Dynamite vs. Nitro (and RAW, and SmackDown, and Impact)

[Canadian Dragon]

The one where Russo wins the belt

oh jesus christ lol

 

[Sky]

Tonight's episode of AEW Dynamite is episode 250! And by my count, it means we've been doing comparisons between Dynamite and Nitro for a whole year. Suck on that, random guy on Twitter who's using the idea I stole to get more clout than I got.

Nitro 250​

Nitro episode 250 took place from the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, WV and aired on July 3, 2000. It was the go-home show for Bash at the Beach 2000. And we've seen the last of Hogan. He's not on this show! Forget building the World Title match, it's not in his contract!

• 3 Count beat the Jung Dragons (Tank Abbott interfered)
• Johnny the Bull beat Terry Funk in a Hardcore match
• General Hugh G. Rection/Cpl. Cajun beat Mark Jindrak/Sean O'Haire (that push was nice while it lasted. Also the Perfect Event attacked everyone after)
• Booker T beat The Franchise (despite an attack from Kanyon. Also, this is the first Nitro appearance of the Book End)
• The KISS Demon beat Vampiro (thanks to a distraction from several Sting masks)
• Rey Misterio Jr./Juventud Guerrera (w/ Disco and Konnan) beat Lance Storm/Billy Kidman
• Kevin Nash won a 20-man battle royal last eliminating Goldberg (Nash just murdering a bunch of guys, part 2)

RAW 250​

RAW episode 250 took place from the Wheeling Civic Center in Wheeling, WV and aired on March 9, 1998.

• Ken Shamrock/Steve Blackman beat The Rock/Faarooq (w/ the Nation) by DQ
• Barry Windham (w/ Cornette) beat Owen Hart by count-out, failing to win the WWF European Title (Chyna kicked Owen in the dick on the outside)
• Aguila (w/ TAKA) beat Brian Christopher (w/ Lawler) by DQ
• Cactus Jack/Chainsaw Charlie beat the Quebecers
• Marc Mero (w/ Sable) vs. Goldust (w/ Luna) went to a no contest (Luna... scribbled on Sable's face? And the match just ended)
• Triple H (w/ Chyna) vs. Savio Vega went to a no contest (Austin attacked everyone)

SmackDown 250​

SmackDown episode 250 took place from the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI and aired on May 27, 2004.

• The Dudley Boyz beat Rey Mysterio/Rob Van Dam
• Booker T beat Scotty 2 Hotty
• Eddie Guerrero vs. Danny Basham (w/ Doug) never started (Kurt Angle said he refused to let Eddie wrestle after he passed out last week)
• Spike Dudley/Torrie Wilson beat Jamie Noble/Dawn Marie
• Chavo Classic (w/ Chavo Jr.) beat Akio (w/ Sakoda) (why the fuck are they actually PUSHING this old fart)
• John Cena beat Rene Dupree in a Lumberjack match to retain the WWE United States Title

NXT 250​

NXT episode 250 took place from Full Sail University and aired on January 1, 2015.

• The Lucha Dragons beat Tye Dillinger/Jason Jordan
• Blue Pants beat Carmella (w/ Enzo and Cass)
• Baron Corbin beat CJ Parker
• Finn Balor/Hideo Itami beat the Ascension

Impact 250​

Impact episode 250 took place from the Impact Zone and aired on April 9, 2009.

• Sheik Abdul Bashir (w/ Kiyoshi and NO LIMIT) beat Suicide
• Samoa Joe beat Booker T (w/ Kurt Angle) (Joe got unwanted help from AJ Styles to neutralise the Main Event Mafia)
• James Storm (w/ Robert Roode) beat Scott Steiner (w/ Kevin Nash) by DQ (then Team 3D rushed Steiner/Nash)
• Awesome Kong beat Velvet Sky/Madison Rayne (w/ Angelina Love)
• The Motor City Machine Guns beat Mick Foley in a Handicap First Blood match (Sting hit Foley with a chair)

 

[Sky]

Tonight's BLOOD AND GUTS episode of AEW Dynamite is number 251, and so that means I've got to relive another Nitro.

Nitro 251​

Nitro episode 251 took place from the Jacksonville Coliseum in Jacksonville, FL and aired on July 10, 2000. It was the fallout show from Bash at the Beach 2000. So... how about that Hogan?

