WWE Armageddon Results – 12/14/2008
HSBC Amphitheatre in Buffalo, New York
Report by: Richard Gray of WrestlingNewsWorld.com
* Apple Tag Aggregation Champions The Miz & John Morrison exhausted Jesse & Festus above-mentioned to tonight’s Armageddon pay-per-view from the HSBC Amphitheatre in Buffalo, New York.
The pyros backfire and we’re alive from the HSBC Amphitheatre in Buffalo, New York. Jim Ross gives us the academic addition to the final pay-per-view of 2008.
ECW Champion Matt Hardy vs. Vladimir Kozlov
The afterward bout is a non-title match. ECW Champion Matt Hardy comes out aboriginal with the ECW appellation belt about his waist. They cut to a draft from SmackDown, ambience up the match. They’re still announcement Kozlov as best aback he didn’t get affianced at Survivor Series aftermost month. Kozlov comes out to the amphitheatre and I’m already annoyed of Striker and Grisham putting him over as undefeated. The alarm rings and this non-title bout is underway. Matt Hardy tries to acreage some aboriginal blows, both of their easily up in a angry stance. Kozlov backs Hardy bottomward into the corner, the ECW Champion fights out. The army is heavily abaft Hardy. Hardy misses on a kick. He goes for another, Kozlov blocks and takes him to the corner. Kozlov buries his arch in Hardy’s midsection. Hardy counters and ends up accepting Kozlov in a roll-up for a abrupt second. He gets addition off addition adverse for a two count. Kozlov starts to arise breach as he throws Hardy absolute the ropes, arch aboriginal into the animate amphitheatre post. Kozlov applies a acquiescence authority on Hardy in the average of the ring. Hardy gets aback to a vertical abject but Kozlov sends him aback to the mat.
They’re actually aggravating to get Kozlov over, Striker aloof saw that he is Matt Hardy’s hardest adversary over. Kozlov has Hardy in addition acquiescence authority in the average of the ring. Hardy counters with kicks. Kozlov gets Hardy up and slams him aback to the mat. Pin advance by Kozlov, two cout. Addition acquiescence authority by Kozlov but Hardy counters. Adamantine appropriate easily from Hardy, they don’t accept abundant effect. Kozlov starts to headbutt Hardy in his chest. Hardy hits the mat, Kozlov gets a two count. Addition acquiescence authority from Kozlov. Arm lock from Kozlov, Hardy fights aback at a vertical base. Aback Hardy tries to counter, Kozlov takes him bottomward and gets addition two count. Kozlov is alive the larboard arm of Hardy. Loud chants for Matt Hardy, Kozlov wrenches aback on the submission. Hardy assuredly makes it to the ropes to breach the hold. Hardy mounts breach on the amphitheatre apron. He buries his arch into Kozlov’s belly and goes off the top braiding with a bifold axe handle. Hardy assuredly throws Kozlov out of the ring. Hardy all-overs to the outside, Kozlov catches him. Hardy counters and starts to bang Kozlov into the animate amphitheatre post. Hardy puts Kozlov aback in the ring, he goes for the Ancillary Effect, he connects for a two count.
Matt Hardy’s larboard arm is bleeding from a cut abiding from Kozloz. Hardy sets up Twist of Fate, Kozlov counters out. Kozlov counters afresh and gets a two calculation on Hardy. Baby amalgamation roll-up from Hardy assimilate Kozlov, not abundant as Kozlov bliss out. Hardy backs Kozlov into the bend and pounds at his face. Kozlov counters and slams Hardy’s arch off the top of the amphitheatre post. Kozlov slams Matt Hardy bottomward and gets the three count.
Winner – Vladimir Kozlov (non-title match)
Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk
Intercontinental Appellation No. 1 Contender Clash Finals
Back in the arena, Intercontinental Champion William Regal and Layla are introduced. They will be at ringside for the IC Championship Number One Contenders Clash finals. Rey Mysterio comes out first. Mysterio is cutting blush and black. Layla is captivation the IC Appellation on the outside, William Regal is sitting in a bench beside her. Actuality comes CM Punk. Michael Cole talks about aftermost night’s Apple Tag Aggregation Championship change. They appearance photos from the appearance in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The alarm rings and the bout is underway. CM Punk extends his hand, they shake. Let’s achievement this is a dandy, it should be. They alcove and Mysterio goes for the aboriginal advantage. Mysterio gets a quick roll-through pin for a quick one count. Punk takes Rey bottomward and ties his legs up. Punk locks in a acquiescence authority on Mysterio. Punk gets to his anxiety but Mysterio connects with a bead toe hold. Punk applies a wrist lock, Mysterio aback on his feet.
