WWE: The Unpredictable Age

[The Leviathan]

Wrestlemania is definitely shaping up and Raw gives me more expectations to what might happen at the grandest stage of them all:

I doubt CM Punk will be absent here... there could be an interference here in this match and maybe the UKonnection might get involved here as well...

So the Tag Match will be cancelled ay :shifty: this might turn something great, we might see a big surprise with this feud on Raw.

You really build up this MITB match big time! I wonder who will get the briefcase at Wrestlemania! My prediction:
Jericho, Helms, Hardy and Mysterio, vs. Doane, Kendrick, Danielson and Finlay

My SNME prediction with the RVD vs. Burchill didn't go well but now I think the UKonnection will get their fair share before Wrestlemania. We might see RVD and Jeff get assaulted in this match.

Jamie really need to get his momentum back after losing to Evan Bourne but I am still seeing Bourne going for the win at Wrestlemania

Kane might get his hands off the New Breed in this match but the real question is, will Umaga join in the party as well???

This show is looking good man! I am looking forward to it!

 

[y2j__legend]

MONDAY NIGHT RAW

As per usual, Monday Night RAW starts off with the usual video package, this one highlighting the events that occurred on both last Monday’s RAW and Saturday Night’s Main Event, which took place 48 hours ago in Madison Square Garden. The package starts off with a highlights of the Cruiserweight Championship match between Noble and London, which resulted in a DQ victory for London, as we then cut to the Special Referee match from SNME between Bourne and Noble with London as Guest Referee, which resulted in a win for Bourne after London got revenge for the assault on him 3 weeks ago on Raw. The video then cuts to the Fatal 4 Way Money in the Bank Qualifying Match between the UKonnection members where Finlay came out victorious (also meaning that Smith and Burchill would be in the World Tag Team Title match), as it then cuts to the Triple Threat match between Rey, Y2J and Kendrick, which went to a No Contest after interference from all of the UKonnection members, as it then cuts to the mayhem that took place on Smackdown where the 8 way brawl took place as Helms stood tall. The package then highlights the MITB side of things containing the RAW Superstars, showing Jericho retaining his IC Championship over Regal and Kendrick and Danielson being victorious over Mysterio and Hardy after interference from Finlay, who then stood tall after the match. The video then cuts away from the Money in the Bank side of things, as it cuts to hype of the Battle of the Brands match for WrestleMania XXV.

First off, it shows the match between Kane and Monty Brown two weeks ago on RAW, which resulted in a DQ win for Kane after interference from Burke on behalf of Brown. The package then shows Umaga qualifying for the match on the following Smackdown, as 48 hours ago on SNME in the No Disqualification Handicap Match, Brown and Burke came out victorious over RAW’s Representative after interference from Umaga, who then laid out Kane with a vicious Samoan Drop through a table. The Rated RKO and DX feud is the next to be highlighted, which shows Orton getting the win over Triple H thanks to help from Edge on the last edition of RAW as they were banned from the arena for the next Smackdown, before DX were sickeningly attacked by Rated RKO on the Cutting Edge, ending with a Con Chair To by Edge to Triple H and a Punt Kick by Orton to HBK. Finally, we cut to the attack on Mr. Kennedy and the Undertaker by Cena and Punk, followed by the two challengers getting their revenge on the champions 4 nights later on Smackdown. The two main feuds then came to ahead at Saturday Night’s Main Event, which ended with Punk getting the win after hitting Mr. Kennedy with a Straight Edge. Just like what happened 48 hours ago at Saturday Night’s Main Event, the video package comes to an end with CM Punk standing tall over his Number 1 Contender.

We then cut live to the arena as we are greeted to the standard pyrotechnic display, before we cut to JR and the King, who hype the last RAW before the 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania XXV. The two legendary announcers run over the card for the night, which includes an Eight Man Tag Team match between all of the Money in the Bank competitors, Jeff Hardy against the World Tag Team Champion DH Smith, and in the main event, we will see the UKonnection leader and the man that came up just short in the Intercontinental Title match 48 hours ago against Chris Jericho in William Regal will go one on one with the Number 1 Contender for the WWE Championship, Mr. Kennedy. JR then says that this is the last stop on the RAW side of things before WrestleMania, and things are sure to boil over here tonight, especially since it is a 3 hour special. JR then says that this Sunday at WrestleMania, we will be witness to what is sure to be a great Triple Threat Cruiserweight Championship match, and tonight, we will see Jamie Noble in action with the man that is already in the ring, that man being 2nd Generation Superstar Cody Rhodes.

Cody is greeted with a small pop from the crowd, but this is soon transformed into a quite a large amount of heat as ‘Trailer Park Trash’ hits over the speakers, as RAW’s Number 1 Contender for the Cruiserweight Championship in Jamie Noble makes his way to the ring, extremely pissed off at the events that took place last Saturday night in the Special Referee match. JR revises the events that took place in the Special Referee match at SNME, where he looked to finish Bourne off with his Piledriver, only for London to kick Noble in the back of the head after the assault 3 weeks ago on RAW, before Bourne rolled through and got the three after a quick count. King then says that Rhodes better be careful, as one of the last things that you want to have in the ring is a pissed off Jamie Noble.

Somewhat unexpectedly, ‘Rocker’ hits over the speakers to a great pop and much to the confusion of Noble, as none other than the Cruiserweight Champion Paul London emerges from the back smirking, but he does not go into the ring, instead he moves beyond the squared circle and takes a place at the announce table. Just as the match seems as though it will start, ‘Axeman’ hits over the P.A. to an equally large pop, as none other than the exciting Evan Bourne emerges from the back, before he repeats what the Cruiserweight Champion did in taking a place at the commentary booth. Once these distractions are over and Bourne and London have settled in, the referee finally starts the match.

|Match 1|
|Cruiserweight Action|
|Bourne and London on commentary|
|Jamie Noble vs. Cody Rhodes|

Noble shows aggression from the get-go, and as soon as the bell rung, Noble charged at Rhodes before hitting him with some stiff forearms to the face of Rhodes, followed by throwing Rhodes against the ropes and hitting him with a Powerslam once he returned, thus gaining the advantage. Noble worked over the upper portion of the Second Generation Superstar’s body, as he applied a Boston Crab in the 2nd minute of the match, as Rhodes managed to get to the ropes. Rhodes barely had the chance to get the advantage all match, as Noble was unrelenting with his assault on his fellow ‘Cruiserweight’.

London and Bourne provided their ‘expert’ analysis all throughout the match, as Noble casted his eye upon Bourne and London briefly, giving Rhodes enough time to recover, as he hit Noble with a Standing Dropkick. Rhodes then looked to capitalize with a Snap DDT, but he went for it too early, as Noble hit Rhodes with a Northern Lights Suplex. Noble then prevented Rhodes from getting to his feet and if he did it was on Noble’s terms, as he hit Rhodes with a Delayed Brainbuster at the 4 minute mark of the match, but he held up Rhodes’ head before the referee could count three.

Noble then lifted Rhodes up and lifted him up into a Standing Fireman’s Carry position, before nailing Rhodes with his vicious Fireman’s Carry Double Knee Gutbuster, which got instant heat from the crowd. Once again, Noble dropped down over Rhodes for the cover but lifted up Cody’s head before the referee could give Noble the victory, as Noble wanted to utterly destroy Rhodes and make a statement towards London and Bourne. Rhodes was then lifted up once again before he was scooped up by the vicious Noble, who then dropped Rhodes on his head with the Belly to Belly Sitout Piledriver, getting the three count and destroying Rhodes.

|Winner: Jamie Noble|

The crowd gives quite a large amount of heat as he gets his hand raised by the referee, as we hear some rustling through the speakers, as we see that both Bourne and London have taken off their headsets and are now both standing up, as Noble aggressively turns away from the referee and faces his two opponents for WrestleMania. A three way stare down then occurs between the three men in the Cruiserweight Title match at WrestleMania XXV, as London then hoists up his beloved Cruiserweight Title to a pop from the crowd. As we head to the break, we are shown the three men exchanging glances with each other, knowing that they could be in for the fight of their lives come 6 days time at WrestleMania.

|Commercial Break|

As we return from the break, we are in the backstage area, where none other than the team of Rated RKO consisting of Edge and Randy Orton are walking backstage, and are met with an ungodly amount of heat from the capacity crowd in response to their despicable acts last Saturday on the Cutting Edge with DX. Both members of the heavily hated tandem have big smirks on their faces, as they come to a door to which Randy knocks on, as a somewhat familiar voice tells them to come in. Rated RKO walk in as we see that they have stepped into the office of RAW General Manager Shane McMahon, who looks none too happy to see the Interbrand tag team walking into his office. Rated RKO recall the events that took place last Saturday before they say that they were here more so for Orton as Rated RKO will handle Edge’s business this Friday night on Smackdown, as he (Orton) says that after what happened, he proved that they are passed DX, and since they will not be competing at Mania XXV since they destroyed DX so badly, Orton demands that he should be placed in the WWE Title match at WrestleMania, making it a Triple Threat match between Kennedy, Punk and Orton. Shane immediately puts end to this offer, saying that the last thing that he would do for them would be reward them for what they did on Saturday night.

Shane then goes onto say that even though they tried to put end to their Tag Team match for WrestleMania in an attempt to include themselves in their respective brand’s World Title matches, they failed, as Shane goes onto say that he has been in contact with the doctors of both members of DX. Before Rated RKO can interrupt, Shane goes onto say that even though they did beat both members of DX to a bloody pulp, they obviously did not beat them down enough, as the medics have confirmed that DX will be fine for WrestleMania, meaning that the Interbrand Tag Team match between Rated RKO and DX is still on! McMahon then says that both members are still recovering, meaning they will not be here tonight on RAW (which gets big heat from the crowd), they are medically cleared to make an appearance 96 hours from now on Smackdown! This gets a major pop from the crowd as Edge and Orton go to leave the office of the RAW General Manager, only for Shane to stop them in their tracks, saying that they must be punished for what they did to DX, and that is why, in one of two main events for the night, Rated RKO will go head to head in a Tag Team match with the reuniting BROTHERS OF DESTRUCTION! The crowd absolutely erupts at the announcement of this huge match as Rated RKO hurry out of the office wide eyed, before they go onto discuss tactics for the match as we cut to ringside.

Both JR and the King hype this massive match ahead of us tonight, along with Number 1 Contender Mr. Kennedy up against the UKonnection leader William Regal, just 6 days before Kennedy’s huge WrestleMania Main Event WWE Championship match. Ross then says that Punk interference before, during or after the match is inevitable so Kennedy needs to watch his back, before JR says that it is time to move on as there are still some other matches before the two huge main events on this 3 Hour Special, as we are greeted to yet another video package. This video package shows Paul Burchill at first costing Jeff Hardy the victory and WWE Championship in the TLC match at the Royal Rumble against current WWE Champion CM Punk, as Burchill then explained that he attacked Hardy because it was time to pass over the torch to the younger Superstars, namely Burchill. The UKonnection the attacked Hardy over the next couple of weeks, the first one being unsuccessful as Hardy’s opponent in Mr. Kennedy helped out, only for the UKonnection to get the better of Jeff the next week. Hardy then said that he would have a partner for WrestleMania and would announce it the next week on RAW, before it was revealed to be none other than the returning RVD. Hardy, RVD and Kennedy were then victorious over the UKonnection the next week, before on the last edition of RAW two weeks ago, RVD laid the challenge out for a one on one match with Burchill for SNME.

As announced via the WWE website, Shane confirmed this match for Saturday Night’s Main Event with each man’s partner in their corner, as after a highly competitive match, neither Burchill nor RVD could find a way to finish their opponent off. However, after hitting Burchill with a Leaping Side Kick after an attempted Superplex, RVD followed it up with a Five Star Frog Splash and managed to get the win over the man who cost his tag team partner the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble, as DH Smith then went to assault Mr. Monday Night, only for Jeff to come in for the save. Jeff and RVD then stood tall after the match, as the video package then fades to black as we see Hardy and RVD standing tall. We then see a match graphic come up on the screen as we return live where we hear JR’s voice speaking, as the match graphic says that the previously confirmed singles match between Jeff Hardy and World Tag Team Champion DH Smith will be up next!

|Commercial Break|

As we return from the commercial break, ‘Rule Britannia’ hits over the speakers to a very large amount of heat, as DH Smith emerges from the back dressed to wrestle, as he is accompanied by his WrestleMania tag team partner Paul Burchill and their two respective valets in Burchill’s sister Katie Lea and Smith’s cousin Natalya Neidhart. Smith walks down to the ring as do his three UKonnection counterparts, as Smith hops into the ring whilst the Burchills and Neidhart take their place on one side of the ring, awaiting Burchill and Smith’s WrestleMania opponents in the relatively new tag team of Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam.

They (the four UKonnection members) do not have to wait too long for Hardy and RVD, however, as almost as soon as their music stops, the ever familiar tune of ‘No More Words’ blasts out through the loud speakers to an amazing pop from the crowd, as accompanied by RVD, Jeff Hardy emerges from the back, ready to compete against DH Smith here tonight. Hardy does his signature little dance at the top of the stage before he begins to make his way down to the ring, as RVD takes his place on the opposite side of the ring to the UKonnection members as Jeff slides into the ring, ready for action.

|Match 2|
|Singles Match|
|Jeff Hardy vs. DH Smith|

The match begins with some fast paced action as Smith attempts to utilize his strength to ground Hardy, only for the former WWE Champion to be too agile and quick for Smith, as he nailed Smith with a Standing Dropkick, sending him into the corner. Smith stayed with his game plan in the early going, however, as he tried his best to ground Jeff, but this proved to be no easy task, as Jeff got the advantage in the early going due to Smith trying too hard to put the match under his terms. At one point in the match, Smith went for a Lariat, only for Hardy to duck under and hit a Neckbreaker for a near fall.

Jeff continued to use his high flying ability for the next few minutes to wear Smith down and maintain the momentum and advantage, as Jeff got various near falls on different occasions, the closest being when he hit Smith with a Sitout Face Buster Suplex, as Smith managed to narrowly kick out. However, Jeff’s high flying strategy soon proved costly, as Smith managed to reverse an attempted Snap Hurricanrana into a Turnbuckle Powerbomb, which he followed up with a Lariat which he now connected with. From here on in, Smith kept the advantage, but just like what happened when Jeff had the advantage, he was unable to put his opponent away.

Smith was now able to utilize his power since Hardy was somewhat tired after expelling most of his energy in the early going, but Smith was unable to hit Hardy with a finishing manoeuvre, due to Jeff thinking one step ahead and always having an unwanted answer for Smith. Smith looked to put Jeff away with a Dragon Sleeper at the 11 minute mark of what had been an exciting match, only for Jeff to hit Smith with some punches to the head, and once released from the hold, Jeff bounced off of the ropes, only to be greeted with a Spinebuster by Smith, who then signalled for the end.

Smith looked to finish off the Charismatic Enigma with a Running Powerslam, as Jeff swung his legs wildly, inadvertently hitting the referee, before Jeff slid off of Smith’s shoulders. DH turned around to face Hardy, as Hardy then went for a Twist of Fate, only for Burchill to get up on the apron. Hardy pushed Smith away and approached Burchill, who went to sucker punch Hardy as Smith walked behind off of Jeff, as Hardy ducked the attempted punch, as Burchill nailed Smith in the face with a straight right hand, as Jeff then nails Burchill with a punch of his own, sending the UKonnection member off of the apron and to the mats below, as his sister and Natalya tend to Paul.

The referee begins to come around and is completely oblivious to what happened between Burchill, Hardy and Smith, as the son of Davey Boy Smith also begins to get to his feet. Hardy looks at the corner turnbuckle and then back at Smith, and after repeating this action a few more times until Smith was up to his feet, Jeff ran up the turnbuckles and hit Smith with a devastating Whisper in the Wind! The crowd gave an amazing pop as Burchill got to his feet just in time to see his partner hit with the signature and unique move of Hardy’s, who then climbed over and got the victory after a great match between two of the men who are involved in the World Tag Team Championship match this Sunday!

|Winner: Jeff Hardy|

Thanks to backfiring interference from Paul Burchill, his partner DH Smith has lost this match against Jeff Hardy! Burchill is shocked and goes to make amends by doing what his partner did last Saturday by attacking Jeff, only for Rob to come in for the save. RVD hits Burchill in the face with some stiff forearms, but Katie Lea sliding into the ring goes unbeknownst to RVD, as the female Burchill then hits RVD with a low blow from behind! RVD crouches down in pain as Natalya slides a Tag Team Title belt to Burchill, who then blasts Rob in the face with his World Tag Team Title belt! The crowd gives an immense amount of heat as Natalya then helps her cousin up, as Katie strips the other World Tag Team Title belt from the time keeper, before she hands it to a recovered Smith, who looks visibly down after losing the match thanks to failed interference from Burchill, but nonetheless, he takes a hold of his World Tag Team Title belt, before he blasts Jeff in the face with his World Tag Team Title, who had his arms held behind his back by Burchill! The UKonnection raise their hands in the air to big heat from the crowd as Smith still looks pissed after being cost the match thanks to his partner, but he still has his hands raised along with his UKonnection counterparts, as we head to the commercial break.

|Commercial Break|

Once we return from the break, JR and the King greet us to a ‘Before the Break’ video package, where we are shown the great match between Jeff Hardy and DH Smith, who put on an equally got match to that of their partners just 48 hours ago. It shows Burchill trying to interfere on behalf of his tag team partner Smith, only for his interference to backfire, leading to a Whisper in the Wind and the win for Jeff. Post-Match, it is the complete opposite to what happened after RVD vs. Burchill at Saturday Night’s Main Event, as the UKonnection’s post-match attack plan worked, as Smith laid Hardy out with the World Tag Team Title, which followed Burchill laying RVD out with his own title, thanks to a distraction from Katie Lea Burchill who nailed Rob with a low blow to get him somewhat distracted and hurt. As the UKonnection raised their arms just before we cut to the commercial break, Smith looked somewhat pissed off, most likely due to him thinking he could have won the match on his own, but his own partner’s interference cost him the victory, which could have made the series 1-1. JR and the King then talk about this feud and how they have a huge match for WrestleMania, before the match graphic for this World Tag Team Championship match for Mania comes up on the screen. With only 6 days left to the Biggest Stage of them All, it is time for the announcers to hype the WrestleMania card once again.

The next match to appear on the screen is the other Tag Team Title match which is on the Smackdown side of things, which is the WWE Tag Team Title Fatal Four Way match between Jesse and Festus, the World’s Greatest Tag Team, Cade and Jindrak and of course, the WWE Tag Tea, Champions, the Mexicools. It then cuts to the next Smackdown exclusive match, that being the Street Fight between the former partners in JBL and the Big Show, where Show has to go in the favourite due to his size even though it is in JBL’s hometown. The last Smackdown exclusive match is then shown, which is the biggest match of them all; World Title vs. Streak, John Cena vs. the Undertaker, in what could be the Undertaker’s last WrestleMania. The next match to be hyped is where Undertaker’s brother Kane is fighting for Brand Supremacy as he goes one on one against Umaga in the annual Battle of the Brands match. The next match to be displayed is another Interbrand match, this one being the Money in the Bank Ladder match featuring Ken Doane, Bryan Danielson, Rey Mysterio, The Brian Kendrick, Finlay, Matt Hardy, the IC Champion Chris Jericho and the NEW US Champion Gregory Helms in what is sure to be a classic. The Cruiserweight Championship Triple Threat match soon follows this, where we will see Evan Bourne, Jamie Noble and the Cruiserweight Champion Paul London fight over the most prestigious title in the world for the lightweight division.

After the Cruiserweight Title Triple Threat match is hyped, we move onto what is sure to be a huge and brutal match, which is the Interbrand Tag Team match between D- Generation- X and Rated RKO. This gets some time in being hyped after the recent occurrences, namely Saturday Night’s Main Event, where DX are surely not going into the match 100% after the assault that took place on them by Rated RKO on the Cutting Edge. King says that Rated RKO have made DX angry and somewhat serious, which is one of the last things you want to do, as they already had to contend with Shawn going to attempt to steal the show in his hometown. The announcers move on from this match and go to perhaps the biggest match of them all at the 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania; the main event, the 2009 Royal Rumble Winner and former World Heavyweight Champion vs. the WWE Champion, the Green Bay Loudmouth vs. the Straight Edge Superstar, Mr. Kennedy vs. CM Punk. King says that this match is what he has been looking forward to for weeks and could very well steal the show, and it is a huge opportunity for the two men since this is the youngest WrestleMania main event in history. JR says that all of what has happened in the past couple of weeks comes to ahead at WrestleMania, but there will certainly be a score to settle after Mania. JR then says that Mania is in 6 days time, and after the break, two teams that aren’t on the Mania card will go at it, them being Burke and Brown up against the Puerto Rican Nightmares.

|Commercial Break|

Once we return from the break, ‘Cool’ bursts out through the speakers to a nice pop from the crowd, as the stable known as the Puerto Rican Nightmares make their way down to the ring, which consists of Primo Colon, Eric Perez and the most experience in Carlito. However, the two original members of the Puerto Rican Nightmares in Primo and Perez are dressed to wrestle, as Carlito is sitting out for the night, letting the younger two of the stable go up against Burke and Brown, to whom they had trouble with when they first came into the WWE, which led to a Survivor Series Elimination match and the two teams being involved in the World Tag Team Title Fatal Four Way match at No Way Out, although neither teams were successful.

‘Smooth’ then blasts over the speakers to a large amount of heat, as the always smiling Elijah Burke and the scowling Monty Brown both make their way down to the ring, hoping to get the victory here tonight so they can follow up their victory from 48 hours ago as they defeated Kane. King says that all 4 of these men will want their WrestleMania moment tonight after none of them are on the WrestleMania card, to which Burke has expressed his dislike to after the two managed to defeat Kane in a Handicap match with the help of Smackdown’s Umaga.

|Match 3|
|Tag Team Match|
|Monty Brown and Elijah Burke vs. Primo Colon and Eric Perez w/ Carlito|

It was decided between both teams that Brown and Primo Colon would start off the match, but it seemed to a be a mismatch from the beginning, as Brown was too strong for the smaller Colon, meaning that the heel team got the important early advantage. Brown then tagged in a smirking Burke after he knocked down Primo with a Belly to Belly Takedown, but as Burke bent over to lift up Primo, Colon countered into a small package, getting a two count. Burke then made the mistake of charging at Primo, as the younger Colon nailed Burke with a Standing Dropkick, and then followed it up with a Standing Senton, getting the advantage for him and Perez.

Much like in the previous match between Jeff and Smith, the smaller and speedier Colon and Perez use speed to their advantage, as they kept the advantage which Colon earned whilst against Burke. Perez and Colon kept Burke isolated in the corner, as the two used a combination of strength and power to wear Burke down, and came so close to getting the victory at the 6 minute mark when Burke was put into a Powerbomb position by Perez, as Primo then came off the ropes with a Springboard Dropkick in a variation of the Doomsday Device, as Brown broke up the pin, thinking that his partner had no chance of kicking out of the devastating manoeuvre.

Perez and Primo maintained the advantage even after Brown’s interference, as Eric once again almost got the win after hitting Burke with a move he likes to call the Latino Temper (otherwise known as a Full Nelson Slam), but this time, Burke kicked out on his own. Perez went for a Lifting Reverse STO but this proved costly, as Burke poked Perez in the eye and got the desperation tag to Brown, who then worked over Perez. Perez found himself in danger at the 8 minute mark, as he nailed Perez with an Alpha Slam, who managed to kick out. Perez remained the face in peril as Brown and Burke used quick tags to get the fresh man in and wear Perez down.

This strategy continued for a few more minutes, as Burke cost his team the advantage yet again as he charged at Perez, only to be hit with a vicious Swinging Side Slam! A pumped Primo urged his partner to the corner as both Perez and Burke crawled to their respective corners, as Primo and Brown were tagged in. Primo got the early advantage over Brown, as he ducked a Clothesline before hitting him with a Springboard Crossbody off of the ropes. The crowd popped for Primo who stayed on the offensive for the next couple of minutes, but it stopped when he went for a Missile Dropkick, as Brown moved out of the way before he hit Primo with an Alpha Bomb. The crowd gave big heat as Brown then lifted Primo up, before he whipped him off of the ropes and hit the Pounce for the victory.

|Winners: Monty Brown and Elijah Burke|

Burke then slides back into the ring and raises the hand of the beast that is Monty Brown, who continues to look down at the beaten Primo. Burke then drops the hand of his partner before he walks over to the corner and asks for a microphone to which Garcia obliges. Burke then takes centre stage and says that for the past couple of months, everyone has seen Brown destroy anyone and everyone in his path, including the likes of John Morrison, and as just seen, Primo Colon. Burke says that the whole RAW Roster better watch their backs as a new revolution is coming to RAW, and if they don’t, they will suffer exactly the same fate as what happened to John Morrison at the Royal Rumble. ‘Smooth’ then hits once again over the speakers to loud jeers from the somewhat confused crowd, as JR and the King talk about what kind of ‘new revolution’ is coming to RAW and how the RAW Roster better be careful especially with a monster in Brown being a part of this revolution, before we go to a commercial break.

|Commercial Break|

As we return from the break, the camera is focussed on the HD set, before the ever familiar tune of ‘Turn Up the Trouble’ blasts over the speakers to a MASSIVE pop from the crowd, as none other than Mr. Kennedy walks out of the back and towards the ring, arrogantly chewing his gum as per usual. JR confirms that Mr. Kennedy will not be going up against William Regal right now, as he said that he has a few things regarding CM Punk and WrestleMania. Kennedy is dressed to wrestle even though he will not wrestle at the present time, however, as he then does his usual entrance schtick, before he talks about last Saturday, where Punk cheated to get victory for Punk and Cena over Kennedy and Taker, which gets a huge amount of heat from the crowd, which escalated from the sheer mention of the WWE Champion. Kennedy says that this Sunday it will be an entirely different story, as no matter what Punk does or says, he will fall victim to Mr. Kennedy, and in the process, he will lose the WWE Championship to Mr. Kennedy. The crowd pops at this statement from Kennedy, who then begins to talk about his main event match tonight against the leader of the UKonnection in William Regal. Kennedy says that he has had some trouble with the UKonnection as a whole in the past couple of weeks as they have tried to get in his and Punk’s business, and that ends tonight, when Kennedy puts Regal away for good. As Kennedy is about to take his quick leave so he could go and prepare for his main event match for tonight, only for ‘This Fire Burns’ to hit over the speakers to phenomenal heat, even more than the previous appearance of Rated RKO, as the WWE Champion CM Punk emerges from the back.

As always, Punk is smirking as Kennedy continues to arrogantly chew his gum in the middle of the ring, as Punk repeats what Kennedy said earlier in that Kennedy will take the WWE Championship from Punk in 6 night’s time at WrestleMania XXV. Punk says that once again, Kennedy got it wrong, as the outcome will be exactly the same as Saturday night, which gets a massive amount of heat from the crowd. Punk smirks at the crowd’s reaction as he knows they are pissed after Punk pinned Kennedy due to resorting to dirty tactics whilst the referee’s back was turned. Punk says once again that Kennedy should have stayed on Smackdown as he had more of a chance of defeating Cena, as he had no chance against Punk, as the Straight Edge Superstar will walk out of WrestleMania 25 still the WWE Champion. As Punk is about to leave, it is now Kennedy’s turn to stop Punk from leaving, as Kennedy talks about what happened a few weeks ago after he and Hardy challenged for the World Tag Team Titles, and Punk attacked him. Punk sported a smirk on his face after this as he was reminded of putting Kennedy away with a Pepsi Plunge onto his WWE Title belt, as Kennedy says that he and Punk have some unfinished business, to which Kennedy says will provide that extra spark to make the new WWE Champion at WrestleMania be Mr. Kennedy... KENNEDY! ‘Turn Up the Trouble’ then bursts out of the speakers once again, as Punk raises his WWE Championship as the two engage in a huge stare down before it is interrupted by cutting to the backstage area.

We are in the locker room of none other than Rated RKO once again; who are greeted to another round of massive boos from the crowd. Rated RKO don’t look like their cocky selves now, instead replaced by a somewhat worried expression, as Edge has a phone to his ear, asking whether they will be here or not in time. Muffled voices are heard through the phone as a smirk comes over the face of Edge, who then asks if ‘he’ is with you, and the response makes an ever wider smirk come across the face of Edge, saying that he will see them soon before he hangs up, telling Orton that they will be here in time, and that they (Rated RKO) have nothing to worry about. Orton sports the same smirk as Edge does as the cockiness of Rated RKO returns, before both of them leave their locker room and go into the hallway. JR and the King are extremely confused as to who ‘they’ are as are the crowd, but nonetheless, JR tells us that coming up after the break is Rated RKO’s ‘punishment’, as they compete in a tag team match against the reuniting Brothers of Destruction in Kane and the Number 1 Contender for the World Heavyweight Champion, the Undertaker!

|Commercial Break|

As we return from the commercial break, ‘Metalingus’ hits over the speakers to another huge amount of heat, as both members of Rated RKO in Randy Orton and Edge make their way down to the ring, now seemingly ready for this huge tag team match after the phone call just minutes ago. Both men who will be going up against DX at WrestleMania XXV slide into the ring before posing up on the top rope which are opposite to each other, Orton doing his signature ‘Destiny’ pose as Edge does his ‘Corna’ hand gesture with both hands. JR and the King go over what happened just before the break with Rated RKO’s plan, and say that there is only one way to find out.

Once ‘Metalingus’ stops playing and Rated RKO stop posing, the crowd give a huge pop as ‘Slow Chemical’ plays over the speakers, as none other the ‘Masked Monster’ in Kane makes his way out from the back, as he steps over the top rope once on the apron and gets into the ring. Rated RKO take a backseat as the 7 foot monster who will be representing RAW this Sunday on PPV against Umaga raises his arms before he brings them down forcefully, causing ‘fire’ to erupt from the ring posts. A smirk is visible through the mask of the pyromaniac Kane, who then awaits his tag team partner and brother.

The familiar tune of ‘Rollin’’ then blasts over the speakers which gets the capacity crowd to all rise to their feet, as the bike engine roars throughout the arena. The Undertaker then emerges from the back to a huge pop from the crowd as he does a lap of the ring, before he parks his beloved Harley Davidson at the end of the entrance ramp, before he walks up the steps and into the ring. Undertaker looks at his brother in the eye before they both nod at each other, seemingly all hate lost after their dissention from September and October of last year, where they had a match at Unforgiven and where both involved in the Scramble match. The referee then goes into the centre of the ring, as the bell rings to signify the start of this huge match.

|Match 4|
|Interbrand Tag Team Match|
|Rated RKO vs. the Brothers of Destruction|

The two ‘brothers’ decided amongst themselves that Kane would start off the match, as Rated RKO decided that Randy Orton would start off the match, as he approached Kane hesitantly. Orton attempted to get the advantage by exploding out of the blocks as he hit Kane with some punches and forearms to the head, only for Kane to no sell and throw Orton into the corner. The Masked Monster nailed Orton with some punches to the corner before he took him out and whipped him across the ropes, before hitting Orton with a simple yet effective Back Body Drop. The crowd popped as Kane lifted up Orton and dragged him over to the corner before he tagged in Taker, which got a big pop from the crowd. Taker then twisted the arm of Orton twice before he proceeded to walk on the ropes, as he connected with the Old School very early on in the match.

The much larger brothers maintained the momentum for the next portion of the match, as they dominated the man whom was unsuccessful against Taker at WrestleMania 21 in Orton by resorting to power moves. However, after Kane had hit Orton with a signature Sidewalk Slam at the 5 minute mark, he looked to go for a Flying Clothesline, but with shades of what happened in the Steel Cage match between Helms and Doane on Saturday night, Orton leapt up and caught Kane with a picture perfect Standing Dropkick whilst Kane was in mid air, gaining the momentum and advantage for the first time in the night, as he tags in Edge, who looks to capitalize on this opportunity.

Edge and Orton then work over Kane as they mock the Undertaker who is trying to will his brother on so that he can get to his corner, as JR highlights that Taker found himself in the exact same position that his brother is in last Saturday night in the Champions vs. Challengers match. Kane managed to get close to his brother on various occasions but could not get close enough to tag his brother in, as the legal man in Orton mocked Undertaker, as he placed Kane in between the top and middle ropes, so that his feet were dangling off of the second rope, before he dropped Kane down with a Elevated Rope Hung Snap DDT! The crowd produced an incredible amount of heat as Orton dropped over for the cover, but somehow, the Masked Monster managed to kick out!

Both Orton and Edge were shocked as Edge was then tagged in by Orton at the 13 minute mark of what had been an exciting match, as Edge took his spot in the corner opposite to where Kane was beginning to get up. Edge did his ‘get up’ taunt which usually preceded the Spear, and surely enough, Edge went for his signature move once Kane had gotten up, only for the Big Red Machine to move out of the way as Edge smacked the second turnbuckle! As Edge then stumbled out of the corner, he was nailed with a Scoop Slam from Kane, who collapsed from fatigue after being worked on throughout the whole match. Kane began to crawl to his corner, however, as he then managed to tag in his brother the Undertaker!

The Undertaker then went to work on his WrestleMania 24 opponent in Edge, as he hoisted Edge up onto his shoulders and nailed him with a Snake Eyes after dodging an attempted Clothesline once the Rated R Superstar had gotten up to his feet. Taker then followed this up with a Big Boot and then a Standing Leg Drop, but when he went for the cover, Orton charged in and broke up what seemed to be the inevitable three and the win for the reuniting Brothers of Destruction. Kane then slid into the ring and began to work on Orton, hitting the man who he faced at Summerslam last year and the man who he cost the WWE Championship at the Great American Bash last year with an Uppercut to the throat, which he followed up with a Big Boot of his own.

The Brothers of Destruction then made eye contact and nodded towards each other, before Taker signalled for the end. Edge rolled towards the ropes near the entrance ramp and made involuntary movement towards the backstage area, which went unseen by Taker and Kane. Kane then went to Chokeslam Orton as did Taker with Edge, only for the crowd to suddenly give a mass amount of heat as the camera cuts to the entrance way, where we see Umaga and the World Heavyweight Champion John Cena emerge from the back! Cena goes straight to work on the Undertaker as the Samoan Savage goes to Kane, before the referee calls for the ball, signalling for the disqualification victory for Kane and the Undertaker!

|Winners by disqualification: the Brothers of Destruction|

Cena and Umaga continue their assaults on their respective WrestleMania opponents, as the brothers begin somewhat of a comeback whilst Rated RKO take a backseat, not wanting to get involved in their business. Kane then manages to get the advantage over Smackdown’s Representative before he Clotheslines him over the top rope and to the mats, and soon after, both men disappeared to the backstage area as they brawled. Cena and Taker also brawled as they made their way outside the ring, as Cena goes to bounce Taker’s head off of his own bike, only for Taker to reverse the tide as he throws Cena into the barricade! Taker then throws Cena over the barricade as the two then fight to the crowd, before the camera cuts to a smirking Rated RKO in the ring, who know they have dodged a major bullet as even though they had a rather long match against the Brothers of Destruction, they managed to get out rather unscathed thanks to Cena and Umaga. Edge then takes a microphone from Lilian Garcia, as Edge then says that if DX are actually fine and can compete at Mania, which Edge and Orton doubt, then they better not compete, as they will destroy them once again, though this time, it will be even more so than what they did last Saturday. This gets huge heat from the crowd, as Rated RKO smirk at what they just said. However, both of these reactions soon change, thanks to this much unexpected event...

As Rated RKO continue to smirk and the crowd continues to give heat, ‘Break it Down’ blasts out over the speaker to a MASSIVE pop, even surpassing that of Mr. Kennedy’s earlier on in the night, as SHAWN MICHAELS AND TRIPLE H EMERGE FROM THE BACK! The grins on Rated RKO’s faces turn into expressions of shock followed by fear, as they see that Shawn is wielding a steel chair, and Triple H is wielding his trusty sledgehammer! The crowd pop for HBK and HHH bringing weapons to settle the war which Rated RKO took much further 48 hours ago on the Cutting Edge, as a much more serious DX than we have seen in the past couple of years go charging down the ramp. Michaels and HHH slide into the ring as they keep hold of their respective weapons, as Rated RKO, not wanting anything to do with DX quickly slide out of the other side of the ring, before they go around the ring and head up the entrance ramp, managing to escape the grasp of DX yet again. Rated RKO do not smirk this time, however, as they know that they have narrowly escaped DX, and there will most likely be hell to pay at WrestleMania, since they have reveal a new, more sadistic side to the usual fun and crowd- loving DX. Both members of DX are evidently pissed after not being able to exact revenge for what happened to them last Saturday as they showed up here tonight after not being medically cleared, as they still have bandages on their forehead after Saturday’s assault. The camera continues to switch between a furious DX and a somewhat scared Rated RKO up at the top of the entrance way, as we go to a commercial break.

|Commercial Break|

As we return from the break, we are backstage where we see DX walking in the back, Triple H scowling after not being able to get his hands on Rated RKO, as HBK is doing likewise. In the background, we see RAW General Manager Shane McMahon chasing after DX, who stop and turn around to Shane. McMahon says that he knows that DX are unhappy and want to get their hands on Rated RKO, but they should not have come to RAW after not being medically cleared, as they were at risk of cancelling their WrestleMania match against Rated RKO if they had received any further injury. Triple H then tells his brother in law that he wants nothing else than to get at Rated RKO, as Shane says that he has good news on that part, as he also wants to get at Rated RKO for almost cancelling a huge WrestleMania match. Shane says that he had just gotten off the phone with Smackdown General Manager Teddy Long, as he goes onto say that the two have come to an agreement for this Friday on Smackdown, where DX will get their hands on Rated RKO. Shane explains that this Friday on Smackdown, we will bear witness to a huge 8 Man Tag Team match, as on one side we will see Rated RKO teaming up with Umaga and the World Heavyweight Champion John Cena to face the Brothers of Destruction and DX! The crowd gives a massive pop for this announcement, especially for the dream team of the BOD and DX, as somewhat of a smirk comes over both of the faces of Shawn and Trips, but they don’t say a word, instead heading off into the same direction to where they were heading before they were interrupted by Shane.

We then go to JR and the King who hype this match up for the next Smackdown, before they say that this Sunday is the youngest main event in WrestleMania history, as we will see CM Punk and Mr. Kennedy go at it for the WWE Championship. This then leads to a video package, starting off with Punk retaining the WWE Championship in a TLC match against Jeff Hardy, as on the same night, Mr. Kennedy won the Royal Rumble match, lasting an hour to have the right to face any champion of his choosing in the main event of WrestleMania XXV. The next night on RAW, Mr. Kennedy showed up, as he and Punk showed some dissention in the early stages, before Kennedy went to battle with Hardy in the main event, which went to a No Contest after interference from Punk and the UKonnection, only for Kennedy and Hardy to come out on top. 4 nights later on Smackdown, Kennedy chose who he would face at WrestleMania in the main event, to which he declared that he would go over to RAW and face Punk for the WWE Title, before he laid Punk out yet again. The next week, Punk did the same thing by attacking Kennedy during and after the match, costing Ken the World Tag Team Championship before he hit him with a standing Pepsi Plunge onto the title belt, busting him wide open and putting him out for a week. The week that Kennedy was injured, he made an appearance via satellite, saying that Punk cost him from appearing that night, but he would be back in his hometown of Green Bay, Wisconsin the next week on RAW. On this night, as he did not have to worry about any potential interference from Kennedy, Punk managed to defeat the IC Champion Chris Jericho in a Champion vs. Champion match.

The next week, Kennedy made his return to RAW in his hometown, as Punk faced Jericho in a rematch of last week, where if Jericho won, he would be inserted into the MITB Ladder match. Once it looked like Punk would make it 2 and 0 against the Intercontinental Champion, Kennedy made an appearance, distracting Punk long enough for Jericho to get up and nail Punk with a Codebreaker, getting him a spot in the MITB Ladder match and a loss to Punk. In the main event 6 Man Tag Team match between Jeff, Kennedy and RVD against the UKonnection, the faces stood tall as Kennedy stayed back, before Punk made his entrance. As Punk looked to humiliate Kennedy in his hometown, the Green Bay Loudmouth had other ideas, laying Punk out with a Mic Check. The next week, Kennedy looked to say some words about Punk, leading to another brawl ensuing, this one also involving Cena and the Undertaker, hyping the Champions vs. Challengers Tag Team match at SNME, as the champions prevailed in this brawl. The outcome was different on Smackdown, however, as when Punk vs. Taker went to a No Contest, Cena and Kennedy got involved, as in no repeat of what happened on RAW, Kennedy and Taker stood tall over the WrestleMania and SNME opponents. Saturday Night’s Main Event then rolled around, and in the end, it came down to Kennedy and Punk as Cena and the Undertaker were brawling on the outside. The referee became distracted as he watched the brawl on the outside of the ring, which enabled Punk to use dirty tactics, leading to Punk hitting Kennedy with a Straight Edge and the win, as Punk then stood over Kennedy victorious, as the video package ends there.

|Commercial Break|

As we return from another commercial break, we see that ladders have been set up on the stage, before ‘Man with a Plan’ begins to play over the loud speakers to quite a large amount of heat, as none other than the man who got the pin in the Interbrand Tag Team match on Saturday in The Brian Kendrick emerges from the back, ready for the upcoming 8 Man Tag Team match against his WrestleMania opponents. Kendrick does his signature dance down the ramp and towards the ring, cockily strutting after he got the pin 48 hours ago over Matt Hardy with the help of Finlay, before he goes onto the top rope before he does a back flip off of the top rope, as he then waits in the centre of the ring for his partners and opponents.

Once Kendrick’s music stops, ‘Rule Britannia’ hits for the third time in the night, as the UKonnection member that will be competing in the MITB Ladder Match at WrestleMania XXV in Finlay makes his way down to the ring, sporting his usual scowl on his face. Finlay has his trusty shillelagh in hand as always, as Finlay slides into the ring and eyes Kendrick, who remembers what happened two nights ago on SNME where Finlay helped him and Danielson to victory, only for Finlay to lay Kendrick out with the shillelagh soon after to be the last man standing out of the 5 men.

‘Final Countdown’ then hits over the speakers to another large amount of heat, as the self proclaimed ‘Best in the World’ Bryan Danielson emerges from the back, ready for his second Interbrand Tag Team match in 3 nights. Danielson walks up the ring steps before he steps into the ring and joins Finlay and his partner from last Saturday night in Kendrick. Danielson barely makes eye contact with his tag team partners as he instead takes his place in the centre of the ring before pacing around, waiting for his opponents and last partner’s arrival.

As the three heels wait in the ring, ‘Pure Control A’ hits over the speakers to a big amount of heat, as the now FORMER United States Champion Ken Doane emerges from the back, still extremely pissed off at what happened in the Steel Cage match at Saturday Night’s Main Event, where he lost the title he has held for the past 6 months to long time nemesis Gregory Helms, who had been vying for Doane’s title since November of last year. Doane slides into the ring but is in no mood for communicating with his partners as he looks at the entrance ramp, certainly waiting for the entrance of Helms.

Doane does not have to wait long, however, as ‘Firestorm’ hits over the loud speakers to a huge pop, as none other than an ecstatic Gregory Helms makes his way out from the backstage area for the first ever time as the NEW United States Champion. Helms raises the US Championship with his left hand for the world to see as the camera instantly cuts to Doane, who is red faced in the middle of the ring, extremely pissed at Helms having what Doane thinks is his United States Title. Helms then slides into the ring even though he is facing 4 to 1 odds, as he raises the US Title once again whilst smirking, as Doane goes to attack Helms, but his partners hold the frustrated youngster.

‘Live for the Moment’ then blasts out through the loud speakers to a great pop as the fourth in a row and last Smackdown Superstar to enter the match in Matt Hardy emerges from the back, throwing up his V1 symbol to a big pop from the crowd. Matt then walks down the entrance ramp as he slaps hands with the fans before running up the ring steps, doing the V1 symbol once again. Matt then enters the ring and embraces with his long time friend in Helms, before he points to the US Title on his shoulder and smirks, before they wait for their two RAW partners.

‘Booyaka 619’ then hits over the speakers to another loud pop, as the energetic and exciting Rey Mysterio makes his way from the back, looking at the ladders set up on the stage to hype the Money in the Bank Ladder match. Rey repeats the action that Matt did by slapping hands with the fans, before he runs and slides into the ring, keeping his eyes on both Kendrick and Danielson, as Rey has been feuding with TBK in the past couple of weeks on RAW and Danielson and Rey had a heated encounter in the tag team match at Saturday Night’s Main Event. Rey then slaps hands with Hardy and Helms, before they wait for their last partner.

The familiar countdown starts on the screen as the whole crowd rise to their feet, before there is a massive explosion of pyrotechnics, as ‘Break the Walls Down’ hits over the speakers, meaning that the one and only Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho will make his way down to the ring. The camera shows Jericho’s back as he does his arm taunt, before he turns around as he pumps his fists, before making his way down to the ring, Intercontinental Title strapped firmly around his waist. Jericho then greets all of his partner’s before both he and Helms hand their titles to the referee, before the referee signals for the bell to ring.

|Match 5|
|Eight Man Tag Team Match|
|Money in the Bank Competitors Collide|
|IC Champion Chris Jericho, US Champion Gregory Helms, Rey Mysterio & Matt Hardy vs. Ken Doane, Finlay, Bryan Danielson and The Brian Kendrick|

The match started off with the ‘Fighting Irishman’ Finlay starting off for the heel team and the IC Champion Chris Jericho for the face team, as the latter takes the advantage, wearing Finlay down with his combination of strength and pace. Jericho gave his opponents a fair share of the action as his team used frequent tags to wear down the older Finlay, who looked to be struggling against the four high fliers, as the match was being played under their circumstances. The heels urged Finlay to get to their corner, but to no avail, as the heels then got frustrated at their team being on the losing end of this match. Meanwhile, after the events that occurred on Saturday night, Hardy is the legal man with Finlay at the 4 minute mark, as he hits Finlay with a Side Effect for a two count.

The crowd groaned their disapproval for Finlay managing to kick out of the signature move of Hardy’s, as the face team remain on the offensive, seemingly not expecting the early victory. Rey was the next face to be tagged in as he and Hardy nailed Finlay with a unique double team manoeuvre where Rey charged at Matt who then hoisted Rey in mid air, as Rey then came down on Finlay with a Seated Senton. The crowd popped for the co operation of the two men as Rey lifted Finlay up before he put him into position for an early 619, only for Finlay to quickly remove himself from any potential danger, before he hit an incoming Rey with a wicked and stiff Short Arm Clothesline, almost taking Rey’s head off. Not wasting any time, Finlay went over to his corner and tagged in the ‘American Dragon’ Bryan Danielson.

The heel team then maintained the advantaged for the majority of the match as they played mind games with their WrestleMania opponents, as the keep the smaller Rey isolated in their corner. The face team give their arm out to Rey out of sheer hope, but to no avail, as Rey succumbs to the much larger heels, as Danielson and Finlay work over Rey with their aggressive nature, as Kendrick and Doane (who is looking to send a message to Helms) work over Rey with their speed. It seemed that all hope was lost for Rey and his team, however, ass the 4 on 1 odds were too much for Rey to handle, before Rey was hit with a Full Nelson Suplex by Danielson, but Rey persevered and managed to kick out at the count of two.

Rey continued striving and his perseverance paid off in the end, as when Kendrick went for a Running Standing Shooting Star Press, Rey stuck his knees up, causing Kendrick’s sternum to smash into Rey’s knees. This was the opening that Rey needed for the whole match as he stayed on the mat due to the amount of punishment he suffered throughout the whole match, before he finally started to move and advance to his corner, as Kendrick also did the same. Kendrick managed to tag in Doane before Rey could get to his corner, but with a leap of hope, he tagged in Helms. Doane looked to ambush his rival straight out of the blocks, but soon followed himself in dire trouble, as Helms ducked a few right hands before he hit him with an Atomic Drop, followed by a Snap DDT. Helms, however, did not go for the pin as he waited for Doane to get to his knees, before hitting him with the Shining Wizard! The crowd popped as Helms climbed over for the cover, only for Danielson to charge in an break up the pin!

After breaking up the pin, Danielson rocks the United States Champion with some right hands, only for Rey to jump off of the top rope and nail Danielson with a Springboard Dropkick, knocking him out of the ring. However, it is not long until Rey joins Danielson on the outside of the ring, as his nemesis in the past couple of weeks in The Brian Kendrick quickly runs into the knocks Rey out of the ring over the top rope by hitting the former World Heavyweight Champion with a Clothesline over the top rope. Matt then proceeded to go behind Kendrick before also throwing him over the top rope, as Finlay then repeated this action with Matt. The Intercontinental Champion in Jericho then joined in on the fun, as he charges at Finlay, as he sends them both over the top rope with a Clothesline.

Doane and Helms then get up to their feet as the last men in this match, and when Helms goes for a Russian Leg Sweep, only to be viciously elbowed by Doane in the face, followed by the former United States Champion thumbing the new champion in the eye, as he then nailed a Whiplash Neckbreaker. Doane the lifted up his arch nemesis and hoists him up onto the top rope as Doane gets onto the second rope himself, as just like on Saturday, he goes for a Superplex from off of the top rope, only for Helms to begin to head butt Doane, causing him to fall to the mat. In a repeat of the events that occurred 48 hours ago, Helms then waited for Doane to get up before he connected with a Nightmare on Helms Street, getting Helms the win in his first match as the United States Champion.

|Winners: IC Champion Chris Jericho, US Champion Gregory Helms, Rey Mysterio and Matt Hardy|

The crowd give a great pop, as Helms continues the roll he has been on as of late, as he has once again got the victory, and once again it was over the former United States Champion Ken Doane, making it the second time in three nights, as Helms is then handed his beloved United States Championship. A replay then comes in, showing the other six competitors in the match being taken out of action, leading to the two legal men in Doane and Helms to battle it out, which ended with Helms getting the pin when he hit Doane with the move which cost him the US Championship, the Nightmare on Helms Street. As we return live, we see that Helms has made his way to the stage before he climbs the top of the ladder, as he holds his United States Championship up high. The crowd gives a great pop for Helms being victorious here tonight as the other 7 at the ringside area begin to stir, as we then head to a commercial break, but not before JR gives his awesome hard sell, hyping up the huge annual Ladder match, which will take place in just 6 days time at WrestleMania XXV.

|Commercial Break|

Once we return from the commercial break, we go to a video package which starts off with a black screen, before the Saturday Night’s Main Event logo bursts across the screen, leading to a recap package of what happened at SNME. This package is different to the one which was shown at the beginning or RAW, as this shows all of the events that took place at SNME are shown, not just the RAW side of things. It starts off with the Ten Man Tag Team match featuring the Superstars in the Fatal Four Way WWE Tag Team Title match and the Street Fight, which culminated in the Mexicools leaving after not being allowed in the match by their partners, followed by Show hitting JBL with a Chokeslam for the three count. The Cruiserweight match between Jamie Noble and Evan Bourne with the CW Champion in Paul London as Guest Referee is shown next, who played a major part in the end of the match. Noble went for a Belly to Belly Sitout Piledriver, London hit Noble with a Heel Kick, as Bourne then rolled through and thanks to a quick count, as Bourne retained his undefeated streak. The Intercontinental Championship match between Jericho and Regal was the next to be highlighted, and even after interference from the UKonnection, Jericho picked up the win, after Matt Hardy prevented inevitable Finlay interference. The next match was between Hardy and Mysterio against Danielson and Kendrick, as Finlay repaid the favour to Hardy, as he cost him the victory with help of his shillelagh, as Finlay then also laid Kendrick out with the shillelagh for good measure.

