SUMMERSLAM XX RESULTS

· MVP def. JEFF HARDY

· BETH PHOENIX and SANTINO MARELLA def. MICKIE JAMES and KOFI KINGSTON
Winner takes all. BETH PHOENIX is the NEW WOMEN’S CHAMPION and SANTINO MARELLA is the new INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION

· ECW TITLE MATCH: MATT HARDY def. MARK HENRY via disqualification

· WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: CM PUNK def. JBL (WOOHOO!)

· WWE TITLE MATCH: TRIPLE H def. THE GREAT KHALI

· BATISTA def. JOHN CENA

· HELL IN THE CELL: THE UNDERTAKER def. EDGE

NOTES:
· I really like the chemistry between Beth Phoenix and Santino Marella. The pairing creates great comedy. I enjoyed watching Satino celebrate while sitting on top of Beth’s shoulders!
· CM Punk beat JBL! WooHoo! My man keeps his title. Well….in my head he’s my man. He doesn’t know it yet.
· The ECW title match was boring and pointless! I was hoping that Matt Hardy would come away with the title, but instead he won through disqualification. I’m extremely disappointed. It wasn’t much of a match at all. It ended in like two seconds with Tony Atlas interfering in the match.
· I glad Triple H won…I just hate watching the Great Khali…
· I want this rivalry between Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels to end. Chris Jericho hits Shawn Michaels’ wife and he doesn’t fight back? What the hell?
· I enjoyed the match between Batista and John Cena and was surprised that is didn’t end in disqualification. Batista defeated Cena, but the match had an amazing build up. Every time one of them kicked out of a count out, you could hear the crowd getting louder and louder.
· The Hell in The Cell match was the most anticipated with the return of the Undertaker. I was looking forward to the match the most. I loved watching it, but I can't help feeling a little disappointed. They were tearing each other apart…including the cell, LoL. I guess I was hoping to see both of them get on top of the cell and fight it out ad have some one fall from the top a la Mick Foley. None-the-less, I loved the ending with the Undertaker coming back into the ring and choke slamming Edge from the ladders and breaking huge hole into the mat. Fire shot out of the hole as the Undertaker did his iconic pose.

Live reactions: (Source from audience member Joe Roderick for Wrestlinginc.com)

“You could feel the buzz for the Cena/Batista match the entire night. The dark
match was great . . . if you want to get a crowd to their feet early, play the Big Show's
music, it was crazy.”

“The inter gender match was nice. For being a heel, Santino gets a great
reaction . . . he might be one of the greatest entertainers on the mic that this company has seen in a while.
Expect WWE to
ride
his wave of popularity.Another great segment between HBK and Y2J . . .
can't
wait to see what type of match they are in next. HBK's wife took a
legit shot
and you could tell she had a fat lip right away, what a trooper.”

“This was the BEST Khali match I have seen. HHH did a great job of making him
look decent in the ring. It was nice to see that some one could.”

“Cena/Batista . . . everything I expected to see in this match and with a lot
more. The spot at the end when Cena tried to do something crazy off the ropes
and got power bombed was amazing, I was a little suprised that it was a clean
win though. It's so weird to see the cut off in supporters in person. I mean
everyone under 15 really loves Cena but anyone with a drivers license can't
stand him. The guy just keeps going out and putting on great shows. And on
another side note, I would love to see one of these wrestlers take a hearing test, I mean I was about as far away
from the entrance as possible and my ears were ringing at some of their pyro. I
couldn't imagine being 5 feet away. INSANE!And for the HIAC . . . WOW WOW WOW. I
think there were 4 "Holy S***" chants during this match. The cage/spear spot was
crazy as was everything else. The match itself might have been one of the top
Cell matches of all time. There were obviously ones that were better but this
was a lot of fun to watch. My jaw actually dropped several times. The ending was
something I have never seen before. The fire at the end was so unexpected. I
wonder how they will play this off when Edge returns.”

RAW RESULTS 8.4.08

INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP: KOFI KINGSTON def. PAUL BURCHILL

WOMEN'S TITLE MATCH: MICKIE JAMES def. KATIE LEA

10 MINUTE HANDICAP MATCH: JBL and CHRIS JERICHO def. CM PUNK (JBL makes the pin and becomes #1 contender for CM Punk's World Heavyweight Championship.)

