4.26.09
Live from Providence, RI
Announcers: JR, Michael Cole & Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler
Report EXCLUSIVELY for Pulse Wrestling by: PK
Jack Swagger (c) vs. Christian – ECW Championship
Swagger comes out strong to start, overpowering Christian. Swagger with a few shoulder-blocks, and then tosses Christian to the floor. Christian back in the ring, but Swagger sends him to the corner, and charges. Christian tries to dive through the middle ropes, and kick Swagger in the face, however Swagger catches him and pounds him down. Swagger sends Christian to the corner again, and charges again, and Christian kicks him in the face. Christian leap frogs Swagger, gets to the corner, and then springboards into a sunset flip for 2. Both men slow to get up, but Swagger catches him and hits him with an armature takedown. Swagger tries a Gut Wrench, but it’s blocked. Swagger puts Christian on the turnbuckle, but Christian fights him off, and hits a Tornado DDT for 2. Swagger fights back, slams Christian on the mat in the corner, and then hits a top rope Vader Bomb for 2. Swagger scoops Christian up, but Christian flips through and rolls up Swagger for 2. Swagger up quick, and hits an Oklahoma Stampede for 2. Swagger is getting frustrated, so he goes to untie a turnbuckle pad. The ref catches him, so he just goes to charge at Christian, who exposed the turnbuckle on his side, and Christian dodge Swagger, who goes head first into the exposed turnbuckle into the Killswitch (Unprettier) for the pin.
Winner and NEW Champion – Christian
Backstage Dreamer, Bourne and Finlay congratulate Christian, but he then (finally) runs into his brother Edge. Edge wonders if Christian now thinks his better then him. Christian then said that Edge used to be a lot of fun, but now he’s a bitter raving lunatic. Edge blames Cena for all his woes, and that he will be fun once again when he defeats Cena tonight.
Chris Jericho vs. Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat
JR tells us that the last time Steamboat was in a one-on-one PPV match, it was 15 years ago at Bash at the Beach against Steve Austin for the US Championship. The match starts out very quickly, and Steamboat sends Jericho to the floor, and then plancha’s over the top rope on Jericho! Jericho back in quickly, hits the ropes, but Steamboat with a huge chop! Steamboat locks on the armbar. Crowd breaks out the ‘You Still Got It’ chant. Jericho fights out and sends Steamboat over the top rope, but Steamboat skins the cat!!…only for Jericho to clothesline him over the top. Steamboat tries to get back in, but Jericho hits the springboard dropkick, sending Steamboat back to the floor. Jericho pulls Steamboat back in, and locks on a rear naked choke. Jericho goes for his running bulldog, but Steamboat reverses it, sending Jericho the top of the turnbuckle. Steamboat follows, and Steamboat hits a Belly to Back SUPERplex!! Steamboat with a series of chops, but only gets a 2 count. Jericho charges, and Steamboat catches him with a spinning powerslam for 2. Steamboat sends Jericho to the ropes, but Jericho comes off with an enzaguri for 2. Jericho hits the running bulldog, and goes to follow it with the Lionsault, however Steamboat catches him on his shoulders…only for Jericho to roll through it, and lock on the Walls. Steamboat fights out, and locks on a Figure 4! Jericho gets to the ropes, and Steamboat goes to the top and this a High Crossbody for 2. Steamboat goes for another, but as he leaps off the ropes, Jericho nails a Codebreaker, but Steamboat gets his foot on the ropes, so Jericho only got a 2! Jericho argues with the ref, giving Steamboat the shot to roll up Jericho, but only gets a 2. Jericho grabs a charging Steamboat and locks the Walls on in the center of the ring for the win.
Winner – Jericho
Santino is pacing backstage, and Beth & Rosa walk in, and they want Santino to come clean. Beth asks where Santina is, Santino says that she is on her way, and Santina will defend her ‘Miss Wrestlemania’ title anytime. Once Santino refuses to quit the charade, Beth breaks up with him.
Kane vs. CM Punk
Kane dominates the start of the match. Punk is on the apron, and Kane slides to the floor, and attempts to choke slam Punk to the floor, however Punk fights out. Back in the ring, Kane locks on a body scissors, but Punk elbow’s his way out, working on Kane’s right arm, only to get hit with a HUGE clothesline from Kane. Kane bends Punk over his knee, but Punk works on his right arm again, as it seems as Punk is trying to fight off a potential choke slam. Punk hits a springboard clothesline, and then goes for the GTS, but Kane slides out, but falls into the corner, and Punk hits a knee to face followed by the bulldog for 2. Punk goes for another springboard clothesline, but he is met by a chop uppercut for 2. Punk off the ropes, and Kane goes for a Sidewalk Slam, but Punk flips through, and drops Kane in a Cross Armbreaker, still working on the right arm. Kane eventually lifts Punk up and drops him in the Sidewalk Slam. Kane looks to go for the Choke Slam, but Punk starts kicking away. However, Kane catches Punk’s leg, and grabs Punk’s throat for the Choke Slam for the win.
