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Arcademan:
WWE Hell In A Cell PPV Results: 10-4-09

Results courtesy of ProWrestling.net (direct link to Powell's complete report).

1. Undertaker defeated C.M. Punk to win the World Hvt. Championship in a Hell in a Cell match in 10:25.
Powell's POV: A strong match. It wasn't a classic HIAC match, but it was very good. No blood for those keeping track of that at home. They used the cell structure early on, but it was a basic match after that. I'm not a fan of the finish. Taker doesn't need the title belt and I'm worried they're going to damage Punk's push as much as they have Randy Orton's by having him lose the title so frequently.

2. John Morrison pinned Dolph Ziggler to retain the Intercontinental Title in 15:45.
Powell's POV: The match was solid and the near falls were fun, but they didn't win over the tough crowd. There were some "This is awesome" chants from a small group of fans, but the fans were in sit back and observe mode more than anything. They were attentive and got into the near falls, but WWE still has some work to do to get both wrestlers over. That said, they did have the unenviable task of following up an HIAC match.

3. Mickie James pinned Alicia Fox to retain the WWE Divas Championship in 5:25.
Powell's POV: I hate to say it, but this match belonged on Raw. However, it gave Cole a chance to tell us the Divas are smart, sexy, and powerful at least two times. Shut up with that already! The fans were flat for that one.

4. Chris Jericho and Big Show defeated Batista and Rey Mysterio to retain the Unified Tag Titles in 13:45.
Powell's POV: A very pleasant surprise. I expected the action to be good when Jericho and Mysterio were in, but Show and Batista definitely had their moments. Show and Mysterio had some really fun exchanges. Mysterio didn't get the returning star reaction because he wasn't away long enough. That said, the wrestlers had no trouble getting the fans into the match. This was the most enjoyable match of the night so far. Don't make the mistake of thinking Rey being pinned is a sign he's being punished. He was the obvious choice to lose the match for his team.
 
5. Randy Orton defeated John Cena in a Hell in a Cell match to win the WWE Championship in 21:25.
Powell's POV: Good work from both wrestlers, but this didn't feel like an intense HIAC battle. Something's missing. It's red and it used to sell a lot of magazines. Here's hoping they're saving it for the main event. I hate to be so bloodthirsty, but it really does enhance cage and HIAC matches.
 
6. Drew McIntyre defeated R-Truth in 4:40.
 
7. Kofi Kingston defeated The Miz and Jack Swagger in a Triple Threat match to retain the United States Championship in 7:55.
Powell's POV: Good, hard work. The fans cheered for the finish, but it's not like anyone was really over in this one. Perhaps the crowd is drained, but I can see why they wouldn't care about Swagger at this point. He's lost so much momentum on Raw.
 
8. Triple H and Shawn Michaels defeated Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase in a Hell in a Cell match in 18:05.
Powell's POV: This was not the match to close the show with. It just didn't deliver like the opening match did. The live crowd was not in celebration mode afterward. The story was predictable and the lack of blood was a major downer. I thought they would at least spend some time on top of the HIAC structure even though we saw that on Raw. Overall, the show had some fun moments, but the night ended on kind of a blah moment. All that violence and no blood.

Arcademan:
WWE RAW Results: 10-5-09

Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to Park's complete report).

1- DIVAS BOWL- 16 DIVA TAG MATCH
WINNERS: The Faces, at 3:03. Inconsequential.

2- JACK SWAGGER vs. PRIMO
WINNER: Swagger, at 3:25. Well, at least it’s an angle for Swagger.

3- CHRIS MASTERS & CHAVO GUERRERO vs. MARK HENRY & MVP
WINNERS: MVP & Henry, at 2:59. Ending came out of nowhere.
After the match, Masters had some unfriendly words with Chavo. Masters stuck his finger in Chavo’s face and Chavo returned the favor. Masters kicked Chavo in the gut and applied the Masterlock, but Hornswoggle made the save by biting Masters’ thigh. Chavo then came back and hit a DDT when Masters was distracted by the little man. Hornswoggle then jumped up and down doing the crotch chop at Chavo. Uh...OK.

4- KOFI KINGSTON vs. THE MIZ- UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
WINNER: Miz, at 10:44. Good match, especially when things started heating up late. Cole acknowledged that this was Miz’s first major singles title.
Miz got the mic after the match and told everyone they were looking at the new U.S. Champion. Because he’s The Miz and he’s awesome. Fans said “awful” when he paused there, in a nice touch.

5- CHRIS JERICHO & THE BIG SHOW vs. SHAWN MICHAELS & TRIPLE H
WINNERS: DX, at 18:28. Fine match. Cole proclaimed Raw “the greatest show in the history of cable television.”
The Steelers celebrated with DX as the show went off the air.

