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Arcademan:
WWE RAW Results: 6-15-09

Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to Keller's complete report). Condensed here to in-ring results only.

1 -- CHRIS JERICHO vs. REY MYSTERIO - IC Title match

Before the match, he said Raw has gone in the toilet since he was drafted to Smackdown. He insulted the fans, then said his mask will be his downfall and only Jericho can be his savior and set him free. Rey knocked Jericho out of the ring early, but when he dove at him, Jericho caught him and dropped him across the announce table. They cut to a commercial break at 2:00.

Ross stressed the heritage of Rey's mask throughout the early minutes of the match. Jericho got in sustained offense after the break. Rey came back at 6:00 and dove onto Jericho on the floor. A crawler hyped that Vince McMahon would appoint a new G.M. later on the show. They put a countdown clock on for the start of the World Title match, which is annoying since they shouldn't have any idea, at least not overly within the context of the show, when this match was going to end. Rey gave Jericho a top rope sunset flip for a near fall at 7:00. Then he set up a 619, but Jericho moved. Jericho then charged at Rey, but Rey hit a springboard moonsault press for a two count. Rey then hit the 619 with success. As Rey went for a West Coast Pop, Jericho grabbed at Rey's mask. Rey protected the mask, giving Jericho a chance to hit the Code Breaker out of nowhere for the win.

WINNER: Jericho in 8:00 to retain the IC Title.

STAR RATING: **1/2 -- Very good eight minute match. Nice finish, with Rey proving Jericho right in that his mask was his downfall. Ross pointed that out, too.

2 -- TOMMY DREAMER vs. CHRISTIAN - ECW Title match

Josh Matthews asked Striker if he had any idea who bought Raw. Striker brought his right-wing political perspective into things by saying maybe it was President Obama because "he seems to own everything else." They showed a countdown clock saying the World Title mach would begin in ten minutes. Again, "how would they know? since Striker said at the start of this match that it was "one fall to a finish." Will they stop this match mid-stream and re-start it later if one of them doesn't win first? Nice pace to the action. Christian went for a sunset flip at 3:00 for a near fall. Dreamer reversed leverage and scored a two count. Christian climbed to the top rope, but Dreamer moved. Christian sold an ankle injury. Dreamer then caught him with a small package as Christian clutched his ankle while standing on one leg and got a clean three count.

WINNER: Dreamer in 4:00.

STAR RATING: *1/2 -- Good short match. I like a finish where a relatively fluke ankle injury can lead to a finish out of nowhere. It's better that than someone of Christian's stature losing out of the blue while otherwise fresh. Not much crowd heat here, but that's no surprise given who was involved and that it was two babyfaces.

3 -- TRIPLE H vs. RANDY ORTON vs. JOHN CENA vs. THE BIG SHOW - Fatal Four-way for the WWE Championship

As Orton walked to the ring, Cole said the WWE Magazine comes out tomorrow. He said Orton is on the cover. They showed the cover. Cole then said if Orton doesn't hold the WWE Title after tonight, "they may have to re-shoot the cover." So Cole is suggesting they haven't already been printed, but the magazine is going to be newsstands tomorrow? Or that they'd all be reprinted before tomorrow? Big Show came out next, then John Cena, then Triple H. So Triple H gets the "biggest star" slot of being the final entrant. Triple H went after Orton at the start, while Show went after Cena. Triple H and Orton battled at ringside as Show and Cena stayed in the ring. Well, until Show tossed Cena across the ring and to the floor. They cut to a very early break less than a minute into the match. They wanted to guarantee that they'd be back before the top of the hour at the usual start time. It'd be a ratings killer to be at commercial break at the start of the hour.

The wrestlers were still paired off after the break. Cole and Lawler reset the show near the top of the hour, letting new viewers know they started an hour early. They hyped the Raw sale announcement. At 6:00 Cena and Triple H knocked Orton and Show out of the ring, so they fought each other for a minute. Big Show entered and knocked both men down. Orton joined back in and they went back to the same pairings.