Past paced aggregate of pins. Neither has acquired an advantage as Mysterio hits addition bead toe authority and goes for the 619. Punk counters with an arm drag. Punk goes for the GTS but Mysterio counters with an arm drag. Punk tosses Mysterio out of the ring. He’s at the anxiety of William Regal and Layla. Adjudicator starts the calculation out. Punk dives over the top braiding assimilate Mysterio as Regal looks on. Punk rolls Mysterio aback in the amphitheatre and goes for the awning for two. Punk hits a appellation to the apple knee to the aback followed by a two count. Punk locks in a acquiescence authority on Mysterio. Punk breach the authority and goes aback on offense. Mysterio builds a adverse and ends up on the apron. Mysterio goes to the top, Punk trips him. Mysterio in the timberline of woe position, Punk hits him in the face. Punk runs at Mysterio, Mysterio counters with a knee. Moonsault off the top from Mysterio assimilate Punk. Two count.
Punk counters with a beat bang as Rey goes off the ropes. Punk applies a acquiescence authority on Mysterio’s wrist on the mat. Punk wrenches aback on the authority as Mysterio goes for the ropes. Punk hooks in an STFU blazon authority and wrenches back. Mysterio assuredly makes it to the ropes. Mysterio builds an amazing adverse and locks in an arm bar on Punk. The authority gets the army activity as Punk does a abundant job selling. Punk gets to the ropes, breaking the hold. Mysterio is on the accessory alive with Punk. He all-overs off the top and hits a missile dropkick. The force sends Punk to the outside. Mysterio to the top rope, Punk on the outside. Suicide dive, Mysterio takes out Punk on the outside. Punk is formed aback in by Rey. Mysterio goes off the top and hits added offense. Cross-body crabbed columnist by Mysterio, he gets a two calculation on Punk. Mysterio rolls through for a pin, Punk rolls through for one of his own. Two abreast falls.
Punk drops Mysterio face aboriginal on the turnbuckle and connects on Mysterio with a knee to the jaw. Punk about got the three calculation as Regal anticipation that he did. Mysterio about blanket the win off a adverse and a roll-up. Punk gets aback up and hits a kick. Punk accuse at Rey but he sets him up for 619, he doesn’t connect. Punk goes for GTS but Rey counters out. Mysterio hits the 619! Burst off the top braiding from Rey assimilate Punk. Mysterio ends up accepting a two calculation off the amazing offense. Mysterio ends up on Punk’s amateur and Punk is able to hit Go To Sleep. CM Punk pins Mysterio and wins the tournament. He’ll go on to altercation with William Regal for the IC Title.
Winner – CM Punk
A video recapping Shawn Michaels/JBL is shown. We’re aback in the amphitheatre as John ‘Bradshaw’ Layfield makes his access in his limousine. JBL comes to the amphitheatre cutting a abounding clothing and cowboy hat. JBL says that he would like to acquaint his newest employee… Shawn Michaels. Michaels comes out in artery clothes. Michaels gets on the mic and says that he is activity to get appropriate to it. Michaels says he is not allowed to the bad economy. Michaels says that he is in a boxy atom appropriate now and he’s heard all the whispers. He says that admitting actuality a WWE superstar and TV, he’s not rich. Michaels says like a lot of 20 year-olds, he spent money on aggregate (cars, for friends, etc.). Michaels says that he paid for all his surgeries himself. Michaels talks about his wife and accepting two children. HBK talks about how he had a banking adviser advance his money and Michaels talked about how abundant money he gave away. Michaels says he doesn’t apperceive how abundant time that he has left. There’s a continued aeon of blackout as Michaels talks about all of the bodies that depend on him. Michaels says that because of all of this… he took JBL up on his offer. Michaels says he doesn’t like JBL anymore than any bodies and that he is complacent and a annoyer and he is reprehensible. Michaels says but the man is acceptable financially and that is what he needs appropriate now. Michaels vows to put his kids through academy and safe his brother and sisters houses. Michaels starts to scream, adage that he doesn’t appetite to become a angry tragedy area he’s bagging advantage or angry in a aerial academy gym.
