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I refuse to believe that's actually the name that will be used. It's just ... that bad. Pop Quiz: What comes before Taboo Tuesday? Answer: Manic Monday Stay tuned in 2005 for Wacky Wednesday and 'Hawaiian Shirt Day' Friday.

I'm interested to know where that info came from. I did find a few instances - VERY few - of a Ken Wayne who was around in 92 and 93. Lost a squash to Nailz and appeared on a joint card with USWA.

I understand that this thread is solely for reviews and, as this isn't one, I'll make this quick and to the point. If you guys are interested, I'm adding match / PPV / DVD / VHS reviews to my site. You're more than welcome to send some my way to be posted.

Corrections and additional info (finishes, etc) welcome May 31 WWWF @ West Hempstead, NY - May 31, 1963 The Kangaroos defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Argentina Apollo WWWF @ Marlboro, MD - May 31, 1966 Included WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino WWWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - May 31, 1969 Johnny Rodz vs. Pete Sanchez Angelo Savoldi vs. Duke Savage Carlos Colon vs. Bulldog Brower John L. Sullivan vs. Ricky Sexton Haystacks Calhoun & Dominic DeNucci vs. Luke Graham & Baron Mikel Scicluna Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Victor Rivera WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Killer Kowalski (Texas Death Match) WWWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - May 31, 1972 Al Nelson defeated Tony Constilles via disqualification Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Sonny King via disqualification The Fabulous Moolah defeated Vicki Williams Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Manuel Soto to a draw WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Nikita Mulkovich Thomas Marin defeated Juan Caruso via disqualification Victor Rivera defeated Jimmy Valiant WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Lou Albano WWWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - May 31, 1975 WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification Gifu, Japan – May 31, 1978 WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Andre the Giant defeated Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi WWWF @ New London, CT - Ocean Beach Park Auditorium - May 31, 1978 Mark Tendler vs. Ted Adams Steve King vs. the Golden Terror Joe Esposito vs. Gypsy Rodriguez Gorilla Monsoon vs. Luke Graham WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci vs. Stan Stasiak & Butcher Vachon WWF @ Willingboro - May 31, 1979 Dominic DeNucci & Tito Santana defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Nikolai Volkoff Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rivera Gorilla Monsoon, Steve Travis, & WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Jerry, Johnny, & Jimmy Valiant Ivan Putski fought Greg Valentine to a double count-out WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Center - May 31, 1980 Larry Zbyszko vs. Pat Patterson Rene Goulet vs. Sika Ivan Putski vs. Afa Larry Sharpe vs. Jose Estrada Davey O'Hannon vs. Rick McGraw El Olympico vs. Tor Kamata Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Johnny Rodz Bobby Duncum defeated Dominic DeNucci Tony Atlas vs. WWF IC Champion Ken Patera WWF @ Allentown, PA - May 31, 1983 Championship Wrestling taping: 6/4/83 - included Tiger Chung Lee & Freddie Blassie as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner: WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated SD Jones at 3:51 Ivan Putski defeated Alec Gerrard Sgt. Slaughter defeated Jack Carson at 3:27 Iron Mike Sharpe defeated John Callahan at 2:19 Big John Studd defeated Bob Bradley at 1:53 Rocky Johnson defeated Don Kernodle at 3:46 WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula defeated Steve King, Pete Sanchez, & Frankie Williams Ivan Koloff defeated Chuck Tanner at 3:02 6/11/83 - included Rocky Johnson & Jimmy Snuka as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner: The Invaders defeated Mac Rivera & Israel Matia at 4:44 George Steele defeated Nick DeCarlo at 2:56 Tiger Chung Lee defeated Pete Sanchez at 2:02 Salvatore Bellomo defeated Frankie Williams at 3:13 Jimmy Snuka defeated Alec Gerrard at the 55-second mark Ivan Putski defeated Don Kernodle at 