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Arcademan:
WWE Cyber Sunday PPV Results: 10-26-08

Ongoing results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to Caldwell's report). To avoid pop-ups and view in-ring results, go to Neo-Geo Forum: Official WWE Thread Post #8324 and posts thereafter.

Voting:
No Holds Barred - 39 percent
Falls Count Anywhere - 35 percent
2 out of 3 Falls - 26 percent

1 -- KANE vs. REY MYSTERIO -- No Holds Barred match
WINNER: Rey Mysterio in 11:00. Nice opener. Had some slow moments, but Rey used his quickness to excite the crowd and create some good drama. Not much use of the "No Holds Barred" concept, but enough weaponry to give the fans a satisfying opener. (*1/2)

Voting:
Evan Bourne - 69 percent
Finlay - 25 percent
Mark Henry - 6 percent

2 -- ECW champion MATT HARDY vs. EVAN BOURNE -- ECW Title match
WINNER: Hardy in 12:00 to retain the ECW Title. Nice, nice match with Hardy in position to be the stronger wrestler for once. Good to see him in that element rather than having to overcome a Mark Henry type opponent. Great counters at the end with Hardy and Bourne going move-for-move. Should be a match that people remember at the end of this show. (***)

Random Tag Team Voting:
Miz/Morrison vs Cryme Tyme - 38 percent
Cody/Teddy vs Punk/Kofi - 35 percent

3 -- CRYME TYME (SHAD GASPAR & J.T.G.) vs. THE MIZ & JOHN MORRISON
WINNERS: Miz & Morrison in 10:00. Okay tag match. Started off promising, but slowed down at the end before a finish suitable for the heels to win.

Voting:
Honky Tonk Man - 35 percent
Roddy Piper - 34 percent
Goldust - 31 percent

4 -- IC champion SANTINO MARELLA (w/Beth Phoenix) vs. HONKY TONK MAN -- Intercontinental Title match
WINNER: Honky via DQ in 1:00; Santino retains IC Title. Just a filler gimmick match to continue watering down the IC Title. It's merely a secondary title, but it could be valuable at some point again. Fortunately, Santino was entertaining to make this bearable. (n/a)

Voting:
Last Man Standing - 49 percent
I Quit Match - 42 percent

5 -- THE UNDERTAKER vs. BIG SHOW -- Last Man Standing match
WINNER: Undertaker in 20:00. Excellent heavyweight battle. They had a controlled brawl on the outside where everything mattered and they didn't just do a giant brawl for the sake of having a brawl. It's always great theater to watch two respected giants slugging it out in the ring. Nice use of the stipulation and the crowd bought into the action throughout. Taker just continues to roll on having great matches, while Show is being restored to his feared-heel status. (****)

Voting:
Jeff Hardy - 57 percent
Triple Threat - 37 percent
Koslov - 6 percent

6 -- WWE champion TRIPLE H vs. JEFF HARDY -- WWE Title match
WINNER: Hunter in 16:00 to retain the WWE Title. Another great title match between these two. They really added a new layer to the story of the match, with Hardy trying to do two of every one of his signature moves to inflict more punishment on Hunter, but Hunter managed to avoid the second and third Swanton bombs to pick up the win. Unless they go back to the well at Survivor Series for Hunter vs. Hardy, it's time for Hardy to go a different direction to use the rub he's received from wrestling against Hunter. (***3/4)

Voting:
Steve Austin - 74 percent
Shawn Michaels - 22 percent
Randy Orton - 4 percent

7 -- World Hvt. champion CHRIS JERICHO vs. BATISTA -- World Title match
WINNER: Batista in 17:00 to capture the World Hvt. Title. Entertaining match with Austin, run-ins, and a lot of activity. They could get away with that after featuring clean finishes throughout the show before the main event. I would imagine Jericho gets his re-match on Raw before Survivor Series, then Cena returns at Survivor Series to challenge Batista for the belt in a re-match from Summerslam. Stay tuned on that, but a nice cap to an exceptional PPV. (***)