Michaels says that this is article that he wants to do… this is article that he had to do. JBL extends his duke to Michaels, they shake. Lots of calefaction from the crowd, including ‘you awash out’ chants at Michaels. JBL gets out of the amphitheatre as Michaels looks abject in the ring.
Finlay vs. Mark Henry
Belfast Brawl
The afterward bout is a Belfast Brawl, the abandoned way to win is by pinfall or submission. Mark Henry comes out aboriginal with Tony Atlas. Finlay comes out abandoned with a Shillelagh in his hand. The alarm rings and this Belfast Brawl is underway. Finlay hits clubbing assault on Henry, they accept little effect. The action goes to the outside. Finlay starts to body drive as he trips Henry, face aboriginal into the advertise table. They assignment calm on the outside, Henry bounces Finlay off the army ascendancy barrier. Finlay gets on the amphitheatre accessory and tries to booty out Henry on the outside. Henry pulls his legs out from beneath him, causing Finlay to hit his arch as he avalanche off the apron. Action goes aback to the ring. Henry goes off the ropes, he misses a splash. Bliss from Finlay to Henry. Finlay throws two kendo sticks and a debris can in the amphitheatre from underneath. Atlas is aloof watching Finlay throws the being in the ring. Atlas connects a debris can lid advance Finlay. Finlay gets aback in the ring, takes addition from Henry into a debris can. Henry dominates Finlay in the ring.
Lots of calefaction on Henry but he’s demography a lot of time. Henry connects on a aqueous action area he goes to the outside. Henry pulls Finlay to the accessory and says you capital a fight… you got a fight. Henry gets a two calculation on Finlay. Henry sends Finlay into the corner. Finlay counters with a debris can shot. Now it’s time for some kendo hit shots. Finlay hits a DDT on Henry on the mat. Finlay sets a debris can up to the arch of Henry and bliss it. Finlay hits addition debris can draft and gets a two count. Henry starts to adverse with headbutts. Henry bliss Finlay in the belly and hits addition headbutt. Henry get up for a Rikishi appearance splash. Henry misses, Finlay grabs the Shillelagh. He walks appropriate into a cossack from Mark Henry. Mark Henry breach Finlay’s Shillelagh in half. Finlay hits him with a kendo stick which does annihilation but accomplish Henry mad. He breach the kendo stick and buck hugs Finlay. It’s Hornswoggle at ringside… Henry throws Finlay into him, Horny disappears beneath the ring. Atlas looks for him. Henry wedges a debris can amid him and Finlay in the corner, putting burden on it. He beats Finlay with a debris can lid and afresh bliss abroad at him. Adamantine appropriate duke from Henry, sends Finlay to the mat. Mark Henry throws a set of animate amphitheatre accomplish in the ring. Henry goes for a draft with the debris can but Finlay counters with a dropkick. Hornswoggle throws him addition Shillelagh. Finlay connects and gets the three count.
Winner – Finlay
Batista vs. Randy Orton
Prior to the match, a video of Batista/Randy Orton is shown. Batista comes to the amphitheatre first. Randy Orton comes out with Cody Rhodes and Manu. The alarm rings and we’re underway. They alcove and advance for the aperture control. Batista backs Orton into the bend but Orton bound backs him down. Addition adamantine alcove as Orton gets a ancillary headlock on Batista. Batista uses his backbone to adverse and gets out. They amphitheater on addition and alcove again. Orton gets addition ancillary headlock. Continuing about-face as Orton hits a bead toehold. The army acclaim for the aperture sequence. They go for addition alcove but Orton bliss Batista, addition headlock from Orton. Batista throws him off the ropes and sends him to the mat. The adjudicator backs Batista down, but Orton ends up sending Batista to the outside. Rhodes and Manu assignment over Batista on the alfresco with the adjudicator distracted. The adjudicator ejects them from ringside (if he alleged for the alarm I would accept been furious).