3:58 Sgt. Slaughter defeated John Callahan at 2:35 Tito Santana defeated Bob Bradley 6/18/83 - included Big John Studd & Freddie Blassie as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner: WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Pete Sanchez at 3:02 Tito Santana defeated Bill Dixon at 3:30 Andre the Giant defeated Bob Bradley & Jeff Craney in a handicap match at 2:52 Mr. Fuji defeated Chico Rodriguez at 2:15 WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula defeated Tony Garea, SD Jones, & Rudy Diamond at 3:02 Ivan Putski defeated Terry Manton at 2:56 The Invaders defeated Bill Berger & Ken Jugan at 3:36 Ivan Koloff defeated Frankie Williams WWF @ Kansas City, MO - Kemper Arena - May 31, 1985 Bret Hart defeated SD Jones George Wells defeated Jim Neidhart via disqualification Ivan Putski defeated Barry O Don Muraco defeated Swede Hanson Jimmy Snuka fought Bob Orton Jr. to a draw Paul Orndorff defeated Bobby Heenan Tony Garea defeated Steve Lombardi WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Brutus Beefcake WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - May 31, 1986 David Sammartino pinned Les Thornton with a small package Bob Orton Jr. defeated Lanny Poffo Adrian Adonis defeated Sivi Afi Dan Spivey pinned Iron Mike Sharpe with a bulldog Paul Orndorff defeated Don Muraco via count-out WWF IC Champion Randy Savage defeated Tito Santana in a No DQ match B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart Ricky Steamboat fought Jake Roberts to a double disqualification WWF @ ?, CA – May 31, 1987 Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Tony Garea Tama defeated Bob Orton Jr. Don Muraco defeated Haku SD Jones & B. Brian Blair defeated Demolition Hillbilly Jim defeated Iron Mike Sharpe WWF IC Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Randy Savage WWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – May 31, 1987 Jimmy Jack Funk defeated Jerry Allen Danny Spivey defeated Lanny Poffo Butch Reed defeated Tito Santana Hercules defeated Billy Jack Haynes Ken Patera & George Steele defeated Killer Khan & Nikolai Volkoff Brutus Beefcake, Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Greg Valentine, Dino Bravo, & Johnny V WWF @ Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena - May 31, 1987 Brad Rheingans pinned Terry Gibbs Jim Powers & Paul Roma defeated the Shadows Sam Houston pinned Steve Lombardi Ron Bass pinned Outback Jack King Harley Race pinned Koko B. Ware The Honkytonk Man pinned Cpl. Kirschner (sub. for Jake Roberts) Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart via disqualification WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Kamala via disqualification when Harley Race interfered WWF @ Fresno, CA - Convention Center - May 31, 1988 Wrestling Challenge taping: Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell when Jacques pinned Brunzell with a forearm to the back from the top rope 6/19/88 - featured the debut of the Brother Love Show, introduced by Bobby Heenan: The Ultimate Warrior pinned Barry Horowitz at 2:21 with the press slam / splash combo Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Lanny Poffo at 2:12 with the Rude Awakening Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Steve Lombardi & Terry Gibbs at 3:11 when Jannetty pinned Lombardi with a suplex / crossbody combo (Rockers' debut, although aired after their TV debut taped the next day) Ken Patera defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via submission at 2:54 with the full nelson The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) pinned Louie Spicolli at 1:48 with the front suplex George Steele (w/ Mine) defeated Randy Neverman via submission at 1:29 with the flying hammerlock Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated SD Jones & Brady Boone at 4:05 when Jacques pinned Jones with a splash 6/26/88 - included Ted Dibiase & Virgil as guests of the Brother Love Show in which it was revealed that Dibiase was the one paying Brother Love to host the show: WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Lanny Poffo & Jerry Allen at 3:40 in a non-title match when Axe pinned Allen with the Decapitation Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Frank Valdez at 1:36 with the side suplex Jim Duggan pinned Stymie Richards at 1:38 with the running powerslam