When Cena lifted Show, but then fell backwards, Orton broke up Show's pin attempt. Show glared at Orton, who bailed out to ringside afterward. Show blocked an Orton punt kick attempt, then beat on him in the corner. Lawler hyped that "the Raw franchise has been sold!" Show worked over Cena with a swing splash in the corner. Orton broke up that pin attempt again. Show stood and grabbed Orton and easily threw him out of the ring. Show then speared Triple H for a two count. Triple H avoided a subsequent swing-elbow attempt. Orton then entered and went for an RKO on Show. Show blocked it. Triple H gave Show a Pedigree. Cena then gave Triple H an Attitude Adjustment. Cena made the cover, but Show kicked out, having had time to recover from the Pedigree. He then gave Show an Attitude Adjustment. Orton broke up the pin and then threw Cena shoulder-first into the ringpost. Orton then gave Show an RKO and got the pin.

WINNER: Orton in 11:00 to become the WWE Champion.

STAR RATING: **1/2 -- Nice pace to everything. Orton was the opportunistic heel who broke up pins and then seized on an opening in the end. Show was made to look strong throughout the match, a deliberate effort to protect him from being damaged too much by doing the job. It's still pretty ludicrous that Orton was put in this match given that he'd the one who went outside of all rules of conduct in forcing Batista to vacate the WWE Title. But unfortunately WWE doesn't want us to think too hard about that type of thing.

4 -- MICKIE JAMES vs. ROSA MENDEZ

Maryse came to ringside at the start of the match to watch from ringside. Cole asked Lawler if the rumor is true that Maryse is dodging Mickey James. Lawler said that's the word going around because Mickie has proven she can beat Maryse. Cole went back to speculating about the "ownership change" of Raw. Mickie won with a DDT clean. Maryse and Mickie jawed back and forth afterward. Maryse got on the ring apron. Mickie charged at her and Maryse leaped to the floor and left with her belt.

WINNER: Mickie James in 3:00. Not a lot to it, but fine for what it was.

Arcademan:
5 -- C.M. PUNK vs. EDGE vs. JEFF HARDY -- WWE Title match

Hardy's music was still playing after the break. The crowd got to hear that start to finish at least twice. Punk's ring intro then took place. After individual ring intros, Ross noted that Punk got a mixed reaction. The Hardy fans are resenting him and booing him, despite Punk slamming Jeff's heel brother and rival Matt Hardy minutes earlier.

The bell rang to start the match at the start of the third hour. Great timing of the show. Punk dove onto Edge at ringside. Hardy then dove onto both Punk and Edge. Punk took control in the ring. Grisham asked Ross for his take on Trump buying Raw. Ross said he doesn't know what to think, but Trump has a tremendous track record with successful businesses. He said he's interested to see what changes are made starting next week. It's good they're talking about that because it should continue to be one of the main focuses of this show, along with the wrestling and title developments.

After ten minutes of back and forth action, Punk set up a Go To Sleep on Hardy. Edge chopped his legs out from under Punk and then applied a sharpshooter. Hardy came up behind Edge and applied a sleeper. That forced Edge to let go of the sleeper. A minute later Hardy climbed to the top rope. Edge shoved him off and Hardy straddled the top rope. Edge then waited for Punk to rise and charged, but Punk turned it into a powerslam for a believable near fall. Hardy clutched his crotch, which Grisham called "the most delicate of areas." Hardy got up and went for a Twist of Fate, but Edge speared him instead. Edge was slow to capitalize. All three were groggy and down on the mat.

