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**Jamie1** · 07-23-2008, 12:23 PM

Nige. Great idea with the hall of fame and it saves you from having too think and choose. I like it

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Sorry. I couldn't get a review up for SNME as i was on holiday but i gave it a quick read over and it looked like a good show. Edge and Shawn Michaels at Mania should be awesome and i am expecting Edge to walk out as the winner.

619indahouse · 07-23-2008, 02:27 PM

Howdy Nige. Sorry this review is awfly late, but I told you about my laptop problems (which still haven't been completley resolved), but here I am to give you some feed on your awesome looking Saturday Night Main Event, and a few notes on your Hall of Fame stuff. Lets get to it.

619s Feedback For Niges Saturday Night's Main Event

Well this sort of lengthy segment to kick off the show certaintly will lead into something later tonight, I just have no clue what outside of an Orton interferance. Orton getting turned away is funny to me, but great use of JBL's character to turn away any plan that doesn't benefit himself.

You and your UK. Just has to be in London

Flair and Edge to make the biggest impact in the main event, if they weren't already, this pretty much solidified it.

Wow. Who's that mystery chick? Either way, great to make Pheonix look dominant here. I was almost sure Vicky was gonna walk out of this with the title, but I guess you saw differently. I'm wrong already at the outset, but hey, after a solid match like that, it got me into things.

Hehe Mysterio and Batita might have something, but I think thsi is just a filler friendly segment.

OOOOOOOOOOOooooooooOOOOOOOOoooohhh...intriguing promo with Bischoff and M&M. I'm quite unfamiliar with the Open House rules, but they seem to be an interesting concept.

Burke gets ripped here. I thought he could've pulled out a clean win here, but I guess again you thought otherwise. I mark for a Rey win, but I expect this thing to continue, possibly with the both of them, if not one, going into MITB at 'Mania.

Trips promo was great. I can picture Trips getting that intense in a promo on Vince. Props here.

You made the Pitbulls still look strong and great heel-ing, with the win, but no titles. So far, all my predictions have been wrong, but I still like the way the show's gone so far.

I love that you seem to be including all the participants in the main event in segments. It appears that Estrada/Umaga seem to be trailing off in a program with 'Taker toward 'Mania. Well, then that pretty much solidifies with me that Flair and Edge will look the best coming out of that match. MVP was great here too. I loved the way you just dissed a whole other country. Way to get heat.

...Chokeslam From Wall Street? Lol! I love the names you give things. From the UK Pack to the Flight of the Pheonix, I can see your creativity booming forth in that area. Anyway, a great match here even for recap, with everything I would expect from all the men against Trips. However as far as Trips goes, I would've thought he'd put up a bigger fight, despite the numbers game against him. Orton looks like a pussy here after failed attempt. It looks like you're rebuilding Kane into the monster he once was and we all loved, and I gotta say I love it, though I didn't like it that it came tonight at the peril of the WWE Champion.

Another great match here in recap, with the ending teasing us all. I can definatley see 'Taker going with Umaga toward 'Mania. Also, with that ending, I can definatley see Edge and Flair duking it out for the #1 Contender's spot again. Edge is the former champ, is he not, so he is a prime suspect for a match, and Flair was being built into that direction. I would be thrilled if this just added to the Michaels/Flair stuff, but Edge/Michaels is solid enough. Edge/Michaels/Flair, however...

FINAL THOUGHTS: GREAT READ AND OUTSTANDING HEADING INTO 'MANIA. The recap took away from a few things (mainly just the # of promos), but that wasn't that big of a deal. I loved it and I'll be sure to try to get some Hall of Fame votes in. I bid thee luck on Wrestlemania, but for the moment, I hope you keep the excitement going into No Way Out.
OVERALL: 8.5/10. Great job, man.

**Nige™** · 07-23-2008, 05:13 PM

^^^Thanks man, there isn't going to be a No Way Out, SNME was it's replacement^^^

PWInsider.com

Backstage WWE News

The WWE’s Hall of Fame policy for this year is doing well so far and is seen to be giving something back to the fans.

According to some sources, Scott D’Amore has held talks with Johnny Ace about ****ing the company in some capacity. It is not known whether it would be an on or off screen role, but we are told that D’Amore is very interested in ****ing the WWE.

D-Lo Brown has been in negotiations for a while and has been working dark matches in the last couple of months every now and again. It appears that he will be doing so again in the coming weeks, meaning he will be travelling to Europe for the European tour. That also gives him the chance to work the live shows too to try and earn a contract.