There was then a break from the Money in the Bank related matches, as the next match was none other than RVD’s return to singles action, as he went one on one with the World Tag Team Champion Paul Burchill. After a highly entertaining match, Rob managed to get the win in his first one on one match back, hitting Burchill with a Five Star Frog Splash, as Hardy and RVD then dismissed any post match attack from Smith, as they cleared him from the ring and stood tall. The next match was the second RAW exclusive match in a row, which had Kane going up against Monty Brown and Elijah Burke in a No Disqualification Handicap match, and after interference from Kane’s WrestleMania opponent in Umaga, Brown and Burke won the match, as a Samoan Drop through a table then followed for Kane. The Cutting Edge was the next thing to be shown, as the events leading up to the huge attack was shown, as the Punt Kick and the Con Chair to Shawn Michaels and HHH from Orton and Edge respectively were shown in slow motion and from various angles. After this, the huge Steel Cage United States Championship match was shown, and after some major spots and key happenings in the match were shown, the massive Nightmare on Helms Street from the top of the cage was shown, also from various angles, as the package then showed Helms celebrating with the title to the delight of the crowd. The Nash Miller and Teddy Long segment then followed where Miller looked to interfere in the main event only for Long to say that Nash would be fired if he interfered, before the massive Champions vs. Challengers match was then showcased, which ended with Punk getting the pin over Kennedy and Cena laying out Taker as the two stood tall over their WrestleMania opponents, which could very well be the scene come Mania time.

The video package then ended and as we return live, we are in the backstage area once again, but more specifically, the locker room of the UKonnection, as Finlay is noticeably absent, seemingly being tended to after the Eight Man Tag Team match earlier on. William Regal is shown stretching in the background in preparation for his big main event match against the Number 1 Contender in Mr. Kennedy, as the spotlight is on Burchill and Smith, as Paul is hyping up Smith, saying that they will do exactly the same thing come WrestleMania, and they will still be the World Tag Team Champions. Smith shows little to no enthusiasm at this statement from Burchill who looks confused, as Paul then asks Smith what is wrong with him. Smith replies that for the past couple of weeks, Smith has been laid the burden for being on the receiving end of most of the UKonnection’s losses, even though just like tonight, it was Burchill’s fault, not his. Smith says that he is sick of having the blame being put on him, as Smith then storms out of the UKonnection locker room. Natalya gives the others a confused and somewhat angry expression to the others before she races out of the locker room and goes after her cousin, as there are audible cheers coming from the crowd. The Burchills and Regal are shown to have worried looks, but nonetheless, coming up after the break, we will bear witness to the main event between William Regal and Mr. Kennedy.

|Commercial Break|

Once we return from yet another commercial break, ‘Rule Britannia’ hits over the speakers for the fourth time in the night to once again a large amount of heat, as the UKonnection leader in William Regal makes his way down the entrance ramp and to the ring, still looking a bit shaken up after the events that occurred in the locker room before the commercial break. Regal steps through the ropes and he is unaccompanied tonight unlike on Saturday night and previous times we have seen Regal compete in the ring, but nonetheless he looks quite confident, as he waits for Kennedy to make his way out from the back.

For what is the third time in the night, ‘Turn up the Trouble’ hits over the loud speakers to a standing ovation from the crowd, as none other than the ‘Green Bay Loudmouth’ and the man that will be challenging CM Punk on Sunday for the WWE Championship in Mr. Kennedy makes his way down to the ring. Kennedy does his standard entrance schtick before he throws his signature microphone up to the rafters, before he turns to a not too impressed Regal, as Kennedy simply smirks. JR highlights the previous history between the two as Kennedy cost Regal his job as Raw General Manager last May, as the match gets underway.

|Main Event|
|Match 6|
|Singles Match|
|Mr. Kennedy vs. William Regal|

The match started off as somewhat of a technical affair as there were many counter moves between both the more experience Regal and the Number 1 Contender Mr. Kennedy, as the latter found himself in some trouble early, as he realised that he would be wrestling this match under Regal’s terms if he continued this match as a technical encounter. Kennedy then went for a change of styles in this match but it was to no avail, as Regal managed to keep the ball in his court, as he used his wide range of suplexes to wear Kennedy down, imploring the same strategy as he used against Jericho at SNME, even though it proved to be unsuccessful.

Regal attempted and managed to maintain the advantage over the younger and less experienced Kennedy, as the former Raw General Manager looked to finish Kennedy off with a quick submission victory by using his patented Regal Stretch. Kennedy, however, managed to disallow Regal in the succession of locking in the deadly hold, as he crawled to the ropes before any further damage could be done. Regal then continued to use his ruthless nature to wear down Kennedy, as he stomped away over the whole body of the prone Kennedy out of sheer frustration, as Kennedy prevented Regal from getting this match over and done with. Regal then lifts Kennedy up before he whips the Green Bay Loudmouth of the ropes as the leader of the UKonnection goes for a Back Body Drop, only to be hit with a front kick from Kennedy, which is soon followed by a Swinging Neckbreaker!

Both Kennedy and Regal collapse to the mat although it is for different reasons, as Kennedy collapses after suffering most of the damage throughout the match, and Regal is out of it after being hit with a power move from Kennedy. The referee begins to count both men out as they both begin to stir at the count of five before they get up to their feet at the count of seven, before the good old slogging war continues, as Kennedy gets a cheer from the crowd once he connects, although the same can’t be said for Regal. The brawling gets somewhat faster and stronger as Regal seems to be in his element, only for Kennedy to wind back after Regal looked to be taking the advantage, as Kennedy decks Regal with a massive right hand!

After the UKonnection leader gets up, Kennedy and Regal fight for the next few minutes for the advantage as it is move for move in this exciting encounter, and when it finally seems as though Kennedy would get the advantage after he hit Regal with a Step Up Enziguiri, Kennedy went for a Steamroller, only for Regal to take a page out of CM Punk’s books as he gouges the eyes of Kennedy, before he rolls off of Kennedy’s back before then hitting a vicious Back Suplex. Regal smiles a sadistic smile as he lifts the Number 1 Contender back up at the 12 minute mark, only to knock him straight back down again with a Leg Hook Saito Suplex, which Shawn Michaels used to great use back in the day, as Regal then signals for the end, as he points to Kennedy and then to his right knee, surely meaning that he will be looking to nail Kennedy with the High Knee, which may put him out of sorts for WrestleMania.

Regal approached Kennedy once he had gotten up as he hits him with an Atomic Drop near the corner turnbuckle, as Regal then steps back a few steps before he charges forward, looking to hit Kennedy with a patented High Knee. Kennedy, however, had other plans and thought one step ahead, as he got out of harm’s way, causing Regal’s unexposed knee to smash the steel turnbuckle with incredible force! The crowd gave a big pop as Regal turned around to face Kennedy in pain, as he stumbles right into a Snap DDT from the tired Number 1 Contender! The crowd gives a great pop, as once again, both Kennedy and Regal are laid out on the mat.

This, however, does not last long as after Regal begins to stir, Kennedy kips up to his feet with a fire in his eyes, signalling for Regal to get up, and once the Englishman does, Kennedy hoists Regal up onto his shoulders, before this time he is able to hit the Steamroller! The crowd gives a massive pop but Kennedy signals that he is not done, as he points towards the back and screams ‘This is for you, Punk!’, before he once again helps the veteran and the man whom he stripped of his General Manager duties last year in May up to his feet, as he pulls Regal in before nailing him with the devastating Mic Check! The crowd erupts as Kennedy climbs over Regal and hooks both the leg before the referee counts the academic cover! 1...2...3!

|Winner: Mr. Kennedy|

The crowd gives a massive pop for the Green Bay Loudmouth after his victory in the last ever RAW match before WrestleMania XXV, after hitting William Regal with a Mic Check, getting him the three count. As ‘Turn up the Trouble’ hits for a fourth time for the night, it is interrupted by ‘This Fire Burns’ to a huge ovation albeit negative, as none other than the WWE Champion CM Punk makes another appearance. Kennedy smirks at the inevitable appearance of Punk who slides into the ring after making his way down the ramp, as Kennedy and Punk engage in another stare down, before Punk throws his WWE Title down to the mat as the two engage in a brawl! Kennedy begins to take the advantage, but with shades of Saturday night, Punk poked Kennedy in the eyes, using dirty tactics to get the advantage once again. Wasting no time, Punk hoists Kennedy up onto his shoulders into a Standing Fireman’s Carry, before he drops Kennedy straight back down with a Go to Sleep! The crowd gave an enormous amount of heat as Punk lifts up his WWE Title as Kennedy is out on the mat. JR gives one final sell for WrestleMania as in a repeat of the events that happened on Saturday and what may be a sign of things to come, Punk stands over Kennedy, hoisting his WWE Title high in the air.​

 

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FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN

The usual video package starts off the last show before WrestleMania XXV, as a recap of the events which have heavily effected Smackdown in the past couple of weeks are displayed, firstly showing the feud between JBL and the Big Show, which started with the Big Show becoming the bodyguard for JBL, who was on a quest to become the World Heavyweight Champion, before JBL eliminated the Big Show from the Battle Royal for personal gain, leading to a feud between the two, as JBL challenged Show to a Street Fight for Mania, which was immediately accepted, as JBL destroyed Trevor Murdoch in a Street Fight the next week. It then switched to the four team feud over the WWE Tag Team Championships, which starts with Jindrak returning to the WWE, as he and Cade ambush Jesse and Festus with lead pipes, before proclaiming that they were out to set the tag division straight. The next week, the Mexicools, the World’s Greatest Tag Team, Jesse and Festus and Cade and Jindrak were in Teddy Long’s office, as Teddy said that the four teams would battle it out at WrestleMania for the titles, as two fatal four way matches took place over the next two weeks with one man representing their teams, which Jindrak and Shelton won respectively. Highlights of the Ten Man Tag Team match involving these two teams are shown, as the Mexicools hopped off of the apron, letting the faces have a five on three advantage, which culminated in Show hitting Bradshaw with a Chokeslam for the win. The video then cuts to highlights of the Money in the Bank feud, which shows previous winners of the briefcases in all of their glory with the World Title that they had won, before we are shown the ending of the Tag Team match, which Kendrick and Danielson won thanks to interference from Finlay. The next match to be shown was also regarding the Money in the Bank Ladder match, where Gregory Helms defeated Ken Doane in a Steel Cage match to win the United States Championship.

After the MITB match is highlighted, the Cruiserweight Title match is shown, showing London once again becoming the CW Champion after he defeated The Brian Kendrick, before it cuts to Noble attacking London in the backstage area and then the Cruiserweight Championship match that followed, where Noble was DQ’ed. Shots of Bourne winning the 6 man Battle Royal to be included in the CW Title Triple Threat match is then shown, before the events that occurred at the end of the Special Referee match at SNME is shown, where London kicked Noble in the back of the head before doing a fast count, giving Bourne the win and getting a measure of revenge, as Noble squashing Rhodes on RAW is then displayed. The next match to be highlighted is the Brand Supremacy match, as brief highlights are shown of Kane winning the Triple Threat match on RAW to become RAW’s Representative, as Umaga then defeated Kofi Kingston to have the chance to represent Smackdown at WrestleMania, before the Samoan Savage cost Kane his No Holds Barred Handicap Match against Burke and Brown at SNME, as he then proceeded to hit Kane with a Samoan Drop through a table. A recap of the events that occurred on RAW with Umaga and Cena interfering in the Rated RKO and BOD match are shown, with this portion of the package understandably focussing on Kane and Umaga brawling into the crowd. Highlights of the Cutting Edge which occurred last Saturday are shown with the now infamous attack on DX by Rated RKO is shown in black and white, before Shane said on RAW that DX would be fine for Mania, and said that Edge & Orton would face the Brothers of Destruction in a Tag Team match, although they managed to dodge another bullet by having Cena and Umaga help them, only for DX to make a shocking return, but Rated RKO managed to escape.

The package then goes back to No Mercy of last year, where the then World Heavyweight Champion in Mr. Kennedy defended his title against John Cena in a Ladder match, which Cena won. It then fast forwards to the second Smackdown after the Royal Rumble where the Number 1 Contender for Cena’s World Title at WrestleMania would be determined, as the Undertaker made a shock return to Smackdown after being a RAW Superstar, as he last eliminated and injured Batista to become the Number 1 Contender. After this, Cena enrolled Nash Miller to help him out as it seemed to be a master of a plan as they assaulted Undertaker in the parking lot on Miller’s debut night, only for Blood Miller to say the next week they he came to the WWE not to help Cena, but to rather become the World Heavyweight Champion, as this culminated in a three way feud. However, two weeks ago on Smackdown, Miller charged into Teddy Long’s office as he demanded to be included in the World Heavyweight Championship match to make it a Triple Threat match, only for Long to dismiss this idea at once, causing Miller to go an ever meaner streak, before highlights of the Champions vs. Challengers match is shown. As Punk tended to Mr. Kennedy in the ring, Taker and Cena brawled on the outside, as Punk managed to defeat Kennedy. Taker then looked to help his fellow Number 1 Contender only to be assaulted by Cena and a steel chain. 48 hours later on RAW, the Undertaker and his brother Kane went to battle with Edge and Orton, and just before it looked like the reuniting Brothers of Destruction would pick up the win, Cena came barging out of the back with Umaga as they attacked their respective WrestleMania opponents, causing Taker and his brother to get the DQ victory, but this was the last thing on Cena’s mind, as the package showed Cena and the Undertaker fighting in the crowd, before the package fades to black.

As we cut away from this video package, we go the announcers of Jonathan Coachman and Tazz, who welcome us to the last Smackdown before the 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania, as we will bear witness to a huge main event here tonight. Coach goes onto say that this match was confirmed on Monday night during RAW as tonight; we will see Edge and Randy Orton team up with John Cena and Umaga to take on the dream team of the Undertaker, Kane, Shawn Michaels and Triple H! Coach and Tazz then also hype up a match between Festus and Lance Cade and Nash Miller being in action later on tonight on this 3 hour edition of Smackdown, before Coach and Tazz hype up the return of the Highlight Reel, where the Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho will host his Money in the Bank opponents, them being Ken Doane, Bryan Danielson, The Brian Kendrick, Rey Mysterio, Matt Hardy, Finlay, and as much as Coach hates to say it, the NEW United States Champion as of last Saturday night, Gregory Helms. Coach quickly decides to change the subject of one of his favourite Superstars in Ken Doane losing his coveted United States Championship, as he says that the first match of the night involves the Money in the Bank Ladder match, as we will see two men who had their differences on Saturday Night’s Main Event go at it in singles competition; the two men being RAW’s ‘Fighting Irishman’ Finlay and Smackdown’s own Matt Hardy.

The camera then cuts to the entrance way before ‘Live for the Moment’ hits over the loud speakers as the one and only Matt Hardy emerges from the back and makes his way down to the ring, causing the fans to rise to their feet and cheer loudly for the former United States Champion, and the man who very well may be called Mr. Money in the Bank once WrestleMania rolls by. Matt slaps hand with the fans before he rolls into the ring, as he then does his signature V1 hand symbol to a big pop from the crowd, who also do their own ‘V1’ symbol.

However, the crowd reaction soon changes as ‘Rule Britannia’ hits over the speakers to a big amount of heat, as none other than the ‘Fighting Irishman’ Finlay makes his way down to the ring, ready to face the man who cost his friend William Regal the Intercontinental Championship on Saturday Night’s Main Event. The UKonnection member bad mouths several members of the crowd in the first row as he then slides into the ring, not ready for any silly games with Matt. Hardy does not take his eyes off of Finlay as the two engage in a stare down, before the referee signals for the match to begin.

|Opening Match|
|Match 1|
|MITB Competitors Collide|
|Matt Hardy vs. Finlay|

The match starts off with a collar and elbow tie up, but it is not long before the tempo ticks up a notch and the two come to blows after their differences which stemmed from Saturday Night’s Main Event where Matt prevented interference in the Intercontinental Title match from Finlay, culminating in Y2J defeating Finlay’s partner in William Regal. Due to the match being an aggressive nature, Finlay takes the early advantage thanks to his rough style, as he worked over Hardy with forearms, before he whipped him off of the ropes before hitting him with a Short Arm Clothesline on his return to a large amount of heat from the crowd, simply because it was not Hardy who was mounting the offense. Hardy looked to be in trouble early, as Finlay hit Matt with a Release Fisherman Buster Suplex, which got a two count.

Matt managed to get some offense in on the furious Finlay but it was barely effective, as Finlay continued to pulverize Hardy, before at the 5 minute mark, Finlay made an uncharacteristic mistake, as he went for a quick Celtic Cross to finish off a match which he had dominated. Hardy, however, seized this opportunity and rolled through into a Sunset Flip Cover, narrowly missing out on the win after Finlay managed to kick out after a two count. Finlay was shocked at Matt almost getting the win as he charged at Hardy, but was a bit too overzealous in this act, as Matt kicked him in the gut, before hitting him with a Side Effect out of nowhere, which got him a two count once again. Matt then lifted Finlay up before he whipped him into the corner, as Matt charged at him before hitting a Turnbuckle Clothesline, which was followed by a Running Bulldog.

Matt then headed up to the top rope instead of going for the pin after his signature move, before he went for a Downfall Leg Drop. Finlay, however, was one step ahead as he sprung up to his feet and knocked the top rope, causing Matt to crotch himself on the top turnbuckle. Finlay then went to the second rope and went for a Superplex, as Matt hit Finlay in the back with forearms in retaliation. Finlay released his grip on Hardy before he was pie-faced off of the top rope and to the mat, as he got to a crouched position once he had gotten back up. Once again, Matt seized on the opportunity at hand, as he came crashing down on Finlay with a Top Rope Elbow Smash! Matt then climbed over for the cover and hooked both legs, but once again, Finlay was able to kick out at the count of two!

Matt then lifted Finlay up before he whipped him across the ropes, but when he went for a Back Body Drop to Finlay, he was met with a boot to the face by Finlay, who then lifted Hardy up onto his shoulders into a Standing Fireman’s Carry position, before he rolled forwards and nailed Matt with a Rolling Fireman’s Carry Slam, but got only a two count when he followed it up with a pin. Finlay then lifted Matt up and hit him with a Snapmare, but when he went for a Running Seated Senton, Matt managed to move out of the way, before he hit Finlay with a Snap DDT once both had gotten up, thus giving Hardy the advantage once again over the former Intercontinental Champion.

Matt continued to work over Finlay but his offence was soon finished after he went for a Twist of Fate at the 13 minute mark, as on this occasion, Finlay was about to reverse an attempt at Matt’s finisher, as he rammed him back into the corner. Finlay then worked away at Matt with right hands before he pulled him out of the corner, before he lifted him up onto his shoulders and once again put him in a Celtic Cross position. Finlay, however, was able to connect with the move this time, as he dropped Matt with the Celtic Cross, only for Matt to put a foot on the bottom rope after the referee was just about to count three and give Finlay the win!

Finlay was furious at Matt managing to kick out of his signature move, before Finlay then went for an Emerald Fusion. Finlay had Matt on his shoulders but Matt was able to reverse this signature move of Finlay’s as well, as Matt slid off of Finlay’s shoulders and hit him with a Reverse Twist of Fate! The crowd rose to their feet but Hardy did not go for the cover, as he instead lifted Finlay up once again. before he kicked him in the gut before he put him in a front face lock, as he raised his V1 symbol to a pop from the crowd, before he knocked the ‘Fighting Irishman’ out with a Twist of Fate! Matt then climbed over for the cover and hooked both legs, as the referee counted the three and gave the win to Hardy!

|Winner: Matt Hardy|

The crowd gives a huge pop for Hardy getting the win as ‘Live for the Moment’ once again hits over the loud speakers, as Matt climbs up to the second turnbuckle as he does his V1 hand symbol once again. Matt then hops down from the second rope as he looks down at Finlay who has not moved since the Twist of Fate, before we cut to a replay of the defining moments of the match, them being Matt managing to get his foot on the bottom rope after being hit with a Celtic Cross, before he dodged an attempted Emerald Fusion and hit him with a Reverse Twist of Fate, which he then followed up with a normal Twist of Fate for the three count. As we return ‘live’ to the arena, we see that Matt has made his way up to the top of the entrance ramp as he raises the V1 one more time, before he heads to the back, before we cut to the second commercial break of the night, the first being during the Hardy and Finlay match which we just witnessed.

|Commercial Break|

Once we return from this commercial break, we cut to the RAW Rebound, which shows the key events that took place on RAW this week, the first being Jamie Noble easily defeating fellow Cruiserweight Cody Rhodes while his (Noble’s) WrestleMania opponents were on commentary. After the match, we see a three way stare down between Noble, London and Bourne initiate, before we cut to the next key event which took place, that being Rated RKO backstage, where it was announced that DX could compete at Mania, and that Edge and Orton would face the Brothers of Destruction. The Jeff Hardy and DH Smith match is the next to be highlighted, where Jeff won thanks to botched Paul Burchill interference and a Whisper in the Wind, only for him and RVD to be laid out by the UKonnection after the match. The Brown and Burke against the Puerto Rican Nightmares match was the next to be showcased as Brown got the win over Primo with the Pounce, before Burke stated a new revolution was coming to RAW. Kennedy’s promo being interrupted by the WWE Champion was then recapped as the stare down from the ring to the entrance ramp was shown, before it cuts to the first main event of RAW, which was between Rated RKO and the Brothers of Destruction, where the BOD won by DQ after interference from their WrestleMania opponents. The Money in the Bank showcase Eight Man Tag Team match was then shown, as the 6 illegal men are thrown over the top rope, before Helms managed to hit Doane with a Nightmare on Helms Street for the 2nd time in three nights to get the win for his team. Lastly, the main event between Kennedy and Regal is shown, where Kennedy managed to get the win over Regal with a Mic Check, only for Punk to lay Kennedy out with a Go to Sleep to finish the last RAW before WrestleMania XXV.

As we return from the RAW Rebound video package, we see Lance Cade and Mark Jindrak walking in the backstage area with flushed faces, as the two arrogant Superstars are met with big heat from the crowd in Texas. The two then come to a door as Cade aggressively knocks, before we hear someone say ‘Come in!’, as it is revealed that it was Teddy Long. Long asks what Cade wants, leading to the former WWE and World Tag Team Champion to start complaining, saying that he has a huge match in 2 nights, and has to go one on one with the freak that is Festus. Cade then begins to bitch about Long being bias against him and Jindrak, leading to Long putting instant dismissal to these claims, before he says that since Cade has the nerve to barge into the General Manager’s office and say that he is biased, so Long will add a stipulation to his match later on tonight between him and Festus. Long says that he will compete in 2 nights in the WWE Tag Team Championship Fatal Four Way match, so tonight, in his match against Festus, the 6 other men who will be in the WWE Tag Team Title match at Mania will be Lumberjacks! The crowd gives quite a big pop at this as Cade and Jindrak begin to complain again before Long says that if they don’t leave now, they will be stripped of their Number 1 Contendership for the WWE Tag Team Titles, meaning that they will not compete at WrestleMania. The two men then leave very angrily, as we cut back to the ringside area, as Coach complains about Smackdown’s General Manager being bias against Cade and Jindrak.

Before Coach can complain anymore, however, ‘We Aren’t Mexican, We’re Mexicool’ hits over the loud speakers to a pop although some heat is heard strangely for the WWE Tag Team Champions the Mexicools. Coach manages to find something else to complain about, however, as he talks about the Mexicools leaving their teammates on Saturday, leaving them to a 5 on 3 disadvantage, giving their team the loss. The Mexicools do a lap of the ring on the Juan Deere lawnmowers as Tazz says that this bout is a non title bout, before the two then get into the ring and wait for their opponents.

‘World’s Greatest’ then hits over the P.A system to a loud pop from the Texan fans, as none other than the two members of the World’s Greatest Tag Team in Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas make their way down to the ring, ready to battle the WWE Tag Team Champions. Haas and Benjamin walk down the ramp with their matching hoodies as they make their way onto the ring apron, before they simultaneously front flip over the top rope and into the ring, before they stare down the WWE Tag Team Champions of the past six months.

|Match 2|
|Non Title Tag Team Match|
|WWE Tag Team Champions the Mexicools vs. the World’s Greatest Tag Team|

After a decision was made amongst the two teams, it was decided that Benjamin and Super Crazy would start off the match for their respective teams, as it proved to be a high paced and exciting match from the get go. The two men exchanged some quick moves in the early going before Crazy looked to have gotten the advantage when he hit Benjamin with a Monkey Flip out of the corner after Shelton missed an early Stinger Splash, only for Shelton to characteristically land on his feet after the attempted Monkey Flip by Crazy, as he retaliated by hitting Crazy with a Superkick, getting the advantage for the World’s Greatest Tag Team.

The former WWE Tag Team Champions in the World’s Greatest Tag Team managed to keep the advantage over one third of their WrestleMania opponents, as they almost got the quick win after a German Suplex and Dropkick combination, only for Psicosis to come in and break up the pin, getting frustrated as he has not been able to get into the match due to his opponents dominating his partner in Crazy. The WGTT stayed on the offensive even after this interference from Psicosis as they continued getting close on many occasions, the closest being where Haas hit Crazy with a signature Bridging German Suplex, only for Crazy to use his free hands to grab a hold of the bottom rope, forcing the referee to break the count.

The Mexicools looked in dire trouble as Crazy had gotten little to no offence in the whole match, but this soon changed, as Haas made the vital mistake of going up to the top rope, as he attempted to hit Crazy with a Moonsault, only for the WWE Tag Team Champion to move out of the way of the move to which he had perfected over the years, as he managed to crawl over to his corner and tag in Psicosis. The former ECW Cruiserweight and current WWE Tag Team Champion jumped into the ring with a head full of steam, nailing Haas with a Running Tilt a Whirl Headscissors as soon as Haas had gotten up to his feet.

The WWE Tag Team Champions looked to be in control as Haas could not even manage to penetrate the Mexicools offence, as the ball was now in the champion’s court. Just like with what happened with their opponents, the champions dominated, but were still unable to put the resilient Haas away, as Charlie managed to kick out of an Sitout Wheelbarrow Facebuster by the Mexicools. Haas looked to have nothing left in the tank and looked as if he would succumb to the dominance of the Mexicools, only to reverse an attempted Top Rope Leg Drop, as he cleanly leapt up to the top rope where Psicosis was standing, before he hit him with a Super Belly to Belly Suplex!

Both men then looked to tag in their respective partners, as Psicosis tagged in Super Crazy, who then caught a hold of Haas’ leg, seemingly preventing him from tagging in Benjamin, only for Haas to nail him with an Enziguiri! The crowd popped as Haas dived to his corner, managing to tag in an eager Shelton Benjamin! The crowd popped as Benjamin exploded with right hands over the man as to whom he started this match off with, before after two minutes of man handling Crazy, he hit him with an Exploder Suplex, only for an interfering Psicosis to break up the pin!

The crowd gave a mixed reaction towards the Mexicools as they are obviously rooting for the WGTT, as Haas then came out of nowhere and knocked both him and Psicosis out of the ring with a Clothesline over the top rope. Shelton then realized that it was only him and Crazy left as he then went for another Superkick, only for Crazy to dodge the attempted move. Once Benjamin turned around, he walked straight into a Snap Hurricanrana, as Crazy then sprung up to the top rope and hit Benjamin with a Moonsault for the three count!

|Winners: WWE Tag Team Champions the Mexicools|

Crazy quickly gets up to his feet as a recovered Psicosis rolls into the ring, as the Mexicools celebrate a much needed win here tonight after having somewhat of a bad run as of late, as the two Cruiserweights and WWE Tag Team Champions are handed their WWE Tag Team Championships. The Mexicools’ hands are then raised by the senior official before Crazy and Psicosis make their way up the ramp before they head to the back, seemingly going to get ready for being Lumberjacks later on tonight. Haas, meanwhile, rolls Shelton towards him as the two look thoroughly downcast at losing tonight after giving it their all and coming up just short against the smaller WWE Tag Team Champions, as we cut to another commercial break.

|Commercial Break|

Once we return from the commercial, we see Todd Grisham standing by; ready to host a backstage interview. Grisham welcomes us to Smackdown and says that tonight, he will be interviewing a man that will be competing in a Street Fight this Sunday; John Bradshaw Layfield. JBL walks into shot as the former WWE Champion is greeted with a mass amount of heat from the Texan fans, as Grisham talks about how later tonight, his opponent for WrestleMania in the Big Show will be competing in a Street Fight, as Grisham then asks if JBL will get involved in some shape or form. JBL says that he always has a trick up his sleeve, and that the Big Show better watch his back tonight, and especially at WrestleMania. JBL cuts the promo off quickly by saying that this Sunday at WrestleMania, he will be going into the Reliant Stadium as a hometown hero (mixed reaction from the Texan fans in attendance), and will be walking out victorious, simply because he is a Wrestling God! The crowd gives another mixed reaction for JBL for him being a Texan as JBL then leaves the shot, leaving Grisham standing there as he sees JBL off before we head back to the ringside area, where we are once again greeted by Coach and Tazz, who hype the Street Fight for this Sunday and WrestleMania as a whole. A photo then appears on the screen with the WrestleMania logo and the simple words ‘2 Days’ underneath it, before the camera cuts to the ring, where we see the Miz standing, looking somewhat nervous about his next match.

‘Crank it Up’ then hits over to the speakers to a big (no pun intended) pop, as none other than the ‘World’s Largest Athlete’ in the Big Show emerges from the back, ready for his Street Fight with the former WWE Tag Team Champion. The Big Show has a big smile on his face as he slaps hands with the fans in the first row down the entrance ramp, before he gets up onto the apron and steps up and over the top rope, before he leans on the top rope and raises a massive arm into the air. The Miz looks somewhat scared at the presence of the Big Show, as the referee tells the timekeeper to ring the bell and start the contest.

|Match 3|
|Street Fight|
|The Big Show vs. the Miz|

The 7 foot giant in the Big Show dominated from as soon as the bell rang, as the Miz hopelessly tried to knock the Big Show down, only for the World’s Largest Athlete to knock the arrogant Superstar down with a Big Boot, before the man who will face JBL in this kind of match in 48 hours time stepped out of the ring. Show then proceeded to look under the apron, as he pulled out two weapons, them being a trash can and a Singapore Cane. The crowd popped for the very early introduction of weapons as Big Show smirked, but did not use the weapons straight away, as he instead toyed with the Miz, nailing him with a Spinning Headlock Elbow Drop, which he likes to call the Final Cut.

Show then walked over to the Singapore Cane which he introduced into the match just minutes earlier, as he pointed to it and then to the Miz to a pop from the crowd. Show then walked over to a grounded Miz who was slowly getting back to his feet, but when he was on his hands and knees, Show cracked the stick repeatedly over the back of Miz, as he then repeated this action a number of times, until the stick was broken into two separate pieces. Show smirked at the brutal nature of this match, as he then lifted the Miz up and then pushed him into the corner turnbuckle, before he raised a finger to his mouth. The crowd popped as they seemingly knew what was coming next; as Show’s massive hand came right down onto Miz’s chest in an Open Hand Slap.

Show continued to unnecessarily toy with the Miz as he continued to send a message to his former boss in JBL, as he lifted the Miz up and put him in a Powerbomb position, only to throw Miz backwards, hitting the former WWE Tag Team Champion with a Reverse Thrown Powerbomb. The Big Show then signalled for the end of the Miz as he lifted up the trash can lid which he brought into the ring, as he clobbered the Miz over the head with it, but he continued to hold ‘the Chick Magnet’ upright, as he brought an unconscious Miz over to the trash can, as he proceeded to hit a lifeless Miz with a Chokeslam right onto the trash can, getting the easy three count.

|Winner: the Big Show|

The Big Show gets up and looks down at the unconscious Miz, as ‘Crank it Up’ once again plays over the loud speakers, only for the crowd’s reaction to quickly turn to heat. Big Show doesn’t seem to notice the supposed change of heart as the camera cuts to the inside the crowd, where we see that JBL is running with a steel chair, as he then hops over the barricade and into the ring. JBL then holds the chair up high as he waits for his former bodyguard to turn around, which the Big Show does. JBL then charges at Show with the chair only for the 7 foot giant to move, as JBL smashes the chair into the top rope, which then ricochets and hits Bradshaw in the head! The crowd gives a great pop as JBL drops the chair before he stumbles around, right into a massive Chokeslam from the Big Show! Show lets out a mighty roar as ‘Crank it Up’ begins to play over the speakers once again, before we head to another commercial break.

|Commercial Break|

Once we return from the break, we are in the backstage area, where we see the World Heavyweight Championship sitting in the locker room. The camera then zooms out to show that John Cena is in his locker room, undoubtedly preparing for his huge main event Eight Man Tag Team match. A knock is then heard as Cena says come in, as Rated RKO walk into the shot to a massive amount of heat from the Texan crowd. Rated RKO said to Cena that he wanted to see them, as the World Heavyweight Champion talked about how all 4 men in that match are gunning for them, so Cena took the responsibility of coming up with a ‘plan’ for later on tonight. Rated RKO smirked as Edge asks who Cena has in mind, as Cena goes onto say that the man could destroy any man, and he knows exactly how to get the man, even though they have had their differences in the past. Rated RKO smirk as they seemingly know who the World Heavyweight Champion has in mind, as the former World Tag Team Champions tell Cena that they will see him later on tonight before they leave the locker room, once again leaving Cena by himself, as the World Heavyweight Champion smirks before we cut away from his locker room.

The announcers then talk about the huge main event for later on tonight, where Rated RKO will team up with the World Heavyweight Champion John Cena and Umaga to go up against the ‘has beens’ of Undertaker, Kane, Shawn Michaels and Triple H. Coach and Tazz talk about the Cutting Edge from Saturday Night’s Main Event last week where Rated RKO tried to rid DX from the WWE for the greater good, only for DX to risk their own health to try and get their hands on Rated RKO by coming back hurt on RAW and trying to attack Edge and Orton, only for the much smarter Edge and Orton to escape the clutches of DX, as they will be 100% for WrestleMania unlike DX, even though they will win regardless of their health. The announcers then change the subject as they talk about the Cruiserweight Championship match between Jamie Noble, Evan Bourne and the CW Champion Paul London, as Coach says that even though he is not a fan of Bourne, he will be rooting for him at Mania, as the Cruiserweight Title will come to where it belongs; Smackdown. Tazz then says that after the break, Paul London and Evan Bourne will team up to face the men that Bourne has been having some troubles with in the past couple of weeks, them being the Rated R Superstars.

‘In the Middle of it Now’ then hits over the speakers to a moderate amount of heat, as Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder, also known as the Rated R Superstars, make their way down to the ring. Hawkins and Ryder walk down to the ring with scowls on their faces after not being able to defeat Bourne two weeks ago in the Number 1 Contender Battle Royal for the Cruiserweight Championship, meaning that they have not booked a spot on the WrestleMania card. Hawkins and Ryder slide into the ring and don’t even bother to pose, as they instead wait for London and Bourne’s entrances, but first, we head to a commercial break.

|Commercial Break|

As we return from the break, ‘Axeman’ is playing over the speakers, as none other than Evan Bourne has made his way out of the backstage area, as he is now walking down the ramp and slapping hands with the eager fans. Bourne then slides into the ring and raises one arm to a pop from the crowd but he does not take his eyes off of Hawkins and Ryder, as he thinks that they will attack as soon as Smackdown’s Number 1 Contender for the Cruiserweight Championship turns his back, as he then awaits his partner and WrestleMania opponent’s arrival.

‘Rocker’ then hits over the speakers to a big pop, as the Cruiserweight Champion and RAW Superstar in Paul London runs out from the backstage area and storms down the ramp in trademark fashion, before he slides into the ring. London then ascends to the top rope and raises his Cruiserweight Championship which he will be defending in the Triple Threat match at WrestleMania high in the air, before he does a back flip off of the top rope and then nods at Bourne. The referee takes the Cruiserweight Championship from London, before the timekeeper rings the bell.


|Match 4|
|Tag Team Match|
|WWE Cruiserweight Champion Paul London and Evan Bourne vs. the Rated R Superstars|

The match started off with Ryder for the Rated R Superstars and the man who has had trouble with the Rated R Superstars in the past in Evan Bourne, as Ryder looked to get the upper hand in the match in the early going, only for Bourne to use his quickness to evade Ryder. This caused Zack to become extremely frustrated very quickly, causing him to be too overzealous in his attack, giving Bourne the advantage as he easily ducked under a wild Clothesline attempt from Ryder, before he hit him with a Single Leg Backflip Kick (also known as the Pele Kick which AJ Styles uses frequently in TNA), as Bourne then took his place next to the prone body of Ryder, as he hit him with a picture perfect Standing Moonsault.

Ryder barely got any offense in as London and Bourne both used frequent tags to wear Ryder down as they worked as a team that looked as though they had been doing it for years. However, there was a certain sense of one upmanship, as the cruiserweights looked to outdo their partner, as on one occasion, London hit Ryder with a Snap Hurricanrana, only for Bourne to retaliate by hitting Ryder with a Super Hurricanrana. The crowd popped for the high flying ability as well as London and Bourne trying to upstage each other, as Hawkins was growing extremely angry on the outside due to him not being able to get into this match. After the Super Hurricanrana, Bourne let the WWE Cruiserweight Champion take centre stage once again, as London then went to work on Ryder.

The former WWE Tag Team Champion and current Cruiserweight Champion hit Ryder with some forearms to the face before he whipped him across the ropes, before London leap frogged over an incoming Ryder. Once Zack returned once again, London hit him with a Jumping Heel Kick, but before he could hit the mat, London applied a front face lock to Ryder, before he nailed Zack with a Legsweep DDT to a pop from the crowd, as he then tagged Bourne back into the action. Bourne then quickly capitalized on Ryder being down, as he lifted Ryder up before putting him in a Reverse Front Face Lock, before he lifted his inner leg and completed hitting Ryder with an Inverted Leg Drop Bulldog.

Bourne then quickly dragged Ryder over to the corner before he climbed up to the top rope, looking to hit the Air Bourne. A frustrated Hawkins then ran into the ring as he nailed Bourne with a right hand whilst he was on the top rope, only for London to get into the ring and dump him over the top rope, before he springboarded off the top rope and hit him with a scintillating Springboard Splash to the outside! London rolled off of Hawkins, obviously winded, as Ryder then got his first amount of offense in of the match at the 7 minute mark, as he went up to the second rope, hitting Bourne with some right hands, causing Evan to fire back in retaliation. Bourne then used everything he could to get Ryder off before he knocked him off with a head butt, as Bourne then got to a standing position once again, as he this time managed to hit Ryder with the Air Bourne, getting the victory!

|Winners: CW Champion Paul London and Evan Bourne|

The crowd pops for Bourne maintaining his unbeaten run since arriving in the WWE, as a somewhat hurt London rolls into the ring. Bourne nods at London respectfully just like Paul did with Bourne before the match, as London and Bourne raise their arms high in the air. London then goes over and grabs his CW Title belt, but while both men’s backs are turned, Jamie Noble comes out from the back, as he takes Bourne by the leg and pulls him out of the ring, before he aggressively throws Bourne right into the ring steps! London turns around to see what the commotion is about and once he sees Noble, he drops his Cruiserweight Title and slides out of the ring, only for Noble to hit him with a Low Blow! The crowd gives a big amount of heat, as London is then thrown straight back into the ring by Noble, who then lifts Bourne back up and hits him with a Double Knee Gutbuster! The crowd gives even more heat for Noble hitting Bourne with his signature move as Noble then slides into the ring, before he scoops a recovering London up onto his shoulders in a Pumphandle position, before he hits him with a Sitout Belly to Belly Tombstone Piledriver! The crowd’s heat grows even further as Noble finally thinks he has done enough before he lifts up the Cruiserweight Title and raises it up high in the air as if it was his. Noble then throws the title straight back onto London as ‘Trailer Park Trash’ hits over the speakers, as Coach and Tazz talk about the impact that Noble has made here tonight and will go into the Cruiserweight Title match as the favourite, before Coach says that it is time to move on, and after the break, we will see Nash Miller in action.

|Commercial Break|

Once we return from the commercial break, we do not go to the backstage area nor do we cut to the announcers, as the camera is instead focussed on the entrance ramp, before ‘How Do You Like Me Now?’ hits over the speakers to little to no reaction, as none other than the tough veteran in Hardcore Holly emerges from the back for his first appearance since the Royal Rumble match. Holly gets up to the apron and enters the ring via the middle rope, not looking intimidated even though he will face a man who has been extremely dominant during his short tenure here in the WWE.

Once Holly’s song finishes, ‘Hell Will Be Callin’ Your Name’ hits over the speakers to a big amount of heat, as none other than the newcomer and extremely terrifying Nash ‘Blood’ Miller comes out from the backstage area, ready for this match where he tries to continue to make his mark in the WWE and prove Teddy Long wrong for not including him in the World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania XXV, which would have made it a Triple Threat match between himself, Cena and the Undertaker. Miller then approaches Holly as he stares the veteran right in the eye, only for Holly not to budge and stare straight back at Miller.

|Match 5|
|Singles Match|
|Nash Miller vs. Hardcore Holly|

Miller charged at Holly as soon as he heard the bell ring as he pushed the ‘veteran’ into the corner, only for the tough bastard in Holly to fire away at the dominate youngster with right hands, managing to get out of the corner and put Miller into the middle of the ring. The match was not too pretty as the tough brawlers fought all the way in and out of the ring for the first couple of minutes, which all culminated in Miller aggressively throwing Holly back first into the steel steps, before he rammed him into the ring post near-by, once again spine first. Miller then rolled Hardcore into the ring as he whipped him across the ropes, hitting him with a wicked Delayed Spinebuster. Miller then continued to work over Holly, but the resilient Holly gave Miller no chance to put him away for good.

Holly then managed to hit Miller with some more right hands, but this was in Miller’s comfort zone due to him being a boxer, as he then nailed Holly with a huge right hand body shot, which was quickly followed by a left hand body shot. This caused Holly to crouch over as Miller hit him with an Uppercut, before he finished off the 4 Hit Combo with a wicked knockout punch. Miller then lifted Holly up as he pushed him against the ropes, as Miller then Flapjacked Holly into the air, before he hit him with a vicious Uppercut on the way down. The crowd gave quite a large amount of heat as Miller does not seem to be done, as he once again lifts Holly up, before he nails him with a Chokeslam Backbreaker, before he elevates him back up and nails him with the Swinging Reverse STO, completing the Imprisonment! Miller then finally thought that this would be enough as he climbed over Holly, getting the academic three count.

|Winner: Nash Miller|

Miller gets up to his feet after managing to defeat somewhat of a more credible opponent this week in Hardcore Holly, as he looks down at the man whom he just defeated with relative ease. Miller then simply approaches the ropes and walks out of the ring, not issuing a post match attack like he did last week after his match against SJ Reynolds, as he walks down the entrance ramp whilst ‘Hell Will Be Callin’ Your Name’ hits over the speakers once again. Miller then disappears behind the backstage curtain, as we then head to another commercial break.

|Commercial Break|

Once we return to this 3 Hour Edition of Smackdown from yet another commercial break, we are in the backstage area, where we see John Cena, seemingly looking to strike a deal with the man who he mentioned to Rated RKO earlier on in the night. Cena then continues on his way down the hallway before he stops at a door, as he then lets out a sigh and then opens the door, where we see none other than Nash Miller, who is resting after just competing against Hardcore Holly. Blood Miller immediately springs to his feet and asks Cena what he wants as Cena raises his arms in the air innocently, saying that he wasn’t here to pick a fight. Cena says that after their confrontation a few weeks ago, he knows what Miller wants, and he will get it ‘for payment’. Miller questions Cena as to what he means as the World Heavyweight Champion says that Miller cannot get his World Heavyweight Championship shot if he is not 100%, so Miller needs to ensure that tonight, Cena walks out 100% in the 8 Man Tag Team match, and also as a winner. Miller thinks for a while before he tells Cena that the deal is on before he orders him out of his locker room, only for Cena to say that he has to walk out of WrestleMania as champion, so he needs to play a helping hand in two nights as well. Miller doesn’t look too happy, but still tells Cena that the deal is on. Cena smirks and walks out of the locker room, seemingly getting what he has wanted to achieve here tonight.

As we cut back to the arena, we don’t go to the announcers, as instead, ‘World’s Greatest’ hits over the speakers once again to a pop from the Texan crowd, as Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas emerge from the back, visibly worn out after their match with the Mexicools earlier on in the night. Haas and Benjamin don’t have their matching hoodies but nonetheless are dressed to compete, as they walk around the ring and take a spot at the side of the ring nearest to the announcers, where they are ready to play their part as Lumberjacks for the next match.

‘We’re Not Mexican, We’re Mexicool’ then hits over the speakers to another mixed reaction although this is leaning even further to the pop side of things, as none other than the WWE Tag Team Champions in the Mexicools make their way out from the back, also visibly worn out after their match with the World’s Greatest Tag Team which took place earlier on in the night. The WWE Tag Team Champions do not come out on their Juan Deere lawnmowers but have their WWE Tag Team Titles in tow, as they take their place on the side of the ring to the right of the World’s Greatest Tag Team.

‘Pure Control A’ then plays over the speakers once the Mexicools have settled in, as Lance Cade and Mark Jindrak emerge from the backstage area, still visibly pissed after Teddy Long made this match a Lumberjack match, as they didn’t agree with the simple singles match between Cade and Festus in the first place. Cade slides into the ring whilst Jindrak takes his place on the side of the ring which is opposite to the Mexicools, as Cade exchanges glances between the World’s Greatest Tag Team and the Mexicools.

Cade then stops doing this as soon as the familiar tune of ‘Biscuits and Gravy’ hits over the speakers to a pop from the crowd, as Jesse and Festus emerge from the back. Jesse, who is normally doing his best to restrain Festus from reaching the ring, does not do so on this occasion due to what Cade and Jindrak did a few weeks ago, letting Festus storm down the ramp and straight to the ring. Cade looks hesitant at facing Festus as Jesse takes his spot at the side closest to the entrance ramp, before the bell rings to signify the start of the contest.

|Match 6|
|Lumberjack Match|
|Lance Cade vs. Festus|

Cade tries to retreat as soon as the bell rings as Festus storms into the ring and approaches him, before Cade realizes that he will step right into his WrestleMania opponents, and has little protection with only Jindrak on the outside to support him, and the rest to attack him. Cade then looks at Festus, who quickly throws him over the top rope, right onto his partner in Jindrak! The crowd pop as the lumberjacks come into play only thirty seconds into the match, as the Mexicools, Jesse and the WGTT pounce on Cade, throwing him into the steel steps before back into the ring, where Festus is waiting Cade, as the arrogant Superstar is then thrown right into the turnbuckle, before the 300 pounder in Festus squashes Cade.

After being assaulted with lead pipes a month ago on Smackdown by both Cade and Jindrak and getting little consolation since then, Festus uses everything in his power to manhandle Cade. Cade was on the receiving end of a mass amount of offense by Festus, who finished off a series of power moves with a Sidewalk Slam, followed by running off the ropes and hitting Cade with a Running Leaping Seated Senton, a move in which Finlay could not hit in the opening match. Festus then lifted Cade up and went for a Fireman’s Carry Flapjack at the 5 minute mark for a quick finish, only for Cade to drop off of Festus’ back before he hit him with a dropkick to the back, sending him hurtling through the second rope and out of the ring, towards the lumberjacks.

However, this did not pay off for Cade as the lumberjacks did exactly the opposite as to what they did for Cade, as they simply rolled Festus back into the ring. Cade managed to stay on the offensive as he stomped away at a grounded Festus, afraid that if Festus was to get back to his feet, he would get the momentum and advantage once again. Cade then lifted Festus up somewhat hesitantly but remained with his offense, as he nailed him with a few punches before hitting the Corn Fed Colossus and perhaps future WWE Tag Team Champion with a Running Bulldog, which got heat from the crowd for the simple fact that Cade was the one hitting the move.

Cade, with his confidence now growing, lifted Festus back up to a standing position, only for the latter to his Cade with a Biel Throw, sending Cade back a few paces, as Festus then hit an approaching Cade with a Bicycle Kick! The crowd gave a big pop as Jindrak looked to have wanted to get into the ring and help his partner but was unable to do so doe to him knowing that the other lumberjacks would attack him, as Cade was then lifted up by Festus as he was put into a Standing Fireman’s Carry position once again, as Festus then hit Cade with a Fireman’s Carry Flapjack on the second attempt, getting the win.

|Winner: Festus|

The crowd pops at Festus managing to get the win, before Jindrak immediately slides into the ring, seemingly to pick a fight with Festus, only for the five Lumberjacks to get into the ring and surround Jindrak, as does Festus. The 6 men attempt to get at Jindrak, only for Mark to quickly slide out of the ring before any of them could get their hands on the self proclaimed ‘Reflection of Perfection’, as Jindrak takes his hurt partner to the outside with him. Jindrak then walks up the ramp with Cade slung around his shoulders, as Jesse, Festus, Super Crazy, Psicosis, Haas and Benjamin all stare the two heels down. Once the two reach the top of the stage and are seemingly safe, they look back at the ring where they see the 6 men looking at them, knowing that in 48 hours time at WrestleMania XXV, they will be unable to flee from the three angry tag team who are vying for exactly the same things that they are vying for: the WWE Tag Team Championships.

|Commercial Break|

As we return from yet another commercial break, the 6 men who were in the ring before the commercial break are replaced with 7 other Superstars as well as the Highlight Reel set being in place, them being Ken Doane, Bryan Danielson, US Champion Gregory Helms, Matt Hardy, The Brian Kendrick, Rey Mysterio and Finlay. All 7 Superstars are looking towards the entrance way as the number 5 comes up on the Titantron, and once it hits 0, a massive explosion of pyro occurs before ‘Break the Walls Down’ hits over the speakers to a huge pop, as none other than the Intercontinental Champion and host of the Highlight Reel in Chris Jericho makes his way down to the ring. Jericho slides into the ring where his 7 WrestleMania opponents are waiting, before he goes onto the second rope and raises his Intercontinental Title to a pop from the crowd. Jericho welcomes everyone to the Highlight Reel before he says that he will cut straight to the chase, as he points up to the rafters, where we see the Money in the Bank briefcase. All 8 competitors in Sunday’s match look up at the briefcase which they think will be theirs come Sunday, as Jericho says with a grin on his face that Teddy and Shane asked him to host this so the competitors could give their personal insight as to why the competitors think that they will win the Money in the Bank briefcase come Sunday, as Jericho says that he will start off. Y2J goes onto say that he was the first ever Undisputed Champion, the current Intercontinental Champion, a man who could say that he had defeated both the Rock and Steve Austin in the same night, and, the most important of them all, Jericho came up with the MITB Ladder match, meaning he knows what he is in for and will win the match on Sunday.