Punk charged at Edge in the corner, but Edge shoved him over the top rope. Punk landed awkwardly on the steel steps. A trainer checked on him on the floor as he clutched his left knee. Meanwhile, Edge and Hardy collided with simultaneous bodyblocks mid-ring. Two trainers, meanwhile, checked on Punk's leg. Ross said, "With Punk at ringside, odds are we're going to crown a new World Heavyweight Champion tonight." Hardy hit a Whisper in the Wind on Edge for a near fall, broken up by Punk. Hardy went after Punk, aggressively kicking at his injured leg. Edge surprised Hardy with a small package for a near fall. Ross called it an inside cradle, since "small package" seems to be an out of vogue name for that move within WWE officially. Hardy climbed to the top rope and hit the Swanton Bomb on Edge. Punk broke up the pin attempt by yanking Hardy to the floor. He rammed Hardy back-first into the ringside steps. Punk rolled into the ring and leverage pinned Edge for the win.

WINNER: Punk in 15:00.

STAR RATING: ***1/2 -- Really good match, pretty much PPV worthy in pacing, intensity, and storyline advancement. They did a good job building the "pick your side" feud between Punk and Hardy. Ross did seem to begin sided against Punk a little, saying his ramming Hardy into the ringside steps may have been uncalled for, which was strange considering Hardy just attacked Punk's injured leg seconds earlier, and Punk did nothing illegal by breaking up pins.

6 -- CARLITO & PRIMO COLON vs. THE HART DYNASTY (David Hart Smith & Tyson Kidd w/Natalya)

Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase joined Cole and Lawler at ringside. DiBiase said Cole should be honored to be on TV with them. Cody told Cole and Lawler to quiet down and let them talk. He was a little clumsy with his wording, too. They seemed nervous and green on the mic. DiBiase said it'd be an honor to win the battle royal, but they're in it to be sure certain others don't win. When Carlito hit Smith with the Back Cracker, Rhodes and DiBiase jumped him to cause a DQ. They threw the Colons out of the ring.

WINNERS: Carlito & Primo via DQ in 3:00.

7 -- TEN-MAN BATTLE ROYAL FOR BASH TITLE SHOT

Randy Orton walked out in the opening minute to watch. Hardy almost eliminated Miz at 2:00. Big Show stood center ring and took shots at nearly everyone. When Show looked at Hardy, Hardy ran under the top rope. In a hilarious and clever spot, Show yanked Hardy back into the ring over the top rope to re-legalize him, then tossed him right back over the top rope to officially eliminate him. He eliminated MVP next. There goes the one legit chance at a fresh PPV main event to just shake things up a little, as noen of the remaining babyfaces are likely to get that boost other than perhaps Kofi. Everyone teamed together, in their collective best interest, to eliminate Big Show. They cut to a break.

Back live in the ring, it was down to Cena, Triple H, Rhodes, DiBiase, Kingston, and Regal as Orton continued to look on. At 12:00 Triple H and Cena faced off. Triple H threw the first punch. They exchanged punches. Triple H tried to lift and toss Cena. Rhodes tried to help. Cena dropped down and lifted Triple H. Triple H fought free. They both went down after a collision. Kofi caught a charging Rhodes with a kick, and then DiBiase got the same treatment. Kofi mounted DiBiase in the corner and punched him, then flipped down and went after Rhodes. DiBiase surprised Kingston with a Snake Eyes. DiBiase and Rhodes surprised Kofi with an elimination. As they high-fived one another, Regal went after them. They fended him off and tossed him over the top rope. Cole hyped the major Trump announcement after this match. Rhodes and DiBiase double-teamed Triple H, and then split off to beat on Cena, too. Cena backdropped a charging DiBiase to eliominate him. He tossed Rhodes next, but Rhodes held onto the top rope and skinned the cat back in. Triple H charged and eliminated Rhodes with a clothesline. That left Cena vs. Triple H. Triple H gave Cena a Pedigree. Rhodes and DiBiase jumped back in and attacked Triple H illegally. Two referees tried to separate them. The Miz popped up from under the ring. Lawler and Cole said he had never officially been eliminated. He slinked back into the ring and waited for Cena and Triple H to rise. He charged them, but they ducked and Miz flew over the top rope. Triple H then tossed Cena over the top rope to win, assuring a Stale Rerun #1 (Orton-Hunter) instead of Stale Rerun A (Orton-Cena).