• Shane Douglas (w/ Torrie) beat Crowbar (w/ Daffney)
• Jeff Jarrett beat Billy Kidman (Shane and Torrie interfered)
• Booker T beat Mike Awesome to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Title
• Big Vito beat Norman Smiley/Ralphus to retain the WCW Hardcore Title
• Lance Storm beat the Artist (w/ Paisley) (this is the beginning of Storm's Team Canada run, the highlight of 2000 WCW!)
• KroniK beat Gen. Rection/Cpl. Cajun (w/ MIA) to retain the WCW World Tag Team Titles
• Jeff Jarrett beat Goldberg, Scott Steiner, and Kanyon in a WCW World Heavyweight Title #1 Contender's Match (setting up Jarrett/Booker and also Goldberg/Steiner for New Blood Rising. Wonder how that goes?)

RAW 251​

RAW episode 251 took place from the America West Arena in Phoenix, AZ and aired on March 17, 1998. This RAW actually aired on Tuesday, as its initial airing was pre-empted by, of all things, the Patrick Stewart version of Moby Dick. I can't make this up.

• Ken Shamrock beat D'Lo Brown by DQ (the Rock interfered)
• Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee) beat Tom Brandi (he came in on an actual horse)
• The Headbangers beat the Rock 'n Roll Express/Jim Cornette to retain the NWA World Tag Team Titles
• Kane beat Go the Gorilla (this isn't really a match but I wanted to highlight it - the Phoenix Suns' gorilla mascot showed up all over this show until Kane attacked him)
• Chainsaw Charlie beat Billy Gunn (w/ Road Dogg) by DQ
• Triple H (w/ Chyna) beat Owen Hart to win the WWF European Title (Chyna re-injured Owen's ankle and HHH made him tap in seconds)
• Luna (w/ Goldust) vs. Sable (w/ Marc Mero) never started (WWF officials tried to stop the catfight, they had one anyway with clothes ripping, Kane showed up, Mero threw Sable under the bus to save himself, Taker showed up on top of the tron to confront Kane and set a coffin alight)

SmackDown 251​

SmackDown episode 251 took place from the Air Canada Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and aired on June 3, 2004.

• Eddie Guerrero beat Danny Basham (w/ Doug)
• Chavo Classic (w/ Chavo Jr.) beat Funaki to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Title (this is still going?)
• Rey Mysterio beat Rene Dupree
• The Undertaker vs. Booker T ended in a no contest (Paul Heyman came to remind Taker that he'd kidnapped Paul Bearer and the match just ended after Taker attacked Heyman. Booker just disappeared)

NXT 251​

NXT episode 251 took place from Full Sail University and aired on January 8, 2015.

• Hideo Itami beat Curtis Axel
• Sasha Banks (w/ Becky) beat Alexa Bliss
• Tyler Breeze beat Chad Gable (Chad's first TV appearance! Hope he doesn't turn out to be a family-abusing piece of shit)
• The Lucha Dragons beat the Vaudevillains to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles

Impact 251​

Impact episode 251 took place from the Impact Zone and aired on April 16, 2009. It was the go-home show for Lockdown 2009.

• Homicide (w/ Hernandez) beat Chris Sabin (w/ Alex Shelley) and Tetsuya Naito (w/ Sheik Abdul, Kiyoshi, and Yujiro) (this is the initial seeds of the World Elite stable)
• Awesome Kong/Raisha Saeed/Taylor Wilde beat the Beautiful People
• Abyss/Daffney beat Cody Deaner/ODB
• Kurt Angle beat Christopher Daniels

 

[Chris]

Stone Cold was preempted by a whale

 

[Canadian Dragon]

that is a lot of Jeff Jarrett!

 

[Death By Looch]

• Luna (w/ Goldust) vs. Sable (w/ Marc Mero) never started (WWF officials tried to stop the catfight, they had one anyway with clothes ripping, Kane showed up, Mero threw Sable under the bus to save himself, Taker showed up on top of the tron to confront Kane and set a coffin alight)

This reads like a feverdreamish mixture of "That escalated quickly" and "How the fuck did we end up here, from that start?"

 

[Sky]

I'm behind on things okay

Yesterday's AEW Dynamite was 252

Nitro 252​

Nitro episode 252 took place from the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, MI and aired on July 18, 2000. This aired on Tuesday because it was pre-empted by the docudrama Nuremberg. That's how far WCW has fallen.