Arcademan:
ECW on SyFy Results: 10-6-09

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

1- VLADIMIR KOZLOV & EZEKIEL JACKSON vs. TOMMY DREAMER & GOLDUST

Looks like it’s Lauren Mayhew handling the ring announcing this week. Goldust isn’t getting much love from the fans this week. After some brief offense by the faces, Kozlov slammed Dreamer in the heel corner and tagged Jackson. Tommy fought out and tagged Goldust. Knee-lift by the Bizarre One, followed up by some rights. Jackson charged at Goldust, but Goldy side-stepped him and Jackson went through the ropes and to the outside. Dreamer somersaulted onto him, then Goldust sent him shoulder-first into the ring post. As Goldust was getting back in the ring, he was distracted by Kozlov, allowing Jackson to knock him off the apron and back to ringside. Kozlov came in and headbutted Goldust in the chest, then belly-to-bellied him over. Front waist-lock applied by Vlad. Crowd got into things as Goldust broke free, then clapped for him again when Zeke had a double-underhook applied. Looked like Goldust went for a clothesline, but Zeke fell on him for a two-count. Goldy finally tagged Dreamer, who came off the top with a clothesline. Neck-breaker by Dreamer, but a pin was broken up by Kozlov. Goldust bulldogged him down, but Zeke caught Dreamer with a uranage for the pin.

WINNERS: Jackson and Kozlov, at 4:21. Wow, that was bad.

2- YOSHI TATSU vs. WILLIAM REGAL

Crowd immediately got behind the Japanese import. Regal was still tying his boots after the bell rang, clearly not ready yet for the fight. Tatsu attacked anyway and had to be restrained by the referee. Tatsu still got the better of the early exchanges, even when Regal was ready. Regal again wanted a time-out to adjust his gear. Regal blocked a suplex and went into a headlock. They didn’t seem to be on the same page, as a Russian leg-sweep by Regal went awry, with Regal ending up falling on top of Tatsu. Regal got taken to the outside, but Tatsu quickly brought him back in as they went to break.

Regal took his assault on Tatsu to ringside and began to stretch him back in the ring with a variety of submissions. Striker compared the battle to Hirohito vs. Chamberlain. Double-underhook suplex by Regal. Tatsu with a dragon-screw leg-whip that Regal was slow to sell. This is really devolving into ugliness, as Tatsu apparently hit a spinning elbow, but it just look like he barely ran into Regal. Tatsu to the top, but he missed a spinning heel kick. Regal smelled his running knee, but Tatsu got his kick to the head of Regal for the win.

WINNER: Tatsu, at 10:13. Not as good as you’d think. They just didn’t seem gel.

Striker, after the match, noted that Regal’s foot was under the bottom rope during the pin. Kozlov and Jackson came down to ringside as Regal pled his case with the referee. The replay confirmed Striker’s statement.

3- ZACK RYDER vs. CHRISTIAN

They haven’t really said this is for the ECW Title, but since it’s a re-match from Ryder’s title shot, wouldn’t it be? But the graphic didn’t pop up, so I guess not. Ryder worked a wrist-lock, but Christian countered with a clothesline. Jackknife pin by Ryder for two. Christian then went for a pin and got a near-fall as well. Back elbow by Christian on a charge by Ryder. He came off the second rope with a back elbow again for two. Springboard sunset flip, but Ryder rolled through and flipped Christian throat-first into the bottom rope. He then baseball slid Christian to the outside as they took a break nearly three minutes into the match.

Back to the show, Christian was trying to work out of a rear chin-lock. Back heel trip by Ryder though stunted Christian’s attempt. Headbutt to the back of the head by Ryder, then a leaping legdrop over the back of Christian’s head got two. Ryder taunted Christian as he had the match well in hand. Neck-breaker and Christian kicked out yet again. Christian flipped out of a suplex and was able to get a two-count. Ryder was met coming off the ropes by a heel kick as Christian ignited his comeback. Cross-body by Christian for a two-count. He scored with the Pendulum kick, then landed a nice Tornado DDT. That still only got a two. He went for the Killswitch, to no avail. Tiger bomb by Ryder for two. He started to get really riled up that he couldn’t put Christian away. Back-body drop by Christian that sent Ryder to the floor. He then came off the top with another cross-body, but Kozlov interfered and attacked Christian, along with the other members of his gang.

WINNER: Christian, by DQ, at 12:03. Good match between these two again.

Ryder went up to the big boys and asked what they were doing, as he said he had Christian where he wanted him. Then Ezekiel attacked him and Kozlov finished him off. The trio stood in the center of the ring, their arms raised in triumph. The show ended with them surveying the damage.

Arcademan:
WWE Superstars Results: 10-8-09

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

1 -- TED DIBIASE, JR. vs. EVAN BOURNE

DiBiase quickly took out his frustration on Bourne with successive blows in the corner. Bourne sporting a mild cast/heavy tape over his right elbow, of note. DiBiase blocked a head scissors attempt and dropped Bourne with a sidewalk slam. Action moved to the floor where Bourne nailed a splash. He wanted to follow with a running head scissors off the apron, but DiBiase caught him in mid-air and rammed him back-first into the guardrail. DiBiase in control going to break.

