with the Showstopper on Lance Storm. Big Show and Kane are now the #1 contenders to the WWE Tag Team Titles!

Backstage, another member of the Ministry, the demonic rookie monster Damien cuts a promo for his match with Shelton Benjamin at Vengeance. Shelton handed Damien his first loss in WWE during the King of the Ring tournament. And Damien has a long memory. To err is human. To forgive is divine. And no one will ever confuse Damien for divinity...

Last week, Gail Kim, Jazz, and Molly Holly won a six-Diva tag match to earn this fatal fourway match against Women's Champion Mickie James. And the title's on the line! The heels take turns working over the champ, but eventually things degenerate and Gail and Molly begin fighting each other. Molly and Jazz get taken out, which allows Mickie to nail Gail with a tornado DDT for the successful title defense.

And now for a main event that should have earned a 78% overall rating (which is pretty good for a clusterfuck tag match), but thanks to dud-y goodness only gets a 69 (although, "only" getting 69 doesn't sound so bad...). The match ends with Benoit getting RVD to tap out to the Crippler Crossface, to give the "perpetual #1 contender" huge momentum heading into Vengeance.

So at Vengeance it's Kurt Angle defending the World Title against Sean O'Haire! Canadian Violence defend the WWE Tag Team Titles against Rhyno and Rob Van Dam! Edge takes on Undertaker! And Damien looks for revenge against Shelton Benjamin! You do not want to miss Vengeance, only on Pay-Per-View!

Personal opinion aside...

Why didn't you edit out the majority of the lame wrestlers from the game?

Not exactly WWF-buying-WCW, but the depth in SD's cruiser division just got a huge boost. And the prospect of a Kendrick/London reunion? :drool:

Because I wanted to do it as though I'd actually taken over 2003 WWE. I wanted to take a mediocre product and try to make it great.

<font color=goldenrod>Awesome acquisition. Seems like the rosters might wind up getting quite large. Any future plans for a potential 3rd brand?</font>

I've thought about it. I'm coming up on one year in charge of WWE, so maybe I'll kick that around for Year Two. I pretty much know where I'm going through Summerslam but after that I'm slightly rudderless. Rosters are really really stuffed right now hence all the giant tag matches.

<font color=goldenrod>Yeah, definitely a problem that I've always had with 2 brands. I will say though...if you have problems with guys phoning it in with two brands...3 brands gets crazy. You pretty much HAVE to do "the manager trick" and turn all of your Main Eventers and Upper Midcarders into Managers. That's the only way they don't get pissed off at the fact that they only appear on 1/3 of your shows.

Maybe heading into 2005 you can hold some sort of "Expansion Draft" - Raw and SmackDown each get to select a set number of guys to "protect" from the draft like in real sports...and then the new brand can take a set number from each show in addition to bringing development guys up or something.</font>

Maybe I'll allow the main eventers to float. The more I think about it, the more I like this idea.

Btw, Page 50!

<font color=goldenrod>That would certainly be interesting, although it might limit the effectiveness of holding drafts in the future.</font>

JULY 22, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

It's the last show before Vengeance and - like RAW - a huge ten-man tag main event has been booked for tonight! But the show opens with a six-man tag match pitting John Layfield and the former World Tag Team Champions the Metro Connection against Chavo Guerrero and the Dudley Boyz! Chris Kanyon spends most of the match on the apron, selling the effects of Randy Orton bloodying him last week with a chair, leaving Billy Gunn to carry most of the match. In the end, Gunn puts Chavo away with the Fameasser to get some positive momentum back for his team.

John Cena is backstage preparing for the big main event tonight when he's blindsided by the new Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy! Hardy and the co-holder of the World Tag Team Titles brawl around backstage until Hardy gets the advantage and leaves Cena laying. What does this mean for Cena in the main event tonight? And at Vengeance!

Up next two Cruiserweights in need of a big win go toe-to-toe as Nova takes on Carlito. These two exciting young talents don't disappoint as they put on an exciting match that Nova wins with the Spin Doctor.

The Rock comes to the ring, probably to cut a promo about what happened to his partner earlier, but he too is blindsided by the WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0! Matt lays Rock out with the title belt then poses above him as the crowd boos. The Hardy Boyz are taking out their competition!

Last week, "Nature Boy" Dave Batista lost the Intercontinental Title in shocking fashion in a fatal fourway in which he was never pinned. He looks to bounce back tonight against Ultimo Dragon. Few wrestlers on the roster bump like Dragon, and he makes Bats look like a million bucks in a surprisingly good match. The former champ picks up the win with the Batista Bomb.

Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio cuts a brief backstage promo about his title defense in three days against the Japanese buzzsaw Tajiri. Tajiri is a multiple-time former champion, and there's no reason to think that he's not a worthy contender. But Rey is the most exciting wrestler on the planet, and it's about time he starts reminding people!

The Hurricane is out next for a match with Billy Kidman just three days away from his big confrontation with the "super-villain" Randy Orton. As can be expected, these two high-flying stars put on a great show, but Hurricane picks up the win by putting Kidman down with a dropkick then putting him away with a shining wiard. After the match, Hurricane turns right into an RKO from Randy Orton! Orton has once again gotten the better of the Hurricane!

Christian is backstage and he has a brief promo about Rico planned. Christian still blames Rico for Tajiri being the one to get the title shot tihs Sunday and not Xian. This guy is absolute gold on the mic. How is he not a main eventer yet?

Our match of the night pits the exciting young Paul London against wrestling's biggest free agent Randy Orton! These two put on a short classic that makes London look like a star just by association. Eventually, though, London misses an avalanche in the corner allowing Orton to put him away with the RKO. As Orton celebrates the win, he's jumped from behind by The Hurricane! Hurricane's got a chair, and he is done playing with Orton! Orton rolls to the floor and safety, but Hurricane has made his statement.

Speaking of great promos, Eddie Guerrero's got one for his match with Brock Lesnar. Eddie has proven that he belongs in the main event, and he's going to drive that point home by beating the most dominant wrestler of the last decade. I've been on Brock's radar for a couple of months, but I'm still standing, just like I will be after I pin him at Vengeance!

And now for our main event as World Tag Team Champions John Cena and The Rock team with the Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio as well as Eddie Guerrero and Rico to take on WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0, Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy, the #1 contender for Rey's belt Tajiri, Brock Lesnar, and Christian! These ten men will be involved in four huge encounters this Sunday at Vengeance, but tonight it's a ten-man massacre! Jeff Hardy gets isolated early by Eddie, Rey, and Rock, then he tags in Tajiri, who gets the same treatment from Rey, Cena, Rico, and Eddie. The heels finally manage to isolate Guerrero until he can tag in Rey, which results in a series of quick tags on both sides and Rico capitalizing on the confusion by laying out Christian with a spinning leg lariat and picking up the win for his team.

This Sunday night, it's going to be Matt vs. Jeff vs. Cena vs. Rock for the WWE Title! Mysterio vs. Tajiri! Eddie vs. Lesnar! Rico vs. Christian! Plus, The Hurricane takes on Randy Orton!

JULY 25, 2004 - VENGEANCE

For the second straight month, the pay-per-view preshow match pits Edge against Undertaker. These two have had a disappointing feud that I was hoping would push Undertaker back up the ranks, but Edge's overness is actually dropping moreso than UT's is rising.

Edge vs. Undertaker

Big backdrop on Undertaker, executed well. Edge hits a bulldog off the ropes. Cover for a two count. Undertaker counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Undertaker hits a right hand on Edge. Undertaker with a badly-executed spinning neckbreaker on Edge. Hooks the leg for a two count. Side suplex from Undertaker. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Edge takes a right hand to the temple from Undertaker. Edge counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Edge hits a bulldog off the ropes. Hooks the leg for a two count. Powerbomb on Undertaker. Pin, but Undertaker is out just before the three count. Bodyslam by Edge. Edge hits a right hand. Undertaker kicks Edge in the gut to reverse the momentum. Big kick from Undertaker. Flapjack from Undertaker on Edge. Edge hooks up a suplex, but Undertaker flips out and lands on his feet, and quickly grabs the tights to score with a school boy pin! 1...2..3! The referee somehow missed the blatant cheating! The fight has started up again! Edge attacks Undertaker, and they brawl all around ringside, then into the crowd! They eventually disappear backstage, still fighting. ** rating for this one. Perfectly Acceptable Wrestling.

Overall Rating: 62%
Crowd Reaction: 63%
Match Quality: 63%

Last month, Shelton Benjamin handed the Ministry's rookie monster Damien his first WWE defeat. Since then, Damien has been hell-bent (no pun intended) on destroying Benjamin and getting his win back.

Shelton Benjamin vs. Damien

Shelton Benjamin snap suplexes Damien. Damien powers out of a headlock. Damien slams Shelton Benjamin. The referee bumps after catching a wild right hand and is down. Damien scores with a standing spinebuster. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is conveniently laid out. Shelton Benjamin reverses a hip toss. Shelton Benjamin snap suplexes Damien...with authority! ('With authority', trademark G.Monsoon 1986.) Doctor Bomb, Damien landed hard. Cover for a two count. Shelton Benjamin plants Damien with an exploder suplex. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Shelton Benjamin misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Spinebuster by Damien. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Damien misses a clothesline. Damien gets whipped into the corner by Shelton, who charges in with a clothesline. Damien grabs the referee and pulls him in the way! The referee calls for the DQ as he collapses to the mat in pain. Damien gets out of the ring and walks off, having taken the cheap way out. Damien looks furious. The referee walks over...and gets blasted with a clothesline! Damien has lost it! *** rating, as it was good, but nothing too special.

Overall Rating: 84%
Crowd Reaction: 88%
Match Quality: 78%

Since his shocking return earlier this month, Randy Orton has dominated both RAW and SmackDown! Proclaiming himself the biggest free agent in wrestling, Orton has bounced back and forth between both shows, destroying everyone who crossed his path. Along the way, SmackDown!'s resident superhero The Hurricane decided that Orton is the biggest superhero in WWE and has vowed to stop him.

The Hurricane vs. Randy Orton

Orton receives some punishment. Hurricane hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Orton takes a flying neckbreaker from The Hurricane. Orton takes a flying neckbreaker from The Hurricane. Randy Orton comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Flying shoulder tackle by Orton sends Hurricane to the mat. Powerful Spear by Randy Orton. Hooks the leg for a two count. The Hurricane ducks a clothesline attempt. Flying cross body off the top rope! I'll give a 0.8 on the Steamboat scale for that effort. Hooks the leg for a two count. Power drive elbow by The Hurricane. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Orton powers out of a headlock. Randy Orton fires off some right and left hands. The Hurricane takes the advantage after a i-block-your-punch-you-don't-block-mine routine. Hard back suplex on Orton. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Randy Orton can barely stand. Eye Of The Hurricane! 1....2....3. The Hurricane extends his hand to Orton...but it is ignored! I'll give this a ***1\4 rating.

Overall Rating: 84%
Crowd Reaction: 86%
Match Quality: 81%

A few weeks back, Tajiri won a triple threat to earn a title shot at Rey Mysterio's Cruiserweight Title. Christian blames Rico for taking the fall in that contest, leading to tonight's contest.

Rico vs. Christian

Spinning back kick from Rico. Rico strikes Christian. Hard back suplex on Christian. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Hard back suplex on Christian. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Christian fights out of a grapple. Big backdrop on Rico, executed well. Tiger bomb by Christian, although no mention is made of whether it originated in Pearl River. There's a two count on the pin. Rico kicks Christian in the gut to reverse the momentum. Super kick by Rico. There's a two count on the pin. Springboard dropkick from Rico. Nicely done. Pin, but Christian is out just before the three count. Rico only gets knees on a splash. Chanelling the spirit of Misawa, Christian uses a forearm to the face. Rico pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Rico hits a dropkick on Christian. Christian can barely stand. Spinning Kick! 1....2....3. This one gets a ***1\4 rating, it was a good bout.

Overall Rating: 88%
Crowd Reaction: 93%
Match Quality: 78%

Over the last several weeks, WWE Tag Team Champions Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho have been at odds with fellow ECW alumni Rhyno and Rob Van Dam. Tonight, the titles are on the line in a Hardcore Match!

Hardcore Match for the WWE Tag Team Titles - Rhyno and Rob Van Dam vs. Canadian Violence (c)

Fallaway slam by Rhyno. Shining Wizard on Benoit, RVD really laid that one in. RVD \ Rhyno hook up Jericho, then hit a double suplex. Rhyno slams Chris Benoit onto the table. Chris Jericho reverses a hip toss. Chris Benoit snap suplexes Rhyno...with authority! ('With authority', trademark G.Monsoon 1986.) Benoit uses a table as a ram on Rhyno. Tiger suplex on RVD, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Double arm suplex by Chris Benoit, Rhyno hits hard. Rhyno is all alone...Crossface Walls Combo!! 1....2....3! A ****1\4 rating, great bout.

