The power is back. Never seen that before. Since I don't plan for this to be regular, you're not getting any match timings or whatever. Enjoy.
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No Mercy recap - since I didn't see this, all I can is that I like it when Mysterio wears black. Also, they didn't need to OMG the Undertaker thing and give Eddie/Batista about five seconds of clip. That's just askin' for abuse.
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Randy Orton's wearing his new t-shirt. It may be an nWo rip-off, but it still looks cool. Good to see he's bulked up. The crowd seems dead. 'Disgusted', according to Cole and Tazz. Whatever you want.
Orton and Sr. hug in the centre of the ring, and HE'S GOT THE MIC. Tries to pop a People's Eyebrow, but fails. Orton marks out for himself! The crowd doesn't like it. (Cowboy Bob's wearing his cowboy hat. Nice hat, too.) He bags the crowd for coming to see Taker - I know at least one person who's pissed because he paid for that. He wants the title, but Eddie's calling and he walks out to the ring in a Battle of Merchandising. Orton asks Eddie for advice on how to Batista - 'I'll do the opposite'. Eddie's doing the oldschool chilling on the turnbuckle pose, which gives me a No Mercy nostalgia trip. Orton's pissed and threatens an rKo on Eddie, and Eddie's pissed and asks for more -- Jesus Christ, Orton has about a head up on Eddie. He blows Eddie off, says he's going back to demand a title shot from Long and that brings out Batista, who's looking sharp in a suit.
Batista asks for a mic from Eddie - 'look who we have here, my old friend Randy Orton and my new amigo Eddie Guerrero'. He has an idea - Randy/Eddie for the #1 spot. Crowd likes it, Dave's happy, and Tazz points out that Long still has to make the match.
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Thankfully, Teddy works fast and the match is made.
Out comes Benny, and he's looking happy tonight. That title does good things to his mood, but I thought it was always that the champion comes out second? Either way, Jordan comes out (why does his video STILL say Chief of Staff), and we learn that Jordan's going to quit if he taps to the Crossface. Even if you haven't read the spoilers, you know what's coming.
The crowd with the 'you tapped out' chant to start the match, Jordan hides in the ropes before coming back in and Benoit gets the best of him. Jordan goes downstairs, scoop slam on Benoit. Runs back, shoulderblock, Benoit's down. Benoit on the ropes, OJ goes for the hiptoss, gets caught by Benny who goes for the Crippler. They roll around for a bit until Benoit gets in the armbar, OJ under the ropes, Benoit holds on and comes out with him, OJ pushes Benoit into the steps. Benoit back into the ring, followed by OJ who gets a 2-count. OJ goes for a whip, Benoit holds on to the ropes, OJ beats down. Benoit goes to the ropes, OJ with the knee to the stomach for a 2-count. Benoit to the corner, swaps chops for punches with OJ, battles out and chops until OJ locks in the abdominal stretch. Crowd loves Benoit, he reaches the ropes, OJ holds on for 3. Benoit in the corner, OJ hits the turnbuckle clothesline, a shoulder to the midsection, whips Benny to the other corner - goes for a clothesline, Benoit ducks and hits two german suplexes then goes for the Crippler. OJ gets out with a handstand, Benoit still has a lock on the arm, throws him to the mat and locks in the Sharpshooter.
OJ holds on for marginally longer than he does with the Crippler, but taps to the SHARPSHOOTER for the cop-out ending. Benoit taunts OJ because he still has the title and OJ has to keep going.
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Teddy and Palmer are in the back, and Sharmell comes in and she is pissed that OJ got the match and not Benoit. Benny screwed Booker! Teddy: "Why are you so angry?" Sharmell says something about a five time loser and a five time winner, so Long decides to meet her halfway - Booker T vs Christian vs Mysterio vs JBL for the #1 Contender to the US Title. Sharmell isn't happy.
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LOD 2K5 are walking, and Christy's grinning as half the backstage crew checks her out.