WINNER: Triple H in 20:00.

STAR RATING: **1/2 -- Better than average battle royal.

Arcademan:
ECW on SciFi Results: 6-16-09

Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to Caldwell's complete report). Condensed here to in-ring results only.

1 -- CHRISTIAN vs. D.H. SMITH (w/Tyson Kidd and Natalya)

Christian started on the offensive with some slaps to the face on Smith, who came back with a series of scoop slams. Paying a lot more attention to how guys are taking bumps after Misawa's mishap taking a bump on the back of his neck. Christian very deliberate protecting his neck by landing on his back on the series of scoop slams. Match moved to the apron where Smith cracked Christian hard across the ring apron with a modified Rock Bottom. Smith then went to what Mathews called the "point in the match where he systemically takes apart his opponent." In other words, the predictable mat-based big-man attack. Smith continued to work on Christian against the ropes as Striker threw out a line without any conviction that the original Hart Foundation doesn't have anything on the new one. Poor Striker. Christian then ducked Smith charging against the ropes to send him flying over the top rope to the floor. Cut to break.

Back to the ring where Smith had Christian grounded on the mat. Fans rallied as Christian came back to life and went up top with a missile dropkick for a two count. Christian called out to the fans to rally behind him, then he landed the pendulum kick in the corner not once by twice. Christian landed a spinning clothesline from the middle rope for a two count, then he slapped Smith across the face from the floor. Christian chased Kidd on the floor, then slipped into the ring to take a hard clothesline from Smith for a two count only. Christian tried a tornado DDT, but Smith avoided it, then Christian hit a sunset flip for a two count only. Christian tried a sleeper hold, but Smith flung him over his shoulder for a running Bulldog powerslam that resulted in a two count only. Natalya then ran interference allowing Kidd to smash Christian across the top rope. Smith then hit a rolling belly-to-back suplex on Christian for the pin and the win.

WINNER: Smith at 14:00. Smith's best in-ring performance thus far on ECW. Christian really made him look good creating movement, but Smith showed a new level of intensity from the previous few weeks. Still a lot of work to go with Smith, but this was progress. (**)

2 -- EVAN BOURNE vs. MARK HENRY (w/Tony Atlas)

Henry quickly tossed Bourne to the outside, then told Atlas to back off and not get him DQ'ed again. Back in the ring, Henry methodically took apart Bourne. He then wanted a rear bomb out of the corner, but Bourne moved out of the way in time. Bourne then tried some kick strikes on Henry, but Henry popped up to his feet and brick-walled Bourne hard to the mat. [Q3] Henry tried to follow with a big splash, but Bourne moved and went back to the kick strike combo for a two count trying to hook Henry's massive leg. Bourne tried to follow with a crucifix pin, but Henry easily turned it into the World's Strongest Slam for the pin and the win. Henry finally triumphant over Bourne. Post-match: Henry wasn't done with Bourne, so he scooped him up and delivered yet another World's Strongest Slam.

WINNER: Henry in 3:00. Bourne had some offense to seem somewhat credible, but this program hasn't done much of anything to benefit to Bourne. Henry put two exclamation marks on the finish to this one. If it was the end of the program, Bourne is back to square one trying to be a top star on the ECW brand. If this was a storyline write-off for whatever reason, it was a rough way to go. (*)

3 -- ECW champion TOMMY DREAMER vs. JACK SWAGGER -- non-title match

Swagger went for submission holds as Striker talked about Dean Malenko trying to show Dreamer a few submission holds to add to his repertoire. Dreamer fought off the early holds before dumping Swagger over the top rope to the floor with a clothesline. Dreamer then wanted his rolling cannonball off the apron, but Swagger countered in mid-air with a powerslam. Yeoch. Cut to break with Swagger talking trash to Dreamer on the floor.