Winner – Kane
Recap of the Hardy Brother feud.
Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy – I Quit Match
Jeff starts off on fire, sending Matt to the floor quickly. Jeff with a plancha on Matt on the floor, then sends Matt to the wall. Jeff moves the steps, and then runs off them with a leg lariat, while Matt was against the wall. Back in the ring, Jeff continues to dominate, hitting a series of leg drops. Jeff locks on a sleeper, and positions himself on Matt’s back while he is still standing. Matt wonders to the turnbuckle, and drops to his knees, sending Jeff face first into the top turnbuckle. Jeff charges Matt, and goes to the top for the Whisper in the Wind, but Matt shoves Jeff off the top turnbuckle, sending Jeff to the floor, looking like he twisted his knee a bit. Matt tosses Jeff back in, but slaps his leg around the ringpost. In the middle of the ring, Matt locks on the Figure 4. Jeff refuse to quit, and reverses the hold. Matt is now in pain, but he lets go. Jeff hits 2 ToF’s and 2 Swanton’s! A table gets set up in the ring, and Jeff lays Matt on it, duct tapes him, and then ties him down with a rope! Jeff gets a ladder, and sets it up in the corner, and Matt says that he loves Jeff, and that he is sorry for everything. He says that they can be the Hardy Boyz again, and then Matt breaks out the ‘Mom wouldn’t want you to do this.’ Jeff climbs the ladder, and before anything can happen, Matt utters ‘I QUIT’, and Jeff wins the match….HOWEVER Jeff still leapfrogs the ladder and lands on Matt, who goes shattering through the table!!
Winner – Jeff Hardy
Grisham is with Orton, and he asks him about the match coming up. Orton says that he has nothing to say to HHH or Shane, but he questions Batista on what has changed since Evolution. Orton says that he is on his own, but Batista is still doing HHH’s dirty work. Orton reminds Batista that after all these years, it is still about HHH, and his title.
The Great Khali and Ranjin Singh comes down to start the Khali Kiss Cam. Santina comes out and says that she apologizes to Khali and the world for portraying something she isn’t….a single female. She says that she is in love with another man, and to kiss The Great Khali, would go against everything their love stands for. Ranjin says that The Great Khali wants to know who it is….and after some stumbling, Santina says that she is in love with JR. She says that JR has been courting her for the past few weeks. Santina then calls JR ‘Mr. Barbeque Man.’ HAHAHA. She says that JR’s pet name for her is his little Slobberknocker. HAHAHA. Ranjin says that The Great Khali says that Santina does not have to kiss him, as long as she proves her love to JR by kissing him. As you can imagine, JR is not liking this. Beth comes down, and challenges Santina for the Miss Wrestlemania title. Khali then confronts Beth, and Beth calls him stupid for not realizing that Santina is Santino. Khali chops her, and Santina pins her to keep her title. As Santina tries to exit the ring, Khali grabs her shirt, and Santina runs around trying to cover himself up, and then runs up the ramp.
Recap of HHH/Legacy feud.
Triple H (c), Shane McMahon, & Batista vs. Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase, & Cody Rhodes – WWE Championship
Just a reminder of these retarded rules, if anyone on HHH’s team scores the fall, HHH keeps his title. If anyone on the Legacy scores the fall, Orton walks away the Champion. Also, the title can change hands on a DQ or Count Out. Legacy takes their sweet ass time getting in the ring, but when they do, HHH takes out Orton, and they fight on the floor. They fight up the ramp, and backstage, as Batista & Shane hold off Priceless. HHH comes back without Orton, and it looks like we are going to start 3 on 2. Batista manhandles Cody from the start. Team McHista dominates over Priceless with frequent tags. DiBiase starts to walk away from the match, but Batista grabs him and tosses him back in the ring, but Orton runs back down, and jumps Batista from behind, and rams his head into the ringpost. Orton gets tagged in, and he pummels Batista. Cody is tagged in, and now the Legacy is working very well together. Cody sends Batista to the floor, and distracts the ref so DiBiase can get some cheap shots in. Orton tagged back in, and he pulls Batista in through the ropes, and drops him in a DDT! DiBiase is back in, and he tries to keep Batista down, but Batista hits a belly to back suplex, and tries to get the hot tag, but DiBiase gets the tag to Orton, who cuts off Batista. Batista eventually gets the hot tag to Shane, who lights up every Legacy member. Shane with a top rope Elbow Drop on DiBiase for 2. Orton comes in and tosses Shane to the floor, goes back to the apron and gets tagged in. Orton then suplexes Shane back in the ring, and tags DiBiase back in. Legacy tags in and out, dishing out lots of punishment on Shane. HHH hasn’t been in the match since Orton’s return. Shane hits a Belly to Back suplex, and finally gets the hot tag to HHH, while Orton gets the tag in. The match falls apart pretty quickly. On the floor, Cody hits Shane with a chair, sending him over the wall. He then hits Batista with a chair, and goes after Batista, but keeps the chair low so that the ref did not see it. Batista kicks Cody in the gut, and Cody drops the chair. HHH has Orton set for the Pedigree, but he sees Batista pick up the chair, and looks like he’s going to take out Cody, but stops him, since the ref saw it. HHH tosses the chair, but turns into a RKO, then a punt to the head for the pin.
