Backstory
It was two weeks after the Royal Rumble, and Vince's worst dreams came true. TNA was advancing on WWE, by defeating ECW in the ratings, and also TNA getting increasing ratings, while RAW and Smackdown!'s were declining. ECW's ratings were at an all time low, which prompted Vince to get rid of ECW for good. At WWE No Way Out, the last ECW Champion will be crowned, in a 10 man Extreme Battle Royal. After No Way Out, the ECW Championship, will become the Hardcore Championship, without the 24/7 rule. I will give you the quick results of No Way Out and Wrestlemania, and I will start from there.
No Way Out Card
WWE Championship: John Cena vs. WWE Champ Randy Orton
World Heavyweight Championship: Edge vs. Rey Mysterio
Smackdown Elimination Chamber: Undertaker vs. Batista vs. MVP vs. The Great Khali vs. Finlay vs. Kane (Big Daddy V is in the Battle Royal)
Raw Elimination Chamber: HHH vs. HBK vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Umaga vs. JBL vs. Y2J
ECW Championship 10 man Battle Royal: The Sandman vs. Sabu vs. Tommy Dreamer vs. RVD vs. Mark Henry vs. CM Punk vs. Big Daddy V vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Elijah Burke vs. ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero
Retirement Match: Ric Flair vs. Mr Kennedy (KENNEDY!!!)
Womens Championship: (Special Referee: Candice Michelle) Beth Phoenix vs. Mickie James
WWE Tag Team Championships: One Fall: Edge Heads (Curt Hawkins and Zach Ryder) vs. Londrick (who went over to Smackdown!) vs Tag Team Champs John Morrison and The Miz
No Way Out Results
The opening video package was all about ECW, which featured ECW Legends such as RVD, Tommy Dreamer, Sabu and The Sandman. It was all footage off the old ECW.
The crowd start chanting ECW, but the opening match was for the Tag Team Championships. After a great match up that went for 15 minutes, Kendrick hit The Sliced Bread onto The Miz!!! As he was about to cover, Hawkins came in with a chair, and smashed Brian in the face, but it is no DQ! Hawkins looked around and everyone was down, and he pinned Miz and he got the win!!!
Winners and NEW Tag Team Champions, The Edge Heads!!
Next up is the retirement match between Ric Flair and Mr Kennedy... KENNEDY!!! It was a good match between the two, with Flair's career looking finished, after Kennedy hit a Mic Check, but Flair kicked out! Kennedy got frustrated and hit the ref, and then went up top, but Flair low blowed him while Kennedy was up top, and Kennedy crumbled to the floor! Flair locked in the Figure Four and another ref came charging down, and Kennedy tapped!!
Winner: Ric Flair
The womens championship match is on now, with Candice calling it right down the middle. Beth hit the Down In Flames, but somehow Mickie kicked out, but Beth returned the favour by kicking out of a Mick Kick. Mickie then put Beth up top going for a superplex, but Beth pushed her off. Beth was then distracted by Candice, and a look of fear came upon her face, realising that this was how she put Candice out of action. Candice kept pretending that she was going to do it, but Beth pleaded, but during this time, Mickie had got up, and delivered a Mick Kick while Beth was still on the top rope! Candice counted and Mickie won. After the match, the two women celebrated.
Winner and new champion, Mickie James.
The crowd the began to pop huge, as the Elimination Chamber descended for the first time in the night. Here are the main facts.
Entry Order:
1. Great Khali @ 0:00
2. Kane @ 0:00
3. Batista @ 3:00
4. Finlay @ 6:00
5. Undertaker @ 9:00
6. MVP @ 12:00
Elimination Order:
1. Kane via Double handed Chokebomb by Khali @ 7:45
2. The Great Khali via shillelagh shot from Finlay and spear from Batista @ 13:32
3. Finlay via Playmaker onto the steel by MVP @ 15:57
4. MVP was about to eliminate Undertaker it seemed, after busting him wide open by repeatedly bouncing his head into the chain and then when he seated the Undertaker against the cell, he gave him his patented running boot, it looked as though the final two would be MVP and Batista, but that didnt happen, as when he was about to go for the pin, OH YEAAAAAA! MATT HARDY RETURNED! MVP couldnt believe what he was seeing, and Matt told him to turn around, and Batista connected with a Spinebuster onto the steel, and that was enough to eliminate MVP @ 20:18!
5. The final two were Batista and The Undertaker, Wrestlemania 23 and Survivor Series opponents. These two have had some classic duels, and it came down to this, the right to face the World Heavyweight Champion at Wrtestlemania 24. After a ten minute clinic between the two men, who both now were wearing the proverbial mask, it came down to a brutal finish, after both men kicked out of the others finishers. Batista climbed up onto one of the pods, and was closely followed by The Undertaker. The two men traded blow after blow, until it looked as though Batista would spinebuster Taker off the pod, Taker reversed, and GRABBED BY THE THROAT, AND CHOKESLAMMED HIM OFF THE POD!!!!!!!!!!!! That was enough to finish the match, and The Undertaker is going to Wrestlemania!!
Winner and Number 1 Contender for The World Heavyweight Championship, The Undertaker!!!!!!