• Mike Awesome beat Kanyon in the quarter-finals of a WCW United States Heavyweight Title tournament (Buff and Judy Bagwell were there and Buff attacked Kanyon. This was also the debut of the Fat Chick Thriller gimmick! Delightful)
• Lance Storm beat Buff Bagwell in the quarter-finals of a WCW United States Heavyweight Title tournament (Buff was distracted by Judy being taken to the back)
• The Great Muta beat Vampiro (w/ Demon and ICP) in the quarter-finals of a WCW United States Heavyweight Title tournament (Demon tried and failed to distract Muta)
• Shane Douglas (w/ Torrie) beat Billy Kidman in the quarter-finals of a WCW United States Heavyweight Title tournament
• The Jung Dragons beat 3 Count (w/ Tank Abbott) in a Ladder match (in three minutes)
• Mike Awesome beat The Great Muta in the semi-finals of a WCW United States Heavyweight Title tournament
• Lance Storm beat Shane Douglas (w/ Torrie) in the semi-finals of a WCW United States Heavyweight Title tournament
• Jeff Jarrett beat Stevie Ray (Rick Steiner and Midajah interfered)
• Lance Storm beat Mike Awesome in the finals of the tournament to win the vacant WCW United States Title (Canadian Title time babyyyyy)
• Goldberg vs. Scott Steiner ended in a no contest (Cat was the special ref, and Steiner punched out Cat to end the match inconclusively. Then Booker T and Kevin Nash both interfered)

RAW 252​

RAW episode 252 took place from the Tucson Convention Center in Tucson, AZ and aired on March 23, 1998. It was the go-home show for WrestleMania XIV!

• Cactus Jack/Chainsaw Charlie beat the Quebecers by DQ (the New Age Outlaws interfered)
• Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee) beat Steve Blackman
• The New Midnight Express vs. Disciples of Apocalypse ended in a no contest (it devolved into a brawl among the tag team battle royal teams)
• Faarooq beat Chainz by DQ (the Rock interfered)
• Bradshaw beat Barry Windham (w/ Cornette)
• Steve Austin beat the Rock

SmackDown 252​

SmackDown episode 252 took place from the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY and aired on June 10, 2004.

• Kenzo Suzuki (w/ Hiroko) beat Scotty 2 Hotty (finally, Kenzo's debut!)
• Rey Mysterio beat Chavo Guerrero (w/ Chavo Classic)
• John Cena... competed in a gauntlet against Booker T, Rob Van Dam, and Rene Dupree (Kurt Angle set up a 5-minute gauntlet with Booker, RVD and Dupree, to see who'd get the shot against Cena at GAB 2004. All failed to beat Cena in time, then Cena beat Dupree in overtime, but Angle arbitrarily decided that all of them would get the title shot. SmackDown 2004, everyone!)

NXT 252​

NXT episode 252 took place from Full Sail University and aired on January 14, 2015.

• Finn Balor beat Tyson Kidd
• Baron Corbin beat Bull Dempsey
• Becky Lynch/Sasha Banks beat Natalya/Charlotte
• Sami Zayn beat Adrian Neville to retain the NXT Title

Impact 252​

Impact episode 252 took place from the Impact Zone and aired on April 23, 2009. It was the fallout show from Lockdown 2009.

• Beer Money, Inc. beat Lethal Consequences in the quarter-finals of the Team 3D Invitational Tournament
• Sojo Bolt beat Taylor Wilde in a TNA Knockouts Title #1 Contender's Ladder match (and somehow BOTCHED A BRASS KNUCKS SHOT)
• AJ Styles beat Kevin Nash (w/ Jenna Morasca) by DQ to retain the TNA Legends Title (Booker T interfered)
• Eric Young/Jethro Holliday beat NO LIMIT in the quarter-finals of the Team 3D Invitational Tournament
• Jeff Jarrett beat Scott Steiner in a Cactus Jack Smack Attack match (a No DQ match with silly weapons)

 

[Chris]

Cactus Jack Smack Attack

 

[Sky]

Tonight's AEW Dynamite is episode number 253

Nitro 253​

Nitro episode 253 took place from the CSU Center in Cleveland, OH and aired on July 24, 2000.