Overall Rating: 91%
Crowd Reaction: 91%
Match Quality: 92%

As mentioned earlier, Tajiri earned a shot at Rey Mysterio's Cruiserweight Title tonight, and this looks to be a strong budding rivalry

Cruiserweight Title Match - Rey Mysterio (c) vs. Tajiri

Tajiri strikes Rey. Rey Mysterio fights out of a grapple. Tajiri walks into a high dropkick from Rey Mysterio. Rey whips Tajiri into the turnbuckles...and predictably, the referee gets sandwiched. Tajiri walks into a face crusher variation. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is conveniently laid out. Tajiri fights out of a grapple. Rey takes a flying neckbreaker from Tajiri. Flying cross body off the top rope! I'll give a 0.8 on the Steamboat scale for that effort. There's a two count on the pin. Diamond Dust from Tajiri, Rey is out. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Rey powers out of a headlock. Super kick by Rey Mysterio. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Tajiri pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Rey Mysterio gets whipped into the corner by Tajiri, and flips all the way over to the outside! Rey stays down on the outside, hurt. The referee reaches a ten count, and this one is over. Tajiri slides to the outside and grabs a chair, then climbs back into the ring. Rey turns around...and gets planted with a huge chair shot to the head! He is left down and out on the canvas. A **** rating for a good contest.

Overall Rating: 90%
Crowd Reaction: 92%
Match Quality: 87%

Sean O'Haire has been chasing World Champion Kurt Angle for weeks, playing mindgames with the champion. Tonight, he finally gets what he wants - a shot at the gold!

World Title Match - Kurt Angle (c) vs. Sean O'Haire

Angle receives some punishment. Angle gets slammed. Big clothesline on Angle. Bodyslam by O'Haire. Angle pushes out of a Sean O'Haire hold. Running knee lift from Kurt Angle. Powerful Spear by Kurt Angle. Cover for a two count. O'Haire counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Massive backbreaker, Angle got planted. Early reports indicate that the back was *not* actually broken, so the move's name should actually be backhurter. There's a two count on the pin. Death valley driver by Sean O'Haire, Kurt Angle got planted. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Sean O'Haire misses a clothesline. Angle slams Sean O'Haire. Angle only gets knees on a splash. Bodyslam by O'Haire. Kurt Angle tries to get a big slam, but it is blocked when O'Haire goes to the eyes! Sean O'Haire quickly scores with a field-goal kick between the legs! Kurt Angle collapses! The referee didn't see the illegal blow! 1...2...3! Kurt Angle got screwed! Sean O'Haire leaves the ring and heads off down the aisle at speed. O'Haire has the victory, and isn't hanging around for Kurt Angle to look for revenge. Almost a *** rating, but there were some bits that dragged, so **3\4 instead.

Overall Rating: 80%
Crowd Reaction: 84%
Match Quality: 73%

All month long, The Hardy Boyz have been trying to prove their supremacy atop SmackDown!, drawing the ire of The Rock and John Cena. Up next, a fatal fourway match for Matt's WWE Title!

Fatal Fourway for the WWE Title - John Cena vs. The Rock vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 (c)

Cena walks into a high dropkick from Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Hard back suplex on Cena. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Cover for a two count. Cena counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Cena tags out to Jeff Hardy. Hardy hits a dropkick on Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Matt reverses an irish whip...and Jeff Hardy runs into the referee. Springboard dropkick from Jeff Hardy. Nicely done. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is conveniently laid out. Hardy hits a dropkick on Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Matt blocks the suplex attempt. Tag between Matt Hardy Version 2.0 and The Rock. Big piledriver on Hardy. The Rock with a spinning neckbreaker on Hardy. Rock drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Spin kick by Jeff Hardy to the face. Power drive elbow by Jeff Hardy. Hardy tags out to Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Matt hits a dropkick on The Rock. Vicious kick to the teeth from Matt Hardy Version 2.0. The Rock can barely stand. Twist Of Fate! 1....2....3. *** rating for a good bout.

Overall Rating: 83%
Crowd Reaction: 88%
Match Quality: 73%

During the preshow, SmackDown! General Manager Steve Austin shuffled the card around a bit, deciding that the match with the best chance of being MotN was our following contest - a rematch between hated rivals Eddie Guerrero and Brock Lesnar. Thus, it's now our main event!

Eddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar

Spinning back kick from Eddie Guerrero. Spinning back kick from Eddie Guerrero. Driven DDT by Eddie Guerrero. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Spin kick by Eddie Guerrero to the face. Brock Lesnar elbows Eddie Guerrero in the face to break a hammerlock. Eddie gets caught with a short powerbomb from Lesnar. Lesnar hits a stump piledriver on Eddie Guerrero. There's a two count on the pin. Eddie Guerrero fights out of a grapple. Eddie crushes Lesnar with a big legdrop. Hooks the leg for a two count. Tiger suplex on Lesnar, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Brock Lesnar pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Eddie receives some punishment. Brock Lesnar gets taken down out of nowhere. Eddie uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Eddie Guerrero has Brock Lesnar down on the canvas and is ascending the corner. Off the top - Frog Splash, forget about it. 1....2...3! Eddie Guerrero goes into the crowd, where he celebrates his victory *** rating, as it was good, but nothing too special.

Overall Rating: 87%
Crowd Reaction: 93%
Match Quality: 75%

<font color=goldenrod>O'HAIRE :love:

HURRICANE :love:

LOOPY</font> :love:

i just quit and formed my own promotion. This is gonna be sick.

JULY 26, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

One night removed from Vengeance, and we have a new World Heavyweight Champion! The Devil's Advocate Sean O'Haire is not scheduled for a match tonight, but he is expected to make a huge announcement tonight! Plus, a massive main event has been signed - pitting former champion Kurt Angle against Randy Orton. And rumor has it that Orton has decided which brand he's signing with! All that, plus two huge title matches, and tonight's RAW is going to be huge!

The show kicks off with tag team action pitting Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli from the Natural Born Thrillers against the debuting team of Fred Williams and Tom Howard, who are working cowboy gimmicks. The newcomers acquit themselves well, as Williams catches Stamboli with a sweet gutwrench powerbomb at one point. In the end, though, Williams takes the fall as the NBTs hit the Kiss of Death for the win.

Lance Storm and Tommy Dreamer have been on a tear since becoming an official tag team, and tonight they take on fellow fan favorites Rikishi and the "winless wonder" Luther Reigns. Unfortunately for Reigns, he again does the job as Storm gets him to out with the Straight Shooter.

Eric Bischoff is in the ring as we come back from commercial. "Ladies and gentlemen, since I became the General Manager of RAW two years ago, I have seen a number of great superstars headline my show as champion. Undertaker, The Rock, Brock Lesnar, Triple H [boooooooooo]... Yeah, I know. My thoughts too, but he was a good champion. Shawn Michaels [booooooooooooooo]... And for the last five months, Kurt Angle has been carrying the torch on the RAW brand as World Champion. But last night, we entered into a new era. Last night we began the O'Hairera. It's 'O'Haire' and 'Era' put together, for those of you in the cheap seats. And tonight, I have the tremendous pleasure to introduce to you the next step in cementing Sean O'Haire's legacy. Last week, O'Haire came to me with an idea. And he went to another man with that idea. That man was the Undertaker. Tonight, myself, the World Heavyweight Champion and the man from the dark side proudly introduce... The Natural Born Ministry!" The crowd erupts in a chorus of boos as O'Haire leads a combination of the Natural Born Thrillers and The Ministry to the ring. Can anything stop this evil combination?

Shawn Stasiak remains in the ring, where he's joined by the three members of La Resistance to take on Edge, Shelton Benjamin, and the Playboys in an eight-man tag match. Lance Cade and Rob Conway carry the load for their respective team, but in the end it's Edge picking up the win with the Edgecution on Stasiak.

WWE Tag Team Champions Canadian Violence are out next to defend their titles against Natural Born Ministry members Big Show and Kane, who won a fatal fourway match last week to earn a shot tonight. The mishmash of styles results in a surprisingly good match that the crowd gets behind, which is even more impressive since it was a match featuring four heels. The end comes when Jericho heads to the top rope for a moonsault. Benoit runs the ropes to set up for an elbow, but accidentally crotches Jericho. In the confusion, Kane chokeslams Jericho and covers him for the victory and the belts! Afterwards, Benoit shoves Jericho and walks away from him.

Back from commercial, and there's a table set up in the middle of the ring. Shane McMahon has a microphone and the table has two contracts on it, one for RAW, one for SmackDown! Shane cuts a promo about the fact that three weeks ago, Randy Orton made his shocking return to WWE and has since run roughshod over the competition on both RAW and SmackDown! Orton has become what he's called himself this whole time, the biggest free agent in wrestling. But Randy has told me that he has decided which brand he's going to sign with, and that's why we have two contracts in the ring tonight. Orton makes his way to the ring and grabs the SmackDown! contract. He looks at it and asks for Shane's pen. He tosses the contract to the floor and signs the RAW one. Shane makes a crack about how he doesn't blame him for signing with RAW. He wouldn't want a rematch with Hurricane either. Randy laughs, then nails him with an RKO! Orton climbs out through the crowd as Shane writhes in pain.

Last night, Damien once again came up on the losing end of a match against Shelton Benjamin via disqualification. The Natural Born Ministry's rookie monster looks for a bit of payback tonight as he takes on Shelton's World's Greatest Tag Team partner Charlie Haas! The match does its job, putting Damien back over as a dominant monster while letting Haas get in a couple of big moves. In the end, Haas joins the ever-growing list of victims of Damien's chokeslam. After the match, Shelton Benjamin hits the ring with a chair and lays out his rival. This bad blood is far from over!

Last week, A-Train, William Regal, and Natural Born Ministry member Mark Jindrak won triple threat matches to earn the following fatal fourway match for Rob Van Dam's United States Title! Lots of action all around between the four superstars, but it's not much of a surprise that RVD hits Regal with a Five-Star Frogsplash to retain. Good match, though, that made the other three all look like viable contenders.

Six months ago, Rhyno ended Undertaker's undefeated WrestleMania streak when he won a triple threat match, pinning former WWE superstar Booker T. Since then, the two have tangled several times, with Rhyno frequently getting the better of the Deadman. However, now that Undertaker has aligned hiimself with the Natural Born Ministry, can he turn the tables? Rhyno came up short in his bid to win the WWE Tag Team Titles last night, and he comes up short again tonight as Taker catches him with a chokeslam for the win. After the match, Edge hits the ring, looking for revenge. He lays out the man who cheated to beat him last night at Vengeance with a chair. Taker gets the win, but it's Edge who's standing tall!

Kurt Angle comes to the ring for tonight's main event against Randy Orton. He cuts a brief promo on his match last night against Sean O'Haire. He says that O'Haire shocked a lot of people last night in becoming the World Champion, and that he shocked even more by aligning himself with Undertaker. But in four weeks at Summerslam, he's invoking his rematch clause, and this time - there'll be no surprises. Oh, it's true. It's damn true!

Orton comes to the ring next, and he nails Angle with a big running knee to start the match, followed by a beautiful fallaway slam for two. From there, the two never let up, putting on a tremendous match. Angle "was sluggish and didn't put much in" to quote the game, but they still put on an 85% quality match. Can you imagine if he'd really gone for it how good this would have been? In the end, though, Angle gets his momentum back as he gets Orton to tap out to the Angle Lock. After the match, Orton comes back and lays him out with the RKO to end the night standing tall.

At a SmackDown! house show two nights later, the Metro Connection's Billy Gunn strained his triceps, which will put him out until September. Even worse, Ultimo Dragon ripped his bicep, which will put him out until February. His WWE contract is due to expire in October, so we've likely seen the last of him in a WWE ring. :(

I own my own promotion and I am about to be national!

JULY 29, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

The last show of July kicks off with eight-man tag action featuring the cruiserweight division! Chavo Guerrero leads his team of Funaki, Nova, and Zach Gowan against Johnny Jeter's team of Akio, Generalin Intikami, and Nunzio. Quick tags to start the match until the faces isolate Nunzio. Eventually, though, he manages to tag out to the British newcomer Intikami, allowing the heels to work over Funaki. Chavo picks up the win for his team by hitting his brainbuster on Intikami.

SmackDown! will see seven new superstars debut tonight, including the following six-man tag match. It's Brian Kendrick, Colt Cabana, and Jay Briscoe against BJ Whitmer, Christian York, and Trent Acid! Christian York spends the early-going against all three babyfaces until he and his teammates manage to isolate Brian Kendrick and work him over. Cabana winds up pinning York with his trademark slingshot legdrop to give the babyfaces the win.

