Wade Barrett should play the lottery – and soon. Despite exceedingly long odds, the Englishman emerged victorious in a 20-Man Battle Royal to emerge as the No. 1 contender to the WWE Championship. The Nexus leader added the feat to his lengthy list of accomplishments, including defeating John Cena the night before at Hell in a Cell. Edge was traded to SmackDown by the Raw GM. Full results.
source: wwe.com
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October 4, 2010
Raw Results: Like a Brat Out of Hell
CHIKARA: The Annual Torneo Cibernetico Hits Easton, PA on October 23rd
16 combatants will be divided into 2 squads, and they will do battle in an elimination match unlike any other - it's the Torneo Cibernetico...and it rolls into Easton in just under three weeks! On one side, captained by the mastermind of the Bruderschaft, Ares, will be a team representing the BDK. Opposite them, captain UltraMantis Black is assembling a team of the original generation of CHIKARA stars to help him wage war against these invaders. When the smoke clears in Easton, just one will be standing victorious!
www.chikarapro.com
Rumor Mill - ROH Cutting Back on Using Some Talent
According to reports in the wrestling media, Ring of Honor has decided to cut back on using some talent for both live events and TV tapings for HDNet. Several wrestlers like Necro Butcher and Austin Aries aren't scheduled to be used for a while.
source: wrestleview.com
Blumenthal, McMahon Trade Jabs at Conn. Debate
The two nominees for Connecticut's U.S. Senate seat, held by retiring Chris Dodd, are taking aim at one another's recent TV ads.
Republican Linda McMahon says her position on the minimum wage has been misconstrued and Democrat Richard Blumenthal says his rival's latest criticism of his military record is not new.
Monday marked the first face-to-face debate between the two candidates.
Just hours before the live, televised debate, McMahon released a TV ad featuring clips of Blumenthal appearing to suggest he served in Vietnam rather than stateside as a member of the Marine Reserve.
Over the weekend, Blumenthal began airing an ad that suggested McMahon would be willing to lower the minimum wage to help struggling businesses. McMahon says she was only talking about future increases.
source: associated press
SmackDown Debut on Syfy TV Rating
The 10/1 WWE Smackdown on Syfy debut drew a 1.74 cable rating with 2.5 million viewers.
The "Countdown to Smackdown" show that aired live before the debut of Smackdown featuring live shots from Oklahoma City and recaps of NXT drew a 0.49 cable rating with 652,000 viewers.
source: wrestleview.com
This Day in Wrestling History
In a battle of two top world title contenders, Joe Stecher defeats Ed Strangler Lewis via decision in a close match.
October 4, 1921
Happy Birthday to Linda McMahon
October 4, 1948
Antonio Inoki defeats Karl Gotch for the New Japan Real World Heavyweight Title in Tokyo, Japan. This would be one of two title changes (Gotch wins the belt back later in the month) for the belt, which pretty much existed solely for the purpose of the Gotch-Inoki matches.
October 4, 1972
Ric Flair and others are involved in a serious plane crash. Flair suffers a broken back, doctors tell him he will never wrestle again.
October 4, 1975
The controversial Austin/Pillman gun incident episode of Raw aired.
October 4, 1996
October 3, 2010
Sins of the Father
Locking horns with his brother, The Undertaker, inside the chaotic confines of Hell in a Cell, World Heavyweight Champion Kane emerged from Satan’s Structure with his coveted “holy grail” after Paul Bearer turned on The Phenom...More?
source: wwe.com
Cena Gets N-Listed
At WWE Hell in a Cell, John Cena had the opportunity to dismantle The Nexus and eliminate the dangerous band of rebels from Raw for good. All the former WWE Champion had to do was defeat Wade Barrett in the center of the ring and their reign of tyranny would be over. John Cena failed.
With the fate of all of WWE resting on his shoulders, the Legendary star fell to Barrett in a controversial bout and is now a member of The Nexus...More?
source: wwe.com
WWE Hell In A Cell Results 2010
Dark Match - Kofi Kingston, Goldust & R-Truth vs. Dolph Ziggler, Cody Rhodes & Drew McIntyre
Winners: Kofi Kingston, Goldust & R-Truth
U.S. Champion Daniel Bryan vs. John Morrison vs. The Miz – Triple Threat Submissions Count Anywhere Match
Winner: Daniel Bryan (c)
WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. Sheamus (Hell in a Cell Match)
Winner: Randy Orton (c)
Edge vs. Jack Swagger
Winner: Edge
John Cena vs. Wade Barrett
Winner: Wade Barrett - Cena is now NEXUS
Unified Divas Champion Michelle McCool vs. Natalya
Winner: Natalya
World Heavyweight Champion Kane vs. The Undertaker (Hell in a Cell Match)
Winner: Kane (c)
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
