BorneAgain 0 Report post Posted April 22, 2006 From PWI: Velocity: - Chris Benoit beat Vito via submission with the Crossface - Matt Hardy beat Andy Simmons with a Twist of Fate - Paul Burchill made his introduction swinging on a rope from the top of a London Bus to take on Nunzio. Burchill won with the C4. - Orlando Jordan beat Scotty 2 Hotty with a Fame-Asser type move to end the Velocity tapings. Smackdown! - Promos were shown for Rey Mysterio vs Kurt Angle as well as Lashley vs Mark Henry in a King of the Ring match. - JBL cut an anti-UK promo as it was announced that he would defend his US Title against William Regal to kick off the show. Regal came out in his Lord Regal ring attire to a huge pop and slated JBL before the match got underway. During the match, Regal tried to put on JBL’s cowboy hat which resulted in a lariat for his troubles. JBL retains via pinfall. - Kristal interviewed Booker T and Sharmell backstage, who said Booker would win the King of the Ring tournament. - The Hooligans (Kenrick and London) & Super Crazy beat MNM & Gregory Helms in a six-man tag team match after London pinned Helms. - Another video showing Angle winning the WWE Title played before MNM were shown backstage. Melina was angry with her men for losing tonight. Jillian Hall walked by and was offered a job by Melina as their makeup artist. She accepted, but it led to a catfight with make-up being thrown around. - Lashley cut a promo ahead of his King of the Ring match talking about great wrestlers who have won King of the Ring in the past, mentioning Bret Hart, Steve Austin and Triple H. - Lashley beat Mark Henry via countout to advance in the KOTR tourney. Post-Match, Henry returned to the ring and splashed Lashley in the corner. Lashley was really over with the crowd. - The Mysterio-Angle video package from the start of the show was shown again before Mysterio was interviewed backstage by Kristal who asked if his luck was running out. Mysterio said whatever happens tonight, he’s enjoyed being champion. - Another video package showing Kurt Angle winning WWE gold was shown. - Finlay beat Gunner Scott after interference by Booker T. Booker and Sharmell did commentary for this match. After the match, Gunner Scott was attacked 2 on 1 until Chris Benoit made the save. - Kristal was in the ring but quickly interrupted by The Great Khali and Daivari who cut a promo. Kristal fled. - Yet another Kurt Angle promo was shown. - Rey Mysterio vs Kurt Angle for the World Heavyweight Title went to a no-contest after Mark Henry interfered. He laid Angle out on a table and hit a running splash on it to close the show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest GoJoe Report post Posted April 22, 2006 I'm surprised that Lashley/Henry is this week, I thought it was Benoit/Finlay next in the brackets and I'm sure the match would have been really well recieved in front of a UK audience. Maybe they were afraid of a face reaction for Finlay? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BorneAgain 0 Report post Posted April 22, 2006 Updated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wildpegasus Report post Posted April 23, 2006 It seems like they're really pushing Booker and Lashley in this tournament -- almost too obviously. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iliketurtles 0 Report post Posted April 23, 2006 I like how they are building Angle up and up and up. To only feud with Mark Henry again. This show is desperate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BorneAgain 0 Report post Posted April 23, 2006 And here's an alternate set lifted from DVDMB. Velocity: Chris Benoit d. Vito: Benoit was super over, and I was bummed to see him working Velocity. This was quite a good match, Benoit gave Vito a ton. Benoit wins via crossface. Matt Hardy d. Local Jobber: Didn't catch his name, squash for Hardy. Paul Burchill d. Nunzio: Crowd was way into Burchill, and popped big for his finish. Solid match here, though Burchill looked rough in spots. Orlando Jordan d. Scotty 2 Hotty: Decent match, but went on a bit too long. Jordan blocked the worm and won the match. Smackdown Spoilers: JBL arrives, and cuts a typical anti-UK promo to a lot of heat. He said he has issues an open challenge to the toughest Brit, which is a bit like trying to find the tallest midget. William Regal responds, making me a happy camper. JBL d. William Regal: This may have been match of the night. Crowd was of course very into Regal, and hated JBL. Regal really didn't do much of anything, it was the JBL heel show, but he did get a good nearfall countering the Clothesline From Hell with what looked like an exploder. JBL survived the Regal stretch, and won with an eyepoke and his clothesline. Booker T cuts a promo backstage, and is interrupted by Gunner Scott, who reminds Booker that he beat him weeks ago, and apparently wants a rematch. Booker tells us he is far too sick to wrestle tonight, but he'll find someone to wrestle Gunner. London/Spanky/Super Crazy d. MNM/Gregory Helms: Unfortunately not as good as it looks on paper. Solid match with the heels beating down Spanky for most of it. London looked great in there, and the crowd was popping for him. Spanky and one of the MNM guys totally blew a springboard spot near the end, but the match was still solid, and that spot