Our seventh debut of the night pits Matt Stryker against Jamie Noble. They have a good match that lets Stryker show off his skills against an evenly-matched opponent. Stryker makes his debut a successful one with the Stryker Driver.

The Hurricane leads his Superfriends Aaron Stevens and The Blueprint into six-man action against Carlito, John Layfield, and "Nature Boy" Dave Batista. Can you tell I'm trying to use the whole roster on the last show of the month? The heels work over Hurricane early, then Batista takes over, working over all three superheroes. Eventually, it comes down to Hurricane and Carlito, with 'cane hitting the Eye of the Hurricane for the win.

World Tag Team Champions John Cena and The Rock head to the ring to a massive pop. They put over the fourway match from Vengeance, and issue a new challenge. If the Hardyz want to take The Rock and Cena's spots, then let's make this interesting. The Hardyz want to rule SmackDown!, they need to control everything, including the World Tag Team Titles. And we want your singles belts. So a challenge is issued. Our titles for yours. If either Rock or Cena pins either Matt or Jeff, they win their respective title. If either Hardy pins either Rock or Cena, they control all the belts. It's a match that WWE hasn't seen in seven years - the Tripleheader Match!

Yay more six-man matches! This time it's Chris Kanyon (who's now short a tag partner thanks to Billy Gunn's injury) teaming with Teddy Long's Playas' Club against all three Dudley Boyz. Bubba starts the match and gets isolated by the heels until Mark Henry starts cleaning house. Eventually, though, Bubba bounces back and puts Nowinski away with the Bubba Bomb.

Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio is up next against former champion (and former best friend) Billy Kidman. These two put on a tremendous match, showcasing why Kidman still deserves to be in the conversation as far as challengers for Mysterio's title. Eventually, Rey hits the West Coast Pop on Kidman, but gets laid out as Tajiri hits the ring and lays him out with a punch. The ref disqualifies Kidman, but Rey manages to fight off both heels to stand strong.

Tajiri remains in the ring, as his match with Rico is up next. This match isn't as good as its predecessor (but, to be fair, the bar was set really high). The match ends as Tajiri hits a springboard dropkick, then distracts the official. Amid the confusion, Christian hits the ring with a chair, then lays out Rico! Clearly Christian still holds a grudge after Rico pinned him at Vengeance. Christian leaves the ring, and Tajiri picks up the pieces, blasting Rico with the Kick of Death for the win. After the match, the heels are double-teaming Rico until Mysterio returns to the ring to drive off the heels.

Our trio of cruiserweight showcase matches comes to a close as Christian stays in the ring for a match against Paul London. It's a very good match, although it still can't live up to Rey/Kidman from earlier. Christian picks up the win with the Unprettier, but after the match, Rico gets his revenge, laying Christian out with the same chair!

World Tag Team Champions John Cena and The Rock are in non-title action in our main event against bitter rivals Brock Lesnar and Eddie Guerrero. Eddie and Brock have been at each others' throats for weeks, so it's strange that SmackDown! General Manager "Stone Cold" Steve Austin made this match. Unless it's the old wrestling standby of putting rivals in a tag match so that they fight each other to sell the next pay-per-view! Nah...... Oh, wait. Brock accidentally hits Eddie in the face with Rock's legs on an F-5 attempt. Rock swoops in and lands the Rock Bottom for the win. After the match, the Hardy Boyz charge the ring. Rock takes a Swanton Bomb, then the Hardyz put Cena through the announce table!

After the match, Brock challenges Eddie for one last match at Summerslam, and Eddie accepts! Who saw that coming?!?

God dammit!

Edge just blew out his knee and is now on the shelf for 16 months! It's the same injury Ron Simmons suffered, and now I'm losing one of my top stars on RAW.

The Blueprint ripped his bicep, too, and he'll be out for seven months. Just when he's starting to click, too.

Fuckin' EWR...

World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms with RAW Superstar Rikishi for his release. We wish him the best in his future endeavors.

Also, SmackDown! is moving to Friday nights on Spike TV. The Thursday night time slot has four weeks left, and I'll use that as an Auto-Book show to give my main eventers more exposure.

<font color=goldenrod>Ugh, I swear injuries always come at the worst possible time. Good thing you've got a stacked roster.

Natural Born Ministry</font> :lol:

You should institute a drug testing plan to prevent those Roid-related injuries.

:shifty:

JULY 2004 RECAP


RAW

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Jul. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(32-26) Kurt Angle (2-3, 99) (W UT, L Damien, L 10-man tag, L O'Haire, W Orton)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Jul. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(13-2) Mickie James (2-0, 99) (W Jazz, W fatal fourway)
(37-20-1) Sean O'Haire (4-0, 78) (W Shelton, W Edge, W 10-man tg, W Angle)
(26-19-2) Rhyno (0-4, 86) (L Benoit, L 10-man tag, L w/RVD vs Violence, L UT)
(30-23) Rob Van Dam (1-3, 84) (L Y2J, L 10-man tag, L w/Rhyno vs Violence, W fatal fourway)
(31-24-3) Chris Benoit (4-1, 95) (W w/Y2J vs ECW, W Rhyno, W 10-man tag, W w/Y2J vs Rhyno/RVD, L w/Y2J vs Show/Kane)
(9-8) Randy Orton (4-2, 86) (W Train, W Stevens, W Val, W London, L Hurricane, L Angle)
(26-29-1) Chris Jericho (4-1, 96) (W w/Benoit vs ECW, W RVD, W 10-man tag, W w/Benoit vs Rhyno/RVD, L w/Benoit vs Show/Kane)
(25-29-1) Undertaker (3-2, 62) (L Angle, L Shelton, W 10-man tag, W Edge, W Rhyno)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Jul. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(14-3) Damien (4-1, 80) (W Edge, W Angle, W 10-man tag, L Shelton, W Haas)
(12-7) Victoria (0-1, 72) (L 6-diva tag)
(14-10-1) Trish Stratus (1-1, 80) (L 6-diva tag, W w/Lita vs Jackie/Shaniqua)
(11-10) Jazz (1-2, 74) (L Mickie, W 6-diva tag, L fatal fourway)
(19-18) Chuck Palumbo (3-1, 69) (W 4-team elim, W 8-man tag, L 4-team elim, W w/Stamboli vs Fred/Tom)
(27-26-1) Big Show (2-2, 57) (L 4-team elim, L Haas, W 4-team elim, W w/Kane vs Violence)
(25-25) Shelton Benjamin (3-2, 75) (L O'Haire, W UT, L 10-man tag, W Damien, W 8-man tag)
(15-16) Johnny Stamboli (3-1, 66) (W 4-team elim, W 8-man tag, L 4-team elim, W w/Palumbo vs Fred/Tom)
(18-28) Charlie Haas (1-3, 72) (L Regal, W Show, L triple threat, L Damien)
(15-25) William Regal (2-1, 70) (W Haas, W triple threat, L fatal fourway)
(6-11) Molly Holly (1-1, 74) (W 6-diva tag, L fatal fourway)
(13-26) Tommy Dreamer (1-3, 72) (L w/Storm vs Violence, L 8-man tag, L 4-team elim, W w/Storm vs Reigns/Kish)
(6-12) Lita (1-1, 77) (L 6-diva tag, W w/Trish vs Jackie/Shaniqua)
(11-23) A-Train (1-2, 77) (L Orton, W triple threat, L fatal fourway)
(11-23) Lance Storm (1-3, 63) (L w/Dreamer vs Violence, L 8-man tag, L 4-team elim, W w/Dreamer vs Reigns/Kish)
(5-11-1) Gail Kim (1-1, 69) (W 6-diva tag, L fatal fourway)
(9-21) Sylvan Grenier (0-3, 71) (L 4-team elim, L 4-team elim, L 8-man tag)
(10-27) Rene Dupree (0-3, 72) (L 4-team elim, L 4-team elim, L 8-man tag)
(8-26) Val Venis (1-3, 75) (L 4-team elim, L 8-man tag, L Orton, W 8-man tag)
(5-21) Rob Conway (0-2, 69) (L triple threat, L 8-man tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Jul. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(16-7) Mark Jindrak (3-1, 60) (W Reigns, W 8-man tag, W triple threat, L fatal fourway)
(20-24-1) Kane (2-1, 45) (L 4-team elim, W 4-team elim, W w/Show vs Violence)
(1-2) Shawn Stasiak (1-2, 68) (W 8-man tag, L triple threat, L 8-man tag)
(2-9) Lance Cade (1-3, 61) (L 4-team elim, L 8-man tag, L triple threat, W 8-man tag)
(0-1) Fred Williams (0-1, 60) (L w/Howard vs NBT)
(0-1) Tom Howard (0-1, 52) (L w/Williams vs NBT)
(0-4) Shaniqua (0-1, 52) (L w/Jackie vs Trish/Lita)
(0-9) Luther Reigns (0-3, 43) (L Jindrak, L triple threat, L/Kish vs ECW)

(Overall Won-Loss) Opener (Jul. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(0-2) Jacqueline (0-1, 60) (L w/Shaniqua vs Lita/Trish)

(Overall Won-Loss) Injured Reserve (Jul. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(24-29) Edge (1-4, 73) (L Damien, L O'Haire, L 10-man tag, L UT, W 8-man tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Future Endeavors (Jul. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(3-20) Rikishi (0-2) (L triple threat, L w/Reigns vs ECW)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Eric Bischoff (96)
Shane McMahon (89)
Al Snow (75)

Managers
Dawn Marie (75) (Lance Storm and Tommy Dreamer)
Terri Runnels (70) (Lance Cade and Val Venis)

RAW Title Changes
WWE Tag Team - Big Show and Kane beat Canadian Violence (7/26)
World Heavyweight - Sean O'Haire beat Kurt Angle (7/25)
United States - None (Rob Van Dam has been champ since 6/7)
Women's - None (Mickie James has been champ since 6/7)

RAW Feuds
Shelton Benjamin vs. Damien (87 Heat)
Kurt Angle vs. Sean O'Haire (81 Heat)
TBA
TBA

JULY 2004 RECAP

SmackDown!