Jericho, however, is cut off by Matt Hardy, who says that even though Jericho came up with the match and has had previous experience, Matt also had experience, and that even though both came out unsuccessful, it will be different come Sunday, as Matt will win the briefcase, and go onto win a World Title of his choosing for the first ever time. Once again, however, Matt is cut off, this time by the ‘Best in the World’ Bryan Danielson. Bryan says that in his short tenure here in the WWE, he has accomplished so much, as at Armageddon, he managed to defeat Matt Hardy, he represented Smackdown in the Brand Supremacy match at Survivor Series, but Danielson goes onto say that they are barely admirable feats, as he goes onto say that at Unforgiven of last year, he defeated future WWE Champion, CM Punk. The crowd give a mixed reaction for Danielson defeating Punk, before Bryan goes onto say that he defeated the future WWE Champion, and if he were to go one on one with Punk once again, the result would not be any different, meaning that Danielson should be the WWE Champion. Bryan says that he is consistently overlooked by Teddy Long, as he has only been given one title shot in his time here in the WWE, that being at Summerslam of last year for the WWE Tag Team Titles. Danielson begins to get frustrated as he says that he is not being utilized properly here in the WWE, as he deserves so much more, and he will prove it, but not this Sunday; he will prove it tonight. The crowd are confused as to what Danielson means, as he rushes over to Matt and nearly beheads him with a wicked Clothesline!

The crowd gives huge heat as tempers then boil over in what was only a matter of time, as Mysterio rushes forward and nails Danielson with some punches, before an all out brawl erupts. Danielson wisely rolls to the outside to get away from the commotion as Doane brawls with Helms, Mysterio brawls with The Brian Kendrick and Jericho brawls with Finlay, before Hardy joins in and helps out Finlay. The Highlight Reel is almost destroyed as bodies fly everywhere, as Doane finally seems to get a measure of revenge of on the new United States Champion in Helms, as he hit him with a Low Blow and then an RK- Doane! The crowd gave big heat at Doane getting a measure of revenge on Helms, only for Hardy to break away from Jericho and Finlay, as he turns his former nemesis in Doane around and hits him with a Twist of Fate! The crowd pops as on the other side of the ring where Hardy just was, Jericho drops Finlay with a Codebreaker, before Rey gets TBK in position for a 619, only for Jericho to try and get an advantage over his friend before WrestleMania, as Hardy joins in on the 3 way brawl between the friends! The crowd pops for three of their favourites going at it, as the host of the Highlight Reel is knocked out with a Side Effect by Hardy, who is then hit with a Snap Hurricanrana by Mysterio! The crowd pops as Rey now has a clear path to Kendrick, but when he is in mid 619 position, he is hit with a ladder shot by a forgotten- about Danielson! The crowd gives huge heat as Rey crumples to the outside before Bryan blasts Kendrick in the face with the ladder for good measure, before he brings the ladder into the ring and sets it up under the briefcase. Danielson then subsequently climbs up the ladder and takes a hold of the briefcase in what may be a sign of things to come at WrestleMania XXV.

|Commercial Break|

Once we return from yet another commercial break, ‘Virtual Voodoo’ hits over the speakers to a large amount of heat as a recently turned fully fledged heel in Umaga makes his way down to the ring, ready for his huge main event 8 Man Tag Team match. Umaga walks down to the ring like a man possessed as he slides into the ring, eager to get his hands on the man that he will face this Sunday in the Battle of the Brands match in the ‘Big Red Machine’ Kane. Umaga then paces around ring, waiting for his opponents and partners alike.

‘Metalingus’ then hits over the speakers to a massive amount of heat once again, as none other than both members of Rated RKO in Edge and Randy Orton emerge from the back, not looking worried even though they will be going head to head with DX in this match after the events that took place during the Cutting Edge last Sunday. Edge and Orton seem confident after what Cena had to say to them earlier on in the night along with having Umaga on their side, before Edge and Orton get into the ring with Umaga, who does not even acknowledge their presence.

As the crowd goes silent, ‘Can’t Nobody Stop Me’ hits to what is the biggest amount of heat in the night, even surpassing that of his partners Rated RKO, as none other than the World Heavyweight Champion in John Cena makes yet another appearance, this time for his huge main event match will take place in a matter of minutes. Cena slides into the ring and raises his World Heavyweight Championship high in the air to a massive amount of heat from the crowd, before all 4 heels await their opponents.

A big explosion of fire then occurs before ‘Slow Chemical’ plays over the speakers to a big pop, as none other than RAW’s Representative for WrestleMania and the ‘Masked Monster’ in Kane makes his way from the back, ready for his first Smackdown appearance in quite some time. Kane then makes his way down the ramp as he gets onto the apron before he gets into the ring via over the top rope, as Coach says that this is unwise of Kane, as he is stepping into the ring with 4 of the most dominant Superstars in the WWE.

The lights in the arena then turn green, before ‘Break it Down’ hits over the speakers to a massive pop, as none other than Shawn Michaels and Triple H, otherwise known as D Generation X, make their way down to the ring, not doing their entrance schtick due to them being serious business here tonight after Rated RKO tried to end their match for WrestleMania 6 nights ago. DX slide into the ring as Rated RKO retreat a few steps away from DX, as Michaels and HHH are keen at getting at Edge and Orton here tonight.

As the stare down between Rated RKO and DX continues, a bike revving up is heard across the arena as the capacity crowd rise to their feet, before the familiar tune of ‘Rollin’’ hits over the speakers to a pop that is equal to that of DX’s, as none other than the Number 1 Contender for the World Heavyweight Championship in the Undertaker makes his way down to the ring on his signature Harley Davidson motorbike. The Undertaker joins his brother Kane and DX in the ring, and before any chaos can initiate, the bell rings to signify to start off the match.

|Main Event|
|Match 7|
|Eight Man Tag Team Match|
|The Brothers of Destruction and DX vs. Rated RKO, Umaga and the World Heavyweight Champion John Cena|

After a decision amongst the teams, it was decided that Edge and Triple H would start off the contest, but after he saw who he would have to face, the Rated R Superstar decided to tag in the Samoan Bulldozer, Umaga. It started off as somewhat off a fast paced yet sluggish affair, due to HHH exploding out of the blocks and nailing Mags with huge right hands, putting all of his anger behind every punch after what happened on Saturday, as Umaga took the fight right back to Triple H, taking the advantage over the 12 time World Champion due to his strength and power. However, as Umaga went for a Back Body Drop, HHH hit his signature Knee Face Buster, followed by a Running High Knee Strike, knocking the Smackdown Representative to the ground, as HHH then tagged in the Masked Monster, who will be facing Umaga in 48 hours.

The two monsters went at it with Kane having the advantage due to Umaga being somewhat shaken up due to HHH, as Kane hit Umaga with one of his signature Uppercuts to the throat at the 4 minute mark, which was then followed by a Scoop Slam. Kane then worked over Umaga for the next few minutes only to be met with a Savate Kick by the Samoan Savage, who then bounced off of the ropes and delivered a huge Jumping Running Splash! Kane was squashed under the 300 pound mass known as Umaga who then walked over to his corner and tagged in his partner in John Cena, who went to town on Kane whilst continually mocking Kane’s brother and his WrestleMania opponent in the Undertaker. Kane found himself in trouble for the next couple of minutes, and did not seem to have an answer for any of the four Superstars.

Rated RKO also joined in on the fun as the four men looked to be having a good time, as Umaga got to work on his WrestleMania opponents whilst Cena and Rated RKO did not have to work on their frustrated WrestleMania opponents, as Kane not being able to tag either of them in only escalated their frustration. Kane looked to have almost been able to tag in his partners on various occasions but his attempts were thwarted by Cena, Umaga, Edge or Orton, causing Kane’s partners to become even more frustrated and enter the ring, as their opponents then scarpered out of the ring smirking, before returning back to their original positions, as these antics came much to the frustration of everyone in the attendance, their opponents and even the referee, as they were at risk of getting disqualified if they repeated this task once more said the referee.

However, at the thirteen minute mark of what had been an exciting yet a heel dominated match, Kane finally got the opening that he needed, as the now legal man in Orton made his way up to the top rope before he went for a Flying Crossbody, Kane managed to dodge out of the way as Orton smashed into the mat, giving Kane the opportunity he needed to crawl to his corner, before he tagged in his partner the Undertaker, as Orton tagged in Cena! Undertaker stormed into the ring with a head full of steam as did Cena, but when the World Champion saw who he was going to get into the ring with, he attempted to do an Edge by tagging out, only for Undertaker to use his boxing background by punishing Cena with some right hands, before he bounced off the ropes and gave Cena the Tornado DDT!

Undertaker looked to capitalize on this opportunity by pinning Cena, only for Edge to come into the ring and break up the pin, only for Michaels to hop into the ring, before he charged at Edge, clotheslining both him and Edge over the top rope! Both men got up at the same time as they brawled on the outside, as they brawled up the entrance way. Randy, who was already on the outside of the ring, was then met by Triple H, as the two then joined their respective partners up on the entrance way, before they disappeared out of sight to the backstage area, still engaged in the intense brawl! The crowd popped for DX managing to get their hands on Rated RKO, before the attention then turned back to the ring.

Umaga had now entered the ring and managed to get his hands on Undertaker, as he backed the man who is undefeated at WrestleMania into the corner before he worked away at the veteran with right hands, causing Undertaker to go into a seated position. Umaga then walked back into the opposite corner as he went to go for a Samoan Wrecking Ball Hip Attack, only for Kane to pull Umaga out to where he was on the outside of the ring! Kane then threw Umaga into the security barrier before he hit Umaga with a Big Boot, sending him over the security barrier into the crowd. Kane then hopped over the retaining wall as he joined his WrestleMania opponent, as Umaga was then lifted up Kane and brought deeper into the crowd, as Kane threw Umaga into another solid in sight, before much like what happened with DX and Rated RKO, the two disappeared through the crowd, leaving just Cena and Taker to finish off the match!

Cena then realized this as he looked at Undertaker in the corner, still in the seated position, making the World Heavyweight Champion smirk. Cena then lifted up Taker before he hoisted him up onto his shoulders, going for the FU, only for Undertaker to hop off of Cena’s shoulders, before he nailed Cena with a Chokeslam! The crowd gave an incredible pop but Undertaker was keen on inflicting more punishment on his WrestleMania opponent, and he was so intent on inflicting punishment that, just like on RAW when Edge was signalling for Cena & Umaga to come down, John made a gesture to the back. Cena took his time in getting up, and once he did, he was booted in the gut by Taker, before he was pulled into position for the Last Ride.

However, Undertaker threw Cena away as he then approached the ropes nearest to the entrance ramp, as the camera cuts to Nash ‘Blood’ Miller menacingly walking down to the ring half an hour after his match with Holly, as he has seemingly struck up a deal with Cena here tonight. Miller is greeted with heat from the crowd as he and the Undertaker share some heated words, as the referee walks in and sees if any physical contact is made between the two, as he would have to call for the end. Miller, however, does not even touch Undertaker as we see Cena recovering in the background which is unseen by Taker, as Cena then goes from behind Taker and rolls him up whilst hooking the tights, which gets Cena the three count and the win over Taker!

|Winners: John Cena, Umaga and Rated RKO|

The crowd gives a big amount of heat at Cena managing to pick up the win as he (Cena) quickly rolls out of the ring closest to the announce table as Undertaker gets up to his feet and goes over to Cena, allowing Miller to roll into the ring and jump Taker from behind. However, Taker seemingly senses Miller behind him, as he seizes Miller with as he wraps a hand around his throat. Cena knows what is coming, however, as he hops up to the apron, only for Taker to knock him straight back off the apron with a Big Boot, before he hits Miller with a Chokeslam! The crowd pops as Cena gets back up to his feet but doesn’t dare to enter the ring, as Undertaker lifts Miller straight back up. Undertaker then pulls Miller in as he gets him in a Last Ride position, before he nails the menacing youngster with a Last Ride, before he points straight at Cena. The crowd pops as Undertaker sends a direct message to the World Heavyweight Champion as Cena looks somewhat scared at facing the man who is undefeated at WrestleMania, as the two then engage in a huge stare down. Coach and Tazz then give Undertaker vs. Cena and WrestleMania as a whole one last hard sell, as the last Smackdown before WrestleMania XXV then comes to a close!​

 

[seX-Power]

Hai, Cris, here's my exceptionally late review.

First of all, I skipped over the opening video packages, soz. It's too much like the actual WWE for my liking. Oh well, I guess it helps those not acquainted with your BTB.

Hardy/Finlay: Some tense and word confusion here, but nothing to gripe about, it happens to everyone. Idk if I've said it before, but dont say stuff like 'at the 5 minute mark' because it just doesn't seem right, it seems like you're reviewing not writing. Or something, idk. Isn't the Celtic Cross and Emerald Fusion? Anyway, a good match that maybe had too much signature moves in it. MITB looks seXy.

A lumberjack match is great booking and a good way to hype the tag title match for Wrestlemania, good work! :clap:

MexiJews/WGTT: Little problem with the WGTT, you're making them too similiar. You are having Haas act a little too much like Benjamin with the top rope leap, that seemed unrealistic. You seem to write tag wrestling well, good match that made both teams look strong. I might have had the heels win to make it look like the tag champs may lose come Wrestlemania.

The JBL interview was nice, good move having him gain heat in front of the Texan crowd. The 'hometown hero' comment was bad, unless you are planning a face turn down the line. A double turn at WM perhaps?

Show/Miz: Kinda like the extreme squashes we saw Jeff hardy have on the road to Wrestlemania. This was plain and simple a squash and it made Show look like a beast.

Rated RKO are getting Nash Fucking Miller tbh.

Shooting Stars(patent)/Rated R: Another solid tag match, though I feel it could have been more squashy in Bourne/London's favor. Well it was squashy but it was too long for it's own good. No SSP? no: The Noble bit after the match was also cool.

'Fucking'/Holly: Nash looked like a beast here, but a third squash in a row is pretty bad imo. Btw, Chokeslam Backbreaker > Swinging Reverse STO.

Fucking/Cena teehee should be alright, there'll definitely be interference at Wrestlemania.

Festus/Cade- Ok match, wouldn't be anything spectacular. The main feature here were the lumberjacks, which were used well though could have had a bigger part in the match.

The Highlight Reel looked awesome, and it could have been a really good promo had it been written in full. I suggest you try writing full promos in the future, I always find PPVs to be a good turning point so maybe you could try after WM.

ME: This is quite a star studded match you have here, and it seems the WWE do this a lot before Wrestlemania. Kane playing jobber in this match is the right call, though still kinda sad. Good use of tension between the individual WM opponents. Actually, at a closer look, this is what happened before WM 24, with the opponents brawling off into the crowd one by one. I caught you out! Anyway, Fucking made an interference but didn't really do anything. Will he at WM? I'm excited. Good way to end the match.

Nice show. Wresltemania looks seXepic.

 

[The Leviathan]

An Unpredictable Review

Raw:
Noble vs. Rhodes - Noble just destroyed his opponent here. I can't imagine Noble being the nasty guy that he should be in WWE but you did it. I have my eyes in this triple threat match at Wrestlemania.

Rated RKO Promo - I know their tag match will still happen at Wrestlemania :shifty: but I was surprised at the show's main event! I bet this match will be catastrophic with run ins.

Jeff/DH Smith - Well, there you go, RVD and Jeff Hardy continues to gain some momentum towards Wrestlemania. Now I am wondering if you're planning for UKonnection to retain the titles or will they disband at Wrestlemania??? Let's see about it!

PRN's/The New Breed - Good to see the other guys get some exposures, looks like Burke and Brown will continue their so called domination and we might see them in a tag team championship match or something at Backlash

Punk/Kennedy Promo - this is a good promo but it will be way better if it's in dialogue form imo. I see your promos in the Cutting Edge and it's good. I think you could also make a good one here.

B.O.D./Rated RKO - as expected, the ending will be chaotic and plus the big comeback from DX!

Eight Man Tag - Nice tag match, and a shocker seeing Helms ending it, I see you U.S. Champ had some future. Now I wonder who will win the MITB case at Wrestlemania.

Kennedy/Regal - Regal just put his opponent in a clinic lol... but then at the end, the UKonnection Leader gets another loss. Wow! All of the UKonnection had loss their matches in this show.

Smackdown:

Finlay/Matt - I really missed the Seated Senton to the gut on Finlay in this match lol... and once again, another heel loss from the MITB group. By the looks of it, that you do really love the faces but there could also be a chance for a heel to win the case at Wrestlemania... Hmm... Maybe Danielson :O

WGTT/Mexicools - A good tag match, I really see WGTT here as Team Angle during their days with Kurt with the German Suplex offenses.

Big Show/Miz - The stips just added some insult to Miz imo, yet I know you are just hyping the Street Fight match at Mania hehe... Good "WWE Like" Booking imo.

Ratedchunkies/ London and Bourne - a good one sided CW tag match right there folks , It seems London and Bourne are having a brotherly love before they face off at Wrestlemania.

Nash Miller/ Holly - Looks like this show is turning into a squashapalooza tehe. Nash Miller is the next big thing in Smackdown and I really liked the moveset that you are using at him.

Lumberjack Match - Well, another "WWE like" Booking here imo. It's a nice match with a big win on Festus! Damn! Cade should win instead.

The Star Studded Main Event as seXy poWerful just said - Way to go with this match! Enough with Miller please! Too much exposures from the former Worm Eater means something and it could be a possible Wrestlemania run in but I doubt it 50/50!

Additional Feedbacks: There goes my review, sorry if it's a bit late as usual. Good Booking once again and the cards is great, it really hyped Wrestlemania. I skipped some of your promos as you only narrate it but imo, you could pull out a good promo once in awhile. Wrestlemania is shaped up almost perfect with some unpredictable matches. I am looking forward to it!

 

[y2j__legend]

Official WWE.COM News
Breaking News regarding the WWE Tag Team Championship match for WrestleMania: It has been announced that the Fatal 4Way WWE Tag Team Championship match will now be a FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE MATCH! Teddy Long had an interview with WWE.COM today, as he said that after the events that transpired this past Friday on Smackdown after the Lumberjack match, he has decided that the match will be a Falls Count Anywhere match so that now, Cade and Jindrak cannot distance themselves from the contest, and will now be somewhat of an even affair. However, one must say that this match will simply effect the odds of the Mexicools retaining their WWE Tag Team Championships, as their opponents now do not have to even pin the Mexicools to become the WWE Tag Team Champions, but now they can pin them anywhere they like! To see what will go down in this match and for all WrestleMania matches, order WrestleMania on Main Event and tune in this Sunday to witness the 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania!

News and Notes
As just announced on WWE.COM, the WWE Tag Team Championship match will now be a Falls Count Anywhere match. The stipulation was as we can confirm NOT a last minute decision, but rather a poor decision on the part of the Smackdown bookers, who decided not to add this as part of the show when they were hyping the WWE Tag Team Title match, making Mr. Filippo and Mr. McMahon extremely angry backstage. Nonetheless, as reported earlier, the Mexicools are most likely going to lose their titles, with the World’s Greatest Tag Team being the favourites.

As for what match will be going on last at WrestleMania, it has been debated still to this point in time but a decision has not been set in stone, as although Mr. Kennedy won the Royal Rumble, this will most likely be the last WrestleMania of the Undertaker, and it will be in his hometown of Texas. Speaking of the World Heavyweight Championship match, Nash ‘Blood’ Miller interference on behalf of John Cena is seemingly inevitable as there is a rumoured program going to be going on between the two, but expect the streak to extend to 17-o after WrestleMania XXV.

With the WWE Championship match, there is more chance of the unlikely case of the Royal Rumble winner losing his main event match for WrestleMania. The officials are very high on Kennedy and see him as a main event player in the present and future, but officials are even higher on CM Punk, as they believe they have created a new dimension of character that has not been seen in the WWE for quite some time. There are talks of Punk having a year or longer reign, so don’t be surprised if the WWE Champion comes out the victor.

The other match on the RAW side of things is the World Tag Team Championship match, which is also the WrestleMania return of Rob Van Dam. As seen this past Monday on RAW, DH Smith was disappointed at the UKonnection always trying to interfere in his matches and costing him, leading to Smith storming out of the locker room with his cousin Natalya also leaving. There are talks of Smith leaving the UKonnection and going up against his former tag team partners, so expect Jeff Hardy and the former ECW Superstar in Rob Van Dam to pick up the victory.

Speaking of ECW, the match between JBL and the Big Show was made a Street Fight by Filippo to prevent a below average match up for WrestleMania, although Filippo believes that the match will be somewhat of a slugfest even after the added stipulation. The match between the former WWE Tag Team Champions will most likely be shorter than all of the other matches, and with JBL being a Texan, expect him to be the victor.

Fellow Texan Shawn Michaels is also believed to pick up the win in front of his hometown fans along his best friend Triple H against Randy Orton and Edge. After WrestleMania, this program will most likely come to a halt, as the men will go back to their pre WrestleMania plans, them being Triple H against Edge and Michaels against Orton and a returning MVP, who is expected to return after Mania. Porter is expected to be in for a huge push upon his return, and this will most likely start with a match against Michaels at Backlash.

In other Interbrand news, the Money in the Bank Briefcase is believed to be going to none other than Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho, who has impressed backstage officials since before he became the Intercontinental Champion at the Royal Rumble. Major spots have been planned for the MITB Ladder match as this is Filippo’s first Money in the Bank Ladder match since he has been in charge, and after leaving good impressions with his two previous Ladder matches between the UKonnection and Londrick and Kennedy and Cena, many are looking forward to this match, and with good reason.

Regarding the Brand Supremacy match, it was a toss-up between RAW and Smackdown, as RAW won the Elimination match at Survivor Series, although Smackdown won the Royal Rumble, even after Mr. Kennedy moved over to RAW to face Punk for the WWE Title. However, with scores being ‘level’ after the past two Interbrand PPVs, Kane is expected to get the win for the RAW brand, as officials, namely Mr. McMahon, are keen on making RAW the ‘A Brand’, something that Filippo is not too happy about.

Finally, after winning the Cruiserweight Championship back in January after holding it for the most part of 2008 before losing it and then regaining it from his former partner in The Brian Kendrick, Paul London is expected to retain his Cruiserweight Title against Jamie Noble and Evan Bourne, which will hand the impressive Bourne his first loss in the WWE, although they may go the route of saying he has never been pinned and have Noble take the pin instead. Filippo is extremely high on these three men and the Cruiserweight Division, so expect it to get more air time in the future.

Match Predictions Template

WWE Championship Match
WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Mr. Kennedy

World Heavyweight Championship Match
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena vs. the Undertaker

Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Winner gets a shot at a title of their choosing for the next 365 days
Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho vs. United States Champion Gregory Helms vs. Bryan Danielson vs. Ken Doane vs. Matt Hardy vs. Finlay vs. Rey Mysterio vs. The Brian Kendrick

Interbrand Tag Team Match
Rated RKO vs. D Generation X

World Tag Team Championship Match
World Tag Team Champions the UKonnection (Paul Burchill and DH Smith) vs. Jeff Hardy and RVD

WWE Tag Team Championship Fatal 4 Way Match
Falls Count Anywhere
WWE Tag Team Champions the Mexicools vs. the World’s Greatest Tag Team vs. Jesse and Festus vs. Lance Cade and Mark Jindrak

Brand Supremacy Match
RAW’s Kane vs. Smackdown’s Umaga

Street Fight
JBL vs. the Big Show

Interbrand Cruiserweight Title Triple Threat Match
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Paul London vs. Evan Bourne vs. Jamie Noble

QUESTIONS

Which match will start the show?
Which match will finish the show?
Will there be any interference in matches? If so, by who?
How many title changes will there be?
Which match will steal the show?

OOC: OK, so here is the official prediction contest for WrestleMania XXV. In regards to an update on WrestleMania, I have completed 5 matches and have nearly finished the WWE Tag Team Championship match, which I aim to finish tonight.​

 

[The Leviathan]

This news and rumors just give us 50/50's in deciding who will be the victor in your cards. Wrestlemania looks totally good man! Here's my predictions.


WWE Championship Match
WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Mr. Kennedy

- I know Punk is a good champion but Wrestlemania is mostly the night of the faces and since Kennedy is the Rumble Winner which gives him a higher predictability in winning the title so I am going for Kennedy to win the title.

World Heavyweight Championship Match
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena vs. the Undertaker

-No one should end Taker's streak and even Cena! Wheter Nash interfere or not, he should win! And if it's true that this will be Taker's last match, then it will be much better for seeing the WHC title vacant.

Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Winner gets a shot at a title of their choosing for the next 365 days
Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho vs. United States Champion Gregory Helms vs. Bryan Danielson vs. Ken Doane vs. Matt Hardy vs. Finlay vs. Rey Mysterio vs. The Brian Kendrick

- I have no idea who will win this match so I am going to go for my personal pick and that's Rey Mysterio but tbh, it will also be good to see Danielson or Matt Hardy win the case.

Interbrand Tag Team Match
Rated RKO vs. D Generation X

- As I said before, WM will be mostly the night of the faces

World Tag Team Championship Match
World Tag Team Champions the UKonnection (Paul Burchill and DH Smith) vs. Jeff Hardy and RVD

- This match is unpredictable in my eyes. The UKonnection is having some problems with each other that might result to a break up but I might also be wrong here, we might see a stronger faction here but then at the end, I'll pick the fan faved team.

WWE Tag Team Championship Fatal 4 Way Match
Falls Count Anywhere
WWE Tag Team Champions the Mexicools vs. the World’s Greatest Tag Team vs. Jesse and Festus vs. Lance Cade and Mark Jindrak

- Damn! First Time Ever (I think so...), this could be a good opener for Wrestlemania and I go with the WGTT since it says at the News/Notes

Brand Supremacy Match
RAW’s Kane vs. Smackdown’s Umaga

- Smackdown always get the win during a brand supremacy match, it's time for Raw to get up!

Street Fight
JBL vs. the Big Show

- I only expect in this match is three things: Chokeslam, Tables, Leather Belt

Interbrand Cruiserweight Title Triple Threat Match
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Paul London vs. Evan Bourne vs. Jamie Noble

- Another exciting match and this three made some impact during the past shows, I am betting for Bourne to win.

QUESTIONS

Which match will start the show? The WWE Tag Team Championship Match
Which match will finish the show? Cena/Undertaker
Will there be any interference in matches? If so, by who? yes, the UKonnection, a surprise entrant and maybe Nash Boogie Miller...
How many title changes will there be? I am expecting all the titles to change
Which match will steal the show? Hmmm... the MITB match, DX vs. R-RKO and maybe the CW championship match.


Looks good, I'll try to give a review.

 

[seX-Power]

Match Predictions Template

WWE Championship Match
WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Mr. Kennedy

This will happen, Kennedy has been pushed as the Rumble Winner and is a fresh face in the Main Event. Plus you love him. I'm guessing MOTN here btw.

World Heavyweight Championship Match
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena vs. the Undertaker

Taker's streak is a legend itself and should never end, especially not to an established Main Eventer. Fucking is sure to make an interference here, but it won't play a part in the outcome of the match.

Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Winner gets a shot at a title of their choosing for the next 365 days
Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho vs. United States Champion Gregory Helms vs. Bryan Danielson vs. Ken Doane vs. Matt Hardy vs. Finlay vs. Rey Mysterio vs. The Brian Kendrick

You've pushed Hardy as a serious contender and he's one of maybe 3 guys that look like they could carry that briefcase. But yeah, it's time for him to be a World Champ.

Interbrand Tag Team Match
Rated RKO vs. D Generation X

If the faces go over in the 2 main matches, I expect the heels to win here, probably in a dirty fashion. Both teams to split after WM plz.

World Tag Team Championship Match
World Tag Team Champions the UKonnection (Paul Burchill and DH Smith) vs. Jeff Hardy and RVD

If this doesn't happen I'll be pissed. The only way the champs should retain is through heavy interference and only job Hardy/RVD out if you plan on elevating both to the Main Event.

WWE Tag Team Championship Fatal 4 Way Match
Falls Count Anywhere
WWE Tag Team Champions the Mexicools vs. the World’s Greatest Tag Team vs. Jesse and Festus vs. Lance Cade and Mark Jindrak

One of the heel teams will win here, I can sense it, and Cade and Jindrak need the win more than the others. Also, give them a team name please.

Brand Supremacy Match
RAW’s Kane vs. Smackdown’s Umaga

Give Kane a nice win but have Umaga look strong by beating him down post match.

Street Fight
JBL vs. the Big Show

Bring in a Bull Rope please.

Interbrand Cruiserweight Title Triple Threat Match
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Paul London vs. Evan Bourne vs. Jamie Noble

Should be a good match, the show stealer. Bourne has been pushed to win imo, and if I don't see dual SSP's onto Noble in the match then I'll be pissed!

QUESTIONS

Which match will start the show?

Brand Supremacy.

Which match will finish the show?

Cena vs Taker.

Will there be any interference in matches? If so, by who?

Fucking, and the UKonnection.

How many title changes will there be?

All of the titles will change.

Which match will steal the show?

Cruiserweight Title match.

 

[CT Styles]

The news and notes pretty much told me what to pick.

WWE Championship Match
WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Mr. Kennedy

World Heavyweight Championship Match
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena vs. the Undertaker

Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Winner gets a shot at a title of their choosing for the next 365 days
Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho vs. United States Champion Gregory Helms vs. Bryan Danielson vs. Ken Doane vs. Matt Hardy vs. Finlay vs. Rey Mysterio vs. The Brian Kendrick

Interbrand Tag Team Match
Rated RKO vs. D Generation X

World Tag Team Championship Match
World Tag Team Champions the UKonnection (Paul Burchill and DH Smith) vs. Jeff Hardy and RVD

WWE Tag Team Championship Fatal 4 Way Match
Falls Count Anywhere
WWE Tag Team Champions the Mexicools vs. the World’s Greatest Tag Team vs. Jesse and Festus vs. Lance Cade and Mark Jindrak

Brand Supremacy Match
RAW’s Kane vs. Smackdown’s Umaga

Street Fight
JBL vs. the Big Show

Interbrand Cruiserweight Title Triple Threat Match
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Paul London vs. Evan Bourne vs. Jamie Noble

QUESTIONS

Which match will start the show? Street Fight.
Which match will finish the show? World Heavyweight Championship.
Will there be any interference in matches? If so, by who? Nash Miller.
How many title changes will there be? Four.
Which match will steal the show? WWE Championship.

 

[y2j__legend]

WRESTLEMANIA 25

We are greeted to the traditional Power is Back video package along with the ‘Please Do Not Try This At Home’ package, before the clock strikes 7:00 PM.

Wrestlemania 25 opens up with the beautiful Lillian Garcia in the ring, with microphone in her hand. The camera pans around the sold out Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, as Lillian begins to sing the American national anthem. Garcia gets a standing ovation from the sold out crowd once she finishes her beautiful rendition of the National Anthem, before we fade out and go to the official WrestleMania 25 opening video package.

Narrator: The greatest event in the history of Sports Entertainment...

Shot of Stone Cold hitting Shawn Michaels with a Stunner.

Narrator: A 25 year proud history...

A shot is shown of the battle of the monsters; Kane going up against the Great Khali at WrestleMania 23.

Narrator: A global phenomenon.

A shot of the packed Pontiac Silver Dome in 1987, where 93, 173 fans attended to watch Hulk Hogan go up against Andre the Giant.

Narrator: Where Dreams become Reality...

A split screen is shown of Batista and John Cena winning the World Heavyweight Championship and the WWE Championships respectively at WrestleMania 21.

Narrator: Where Superstars become Legends.

The Rock and Hulk Hogan’s stare down at WrestleMania 18.

Narrator: Where Superstars put everything on the line.

Highlights of Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle’s epic encounter at WrestleMania 19 are shown.

Narrator: Where the Superstars give it their all.

Clips of Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart’s Ironman match which went into overtime after a time limit draw are displayed.

Narrator: Where legend status is a fingertip away.

A shot of Shawn Michaels’ splash off of the ladder onto Razor Ramon from WrestleMania 10 is displayed.

Narrator: A night in which the memory will last a lifetime.

The now infamous shot of Hogan slamming Andre at WrestleMania III is shown.

Narrator: The one night where everyone gathers for one purpose... to witness the greatest spectacle in the history of sport... WRESTLEMANIA 25!!

***

The video then cuts out as we go back inside the Reliant Stadium, where the fans are going wild raising their signs, where some read ‘John Cena... RIP’, ‘Mr. Champion... CHAMPION’, ‘Jericho for MITB’, ‘Air Bourne’, ‘You play with Kane, you get Burned’, ‘Rated RKO’s show will be stopped’ and ‘HaRVD- New Tag Team Champions’. W e then cut away from this view once again as we go to the second video package.

***

This video starts with Shawn Michaels praying in his locker room, before looking up to the heavens.

Michaels: The Icon.

Shots of Michaels hitting the Diving Elbow Drop to Vince McMahon through the table at WrestleMania 22 are shown.

Michaels: The Show Stopper.

Shot of Michaels’ massive confrontation with Kurt Angle at WrestleMania 21.

Michaels: The Headliner.

Shots are shown of Michaels hitting a Flying Elbow to Chris Jericho at WrestleMania XIX.

Michaels: The Main Event.

Michaels kipping up at WrestleMania 23 against John Cena is shown.

Michaels: MR. WRESTLEMANIA!

‘Sexy Boy’ then begins to play, as the highlights of Shawn’s previous WrestleManias are shown, ranging from his first WrestleMania match at WrestleMania V with Marty Jannetty up until his amazing match last year causing the retirement of Ric Flair. Highlights of his match with Bret Hart in the Ironman Match at WrestleMania 12 where the match went into overtime, as Shawn then realised his lifelong dream of becoming the WWE (then WWF) Champion for the first ever time, knocking his long time rival out with the Sweet Chin Music. We then cut to Shawn Michaels vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania 14, where a crimson faced Shawn lost to Steve and was then knocked out by Mike Tyson. Highlights of Shawn’s previous matches are shown where he endured various Ankle Locks and Angle Slams at WrestleMania XXI in a losing effort, although he was praised for his resiliency, before cutting to WrestleMania 22 highlights where he faced Vince McMahon in a No Holds Barred match. The end of the match is shown where Shawn handcuffed future Raw GM Shane McMahon to the ropes so he could watch Shawn dominate his father, hitting the top of the ladder Elbow Drop through the table with the garbage can over the top of the head of Vince. Shawn’s match with John Cena is then shown where the two fought to a classic WrestleMania main event, where Shawn busted Cena open after a Piledriver onto the steel steps, as he managed to escape almost everything Cena had and came so close to winning the WWE Championship once again. The video package of Michaels then ends with highlights of Shawn’s match with the great Ric Flair last year, ending Ric’s career after hitting a Sweet Chin Music. The last words of ‘Sexy Boy’ play, as the Shawn Michaels video ends as we fade to black.

***

Another video then arises, as a resounding ‘Gong’ plays, before it turns into ‘Rollin’’, in other words the music of the Undertaker. The Undertaker is shown riding his bike down to the ring, as the voiceover is also the voice of the American Badass.

Undertaker: Sixteen and Oh at WrestleMania.

Shot of his first ever WrestleMania and his first ever win as the Deadman against ‘Super Fly’ Jimmy Snuka at WrestleMania 7 in 1991.

Undertaker: The greatest in WrestleMania history.

Shot of the Undertaker going through all opponents that came in his path, including his brother Kane three times, all members of Evolution in different years and Edge last year at WrestleMania XXIV.

Undertaker: Gone through every man that has stepped in my way.

Shot of the Deadman making his return at WrestleMania 20 against Kane, in which he was obviously victorious.

Undertaker: And tonight, it will be no different. Cena, you are in for a ride!

Just like what happened with Shawn’s video earlier on, highlights of Undertaker’s previous WrestleMania matches are shown, with ‘Rollin’’ already playing in the background. The Undertaker’s whole WrestleMania career is shown spanning from the 1991 to 2008, with the exception of the year of 1994. Undertaker is first shown going through Snuka and then Jake ‘the Snake’ Roberts, followed by Giant Gonzales, King Kong Bundy, Diesel and Sycho Sid respectively. Undertaker’s three victories over Kane are then put into one clip, with Kane falling victim to the Tombstone Piledriver three times in a row for three defeats, followed by defeating the Big Boss Man and hanging him at WrestleMania 15 in the Hell in a Cell match. Undertaker’s remaining victories are then shown, them over Edge, Batista, Mark Henry, Randy Orton, the Big Show & A- Train, Ric Flair in a Street Fight and Triple H.

Undertaker: Cena, tonight, you go for one LAST RIDE!

***

The Undertaker video package finishes with him riding into the camera as we then fade to black, before a WrestleMania 25 logo appears on the screen.

John Cena: WrestleMania.

Shot of John Cena giving Triple H the F-U at WrestleMania 22.

Chris Jericho: WrestleMania.

A shot of Jericho locking Michaels in the Walls of Jericho at WrestleMania XIX.

Teddy Long: WrestleMania playa.

A shot of Teddy Long thuggin’ and buggin’ down towards the ring.

Shane McMahon: WrestleMania.

A shot is shown of Shane hitting a Leap of Faith through the announce table.

CM Punk: WrestleMania.

CM Punk is shown winning the Money in the Bank briefcase last year.

Randy Orton: WrestleMania.

A shot of Randy retaining his WWE Championship last year after hitting Triple H with the Punt Kick.

Mr. Kennedy: Wrestle...

Kennedy hitting a Kenton Bomb is shown at WrestleMania 23 in the Money in the Bank Ladder match.

Edge: WrestleMania.

A shot of Edge hitting a Spear to almost every competitor in Money in the Bank is shown.

Kennedy: Mania.

Shot of Kennedy hitting the Steamroller last year.

The Big Show: WrestleMania.

Shot of the Big Show hitting a Chokeslam to John Cena 5 years ago.

Kennedy: MANIA!

Kennedy hitting a patented Mic Check is then shown from the Royal Rumble.

Rob Van Dam and Jeff Hardy: WrestleMania.

A split screen of Jeff hitting a Swanton Bomb and RVD hitting a splash off ladders are shown.

JBL: The Wall Street of Sports Entertainment.

A clip of JBL hitting Finlay with a Clothesline from Hell last year.

Triple H: Where I can prove that I am that damn good.

Triple H hitting a Pedigree to Chris Jericho at WrestleMania X8 is shown where he won the Undisputed Championship.

Edge: Where I can prove that I am Rated R!

Shot of Edge holding up the Money in the Bank briefcase from WrestleMania 21.

Benjamin and Haas: Where we can show that we truly are the World’s Greatest.

A shot of a Double Superkick from the WGGT to Mark Jindrak.

Smith and Burchill: To show how much filth the United States and their competitors really are!

A shot of Smith and Burchill double teaming Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam.

Matt Hardy: Where I can prove that I WILL NOT DIE!

Shot of Matt Hardy hitting MVP with a Twist of Fate off of the ladder last year.

Evan Bourne: Where I can prove that I am more than just a Superstar on the rise.

A shot of Bourne hitting a Kip Up Hurricanrana and an Air Bourne.

Randy Orton: Where I can show that it is my ‘Destiny’ to be at the top of this company.

Shot of Orton RKO’ing the Undertaker at WrestleMania 21, even though he was unsuccessful.

Mr. Kennedy: Where I can show that I am a true champion.

A shot of Kennedy grabbing the Money in the Bank briefcase at WrestleMania 23.

Big Show: Where I can show that I am the most dominant force in this business.

Another shot of the Big Show hitting a Chokeslam, this time at Saturday Night’s Main Event from 8 days ago.

CM Punk: Where I can shut that Green Bay piece of trash up once and for all!

A shot of CM Punk coming so close to the Money in the Bank briefcase because of Kennedy at WrestleMania 23, before getting revenge last year.

Kennedy: CHAMPION!

Another shot of Kennedy hitting a Mic Check.

Shawn Michaels: Where I can prove that I can still steal the show.

Shot of Shawn hitting his tag team partner for tonight in HHH a Sweet Chin Music at WrestleMania XX.

The Undertaker: Where I can make it seventeen and oh.

Shot of the Tombstone Piledriver to Randy Orton at WrestleMania XXI.

Paul London: Where I can prove that I am more than just a high flyer.

Shot of London hitting Jamie Noble with a Shooting Star Press.

John Cena: Where I can prove that the Undertaker can’t see me!

Shot of Cena locking Undertaker in the STF-U 20 days ago on RAW.

JBL: Where I can prove that I am a WRESTLING GOD!

Shot of JBL hitting the Big Show with a steel chair.

Michaels: Where I can prove that I still got it!

Shot of Michaels’ Diving Elbow a few weeks ago to MVP.

Undertaker: Where I can have one Last Ride at the top of the WWE mountain!

Shot of Undertaker hitting a Last Ride to Cena, as the WrestleMania logo then once again appears on the screen.

Gorilla Monsoon: WrestleMania!!

Vince McMahon: WrestleMania!!

Jim Ross: WELCOME TO WRESTLEMANIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Narrator: And now RAW, Smackdown and Play Station 3 present live from Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, the pinnacle of Sports Entertainment, where dreams become reality, WrestleMania 25!!

We then go back live into the sold out Reliant Stadium in Texas as the camera pans in and out, revealing the plenty of fans who have come and here and have decided to witness the 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania. The camera then cuts to the entrance ramp before tons of pyro comes exploding out, even over the crowd’s heads as it creates one big explosion in the centre of the set, as WrestleMania 25 is OFFICIALLY underway. We then go to ringside, where we are welcomed by JR and the King.

Jim Ross: Hello everyone and welcome to the biggest spectacle in all of Sports Entertainment, WrestleMania 25! I am Jim Ross here with Jerry ‘the King’ Lawler and King, what a WrestleMania is planned for tonight!

Jerry Lawler: This is amazing JR! I have announced many WrestleManias alongside you and the atmosphere is electric! What a night especially on the RAW side of things, where the Royal Rumble winner of 2009 in Mr. Kennedy will challenge CM Punk for his WWE Championship!

JR: And not only that King, but tonight we will witness the WrestleMania return of none other than Rob Van Dam, who will team up with Jeff Hardy to face Paul Burchill and DH Smith of the UKonnection!

King: And speaking of the UKonnection, Finlay along with the Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho, Rey Mysterio and The Brian Kendrick will compete in the Money in the Bank Ladder match against Smackdown’s Bryan Danielson, Ken Doane, Matt Hardy and the NEW United States Champion, Gregory Helms!

JR: And also, two of RAW’s best cruiserweights in the Cruiserweight Champion Paul London and the Tough Pit Bull Jamie Noble will compete in a Triple Threat match along with Smackdown’s Evan Bourne, King. And now we go over to the SmackDown announce desk with Jonathan Coachman and Tazz.

Coach: This is WrestleMania 25! Welcome everyone to this huge night, as me and my partner Tazz welcome you to WrestleMania! Tazz, what a main event we have tonight, Title vs. Streak, John Cena vs. the Undertaker!

Tazz: That promises to be a huge main event Coach, and what about the huge Street Fight, between the Largest Athlete in the World the Big Show and the Media Maven, Texas’ own John Bradshaw Layfield.

Coach: I have no doubt in my mind that my man Jibbles will come out the victor in that match, and we will also bear witness to a huge Fatal Four Way Tag Team match between four of the best teams in the WWE today for the WWE Tag Team Championships!

Tazz: And last but certainly not least, we will see the Rivalry Reborn from 2006 to 2007, where Triple H and Texas’ own Shawn Michaels will go up against our boys Rated RKO!
Lillian Garcia gets into the ring with her microphone, as she once again takes centre stage.

Garcia: Ladies and Gentleman, the first match is the Money in the Bank Ladder match!!

The crowd erupts with a huge pop for the fifth annual Money in the Bank Ladder match, which is surely going to be a great encounter.

Garcia: In this match there are no countouts, no disqualifications, no pinfalls and no submissions. The only way to win the match is by climbing the ladder and retrieving the briefcase. The winner of this match will have the opportunity at a World Championship of his choosing for the next year, up until WrestleMania 26!

‘Live for the Moment’ then hits over the speakers to a huge pop, as none other than Matt Hardy makes the first entrance of WrestleMania 25, ahead of the Money in the Bank Ladder match. Matt does his V1 taunt to a pop from the crowd as he walks right next to the ladder before walking on, as the crowd knows his history with ladders. Matt then slides into the ring and raises his arms, before making his ascent to the top rope before doing the V1 pose once again.

Garcia: Introducing first, from Cameron, North Carolina, weighing in at 236 pounds, representing Smackdown, Matt Hardy!

JR: Matt Hardy has been unsuccessful in all of his years in the WWE in getting to the top and getting the World Championship, but Matt is undoubtedly focussed ahead of this match, as the Money in the Bank Briefcase may very well get him the World Championship which has eluded so many times in his long career.

Coach: JR, I wish I could agree with you since Matt is a Smackdown Superstar, but to put it bluntly, Matt is nothing but a failure, and has no chance in this match with the likes of Ken Doane in this match.

‘Man With a Plan’ then hits over the speakers to huge heat, as none other than the former Cruiserweight Champion in The Brian Kendrick makes his way down to the ring. Kendrick has his usual swagger as he half walks and half dances cockily down towards the ring. Like Hardy, he stops at the ladders and takes a look, before running towards the ring and then slides in, ready for his third Ladder match in his career.

Garcia: Introducing next, from Venice, California, weighing in at 184 pounds, representing RAW, The Brian Kendrick!

Tazz: Haha, I love this guy! The Brian Kendrick used to be a part of the Smackdown and ironically got most of his success as part of Smackdown instead of being on the RAW Roster, and I would swap him for the likes of Matt Hardy back to Smackdown any day!

‘Pure Control A’ hits to a great amount of heat, as the as of 8 days ago FORMER United States Champion in Ken Doane makes his way down to the ring. Doane walks down the aisle looking pissed as he takes a glance at the ladders but continues to walk towards the ring. This will be Doane’s second Ladder match, as his first was against Helms on an edition of Smackdown a few weeks ago for the United States Title which Doane was holding.

Garcia: Introducing next, from Worcester, Massachusetts, weighing in at 234 pounds, representing Smackdown, Ken Doane!

King: This man calls himself the future Hall of Famer, but this man has nothing about him that will make him be alongside the likes of myself and JR in the Hall of Fame apart from his arrogance!

Coach: King, this man IS a future Hall of Famer, and was robbed of his United States Champion 8 days ago by Gregory Helms. I can assure you that Doane will regain his US Title in due time, and will be a Hall of Famer in the future!

‘Rule Brittania’ hits to phenomenal heat, as the fighting Irishman in Finlay makes his way down the ramp and into the ring, ready for his second Money in the Bank Ladder match. Finlay makes his way down the ramp with his trusty shillelagh in hand, as the three men in the ring simply stare at the former Intercontinental Champion. The one quarter of the World Tag Team Champions enters the ring, hoping that this could be the match that he needs to get him his first World Title.

Garcia: Introducing now, from Belfast, Ireland, he is one quarter of the UKonnection and the World Tag Team Champions, weighing in at 233 pounds, Finlay!

JR: Here is another man to whom the World Heavyweight Title has eluded, and you cannot underestimate Finlay ahead of this match, as he is keen on gaining this Money in the Bank briefcase on the World Title in the future.

Tazz: And when he cashes it in, more gold will be in the hands of the UKonnection, as his counterparts will defeat Hardy and RVD tonight.

‘Final Countdown’ blasts out of the loud speakers to great heat, as none other than Bryan Danielson makes his way down to the ring. Danielson looks a little worried ahead of his first Ladder match and his first WrestleMania, but nonetheless he continues towards the ring, as Matt Hardy is seen staring daggers through his nemesis of the past six months.

Garcia: And now representing Smackdown, from Aberdeen, Washington, weighing in at 185 pounds, Bryan Danielson!

Coach: This guy has impressed me in his short tenure in the WWE, and after hearing what he had to say 2 nights ago on the Highlight Reel, I have to believe him and goes into the MITB match along with my man Ken Doane as the favourite!

‘Booyaka’ then hits over the P.A. system to a very loud pop, as none other than the Master of the 619 in Rey Mysterio makes his way down to the ring. Rey’s last Ladder Match was at Summerslam of 2005, where he faced the late, great Eddie Guerrero. Rey then looked up at the ladders which were towering over him, as Mysterio then gets into the ring, ready for his first Money in the Bank Ladder match.

Garcia: And introducing next, from San Diego, California, weighing in at 165 pounds, representing RAW, Rey Mysterio!

JR: WWE’s Biggest Little Man heads into his second ever Ladder match, his last being at Summerslam 2005 against Eddie Guerrero. This is a prime opportunity for Rey to get another World Title, and Mysterio knows it.

Tazz: But Mysterio is a Cruiserweight, and to be quite blunt, this is why he will get slaughtered in this match!

‘Firestorm’ then blasts over the speakers to a great pop as none other than the new United States Champion in Gregory Helms makes his way down to the ring. Helms is all smiles as he makes his way down to the ring after finally managing to beat Doane for the United States Championship which is now wrapped around his waist. Doane is shown fuming as Helms goes onto the top rope as he unstraps the US Title and raises it above his head.

Garcia: Introducing next, he is the last competitor from Smackdown, from Raleigh, North Carolina, weighing in at 215 pounds, he is the new United States Champion Gregory Helms!

Coach: This man defeated Ken Doane by FLUKE at Saturday Night’s Main Event, meaning that my boy Doane will get his hands on the champion and demolish him!

King: If it was such a fluke, Coach, then how come Helms pinned Doane in various tag matches, including this past Monday night on RAW?!