Manu and Rhodes go to the back. Batista and Orton assignment in the bend of the ring. Orton has ascendancy afterwards the advance on the alfresco on Batista. Orton bliss Batista in the arm. Orton goes for a wrist lock, he applies it. Batista admiral out of a move from Orton and ends up clotheslining Orton in the corner, afresh in the added corner. Batista hits added breach and gets Orton up for the Batista Bomb, Orton counters at the top and hits a neckbreaker. Orton acreage a knee to Batista’s arch and gets a awning for a two count. Orton is alive the close of Batista with a headlock. Orton has a vice-like anchor on Batista. Batista counters with ability as he hits a beat slam. Orton is in the corner, Batista works the belly of Orton. Batista goes off the ropes, he aeroembolism bottomward and is kicked by Orton. Batista ends up throwing Orton to the alfresco as Orton grabs his shoulder. Lawler and Cole aggravate he may accept re-injured his shoulder. Batista is on the apron, he ends up accepting DDT’d to the inside. Orton gets a two count.
Orton works the knee of Batista. He begins to barge abroad at The Animal. Orton drops addition knee to the arch of Batista. Orton rolls to the outside, he sets Batista’s arch up on the accessory and connects with a clubbing blow. Orton beats Batista to the alfresco and gets aback in the ring. Batista gets aback in as Orton goes anon for the two calculation and abreast fall. Orton locks in a about-face chinlock on Batista in the ring. Batista is able to get aback to the vertical base, he gets out of the about-face chinlock. Orton re-applies the authority except this time he wraps his legs about Batista’s ribs. Orton wrenches aback on the hold. Batista gets up with Orton his back. Batista backs Orton into the corners alert to breach the about-face chinlock. Ancillary bang from Batista to Orton. Both men are bottomward in the ring. They barter appropriate easily in the ring. Batista ends up clotheslining Orton in the corner. He picks Orton up, but Orton gets out. Orton walks into a huge clothesline. Batista clotheslines Orton out of the ring. Batista goes to the alfresco area he bounces Orton’s arch off the amphitheatre apron. Batista rolls Orton aback in.
Batista gets on the top rope, Orton starts to advance him. Batista is sitting on the top turnbuckle. Orton connects with a big superplex followed by a two count. Batista whips Orton into the ropes, he hits a spinebuster, and gets a two count. Both advance finishers and miss. They get circuitous up off the ropes and Batista ends up demography out Orton and get a two count. Orton bliss Batista in the face and hits a aggregate backbreaker. Orton is stalking Batista for an RKO, he doesn’t get it. Bang by Batista in a counter, two count. Orton hits a DDT on Batista alternating with added offense. Batista is bureaucracy for Orton’s bang but Batista counters and puts Orton into the ropes. Batista gets up on the average braiding and pounds Orton with appropriate hands. Orton gets up with Batista on his amateur but Batista counters and hits the Batista Bomb. Three calculation and Batista wins.
Winner – Batista
Divas Champion Michelle McCool, Maria, Mickie James & Kelly Kelly vs. Victoria, Natalya, Jillian & Maryse
Santa’s Little Helper Match
Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Divas Champion Michelle McCool, and Maria on one aggregation dressed as Santa’s Little Helpers. They heel divas appear out – Victoria, Maryse, Natalya, and Jillian. They’re in blooming Santa Helper outfits, the babyfaces are in red. Mickie James and Maryse starts things out. They go aback and alternating as Mickie smacks Maryse in the face. Maryse tags in Natalya – she acreage some shots to Mickie’s face but Mickie counters and gets on top of her. Mickie smacks her and tags in Kelly Kelly. Natalya takes bottomward Kelly Kelly in the ring. She applies a wristlock on her. Kelly Kelly counters with an bend and acreage added offense. Natalya lifts Kelly Kelly up and puts her in the heel corner. The adjudicator is absent as she is attacked by the heels. Clothesline by Natalya for a two count. Natalya tags in Jillian. Jillian gets a two count, lots of agreeable in the ring. Beat bang from Jillian on Kelly Kelly. Kelly Kelly tags in Maria. Maria works with Jillian in the ring, asleep crowd. Maria goes for the awning but Victoria makes the save. The babyfaces beating the heels off the accessory in backfire to Victoria’s interference. It’s Michelle McCool and Jillian in the ring. Michelle hit her finisher and gets the three calculation on Jillian.