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Jul. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(36-20) Brock Lesnar (2-3, 99) (W w/Kidman vs Guerreros, W w/Kidman vs Cena/Rock, L 10-man tag, L Eddie, L w/Eddie vs Rock/Cena)
(36-18) The Rock (4-2, 98) (W 6-man tag, W w/Cena vs Metros, L w/Cena vs Brock/Kidman, W 10-man tag, L fatal fourway, W w/Cena vs Brock/Eddie)
(35-22) John Cena (4-2, 96) (W 6-man tag, W w/Rock vs Metros, L w/Rock vs Brock/Kidman, W 10-man tag, L fatal fourway, W w/Rock vs Brock/Eddie)
(25-29-1) Eddie Guerrero (2-4, 96) (L Matt, L w/Chavo vs Brock/Kidman, L tag triple threat, W 10-man tag, W Brock, L w/Brock vs Cena/Rock)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Jul. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(33-19) Matt Hardy (4-1, 89) (W Eddie, W Jeff vs London/Rey, W Hurricane, L 10-man tag, W fatal fourway)
(6-4) Jeff Hardy (2-3, 86) (L triple threat, W Matt vs London/Rey, W fatal fourway, L 10-man tag, L fatal fourway)
(29-24) Rey Mysterio (3-3, 92) (W 6-man tag, L w/London vs Hardyz, L tag triple threat, W 10-man tag, L Tajiri, W Kidman)
(27-26) Christian (3-3, 88) (W triple threat, L triple threat, W tag triple threat, L 10-man tag, L Rico, W London)
(20-24-2) Billy Kidman (2-3, 84) (L triple threat, W w/Brock vs Guerreros, W w/Brock vs Rock/Cena, L Hurricane, L Rey)
(19-23) Rico (3-3, 83) (W triple threat, L triple threat, L tag triple threat, W 10-man tag, W Xian, L Tajiri)
(20-26-1) Tajiri (5-1, 85) (W triple threat, W triple threat, W tag triple threat, L 10-man tag, W Rey, W Rico)
(6-19-1) Paul London (0-5, 82) (L triple threat, L w/Rey vs Hardyz, L tag triple threat, L Orton, L Xian)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Jul. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(1-0) Brian Kendrick (1-0, 62) (W 6-man tag)
(28-17) D-Von Dudley (2-2, 77) (W w/Bubba vs Playas, L fatal fourway, L 6-man tag, W 6-man tag)
(31-22) Dave Batista (2-3, 80) (L 6-man tag, W Stevens, L fatal fourway, W Dragon, L 6-man tag)
(26-19) Bubba Ray Dudley (2-2, 75) (W w/D-Von vs Playas, L fatal fourway, L 6-man tag, W 6-man tag)
(20-16) John Layfield (1-1, 74) (W 6-man tag, L 6-man tag)
(13-12) Chris Kanyon (1-3, 73) (L 6-man tag, L w/Gunn vs Rock/Cena, W 6-man tag, L 6-man tag)
(12-15) Nova (2-0, 70) (W Carlito, W 8-man tag)
(19-28) The Hurricane (3-2, 83) (L triple threat, L Matt, W Kidman, W Orton, W 6-man tag)
(20-30-1) Chavo Guerrero (1-3, 78) (L triple threat, L w/Eddie vs Brock/Kidman, L 6-man tag, W 8-man tag)
(7-13) Jamie Noble (1-1, 64) (W Nunzio, L Stryker)
(5-13-1) Akio (0-1, 65) (L 8-man tag)
(8-21) Spike Dudley (1-2, 64) (L Intikami, L Nowinski, W 6-man tag)
(2-6) Aaron Stevens (1-2, 67) (L Bats, L Orton, W 6-man tag)
(5-21) Nunzio (0-2, 72) (L Noble, L 8-man tag)
(4-20) Carlito (0-2, 72) (L Nova, L 6-man tag)
(3-17) Chris Nowinski (1-2, 66) (L w/Henry vs Dudleyz, W Spike, L 6-man tag
(1-8) Funaki (1-1, 63) (L Intikami, W 8-man tag)
(0-1) BJ Whitmer (0-1, 63) (L 6-man tag)
(0-1) Trent Acid (0-1, 62) (L 6-man tag)
(0-1) Christian York (0-1, 61) (L 6-man tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Jul. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(1-0) Jay Briscoe (1-0, 56) (W 6-man tag)
(1-0) Matt Stryker (1-0, 56) (W Noble)
(1-0) Colt Cabana (1-0, 52) (W 6-man tag)
(2-4) Johnny Jeter (0-1, 45) (L 8-man tag)
(4-14-1) Mark Henry (0-2-1, 55) (L w/Nowinski vs Dudleyz, D Blueprint, L 6-man tag)
(1-5) Zach Gowan (1-0, 57) (W 8-man tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Openers (Jul. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(2-1) Generalin Intikami (2-1, 45) (W Funaki, W Spike, L 8-man tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Injured Reserve (Jul. W-L) (Matches)
(13-11) Billy Gunn (1-2) (L 6-man tag, L w/Kanyon vs Rock/Cena, W 6-man tag)
(12-13-1) The Blueprint (1-0-1) (D Henry, W 6-man tag)
(6-20-1) Ultimo Dragon (0-2) (L triple threat, L Bats)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Steve Austin (93)
Vince McMahon (92)
Tazz (72)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Paul Heyman (92) (Billy Kidman, Brock Lesnar, and Tajiri)
Theodore Long (66) (Chris Nowinski and Mark Henry)

SmackDown! Title Changes
Intercontinental - Jeff Hardy won a fatal fourway (7/15)
World Tag Team - John Cena and The Rock beat Metro Connection (7/8)
Cruiserweight - None (Rey Mysterio has been champ since 6/27)
WWE World - None (Matt Hardy has been champ since 5/20)

SmackDown! Feuds
Rey Mysterio vs. Tajiri (93 Heat)
Eddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar (92 Heat)
John Cena & The Rock vs. Hardy Boyz (90 Heat)
Rico vs. Christian (92 Heat)

AUGUST 2, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

With just three weeks to go until Summerslam, a huge main event has been signed pitting World Champion Sean O'Haire against the manbeast Rhyno! Plus, both the WWE Tag Team Titles and the Women's Title will be on the line!

The night kicks off with William Regal heading to the ring for a match against Luther Reigns, who is still looking for his first WWE victory. Goddamn dud show... ugh. Regal wins with Power of the Punch.

Chris Jericho comes to the ring to host the Highlight Reel, and his guest is his tag team partner Chris Benoit. They lost their belts to Big Show and Kane, the Ministry Monsters, last week and now they "Hey! Nothing you can say!" "Bah Gawd, King, that's Randy Orton!" Orton gets in Benoit and Jericho's face, calling them both disgraces. No wonder Sean O'Haire is running RAW with his Natural Born Ministry. Nobody else around here can work like a damn team! The three men all face off, leading to a brawl between Benoit and Orton that winds up destroying the Highlight Reel set.

Up next is an eight-man tag match pitting four members of the Natural Born Ministry - Chuck Palumbo, Johnny Stamboli, Mark Jindrak, and Shawn Stasiak against the Playboys and the new duo of Fred Williams and Tom Howard. Solid match that, of course, is also a dud. Howard gets Stamboli to tap out to a cross armlock to pick up his team's first victory.

Backstage, Eric Bischoff has an announcement. He's been trying to figure out a number-one contender for Rob Van Dam's United States Title at Summerslam, and tonight's Highlight Reel gave him an idea. At Summerslam, it's going to be RVD versus Chris Benoit versus Chris Jericho versus Randy Orton for the title!

The three members of La Resistance come out next for six-man action against their longtime rivals Lance Storm and Tommy Dreamer. And their partner tonight is Rob Van Dam! Now that RVD knows his challengers for Summerslam, he's got to maintain some momentum, which he does by pinning Grenier with the Five-Star Frogsplash.

Backstage, Undertaker issues a challenge. Last week on RAW, he beat Rhyno to avenge his only WrestleMania loss. But he wants to prove that he can do it on the big scale. So at Summerslam, it's going to be Undertaker versus Rhyno one last time. And Rhyno will rest. In. Peace.

Mickie James defends her Women's Title next in a fatal fourway against the top three contenders Trish Stratus, Lita, and Molly Holly - all former champions. I hate doing write-ups for dud matches. Mickie hits Molly with the tornado DDT to retain.

Our second title match is next as Big Show and Kane come to the ring with their newly-won WWE Tag Team Titles. Their opponents are Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin, the World's Greatest Tag Team! Kane whips Benjamin into the ropes, where Damien emerges with a steel chair to blast his rival. Kane manages to roll Benjamin up to retain the title, then all three Ministry members stand tall over the challengers.

As the Ministry leaves the ring, Shelton manages to drag himself over to the timekeeper to get a microphone and challenge Damien for one last match at Summerslam. You want me so bad? Come and get me!

And now for our main event. World Champion Sean O'Haire takes on Rhyno in a non-title bout. O'Haire is about to put Rhyno away with the Prophecy, but suddenly Kurt Angle is in the ring! O'Haire's Summerslam opponent takes him down and clamps on the Angle Lock, resulting ina DQ. As Rhyno comes to, Undertaker's music hits, and the Deadman hits the ring to go after his rival.

Once the ring is clear, Kurt Angle grabs the microphone and says that he's had enough of Sean O'Haire. So much so that he's going to make their World Title match at Summerslam more interesting. If Angle wins, he takes O'Haire's World Title. If O'Haire wins, Angle leaves World Wrestling Entertainment. Forever! Oh, it's true. It's damn true!

AUGUST 6, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

It's an all-wrestling edition of SmackDown! to kick off our new Friday nights on Spike TV timeslot! The announce team of new hire Dan Wilson and the legendary James E. Cornette welcome us to the show. It's eleven huge matches, and SmackDown! General Manager Steve Austin has declared a no-contact rule between the participants in the Tripleheader Ladder Match at Summerslam. For the next three weeks, unless it's part of a sanctioned match, the Hardy Boyz and The Rock and John Cena must remain apart. No interfering in each others' matches and no backstage attacks. The main event tonight, though, is a sanctioned one-on-one encounter between Cena and the WWE Champion Matt Hardy!

We open up with six-man cruiserweight action as Spike Dudley and Funaki team with the exciting newcomer Brian Kendrick against BJ Whitmer, Christian York, and Trent Acid who are calling themselves The New Generation. Last week they came up short in their debut, and they're hoping to bounce back tonight. Kendrick and Whitmer carry most of the match, with Kendrick taking offense from all three heels mid-match. Eventually, Whitmer puts Funaki away with a frogspalsh to give his stable their first win.

More cruiser action is next as two aspiring contenders to Rey Mysterio's title go head-to-head. It's a battle between former WCW Jung Dragons Jamie Noble and Akio! They put on a tremendous match, as only two men who know each other so well can. Noble picks up the win with a Tiger Driver.

The following match, pitting Aaron Stevens against Chris Nowinski was cut short when Nowinski's Playas' Club teammate Mark Henry attacked Stevens, resulting in a DQ. After the match, The Hurricane hits the ring to make the save with a chair, driving Nowinski and Henry off.

Up next is an eight-man tag match as Chavo Guerrero teams with Nova and the Dudley Boyz against Carlito, Chris Kanyon, John Layfield, and Nunzio! This was a very exciting match that exhibited all eight men, although Kanyon spent the majority of the match on the apron. D-Von picks up the win for his team, planting Nunzio with his lifting reverse DDT.

"Nature Boy" Dave Batista has been floundering since losing his Intercontinental Title, and tonight he faces off against The Hurricane. Solid match that gets a big boost from the fans being way into both men. Eventually, Bats whips Hurricane off the ropes, where Mark Henry lays waiting with a chair. Hurricane stumbles forward into a Batista Bomb for the loss. After the match, Henry shoves the referee aside and pummels Hurricane some more. The World's Strongest Man walks off, having laid out the leader of the Superfriends!

Last week, a trio of cruiserweight matches were marred by interference, and two of those participants are up next. It's Rico versus Billy Kidman! Good match that ends with Rico again getting jumped by Christian, allowing Kidman to pick up the win with a Shooting Star Press. After the match, the heels double-team Rico.

Christian remains in the ring for a match with his old rival, Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio. Once again, a solid match gets made way better by a hot crowd. Rey hops up onto the ropes for a West Coast Pop, but Tajiri hops out of the crowd and grabs his leg resulting in a DQ. After the match, Tajiri sends Rey into the ring post. Christian joins in on the beating until a battered Rico heads down to the ring to save the champ, driving off the heels.

Up next is a red-hot 95% quality match that pits Tajiri against the fastest-rising star in the cruiserweight division, Paul London! London misses a big elbow drop, and Tajiri lands a dropkick, a back heel kick, and the Kick of Death to put him away. After the match, Rey Mysterio returns tot he ring with a chair to lay out his rival. The top tier of the Cruiserweight division seem to be intent on destroying each other!

Eddie Guerrero heads to the ring for a big match with Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy. Hardy's title is not on the line, and Eddie has to know that his Summerslam opponent Brock Lesnar is lying in wait and that he can get no help from John Cena and The Rock, who have been forbidden from contact with the Hardyz. This winds up being a bit of a disappointment. Eventually, they redo the chair-off-the-ropes spot as Lesnar lays Eddie out, allowing Jeff to roll him up for the win. After the match, Brock nails Eddie with a chair shot tot he head, followed by two across the back. He then drop toeholds him across the chair! Eddie is a bloody mess and Lesnar stands tall!

Lesnar remains in the ring as he takes on The Rock. Lesnar took full advantage of Rock and Cena being unable to even the odds, and now Eddie Guerrero looks to be in no condition to face Lesnar at Summerslam in sixteen days. These two old rivals pick right up where they left off months ago, tearing into each other in an incredible match. Lesnar looks about to pick up a win against the co-holder of the World Tag Team Titles with the F-5. However, as he's laying on the mat after the move, Eddie Guerrero came out of nowhere with a frogsplash! Eddie is barely able to stand, but he pulls himself up to the top rope again... for a second frogsplash! And a third! Eddie Guerrero has to have internal injuries, but the damage has been done to Lesnar as well! What more can these two men do to each other at Summerslam?!?

Our main event of the evening is a sanctioned contest between WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0 and John Cena, the man he won the belt from! Rock and Jeff have been barred from involvement in this match, and the old rivals give fans a hot preview of the Tripleheader Ladder Match. Eventually, Cena manages to pull off the victory with an F-U. But after the match, Hardy gets revenge with the Twist of Fate and stands tall as SmackDown! goes off the air.

BTW, Hurricane injured his ankle and is out until October. So much for the Hurricane/Stevens-Nowinski/Henry match I was planning for next week's show...

AUGUST 9, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Thirteen days away from Summerslam, and a huge main event has been signed - former World Champion Kurt Angle taking on the 2004 King of the Ring, Chris Benoit! Plus, a preview of Summerslam's fatal fourway for the United States Title as champion Rob Van Dam takes on Chris Jericho in a non-title match.