KANE def. MATT STRIKER

WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: JOHN CENA and BATISTA def. TED DIBIASI and CODY RHODES

Notes:

• Raw this evening had a lively crowd. They were hyped from beginning to end.
• Believe it or not, I am beginning to like Mike Adamle as the new Raw GM. I can see him becoming a great heel.
• I liked seeing my favorite Diva Mickie James in action. Beth Pheonix attacks her from behind after her match with Katie Lea. This sets up another rivalry with Mickie James. Santino Marrella comes out to cheer on his lovely lady. I like the whole angle with Beth and Santino. It's very funny. I enjoyed the segment between Santino and Adamle, as well. Or is it Ad-em-le? Oh yea....what is up with Santino's newly grown Uni brow?
• The handicap match with JBL, Chris Jericho, and CM Punk was highly entertaining. It was nice to hear the crowd chanting Punk's name.
• I don't understand why HBK only has a promo for Summerslam. He's not performing? Oh yea...and about that eye injury....if HBK can comeback from a back injury, then I think that he can comeback from an eye injury like a piece of cake.
• I'm getting board of this Kane and sack thing...can we get that moving along, please?
• John Cena bitch slaps Batista....daaaammnnnn!

NOTES FROM THE WRESTLING CHICK 8.1.08

If I where a wrestler, which one would I be: WWE Diva or TNA Knockout?




Women in wrestling have come far from being just regular escorts at ring side. Now you got to have some in ring ability to make it in this business.

Many fans are annoyed of the Diva Search that takes place each year in the WWE. I share that type of frustration, because it gives the illusion that you can just be a pretty face to make it in this business. Women with no in ring abilities are paraded around television every week and all that the fans can judge are by their looks. A lot of them were models whose agents recommend they participate in this competition for exposure.


I think that there could have been a lot of potential in this Diva Search. The WWE could have picked talent from actual women wrestlers who work the independent circuit or even allowed some of the females performing from Japan to take part. Imagine how different the Divas roster could be. Every week these females would wrestle in a competition to find out who the next Diva is.

While there are some negatives to the current format of this competition, I don’t think it’s all that bad. After all, the Diva Search did give us some favorites like Michelle McCool, Maria, Christy Hemme, and many others. So while a lot of pretty faces are paraded around each week, only some talented few who decided to get their dirty are still going out on TV each week. Besides, the girls have to have to live up to the name of Diva. They really have to be Diva’s. I think that in order to be a WWE Diva, you have to be like a Spice Girl. I know that might sound stupid to some, but I think that the WWE Diva’s have a Spice Girl quality to them. They have variety and a little something for everyone. One is a little sporty, another is a little posh, and another is a bratty blond by the name of Kelly Kelly….you get the picture. Might I remind you that Trish Stratus was one of the greatest Diva’s in WWE history (and a great wrestler), when she began she was only a fitness model. While some of the girls don’t have the best of in-ring ability, they have entertainment value which is what the WWE is looking for.


If the WWE Divas are the Spice Girls, then the TNA Knockouts are like EN Vogue or Destiny’s Child. The Knockouts have variety as well, but have great in-ring talent as well as some credibility. Like an En Vogue or a Destiny’s Child, they can be powerhouses. TNA really has a great roster of women wrestlers who have incredible in-ring ability and who also provide some T and A. One cannot ignore women like Gail Kim, Taylor Wilde (current Champion), or Awesome Kong. In order to be a woman of TNA, she really must live up to the name – meaning she really has to knockout her competition. It is safe enough to say that Kelly Kelly wouldn’t last very long in a TNA Ring. Awesome Kong would tear her apart.

TNA Knockouts are not the same entertainers as WWE Divas. Knockouts remind me of the “women warriors” of Frank Millers Sin City who protect Old Town. The Knockouts are women warriors and they are fighters.

So if the choice came down to being a WWE Diva or a TNA Knockout, it would be a difficult one. If I wanted to be the best wrestler I could be and have the credibility that I wanted to earn, I’d be a TNA Knockout. However, to be honest with you I’d rather be a Diva aka a Spice Girl. I grew up as a girl with women like Sunny, Sable (although I wasn’t to fond of her), Chyna, Ivory, Lita, and Trish Stratus. So I have much more of a fondness for the women that I grew up watching. Also, there are great women like Mickie James (who is currently my favorite), Beth Phoenix, Natalya Niedhart, Victoria, Melina, and of course the new edition of Katie Lea. These women add the real Spice of the women roster.

I think that there are great women on both sides of the fence. It would be interesting to think about if these women in group ever crossed paths, who would win in a street fight: WWE Divas or TNA Knockouts?
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