AJ Styles vs. Sting for the TNA World Championship
Samoa Joe vs. Kevin Nash in a Revenge Match
Christian Cage vs. Booker T for the TNA Legends Championship
The MCMG vs. Beer Money, Inc. for the TNA Tag Team Championship
Kurt Angle vs. Abyss
Rhino vs. X Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir in a Grudge Match
An X Division Championship “seeding match” to determine the top contenders

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Highlights aired from aftermost week’s alive broadcast… The new HD aperture montage aired… A advance of the Impact Zone showed a air-conditioned video awning with the TNA logo and a ablaze appearance on the stage…

A.J. Styles and Samoa Joe absolved to the arena with mics in their hands. Styles said he’s blessed that Mick Foley is in TNA, but he said they would activity the activity on their own. He said he’s been in TNA for six years. He said he’s developed forth with TNA. Styles ran through the wrestlers who accomplish up the Capital Accident Mafia. He said three of the four were amenable for addition aggregation activity out of business.

Styles complained that some of the adolescent wrestlers who he considers ancestors didn’t appear out to advice him and Joe aftermost week. “They’re not activity to accord you annihilation in TNA, you’re activity to accept to booty it,” Styles said. He arrive the adolescent wrestlers to appear out and angle with him and Joe.

Jay Lethal’s access affair played and he absolved to the ring. Moments later, Consequences Creed, ODB, Eric Young, and Petey Williams came out and befuddled easily with Styles and Joe. Samoa Joe started to talk, but he was disconnected by the abominable Motor City Machine Accoutrements access music.

Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin entered the arena and said all the bodies were actuality brainwashed by Joe. He asked why they should activity in his war. Joe said it’s “our war” and said they were either in or out. Joe said the war is about everyone’s future. He said it’s in the best absorption of Sabin and Shelley to accompany them and activity the bodies who accept kept him out of the capital accident picture.

Shelley responded that he admired Joe had a animation mint. Joe affected Shelley was apprehensive what he’d done for him. Joe slapped Shelley beyond the face. Sabin captivated aback Shelley.

The Capital Accident Mafia absolved assimilate the date cutting suits. Kurt Angle took the mic and said the wrestlers in the arena are disgraces to themselves, TNA, the fans, etc. Angle said the Mafia is a family. He accustomed some cheers. Angle said his band has over 75 years of accumulated experience. Kurt said they didn’t ask for the war, they aloof capital a acknowledge you.

Kevin Nash took the mic and said he approved to advise Joe how to act. He brought up Scott Hall missing a pay-per-view way aback aback and said he absent it because Joe wasn’t account it. “In retrospect, he was right.” Nash played on the old NWO band by adage that if they appetite a war, they’ve got a war.

After all the austere talk, Booker T took the mic and acclimated his African accent. Booker said the war starts now and predicted that none of the wrestlers in the arena would be larboard by the end of the year. Booker captivated up bristles fingers and said, “It’s all about the five.” Mike Tenay and Don West wondered whether that meant there was activity to be a fifth member…

[Q2] Backstage, Jeremy Borash asked Jeff Jarrett what he was activity to do about the Mafia. Jarrett said he wasn’t activity to do anything. He said he was assured the adolescent guys could handle it. Mick Foley entered the allowance and told Borash that he was activity to accept a babble with his old associate Sting. Jarrett absolved himself by adage he had to booty “a Kurt”…

Backstage, Lauren approved to account the Beautiful Bodies and Cute Kip. Angelina Love acicular out that they were broadcasting in HD and accordingly anybody at home can see every abscess and contraction on Lauren’s face. Angelina mocked Christy Hemme for cerebration she’s a wrestler, and appropriate she stick to Playboy. Velvet Sky questioned whether ODB is “a dude or a tranny.” She said she’s about as feminine as Rosie O’Donnell. All three cringed at the acknowledgment of Rosie’s name…

1. ODB and Christy Hemme defeated Velvet Sky and Angelina Love (w/Cute Kip) in 4:00. Love suffered the throat abrasion I mentioned beforehand today aback she took an bend or a acquaint to the throat from Hemme. She accomplished for her throat appropriate abroad and again backward on the arena alike afterwards she tagged out. She eventually got aback and bankrupt up a pin advance by the babyfaces. In the end, ODB hit her finisher on Sky and denticulate the pin…

Backstage, Lauren asked the Accoutrements about their beef with Joe, who showed up. Sabin said he capital to apple-pie the slate clean. He said the Accoutrements were accommodating to accompany Joe and his crew. Joe was skeptical. “When the accoutrements are firing, we’ll see if the Accoutrements are cutting back,” he said…

[Q3] Backstage, Jeremy Borash interviewed Eric Adolescent about his accommodation to accompany Joe and Styles. Adolescent alone the afraid accustomed and played it straight…

2. Eric Adolescent defeated James Storm (w/Jacqueline, Robert Roode) in 2:25 The pryro didn’t affright Adolescent during his access for once. He looked aback and smirked this time. Jacqueline debuted a new able look. At 2:00, Adolescent kicked out of the Eye of the Storm. Moments later, Roode argument beer against Young, but he ducked and the beer sprayed Storm’s eyes. Adolescent formed him up for the win. Afterwards the match, the Accoutrements ran out and adored Adolescent from a two-on-one attack…

A TNA Knockouts video aired… Backstage, Lauren bent up to Taylor Wilde and Roxxi, who were accustomed weapons. Roxxi base while cogent Lauren that they were activity afterwards Awesome Kong… [C]

An “I Am Suicide” vignette aired… At ringside, Tenay and West discussed the new attending of the Impact Zone, which absolutely does attending sharp. They absorbed Joe and Styles vs. Booker and Nash for afterwards in the show, and Angle vs. Abyss as the capital event…

Backstage, Jeremy Borash was about to account Awesome Kong and Raisha Saeed aback Taylor and Roxxie entered the allowance and attacked them from abaft with weapons. They took out Saeed and again teamed up on Kong until she was larboard lying….

[Q4] [C] 3. Motor City Machine Accoutrements defeated Tanahashi and Volador at 3:30. Sheik Abdul Bashir abutting the announcers on commentary. He spent best of his time talking about how he deserves the aforementioned abandon of accent as anybody else. Afterwards the Accoutrements affianced Volador, Bashir threw a fit on annotation because he capital the all-embracing aggregation to win. Bashir entered the arena and yelled at Volador. Rhino came out and gored Bashir… [C]

[Q5] Backstage, Lauren interviewed Christian Cage about Booker T’s challenge. He accustomed the bout with the agreement that he’ll accept to accompany the Capital Accident Mafia if he loses. Cage vowed to booty Booker’s appellation and said he’d abide on his own side…

4. Samoa Joe and A.J. Styles exhausted Kevin Nash and Booker T (w/Sharmell) in 10:45. Afterwards 90 abnormal of action, the bout cut to commercial. [C]

[Q6] Afterwards 10 account of blah action, Styles affianced Booker while Joe had Nash bound in his acquiescence finisher. AFter the match, a accumulation of adolescent wrestlers ran out to congratulate Joe and Styles…

Backstage, Lauren interviewed Abyss and Matt Morgan. Abyss said he was nursing a beef wound. Mogran addled out and said Abyss isn’t mentally or physically apprehend for the bout with Angle… [C]

At ringside, the announcers previewed the blow of the show… Addition Cross The Band video aired… Highlights aired from aftermost anniversary of the Mick Foley and Kurt Angle segment…

Backstage, Borash interviewed Sting, who said no one has accepted for him that Foley is absolutely his boss. He said he hasn’t talked to Foley in over 10 years and is entering their affair with an accessible mind. “I aloof achievement that he doesn’t try to abutting it,” Sting said… [C]

[Q7] Mick Foley absolved to the arena with a mic in hand. He appear Kevin Nash vs. Samoa Joe, and Sting vs. A.J. Styles for the TNA Appellation at the Turning Point pay-per-view. Foley arrive Sting to accompany him in the ring. Sting absolved out cutting a clothing and shades, and had the appellation belt draped over his shoulder.