The night kicks off with a ten-man battle royal featuring the RAW midcard. La Resistance's Sylvan Grenier is the first casualty, courtesy of Natural Born Ministry member Johnny Stamboli. Stamboli's partner Palumbo takes care of Rob Conway shortly thereafter. And completing the trifecta of La Res eliminations, William Regal eliminates Rene Dupree. Stamboli is the next victim, courtesy of Val Venis, then fellow NBM member Shawn Stasiak gets taken out by Charlie Haas. Hass then gets taken out by Venis to give us a final four of Palumbo, Regal, Venis, and A-Train. Regal takes out Palumbo. Val eliminates Train, and then Regal uses his Power of the Punch to take out Venis for the win.

Backstage, Rhyno is walking down a corridor when he's stopped by Undertaker, his Summerslam opponent. Taker again reiterates that he's going to avenge his WrestleMania loss to Rhyno in two weeks, while Rhyno says that he's going to do what his friend Edge has failed to do all summer, beat Undertaker on pay-per-view.

Big Show and Kane, the Ministry's Monsters, make their way to the ring with their WWE Tag Team Title belts for a non-title match with ECW Originals Lance Storm and Tommy Dreamer. If Storm and Dreamer can pick up a win, they'll earn a title match next week. Unfortunately for them, though, Show and Kane simply overpower them, resulting in Dreamer eating a double chokeslam for the loss.

Rob Van Dam cuts a brief promo on Randy Orton and Canadian Violence and the fatal fourway for his United States Title at Summerslam. RVD has had a firm grip on the gold since winning it from Sean O'Haire two months ago. And he's going to run through all three opponents at Summerslam.

The Divas are out next for an eight-woman tag match. Women's Champion Mickie James captains a team made up of Lita, Trish Stratus, and Victoria against Gail Kim, Jacqueline, Jazz, and Shaniqua. Trish Stratus gets the isolation treatment from the heels through the middle of the match. Eventually, it comes down to Mickie and Jazz. Amidst some confusion, Molly Holly hits the ring and lays the champ out with the Molly-Go-Round allowing Jazz to pick up a cheap win.

It's Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho's turn to hype themselves up as they cut a promo on their chances at winning the United States Title at Summerslam. They tease a bit of tension, but they're on the same page heading into Summerslam.

Up next, two men on the verge of superstardom clash as Shelton Benjamin takes on Randy Orton. They put on a very exciting match that unfortunately gets marred by Damien chokeslamming Shelton resulting in a DQ victory.

Damien remains in the ring for what should be a hard-hitting encounter with the manbeast Rhyno. These two go to war, throwing forearms, slams, spears, neckbreakers, you name it. Eventually, Rhyno - like everyone else not named Shelton Benjamin - succumbs to the chokeslam. After the match, Benjamin blasts Damien with a superkick for a measure of revenge.

World Champion Sean O'Haire is out next to cut a promo on Kurt Angle. Last week, Angle said that he would leave World Wrestling Entertainment forever if he couldn't take the World Title from O'Haire at Summerslam. O'Haire's business is not ending careers. But if that's what Angle wants, that's what he'll get. Angle's day is done. Sean O'Haire is the future of this industry, and he's going to prove it by walking out of Summerslam still the World Champion. But he's not telling us anything we don't already know.

It's RVD versus Y2J next, just 13 days before they make up half of the United States Title match at Summerslam. They put on a very exciting high-flying match that unfortunatley comes to an abrupt end as Randy Orton hits the ring, resulting in a three-way brawl that requires an army of officials to break up. Shockingly, Jericho's partner Chris Benoit never bothered to make the save...

And now for our main event. Even when Angle and Benoit both phone it in, they tear the house down! Suplexes, jawbreakers, hammerlocks, headbutts, spears, dropkicks, tigerbombs, an Emerald Fusion... They pull out all the stops. Eventually, Angle gets Benoit onto the mat and clamps on the Angle Lock. But before Benoit can tap out, Sean O'Haire is in the ring, and he lays Angle out with the Prophecy! The referee calls for the bell as the World Champion stands tall as RAW goes off the air.

AUGUST 13, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

SmackDown! kicks off with a number-one contender match for the Cruiserweight Title. The winner faces off against Rey Mysterio next week! Carlito and Nunzio put on a solid match that the crowd has trouble getting into because they're both heels and apparently the virtual fans in EWR are all marks. Carlito blows a legdrop attempt, and Nunzio capitalizes with the Sicilian Crap for the win.

Chavo Guerrero is walking backstage when he's approached by Aaron Stevens. Stevens tells him that he was supposed to be teaming with his mentor The Hurricane against the Playas' Club tonight, but Hurricane just went down with an injury. "Yeah, that seems to be happening a lot lately." Stevens swears that he's not cursed, even though he's now the last Superfriend standing. PLEASE come out and be my partner tonight. Chavo thinks about it for a second, then agrees. That match is next!

And it's underwhelming. When Nowinski is in the ring, he and the babyfaces put on an exciting match, but once Henry comes down, it slows way down. Eventually, he manages to land a big splash on Chavo to give his team the win.

SmackDown! General Manager Steve Austin appears on the TitanTron to make an official announcement for Summerslam. Paul London and Billy Kidman have been tearing it up lately, and he wants to give them a shot on the big stage, so at Summerslam, they'll be going one-on-one!

Former World Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz are out next for a tag match against Dave Batista and John Layfield. The match is pretty much a straight-up brawl, which plays into all four men's hands perfectly. Eventually, Layfield eats the 3-D, and the Dudleyz get the win. After the match, he and Bats argue over whose fault the loss was.

Christian comes to the ring for the big six-man cruiserweight tag match later tonight, but first he wants to issue a challenge. He and Rico have torn the house down so many times lately that he wants to do it one more time at Summerslam, the second-grandest stage of them all! And he's going to avenge his Vengeance loss, 'cause that's how he rolls!

And now it's time for Christian, Tajiri, and Billy Kidman to take on Rico, Paul London, and the Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio! London and Tajiri shine in this match, taking most of the high spots. Eventually, though, Tajiri also takes the fall, courtesy of the West Coast Pop.

After the match, Tajiri (in broken English) challenges Rey for one last match at Summerslam. Hopefully, he can get by Nunzio next week, because he wants to take back the Cruiserweight Title!

And now for the start of our triple main event! First up, it's WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0 taking on Eddie Guerrero. These two put on an incredible match. It ends when Brock Lesnar blindsides Eddie with a chair, allowing the champ to roll him up. Afterwards, Brock returns the favor for Eddie's triple-finisher attack last week by blasting him with a trio of F-5s! Medics cart Eddie off as Brock stands tall.

It's a WrestleMania rematch as Lesnar takes on the man who pulled off the upset by unseating him as WWE Champion, John Cena! We get another fantastic match out of these two. There is a ref bump. Lesnar hits Cena with an F-5, but a valiant Eddie Guerrero manages to catch him with a frogsplash while he's down, allowing Cena to get the win. Eddie pulls the same finish that Brock did to him last week with the repeated chairshots and the drop toehold on the chair. Holy shit, is this feud hot or what?

And in our main event, it's The Rock taking on one of his Summerslam opponents, Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy! A third tremendous main event in a row, but this one gets a clean finish (thanks to GM Austin's rule about no non-match contact) with Rock putting him away with the Rock Bottom to send the fans home happy.

AUGUST 16, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Six days away from Summerslam, and all the RAW Superstars are in the house tonight! A huge double main event has been signed as World Champion Sean O'Haire takes on Shelton Benjamin in a non-title match, while his Summerslam challenger Kurt Angle takes on Damien! Two huge six-man tag matches, a four-team elimination match to determine #1 contenders to the Ministry Monsters' World Tag Team Titles, and a Women's Title match have all been signed for tonight as well!

We kick things off with a match pitting the Natural Born Ministry's tandem of Mark Jindrak and Shawn Stasiak against the new duo of Fred Williams and Tom Howard. The heels work over Williams early until he catches Stasiak with a Tiger bomb to hot-tag Howard into the match. He hits Stasiak with a delayed suplex and a powerbomb, but Stasiak winds up fighting back and getting Jindrak back into the match. Eventually, Jindrak catches Williams with Splash Mountain for the win.

Victoria is backstage when she's approached by Luther Reigns. Luther talks about how much he admires her. It's no secret that Luther hasn't had the best luck since coming to WWE, but Victoria is always right in the title hunt. He'd really like to pick her brain about what it takes to be successful in WWE. How about Sunday night, we watch Summerslam and discuss it over drinks? "Are you asking me on a date?" "If you have to ask, I guess I'm not very good at that either." She eventually agrees.

Next week, the Ministry Monsters Big Show and Kane will take on the winners of the following four-team elimination tag match. The makeshift team of Rob Conway and William Regal are the first to be eliminated after Charlie Haas puts Conway away with a powerbomb. Conway's La Resistance partners are the next to fall after Johnny Stamboli pins Grenier with a massive clothesline in the corner. It's down to NBM members Johnny Stamboli and Chuck Palumbo against the surprisingly effective team of Charlie Haas and A-Train. These two put on a decent straight-up tag match until Train manages to blast Palumbo with the Derailer for the upset victory!

"One of a Kind" hits the speakers, and we're ready for our first six-man tag of the evening, but Rob Van Dam isn't coming alone! He's bringing Terri Runnels with him! Runnels announces that she's signed on as the United States Champion's manager. He's being pulled in so many directions that he needs somebody to handle his day-to-day needs. And nobody fulfills her clients' needs like Terri Runnels! RVD stands behind her and smirks throughout the entire promo. Is there more than just a business relationship here?

Runnels' other clients, the Playboys - Lance Cade and Val Venis - make their way to the ring. Their opponents are the three challengers for RVD's U.S. Title at Summerslam, Randy Orton and the members of Canadian Violence - Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho. The 2004 King of the Ring Benoit is isolated early by the faces until he manages to catch RVD off-guard. At that point, all three challengers get their turn to pound on Van Dam until he manages to hot-tag Cade back in. Cade works on Orton until Benoit tags back in and gets Cade to tap out to the Crippler Crossface.

Our next match is for the WWE Women's Title! Mickie James has dominated the WWE Divas since her debut earlier this year, but she faces a tall task tonight against former champion Jazz. Good back-and-forth match that ends with Mickie putting Jazz away with the Mick Kick to retain.

At Summerslam, Rhyno will face off against Undertaker in a match five months in the making. Tonight, Rhyno will be teaming with his fellow ECW alumni Lance Storm and Tommy Dreamer against Undertaker and the World Tag Team Champions Big Show and Kane! Taker lets his minions do most of the work, though he does take part in some triple-teaming on Rhyno. Eventually, though Rhyno manages to fight back and take out Show with the Gore for the win.

Kurt Angle's music hits, and the crowd erupts. He grabs a microphone before his match with Damien. "In six days, I get my rematch with Sean O'Haire. My entire life, I have lived for nothing else than being the best. I didn't let a broken freakin' neck stop me from winning gold in Atlanta eight years ago. And I haven't let anything stand between me and being the absolute best wrestler in the world since I debuted in World Wrestling Entertainment. And being the World Heavyweight Champion was the way I showed that. People have been asking me why I'm putting my career on the line this Sunday. And the answer is easy. If I'm not going to be the absolute best, I don't want to be here at all. And sad as that is, it's true. Oh, it's damn true."

Damien's music hits and it's time for our first half of the double main-event. Even with Angle phoning it in, they put on a tremendous contest. Damien manages to catch Angle with a chokeslam, looking like he's going to put the number-one contender away, but then Shelton Benjamin blasts him with a stiff punch, resulting in a DQ. Benjamin grabs a chair and blasts him with it before dropping him face-first across it. Damien is a bloody mess, and Shelton stands over him. This will FINALLY end at Summerslam!

Backstage while Damien is being dragged from the ring, the World Champion Sean O'Haire appears on the TitanTron. "Kurt, that's all well and good. You know, all that business about being the best. And I'm sure that you actually believe that. I'm sure that you believe that when you were the World Champion that you were actually the very best in the world. But Kurt, you peaked eight years ago. Those gold medals are your greatest accomplishment, and you've been coasting on that for almost a decade. As amazing as you are in the ring, as fantastic as you are on the mic, and as great a representative as you are for this company, there's that thought in the back of your head. That nagging little thought that there's actually somebody out there who's just a little bit better. There's that guy who's a little bit faster. There's that guy who's a little bit stronger. There's that guy who's just a little bit better. And I think that you've known for a while, Kurt, that that guy... is me. And that's why you're so eager to put your career up. You know that if I beat you again at Summerslam that you're second best. And if that's not good enough - and it won't be - you'll know that all along I wasn't telling you anything you didn't already know."