5...4...3...2...1!!!!! EXPLOSION! ‘BREAK THE WALLS DOWN!’ The infamous tune blasts out throughout the Reliant Stadium to a massive ovation, as the awesomeness that is the Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho makes his way down to the ring. Jericho slides into the ring ready for his third Money in the Bank Ladder match, which he {kayfabe} created.

Garcia: Introducing lastly, representing RAW, from Manhasset, New York, weighing in at 226 pounds, he is the Intercontinental Champion, Chris Jericho!!

JR: This man defeated Finlay back at the Royal Rumble for the Intercontinental Championship, and has been on a roll since then!

Coach: And that all ends tonight cowboy!

Lillian then leaves the ring as the referee takes both Helms and Jericho’s respective titles, as all men stare each other down. The referee then hands the titles to Garcia, as he then rings the bell, signalling for the first match up for WrestleMania 25 to begin.

MONEY IN THE BANK LADDER MATCH
OPENING MATCH UP
UNITED STATES CHAMPION GREGORY HELMS vs. INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION CHRIS JERICHO vs. REY MYSTERIO vs. KEN DOANE vs. BRYAN DANIELSON vs. THE BRIAN KENDRICK vs. MATT HARDY vs. FINLAY

The match begins with all eight men eyeing each other down, before they quickly pair off with their respective nemesis’s, Matt Hardy going with Danielson, Jericho with Finlay, Mysterio with Kendrick and Helms with Doane. Hardy and Bryan traded vicious right hands and Danielson managed to back Matt up against the ropes in the early going, only to be given a Back Body Drop over the top rope and to the floor. Doane and Helms fought ferociously with each other also, as Helms went for a Clothesline, only for Ken to duck underneath it and resort to dirty tactics extremely early on in the match, as he quickly nailed Gregory with a Low Blow! Doane then rolled out of the ring and pulled an obviously hurt Helms out with him, as Doane then got a ladder that was leaning up against the barricade and placed it so it was resting up against the barricade and the ring apron. Meanwhile, in the ring, Finlay began to gain the advantage on Jericho, only for Hardy to come over and throw Finlay over the top rope with the aid of Jericho. Kendrick looked to hit Mysterio with a Snap Suplex, but Rey managed to land on his feet behind Kendrick, before hitting him with a dropkick to the back, sending him in between the second and top ropes! Rey then gave the call, as he bounced off the ropes opposite, but was pulled out of the ring by Danielson! Bryan then got Rey, and threw him into the steel steps back first!

Hardy then quickly got out of the ring, as he and Danielson traded punches, as this gave Jericho enough time to get out of the ring and get a ladder of his own and bring it into the ring. Kendrick then recovered, only for the ladder of Jericho to be driven into the back of him. Finlay then got into the ring behind Chris as he slid a ladder into the ring, as he then lifted the ladder up and once Jericho turned around, he was hit with the ladder from Finlay! On the outside, Doane has gotten Helms up in a Back Suplex position, looking to hit it on the ladder, but Helms managed to back flip over the top of the ladder. Doane turned around and was hit with a forearm to the face of Helms, who then hopped up onto the ladder and hit Doane with the Nightmare on Helms Street off the propped up ladder! Doane then went down as Helms rolled into the ring with the ladder still the way it was on the outside, as Finlay charged at Helms with the ladder, but the US Champion managed to sidestep, before hitting a Superkick right into the ladder which smashed into Finlay once he had turned around. Meanwhile, on the outside, Rey had gotten up as Hardy and Danielson continued to brawl, as Helms dragged Kendrick over to the ropes near them and then put the ladder leaning across the ropes.

Mysterio then joined in on the fun as it turned into a three way brawl, as Helms quickly ran off the ropes and then up the ladder, before coming crashing down on the three combatants with a Hot Shot Crossbody! Helms is pumped as he raises his arms towards the crowd, as he then gets another ladder and sets it up on the outside. Helms then slid into the ring as Jericho got up as Helms charged, but was thrown into the turnbuckle face first by Jericho, who then followed up with a signature One Handed Bulldog. Jericho then went to go for the Lionsault, but soon stopped once he saw the ladder, as he then got it and slammed it on top of Helms, before he bounced off the middle rope and hit the Lionsault with the ladder on top of Helms! Both Jericho and Helms were incapacitated {Helms more so obviously}, as Doane then got into the ring as he saw Jericho face down. Ken then climbed up onto the top rope, before coming crashing down on the Intercontintental Champion with a Sky High Sensation right on the back of the neck of Jericho! Doane then got up and smirked, only for Finlay to throw a ladder into the face of the former United States Champion! Doane crumbles to the mat like a sack of spuds as Finlay then begins to set the ladder up, as he makes the first attempt to retrieve the Money in the Bank briefcase! Finlay first looks around to see that everyone is out, to which they are. Finlay then climbs the ladder to the briefcase which could secure his first World Title in his long career!

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Each man that was on the outside of the ring pushes the ladder over, but Finlay managed to land on his feet. Danielson quickly looked to get Hardy back, but he was hit with a Side Effect from Hardy! Finlay then went to Mysterio, but was given a Drop Toe Hold right into the ladder! Hardy then got the ladder that was near Helms who was getting to his feet as were Jericho and Doane, but Mysterio dropkicked Matt in the legs, causing him to fall to the mat, smacking the ladder in the process! Mysterio looked to be in the clear from all competitors, only for The Brian Kendrick to seemingly come out of nowhere, get Mysterio in a three quarter face lock and hit him with a Sliced Bread #2! Kendrick then saw that Hardy’s upper body was lying on the ladder as he smirked, before bouncing off the ropes to the side of Hardy, as he then hit Matt with a Running Standing Shooting Star Press, sandwiching Matt between Kendrick and the ladder! Kendrick then smirked and did his cocky dance, but as he turned around, he was hit with an Enziguiri by Helms, and then stumbled into a Codebreaker from the Intercontinental Champion! Doane then went right to Helms, but Gregory got revenge from earlier, as he hit Doane with a Low Blow of his own! Doane bent over with his manhood in bad shape, as Jericho and Helms pulled Doane in, before hitting him with a Double Suplex, right into the upright ladder!

Jericho then turned around, right into Helms hitting him with a Snap DDT! Helms then lifted up a ladder and placed it right under the briefcase, before he made his ascent up the ladder and towards the Money in the Bank briefcase. What Helms did not see, however, was that Danielson was up from the Side Effect a few minutes ago, and he also started to climb the ladder.

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Both men meet each other up at the top of the ladder, where they trade blows. The United States Champion began to take the advantage, only for Danielson to resort to dirty tactics by raking the eyes of Helms. Meanwhile, Mysterio had recovered from the Sliced Bread and he went to the outside and dragged Kendrick out with him, whilst Hardy has also recovered from the Shooting Star Press, as he went right behind Danielson and pulled him down a few rungs, before getting him in an Electric Chair position. Hardy then looked at Helms, but instead of going for the briefcase, he nailed DANIELSON WITH A NIGHTMARE ON HELMS STREET OF THE LADDER WHO WAS ON HARDY’S SHOULDERS! The crowd starts their first ‘Holy Shit!’ chant of the night, as both Danielson and Helms are out, as Jericho has also gotten up and Doane begins to stir. Jericho walked right into Matt who went for a Twist of Fate, only for Jericho to spin out, AND THEN NAIL HARDY WITH A BREAKDOWN ON THE LADDER ON THE GROUND! The crowd starts up again, as Doane has gotten up and now dropkicked the set up ladder right into the back of Jericho, causing Jericho to fall down to the mat. Doane then dragged the ladder into the corner before beginning to climb it, possibly looking for a Sky High Sensation off the ladder to Jericho, only for Finlay to quickly climb up the ladder and hit Doane with some forearms directly to the face.

Finlay then got Doane in a Suplex position, looking for a Ladder Aided Superplex, only for Jericho to rush up and club Finlay in the back. Finlay still has Doane in the Suplex position as Jericho gets Finlay in a Powerbomb position, as the crowd seem to rise in anticipation of what Y2J will do. Jericho then BROUGHT FINLAY DOWN WITH A POWERBOMB OFF THE LADDER, CAUSING HIM TO SUPERPLEX DOANE OFF OF THE LADDER IN A THREE MAN TOWER OF DOOM! The crowd gave a huge pop for the two biggest heels in the match being knocked out, as Mysterio on the outside has laid a ladder down on the outside. Rey then picks up Kendrick, only to aggressively be pushed against the ring post by TBK, and then be hit with a Tornado DDT! Kendrick then rolled Mysterio onto the ladder, before making his way onto the apron. Kendrick then spread his arms by his side, before running across the apron and leaping off, GOING TO HIT MYSTERIO WITH AN SSP OFF THE APRON AND ONTO THE LADDER, ONLY FOR REY TO MOVE AND KENDRICK ATE NOTHING BUT LADDER! The crowd gave an amazing pop for Kendrick’s huge move backfiring, as Rey takes a moment to rest whilst Helms and Jericho begin to get up. Helms charges at Y2J, only for Jericho to go and attempt to back drop Helms over the top rope and to the floor. Helms manages to land on the apron as he hits Jericho with a shoulder to the gut through the ropes, before he makes his way up to the top rope.

Helms then went to hit Jericho with a Diving Hurricanrana, only for the ‘King of the World’ to hit the United States Champion with a Dropkick. Jericho smirked, only for Matt to come from behind Jericho and hit him with a Back Suplex. Matt then quickly went to the second rope, before doing his V1 taunt to a pop from the crowd. Matt then went to go for his Downfall Leg Drop to the Intercontinental Champion, only for out of no-where; Finlay appeared and threw Matt aggressively over the top rope! Matt hits the protective mats hard on the outside, as Finlay turns around, straight into a Chris Jericho Codebreaker! Helms also got up as did Doane and Danielson, as Doane went straight to Helms, only to be thrown into Jericho who hits another Codebreaker! The crowd pops, as Danielson soon suffers the same fate as he is another victim in the Jericho Codebreaker! The United States Champion then went to his fellow Midcard champion counterpart before going for a Snap DDT, but Jericho spun out of the front face lock and hit Helms with a Step up Enziguiri straight to the side of the head. The crowd once again gave a nice pop but not as high as the ones given for the Codebreakers, as Y2J lifts up a ladder and sets it up in the middle of the ring, ready for his ascent to the top of the ladder.

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Jericho then quickly dropped off the ladder as he saw Helms getting to a standing position, but when he dropped down he was hit a punch to the gut from Helms, before hitting him with a high knee lift. Helms then got another ladder and sets it up half- horizontally and half- vertically on the already upright ladder (ala Shelton Benjamin in the first Money in the Bank Ladder match at WrestleMania 21), only for Jericho to come from behind him and club him in the back. Jericho repeatedly drove his forearm into the back of the new United States Champion, before attempting a Suplex onto the ladder which Helms just set up. However, Helms sensed that he was in danger and managed to block the attempted Suplex, as he swapped positions with Y2J and went for his own Suplex onto the ladder. He managed to lift Jericho up but Jericho managed to land on his feet. Helms then turned around, only to be given a drop toe hold right onto the ladder by Jericho! Helms stumbled backwards holding his face as all of the other men who suffered the Codebreakers began to stir with Matt Hardy and Kendrick still out on the outside whilst Rey was still hurt, as Y2J made his ascent to the top of the ladder once again. However, what Jericho did not notice was that Helms was beginning to get up. Jericho continued his way up to the top of the ladder, as Helms began to measure himself underneath Jericho.

Jericho had large eyes once he saw the United States Champion down at the bottom of the ladder, but after one deep breath, Helms RAN UP THE LADDER AND WITH SHADES OF SHELTON BENJAMIN’S INFAMOUS MOVE IN THE FIRST MONEY IN THE BANK LADDER MATCH, HE HITS JERICHO WITH A JAW DROPPING NIGHTMARE ON HELMS STREET CROSSBODY AFTER RUNNING UP THE LADDER! The crowd erupts into the loudest pop of the night (just about half an hour into the show ), as a huge ‘Holy Shit!’ chant starts up as some of the younger and female members of the crowd peer over the top of the many heads to check if the United States and Intercontinental Champions are alright as JR marks out like a little bitch like only JR can do, including all of his ‘BAH GAWD!’ schtick. Various camera angles of the shot are then shown of the huge spot from Helms including a shot from the trusty ‘Wild Coyote’ cam, as Danielson, Doane and Finlay got up, as Rey finally got into the ring after taking a very long rest on the outside. Doane then lifted up one of the ladders which just fell as it was involved in the Helms and Jericho spot, as he blasts the fighting Irishman in Finlay in the face brutally with ladder, sending him straight back down to the canvas! Doane then smirked as he stayed on the offensive, as he nailed Danielson with the ladder to the gut, seemingly taking the advantage in this match as the tide has turned towards the former US Champion.

Doane then raised the ladder up high, signalling that he will drive it straight back down onto the back of the crouched Danielson, only for the former World Heavyweight Champion in Rey Mysterio to come out of nowhere and hit Doane with a dropkick to the back. The momentum of the dropkick sent Doane {with the ladder right in front of him set horizontally} right into the second and top ropes, meaning that he is in perfect position for the 619 {how coincidental}! Mysterio then bounced off of the ropes opposite, before hitting DOANE WITH A MASSIVE 619, DRIVING THE LADDER RIGHT INTO THE FACE OF DOANE! That 619 seemed to drain all of Doane’s short time momentum, as Danielson recovered and hit Mysterio with a perfectly placed Dropkick, as Mysterio still manages to stay on the apron, but only just as he has a tight hold on the top rope. Danielson then smirked at Mysterio before getting him in a Suplex position, looking to Suplex him back into the middle of the ring. Mysterio, however, thought one move ahead, as he managed to land on his feet behind Danielson and hit him with a Reverse Snap Hurricanrana! The crowd popped at the momentum seemingly shifting back to Mysterio, as Kendrick finally rolls into the ring as Mysterio stays down from fatigue as he gets to his hands and knees, whilst Helms is somehow getting up after the huge spot moments earlier. Kendrick gets up seemingly recovered from the great amount of pain and suffering he endured in this match {most of it from the failed Shooting Star Press}, as he senses an opportunity as he looks at Mysterio who is on his hands and knees, as he {Kendrick} leaps off Rey’s back and hits Helms with a Shooting Star Press!

The crowd gives a fair amount of heat for TBK connecting with the Shooting Star Press this time, as he holds his sternum, selling the effects of the move earlier on in the match. Kendrick then lifts up a ladder and sets it up right under the briefcase, as Kendrick doesn’t see that none other than his arch nemesis in Rey Mysterio has begun to climb the ladder also. However, due to Kendrick taking much more offense in this match, it has taken its toll, as he climbs the ladder at a much slower pace than Mysterio.

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Mysterio then reaches up once he has reached the top of the ladder, knowing that he is so close at becoming the World Champion again if he pulls the briefcase down. However, Kendrick powered up the ladder with ease and fire in his eyes, as he blasts Mysterio in the sternum multiple times, causing Rey to release his grip on the beloved Money in the Bank briefcase. Kendrick did not stop in nailing Mysterio with right hands as he constantly nailed Mysterio in the sternum, now softening his place at the top of the ladder. Kendrick then hit Mysterio with a stiff punch right to the head, as this almost wrote Mysterio out, as he dangled from the ladder with one hand. Kendrick smirked at Mysterio dangling for dear life but instead of knocking Rey off, he instantly goes for the briefcase, but he is unable to unhook the briefcase immediately. This gives Rey enough time, however, to swing his other hand onto the ladder before hitting Kendrick with a right hand of his own. Kendrick tries to continue to maintain his grip on the briefcase but is unable to do so, before Mysterio takes a massive chance. Mysterio, looking to finish Kendrick off once and for all, looks to leapfrog the top rung of the ladder and goes for a Super Hurricanrana off of the ladder, but Mysterio was too overzealous in his act, AS THE LADDER THAT MYSTERIO AND KENDRICK WERE ON FALLS FORWARD, AS THE TWO MEN GO FLYING TO THE OUTSIDE AND THROUGH THE LADDER LEANING ON THE RING APRON AND THE BARRICADE!!

The crowd once again erupts, now into a ‘Holy Fucking Shit!’ chant, as both Rey’s and Kendrick’s bodies are twisted in very awkward positions, as the EMT’s file out from the back and head straight towards Rey and Kendrick. Meanwhile, the action is in the ring, as Helms, Doane and {somehow} Jericho get up, whilst Danielson and Finlay are stirring as is Hardy on the outside, who looks to have suffered a stinger as he crashed and burned from the second rope to the outside. Hardy manages to slide into the ring, as Jericho looks to hit Doane with a Codebreaker, but he is backed into the corner by Doane, who goes on the offense. Doane continues to hit Jericho with right hands in the corner, only for Helms to jump and nail both men with a Stinger Splash, sandwiching them in the corner! Doane dropped down to his knees while Jericho stumbled out, as Helms spun Jericho around into a Reverse Front Face lock and went for a Reverse DDT, and managed to hit Jericho with the move. As Doane was on his knees, Helms took a quick glance at his rival, before bouncing off the ropes and then hitting Doane with a Shining Wizard! Doane hit the mat like a sack of spuds, as Danielson turned Helms around and went for a Butterfly Suplex, but with the momentum that Helms has gained in these last couple of minutes, he hits Danielson with a Back Body Drop, before Hardy comes out of nowhere and hits Helms with a signature Side Effect. Finlay then crawled towards the corner cunningly as he retrieved his signature shillelagh from its regular position, as he blasts Hardy in the face once he turned around with the shillelagh!

Finlay smirks at the destruction all around the ring as Rey and Kendrick have since been wheeled to the back, as Helms rolls outside of the ring for recovery. Finlay looks to lift up a near-by, only for Jericho to come from seemingly nowhere and hit Finlay with a signature Running One- Handed Bulldog! Jericho then smirks before he lifts up the ladder and sets it up under the coveted briefcase, as Jericho prepares to make his ascent up to the top of the ladder. Once again, however, the man that is climbing the ladder, in this case it is Jericho, doesn’t see that Doane has crawled towards the ladder, and he {Doane} is also now beginning to climb.

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Jericho and Doane meet up at the top of the ladder at the same time after taking the same amount of time to climb up each rung, before just like Mysterio and Kendrick earlier, they trade blow for blow up at the top of the ladder. Doane begins to blast Jericho directly in the face with right hands, but once Jericho looks to be in danger of taking a massive drop off of the ladder, he takes grab of the briefcase and hits Doane in the head with the still secure briefcase! The crowd pops for Jericho’s act of desperation and intelligence, as he holds Doane head down on the top rung with one hand, as he goes to unclip the Money in the Bank briefcase with the other. Jericho gets close to unclipping the briefcase, as Doane uses everything in his power to get him off, hitting Chris with rights and lefts to the sternum, knocking Jericho off. Doane then began to punch away at the face of Y2J again as Jericho retaliates with a punch of his own, before seemingly out of nowhere, a recovered United States Champion in Helms springboards off of the top rope, BEFORE DROPKICKING THE LADDER, SENDING JERICHO AND DOANE TO THE FLOOR AS THEY SMASH THE STEEL ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP! The crowd erupt into another ‘Holy Shit’ chant as Helms has stolen the show in this Money in the Bank Ladder match, before he goes to lift up the ladder which he just dropkicked to the ground. However, he was cut short in doing so, as he was spun around and kicked in the gut by a recovered Matt Hardy.

Matt then seized his real life friend and the United States Champion before pulling him in and getting him in a front face lock, before connecting with a TWIST OF FATE RIGHT ONTO THE LADDER TO HELMS! The United States Champion was quite clearly out of it as the crowd gave a mixed reaction as they were upset at Helms being knocked out but popped for Hardy quite simply executing the move. Hardy then rolled an unconscious Helms off of the ladder before setting it up in the middle of the ring directly under the briefcase, but while he was doing this, Danielson had recovered and gotten the other ladder in the ring, as he now sets it up next to the ladder Hardy set up. Danielson began to climb his as did Hardy, before a recovered Finlay joined in the fray, as the three men begin to make their ways up the ladder. Danielson and Finlay have climbed up the same ladder, as Finlay is on the same side as Hardy.

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Danielson goes straight for Matt once all three of the men reach up to the top of their respective sides of their ladders, as Danielson begins to kick the right leg of Hardy, causing Matt to dangle from the ladder with one leg as he holds onto the top rung of the ladder for dear life. Danielson smirks at Hardy seemingly in trouble as he seems to have forgotten about Finlay, who connects with some stiff forearms once Bryan turns around. Finlay continues to hit Danielson with some stiff forearms, only for Danielson to somehow hit Finlay with a right legged kick from a very awkward position, showing great flexibility {ala CM Punk from WrestleMania 23 to Mr. Kennedy}. Danielson then quickly hits Finlay with some very aggressive head butts right to the forehead rapidly, as Finlay now also groggily holds onto the briefcase, as Hardy manages to swing his right leg back onto the rung. Unfortunately for Matt and much to the dismay of the crowd, Danielson notices this and begins to attack the right leg of Hardy again, as Bryan then reaches up for the briefcase which almost guarantees him a World Title opportunity. Danielson begins to try and unclip the briefcase, only for Finlay to reach into his boot, and reveals a BACK UP SHILLELAGH! Finlay smirks, before hitting Danielson in the face with the shillelagh, SENDING DANIELSON OFF THE TOP OF THE LADDER AND ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR!

Finlay smirks down at Danielson lying motionless on the mat, seemingly enjoying all the pain and suffering that the competitors in this match have gone through in an attempt to win the briefcase which he is so close to winning. Finlay then taunts to the crowd as he holds up his shillelagh, taking his time before going up and reaching up for the briefcase, only to be clubbed in the back from Matt Hardy. Finlay turned around to face Hardy as Matt hit the Fighting Irishman with some stiff right hands, before wrapping his right arm around the throat of Finlay and links his hands, before HITTING FINLAY WITH A MODIFIED RELEASE SIDE EFFECT OFF THE TOP OF THE LADDER, SENDING FINLAY CRASHING DOWN TO THE MAT AND GIVING MATT A CLEAR PATH TO THE BRIEFCASE! Matt then takes a few moments to shake off the cobwebs as the camera pans in and out of the ring where Jericho and Doane still lay motionless on the outside, while Danielson and Finlay are out and Helms is just beginning to stir. With no sight of Mysterio or Kendrick after being wheeled to the back following the sick spot, Matt reaches up and unclips the beloved briefcase, as MATT HARDY HAS WON THE MONEY IN THE BANK LADDER MATCH!

Winner and NEW Mr. Money in the Bank: Matt Hardy!

JR: Bah GAWD! He did it! Hardy did it! He is the new Mr. Money in the Bank!

Coach: This can’t be happening! This is disgraceful!

Hardy is quite simply and understandably ecstatic with his win, as every single competitor is knocked out either on the outside or inside of the ring. Hardy then takes his place at the top of the ladder which he climbed successfully to retrieve the briefcase, as he sits atop the ladder and raises what is now his briefcase for the whole world to see. A replay of the match was then shown, showing the main highlights of the match, them being the Doomsday Device- like Nightmare on Helms Street with Danielson on Hardy’s shoulders, the three man Tower of Doom involving Doane, Finlay and Jericho, the failed Shooting Star Press off of the ladder, the huge Nightmare on Helms Street to Jericho after Helms ran up the semi- horizontal ladder, the 619 to Doane with the aid of a ladder, Rey and Kendrick going over the ladder and through the ladder leaning on the apron and barricade, Jericho and Doane smashing down on the entrance ramp after falling off of the ladder, Helms being hit with a Twist of Fate onto a ladder, Danielson being hit with a shillelagh and falling off the ladder, the Release Side Effect by Matt off of the ladder, and then Matt retrieving the briefcase. We return live, as we see that Hardy has made his way up to the entrance ramp before he raises both arms, one hand holding the briefcase while the other is doing the V1 pose. Matt then makes his way to the back, extremely happy about being victorious here tonight.

King: Matt Hardy has won the Money in the Bank Briefcase! Congratulations Matt!

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We cut away from an ecstatic Matt Hardy as we go to the backstage area, where we see Todd Grisham standing by, ready for his first interview for the night.

Grisham: Ladies and gentlemen, joining me at this time is none other than the man who will compete in the Street Fight which is coming up next, John Bradshaw Layfield.

The crowd gives a large amount of heat for JBL although there are scattered cheers, as the Self Made Millionaire himself walks into the shot, ready for his second interview with Grisham in three nights.

Grisham: JBL, in a matter of minutes, you will be competing against your former bodyguard the Big Show in what is sure to be a brutal Street Fight. After what happened this past Friday on Smackdown, do you feel confident about beating the Big Show here tonight?

JBL looks at Grisham utterly bemused at what he is saying, before he snatches the microphone from Grisham and tells him to scram, which Grisham obliges to.

JBL: *scoffs* Tonight, I will be going up against the Big Show in a Street Fight, in front of all of my Texan born counterparts!

A big pop for the mention of JBL being a Texan, as Bradshaw smirks before he continues.

JBL: And tonight, I will be walking out of this hell hole of a place that I USED to call home as a victor, and go back to the greatest city in the world of New York City as a winner!

Thunderous heat for JBL insulting his ‘old’ hometown, as JBL smirks before he continues once again.

JBL: Show, you made a grave mistake when you decided to eliminate me from the Battle Royal, and tonight you will pay. Tonight, I will beat you so bad that you will regret costing me that World Title opportunity, you have absolutely no idea what you’re in for! And what happened Friday on Smackdown was a complete and utter FLUKE!

The crowd gives heat as they know that JBL was knocked out by the Big Show and it was no fluke, as JBL continues with a scowl on his face.

JBL: Show, after what you did to me in the Battle Royal, after what you did last Saturday, after what you did Friday on Smackdown, you won’t be able to walk once you walk out of this arena.

The crowd goes silent as we are seeing a much more sadistic side to JBL that we have seen as of late, as Bradshaw continues.

JBL: I repeat, tonight, I will walk out of this place that thankfully I USED to call home and go back to New York City a victor, because I am a WRESTLING... GOD!

JBL then throws the microphone down to the floor aggressively as he storms out of the shot, before we cut back live to inside the Reliant Stadium arena.

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Once we return live to the arena after cutting away from this interview with JBL {who will be competing in the next match}, as we hear the ring bell hit three times, as Tony Chimel is shown in the centre of the ring, ready for his first match introduction of the night.

Chimel: The following match is scheduled for one fall, and it is a STREET FIGHT!

The crowd gives a big pop at the announcement of the Smackdown exclusive Street Fight coming up even though it was already announced to be on just earlier, as the pop is maintained as the familiar theme song of ‘Crank It Up!’ blasts over the speakers to a great pop. The Big Show then makes his way out to the ring amidst a big pop from the crowd, ready for his match against his former boss and now nemesis in John Bradshaw Layfield, before Chimel begins to make the introductions.

Chimel: Introducing firstly, residing in Tampa, Florida, standing at 7 foot tall and weighing in at 485 pounds, he is the ‘World’s Largest Athlete’, the Big Show!

Coach: Now for the first of three Smackdown exclusive matches of the night, and it is a welcome relief to get rid of Ross and Lawler.

Tazz: I can’t agree more, and now onto this match. You have to be backing JBL, he is in his hometown, and after what we just heard, he isn’t too happy.

Coach: And you can’t forget Tazz that Show won’t be able to dodge JBL, since he is a 500 pound behemoth; he can’t run!

The crowd pops once again for Show although this reaction turns into that of a mixed one, as a cow bell is heard of the speakers before ‘Longhorn’ hits over the speakers, as none other than Texan born John Bradshaw Layfield makes his way down to the ring, tonight without a limo. JBL does his signature Texas Two Step down the entrance ramp towards the ring as Big Show does not take his eyes off of him, as Chimel gets set to introduce JBL.

Chimel: And introducing next, from Sweetwater, Texas but now residing in New York City (heat), weighing in at 290 pounds, he is the ‘Media Maven’, John Bradshaw Layfield!

Tazz: And here he is Coach, the Self Made Millionaire himself, a former United States, World Tag Team and WWE Champion, John Bradshaw Layfield!

Coach: All I can say that he is my man, JIBBLES!

JBL smiles a toothy smile in a completely different demeanour as to how we just saw him earlier on in his interview, as he raises his arms high in the air before he turns back to the Big Show, who looks as though he can’t wait to get his hands on his former boss. JBL realizes that this is it; he cannot hide from the Big Show, as the bell then rings to signify the start of the Street Fight!

MATCH 2
STREET FIGHT
JBL vs. THE BIG SHOW

JBL charged at his former bodyguard in the Big Show before hitting him with a right hand to a mixed reaction from the crowd obviously due to him being a Texan, as he hit the World’s Largest Athlete with a few more right hands as soon as the bell was rung. Big Show, however, no sells the punches, as he (Show) simply pushes JBL into the ropes. JBL returned to the Big Show and in the first twenty seconds of the match, Bradshaw was hit with a Big Boot by the Big Show. Bradshaw then quickly rolled out of the ring and lifted the apron up, looking to introduce weapons already, only for the Big Show to also make his way to the ring. Big Show attempted to pull JBL away from the apron, only to be smashed in the head with a stop sign! Big Show wobbled a little but did not go down, as JBL then nailed the man that he betrayed a couple of weeks ago in the head with the stop sign repeatedly, sending the giant to one leg and making a giant (no pun intended) dent in the sign. JBL then went back under the ring and rolled out a garbage can, which was full of other road signs, the garbage can lid, and a kendo stick. JBL then pushed the weapons into the ring, but when he turned around to the Big Show, he was given a hand around the throat.

Big Show then went to execute his Chokeslam on the outside only 1 minute into the match, only for JBL to gouge the eyes of the Big Show. Show let go of his grip, before JBL reached inside the ring, pulled the kendo stick out of the trash can, and smashed Show in the face with the kendo stick! Big Show was unconscious upon impact as JBL threw the kendo stick in the ring, before going over to the timekeepers table and took the ring bell and a steel chair. Bradshaw then slid the two weapons into the ring and then went back over to the Big Show and looked to push him into the ring, only to be HURLED into the ring post by Big Show. JBL hit the steel post back first, as Big Show went over to Layfield as we see that a small cut has come out of just above Show’s eye already due to the kendo stick shot from JBL. Big Show then stuck a finger towards his mouth signalling for the crowd to be quiet, before getting his enormous palm and brought it down right onto the chest of Bradshaw! JBL’s chest went beet red straight away as Big Show rolled him into the ring, as Show soon followed. Show then lifted JBL up, as he went to hit and then connected with a Scoop Slam. Show then bounced off the ropes, and then connected with an elbow drop to JBL.

Big Show then took out a road sign from the trash can and placed it flat on the floor, before going over and lifting JBL up. Big Show then put the Wrestling God between his legs, going for a Powerbomb onto the road sign, only for Layfield to drop down to his knees and hit Show with a forearm low blow. Show then bent over, as JBL got to an upright position, and then he went on to hit Big Show with a Snap DDT right onto the road sign! The crowd gave another mixed reaction for Bradshaw retaking the advantage in the match, as he takes some time to take a breather after the short but devastating offense from the Big Show. Layfield then gets up and empties the trash can right next to the Big Show, before getting the trash can alone and placing it near Show’s head. JBL then went to put his former bodyguard on top of the trash can, only for him to be clobbered in the face with the metal trash can lid from the Big Show. Most of the female and young contingent of the crowd gives the Big Show a pop as the rest give heat for their hometown ‘hero’ being knocked out, as Show gets up to a vertical base and goes to the outside, before lifting up the steel steps as if they were nothing and then throws them into the ring over the top rope. Show then slides into the ring and positions the steps in the middle of the ring before lifting Bradshaw up.

Show then went for a Body Slam onto the steps, but JBL managed to float over and the shoulders of Show, before picking up the trash can lid and smacked him in the back of the head with it! Big Show then stumbled into the turnbuckle chest first, as Layfield then lifts up the Kendo Stick. JBL then approached the Big Show, before bringing the stick into ‘battle’ position, before smacking Show across the back with the stick! Show was then hit once again with the Kendo Stick right to his upper back, as JBL then smashes his former bodyguard in the back two more times! The stick has almost broken in two, as JBL then gets the remains of the stick and sticks it in between his legs, before raising it up, right into the ‘nether regions’ of the Big Show! JBL then drops down to his knees and gets Big Show in a Roll Up whilst hooking the tights, as the referee cannot do anything since it is no disqualifications apart from counting the pin. 1...2...Big Show manages to kick out at 2! JBL does not seem too shocked at the Big Show kicking out, as he then got the chair that he brought in the ring as he looked to clobber the Big Show in the head with it just like a few weeks ago on Smackdown, but when Show got up and JBL charged, Big Show smashed the chair into the face of JBL with one straight punch!

JBL fell down to the mat as soon as the massive hand crushed the chair into his face, as Big Show then stepped over the top rope and threw the ring apron up. The crowd stirred in anticipation of what the Largest Athlete in the World would do, as Big Show seems to have gotten what he has wanted. Big Show then used his large hand to grasp something, before stepping back and revealing that he was indeed bringing in a wooden table! The crowd gave an enormous pop as Show then slid the table into the ring, as he then got onto the apron and stepped back into the ring. With JBL beginning to get up, Show then picked up the table before driving the edge of the table right into the back of Layfield. JBL dropped straight back down as he held his surgically repaired back, as Show then got the table and set it up in between the turnbuckles, announcer’s side of the ring. Show then lifted up JBL, as he then whipped Bradshaw into the corner. Bradshaw then smashed into the corner, as Big Show then got the trash can, walked over to JBL and placed it in between the second and third turnbuckles, meaning that it is covering the sternum of JBL. JBL’s former bodyguard then went to the turnbuckle diagonal and the furthest away from Bradshaw, as Show then charged forward and at the last second turned around, causing his back to charge into the trash can and smashed it across the stomach of JBL!

JBL then dropped to his knees after the trash can and the 400 odd pound weight of the Big Show crushed him in the corner, giving the Big Show enough time to get a road sign which JBL brought in at the very start of the match. Show then got the sign and mouthed a word that looked incredibly like ‘Revenge’, before blasting JBL in the face with the sign, as the roles have been reversed from a couple of weeks ago. Once again, JBL dropped down like a stack of spuds, only for Show to pick him back up again and drag him towards the table which Show had set up just a couple of minutes earlier. Show then for the third time in the match wrapped his large hand around the throat of the Self Proclaimed Wrestling God, looking to give JBL a Chokeslam through the table! JBL, however, for the third time in a row sensed danger, as he hit Show with some large elbows to the head, before hitting him with a sloppy looking drop toe hold, sending Show into the table. Layfield then quickly bounced off the ropes, and then hit his former bodyguard WITH A CLOTHESLINE FROM HELL THROUGH THE SET UP TABLE! The crowd erupted into a MASSIVE mixed reaction, as Bradshaw then pulled Show out of the corner with all of his might, before climbing over for the cover! 1...2...3!! JBL is the victor in this brutal Street Fight against his former bodyguard!

Winner of the Street Fight: John Bradshaw Layfield!

Tazz: I told you so! Bradshaw is victorious over the Big Show, never count JBL out!

Coach: I never was partner. JIBBLES is on his way to the top!

JBL gets to his feet somewhat wearily as his hand is raised by the referee after managing to overcome the Big Show in the Street Fight here tonight. A replay is shown of some of the key happenings in the match, them being JBL hitting Big Show with a Low Blow which was followed up with a DDT onto a road sign, Big Show punching a steel chair right into the face of JBL, Show sandwiching JBL in the corner with the aid of a trash can, before finally, the end of the match, where Show looked to Chokeslam JBL through a table, only to be given a drop toe hold onto the table and then a Clothesline from Hell through the table by JBL, giving JBL the win. As we return live, JBL has made his way up to the entrance ramp as he smiles the same toothy smile as he smiled before the match, as Show is just beginning to stir in the ring. JBL looks down at Show in the middle of the ring as the camera fades to black.

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We once again go to the backstage area, where we see a worn out yet happy Matt Hardy walking in the back with his Money in the Bank briefcase which he just won as he has a smile on his face. Matt then stops in his tracks as his smile grows even wider, as the camera pans out to show Jeff Hardy approaching his brother Matt. The crowd goes wild for the Hardy Boys reunion, as Jeff and Matt embrace in a hug. Jeff backs off and glances down at the Money in the Bank Briefcase, which ironically cost Jeff his WWE Championship last year.

Jeff: Wow man, wow! Mr. Money in the Bank, Matt Hardy!

This simple statement gets a huge pop from the crowd, as a smirk comes over the face of Matt.

Jeff: Man, that thing cost me my WWE Title last year, but it doesn’t matter now, because if there was one man that I wanted to be Mr. Money in the Bank, it would be you!

The crowd erupted in heat for the memory of CM Punk cashing in his briefcase on Jeff last year at No Mercy, but it soon turned to a pop once again.

Jeff: And tonight, after my match, Matt Hardy will be known as Mr. Money in the Bank, and Jeff Hardy will be known as the World Tag Team Champion!

The crowd once again pops for this statement of Jeff’s, as now it is Matt’s turn to speak.

Matt: Jeff, after tonight, you’ll be known as a Tag Team Champion and I’ll be known as Mr. Money in the Bank, but at this time next year, I can guarantee you, I will be known as the World Heavyweight Champion, and you will be known as the WWE Champion!

The crowd’s pop gets even louder at this statement, as Matt speaks once again.

Matt: Next year at WrestleMania 26, Champion vs. Champion, Brother vs. Brother, Matt vs. Jeff! As a good “friend†of mine use to say, *slaps briefcase* BANK ON IT!

Both Hardys smirk at this before they embrace once again, as we cut back to the arena.

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As we go back into the Reliant Stadium, we once again see Lilian Garcia in the middle of the ring, ready to make the next set of introductions.

Garcia: Ladies and gentlemen, the following match is scheduled for one fall, and it is for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship!

JR: And after a Hardy Boyz reunion, it is time for out next match, the second of 4 Interbrand matches, and this one is for the Cruiserweight Championship!

King: And unfortunately JR, it means we are back onto commentating with those two over there!

Coach: King, you just can’t understand that you are in the presence of greatness!
The crowd gives a huge pop for this announcement, but it soon turns into huge heat, as ‘Trailer Park Trash’ begins to play over the speakers, meaning that none other than the Number 1 Contender for the Cruiserweight Title on the RAW side of things in Jamie Noble is making his way down to the ring. The crowd greets the tough bastard with a huge amount of heat, as he simply slides into the ring and stares intently at the entrance ramp, knowing he has a huge opportunity here tonight to become the Cruiserweight Champion for the second time in his career.

Garcia: Introducing first, from Hanover, West Virginia, weighing in at 202 pounds, he is the ‘Pit Bull’, from RAW, Jamie Noble!

Tazz: I like the looks of Noble. I doubted him a couple of months ago, but when he realized that the fans were doing nothing for him and decided to destroy everyone in the ring, I started to admire the man. He reminds me of a young me.

King: If I were Noble, I wouldn’t take that as a compliment.

‘Axeman’ then begins to play over the speakers as the heat this time turns into a pop, as none other than the exciting Evan Bourne makes his way down to the ring, ready for his PPV and WrestleMania debut. Completely unlike Noble, Bourne embraces with the fans as he slaps hands with the members of the crowd in the first couple of rows, before he gets up onto the apron and jumps over the top rope and into the ring, ready for what will also be his first ever title match.

Garcia: Introducing the second challenger, from St Louis, Missouri, weighing in at183 pounds, from Smackdown, Evan Bourne!

JR: And I like the looks of this man, young Evan Bourne. Undefeated in his first few weeks here in the WWE, he is Smackdown’s hope to bring the Cruiserweight Title back over to the blue brand.

Coach: And it’s a shame, because with Noble in this match, we have no chance. Couldn’t Long find anyone better?!

The crowd pop once again, as this reaction is maintained when ‘Rocker’ hits over the speakers, as none other than the Cruiserweight Champion and Texan Paul London comes running down the ramp and into the ring, sporting his usual mask. London ascends to the top rope before he back flips back into the centre of the ring, as both Bourne and Noble stay in their corners whilst this is happening. London throws his golden mask out of the ring and hands his belt to the referee.

Garcia: And introducing last, from Austin, Texas, weighing in at 205 pounds, he is the reigning Cruiserweight Champion of the World, Paul London!

JR: This man has held the Cruiserweight Title for the majority of the past 8 months, after he beat Kofi Kingston the night after the Great American Bash, before he lost it and eventually regained it from his former partner The Brian Kendrick.

Tazz: How dumb could Matt get?! He cost Smackdown the Cruiserweight Title, even though he could have gotten it for himself!

The referee then raises up what is currently London’s Cruiserweight Title as Garcia leaves the ring. The crowd pop in anticipation of what promises to be a great match as the bell rings to signify the start of the contest!

JR: And here we go! Our first title match for the night is underway, and it promises to be huge!

CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE MATCH
INTERPROMOTIONAL TRIPLE THREAT MATCH
WWE CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION PAUL LONDON vs. JAMIE NOBLE vs. EVAN BOURNE

As soon as the bell was rung, London and Bourne made eye contact before they started looking at Noble, both men having a mutual hate for Jamie, as the tough bastard does not look intimidated, as he quite simply tells them to bring it on. London and Bourne then ran at Noble and began to work on the former Cruiserweight Champion, before they turned it into a one on one contest fairly quickly, as London and Bourne hit Jamie with a Double Dropkick, sending him out of the ring. Bourne and London’s partnership soon disintegrated, however, as Bourne went to work on London, only for the cruiserweight Champion to nail him with a quick Superkick to the face. Bourne merely stumbles back a few steps as the Cruiserweight Champion ran at Bourne, only for Evan to leapfrog over London, before he hit him with a Single Leg Backflip Kick! The crowd popped for Bourne’s display of athleticism as he looked to take an early advantage, as he wastes no time in following that up with a Standing Moonsault, before he climbs over the Cruiserweight Champion for the cover. 1...2. London easily gets a shoulder up. Bourne seemed to know that he would not get the win, however, as he stayed on the offensive.

Bourne lifted up the Cruiserweight Champion only for Noble to re enter the ring and club Bourne from behind. Noble then began to rough Bourne up using his aggressive style, but when Noble went to hit Bourne with a Back Suplex, Bourne managed to land on his feet, as he then quickly pulled Noble in and applied a Reverse Front Face Lock, before he hit him with a Inverted Leg Drop Bulldog, which he follows up with a Split Legged pin. 1...2...London quickly intervenes and breaks up the count. London then lifts Bourne up, only to be hit with a Jumping Spinning Sole Kick to the face by the impressive youngster, who then looks as though he will hit London with an Enziguiri, only to turn it into a Headscissors Takedown! A pumped Bourne turns his back on his opponents and raises his arms in the air, but this proves to be a rookie mistake, as Noble then quickly comes from behind, turns Bourne around, and hits him with a Bridging Northern Lights Suplex! The crowd gives a big amount of heat as Noble maintains the cover, as the referee counts the third pin of the match. 1...2...Kick out by Bourne. The crowd pops for Bourne managing to kick out, as the crowd’s pop gets even higher when Noble bent down to pick Bourne up, as he got Noble in a Small Package. 1...2...London quickly breaks up the count.

After breaking up another count, London lifts Bourne up and quickly hits him with some forearms to the face, but on this occasion, when Bourne went to surprise London by hitting him with a Roundhouse Kick, an aware Cruiserweight Champion managed to duck under it and hit Bourne with a huge Dropsault, knocking Bourne towards the ropes. A recovered Noble quickly got up and charged at the Cruiserweight Champion, only for London to throw Noble right into Bourne, sending them both hurtling over the top rope and to the floor, right near the entrance ramp. Both Bourne and Noble got up at the same time as London then struck, as he bounced off of the ropes opposite to Bourne and Noble before he dived through the middle rope and hit both of them with a huge Suicide Dive! The crowd gave a great pop for the three Cruiserweights who have put on an exciting opening in this contest, as London springs to his feet before he lifts up Bourne and rolls him into the ring, leaving Noble on the outside for the time being. London then slides into the ring and then lifts up Bourne, only to hit him with an Inverted Atomic Drop. Bourne then crouched down as London sized him up, as he proceeded to nail the Number 1 Contender from Smackdown with a Frankensteiner!

The crowd gave a big pop for London hitting Bourne with the move although there is audible heat from the Bourne fans in attendance, but when London bent down to lift Bourne up, much like his fellow RAW Superstar Jamie Noble did earlier in the match, Bourne surprised the Cruiserweight Champion as he hit London with a Kip Up Hurricanrana, as he held on with a West Coast Pop style pin! 1...2...London manages to get his shoulder up and get out of the pinning predicament just before Bourne could get the three count, keeping London’s chances of retaining his Cruiserweight Title against the odds here tonight alive. Bourne springs to his feet as does London before Bourne attempts to spring up onto the shoulders of London and drop him with a Hurricanrana, only for London to hold onto Bourne. Bourne then found himself in a very peculiar position as he nailed away with punches at London, but it was to no avail, as London nailed him with a Reverse Powerbomb right into the turnbuckle! The crowd gave another pop for the huge move as Bourne’s head snaps back off of the turnbuckle after the impact, as London sees that Noble is getting up on the apron, leading to him hitting Noble with a Superkick, knocking RAW’s Number 1 Contender straight off of the apron!

The crowd popped for Noble having gotten little to no offence in this match, as London walks straight back to Bourne who is beginning to recuperate, as London quickly goes back over to a standing up Bourne and nails him with a Tornado DDT, maintaining the advantage over his two challengers. London then quickly lifted Bourne back up again, only to knock him straight back down after hitting him with a Jumping Heel Kick Enziguiri, as Bourne hits the mat. London then looks down at Bourne and takes this opportunity, as he bounces off of the ropes and hits Bourne with a Running Standing Shooting Star Press!! The crowd gave a big pop but once again there was audible heat from the Bourne fans, as London quickly crawled desperately over Bourne once again, as the referee counted the seemingly academic pin at only the 5 minute mark of the match! 1...2... Bourne gets his foot on the bottom rope at the last possible second, denying London the victory! London and the crowd were shocked at Bourne managing to find a way out of the Standing Shooting Star Press, as a frustrated London then ascended to the top rope, seemingly to finish Bourne off with either a London Calling Shooting Star Press or a 450 Splash. However, before London could show what he was thinking, a recovered Jamie Noble sprung up to the apron and threw London off of the top rope, causing him to smash into the security barricade!

The crowd gave a huge amount of heat for the Cruiserweight Champion in London being taken out as Noble takes London’s spot on the top rope, as he waits for Bourne to get up. Once the relatively new Smackdown Superstar does get to his feet, Noble leaps off of the top rope and attempts to hit Bourne with a Diving Crossbody, only for Bourne to roll through and get Jamie in a pin of his own! 1...2...Noble manages to kick out with relative ease even after being somewhat shocked at Bourne’s reversal, who then charges at the aggressive Noble, only to be hit with a quick Snap Scoop Powerslam pin. 1...2...This time, Bourne manages to get the shoulder up, keeping his dream alive of winning championship gold in his first championship match here in the WWE. The crowd gave a pop for Bourne managing to kick out of Noble’s move, as Noble seems unaffected at Bourne managing to kick out as he lifts him up and hits him with a kick to the gut. Noble then locks Bourne in a Double Underhook and looks to be going for a Double Underhook Powerbomb, as Bourne looks to reverse this into a Hurricanrana, much like he did with London earlier in the match. An aware Noble, however, throws Bourne off as he does a Backflip in the air and lands on his feet, and when the youngster charged at the veteran in Noble, he was caught by Noble who applied a waist lock, as he then hit him with a Release Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex!

Noble then looked down at Bourne who was now lying flat on his stomach as Noble then ascended to the top rope, quite obviously looking to hit a high risk move from the top, as London is barely beginning to stir after being hurled off of the top rope and into the security barricade. This time, however, Noble does not wait for Bourne to get back up to his feet, as he leapt off the top rope and hit Bourne with a picture perfect Top Rope Diving Leg Drop! The crowd gave a big amount of heat for Bourne being hit with the high impact move, as Noble momentarily stays in the position he is in with his leg over the back of Bourne’s head a somewhat of a sick grin comes over his face, before he rolls Bourne over and pins him. 1...2...Bourne once again manages to kick out at the last possible second. The crowd popped for Bourne’s resiliency as Noble now began to look a little agitated, but nonetheless he stayed on the offensive, as he lifted Bourne back up and applied a waist lock from behind Bourne this time, as he now hits him with a Release German Suplex! The crowd gave heat for Noble hitting Bourne with a wide range of Suplexes as Noble then takes Bourne and drags him into the corner so that he is in a seated position.

Noble then walked back to the opposite corner as to where Bourne was placed by Noble, as Noble then ran full pace at the seated Bourne as he then hit him with a Cannonball Senton! The crowd gave huge heat at Noble once again hitting Bourne with one of his signature moves, but before Noble could capitalize on this opportunity, a recovered London leapt off of the top rope and hit Noble with a huge Springboard Crossbody! The crowd’s reaction did a 180 degree spin as they cheered loudly for London’s recovery and subsequent high flying move, as Noble soon stumbles back up to his feet, only for London to take his position behind of Noble as he then hoisted him up by his shoulders and got him in a Chickenwing position, as he then nailed the man who laid him out a few weeks ago with a huge Sitout Chickenwing Facebuster! The crowd popped at the unique yet devastating move which London just used, who then quickly rolls Noble onto his back and then climbs over for the cover. 1...2...Bourne intervenes and breaks up the count. London then got to his feet as the two men who fought it out at the start of the match begin to trade blows again, as when Bourne went to hit London with a Flying Crossbody, he was caught by the Cruiserweight Champion, who then nailed the youngster with a Fallaway Slam.

The crowd popped once again, but it soon turned to heat as once London turned around, he was nailed with a huge Leg Lariat by Jamie Noble. Noble then looked to capitalize on this opportunity as he lifted London up and placed him on the top rope. Noble then went to the second rope himself and then went to hit the Cruiserweight Champion with a Superplex, as London began to punch away at the sternum of Noble, but this barely affected Noble, who proceeded in nailing London with the Suplex off the top rope and into the middle of the ring. The crowd gave huge heat for Noble who does not go for the cover, as surprisingly, he heads straight back up to the top rope, looking for yet another aerial attack, but he does not see that Bourne has gotten up. Bourne then athletically jumps up to the top rope in one leap, and before Noble could barely even notice what was going on, Bourne locked him in a waist lock, and hit Noble with a Cyclorama! The crowd gave an astonishing pop for the turn of events and the huge move of Bourne’s being executed, as Bourne crawls over towards Noble somewhat slowly after the punishment he has suffered in this match, as he gets the cover. 1...2...Noble rolls up a shoulder at the last possible fraction of a second, denying Bourne his first ever Cruiserweight Championship!