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We're back, and Regal and Burchill don't even get a ring entrance. MNM come out, and they're feeling happy while they pimp their new shirts, which are in the place of their tag belts. 'It's okay to stare', and Tazz points out that he's staring for the entire time the camera's on Melina. Cole reminds us that Christy hit the Doomsday device on Melina, but they don't want to give us the money shot, so they frame by frame it. And out come LOD 2K5, and I still think Heidenreich's facepaint looks like one of my CAWs on SvR. Nice pyro, too.
And out come the Mexicools. It occurs to me that I should've checked what type of match this was as a brawl starts in the ring before the Cools even get in, and here it goes. More brawling, Tazz helps me out by saying what type of match this is, and the Cools and LOD are suddenly cool - they are faces. Since when?
Whatever, it's Psicosis and Mercury in the ring together. Psicosis in the corner being beat by Mercury, whipped to the other side, Mercury goes for the clothesline but eats boot, Psicosis hits a wheel kick of the top rope for a 2-count. Mercury to the ropes, holds on. Melina distracts Psicosis with her ass, so Christy distracts Mercury with her body in general. Eventually they realise a match is on, Cosis reverses the backdrop, ducks a clothesline, gets a kneww to the back from Nitro and is pushed into the corner where Regal is tagged in. Punches and knees on Psicosis, Nitro's in and gets a punch to the face on Cosis. European uppercut. Nitro beats on Cosis in the corner, then distracts the ref so Cosis eats interference from other three heels. Burchill in the ring, hits a big clothesline for 2. Cosis fight back, (Burchill was a former teacher, says Cole), Burchill picks Cosis up and rams him into the corner. Locks in the front facelock, Cosis fights for a tag, gets rammed back into the corner and in comes Mercury. He goes for the second-rope front elbow but Cosis rolls out of the way. Cosis goes for a kick but Mercury catches the leg and slaps him, so Cosis hits the enziquiri and tags in Animal. Animal is kicking ass with a back body drop on Nitro and a powerslam on Mercury, Heidenreich comes in to help out, and everybody's asking for the Doomsday Device, including Juventud and Christy on the apron. Burchill takes out Heidenreich when he's on the rop, but Animal hits the back suplex on Mercury, and Super Crazy gets in his ONE PIECE OF OFFENSE - that double-springboard moonsault. Mexicools celebrate before getting beat down by a new team.
Juve eats a double Samoan Drop (man on either side, in the middle), and Cosis eats a leg drop from one by being held by the other. (Tazz says it's an old move used by the Midnight Express, help me out?)
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And we are back with the Peep Show, and Christian's pimping his chances with the Fatal Fourway tonight before introducing Stacy Keibler. Will he ask why Stacy hasn't been fired for how public this is? No.
Christian always thought Stacy was a tramp, but he wants her to tell us what it was like to fool around with Jennifer Aniston's boyfriend. Stacy denies all allegations - Christian decides he's her boyfriend, Stacy says she didn't say that. Christian begs for information because the peeps want to know. Stacy's going to talk, but then out comes Jillian Hall, prompting Tazz to list all her good sides.
Jillian says Stacy's got a golden opportunity to capitalise on the scandal, and she can tell Stacy's upset, but there's no shame in losing her boyfriend to Jennifer Aniston - who is 'sooo hot' and a 'huge star'. Stacy asks Jillian if she wants to be a publicist, capitalise on the issues in her personal life, then make this a huge story, and Jillian says hell yes. Stacy CALLS JILLIAN OUT FOR THE GROWTH! Jillian's not happy and goes for a punch, but Stacy's kung fu skills block it. Your comic relief appears when Stacy goes for a right-hand slap, then realises she'd hit the growth and gets the left-hand slap instead.
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The Fatal Fourway is next, and if you found it hard to read up 'til now, you're in trouble. So am I, because this is my first attempt at recapping and I don't think my technique is quite right.