Raw Elimination Chamber Main Facts
Entry:
1. JBL
2. Y2J
3. Umaga @ 3:00
4. HHH w/ sledgehammer @ 6:00
5. HBK @ 9:00
6. Jeff Hardy @ 12:00'
Elimination:
1. Umaga @ 7:30 via sledgehammer shot and Codebreaker by HHH and Chris Jericho respectively.
2. Chris Jericho @ 10:55 via low blow and small cradle hooking the tights by JBL
3. After JBL eliminated Jericho, he started taunting him and then went over to HHH, who was outside on the steel. Jericho had gotten up and realised what JBL had done, so he went over to JBL, who was pounding away at HHH near one of the glass pods. Jericho rushed outside, with the ref telling him to leave, but he went straight over to JBL, who was not ready for Y2J. Jericho then picked up JBL AND GAVE HIM A CODEBREAKER WHICH SENT JBL THROUGH ONE OF THE PODS! Triple H then draped an arm over Bradshaw, and got the cover @ 11:45.
4. Jeff Hardy, HBK and HHH put on a great show, with no-one getting eliminated for 10 minutes. When the match reached the 25 minute mark, HBK went to hit Hardy with the Sweet Chin Music, but he ducked and connected with Triple H!! While HBK was momentarily distracted, Hardy jumped onto one of the unbroken pods and CONNECTED WITH A WHISPER IN THE WIND OFF THE POD! Hardy then covered Michaels, and HBK is eliminated!
5. The two men who fought at Armageddon are left. Another 10 minute clinic, which took the match past the half hour mark. HHH tried to finish it with a sledgehammmer shot, but Hardy ducked, and then dropkicked the sledgehammer into HHH's face. Hardy then went for another daredevil move, a SWANTON BOMB OFF THE POD, BUT WHEN HE LEAPT, HHH MOVED AND HIT HARDY IN THE BACK WITH THE SLEDGEHAMMER!!! HHH WINS!!!
Winner and going to Wrestlemania 24 to face the WWE Champion, Triple H!!!!!!
World Heavyweight Championship: Edge and Rey Mysterio put on a great show for us, with them battling it out for twenty or so minutes. These two had great chemistry, with Edge's technical style mixing with Rey's high flying ability. The E & G Family without Chavo come down to ringside and it distracts Rey. Edge goes for a spear, but Mysterio dodges and trips him up on the ropes. 619! Drop Da Dime! 1........2......Hawkins and Ryder come in and break up the pin with there newly won Tag Team Title Belts!!!
Winner by DQ, Rey Mysterio, but since the title can't change hands by disqualification, still World Champion, Edge!
The Edge Heads and Edge start pounding away at Rey and then the Edge Heads bring in two steel chairs, while Edge sets up Rey for the Spear. Wwhen he is about to charge, LIGHTS OUT! The Undertaker is here! Edge flees the Deadman, but the Edge Heads aren't so lucky. Taker then grabs Hawkins and Ryder by the throat, and gives them a Double Chokeslam! Taker's music hits, and when the lights go out again, Taker is gone. Edge runs his hands through his hair as the commentators hype up the first Mania match set, with stating it is Streak vs. Streak.
The ECW Championship Battle Royal is next, but I will just right out the eliminations. Final two battle it out in a one fall match.
Eliminations:
1. Big Daddy V by everyone in the ring @ 1:45.
2. Shelton Benjamin by CM Punk with a chair shot which sent him out of the ring @ 5:05
3/4. Elijah Burke and Mark Henry were eliminated at the same time. Burke was eliminated by RVD, after a Van Daminator with a ladder, and then Sandman smashed him in the back with the cane while he was standing groggily. The cane shot sent him into Henry, who was resting on the ropes @ 7:50.
5. CM Punk was eliminated by a Gory Bomb over the top rope by Chavo Guerrero, which sent him into the barbed wire board which was resting on the outside, which earned Holy Shit chants @ 11:10.
6. Tommy Dreamer was eliminated by Sabu @ 15:00 after Sabu hit Dreamer, who was resting on the ropes after just recovering from a White Russian Leg Sweep from The Sandman, with a leaping chair shot off another chair.
7. Sandman was cleaning house on the three remaining competitors, who were RVD, Sabu and Chavo Guerrero. But when Sandman tried to hit RVD with his Singapore Cane, but Sabu moved Rob out of the way, and Sandman's cane connected with the top rope, which then rebounded and hit him in the head. Sabu then picked up a barb wire bat and smashes Sandman in the face with it, which sends him over the top rope.
8. The former ECW Tag Team Champions Rob Van Dam and Sabu teamed up together to try and eliminate the current ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero. While Sabu was down after a brainbuster on a trash can a couple of minutes earlier, Chavo attempted a Three Amigoes to RVD, with the third trying to be over the top rope, but Rob landed on the apron. Chavo then charged back at Van Dam, but Rob caught him with a fore-arm to the face. Sabu then came from behind Chavo, and lifted Guerrero into a back suplex position, and then placed him onto RVD, into a powerbomb position. Sabu then slid under the bottom rope and set up a table on the outside. Rob then turned around and DELIVERED A MODIFIED POWERBOMB BY THROWING CHAVO OFF OF HIS SHOLUDERS THROUGH THE TABLE! WE ARE NOW GUARANTEED A NEW ECW CHAMP!!
