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July 27, 2009
Chris Masters Returns to Raw
Chris Masters made an unadvertised appearance on Monday's WWE Raw show. He lost his return match to MVP.
Happy Birthday Paul
Paul Michael Levesque
July 27, 1969
Triple H will be at the Verizon Center tonight for Monday Night Raw.
This Day in Wrestling History
Lou Thesz defeated Gorgeous George to unify the AWA World Heavyweight Title with the NWA World Heavyweight Title.
July 27, 1950
Happy Birthday to Shannon Moore
July 27, 1979
Kurt Angle defeated Brock Lesnar for the WWE Smackdown Heavyweight title and Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Benoit in a tournament final to re-instate for the WWE U.S. Heavyweight Championship.
July 27, 2003
July 26, 2009
TNA Praised at Comic Con
From deadlinehollywooddaily.com:
The highlight of the night, though, was a TNA wrestling match between the Motor City Machine Guns – two Detroit high-flyers in Hot Topic-esque shorts – against “Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels and Suicide, the latter a favorite of my 7 year-old brother because he wears a full-body black and red suit with a skull mask. Wowing the crowd with fancy double-team moves, and occasionally spilling out into the audience, the match was a hit all around. The MCMGs picked up the win, with all four men slightly breaking character and raising each other’s hands at the end.
Night of Champions Results
Dark Match
Cryme Tyme beat The Hart Dynasty
Unified Tag Team Champion Chris Jericho & A Mystery Partner vs. Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase
Mystery partner is Big Show
Winners: Chris Jericho & The Big Show - Unified Tag Team Champions
ECW Champion Tommy Dreamer vs. Christian
Winner: Christian - New ECW Champion
United States Champion Kofi Kingston vs. Big Show vs. MVP vs. Carlito vs. Jack Swagger vs. The Miz
Winner: Kofi Kingston (c)
Women's Champion Michelle McCool vs. Melina
Winner: Michelle McCool (c)
WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. John Cena vs. Triple H
Winner: Randy Orton (c)
Divas Champion Maryse vs. Mickie James
Winner: Mickie James - New Divas Champion
Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio vs. Dolph Ziggler
Winner: Rey Mysterio (c)
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk vs. Jeff Hardy
Winner: Jeff Hardy - New World Heavyweight Champion
Comparing ABC Shows to Night of Champions
WWE Championship Match - Dancing With the Stars
The WWE Championship, the equivalent to the World Series title in the WWE, will be defended when Randy Orton, Triple H, and John Cena battle in a Triple Threat Match. This match can be compared to Dancing with the Stars when it is down to the final three couples. Each one is looking to outshine the other and they can't concentrate on just one of their competitors, because another one is lurking in the shadows. Much like it doesn't matter who had the highest points walking in during that Dancing round, it doesn't matter too much that Randy Orton is champion walking in, because he personally does not have to be pinned to lose his belt. Coincidentally, outside WWE, this match is sometimes referred to as a Three Way Dance. I don't believe Tom Bergeron will be at the Wachovia Center, though...More?
source: 6abc.com
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to Wildfire Tommy Rich
July 26, 1956
Dusty Rhodes defeats Ric Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Title.
July 26, 1986
Gordon Solie died of cancer at age 76.
July 26, 2000
July 25, 2009
AJ Styles Injury Update
Jeremy Borash posted the following on his twitter account:
"AJ Styles is out of action for the time being with a staph infection in his leg."
AJ was replaced by Hernandez at the weekend house shows.
Kaliqo's Night of Champions Predictions, Picks & Speculations
United States Champion Kofi Kingston vs. Big Show vs. MVP vs. Carlito vs. Jack Swagger vs. The Miz
Of this group, I think Kofi, MVP and The Miz have come a long way. I'm tired of Carlito's on-again-off-again attitude. I think they should leave the belt on Kofi or put it on The Miz.
WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. John Cena vs. Triple H
This combo is tired. I love Hunter but unless there is a run-in/swerve during this match, I don't think it will be that special.
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk vs. Jeff Hardy
The best thing that happened to Punk was his heel turn. I'm looking forward to this one, and if the rumors are true, it might be that last time we see Jeff for a awhile.
Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio vs. Dolph Ziggler
Dolph Ziggler is starting to grow on me. He reminds me of Mr. Wonderful, Paul Orndorf.
Women's Champion Michelle McCool vs. Melina
I like Michelle's "I'm too good" attitude, but this match-up is boring.
Divas Champion Maryse vs. Mickie James
Time for the heel to chase the face. Put the belt on Mickie.
The WWE really needs to improve the Diva wrestling scene if they want anyone to care. Where is Beth Phoenix? Where is Gail Kim? There are women that fit the "WWE ideal look" that can also wrestle.
Unified Tag Team Champion Chris Jericho & A Mystery Partner vs. Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase
This will probably be the match of the night. There has been a lot of speculation about Jericho's mystery partner. Some say that the image on wwe.com of the mystery partner is the outline of Ted DiBiase and that he will make a switch during the match. Some say Chris Masters will make an appearance. I'm hoping for the latter. Masters returning with Jericho would be new and different. Something the WWE is lacking.
VCW Wrestling: Psycho Saturday
VCW Returns Home To The Masonic Temple at 7001 Granby Street in Norfolk, Virginia, the site of the most historic cards in VCW History. August 1st will be no exception.
"The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko, Raven, and "Psycho" Sid Vicious are all scheduled to appear at this big event.
Admission for this event is $25 and INCLUDES admission to a special meet-and-greet at 6:00pm. And, you can save $5 by purchasing your tickets in advance by clicking the HERE.
When:
Saturday, August 01, 2009
7:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Where:
Norfolk Masonic Temple
7001 Granby Street
Norfolk, VA 23505
Vanguard Championship Wrestling
This Day in Wrestling History
Jeff Jarrett defeats Edge for the WWF(E) IC Title, just one night after Edge defeated Jarrett for the title in Toronto.
July 25, 1999
July 24, 2009
SmackDown Results: Preparing for Battle
In the night’s main event, it was a champion vs. champion war that ended in mayhem. After Mysterio thwarted the Go to Sleep from Punk, he hit the 619 on the heavyweight champion and went for the pinfall. But as the ref pounded out the three-count, Dolph Ziggler stormed into the ring at the last moment and attacked Mysterio. Ziggler’s interference resulted in an immediate disqualification for CM Punk. But the action was far from over.
Mysterio battled back and had Ziggler set up for the 619, but The Straightedge Superstar stopped Mysterio in his tracks. Next, Ziggler launched a vicious assault on Mysterio. Then, before things could go from bad to even worse for Mysterio, Jeff Hardy came to Mysterio’s aid, driving Ziggler out of the ring. But it was Punk who got the final word in when he rushed in and dropped Hardy with the Go to Sleep. Full results.
source: wwe.com
Affliction Folds MMA Promotion, Will Sponsor UFC
After promoting two critically acclaimed but financially disastrous mixed martial arts cards, Affliction on Friday first canceled its pay-per-view card scheduled for Aug. 1 and then opted to get out of the promotional business, Yahoo! Sports has learned.
The company and the Ultimate Fighting Championship are expected to release a statement sometime on Friday in which it is announced that Affliction will cease operations as a promoter and that its clothing division will become a UFC sponsor...More?