Shelton Benjamin comes out for our non-title main event. JR and Prazak hype that the Benjamin/Damien match at Summerslam will now be a First Blood Match! Benjamin and O'Haire put on a tremendous match. Eventually, though, Benjamin's actions from earlier catch up to him as a still-bloody Damien hits the ring and hits him with a chokeslamw hile the ref's back is turned. O'Haire crawls over for the cover and the victory. After the match, Damien continues to pound Shelton, and the last image of the show is the bloodied rookie monster standing victoriou over his rival.

<font color=goldenrod>Good stuff, Loopy.

Anyway, after a long absence...I forgot I had the full, free version of TEW 2005 on my computer. Usually I book a few shows and then give up because it's complex, but I figure I'll give it a proper go.......however, it's under my terms. I changed WWE to a cutting edge promotion as opposed to sports entertainment...this puts more emphasis on matches so I won't lose popularity on every single show when I neglect to put a lot of storylines in.

I will be using WWE. The first order of business is that I removed ECW as a brand. The talents on ECW were then "randomly" drafted to the other two shows, so as such, the following guys have moved brands:

To Raw: Abraham Washington, Ezekiel Jackson, Josh Matthews, Shelton Benjamin, Tony Atlas, Tyler Reks, Vance Archer, Vladimir Kozlov, William Regal

To SmackDown: Caylen Croft, Christian, Goldust, Rosa Mendes, The Hurricane, Tiffany, Trent Barreta, Yoshi Tatsu, Zack Ryder

Byron Saxton and Savannah did not get moved to a show, due to lack of room. As such, they have just been moved down to FCW.

The Raw guest host concept has ended, and Theodore Long has moved over to Raw to be the full-time general manager there. Over on SmackDown, Tiffany and Vickie Guerrero will act as co-GMs.

ECW and Superstars have been scrapped to make way for the return of Heat and Velocity. Heat will be taped before Raw and air in Superstars' timeslot, Velocity will be taped before SmackDown and air in ECW's timeslot. Basically, they serve the same function Heat/Velocity used to...giving guys a chance to be seen when they aren't on the main show.

The roster I am using is the current WWE roster...everybody healthy at the start. The game will begin in January 2010 as I begin building up to the Royal Rumble.

Oh yeah, and because ECW has faded away...the ECW title has also been scrapped. I will likely use this as a storyline reason to get Christian a WHW Title match against Undertaker at the Rumble, not sure yet.

Knowing me, I'll give up on this after a couple of shows again...but whatever.</font>

<font color=goldenrod>So I booked the first addition of Raw, ran it...then the first Heat taping...ran it.......then my game crashed before it could go back to the main screen. :|

I'm guessing TEW05 disagrees with my laptop. I'll try again on the desktop PC when I am less agitated.</font>

AUGUST 20, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

It's the last show before Summerslam, and the participants in Sunday night's Tripleheader Ladder Match will be in action in a pair of tag team matches tonight. Plus, Rey Mysterio defends the Cruiserweight Title just two days before his big match with Tajiri, and a red-hot cruiserweight tag match pitting Rico and Paul London against Christian and Billy Kidman!

The show kicks off with a match between Funaki and Akio! The two Japanese cruiserweights put on a great show. Akio gets a near fall early after a spinning bulldog, then another after a flying axehandle, then a third after a face crusher. Funaki fights back with martial arts moves, and a sick tiger spulex. Eventually, though, Akio's speed proves too much as he hits Hang Time for the victory.

"Nature Boy" Dave Batista and John Layfield have become a force to be reckoned with in the tag division of late, and tonight Jamie Noble and Nova have the misfortune of being fed to them. Eventually, Batista puts Nova away with the Batista Bomb.

Six-man tag action is next as all three Dudley Boyz take on the makeshift trio of Carlito, Chris Kanyon, and Chris Nowinski. The Dudleyz start the match by triple-teaming Carlito, until the heels manage to isolate D-Von. In the end, Bubba gets a hot tag and hits Carlito with a Bubba Cutter for the win.

Christian comes out to the ring for his big tag match and cuts a promo about his match on Sunday against Rico. Rico has certainly come a long way since he started in WWE. Once one of the biggest jokes on the roster, Rico has really blossomed into one of the bigger stars on SmackDown!, and it's only a matter of time before he starts to legitimately challenge at the top of the card. Christian, on the other hand, hasn't come a long way. Because he hasn't needed to. When you win a championship in your debut match, there isn't a whole lot of room for improvement. Christian has always been at the top of the card, and Rico's a fool if he thinks that he's going to be the one that gives him the rub. It's obvious who's going over Sunday night, and Rico's no doubt going to put on a great show, but it's just not going to be enough. Christian's going to put Rico away, then it's on to the WWE Championship. 'Cause that's how he rolls!

The crowd ate the tag match up, and we got great teases for Sunday's Kidman/London and Rico/Christian matches. Eventually, Rico sets up for his spinning leg lariat, but instead eats a set of brass knuckles, courtesy of Captain Charisma. Christian gets the cheap pin and the momentum going into Summerslam!

Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio comes to the ring for his title defense against Nunzio next, but first he cuts a brief promo on Tajiri. These two have put on some tremendous matches over the years, and he's looking forward to raising the bar again. But this thing with Tajiri has gone beyond being a professional rivalry. It's gone beyond the two best cruiserweights in the world trying to prove who's truly number one. And that's why I'm going to take more pleasure than I probably should when I kick your head clean off with the 619!

He keeps that energy up for his title match with Nunzio, and they really put on a show. Rey sets up for the West Coast Pop, but Tajiri hops the barricade and grabs his leg, causing ihm to wipe out. The ref calls for the bell, but that doesn't stop Tajiri from grabbing a chair from ringside, who then uses it to beat the bloody hell out of Rey. The challenger stands over the champion as we head to commercial.

In just two days, WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0 and Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy will defend their titles in a tripleheader ladder match, and tonight's tune-up opponents are Aaron Stevens and his new tag team partner Chavo Guerrero. It's a solid match that lets Stevens and Chavo look solid against the champions, but eventually Jeff hits a Swanton on Stevens for the win.

The Hardyz' Summerslam opponents, the World Tag Team Champions The Rock and John Cena are out next for a match against New Generation members BJ Whitmer and Trent Acid. The newcomers put up a decent fight, but this match was about making Rock and Cena strong heading into Summerslam. Christian York tries to interject on his partners' behalf, but accidentally winds up hitting Acid with a chair, allowing The Rock to hit Rock Bottom for the win.

Eddie Guerrero cuts a 100% quality promo on his match with Brock Lesnar. Brock has dominated everything in his path since his debut, but Eddie has become the biggest thorn Brock has ever had to deal with. He talks about the parable with the lion with the thorn in his paw, and about how the whole thing is a lie. And trust me, nobody lies like a Guerrero. The lion isn't grateful for the thorn being taken out of his paw. The lion just gets mad and devours everything around him. Well, Eddie's not going to let himself get devoured. He's going to stick, he's going to move, he's going to insert-cliche-here. But the thing is, cliches are cliches for a reason. And David does beat Goliath. And the colonies get their independence. And the Ewoks destroy the Empire. And this Sunday, Eddie Guerrero is going to once again prove that he is... wait, I can't remember which cliche I started it off with...

And now it's Brock's turn to hit the ring for his main event match against Brian Kendrick. Lesnar absolutely dominated Kendrick. A chop, a bodyslam, a brainbuster, a powerbomb, then the F-5. After the match, Eddie blasts Brock with a chair. Ugh. The underdog taking out the favorite with a chair as we fade to black? What a cliche!

<font color=goldenrod><b><u>Raw - Week 1, January 2010 - Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT</u></b>
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New Raw GM Theodore Long welcomes us to a new era of Monday Night Raw! He makes several new announcements, including that many of the new superstars from the former ECW will be attempting to qualify for the Royal Rumble match tonight as well as this Thursday night on Heat. He also announces that the Number 1 Contender for the WWE Title will be determined tonight in a wild 6 Pack Challenge! John Cena vs. Randy Orton vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Big Show vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H! Sheamus argues that he deserves a PPV off, Long says there are no months off for the champ.
<b>Segment Rating: B</b>

Sheamus is in a bad mood, which is bad news for his opponent, Primo. 2 minute squash, Sheamus wins with the Irish Curse.
<b>Segment Rating: B-</b>

Orton cuts the first of many main-event related promos saying why he will win the 6 Pack Challenge.
<b>Segment Rating: A</b>

Santino Marella faces off against new addition William Regal in a Royal Rumble qualifier. Santino actually does quite well for himself, but Regal gets the nod with help from fellow new roster member Ezekiel Jackson. Yet ANOTHER newcomer, Vladimir Kozlov, rushes out to chase off Regal and Jackson after, still some unfinished business stemming from ECW. Either way though, Regal stamps his ticket for the Rumble match.
<b>Segment Rating: B+</b>

Graphic shows that Bret Hart will be appearing live next week. Everybody marks out.
<b>Segment Rating: A+</b>

Big Show and Kofi Kingston face off backstage, the largest and smallest guys in the main event tonight argue about who will be the #1 Contender.
<b>Segment Rating: A</b>

Melina is miraculously healed, and still holds the Divas Title. She faces her main villain, Maryse, in a title bout. Not a horrible Divas match by any stretch, back and forth bout that sees Melina retain the belt with a surprise roll-up, stunning Maryse.
<b>Segment Rating: B-</b>

Cena does a fired up promo about the main event, crowd loves it.
<b>Segment Rating: A+</b>

Another Royal Rumble qualifier up next as Shelton Benjamin makes his return to Raw to face Chavo Guerrero. Really good match as the guys were told to do whatever necessary to put on the best match possible. Shelton wins it after the Paydirt, the old ECW guys are 2-0.
<b>Segment Rating: B</b>

DX are up to their usual tomfoolery hyping up the main event. Once again, crowd loves it.
<b>Segment Rating: A+</b>

Oops, turns out DX did too good of a job in their promo...because it somehow made the fans not care about the Miz/MVP US Title match. Jerks. Anyway, MVP really takes it to Miz for a good amount of the match to the point where Miz simply pussies out and walks out to keep his title. MVP wins by countout.
<b>Segment Rating: C+</b>

One last hype package thrown together for the main event. And that match is...NEXT!
<b>Segment Rating: A</b>

The 6 Pack Challenge is a wild bout that the crowd eats up, and lasts over 20 minutes. Everybody gets a good amount of time in the ring, and of course the end comes with a finishing maneuver clusterfuck. Orton ducks a Trouble in Paradise...RKO to Kofi! Triple H kicks him, Pedigree! HBK proves it's every man for himself, Sweet Chin Music to The Game! Big Show comes in, Chokeslam! Then, lastly, Cena takes Big Show out at the knees and locks in the STF and Show taps. The IWC groans, but John Cena will be headed to the Royal Rumble to face Sheamus and try to regain the WWE Title that he lost at TLC.
<b>Segment Rating: A

OVERALL SHOW RATING: B+ (Our popularity has increased)</b>

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But wait, don't forget the tapings for:

<b><u>Heat - Airing on Thursday, Week 1, January 2010</u></b>

We open up with a Royal Rumble qualifier, as "The Masterpiece" Chris Masters goes up against Vance Archer. Fans unfamiliar with Archer certainly have to be impressed by what they see in this one. It wasn't a squash, but Archer still controlled the pace of the bout and managed to put away The Boob Man following a Big Boot to qualify for his first ever Royal Rumble. That's now 3-0 for Raw's newest additions.
<b>Segment Rating: C+</b>

"The All-American American" Jack Swagger is out and vows to put an end to his loothing thtreak. And when he does, he will go on to win the Royal Rumble and begin his route towards being the All-American American World Champion.
<b>Segment Rating: C</b>

Swagger's opponent is Tyler Reks, making his first televised appearance in quite some time. Again, as is common in the sub-show matches, it's not a squash...Reks gets in some offense to drag the match to a decent length. But regardless, Swagger finally ends the winning streak the new Raw guys have had, and pins Reks after a Gutwrench Powerbomb.
<b>Segment Rating: C+</b>

After the match, Swagger annoys everybody by celebrating the end of his streak as though he had just won the World Series. He should probably save some of that energy for the Rumble.
<b>Segment Rating: C</b>

Graphic is shown promotion tonight's main event, Mark Henry and Evan Bourne teaming up to face The Legacy of Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase.
<b>Segment Rating: B-</b>

Tony Atlas is backstage preparing some coffee right before it's time to head out for the Abraham Washington Show. Tonight's guest will be Carlito. Abe says "Apple? Can't think of anything worse to wind up in your face." On queue, Atlas accidentally fucks up the coffee machine and Abe gets sprayed. Atlas lets out his infectious laugh. Comedy gold, but the ungrateful fans crap all over it.
<b>Segment Rating: D</b>

Carlito is the guest on the Abraham Washington Show, and Abe/Tony are up to their usual antics on the show, complete with intentionally terrible jokes. The central point here is that Carlito says he will qualify for the Royal Rumble next week. Dat's cool.
<b>Segment Rating: C</b>

The Raw Rebound shows clips from the 6-Pack Challenge main event from Raw.
<b>Segment Rating: A+</b>

Jillian Hall comes out and, of course, decides it's time to sing. Even though most things are better than this...the segment is hurt by the popularity of the Raw Rebound, even though the fans wouldn't see the Raw Rebound because it was taped before Raw even happened! Jerks. Gail Kim interrupts Jillian, saving everybody's eardrums in the process.
<b>Segment Rating: C-</b>

Decent Divas match that unfortunately didn't have that great of a crowd reaction, divas matches are piss breaks even in TEW. Gail Kim picks up the win though following a Flying Headscissors.
<b>Segment Rating: C</b>

Obligatory graphic reminding people that Bret Hart will be live on Raw next week.
<b>Segment Rating: A+</b>

Our main event tag team bout saw Evan Bourne playing Ricky Morton as the Legacy managed to isolate him and hit him with a flurry of offense. He eventually makes the hot tag to Mizark, and "The World's Strongest Man" gets some big power moves in to the fans' delight, but Legacy catches their breath and Ted manages to score a clean pin on Mark after Dream Street. Impressive win for Legacy to end the show.
<b>Segment Rating: B-

OVERALL SHOW RATING: C+ (We may have lost popularity...meh whatever, it's only the sub-show)</b>

What TEW download pack did you use for this Vito?