Foley said he believes it was Sting who put him on the map aback in 1991. He explained that he’s wondered area his career would accept gone had it not been for Sting because bodies didn’t apperceive Cactus Jack aback in those days. Foley said he was afraid to see Sting accumbent with the Capital Accident Mafia. Foley said there were adolescent wrestlers who were aggravating to accomplish a aberration anniversary in and anniversary out.

Foley said Sting should be the cement that holds all the pieces together. He said Sting is acting like a block that’s active all the pieces apart. Sting said he capital to be the glue, but what he had to say was alone by Joe and Styles. Sting acicular out that Foley has account for Terry Funk and said that’s the blazon of account that is missing in TNA. Foley said they had to accede to disagree. Sting agreed, but told Foley that it’s not his war. “It’s mine,” Sting said afore abrogation the ring…

Backstage, Angle shoved Borash abreast to cut his promo. Angle said he’s bedeviled with accepting Jeff Jarrett aback central the ring. “I consistently get what I want,” Angle said. He said he knows what makes Jeff tick. “And you don’t appetite me to go there because you apperceive I will,” Angle said… [C]

The announcers ran through the pay-per-view calendar and added Sheik Abdul Bashir vs. Rhino, and Robert Roode and James Storm vs. Motor City Machine Accoutrements for the TNA Tag Titles to the card…

[Q8] 5. Abyss defeated Kurt Angle by DQ at 11:45. The announcers spent time talking about how acceptable Morgan is for Abyss. The wrestlers brawled into the army and the appearance cut to commercial. [C] Afterwards the break, the wrestlers were still bouncy in the crowd. Abyss shoved Angle bottomward the accomplish and again pulled some beard out of his own head. Ugh.

At 7:45, Angle abrupt Abyss’s knee and started alive over his knee and ankle. The strands of beard that Abyss pulled out were ashore to the aback of Angle’s bathed arch in the accidentally amusing moment of the night. At 9:25, Abyss hit the Shock Treatment Backbreaker for a nearfall.

Later, Abyss went for the chokeslam, but Angle abhorred it, slid through Abyss’s legs, and bent him in the abate lock. Abyss bankrupt chargeless and chokeslammed Angle for a nearfall. Angle came aback with the Olympic Slam a abbreviate time later. Later, Angle headed to ringside, affective a chair, and addled Abyss with it for the DQ.

After the match, Angle connected to advance Abyss. He pulled his shirt up and clawed at his back. Matt Morgan ran out for the save. Morgan hit Angle with a big cossack to the face. Booker T and Kevin Nash ran out and attacked Morgan.

Eventually, all the babyfaces ran out to advice Morgan and Abyss. Scott Steiner absolved out with the advance aqueduct and attacked the adolescent guys from behind. Angle, Steiner, Nash, and Booker roughed up the adolescent wrestlers as Sting absolved out cutting a suit. Sting helped A.J. to his feet. Styles argument in Sting’s face. Sting got pissed and hit the Scorpion Death Drop on Styles. The Capital Accident Mafia acclaimed in the arena to abutting the show…

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» Here are some of the highlights from Jim Ross’ new Cyber Sunday blog over at JrsBarBQ.com that I acclaimed in an beforehand column today: Cyber Sunday WWE Appellation Match: The WWE Appellation bender delivered and Jeff Hardy accepting the accepted vote shouldn’t accept afraid anyone. HHH and Jeff accept accomplished allure and I absolutely enjoyed their angry match. Nice ebb and flow, counters, and abreast falls. Both men, in my view, were animated afterwards the contest. Some will complaining Hardy not acceptable the appellation but I am one that thinks the WWE appellation is still in the cards for the accepted adolescent man from North Carolina. R-Truth vs. Shelton Benjamin U.S Appellation Match: Tazz and I additionally alleged the Benjamin-R Truth United States appellation bender that aired alone on WWE.com above-mentioned to the PPV. Did you see it? I still say Benjamin is an able-bodied aberration a la Adrian Peterson and I would adulation to see Shelton abide to up his game. R Truth is accepting in acceptance but neither he, nor anyone abroad on any of the 3 brands, has Benjamin’s athleticism. Angry is added about athleticism and acute antagonism than any affair abroad in my not so apprehensive opinion. Steve Austin’s Return: Stone Cold looked abundant at 248 pounds and had to fly aback to Vancouver appropriate afterwards the PPV to activate assignment Monday morning at 5 on the blur of which he is starring. Steve filmed several action scenes aftermost anniversary and bankrupt one of his adversary’s adenoids in an abnormally concrete scene. Steve hopes to blanket the blur aloof afore Thanksgiving. He is activity to try and accomplish an Oklahoma basin bold if schedules admittance and my Sooners acquire a basin op.Matt Hardy vs. Evan Bourne Match: Matt Hardy vs. Evan Bourne was memorable to me. Both men formed their backside’s off and Bourne absolutely upped his stock, which is article I can’t say about my own banal portfolio.

» WWE issued the afterward columnist absolution today: Customer Articles Manager Joins WWE® Roster October 27, 2008 LONDON, October 27, 2008 – World Angry Entertainment® (WWE) has appointed Najmie Allette to the position of Manager, International Licensing to assignment beyond Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC). Based out of WWE’s London office, Allette will be amenable for managing and developing relationships with agents and absolute licensees beyond both regions. Under the administration of Ross Walker, Senior Director, International Customer Products, Allette will body on the company’s able licensing relationships, assignment carefully with agents to breed afterpiece retail alliances and defended promotional programmes. Ross Walker said: “The acquirement generated through WWE’s customer articles accumulation has about angled over the aftermost two years. Thanks to her accomplishments at The Football Association in England, Najmie’s arrangement will ensure that WWE continues to bear able after-effects internationally.” Afore abutting WWE, Allette was amenable for developing and carrying the licensing programme for The FA Cup, as able-bodied as managing over 25 licensees for The Football Association during her tenure. Additional advice on World Angry Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) can be begin at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For advice on our all-around activities, go to http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/

» As acclaimed earlier, aftermost week’s alive 2-hour copy of TNA iMPACT! from Las Vegas drew a 1.1 rating. The appearance ailing with a 1.31 for the final division hour, which featured Mick Foley’s big advertisement that he is now a part-owner of TNA. The appearance had an boilerplate admirers of 1.6 actor viewers.

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- During Cyber Sunday aftermost night, WWE arise through a vignette that John Cena will be abiding to the arena at Survivor Series on November 23, 2008. The appearance affectedness alive from Cena’s hometown of Boston, Massachusetts.

- Former WWE Champion Randy Orton is appointed to arise on the FCW appearance actuality taped this week. The taping is appointed to booty abode in Tampa, Florida this Thursday night, October 30th. You can appointment fcwwrestling.com for added information.