The Big Bossman (w/ Slick) pinned Mark Ming at 1:39 with the sidewalk slam; after the bout, Bossman handcuffed Ming to the top rope and assaulted him with the nightstick (Bossman's Challenge debut) Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated Steve Lombardi & Barry Horowitz at 2:44 when Dynamite pinned Horowitz with the press slam / diving headbutt combo Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Oliver Humperdink) pinned the Intruder at 2:16 with the slingshot splash into the ring 7/3/88 - included the Big Bossman & Slick as guests of the Brother Love Show: Brutus Beefcake defeated Stephan DeLeon at 2:22 with the sleeper Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) defeated SD Jones at 1:49 with the Million $ Dream Koko B. Ware pinned Larry Simpson at 1:10 with the Ghostbuster WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Jerry Allen at 1:30 in a non-title match with the Shake, Rattle, & Roll Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Terry Gibbs & the Conquistador at 3:01 when Michaels pinned the Conquistador with a flying fistdrop off Jannetty's shoulders Jake Roberts pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 2:11 with the DDT Bad News Brown pinned Louie Spicolli at 1:34 with the Ghetto Blaster WWF @ Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Arena - May 31, 1990 The Big Bossman defeated Ted Dibiase via count-out Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated the Orient Express via count-out The Warlord pinned Tito Santana Koko B. Ware pinned the Genius with a bulldog The Brooklyn Brawler pinned Brady Boone Haku pinned Jim Brunzell WWF World Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned Dino Bravo (sub. for Rick Rude) WWF @ Huntsville, AL - May 31, 1990 WWF @ Corpus Christi, TX - May 31, 1990 WWF @ Halifax, Nova Scotia - May 31, 1991 WWF @ Chicago, IL - Rosemont Horizon - May 31, 1991 Col. Mustafa defeated Koko B. Ware Greg Valentine defeated Demolition Smash The Big Bossman defeated the Mountie Davey Boy Smith defeated the Bezerker Earthquake defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification Marty Jannetty defeated Kato Kerry Von Erich fought the Warlord to a double count-out The Ultimate Warrior defeated the Undertaker via disqualification WWF @ Peterborough, Ontario - May 31, 1992 Crush defeated Kato Jim Duggan defeated Repo Man Road Warrior Animal defeated Blake Beverly Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware defeated the Nasty Boys via count-out The Ultimate Warrior defeated Papa Shango Rick Martel defeated Tito Santana WWF IC Champion Bret Hart defeated Shawn Michaels WWF @ New York City, NY - Manhattan Center - May 31, 1993 Monday Night Raw: Bastion Booger fought Bob Backlund to a draw Russ Greenburg defeated LA Gore Rick Steiner & Jim Duggan defeated Yokozuna & Bam Bam Bigelow via disqualification 5/31/93: WWF IC Champion Marty Jannetty (w/ Sensational Sherri) defeated Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) via count-out Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Rich Myers & the Executioner Mr. Hughes pinned Bert Centeno Jim Duggan defeated Bill Thomas Razor Ramon pinned Tony Roy with the Razor's Edge WWF Mania - 6/12/93: Tatanka fought Mr. Hughes to a double disqualification WWF @ Memmingen - May 31, 1994 Yokozuna defeated Mabel WWF Tag Team Champions the Headshrinkers defeated the Quebecars WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Owen Hart WWF @ Tampa, FL - May 31, 1996 The Bushwhackers defeated Marty Jannetty & Leif Cassidy Justin Bradshaw defeated Barry Horowitz Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Smoking Gunns via count-out Jake Roberts & Ahmed Johnson defeated Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith The Undertaker defeated Mankind Savio Vega defeated Steve Austin Ahmed Johnson defeated Vader Marc Mero defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels pinned WWF IC Champion Goldust WWF @ Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome - May 31, 1997 Leif Cassidy pinned Bob Holly The New Blackjacks defeated Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon Rockabilly defeated Jesse Jammes Mankind defeated Rocky Miavia The Legion of Doom defeated Crush & Savio Vega Farooq pinned Ahmed Johnson; Ken Shamrock was the guest