We have also learnt that Giant Bernard’s return to the WWE could be under threat since it appears that he has prior commitments in Japan that were overlooked. It remains to be seen what happens in that situation.

After Wrestlemania, you can expect to see some new faces on screen, and we may see some beforehand. It is expected that several developmental stars will be ****ing the main roster, with Colt Cabana, Afa Jr, Sonny Siaki & Ted DiBiase Jr being touted to make the jump up to Raw or Smackdown.

The WWE have also released the official poster for this years Wrestlemania, designed by TKoW. Here it is:

**iRock™** · 07-24-2008, 05:09 AM

Glad that your Hall Of Fame Policy's going well, although it's a damn shame my Mike Adamle vote was ineligible, but I can vote for Adamle in a few years' time. Interesting news with Giant Bernard, and good that you're going to be bringing up developmental talent to the Main Rosters after Wrestlemania.

**Nige™** · 07-24-2008, 03:07 PM

RAW Preview
11th February 2008

The M.E.N. Arena
Manchester, England

COMING TO YOU FROM THE UK!!!

THREE’S A CROWD FOR THE CHAMP
Randy Orton certainly found out last week that three certainly will be a crowd at Wrestlemania when he defends his WWE Championship against not just one challenger but two. It’s been difficult for The Legend Killer even since Kane won the Royal Rumble over two weeks ago with all the uncertainty surrounding just which title The Big Red Machine will be challenging for, and last week, Orton got his answer at the most inconvenient of times. Raw’s Head of Authority, Eric Bischoff was also uncertain of just which title Kane had his sights on leading in to last weeks show, forcing Bischoff in to a difficult decision as he made one more match between Orton and his arch rival, John Cena. Bischoff guaranteed Cena a title shot at Wrestlemania if he could defeat Orton last week, and just when it seemed Orton had regained his composure, Kane’s arrival threw the WWE Champion off guard, allowing Cena to book his place in the main event of Wrestlemania.

But if that wasn’t bad enough for Orton, Kane’s father, Paul Bearer returned and delivered the news Orton was dreading, Kane is coming after his title at Wrestlemania, making the WWE Championship match a triple threat match. And this past weekend at Saturday Night’s Main Event, Orton tried to send a message to Kane by attempting to persuade The McMahon’s to take over as the Special Guest Referee for Kane’s match with Triple H, only for JBL & Shane McMahon to see right through The Legend Killer. However Orton didn’t stop there as he tried to blindside his challenger after the match, only for The Big Red Monster to put a quick end to it, catching Orton in his eye before he could strike. It seems that Kane and Cena have had the upper hand on the champion over the past week. Will that continue to be the case when Raw comes to you live from good old England this Monday night?

THE GAME GOT PLAYED
Going in to Saturday Night’s Main Event, we all knew that Triple H was going to struggle to have any chance of escaping with what would be the biggest upset in WWE history. After Shane McMahon earned the chance for him and his family to pick The Game’s match this weekend, it always looked bleak. However, The McMahon Men stacked the odds far more than anyone could have imagined by not just naming Kane as his opponent but by each giving themselves an official role to play in the match. However, when it came to the match itself, The Game put up one hell of a fight, only to fall victim to JBL and Vince McMahon’s double act ended Triple H’s chances of victory. What kind of mood will The Game be in when he arrives at The M.E.N. Arena this week?

PUNK RETAINS AGAIN
Since becoming the Intercontinental Champion over two weeks ago at the Royal Rumble, CM Punk has been made to work to keep that title after successfully defending it twice in as many weeks. Two weeks back, he overcame Rey Mysterio, only after Rey was attacked backstage. And last Monday, he followed that victory up with another defence against Eric Bischoff’s nephew, Eugene, who made his return to the company. Punk wasn’t satisfied with just the victory as he attacked Eugene after the match with a GTS to his latest victim. How will this go down with Bischoff? It appears that all the bad blood between Punk and Jeff Hardy is spilling over on Raw following Jeff’s mystery hiatus the last couple of weeks. Will Punk have another good week or will it be a case of third time unlucky?

NO MORE MYSTERY FOR VICTORIA?
If Victoria was angry going in to her match with Beth Phoenix for the Womens Championship this past weekend, it will be interesting to see how angry she is now. Victoria looked to have the match and the title won when The Glamazon was saved by a mystery woman who came to the ring and attacked Victoria to help Phoenix retain her title. The Glamazon and this woman celebrated after the match, but from what we believe, this woman will be at Raw Monday night alongside Phoenix when she returns to action against Mickie James. Just who is this mystery diva and why did she help The Glamazon?

