Title: OAO Great American Bash
Mad Dog - July 21, 2006 03:00 PM (GMT)
dynamite kido - July 21, 2006 03:09 PM (GMT)
I think it looks like a horrible show personally.
Although I wouldn't mind seeing the tag title match.
prof_plague - July 21, 2006 08:44 PM (GMT)
I saw that match at a houseshow recently; it was a really good match, match of the night probably. There were very few highspot, but everything clicked and had ring and audience psychology, even with a few highfliers being grounded. They got about 12 minutes; I hope the same thing happens for them on Sunday.
jamiegeist - July 21, 2006 08:46 PM (GMT)
Regal-Finlay-Lashley could tell a fun intricate story between the two heels. I won't be watching, but just a thought.
dynamite kido - July 21, 2006 10:35 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (jamiegeist @ Jul 21 2006, 02:46 PM) |
| Regal-Finlay-Lashley could tell a fun intricate story between the two heels. I won't be watching, but just a thought. |
I totally forgot about that. I wouldn't mind seeing that match myself.....but two matches for $39.95? I think not.
prof_plague - July 22, 2006 05:25 AM (GMT)
Now it's just Regal-Finlay one-on-one. Hooray for stiff matches!
jamiegeist - July 22, 2006 08:07 AM (GMT)
I heard that as well. Lashley with a health problem. Something with his fuckin enzymes or some shit.
Anyway, they could tell quite the intricate little respect story, being in the same stable. Match won't get much from the crowd without Lashley, which is too bad.
D.A.V.E. - July 22, 2006 08:20 AM (GMT)
And now Khali is off the show, because of a "diseased liver". So it's Taker against Big Show.
The most important thing is - it's still the PUNJABI PRISON match
jamiegeist - July 22, 2006 08:37 AM (GMT)
Unfuckingbelievable.
The train wreck is getting so intense, I can't help but be interested now.
Smackdown sucks so bad is it killing off it's stars.
dynamite kido - July 22, 2006 05:32 PM (GMT)
Well, fire Khali at this point. I don't see how it could be anything positive for the company now.
This HAS to be one of the most booked on the fly PPV's of all time.
jamiegeist - July 22, 2006 07:56 PM (GMT)
It is kind of a shame for Smackdown, as they made something resembling an attempt to actually book this show ahead of time and set up matches.
Then people just start dying on them left and right.
prof_plague - July 22, 2006 11:38 PM (GMT)
Their entire roster is falling apart, but this leaves room for the young and midcard guys to move-up.
And when did this "diseased liver" report come-up?
Colcollazo - July 23, 2006 02:20 PM (GMT)
The ppv makes less sense now, but it looks better from some points too. Show replaces Khali, and you have Finlay/Regal but I'm not interested in that now that Lashley is out. PPV looks good though.
Mad Dog - July 23, 2006 05:27 PM (GMT)
Yeah but who wants to see Show/Taker twice in a week? Not that the other option was better. Why not just get a gorilla from a local zoo and have Taker wrestle it. I'm sure he'd get a better match.
dynamite kido - July 23, 2006 06:14 PM (GMT)
Actually I think that Regal/Finlay and Show/Taker makes the show better. But matches without any build don't exactly make me want to spend $$$ on it.
jamiegeist - July 24, 2006 01:43 AM (GMT)
Oh. My. God.
I just watched the Punjabi Prison match. It is pretty unexplainable, but it was a old school Blue-style WWF cage made of bamboo, with 4 doors. You could escape a door, but only for 60 seconds, and then it is shut, or something. Or you could climb over. But then you are inside another cage (Think Kennel from Hell) but it is a 20 foot cage, made of bamboo also, and has razor wire at the top.
They sell the whole time that someone just has to go over the top of the razor wire. And then Taker climbs about half way up the inner cage, and leaps off with a crossbody, and Big Show falls backwards through the cage. And Undertaker is declared the winner.
What? That isn't even possible. This was like a wrestling satire, trying to top Kennel from Hell. I don't know what to say.
prof_plague - July 24, 2006 02:28 AM (GMT)
Hah! So called Kennel cage match!
dynamite kido - July 24, 2006 03:00 AM (GMT)
Mad Dog - July 24, 2006 03:02 AM (GMT)
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7/23/2006 7:59:00 PM
Great American Bash match-by-match coverage
by Dave Meltzer
Dave@wrestlingobserver.com
Welcome to our live coverage of the Great American Bash PPV from the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
We're looking for your thoughts on the show, so you can leave a thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle along with a best and worst match to dave@wrestlingobserver.com.