referee Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated Goldust WWF World Champion the Undertaker & WWF Tag Team Champion Steve Austin defeated WWF IC Champion Owen Hart & WWF European Champion Davey Boy Smith via disqualification Over the Edge '98 - Milwaukee, WI - Arena - May 31, 1998 the Legion of Doom (w/ Sunny & Droz) defeated Skull & 8-Ball (w. Chainz) when Road Warrior Animal made the pin with a powerslam Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee) pinned Steve Blackman after Tennessee Lee interfered and used Blackman's kendo stick as a weapon Marc Mero pinned Sable with an inside package as it seemed he was going to allow her to pin him; due to prematch stipulations, Sable was forced to leave the WWF Mens Teioh, Sho Funaki, & Dick Togo (w/ Yamaguchi San) defeated Bradshaw & WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku when Togo pinned Michinoku with a senton bomb WWF IC Champion the Rock pinned Farooq with his feet on the ropes; after the bout, DX made the save for the challenger against the Nation; the title bout was to have taken place earlier in the night but Farooq injured the champion before the bell rang Kane (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Vader with the tombstone in a mask vs. mask match Owen Hart, D-Lo Brown, & Kama (w/ Mark Henry) defeated WWF European Champion Triple H & WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn (w/ Chyna & X-Pac) when Owen pinned Triple H WWF World Champion Steve Austin pinned Dude Love with the Stunner in a No disqualification, no count-out, falls count anywhere bout; Vince McMahon was the guest referee; Pat Patterson was the guest ring announcer; Gerald Brisco was the guest timekeeper; the Undertaker was the guest ring enforcer (Mick Foley - Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops DVD, Mick Foley - Greatest Hits & Misses DVD) WWE (Raw) @ Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena - May 31, 2003 1st event in Oregon in 10 years WWE IC Champion Christian pinned Booker T with his feet on the ropes Goldust & Maven defeated Lance Storm & Mark Jindrak when Goldust pinned Jindrak with the powerslam WWE Women's Champion Jazz defeated Ivory, Jackie, and Victoria in an elimination match; Jazz pinned Jackie with a dropkick; Ivory pinned Victoria with a roll up; Jazz defeated Ivory via submission with the STF Rico (w/ Jackie Gayda) defeated Lance Cade Christopher Nowinski & Rodney Mack defeated the Dudley Boyz when Nowinski made the pin after using his facemask as a weapon; after the bout, Spike Dudley helped in making the save WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Rob Van Dam & Kane defeated Sylvian Grenier & Rene Dupree when RVD made the pin with the Five Star Frog Splash Test pinned Val Venis with the boot to the face WWE Raw World Champion Triple H defeated Kevin Nash via reverse decision; the challenger had originally won the match and title after using the belt as a weapon but another referee overruled the pinfall WWE (Smackdown!) @ Las Vegas, NV - Thomas & Mack Center - May 31, 2003 Chris Benoit pinned Sean O'Haire with the diving headbutt Crash Holly pinned Sho Funaki after Shannon Moore interfered Orlando Jordon defeated Kanyon with a crucifix WWE Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy pinned Jamie Knoble with the Twist of Fate after Shannon Moore hit the challenger with the Hardy Boyz' book WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie Guerrero & Tajiri defeated Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas when Tajiri rolled Eddie on top of Haas behind the referee's back Albert & the Basham Brothers defeated Bill DeMott, Spanky, & Rey Mysterio Jr. when Albert pinned Spanky with the backbreaker; midway through the bout, Matt Hardy came ringside and he and Mysterio brawled all the way backstage Torrie Wilson defeated Nidia; Sho Funaki was the special referee and Sable the special ring announcer John Cena pinned Rikishi with his feet on the ropes after avoiding the Bonzai Drop; after the bout, Brock Lesnar made the save - followed by the FBI who attacked Lesnar - and the Undertaker eventually made the save for Brock WWE Smackdown! World Champion Brock Lesnar & the Undertaker defeated Nunzio, Chuck Palumbo, and Johnny Stamboli in a handicap match when Lesnar pinned Stamboli following a chokeslam from the Undertaker and the F5