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- The afterward bout took abode alone on WWE.com above-mentioned to the Cyber Sunday PPV:

R-Truth won with 59% of the vote over MVP and Festus.

WWE United States Championship Match

Shelton Benjamin (c) vs. R-Truth

R-Truth did his “What’s Up?” accepted for absolutely a while. It is over though. The alarm rings and actuality we go. Lock up and Benjamin pushes R-Truth to the corner. Addition lock up, knee by Benjamin and a few appropriate easily in the corner. R-Truth acreage a few rights of his own, floats over, ducks and spinning heel bang on Benjamin. Awning by R-Truth and Benjamin bound bliss out. Big appropriate duke by R-Truth on Benjamin. Benjamin launches R-Truth into the ropes and follows that up with a huge cossack to the head. Awning and R-Truth bliss out afterwards two. Benjamin with a few shots to the aback of the arch and afresh applies a adapted biscuit clutch. R-Truth fights aback with a few elbows. Benjamin with a knee to the gut. R-Truth keeps the appropriate easily up. Benjamin misses a burst in the bend and R-Truth connects with a few clotheslines and a big dropkick. Big braid acquaint by R-Truth on Benjamin. R-Truth goes up top, Benjamin all-overs up, R-Truth tosses him away, all-overs and connects with a huge missile dropkick. Awning by R-Truth and Benjamin bliss out afterwards two. R-Truth hits the ropes and Benjamin catches him with The Pay Dirt. Awning by Benjamin and he gets the pinfall.

Winner & STILL WWE U.S. Champion: Shelton Benjamin

After the match, Shelton Benjamin throws the WWE United States Appellation over his accept and active up the access staring bottomward R-Truth who is aloof starting to balance in the ring.

- Todd Grisham acknowledgment us for watching his absolute bout on WWE.com. Cyber Sunday is next.

WWE Cyber Sunday PPV After-effects - 10/26/08

Location: Phoenix, Arizona

Commentators: Michael Cole & Jerry “The King” Lawler, Jim Ross & Tazz and Todd Grisham & Matt Striker

Report by: Adam Martin of WrestleView.com

- The WWE promo hits.

- A video amalgamation runs with a “political/get-out-the-vote” affair absorption on how the WWE Universe is in ascendancy with tonight’s PPV.

- A bright aperture hits affable us to Cyber Sunday. We go alive to the US Airways Center in Phoenix, AZ breadth a affectation of pyro goes off in the access area. Michael Cole is the aboriginal to acceptable us to the appearance calling tonight, “Entertainment’s greatest anatomy of democracy.” Aboriginal “entertainment” name bead of the night!

- Out aboriginal to bang off the appearance is Rey Mysterio. Todd Grisham reveals the three options tonight: No Holds Barred, Avalanche Calculation Anywhere or 2-out-of-3 Falls. No Holds Barred won with 39% of the vote.

No Holds Barred Match

Rey Mysterio vs. Kane

The alarm rings and Kane accuse at Rey Mysterio. Mysterio ducks and acreage a few kicks. Kane with a few forearms to the aback of Mysterio. Mysterio with a dropkick to Kane captivation assimilate the ropes and afresh pulls the ropes bottomward causing Kane to abatement to the outside. Mysterio afresh dives over the top braiding and takes out Kane. Mysterio grabs a kendo stick and cracks it beyond the knee of Kane. Kane allotment to the arena and Mysterio with addition kendo stick attack to the knee. Mysterio attempts to hit Kane with a huge STOP sign, but Kane levels him with a big boot. Kane afresh tosses Mysterio to the bend who slides and hits the animate arena post. Kane with a baseball accelerate dropkick to Mysterio’s aback with added force into the animate arena post. Kane leaves the arena and wraps a camera cable about the arch and anxiety of Mysterio adjoin the animate arena post. Kane afresh lifts up Mysterio and drives him aback aboriginal into the animate arena post. Kane afresh grabs Mysterio, throws him aback into the ring, hooks the leg and Mysterio gets a accept up afterwards two. Kane with a cossack to the arch on the arena and bliss the kendo stick out of the ring. Kane afresh sends Mysterio with force into the bend and Mysterio bounces off.

Kane picks up Mysterio and plants him with a big beat slam. Kane hits the ropes and drops a leg over the throat of Mysterio. Awning by Kane and Mysterio afresh gets his accept up afterwards two. Kane with a ambitious on Mysterio and afresh keeps Mysterio over his knee addition him out. Mysterio with a few appropriate hands. Kane afresh levels Mysterio with a big boot. Awning and Mysterio with addition accept up. Kane afresh drives his knee into the aback of Mysterio and stretches his accoutrements back. Mysterio with a bang to the head. Mysterio backs up to the bend and acreage a two big boots to Kane. Kane responds with a huge bang and addition backbreaker. Kane afresh keeps Mysterio’s aback over his knee and applies pressure. Mysterio rakes the eyes of Kane and acreage a annealed bang to the head. Mysterio with a dropkick in the bend and a jumping bi-weekly on Kane. Mysterio with a bang to the aback of the arch and Kane avalanche into the ropes. Mysterio goes for the 619, but Kane bound turns about and levels Mysterio with a clothesline. Kane covers Mysterio and Mysterio afresh gets a accept up. Kane afresh leaves the arena and grabs a animate armchair at ringside. Kane throws the armchair into the ring, but Mysterio drops Kane with a big kick.

Mysterio afresh takes out Kane with a big flipping atom and afresh grabs the animate armchair bottomward it over Kane with his body. Mysterio covers Kane, but alone gets a two count. Mysterio goes up top, jumps, but Kane catches him with an uppercut. Awning by Kane and Mysterio gets a accept up afterwards two. Kane leaves the arena and removes the top allotment of the animate steps. Kane throws this allotment of the animate accomplish into the arena and afresh bliss Mysterio in the arch as he tries to recover. Kane sets the animate accomplish up in the corner, grabs Mysterio, Mysterio all-overs off, Mysterio counters a chokeslam and afresh bead toe holds Kane into the animate steps. Mysterio connects with a West Coast Pop, covers, but Kane bliss out afterwards two. Mysterio grabs the animate chair, hits Kane a few times and one final attack sends Kane into the ropes. Mysterio attempts addition 619, Kane backs away, goes for addition chokeslam, Mysterio counters into a huracanrana, Kane avalanche into the ropes, Mysterio with a 619 and West Coast Pop! Mysterio with the awning and gets the pinfall on Kane.

Winner: Rey Mysterio

After the match, we see highlights of the bout arch to the finish. Aback live, Rey Mysterio is adulatory his win at the top of the access ramp.

- At ringside Divas Halloween Apparel Contest. Michelle McCool is an Army accessory in account of our troops. Katie Lea Burchill is a vampire. Lena Yada has a aggressive arts theme. Candice Michelle is Marilyn Monroe.

- Backstage, Chris Jericho asks for some advice tonight from Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase Jr. and Manu. Rhodes credibility out they may accept to avert their titles afterwards tonight. DiBiase Jr. said they are attractive advanced to his appellation aegis afterwards tonight.

- Todd Grisham introduces ECW General Manager Teddy Continued with his abettor Tiffany. Continued said he can’t delay to see what Tiffany looks like in her Halloween apparel afterwards tonight. He introduces the ECW Best Matt Hardy. Grisham was able to run to ringside to accompany Matt Striker on commentary. They acknowledge who Hardy’s adversary will be tonight for the ECW Title. Evan Bourne won with 69% of the vote.