Winners – Kelly Kelly, Divas Champion Michelle McCool, Mickie James & Maria afterwards Michelle affianced Jillian
Chris Jericho vs. John Cena (c)
World Heavyweight Championship Match
The afterward bout is for the Apple Heavyweight Championship. The challenger, Chris Jericho, comes to the amphitheatre first. Pretty loud acclaim for John Cena, the Apple Heavyweight Champion, who’s out next. Lilian does the academic in-ring introductions because the bout is for the Apple Heavyweight Championship. Cena and Jericho beam anniversary added bottomward and allocution debris to one addition afore the alarm rings. Mike Chioda calls for the aperture alarm and we’re underway. Jericho applies a headlock on Cena and ends up sending him to the mat. Jericho stomps at Cena’s neck. Jericho bliss Cena in the ribs. Cena takes Jericho bottomward as Jericho goes to the outside. Cena follows to the alfresco and rolls Jericho aback in. Jericho goes aback to assignment in the ring. Adamantine headbutts from Jericho as he pounds abroad at the Apple Champion in the bend with appropriate hands.
Jericho pushes Cena, he counters with a clothesline. Jericho counters with a sleeper hold. Jericho is on Cena’s neck, Cena drops him but Jericho is still on Cena’s aback with the sleeper applied. Cena drops bottomward on the mat in the hold. Out of boilerplate Cena gets up and goes for the FU, Jericho counters out with a DDT. Jericho all-overs off the ropes assimilate Cena on the apron. Cena catches him but Jericho ends up hitting a bi-weekly on Cena from the accessory assimilate the animate amphitheatre steps. Jericho put Cena aback in the amphitheatre and got a two count. Jericho bliss Cena in the arch afresh in the aback of the neck. Aback to the arch again, sending him aback bottomward to the mat. Jericho locks a authority on Cena in the ropes. Jericho stands on the aback of the close of the Apple Champion. Jericho applies addition acquiescence authority on Cena on the mat. Jericho misses on a atom in the bend as Cena goes on the advance with accept blocks. Cena slams Jericho to the mat and teases the bristles address shuffle, he connects. Cena goes for the FU but Jericho counters and goes for the Walls of Jericho. Cena counters with a belly-to-belly suplex and gets a two count. Jericho goes off the average braiding and hits a missile dropkick and gets a two calculation on the Champion. They barter counters as Jericho ends up hitting the Lion Sault for a two count.
Jericho works over Cena in the corner. Jericho sets Cena up on the top turnbuckle. Jericho goes for the superplex, Cena counters out. Cena goes off with a aerial leg drop. He gets a two count. Cena teases the FU. He waits for Jericho to get aback to his feet. Actuality it comes, Jericho uses elbows, they don’t assignment but Jericho still counters out and hits the Code Breaker. Two calculation for Jericho but he is bent at Mike Chioda. Afterwards arguing with the referee, Jericho is bent in the FU from Cena. Both men are down, Cena goes for the pin. Two count. Bifold calculation out has started in the ring. Cena goes for breach on Jericho but he catches him in a baby amalgamation roll-up. Cena bliss out and eventually goes for the STFU. Jericho avoids it somehow and ends up hooking in the Walls of Jericho. Cena goes for the ropes, Jericho pulls him aback to the average of the ring. Somehow Jericho antipodal the authority and bankrupt it. Cena hooks in the STFU and Jericho taps.
Winner & still Apple Heavyweight Champion – John Cena
Edge (c) vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Amateur H
WWE Championship Match
Triple Blackmail Match
The afterward bout is a amateur blackmail bout for the WWE Championship. Amateur H, one of two challengers, comes out first. The added challenger, Jeff Hardy, comes out to the ring. The WWE Champion Edge is out next, he has the appellation belt about his waist. Justin Roberts does the academic in-ring introductions. Jeff Hardy is all over Edge as the alarm rings. Amateur H goes afterwards Hardy but he takes Hunter down. Hardy takes out Edge afresh goes aback to Hunter. Hardy has started the quickest as he sets Amateur H and Edge up in the corner. He continues to bandy them off one addition in the bend afresh coast-to-coast.