• Lance Storm beat Big Vito to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Title and win the WCW Hardcore Title
• Lt. Loco/Major Gunns beat David Flair/Miss Hancock
• KroniK vs. Jeff Jarrett for the WCW World Tag Team Titles went to a no contest (okay, so. Deep breaths. Bryan Clark got attacked backstage, and the weapon was suspiciously like a broken guitar. Brian Adams hit a big boot and leg drop, seemingly at the urging of Russo so commentators could take a shot at Hogan when it wasn't the finish. Clark showed up late, and they teased High Times through a table, but the referee stopped them so they gave the ref the move instead. And did I mention this all happened in sub-6 minutes? WCW!)
• Vampiro (w/ ICP) vs. the Great Muta went to a no contest (it's unclear whether this match even started. The Cat was the special guest ref because you legally must have him. Both Vampiro and Muta attacked Cat and Muta joined the Dark Carnival. Also the KISS Demon showed up)
• Goldberg beat Booker T but didn't win the WCW World Heavyweight Title (what. It was meant to be Booker/Sting but newly heel Goldberg attacked Sting. He squashed Booker for three minutes, Stevie Ray threw in the towel (for no real reason), Goldberg threw the towel back out, Cat came out to declare Goldberg the winner. And yet Goldberg was not the champion, Booker still was. Also, Sting was chosen as the result of a poll, of which they threw out the result. WCW!)
• Buff Bagwell (w/ Judy) vs. Kanyon never started (Kanyon didn't show, Buff declared himself the winner, then Kanyon attacked Buff while disguised as a cameraman before abducting Judy)
• Mike Awesome (w/ three plus-size women) beat Shane Douglas (w/ Torrie) (Shane was distracted by the airing of Torrie's sex tape with Billy Kidman)
• Rey Misterio Jr./Juventud Guerrera lost a four-way Caged Heat Elimination match also involving Gen. Rection/Cpl. Cajun, the Perfect Event, and Mark Jindrak/Sean O'Haire (losers of this match were out of the four-way tag title match at New Blood Rising)
• Booker T beat Goldberg to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Title (Jeff Jarrett and Cat both attacked Goldberg)

The fuck is this shit?

RAW 253​

RAW episode 253 took place from the Pepsi Arena in Albany, NY and aired on March 30, 1998. It was the fallout show from WrestleMania XIV. No more Shawn for a long long time.

• The Legion of Doom (w/ Sunny) beat Los Boricuas (35 seconds)
• Kurrgan (w/ Jackyl) beat Chainz
• Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee) beat Aguila (and then Steve Blackman attacked Jarrett)
• Ken Shamrock/Steve Blackman beat The Rock/Faarooq (w/ the Nation) (the Nation turned on Faarooq)
• Marc Mero (w/ Sable) beat TAKA Michinoku (Kai En Tai debuted to attack-a TAKA)
• The New Midnight Express (w/ Jim Cornette and Dan Severn) beat the Headbangers to win the NWA World Tag Team Titles
• The New Age Outlaws beat Cactus Jack/Chainsaw Charlie to win the vacant WWF World Tag Team Titles (HHH and THE RETURNING X-Pac came out to interfere, solidifying the most famous lineup of D-Generation X! We're in the Attitude Era now!)

SmackDown 253​

SmackDown episode 253 took place from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL and aired on June 17, 2004. This also featured an absolutely interminable promo by JBL, who was unhappy at being fired by CNBC for literally doing Nazi salutes in a country where it's very illegal.

• The Dudley Boyz beat Charlie Haas/Rico (w/ Jackie) to win the WWE Tag Team Titles
• Eddie Guerrero beat Doug Basham (w/ Danny)
• Kenzo Suzuki (w/ Hiroko) beat Spike Dudley
• Rey Mysterio beat Chavo Classic (w/ Chavo Jr.) to win the WWE Cruiserweight Title
• Luther Reigns beat Funaki
• Rob Van Dam/John Cena vs. Booker T/Rene Dupree went to a no contest (Undertaker attacked everyone, now enslaved by Paul Heyman)

NXT 253​

NXT episode 253 took place from Full Sail University and aired on January 21, 2015.

• Finn Balor beat Curtis Axel in the first round of an NXT Title contenders' tournament
• Charlotte (w/ Sasha) beat Becky Lynch by DQ to retain the NXT Women's Title
• Wesley Blake/Buddy Murphy beat the Vaudevillains
• Hideo Itami beat Tyler Breeze in the first round of an NXT Title contenders' tournament

Impact 253​

Impact episode 253 took place from the Impact Zone and aired on April 30, 2009.