ECW Championship Match

Matt Hardy (c) vs. Evan Bourne

The alarm rings. Both lock up and Bourne goes to assignment on Hardy’s larboard arm. Hardy counters into a headlock. Hardy with a accept block, additional accept bock, but Bourne explodes with a huge dropkick. Addition lock up and Bourne takes Hardy bottomward into a headlock. Hardy fights out slamming Bourne down, attempting two covers and Bourne kicked out of each. Hardy attempts a third pin, Bourne bridges out and rolls up Hardy for a quick two count. Bourne with a dusk cast pin on Hardy and Hardy bliss out. Bourne counters a Ancillary Effect into a quick awning that Hardy bliss out of. Bourne with a big bang to Hardy and afresh a quick huracanrana off the ropes. Hardy sends Bourne over the ropes. Bourne tries to springboard up, but Hardy nails him with a big acquaint that says Bourne to the outside. Hardy sends Bourne aback into the arena and nails him face aboriginal off the corner. Hardy with a big clothesline, awning and Bourne bound bliss out. Hardy attempts a active bulldog, but Bourne counters and applies an armbar on Hardy. Hardy fights out and Bourne takes him to the arena again. Hardy is aback to his feet, Bourne trips him up and hits a continuing moonsault! Awning and Hardy afresh bliss out.

Bourne keeps the activity on the arena applying a acquiescence on Hardy’s larboard arm. Hardy with a few acquaint shots to the back, but Bourne comes appropriate aback with a big bang to the head. Bourne goes up top, Hardy rolls abroad and Bourne is affected to jump down. Bourne afresh flips over, acreage on the arena apron, Bourne attempts a springboard off the ropes, but Hardy trips up Bourne and Bourne crashes into the ropes blind from them. Hardy throws Bourne aback into the ring, covers and Bourne bound bliss out. Hardy with a big beat slam. Hardy with addition big beat slam. Hardy goes up top, acreage a big bend to the aback on Bourne, covers and Bourne bliss out afterwards two. Hardy with a adapted belly amplitude on Bourne into a surfboard. Bourne with a few added shots, but Hardy levels him with a big clothesline. Hardy afresh bliss Bourne in the gut with force. Hardy lifts Bourne up to his shoulders, but Bourne counters into a huge huracanrana! Bourne with a few elbows and kicks. Hardy afresh connects with the Ancillary Effect, awning and Bourne bliss out! Hardy hits a additional Ancillary Effect, awning and Bourne somehow gets a accept up! Hardy afresh goes up top, but Bourne catches Hardy in mid-air with a big heel kick.

Bourne with a few bliss to the anatomy on Hardy. Springboard moonsault from the bend on Hardy, but Hardy is able to bang out. Bourne with a jumping bend and jumping bang to Hardy. Awning by Bourne and Hardy afresh bliss out. Bourne catches Hardy with an elbow, goes up top, all-overs and catches Hardy’s arch active it bottomward to the mat. Awning by Bourne on Hardy and Hardy almost bliss out afterwards two. Hardy with a quick rollup on Bourne and Bourne rolls out. Bourne with a flipping atom over Hardy landing Hardy face aboriginal into the mat. Bourne afresh goes up top, but Hardy catches him with a few appropriate hands. Bourne with some punches sending Hardy off. Bourne hits the 450 Splash, but Hardy moves. Hardy with a bang to the gut, but Bourne counters a Twist of Fate into a abate pin that Hardy bliss out of. Hardy with a Twist of Fate, awning and he gets the pinfall over Bourne. Solid match.

Winner & STILL ECW Champion: Matt Hardy

After the match, Matt Hardy is handed the ECW Appellation and celebrates. We afresh see highlights of the bout arch to the finish. Aback live, Hardy offers his duke to Evan Bourne. Hardy shows account to Bourne for the abundant match.

- A promo for WrestleMania 25 tickets activity on auction in 12 canicule airs.

- Added Diva costumes. Beth Phoenix is a gladiator. Jillian is Batgirl. Maria is a bunny. Kelly Kelly is a sailor.

- Todd Grisham is aback up on stage. We get to acquisition out what tag aggregation bout we will get to see tonight. 38% of the vote went to Cryme Tyme vs. John Morrison & The Miz.

Cryme Tyme vs. John Morrison & The Miz

The alarm rings and we alpha with JTG and John Morrison. Lock up, Morrison backs JTG to the corner, JTG afresh backs Morrison to the added bend and the adjudicator breach it up. Morrison with a headlock on JTG. JTG rolls through to breach it up and acreage a aerial elbow. Awning by JTG and Morrison bliss out. Morrison with a few uppercuts, but JTG hits the ropes, slides and hits an bang of his own. The Miz gets the tag and JTG levels him with a dropkick. Tag to Shad. JTG irish whips Shad into Miz in the corner. Shad with a big beat bang on Miz, awning and Miz bliss out. Shad with addition beat slam, tag to JTG and Shad flips JTG assimilate Miz that after-effects in a two count. Miz with a attack to JTG’s throat and tag to Morrison. Bifold bend to JTG by Morrison and Miz. Morrison bliss JTG in the arch as he recovers. JTG with a big appropriate to Morrison and tag to Shad. Shad launches JTG into Morrison who leaves the ring. Shad grabs Miz and sends him over the top braiding into Morrison. Shad afresh picks up JTG and launches him over the top braiding assimilate Morrison and Miz. JTG runs over and aerial fives Jerry Lawler. Shad throws Morrison into the ring, covers and Morrison bliss out. Morrison with a bonbon on Shad. Tag to Miz.

Miz goes to assignment on Shad’s knee afterwards Morrison got it started. Tag to Morrison who bliss Shad in the chest. Morrison with a big bang to Shad’s leg that takes him off his feet. Morrison applies a bisected leg boston backtalk on Shad. Shad rolls through, tag to Miz and Miz grabs the knee of Shad again. Shad bliss Miz abroad to the corner. Tag to JTG. JTG dives over Miz and hits a aerial blockbuster on Miz. JTG takes out Morrison on the arena accessory and afresh drops Miz over his back. JTG is up top, Morrison distracts him and Miz levels JTG sending him to the ringside area. Miz throws JTG aback into the ring, covers and JTG bliss out. Tag to Morrison. Miz and Morrison hit a bifold gut buster on JTG. Morrison with a big bang to JTG. Morrison chokes JTG over the average braiding biting the fans. Morrison with a big bang to JTG’s head, awning and JTG afresh bliss out afterwards two. Tag to Miz. Miz with a big cossack to JTG’s gut. Miz with a burst clothesline on JTG, awning and addition bang out by JTG. Miz goes to assignment on JTG’s larboard arm. JTG with a few shots to Miz. Tag to Morrison, Miz catapults JTG up and JTG hits Morrison off the arena apron. Tag to Shad. Shad levels Morrison and Miz with clotheslines.

Big cossack by Shad on Miz and allegation on Morrison. Shad afresh drops Morrison face aboriginal into the mat. Shad with a big allegation on Morrison, awning and Morrison bliss out afterwards two. Shad throws Morrison to the corner, but misses a splash. Morrison with a rollup application the ropes and JTG throws Morrison’s anxiety off the ropesto stop the pinfall. Miz throws JTG into the bouncer railing. Miz breach up a pinfall by Shad on Morrison. Shad has Morrison up, but Miz interferes and Morrison drops Shad in the Midnight Run with the adjudicator absent with JTG. Morrison covers Shad and gets the pinfall.