REY TURNS OUT THE GUIDING LIGHT
A lot of speculation going round the Raw locker room recently has revolved around just who was behind the sneak attack on Rey Mysterio two weeks ago. The chief culprits were CM Punk, Rey’s opponent that night, and Elijah Burke. It’s no secret that Burke and Mysterio had their problems, but Burke as well as Punk denied the attack, but Burke’s explanation wasn’t enough to convince Eric Bischoff, who subsequently made the Rey/Burke match we saw this past Saturday night. In what was a very back and forth match, it was Rey who came out on top as he eventually put away The Guiding Light. Have we heard the last of this situation, and are we any closer to finding out who attacked Rey two weeks ago?

LASHLEY MAKES ONE BIG STATEMENT
It seems that Mr. Kennedy is looking to claim his second straight Money in the Bank victory at Wrestlemania next month, but it wasn’t just the innovator of the match, Chris Jericho who had a problem with Kennedy practically saying the crown was already his. After putting on a very impressive performance in the Royal Rumble, Bobby Lashley made one hell of an impact last week by staking his claim for a chance at earning the all important title shot before defeating Kennedy in an impromptu triple threat match that also featured Jericho. We have been advised that Kennedy will be a guest on The Highlight Reel this week, but will either he or Jericho be able to forget about Lashley’s statement last week?

YO YO YO. . . CRYME TIME ARE BACK
Eugene and Paul Bearer weren’t the only ones who returned to Raw last week as we witnessed the return of one of the most entertaining tag teams to have ever graced Raw, Cryme Time. The lively duo stunned the fans in attendance as Shad & JTG picked up where they left off with a victory over Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch. With the energetic pairing on their way to Raw this week, what can the UK fans expect to see from them?

PLUS
Cody Rhodes & Kofi Kingston made the challenge to their fierce rivals, The Colon Brothers last week, and it appears that Carlito & Eddie are willing to take them up on it. For the first time in a long while, we were lucky enough to have the fortune of not seeing The Colon’s beating down Cody & Kofi last week, or see them intimidating Cody’s girlfriend, Kelly Kelly. In what’s sure to be a very competitive match up, who will it be who comes out unscathed and with the all important victory?

Ron Killings and Santino Marella took their problems to the ring last week, and it may just be the case that things may have gotten worse. Sick of Santino’s comments about him, Killings looked to shut the cocky Italian’s mouth. He was doing a great job too until Santino got himself disqualified. However, Santino’s determination to escape has landed him back on the firing line as this week he and Killings will both pick two partners to meet up in a 6 man tag team collision. How will Santino react to this news?

CONFIRMED FOR THIS WEEK ON RAW

NON TITLE MATCH
Mickie James vs. Beth Phoenix

Kofi Kingston & Cody Rhodes vs. The Colon Brothers

Ron Killings & ??? vs. Santino Marella & ???

PLUS
The Highlight Reel with Mr. Kennedy

alexmoss13 · 07-24-2008, 03:27 PM

NON TITLE MATCH
Mickie James vs. Beth Phoenix

Kofi Kingston & Cody Rhodes vs. The Colon Brothers

Ron Killings & ??? vs. Santino Marella & ???

**iRock™** · 07-25-2008, 03:18 AM

NON TITLE MATCH
Mickie James vs. Beth Phoenix

Kofi Kingston & Cody Rhodes vs. The Colon Brothers

Ron Killings & ??? vs. Santino Marella & ???

Good luck with Raw, Nige!

**Nige™** · 07-25-2008, 01:38 PM

RAW Results
11th February 2008

The M.E.N. Arena
Manchester, England

***VIDEO RECAP***
From Last Week

The McMahon’s choosing Kane to be Triple H’s opponent for Saturday Night’s Main Event and giving themselves special guest roles

Eric Bischoff making a match between John Cena and Randy Orton with Orton getting a shot for Orton’s title at Wrestlemania if he wins

Cena vs Orton and Orton looking on course to win until Kane appeared, distracting Orton to give Cena the win

Paul Bearer after the match making his return and confirming that Kane will challenge for the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania

*From Saturday Night’s Main Event*

Randy Orton asking The McMahon’s to be the Special Referee instead of Vince, but being shot down due to his intentions towards Kane

Triple H vs Kane and The Game fighting back, only for JBL to cost him the match with Vince counting the fall