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Christian's still in the ring for the Fatal Fourway, and JBl's out first/second - and his limo driver's black now. What, is that his OJ replacement? The crowd still ain't loving him, and you have all the usual signs in the crowd. Rey Mysterio's new music hits, and I'm yet to figure out why they changed it as he launches off. (This song reminds me of Gasoline, any takers?) Out comes Booker T, with dreadlocks aflowin' (is he wearing a charity band?), and only one side of his flames are working. What's up with that?
Rey and JBL in one corner, Christian and Booker in another, Rey goes out under the bottom rope thanks to JBL, so it's Booker with two heels. Knocks both of them down, Christian's out over the top rope, JBL hits a kidney shot then goes to the rop and gets hit with a back body drop. In the corner, Booker's chopping then goes for the 10-punch but Christian hits the hotshot. Rey in with the springboard senton on JBL for 2, Christian kicks him as he comes up. Rey to the ropes, dropkick to the knee on Christian, then kick to the shoulderblade. Rey goes for the flippy bulldog on JBL, but gets dropped by him. JBL then centres on Christian. Christian to the ropes, ducks a clothesline but runs into the Fallaway Slam and JBL is out of the ring courtesy of a Booker kick. Christian is hit with a kick to the jaw by Booker for 2. Christian on the ropes, thumb to the eye on Booker and Sharmell isn't happy - Booker's over the ropes and onto JBL courtesy of Christian, and Sharmell still isn't happy.
Christian's beating down on Rey, hits the torture-rack to rib-breaker. Rey to the turnbuckle, he's down and is hurting. Christian with the inverted vertical suplex (I think, or stomachbreaker, or something) for 2. Rey's on Christian's shoulders, JBL comes in and Rey fights JBL off for Christian. JBL comes back in to break up the Christian/Rey pin and we break for ads.
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Anything unexplained is caused by me typing this as I watch the match because I wasn't smart enough to find a clear tape, if you were wondering who was pinning who just then (or why there was no move) or why people seem to be down/out of the ring without a reason.
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JBL goes for the Fallaway Slam on Rey, but it's reversed into a DDT, and all four men are down so I get even more of a rest. Rey pins JBL, Christian breaks it up then goes for the pin, JBL out at two. They're up, Christian to the ropes then gets a shoulderblock from JBL, and continues with a few kicks to anybody close. Vertical suplex on Christian for 2, then a good hard kick to the face. JBL boot over the ropes to stop Booker from getting in yet (hasn't been in since the ad break), JBL with elbow drops on Christian for a 2 count. JBL's calling for the Clothesline from Hell, but as he hits the ropes, Booker gets him with a kick to the back of the head and Rey knocks him out before getting slung over the ropes by Christian - while JBL eats steel steps. Booker in the ring, to the ropes, hits a flying knockdown before being slung into the corner. Christian runs in, Booker with the sunset flip for 2. Christian avoids the axe kick, hits the inverted DDT but Rey hits the Drop of the Dime, pin broken up, JBL hits the Clothesline from Hell to Christian out of the ring, Rey with the rollup on JBL for 2. JBL bashing Rey and Booker in the corner, Rey's whipped to the opposite end, springboards off the second rope and a pursuing JBL eats kick from a recovered Booker.
JBL rolls out, Rey goes for the 619 but is tripped by Sharmell and Booker hits the Scissors Kick for the win. He doesn't know Sharmell helped out, though, so stand by for domestic abuse when he does.
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Sharmell's pimping Booker backstage, and he hasn't found out about the interference yet. Benoit walks by, and he hopes that he doesn't get what Rey did, with a meaningful glance at Sharmell. Booker's oblivious, and he's pimping himself. Benoit says that Booker wouldn't have won if it wasn't for Sharmell. Booker's pissed, and Benoit leaves, but Booker's suspicious. Sharmell distracts him by marking out for him some more, and we get a replay of Sharmell's devious tricks.