I'm actually looking for people to write reviews or send me already written reviews for my own website. I don't know if that's of any interest or not but if you need a place to post them, let me know and I'd be happy to include them along with what I have thus far. Nothing is up a the moment but I hope to start posting within the next few days. I've written a great many over on Epinions.com and I'm just looking to pool them together with reviews from others. Thought it might make for a nice addition to The History of WWE.

It was just for the match with Test the day after Owen died. Oh...thought that he used it against The Godfather for his Intercontinental Title win as well. He used Debra's women's title belt to get the win in that match.

It was just for the match with Test the day after Owen died.

WWF @ Ft. Lauderdale, FL - National Car Rental Center - April 10, 2000 Raw is War: WWF World Champion Triple H pinned Taka Michinoku (w/ Sho Funaki & the Acolytes) following the Pedigree at 5:53 after the Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon attacked the Acolytes

I dont' have it listed yet but after a Roma squash (he was the squashee, not the squasher), the Rockers came out for the next match and checked on Roma. Hercules came out to check on his friend / ocassional tag partner and he and Roma took exception to the Rockers being out there and jumped them. That was about it. The Jake turn was due to the Honky guitar shot but he had been getting pops for quite a while, which prompted the face turn. Piper and Orton kicked Orndorff out of their stable at the first SNME. Valentine got out of the Jimmy Hart camp after Hart accidentally cost him a few wins in early 91, hitting Valentine with the megaphone on more than one ocassion. Muraco and Orton started losing a number of tag matches to lesser teams in the summer of 87. After Muraco lost a match to Tito at the Boston Garden that summer, he actually shook his hand after the match. Orton didn't agree with that and the two argued their way backstage. There were a few miscommunications during TV tag matches which ultimately led to the two coming to blows. Muraco was the default face in that situation.

How did Ken Shamrock get ranked 10 in 95? I'm he was in UFC at that time, not getting a wwf contract until Feb 97? I'm sure he was working somewhere. Hell, as a complete nobody he lost to Barry Horowitz at a WWF show in 1989.

About a year too late there. Dusty and Dustin left the WWF right after the 91 Rumble, both jumping to WCW where Dusty began doing commentary for the pay-per-views. Dustin didn't do much other than help fuel the Dusty / Dibiase feud. He went over some of the enhancement guys but was beat around the country by Barbarian and some of the other midcard heels. Keep in mind, he was very young and still somewhat green at the time.

This is hilarious. I love how the WWF/E spins everything. Official news brief / press release: AMERICA ONLINE SYSTEM CRASH COINCIDES WITH RETURN OF WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION SUPERSTAR ULTIMATE WARRIOR DURING WRESTLEMANIA XII COVERAGE Stamford, CT - April 2, 1996 -- At approximately 9\8:15pm on Sunday, March 31st, America Online (AOL) experienced a major system error which resulted in members being unable to enter chat rooms or auditoriums and send or receive e-mail. This system crash coincided with the return debut appearance of the immensely popular World Wrestling Federation(WWF) Superstar Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania XII, the WWF's most popular pay-per-view event. WrestleMania XII's live online coverage on the World Wrestling Federation's AOL area included continual guest appearances and commentary from the WWF Superstars, who also took questions from fans around the world. The crash occurred immediately after a television shot of the Ultimate Warrior in WWF's online studio at WrestleMania XII. At the time, over 300 people were in the WWF's America Online auditorium. However, it is estimated that thousands of fans were trying to get in to the auditorium. Although no single thing can be blamed for the crash, except the Ultimate Warrior's phenomenal popularity, the Ultimate Warrior was visibly upset about not being able to speak to his fans. The entire AOL system was down for over two hours. Lee Barstow, Vice President, Marketing, TitanSports, Inc., commented on this not-so-coincidental occurrence. "We've been overwhelmed with positive fan response since the announcement that the Ultimate Warrior was returning to the WWF. Following America Online's crash, we were innundated with calls from fans wondering what was going on. We never expected such a huge online response, and we apologize to AOL and its subscribers for any inconvenience this may have caused." Since it was established last August, the World Wrestling Federation's America Online area has seen an amazing increase in paid accesses in just seven months. Reported paid accesses jumped from 102,282 in September of 1995 to approximately 450,000 form March of 1996!