<font color=goldenrod>I just ran a search for TEW 05 Real World packs.</font>

<font color=goldenrod>I think starting with Week 2, I'll just post each show individually when it is meant to be aired (so starting from Monday they'd be posted Raw-Velocity-Heat-SD) as an attempt to <s>get my post count up</s> make things easier to follow.

In addition, I fucked up and forgot to record the ratings for the show (except for the matches and overall show rating, which are kept on record in the game)...so here are fairly quick match results for Velocity and SmackDown from the MassMutual Center in Springfield, MA:

<b><u>Velocity</u></b>
-Goldust def. Mike Knox (C+)

-Trent Barreta & Caylen Croft def. Kung Fu Naki & Jimmy Wang Yang (C)

-Luke Gallows def. his former enabler, Slam Master J (C)

-Finlay def. Charlie Haas (C+)

<b>Overall Show Rating: C+</b>

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<b><u>SmackDown!</u></b>
-Rey Mysterio def. Tyson Kidd to qualify for the Royal Rumble (B+)

-CM Punk def. The Hurricane to qualify for the Royal Rumble, Gallows distracted the ref and PAUL BURCHILL ran in and planted The Hurricane with a finisher. (A)
After the match, Burchill told the story about how The Hurricane got Burchill thrown out of ECW, and it sent him into a drinking problem. But now Burchill is back, and he's now straight edge. The Straight Edge Society has a new member.

-John Morrison, Matt Hardy, and R-Truth def. Drew McIntyre, Dolph Ziggler, and Zack Ryder when Morrison pinned Ziggler (B)

-Christian was the guest on The Cutting Edge. Christian told his brother that after a meeting with new co-GM Tiffany, because he was the reigning ECW champion when the belt went defunct and he never lost it...Christian will be facing The Undertaker at the Royal Rumble for the World Heavyweight Title. Chris Jericho interrupts and complains that he's more deserving, etc. and Jericho/Christian is booked for the main event.

-Kane def. David Hart Smith to qualify for the Royal Rumble (B-)

-Michelle McCool is still the Women's champion in this data pack...which means that I had to continue the Piggy James storyline. She and Mickie argued, and the crowd really didn't care.

-Batista def. The Great Khali to qualify for the Royal Rumble by countout after throwing Khali into the ringside steps (B-)

-Christian def. Chris Jericho in a great main event (A)
After the match, Jericho gathered himself and attacked Christian from behind as he celebrated. Edge runs out and helps his brother. As Edge and Jericho fight to the back, the lights go out and the bell tolls. Lights come back on, and The Undertaker is in the ring. He and Christian have a staredown to end the show.

<b>Overall Show Rating: A</b>

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So after one week, I have both title matches booked for the Rumble. John Cena vs. Sheamus for the WWE Title, and Christian vs. Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Title. In addition, 8 men have qualified for the Royal Rumble (Batista, CM Punk, Jack Swagger, Kane, Rey Mysterio, Shelton Benjamin, Vance Archer, William Regal) many more to come in the next week or two.</font>

AUGUST 22, 2004 - SUMMERSLAM

After an injury sidelined his friend Edge, Rhyno has stepped into his shoes for one more encounter with the man whose streak he ended at WrestleMania, Undertaker! It's our pre-show match, and it's next!

Rhyno vs. Undertaker

Rhyno hits a right hand. Rhyno hits some punches. Flying shoulder tackle by Rhyno sends Undertaker to the mat. Rhyno with a spinning neckbreaker on Undertaker. Undertaker powers out of a Rhyno headlock. Weak bodyslam on Rhyno by Undertaker. Weak bodyslam by Undertaker. There's a two count on the pin. Rhyno ducks a wild right hand. Spinebuster by Rhyno. There's a two count on the pin. Death valley driver by Rhyno, Undertaker got planted. Pin, but Undertaker is out just before the three count. Rhyno misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Lame kick from Undertaker. Rhyno counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Rhyno slams Undertaker down. Kane comes running down the aisle with a chair! Undertaker goes to irish whip Rhyno into the ropes. Kane jumps onto the apron with the chair...but Rhyno reverses! Collision between Kane, Undertaker, and the chair! Undertaker staggers back into a roll up! 1...2...3! It's over! Undertaker and Kane tie Rhyno up in the ropes, then start punching away at him until referees run down and break it up. I'll give it a **1\2 rating.

Overall Rating: 72%
Crowd Reaction: 74%
Match Quality: 70%

The PPV event kicks off with the culmination of the long-running Shelton Benjamin-Damien feud. Since debuting in World Wrestling Entertainment, Damien has been nearly unstoppable. Only one man has seemed to have his number, and that's one-half of the World's Greatest Tag Team, Shelton Benjamin! Tonight, it's First Blood rules, and one way or another, this feud will end!

First Blood Match - Shelton Benjamin vs. Damien

Reverse DDT on Damien. Damien powers out of a Shelton Benjamin headlock. Damien bodyslams Shelton Benjamin. Back elbow connects, Shelton staggers backward. Rude Awakening on Shelton Benjamin by Damien. Shelton pushes out of a Damien hold. Brainbuster suplex by Shelton Benjamin, who apparently is in the mood to bust some brains. Death valley driver by Shelton Benjamin, Damien is down and hurt. Bodyslam by Shelton. Damien reverses a waistlock. Big clothesline on Shelton. Lifting DDT by Damien, looked good. Damien picks up a chair. Shelton Benjamin turns around...and gets smashed over the head with it! That has to be at least a 0. 6 on the Muta scale. The referee sees blood, and this match is over! A good *** rating.

Overall Rating: 84%
Crowd Reaction: 87%
Match Quality: 78%

The top tier of the Cruiserweight Division on SmackDown! has been red-hot as of late, and two stars who are looking to break into the title picture are Paul London and Billy Kidman. These two have lit up recent episodes of SD, and now tonight they get a PPV showcase!

Paul London vs. Billy Kidman

London takes a flying neckbreaker from Billy Kidman. Kidman crushes London with a running senton. There's a two count on the pin. Paul London comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Dropkick connects, Kidman goes down. Spin kick by Paul London to the face. Hooks the leg for a two count. DDT from the top rope by Paul London. That looked brutal. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. London hits a dropkick on Billy Kidman. Kidman counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Lightning kick by Kidman on London. Hooks the leg for a two count. Tiger suplex on London, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Billy Kidman strikes London. London blocks the suplex attempt. Paul London hits a rolling kick on Kidman. Tiger suplex on Kidman, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Paul London floors Billy Kidman...and climbs the turnbuckles. Through the air, London Calling! 1....2....3. This one gets a ***1\4 rating, it was a good bout.

Overall Rating: 78%
Crowd Reaction: 74%
Match Quality: 83%

Speaking of the Cruiserweight Division, SmackDown!'s newest main eventer Christian has had his hands full lately with Rico. While it looks like Xian may soon be breaking into the WWE Title picture, Rico is just barely a notch behind him. A win tonight on PPV could catapult him into that upper echelon.

Rico vs. Christian

Kick from Rico to the leg. Christian powers out of a Rico headlock. Rico walks into a stiff lariat clothesline from Christian. The referee bumps after catching a wild right hand and is down. Christian plants Rico with an exploder suplex. Cover, but there's no one to count for Christian. Rico counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Face crusher from Rico on Christian. Back heel kick from Rico on Christian. Cover for a two count. Diving headbutt from Rico, not much elevation. Pin, but Christian is out just before the three count. Rico walks into a trip. Reverse DDT on Rico. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Rico blocks a punch. Christian is in trouble. Spinning Leg Lariat! 1....2....3. Christian gives a murderous look toward Rico...and attacks! Rico gets dropped to the canvas, then battered with a barrage of rights and lefts. Christian picks him up...and launches him over the top rope to the outside. A small measure of revenge has been taken. *** rating for a good bout.

Overall Rating: 85%
Crowd Reaction: 90%
Match Quality: 76%

Rey Mysterio has been a fighting champion since winning the Cruiserweight Title two months ago. Tonight, he defends it once again against his longtime rival, Tajiri!

Cruiserweight Title Match - Rey Mysterio (c) vs. Tajiri

Rey uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Flying reverse elbow by Rey Mysterio. There's a two count on the pin. Tajiri powers out of a Rey Mysterio headlock. Stiff high kick on Rey by Tajiri who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. Second rope flying axe handle, Rey goes down. Hooks the leg for a two count. Power drive elbow by Tajiri. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Tajiri uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Rey powers out of a headlock. Lightning kick by Rey on Tajiri. There's a two count on the pin. Springboard dropkick from Rey Mysterio. Nicely done. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Rey hits a dropkick on Tajiri. Spinning back kick from Rey Mysterio. Tajiri ducks a wild right hand. Running knee lift from Tajiri. Tiger suplex on Rey, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Rey Mysterio slugs Tajiri, sending him down into the corner. While Rey fires up the crowd, Tajiri is removing the turnbuckle pad! Rey Mysterio comes over...but Tajiri grabs him by the tights and uses the leverage to slingshot Rey Mysterio face first into the exposed steel turnbuckle! Tajiri rolls up the stunned Rey Mysterio, and even puts his feet on the second rope to add insult to injury! 1....2...3! What a display of cheating from Tajiri. Tajiri slides out of the ring to the floor, then turns and leaves through the crowd. He's happy to have the win, and evidently isn't going to hang around for Rey to get some payback. That was good. **** rating.

Overall Rating: 90%
Crowd Reaction: 91%
Match Quality: 88%

Since winning the World Title, Sean O'Haire's greatest rival has been Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle. Every time Angle nearly unseats his rival, O'Haire manages to make off with the gold. Angle has become so incensed that tonight he puts his career on the line!

World Title Match (If Angle Loses, He Leaves WWE) - Kurt Angle vs. Sean O'Haire (c)

O'Haire gets caught with a short powerbomb from Angle. Devastating face-first slam from Angle on O'Haire. Cover for a two count. O'Haire counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Sean O'Haire hits some punches. Back elbow connects, Angle staggers backward. There's a two count on the pin. Death valley driver by Sean O'Haire, Kurt Angle got planted. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Flying shoulder tackle by O'Haire sends Angle to the mat. Angle ducks a wild right hand. O'Haire walks into a killer lariat. Cover for a two count. O'Haire walks into a face-first flapjack. Pin, but O'Haire is out just before the three count. Kurt Angle with a spinning neckbreaker on O'Haire. Belly to belly suplex by Angle. Sean O'Haire pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Bodyslam by O'Haire. Massive lariat, apparently O'Haire has been watching The Best Of Stan Hansen again. Kurt Angle is in trouble. Prophecy! 1....2....3. Kurt Angle offers a handshake to O'Haire...and he accepts it! A good *** rating.

Overall Rating: 84%
Crowd Reaction: 89%
Match Quality: 73%

After controversy erupted on Chris Jericho's Highlight Reel, the following Fatal Fourway match was signed, pitting Rob Van Dam against Randy Orton and the former WWE Tag Team Champions Jericho and the 2004 King of the Ring Chris Benoit!