Orton after the match trying to sneak attack Kane, but with Kane turning his neck to shock Orton and stop him in his tracks, ending with the nervous stare down between Orton and Kane

***OPENING VIDEO***
“Wanna Be Loved”

The UK Flags are draped either side of the stage as the pyro goes off with a Steel Cage looming above the ring

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“I’m Back” hits as Eric Bischoff makes his way down the ramp, not looking very happy. After collecting a microphone from Lillian Garcia, Raw’s Independent Head of Authority says that he has something that he really needs to get off his chest. He says that he’s had a lot of complaints from fans, not just in the US and the UK, but from all over the world about how The McMahon Men stacked the odds against Triple H at Saturday Night’s Main Event. He accepts that it was his fault for allowing The McMahon’s to put Triple H in that position but says he didn’t think for a minute that there would be such a blatant abuse of that power. He then says that that abuse of power didn’t give Triple H a chance, and tells the crowd that he has to try and even that up since he has to be totally independent. He then says that right here in The UK tonight, Triple H will have the chance he’s craved to get his hands on not just the patriarch of the McMahon family but the entire wrestling business. . . Vince McMahon. With the crowd cheering, Bischoff looks up at the cage and points to it as he says that the two will go at it tonight inside a Steel Cage match, and if Triple H can win, he will be given the same chance The McMahon Men had two weeks ago, but this time it’s a whole lot bigger. He says that Triple H will be allowed to choose what match any and as many of the family will be in at Wrestlemania. The crowd cheer like mad as Bischoff then says that this time there will be no interference from Shane, JBL, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley or even the damn make up lady, because if there is, that person will be fired on the spot, getting another big pop as he says that he will be sitting at ringside to make sure nothing out of hand goes down.

However, just as Bischoff smiles, “Burn in my Light” blasts out as Randy Orton storms down to the ring in casual clothes with a microphone in hand. He looks at Bischoff in the centre of the ring and tells Bischoff that his main concern shouldn’t be dealing with Triple H, it should be explaining to the WWE Champion just why he has to defend his title against both John Cena and Kane at Wrestlemania. He accuses Bischoff of being incompetent and deliberately targeting him to make an impact on his return, but Orton says he’s not going to stand for it. Bischoff tells Orton that he’s the WWE Champion and he should be ready to take on all comers. Orton looks as intense as ever as Bischoff then tells him that the odds are stacked against him, just like they have been before and he challenges him to prove he is the WWE Champion by walking in to Wrestlemania and then walking out with his title intact. As Orton stares intensely at Bischoff, “My Time is Now” plays as John Cena walks down to a mixed reception. Cena laughs as he looks Orton, telling him that it seems like Randy’s got a new TV show called “How to look like a big dumb baby in Manchester, England”. The line gets a pop from the crowd and Cena then continues by calling Orton pathetic and tells him to take a chill pill, saying it’s not the end of the world. He then says, sarcastically to Orton that he could try and jump Kane to take him out, but then brings up the fact that he tried and failed to do just that at Saturday Night’s Main Event. He then says that everyone saw the clip and that everyone knows Orton’s strategy, attack from behind. Orton shouts that it’s bull with Cena yelling straight back and telling Orton that he’s a coward and a champion living on borrowed time. He tells Orton that last week he lost to the FU, but it could have been any number of things, including the STFU and making Orton tap like the baby that he is.

Orton says it’s crap, getting real angry with Bischoff watching on. Orton says that he’ll never tap to Cena, not tonight, not next week and especially not at Wrestlemania before telling Cena that if anyone will be tapping out at Wrestlemania, it will be Cena. The challenger looks at Orton with a smile and asks him just how Kane is going to make him tap, getting Orton even more pissed. He shouts at Cena that it won’t be Kane making him tap, but The Legend Killer. He says that he wants to make Cena tap more than anything and it will be the crowning moment of his career when he achieves it, and says that he will because he achieves everything he ever sets out to do, like beating Cena at the Royal Rumble in their TLC match. Cena’s smile goes as Orton then tells him that he will be spending all of his time from now until Wrestlemania to make sure that he retains at Mania like he did at the Rumble and that he will make Cena tap out. Cena looks like he is about to respond when Bischoff says that as much as he would love to see these guys argue, he wants to see some action instead. He says that he’s already given the UK crowd one huge match tonight, but says they’re going to get one more. He looks at Orton and tells him that he can take the night off after what happened last week before turning to Cena. He says that everyone around the world is wondering just who has the best chance of taking the WWE title from Randy Orton at Wrestlemania, and says that tonight we’re going to get a chance to find out, because tonight, the two challengers for the WWE Championship at The Citrus Bowl will go at it tonight when John Cena goes one on one with Kane. The crowd cheer like crazy as Orton smiles. “I’m Back” hits as Bischoff leaves the ring as Orton smirks at a very focused looking John Cena as we go to our first commercial break.

