[Vengeance Posted!] Out of a rut - A Chez-style WWE and EWR story

[GrayNicolls]

Raw seemed to get screwed over in the supplemental. ECW got good picks and Smackdown! got even better. Nice stuff, Ben.

 

[The Spin]

Blockbuster 3-Way Trade!

WWE.com has learned that the 3 General Managers have agreed to a massive trade just minutes before the teade deadline. In the trade, each brand gives 2 superstars to one brand and recieves 2 from another.

From ECW to Smackdown
Stevie Richards and Little Guido Maritato

From Smackdown to Raw
Dave Taylor and Chuck Palumbo

From Raw to ECW
The Great Khali and Val Venis

How will the men cope on their new brands? Tune in to find out!

 

[The Spin]

Smackdown Preview

Smackdown is changed after the Draft on Raw, the Supplemental Draft and the huge Trade which the brands agreed to. This week catch all the action after these changes!

Edge's main challenger Batista and potential threat Mark Henry have left Smackdown, but coming the other way are a series of potential threats. Who will become the next challenger to the World Heavyweight Championship? Theodore Long will announce this live on Smackdown! Whoever it is, Edge will be in action when he faces a new Smackdown recruit in Stevie Richards.

Deuce and Domino are also champions under threat. With London and Kenrick and now Cade and Murdoch chasing the belts, how long can they hold onto their gold? This week Cade and Murdoch will debut in a No1 Contenders Match against Londrick to see who challenges for the titles at Vengeance.

The Cruiserweight No1 Contender match announced last week has been altered due to Londrick being in Tag competition. Chavo Guerrero and Jimmy Wang Yang will now be joined in the ring by Super Crazy and Little Guido in the fight to become No1 Contender. Remember, if Chavo wins then he is allowed to decide his own challenger.

The other Smackdown newcomers will be teaming together, Carlito, Johnny Nitro and Chris Masters, to take a mystery team of Smackdown's finest in a 6-man tag match.

United States champion, MVP will be in the ring again this week in a non-title match against Smackdown's Number 1 Announcer, Funaki!


Confirmed Card:

World Heavyweight Champion Edge vs. Stevie Richards (Non-Title)

Cade and Murdoch vs. Londrick - No1 Contender Match

Chavo Guerrero vs. Jimmy Wang Yang vs. Super Crazy vs. Little Guido - No1 Contender Match

Carlito, Johnny Nitro and Chris Masters vs. Team Smackdown - 6-man Tag

United States Champion MVP vs. Funaki (Non-Title)

 

[The Spin]

I have stuck a poll up for you which Id like people to reply to. The choices are:

EWR Matches (Like I currently use). e.g.:

Umaga vs Batista
Batista hits a stump piledriver on Umaga. Tornado punch from Batista. Batista turns Umaga inside-out with a clothesline. Cover! 1....2....kick out at the last second! Batista looks shocked. Rude Awakening on Umaga by Batista. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up. Umaga pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Flying shoulder tackle by Umaga sends Batista to the mat. Umaga hits a bulldog off the ropes. Batista powers out of a headlock. Batista DDTs Umaga. Batista moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Batista Bomb. 1....2...3, it's finished. Batista goes into the crowd, where he celebrates his victory

Or

Short write-ups by me which give the general basis of what happened. e.g.:

Batista vs. Umaga
In an evenly balanced contest, Batista seemed to have the edge between the two big men, hitting a Batista Bomb to bring the pinfall and earn a draft pick for Smackdown.

 

[Griffo]

Im not liking that smackdown card... ill have to see how it plays out

 

[The Spin]

Not the best card Ive ever put on, but it does a job as you will see

 

[Jaztheman]

Looking forward to seeing the show

 

[OrderDX]

when will the show take place?