Winner and NEW Champion – Randy Orton
Medics come down to carry out the KO’d HHH. The crowd is singing ‘Hey Hey Hey, Goodbye’. They strap HHH up in a neckbrace, and they have him carted off up the ramp.
Recap Video for Edge/Cena.
John Cena (c) vs. Edge – World Heavyweight Championship – Last Man Standing Match
Edge is hot to start the match. They are playing to Cena’s potential head injury from the Conchairto on Monday night. The crowd is crazy for this match. Edge locks on the a Sleeper, hoping to make him pass out for the 10 count. Cena pops up at 7, and hits 2 shoulderblocks, the belly to back powerbomb, and tries the ‘You Can’t See Me’, but Edge kicks him in the head, then locks on the Sharpshooter! Edge drags Cena over to the corner, and uses the ropes for some more leverage (which he can do with out getting DQ’d), and Cena is down again. Cena gets up on the 5 count, but is on the apron, and Edge knocks him off the apron on the announce table, and is down for the count again. Cena pulls himself on along the table at 8, but Edge comes out and props Cena on the ringsteps, and goes to charge him, but Cena dodges, and Edge goes head first into the steps, and now the ref is counting him down. Edge is starting to get up, and Cena gets him, but Edge reverses a whip, and sends Cena into the steps. Cena is up, and then sends Edge into the steps. Cena puts the bottom 1/2 of the steps in the ring, but turns around into a boot of Edge. Edge props the steps over Cena in the corner, and drop kicks the steps on Cena. Cena is back up at 6, and Edge charges, but Cena sends him over the top to the floor! Cena picks up the bottom of the steps and launches them out of the ring at Edge!! Edge gets up at the 9 count, and Cena tosses Edge back in the ring. Cena & Edge go toe to toe, knocking each other out at the same time. Both men back up at the same time, Cena goes for the FU, but Edge slides out, but Cena lifts him for the FU again, and Edge slides out again, and goes for the Edge-o-matic, but Cena fights out, goes for a FU again, but AGAIN Edge slides out and hits a belly to back suplex. Edge mocks the ‘You Can’t See Me’, but Cena grabs him and locks on the STFU. Edge is tapping, but it doesn’t matter. Cena lets go, and Edge is down for a 8 count. As Edge gets up, Cena goes for the FU again, but Edge grabs the ring ropes, slides off, and hits a Spear. Cena is up at 8, and Edge goes to the top rope, however Cena meets him up there, and hits a SUPER-FU. Edge gets up at 9! Cena goes off the top for the Famasser, but Edge hits a mid-air Spear! Edge starts to clear off the announce table, and pulls Cena up, but Cena sets up Edge for the FU on the table, and FU’s Edge into the crowd!! Edge gets up at 9, but runs through the crowd trying to avoid Cena. They go all the way to the other side of the arena, near the stage, and Cena bulldogs Edge from the steps onto some of the equipment crates. Edge slides off the crates at 7 to his feet, and cracks Cena with a hard hat. Edge climbs on the stage, and Cena follows, only to get a DDT on the steel grating! Cena is up, but Edge has a steel chair, and cracks Cena over the back with it, and then hits the Conchairto. Cena somehow makes it up at the count of 9, and goes for a FU off the stage, but Big Show comes out, grabs Cena, and Choke Slams him off the stage through a spotlight (part of the set), which explodes! Cena is out for the count of 10!
Winner and NEW Champion – Edge
After the match, medics are checking on Cena, along with a few wrestlers (Punk, Shad & Christian it looks like). They also set Cena up in a neckbrace, and start to cart him off when the PPV goes off the air.