Winners: John Morrison & The Miz

- Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler bung added Divas costumes. Tiffany is a nun. Brie Bella is Cleopatra. Natalya is a badge officer. Eve is a Ninja Turtle.

- We go aback to Todd Grisham on stage. We attending at the agreement for The Undertaker vs. The Big Appearance tonight: Knockout Match, I Quit Bout and Aftermost Man Continuing Match. You can vote for this now on WWE.com.

- Backstage, Chris Jericho is allurement addition to accede actuality in his bend tonight. The camera pans aback and it is The Abundant Khali. Khali says article to Jericho. The Abundant Khali says: no.

- A promo attractive at John Cena’s abrasion in August airs. John Cena will acknowledgment at Survivor Series on November 23.

- Santino Marella is out now with WWE Women’s Best Beth Phoenix. “Unleash the Honk-A-Meter!”, says Santino. He plugs The Honky Tonk Man was Intercontinental Best for 64 weeks, while he has been best for 11 weeks. He said in one week…and one year, he will be the longest ascendant IC best “of-all-the-times.” Santino calls Phoenix the back-number basic of the world. He credibility out Shaq, who happens to be in the army and Santino stops appropriate away. Santino wants the voting after-effects appropriate now from “Rod Grisham.” Todd Grisham reveals our choices: Roddy Piper, Goldust and The Honky Tonk Man. All three are all backstage. The Honky Tonk Man won with 35% of the vote, aloof almost assault out Roddy Piper who had 34% of the vote.

WWE Intercontinental Championship Match

Santino Marella (c) vs. The Honky Tonk Man

Before the bout starts, The Honky Tonk Man gets on the mic. Honky said Santino goes about comparing himself to him. Honky said he can’t sing like him, ball like him and could be IC best for 10 years and never analyze to The Honky Tonk Man. He tells him to angle aback so he can appearance him how it is done. Honky demands his music get angry on and he begins dancing. He afresh tells Santino to dance. Santino does a aberrant ball and Beth seems nervous. Santino afresh gets in a bargain attack on Honky as the alarm rings.

Lock up and Santino pushes Honky to the corner. Santino dodges a appropriate duke from Honky and goes for addition lock up. Honky gets a headlock on and a few big fists. Addition headlock on Santino by Honky. Honky with a accept block on Santino leveling him. Honky attempts a appropriate duke off the ropes, but Beth Phoenix trips him up and the adjudicator calls for the bell.

Winner via DQ & STILL WWE Intercontinental Champion: Santino Marella

After the match, Santino leaves the arena and yells at Beth Phoenix. She says she was aloof aggravating to help. As they go to leave, Goldust appears and walks adjoin Santino. Roddy Piper’s music hits and Piper walks out as able-bodied to a big ovation. Piper wants some of Santino. Santino afresh hits the ring. Honky hits him with a bang to the gut. Goldust with the Final Cut on Santino. Piper afresh acreage a few lefts, draft to the eye and Honky hits Santino with The Shake, Rattle and Roll. Honky Tonk Man, Goldust and Roddy Piper all bless as Beth Phoenix checks on Santino.

- A promo affectedness announcement Monday Night Raw abutting anniversary which celebrates 800 episodes.

- At ringside, we are abutting by Jim Ross and Tazz. They bung the Divas Halloween Apparel Contest. We see some added apparel tonight. Maryse is a French maid. Layla is “Princess Layla.” Victoria is a assistant and does the “Peanut Butter Jellytime” routine. Seriously. Mickie James is Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

- A video amalgamation affectedness hyping tonight’s bout amid The Undertaker and The Big Show.

- Aback live, Todd Grisham is on date and introduces Smackdown GM Vickie Guerrero. She does the accepted “EXCUSE ME” accepted and presents to anybody her nephew Chavo Guerrero. Vickie asks for the results. Aftermost Man Continuing won with 49% of the vote. Vickie messed up and said the I Quit agreement won, so they had her re-say all the options and she got it appropriate the additional time around. JR and Tazz alleged her on it appropriate abroad which was entertaining.

Last Man Continuing Match

The Undertaker vs. The Big Show

The alarm rings and Taker lights up Big Appearance with a few appropriate hands. Big Appearance tosses Taker over the top rope, but Taker hits him with a few rights aback he follows him out. Big Appearance with some shots to the chest on Taker. Big Appearance afresh tosses Taker over the aegis balustrade in the timekeepers area. Big Appearance attempts a chop over the chest of Taker, but Taker drops Big Appearance bottomward button aboriginal over the bouncer railing. Taker afresh cracks a animate armchair over the arch of Big SHow. Big Appearance avalanche aback and rolls into the ring. Taker follows and connects with a burst in the corner. Taker with a additional burst on Big Show. Taker with a big boot, hits the ropes, but Big Appearance explodes with a huge clothesline leveling Taker. Big Appearance with a headbutt on Taker. Big Appearance with a few anatomy shots to Taker in the bend and afresh addition headbutt. Big Appearance with a third headbutt on Taker and a leg bead advancing off the ropes. Big Appearance tells the adjudicator to count. The adjudicator gets to seven aback Big Appearance attacks Taker as he gets to his knees. Big Appearance bliss Taker to the alfresco and hits addition anatomy attack adjoin the animate arena post. Big Appearance attempts a armchair shot, but Taker moves and Big Appearance hits the animate arena column instead.

Taker afresh grabs the animate armchair and positions it beneath the throat of Big Appearance active it appropriate into the animate arena post! Big Appearance is bottomward aback the adjudicator starts the count. The adjudicator gets to eight and Big Appearance is up. Taker positions Big Appearance beneath the basal braiding forth the arena apron. Taker walks across, runs, all-overs and drops a leg over the throat/chest of Big Show. Taker hits the arena and hits a few anatomy shots on Big Show. Big Appearance responds with a big clothesline on Taker. The adjudicator starts the calculation on both men. Big Appearance is up aboriginal at five. Taker is up at eight. Big Appearance with addition big headbutt followed by some big anatomy shots. Big Appearance afresh acreage a few bliss to the chest of Taker. Taker stands up and Big Appearance active two quick headbutts. Taker with a big appropriate on Big Show. Big Appearance responds with addition headbutt. Addition appropriate by Taker. Addition headbutt by Big Show. Added rights from Taker. Big Appearance with anatomy shots. Taker with added rights. Big Appearance with a knee to the gut and headbutt. Taker continues with the rights yet again. Chokeslam attack by Taker on Big Show. Big Appearance attempts a chokeslam of his own. Taker counters Big Show’s chokeslam into a active DDT. Big Appearance is bottomward as the adjudicator starts the count.

Taker stands up appropriate away. The adjudicator gets to nine and Big Appearance is up. Taker with some added rights. Big Appearance avalanche to the bend and removes the top turnbuckle pad. Big Appearance with a bang to the sternum and addition headbutt. Big Appearance removes addition turnbuckle pad. Taker sends Big Appearance chest aboriginal into that apparent bend and follows it up with a aerial clothesline. Both men are bottomward as the adjudicator starts the count. Taker is up at seven. Big Appearance is up at nine. Taker misses a burst in the bend hitting the apparent turnbuckle and additionally hitting the animate accomplish on the way over the top rope. Big Appearance sends Taker face aboriginal into the animate arena steps. Big Appearance with added anatomy shots on Taker. Big Appearance nails Taker’s arch off the Raw advertise table. Big Appearance afresh starts allowance abroad the ECW advertise table. Big Appearance hits Taker with a TV monitor, clears the breadth added and afresh sends Taker over the bouncer railing. Big Appearance grabs a animate chair, attempts to use it, but Taker punches it into Big Show’s face. Taker stands up on the bouncer railing, but Big Appearance grabs him by the abutting and chokeslams him through the ECW advertise table! The adjudicator starts the count. Taker is up at nine (a continued nine as JR alleged it).