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

1 -- World tag team champions PRICELESS (TED DIBIASE, JR. & CODY RHODES w/Manu) vs. C.M. PUNK & KOFI KINGSTON -- World tag title match

Gotta love the dudes dressed up as WWE referees standing in the front row facing the hard camera. Well, depends on your perspective. Punk, in his Halloween-themed trunks, landed a running jawbreaker on Cody to start things off. Cody then came back with a jawbreaker of his own to bring in Teddy, who suddenly accepted a drop toe hold into a submission hold from Punk. Kofi and Punk then cleared the heels to the outside before Kofi launched Punk over the top rope onto Cody and Ted. Nice camera shot of Manu staring back into the ring at the challengers before checking on his buddies as they cut to a break.

Back from breaker, Punk teased the Go 2 Sleep on Cody, but Cody slipped out. Kofi then took a hot tag and flew onto Cody with a leaping dive. Kofi knocked Ted off the apron with a flying smash, but then Ted recovered and yanked Kofi off the top rope when he tried a high-flying move. Cody rammed Kofi into the guardrail before tossing him back into the ring to begin a focused attack on Kofi. Crowd came to life as Kofi fired back on Cody, but Cody ducked a clothesline and landed a drop toe hold to keep Kofi in the heel corner. Nice.

At 11:00, Punk rallied the crowd for another Kofi comeback attempt. Suddenly, Kofi caught Cody by surprise with a head scissors from the mat and he hot-tagged to Punk, who cleaned house on DiBiase with roundhouse slaps and kicks. He then nailed the high knee in the corner before kicking Manu off the ring apron. Action broke down, then Kofi jumped over Punk to take Cody over the top rope with a huracanrana in amazing display of athleticism. Ted then tried to surprise Punk with a punch and Russian legsweep, but Punk grabbed the top rope to block. Ted then fell into Punk's grasp for a G2S in center ring. Punk made the cover and we have new tag champs. Arena exploded, then Kofi re-entered the ring to celebrate with Punk. They stayed with this for a good minute, with shots of Priceless arguing about what happened on stage.

WINNERS: Punk & Kofi in 13:00 to capture the World Tag Titles. Nice tag match. Great action and athleticism with a hot crowd to help things out. Punk & Kofi looked inspired in the ring, obviously since they were winning the belts. Interesting to see where Priceless goes from here. (**1/2)

2 -- CHARLIE HASS vs, SANTINO MARELLA (no official match)

3 -- CANDICE MICHELLE & MICKIE JAMES & KELLY KELLY vs. JILLIAN HALL & LAYLA & KATIE LEA

By the way, a three-hour special next week, according to a randomly placed graphic. Suddenly, the whole thing broke down at 3:00 with divas flying on the outside. Kelly and Katie were left in the ring where Kelly nailed the K2 rocker dropper on Katie for the pin and the win. The babyface divas hugged it out in the ring, then Jillian dragged Katie to the outside to recover.

WINNERS: Team Kelly in 3:00. Fine action. Candice was at least serviceable and Kelly delivered her usual dose of high energy. Felt like a waste of Layla, though, as her storyline with Regal against Noble seems to have disappeared. (1/2*)

4 -- REY MYSTERIO vs. EVAN BOURNE

They get their own quarter hour here, so it will be interesting to see how this rates. Match started off with a headlock exchange, then they busted out some rapid-fire counters that ended with Bourne nailing a head scissors takeover. Rey got up and stared back at Bourne, then Rey snapped off a sick head scissors takeover after a few revolutions. Bourne then recovered against the ropes while catching Rey's eye for a look of mutual respect. Awesome to start. Bourne came back with an arm drag that took Rey to the floor, then Bourne teased a baseball slide kick, but Rey moved. They ran back into the ring together and had another stare down. Rey smiled while Bourne had a great intense look. Let's grab a break.