Bourne was visibly shocked at Noble managing to kick out of a Top Rope Cyclorama, and it quite simply turns for the worse for Bourne, as when he went to lift Noble up, Noble hit him with a Low Blow! The crowd then gave a huge amount of heat, as Noble quickly elevated Bourne up to the top rope now, looking to hit a second Superplex. However, it backfired for Noble on this occasion, as what he did not see was that London had recovered from the previous Superplex, as he went behind of Noble and took him off of the second rope as he got him in an Electric Chair Drop position. London then backed Noble away from the turnbuckle, as Bourne then took his chance, as he stood up on the top rope, as he hit an elevated Noble with an astonishing Dragonrana, as he rolled through for the pin! 1...2...London once again breaks up what was seemingly the inevitable three count. London began to hit Bourne with right hands once again as he got up before he whipped him across the ropes, as Bourne looked to turn the tide by hitting the Cruiserweight Champion with a Tilt a Whirl Headscissors, but London maintained his grip on Bourne, before he brought him down to the mat face first! The crowd once again popped for an impact move of London’s, as London wasted little time, as he bounced off of the second rope and hit Bourne with a Springboard Moonsault! The crowd gave a mixed reaction, as London climbed over for the cover. 1...2...This time Noble breaks up what looked to be a three count and the win for London, keeping his hopes alive of once again becoming the Cruiserweight Champion.

Noble then lifted London up, only for London to begin to hit Noble with some right hands, as he then looked to hit Noble with another Superkick. Noble, however, was aware of what was happening this time, as he caught onto the foot of London, before he spun him around and quickly hit him with a Reverse STO! The crowd gave heat for this power move of Noble’s, who then sees Bourne beginning to get up to his feet rather quickly after the Springboard Moonsault, only for Noble to pull Bourne in, get him in a Double Underhook, as this time he manages to hit the Smackdown Superstar with a Tiger Bomb! The crowd gave some more heat for Noble taking the advantage in this match, before he quickly walked back over to London, as he then proceeded to nail the Cruiserweight Champion of the World with a Swinging Neckbreaker! The crowd’s heat was maintained throughout this entire stanza, as Noble then dropped down and covered London. 1...2... London manages to kick out after the count of two. The crowd popped for London’s resiliency only for it to turn to hit yet again as Noble got to his feet and seized the legs of London. The crowd wondered what Noble would use this time, as he quickly locks London in his modified Figure Four Leg Lock! The crowd’s heat got much larger as Noble applied further pressure on the legs of London, who looked in serious trouble of losing his Cruiserweight Championship.

London tried his best to get to the ropes near-by, but when he got remotely close to the ropes, Noble managed to drag London back to the middle of the ring. The crowd gave a big amount of heat as London knows how much danger he is in of losing the Cruiserweight Championship, but when it looked as though London would finally succumb to Noble’s Figure Four Leg Lock and tap out, Evan Bourne was on the apron, as he quickly springboard off of the top rope and nailed Noble with a huge S pringboard 450 Splash! The crowd went wild at the huge move of Bourne’s as Noble’s hold on London was broken, as a winded Bourne got up and began to work on Noble, as he whips him into the corner turnbuckle, as he then follows this up with a Shining Wizard in the corner! Bourne then quickly gets off of Noble and applies a front face lock, as Bourne takes his position on the second rope with the front face lock still applied. Bourne then raised his free arm in the air, as he then manages to hit Noble with a huge second rope Tornado DDT! The crowd gave a huge pop as Bourne then looked to capitalize on the opportunity at hand, as he quickly gets up to the top rope. The crowd rise to their feet as they sense an Air Bourne Shooting Star Press coming up, only for Noble to quickly roll out of the way, making Bourne smash his sternum into the mat with extreme force!

Noble sits up and smirks at Bourne being out of it on the mat, as he turns Bourne and makes the cover, looking to become the Cruiserweight Champion without even pinning the current champion! 1...2...Bourne once again gets his foot on the bottom rope, denying Noble the victory. Noble is incensed at Bourne always finding a way to deny Noble the win and the Cruiserweight Championship, as Noble then looks to finish it off, as he then lifts Bourne up and gets him in a Pumphandle Slam position. The crowd gives a huge amount of heat as Noble then positions Bourne for the Jumping Belly to Belly Sitout Piledriver, but with a counter just like what he used at Saturday Night’s Main Event, Bourne hits Noble with a Headscissors, sending him straight into the turnbuckle! The crowd pops for Bourne’s innovation as he quickly lifts Noble up and puts him on the top rope once again, as Bourne looks for a second Cyclorama! Noble, however, has other plans, as he nails Bourne with right hands straight to the face, releasing the waist lock on Noble, who then gets Bourne in a Double Underhook position on the top rope. The crowd gives huge heat but Noble does not seem to care, as he nails Bourne with a huge Super Sitout Tiger Bomb! Noble then quickly takes advantage of Bourne being out as he climbs over for yet another cover at the near 16 minute mark of what had been an exciting match. 1...2...Once again, Bourne manages to kick out!

Noble is furious at Bourne managing to kick out of all of Noble’s signature moves, as Noble then once again signals for the end, as he lifts a hurt Bourne up and gets him in a Standing Fireman’s Carry position, but before he could hit Bourne with a Double Knee Gutbuster, the Cruiserweight Champion once again comes in for the save, as he hits Noble with a Springboard Dropkick to the back! Noble drops Bourne as London quickly brings Noble into a Suplex position, as he hits Noble with a Jeff Hardy-style Reverse Sitout Suplex Slam! The crowd pops as a pumped Cruiserweight Champion gets to his feet before he points to the top rope, once again attempting to finish off on his challengers from up on the top rope. London heads out onto the apron as he then goes up to the second rope before he completes his ascent to the top rope, but once again, when he looks as though he will finish one of his challengers off with either a 450 Splash or a Shooting Star Press, Noble intervenes, as the “Redneck Messiah†springs to his feet and jumps up to the second rope, before he begins to punch away at the Cruiserweight Champion with right hands, as he quickly follows this up with a huge Top Rope Powerslam! The crowd once again give heat for Noble who sits up and once again sports a grin on his face, before he gets back up to a vertical base.

Noble then walks back over to the man who he has been working predominantly over in the last couple of minutes in Evan Bourne after dominating the last couple of minutes in this match, as he then powerfully whips Bourne sternum first into the corner turnbuckle, sending Bourne stumbling out of the corner with his back facing Noble, who then locks the young Smackdown Superstar in a Full Nelson. Before Bourne could react, Noble nails Bourne with a Dragon Suplex, but keeps a hold of the Full Nelson, as he manages to get to his feet and nail Bourne with another Dragon Suplex as he repeats this action two more times, but on the fourth Suplex, he hits the exciting youngster with a Release Dragon Suplex, making him crash onto his sternum! The crowd poured in the heat for Noble but before he could inflict any further punishment, a recovered London approached the man who laid him out backstage a few weeks ago, as he worked away at Noble with punches, only for Noble to hit London with a thumb to the eye, before he lifted him up and nailed him with the second Double Knee Gutbuster of the match, and the first to London! The crowd gave more heat as they were certain that they would see a new Cruiserweight Champion, but instead of going to London, he goes over to the man who seemingly endured more punishment in Bourne, as he then climbs over for the cover. 1...2...Bourne manages to kick out at the count of two!

Bourne kicking out understandably infuriates Noble, who then walks over to London, as Jamie then tries his luck by pinning the Cruiserweight Champion. 1...2... Much like Bourne did, London manages to kick out, preventing Noble from gaining the Cruiserweight Title for the 2nd time in his career. Noble decided to take out his growing frustrations on the more experienced London, as he lifted up the man who has held the Cruiserweight Championship since January, as he gets him in a Suplex position and looks to hit him with a Brainbuster, only for London to hit Noble with some huge knees in mid air, making Noble drop the Cruiserweight Champion back down, as he (London) then runs forward and nails RAW’s Number 1 Contender with a Dropsault! The crowd raise to their feet as Noble hits the mat, but London wants to inflict more damage on the man who stole his Cruiserweight Title a few weeks ago, as he lifts Noble up, applies a front face lock, before he hits Noble with the move he used so frequently back when London was in Ring of Honor, that being a Legsweep DDT! The crowd gave another big pop but London once again does not go for the cover, as he instead ascends to the top rope, wanting to finish Noble off from up on the top rope, much like with what he did with Bourne earlier.

What London does not see, however, is that Bourne has began to recover, as an unaware London rises to the top rope and looks to finish Noble off with a Shooting Star Press, as Bourne then kips up to his feet, before he springboards off of the second rope, as he then nails London with a huge Springboard Avalanche Hurricanrana off of the top rope, right on top of Noble! The crowd went wild for the display of athleticism although London looked to have landed awkwardly when he came crashing down on top of Noble. Bourne then hurriedly walks over to RAW’s Number 1 Contender for the Cruiserweight Title and pulls him closer to the turnbuckle where he just nailed London with the Hurricanrana off, as Bourne then wastes no time in going onto the apron, before he ascends to the top rope. Bourne then begins to balance on the top rope as the crowd rise to their feet, knowing what is coming next, as Bourne once again attempts and this time nails Noble with a picture perfect Air Bourne Shooting Star Press! The crowd went wild for Bourne managing to hit the huge move as he then desperately climbed over Noble and hooked both legs as the referee count the pin. 1...2...3! Bourne is the new Cruiserweight Champion!

Winner and NEW Cruiserweight Champion: Evan Bourne!

JR: Bourne did it! After a phenomenal 20 minute display from all three men, Evan Bourne has won the Cruiserweight Championship!

Tazz: And even though I am not a big fan of Bourne, the Cruiserweight Championship is back on Smackdown!

Bourne springs up to his feet as the crowd erupts for Bourne maintaining his unbeaten run and now winning the WWE Cruiserweight Championship, as the referee hands what was London’s Cruiserweight Championship to Bourne, who raises it up in the air for the whole world to see. Bourne slides out of the ring and jumps into the crowd just like John Cena did at WrestleMania 21, before he hops back over the barricade and goes back up the entrance ramp, still raising his Cruiserweight Title up in the air. Once he gets up to the top of the entrance way, he raises the title up into the air before he disappears behind the curtain, ecstatic about his win here tonight.

***

We then once again go to the backstage area, as we see none other than Mr. Kennedy in his locker room, getting ready for what is sure to be the biggest match of his career. Kennedy is taping up his wrists before he turns to face the camera, ready to say some words about his WWE Title match with CM Punk later tonight.

Mr. Kennedy: Tonight, I go one on one with the WWE Champion, CM Punk.

The crowd gives instant heat for the sheer mention of the WWE Champion, as Kennedy smirks at this reaction.

Kennedy: I’ve been a World Heavyweight Champion before, and Punk needs to realise that. I know how to act when the pressure is on. Punk won his championship cheaply, I won it with my opponent 100%.

The crowd gives a pop for them remembering Kennedy defeating Edge on Smackdown last year in June, as Kennedy continues.

Kennedy: Punk, you win almost every match by someone helping you out or cheaply, you defeated Jeff Hardy in a Two out of Three Falls match by cheating, you had 5 other men do your dirty work in the Elimination Chamber and then you picked up the scraps, and the biggest example, was at the Rumble, when Burchill threw Jeff off of the ladder, giving you a free path.

The crowd gives a huge amount of heat for Kennedy recounting how Punk had other men do his dirty work for him every time he faced Jeff.

Kennedy: But when I held the title, I defied the odds over and over again, I defeated Edge in a Replay match, I beat both Cena and Edge in a Triple Threat match, I held onto my title for two more months, and then I went back down, and started over.

Kennedy: While you had Burchill help you at the Rumble, I lasted one hour in the Rumble match and I won. Punk, you may say that you also deserved your shot, well all I can say is that you beat 6 men, I beat 29.

The crowd pops as Kennedy states that he is somewhat superior to Kennedy, who continues on.

Kennedy: Punk, you fail to realise that what you have accomplished, I have equalled or surpassed. Punk, you fail to realise that you made a huge mistake when you cost me the World Tag Team Titles, and you fail to realise that you should not have attacked me all those times, because instead of increasing your chances, you decreased them, because when I get my hands on you tonight, there isn’t any more running away.

The crowd pops as Kennedy is saying that Punk has nowhere to run tonight, as the Number 1 Contender for the WWE Championship continues.

Kennedy: And Punk, you once again fail to realise, that at the end of the night, the new WWE Champion will be MISTERRRR KENNEDY!!!

The crowd pops as the let out a ‘KENNEDY’ as well, as Kennedy smirks once again.

Kennedy: KENNEDYYYYYYYY!

Ken smirks as he goes back to warming up, before we fade back to the arena.

***

JR: Well, quite obviously Mr. Kennedy has some strong words for the WWE Champion CM Punk!

Tazz: And you can now shut up JR, as once again, it is Smackdown’s time to shine!

‘Biscuits and Gravy’ hits to a big pop as the tune playing over the speakers; that being the entrance of the lovable tag team in Jesse and Festus. Just like on Smackdown, Jesse does not bother to hold Festus back, as both Festus and Jesse want to not only get their hands on Lance Cade and Mark Jindrak, but also to win their first ever WWE Tag Team Championships.

Chimel: The following match is Texas Tornado Falls Count Anywhere WWE Tag Team Title match! Introducing first, at a combined weight of 545 pounds, from North Carolina, Jesse and Festus!

Coach: Festus is a demented freak; there is nothing else to it. He is still trying to get his hands on Lance Cade after a chair shot from last August and a lead pipe shot from more than a month ago!

Tazz: And with Festus focussed solely on Cade and Jindrak, they will have no chance of getting the Tag Team Titles, even though they barely had a chance in the first place.

The crowd’s pop is maintained as ‘World’s Greatest’ hits over the speakers, as none other than the Texan Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin, known collectively as the World’s Greatest Tag Team, make their way down to the ring, ready for this huge WWE Tag Team Championship match. Haas and Benjamin are in their signature matching hoodies, and after slapping hands with the fans and making their way onto the apron, they front flip over the top rope and into the ring, as they stare at Jesse and Festus.

Chimel: And introducing next, weighing in at a combined weight of 497 pounds, from Orangeburg, South Carolina and Dallas, Texas, they are the Self Proclaimed World’s Greatest Tag Team, Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas!

Tazz: I must admit Coach, these two are quite impressive athletes, but I lost almost all of my respect for them when they turned to their fans for support, especially Benjamin.

Coach: I agree Tazz. The sooner that they know the fans are doing nothing for them except hold them back, the better.

For the first time for the introductions of this match, the crowd begins to give heat as ‘2 Z Top’ plays over the speakers, meaning that former World Tag Team Champions Lance Cade and Mark Jindrak make their way down to the ring, both men ready for their first WrestleMania match in 5 years after they wrestled in another Fatal Four Way Tag Team Title match back at WrestleMania XX where they teamed with each other. Cade and Jindrak get into the ring rather hesitantly, as the referee restrains Festus from getting his hands on Cade and Jindrak.

Chimel: And introducing the last of the challengers, weighing in at a combined weight of 526 pounds, from San Antonio, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia, Lance Cade and Mark Jindrak!

Coach: I don’t quite understand this Tazz. They cheer for all of the other Texans, but they give Cade nothing but boos.

Tazz: Do I need to remind you Coach, we are in Texas.

The crowd’s reaction turns to a pop once more although it is not as loud as that of the World’s Greatest Tag Team and Jesse and Festus, as ‘We’re not Mexican, We’re Mexicool’ hits over the speakers, before none other than the WWE Tag Team Champions in Super Crazy and Psicosis, otherwise known as the Mexicools, make their way down to the ring. Crazy and Psicosis aren’t on their Juan Deere lawnmowers as they may prove a distraction with the Falls Count Anywhere nature of the match, as Crazy and Psicosis hand their titles to the referee, facing seemingly impossible odds here tonight.

Chimel: And introducing lastly, weighing in at a combined weight of 415 pounds, from Mexico, they are the WWE Tag Team Champions, Super Crazy and Psicosis, the Mexicools!

Coach: And I would not have my money on this team. They managed to defeat my man Jibbles and that traitor Big Show back at Survivor Series, but they have barely defended their titles since then, and with Cade and Jindrak in this match and being men of that stature, they have no chance of retaining the unworthy name of WWE Tag Team Champions.

Tazz: And as I said earlier, with all of the men in the ring focussing on Cade and Jindrak after a snide yet true remark, they will undoubtedly be too overzealous in their acts, which is why our boys will become the WWE Tag Team Champions.

WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
FATAL FOUR WAY TAG TEAM MATCH
FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE MATCH
THE MEXICOOLS vs. THE WORLD’S GREATEST TAG TEAM vs. CADE AND JINDRAK vs. JESSE AND FESTUS

As soon as the bell is rung, the three face teams in Jesse and Festus, the Mexicools and the World’s Greatest Tag Team all stare at Cade and Jindrak, who know that they are in trouble. As the 6 faces approach the brash Superstars, the former World Tag Team Champions in Cade and Jindrak quickly hop out of the ring, only for Festus to slide out of the ring as well with Jesse in his wake, as the two want to get their hands on the men who assaulted them a few weeks ago on Smackdown in Jindrak’s surprise return. This culminated in having the two teams who faced off on Smackdown in the World’s Greatest Tag Team and the WWE Tag Team Champions the Mexicools to go at it, as the champions made the first move, as a fist fight between Shelton and Psicosis and Crazy and Haas culminated. The World’s Greatest Tag Team got the advantage in their respective battles, as the much smaller Cruiserweights stood no chance in the fist fight with the former WWE Tag Team Champions, as Haas manages to back Crazy against the ropes, before he clotheslines him over them and to the mats below. Shelton also has the advantage over Psicosis, and once he saw that Haas was a free man, he whipped Psicosis towards Haas who then hung the other WWE Tag Team Champion on the top rope with a Hot Shot Flapjack. Haas then seized the legs of Psicosis who’s neck was still resting on the top rope, as Benjamin ran forward, leapt over the shoulders and came crashing down on Psicosis, completing WGGT’s unique Leapfrog Body Guillotine!

Meanwhile, whilst this was happening, Festus had his hands on Cade as did Jesse with Jindrak, as Jindrak and Festus have taken the advantage in their respective brawls. Jindrak worked over Jesse at the entrance ramp as he rammed Jesse’s head into the security barrier, as Festus, who was on the other side of the ring of the ringside area with Cade, smashed the head of the protégé of Shawn Michaels into the announce table. Jindrak then looked to hit Jesse with a Suplex onto the mats, only for Jesse to manage to get down from the shoulders of Jindrak, but before either of them could get any offence in, Shelton leapt over the top rope and hit the two of them with a Somersault Plancha over the top rope! The crowd once again popped as a delirious Cade quickly hits Festus with a drop toe hold straight onto the announce table before he rolls back into the ring, thinking that he will be safe since he is away from Festus. However, once Cade gets up, he turns straight into Haas, who hits Cade with a Release Belly to Belly Suplex. The crowd once again pops for this, but before Haas could capitalize, he turned straight into a recovered Super Crazy who springboarded on the top rope and hit Haas with Springboard Dropkick! The crowd’s reaction became somewhat mixed, as on the other side of the ring, Crazy’s partner in Psicosis also springboards off of the top rope, as he proceeds to hit Haas with a Springboard Splash!

Psicosis quickly hooks the leg for the cover, but before he does this, Festus drags Super Crazy out of the ring, before he hurls him straight into the ring steps. 1...2...Festus breaks up the count for the WWE Tag Team Champion, as Festus then lifts Psicosis up and whips him across the ropes. Festus attempts to hit Psicosis with a Bicycle Kick when he returned, only for Psicosis to duck under it, as he bounced off of the ropes behind Festus, as once Festus turned around, he was nailed with a Tilt a Whirl Headscissors. On the outside, Jindrak, Jesse and Shelton have gotten up, only for Jesse to knock Shelton straight back down by hitting him with a Snap DDT on the outside! Jesse’s triumph, however, is short lived, as he turns straight into Jindrak, who hits Jesse with a somewhat unnecessary Low Blow, before he hits him with a Double Underhook Powerbomb on the outside mats! Jindrak then quickly hops up to the apron to try and enter the ring, only for Psicosis to do a Chris Jericho style Springboard Dropkick by bouncing off of the second rope and kicking Jindrak off of the apron! The crowd gave a pop for this move from Psicosis, however what Psicosis did not see was that this distraction allowed Jindrak’s partner in Lance Cade to enter the ring.

Once Psicosis turned around, Cade hit the smaller Cruiserweight with a kick to the gut before he pulled Psicosis in, as he nailed the WWE Tag Team Champion with a Sitout Clutch Spinebuster! The crowd gave big heat as Cade climbed over Psicosis for the cover, looking to become the WWE Tag Team Champion along with Jindrak! 1...2...Crazy slides into the ring and makes a last ditch save to manage to keep the WWE Tag Team Championships in the possession of the Mexicools! The crowd pops for Crazy managing to prevent Cade and Jindrak from getting the WWE Tag Team Championships, as Cade begins to rock Crazy with right hands out of frustration once he had gotten up. Crazy, however, manages to duck under an attempted right hand, as he bounced off of the ropes behind Cade. Cade, however, sensed this move coming as he threw Crazy up in the air once he returned, but Crazy thought one step ahead, as he quickly came crashing down on Cade with a huge Hurricanrana! Crazy was pumped as the crowd once again gave a pop, as he quickly took his spot in front of Cade with his back turned, as he hits him with a Standing Moonsault! The crowd maintains their pop, as Crazy brought Cade quickly back up to his feet, as Crazy bounced off of the ropes and hit Cade with a Tornado DDT!

Crazy then pointed to the top turnbuckle, signalling that he would go for a Top Rope Moonsault, only for a recovered Festus to quickly go to Crazy, knocking down one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions with a Big Boot. The crowd pops for the return to action of Festus in this match, as he lifts Crazy up, looking to now hit him with a Fireman’s Carry Flapjack to finish off the match, only for Crazy to slide off of the big man’s shoulders, as he proceeds to hit Festus with a few kicks to the right thigh, as he quickly runs to the ropes whilst Festus is tending to his thigh and hits Festus with a perfectly placed Spinning Wheel Kick to the temple of the Corn Fed Colossus, knocking Festus down. Once again, Crazy points to the top rope to a mixed reaction from the crowd for they are supporting Festus more than the Mexicools, as Crazy ascends to the top rope with his back towards Festus, looking for the Moonsault. Unfortunately for Crazy, he did not see that Charlie Haas had recovered, as he entered the ring and went up to the second rope where Crazy was, also with his back turned towards the ring. Haas begins to club Crazy in the back as Crazy finds it hard yet manages to stay on the top rope, as Haas proceeded to lock in a waist lock on Super Crazy.

Almost every singles member of the crowd rise to their feet as they sense something huge on the horizon, as Haas then NAILS SUPER CRAZY WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX OFF OF THE TOP ROPE! The crowd goes wild as Crazy manages to get some protection by landing straight on Festus, as the WWE Tag Team Champion rolls out of the ring in pain. Jindrak has now gotten into the ring which goes undetected by Haas {who’s partner in Benjamin and Jesse have now began to stir on the outside and are slowly getting back to their feet}, as Jindrak turns Haas around and boots him in the gut, looking to hit him with a Vertical Suplex, only for Haas to land on his feet behind Jindrak. Jindrak then turns around and is met with an Inverted Atomic Drop, causing Jindrak to be doubled over in pain, as Haas then nails Jindrak with a Snap Suplex of his own in retaliation! The crowd once again pops for Haas but his moment of glory is once again short lived, as Psicosis quickly gets to his feet after being nailed with the Sitout Clutch Spinebuster from Cade minutes earlier, as Psicosis kicks the former three time WWE Tag Team Champion in the gut, as Psicosis proceeds to whip Haas across the ropes and nail him with a Tilt a Whirl Backbreaker upon Haas’ return!

On the outside, however, Shelton has the advantage over Jesse, as he punches away at Jesse, only for Jesse to retaliate with punches of his own, as the two have been on the outside for the majority of this match. Just when it looked as though Jesse would get the advantage over Benjamin, Shelton managed to reverse an attempted haymaker by ducking under it and hitting Jesse with a drop toe hold right onto the ring apron. The crowd pops for Shelton, as a hurt Jesse turns around holding his face, as Jesse is pulled in by the former Intercontinental Champion, who then nails Jesse with a huge Exploder Suplex! The crowd give another big pop even though Shelton laid out a fellow face in Jesse, and following the Fall Count Anywhere nature of the match, he drops down and pins Jesse, as the referee slides to the outside of the ring and drops down to make the cover, as WWE Tag Team Champion Psicosis, who is now the only Superstar in the ring, sees what is going on. 1...2...Just when it looks as though Shelton would get the win and the WWE Tag Team Title belts for the World’s Greatest Tag Team, Psicosis springboards off of the top rope, as he comes crashing down on Benjamin and Jesse with a huge Springboard Leg Drop, sacrificing himself to take out both Jesse and Shelton and save his and Crazy’s WWE Tag Team Titles for the time being! The crowd gave a massive pop, as on the inside of the ring, Festus has recovered, and is now going straight to Lance Cade.

However, Cade seemingly sensed Festus was nearing him, as he nailed Festus with a forearm low blow! This gave Cade enough time to recover, before he reached into his boot, and pulls out a lead pipe, identical to the one that he and Jindrak have used in the past couple of weeks. The crowd gave a big amount of heat for Cade pulling out his signature weapon, as he goes to blast Festus in the face with it, just like he has in the past couple of weeks, only for Festus to nail Cade in the face with a Big Boot, knocking Cade down before he could hit Festus with the lead pipe and go onto become the WWE Tag Team Champion! The big man then lifts Cade straight back up, before he goes to finish Lance off with his signature Fireman’s Carry Flapjack! Jindrak, however, saw that his partner was in trouble, as just like his partner did barely a minute ago, Jindrak reached into his boot as he pulled out his own lead pipe! The crowd poured in the heat as Cade and Jindrak have come prepared to win the WWE Tag Team Championships by any means necessary, as Jindrak blasts Festus in the back of the head whilst he had Cade on his shoulders, effectively taking the Corn Fed Colossus out of the match!

The crowd gave heat for Festus being taken out of the match, as Jindrak then climbs over Festus for the cover with Cade standing there as a guard, but what he does not see is that both Haas and Crazy are recovering on different sides of the ring. 1...2... Haas then breaks up the seemingly inevitable three count, and before Cade could react, Crazy slides into the ring and hits Cade with a Standing Dropkick, sending Cade rolling out of the ring, as Crazy follows the arrogant Superstar. Haas, however, quickly takes advantage of Crazy taking care of Cade, as he lifts Jindrak up, applies a waist lock, before he hits him with a Bridging German Suplex, as he maintains the waist lock to get Jindrak in a pin! 1...2... Crazy slid into the ring, however, as he breaks up the pin before Haas could get the win and the Tag Team Championships, as he and Haas then work over each other, Haas nailing Crazy with forearms before he went to hit him with a Vertical Suplex, only for Crazy to land on his feet behind Haas. Once Charlie turns around, the WWE Tag Team Champion in Crazy quickly bounces off of the ropes which Haas was facing and Crazy was nearest to, as he hit Haas with a scintillating Tilt a Whirl Headscissors! The crowd gave a pop for the move which Crazy executed to perfection, as he pulls Haas a little closer to the turnbuckle whilst Psicosis begins to stir on the outside.

Crazy then springboards off the bottom rope in the corner before he hits Haas with a bottom rope Springboard Moonsault, followed by Crazy springboarding to the second rope of the same corner as he hits Haas with another Springboard Moonsault, looking to hit Haas with the Trifecta! The crowd gives a mixed reaction to the heat side of things, as although they do like Crazy, they quite simply like the World’s Greatest Tag Team more. Crazy then jumps up to the top rope, before he back flips off of the top rope and straight onto Haas, nailing the last Moonsault and completing the Trifecta! Crazy, however, does not go for the pin as he sees Jindrak recovering, but what he does not see is that Cade has slid into the ring, as Crazy looks to hit the self proclaimed ‘Reflection of Perfection’ with a Springboard Back Elbow off of the top rope, only for Jindrak to catch Crazy in mid flight into a Back Suplex position. Cade then hurries to take a spot in front of Jindrak, who then goes to execute the Mark of Excellence, whilst Cade hits Crazy on the way down with a Neckbreaker, hitting a Spin Out Powerbomb/Neckbreaker combination! The crowd gave heat for the huge move as Jindrak goes to pin Crazy, as Cade once again tries his best to prevent any interference. 1...2...A recovered Psicosis tries to enter the ring and help his partner, only for Cade to nail Psicosis with a Big Boot, knocking him off the apron and allowing the referee to count the last necessary count...3! We have new WWE Tag Team Champions!

Winners and the NEW WWE Tag Team Champions: Lance Cade and Mark Jindrak

Coach: YES! We told you, Cade and Jindrak have come out of this match as the new WWE Tag Team Champions! I hate to say it, but we told you so!

Tazz: All of the three teams were focussing on Cade and Jindrak, but they were just too good. And if Randy Orton and Edge win their match later on tonight, the Trifecta will be complete!

Cade and Jindrak slide out of the ring and aggressively snatch the WWE Tag Team Championships from Tony Chimel, before they raise them up in the air, showing them to all the doubters in the arena and across the world. The two walk past the announce table and share high fives with the announcers Coach and Tazz who are almost as ecstatic as Cade and Jindrak are themselves, as they go around the ring and then begin to make their way back down the entrance way. Once they get up to the top of the large entrance ramp, they raise their WWE Tag Team Championships high in the air, basking in the glory of being victorious in a match where almost no one thought they would come out the victory apart from themselves and the announcers. Cade and Jindrak don’t bother to go behind the curtain as they rub salt into the wounds of all the fans in the arena, as the camera soon fades to black, with the last shot being Cade and Jindrak victorious.
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We then cut to a video package, as the WrestleMania 26 logo appears on the screen, which must mean that it is time to reveal the location of next year’s WrestleMania, which has already been announced that it will take place on the 28th of March 2010. After the WrestleMania 26 logo begins to fade, a voice is heard through the speakers.

Narrator: WrestleMania. It is a global phenomenon, which has been watched by millions for the past 25 years.

A black and white shot of Vince McMahon welcoming well over 90,000 fans 22 years ago at WrestleMania 3 in the Pontiac Silverdome.

Narrator: And next year, WrestleMania returns to the place where it left its mark for years to come.

A shot is then shown of Hulk Hogan slamming Andre the Giant at the same venue.

Narrator: It returns to a place where the WWE set a record which is still yet to be broken.

Another shot is shown, this one of WrestleMania 23 from two years ago, where Jeff Hardy sacrificed himself and Edge by hitting a Leg Drop on Edge through a ladder in the Money in the Bank Ladder match.

Narrator: It returns to a place where WrestleMania has been held twice in its 25 year history.

The next shot that is displayed is of the huge Steamboat and Savage encounter from back in 1987, where Steamboat won an epic Intercontinental Championship match.

Narrator: It returns to a place where it has set records, including an all time record for the most people attending an event in North America.

A shot is shown of the 90,000 plus fans in the Pontiac Silverdome, before it fades into the 80,000 plus fans in the Ford Field in 2007.

Narrator: Next year, WrestleMania 26 comes to you from Detroit, Michigan!

A shot is then shown of Rob Van Dam hitting a Five Star Frog Splash to get his team to victory in the Eight Man Tag Team match at WrestleMania 23.

Narrator: And for the second time in four years, WrestleMania comes to you from the Ford Field!

‘Ladies and Gentlemen’ by Saliva then begins to play since it was the WrestleMania theme song, as highlights from the Mania from 2 years ago begins to play, first showing highlights of the Money in the Bank Ladder match, once again showing Jeff leap off the ladder, Randy hitting an RKO off of a ladder, Kennedy blasting Punk in the face with a ladder and Kennedy then retrieving the coveted briefcase, even though he was unable to use it. The video then shows the Great Khali defeating Kane after hitting him with a Brain Chop, and they then show MVP simply raising the United States Championship instead of showing Benoit, before it cuts to the next match, which was the World Heavyweight Title match between Undertaker and Batista, which showed Taker kicking out of a Batista Bomb, Batista kicking out of a Chokeslam, Batista hitting Taker with a Spear across the announce tables, before Taker finished Tista off with a Tombstone Piledriver to win the World Heavyweight Championship and extend the streak to 15 and 0. The next match to be displayed was the Eight Man Tag Team match between the Extremists and the New Breed, where it recounts the hometown boy in RVD hitting Striker with a Five Star Frog Splash to win the match for the Extremists. The next shot to be displayed is Melina retaining her Women’s Title over Ashley, before a shot of the Battle of the Billionaires is shown, where Umaga lost to Lashley, resulting in Austin, Trump and Lashley shaving Mr. McMahon’s head bald. The final shot is of Cena and Michaels’ huge main event, where after an enthralling encounter with both men kicking out of their opponent’s respective finishers, Cena managed to get the win after an STFU made Michaels tap out. The last words of ‘Ladies and Gentlemen’ are heard through the video which then fades to black.

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JR: So for the second time in four years, WrestleMania returns to the Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan! What a night it will be King!

King: I remember WrestleMania 23 quite clearly, where we witnessed a huge main event between Cena and Michaels where Cena came out over the top although narrowly.

Tazz: And tonight, Michaels will once again be on the losing side of things, and Cena will have a similar result to that night and will retain his title against the Undertaker!

Coach: Truer words have never been spoken, partner, and we can only hope that these two men won’t be alongside us next year.

As we cut back live to the arena, the opening tunes of ‘Virtual Voodoo’ hits over the speakers to a big amount of heat, as none other than the ‘Samoan Savage’ Umaga emerges from the backstage area, ready for this huge Brand Supremacy match. Umaga gets into the ring and just like on Smackdown this past week, he begins to pace around the ring, awaiting the arrival of his opponent tonight in Kane.

Chimel: Ladies and gentlemen, the next contest is the annual Brand Supremacy match! Introducing first, from the Isle of Samoa, weighing in at 350 pounds, representing Smackdown, he is the ‘Samoan Savage’, Umaga!

JR: This man represented RAW last year and lost the match to Batista in the Brand Supremacy match, and will be looking to make amends and snap a 0-2 losing streak here at the Granddaddy of them All!

Tazz: But tonight, Umaga is representing the winning brand in Smackdown, and there is no doubt that he will get the blue brand the win here tonight!

The crowd’s heat then transforms into a huge pop as ‘Slow Chemical’ hits over the speakers, as none other than RAW’s Representative in Kane makes his way down to the ring. The ‘Masked Monster’ menacingly walks down the ramp before he gets into the ring by going over the top rope as he walks towards the centre of the ring, before he lifts his arms up and then forcefully crashes them back down, causing fire to emerge from the ring posts.

Chimel: And introducing next, from Parts Unknown, weighing in at 300 pounds and standing at 6 foot 9, representing RAW, he is the ‘Big Red Machine’, Kane!

King: This man is representing RAW after he had the quickest match in WrestleMania history last year after he defeated Chavo Guerrero in 8 seconds to win the ECW Championship!

Coach: And the statistics show that Kane has never defeated Umaga when these two have gone at it one on one.

BRAND SUPREMACY MATCH
RAW vs. SMACKDOWN
KANE vs. UMAGA

The match starts off with both big men approaching each other, before giving each other a huge stare down. Umaga then spreads his arms out wide and does his ‘Samoa’ scream, while there is a visible smirk coming through the mask of Kane. Umaga begins to beat his chest, only to be rocked with a right hand from Kane, and this battle is ON! Umaga hits Kane with a right hand of his own, sending Kane back a few steps, as Kane replies with another right hand, as the opening seconds of this match has already proved to be a slugfest. Umaga then fires through with another right hand, followed by a quick side kick to the sternum. Kane leant over due to him being winded as Umaga then bounced off the ropes, only for Kane to hit Umaga with a signature Uppercut to the throat upon arrival! Umaga stumbles back slightly, as Kane hits Umaga with a Big Boot! Umaga stays on his feet as Kane hits the 350 pound Samoan with a Clothesline, making Umaga stumble a little more as he struggles to stay on his feet. Kane then bounces off the ropes, but when he gets back to the Samoan Bulldozer, he was hit with a Swinging Side Slam! The crowd gave a great amount of heat at Smackdown’s representative getting the advantage, as Umaga then quickly bounces off the ropes and hits Kane with a Running Splash! Umaga then gets up and screams out ‘SAMOA!’ once again to more heat from the fans, as the man that defeated Kofi Kingston on Smackdown a few weeks ago then lifts his opponent up.

Umaga then went for an uncommon Suplex to the Big Red Machine, as Kane began to punch away at the sternum of the Samoan. Umaga then eventually broke off as Kane came back with a flurry of right hands to Mags, backing him into the corner as Kane then went on the assault. Kane then hit one of his signature Uppercuts to the throat of Umaga, before he stepped back a few steps back and charges at Umaga, only for Umaga to move out of the way and dodge the incoming Kane, who smacks his chest against the turnbuckle. Kane then stumbles backwards, right into a Savate Kick to the back of the head by Smackdown’s representative! Kane held his head as soon as he was hit as Umaga turned him around and pulled him in, looking for the Samoan Spike! Kane, however, sensed this coming, as he hit Umaga with about to the gut before wrapping a hand around his throat, now looking for his signature move in a Chokeslam! Umaga managed to get out of this predicament, however, as he hit Kane with a nasty Headbutt right between the eyes before he ran off of the ropes, only to be hit with a Back Body Drop when he returned to Kane! Kane then stumbled back to the ropes, regaining some composure, before walking back to the downed Samoan, before he lifted up the upper half of Umaga, putting him in a seated position.

Kane then bounced off the ropes that Umaga was facing, as he hit his opponent with a signature running low angle dropkick straight to the face of Umaga. Umaga was then knocked straight back down, as Kane then got quite a bit of elevation as he hit Umaga with a standing Leg Drop. Umaga stumbled up after the Leg Drop as Kane bounced off of the ropes once Umaga had gotten up as he went for a Clothesline, only for Umaga to duck under it, as he lifted Kane onto his shoulders in a Torture Rack position, as he lifted the monster up with ease. Umaga, wasting no time, then swung Kane around, as he dropped Kane down with a vicious Neckbreaker, completing the Argentine Neckbreaker! Kane held his neck in pain as soon as he hit the mat after all momentum was lost after that one move by Umaga, who then did what Kane did just a minute earlier as he put him in a seated position, before applying a Nerve Hold to Kane. The pain that Kane was feeling was shown on his face as Umaga squeezed on the shoulder of Kane much tighter, before the crowd began to get behind the Big Red Monster. Kane began to gain some momentum back as he managed to get to one knee, as he slowly got back to a vertical base.

Kane then began to hit Umaga with some elbows to the sternum, and with every shot to the gut of Umaga, Kane began to find some life, as he then bounced off the ropes. However, just like before, Umaga managed to stop the incoming Kane, as he lifted him up and hit him with a lighting quick Samoan Drop! Umaga then quickly lifted Kane up, as he put him in a Pumphandle Slam position and moved Kane towards the corner, as he placed the Masked Monster in a Tree of Woe. Umaga then went to the opposite corner, looking to get the biggest run up possible, before he charged at Kane and hit the upside down Kane with a vicious jumping Headbutt! Kane dropped down from the turnbuckle with a thud as the sadistic Umaga sported a grin on his face, as he dragged Kane into the middle of the ring and went for the cover whilst counting in Samoan. 1...2...Kick out from Kane, as Umaga is obviously pissed at Kane managing to kick out. Umaga then seized the shoulders of Kane before he began to drag him towards the corner, resting is head on the second turnbuckle as he put Kane in a seated position once again in the corner. Umaga then walked back to the centre of the ring, going for the Samoan Wrecking Ball Hip Attack which he managed to hit, as Kane’s head snapped back sickeningly.

Umaga then got another grin on his face but this time did not go for a pin, instead lifting up Kane and got him in an STO position. Kane, however, sensed danger, as he began to elbow the back of Umaga’s head, but once again, all momentum was lost after Umaga resorted to using cheap tactics, as he hit Kane with a thumb to the eye. A blinded Kane was then pulled in by Umaga who went for another Savate Kick, only for Kane to duck under it and bounce off the ropes behind Umaga, before with shades of his brother the Undertaker, Kane connected with Tornado Desperation DDT! The crowd gave a big pop for Kane introducing moves which his brother made somewhat famous, as both Kane and Umaga are down right after the DDT. Just as the referee begins the ten count, the Masked Monster sits up with a scowl on his face to a big pop, as Kane then gets to his feet. Kane lifts Mags up before whipping him against the ropes and this time connects with the move he was aiming for, which was a Big Boot. Umaga stumbled back a little bit, as Kane hit Umaga with another Big Boot, as he was then sent down to one knee. Kane then attempted to seize the opportunity by approaching Umaga, only to be lifted up and be planted with a vicious Slam by the Samoan Savage! Umaga then looked down at Kane, before he pulled him to the middle of the ring and then made his way to seemingly unfamiliar territory, that being the top rope.

Umaga then got to the top rope and looked down at his opponent from Raw, before looking around at the Texan fans booing him. Umaga then had the same sick grin on his face as he had earlier on in the match, before he leapt off of the top rope and went to his Kane with a top rope Splash, as the 350 pound mass that is Umaga crushes Kane against the mat! The crowd give huge heat at the showcase of high flying ability of one of the most agile big men in the business, as Umaga then climbed over for the pin, which he and the crowd thought would be it. 1...2... Kane somehow kicks out at the count of two again, keeping his (and Raw’s) victory aspirations alive! Umaga is shocked at Kane kicking out of the huge splash and began to smack the mat with his fists, before holding up his right hand and stuck his thumb out, signalling he would go for the Samoan Spike to try and finish Kane off. Once Kane did get to his feet, Umaga moved in for the kill as he grasped Kane and pulled him in, only to be hit with multiple right hands by the Big Red Monster, who then attempted to lift Umaga up and go for a Tombstone Piledriver. Umaga, however, caught Kane with a knee right into the face of Kane, before hitting him with another boot to the face, causing Kane to stumble back and get off of Umaga, preventing him from hitting his signature move and ending the match at the seven and a half minute mark.

Umaga then pushes Kane towards the ropes, only for Kane to stay on the ropes as Umaga then charges at his opponent. However, Kane thought one move ahead, and when Umaga charged at Kane, Kane pulled the rope down, sending Mags over the top rope and to the floor! Kane then took this time to rest after Umaga had had the advantage for most of the match, before Kane made his way up to the top rope, before waiting for Umaga to get up on the outside. Once the Smackdown Samoan Savage did get to his feet, Kane leapt off of the top rope, as he hit Umaga with a Flying Clothesline off of the top rope and to the outside! The crowd give a fantastic pop for the near 7 footer showing great high flying ability, as Kane then lifts Umaga up before he rolls him into the ring. Umaga is lifted up by Kane, as he is hit with another big Uppercut directly to the throat, as Kane whips Umaga off the ropes right after. Once Umaga returned, Kane scooped him up, before dropping him straight back down with a vicious Sidewalk Slam, before he climbs over for the cover! 1...2... Kick out by Umaga, keeping Smackdown’s hopes alive to win the Brand Supremacy match for the second year in a row. Kane is visibly angry but stays on the offensive, as he lifts Mags up, only to knock him straight back down to the mat after hitting a nice Big Boot, this time knocking Umaga clean off of his feet and to the ground.

Kane then went over to the turnbuckle and went onto the apron, before he made his way up to the top rope once again. Umaga, however, seemingly was unaffected by the Big Boot as he got straight back up, before he made his way up to the second rope and nailed Kane with some punches to the forehead as he was on the top rope. Umaga then showed incredible strength, as he lifted Kane up onto his shoulders, before bringing Kane down with a vicious Super Samoan Drop! The crowd gives big heat towards this huge move from Umaga, as he climbs over the top of Kane for the cover. 1...2...Kane manages to get a shoulder up at the last possible moment! Umaga is quite obviously shocked at this, but nonetheless he bounces off of the ropes before going to hit Kane with another Splash (although not from the top rope this time), only for Kane to move out of the way and Umaga smacked the mat stomach first! Kane then sat up after this had happened with a scowl on his face before he got to his feet, as he waited for the former Intercontinental Champion to get up. Once Umaga began to stir, Kane waved his hand around in the air, signalling for the Chokeslam, before he once again wraps his hand around the throat of Umaga. Kane then lifts Umaga up and looks to hit the Chokeslam, only for Umaga to hit Kane with a Samoan Spike in mid air! The crowd gives a huge amount of heat, as Umaga goes for the pin and the win in this Brand Supremacy match! 1...2...3! Smackdown has won the Brand Supremacy match for the second year running, thanks to a vicious Samoan Spike from Umaga!

Winner of the Brand Supremacy Match: Smackdown’s Umaga

Coach: And for the third time tonight, a Smackdown member comes out victorious in an Interbrand match!

King: It is a terrible night for RAW here tonight.

Tazz: There is a reason that I have been on the blue brand for years, and that is because they always win in the end!

Umaga then gets to his feet as the referee raises the hand of Umaga in victory, who continues staring at a broken Kane. Umaga drops his hand from the referee as he lets out a sinister smirk after managing to defeat Kane and give Smackdown the win in the Battle of the Brands match here tonight, after he was unsuccessful last year. Umaga then leaves the ring and walks back down the entrance ramp with ‘Virtual Voodoo’ playing once again over the speakers, as the camera cuts to a still unconscious Kane after the Samoan Spike, as Umaga soon disappears behind the curtain, as the camera once again fades to black, away from the live arena.

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As we cut away from the live arena, we go to another video package, which goes back to the Royal Rumble back in January, where Jeff Hardy went one on one in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match against CM Punk for the WWE Championship. Just when Jeff looked as though he would win, Burchill came down the entrance ramp and threw Jeff off a ladder as he went through a table, which cost Jeff his second WWE Championship. The night after on RAW, Burchill explained that Jeff is stealing the spotlight and needs to pass on the torch to the likes of Burchill and DH Smith, as later on that night, Hardy went one on one with Mr. Kennedy, which went to a No Contest after interference from the UKonnection and CM Punk, only for Kennedy and Hardy to defy the odds and manage to lay the UKonnection and the WWE Champion out. However, the next week on RAW, Kennedy and Hardy teamed up to face the UKonnection in a World Tag Team Title match, but Kennedy and Jeff lost thanks to Punk interference once again. To close off the next RAW, Hardy came out and announced that he would bring in a partner and he and this mystery partner would face the UKonnection for the Tag Team Titles, as the UKonnection attacked Hardy in a 4 on 1 assault, only for none other than Rob Van Dam to emerge from the tunnel and make the save, as he was revealed to be the mystery partner for Hardy for WrestleMania 25.

The next week on RAW, RVD and Hardy opened the show, before they were interrupted by RAW General Manager Shane McMahon, who said that in the main event, Mr. Kennedy, Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam would team up in his return match to face the UKonnection, as the dream team came out victorious over the men from the United Kingdom. On the following RAW, all four UKonnection members went at it where the winner would get a spot in the Money in the Bank Ladder match and the two who weren’t pinned would face Rob and Jeff at WrestleMania, as Finlay pinned Regal, meaning Smith and Burchill would be defending their titles. RVD and Jeff Hardy came out to cut a promo on the UKonnection later that night, as RVD talked about how Jeff never managed to get a one on one match with Burchill after what happened at the Royal Rumble, so he made a proposition for Shane; RVD and Burchill to go at it one on one. The request was granted by the RAW General Manager as the one on one bout took place at Saturday Night’s Main Event, which RVD won after a Five Star Frog Splash in an exciting affair. A match between the two men’s partners in Jeff Hardy and DH Smith was made, and after botched interference from Burchill, Hardy got the win after a Whisper in the Wind to Smith. Burchill and Smith laid out their two challengers after the match, although Smith was visibly angry, and later that night in the locker room, Smith stormed out of the locker room, Natalya following him.

***

We then go backstage, where we see that 5 members of the UKonnection (minus Finlay once again, who is recovering from the Money in the Bank Ladder match) were watching the screen. William Regal then steps forward, ready for something to say.

Regal: Harry, we have been thinking about this all week, and we would just like to say, that me, Katie, Dave and Paul are truly sorry.

Smith, who has been sitting on a chair with his head down, simply looks up at his UKonnection counterparts and looks straight back down.

Regal: Harry, you are an incredible athlete, there is no doubt it, and what we did when we interfered in your matches was unnecessary, and for that, we apologize.

Smith repeats what he did just seconds earlier, as he looks up and straight back down again, as Regal exchanges nervous glances with his UKonnection stable mates.

Regal: Harry, you are a key member of this entity, and we need you tonight. We will try to redeem ourselves, we are very truly sorry.

Smith’s gaze once again shifts upwards as they now stay in this position, as Paul Burchill now steps forward.

Paul: Harry, we need you in our match against Hardy and Rob tonight, it is up next and we really need to put this aside and we will sort it out later.

Smith now gets to his feet and begins nodding to the delight of the UKonnection but to heat from the crowd, as they were starting to back Smith.

Regal: Now let’s get out there and destroy those two despicable Americans!

The Texan crowd gives a huge amount of heat for this cheap remark at Americans, and just when Katie Lea and Regal begin to walk out the door, Smith speaks.

Smith: Wait. William, Katie, Natalya: you stay here. We need to win tonight. We can’t let there be any slip ups tonight.

Regal and the Burchills look on extremely shocked as Smith looks at Natalya, as they give each other re-assuring looks.

Smith: Paul, let’s go.

The 2nd Generation Superstar walks out of the locker room with his World Tag Team Title as Paul exchanges glances with Natalya, Regal and his sister, as Natalya gives somewhat of a smirk in the direction of the male Burchill, who leaves the room to follow his partner.

***

JR: It seems as though there is trouble in paradise King, that being the UKonnection locker room!

King: Smith has a reason to be angry with his teammates JR, as they have cost him in the past few weeks. But nonetheless, are you ready?! Finally, it is the first RAW exclusive match of the night.​

 

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‘One of a Kind’ then blasts out over the speakers to the biggest pop of the night so far, as none other than the tag team of Rob Van Dam and Jeff Hardy make their way down to the ring, ready for this big match ahead of them. Rob and Jeff show no signs of nerves as it looks to be a case of ‘been there and done that’, as Hardy and RVD slap hands with the fans in the first couple of rows before they slide into the ring and ascend to opposite top ropes. Jeff then does his ‘Extreme’ taunt and Rob does his ‘RVD’ schtick, before they wait for the arrival of the UKonnection.