Taker sits up and staggers to acknowledgment to the ring. Big Appearance tosses him in and Taker backs himself to the corner. Big Appearance with some anatomy shots to Taker. Taker fights aback with some appropriate hands. Taker afresh catches Big Appearance with a DDT afterwards advancing off the ropes. Taker sits up as the adjudicator starts the count. Big Appearance is up at six. Taker attempts Old School, but Big Appearance catches him in mid-air and connects with a big chokeslam. The adjudicator starts the count. Taker is up at nine aloof barely. Aback Taker turns about Big Appearance catches him with a huge appropriate hand. Taker goes bottomward appropriate abroad as the adjudicator starts the count: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 - Taker sits up and Big Appearance leaves the ring. Taker is up at nine falling into the ropes. Big Appearance has a animate armchair and cracks it over the arch of Taker. Big Appearance afresh leans bottomward to aces up Taker aback Taker pulls him bottomward and applies the gogoplata. Big Appearance starts borer out appropriate away, but the adjudicator signals you can’t win that way. Big Appearance is out as the adjudicator starts the count. The adjudicator gets to nine. Taker is up and gets the win.

Winner: The Undertaker

After the match, a annoyed Undertaker avalanche to the corner. We see a attack of Chavo Guerrero wheeling Vickie Guerrero to the back. We afresh see highlights of the bout arch to the finish. Aback live, The Undertaker gets to his anxiety as Big Appearance leaves the ring. Undertaker takes a knee and poses.

- A promo for WrestleMania 25 airs.

- Backstage, Chris Jericho is with Raw GM Mike Adamle. Jericho thinks the allowance are ample adjoin him tonight and that he has no adventitious of application his title. Adamle refuses to change the bout stipulations.

- Tazz is in the arena and plugs the Divas Halloween Apparel Challenge tonight. The after-effects are in, but afore that we accompany out the WWE Divas. Mickie James won the challenge as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. All the Divas afresh alpha bouncy in the ring. All the babyface Divas bright the arena of the heel Divas.

- A video amalgamation affectedness highlighting tonight’s WWE Championship Bout breadth Triple H will avert adjoin either Jeff Hardy, Vladimir Kozlov or both Hardy and Kozlov in a Triple Threat.

- WWE Best Triple H is out first. We afresh go to Todd Grisham on the date to get the after-effects of who will face Triple H tonight. Jeff Hardy won with 57% of the vote.

WWE Championship Match

Triple H (c) vs. Jeff Hardy

The alarm rings and actuality we go. Jeff Hardy gets the army going. Lock up and Triple H backs Hardy into the corner. Triple H backs off, the two amphitheater and Hardy goes afterwards Triple H’s larboard arm. Triple H with a bead to authority appraisal on Hardy, but Hardy bound takes Triple H’s back. Triple H with a headlock appraisal on Hardy. Triple H with a accept block, but Hardy responds with a big hip toss. Deep arm annoyance takeover by Hardy on Triple H. Hardy floats over Triple H in the corner, Triple H dodges a Twist of Fate attack and Hardy dodges a Pedigree attempt. Lock up, Triple H with a headlock takedown, Hardy rolls through, arm annoyance on Triple H and Hardy works on Triple H’s larboard arm. Triple H gets to his anxiety and backs Hardy to the bend to breach it up. Hardy breach and Triple H hits a few accept charges. Hardy catches Triple H with an bend in the corner, goes up top and Triple H pushes him off sending Hardy into the bouncer balustrade on the outside. Hardy gets to his feet, slides in the arena and Triple H greets him with some quick kicks. Triple H sends Hardy accept aboriginal into the animate arena column in the corner. Triple H grabs Hardy, does this a additional time, cradle and Hardy bliss out.

Triple H goes to assignment on Hardy’s larboard arm. Hardy with a bang to the face. Hardy attempts a dropkick to the chest, but Triple H dodges it. Triple H works on Hardy’s larboard arm again. Hardy with some anatomy shots, but Triple H responds with a knee to the face. Hardy explodes with a jumping braiding clothesline on Triple H. Hardy with a appraisal and bifold low draft to Triple H. Hardy bliss Triple H in the face advancing off the ropes, awning and Triple H bliss out. Hardy with a suplex into a facebuster on Triple H. Awning by Hardy and Triple H bliss out afterwards a abutting two count. Hardy with some big appropriate easily to Triple H in the corner. Hardy with a burst clothesline on Triple H. Hardy attempts a jumping dropkick into Triple H, but Triple H grabs Hardy in mid-air and drives him bottomward with a big spinebuster! Awning by Triple H and Hardy bliss out. Triple H counters a Whisper in the Wind into a Crossface on Hardy. Hardy gets abutting to the basal rope. Triple H sees this, breach the Crossface, pulls Hardy to the average of the arena and locks the Crossface aback on. Hardy counters the Crossface into a cradle that after-effects in a abutting two count. Triple H afresh begins blame Hardy with force sending him to the outside.

Triple H picks up Hardy, but Hardy counters and sends Triple H accept aboriginal into the animate arena steps. Hardy afresh all-overs off the animate arena accomplish and dives into Triple H adjoin the bouncer railing! Triple H rolls into the arena with the adjudicator accepting to nine. Hardy nails Triple H with the Whisper in the Wind. Triple H gets to his anxiety and Hardy hits a additional Whisper in the Wind. Awning by Hardy and Triple H almost bliss out afterwards two. Hardy with a big dropkick to Triple H in the corner. Awning by Hardy and Triple H bliss out afterwards two. Hardy fires the army up as he backs off. Hardy attempts a TWist of Fate, but Triple H counters sending Hardy into the corner. Pedigree attack and Hardy counters into a abutting pinfall that after-effects in a two count. Triple H with a sleeper on Hardy, but Hardy sends Triple H into the corner. Hardy with a Twist of Fate on Triple H, awning and Triple H bliss out afterwards two. Hardy goes up top and connects with the Swanton Bomb. Hardy goes aback up top afresh attempting a additional Swanton Bomb, but this time Triple H brings his knees up and Hardy crashes with force. Both get to their feet. Triple H attempts a Pedigree, but Hardy dropkicks Triple H abroad through the ropes to the outside.

Hardy springboards over the top braiding and takes out Triple H. Hardy gets accursed up slapping the Smackdown advertise table. Hardy throws Triple H aback into the ring, goes up top, but Triple H cuts him off. Triple H hooks the accoutrements of Hardy, affairs him off the top braiding and active Hardy bottomward into the mat with a Pedigree. Triple H hooks the leg and gets the pinfall.

Winner & STILL WWE Champion: Triple H

After the match, Jim Ross and Tazz allocution about how abutting Jeff Hardy came afresh to acceptable WWE Champion. Triple H gets to his anxiety as we see highlights of the bout arch to the finish. Aback live, Triple H is handed the WWE Appellation and holds it up in the air. Triple H leaves the arena as Jeff Hardy sits up clapping. Triple H nods in account to Hardy as he poses one aftermost time with the WWE Title.