Back from break, Bourne was in control. They showed some clips of during the break when things became physical, including a majestic springboard moonsault by Bourne onto Rey on the floor. Back live, Rey and Bourne exchanged slaps before Rey turned the tables on Bourne and slingshot him through the ropes to the outside. Rey then ran off the apron with a nice leaping dive onto Bourne right in front of the camera for a tight shot. Back in the ring, Bourne came back with a tilt-o-whirl backbreaker for a two count. Rey then tried a springboard move, but his knee gave out and he crashed to the mat. Bourne recovered nicely and tried a pinfall for a nearfall. He then tried to work over the knee, but Rey escaped and fired off a dropkick.

Rey followed with a springboard dive, then he wanted a running move, but Bourne popped up and nailed an enziguiri kick. What a counter. Bourne with a cover at 10:00 for a nearfall. Bourne followed with a sick standing moonsault for a two count, then he wanted to go up top for the SSP, but Rey threw him down. Rey then flung Bourne onto the middle rope and nailed the 619. Rey wanted to end it with his springboard sentaun, but Bourne sat up and ducked. He then tried a Jack Evans reverse huracanrana, only to have Rey counter into a victory roll and trap Bourne for a three count. Beautiful. Afterward, Rey looked down at Bourne with respect, then they shook hands.

WINNER: Rey in 12:00. What a match. That was special. Bourne is unbelievably gifted with the "it" factor and he continues to take advantage every time WWE hands him the ball to make a run. Rey was in his element and delivered a great performance. (***)

Post-match: As Rey and Bourne shook hands, Kane's music hit and he stormed the ring. Rey told Bourne he's got this, as it's his business. Rey tried to charge Kane, but Kane kicked him in the face. Kane beat on Rey, then Bourne tried to make the save. They doubled up on Kane as the crowd cheered them on, but Mark Henry showed up. Bourne kicked him away, then tried a springboard splash, but Henry caught him in mid-air. Meanwhile, Kane delivered a chokeslam on Rey as the crowd gasped. Henry rolled Bourne back into the ring and delivered the World's Strongest Slam. Rey and Bourne were laid out as the monsters stood tall to close the segment. Great heat segment to build up the monsters and build sympathy for the babyface comeback. Nicely done.

5 -- World Hvt. champion BATISTA vs. JBL & CHRIS JERICHO

Batista shoved Jericho down, then Jericho tagged out to JBL. The big men battled in the ring with Batista nailing a clothesline and a big suplex. Batista with a suplex? The heels tried to double-team Batista, but Batista fought them off and sent JBL to the floor. He then flung Jericho onto the apron and ran from the opposite side of the ring to bounce Jericho off the apron with a clothesline into the announce table. JBL stared back at Batista in disbelief while Batista screamed at them to come on. Cut to break.

Back from break, JBL and Jericho were taking turns working over Batista in their corner. Batista then rolled to the floor to recover, but Jericho landed a baseball slide dropkick that sent Batista flying into the guardrail. Back in the ring, Batista fired back on Jericho with a clothesline as they reached the top of the hour.

Batista landed a Black Hole Slam on Jericho, then he knocked JBL off the apron. Batista tried to finish off Jericho with the Batistabomb, but Jericho slipped out and nailed the codebreaker. Jericho couldn't make a cover, though, as he sold an injury, so Batista kicked out of the eventual cover. JBL then tagged in and wanted the Clothesline from Hell, but Batista ducked and nailed a spear. Suddenly, Shawn Michaels emerged 12 minutes into the match. He hobbled down to the ring clutching his ribs, then Michaels went to the babyface corner. Michaels took the tag, but the ref didn't see it, as Jericho had the ref occupied. Ref disallowed it, then Jericho tried to use the belt on Batista, but Batista ducked. JBL was supposed to take the accidental shot, but Jericho missed him. Michaels then feigned a superkick on Jericho, but Jericho moved and bailed to the floor. Awkward sequence, but they recovered with Michaels scaring Jericho away. Batista then finished off JBL with a Batistabomb and made the cover for the win. Afterward, Jericho bailed to the stage while Michaels helped Batista up. Batista and Jericho stared back at each other from a distance while they plugged next week's three-hour show to close the show.