 

[The Spin]

Soon, its almost finished

 

[OrderDX]

gdgd read mine as well please lol

 

[The Spin]

Friday Night Smackdown! - Friday 15th June

Friday Night Smackdown is back from the shake-ups of the draft and has come out completely changed. A load of new guys have come in, but some familiar faces have also left. To get us started we have a match between two guys who have stayed on Smackdown, the impressive United States champion MVP and Smackdown's No1 Announcer, Funaki!

Montel Vontavious Porter vs Funaki
Big forearm by Montel Vontavious Porter. Funaki takes a butterfly suplex from MVP. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Funaki backdrops Montel Vontavious Porter out of a piledriver attempt. Funaki hits a rolling kick on MVP. Stiff high kick on MVP by Funaki. Funaki hits a rolling kick on MVP. MVP blocks a kick from Funaki. Short range spear from Montel Vontavious Porter. Montel Vontavious Porter has Funaki down on the canvas. Here it comes...Playmaker! Funaki taps! Funaki offers a handshake to MVP...and he accepts it! No! Montel Vontavious Porter levels Funaki with a cheap shot right hand! Montel Vontavious Porter drops Funaki to the canvas. Montel Vontavious Porter quickly locks on the Playmaker! Funaki has been floored after the match.

MVP picking up a devastating win over plucky Funaki. Now though, we go backstage where Edge is talking to Josh Matthews:

Josh: Hello Smackdown fans, I am Josh Matthews and I am here with the World Heavyweight Champion, Edge. Edge, Theodore Long told WWE.com during the week that tonight he will name a new No1 Contender to your World Championship. What are your thoughts on this?

Edge: My thoughts? He can pick whoever he wants to pick, because I can beat them. I have beaten Batista and now he is gone. I could go and beat anybody out there who challenges my title.

Josh: Do you think the draft lottery brought over any possible new contenders?

Edge: Who has come over? Carlito who spits people to death? Masters who looks pretty? Nobody who can beat me has arrived on Smackdown because nobody can beat me. Period.

Josh: Tonight you face another of the Smackdown newcomers, Stevie Richards, how do you think you will do?

Edge: Stevie Richards is a lowlife ECW scum who needs teaching how things work round here on Smackdown. You see here, you fight amongst yourself and if you have the nerve to have a match with me then you get beaten. The Rated-R Era is upon you all and there isn't a damn thing you could do about it.

Edge walks off screen as we go to a break

::Fade to Commercial::

Backstage Chris Masters, Johnny Nitro and Carlito are stood together. They are against a team of Smackdown superstars tonight on their first night. Chris Benoit comes walking over to them.

Nitro: Look what the cat dragged in! What do you want, Wolverine? Think you're in X-Men?

Benoit: Cut it punk! This is Benoit territory here on Smackdown and you don't mess with that. I am here to tell you your opponents tonight. You will team up against me, Chris Benoit, and my partner Carlito!

Carlito: That's right. You two, you arn't cool. Carlito knows whats cool, and I will show you in the ring tonight that I am above you two. Now that, that's cool.

Carlito takes a bite of apple and sprays it all over a shocked Nitro and Masters! Carlito and Benoit against Nitro and Masters tonight!

Chez's Notes: Chris Benoit lost 2 points of overness from this segment for needing backup. Carlito's turn was completed, and he is now a face. Carlito gained 2 points of overness from this turn for showing what's really cool.

In the ring it is tag action as Smackdown draftees Cade and Murdoch take on the high flying London and Kendrick for the No1 Contendership to Deuce and Domino's Tag Team Championships.