- A promo attractive at John Cena’s abrasion in August airs. John Cena will acknowledgment at Survivor Series on November 23.

- A video amalgamation runs attractive at tonight’s Apple Heavyweight Appellation Bout amid Chris Jericho and Batista.

- Out aboriginal is the Apple Heavyweight Best Chris Jericho. Out additional is the amateur Batista. We go to Todd Grisham on the date to see our choices for Special Guest Adjudicator tonight: Randy Orton, Shawn Michaels or “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. Stone Cold won with 74% of the vote. What a shock!

Special Guest Referee: “Stone Cold” Steve Austin

World Heavyweight Championship

Chris Jericho (c) vs. Batista

Austin calls for the alarm and Chris Jericho gets in his face appropriate away. Jericho afresh slaps Batista. Batista lifts up Jericho and hits a few accept charges. Jericho hits the ropes, holds on and bails to the outside. Jericho starts branch to the back. Austin grabs a mic and says Jericho ability anticipate if he gets DQ’ed or counted out he will absorb his title, but not tonight. He said Jericho will lose the appellation if any of that happens. Austin starts the calculation and Jericho sprints aback to the ring. Batista explodes on Jericho appropriate abroad sending him to the bend with force, hitting a bang and afresh a big aerial bend afterwards Jericho came off the ropes. Batista with a huge suplex on Jericho, awning and Jericho bliss out afterwards two. Batista works on Jericho in the bend and afresh hits a big hip toss. Jericho afresh tosses Batista through the ropes to the outside. Jericho with a baseball accelerate to Batista. Jericho attempts a springboard dropkick aback Batista allotment to the arena apron, but Batista swats Jericho away. Jericho afresh goes to assignment on Batista’s knee blame it and wrapping it up in the ropes. Jericho all-overs out and hits Batista over the chest a few times.

Jericho allotment to the ring, gets in Austin’s face, leaves the arena and afresh bliss Batista a few times. Jericho rolls Batista in the arena and goes to assignment on his knee. Jericho with a chop block demography Batista bottomward still alive on the knee. Jericho stands over Batista and starts slapping him. Batista with a big appropriate to breach that up. Batista with added rights, irish whip, misses a clothesline and Jericho with a big dropkick to Batista’s knee demography Batista off his feet. Jericho bliss the legs of Batista. Batista with some knees to Jericho’s head. Jericho all-overs appropriate aback on Batista and applies a rear naked choke. Batista stands up and backs Jericho into the bend to breach it up. Batista charges, Jericho dodges it and Batista hits the additional turnbuckle face first. Jericho stands up over Batista in the corner, but Batista gets Jericho on his shoulders. Jericho counters out and gets a nearfall on Batista who almost gets a accept up. Jericho drops Batista’s knee off the mat and acreage a few bliss to the body. Batista with a huge big cossack that levels Jericho. Both men are bottomward as Austin starts the count. Jericho is up at four. Batista gets up anon after.

Jericho hits some kicks. Batista with some big appropriate hands. Batista with a clothesline on Jericho in the corner. Batista has Jericho up and connects with a big active slam. Batista favors his knee as Jericho trips up Batista and gets the Walls of Jericho bound on. Austin checks on Batista as Jericho breach the Walls of Jericho and applies a bisected boston crab. Batista gets to the basal braiding and Austin has to cull Jericho off Batista to breach the submission. Austin pushes Jericho abroad and flips him off. Jericho with added shots to the knee of Batista. Batista with a adapted ancillary bang on Jericho, awning and Jericho almost bliss out afterwards two. Batista catches Jericho, throws him aback down, attempts a Batista Bomb, Batista gets him up, Jericho grabs the ropes, slides over to the arena apron, bliss Batista, goes up top, all-overs and Batista catches Jericho with a clothesline in mid-air! Batista with a awning and Jericho almost gets a accept up afterwards two. Batista backs up to the bend as Jericho gets to his feet. Batista attempts a Spear, but Jericho dodges it and Batista hits the animate arena column in the corner. Jericho goes up on the additional braiding abreast the animate arena post, lifts Batista up top with him and Batista flips Jericho aback into the ring.

Batista is up top and hits a aerial accept block! Awning by Batista and Jericho gets a accept up afterwards two. Jericho with a bang to the face, accuse again, Batista catches him, attempts a spinebuster, but Jericho brings Batista bottomward in a DDT. Awning by Jericho and Batista bliss out. Adjudicator bang aback Batista takes out Austin. Jericho hits the Codebreaker on Batista. Awning by Jericho. Shawn Michaels runs bottomward in a adjudicator outfit. Michaels counts two, but stands up and refuses to calculation the three. Jericho gets in Michaels’ face. Michaels teases Sweet Button Music, but Jericho dodges, turns about and Batista hits Jericho with a Spear! Michaels goes to count, but JBL pulls Michaels out and levels him with a Clothesline From Hell. Batista looks to go afterwards JBL aback Jericho hits a chop block demography Batista down. Jericho looks around, leaves the ring, gets the Apple Appellation and in the arena Randy Orton runs bottomward in a adjudicator clothing demography out Steve Austin. Jericho, in advanced of Orton, levels Batista hitting him with the Apple Title. Jericho covers Batista, Orton counts and Batista somehow bliss out. Austin with a Stunner on Orton. Austin attempts a Stunner on Jericho, but Jericho counters out. Batista with a spinebuster on Jericho and afresh a Batista Bomb. Awning by Batista, Austin counts, 1…2…3. Batista gets the win.

Winner & NEW Apple Heavyweight Champion: Batista

After the match, adjudicator “Stone Cold” Steve Austin easily Batista the Apple Heavyweight Title. Austin raises Batista’s arm in the air as Batista holds up the Apple Title. Batista afresh goes up on the turnbuckle and holds the Apple Appellation aerial in the air. Batista celebrates with the admirers branch to addition corner. We afresh see highlights of the bout arch to the finish. Aback live, Austin opens a few beers and easily one to Batista. The PPV goes off the air with Batista cloudburst the beer over his arch and captivation up the Apple Heavyweight Title.

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Not too abundant happened off camera, but actuality goes.

They let the admirers in the amphitheatre about 4pm. Bodies were appealing agitated about that. Some had been cat-and-mouse in band back 10am. And it’s still appealing balmy in Phoenix, it was in the mid 80s-low 90s. We got in and we started with the added macho arena anchorperson (not Chimmell) affable us to the show. The abode abounding to about 85% capacity, the bisected of the high accouter aloft the cameras was tarped off. They ran a video amalgamation above-mentioned to the US Appellation bout assuming the WWE’s acceptance about the world. Both presidential candidates were in the video. McCain got booed and Obama got a huge pop. Kinda funny because McCain is “from” Arizona. After the anticipated US Appellation bout Lillian sang the National Anthem. She has a astounding singing voice.

The admirers weren’t as hot or as into it as I expected. Usually Phoenix crowds are appealing good.

Most of the army was appealing abashed the Cryme Tyme-M&M bout was picked. Most bodies accepted the Tag Appellation match.

The army was asleep during the divas competition.

Evan Bourne was over huge with the crowd.

People were absolutely into the aftermost 2 matches, I didn’t see abounding bodies in their seats.

After the appearance Batista acclaimed his appellation achievement with Austin. They drank a accomplished case of beer. Austin gave a acclaim so adamantine he agape a beer out of Batista’s hand. Batista airish with the belt for a bit, again absolved up the ramp.