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And it's Mr. Kennedy... Kennedy. Chimmell introduces him, and Tazz doesn't get why, because Kennedy doesn't want Chimmell to talk. Tazz pimps Kennedy's ownership of his own microphone, while Kennedy pimps himself on said microphone. Tazz is liking the second Kennedy in the same way that Lawler likes the Masterpiece's entrance. Kennedy was going to introduce his opponent, but wait - he doesn't have one, because everyone else is afraid of him. (Side note: they keep the lights outs for all of the promo.) He's pimping himself some more, and hits the third Kennedy of the night before teasing and hitting the fourth (Tazz suddenly realises Kennedy has an ego. Draw your own conclusions.).
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Cole likes to call Bobby Lashley the 'real deal', apparently. Anyway, it's a singles match between Bobby Lashley (who's taking his sweet time) and Nunzio (who didn't get an entrance and has Vito at ringside, but you know that's not going to help).
Nunzio goes for Lashley, but gets slammed into the corner and Lashley is warning Vito. Nunzio with an attempted kick to the gut, and Lashley hits an overhead belly-to-belly suplex to get me to mark out. Lashley's holding Nunzio over his head, then throws him out onto the outside. (Vito moves out of the way.) Lashley goes to the outside, rolls Nunzio back in then gets a cheap shot from Vito, but Lashley slams him with a clothesline. Nunzio with the dropkick on the entering Lashley, but you know he doesn't care, so Nunzio beats down on him for a bit longer. Nunzio off the second rope, but caught, so Lashley hits a backbreaker then picks up him and throws him into the stomach of Vito (who was trying to enter).
Lashley with the Dominator (does it have a name yet?), and it's OVVVERRR.
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Long and Palmer are backstage, and I've missed some conversation, but here's the Boogeyman. Long thinks it's a Halloween joke and has no idea what's going on.
The Boogeyman would be a lot more scary without that facepaint, and without making crappy rhymes. The crowd is jeering, and he randomly picks up a clock and starts making tick-tock noises while continuing with the rhyming... And HE'S HARDCORE as he bashes himself over the head with the clock and glass shatters. He's the Boogeyman, and he's COMING TO GET YA.
Long is completely blank. "You may have some potential." An evil laugh from the Boogeyman to end the segment, and Cole is in 'What the hell' mode as we find out that even the announcers aren't going to give this character props.
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Orton's coming to the ring with his Papi, and I suddenly realise that at some point, Eddy needs to hand his t-shirt to Cowboy Bob. Out comes Eddy, and I'm not sure what to call this crowd reaction apart from general noise. I think he's getting face pop because he's facing Orton, but I'm not really sure. It could just be my imagination. Orton and Papi discuss strategy as the camera shows that women watch WWE too. Eddie throws his shirt away. Damnit.
Two men circle for a few seconds before Eddie ducks in and Orton backs into the corner. Eddie's cool with that, and they circle again before locking up. Clean break, but Orton went on his knees more. A bit more circling (this is a good break) and they lock up. Eddie in a side headlock, fights back and Orton to the ropes before eating dropkick for a no-count. Eddie's punching Orton in the corner, whips him to the opposite turnbuckle, and Randy's down and not liking it. He gets up with a thumb to the eye and back suplexes Eddie for 2. Side headlock takedown and Randy holds on, but Eddie hoists Randy up for a two count before Randy kicks out and continues to hold the headlock.
Eddie's fighting back, pushes Orton into the corner and it was almost a clean break before Eddie decided to be a bastard and thumbed Orton in the eyes. Orton into the corner and Eddie is choking him out with the tag rope - and we're being told that Eddie's back in Lie Cheat and Steal mode for this match as he does the boot twist on the face. Picks Orton up for two uppercuts that get a a two-count. Eddie's 'getting into his groove' as he goes for the Three Amigos but it's broken by a distraction from Papi. Eddie fights before Orton can capitalise and whips Orton to the turnbuckle. Orton ducks, Eddie bounces off right into a dropkick, and Eddie rolls out of the ring, right in front of Papi - and we go to adbreak.