Cade and Murdoch vs London and Kendrick
Trevor takes a flying neckbreaker from Paul London. Trevor slips out the back of a Paul London bodyslam. Fallaway slam by Trevor Murdoch. Tag between Trevor Murdoch and Lance Cade. Fallaway slam by Lance Cade. Rude Awakening on Paul London by Cade. Paul London powers out of a Lance Cade headlock. London uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Tag between Paul London and Brian Kendrick. Stiff high kick on Cade by Brian Kendrick. Legsweep out of nowhere. Lance Cade elbows Brian Kendrick in the face to break a hammerlock. Big clothesline on Kendrick. Cade tags out to Trevor Murdoch. Massive lariat. Pin : 1....2....kick out! A split-second away from a three. Big backdrop on Kendrick, executed well. Trevor Murdoch gets whipped into the corner. Kendrick charges in, but into a pair of raised boots. Trevor uses a roll up, with feet on the second rope! The referee hasn't seen it: 1....2....3!! Cade and Murdoch rush forward to attack! London and Kendrick get caught by surprise and brutally beaten down to the canvas.

Cade and Murdoch score to go to Vengeance! They will face Deuce N' Domino for the titles!

::Fade to Commercial::

As we return, we have a Chris Masters video package:

"Greatness must be carefully sculpted

It must be finely hand-made

It requires hard work and finesse.

When all of this is together, the result is

A Masterpiece."

Images of the Masterlock are shown

"Sometimes, that Masterpiece is so great

You just cannot let go

It cannot be broken

For any money

or any prize.

The Masterlock Challenge - Returns to Smackdown next week."

Masterlock challenge is back for the $10,000 prize! Who will take on the challenge? Find out!

Next up is the Cruiserweight Contender Fatal 4-Way match. The winner recieves a shot at Chavo's title at Vengeance, but if Chavo wins then he gets to choose the challenger!

Chavo Guerrero vs Jimmy Wang Yang vs Super Crazy vs Little Guido Maritato
Super Crazy scores with a back heel kick on Chavo. Driven DDT by Super Crazy. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Chavo pushes out of a Super Crazy hold. Tag between Chavo Guerrero and Jimmy Wang Yang. Yang uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Crazy reverses an irish whip...and Jimmy Wang Yang runs into the referee! Tiger suplex on Crazy. Hooks the leg, but there's no referee to make the count. Crazy takes a flying neckbreaker from Jimmy Wang Yang. Super Crazy elbows Jimmy Wang Yang in the face to break a hammerlock. Tag to Little Guido Maritato. Little Guido Maritato hits a missile dropkick on Yang. Hard impact russian legsweep by Guido. Jimmy Wang Yang powers out of a Little Guido Maritato headlock. Spin kick by Jimmy Wang Yang to the face. Flying knee to the face from Jimmy Wang Yang. Tag between Jimmy Wang Yang and Super Crazy. Second rope flying axe handle, Guido goes down. Diving headbutt from Crazy. Super Crazy floors Little Guido Maritato...and climbs the turnbuckles. Moonsault!!! 1....2....3!! It's all over.

Its Super Crazy for the title shot! He earns it on just his first night on Smackdown.

::Fade to Commercial::

Montel Vontavious Porter is in the ring as we return and he wants to say something

MVP: Since I have become the United States Champion I have noticed that there have been no challenges. I want to face challenges as champion, so as of next week I will have the MVP Random Challenge. Anyone at all could be chosen at random to face me one-on-one for the Championship. So next week everyone has to be on their toes waiting for their shot at me, MVP.

The MVP Random Challenge set to start next week as well as the Masterlock challenge!

A promo plays for the upcoming WWE tour of Japan, followed by a Don't Try This message. Next up the champ is in action!

Edge vs Stevie Richards
Edge slams Stevie Richards. Flying shoulder tackle by Edge sends Richards to the mat. Edge hits a bulldog off the ropes. Massive lariat. Stevie Richards is in trouble. Spear!!! That shook the ring. Kane quickly comes running down the aisle and into the ring! Edge turns around. Kane spins Edge around. Kane hits the Choke Slam! The referee calls for the DQ because of the interference of Kane! Kane has a chair. Edge stands up...and gets floored by a shot to the head. Another two shots smack down across his back, leaving him unmoving on the canvas. Kane sets the chair up, then picks up Edge. He gets whipped into the ropes...and then drop toe holded, sending him face first into the chair! Kane has left Edge down and bloodied in the ring after a brutal assault!