***COMMERCIAL BREAK***

***VIDEO PROMO***

***CUT TO THE ARENA***

Beth Phoenix makes her way down to the ring with the mystery diva that helped her defeat Victoria at Saturday Night’s Main Event two nights ago. Mickie James then makes her entrance, looking a little concerned as both Phoenix and her partner in crime stand in the ring looking very serious

***THE OPENING MATCH***

NON TITLE MATCH
Mickie James vs. Beth Phoenix w/Mystery Diva

ENDING: Beth throws a right hand at Mickie, but she blocks it and pushes The Glamazon back several paces, and as Beth walks back towards Mickie, she is hit right in the face with a MICK KICK. . . . . Beth falls in a heap on the mat, near to the ropes as Mickie then drops down, and with the crowd cheering she goes for a cover 1 . . . . . 2 . . . . . The mystery diva on the outside places Beth’s foot on the bottom rope, not seen by Mickie, but the ref sees the foot on the rope and stops the count to Mickie’s dismay. She then stands back up and urges the Womens Champion up to her feet. Slowly but surely, Beth makes her way back up with the help of the ropes, but as Mickie then walks over and pulls her in to position for the IMPLANT DDT. . . . . The diva on the outside stands up on the apron to distract Mickie, and it works as she lets go of Beth and walks over to the ropes. The mystery woman drops to the floor before Mickie gets there. Mickie stops and looks at her for a few seconds before turning back round in to a kick to the stomach from Phoenix who then pulls Mickie’s head under her arm and lifts her up for a suplex.

She walks over to the ropes, drops Mickie’s legs down against the ropes and then lifts them back up and hits her with the SLINGSHOT SUPLEX. . . . . She doesn’t waste any time as she turns over and goes for a cover 1 . . . . . 2 . . . . . Mickie kicks out to a big pop from the Manchester crowd. Beth thinks the match is all but over as she stands back up and lifts Mickie up to her feet, setting her up for the CRADLE SUPLEX. . . . . The crowd boo as Beth takes a couple of seconds, acting very confident before Mickie stuns her as she slips behind and rolls her in to an INSIDE CRADLE. . . . . 1 . . . . . 2 . . . . . KICK OUT! . . . . . Beth pushes off and both women stand back up, but Mickie ends up by the ropes where the mystery diva grabs her by the foot. Mickie turns round and pulls her foot out of the grasp, but as she turns round, Beth pounces straight away with a kick to the gut and plants her with the CRADLE SUPLEX. . . . . The Glamazon doesn’t waste a second this time as she hooks both Mickie’s legs for a cover 1 . . . . . 2 . . . . . 3.

AFTERMATH: Beth collects a microphone as the mystery diva kicks Mickie under the bottom rope to the arena floor. The Glamazon says that she’s heard lots of unpleasant comments from fans and jealous divas in the back about what happened at Saturday Night’s Main Event. She says that some people think if it wasn’t for this woman alongside her, Victoria would be the Womens Champion right now. The fans cheer but Beth says it’s simply not true and the only thing that matters is she is still the Womens Champion, not Victoria. As the boos start and then stop, she then taps the diva standing next to her on her shoulder and says the other thing people have been talking about is just who this woman here is. Beth says that they’re better off not knowing because she is just as dangerous as The Glamazon, just as focused and just as dominant. She says they trained together not so long ago and now it’s time for her good friend to come on board and see what the big leagues have to offer, then introduces her as Natalya Neidhart. Beth passes her the microphone and Natalya says that everyone will recognise the surname, and so they should because she will do what her family before her has done, and that is dominate the WWE.