9. RVD and Sabu are now battling it out to become the new ECW Champ. After these two battled it out, it seemed over as Sabu nailed a Triple Jump Moonsault, but Rob kicked out!! Sabu didn't know what he had to do, so he got the table that was set up in the corner, and placed it in the middle of the ring. Sabu then went to place Rob on the table, but Rob reversed, and picked up a chair, and nailed Sabu with a Van Daminator, which sent him on top of the table. RVD then climbed the ladder that was inside the ring that was set up, and delivers a FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH OFF THE LADDER ONTO SABU THROUGH THE TABLE!!!
Winner and new ECW Champion, Rob Van Dam!
After the match, Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman and PAUL HEYMAN come out and Sabu gets up, and they all raise each other's hands, while the crowd chants 'E-C-DUB!'.
WWE Championship: The long awaited battle between John Cena and Randy Orton has finally come, with Cena looking for revenge while Randy Orton looks to add another legend to his list. After about 15 minutes between these two, with each other using every move in his arsenal, the ref takes a bump after Cena attempted and F-U, but Randy swung his legs around and accidentally hit the referee. John saw what happened and let Pandy go, so Randy connected with a low blow, and then hit the RKO! Another ref came down and counted. 1.......2.........KICKOUT! Randy got frustrated and went outside and got a chair. The ref tried to stop, but Orton overpowered him and charged at Cena, but The Doctor of Thuganomics trips up Orton onto the chair, and LOCKS IN THE STF-U!!! Randy fights it, but he taps out! We have a NEW WWE CHAMPION!!!
Winner and NEW WWE Champion John Cena!!!
'Time to Play the Game' hits as Cena and HHH stare each other down to end the show!!!
End of Show
Rosters
Raw
WWE Champ: John Cena
Intercontinental Champ: Carlito
Tag Champs: The Rock N’ Sock Connection
Women’s Champ: Mickie James
Main Event
John Cena
Randy Orton
HHH
HBK
The Rock
Mick Foley
Upper-Mid Card
HBK
Chris Jericho
JBL
Umaga
Ric Flair (Cross Brand)
Mr. Kennedy
Carlito
Bobby Lashley
Mid Card
Johnny Nitro
Joey Mercury
Elijah Burke
William Regal
Hardcore Holly
Cody Rhodes
Santino Marella
William Regal
Jobbers
Charlie Hass
DH Smith
Drew McIntyre
Hacksaw Jim Duggan
The Boogeyman
Lance Cade
Trevor Murdoch
Super Crazy
Snitsky
Divas
Candice Michelle
Ashley
Beth Phoenix
Mickie James
Maria
Melina
Jillian
Kelly Kelly
Layla
Lena
Victoria
Torrie Wilson
Other On Air Talent
Shane McMahon- Raw GM
Vince McMahon- Chairman of the Board
Jim Ross- Play by Play Commentator
Jerry Lawler- Color Commentator
Todd Grisham- Backstage interviewer
Ron Simmons- The Damn Man
Lillian Garcia- Ringside Announcer
Smackdown!
World Champ: Edge
US Champ: MVP
Tag Champs: The Edge Heads
Hardcore Champ: RVD
Main Event
Undertaker
Edge
Hulk Hogan (Occasionally)
Batista
Rey Mysterio
The Big Show
Upper-Mid
Matt Hardy
Jeff Hardy
MVP
Kane
CM Punk
Finlay
RVD
Sabu
Tommy Dreamer
Sandman
Shelton Benjamin
Mid Card
Big Daddy V
Mark Henry
The Great Khali
Brian Kendrick
Paul London
Chavo Guerrero
Chuck Palumbo
Cruiserweights
Jamie Noble
Funaki
Gregory Helms*
Hornswoggle
Shannon Moore
Other On Air Talent
Teddy Long- Smackdown GM
Vickie Guerrero- Manager of Edge
Tony Chimel- Ringside announcer
Justin Roberts- Ringside announcer
Anastasia- Backstage Interviewer
Eve Torres- Backstage Interviewer
Wrestlemania 24 Card
World Heavyweight Title
Streak vs. Streak
Taker vs. Edge
WWE Championship
HHH vs. Cena vs. Orton
MITB Ladder Match
Jeff Hardy vs. Kane vs. Umaga vs. CM Punk vs. HBK vs. Mr Kennedy
Hardcore Championship
RVD vs. Shelton Benjamin
No Holds Barred Retirement Match
Ric Flair vs. Vince McMahon
Submission Match
JBL vs. Chris Jericho
WWE Tag Team Championship Match
The Edge Heads vs. Batista and Rey Mysterio
I Quit Match
United States Championship
MVP vs. Matt Hardy
One Night Only
Rock vs. Sock
Tag Champ vs. Tag Champ
The Rock vs. Mick Foley
21 Years On
Hulk Hogan vs. The Big Show
Intercontinental Championship
Bobby Lashley vs. Carlito