Theodore Long is making his way out! What does he want?

Long: Hey playas, Edge I told you that I would have a challenger and here he is, the Big Red Machine Kane! You two better get to know each other because at Vengeance it will be one-on-one. Not only that, but next week you will be in a Pick Your Partner Tag match where the winner gets to pick the match type for Vengeance! Holla at ya playas!

Kane vs. Edge at the PPV for the World Heavyweight Title! What a devastating match that will be!

:Fade to Commercial::

Chavo Guerrero is backstage with a microphone to address us.

Chavo: Hey, Super Crazy, esse. I know you can see me and I know you are listening so listen carefully. You won tonight, you pinned some wierd italian guy, but you can never pin Chavo. At Vengeance you will face your nightmare. I will destroy you esse, you hear me?! It will be the end, the last anyone hears of Super Crazy. That, and this title will stay right here with me, Chavo Guerrero, the dominant Cruiserweight on Smackdown. So hear that, esse!

Chavo is confident of his title sticking around with him. But will it still be his after Vengeance? You'll have to watch to find out. As for now, you'll have to watch the newcomers tag match, including veteran, Chris Benoit.

Carlito and Chris Benoit vs Johnny Nitro and Chris Masters
Stiff high kick on Carlito by Johnny Nitro. Legsweep out of nowhere. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Nitro tags out to Chris Masters. Johnny Nitro scoops up Carlito. Masterpiec bounces off the ropes and hits a flying Hart Attack clothesline. Cover! 1....2...kick out. Big clothesline on Carlito. Carlito counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Big clothesline from Carlito. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up. Tag between Carlito and Chris Benoit. Vicious back suplex! Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up! That was close. Chris Benoit snap suplexes Masterpiec. Benoit walks into a trip. Running knee lift from Chris Masters. Tag between Chris Masters and Johnny Nitro. Benoit walks into a high dropkick from Johnny Nitro. Tag between Chris Benoit and Carlito. Second rope flying axe handle, Carlito goes down. Carlito slugs Johnny Nitro, sending him down into the corner. While Carlito fires up the crowd, Nitro is removing the turnbuckle pad! Carlito comes over...but Nitro grabs him by the tights and uses the leverage to slingshot Carlito face first into the exposed steel turnbuckle! Johnny Nitro rolls up the stunned Carlito, and even puts his feet on the second rope to add insult to injury! 1....2...3! What a display of cheating from Johnny Nitro. Carlito doesn't look like he has finished...and he attacks Nitro! After an exchange of blows, Nitro is laid out in the ring.

Carlito gets his revenge after the shock loss! This one doesnt look over by a long shot. Tune in next week to see what happens


We got a 6.14 rating for 'Smackdown', up from last week's 5.95

 

[OrderDX]

Good show man well done!

 

[The Spin]

Wrestling Online.com Weekly Newsletter

WWE Draft Results

The WWE Draft 2007 was probably the most influential since the original 2002 draft. A number of Main Event stars were thrown around during the 3 day period resulting in a hugely different landscape to what we started with. ECW was probably the brand most in need of talent, and it definitely got it. They picked up huge name stars such as Ric Flair, King Booker and Umaga. Backed up by some new Midcard talent like Kenny Dykstra, The Boogeyman and Finlay, it looks like a competetive brand of WWE now. Smackdown also did well. Despite the loss of big names Batista and Mark Henry, Smackdown gained a stream of future stars in Carlito, Johnny Nitro and Chris Masters. Plus, tag stars Cade and Murdoch and high-flying Super Crazy were also added to their roster. Raw came out badly though, suffering for the others success. Batista and Mark Henry will have eased the blow, but losing Flair, Carlito, Nitro, Masters, Cade and Murdoch, Umaga and Dykstra is a big blow. Although it seems bad for Raw, this levelling out was needed to show the 3 shows as equal and we should see better shows all round now.