Garcia: The following match is scheduled for one fall and it is for the World Tag Team Championships! Introducing first, they are the challengers, from Cameron, North Carolina and Battle Creek, Michigan, weighing in at a combined weight of 463 pounds, Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam!

JR: These two men competed in the first ever Tables, Ladders and Chairs match on RAW, and have held numerous World Tag Team Championships between them, but have never held them together!

King: And they have to be going in as the favourites, as they have gotten the better of the UKonnection in the past couple of weeks!

‘Rule Britannia’ hits over the speakers to big heat, as DH Smith and Paul Burchill emerge from the back, Burchill still looking somewhat shaken up after what happened minutes earlier in the UKonnection’s locker room. Smith acts as though nothing has happened as he walks to the ring in his usual demeanour, as he bad mouthed the fans before he rolled into the ring by under the bottom rope, as did Burchill. The two UKonnection members hand their titles to the referee without breaking eye contact with their opponents.

Garcia: And introducing the champions, weighing in at a combined weight of 507 pounds, from England, they are the World Tag Team Champions, representing the UKonnection, Paul Burchill and DH Smith!

JR: They have had their troubles in the past couple of weeks, but you cannot write off the UKonnection just yet!

King: They have held the World Tag Team Titles since June of last year, and although they have been retained under dubious circumstances, you cannot doubt the talent that these two young men have.

The referee then raises the belts high in the air before he shows them to RVD, Jeff, Burchill and Smith, making sure they know what exactly is at stake. The referee hands the titles to Garcia as she then leaves the ring, as this highly anticipated contest is just moments away from commencing!

WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
TAG TEAM MATCH
ROB VAN DAM and JEFF HARDY vs. the UKONNECTION (PAUL BURCHILL AND DH SMITH)

After a decision amongst the two teams and a huge ‘RVD’ chant, it was decided that the Saturday Night Main Event opponents in Rob Van Dam and Paul Burchill would start off this heavily anticipated contest. The match begins with RVD and Burchill approaching each other in the centre of the ring as they engage in a collar and elbow tie up, as RVD gets the advantage by backing Burchill into the corner, before the referee calls for a break. RVD lets go, as Burchill quickly nails RVD with a cheap slap to the face! RVD looked straight at Burchill as he looked to hit him with a right hand, only for Burchill to duck under it and hit RVD with right hands of his own, backing Mr. Monday Night into the centre of the ring, before Burchill goes to whip RVD into the ropes, only for Van Dam to reverse it and whip Burchill into the ropes. RVD then manages to leap frog over an incoming Burchill, before he hits the incoming World Tag Team Champion with a huge Spinning Wheel Kick. Burchill springs straight back up to his feet, only for Rob to whip Burchill into the corner as he hits Burchill with two consecutive Shoulder Thrusts, before Rob does a Backflip to head back into the centre of the ring, before he charges forward and hits Burchill with another Shoulder Thrust in the corner!

The crowd pops for the vintage Rob Van Dam manoeuvre as Burchill stumbles out of the corner, as RVD turns Burchill around and hits him with a Back Suplex! The crowd pops as RVD sports a smirk, as he bounces off the ropes furthest away from Burchill, before he hits Burchill with a Rolling Thunder! The crowd once again pops for the trademark move of RVD’s as Burchill has gotten barely any offence in this match apart from the slap very early on, as RVD does not go to pin Burchill, as he instead walks Burchill closer to Hardy and RVD’s corner, as RVD proceeds to hit Burchill with a Sidewalk Slam style Backbreaker. RVD leaves Burchill on his knee as he tags Jeff in with his free hand, as Jeff then slingshots over the top rope and leg drops Burchill who was still in the Backbreaker position! The crowd pops for the innovative double team move from the former WWE Champions, as Jeff climbs over Burchill for the first cover of the match in an attempt to win the World Tag Team Titles once again. 1...2...Smith barges un and breaks up the pin as he stomps on Hardy, before RVD quickly enters the ring, as Smith then goes back to the apron in his corner, having accomplished what he wanted. Burchill got up to his feet as Jeff stays on the mat after being stomped on by Smith, but when Burchill goes to lift Hardy up, he is hit with a Sitout Jawbreaker.

The crowd pops for the signature move of Hardy’s as he springs to his feet, before he bounces off of the ropes and hits a dazed Burchill with a Flying Forearm. Burchill gets knocked down but gets straight back up, only for Jeff to hit the man who cost him the WWE Championship with a Standing Dropkick. Once Burchill got back up to his feet once again, Hardy seized the arm of Burchill before he twisted it and walked over to his corner, as he tags RVD back into the action. RVD ascends to the top rope and comes crashing down with a Double Axe Handle to the twisted arm of Burchill, knocking Paul back down to the mat. RVD then lifts Burchill back up to his feet before he attempts to hit Burchill with a Northern Lights Suplex, only for the Englishman to begin to club RVD in the back. RVD fought back at Burchill with punches of his own, only for Burchill to resort to underhanded tactics, as he blatantly thumbs Rob right in the eye, as he follow it up by turning Rob around as he applies an Inverted Front Facelock, before he hits RVD with a Rolling Cutter! The crowd gives heat for Burchill’s first real offensive move of the match, as Burchill quickly goes over to his corner and tags in DH Smith, who charges into the ring and runs straight at the grounded Rob Van Dam.

Once again, Smith begins to stomp away at RVD, just like he did with Jeff earlier when he was pinning Burchill, before Smith lifts RVD up, whips him against the ropes and hits the man who returned to RAW a few weeks ago with a Powerslam. The crowd gives heat for the UKonnection now having the advantage in the match, as Smith proceeds to drive his knee straight into the sternum of RVD, which he repeats two more times. RVD then gets to his feet clutching his stomach, as Smith bounces off the ropes and then hits Rob with a Running Single Leg Dropkick! The crowd once again gave heat for Smith who simply smirked, as the son of Davey Boy Smith walks over to where Burchill was standing, as a rejuvenated Burchill is tagged back into the ring to go against the man as to whom he started of the match with. Burchill quickly lifts RVD up before he boots him in the gut, before getting him in position for a Vertical Suplex, only to Rob with a Jackhammer type manoeuvre. Burchill smirks as he looks down at Rob, but Paul does not go for the pin, as he instead bounces off of the ropes and drives his elbow into the gut of Rob Van Dam, as the World Tag Team Champions in Burchill and Smith are quite obviously targeting the sternum area of Rob.

Burchill then quickly slides RVD closer to the corner of the UKonnection, as Burchill then seizes the legs of RVD as if he was going to lock the former WWE and ECW Champion in a Sharpshooter, but he instead drives his foot into the lower stomach of RVD. Burchill then tagged his partner in Smith back into the ring so that he was the legal man, as Smith quickly got back into the ring and lifted RVD up, booted him in the gut and then got him in a Double Underhook, looking to hit RVD with a Tiger Suplex, only for a dominated RVD to manage to land on his feet! The crowd popped for RVD’s quickness and balance, but when he went back to Smith, he was booted in the gut once again, before he gets RVD in position for a Powerbomb, only for RVD to trip Smith up and then get him in a Jacknife cover! 1...2...Smith manages to kick out at the last moment from this surprise cover. RVD and Smith get up to their feet at the same time, but RVD is hit with an Atomic Drop from Smith as soon as he approaches the 2nd Generation Superstar. Smith then bounces off of the ropes and looks to hit RVD with a Lariat, only for Rob to duck under it. Smith then bounces back off the ropes, before he is hit with an RVD Superkick!

The crowd pops once again but it did not seem RVD managed to get his full power behind the kick due to the punishment endured in this match, as Smith simply backs against the ropes and walks straight back to RVD, who attempts to hit Smith with another Superkick, only for Smith to manage to duck under this attempt, as he then hits RVD with a German Suplex! RVD lands somewhat roughly on his neck as Smith smirks at RVD suffering the majority of the punishment in this match, before once RVD stirs and then gets back up to a vertical base, the son of Davey Boy Smith bounces off of the ropes and this time manages to hit Rob with a decapitating Lariat! The crowd gives a huge amount of heat but Smith does not go for the cover, as he instead drags RVD over by his neck towards his corner and once again tags in Burchill, as the UKonnection are utilizing the quick tag to perfection here tonight as they are maintaining the advantage, wearing down RVD and infuriating Jeff, who has not been able to get into the ring since the 3 minute mark of this match. Burchill lifts Rob up and places him in the UKonnection’s corner, as Burchill begins to punch away at all parts of RVD’s body. The referee backed Burchill away from the corner for he was illegally keeping RVD stranded in the corner, as Burchill backed away, not even reluctantly.

As the referee gave Burchill a stern warning, the reason for Burchill leaving without a fight was soon apparent, as with the referee’s back turned and attention diverted, Smith began to choke RVD with the tag rope! A furious Jeff ran into the ring as the referee left Burchill and went straight over to Jeff by telling him to go back to the apron, as Jeff told the referee to turn around but he wasn’t budging. Jeff made his way back onto the apron as Smith let go, covering up all evidence of the UKonnection cheating to maintain their advantage and inflict further punishment on RVD. Burchill smirks as he lifts RVD up before he whips him against the ropes, but when he goes for a Back Body Drop, RVD rolls off of Burchill’s back and gets him in a Schoolboy Rollup! 1...2...Kick out from Burchill! A shocked and frustrated Burchill ran at RVD, only for Rob to duck under and once Burchill bounced off the ropes, RVD hit him with a kick to the gut, before he went for a Snap DDT, only for Burchill to manage to reverse this by hitting RVD with a Release Northern Lights Suplex. The crowd gave a huge amount of heat in the direction of Burchill and Smith as they sensed a Hardy and RVD comeback, as a shaken up Burchill quickly walks over to his corner and tags in his partner in Smith once again.

Smith enters the ring once again and then seizes the legs of RVD much like Burchill did earlier on in the match, but unlike his partner, Smith puts his leg through and doubles RVD’s legs over each other, before he manages to turn him over and lock Rob in the move as to which Smith’s uncle in Bret Hart made famous, that being the Sharpshooter! The crowd gives a massive amount of heat for Smith locking in the move which is executed to perfection in his family, as Jeff looks to enter the ring, only for the referee once again warn Jeff to enter the ring. Jeff begins to slap the top turnbuckle in an attempt to motivate RVD, as the crowd begins to also get behind Rob by stamping their feet and clapping their hands. Smith applies more pressure on the injured back of RVD as he senses that he may very well get the UKonnection the victory and retain the Tag Team Titles as to which they have held since the Night of Champions edition of RAW in June last year, as a desperate Rob begins to crawl to the ropes and get himself and his team to safety. Smith applies even more pressure as he knows that Rob is getting closer to the ropes, but unfortunately for Smith, Burchill and the whole UKonnection yet to the delight of Rob, Jeff and the crowd, Rob manages to get to the bottom rope after being locked in the hold for just under a minute of excruciating pain.

The crowd begins to get behind RVD in his WrestleMania return, only for Smith to lift RVD up and get him in a Pumphandle slam position, looking to finish the veteran with a Running Powerslam! RVD, however, senses trouble as he knows if the move connects the match will be over, as he manages to slide off of the shoulders of Smith, who then turns around and looks to hit RVD with a kick to the gut, only for RVD to hold onto the right foot of Smith, as he then steps over and hits the World Tag Team Champion with a Mule Kick! The crowd pops as they start an RVD chant, who quickly lifts Smith up and hits him with a Slam, before he brings Smith a little closer to the turnbuckle. RVD then looks around at the crowd before he leaps up and attempts to hit Smith with a Split Legged Moonsault, only for the aware 2nd generation Superstar to lift his knees up, causing RVD’s sternum to crash into the knees of Smith with extreme force! The crowd poured in the heat as Smith looked in the driving seat once again, before he lifted RVD up, only to drop him straight back down again after hitting him with a Twisting Belly to Belly Suplex. The illegal man for the UKonnection in Burchill smirked, whilst Hardy tried his best to get behind RVD, as did the fans.

Smith then lifted RVD back up again as he turned him around and applied a Reverse Front Face Lock, seemingly looking for the move he likes to call the Bulldog Bite (which is a Dragon Sleeper). However, Smith then flipped RVD into the air, looking to hit him with an Inverted Suplex, only for RVD to show great athleticism by managing to land on his feet behind Smith. Before Smith could retaliate to this, however, RVD sprung up onto the shoulders of Smith, before he nailed Smith with a huge yet innovative Reverse Hurricanrana! The crowd gave another big pop as a ‘RVD’ chant echoed throughout the arena, as both men began to crawl to their corners, Smith having the advantage as he was closer to his corner and had endured much less punishment than RVD in this match. RVD begins to crawl to his corner as Smith manages to tag in his partner in Burchill, who quickly rushes over to RVD and takes a hold of his leg before he pulls away at it, taking RVD further away from his corner. Burchill lifts RVD up and whips him across the ropes before he attempts a Lariat, only for Rob to duck, as Burchill then turns straight into a Superkick from Mr. Monday Night, who then does a melodramatic dive and tags in Jeff!

A pumped Jeff then springboards off of the top rope after and into the ring after being tagged in by RVD, as he throws right hand punches at Burchill, backing him against the ropes, before he whips Burchill across the ropes, as he then nails him with a Flying Forearm upon his return. Burchill then sprung up to his feet only for Jeff to hit him with a kick to the gut before he got him in a Suplex position, only to drop Burchill right on his face with a Sitout Release Suplex Slam, dropping Burchill right on his face with high impact. Jeff, however, was not done, as he seized the legs of the World Tag Team Champion before he gave Burchill a Double Leg Drop straight to the midsection! Hardy then dropped down to his knees and then made the cover, looking to become a World Tag Team Champion for the seventh time and an 8 time overall Tag Team Champion. 1...2... Smith breaks up the count! The crowd gives a large amount of heat for Jeff being denied his first Tag Team title reign without his brother Matt, as Smith lifted up Jeff before he nailed the ‘Extreme Enigma’ with punches, only for a recovered RVD to enter the fray. The crowd popped for RVD’s quick recovery and save, as RVD quickly pulled Smith away, seized his head, before he brought it down straight into RVD’s huge Roundhouse kick!

Smith was unconscious upon impact as he soon dropped to the mat and to the outside of the ring. RVD, however, was not done, as once Smith had gotten back up to his feet, RVD leapt over the top rope and nailed Smith with a Springboard Crossbody, effectively taking Smith out of the contest for the time being! The crowd popped as Smith was seemingly taken care of, but this soon degenerated into heat as when Jeff went for a Twist of Fate, Burchill reversed it into a Northern Lights Suplex, as he held on for a bridging pin! 1...2...Hardy manages to kick out at the last possible second! The Texas crowd gave a big pop for Jeff managing to kick out at the last possible moment as Burchill lifted Jeff up to his feet, only to be hit with a huge Sitout Jawbreaker by Jeff! Jeff then sprung up to his feet once again as Burchill stayed standing groggily on the spot, as Jeff then hit Burchill with a Leg Feed Mule Kick! The crowd’s pop got louder as Burchill stumbles back into a seated position in the corner, in perfect position for Jeff to charge forward and nail Burchill with his signature Rope Aided Corner Dropkick! The crowd then began to go wild, as they sensed a victory for Jeff and RVD, making the cheers get louder by the second.

Burchill then got out of the corner after being hit with the huge move of Hardy’s, and once he got to his feet, he walked straight into Hardy, who this time kicked him in the gut, got him in a front face lock and nailed him with a huge Twist of Fate! The crowd went wild as RVD saw his partner on the outside dominating Burchill, as Jeff then went onto the apron and then up to the top rope, before he saw his partner RVD on the other side of the ring. The crowd began an ‘RVD’ chant as Jeff pointed to RVD, who then jumped up onto the top rope and did his signature RVD taunt on the top rope to a pop from the crowd. RVD then looked around the arena before he took a deep, calming breath, and with no DH Smith to worry about, he leapt off of the top rope and nailed Burchill with a huge Five Star Frog Splash! The crowd popped as a hurt RVD rolled off of Burchill, and before Paul had any time to recover after what had happened, Jeff then leapt off of the top rope and hit him with a huge Swanton Bomb! The crowd exploded as Jeff then climbed over for the cover, as the crowd chanted along. 1...2...3! The UKonnection have lost the titles which they have held onto so controversially since June of 2008 to Jeff Hardy and RVD!

Winners and NEW World Tag Team Champions: Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam!

JR: They did it! Rob Van Dam is successful in his WrestleMania return!

King: We have new World Tag Team Champion JR! Can you believe it!

JR: Bah gawd I do believe it King! UKonnection’s nine month reign at the top of the RAW Tag Team Division has come to a sudden halt!

Hardy gets up to his feet as Rob joins him, as the referee then hands Hardy and Rob their newly won World Tag Team Championships. The reunited tag team raise their titles in the air in unison as their first reign together has begun, as the crowd get to their feet and cheer like mad men at their two fan favourites winning the World Tag Team Championships from the hated UKonnection. Smith is just beginning to come around now, as he looks in the ring and sees Rob and Jeff holding what was once his World Tag Team Championship, as he leaves to the back without even looking at his unconscious partner in Burchill. Once again, Rob and Jeff ascend to opposite turnbuckles as they now raise their new World Tag Team Championships in the air, as every single championship that has been defended here tonight has changed hands, and it may be a sign of things to come for the World Title matches to come up later tonight.

***

We once again go to the backstage area, as we see John Cena walking in the backstage area, ready to wrestle and having his World Heavyweight Title around his shoulder, as ‘The Champ’ is greeted with a massive amount of heat from the Texans. Cena continues strolling in the backstage area before just like what happened Friday on Smackdown, he stops at a door, takes a deep breath, and then knocks. A menacing voice says to come in, as Cena opens the door, as we see Nash Miller throwing punches at a boxing bag with lightning quick speed.

Cena: Nice. That was quite impressive.

Miller: Cut the crap Cena. What do you want?!

The crowd gives a mixed reaction for Miller acting pissed towards Cena, who acts innocently and raises his arms in the air,

Cena: Calm down. I just came in here to talk about our little deal.

Miller scoffs at Cena being somewhat paranoid at the thought of Miller not going through with their deal.

Miller: I’ve said it before Cena. I don’t like you, and you don’t like me. But there is NOTHING that will stop me from getting that World Heavyweight Championship, and if an opportunity arises where it gets me that little step closer, then I’ll take it.

Cena smirks as he knows that his and Miller’s deal is still on, as he begins to leave.

Cena: Well, I guess I’ll see you out there.

Miller: Cena, as I just said, I don’t like you and you don’t like me, and I will do anything for that title. So once I help you defeat Taker tonight, *scoffs* you better watch your back, because I’m coming to get you.

Cena gulps somewhat loudly in horror as he realises that Miller will be coming after him if he retains his World Heavyweight Championship, as a mixed reaction is heard for Miller once again, with the odd smark or two adding in a pop for somewhat of a dig at the Boogeyman.

Cena: *scared* Ah, yeh. I’ll see you out there, I guess.

Cena storms out of the locker room as he gets ready for his World Heavyweight Championship match later tonight, but he seems to regain some confidence as he knows if Miller helps him, he will hold onto his World Title and be the first man to defeat Taker at WrestleMania, as a smirk then springs across the face of Cena.

***

We once again go to a video package, as this one starts off with John Cena back at No Mercy of 2008, where he managed to defeat Mr. Kennedy in a Ladder Match to win the World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. Cena then managed to successfully defend his World Title successfully at every PPV, including in a one on one rematch with Kennedy, the Elimination Chamber and a dream match with Batista at the Royal Rumble. The next Friday on Smackdown, Cena was seen at the Contract Signing with Mr. Kennedy as to whom he would face at WrestleMania, and to Cena’s relief, Kennedy signed the RAW contract. Cena then went to the locker room of Teddy Long and said that he would not have to defend his title at WrestleMania, but Long put instant dismissal to these claims, saying that on the night, we would witness a 10 Man Battle Royal where the winner would face Cena at WrestleMania, as Undertaker came over from RAW and last eliminated Batista (and injured him in the process) to win the right to be named Number 1 Contender. The next week, Cena organized Taker’s bike to be destroyed as he ambushed Taker backstage, and when it came to a Tag Team main event between Taker and Big Show against JBL and Cena, Taker and Cena went brawling off into the same parking lot as to where Cena destroyed the bike of Taker, as Nash ‘Blood’ Miller debuted as the two then laid out Taker before they sped off.

The next week, Miller was in the locker room with Cena, as he said that he had not come to the WWE to be Cena’s bodyguard, but rather the World Heavyweight Champion. Cena then tried to change Miller’s mind by helping him defeat Taker that night in his debut match, only for Cena to be laid out by Miller after the match. 3 nights later on RAW, both Taker and Cena showed up as Cena and CM Punk began to ambush Mr. Kennedy, as Undertaker came in for the save for his SNME tag team partner, only for the Number 1 Contenders to be laid out. Miller then went into the office of Teddy Long on the next Smackdown as he demanded that he be included in the World Heavyweight Title match for WrestleMania, which Long once again dismissed, as Miller went on even more of a mean streak, destroying SJ Reynolds, as a Main Event match between Taker and Punk went to a No Contest after the two would not stop brawling, before this time, the Champions were laid out by Kennedy and Taker. 8 days later, they battled in Madison Square Garden in the Tag Team match, as Punk pinned Kennedy, whilst Cena and Taker brawled on the outside, before Cena knocked the Undertaker out with a steel chain.

48 hours later on RAW, Rated RKO were told by Shane McMahon that they would be punished, and that was by going head to head in a tag team match against the Brothers of Destruction, which Taker and his brother Kane won after interference from Cena and Kane’s WrestleMania opponent in Umaga, as Cena and Taker went off to brawl into the crowd. On the next Smackdown and 48 hours before WrestleMania, Miller continued with his mean streak as he defeated Hardcore Holly, as Cena then went into the locker room of Nash Miller after his match and said that if Miller wanted a shot at his World Heavyweight Championship, he would have to help him defeat the Undertaker at WrestleMania, and would also have to help Cena in the star studded Eight Man Tag Team main event, to which Miller obliged to for he said that he would do anything for the World Heavyweight Championship. Barely half an hour after this confrontation and after 6 of the 8 competitors had gone off brawling, Miller came out and distracted Taker, as Cena rolled Taker up and hooked the tights, getting him the win, only for Taker to Chokeslam Miller after the match, sending a message to the World Heavyweight Champion.

***

Coach: And we just saw the history there between the Undertaker and perhaps the greatest World Heavyweight Champion of the last decade in John Cena, and what a rollercoaster it has been, with the introduction of Nash ‘Blood’ Miller.

Tazz: And now let’s look at the Tale of the Tape between these two men, as Cena has just about matches what the Undertaker has accomplished in a near 20 year career here in the WWE.

TALE OF THE TAPE
John Cena
WWE Debut: 2002
Age: 31
Signature moves: FU, STFU
Title History: 4 time World Heavyweight Champion, 1 time World Tag Team Champion, 3 time United States Champion
Career Accomplishments: Royal Rumble winner in 2008, Had a one year World Title reign from September 2007 to October 2008, Won three consecutive WrestleMania main events at WrestleMania 21, 22 and 23

The Undertaker
Debut: 1990
Age: 44
Signature Moves: Last Ride, Chokeslam
Title History: 6 time World Heavyweight Champion, 7 time Tag Team Champion, 1 time Hardcore Champion
Career Accomplishments: Royal Rumble winner in 2007, Is undefeated at WrestleMania (16 and 0 winning streak), the first man to hold the World Tag Team and WCW Tag Team Championships at the same time along with his brother Kane.

Coach: Now that is quite impressive from both men I must admit, but in a less than 7 year career, Cena has done something that the Undertaker cannot say he has done; and that is hold onto a World Heavyweight Championship for more than one year.

Tazz: And you have to take into account Coach that Cena didn’t even lose it, he had to relinquish it through injury.

Chimel: Ladies and gentlemen, the following match is scheduled for one fall and it is for the World Heavyweight Championship!

The crowd begins to go wild before their reaction somehow gets even louder, as ‘Rollin’’ begins to hit over the speakers, as none other than the ‘American Badass’ the Undertaker comes roaring down the entrance ramp on his Harley Davidson. Taker does a lap of the ring as he shows no sign of nerves ahead of what may very well be his last ever WrestleMania match, as he then gets into the ring, waiting for the arrival of the World Heavyweight Champion since last year in October.

Tazz: This man has had quite an impressive run, we must admit that Coach, but the Undertaker is going up against a hell of a competitor in John Cena.

Coach: Tazz, Cena is just way too quick for the Undertaker, there is no doubt in my mind and with Cena not being intimidated by Taker, so Cena will win this match.

The crowd does a complete 180 with their reaction as ‘Can’t Nobody Stop Me’ hits over the speakers to massive heat, as none other than the World Heavyweight Champion in John Cena emerges from the back with the World Heavyweight Championship still around his shoulder, his eyes fixated on the reign where his opponent for tonight and his nemesis in the Undertaker is standing, waiting on Cena’s arrival. Cena then slides into the ring and hands his World Heavyweight Championship to the referee, before Cena goes back to his corner.

Tazz: This man has held onto the World Heavyweight Championship for the past 6 months, and he has been dominant in his reign at the top of Smackdown.

Coach: And that biased GM in Teddy Long goes over to RAW and tries to find a man who he thinks can beat Cena. *scoffs* That is pathetic!

Chimel: Introducing first, he is the challenger, weighing in at 299 pounds, from Houston, Texas, he is the ‘American Badass’ and he is undefeated at WrestleMania, the Undertaker!

The crowd gives a huge pop for the Undertaker who does not even budge, as his gaze stays on the World Heavyweight Champion, as Cena stares straight back at the Undertaker, seemingly not intimidated by the menacing gaze that the Undertaker is giving him, as Cena must feel quite confident tonight with Nash ‘Blood’ Miller by his side. Neither man has budged in stature either, as they stay in their corners, focussing on their game plan for the night if they want to retain or regain the World Heavyweight Championship.

Chimel: And introducing his opponent, weighing in at 240 pounds, from West Newbury, Massachusetts, he is the current World Heavyweight Champion, the ‘Chain Gang Commander’, John Cena!

Chimel’s voice is almost inaudible in the last words of his speech due to the reaction that the crowd was giving in the direction of Cena, who finally breaks the intense stare down between himself and Taker, as he does his signature ‘Word Life’ symbol to somehow even more heat from the crowd. Cena then smirks as he walks back over to the Undertaker, who has stepped forward into the middle of the ring and is staring at Cena. The referee backs both men against the ropes, before he signals for the bell to ring to signify the beginning of Smackdown’s WrestleMania main event.

SMACKDOWN MAIN EVENT
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
TITLE vs. STREAK
JOHN CENA vs. THE UNDERTAKER

As soon as the ring bell is heard around the arena, the World Heavyweight Champion in Cena charges forward and begins to work away at Taker with right hands, shocking the Number 1 Contender who is now backed against the ropes. Cena then attempts to whip the Undertaker against the ropes only for Taker to reverse, but when the man who is undefeated at WrestleMania goes for a Back Body Drop, Cena hits Taker with a boot to the face, as he then quickly bounced off of the ropes behind Cena and then hit Taker with a Lou Thesz Press, as he then punched away repeatedly at the skull of the Undertaker before referee Charles Robinson pulled Cena off of Taker. Once Taker got back up to his feet, Cena charged at Taker before he knocked him down with a Flying Shoulder Tackle, and once Taker got to his feet once again, a dominant Cena knocked Taker down with a massive Clothesline. As Taker begins to get to his feet once again, the World Heavyweight Champion in John Cena quickly bounces off of the ropes which are behind his opponent, as he then hits Taker with a Running One Handed Bulldog, driving Taker’s head into the mat with a lot of force. Cena wastes no time in lifting Taker up, as he then hits him with an Atomic Drop, before he once again bounces off of the ropes behind of Taker and hits him with a Throwback, and Cena has dominated the opening minute of action in this match!

The crowd gives huge heat for Taker barely being able to inflict any punishment on Cena so far, who smirks after dominating this match. Cena then lifts Taker up and whips him across the ropes, before he hits the Undertaker with a Sitout Hip Toss to Taker. Taker then gets up to his feet as Cena gets him in position for a Spin-Out Powerbomb, but Taker begins to elbow away at the head of Cena, breaking the hold. Taker then looks to get the advantage for the first time in the match by hitting Cena with a Big Boot, only for Cena to manage to duck under it, and when Taker turns around, Cena hits him with a drop toe hold, as he then looks for the STFU, only for a wise Taker to quickly crawl to the ropes before any harm is done. Cena springs up to his feet as he signals for Taker to get to his feet, and once Taker does get to his feet, Cena goes for an FU just over 2 minutes into the match, as Taker drops off of Cena’s shoulders with ease. Once Cena turns around to face Cena, he is wrapped around the throat by the Undertaker’s right hand, who looks to hit Cena with a Chokeslam, only for Cena to reverse it with a wicked DDT in mid air! The crowd gives huge heat for Cena, who drags Taker into the centre of the ring, tells Taker that he can’t see Cena, as the World Champion bounces off of the ropes and hits a Five Knuckle Shuffle!

The crowd gave huge heat for the signature move of Cena’s, but instead of going for an FU once Taker had gotten up, Cena went for another Flying Shoulder Tackle, only for Taker to sidestep, as Cena bounces off the ropes, and when he returns, he is nailed right in the head with a Big Boot by the Undertaker, who has finally gotten his first real mount of offense in this match at the 3 minute mark! The crowd pops huge for Taker getting the advantage in this match finally, but when he lifts Cena up, he is met with a poke to the eye by the reigning World Heavyweight Champion, backing Taker against the ropes nearest to the entrance ramp. Cena then charges at Taker, only for the veteran to pull the rope down, sending Cena hurtling over the top rope and onto the entrance ramp. Once Cena gets to a vertical base, Taker bounces off of the ropes furthest away from Cena, before he hits him with a No-handed Over the top Rope Suicide Dive! The crowd pops for the vintage move of Taker’s as he gets to his feet, lifts up Cena and rolls him into the ring, although his upper body is still hanging over the apron and to the outside, as Taker then gets up to the apron himself. The crowd begins to pop as they know what is coming next, as Taker connects with his Guillotine Leg Drop to Cena!

The crowd pops once again for Taker having the advantage in this match now, as he gets off of the apron and drags Cena to the outside with him, before he whips him into the barricade. Cena’s back smashes into the security wall with a sickening thud, as Taker brings Cena over to the nearby steel steps which are near the announce table and brings his head down onto the steps, before he brings him over to the announce table and bounces his head off of them. Taker then takes off the top of the RAW and Spanish announce tables, as JR, King, Carlos and Hugo leave their spot behind the announce tables, as Taker throws Cena onto the RAW announce table, as he quickly rolls into the ring and breaks the count out count that the referee is making, as Taker then rolls back to the outside of the ring. The biker gets up to the announce table where Cena is lying before Taker lifts his opponent up, looking to hit a Last Ride through the Spanish announce table! The crowd goes wild as Cena looks prone for defeat, but Cena was one step ahead, as with scenes reminiscent to what happened in the I Quit match between JBL and Cena at Judgement Day 2005, Cena BACKDROPS TAKER THROUGH THE SPANISH ANNOUNCE TABLE! There is a mixture of heat and ‘Holy Shit’ chants from the fans as the referee slides out of the ring to tend to both men, although Cena is already beginning to stir.

Cena then slides into the ring as the referee continues to check on the Undertaker, as the streak look in serious jeopardy of being shattered here tonight. Cena orders Robinson to get into the ring and make the count, as the referee and begins the slow count out, as to the delight of the crowd, Taker begins to stir at the count of 5, but it seems to be a case of too little too late, as he does not look as though he will get to the ring in time. However, at the count of 8, Taker managed to get to the apron, as Cena ordered the referee to count faster sine he was paranoid of Taker getting into the ring, and just when the referee was going to reach the count of ten, Taker found enough life to hurl his body into the ring! The crowd exploded with a huge pop, as a furious Cena began to stomp away at the body of the Undertaker, as the crowd’s reaction then turns to heat. Cena then lifts Taker up and goes to whip him into the ropes and went for a Back Body Drop, but just like when Taker went for a Back Body Drop earlier on in the match, Taker reversed by managing to hit the World Heavyweight Champion with a Swinging Neckbreaker. The crowd popped for Taker getting the advantage back in the match, as a hurt Taker holds his back but he fights through the pain and proceeds to lift Cena up.

Taker then applies an arm twist on Cena’s right arm, as Taker then attacks the twisted shoulder of Cena with shoulder blocks, as Taker then begins to make his way over to the turnbuckle with the arm twist still applied. Taker then gets up to the top rope as the crowd behind Taker begin to rise to their feet, knowing what is coming next, as Taker goes for the Old School, but Cena catches Taker in mid air and drives him down with a Spinebuster! The crowd gives huge heat for Cena reversing the unique move, as a tired Cena takes a couple of steps back from fatigue, before he lifts his opponent straight back up and whips him into the corner. Cena then charges at the Undertaker as he goes to hit him with a Body Splash in the corner, only for Taker to manage to move out of harm’s way, making Cena’s chest smack into the turnbuckle. Taker then quickly bounces off of the ropes once Cena backs out of the corner as he looks to hit him with a Tornado DDT, but somehow, Cena manages to hoist Taker up onto his shoulders, and connects with the FU! Instead of exploding with heat, the crowd are in stunned silence at Taker’s streak seemingly being over, as Cena hooks both legs for the cover! 1...2...TAKER SOMEHOW MANAGES TO KICK OUT OF THE FU! The crowd goes absolutely apeshit at the Undertaker managing to kick out and keep the streak alive, as Cena is shocked and pissed beyond belief!

A pissed off Cena begins to argue with the referee, extremely aggravated yet stunned at Taker managing to kick out of the World Heavyweight Champion’s signature move. Once Cena realizes that the referee is not going to change his mind, he quickly lifts his valiant challenger up before he kicks him in the gut, as he then bounces off of the ropes behind of Taker and he hits the Undertaker with the second Running neck snap of the match, otherwise known as the Throwback! Cena does not go for the pin as he thinks that Taker will kick out after managing to kick out of the FU, as Cena lifts Taker up and powerfully whips him in the corner turnbuckle, sending Taker out of the corner clutching his already injured back, which only gets worse as Cena then goes on to hit the ‘American Badass’ with a Twisting Belly to Belly Suplex! The crowd gets even angrier as their reaction towards Cena gets louder for every power move ‘The Champ’ connects with, as Cena lets Taker get up on his own accord this time. Once the Number 1 Contender did get up, Cena once again whipped Taker but this time it was off the ropes, as Cena looked to hit Taker with a Clothesline, but Taker managed to duck under it, and when Taker returned to Cena, the World Heavyweight Champion was then hit with a Running Leaping Clothesline! Both men were laid out, before with shades of what he did in his ‘Deadman’ persona, Taker sits up before he gets back to a vertical base!

A rejuvenated Undertaker then lifts Cena up onto his shoulders into a Pumphandle Slam position before he walks over to the turnbuckle, looking to hit Cena with a Snake Eyes. Cena, however, manages to slide off of the back of Undertaker before he rams him forward, straight into the turnbuckles. Undertaker then stumbles out of the corner as Cena hoists the man who is undefeated at WrestleMania up into a Back Suplex position, before he drops Undertaker straight into the middle of the ring as he hit him with a Spin-Out Powerbomb. The crowd gives a large amount of heat for Cena, who lets out a sinister smirk before he raises his right hand in the air, giving the crowd something more to give heat about, as Cena gives Taker the ‘You Can’t See Me’ taunt. Cena then bounces off of the ropes before he ‘dusts off’ his shoulder, before he unnecessarily flips Taker the bird and then hit ‘the American Badass’ with a second Five Knuckle Shuffle! The crowd gives big heat as Cena then signals for the end, seemingly looking to hit Taker with another FU to finish off Undertaker and the streak. Taker then begins to stir as he gets to his hands and knees and then to his feet, before he is scooped up onto the shoulders of the World Heavyweight Champion.

Once Taker is on the shoulders of the World Heavyweight Champion, however, he tries everything in his might to get down off of Cena’s shoulders, as his legs inadvertently bump into the referee, knocking the referee down. Cena is distracted by the referee going down, as Undertaker floats off of Cena’s back, before he bounces off of the ropes behind Cena, and when the World Heavyweight Champion turns around, he turns straight into a Desperation Tornado DDT from the Undertaker, which connects this time around! The crowd gives a huge pop at Taker managing to drain some of the momentum away from Cena, before in a mirror of the events that occurred in the Eight Man Tag Team match on Smackdown 48 hours ago, Cena signals towards the back, as NASH ‘BLOOD’ MILLER comes from the back! Miller races down to the ring as Taker begins to stir to his feet, only for Miller to almost take Taker’s head off after hitting him with a huge Clothesline! The crowd gives big heat as Miller lifts the Number 1 Contender straight back up, before he nails Taker with a Spinebuster! Miller then walks over to Cena and helps the World Heavyweight Champion up, as Cena smirks when he sees Miller in the ring, helping him out.

Cena then gets to his feet as Miller points to Taker, as Cena walks over to his opponent with the referee still down, before he brings Taker to his feet and holds his arms behind his back, so he is defenceless for what is to come next. Miller then looks to go for a Knockout Punch but stops when he was just about to hit Taker with the knockout blow, seemingly having a change of heart, only for Miller to reach into his boot and pull out a pair of brass knuckles! The crowd gives immense heat for Miller pulling out the brass knucks as he goes to his Taker with the huge punch, only for Undertaker to break away at exactly the last minute, causing Miller to smash Cena right in the face! The crowd gives a tremendous pop as Miller looks down, shocked at what he did, as just like what happened on Smackdown, Taker wraps a hand around the throat of Miller, but this time, he Chokeslams Miller over the top rope and to the floor, preventing any further interference from Miller! The crowd’s pop gets even bigger as they sense a win for Taker, as somehow, Cena remains on his feet, but he is barely standing, simply stumbling on his feet. Taker then walks over to the World Heavyweight Champion before he wraps his hand around his throat, before he now hits the World Heavyweight Champion with a Chokeslam!

The crowd goes insane as Taker walks over to try and get the referee to get up so he can make a pin, as the referee barely begins to stir. A frustrated and impatient Taker then gives up and walks over to Cena, before he lifts Cena up and goes for the Last Ride once again, as the referee fully recovers and gets back to his feet. Taker then looks to his the Last Ride, but before he could lift Cena up, he is given a drop toe hold out of nowhere by Cena, who then locks the Number 1 Contender in the STFU! The crowd gives a tremendous amount of heat as Taker writhes around in pain as he attempts to get to the ropes, only for Cena to pull Taker straight back into the middle of the ring once he got even remotely close to the ropes. Taker looked to be in serious trouble and looked to succumb to Cena’s STFU which would mean that the streak would be over. The crowd began an ‘Undertaker’ chant but soon stops as it looks to not be taking any effect, as Cena somewhat loosens the hold as he is in the driver’s seat and thinks it is all but over, only for Taker to find some much needed momentum out of nowhere, as he manages to crawl towards the ropes and grabs a hold of the bottom rope, making Cena break the submission hold! The crowd goes apeshit for Taker managing to get to the ropes as Cena continues to hold onto the hold before the referee reaches four, as Cena reluctantly lets go of the STFU.

Cena then raises his arm, signalling for Taker to get up, as he looks to finish the match off once again by hitting the Undertaker with the FU, but once again, Taker slides off of Cena’s shoulders. Undertaker then applies a Reverse Front Face Lock to Cena before he adds heaps of pressure around the neck of Cena, locking Cena in the Dragon Sleeper! The crowd pops for Undertaker resorting to his old submission move, only for Cena to hit Taker in the gut a few times before he manages to break away from the submission hold, before he bounced off of the ropes and hit Taker with a Lou Thesz press, as he then hit Taker with multiple punches to the temple of Taker. Cena backed off of the Number 1 Contender as he waited for the Undertaker to get up, as Cena then bounced off of the ropes behind of the Undertaker and hit him with the Throwback! The crowd gave Cena some more heat as the World Heavyweight Champion no time as he lifted Taker straight back up, before he got him in a Suplex position and hit the American Badass with a Fisherman Suplex! The crowd gave Cena an even bigger amount of heat, as Cena pointed to the top rope, signalling that he would be going up to the top rope.

Cena then goes onto the apron before he goes up to the top rope, as he waits for his opponent in the Undertaker to get back up to his feet, most likely looking to hit Taker with his signature Top Rope Leg Drop Bulldog to try and finish this gruelling match once and for all. Once the Number 1 Contender does get to his feet after the Fisherman Buster Suplex, the World Heavyweight Champion leaps off of the top rope, over for something to terribly go wrong for Cena in the process, as Taker shows incredible upper body strength as he manages to catch Cena on top of his shoulders, in perfect position for the Last Ride Powerbomb! The crowd goes apeshit once again as they all get to their feet as Cena’s eyes widen, knowing that he is in a terrible position right here to lose the World Heavyweight Championship to which he has held since No Mercy of last year, as he begins to deliver big right hands straight to the temple of the Number 1 Contender. Taker, however, does not budge after being nailed in the head repeatedly by Cena, as he hoists the ‘Chain Gang Soldier’ up even further, before he nails the World Heavyweight Champion of the past 6 months with the Last Ride! With Miller barley stirring on the outside, Taker climbs over for the cover, as the referee drops to his knees and begins to count. 1...2...3!

Winner of this match and the NEW World Heavyweight Champion: the Undertaker!

Coach: No! No! THIS CAN’T BE HAPPENING!

Tazz: The Undertaker has beaten Cena and has gone to 17-0 and is the new World Heavyweight Champion! God damn it!

Coach: Taker cheated! The referee did a slow count when he was outside of the ring and when Taker hit him with the FU and did a quick count when Taker connected with the Last Ride! This can’t be happening!

The Undertaker gets to his feet as the crowd’s reaction gets to the highest point of the night, going wild at the hometown hero winning the World Heavyweight Championship and extending the streak to 17-0, as it looks as though it will never fall. Taker graciously takes the World Heavyweight Championship and raises it up in the air whilst sporting a rare smile, as he then gets on his Harley Davidson bike, leaving Miller and Cena at the ringside area. Taker puts the World Title belt on his left shoulder before he rides back down the entrance ramp, and just before he disappears, he raises his free right arm to a pop from the crowd, before Taker takes his leave in what may have been his last ever WrestleMania match.

Tazz: The Undertaker is once again at the top of the Smackdown Mountain. God save us all.

Coach: Not even God can save us partner. Smackdown is once again in its Dark Age. DAMN IT!

***

As we go to the backstage area, we once again see Todd Grisham standing by, ready for an interview.

Grisham: Ladies and gentlemen, joining me at this time is none other than the WWE Champion, CM Punk.

Punk walks into shot with a smirk on his face and the WWE Championship hung over his shoulder, as the crowd greets the reigning WWE Champion with a huge amount of heat.

Grisham: Punk, you will be going one on one with Mr. Kennedy in the main event very soon. What are your thoughts on your match later tonight with Kennedy?

Punk: Grisham, sometimes, I really wonder why Vince hired you. You see, Kennedy, I saw what you had to say earlier in the night, and to be quite honest, I haven’t heard so much crap since you addressed me a couple of weeks ago on RAW.

The crowd gives heat for Punk simply making this remark about Kennedy, as the WWE Champion continues.

Punk: Kennedy, I’ll make this plain and simple. You think you will be able to get your hands on me tonight and get your hands on this WWE Championship? I also knew you weren’t the smartest guy around Ken, you are from Green Bay, but still, that’s on par with a Texan.

The crowd’s heat gets even louder for the small dig at Texas, as Punk smirks at the crowd’s reaction.

Punk: And I will put this in words that you will even understand, words that you said yourself. Kennedy, what you “fail to realize†is that, quite simply, I am better than you.

The crowd gives heat as they obviously don’t agree with Punk, who continues with what he has to say.

Punk: What you and all these stupid fans “fail to realize†is that when I cashed in the briefcase on Jeff, it was not the cheap way, it was pure intelligence, yet you wouldn’t know what that it.

Punk once again smirks as the crowd gives heat once again.

Punk: And finally Kennedy, what you “fail to realize†is that I am CM Punk, and by the end of the night, I will still be the WWE Champion.

Punk smirks as he goes to leave the shot, before he has one more thing to say.

Punk: Champion.

The crowd gives even more heat at Punk doing a Kennedy special by repeating the last word, as Punk’s smirk grows even wider as he walks away before we cut back to the arena, leaving Grisham standing there, simply looking at the camera.

***

JR: And just like with what Kennedy had earlier, CM Punk has some strong words for Mr. Kennedy.

Tazz: It really is a shame he left for RAW. CM Punk I mean. Maybe we should swap him for the Undertaker.

Coach: You bring up a great point partner.

King: What can I say; Undertaker was just too good for Cena. The show must go on, and up next, we will bear witness to the huge Rivalry Reborn Tag Team Match.

***

We cut to yet another video package, this one highlighting the feud between DX and Rated RKO, as it goes back to October of 2006, where Rated RKO formed to take down DX after DX cost Edge the WWE Championship in a Steel Cage match the week earlier. The two teams then went head to head at Cyber Sunday as Eric Bischoff screwed DX, but the next month at Survivor Series, Team DX won with a clean sweep of Team Rated RKO. Two months later at New Year’s Revolution, Triple H tore a quadriceps in a World Tag Team Title match between the two teams, causing the feud to come to a sudden halt. Fast forward to Survivor Series of 2008, as Edge screwed Triple H out of a victory in a Last Man Standing match, as the two then fought at No Way Out, but it went to a No Contest, leading to a match at the Royal Rumble where the winner would go to the Rumble match, but it would be a No Holds Barred match. HHH came out the victor and went onto the Royal Rumble match, as Michaels and Orton are now included in the story, as HBK eliminated both members of the Two Man Dynasty, before Edge cost Triple H the Rumble match when he was in the final two. The next night on RAW, the Two Man Dynasty defeated the Puerto Rican Nightmares before Orton announced that he would face Michaels the next week on RAW, as 4 nights later on Smackdown, Triple H beat Ken Doane in a non title match by disqualification after interference from Edge when HHH was on the verge of winning.

On RAW, the match once again went to a disqualification in favour of Michaels, after Edge once again interfered, as Edge said that he was sick of has beens like Michaels and HHH stealing the spotlight as Orton and MVP agreed, thus creating the Rated RKO Dynasty. MVP was made to compete against Triple H on Smackdown, but the match never occurred after the Rated RKO Dynasty attacked Triple H on the entrance ramp. On the same night, a Number 1 Contender’s Battle Royal took place, as Triple H was eliminated by the interfering TMD, before Edge was eliminated by Shawn Michaels, who was dressed as a cameraman! On the following RAW, Edge and Triple H had been banned from the arena as MVP went one on one with Michaels’ protégé Paul London, which MVP won. The TMD went on to ambush London as Michaels came in for the save, only to also be laid out for his troubles. On Smackdown, the Rated RKO Dynasty cut a promo on Michaels and Triple H who crashed the party, as DX officially reformed! 3 nights later on Monday night, Michaels and London teamed up to face the TMD, which the Two Man Dynasty won, but it did not go their way after the match, as they failed to assault DX, as Triple H laid out Edge and Orton, whilst HBK put MVP out of action with a Flying Elbow Drop! DX were not at the arena for Smackdown 4 nights later but Rated RKO made an appearance, saying that they would get their revenge, starting with Orton going up against HHH.

Orton and Triple H fought in the main event of the last RAW before Saturday Night’s Main Event, and after handy interference from Edge, Orton got the win after an RKO and Edge pushing HHH’s foot off the top rope, as Rated RKO ran up the entrance ramp before any further harm was done. Both teams were banned from the arena on the following Smackdown as Rated RKO then hosted DX on the Cutting Edge, as Edge and Orton completely and utterly destroyed DX after Edge hit Triple H with a Con Chair To and Orton punted Michaels in the head. 48 hours later, Rated RKO tried to weasel their way into their respective brand’s World Title matches, only for Shane McMahon to say that DX would be fine for Mania, and that Edge and Orton would have to face Taker and Kane as punishment, which the Brothers of Destruction won after disqualification after Rated RKO brought John Cena and Umaga in to ambush the BOD. As Rated RKO began to cut a promo after the match, DX made their way out from the back as HHH had a sledgehammer, as Rated RKO fled from the ring. There was an Eight Man Tag Team match on the last Smackdown between Rated RKO, Cena and Umaga against the BOD and DX, but at the end of the match, DX and Rated RKO went off brawling up the entrance ramp, as Rated RKO have nowhere to run come their match at WrestleMania.

***

‘Metalingus’ then begins to hit over the speakers to huge heat once we return to the arena, as none other than Edge and Randy Orton, known collectively as Rated RKO, emerge from the back and begin to make their way down to the ring for this heavily anticipated contest. Edge and Orton get into the ring as they ascend to opposite turnbuckles just like Hardy and RVD did earlier, as Orton does his ‘Destiny’ pose while Edge does his ‘Corna’ hand symbol, before the two Superstars walk to the centre of the ring and wait for DX, knowing that there is nowhere to run tonight.

JR: These two men completely destroyed both members of D Generation X 8 nights ago in Madison Square Garden, but it obviously wasn’t bad enough, as DX are going to compete here tonight!

Tazz: As Michaels and Hunter are too dumb to realize that after tonight, they will be FORCED into retirement!

Chimel: The following match is scheduled for one fall and it is a Tag Team match. Introducing first, weighing in at a combined weight of 485 pounds, from St. Louis, Missouri and Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Edge and Randy Orton, Rated RKO!

The crowd give a huge amount of heat, only for it to turn into the biggest pop of the night, as ‘Break it Down’ hits over the speakers, meaning the arrival of D Generation X, Shawn Michaels and Triple H! Michaels and Triple H mean business here tonight as the crowd soon begin a huge ‘HBK!†chant for the hometown hero in Shawn Michaels, who continues to walk down the ramp along with Triple H. The two do not do their usual introduction as they mean business here tonight, but they do end up doing their DX crotch crop, causing pyro to explode from the ring posts.

Chimel: And introducing their opponents, weighing in at a combined weight of 280 pounds, from Greenwich, Connecticut and San Antonio, Texas, they are Triple H and Shawn Michaels, D Generation X!

Coach: These men are poor excuses for human beings, and act as children day in, day out! I can’t wait to see Rated RKO destroy them right here tonight!