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Single matches = easier to call.
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We come back and Eddie's in a headlock again, but he's fighting back before Orton hits his signature backbreaker for two. Orton hits the jumping knee to the chest then locks in the rear naked choke (according to Tazz and I'm not going to argue with him when it comes to head holds, because most of them look the same to me). Eddie's fighting out again, and he's giving Orton some love as we have a hug scene before Eddie gets in a few punches to the ribs and hits a nice backbreaker (set up like a back suplex). They're both up before the 8 count, Eddie runs for Orton and Orton hits the drop-toe-hold for a 619 setup before Eddie bounces off and gives Orton three two-counts.
Orton's pounding on Eddie in the corner before referee Brian Hebner breaks it up. Orton's pissed, but Eddie's fighting back before Orton gets him with a kick to the midsection and an uppercut. Orton throws Eddie to the outside, in front of the tables. Orton picks Eddie up and smacks his face twice on the SAT before Eddie does the foot block and gets Orton with the same move then throws him into the ring post. Goes for a whip (into the ring?) but Orton reverses it and Eddie's into the steel steps. Orton rolls him into the ring for a two-count (Eddie with his foot on the ropes). Eddie to the ropes and Orton locks in the sleeper, and Papi pulls the rope an extra millimetre away from Eddie's grasping hands.
Eddie's fading, but Orton isn't the right man to win with a sleeper. Eddie's arm goes down for two but he's FEELING IT and he's fighting back. He's standing up and hitting elbows to Orton's stomach, then turns around and nails Orton a few times. Orton gets up for the Three Amigos, and he IS getting face pop. Eddie goes for the Froggy, kicks Papi off the apron, but Papi comes back for more and throws Eddie off the rope for the DQ.
Both Ortons lay a beatdown on Eddie, but the crowd's screaming and you know that means Batista's coming, baby. Batista clears the Ortons out, and the crowd seems to be a little surprised that it was that easy as Chimmell announces Eddie's win. Eddie's looking a little blank... And here comes Teddy to make a match - it's Batista and Eddie vs. the Ortons... next week.
Man, I almost thought they were going to show the tag match listed in the spoilers. Damn.
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Results
Chris Benoit beat Orlando Jordan with the Sharpshooter, meaning we get more OJ.
Super Crazy, Psicosis and LOD 2K5 beat Paul Burchill, William Regal and MNM after Super Crazy's only move for the match - his double-springboard moonsault.
Booker T beat JBL, Christian and Rey Mysterio with a pin on Rey Mysterio after the Scissors Kick was set up by cunning interference from Sharmell.
Bobby Lashley beat the shit out of Nunzio in a match that had an overhead belly-to-belly suplex.
Eddie Guerrero beat Randy Orton via DQ after Cowboy Bob pushed Eddie off the top rope but foolishly let the ref see it.
Also, the Boogeyman got laughed at, Kennedy got an ego trip, and we have ourselves a Stacy/Jillian feud.
Eric Bishoff's hair is better than it was, but I liked him with the beard.
What, exactly, was with Jericho's boots/tights last week? They looked like they were split.
Kurt Angle has a nice European uppercut.
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Carlito's music is good but it doesn't fit on RAW.
Do they reuse the same apples on every Cabana?
Wait, Jericho being fired is cool, even though Carlito was teaming with him.
If you're going to wear a suit, for Christ's sake make it look better than HBK's. Big fan of what he wore on Piper's Pit during the Hogan feud - almost cultist.
How dare CCC cut HBK off during an ego trip. Don't take that shit. Oh wait, it was just for his own, and since when has Shawn been allowed to call anybody else an egomaniac?
Holy shit, someone was actually able to tell what Carlito was going to do with an apple. That isn't possible, is it?
Masters' music is okay for his normal entrance but he needs something a lot more kickass for other occasions.
Holy shit, HBK actually worked out he was in the ring with two heels and attacked one. What is this, break the laws of wrestling night? Oh, no, Flair's back and he's going to kick ass.