Affliction's Atencio Confirms Trilogy PPV Cancelation
The Affliction: Trilogy pay-per-view event has been cancelled due to the steroid test failure of heavyweight Josh Barnett that left the company without a main event and opponent for Fedor. Affliction Vice President Tom Atencio made the following comments on the Trilogy situation:
"Finding an opponent for the No. 1 ranked MMA heavyweight champion in such a short period of time was a huge endeavor, and I'm thrilled at the amount of fighters willing to take on this challenge. But in the end, we just didn't have enough time to promote a new fight to our standards. Affliction is deeply disappointed that the undercard is also canceled through no fault of its own," the release stated. "Affliction stands behind the company's brands and delivers premium products to the most passionate and loyal customers. Affliction's first priority is to ensure that all future events live up to the company's high standards"
This Day in Wrestling History
Crusher & Verne Gagne defeated Larry Hennig & Harley Race for the AWA Tag Team title.
July 24, 1965
Spiros Arion & Bruno Sammartino defeated Lou Albano & Tony Altimore for the WWWF(WWE) Tag Team title.
July 24, 1965
Sherri Martel defeated Fabulous Moolah for the WWF(E) Women's title.
July 24, 1987
Kurt Angle defeats Booker T for the WCW World Title. On the same night, Booker T awards Chris Kanyon the WCW United States Championship.
July 24, 2001
July 23, 2009
A Look Back at The Brawl to End it All
The Brawl To End It All - a battle between WWF Women's champion The Fabulous Moolah and Wendi Richter. The event, broadcast live on MTV, marked the beginning of the Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection that would catapult Hulk Hogan into an uncharted stratosphere of fame for a professional wrestler. The woman at the center of the hoopla, the event's most important participant, wasn't even participating in the match. Pop star Cyndi Lauper, a newcomer on the road to winning the next year's Grammy for Best new Artist, was in the corner of the challenger, cheering her on to defeat a champion who had held onto her belt for nearly 30 years.
With Lauper managing Richter and Albano managing the legendary Moolah, the match was high on spectacle but low on real wrestling, especially by today's standards. After pushing Richter into the corner face first, Moolah planted Richter's shoulders to the mat with a reverse sunset flip. Unbeknownst to Moolah, whose shoulders were pinned to the mat, Richter lifted her right shoulder up before the three count. Only when the ring announcer proclaimed that Richter had won the match did people realize that history had been made...More?
source: earvolution.com
WWE Superstars Results: Big Red Runaway
Despite suffering a devastating attack by Big Show last week on Raw, “Air” Bourne came back with an impressive victory this week against The Pitbull. It was a back-and-forth match that seemed like it could go either way, with Noble grounding Bourne and thwarting several of his attempts to go to the top rope. In the end, a devastating kick to the head took the bark away from The Pitbull and allowed the young Raw Superstar to live up to the “Air” moniker and hit the Shooting Star Press followed by the 1-2-3. Full results.
source: wwe.com
Claudio Castagnoli Speaks Out on the Sharmell vs. Jenna Morasca Debacle
Claudio Castagnoli posted what he referred to as a "rant" (I call it the truth) about the Sharmell vs. Jenna Morasca match at the TNA pay-per-view Victory Road:
"...Why am I writing all this? Well after reading so much about it I had to see it myself. Some of my students at the CHIKARA wrestle factory warned me and told me I shouldn't, but I watched it anyway. And I’ll never get those 8 minutes of my life back. If I would have paid for this I would be so upset!
Have you figured it out yet? I’m talking about Jenna Morasca vs. Sharmell match from Victory Road. Thanks to youtube.com I was able to watch it for free. Honestly I think you should get paid to watch this! My condolences to all those who actually paid to see that crap.
Sharmell, I’m giving you the benefit of the doubt here. Not that she looked particularly good in this match, but how could she?
Now what was so insulting? Well the fact that this chick that’s from a reality show that needs absolutely no talent can get a job in the wrestling business and being featured on PPV making a mockery out of the sport I love!
Starting at the horrible entrance to the horrible slap right before Kong splashed her, you’re a disgrace to the ring. Did you think if you act like a stripper people would not care what you do in the ring?"...More?
Take a moment and read his entire "rant". If you haven't seen the match, click here.
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