Then Lillian thanked anybody for attending, said “We adulation you Phoenix, acceptable night!” And that was the end.

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» Last night’s LIVE iMPACT! had 23 account of angry in the two hour show. About six months ago they had a appearance with aloof 17 account of wrestling, and the best they’ve anytime had back activity to two hours was 37 minutes.

» Bret Hart will be signing copies of his book “Hitman” at the Virgin Megastore in the Downtown Disney breadth on 11/19 at 4PM. You can alarm 407-828-0222 for added information. Bret will be ability a knee backup anaplasty abutting ages and claims he’s done with angry afterwards this book tour.

» WWE.com has photos up of Charlie Haas with his wife and kids as able-bodied his Custom Muscle shop.

» I accept aloof abstruse this black that ROH has been papering this weekend’s ROH accident in New Jersey. Fans who accept purchased items from ROHwrestling.com afore accept gotten 2 GA tickets in the mail forth with a letter allurement the fan to appear and adore the appearance for chargeless as continued as he agrees to advance the chat of ROH around. To my ability this is the aboriginal time ROH has anytime done this and it can’t be a acceptable assurance as the area in Jersey alone holds about 800 or so people.

» UFC 90 with Anderson Silva arresting adjoin Patrick Cote takes abode tomorrow night (Saturday) LIVE on PPV from Chicago. This seems like a appropriate PPV and is account blockage out if you’ve got a few added bucks to absorb this month. And with the abridgement the way it is these days, who has that few added bucks to spend?!?! Lets achievement things get bigger afore they get worse that’s for sure. We’re all acceptable disturbing these days.

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» TNA’s “iMPACT!” video bold absolution has not been about as acknowledged as initially hoped. Midway Games absent bifold what they accepted during the third quarter. The aggregation projected losses of $34 million, but now apprehend to lose $64 actor in the quarter. Midway hoped the TNA video bold would advice save the quarter. Midway canceled two licenses, but absolved TNA for the time being. It’s actuality said that sales for the TNA “iMPACT!” video bold accept not been acceptable at all and the activity is that if sales abide to abort during the anniversary season, there will be no approaching TNA video bold releases from Midway. Even if the bold sells able-bodied during the anniversary season, it won’t amount if the aggregation goes out of business. PCMag.com acquaint an commodity with a banderole account “Midway Games Fighting for Its Life”.

» For anyone wondering, ascendant TNA World Heavyweight Best Sting won’t be alive any abode shows as champion. Sting carefully works iMPACT! tapings and pay-per-view events.

» TNA and UFC will be captivation shows in the aforementioned burghal on the aforementioned date on January 17, 2009 in Dublin, Ireland. UFC will active an accident at the O2 Arena admitting TNA will be a few afar abroad at the National Stadium. TNA added a additional appearance in Dublin because admission sales for the aboriginal one did so well.

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Before WWE Champion Triple H defends his title at Cyber Sunday, he has to survive Friday Night SmackDown. Just two days before the most interactive pay-per-view of the year where he will face either Jeff Hardy or Vladimir Kozlov in one-on-one competition, or both Superstars in a Triple Threat Match, The Game will be tested by Undertaker in a WrestleMania-caliber matchup arranged by General Manager Vickie Guerrero.

While Triple H is looking to escape SmackDown’s contest with enough gas in his tank to end the weekend as reigning champion, The Deadman has a match of his own to worry about. Set to take on Big Show, who has recently become Guerrero’s right-hand man, one can only wonder if this match is the GM’s way of wearing down Undertaker before the pay-per-view event.

Can either Superstar manage to be at 100 percent for their respective contests at Cyber Sunday? Could Big Show and either Hardy or Kozlov have a potential advantage after Friday? Or would they prefer their competition to be in top condition come Sunday?

Before WWE Champion Triple H defends his title at Cyber Sunday, he has to survive Friday Night SmackDown. Just two days before the most interactive pay-per-view of the year where he will face either Jeff Hardy or Vladimir Kozlov in one-on-one competition, or both Superstars in a Triple Threat Match, The Game will be tested by Undertaker in a WrestleMania-caliber matchup arranged by General Manager Vickie Guerrero.

While Triple H is looking to escape SmackDown’s contest with enough gas in his tank to end the weekend as reigning champion, The Deadman has a match of his own to worry about. Set to take on Big Show, who has recently become Guerrero’s right-hand man, one can only wonder if this match is the GM’s way of wearing down Undertaker before the pay-per-view event.

Can either Superstar manage to be at 100 percent for their respective contests at Cyber Sunday? Could Big Show and either Hardy or Kozlov have a potential advantage after Friday? Or would they prefer their competition to be in top condition come Sunday?

Don’t miss what is sure to be a memorable, costly battle between Triple H and Undertaker on Friday Night SmackDown, 8/7 CT on MyNetworkTV.

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» Not winless SmackDown Superstar Ryan Braddock now has an annual on the WWE Universe site. Braddock won his alone WWE bout on the September 19th copy of Friday Night SmackDown afterwards Festus adopted to abandon his bout with him so he could blanket his adversary in balloon blanket and aqueduct tape. Braddock won the bout as a aftereffect of a disqualification.

» The WWE Women’s Champion Beth Phoenix now has an annual on the WWE Universe website. You can appearance her folio at fans.wwe.com/bethphoenix

» The New Hart Foundation - DH “Harry” Smith, “Stampede Kid” TJ Wilson and Natalya Neidhart - afresh reunited in Florida Championship Wrestling. The accumulation got aback calm at aftermost week’s FCW taping in Tampa. Smith & Wilson wrestled FCW tag champs Joe Hennig & Heath Miller in the capital accident of the show, with Natalya as their manager. Wilson & Smith formed as heels alike admitting Wilson has consistently been a babyface in FCW. Hennig affianced Smith with “The Perfect Plex” - his finishing move, which is a accolade to his father. At aftermost night’s taping, the aforementioned capital accident took place, but Miller affianced Wilson this time around.

The band was originally slated to be alleged up to the capital agenda about this time a year ago, but things fell afar appropriate afore their appointed promotion. Teddy Hart was appear from his adorning arrangement on October 11, 2007 due to behavioral issues. A anniversary later, WWE absitively to accompany DH Smith on the alley and alarm him up to the capital roster, giving him a mini-push in the process. However, it was a allurement set up by admiral so they had a pushed wrestler to advertise as declining a biologic analysis aback the November 1, 2007 accouterment went into aftereffect for the aggregation to about advertise biologic suspensions. Smith bootless a biologic analysis the ages afore (for Winstrol, an anabolic steroid), but WWE captivated off his abeyance for a cardinal of weeks so they could accept a name to advertise afterwards November 1, 2007. They additionally affected to advance him so they could appearance bodies they were suspending a pushed wrestler. Smith eventually alternate to the alive roster, but primarily wrestled on Heat. In April 2008, he began angry as a tweener, alternating amid face and heel roles, but his appearance allegedly didn’t assignment out too able-bodied as he was accounting off of television afterward a beatdown from John Bradshaw Layfield on the May 5, 2008 Raw in Toronto. Admitting he’s still listed as a affiliate of the WWE agenda on the aggregation website, Smith was beatific aback to adorning for retooling, area he’s been anytime since. As allotment of the 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft, Smith was drafted to SmackDown, but he still has yet to admission on the brand.

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