Paul London & Brian Kendrick vs. Jamie Noble & Kid Kash open the show. Kendrick pinned Kash after a sunset flip off the top rope. Kash tried to block it but London dropkicked him. Good opener.
In the surreal moment of the night, Teddy Long said that Bobby Lashley couldn't wrestle because of an elevated liver enzyme count. Lashley came out, all suited up, and said he wanted to wrestle and that there was nothing wrong with him. Long told him he'd like for him to wrestle but it's for everyone's best interests. Fans of course booed this.
Finlay wanted to win by forfeit but Long ordered Finlay vs. Regal for the U.S. title which is up now.
Sorry for the computer problems. Finlay won after the Mini stole Regal's boot, gave it to Finlay and he hit Regal for the pin. Crowd was chanting "boring" when they weren't quiet. Stiff hard hitting match but crowd wasn't into it at all. Too much comedy and midget interference so it wasn't nearly the match they could have had.
Gregory Helms b Matt Hardy with a schoolboy holding the tights. Good match, although crowd wasn't into it until the finish with lots of good near falls.
Big Show and Khali attacked Undertaker backstage. It was a weak attack. Long ordered Show to face Undertaker and booted Khali out. Weak.
Undertaker vs. Show in the Punjabi cage is up now. It's two bamboo stick cages. Cool looking structure. There is a cage around the ring and a 20 foot cage around that one on the floor. You have to escape both cages to win. The inside cage has doors but the outside cage doesn't have doors. They went 20:00 of a horrible match with a weak finish. Undertaker did a cross body from the first cage, not high on it, but more middle rope level, into show and the second cage simply opened. I think the idea was the impact was so much it crashed through the door, but it was so weak and the cage opened up anyway. Both guys juiced and that was about it. The only thing I kept thinking as bad as this was, is how they possibly could have even tried this match with Khali. They both went through the cage and ruled Undertaker as the winner. JBL had to go on and on here saying that this proved Undertaker was back.
Booker & Sharmell are kissing since Booker is attempting to become king of the world.
Bra & panties match is up now. Rules were the first woman to get stripped to the bra & panties, the one who strips wins. Kristal got stripped as Jillian held her and Ashley pulled her small t-shirt off. Then Jillian & Ashley took the others' skirt off. Michelle McCool was wearing two skirts so nobody got to see her bra or panties. Crowd was probably less into this than any bra and panties match ever. Just seemed like nobody cared about the four personalities involved and it was just faceless strippers rolling around in mud.
Batista vs. Kennedy is up now. Kennedy bled like a pig. The first time was from being run into the steps right away and if he bladed, he sure hid it well because it didn't look like it. Later he went at 100 miles per hour into the post, shoulder first, but came up just drenched in blood. Batista started choking him with his boot and was DQ'd. Post-match saw Batista use three spinebusters and a Batista bomb and Kennedy was left laying covered in blood.
Mysterio vs. Booker for the title is up next. Good match, but nothing special. Nick Patrick was bumped and Rey did the frog splash but no ref. Booker went for a chair shot but Rey ducked and dropkicked the chair into his face. Chavo ran in and hit Rey with a chair and Booker covered Rey for the pin and the title. Good chair shot. So Booker is now the king of the world.
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dynamite kido - July 24, 2006 03:04 AM (GMT)
Well, that probably stacks up there with one of the worst PPV's of all time.
jamiegeist - July 24, 2006 03:54 AM (GMT)
Bitching and being astonished by WWE's booking just doesn't even seem worthwhile anymore.
prof_plague - July 24, 2006 05:34 AM (GMT)
I was actually looking forward to a Chavo/Rey main event feud.
whitemilesdavis - July 24, 2006 11:49 AM (GMT)
dynamite kido - July 24, 2006 12:28 PM (GMT)
The sad thing is no matter how bad this show was/is, I think Summerslam actually has potential.
Colcollazo - July 30, 2006 01:20 PM (GMT)
Show wasn't bad, plus I give them credit for thinking quickly. Great tag, great main event, good semi-main event, decent US title match. Wasn't as interesting as it should've been but shit happens.