Fatal Fourway For The United States Title - Rob Van Dam (c) vs. Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho vs. Randy Orton

Big forearm by Chris Benoit, ripping a page from the NOAH playbook. Gut buster, Jericho hits hard. Hooks the leg for a two count. Jericho counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Jericho tags out to Randy Orton. Randy Orton with a spinning neckbreaker on Benoit. Orton whips Benoit into the turnbuckles...and predictably, the referee gets sandwiched. Randy Orton drills Chris Benoit with a press slam into a Michinoku Driver. Cover, but there's no one to count for Randy Orton. Big clothesline on Benoit. Randy Orton gets taken down out of nowhere. Benoit tags out to Rob Van Dam. Lightning kick by RVD on Orton. Rob Van Dam hits a rolling kick on Orton. Rob Van Dam misses a clothesline. Randy Orton with a spinning neckbreaker on RVD. Flying spear out of the corner! RVD nearly got snapped in two. Orton tags out to Chris Benoit. RVD gets caught with a short powerbomb from Benoit. Emerald Fusion by Chris Benoit on RVD. Chris Benoit has Rob Van Dam down on the canvas. Rob Van Dam gets locked in the Crippler Crossface! Submission victory! A good *** rating.

Overall Rating: 81%
Crowd Reaction: 83%
Match Quality: 79%

It comes down to this - the top four champions on SmackDown!, settling a months-old score in one match. The WWE Title, the Intercontinental Title, and the World Tag Team Titles will be suspended from the ceiling. If either Matt or Jeff Hardy can climb a ladder and retrieve one of the tag team belts, they are the new champions. But if either The Rock or John Cena can climb up to grab either singles title, that man becomes that champion. It's a match we haven't seen in nearly seven years, and for the first time, it's under Ladder Match rules!

Tripleheader Ladder Match For All Three Titles - World Tag Team Champions John Cena and The Rock vs. Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy and WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0

Kick from Jeff Hardy to the leg. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 hits a rolling kick on Rock. Jeff Hardy dives off the middle of the ladder with a clothesline. Matt only gets knees on a splash. The Rock with a spinning neckbreaker on Hardy. The Rock scoops up Hardy. Cena bounces off the ropes and hits a flying Hart Attack clothesline. Cena hits a stump piledriver on Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Matt gets a face-full of ladder. Hardy powers out of a headlock. Super frankensteiner on Cena, who hit hard. Jeff Hardy floors The Rock...and climbs the turnbuckles. Through the air, Swanton Bomb! Matt Hardy Version 2.0 moves in for the kill. Twist Of Fate! Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy Version 2.0 go up the ladder and grab the prize for the win. Hardy Boyz remain in the ring, celebrating their victory. It gets a ***1\2 rating.

Overall Rating: 91%
Crowd Reaction: 95%
Match Quality: 83%

For the second straight month, the Eddie Guerrero-Brock Lesnar match gets the main event slot on pay-per-view. This time, though, the bad blood will finally end as the two rivals square off for a final time inside a steel cage!

Steel Cage Match - Eddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar

Spinning back kick from Eddie Guerrero. Eddie Guerrero throws Lesnar into the cage. Eddie Guerrero and Lesnar climb the cage....but both end up crashing back to the canvas after a struggle! Eddie uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Eddie uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Lesnar blocks a punch. Brock Lesnar drives Eddie into the cage side. Brainbuster suplex by Brock Lesnar, who apparently is in the mood to bust some brains. Brock Lesnar and Eddie climb the cage....but both end up crashing back to the canvas after a struggle! Eddie Guerrero powers out of a Brock Lesnar headlock. Super frankensteiner on Lesnar, who hit hard. Lesnar walks into a face crusher variation. Lesnar reverses a Eddie Guerrero hammerlock. Brock Lesnar snap suplexes Eddie. Eddie Guerrero pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Eddie Guerrero climbs the cage, but gets pulled down by Lesnar! Lesnar takes a flying neckbreaker from Eddie Guerrero. Eddie Guerrero has Brock Lesnar down on the canvas and is ascending the corner. Through the air, Frog Splash! Eddie Guerrero and Lesnar climb the cage....until Brock Lesnar gets knocked off by a right hand! Eddie climbs over the top for the win! Eddie Guerrero goes into the crowd, where he celebrates his victory *** rating, as it was good, but nothing too special.

Overall Rating: 87%
Crowd Reaction: 93%
Match Quality: 74%

<font color=goldenrod>Nice show Loopy...bye Kurt</font> :(

I just couldn't improve his morale, no matter what I did, so I thought I'd just let him go.

I was also retarded and forgot to click "End Feud" on the ladder match, so Cena and Rock are going to cash in their rematch clause :shifty: on SmackDown!

I also am probably two weeks away from being able to end the Christian/Rico and Rey/Tajiri feuds properly, so expect more from them this week. Then I'll be able to really start focusing on Unforgiven and the run up to the end of the year.

AUGUST 23, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

WWE.com announced earlier today that tonight would be the kickoff of a tournament to crown a new number-one contender for Sean O'Haire's World Title. After the champ drove Kurt Angle from World Wrestling Entertainment last night at Summerslam, no one has stepped up as an obvious contender, thus a night of first-round action tonight! Weeeeeeeeeeeell, it's a duuuuuuuud shooooooow!

The night kicks off with Tom Howard taking on La Resistance's Rene Dupree. Mediocre match that ends with Dupree slapping the Figure Four Leglock on Howard to advance to next week's second round.

Luther Reigns is out next, hoping to pick up his first WWE victory. Unfortunately, his opponent is the rookie monster Damien. Damien hits the ring, lands a piledriver and a chokeslam, and the match is over. Damien continues to pummel Reigns after the bell. Apparently his big win last night over Shelton Benjamin has him fired up!

Earlier tonight, Rene Dupree defeated Tom Howard. Up next, their respective tag-team partners do battle in another tournament match. This match again ends in submission. Although, this time it's Fred Williams slapping a Canadian backbreaker on Sylvan Grenier to pick up the win.

Terri Runnels' Playboy Lance Cade is out next for a contest with William Regal. These two put on a good match, but the crowd isn't into it, and the stupid dud show drags it down. Regal puts Cade away with the Power of the Punch.

Another good technical match follows as Lance Storm takes on Rob Conway. Good back-and-forth contest that ends with Storm laying Conway out with an elbow and getting him to tap out to the Straightshooter.

Last night, Rob Van Dam dropped his United States Title to Chris Benoit in a fatal fourway match, and hopes to bounce back in a big way tonight against one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions, Kane. Kane was supposed to be involved in a title match tonight, but the tournament has postponed that match indefinitely. RVD looks to be about to put Kane away, but Benoit puts his stamp on the match by capitalizing on a distracted referee and clamping the Crippler Crossface on Van Dam. Kane gets the cheap win, but Benoit isn't done, laying Van Dam out with the US belt and giving him a drop toehold onto it, bloodying the former champ. Why did he just do that?

Terri Runnels' third client, Val Venis, takes on co-tag champ Big Show next, and both champs manage to advance, as Show hits the Showstopper for the win. After the match, he pummels Val some more. Is Big Show's climb up the ranks starting again?

Charlie Haas was supposed to be teaming with A-Train tonight to take on the tag champs, but as mentioned before, that match has been postponed due to the tourney. Haas takes out his frustration tonight on Johnny Stamboli, pinning him following Haastruction.

Damien made Shelton Benjamin bleed last night in their First Blood match, and now Shelton looks to bounce back against Mark Jindrak. Jindrak nearly gets the win with a big backbreaker, but Shelton kicks out, ducks a clothesline, and superkicks him to pick up the win.

Back-to-back losses for the Natural Born Ministry, and Chuck Palumbo is looking to turn things around against Tommy Dreamer. Unfortunately, Tommy has other ideas, as he advances via the Dreamer Driver.

Our final match of the evening for the last spot in next week's round of sixteen pits A-Train against Shawn Stasiak. Train hopes to join the other participants in the Tag Match That Wasn't in the second round, while Stasiak hopes to avoid four straight losses for the original Natural Born Thrillers. Train hits a big slam on Stasiak, and NBM leader (and World Champion) Sean O'Haire has seen enough. He hits the ring to take out Train, but accidentally clotheslines Stasiak! Amid the confusion, the ref missed it all and Train pins Stasiak with the Train Wreck! A shocked O'Haire and a defeated Stasiak both get run off as A-Train (?!?) stands tall to end RAW.

Next week's round two features the following eight matches:

Rhyno vs. William Regal
Big Show vs. Undertaker
Tommy Dreamer vs. Chris Benoit
Shelton Benjamin vs. Rene Dupree
Lance Storm vs. Chris Jericho
A-Train vs. Damien
Fred Williams vs. Kane
Charlie Haas vs. Randy Orton

One of those sixteen men will be facing O'Haire at Unforgiven for the World Title!

Wow. Worst show since I started this game. What I get for not booking some of the top stars, but God help me, I just love tournaments!

<font color=goldenrod><b><u>Raw - Monday, Week 2, January 2010</u>
From the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ</b>

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We kick it off with a Royal Rumble qualifying match as Kofi Kingston meets Evan Bourne. As you'd expect, lots of high spots and innovative offense in this one, the fast-rising Kofi Kingston picks up the victory following a Trouble in Paradise to earn a spot in the Rumble. The crowd was restless in this one for some reason.
<b>Segment Rating: B-</b>

John Cena comes out and cuts a promo about his 6-Pack Challenge win last week. He says that after the Royal Rumble, the champ...WILL BE HERE! And he discusses a match he has tonight with Randy Orton. Sheamus, of course, interrupts and says he will beat Cena just like he did at TLC.
<b>Segment Rating: A</b>

Another Royal Rumble qualifier as MVP has the daunting task of facing The World's Largest Athlete, the Big Show. United States champion The Miz comes out midway through and makes a nuisance of himself. MVP finds Miz' presence distracting, and it costs him as Big Show plants him with a Chokeslam for the victory. The big guy has to be considered a favorite for the Royal Rumble.
<b>Segment Rating: A</b>

Fans get their piss break as Maryse teams with Alicia Fox to take on The Bella Twins. Typical throwaway divas match here, and the Bellas switching in and out despite not tagging doesn't work out as Maryse plants Brie with the French Kiss for the win.
<b>Segment Rating: C</b>

Maryse grabs a microphone and cuts a really quick promo warning Melina that sooner rather than later, the Divas Title WILL be coming back where it belongs.
<b>Segment Rating: B</b>

All three members of The Legacy are backstage for a group promo. Randy Orton mentions that he doesn't need to qualify for the Royal Rumble, as his status as the previous year's winner guarantees him a slot. He says he doesn't care who wins between Sheamus and Cena...the winner will fall to Orton. Meanwhile, Cody and Ted talk about their huge match against DX tonight. Not only are two Royal Rumble qualifying spots on the line, but also the Unified Tag Team Titles.
<b>Segment Rating: B+</b>

Bret Hart is out to a huge ovation, and he demands that Vince McMahon come out to the ring. Vince heels it up and begins walking down to the ring...only to declare that he doesn't answer to Bret Hart, and he doesn't want Bret in Vince's ring. Security escort Bret out of the building, and the segment gets huge heat.
<b>Segment Rating: A+</b>

John Cena and Randy Orton have their match. Orton takes control over the early portion, rest hold city! But Cena of course begins to mount a comeback to make the match interesting...before it can go further though, Sheamus jumps into the ring and assaults Cena for the DQ ending. Sheamus hits a Crucifix Powerbomb to the dismay of the fans.
<b>Segment Rating: A</b>

Video is shown recapping various clips from Cena/Sheamus' feud, including the moment that just happened.
<b>Segment Rating: A</b>

The Miz is out for his own Royal Rumble qualifier. He, too, has a tall order of business in the form of Mark Henry. Turn about his fair play, MVP comes out to scout the United States Champion. Miz gets in a few sneaky moves, but is largely dominated by the bigger, stronger Henry. Henry wins the match following a big splash as MVP smirks. Henry is in the Rumble.
<b>Segment Rating: C+</b>

Main event time as it's DX vs. Legacy for the Unified Tag Team Titles AND 2 Rumble spots. Formulaic tag match here with Shawn playing Ricky Morton and taking the bulk of the offense. But, naturally, when Triple H gets the hot tag it's Game Over. Triple H sets up the Pedigree on Cody, Ted tries to intervene but gets some Sweet Chin Music from a rejuvenated Shawn Michaels. Pedigree on Cody, and DX retain the belts and get the Rumble slots.
<b>Segment Rating: A</b>

As DX celebrate, Triple H throws Shawn over the top rope to the floor out of nowhere. Shawn looks dumbfounded as Triple H simply explains that at the Rumble, it will be EVERY man for himself. Where have I seen this segment before?
<b>Segment Rating: A+

OVERALL SHOW RATING: B+ (gained popularity)</b></font>