WINNER: Batista in 13:00. Fine main event match. Hectic ending that looked sloppy, but the professionals covered for any perceived mistakes and took it home to get the point across for Batista vs. Jericho in the cage next week. Cole had some good points throughout the match to add an extra layer of intrigue to the match. (**)

Arcademan:
ECW on SciFi Results: 10-28-08

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

1 -- EVAN BOURNE & ECW champion MATT HARDY & FINLAY (w/Hornswoggle) vs. MARK HENRY (w/Tony Atlas) & CHAVO GUERRERO & BAM NEELY

Match started with Bourne and Chavo exchanging moves. Bourne took out Chavo with a head scissors that popped the crowd, then he settled into an arm bar before tagging in Finlay. Grisham said he spoke with Rey Mysterio after the Bourne match and Rey told him Bourne is amazing and he took him to the limit. Nice follow-up on the Raw match so far. Bourne tagged back in and tossed Bam to the outside before landing a flip-dive on the floor. Bourne came up holding his right ankle, though. I slowed it down in slow-mo on the DVR and all of his weight came crashing down on his right ankle while Bam tried to break his fall. The babyfaces stood tall in the ring as they cut to break.

Back from break, the heels working on Bourne's left leg. He actually potentially injured his right ankle on the pre-commercial break, but the heels are working the left. Bam, then Henry started working over Bourne's lower body as Bourne screamed out in pain.

Chavo Guerrero flipped into the ring to show-off, then he went to work on Bourne in the corner. Bourne tried to fight back with his right foot, then he finally made a hot tag to Hardy, who cleaned house on Chavo. Hardy then went to the second rope and nailed an elbow smash. He wanted to end it, but Bam became involved. Hardy ducked a Chavo clothesline and nailed the side effect. Bam tried to break up the pin, but Hardy moved and Chavo ate the elbow smash. Henry then entered the scene and gave Hardy the World's Strongest Slam. Hornswoggle became involved to run interference on Henry that popped the crowd, then Finlay smashed Henry with the shillelagh. Atlas then yanked Finlay out of the ring. Hardy was KO'ed, then Chavo took advantage with a top rope frog splash on Henry for the pin and the win. Whew. That was chaotic.

Afterward, Chavo pumped his face as the announcers speculated on whether Chavo is in line for an ECW Title match now. The heels then celebrated on the outside while Chavo pointed at Hardy, who was tended to by the babyfaces, including a grimacing Evan Bourne.

WINNERs: Team Chavo in 10:00. Very hectic, but exciting finish. Looks like we're in line for some Hardy vs. Chavo action. Meanwhile, Evan Bourne could probably use a nice ice bag and a few days of rest after three grueling matches in three days and a potential ankle injury to boot. (**)

2 -- TOMMY DREAMER vs. JACK SWAGGER

Striker: "The heart of the WWE Universe is Tommy Dreamer." Well, that's good to know. Dreamer landed a hard clothesline near the ropes that sent Swagger to the floor, then he followed with a baseball dropkick into the announce table. Back in the ring, Swagger landed a high knee-lift as Dreamer tried to get back into the ring. Swagger sold pain in his chest muscles as they cut to break.

Back from break, Swagger was becoming frustrated with Dreamer's resiliency. He grabbed him by the hair and screamed, "Why won't you give up?!" Dreamer shot back, "Never!" Good moment to break up the monotony of heel mat work. Swagger slapped on a Dragon Sleeper, but Dreamer kicked out. Swagger then pounded on Dreamer with clubbing fists before missing with a springboard Vader's Bomb. Dreamer came back with a swinging neckbreaker for a two count, then a running bulldog. He pumped up the crowd with his extended arms pose before hitting a clothesline from the second rope. Dreamer then wanted the Dreamer DDT, but Swagger countered with a Northern Lights suplex for a two count. Dreamer tried to come back with a bridge pin, but Swagger slipped out and countered into his gutwrench powerbomb finisher for the win.