Back from break, DiBiase began a methodical attack on Bourne. Announcers kept talking about DX foiling Legacy's mastermind plan at the PPV. Meanwhile, DiBiase nailed a textbook standing dropkick followed by an inside-out clothesline. DiBiase thought he had it won, but Bourne kicked out for a dramatic nearfall. Bourne then made a comeback with a flying elbow smash using the heavy bandage. He dragged DiBiase to the corner for a top-rope move, but DiBiase reached his feet. He ducked a leaping leg whip, then hit the Dreamstreet finisher for the pin and the win. Announcers drew attention to this being a statement victory for DiBiase. Looks like the rise of DiBiase as a singles star.

WINNER: DiBiase in 11:00. Nice little singles match. Nothing spectacular, but a good recovery match for DiBiase, who is in line for a mega-push with that movie coming out at the end of the year. (**)

2 -- SHELTON BENJAMIN vs. SHEAMUS

Sheamus immediately targeted the shoulder and Striker repeated his concerns from nine days ago on ECW TV when he suggested Shelton needed to call it a night and think about his career. Striker said there was a hush over the arena as they watched Shelton struggle. I'm pretty sure it has more to do with Shelton turning heel and face eight times the last three months. Sheamus ripped off the shoulder tape covering Shelton's injury and stomped the crap out of him. He finally inflicted too much damage in the ropes and reached a five count. Ref called for a DQ, giving Shelton the win. The ref helped Shelton to his feet, then Sheamus blasted Shelton with a bicycle kick to the face to KO Shelton. Sheamus slowly backed away without a win, but with his point made. Feud continues.

WINNER: Shelton via DQ in 4:00. Good continuation of the feud. Sheamus's confidence as a heel has stood out every time I've seen him in the ring. Shelton isn't that sympathetic of a figure right now, but WWE put him with the right man if they intend on making Shelton an actual babyface and ending this streak of ambiguity with Shelton's persona. (*1/4)

3 -- CRYME TYME (SHAD GASPARD & JTG w/Eve) vs. HART DYNASTY (TYSON KIDD & D.H. SMITH w/Natalya)

As the action stared, the announcers talked up Hart Dynasty's new personalities trying to imitate Cryme Tyme. Shad took control for CT and ran over both men with clotheslines. HD went to the floor looking for a breather with CT standing tall going to break.

In-ring: Back from break, Cryme Tyme was still in control. JTG was in there working over Tyson Kidd's well-slicked hair. Kidd made it back to his corner and brought in Smith, who pounded on JTG in the corner. Grisham name-dropped Bret Hart with HD in control of the match. Smith knocked JTG to the floor, then he smashed him into the ring apron to inflict more punishment. HD targeting the lower back here. JTG finally made a tag to Shad and Shad cleaned house on Kidd, the legal man. Shad knocked Smith off the ring apron, then he lifted up Kidd for a facebuster and a two count. Action broke down, then HD restored order with an attempted Hart Attack, but JTG yanked Kidd to the floor. Smith then tried a Sharpshooter as the women became involved. In the confusion, Shad nailed his modified STO on Smith for the pin and the win. Natalya was in disbelief that her plan back-fired. CT celebrated in the ring while HD was stunned on the outside. Smith yelled into the ring to close the show.

WINNER: Cryme Tyme in 12:00. Standard match-up in this series with Hart Dynasty always being one step behind Cryme Tyme in the proverbial game of chess. Just not much you haven't already seen before. (*3/4)

Arcademan:
TNA Impact! Results: 10-8-09

Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to Wilkenfeld's complete report).

(1) KEVIN NASH (c) vs. HERNANDEZ
Legends' Championship Match
WINNER: Hernandez by DQ in 3 minutes. After the match Young hits a Pile Driver on Hernandez for good measure. The crowd chants for TNA management to fire Eric. On his way out of the ring, EY mouths that Nash owes him. Taz mentions that Nash doesn't yet know about the hit.

(2) SAMOA JOE vs. AMAZING RED
X Division Championship Match
WINNER (and new X Division Champion): Amazing Red in three minutes. So obviously I'm not thrilled with how it went down, but screw it—Amazing Red is your new X Division Champion!!! Between that and AJ, I'd almost think the new TNA management is listening to the Impact Zone.

(3) SUICIDE & DANIELS vs. D'ANGELO DINERO & HOMICIDE
WINNERS: Homicide & D'Angelo Dinero in five minutes. Apparently what happened was that Homicide got in trouble for swearing in Spanish, and decided that Urbina must have snitched on him, since apparently Urbina is the only other man in Florida who understands Spanish. I did not know that.

(4) MADISON RAYNE, VELVET SKY, TRACI BROOKS, & ALISSA FLASH vs. SARITA, TAYLOR WILDE, HAMADA, & CHRISTY HEMME
Tag Team Elimination Match
WINNERS: Rayne, Sky, Flash, & Traci in 7 minutes. This had the usual problem in that several of the eliminations not making sense in any other context. On the plus side, the action was fun, and this was probably Hamada's best showing to date.

(5) ODB vs. TARA
Knockouts Championship Match
WINNER: ODB in 3 minutes. The crowd started into the match, but died completely by the end.

(6) MICK FOLEY (w/DR. STEVIE & DAFFNEY) & KURT ANGLE vs. MATT MORGAN & ABYSS
WINNERS: Abyss & Matt Morgan in four minutes. The action was really good, but I'm not sure why we spent the whole night building to a four minute main event.

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