Go for those alone. The tag match stole the show last Sunday in Roanoke. The cruiserweights can go but their house show work isn't exactly PPV caliber.

The only match I haven't seen is the bout vs. Taker from NEC. If we get a feature on Bret's career with Bret and a handful of other guys adding their comments ... wow. Surprised there isn't any Stampede. I'm aware Vince doesn't own the footage (does Bruce?) but I would have thought something would have ended up there. Of course, the only Stampede "footage" on Benoit's DVD came from still photos.

"What, Nick Dinsmore is going to be playing a retard? OMG, that will never get over!" Considering Bucci was putting over Ludvig Borga, the Quebecars, and Adam Bomb in 1993 and hasn't done much else since, WWE-wise, I would think that a gimmick in itself would be a career improvement.

I arrived early enough to see almost all the talent show up to the building and, while most at least acknowledged the small group of fans from afar, the only one to come over and shake hands, sign autographs, and take pictures was Rob Van Dam. A class act. Attendance was dismal, even for a small arena. 90% of the floor seats were taken but only 20%, if that, of the rest of the arena was full. I was able to move down 10 rows to a better seat if that’s a better indication of the turn out. Johnny Stamboli pinned Mark Jindrak at 7:11 when Nunzio, who came ringside mid-way through the bout, prevented Jindrak from holding onto the ropes to break a sunset flip attempt and Stamboli continued the move for the pin Kenzo Suzuki (w/ Hiroku) pinned Billy Gunn with the claw / leg sweep at 5:17 Hardcore Holly pinned Rene Dupree at 7:06 when, after Dupree avoided the Alabama Slam with a roll up, Holly reversed the cover and grabbed the ropes to score the pin; Dupree received the most amount of heat up until that point in the card; mid-way through the bout, he grabbed the microphone in a showing of desperation and said he didn’t have to put up with this and that he was leaving; as he approached the curtain, Billy Gunn came out and forced Dupree back inside the ring to continue the match John Heidenreich (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned Scotty 2 Hotty at 1:18 with a urinagi / sidewalk slam type move. Heyman came out first and ran down the crowd, which resulted in Scotty coming to the ring and stating that he came for a fight, not to hear Heyman talk. Moments later, Heidenreich ran to the ring and jumped Scotty from behind. Save for an opening burst of offense from Scotty, it was a complete squash. Luther Reigns pinned Charlie Haas at 6:06 by blocking a monkey flip and putting his feet on the ropes for leverage WWE Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Spike Dudley and Chavo Guerrero Jr. in an elimination match; Chavo pinned Spike at 6:03 when, as Spike went for the Dudley Dog, he accidentally hit Rey in the corner and Chavo was able to reverse the move into a back suplex for the pin; Rey pinned Chavo with the 619 and springboard splash at 9:02 Torrie Wilson and Dawn Marie then came out. After explaining that both, along with ring announcer Tony Chimmel, had been rehired following Kurt Angle’s firing, the two agreed to a “friendly” lingerie contest and did their poses to equally big pops. No winner was announced. Intermission Rob Van Dam pinned WWE United States Champion Booker T in a non-title match at 12:27 with a split legged moonsault after hitting the Van Daminator as Booker attempted to hit RVD with the title belt; Booker was not originally announced as champion but wore the belt to the ring; after RVD’s entrance, Booker had Chimmel remind everyone that this was a non-title contest and that Booker was the reigning champion WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Billy Kidman & Paul London defeated the Dudley Boyz at 13:56 when London pinned D-Von after countering a suplex in the ring and hitting a superkick. The best match of the card, in my opinion. Kidman played the face in peril for much of the contest and even hit a sommersault plancha off the apron onto Bubba Ray during the closing moments. During the champions’ entrance, one person behind me asked, “Who’s the guy with Kidman?” While I didn’t hear any booing for the title holders, the Dudley Boyz were cheered by at least 70% of the crowd. WWE Smackdown! World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield pinned John Cena in a No DQ match at 12:05 with the Clothesline from Hell after Cena fought off an interfering Luther Reigns. Reigns could be seen standing in the shadows near the curtain for the first several minutes of the match before he actually involved himself. JBL cut a quality promo before the contest, commenting on Virginia’s lack of education, inbreeding, and the like. Cena was without a doubt the most over person on the card. After the bout, a giant brawl occurred involving London, Kidman, Cena, JBL, the Dudley Boyz, Rey, Scotty, RVD, and Booker. After the rest of the heels were sent backstage, JBL was on the receiving end of the FU, Worm, 619, and Five Star Frog Splash. Moments later, Cena cut a promo to send the crowd home happy.