Back from break, Swagger was in control inside the ring talking more trash and working the back. He went for the traditional abdominal stretch, but ref spotted the extra leverage using the top rope and Dreamer escaped with a hip toss. Swagger came right back with a hard clothesline to regain control. Swagger sporting a little beard, by the way. Nice enhancement. Swagger went back to the mat, but Dreamer pulled him to his feet and rammed Swagger into the turnbuckle. Dreamer followed with a bulldog, then a swinging neckbreaker.

Swagger blocked the Dreamer DDT and hit a Northern Lights suplex for a two count. The match moved up top where Dreamer flung Swagger off the top, then missed with a move from the second rope. Swagger tried the gutwrench powerbomb finish, but Dreamer blocked into a small package for a two count. Dreamer with a reverse DDT, then he went up top and missed with a top rope splash. Swagger then quickly followed with the Oklahoma Roll pin for the win.

WINNER: Swagger in 12:00. Nice main event. Swagger is just a complete star right now. Character, personality, moves, connection with the crowd. If he continues on this pace, he'll be a consistent main-eventer for a long time to go. Dreamer was solid as well. Good match-up. (**1/2)

Arcademan:
WWE Superstars Results: 6-18-09

Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to Caldwell's complete report). Condensed here to in-ring results only.

1 -- CHAVO GUERRERO vs. SANTINO MARELLA

Chavo was extra-aggressive early on taking it to Santino, who then powered of an abdominal stretch with a hip toss playing to the top row of the arena. Santino ducked Chavo, who tried to charge in the corner. He then ducked right hand jabs and discovered his super power wrestling ability before dumping Chavo to the floor. Back in the ring, Santino tried to go up top for the frog splash, but he played up an inability to pull off a high-risk move. He slipped, then tried a second-rope froggy splash, but Chavo blocked with a boot to the face. Chavo then scored a roll up on Santino for the win.

WINNER: Chavo in 5:00. Basic mid-card comedy match giving Chavo a "measure of revenge" over Santino. WWE is going to keep getting as much mileage out of this as possible, apparently. (*)

2 -- ZACK RYDER vs. MIKE WILLIAMS

Classic 1993 Raw squash match with Ryder getting early offense, then Williams having a second of offense before Ryder cut him off. Ryder busted out a leap-over leg smash using the leg covered by his pants. Hair adjustment, then he hit the reverse Fameasser, the Zack Attack, for the pin and the win.

WINNER: Ryder in 2:00. Good squash match for Ryder to gain some credibility points if he's going to be elevated beyond a lower-card heel on ECW. Lots of upside for Ryder. (n/a)

3 -- EVE vs. LAYLA -- Maria special referee

Layla, playing the heel, claimed mass cheating by Eve early on with a handful of hair. Eve let her guard down, allowing Layla to take control for a bit. Action moved to the mat for a series of leg stretches initiated by Layla. Eve broke free, sold the leg work during her comeback, and scored a nearfall. Eve then busted out an impressive double cartwheel into a splash for the pin and the win. Post-match, Maria wanted the divas to adhere to the Code of Honor. I hear Mike Hogewood jumping for joy somewhere. After tension was built, they shook hands.

WINNER: Eve in 4:00. Good, fundamentally sound divas match adhering to the WWE formula. Eve's finisher was impressive. (*)

4 -- JACK SWAGGER & HART DYNASTY (TYSON KIDD & D.H. SMITH w/Natalya) vs. CHRISTIAN & Unified tag team champions CARLITO & PRIMO COLON

Nice double-team work from the champs on Smith early on. Of note, HD changed up their pink and black color combos for the match. This combo works much better than Smith sporting pink knee pads. Christian and Swagger then picked up the action before Smith tagged in and cut off Christian. Action then broke down with Natalya tripping up Primo from the outside to set up HDSwaggs on the attack going to the break.

