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| From NODQ.com I just got back from the Cleveland, Ohio SmackDown/ECW Show. Just the normal portion was taped off, and few seats were empty. Dark Match Miz vs. some guy billed from Jamaica named Koki Kingston or something close to that effect... Miz was booed big time even though he is from the Cleveland area. The Koki guy won it a match pretty much controlled by Miz. WWE SmackDown Taping The show opened with Vince coming out and wanted to get some revenge at Bobby Lashley. He announced his opponent with be Mr. Kennedy... and than announces he will also face... RANDY ORTON! Than he announced Lashley will face both of them in a Tables Match. A promo for Batista and Undertaker versus Finlay and Booker for the main event shows. Opening Match: MNM vs. Kenrdick & London The crowd wasn't too much into it other than booing MNM... Kendrick & London win. Chavo vs. Jimmy Wang Yang in a non-title contest. Wang Yang wins with his moonsault. MVP comes out and announces he will face the Heavyweight Champion of Lictenstein (who actually is a local wrestler named Johnny Gargano). MVP obviously wins in a squash. Kennedy & Orton vs. Lashley in a Tables Match Bobby controlled most of the match. He put Kennedy through a table in the corner, and tried to put Orton through a table doing a running powerslam but he just fell on top of the table. Lashley picked him up again, but this time the leg gave way and it barely broke. The ref rang the bell. And in an odd situation Lashley brought out another table, and did a better powerslam through the table as they rang the bell again. Looks like they will probably edit out the flub. Benoit vs. Helms Benoit wins in basically a squash. Jillian does the Kiss Cam and proceeds to sing... terribly. Booker and Finlay attack Bastista backstage, but the feed looked like it was lost. So they may reshoot. Booker and Finlay vs. Batista and Undertaker Only Taker came out as Batista was already attacked. Back and forth until Finlay decided to use the shileighlei and get them DQd. Booker and Finlay pound on Taker until Batista comes out to help. They decide to give Last Ride and Powerbomb together, but instead Batista throws Finlay at Taker and knocks him down. No Dark Main Event Biggest Pops 1. Bobby Lashley 2. CM Punk Most Heat 1. Vince McMahon 2. The Miz Lots of production problems it would seem. Another set of spoilers from PWInsider seem to indicate the Wild Samoans as the next HOF inductees. |
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| Good one, Rowe... And WOOO! A Kane interview where he growls and makes out with a hook. Kane for World Champ in 2007! |
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| Credit: Ted in Cleveland and PWInsider.com Here's a rundown of tonight's taping from Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. Dark Match: The Miz (from Cleveland) vs. Kofi Kingston. Miz says there are 2 celebrities from Cleveland - Lebron James and him - but he was smart and got out of town. Kingston - a black wrestler doing a Jamaican gimmick - cuts a decent promo and tells him to shut up - then beats him. I think it was some sort of a kick. Prep for SD: They seemingly took the canvas of the ring apart - I couldn't tell what they were doing or why but the removed the canvas and there was a black type shiny tarp underneath as well - then the blue canvas they used for SD/ECW. Lots of crew involved in this - seemed odd. SD Taping: Main event tonight - UT and Batista vs. King Booker and Finlay McMahon opens the show bragging about cutting Eugene's hair. He then says Bobby Lashley will wrestle on SD tonight against..... Mr. Kennedy. They started to lower the mic for Kennedy - but then didn't. Kennedy comes out and McMahon does the 'Miiiiiissssssssteeeeeeerrrr Kennedy... Kennedy' routine. Then Vince says Lashley will actually take on 2 men and the second will be....... Randy Orton. After Orton gets in the ring - Vince climbs the second turnbuckle and does the Orton pose. Orton and Kennedy try to thank McMahon - but he points out they neither of them could get the job done by themselves against Lashley - so they better get it down together. The match will be.... a 2-1 handicap - TABLES MATCH!!!! McMahon leaves and they argue - then leave. We are back with MNM back as a team - at least for this week - with a Tag Title shot against Kendrick and London. Funny thing happens here as Ashley couldn't get the mask off Kendrick. They lower the thing that drops the playboy cover for Ashley - but never dropped the cover down - odd. Finish came when Melina tried to knock Kendrick (I think) off the top rope. Ashley ripped her off the apron - then Kendrick hit a flying body press on Mercury for the win. Good match - probably the best of the night. Kristal interviews Kane who has his hook with him and says something intimidating..... Riveting. We are back with Maryse welcoming us - this is a wrestling show - right? Time for a non-title match between Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero and Jimmy Wang Yang. Yang gets the win with a mokeyflip-bodypress. Time for a tribute to the late great