Hardy flips Amateur H over the ropes to the outside. He attempts a aerial atom but Edge takes him out in the ring. Edge runs at Hardy, he is tossed to the outside. Hardy leaps over the top braiding assimilate Edge. Hunter gives Jeff Hardy a clothesline. Hardy and Amateur H go aback and forth, Hunter sends Hardy into the army ascendancy barrier. Edge bliss Hunter in the face aback he gets on the apron. Amateur H gets aback in and eats appropriate easily from Edge in the corner. Edge pulls him to the average of the amphitheatre and gives him added appropriate hands. Amateur H retaliates with anchor shots of his own. Edge whips Hunter off the ropes, gives him a boot, and gets a abreast fall. Amateur H connects with a aerial knee on Edge. About-face close breaker from Amateur H assimilate the WWE Champion. Hunter works with Edge in the corner. Amateur H goes for the Full-blooded on Edge in the average of the amphitheatre but Hardy in for the save. Hunter takes out Hardy. Full-blooded advance on Edge, Hardy connects with Whisper in the Wind on both of his opponents. Jeff Hardy gets up aboriginal and goes for a pin on Edge, Amateur H makes the save. The Game is taken out by Hardy. Hardy aerated into the bend by Edge. Hardy is bottomward on the top turnbuckle, Edge gets up and locks in a suplex attempt. Amateur H puts him on his amateur in the electric armchair position, Hardy goes off the top braiding and connects on Edge. Two calculation for Hardy, Amateur H makes the save.
Triple H goes for a full-blooded on Hardy in a adverse but Hardy counters and bounces Hunter’s arch off the top turnbuckle. Bifold barge from Hardy assimilate The Game in the corner. Edge takes out Hardy from behind. Two calculation for Edge on Hardy. Jeff Hardy and Edge are standing. Edge goes for a extra on Hardy, he gets Amateur H instead. Hardy clotheslines the WWE Champion to the outside. It’s Hardy and Hunter in the ring, Twist of Fate on Hunter. Hardy hits the Swanton. Awning and Edge pulls Hardy out of the ring. Edge throws Jeff Hardy off the aegis bank on the outside. Edge bounces Hardy off the ECW advertise table. No calculation out, no awkwardness in a amateur threat. Hardy counters and slams Edge’s arch off the Raw advertise table. Hardy throws Edge in the aegis wall.
Jeff Hardy takes off his shirt and tears afar the SmackDown advertise table. Hardy smacks Edge’s arch off the Raw advertise table. The Cerebral Assassin takes out Jeff Hardy, bouncing his arch off the animate amphitheatre steps. The announcers retreat as Hunter clears the Raw advertise table of the monitors. Amateur H sets Jeff on the Raw advertise table. Hunter stands aloft him affliction a Full-blooded attempt. Hardy counters out but Edge ends up spearing Hardy through the SmackDown advertise table. Hunter is safe as he goes for the WWE Champion. Amateur H rolls Edge aback into the ring. Full-blooded advance from Hunter but Edge counters with a DDT. Everyone’s down… Hardy on the outside, Edge and Hunter in the ring. Edge wants Hunter to get to his feet, Amateur H hits a spinebuster. The Game hits the Full-blooded on Edge, actuality comes the cover. Vladimir Kozlov comes out and yanks Amateur H out of the ring. Matt Hardy comes to get some retribution. Jeff Hardy is on the top braiding but Kozlov depression him to the outside. Matt Hardy works over Kozlov on the outside. Edge is the abandoned man in the ring. Hunter gets in but he eats a extra from the Rated R Superstar. Two calculation from Edge on The Game. Con-chair-to advance by Edge but Jeff Hardy connects with a armchair advance on the accessory on the Champion. Hardy goes to the top, but Hunter knocks him off. Hunter bliss Edge in the face and Pedigrees him. Hardy connects the Swanton Bomb out of nowhere, he gets the pinfall for the win!
Winner & new WWE Champion – Jeff Hardy
Jeff Hardy celebrates in the amphitheatre with the title, the army comes actually unglued. Hardy looks stunned, actually stunned. This has to be an affecting moment for the new WWE Champion. Hardy is activity about and high-giving everyone. He threw his bend sleeves in the crowd. Jeff is on top of the Armageddon set with the belt at the top of the ramp. Doesn’t attending safe but he actually aloof fabricated it up a abundance he never anticipation that he would climb.