Back from break, heels continued to work over Primo with crisp tags to keep the action fresh. Primo failed to make it to his corner several times to build up tension for the eventual hot tag. In the middle of the isolation, Smith snapped off an impressive powerslam that rocked the ring. Smith much more aggressive on Tuesday and Thursday TV. Carlito finally took a hot tag at 10:00 and cleaned house on Kidd. Hot action that made Striker want to speak Spanish. Action broke down all over the place before Christian took Swagger to the floor. Primo took Smith to the outside. Down to Kidd and Carlito in the ring with a hot crowd. Carlito ducked a springboard kick from Kidd and nailed the backstabber for the pin and the win. Afterward, babyface trio celebrated in the ring while HD yelled at the front row fans taunting them on the loss. Christian-Swagger stare down to close the show.

WINNERS: Colons & Christian in 12:00. Really hot final two minutes after a nice, fast-paced six-man tag match. Good set up for Colons vs. Legacy (via commentary) and Christian and Swagger going after the ECW Title at The Bash PPV. This was your basic WWE TV show with flashes of athleticism and character development sprinkled throughout on an "evenly paced" show. (**1/2)

Arcademan:
TNA Impact! Results: 6-18-09

Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to Wilkenfeld's complete report). Condensed here to in-ring results only.

(1) DANIELS vs. AMAZING RED

Amazing Red didn't even get an entrance. That's six kinds of lame. Red flips out of a wrist lock to start, but Daniels STOs him back down. Red comes back with a dropkick that knocks Daniels right out of the ring, and Red follows him out with a Corkscrew Body Press. Holy Shit. Red brings him back into the ring, but Daniels comes back with a Decapitator Clothesline and a high kick for two. Daniels works a Head Vise for a second, which lets Red power out. Red comes at Daniels with kicks. Daniels blocks the first couple, but gets cause with one to the side of the head. Red follows up with a Spinning Wheel Kick, a Hurricanrana off the top rope, and Flatliner-style DDT off the top. Again—holy shit. Daniels whips Red off into the ropes—Red tries to leapfrog him, but Daniels catches him in a mid-air with a Death Valley Driver. Daniels drives him back down with a Ura-Nage and finishes him off with the BME.

WINNER: Daniels in 4 minutes. Yeah, I can totally understand why they didn't let this match go more than four minutes. Who books this show?

(2) RAVEN (w/DR. STEVIE) vs. JETHRO HOLLIDAY
Raven's Clockwork Orange House of Fun Match

There's a single cage wall laden with weapons on one side of the ring. Holliday charges Raven with a trashcan on the ramp. Raven tries to hit him with a kendo stick, but Holliday connects first and pounds him down to the ring. He grabs a trash can lid from the wall and hits Raven in the head. He gets too close to the apron though, and Dr. Stevie nails him with a kendo stick from the outside. Raven Cactus Clotheslines him out of the ring, then Russian Leg Sweeps him into the guard rail. He hits a couple kendo stick shots, and chokes Holliday back into the ring. He hits some sort of pan to Holliday's head and sets up a chair in the middle of the ring for the Raven Effect. Holliday grabs the chair and twists out, then uses the chair to block an attempted punch. He sits Raven down on the chair and kicks him in the head. The crowd is entirely behind Raven, who Holliday Full Nelson Suplexes into the cage. Raven gets caught between the ropes and the cage, so Holliday works him over a bit. When he goes for a big charge though Raven gets out of the way and Holliday goes through the cage to the floor. Raven gets a quick cover for the win.

WINNER: Raven in four minutes. This was a good intro to Raven for viewers who've never seen him before.