• Amazing Red/Suicide beat the Motor City Machine Guns in the quarter-finals of the Team 3D Invitational Tournament
• Doug Williams/Brutus Magnus (w/ Rob Terry) beat Homicide in the quarter-finals of the Team 3D Invitational Tournament (Hernandez got attacked backstage)
• Awesome Kong (w/ Raisha Saeed) beat Madison Rayne (w/ Angelina and Velvet) in a Stretcher match
• Abyss beat Cody Deaner (w/ ODB) (the stipulation was that Abyss could have weapons used against him but couldn't use them himself)
• Kevin Nash/Booker T (w/ Jenna and Sharmell) beat AJ Styles/Samoa Joe

 

[Chris]

You should note X-Pac returned from WCW that Raw too, it's noticeable for being the first real Raw after Mania surprise before that actually became a thing

 

[Sky]

You should note X-Pac returned from WCW that Raw too, it's noticeable for being the first real Raw after Mania surprise before that actually became a thing

I hope that's clear enough for you now

 

[Roy Mustang]

That WCW episode is something else

 

[Sky]

Tonight's Dynamite is 254

Nitro 254​

Nitro episode 254 took place from the Firstar Center in Cincinnati, OH and aired on July 31, 2000. RIP Gordon Solie

• Big Vito beat Buff Bagwell (w/ Judy) (Buff was now obsessed with camera guys being Kanyon in disguise)
• Kwee Wee beat the Artist (w/ Paisley) (and just like that Prince Iaukea is gone)
• Lance Storm beat Lt. Loco (w/ MIA) to win the WCW Cruiserweight Title (triple champ Storm baby!)
• Sting beat Jeff Jarrett (okay, there's a spot in here that's wild. Jarrett kicks the ref in the nads, then hits Sting with a chair. The ref stops selling being kicked in the nads and counts Jarrett's pin. Refs are worse than useless in WCW-land)
• KroniK beat Mark Jindrak/Sean O'Haire and Vampiro/The Great Muta to retain the WCW World Tag Team Titles
• Shane Douglas (w/ Torrie) beat Billy Kidman in a Viagra on a Pole match (yep)
• Major Gunns beat Miss Hancock in a Hardcore match (while Sgt. AWOL beat on David Flair, and then Gunns put Hancock through one of Wall's tables)
• Scott Steiner (w/ Midajah) beat Kevin Nash in a Straitjacket match (Rick Steiner interfered)
• Booker T beat Sting to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Title (the KISS Demon attacked both men)

RAW 254​

RAW episode 254 took place from the On Center in Syracuse, NY and aired on April 6, 1998.

• Dan Severn (w/ Cornette) beat Flash Funk
• Steve Blackman beat Brian Christopher (Tennessee Lee was on commentary)
• Owen Hart beat the Rock (w/ the Nation) by DQ, failing to win the WWF Intercontinental Title (Chyna interfered)
• Luna Vachon (w/ Goldust) beat Matt Knowles (aka ECW/early ROH tag team star HC Loc!)
• Ken Shamrock vs. Marc Mero ended in a no contest (the Nation attacked everyone)
• D-Generation X (w/ Chyna) beat the Disciples of Apocalypse

SmackDown 254​

SmackDown episode 254 took place from the TD Waterhouse Arena in Orlando, FL and aired on June 24, 2004. It was the go-home show for the infamously terrible The Great American Bash 2004.

• Chavo Guerrero won a WWE Cruiserweight Title #1 Contender's 10-Man Battle Royal, last eliminating Billy Kidman
• Billy Gunn beat Kenzo Suzuki (w/ Hiroko) by DQ
• Eddie Guerrero beat Luther Reigns by DQ (JBL interfered)
• Rene Dupree beat Rob Van Dam
• The Undertaker beat John Cena (in an actual good match)

NXT 254​

NXT episode 254 took place from Full Sail University and aired on January 28, 2015. This show also featured a Kevin Owens/Sami Zayn contract signing.

• Wesley Blake/Buddy Murphy beat the Lucha Dragons to win the NXT Tag Team Titles
• Adrian Neville beat Tyson Kidd in the first round of an NXT Title contenders' tournament
• Charlotte/Bayley vs. Sasha Banks/Becky Lynch went to a no contest (Charlotte and Bayley fought each other)
• Baron Corbin beat Bull Dempsey in the first round of an NXT Title contenders' tournament

Impact 254​

Impact episode 254 took place from the Impact Zone and aired on May 7, 2009.

• Suicide beat Consequences Creed (w/ Jay Lethal)
• Matt Morgan beat the MEM Security Guys
• Beer Money, Inc. beat Eric Young/Jethro Holliday in the semi-finals of the Team 3D Invitational Tournament
• Awesome Kong (w/ Raisha) beat Velvet Sky (w/ Angelina) in a Stretcher match
• The Main Event Mafia (w/ Jenna and Sharmell) beat the TNA Frontline (Foley, Jarrett, AJ, Samoa Joe, Daniels)

 

[Sky]

Tonight's Dynamite is 255, which means it's the last Dynamite before integer overflow sets in and we go into Nitro -256 back in 1990.