WINNER: Swagger in 9:00. Fine match. They made us forget about Dreamer's terrible win-loss record in ECW and overall lack of quality matches to make Swagger struggling with Dreamer for nine minutes at least acceptable. Swagger struggling a little bit was good for his development on TV. (*3/4)

Last 15 minutes was The DirtSheet with Morrison and The Miz mocking Triple H and HBK.

Arcademan:
TNA Impact! Results: 10-30-08

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

1 -- ANGELINA LOVE & VELVET SKY (w/Cute Kip) vs. CHRISTY HEMME & ODB

At 3:00, Kip tried to get involved, but Christy jumped onto him on the floor. In the ring, ODB gave Velvet a near-atomic wedgie before nailing a modified Rock Bottom for the pin and the win. Let's cut backstage!

WINNERS: ODB & Christy in 4:00. Fine. Just fine. Predictable because Beautiful People can always get their heat back after losing in the ring. (1/2*)

2 -- ERIC YOUNG vs. JAMES STORM (w/Jacqueline and Robert Roode)

Looked like a quick squash with Storm nailing the Eye of the Storm at 2:00, but Young kicked out. Jacqueline, sporting a suit, then tried to run interference for Storm, but Roode accidentally spewed beer in Storm's face. Young, who apparently watched week 2 of CCW, executed a schoolboy for the pin and the win.

Afterward, Storm and Roode tried to beat down Young, but Machineguns stormed the ring to make the save. They cleared Roode and Storm from the ring before checking on Young. Shelley extended his hand and Young took a shake.

WINNER: Young in 3:00. Just a filler, waste-of-a match to continue building up the alliances and trust issues in the Young Guys group. I don't like that name. We need a name for this group. (1/2*)

3 -- MOTOR CITY MACHINEGUNS (ALEX SHELLEY & CHRIS SABIN) vs. VOLADOR & TANAHASHI

Lots of rapid fire action in this one to start with, then Sabin took a hot tag and cleaned house. Volador found himself in Sabin's clutches via the fireman's carry, then Shelley hit a double foot smash on Volador setting up Sabin for the Cradle Shock. Sabin made the pin on Volador for the pin. Afterward, Bashir was irate - irate! - at the developments. He threw down his headset, then stormed the ring to chew out Volador. Rhino then snuck into the ring and waited for Bashir to turn around before delivering the Gore for an exclamation mark.

WINNERS: Guns in 4:00. Just not enough time in the ring for this to develop into a meaningful match. Even the post-match was rushed. Too much in too little time. (*)

4 -- KEVIN NASH & Legends champion BOOKER T (w/Sharmell) vs. SAMOA JOE & A.J. STYLES

The match started with Nash and Styles, with Styles trying to use his quickness to chop Nash down. He eventually got a dropkick to the knees, then he knocked Booker off the apron and hit a springboard dropkick onto Nash. Joe then flew through the ropes with a suicide dive elbow smash onto Booker. Joe and Styles stood tall after barely two minutes of action leading to a break.

They returned from break with Joe in control until Nash nailed him with an elbow from behind on the apron. Nash then entered the ring without a tag and started working over Joe. Booker entered next and landed a back thrust kick for a nearfall. The heels worked over Joe for quite some time with some off-spots. Joe just doesn't look right or comfortable in the ring taking a heel beating. Joe then snapped off a powerslam at 11:00 to cut off Booker momentarily. Styles then took a hot tag and the action completely broke down. Joe slapped on the rear naked choke on Nash, but Booker broke it up and dumped Joe to the floor. Booker then walked into the Pele soccer kick and Styles pinned him for the win. The young guys, including the Guns, then showed up ringside and celebrated with Joe and Styles.