Arnold Skaaland Back with a promo for The Condemned MVP comes out and says his opponent this week is the Liechtenstein Heavyweight Champion, Cedric von Hopps. CVH does the JOB for MVP who then cuts a promo on Benoit. Up next - Orton and Kennedy vs. Lashley. Kennedy is out first - the mic starts down - but then is taken back up and not used - weird. Orton and then Lashley enter and the handicap tables match is on. Lashley must put both men thru a table for the win. McMahon comes out to watch and make great facials at ringside. Lashley puts Kennedy thru a table in the corner. A second table is set up in the ring. Lashley picks up Orton for the powerslam - and............... the table doesn't break!!!! Lashley picks him back up and as he does - one of the legs of the table gives so the table is slanted now. He goes for the powerslam again. The other legs give out and the table never breaks. The bell rings and Lashley's music is played. Lashley is announced as the winner - he celebrates - the lights on the crowd come up. Then suddenly he gets out of the ring and goes for another table..... Time to do the spot right for post-production! He sets the table up - and just before picking Orton up again - off goes the music and down go the lights. Lashley powerslams him thru the table with more force - the spot works. The bells rings - Lashley again announced as the winner and the music is on again. Back with another scintillating Kryistal interview - this time her guest - Batista. He says he and UT will get along fine DURING their match tonight.... Uh oh! What could that mean........ Hmmmm....... Up next - US Champion Chris Benoit against.......... Gregory Helms??? Yep.... Helms taps, end of story. I think it was around this point they announced the final inductees for the Hall of Fame - The Wild Samoans!!! JBL leaves the announce table for some reason..... Jillian comes out and tries to do the Kiss Cam gimmick... She gets booed and the people on the screen aren't kissing - so she sings for us. Whoppee Fizz. In the back.... Batista is ready and the Main Event is next.... But then Booker says 'Hey Batista - I need to talk to you.' Batista stops and says 'What do you want?' Suddenly - and shockingly - Finlay attacks Batista from behind. He is laid out in the back - will he be able to compete in the Main Event??? Back from the break - JBL is in Teddy Long's office and has an idea for next week - a huge interview that only he can do. Hey Teddy - can I pretty please interview both Batista and UT in the ring at the same time!!!???? TL says this is indeed huge!.... When did interviews become such a big deal - Mean Gene did them all the time... Anyway - TL says ok - and..... "This will be the biggest interview in the history of sports entertainment" - is Tony Schiavone on the creative team? Main event time... Out come King Booker - then Finlay and then the entrance of the UT - always amazing in person! No Batista! Booker and Finlay control for a while - match goes back and forth - then UT gets things going until..... Finlay uses the shillelagh and gets DQed! It's a double-team on UT - until Batista's music hits and out comes Big Dave. Crowd goes nuts! Batista and UT turn things around. Batista has King Booker ready for the Batista bomb. Then UT has Finlay ready for the Last Ride. Up goes Finlay - then Batista throws King Booker into UT!!!! What a message Batista has sent! He leaves the ring with all three other men laying motionless!!! UT gets up and seethes at Batista as we say so long from Cleveland!!!! Tidbits: The arena was fairly full - the top section was mostly tarped - completely on the hard camera side - partially on the other. Big Pops: UT Batista Benoit Kennedy Heat: McMahon King Booker/Finlay Kennedy Orton There seemed to be a number of production problems during the show - aside from the ones I motioned - the first few notes of music played a few times too early as well. Ok show - ok crowd - nothing great - just another SD building toward WM23. ECW tidbits: It was very interesting to see them switch things around for ECW. A few people left when SD ended. A ton of commercials and promos during ECW - too many I thought. It just seems odd to see a promo for the rehab of Triple H during ECW. Not a lot of emotion for ECW - CM Punk easily was the most over - then RVD. They played a Christmas in Baghdad with WWE video while Tommy Dreamer and Sandman waited in the ring for Elijah Burke. TD and Sandman had the crowd waving their hands back and forth - then back from the commercial - and the promo and Christmas goes to the land of extreme - odd. As the show went along - more and more people just left. Sad. The hard camera side was fairly empty by the time Masters and Lashley had their 5 minute classic. I don't watch ECW with any regularity - I know what the storylines are - but the fans seemed more interested in hollering stupid things than paying attention to the show. Is this show getting ANY better? Oh well... I'm still looking forward to WM23... But that's probably because I have a ticket! |
| QUOTE (Scrooge McSuck @ Mar 21 2007, 10:10 AM) |
| Homo! I always knew you were a sausage fan. |