Nitro 255​

Nitro episode 255 took place from the Pepsi Center in Denver, CO and aired on August 7, 2000. It was the go-home show for New Blood Rising 2000.

• The Dark Carnival beat the Jung Dragons (Tank Abbott was on commentary for this. Post-match Sting attacked everyone)
• KroniK beat Mark Jindrak/Sean O'Haire by DQ to retain the WCW World Tag Team Titles (the Perfect Event interfered)
• Buff Bagwell/Judy Bagwell beat Kanyon/Pamela Paulshock (if that matchup didn't blow your mind enough, the finish was when MEAN GENE OKERLUND interfered)
• Scott Steiner beat Sting in a Lead Pipe on a Pole match (Rick Steiner was the one who got the pipe though)
• Booker T beat Lance Storm to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Title (but the match was pretty much jobbing to comedy antics with Mike Awesome and one of his thrilled fat chicks by ringside. Also Jeff Jarrett attacked Booker afterwards)
• Jeff Jarrett beat Mike Awesome
• Kevin Nash/Sting beat the Steiner Brothers (Goldberg attacked Scott, then post-match attacked everyone else)

RAW 255​

RAW episode 255 took place from the CoreStates Centre in Philadelphia, PA and aired on April 13, 1998. This show ended WCW's 83-week unbeaten run in the ratings! We're at the turning point.

• Los Boricuas vs. Disciples of Apocalypse in a Chain match ended in a no contest (DX attacked everyone)
• TAKA Michinoku beat Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee) by DQ (Kai En Tai interfered)
• Terry Funk/2 Cold Scorpio beat the Quebecers
• Ken Shamrock/Steve Blackman vs. the New Midnight Express (w/ Cornette and Severn) ended in a double DQ
• Owen Hart (w/ LoD and Sunny) beat Billy Gunn (w/ DX) (the crowd could not give less of a shit, Owen was ice cold at the time)
• Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon (w/ Shane, Stooges and Slaughter) for the WWF Title never started (Dude Love tried to convince Austin not to fight Vince because it would stop him getting paid, then attacked him)

SmackDown 255​

SmackDown episode 255 took place from the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, NC and aired on July 1, 2004. It was the fallout show from The Great American Bash 2004. So began the JBL era, SmackDown's lowest low.

• Booker T beat Rob Van Dam and Rene Dupree in a WWE United States Title #1 Contender's match
• Rey Mysterio beat Mordecai (so ended the Mordecai push)
• Torrie Wilson beat Sable (remember their match at GAB '04 when Torrie's shoulders were up for the pin? Yeah, that was a storyline thing! The story being that referee Charles Robinson sucks at his job, apparently. He was punished by Kurt Angle by...)
• Charles Robinson vs. Luther Reigns ended in a no contest (...this match! Except no, because Charlie Haas saved him)
• JBL beat Spike Dudley to retain the WWE Title (pretty much a squash. Post-match Eddie attacked)

NXT 255​

NXT episode 255 took place from Full Sail University and aired on February 4, 2015. It was the go-home show for NXT TakeOver: Rival.

• Carmella (w/ Enzo and Cass) beat Emma
• Adrian Neville beat Baron Corbin in the semi-finals of an NXT Title contender's tournament (Bull Dempsey interfered)
• Bayley beat Becky Lynch (w/ Sasha) (Sasha distracted Becky)
• Finn Balor beat Hideo Itami in the semi-finals of an NXT Title contender's tournament

Impact 255​

Impact episode 255 took place from the Impact Zone and aired on May 14, 2009.

• Daniels beat Chris Sabin (w/ Shelley)
• Samoa Joe beat Eric Young (then abducted him)
• Awesome Kong (w/ Raisha) beat Cute Kip (w/ Angelina)
• The British Invasion (w/ Rob Terry) beat Amazing Red/Suicide in the semi-finals of the Team 3D Invitational Tournament (MCMG attacked Suicide)
• Kevin Nash beat NO LIMIT
• Booker T (w/ Sharmell) beat Jethro Holliday in an I Quit match (the first thing Holliday said when asked was "Sharmell looks good naked")

 

[Chris]

Absolutely atrocious SmackDown that I have vivid memories of watching live