And this is why I don't post attendances on my website. Lord knows how badly some of those numbers are inflated.

Huntington is Monday. Roanoke is Sunday.

Dude, if they brought back DX with HBK, HHH, X-Pac and Edge... there is NO WAY they could possibly be heels. They would probably get the loudest pops of anyone on RAW just due to the namesake of the gimmick. At least you know there'd be a huge pop whenever "Are you ready?" hit the TitanTron... DX is dead and buried. Let's all keep it that way.

Putting the belt on Orton? That is ... well ... it's not THE dumbest thing I've heard all year but it ranks high. Is Orton over? Yes. Is Orton better in the ring than he was a year ago? Yes. Is Orton world title material? No. That's just poor planning to have someone drop the IC one month ... then turn around and win the belt at the 2nd biggest PPV of the year when he's not even perceived as a world title threat. Btw, when you're posting "spoilers" - don't just put them at the end of the post. If anyone wants to read the thread, they'll have to scroll down just to read the other posts and there's no way to avoid reading the spoilers.

GOLD!

I'd be interested to know if it's actually THE Kimberly Page or just A Kimberly Page. It's possible she could be using Page as her last name but if Hogan can go by Bollea then Kim can go by Falkenberg.

Those were the work comments, I assume. The way Cornette tells the story, Vince didn't even know who the ME were until Cornette showed him. Then afterwards, Vince said (in his classic enthusiastic-but-dumb Vince voice) "Hey pally, well why don't we make a new Midnight Express?" Cornette's response: ".....Huh?"

The man in the kabuki mask was Al Snow, who didn't want Bart Gunn beating Holly for the Hardcore Belt because he wanted to win it from Holly himself. While I thought Bart going over Dr. Death was an upset ... the real shocker, if only for me, was Bart going over Bradshaw in the finals. Bradshaw had just turned heel and it looked like he was going to make easy work of Bart, having the size, weight, and intensity advantage, until of course the knock out punch. From what I understood, that right there was when the WWF really became angry at Gunn since they had their money on Bradshaw and it seemed like he was in for a big push. On a side note, Jim Cornette still puts over Bob Holly for being the only man Bart couldn't knock out in the tournament.

There was no disagreement. I think it was more along the lines of Brother Love just didn't have the time to devote to Taker so he introduced Paul Bearer during an episode of the Brother Love Show as Taker's new manager. Brother Love was gone about a month later after Warrior beat him up and destroyed the set.