INTERBRAND TAG TEAM MATCH
A RIVALRY REBORN
RATED RKO (Edge and Randy Orton) vs. D GENERATION X (Shawn Michaels and Triple H)

It looked as though mentor and protégé would start off the match in Triple H and Randy Orton, but once again, an almost deafening ‘HBK!’ chant arose throughout the arena, as HHH smirked, as he walked over to his corner and tagged in his best friend in Michaels! HBK smirked also as he stepped into the ring to huge cheers from the crowd, but sick of the ‘love fest’ that was going on, Orton pounced on a distracted Michaels, nailing the Texans with punches to the forehead, before he whipped him off the ropes and went for a Clothesline, only for Mr. WrestleMania to duck underneath the outstretched arm of the Legend Killer’s, and once Orton turned around, Shawn nailed Randy with a Flying Forearm, before he did his signature Kip Up to raucous cheers from the crowd for the vintage move of Michaels. Once Orton also gets to his feet, HBK hits Orton with punches of his own before he whips Randy off the ropes, as he hits the self proclaimed One Man Dynasty with a Back Body Drop, as Orton gets to his feet straight away, only to walk straight into a Shawn Michaels Clothesline. Orton once again springs to his feet almost right away, only for Shawn to hit him with a Body Slam, which normally precedes the Flying Elbow Drop. Shawn, however, does not go for the Flying Elbow Drop, as he lifts Orton up and then hits him with an Inverted Atomic Drop, as he then looks to hit him with a Vertical Suplex, only for Randy to manage to land on his feet behind Shawn, as he then hits him with a Standing Dropkick once he turns around!

Orton quickly walks over to his corner as he tags in his partner Edge, who hurriedly gets into the ring and begins to work away at a standing Michaels, as Edge bounces off of the ropes behind him, only to be hit with a Back Body Drop of his own by the Heart Break Kid, who quickly seizes Edge’s legs and looks to lock in his Heartbreaker Inverted Figure Four submission hold, only for Edge to push Shawn back into the turnbuckle with his legs. Edge springs to his feet as he charges at HBK, only for Shawn to move and do what Cena just did in his match by running into the turnbuckle sternum first. HBK then began to chop away at the chest of Edge to huge pops and ‘WOO!’s from the crowd, as Shawn then brings Edge over to DX’s corner, as Shawn then tags out to HHH. Michaels then holds the arms of Edge behind of Edge as Triple H hits the Rated R Superstar with a chop of his own, before HHH begins to work away at Edge with right hands, before he knocks him down with a Jumping Knee Drop after he ran off the ropes. The Game then looked to lift Edge up, only to be hit with a thumb to the eye as a desperate Edge quickly crawled to his corner as he tags in Randy Orton, who enters through the second rope and attacks his mentor right away, looking to get the upper hand on the man that he learnt everything from.

Orton quickly pulled Triple H in as he went for his unique Backbreaker move, only for Triple H to manage to spin out of it as he goes to hit Orton with a Clothesline, only for Orton to manage to duck underneath it, and when the Cerebral Assassin turned around, he was met with a boot to the gut by Orton, which was quickly followed by a Snap DDT, as the momentum has seemed to go in favour of Orton and Edge. Orton then began to stomp away at Triple H as the referee pulls him off, as Orton then went onto hit a grounded Triple H with a Jumping Knee Drop. Triple H then stumbles back up to his feet as Orton looked to whip Triple H against the ropes, only for when Orton went to hit HHH with a Back Body Drop, he was nailed with the Jumping Knee Facebuster by Triple H! HHH then quickly went to hit his protégé turned nemesis with a Pedigree, but after being in this predicament many times before, Orton managed to spin out of it and hit Triple H with a European Uppercut, as he quickly turned Triple H around and this time managed to connect with an Inverted Headlock Backbreaker! Orton then walks back over to his corner as he tags in Edge, who enters the ring extremely quickly as he lifts up Triple H and kicks him in the gut, as he gets him in a front face lock and connects with the Edgecution!

Edge smirks as he turns Triple H onto his back, as he makes the first cover of the match at just after the 4 minute mark of the match. 1...2...HHH manages to just kick out. Edge runs his hands through his hair as he knows that he was extremely close to winning this match, as Shawn tries his best to get behind Triple H as did the crowd, but it was seemingly to no avail as Rated RKO maintained the advantage as Edge lifted HHH up and whipped him into his and Orton’s corner, as Edge tagged out to Orton. Orton quickly went back over to Triple H and lifted him up, as he placed the legs of Triple H on the second rope, before he elevated Triple H’s upper body, so that his feet were dangling from the second rope. Orton looks at the Showstopper right in the eye whilst he is doing this as Orton smirks, as he nails his mentor with a Rope Hung Implant DDT! The crowd gives a huge amount of heat as Triple H is dropped right on his head, but Orton does not go for the pin, as he wants to inflict further punishment on the Game, as he tags back out to Edge, who enters the ring very cockily since his nemesis is unconscious on the mat. Triple H is once again lifted by the Rated R Superstar, as Edge gets him in a Reverse Front Facelock and hits him with a Reverse DDT.

Edge smirks at the downed Triple H as he drops down to his knees, once again going for the pin. 1...2...Triple H managed to kick out once again. A somewhat angry Edge manages to control his temper for the time being but is visibly frustrated at Triple H managing to kick out, and once Triple H gets up, Edge bounces off the ropes and nails Triple H with a Spinning Wheel Kick straight to the head! Edge wastes no time, however, as he looks to inflict further punishment on Hunter, as he lifts Triple H up, whips him across the ropes and hits Triple H with a sick Big Boot once he returns! Edge smirks once again as he is targeting the head of Triple H, but Edge decides that he still is not done, as he lifts Triple H and then onto his shoulders in an Electric Chair Drop position, and after walking back into the middle of the ring, Edge nails the King of Kings with an Electric Chair Drop Facebuster! Edge once again gives a devilish smirk as he turns Triple H back over onto his back, as the Rated R Superstar makes the pin. 1...2...Kick out from Triple H yet again after the mount of offence inflicted by Edge! Edge is pissed off as he smacks the mat in frustration, before he decides that he will let Randy inflict further punishment on the Cerebral Assassin.

Orton charges into the ring once again as he lifts up HHH before he attempts to whip him into the ropes, only for Triple H to reverse it with a whip of his own, as he attempts to hit Orton with a Double A Spinebuster, only for Orton to manage to land on his feet, as he quickly applies a three quarter face lock and goes for the RKO, but he is pushed into the ropes by the Game, who then nails Orton with a Double A Spinebuster when Orton returned! Triple H then throws his arms back as he does his signature taunt before he gives Randy a crotch crop, signalling for the end, and once Orton stumbled up, Triple H went for a Pedigree, but with shades of the main event of Survivor Series 2004, Randy spins out of it and hits the King of Kings with an RKO out of absolutely nowhere! The crowd give huge heat for Randy hitting his mentor with his signature RKO, as he drops down and makes the cover. 1...2...TRIPLE H GETS A FOOT ON THE BOTTOM ROPE! Randy is absolutely shocked at Triple H managing to find a way out of a loss for his team after an RKO, as Randy quickly drags Triple H away from the ropes and then pins him whilst hooking both legs. 1...2...Triple H once again kicks out! A furious Randy quickly walks to his corner and once again tags in Edge, who walks to the corner, looking for the Spear.

Edge tells Triple H to get up whilst almost foaming out the mouth, sensing an opportunity to win this match, but when Edge charges at his nemesis and attempts to hit him with the Spear, Triple H trips him up, takes the leg of Edge, and locks Edge in the Figure Four Leg Lock! Edge’s eyes widen at being stuck in the dreaded move which Triple H’s good friend in Ric Flair made famous, as the former World Heavyweight Champion in Edge tries his best to get to the bottom rope so that HHH’s hold is broken. With HHH suffering from the damage inflicted on his body throughout the whole match, he cannot prevent Edge from getting to the bottom rope as Edge is almost 100% and HHH has endured heaps of punishment in this match, as after suffering immense pain in his leg, Edge managed to back to the ropes and just managed to get to the bottom rope with an outstretched hand. Trips managed to get to his feet as he waited for Edge to get up, and once Edge managed to get to his feet on one good leg, Triple H went to hit Edge with a Spinning Neckbreaker, but Edge managed to straighten up behind the 12 time World Heavyweight Champion, before he hits him with an Edge O Matic, before he reaches over and grabs the leg of HHH in a pin. 1...2...Once again, Triple H manages to find a way to kick out!

A pissed off Edge then goes up to the top turnbuckle as he waits for Triple H to get up, and once his rival of the past 4 months gets to his feet, the Ultimate Opportunist goes for a Diving Spear, only for Triple H to manage to reverse it into a mid air Double A Spinebuster! The crowd gives a huge pop for Triple H finally managing to get some offense in, as he begins to crawl towards the corner to try and tag in a desperate Shawn, but it seems that he would not be able to get to him as Edge managed to get to Orton, but HHH managed to tag out to Shawn! Orton charged at Michaels who stayed on the apron, as Shawn then hit an incoming Orton with a shoulder to the gut, before he leapt over the top rope and got Orton in a Slingshot Sunset Flip Cover! 1...2...Orton just manages to kick out at the count of two. Orton then charges back at Shawn, but once again, Michaels gets the better of the Legend Killer, as Michaels trips Orton up and gets him in a Jacknife cover! 1...2...Once again, Orton manages to kick out at the last possible moment. Both Michaels and Orton get to their feet as Orton goes to hit Michaels with a Clothesline, only for Shawn to duck under it, go behind Orton and hit him with a Back Suplex! The crowd gave a huge pop for the Texan getting the advantage for DX as Michaels then went up to the top rope, looking to hit Orton with a Flying Elbow, only for Orton to stick his knees up, making HBK elbow smash right into the knees of Orton!

HBK writhes in pain on the mat as his elbow smashed right into the knees of Orton, as Orton gets to his feet and takes his spot in the corner whilst Michaels gets up very slowly in the middle of the ring. HBK then conveniently gets up by his hands and knees as Orton’s eyes light up, looking to hit Michaels with the Punt Kick, but at the last minute, Shawn tripped the 2nd Generation Superstar up, as he then locks Randy in the Heartbreaker submission hold! Orton writhed in pain as the crowd went wild for the Inverted Figure Four Leg Lock of Shawn’s, as Orton finds himself in a predicament that he does not want to be in! Orton tries his best to get to the ropes only for HBK to drag the man who he eliminated from the Royal Rumble straight back into the centre of the ring, as Orton won’t be able to endure the pain for much longer! Orton raises his hand to finally succumb to the devastating move of the Showstopper’s after being in the hold for barely 30 seconds, but just before Orton taps out, a recovered Edge gets into the ring and dives on Shawn, making him break the hold! The crowd goes ballistic for the move of Shawn’s being broken by an interfering Edge, who quickly lifts Michaels up and nails him with a Leg Hook Reverse STO! The crowd gives even more heat for Edge using his old signature move, as an also recovered Triple H gets to his feet, and after seeing what Edge did, he Clotheslines both himself and Edge over the top rope and to the floor!

HBK is out of it on the mat as Orton stays on the mat after enduring a lot of pain in his legs, as are Edge and Triple H are out of it on the outside after just taking the bump to the outside of the ring. The Texan crowd wills their hometown hero on, as they start a ‘HBK’ chant. Orton begins to stir as he gets to his hands and knees, only for the hometown hero to kip up to a huge pop from the fans in attendance, as once Orton gets to his feet, he is hit with a Scoop Slam by Michaels, who then walks over to the top rope, as he ascends it, most likely looking to hit Orton with the signature Flying Elbow Drop, which then connects as Shawn’s elbow comes crashing down, right into the sternum of the 2nd generation Superstar! The crowd gives a huge pop as HBK springs to his feet before he walks over to a corner as he starts to tune up the band, but as he is doing so, the crowd gives a huge amount of heat but there are some scattered cheers from the fans, AS WE SEE MONTEL VONTAVIOUS PORTER RUSHING DOWN THE RAMP! The crowd are extremely surprised at seeing the man that was put out of action by HBK and one third of the Rated RKO Dynasty back and seemingly trying to get his Rated RKO Dynasty counterparts to victory.

Shawn, however, received some warning from the fans, as Porter hops up to the apron in an attempt to distract Michaels, only for the man who put MVP out of action for a month to knock him straight back off of the apron, as he hit MVP with a huge Sweet Chin Music! The crowd erupts for the failed return save for MVP, but this distraction allowed Edge recover as he slid into the ring, only for an also recovered Triple H to enter the ring, as when Edge went to Spear the Heart Break Kid down to the mat, he was nailed with another Sweet Chin Music from Texas’ own Shawn Michaels, much like his protégé in London did in his match to Jamie Noble! Edge, however, managed to stay on his feet albeit groggily, as HHH took advantage of this opportunity, as he turned his rival since Survivor Series around, before he kicked him in the gut, locked him in a Double Underhook, before he hit him with a huge Pedigree! The crowd popped for the former 12 time World Champion managing to hit his nemesis with a Pedigree, but once Michaels saw that MVP was beginning to stir on the outside, he once again pointed to Edge and then to MVP, HHH seemed to know where his partner was coming from.

Triple H then lifted Edge up, before once he saw that Porter was getting up to his feet, HHH ran at full speed towards the ropes before he threw Edge over the top rope, right onto his Rated RKO Dynasty counterpart! The crowd pops for Edge smashing into his friend in RAW’s MVP, as Orton begins to get to his feet before the viper- like Orton looks to strike, going to hit Michaels with a huge RKO, only for Michaels to sidestep, causing Randy to smash into the turnbuckle, as HBK then throws Orton into Triple H, who hits the former WWE and World Heavyweight Champion with a Double A Spinebuster! The crowd explodes for DX laying out all three members of the Rated RKO Dynasty, as in a reverse of the events which occurred during DX’s reunion in 2006, HHH drops down to his knees and points at Michaels, who begins to tune up the band for the second time in a matter of minutes, and once Orton gets up, Michaels nails the man who he eliminated from the 2009 Royal Rumble with a Sweet Chin Music! The crowd erupts for the Heart Break Kid managing to hit Orton with the Sweet Chin Music, as HBK climbs over for the cover whilst HHH ensures no interference. 1...2...3!

Winner of this Interbrand Tag Team Match: D Generation X!

JR: And DX win it! Shawn Michaels gets the pin in his hometown, and DX have withstood MVP interference to get the win over their rivals here tonight!

Michaels gets to his feet as he and Triple H do their signature DX hi 5, before they do some more crotch crops with the fans joining in, once again making the pyro explode from the turnbuckles. HBK and HHH ascend to a top turnbuckle each and do the DX and symbol by simply crossing their arms, forming an X in mid air. HBK and Triple H smirk as this may or may not be the last WrestleMania for both men, as they begin their way up the entrance ramp. Once they get to the top of the ramp, Triple H takes his leave whilst HBK does his signature prayer on the top of the ramp, soaking in a huge hometown ovation from the Texan crowd.

Coach: And this is where we take a leave. You may as well turn your speakers on mute, as I would hate to listen to Ross and Lawler for the rest of the show.

JR *ignoring Coach*: Up next is the WrestleMania Main Event for the WWE Championship between Mr. Kennedy and CM Punk, broadcasted by yours truly, the Hall of Fame announce team of Jim Ross and Jerry ‘the King’ Lawler!

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We go to the last video package of the night, this once highlighting the Mr. Kennedy and CM Punk feud over the WWE Championship. The package starts off with Mr. Kennedy winning the World Heavyweight Championship against Edge, before he lost it in a Ladder Match against Cena at No Mercy 2008, as CM Punk cashed in his briefcase on that same night and won the WWE Championship. It then fast forwards 3 months, where CM Punk stood tall on top of the ladder, holding his WWE Championship up high after defeating Jeff Hardy, before Mr. Kennedy lasted over an hour to win the Royal Rumble match and have the right to face a World Champion of his choosing in the WrestleMania main event. The next night on RAW, Mr. Kennedy showed up as he ran into CM Punk, before a huge main event was announced, where Kennedy would go one on one with Jeff Hardy, which went to a No Contest after interference from the UKonnection and Punk. 4 nights later on Smackdown, the Contract Signing took place as to whom Kennedy would face at Mania, as he decided to defect to RAW and face Punk for the WWE Title, and on the following RAW, Kennedy and Jeff teamed up to face the UKonnection in a Tag Team Title match, which the UKonnection won after Punk interference, who then laid out Kennedy after the match. Punk beat Kennedy so badly that he would not be able to show up on the following RAW, as Punk went onto beat Chris Jericho in a Champion vs. Champion match.

The next week, RAW was in Kennedy’s hometown of Green Bay, Wisconsin, as Kennedy cost Punk the return match against Jericho, getting Y2J a spot in the Money in the Bank Ladder match in the process. Kennedy then competed in the main event as he teamed alongside Hardy and RVD to face the UKonnection as the faces came out on top, before Punk came out and looked to ambush Kennedy, only for the hometown hero to hit the WWE Champion with a Mic Check. The next week on RAW, Kennedy came out to the ring to finish RAW to say a few words regarding Saturday Night’s Main Event and WrestleMania, only to be ambushed by the World Heavyweight Champion John Cena as they attempted to soften Kennedy up for the Champions vs. Challengers match, as the Champions laid out Kennedy and Undertaker. On Smackdown 4 nights later, CM Punk and the Undertaker went to a No Contest after the two would not stop brawling, as Kennedy and Cena then emerged once again, but this time, it was the Challengers who stood tall, as Kennedy laid Punk out with a Mic Check and Undertaker nailed Cena with a Chokeslam. However, once Saturday Night’s Main Event came around, the Champions stood tall once again, as Punk pinned Kennedy after a Low Blow and a Straight Edge. Just 2 nights later on RAW, almost a mirror of the events that occurred at SNME happened, as after Kennedy had beaten Regal, he was laid out by an interfering Punk, who nailed Kennedy with a GTS, standing tall at the end of the last RAW before WrestleMania.

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Garcia: Ladies and gentlemen, the next match is scheduled for one fall and it is for the WWE Championship in WrestleMania 25’s main event!

Turn up the Trouble’ blasts out from the loud speakers to a mega pop, as none other than the man that survived more than one hour in the Royal Rumble for this opportunity in Mr. Kennedy makes his way down to the ring, all business for what is the biggest match of his career. Kennedy slaps hands with the fans at ringside, chewing his gum as always. Kennedy gets into the ring and does not announce himself, waiting for the ‘big match’ introductions from Lillian Garcia. Kennedy poses on the top rope for the fans before hopping down and going to the centre of the ring and facing the entranceway, ready for the entrance of his fierce rival CM Punk.

JR: And here is the man who lasted more than one hour in the Royal Rumble to get this opportunity at the WrestleMania main event!

King: And JR, he chose to come over to the superior brand and fight for the WWE Championship!

‘This Fire Burns’ then blasts out over the speakers to Wrestlemania size heat, as the WWE Champion CM Punk makes his way down to the ring, not taking his eyes off of his challenger. Punk has the championship strapped on his waist, as he then slides into the ring, gets to his feet and unstraps it. Kennedy and Punk then approach each other and talk smack, as referee Mike Chioda has to separate the two from coming to blows. Kennedy has fire in his eyes, remembering how Punk put him out for a week after destroying him with that title belt. Lillian Garcia then gets into the ring with a microphone.

JR: And this man has screwed his opponents time and time again in order to retain the WWE Championship which he is still in possession of!

King: This man cashed in on Jeff Hardy after Jeff survived 20 minutes in the Scramble match, and has managed to hold onto his title ever since, although as you said JR, it has been under dubious circumstances.

Garcia: Introducing first, he is the challenger, from Green Bay, Wisconsin, weighing in at 243 pounds, he is a former World Heavyweight Champion, he is the ‘Green Bay Loudmouth’, MR. KENNEDY!

The crowd once again give massive cheers for the challenger, who does not take his eyes off of CM Punk, reflecting on what has happened in the past couple of months with the two, on the brink of personal. Punk simply smirks at Kennedy’s intensity, who continues to look into the eyes of the WWE Champion, as keen as ever to win the WWE Championship for the first time and his second World Championship overall.

Garcia: And introducing his opponent, from Chicago, Illinois, weighing in at 222 pounds, he is the current WWE Champion, the ‘Straight Edge Superstar’, CM PUNK!

The crowd pours in the heat for the man that has been at the head of Raw for the past six months, who smirks and raises his arms to more heat from the crowd. The referee then raises the title high up in the air, before showing it to both Mr. Kennedy and Punk. He then hands the title to Garcia (who has now left the ring), as he signals for the bell to ring!

JR: And here we go! The WrestleMania main event is now underway for the WWE Championship!

WWE CHAMPIONSHIP
WRESTLEMANIA MAIN EVENT
WWE CHAMPION CM PUNK vs. 2009 ROYAL RUMBLE WINNER MR. KENNEDY

Once the bell rings the crowd raise in anticipation, as both Kennedy and Punk approach each other, once again talking smack to each other, before Punk rocks Kennedy with a vicious right hand slap! The crowd gives huge heat as Punk simply smiles as Kennedy holds his cheek, as Ken then absolutely explodes with right hands, before whipping Punk to the ropes, and once he returns, Kennedy hits the WWE Champion with a Back Body Drop. Punk’s back smacks the mat with a lot of ferocity and impact. Kennedy then lifts Punk up and kicks him in the gut, before getting him in a front face lock, going for a Vertical Suplex. Punk lands on his feet when Kennedy goes for the Suplex, however, as he then bounces off the ropes, but he is met with a Standing Dropkick from the challenger! Kennedy does not take his eyes off of Punk as the crowd get behind the winner of the 2009 Royal Rumble after lasting more than an hour, as a dominated Punk gets up, with not even one minute in the match gone. Kennedy goes to hit Punk with a clothesline only for Punk to duck under, as Punk goes for a Back Body Drop much like Kennedy did seconds earlier as Ken bounced off of the ropes, but a responsive and aware Kennedy meets Punk with a kick to the head, before swinging him around and hitting him with a Back Suplex!

Kennedy lets out a smirk for the first time in the match, knowing that he has control, as Kennedy then moves to the legs of Punk, looking for a Boston Crab. Punk, however, refuses for Kennedy to turn him over onto his stomach into the Boston Crab, as Kennedy then straightens up, before falling back, causing him to toss Punk through the air, going for the top turnbuckle. Punk holds onto the ropes to stop himself from hitting the metal turnbuckle, however, as Kennedy then gets to his feet and charges at the WWE Champion, only for Punk to give Kennedy a drop toe hold right onto the middle turnbuckle! The crowd gives huge heat for Punk’s first real impact move of the match, as Punk then steps back before charging at Kennedy and dropkicking him, once again driving Kennedy’s forehead into the turnbuckle! The crowd gives heat as Kennedy’s head for the second time bounces off the turnbuckle, this time the impact causing him to bounce off. Punk then picks Kennedy up off the mat, only to knock him straight back down again with a Scoop Slam.

The crowd gives more heat for Punk taking the advantage in the match, as Punk lifts Kennedy up, staying on the offensive. Punk puts Kennedy into a crouching position before viciously driving his knees right into the forehead of Kennedy, Kennedy’s head snapping back every time. Punk then put the Green Bay Loudmouth into a DDT position, only for Kennedy to flip Punk over his shoulders and into a Northern Lights Suplex, along with the bridging pin! 1...2.. Punk kicks out in the first cover of the match at the two and a half minute mark. Both Kennedy and Punk get up at the same time, Punk going for a Dropkick only for Kennedy to move out of the way, although Punk seems unaffected and gets up straight away. Punk charges at Kennedy but is caught with an Arm Drag, and gets hit with another as he goes for exactly the same approach. Punk used the aid of the ropes to get back up, only for Kennedy this time to charge at him. Punk goes for a Back Body Drop over the top rope, but Kennedy manages to hold onto the top rope, landing on the apron. Kennedy goes to hit Punk with a shoulder to the gut once the WWE Champion had turned around, but Punk this time was alert and managed to sidestep, as he then nailed Kennedy with a Jumping Front Kick as he was crouched over in between the ropes!

The crowd give heat as Kennedy holds his face as he gets back in a standing position on the apron, only to be clotheslined off by Punk, as Kennedy hits the mats hard on the outside! The crowd gives heat once again, as Punk waits for Kennedy to get up as the referee starts the count for Kennedy being on the outside of the ring. 1...2...3...Kennedy begins to get to his feet... 4...5...Kennedy gets to a kneeling position...6...Kennedy gets up...7...Kennedy approaches the ring, only for Punk to use the ropes as catapults as he leaps over the top rope and to the outside, hitting Kennedy with a Diving Crossbody! The crowd gives heat once again at Kennedy being hit with an impact move by Punk, as referee Mike Chioda restarts the 10 count. 1...2...Punk starts to get to his feet...3...4...Kennedy gets to his hands and knees while Punk gets to a standing position...5...6...Punk rolls into the ring and gets a shoulder up, breaking the count on his part but leaving the remainder of the 10 counts to Kennedy...7...8...Kennedy gets to his feet...9... At the last possible second, Kennedy rolls into the ring and gets a shoulder up, breaking the 10 count. Once Kennedy had dived into the ring, Punk laid the boots into Kennedy, keeping his challenger grounded.

Punk then lifts Kennedy up and whips him across the ropes, and upon arrival, Punk goes for one of his devastating Roundhouse Kicks, only for Kennedy to duck under it and then get Punk in a Backslide Cover! 1...2...Punk kicks out! The crowd gives heat at Kennedy’s second surprise pin attempt failing after a quick two count, as Kennedy takes a while longer than the champion to get up. Once both are up, Punk kicks Kennedy in the gut and once again goes to throw him across the ropes, only for Kennedy to reverse the whip by spinning out of it, and nailing Punk with a Flapjack on the top rope! Punk holds his neck once he hits the ropes, and stumbles back right into a Backbreaker! Kennedy keeps Punk in the Backbreaker position, as he lifts Punk up and then nails him with a Sidewalk Slam! The crowd gives another pop for the former World Heavyweight Champion, as Kennedy lifts up Punk and turned him around, getting him in a Reverse DDT position. Kennedy doesn’t go for a DDT, however, as he flips Punk over his head and goes for an Inverted Suplex, only for Punk to land on his feet, as he gets Kennedy in a Reverse DDT position of his own, but like Kennedy, he doesn’t go for a Reverse DDT, rather smacking Kennedy right onto his knee! The crowd once again lets out an astonishing amount of boos, as Kennedy back is crushed across Punk’s knee, which he uses so often and so efficiently. Punk then takes a breather after Kennedy’s somewhat of a surprise advantage, as Kennedy stays on the mat, favouring his back.

Kennedy is then rolled over onto his stomach, as CM Punk then lifts the right arm of Kennedy up as he wraps his legs around Kennedy’s arm, as he drops back onto his back, locking Kennedy into a very painful Armbar! The agony shows on the challenger’s face immediately, as he does everything he can to get out of the hold, reaching out with his free left arm to try and get to the ropes, even though he is unsuccessful as he is trapped by Punk right in the centre of the ring. Kennedy is seemingly helpless even with the crowd cheering him on, as Kennedy tries to inch closer towards the ropes, but it fails. Kennedy continues to inch towards the bottom, Punk doing all that he can to create as much pain as he can in the arm of Kennedy, which is a vital part of his patented Mic Check and Steamroller. However, with the crowd behind him, Kennedy inches even further towards the ropes, and even with Punk doing everything that he can to prevent Kennedy from getting there, Kennedy manages to get a hold of the bottom rope, even after he looked so close to tapping out at the start of the hold. Punk is furious and maintains the hold, as Kennedy starts the 5 count, where Punk will be disqualified if he maintains the hold for the full 5 count. 1...2...3...4...Punk breaks the hold, as Kennedy writhes in pain after being in the hold for a further four seconds than he expected. Punk rolled away from Kennedy as Kennedy held onto his right arm, as Kennedy is moved away from the ropes by Punk, who then hits him with a knee drop to the sternum. Kennedy held onto his stomach, as Punk nailed him, with a further two knee drops to the gut, as the wind is knocked out of Ken.

Punk then drags Ken back to the centre of the ring, as Punk lifts Kennedy up and gets him in a Double Underhook, before going for a Straight Edge. Punk manages to lift Kennedy up, but Ken refuses to be hit, dropping back down with his feet in the mat again, still in the Double Underhook from Punk. The WWE Champion then goes for a Standing Pepsi Plunge, but he is pushed against the ropes by Kennedy, and once he arrives back, Kennedy hits his opponent with a Step Up Enziguiri! The crowd get to their feet after Kennedy hit the Enziguiri, as both me hit the mat, Kennedy recovering from all that he has had to endure throughout the entire match. The referee starts the count as both men are knocked out. 1...2...3...Both Kennedy and Punk begin to stir...4...5...Punk gets to his hands and knees...6...Kennedy now gets to his hands and knees...7...Punk gets to a vertical base, breaking the count for him...8...9... Kennedy gets to a vertical base once again at the last possible second. Punk is furious as he dashes at Kennedy once again, only for Kennedy to sidestep and quickly pull Punk into position, before nailing a Forward Russian Leg Sweep (Stroke tbh). Kennedy then climbs over for the cover on Punk, as Chioda gets to his knees and make the cover! 1...2...Kick out from Punk! Kennedy is once again somewhat shocked at Punk kicking out of what JR calls a variation of a Reverse Mic Check, as Punk is lifted up by the former World Heavyweight and United States Champion.

Kennedy then hits CM with an Atomic Drop, before turning him around and hitting him with a Chop Block ala Ric Flair, causing Punk to go to a kneeling position, as Kennedy then went around to the front of Punk, getting him in another front face lock. Kennedy then held one arm out as he posed to the crowd, before dropping Punk on his head with a Kneeling Spike DDT! The crowd gives a huge pop once again for Kennedy, although he doesn’t go for the pin, instead lifting Punk up and getting him a Pumphandle Slam position, only for Punk to roll through and get Kennedy in a Victory Roll! 1...Punk gets a hold of the second rope with one hand...2...The referee catches Punk and stops the count, perhaps denying Punk the victory! Punk gets up furious as he approaches the referee, who points to the ropes and then grabs onto the WWE logo on his referee top, signalling that he is the official. Punk then turns around frustrated knowing that he cannot strike Chioda, and once he turns around, Kennedy is right there, doing a Feint Roundhouse Kick before turning it into a vicious Enziguiri! The crowd get to their feet for the amazing amount of athleticism from Kennedy, who desperately crawls over to Punk and goes for the cover, hooking the outer leg! 1...2...PUNK KICKS OUT ONCE AGAIN! Kennedy is very shocked at Punk’s resiliency to which King points out that that is why Punk is the champion. Kennedy then lifts Punk up again, only to be tripped up by Punk, who then flips over and gets Kennedy in a Jacknife cover! 1...2...This time Kennedy is the one to kick out!

Punk puts his hands on his head as he unsure of what will put Kennedy away as he seems to have an answer for everything including his finishers, as Kennedy gets up at the same time as Punk. Punk and Kennedy both charge at each other at the same time as both of them have the same idea and go for a Clothesline, knocking both of them out at the same time. The referee once again starts the ten count, due to both men having their shoulders on the mat. 1...2...3...4...5...Both Kennedy and Punk begin to get up after 11 minutes of gruelling action...6...7...Both men get up to their feet, as Punk is met with a kick to the gut, as Ken then tries to whip him into the corner, but Punk managed to hold his ground and then whip Kennedy into the corner as he then goes for his signature Shining Wizard and Bulldog combination, but when he went for the High Knee, Kennedy moved and Punk’s knee smashed into the metal turnbuckle! Punk’s pain showed on his face as soon as he struck the turnbuckle, as he stumbled back, right into a Reverse DDT from Kennedy! The crowd pops once again as Kennedy climbs over for another cover! 1...2...Punk kicks out again!

Kennedy is really pissed off now as he once again signals for the end, as once Punk stumbles up, he gets him on his shoulders, only for Punk to slip down the back and get Kennedy in a Schoolboy Rollup! 1...Much like earlier in the match, Punk uses underhanded tactics to try and put Kennedy away by hooking the tight...2...Kennedy now kicks out! The crowd pops and gives a sigh of relief as this time Chioda was not aware of Punk’s tactics, but Kennedy managed to keep his hopes alive of stripping Punk of his WWE Title. Punk then shows the distraught on his face, and when Kennedy goes towards Punk, he is brought into a Urinagi position from Punk, as Kennedy is then nailed with a Urinagi! The crowd gives an astonishing amount of heat as Kennedy’s wrist is then brought over as he is locked in the Anaconda Vice! The crowd gives a huge amount of heat as Punk’s deadly submission has been locked in, as Kennedy kicks his legs around in desperation and pain, looking to get his feet and torso near the ropes. Kennedy tries to free himself from Punk, but CM is unrelenting. Kennedy is visibly in pain as Punk applies more pressure on Kennedy, knowing that this chance alone is his biggest chance to put Kennedy away and retain his WWE Championship!

Kennedy continues to try to get out of the hold only for Punk to apply even more pressure, as Kennedy’s eyes eventually roll to the back of his head. Mike Chioda then drops down and lifts up Kennedy’s free arm, which falls down to the mat lifelessly. Chioda raises one finger and points to the timekeeper before he repeats this action once again as a Kennedy chant arises once again throughout the arena, only for the same result to occur in Kennedy’s arm lifelessly falling to the mat. Chioda raises another finger and points to the timekeeper before raising Kennedy’s arm for the third and final time, but just when it was about to hit the mat, Kennedy melodramatically kept his arm up, saving the match and his shot at Punk’s WWE Championship! Punk is slightly shocked and slackens his grip, as a somewhat recovered, lively Kennedy begins to hit Punk with every part of his body that he has free, using his free elbows and knees to make Punk release his grip! The crowd gives an amazing pop as both men get up, Punk’s charge at Kennedy once again backfiring as he caught by Kennedy, who goes for a Mic Check attempt, but he is pushed off by Punk before he could execute his quick but ever effective finisher.

Kennedy bounces off of the ropes for extra momentum and once he returns Punk goes to hit him with a kick to the gut, only for an aware Kennedy to once again catch the boot of Punk. The WWE Champion is then spun around by Kennedy, as a dizzy Punk is then lifted up into another Fireman’s Carry by Kennedy, only for him to hold onto the ropes, preventing Kennedy from doing any further damage. Kennedy drops Punk and then turns back around to him, only for Kennedy to be caught by Punk with a thumb to the eye! The crowd gives Punk a load of heat, as he then nails a caught off guard Kennedy with a right hand, followed by a left punch, quickly followed by a lightning quick Spinning Back Fist. Punk then shows tremendous athleticism by hitting Kennedy with a Roundhouse Kick from a very close position, as Punk then spins around but this time nails Kennedy with a Spin Kick to the gut. A crouched Kennedy seems to be in trouble, as he is pulled in by the champion and nailed with a devastating Snap DDT, as Punk repays the favour from earlier on in the match up. The crowd boos but some cheers are heard from the amazing combo, as Kennedy’s lights are out.

Punk then lifts Kennedy up after the devastating DDT instead of going for the pin and what could have been the victory, before nailing him with an Atomic Drop, and then getting him in a Double Underhook. The crowd give huge heat, as they don’t want Punk to nail either a Straight Edge or a standing Pepsi Plunge, but Punk had a different idea, as he nailed Kennedy with a Welcome to Chicago backbreaker. The crowd once again gave massive heat for the current WWE Champion, as Punk simply smirked before once again lifting Kennedy up, before getting him in position for a Urinagi once again, possibly looking for the Anaconda Vice which he used earlier on in the match! The crowd gave huge heat, as they know if Punk locks in the submission, it may be over for the 2009 Royal Rumble winner, as Kennedy only just got out of it earlier and he has suffered some more punishment since then. Kennedy, also sensing big danger, quickly hits right elbows to the forehead of Punk, trying to get him to release Kennedy. Punk’s grip isn’t exactly broken but is weakened, as Kennedy spins out of the Urinagi, as he then twists Punk around, going for the Mic Check, only to be pushed into the ropes and then nailed with sick right Roundhouse kick to the face upon arrival by Punk (unlike earlier when Kennedy was able to dodge it)!

The crowd gives massive heat as Kennedy is out immediately upon impact, as Punk once again slyly smirks, as he lifts Kennedy up and viciously whips him into the furthest turnbuckle. Punk then lifts Kennedy up to the top rope, as Punk soon follows onto the second rope. Punk nails Kennedy with various right hands, as a groggy Kennedy is then forced into a Double Underhook once again on the top rope, as Punk looks for an Inverted Pepsi Plunge! The crowd gives huge heat, as Punk wastes no time and leaps off, but Kennedy held onto the rope, causing CM Punk’s unexposed and previously damaged knees to crash into the mat! The crowd gave a huge pop at Kennedy seemingly taking the advantage once again in the match, before Kennedy gets a standing position on the top rope. Kennedy subsequently leaps off the top rope, looking for the Kenton Bomb on a prone Punk, but Punk moves and Kennedy’s unprotected back smacks the mat! The crowd give heat at Punk’s quick recovery and Kennedy’s downfall, as both men are laid out on the mat after what has been an astonishing main event at Wrestlemania 25! The referee begins the 10 count, and after 5 counts, Punk begins to get up, as Kennedy then gets up at the count of 8, continuing the gruelling but very exciting contest.

Punk nails Kennedy with a right hand, causing the crowd to boo once Punk hit it, only for Kennedy to reply with a right hand of his own, making the fans cheer. This action was repeated several times, Kennedy getting the advantage after blocking a right hand of Punk’s and nail him with consecutive punches. Kennedy seemingly took the advantage in the match again, only for Punk to hit Kennedy with another cheap thumb to the eye, causing Kennedy to be temporarily blinded. The referee questioned Punk for his underhanded antics again, but it is obvious what Punk’s objective was, getting the advantage back in the match. Kennedy, still partially blinded, stumbled around, right into Punk, who lifts him up into a Standing Fireman’s Carry, as Punk then nails the Go To Sleep! The crowd erupts in heat, as Punk climbs over for the cover on Kennedy. 1...2...KICKOUT FROM KENNEDY!! The crowd erupt as Punk is shocked at Kennedy kicking out at one of finishing moves, as he wastes no time in lifting Kennedy up and getting him in a Double Underhook once again, but Kennedy saw this coming, as he got Punk this time in a Standing Fireman’s Carry, and this time he connected with the Steamroller (Standing Green Bay Plunge)!

The crowd once again erupts, but after the damage that Kennedy has endured in this match, he cannot capitalize, as he also collapsed on the mat due to fatigue. Kennedy begins to crawl towards a still unconscious Punk, as Kennedy then dramatically raises his arm before dropping over Punk’s sternum, as the referee once again drops to his knees and makes the cover! 1...2...PUNK GETS A FOOT ON THE BOTTOM ROPE! The crowd are absolutely livid as Kennedy holds his head, unsure of what to do next to put the WWE Champion away. Kennedy then lifts the champion up, but Punk hits Kennedy with a spin kick to the gut, as he follows with a Face Buster! The crowd once again gives heat for Punk, as he drags Kennedy closer to the corner, which leads to Punk climbing up to the top rope, his back facing Kennedy (in position to give his challenger Kennedy a Moonsault). Kennedy, however, recovers quickly from the Face Buster, as he run to the ropes and hits them, which causes Punk to crotch himself on the top rope! The crowd gives a big pop, but Kennedy isn’t finished, as he grabs Punk’s head, and nails him with a Neckbreaker off the top rope!

The crowd gives a huge pop for Kennedy once again, who rests on the ropes so he can recover from the damage endured throughout this match. Punk is beginning to stir, getting to his hands and knees in an attempt to get back to his feet, only for Kennedy to charge at Punk and roll through, getting Punk in a Schoolboy Rollup! 1...2...KICKOUT FROM PUNK ONCE AGAIN! The crowd can’t believe Punk’s resiliency, who shows that he won’t drop the WWE Title that he has held for six months without a fight. Kennedy shakes his head once again as he lifts the champ up, before going for the second Steamroller, only for Punk to slip off of Kennedy’s shoulders and hit him with a dropkick to the back. Kennedy stumbles into the corner, before he turns around so his back is resting up against the turnbuckle. Punk then charges, nailing Kennedy with a signature Shining Wizard, this time connecting unlike earlier in the match when Kennedy managed to dodge and Punk blasted his knees against the unforgiving turnbuckle! The crowd gave big heat, as Punk then got Kennedy in a headlock, as he then charges out of the corner, nailing Kennedy with a Bulldog!

The crowd gives huge heat as Punk raises his arms in the cockily and almost narcissistically, as Punk then prepares himself for Kennedy’s recovery. Kennedy begins to get up to his feet, only to be once again pulled up by Punk into a Standing Fireman’s Carry, looking for his second GTS in a matter of minutes, but this time, Kennedy does the same as Punk and slides off of his shoulders, as Punk turns around, right into a shocking Mic Check from the challenger out of absolutely no where! The crowd rise up to their feet as they absolutely erupt, as Kennedy this time wasting no time climbs over Punk and desperately hooks both legs of the WWE Champion CM Punk, hoping that this will be it. Referee Mike Chioda drops to his knees once again, as he begins to make the cover that could make Kennedy champion once more. 1...2...PUNK HAS NOT MOVED...3! The crowd get remain on their feet and give an even larger reaction than the previous following the Mic Check as Kennedy goes onto his knees with near tears in his eyes, becoming World Champion for the second time in his brilliant yet very short career!

Winner of this match and the NEW WWE Champion: Mr. Kennedy!

JR: HE’S DONE IT! MR. KENNEDY HAS DONE IT, HE HAS WON THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE FIRST TIME!

King: What a moment this is JR, Mr. Kennedy is now a two time World Champion after only three and a half years in this business. Congratulations Ken!

JR: And as much as I hate to say it King, I have to commend the now FORMER WWE Champion CM Punk on a fabulous display, but it just proved not to be enough, as Kennedy came out the victor.

King: That’s very true JR. These two endured more than twenty minutes of total nonstop action, and this will go down in the history books as one of Wrestlemania’s greatest ever matches, which is a huge accomplishment for both of these men!

The crowd erupt into a massive ‘KENNEDY’ chant, as Kennedy pulls himself up, the referee taking the title off of Lillian Garcia and handing it to the new WWE Champion. Kennedy thankfully takes the title off of Chioda before kissing the centrepiece of the title. Kennedy then goes up to the top rope with his title, before raising it up high in the air for the whole world to see. Kennedy then repeats this action on all of the turnbuckles, getting an extraordinary pop from the fans. Whilst on the middle rope, Kennedy straps on his newly won title belt onto his waist, before signalling for his microphone to descend, unlike before the match.

King: And here we go, the announcement of the new champion, Mr. Kennedy!

JR: Kennedy lived up to his word King, he put in a –

King: KENNEDY!

JR: As I was saying King, he put in a spectacular effort here tonight and he lived up to his word, becoming the new WWE Champion.

The microphone begins to go down as Kennedy grabs it, before signalling for the crowd to quiet down. The crowd obliges as Kennedy smiles, before putting the mic to his mouth.

Kennedy: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the winner of this match, and the NEW WWE Champion, from Green Bay, WISCONSIN.... MISTERRRRR. KENNNEDYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

The crowd once again erupts for the new champion, as they let out a resounding ‘KENNEDY’ after he announces himself as the winner. Kennedy then puts the microphone back to his mouth, before...

Kennedy: KENNEDYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!

‘Turn up the Trouble’ then blasts out from the speakers as Kennedy throws the microphone back up to the rafters, smirking all the way as he hops out of the ring and begins to walk up the entrance ramp, successful in the main event at Wrestlemania 25. The Houston crowd continue going wild, as we then cut to JR and the King for their final message.

JR: What a night: WHAT A WRESTLEMANIA KING! New champions, a DX reformation was successful and Matt Hardy is now known as Mr. Money in the Bank!

King: However, we didn’t go too well on the Interbrand side of things JR, as Raw lost their inter brand title as Paul London and Jamie Noble lost to the impressive Evan Bourne and we lost in the Brand Supremacy match!

JR: It is a shame King, but however, Rob Van Dam was successful in his Wrestlemania return after ending the nine month Tag Team Title reign of the UKonnection with Jeff Hardy!

King: As much as I hate to say JR, Smackdown had an incredible night also, the Undertaker going 17 and 0, winning the World Championship in the process, Cade and Jindrak won the WWE Tag Team Titles, and Texas’ own JBL defeated his former bodyguard, the Big Show in a brutal Street Fight!

JR: It was an amazing night all around King, and on behalf of me, Jerry ‘the King’ Lawler, Jonathan Coachman and Tazz, we thank you for tuning into Wrestlemania 25!

The camera then cuts back to Mr. Kennedy, who is up at the top of the entrance ramp, before he unstraps his title belt, and putting it in his hands. Kennedy then raises the belt high above his head, which is the closing image from Wrestlemania XXV!
*END OF SHOW*​

 

[seX-Power]

Cris, it's been a long time coming but your review is finally here.

Wrestlemania 25

Surprisingly, it begins with a video package. >_>

And it is huge, well ntrly, but there are 4. Four video packages to start Wrestlemania? Idk about that, regardless of the quality (and they were good).

MITB is first, and I lol'd at Coach putting over that POS Ken Doane and calling Hardy a failure. Good choice for an opener, and idk if I've said, but you have a nice balance of competitors here. Nice quick action early on, and you didn't forget anyone, which is an easy thing to do. Some of the placings of ladders were confusing, like how can it rest against the barricade and the ring apron? The match had Helms doing the typical jump to the outside of a ladder spot, something ntrly original. Kendrick has sorta dissappeared a little, I struggled to remember he was in the match at some early stages. Also, Helms is getting pushed like crazy as the main guy here. Neither of those things are rly good. I don't like the SSPs here, I feel they should be saved for big moments but the spot with one on the ladder was nice, though why is TBK doing one? Anyway, some nice action in the middle with a nice variation of Shelton's ladder run. LOL @ JR = marking like a little bitch. Fuck, another SSP? You're wasting them, this one didn't even seem that special. The whole '10 rungs to go' sort of thing works alright but it spaces out the match too much and it is really clustered and ugly when two people are climbing at once. A HOLY FUCKING SHIT chant? kk... Also, don't expect us to remember moments from other MITB's, explain them yourself. The end of the match is almost anti-climactic for such a great match, when Hardy and Finlay were up there you knew who was winning. The Side Effect of the ladder would have looked rather unrealistic with Finlay having to jump forward and a more exciting way to end the match would have been fitting. All in all, great match here, and it was a spot-fest, but an excellent one at that. ***1/4

The JBL/Show match is next and it suffers from unnecessary use of brackets. Nice work getting straight into the weapons as a 1 on 1 match would be extremely tedious between these two. Some things were off, like Show getting knocked 'unconscious upon impact' then coming back to take JBL down after what seemed like 10 seconds. I'm also not a fan of JBL getting mixed reactions, unless there is a face turn in the future, because he should be bagging Texas as a good heel to get rid of any cheers. Nice development and weapon action, but the crowd is really off, and the low blows wouldn't hurt TBS due to 'fat padding'. >_> The ending was alright but it seemed a little rushed with the JBL comeback and I doubt a clothesline could send Show through the table. Another note, with your paragraphs, dont just separate them after a certain amount of lines (which you seem to do), separate them once an event occurs, or every exclamation mark as I like to do. All in all, a fun brawl that made the best of both men. **3/4

I liked the Hardyz promo, it was a nice little feel good moment, the kind of thing that belongs at Wrestlemania. It didn't need to go any longer, and seemed special as a whole imo. The cruiserweight title match was really intense and fast paced, though when Noble wasn't involved it seemed that the match was all about the moves and not about the story. Jamie is the most charismatic guy in the division, I'd put him in the 1 on 1 top feud coming from here. Bourne was the right man to win and he was pushed to do so, but the SSP victory didn't seem so special due to the move being performed earlier, and even before on the same show. ***1/2

Kennedy promo was alright, though a little botchy. I think he should have focused less on the history and more on the match at hand tonight. His promo was also pretty heelish, you should have kept it as one of his usual cheesy face promos. The crowd was off too, and one line said Kennedy twice in the wrong place. For the Four Way Tag Team match it was pretty forgettable and could be quite clustered at times. You made me interested at various points with the FCA rules, but you can't just make all the uninteresting matches have gimmicks, as you did this with Show/JBL as well. Nevertheless, it was action packed like all your matches and I'm glad Cade and Jindrak came out as winners, all they need now is a proper name. Circle Jerkers imo. **1/2

Random Wresltemania video package, I don't see what it accomplished. The Brand Supremacy match in Umaga v Kane was up next and it was always going to be a generic big man match but I feel you could have strayed away from that with the occasional athleticism of both men. I think the ways you can refer to guys can be too random at times, calling Umaga 'the man that defeated Kofi Kingston a few weeks ago on SD' just seems random and out of place. Anyway this match is what you would expect from the WWE but Cris, I think you could have made it better. The ending however was nice, I liked the spike out of nowhere. **1/2

RVD and Hardy are looking hot for this match, and the one sidedness of it seems to take away from the match. I think better members of the UKonnection could have been used for the match, all in all it doesn't seem very WM worthy, barring RVD and Hardy, but they could have been used on the card in another fashion. The match itself was pretty good, nothing amazing but good action that you would expect from these guys. Hardy and RVD looked awesome but Rob could have gotten the pin in his return. Anyway, solid match. ***

That tale of the tape thing you included before the matches is pretty sweet. The Cena promo beforehand was pretty bad tbh. Not much character and you made Cena look like a bitch before his match at Wresltemania, not a good thing. Also, the little repetition of what the guy just said in between dialogue is getting really annoying. The match itself felt huge, I could imagine myself in the crowd. This match felt like it should have been the main event as it was unpredictable even for a Taker match. I could have been pleased with either man winning this one but Taker's streak is somewhat of a Legacy nowadays so I'm glad you kept it intact. Reading this match I also see you need to use more pronouns and less actual names. The ending with the Last Ride was predictable due to previous promos and the way you build up to it with the description makes it seem less of a surprise and more like we already knew it was coming. Nevertheless, awesome read. ****

I want to stab the crowd reactions with a rusty tetanus infected knife after reading the Punk promo. Anyway, it was alright I guess but seemed like a repeat of the Kennedy promo in heel version, and didn't accomplish much at all. I didn't expect to see DX vs Rated RKO in this slot, as I think the crowd could have had a breather in between main events. Again, in the match I'm sensing small bumps that break up the flow. Referring to an earlier match when describing a move or writing 'rival since Survivor Series' instead of 'him' or the guy's name really stops the transitioning between moves and makes it hard to figure out. Anywho, the match itself was again another great one which also was main event calibre. I feel the four guys had great chemistry throughout, but MVP getting involved only to be lulpwnt was a little depressing. Nevertheless it was a feel good ending that hopefully marks the end of this DX reunion. ****

The Main Event is finally here and I must say I'm a little surprised at it being Punk vs Kennedy, though I do expect this to be MOTN. What I expect is more than accomplished tbh as throughout the whole time I was reading I could feel the seXepicness of this match, and I realised that it was truly WM Main Event worthy. However, I feel the match ending with the Mic Check was a bit of a let down. The move is pretty low impact and even though it came out of nowhere, a Green Bay Plunge would have felt like more of a fulfilling end to the match. Kennedy does his preictable yet refreshingly annoying bit after the match and the crowd goes home feeling great. I do too, after about a week of reviewing this. Awesome PPV, but it would have been more epic had you counted the pinfalls on new lines, as in

1.....