WINNERS: Styles & Joe in 13:00. There was just something off about this match. Styles was a breath of fresh air once he was in the match, but the isolation of Joe really didn't represent anything more than tag team filler to build toward the hot tag. It didn't seem like Booker or Nash was over credibly looking for a pin; just going through the motions of isolating Joe. (*1/2)

5 -- KURT ANGLE vs. ABYSS

Abyss has third degree burns and tunnel vision. Let's see how this plays out tonight without Morgan ringside to cool his itchy skin and boils. Morgan has been a real friend to Abyss, West said. Abyss shoved Angle hard to the mat to open things up. He then pounded on Angle with forearm blows and a hard knock-down clothesline. Angle pretended to have enough, so he left the ring. Abyss gave chase and clubbed him with a forearm before rolling him back into the ring. After a quick clothesline back to the outside, Angle decided to take it into the bleachers to run away from Abyss. Here comes the customary Abyss brawling portion of the match. After the break.

They returned from break with Abyss and Angle stumbling down the bleacher steps before Abyss sent Angle crashing into the PPV poster on the base of the wall. Abyss then looked into the crowd chanting his name and he gleefully acknowledged the camera. Abyss took Angle back to ringside and rolled him back into the ring for a chokeslam, but Angle broke free and started to chop down the Abyss tree with a chopblock. Abyss then Abyssed Up blocking a few punches and he nailed a big boot and big splash in the corner. He then nailed the Shock Treatment, but Angle kicked out at two. Abyss then casually walked over to Angle, so Angle nailed the Olympic Slam for a two count.

Both men recovered, then Angle wanted a moonsault, but Abyss grabbed him in the corner for a powerbomb and a two count. Abyss argued with the ref about the count, allowing Angle to slip to the outside and retrieve a chair. Abyss didn't see it, then he walked into a clean chair shot to the head. The ref saw it and called for a DQ.

WINNER: Abyss via DQ in 12:00. Good match, but a mere set-up for the post-match... (**)

Arcademan:
WWE Smackdown Results: 10-31-08

Results courtesy of ProWrestling.net (direct link to Shore's complete report). Condensed here to in-ring results only.

1. The Miz and John Morrison defeated Carlito and Primo at 11:03. Morrison and Primo started out. JR said Pat Patterson had asked him to the prom, said he thought JR was one of the Village People. Primo had a couple of quick near falls before tagging in Carlito. Carlito promptly lost control to the heels. Primo came back in to aid his brother and the two cleaned the ring of the heels going into the break…

Back from commercial at the 6:20 mark led to a double-team on The Miz and a two count. Carlito body slammed Morrison and then powered bombed Primo on him. Morrison fought back after kicking out at two and he and Miz worked on Primo. Morrison had like a weird sparkle river in all the crevices of his abs. Carlito got the hot tag at 9:58. Primo and Morrison fought on the outside. Carlito went for a spring board but Morrison knocked his arm off the ropes, causing him to fall. Miz hit his finisher for the win.

Shore’s Slant: Fun match. Pretty good for TV standards. Smackdown has been flat the last two weeks. I hope the good Raw means a great Smackdown. I cannot explain how ridiculous JR looks.

2. The Brian Kendrick w/Ezekiel defeated Jimmy Wang Yang by Disqualification at 2:45. Yang hip tossed TBK who popped up and pushed him like “how dare you.” Yang stomped on his foot. Fun start. Yang had control for about 30 seconds before TBK hit some power moves on Yang. Yang rolled out of a knee drop and then started a high flying offense very much like the old Kendrick. He hit a moonsault and Zeke drug TBK out of the ring causing the DQ. Yang went to jump on Zeke, but he was caught and dropped on the apron. Back in the ring, Zeke hit his finisher followed by The Kendrick…

Shore’s Slant: Not a big fan of The Brian Kendrick not being able to beat Yang clean. Seems to diminish him a little.

3. Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, and Rey Mysteiro defeated Mark Henry, Kane, and MVP at 11:05. Matt and Henry started off. Henry got the better of Matt and then tagged in MVP. JR again mentioned the next win brings a huge payout to MVP. Mysterio got the hot tag and worked on MVP quickly. He went to the corner and the Hardys did a double suplex on MVP and Rey hit a cross body for a cool triple team move. Henry came in and got dropped in the ropes. Mysterio hit the ropes in a 619 tease and Kane grabbed his feet and drug him to ringside…

Back from commercial at the 6:21 mark and MVP had the advantage on Mysterio. Kane came in and manhandled Mysterio. The Henry came in and walked on Mysterio. MVP came back in and worked on Mysterio’s back. Kane came back in and again manhandled Mysterio. Mysterio reversed a move and he and Kane hot tagged Jeff and MVP. Jeff was all over MVP. Kane broke up a two count that led to the faces clearing the ring. Jeff went for a Twist of Fate on MVP but he pushed him off and turned into a Matt Twist of Fate. Jeff hit the Swanton for the win. JR mentioned, again, the MVP still had not earned his bonus…The casket was shown once again and JR plugged the main event.

Shore’s Slant: You know, this match wasn’t too bad for what we saw of it. But I’m having a hard time enjoying it with the MVP burial. What did he say to the dick watcher? I mean, seriously, this is his punishment for giving someone a hard time while drug testing? I mean, he passed the test, right? Isn’t that what is important?

4. Michelle McCool, Maria, and Brie Bella defeated Maryse, Natalya, and Victoria at 3:53. Victoria wrestled in her banana suit. Maryse was in her French maid’s costume. I couldn’t tell you what the rest were after I saw that again. Victoria got a two count on Brie who crawled under the ring. Victoria grabbed her legs and stopped her until a foot or a hand popped out and pushed Victoria off. Brie came back out and threw Victoria back in the ring and hot tagged McCool. McCool worked over Victoria and came off the ropes and Maria blind tagged her. Maria hit a crossbody off the top for the win. Post match, Maria and Brie celebrated while McCool looked confused.

Shore’s Slant: McCool’s heel turn should be next week or the next at the latest. What ever happened to the really good matches we had with McCool and Natalya? That feud just died.

5. The Undertaker defeated Chavo Guerrero in a Casket Match at 7:03. Back from commercial and Show was standing at the top of the ramp watching. Chavo started to run from Taker but ran towards the casket, spun and ran into a big boot. JR reminded us that Vickie said this would be Taker’s last match. Taker had Chavo out of the ring in less than a minute. He dropped Snake Eyes on Chavo on the casket. He put Chavo’s head in the casket and the hit the casket. Show sneaked a little closer and then turned back.

Taker started towards Show but the turned and ran at Chavo. He went for a big boot but Chavo moved, causing Taker to nut shot it on the casket. Chavo hit a few blows and then tried a press onto Taker but was caught and drove into the wall. Chavo got back in the ring and Taker followed. Chavo DDT’s him and called for Show who started that way. Taker sat up and Show retreated. Chavo brought a chair in Taker back body dropped him. Taker went to put Chavo in the casket but Show slammed it shut.

Taker dropped Chavo and stared at Show. Chavo hit him in the leg from behind with the chair. He bounced off the ropes and got choked slammed. Show jumped in the ring and beat down Taker. He ran at Taker who pulled the top rope down and Show flipped out onto the casket. Show reacted like the casket was 250 degrees. Taker did the throat cut gesture.

Taker tombstoned Chavo and then rolled him into the casket and closed the lid for the win. Post match, the lights turned off and Taker celebrated Taker style while Show watched from the ramp…

Backstage, Vickie was shown watching on a monitor. She said, “Title shot? Fine. But you have to do something for me first. Next week, you face the Undertaker. If you beat him, I’ll give you Triple H at Survivor Series.” She turned and looked at Kozlov and he scowled deeply as the show went off…

Shore’s Slant: Yeah! Fun show. The non-wrestling parts were fine, except for the Masked Magician part. The matches were not bad and I felt several storylines move. Very nice job this week. The casket match was predictable once Chavo was announced as the opponent, but it did advance the storyline so I’m OK with it. R-Truth vs Benjamin for the US belt and Kozlov vs Taker. Looks like a good time next week as well.

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