DOUBLE STRUT I JUST MARKED OUT. Flair went for a handshake and was left hanging.
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Lita's cleavage = ratings. And Matt Hardy's new ring pants suck ass.
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Bischoff needs to start slapping more people. I loved those shots he laid on Cena.
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Big Show squashes = ratings the first time.
JR needs to learn how to say Australian place names.
Show should change his finisher to a chest slap. That would kick so many kinds of ass.
Double hotshot = strategy. Now all they need is a double eyerake - you stupid assholes he's the Big Show. No suplex for you.
Is it just me or does Big Show actually have to pick them up right from the ground for his back body drops? No-one can jump high enough.
RING BELL SHOT. No Mercy = love. Ringing DDTs are the
way to go.
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Lita's cleavage = ratings again. They should check ratings for when they pimped the street fight.
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Oh my god, my ears. Whoever suggested that we overdub their voices should be paid for that idea because it's great.
Ashley = a good choice but not worth the Diva Search.
I'm tuning out from now.
Wait, that Widow's Peak was pretty awesome.
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Murdoch and Cade are going to kick arse. Hopefully.
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And we go straight from that to Edge sitting around having a hoedown backstage. SHILL THAT ALBUM, BITCH.
'Running an errand'? Man, if I hadn't seen this already, I'd be suspecting her of warming the ref up.
Tuning out.
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Matt Hardy's new shirt = sales.
Lita's cleavage = huge ratings spike. They should've put an ad on screen during this segment. It would've sold millions.
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CELEBRITIES! YEAH!
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Oh my god, Ric Flair's down backstage. (And Jesus, did he look completely fucked over. Nice job.)
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I just saw Edge dry-rooting the mat. My eyes.
This entire match = ratings. I love how Edge is in jeans and not ring tights.
Into the crowd already? Shit, that didn't take long.
That landing looked a little stiff, I have to say. Poor Edge.
TRASHCAN LID. Best weapons. But what's with the ladder? Street fights = no ladders.
(Ad break. +is this an indy tour I see? Knoble, Kim, Dudleyz, Styles. +Unforgiven ad = better than last year's. +Bill Goldberg on the History channel?)
Superplex in a street fight? I want my garbage wrestling, assholes. At least hit it onto the ladder. Spear through the ropes into trash lid is good psychology. I can't believe I said that. Spear onto the ladder = good. Leg drop off the ladder = bullshit. Just kick him in the face a few times. Better effect, less 'risk'. (Still in love with leg drops, just not in a street fight.)
SINGAPORE CANE. Faceplant onto the chair... ONE MAN CONCHAIRTO OH PLEASE YES - oh you bastard Hardy. What kind of asshole breaks up one of those? Half forgiven for the legsweep, though. Decent flapjack, I'll give you that. Trashcan again. Edge is my new favourite wrestler.
EDGE WITH THE KICK TO THE HEAD. Best finisher ever. Add the steel-steps-kick, and you have a martial arts arsenal. DDT onto the steps = nice, even if I hate all step spots for the hands-to-face protection.
WHEN DID THAT BRIEFCASE GET THERE? I didn't know he still had it. Way to remind me. Side note - Lita had to fix up her top. Stupid move. Ratings = through the roof.
Put the ladder down, Matt. We don't need it unless you're going to ...oh baby. HARDYSAULT RIGHT ONTO THE LADDER. Crying from love. Crying - from - love.
I envy the man sitting behind Lita. Ass view = fanservice. And trash cans still have some of the best sounds ever. Haha. Wild Hardy punches make for good television.
POWERBOMB HER ASS, MATTY. (Whoever said that this is a Steph-Pedigree spot deserves something good.) Punch, punch, this match is almost over. Twist of Fate his ass... Almost over, almost over, almost over, SIDE EFFECT. My god did I miss that move. Hate the electrical spot, but I missed the Side Effect so much.
JR's being quiet. I love it.