New ECW Titles?

Talk in WWE Creative meetings has been heading towards the re-introduction of the ECW Television and Tag Team belts. Currently, the ECW brand has only the ECW World Championship to aim at, leaving the midcard fighting around with no purpose. It is thought that an extra title could help to promote some of the stars, such as in the New Breed, into the Upper Card. One of the ECW teams that look unlikely to hold the Tag belts is Dreamer and Sandman. For weeks now they have been threatening a separation, and with the Losers Split match arranged for Vengeance, it looks like the time is up for the ECW Originals.


Eugene out, Dinsmore in

Last week on the draft special Eugene offically turned Heel. After attacking Jim Duggan the week before, Eugene announced after his match with CM Punk that he was fooling everyone and that in fact he was not mentally retarded. He told the crowd that he would become the next dominant force on Raw as Nick Dinsmore. This is considered a good move by all because of Dinsmore's great technical ability in the ring which now is unleashed in a proper character. He could become one of the top heels on Raw very soon.

Raw Preview

Raw comes off last week's draft changed. With some huge new faces on Monday Nights, it is certain that Raw will now be even more exciting than ever.

The 2 biggest drafts which Raw received last Monday were the returns to Raw of some huge stars. The first is the World's Strongest Man, The Silverback and Former WWE European Champion, Mark Henry, making his return to Raw after a 3 and a half year stint away. The other has been off Raw for a shorter length of time, 2 years. He is The Animal, Batista, a former 3-time Tag Team and 2-time World Champion as well as Royal Rumble 2005 winner. These huge men have been embroiled in rivalries between themselves in the past, resulting in the end of Batista's first World Title reign when he was injured by Henry. On their first night on Raw they will get to go at it again as part of a crucial Number 1 Contender match for the WWE Championship.

Joining the Animal and the Silverback in that match is Randy Orton. The Legend Killer will be looking to try and get his hands on World Gold for the second time.

A couple of weeks back Eugene turned on his friend Jim Duggan. Last week after his draft match with CM Punk he revealed that he had been scheming and that his special needs were merely put on, announcing he was now Nick Dinsmore, the new force on Raw. This week Dinsmore gets an oppertunity to shine when he takes on the WWE Champion, John Cena in a non-title match.

2 new Diva's have arrived at Raw too, Trinity from ECW and Jillian Hall from Smackdown. Both women are good atheletes as well as pretty faces and they start their Raw careers in a Triple-Threat Diva Match, along with Candice Michelle, for a Women's Championship shot at Vengeance.

On Raw 2 weeks ago Shelton Benjamin beat Santino Marella to win his 4th Intercontinental Championship. Monday Night sees his first defence, as he is up against Former Champion, Santino Marella, Raw debutant, Hardcore Holly and one half of the World Tag Team Champions, Jeff Hardy.

The other Hardy Boy, Matt, will also be in action. With Cade and Murdoch gone to Smackdown, Worlds Greatest Tag Team are next in line to a title shot, so Matt will face Charlie Haas in singles action.

Confirmed Card:

Mark Henry vs. Batista vs. Randy Orton - WWE Championship Number 1 Contender Match

Nick Dinsmore vs. WWE Champion John Cena - Non-Title Match

Trinity vs. Jillian Hall vs. Candice Michelle - WWE Womens Championship Number 1 Contender Match

Shelton Benjamin (c) vs. Santino Marella vs. Hardcore Holly vs. Jeff Hardy - Intercontinental Championship

Matt Hardy vs. Charlie Haas

 

[plympilgrim]

wow chez this is really great work, this could almost be the actual WWE write up, amazing stuff. You may have a future in the WWE as a writer you never know

 

[The Spin]

I highly doubt it

Could go to TNA though, watch this space!