will probably be edited out. London wins with a rollup on Helms, and Melina sulks. Lashley d. Mark Henry (COR): Basic stuff with Lashley trying to knock Henry off his feet all match. Henry dominates for the most part until Lashley finally knocks him down and hits a big bodyslam. In a finish that was totally out of nowhere, Henry blind charges over the top rope and loses via countout. Fit Finlay d. Gunner Scott: This was actually real good, but the crowd didn't give it a chance. If anything most chanted for Finley because they wanted it to end. Too bad, Albright looked solid. Finlay wins with Booker's help, and then they beat Gunner down postmatch until Benoit makes the save. It looked like Benoit and Gunner established some sort of team or friendship post match. I guess they may go in the direction of Gunner being a Benoit protege. The Great Khali came out for a promo. Well, I should say Diavari came out for a promo. This was an utter waste of time, they just rambled on and on about how they scared off the Undertaker and how he is never coming back. The most amusing part of this whole thing was Khali giving a promo in Gibberish with the crowd yelling "what!?" after everything he said. One of the first good uses of the chant ever. Kurt Angle NC. Rey Mysterio Jr: Good match with good heat. This was definitely not one of their best, but it was still very good. Crowd was about 50/50, all of the kids and girls for Rey while all the men were for Angle. Rey is experiencing the Cena effect, but to a much less intense degree. It's no wonder either, they had him cut a total cornball underdog promo early in the night. That shit just doesn't get over anymore. Rey hit the 619, and went for the springboard rana, but Angle countered that into the ankle lock. As Rey was about to tap, Mark Henry attacks Angle, causing the DQ. That finish left an awful taste in my mouth. Henry throws Rey out of the ring, and then beats up Angle before putting him through a table with a big splash off the apron. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haVoc 0 Report post Posted April 23, 2006 To WWE creative, Fuck Mark Henry. Love, Fear Havoc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sluggo 0 Report post Posted April 23, 2006 looks like JBL/Rey at the PPV Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk 34 0 Report post Posted April 23, 2006 That's smart, book Rey's first main event program with a guy who is a proven box office bust, slap Kurt Angle with Henry again when it didn't work the first time, throw in the obvious suck of Taker/Khali...exactly who would buy Judgment Day? Yet, as shitty as the main event programs are, the mid-card is pretty solid with Burchill, Regal, Benoit, Finlay, Booker, Lashley, London/Kendrick, MnM all doing good stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aero 0 Report post Posted April 23, 2006 Is London & Kendrick's team name officially the Hooligans? God I hope not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silence 0 Report post Posted April 23, 2006 Is London & Kendrick's team name officially the Hooligans? God I hope not. WWE must have ripped that off from the Smackdown HCTP video game in the faction naming storyline. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k thx 0 Report post Posted April 23, 2006 Shooter! I like the idea of an Albright/Benoit team. Didn't Gillian Hall originally get called up with MNM? God, it was so bad, even they forgot about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted April 23, 2006 I totally support the name The Hooligans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted April 23, 2006 Lashley is God. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest treecelightning Report post Posted April 24, 2006 I'm actually really looking forward to a JBL/Rey feud. Not from a wrestling standpoint. The matches will be watchably mediocre at best. However, I love JBL as a heel every time I see him. He was FUCKING BRILLIANT on Friday, and I can't wait for more JBL: A True American HE-RO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k thx 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2006 Doesn't deserve it's own thread, but still a spoiler of sorts: Several minutes ago, Gunner Scott (Brent Albright) defeated Gregory Helms to capture the WWE Cruiserweight championship during a Smackdown house show in Stuttgart, Germany. We'll have complete results of the event after it's completed credit: PWInsider.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BorneAgain 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2006 Interesting. Curious if they let him have past the European tour though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pochorenella 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2006 Hopefully, wether they keep the belt on Gunnar (Albright) or not, they keep those two on TV for a feud. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2006 It was non-title Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk 34 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2006 I wouldn't think of Albright as a cruiser. Although, if it meant Knoble/Albright matches, I'd totally approve. I think Albright is better suited for the mid card as Benoit's protege, then being a CW worker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