Edge = Oscar.
(JR's selling this as a tragedy when Matt Hardy brought it upon both of them. Man, if Matt Hardy was a heel, he'd be damned to hell at least twice by now.)
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Oh, it's John Cena. Tuning out.
KURT ANGLE. Tuning in. I love heel Angle. (What?) Very true about the wrestling ability. (What?)
Yes, King, rappers get attacked and I love you for saying that.
Why does this shit get over?
KICK HIS ASS, ANGLE, KICK HIS ASS. It took Cena two tries to break the standing Ankle Lock. Good times.
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It's a boxer who's a champion. How rare.
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TOMKO FOR PRESIDENT. And his feet.
King, you're a wanker. I'm just going to tune out for the rest of his match. ....well, that didn't seem to take too long. The man has the boot of God.
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They're sort of rubbing in the fact that they think it was Masters and Carlito, regardless of their not having proof. Do I smell Hunter?
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Shawn's current tights > Shawn's old tights.
Carlito's new t-shirt = asskickery. And here comes JR's taped-over ad again. Half the people on the tour aren't even on RAW anymore.
And Masters is begging for the tag already. This is a great team. And this could be a very slow thought process, but that's the match's fault.
Two-man beatdowns are the way to do it, baby.
All I want to see is HBK do that flip when he's whipped into the turnbuckle, but overdo it and ballshot himself on the pole. Groin shots = ratings.
Swinging neckbreaker, and HBK's on his back and DOESN'T KIP up. HOLY SHIT. Inverted atomic drop, clothesline, shot on Masters which really should be cheap, clothesline over the rope, skin the cat, and Masters is randomly over as well.
(Ad break. +ad for Smackdown features Venis, Masters, Haas.)
That's right, Michaels, beat down both opponents at once! He's on his back after the flying forearm... Kip! Kip! Kip! Kip! Do it, for Christ's sake. I'm getting bored. THERE, and the crowd doesn't mind it much. Scoop slam, and he's up for the elbow (which I've always loved).
Has Michaels ever started tuning up the band, then hit a Flair Flop? That would be gold. Same as a kip-up right into a short-arm clothesline.
Masters has the worst elbow drop I've ever seen. Michaels' back ate ARMPIT, BABY.
And that's why you don't lift the arm any more than once during a submission - you might actually give them the chance to keep it up.
And he ALMOST did the crotch spot, there. That was very, very close.
That was almost an Alabama Slam, there. Jesus that DDT was violent. He's on his back... AND RIC FLAIR SAVES THE KIP-UP! KICK HIS ASS, FLAIR! (Even though this match was officially changed to a handicap match, and so this is illegal.) KNEE CHOP, I LOVE YOU. And a low blow cuts that one out, that's for damn sure.
And Flair gets knocked out to the Masterlock, despite having been officially written out of the match up (handicap, not tag) and only having his arm lifted once. I love you, WWE.
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Results
Big Show reminded 2 Jobbers that he's powerful and suplexing him = bad idea.
Victoria owned Ashley Massaro in a match made by Nails on a Chalkboard. (Thank you, Peter Kostka).
Matt Hardy showed Edge the Side Effect of any 'Street Fight', i.e. they're no-contest breeding grounds.
Tyson Tomko kicked the complete S.H.I.T out of Rosey +- the Hurricane.
Chris Masters and Carlito beat Shawn Michaels in a Handicap Match by making Ric Flair pass out.
Rey gets the 619, Batista gets the Bomb, and all Benoit hits on Orlando is one German suplex? Christ, at least let him get three in.
Speaking of Jordan, I liked him better bald.
What the hell is with Psicosis' hair? He needs to go back to the dreadlocks.
Nothing like a second-rope rolling finisher to entertain me.
Kerwin White kicks ass, except for the racism bit.
Rob Conway's moustache should be worshipped.
The more hair on Ric Flair's head, the better.
Carilto spat on his father at a house show. That's not cool.