(3) DAFFNEY & ANGELINA LOVE (w/VELVET SKY & MADISON RAYNE) vs. AWESOME KONG (w/RAESHA SAEED) & TAYLOR WILDE

Love starts things off with Taylor Wilde, who wants Daffney. They brawl for a few seconds, then Wilde tags in Kong. Love immediately tags in Daffney, who Kong destroys. Daffney bounces off an attempted charge, then gets Butt Bumped in the corner. Kong tags in Wilde, who loses control when Love grabs her hair from the outside. Love tags back in, and the heels work the five-count. Love hits a high kick that barely leads to two. She whips Wilde off into the ropes, but Taylor ducks beneath the attempted clothesline and both women yank each other's hair at the same time. Love tags out, and Daffney tries to grab Wilde, but gets kicked off. Kong tags in and clotheslines Daffney's head off a couple times. She looks for an Awesome Bomb—Angelina Love tries to stop it with a Bicycle Kick, but Kong catches her leg and tosses her back. Rayne and Sky try to help out from the apron; Saeed pulls them down, so they hairspray her eyes. That still gives Kong enough time to hit an Implant Buster on Daffney for the win.

WINNER: Awesome Kong & Taylor Wilde in three minutes. This was a very good showcase for Kong, which is a little strange when you consider that she's just about the only woman not to have a match on Sunday.

(4) LETHAL CONSEQUENCES & THE MOTOR CITY MACHINE GUNS vs. TEAM 3D & BEER MONEY.

Team 3D and Beer Money come out still brawling. Beer Money gain the advantage, but when they try to come to the ring Lethal Consequences cut them off with stereo Splashes. Team 3D go after Lethal Consequences. While the ref is distracted, Suicide runs into the ring and floors both Guns. Team 3D make it to the ring. They take out a damaged Sabin with a Double Team Neck Breaker and pin Shelley after a 3D.

WINNER: Team 3D & Beer Money in about fifteen seconds. That was different.

(5) JEFF JARRETT & MICK FOLEY (w/ROCCO & SALLY BOY) vs. AJ STYLES & SAMOA JOE vs. STING & KURT ANGLE

Foley and Sting lock up to start. Foley creates some distance with a right hand, but Sting comes back with some strikes and a Face Plant. He tags in Kurt Angle, who immediately goes behind with a hammerlock. Mick elbows him off, wrenches his arm, then tags in Jarrett. Jarrett continues to work over the left arm, then tags Mick right back in. Foley tees off on Angle in the corner, but misses on a charge and clips his knee on the turnbuckle. Angle starts kicking it, but foolishly walks into AJ & Joe's corner. They pop him, which lets Foley hit a clothesline and tag in Jarrett. Jarrett quickly goes for a Stroke, but it's reversed into an Angle Lock. Jarrett kicks Angle off immediately. Kurt tries to come back with an Olympic Slam, but Jarrett slips out and hits a big DDT. Mick goes over to the commentary booth since he needs a break. A kick from Sting on the apron allows Kurt to take control in the ring with an Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex.

It's 10:58 when we come back from the break after almost four minutes of commercials. These long, end of show ads are really starting to annoy the hell out of me. Angle is still in control of Jarrett. Jarrett gets a leg up in the corner, but when he tries to follow up with a DDT Angle knocks him down and cinches in an Angle Lock. Jarrett crawls over to the corner, but Mick's still on commentary. Referee Slick Johnson tries to get Mick to come over. Eventually Mick comes back, but Jarrett's annoyed and just tags in Joe. Joe floors Angle, knocks down an interfering Sting, then Power Bombs Angle into Sting. Foley goes back to commentary, but this time Jarrett goes after him. He hits Foley with a big right, then quickly plants Rocco & Sally with a chair before they can respond. He hits Foley in the back of the head with the chair while he's at it, then whacks Sally again for no clear reason. In the ring, Angle goes to the top rope, but Joe catches him with a leaping spin kick and finishes him off with a Muscle Buster for the win.

WINNER: Samoa Joe & AJ Styles in 10 minutes.

Joe and AJ share a man-hug in the ring, and then Joe starts trash talking Angle.

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