2.....

instead of 1.....2..... but that's just a small point. ****1/4 match.

WOW, is all I really have to say. I got through it, and it was definitely worth reading.

 

[y2j__legend]

MONDAY NIGHT RAW

The first show of the wrestling year starts off with a video package highlighting last night’s huge WrestleMania, as it first shows Lilian Garcia singing America the Beautiful to start off the show, before ‘Shoot to Thrill’ begins to play, as highlights of the entrances for the Money in the Bank Ladder match, before key spots that were made in the match were shown, including the three man Tower of Doom off of the ladder involving Jericho, Finlay and Doane, the Nightmare on Helms Street Crossbody off of a ladder to Danielson who was on Matt’s shoulders, Helms running up the ladder to his Jericho with a Crossbody ala Shelton Benjamin at WrestleMania 21, Helms dropkicking the ladder so that Jericho and Doane crashed and burned to the outside, Rey and Kendrick falling off the ladder and THROUGH the ladder on the outside, Finlay blasting Danielson in the face with his shillelagh when they were on top of the ladder, before finally, Matt hit Finlay with a modified Side Effect off the top of the ladder as Hardy then retrieved the briefcase to win the match. It then cuts to the WWE Cruiserweight Championship match, where two RAW Superstars in Jamie Noble and Cruiserweight Champion Paul London competed in a plus 20 minute match with Smackdown’s Evan Bourne for the Cruiserweight Championship, as the young Smackdown Superstar in Bourne came out successful after hitting Noble with a top rope Shooting Star Press whilst London was out of it.

The next match to be showcased was the Brand Supremacy match, where Kane represented RAW to go up against Smackdown’s Umaga, but after a valiant effort from Kane, Umaga came out on top after hitting Kane with the dreaded Samoan Spike, continuing RAW’s miserable run in the Interbrand matches Then, after the half way point in the show, RAW’s first brand exclusive match up come on, it being the highly anticipated World Tag Team Championship match between Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam going up against the reigning champions the UKonnection, who were represented by Paul Burchill and DH Smith. The World Tag Team Champions had the advantage for the majority after the match after Jeff and Rob had the momentum early on, before towards the end of the match, a dominated RVD managed to get the tag out to Jeff, and after Smith broke up the pin for Hardy, RVD clotheslined him over the top rope and hit him with a Springboard Crossbody, giving Jeff a clear path. Jeff then managed to hit Burchill with a Twist of Fate as RVD then chimed in as he hit Burchill with a Five Star Frog Splash as Jeff quickly followed it up with a Swanton Bomb, as RAW had new World Tag Team Champions in Jeff Hardy and RVD.

The next match involving RAW was the Interbrand Tag Team match, where DX reformed to take on an also reforming Rated RKO. HBK started off the match and managed to get the better of both members of Rated RKO, but it turned to the worse for D Generation X as Edge and Orton got the better of the 12 time World Heavyweight Champion in Triple H, who managed to somehow prevent Rated RKO from victory on many occasions, even after Edge hit him with an Edgecution and after a Randy Orton RKO. Triple H then found the opening that he needed as he managed to reverse a Diving Spear into a Double A Spinebuster, as HHH tagged out to Michaels as Edge tagged in Orton. A returning MVP then raced down to the ring in an attempt to save his partners from defeat, only to be nailed with a Sweet Chin Music, as Edge was then nailed with a Sweet Chin Music and a Pedigree, as HBK followed it up with another Sweet Chin Music to Orton for the win. Then, the match that everyone had been waiting for finally came, as Mr. Kennedy would challenge CM Punk for the WWE Championship which Punk had held since No Mercy 2008. Each man managed to kick out or avoid the other man’s finisher, but when push came to shove, Mr. Kennedy managed to prevail and get his second ever World Championship and his first ever WWE Championship after sliding off of Punk’s shoulders when he went for a GTS and hit Punk with a Mic Check.

After this video package ended, somewhat of a new video package started off RAW with minor changes such as Kennedy, RVD and Jeff holding their new titles whilst Punk, the UKonnection and London don’t have theirs, before we go live to the arena where the Texan fans were going wild after a huge WrestleMania 25 last night. JR and the King welcome us to the show as JR tells us that tonight in the main event, we will bear witness to a huge match where Texan Shawn Michaels goes one on one with the new WWE Champion in Mr. Kennedy in a non-title match. King says that it is a welcome relief to not have Coach and Tazz next to them for broadcast, before he goes onto say that in another huge match on tonight’s card, MVP will return to RAW after making his return at WrestleMania last night during DX vs. Rated RKO.

However, the first key happening on the post WrestleMania show was a promo, as ‘This Fire Burns’ hits over the speakers to a massive amount of heat, as none other than the now FORMER WWE Champion in CM Punk makes his way down to the ring, extremely angry at the events which took place in the main event of WrestleMania last night. Punk wastes no time in telling the fans to shut up as he talks about last night, but as soon as he talks about WrestleMania 25, the crowd erupts with a huge pop as they know that Punk is talking about how he lost the WWE Championship to Mr. Kennedy. Punk says that it was a complete and utter fluke that Mr. Kennedy managed to defeat Punk and in the process win the WWE Championship, as Punk then says that he will prove that at Backlash, as he states that he has already gone to Shane McMahon and told him that he will be cashing in his rematch clause at the next Pay Per View, which will be the first RAW exclusive PPV since 2007. The crowd gives a big pop for the announcement of Kennedy vs. Punk II made for Backlash on the 26th of April, but before Punk can talk again, he is cut off by ‘Turn up the Trouble’ hitting over the speakers.

The crowd begins to go completely apeshit for the arrival of the man who won the Main Event of WrestleMania last night, as none other than the NEW WWE Champion in Mr. Kennedy emerges from the back, wearing the old WWE Championship belt! Kennedy is characteristically chewing his gum as he slides into the ring with the WWE Championship strapped around his waist, before seemingly just to aggravate Punk that little much more, Kennedy unstraps his title and raises it up in the air to a huge pop from the crowd. Punk asks why in the hell was Kennedy out there only to be interrupted by the WWE Champion, who says that he was just out here to once again welcome the Texan fans right here in the Toyota Centre (cheap pop), and to also introduce himself as the new WWE Champion. The crowd gives a huge pop as Punk goes to tell Kennedy that it was a fluke once again, only for Kennedy to get right in Punk’s face and shout once again into the microphone ‘CHAMPION!’ There is a mixture of laughs and cheers as Punk is quite clearly infuriated by this, but he manages to hold his temper.

Punk says that last night at WrestleMania, Kennedy won the title by a complete fluke, and that Kennedy would lose to Punk on any other day of the week if they went at it, as Punk proved that at Saturday Night’s Main Event. Punk’s statement gets heat from the crowd as Kennedy smirks, as he then tells Punk that he is living in the past, and then says that if Punk doesn’t remember, it was in a Tag Team match, so Punk had someone else to help him with his dirty work. Punk then tells Kennedy that he will prove that in 3 weeks time at Backlash, Punk will prove that Kennedy is a fluke and nothing more than a transitional champion. Punk then goes to take his leave, but out of nowhere lifts Kennedy onto his shoulders as he looks for a Go to Sleep, but Kennedy slides off of Punk’s shoulders and kicks him in the gut after turning him around, before in a mirror of the events that occurred last night, Kennedy looks to reverse a GTS into a Mic Check, but Punk manages to release himself from Kennedy’s grip and roll out of the ring. The crowd give a mixed reaction as Kennedy got the better of Punk but Punk managed to avoid the Mic Check, as ‘Turn up the Trouble’ hits over the speakers once again, Kennedy telling Punk that he was ‘this close’ to once again nailing Punk with a Mic Check, as we head to the first commercial break of the night.

|Commercial Break|

Once we return from the commercial break, we see that two unknown men are in the ring, as Garcia announces them as local competitors from James Patterson and Brandon Smith, who are greeted to barely any reaction from the crowd since they are seemingly nothing but jobbers, although there is the odd pop throughout the arena since the two men who are in the ring are Texans. Both men raise their arms to no reaction once again from the crowd, as they wait for their much more established opponents to enter the ring.

The crowd soon gets very loud, however, as ‘Smooth’ begins to play over the speakers, as none other than the team who didn’t bother to hide their disappointment at being left off of the WrestleMania card in Monty Brown and Elijah Burke make their way down to the ring, ready to go head to head against these two relatively unknown Texans. Brown slides into the ring with a scowl on his face as Burke still sports his casual smirk on his face as always even after being left off of the WrestleMania card, as the two Texans look somewhat scared and intimidated by Monty Brown.

|Match 1|
|Tag Team Match|
|Monty Brown and Elijah Burke vs. James Patterson and Brandon Smith|

Brown stays in the ring as Burke goes onto the apron, causing Patterson and Smith to look somewhat scared at the presence of Brown, as Smith pretty much makes Patterson the legal man. Patterson approaches Brown and somewhat bravely attacks the ‘Alpha Male’, but it soon turned out to be a stupid attempt as Brown no sold all of James’ offense and then hurled Patterson all the way across the ring. Brown stayed in the ring as the dangerous Superstar utterly destroyed Patterson, finishing off 4 minutes of domination by nailing the poor Patterson with an Alpha Bomb, as Smith makes no attempt to save his tag team partner, as Patterson’s body is at somewhat of an awkward angle after the Alpha Bomb.

Brown looks down at Patterson before Burke screams at Brown to tag him in, as Brown walks over to his corner and tags in the Silver Tongued Pugilist into the ring, as when James was still unconscious after the Alpha Bomb, Patterson is lifted up by Burke and into the corner with his back facing the centre of the ring. Burke then takes a couple of steps back so that he is in the opposite corner before he takes a few steps backwards, takes down his kneepads and nails Patterson with an Elijah Express! The crowd gave big heat for Burke executing his signature move, before he rushes over to Smith and unnecessarily knocks him off of the apron! The crowd gives heat for Burke knocking Smith off the apron as Burke starts to smirk as he looks down at Smith, who holds his jaw after being hit by the former boxer.

Burke continues to smile as Smith looks right at him, as the angry Texan slides into the ring, but when he runs at Burke, he doesn’t see Brown in the corner of his eye, who has entered the ring and nails a running Smith with the Pounce! The crowd gives huge heat at Smith being nailed with the huge move although there is the odd pop for the huge move, as Burke’s smirk gets even larger before, as he then lifts Patterson up, gets him in position for a Russian Leg Sweep, before he nails Patterson with an Elijah Experience (otherwise known as a Stroke which Jeff Jarrett made popular), as Burke then drops down to his knees, rolls the Texan over onto his back and then pins Patterson for the win.

|Winners: Monty Brown and Elijah Burke|

After the bell is rung, Burke gets to his knees and starts smirking as he then gets back up to a vertical base, before he signals for a microphone for the second time in two weeks. Brown takes his place beside Burke as Elijah then says that he has heard a little ‘rumour’ that John Morrison has said that he will be returning at Backlash, and has called Burke and Brown out. The crowd gives a huge pop for JoMo and his return, as Burke says that at the Royal Rumble, the ‘Alpha Male’ and the most dominating Superstar in this business in Monty Brown put Morrison out of action, and he has no hesitation in doing it again at Backlash. The crowd gives heat for this as Burke says that he will make a challenge, and that is that at Backlash, Burke and Brown will go head to head with Morrison and a partner of his choosing. The crowd gives a mixed reaction at this statement as Burke adds in that they better watch out as a new revolution is coming to Monday Night RAW, as ‘Smooth’ plays over the speakers once again as we head to a commercial break.

|Commercial Break|

Once we return from the break, we head to the UKonnection locker room, who all look dejected after Finlay lost the Money in the Bank Ladder Match and Burchill and Smith lost the World Tag Team Championships for the past nine months. However, DH Smith is nowhere in sight, before the man himself walks into the locker room. Regal says that last night was a horrible night and they ought to just forget it, including what happened backstage where Harry oddly said that they shouldn’t have gone out there, and did not know what was going through his mind. Smith and Natalya looked both pissed and shocked at what Regal was saying as the 2nd Generation Superstar cut off the UKonnection leader straight away, saying that if he doesn’t recall what happened, Burchill was the one that was pinned, not Smith. Burchill and Smith go face to face as Smith smirks at the reaction of Burchill, as Regal separates the two. Smith says that up next is his match with Carlito, and he will beat him alone, as he just came back from McMahon’s office, and he made it that the Puerto Rican Nightmares and the UKonnection are banned from ringside. Just like last night, Natalya smirks as she sees this as an opportunity for her cousin to prove himself, as Smith leaves the locker room, ready for his match with Carlito.

‘I Spit in the Face of People who don’t want to be Cool’ hits over the speakers to a nice pop, as none other than the Cool Caribbean in Carlito walks out from the back, without his brother Primo and Eric Perez due to McMahon banning both stables from the ringside area here tonight. Carlito walks down to the ring as he slaps hands with some of the fans at the ringside area in the first couple of rows with his trusty apple in his hand as he tosses it up in the air, but once he slides into the ring, he throws it out of the ring, ready to face Smith in this one on one match up.

‘Rule Britannia’ then hits over the speakers to a large amount of heat although cheers are audible throughout the crowd for the man who has had no problem in hiding his troubles with his UKonnection teammates, that man being DH Smith. Smith walks down to the ring looking very smug ahead of this match, knowing that he has the chance to prove himself as there will be no interference from either end here tonight. Smith slides into the ring before he goes up to the top rope and raises his arms in the air, before he hops down and gets ready for this match against Carlito.

|Match 2|
|Singles Match|
|UKonnection and the Puerto Rican Nightmares are banned from ringside|
|DH Smith vs. Carlito|

After the bell had rung, Smith charged at Carlito as he looks to make a statement towards the WWE Universe and his UKonnection teammates by showing that he does not need them to interfere in his matches, as Smith works away at Carlito. The UKonnection member attempts to whip the Puerto Rican Superstar off the ropes, only for Carlito to reverse the whip and then hit Smith with a Standing Dropkick once in striking distance. Carlito tried to maintain his advantage but was unable to do so, as he went for a Springboard Back Elbow, only for Smith to manage to catch Colon and hit him with a Release Back Suplex, causing Carlito to do a back flip in mid air and land on his sternum.

A vicious and determined Smith managed to keep the momentum in this match by keeping the high flying Carlito grounded. Whenever Carlito was on his feet, he was soon to be nailed by a variation of a Suplex by Smith, who was looking good without the help of his UKonnection counterparts. Smith almost got the win by locking a grounded Carlito in a Dragon Sleeper, but Carlito found enough life in him to manage to get to a vertical base, before he punched away at the sternum of Smith, causing him to break the hold. Wasting no time, Carlito capitalized on this opportunity, as he hit Smith with a Swinging Neckbreaker!

Both men stayed on the mat for a while before Smith began to stir, but before he could get to his feet, Carlito did a HBK style kip up, as he rocked Smith with right hands. A rejuvenated Carlito managed to get the advantage back in this match, as Smith resorted to dirty tactics by thumbing the former United States and Intercontinental Champion in the eye, as Smith then attempts to hit Carlito with a Vertical Suplex. Carlito, however, managed to land on his feet behind Smith, as Carlito quickly gets Smith in a Reverse DDT position, before he hits him with a Rolling Cutter!

Once Smith stumbles back up to his feet, Carlito kicks him in the gut and gets him in position for a Snap DDT, only for Smith to nail Carlito with a Northern Lights Suplex, but unfortunately for the son of Davey Boy Smith, the Caribbean Superstar managed to kick out at the count of two., denying the UKonnection member the win for the time being As the two sprung up to their feet, Smith made the first move as he went to hit one third of the Puerto Rican Nightmares in Carlito with a Lariat, only for Carlito to duck under, as he quickly turned around and faced the back of Smith and seized his shoulders, looking to get an upset victory with a Backstabber! Smith, however, sensed that he was in danger, viciously elbowed Carlito in the face, causing the former US and Intercontinental Champion to relinquish his grip on Smith.

The advantage then seemed to go to Smith as he managed to keep Carlito grounded and managed to get some offence in with his power moves, but when he looked to whip Carlito off of the ropes, Lito bounced off the second rope once again and came crashing down on Smith with a Springboard Back Elbow, which this time connected! Carlito then quickly went up to the top rope with his back turned to the 2nd Generation Superstar, but when he went for a Moonsault Press, he was caught by Smith in a Pumphandle Slam position, who then charged forward and nailed Carlito with a Running Powerslam! The crowd gave a huge amount of heat for this, but Smith was not done, as he seized the legs of Carlito and applied a move that his uncle made famous, that being the Sharpshooter! After Carlito managed to endure the pain for quite some time, he eventually fell victim to the devastating manoeuvre, as he tapped out!

|Winner: DH Smith|

Smith gets up to his feet with a smirk on his face, extremely pleased at managing to defeat Carlito whilst managing to show the UKonnection and the WWE Universe that he was able to win a match without interference from the UKonnection. Smith ascended to the top rope and began to pose as we see the other 5 members of the UKonnection coming down the ramp clapping, as Smith hops off the turnbuckle as Natalya joins his side. Regal gets a microphone from Lilian Garcia as he says that that was very impressive by Smith, which is why in 3 weeks at Backlash, Smith and Burchill will regain the World Tag Team Championships that were once the UKonnection’s! Burchill smirks as Smith surprisingly join in as the 6 members of the UKonnection link hands and raise them, seemingly an unstoppable force in the WWE once again with Smith back on good terms with the UKonnection. JR and King hype up the Backlash rematch, before we head to the commercial break.

|Commercial Break|

Once we return from the commercial break, we are in the locker room, where we see Todd Grisham standing by, ready for his first post- WrestleMania interview. Grisham asks us to welcome his guests, none other than Randy Orton and the man who is making his return to RAW tonight in MVP, collectively known as the Two Man Dynasty! Both members of the TMD walk into shot, looking none too happy after MVP’s failed return last night and Orton’s defeat with Edge against D Generation X last night at WrestleMania 25. The crowd give huge heat once two of the most hated Superstars in the WWE right now walk into shot, as Grisham begins to talk about last night where MVP returned, but it all proved to not be for anything as Orton and Edge ended up losing the match to D Generation X. The crowd give a huge pop at the events that took place last night as Orton and MVP scowl as if they did not need to hear that again, before Grisham asks what their plan is next on RAW. MVP rips the microphone out of Grisham’s hands and talks about how one month ago, Shawn Michaels ‘cheap shot’ him and put him out of action, but before he could continue, he is interrupted by a massive pop from the fans about how Michaels hit Porter with a Flying Elbow Drop through the announce table.

MVP and Orton scowl once again, before MVP continues on, as MVP goes onto talk about Saturday Night’s Main Event where Michaels and HHH were mauled by Rated RKO, and then about WrestleMania about how the ‘washed up has-beens’ that are DX defeated Rated RKO by fluke. MVP then says that if the stupid Texans doesn’t know where MVP is getting at (cheap heat), he is saying that the Two Man Dynasty still have some unfinished business with ‘the Heart Break Kid’ Shawn Michaels. MVP smirks as he passes the microphone onto his tag team partner in Randy Orton, who is half scowling and half smirking. Orton says that regarding what they will do with Michaels tonight and in the coming weeks, he says “Well, let’s just say that the Two Man Dynasty has a plan, and Michaels better watch his back”. Orton’s half smirk and half scowl turns into a full smirk as does MVP’s as both members of the Two Man Dynasty walk out of the shot, leaving Grisham standing there not being able to ask for any hints regarding their ‘plan’ and wondering what the plan of the Two Man Dynasty is regarding Shawn Michaels. We then cut back to the live arena where we go to JR and the King, who talk about last night at WrestleMania, and how the two men in the next match were both defeated last night on the Grandest Stage of ‘Em All.

‘Slow Chemical’ then begins to play over the speakers to a big pop, as none other than the Big Red Machine and the man who was unsuccessful in the Brand Supremacy match when he was representing RAW in Kane makes his way out to the ring, hoping to turn recent events around here tonight. The ‘Masked Monster’ tightens his glove around his wrist before he steps onto the apron, over the top rope and into the ring, before he raises his arms and forcefully brings them down, causing fire to burst out from the top of the ring posts, a move which is also done by some fans in attendance, as he (Kane) then awaits his opponent.

‘This Fire Burns’ hits over the speakers for the second time in the night and once again it is to huge heat, as none other than the former WWE Champion, the ‘Straight Edge Superstar’ in CM Punk makes his way down to the ring, scowling as usual as he also looks to make amends for his loss to Mr. Kennedy last night in the main event of WrestleMania XXV. Punk slides into the ring and takes off his black custom top as he passes it to a stage hand, before he steps forward and stares down Kane, who looks back, looking quite intimidating. Punk and Kane are forced back into their corners by Mike Chioda, who signals for the bell to be rung.

|Match 3|
|Singles Match|
|CM Punk vs. Kane|

To start off the match, both former WWE Champions in CM Punk and Kane circled each other in the ring, before Punk approached Kane and began to work away at him by kicking away at the thigh of Kane. Kane did not seem to feel much pain as he approached Punk and wrapped two hands around his throat, only for the former WWE Champion as of last night in CM Punk to boot Kane in the gut, before he bounced off the ropes and hit Kane with a Leg Lariat. Punk smirked down at Kane before he went on the offensive, stomping away at the Masked Monster, trying to keep him grounded so that he is no threat in this match, which seemed to be working as Kane barely got any offence in on Punk in this match.

However, once Punk lifted Kane up, he was nailed with an Uppercut by Kane who looked to get back into the match, as he backed Punk against the ropes. Kane then proceeded to Clothesline the former WWE and ECW Champion over the top rope, as Kane quickly stepped over the top rope and towards Punk at the 6 minute mark. Once Kane bent down to lift Punk up, however, he was nailed with a Drop Toe Hold right into the ring steps before Punk rolled the Masked Monster back into the ring. Punk then took his place on the apron as he looked to hit Kane with a Springboard Clothesline, but Kane caught him by the throat on his arrival! Sensing danger as he was in prime position for a Chokeslam, Punk booted Kane in the gut once more as he then got him in a Double Underhook, only for Kane to quickly spin out of it and then nail Punk in the face with a Big Boot!

Kane quickly went up to the top rope as he looked to hit Punk with a Flying Clothesline of his own, but just like what happened when his opponent went for it, Punk managed to dodge it by kicking Kane in the gut in mid flight, before he lifted him up into a Standing Fireman’s Carry, looking for the Go to Sleep! Kane managed to float off of Punk’s shoulders, however, before he clasped his two hands around the throat of Punk once he had turned around, as Kane hit Punk with a Two Handed Choke Bomb! The crowd gave a big pop as they sense that Punk will suffer his second defeat in two nights after this series of reversals, but Punk managed to kick out at the count of two!

Once Punk begins to get to his feet, the man who lost in the Brand Supremacy match last night in Kane begins to wave his right arm in the air, signalling for the Chokeslam once again, but once he wrapped his hand around the throat of Punk, the former WWE Champion booted Kane in the gut, as he then proceeded to hit Kane with one of his huge Roundhouse Kicks to the side of the head, merely making Kane stumble. Punk then gained the advantage before he attempted to whip Kane against the ropes, but Kane managed to use his power to reverse this by whipping Punk with an Irish Whip of his own, before he nailed the former WWE Champion with a Sidewalk Slam, knocking the Straight Edge Superstar out.

Once again, Kane ascends to the top rope for the second time in the match, perhaps looking to hit Punk with another Diving Clothesline to either finish the match on or lead it onto the Chokeslam, but before Kane could let his intentions known, a recovered Punk sprung to the feet and leapfrogged up to the second rope. The Straight Edge Superstar began to work away at Kane with right hands as Kane was surprised and did not do anything in retaliation, as Punk quickly goes up to the top rope, and whilst maintaining his balance, he locks Kane in a Double Underhook, and nails Kane with an Inverted Pepsi Plunge! Punk’s knees crash into the mat with a sickening thud as he rolls around hurt before he crawls over to an unconscious Kane and makes the cover. 1...2...3!

|Winner: CM Punk|

After the match, Punk momentarily stays on the mat as he clasps his knees in pain, before he manages to get up to a vertical base and raise his arms in the air in victory, as the crowd give huge heat for the former WWE Champion whilst ‘This Fire Burns’ begins to play over the speakers. Punk doesn’t even bother to get his hand raised by the referee as he slides out of the ring, in no mood for celebrating after losing his coveted WWE Championship last night. Punk walks to the backstage area as the fans shout their abuse towards the ‘Straight Edge Superstar’ who pays no attention as to what they are saying, as he walks up to the stage and disappears behind the backstage curtain before we fade to black.

|Commercial Break|

Once we return from the commercial break, we head to still images of some of the main spots in the Money in the Bank Ladder match last night, where Helms hit an elevated Danielson with a Nightmare on Helms Street off the top of the ladder, the three man Tower of Doom, Helms running up the ladder and hit Jericho with a Crossbody ala Shelton Benjamin, Kendrick missing a SSP off the apron and hitting the ladder, as they interestingly show Matt hitting Finlay with a Modified Side Effect off the ladder and then raising the briefcase and then Rey and Kendrick flying off the ladder and through a ladder on the outside of the ring. They show this still image from many angles as they then show the two men at awkward angles in the steel mesh, before we cut back to the live arena, where JR and the King talk about Kendrick and Rey’s condition, as they say that neither of them are here tonight, but right now, they will speak to Kendrick via satellite as per request by TBK. The Brian Kendrick comes on the screen to some big heat from the Texan crowd, as JR and the King welcome Kendrick before talking about the Money in the Bank Ladder match last night. Kendrick says that he has suffered 2 cracked ribs and the Money in the Bank Briefcase, and that is all because of Rey Mysterio. The crowd gives a huge pop for the mention of the ‘Master of the 619’ as Kendrick seemingly hears the fans as he tells them to shut up, but they do everything but that as their reaction instantly turns towards heat.

Kendrick goes onto say that last night; Mysterio put himself and Kendrick through a ladder, since he knew that Kendrick was the only threat in the Money in the Bank Ladder match, and that he tried everything in his power to prevent him (TBK) from getting the briefcase and the World Heavyweight or WWE Championship. Kendrick then says that Mysterio practically gave the win to his friend Matt Hardy because Rey feels sorry for a failure like Matt, just like Rey is. The crowd gives huge heat for Kendrick labelling two of their favourites as failures; as TBK goes onto say that if Mysterio wasn’t in the match, then Kendrick would be Mr. MITB and the WWE Champion! Kendrick then said that he had contacted RAW General Manager Shane McMahon earlier, and accepted a proposal that Kendrick made, which was that next week, live on RAW would be The Brian Kendrick vs. Rey Mysterio! The crowd gives a huge pop for the announcement of this match as well as the return of Mysterio to Monday Night RAW, as Kendrick says that after he wins that match next week (which gets heat from the crowd), Kendrick will be going after Matt Hardy, and promises Matt and the WWE Universe that Kendrick will reign supreme over both Matt and Rey, and will be Mr. Money in the Bank. JR thanks Kendrick for his time as the satellite cuts out before JR and the King discuss these recent developments, before JR says that after the break, we would see Mr. Money in the Bank’s brother in Jeff Hardy team up with Rob Van Dam in their first match together as World Tag Team Champions.

|Commercial Break|

Once we return from the commercial break, we hear that ‘Bringing the Hood 2 U’ is playing over the speakers to little to no reaction, as we see that none other than Shad and JTG, otherwise known together as ‘Cryme Tyme’ are already in the ring, ready for this non title match against the new World Tag Team Champions. JR highlights the fact that if Cryme Tyme manage to get the win over Hardy and Rob Van Dam here tonight, they very well may be added to the World Tag Team Title match at Backlash due to them getting the win over the Tag Team Champions.

After a moment of silence, ‘One of a Kind’ hits over the speakers to a massive pop that has only been beaten by Mr. Kennedy’s pop at the top of the show, as none other than the Tag Team Champions of the World in Jeff Hardy and RVD walk down the ramp with their newly won World Tag Team Championships being proudly worn over their shoulders. Jeff does his little dance on the stage whilst Rob does his pointing RVD taunt, before both men sprint down to the ring and slide in before posing on opposite turnbuckles. Once they hop down, they hand their championships to the referee who passes them to Lilian Garcia, as the bell is then rung.

|Match 4|
|Non Title Match|
|Tag Team Match|
|World Tag Team Champions Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam vs. Cryme Tyme {Shad and JTG)|

Jeff and Shad were chosen to start the match, as the new World Tag Team Champion in Hardy charged at the big Shad, catching the bigger Shad off guard. Jeff worked away at Shad with forearms and various kicks and high flying manoeuvres to wear Shad down, but just when it looked like Hardy would manage to put the former bodyguard away with a Whisper in the Wind very early at the 4 minute mark, Shad managed to move out of the way, resulting in Jeff landing flat on his ass and Shad tagging in JTG, who enters the ring and drops the elbow on Jeff, as Cryme Tyme now get the advantage over the World Tag Team Champions in this non title match.

JTG and Shad manage to keep the advantage for the next couple of minutes before after a couple of quick tags and double team manoeuvres to the younger Hardy, the legal man in Shad nailed Jeff with a Big Boot straight to the forehead, knocking the former WWE Champion down. Shad looked to waste no time as he knows that if Cryme Tyme win they will be in serious contention for the World Tag Team Championships, but when he whipped Jeff into the ropes, Hardy managed to leap onto the top rope and then come crashing down on Shad with the move that cost him the advantage earlier, that being the Whisper in the Wind! Jeff then began to crawl towards his corner, as he makes the desperation tag to RVD!

Once Rob is tagged in by Jeff, he waits for the big man in Shad to get up, before he bounces off the top rope and hits him with Springboard Crossbody, as the new World Tag Team Champions are now back into the contest by utilizing high flying tactics. RVD continues to work over Shad as he nails him with a Rolling Thunder, only for JTG to break up the seemingly inevitable three count at the 9 minute mark of the match. JTG then began to work away at Rob with right hands as Jeff attempted to run in for the save, only for JTG to see Jeff coming in and begin to work away at the World Tag Team Champion, backing him against the ropes.

JTG’s advantage, however, is short lived, as he looks to clothesline Hardy over the top rope to heat from the crowd even though Cryme Tyme are faces as they quite simply like Jeff and Rob more, but Jeff pulls the rope down and JTG goes stumbling out of the ring! The crowd give a huge pop for Jeff, and once JTG gets up, he is hit with a Baseball Slide by Jeff! Both Shad and RVD get up after Rob was shaken up by JTG, as Hardy pulls Shad in and nails him with a huge Twist of Fate, knocking the former bodyguard out! RVD then begins to look around the arena as he quickly pulls Shad closer to the turnbuckles, as he hits him with a Split Legged Moonsault to get the victory for RVD and Hardy in their first match as World Tag Team Champions together!

|Winners: the World Tag Team Champions Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam|

Once the bell is rung, Jeff and RVD get their hands raised by the referee in victory but not before the referee Mickey Henson collects the belts from Lilian Garcia and hands the belts to their respective owners. Rob and Hardy then embrace before they go back onto the top rope and pose, before they hop back down and make their way back up the entrance ramp, slapping hands with the fans on their way. We cut to the backstage area where we are in the UKonnection locker room once again, as we see the 6 of them crowding around the TV, seemingly scouting their Backlash opponents to find a way to manage to defeat them, as we cut to another commercial break.

|Commercial Break|

Once we return from that commercial break, we head to a video package regarding last night’s Triple Threat match for the Cruiserweight Championship. We are shown some of the high flying moves from all three men that were involved in the match such as a Running Shooting Star Press to Noble from London, a Tiger Bomb from off the top rope by Noble to Bourne, Bourne hitting Noble with a Cyclorama, the then Cruiserweight Champion Paul London connecting with a Springboard Moonsault to the future CW Champion in Bourne, Noble hitting Bourne with a Top Rope Leg Drop and Bourne breaking up Noble’s Figure Four Leg Lock to London by a Springboard 450 Splash, before we see the end of the match where Bourne hit London with a Springboard Avalanche Hurricanrana, causing London to land on Noble quite awkwardly before Bourne went on and hit Noble with an Air Bourne Shooting Star Press to get the win and his first ever WWE Cruiserweight Championship and his first ever championship in the WWE overall. We then cut away from this video package as we are with the announcers once again, who say that Bourne will have his first title defence in a Triple Threat match this Friday on Smackdown against both Rated R Superstars, before they talk about London, who has unfortunately received a slight injury in his upper neck, and will not be able to perform on Monday Night RAW for at least six to eight weeks, as the announcers wish London well in his recovery.

After the announcers finish talking about the events from last night’s Cruiserweight Championship match, we head backstage once again where we see the two members of the Two Man Dynasty once again, them being Randy Orton and Montel Vontavious Porter, also known as MVP. Orton and MVP walk in the hall way rather cockily before they stop at a door, before Orton takes a deep breath as the camera swings around to show the nameplate on the door which reads ‘CM Punk’. The crowd gives instant heat at seeing the nameplate before Orton raises a hand and knocks on the door, as CM Punk opens the door with a towel around his neck, obviously cooling down after his match with Kane. Punk looks confused to see both Orton and MVP there, as Orton simply says to Punk that they need to talk, as Punk oddly smirks and then lets Orton and MVP into his locker room before shutting the door on the camera as we return back into the arena. JR wonders out loud if the Two Man Dynasty going into Punk’s locker room had anything to do with the Two Man Dynasty’s ‘plan’ and if it had anything to do with the huge Main Event, which King says is up next!

|Commercial Break|

Once we return from yet another commercial break, ‘Sexy Boy’ begins to play over the speakers to a massive hometown pop, surpassing that of RVD and Hardy and equalling Kennedy’s from earlier in the show, as none other than the man who pinned Orton in the Interbrand Tag Team match and the Texan in the ‘Heart Break Kid’ Shawn Michaels emerges from the backstage area with a massive smile on his face after he was victorious last night in his hometown of Texas. Michaels does his signature ‘prayer’ on the top of the ramp before he makes his way down to the ring and takes his time to interact with the fans in the first couple of rows, before he slides into the ring and awaits the WWE Champion.

‘Turn Up the Trouble’ then begins to play over the P.A. system to another massive pop, equal to that of his opponent’s and his own first pop of the night, as none other than the WWE Champion in Mr. Kennedy makes his way down to the ring, ready to face one of his childhood heroes in Shawn Michaels. Michaels smirks as Kennedy walks down the ramp and also interacts with the fans, before he slides into the ring and hands his title to Charles Robinson as Kennedy and Michaels give each other and approving nod right before their huge match gets underway!

|Main Event|
|Match 5|
|Non Title Match|
|Singles Match|
|WWE Champion Mr. Kennedy vs. Shawn Michaels|

The match started off with a sign of respect as the two competitors and good friends shook hands, before a collar and elbow tie up was initiated between the two Superstars, as Kennedy backed Michaels in the corner, before he broke off once demanded to by the referee. Kennedy quickly walked back over to Shawn once the referee backed off only to be hit with a few knife edge chops, before Michaels hit Kennedy with a very early Vertical Suplex, thus gaining the early advantage in this somewhat of a dream match, as JR highlights the previous history between the two at the end of 2007 and the start of 2008. Michaels then gets to his feet before he lifts Kennedy up and whips him against the ropes, as he hits him with a simple yet effective Back Body Drop to a pop from the crowd, although boos are heard from the Kennedy fans in attendance.

Michaels managed to maintain his advantage in the match as he worked over Kennedy with a combination of high flying moves and aerial attacks, as Michaels threw Kennedy over the top rope and to the outside mats, near the entrance ramp at the 6 minute mark. Michaels then went onto the apron with his back towards Kennedy, and in classical HBK fashion, Michaels leapt off of the second rope and hit Kennedy with a Springboard Moonsault Plancha! Michaels managed to roll the Green Bay Loudmouth back into the ring, but the resilient WWE Champion managed to kick out at two. Once Kennedy got back up to his feet, Michaels went for a Superkick but Kennedy held onto Michaels’ foot, before he spun him around in a 360 and then hit him with a Northern Lights Suplex for a two count.

Kennedy and Michaels then fought for the advantage for the next couple of minutes which created a highly entertaining affair, as both men managed to avoid the other’s finishing manoeuvre whilst managing to get their own offense in. Kennedy got the closest to the win after Michaels attempted a Diving Crossbody off of the top rope, only for the new WWE Champion to reverse it into a huge Powerslam. The equally resilient Michaels managed to kick out with the majority of the crowd backing their fellow Texan, but Kennedy managed to keep the majority of the momentum as he got very close on different occasions, such as after he hit Shawn with a Reverse Mic Check and an Inverted DDT in a matter of minutes, but obviously Michaels was able to kick out.

Kennedy had seemingly had enough at the 13 minute mark, however, as he lifted Michaels up onto the top rope and looked to hit Shawn with a Superplex. Michaels, however, found himself in danger and found himself an opportunity to get back into the match, as he blasted away at the forehead of Kennedy, before he manages to push Kennedy off the top rope and back into the ring. Michaels takes a minute to dust off the cobwebs before he positions himself on the top rope, before he leaps off for a Diving Splash, only for with shades of what Orton did in the Tag Team match at Mania XXV when HBK went for the Diving Elbow. Kennedy stuck his knees up, causing HBK’s sternum to crash into the upright knees of Kennedy with extreme force!

Kennedy quickly looks to capitalize on this opportunity, as he lifts up HBK and manages to get the hometown hero into a Standing Fireman’s Carry position as he hits him with a Steamroller! The crowd gives a massive mixed reaction as they don’t know if they should go for Michaels or Kennedy, as the new champion looks to get his first victory as the main event player on RAW as he pins HBK. 1...2...Michaels manages to kick out! Kennedy is somewhat shocked at Michaels kicking out as Kennedy rises to his feet and tells Michaels to get up, signalling for the Mic Check, but Kennedy soon gets aggravated as HBK gets up extremely slowly, as Kennedy then looks to take matters into his own hands. The WWE Champion walks over to Shawn and begins to lift him up to his feet, but he finds it somewhat of a hard task to lift the dead body weight of Shawn Michaels up.

However, HBK seemed to be playing possum, as he took a step back once up to his feet and nailed Kennedy with a lightning quick yet picture perfect Sweet Chin Music! The crowd erupts into another huge mixed reaction as Shawn collapses to the mat after this gruelling match, but he begins to crawl as he then drops his arm over Kennedy. 1...2...Somehow the champion kicks out! This time, HBK is shocked as is the crowd, only for Shawn to somehow kip up to his feet as he then takes his place in the corner and begins to tune up the band, looking to hit the new WWE Champion in Mr. Kennedy with a Sweet Chin Music to finish off a gruelling yet very exciting match up. HBK then begins to bang his foot on the floor as Kennedy begins to get up, causing Michaels to move in for the kill.

However, in a role reversal of the events that just took place, Kennedy this time manages to find a way out of HBK’s signature manoeuvre, as Kennedy kicks HBK in the gut, which he follows up with a devastating Mic Check out of absolutely nowhere! The crowd gives yet another massive mixed reaction for Kennedy nailing his signature move, as Kennedy begins to crawl over the unconscious Shawn for the cover! 1...2...NO! The Heart Break Kid manages to kick out, and is still in this match, managing to survive a Mic Check and a Steamroller within a matter of minutes! The crowd pops for Shawn managing to kick out although there is once again an equal amount of heat for Shawn denying Kennedy the victory, who seems unsure as to how he can finish this match off.

Kennedy decides to go for yet another Steamroller as this time he manages to lift Shawn up and onto his shoulders, but HBK manages to slide off of his back, turn Kennedy around, and nails him with a boot to the gut which is followed up by a Snap DDT! The crowd gives yet another mixed reaction as HBK takes his time getting to his feet before he ascends up to the top rope, looking for the Diving Elbow Drop, only for a recovered Kennedy to run up the ropes to greet Shawn, as Kennedy looks to finish Shawn off with a Super Mic Check! However, before this could be executed, the match comes to a sudden halt, as none other than both Two Man Dynasty members in MVP and Orton come rushing down the ramp and push both men back into the ring, resulting in a No Contest!

|No Contest|

Orton and MVP slide into the ring as they lay the boots into Michaels as the crowd give heat for the two men ruining a great match, but once Kennedy begins to get to his feet, MVP walks over to the WWE Champion and hits him with a Playmaker! The crowd gives heat for MVP hitting him with his secondary signature manoeuvre, as he walks bag over to Michaels whilst Orton slides out of the ring, right near where Michaels is. MVP then rolls Michaels closer to Orton with his head dangling over the ring apron, as Orton gets Michaels in a front face lock with half of Michaels’ body still in the ring. The crowd gives a massive amount of heat as a sick smile comes over the face of Orton, AS HE NAILS MICHAELS WITH HIS ELEVATED DDT OFF OF THE APRON! The crowd’s heat is distinguished as it is replaced with a stunned silence at Michaels being planted off of the apron, but the Two Man Dynasty do not seem to be done, as Orton lifts up the now limp carcass of Michaels and brings him over to the ring post with Michaels in a standing position.

MVP now goes to the outside of the ring as a sick smile of his own comes over his face, as to add further insult to injury, MVP CHARGES FORWARD AND HITS HBK WITH A PLAYA’S BOOT AGAINST THE RINGPOST! Michaels’ head bounces off of the ring post with a sickening thud as the crowd’s heat is once again heard as it is even louder than before, as the Two Man Dynasty have utterly destroyed HBK. MVP and Orton walk back up the ramp with their sinister smirks still on their faces, before ‘This Fire Burns’ hits over the speakers to massive heat, as none other than CM Punk walks out, smiling after the deal with the Two Man Dynasty seems to have been fulfilled here tonight. Punk nods at the Two Man Dynasty with a smirk on his face before Punk walks over Michaels and to the timekeeper’s table, where he lifts up the WWE Championship which was once his and is now Mr. Kennedy’s. Punk looks down at the title almost longingly before he throws it into the ring before he slides into the ring, and laughs at Kennedy attempting to get to his feet.

As Kennedy gets to his knees, Punk’s expression turns serious, as he charges forward and nails the current WWE Champion and his Backlash opponent with a Shining Wizard! Kennedy hits the mat once again as Punk soon mounts Kennedy and unleashes with huge right hands straight to the forehead of Mr. Kennedy, attempting to beat the man who beat him last night in the main event of WrestleMania XXV to a bloody pulp. Punk gets off of Kennedy after almost 20 straight punches to the skull, as he lifts up the WWE Championship with one hand and then Kennedy with the other. Punk then pushes Kennedy towards the ropes, and when he comes back, he is blasted in the face with his own title belt by Punk! Kennedy hits the mat like a sack of spuds, but Punk does not seem to be done, as he lifts up Kennedy again, where we see a deep gash has emerged from above Kennedy’s right eye, and has now covered almost all of Kennedy’s face and his hair. Punk then blasts Kennedy in the face with yet another belt shot, knocking Kennedy out once more and making the gash even deeper.

Punk then throws the WWE Championship down to the mat as the peroxide blond hair of Mr. Kennedy has now turned red, stained with blood. Punk looks to be thankfully leaving the ring but once he gets one foot out of the ring, he seems to have other ideas, as he swings his leg back into the ring and looks to inflict further punishment on the WWE Champion. Punk lifts Kennedy up to his feet and gets him in a Double Underhook position right next to the title belt, as Punk then elevates Kennedy up, ONLY TO DROP HIM NECK FIRST ONTO THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A STRAIGHT EDGE! Kennedy’s neck is at an awkward angle on the title belt with his face a bloody mess, as the blood has now made its way down onto the chest of Kennedy. In a sight very similar to what Brock Lesnar did, Punk wipes some of the blood off of Mr. Kennedy and wipes it across his chest, before he takes the title from under Kennedy’s neck and raises it up in the air as RAW comes to a close, Michaels still unconscious on the outside of the ring and Kennedy a beaten man on the inside of the ring with CM Punk standing tall.

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WWE Backlash
April 26th, 2009
Providence, Rhode Island
Dunkin' Donuts Centre

Main Event
WWE Championship
The Rematch
WWE Champion Mr. Kennedy vs. CM Punk II

World Tag Team Championships
World Tag Team Champions Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam vs. Paul Burchill and DH Smith
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[CT Styles]

The video packages were a bit full-on and I didn't really get the point of the Shawn Michaels one. As he's not even fighting in a singles match tonight. The opening segment was pretty realistic and added a nice feel going into Wrestlemania 25.

Opening with the Money in the Bank is something I'm a fan of, unless the ECW Championship's being defended. The match itself was nice, as people have said, Helms was the show-stealer of this match. There was numerous nice spots like the Shooting Star Press etc. The way the match was set out I didn't mind either, the rungs thing is a pretty good addition although it can get a tad confusing when multiple people are on the ladder. Matt Hardy winning is a good choice, hopefully you can push him beyond his robot characteristics.

The JBL/Big Show match was decent for what it was. It's not really my sort of match, it had some nice street fight spots but no matter what, I was never going to get into it. I'm not really a fan of either man. Nice vicious ending but like I said, no matter what I'll never fully be into this match.

The Cruiserweight Championship match provided good action. I'm a Bourne fan and I felt that all three performers had really good chemistry throughout the whole match. It was just a really comfortable read and you seemed to really put Noble over as the heel with the numerous references to the crowd's heat. The ending was fantastic in my eyes and I'm glad Bourne got the win in the end.

The Kennedy promo I liked however what brought my liking of it down was how you basically stated the obvious after every line saying something like, 'The crowd pops for him saying *insert what he said*.' I just didn't like that part.

The WWE Tag Team Titles match was better than I expected. I expected it to be a bit of a clusterfuck but you seemed to keep everyone busy throughout the match I thought. The main thing you did which is most likely the most important is it kept me entertained. I didn't get bored throughout it and that's a quality you need to have. Cade and Jindrack will really be over as heels after this match and you achieved that well. This was a pretty decent match considering the competitors aren't exactly the biggest names in the business. Good match, well written.

The Brand Supremacy match was also well written although it seemed almost like a squash in a way. Kane really seemed dominated by Umaga throughout the whole match. The ending was pretty decent with the midair Samoan Spike but other than that it was a pretty bland match. These two can't really have that great of a match considering their size but it was an alright read.

I really enjoyed the World Tag Team Championship match. I like the UKonection stable and how it works. In your writing you are very good at putting people over as a heel or face and you did that very well here with both teams and their respective 'characters'(?). I like the idea of Hardy and RVD together but somewhere down the line I'd like to see them break up and have them feud over who's the most extreme and have some damn good matches. If you don't do it, I will! back to the match, I really enjoyed reading this match as I just liked the contrast between the two teams. The UKonnection is the real 'bad', 'evil' guys and Hardy and RVD are the two crowd favorites. The ending was good having the crowd happy seeing them both nail their finishers. Enjoyable read and good match.

John Cena and Undertaker's World Heavyweight Championship was yet another enjoyable read. It really had that big match feel just from the overall way it was written and how the match panned out. It really felt like a PPV Main Event. I had a feeling the ending would unfold as it did with the catching of Cena. Throughout the match the action from each superstar was pretty even and if it was against 'Taker, I literally would not have known who could have won. This was another good job for writing and I'm liking Cena's heel character. I want to know what the aftermath for Cena will be with Nash Miller.

I loved the D-Generation X/Rated RKO match. There was good chemistry between all four men throughout the match and the ending was great for Michaels' hometown crowd. The way Rated RKO came off was good throughout the match, however the ending for them I didn't quite like as much as it made them look like a joke when they're really quality superstars that I feel should be built up to look stronger but I guess for HBK it's forgiven. Another well written, good match.

The Main Event was written fantastically and was an all-round great match. The only thing though, I don't see these two as believable Wrestlemania Main Eventers, it may just be their size but I can't see this being the Main Event, I personally would've made 'Taker/Cena the Main Event. The psychology between then was good throughout the match however at some times it just felt like, 'big move.. big move' and there wasn't really any smoothness throughout. Overall though, great match and a great way to end your Wrestlemania.

Overall Thoughts: This PPV is a great credit to your name, y2j. You put a lot of work into it and it shows. The matches all came off overall as great and the segments also were very good. The length for me was a tad long but in the end it was worth it. I look forward to reading the aftermath of Wrestlemania 25.

 

[y2j__legend]

The new World Heavyweight Champion in The Undertaker is expected to retire very soon, hence why the World Heavyweight Championship was put on him for seemingly one last time. The original belief and hope was that Taker would be able to make it to WrestleMania 26 in the Ford Field, but this may not be the case, as Taker is more worn out than ever, and is now expected to retire as soon as Judgment Day in May. We will keep you updated on this in the coming weeks.

Also, Jerry ‘the King’ Lawler is expected to be leaving the announce booth after Backlash. The King is a long time employee of the WWE but his contract expires at the end of April, and with troubles back at home in Memphis, the King is expected to leave the WWE and break up the announce team of JR and the King. With the King expected to leave, it will be interesting to see how the WWE will change their announce teams, especially with the introduction of the Coach and the firing of Michael Cole.

In the first of the seemingly annual post WrestleMania releases, the WWE website has announced that the following Superstars’ WWE contracts have been terminated:
The Great Khali
Runjin Singh
Stevie Richards
Chuck Palumbo
Shannon Moore
Jimmy Wang Yang

The most interesting release of them all have to be that of Shannon Moore, who seemed to be in line of a push after he turned heel on his old tag team partner and now unemployed Jimmy Wang Yang. With more releases seemingly inevitable, we will keep you up to date on releases from the WWE.

Also, for the first time since No Way Out in 2007, WWE Pay Per Views are once again single branded, although there are six Interbrand PPVs this year. WWE are looking to cut down on Interbrand Pay Per Views by 2010, but this is what the PPV schedule now looks like, as there is now once again a February PPV which is No Way Out as Armageddon is now the name once again of the December PPV.

April- Backlash (RAW)
May- Judgment Day (Smackdown)
June- Night of Champions (Interbrand)
July- Great American Bash (Interbrand)
August- Summerslam (Interbrand)
September- Unforgiven (RAW)
October- No Mercy (Smackdown)
November- Survivor Series (Interbrand)
December- Armageddon (RAW)
January- Royal Rumble (Interbrand)
February- No Way Out (Smackdown)
March- WrestleMania (Interbrand)

Smackdown is finished and will be posted in the next couple of days.