She says every member of her family that stepped in this ring took on all comers and beat every last one of them, something she intends to follow. She says that after seeing successful Beth Phoenix has done on Raw, she was appalled by the actions of Victoria and says that she wasn’t going to stand by and watch her friend being disrespected by someone like Victoria. “Lady to Mess With” hits as Victoria makes her way down the ramp, getting a big pop as she slides in to the ring and goes for both of them, putting up a good fight until the numbers game becomes too much and they stomp her to the mat. Natalya then takes advantage as she locks in the Sharpshooter on Victoria, getting a number of cheers from the marks in the crowd. Victoria screams in pain, but Mickie James comes to her rescue as she turns Beth round and knocks her down with a forearm shot. She then gently kicks Natalya in the back of the head, resulting in the Sharpshooter being broken. Both Natalya and Beth roll under the bottom rope to the outside and walk round to each other at the bottom of the ramp as Mickie checks on Victoria as they stare back at Beth & Natalya

WINNER: Beth Phoenix by pinfall @ 6.12

***CUT BACKSTAGE***

Eric Bischoff is in his office watching the last match with his hand on his chin, not looking very happy. He says to himself he’ll deal with Beth Phoenix next week when Elijah Burke walks in with Layla, neither looking at the best of moods. Burke goes right up to Bischoff and asks him if he’s happy now after he got to watch Rey Mysterio’s luckiest ever victory at Saturday Night’s Main Event, telling Bischoff that he said two weeks ago it wasn’t him who attacked Rey and asks for an apology. Bischoff just looks at him in shock before telling him that there is still no evidence to rule Burke out, with Layla butting in and saying there isn’t any evidence full stop. Bischoff agrees and says he’s willing to make it up to Burke and says that since we’re all on the road to Wrestlemania, it’s about that time to start thinking about Money in the Bank. Burke’s eyes light up as Bischoff then tells him he’ll get his chance to prove that Rey’s win on Saturday was a fluke, because tonight they will meet again in a Money in the Bank qualifying match. Burke smiles and tells Bischoff it’s exactly what he should have done in the first place instead of jumping to conclusions.

Burke and Layla then turn round with Bischoff turning his back for a second before we see CM Punk and Sunny walk in behind Bischoff. Punk asks him if he’s ignoring them on purpose after Eugene’s return got spoiled last week. Bischoff turns round and tells Punk that Eugene is just fine and that he’s just meeting some old friends. Punk then sarcastically reminds him that it’s a wrestling show not a mental facility. Bischoff looks angry as he tells Punk that Eugene is a lot wiser to people now, especially manipulative bastards like him. Punk says he resents the comments and says the only way Eugene could have actually gained some wisdom is by spending time away from Bischoff and spending it with true role models like him. Bischoff tells Punk that he had better be careful and reminds him who he’s speaking to. Punk tells Bischoff that he doesn’t care about him, Eugene or any other mentally damaged member of their family, all he cares about is continuing in his dominance on Monday Night Raw. Bischoff looks less than impressed and tells Punk that some day soon, he’s going to get what’s coming to him, maybe even next week in Germany. The mention of that country draws enormous heat from inside the arena. Punk tells Bischoff he’s not intimidated by him, but Bischoff tells him that he might re think that next week. Punk looks at Sunny and just turns back to laugh at Bischoff as he and Sunny walk out. Bischoff stares right through him as they leave.

***COMMERCIAL BREAK***

***MATCH #2***

Kofi Kingston & Cody Rhodes w/Kelly Kelly vs. The Colon Brothers

ENDING: Carlito looks in control of Cody as he waits for him to get up, looking like he’s going to explode. As Cody stands back up, Carlito then charges at him, looking to connect with a clothesline, but Cody ducks underneath it and immediately reacts by hitting Carlito with a side russian leg sweep. Both men hit the mat, and after a couple of seconds, Cody stands back up and walks over to the corner, then climbs to the top rope as Carlito too starts to stand back up. Cody then leaps off for a DIVING CROSS BODY. . . . . Carlito though connects with a great counter of a dropkick to the chest of Rhodes. Carlito looks to finish the match as he reaches across and hooks both legs 1 . . . . . 2 . . . . . Cody kicks out, leaving Carlito looking shocked. The Cool one from the Caribbean stands back up and pulls Cody up to his knees before running back into the ropes and going for the SPRINGBOARD BACK ELBOW SMASH. . . . . Cody sidesteps it though as he drops to the mat and then crawls across to his corner while Carlito does the same, with both men making the tag to their partners.

Both Kofi and Eddie climb through the ropes, but it’s Eddie who charges at Kofi, with Kofi ducking underneath an outstretched arm. He reacts straight away as Eddie turns back round by running through off the ropes and then connecting with a HIGH ANGLE REVERSE ELBOW SMASH. . . . . The crowd cheer Kofi loudly as he then stands back up and reaches down to pull Eddie back up to his feet before whipping him in to the corner. He runs in straight away and jumps up to the second rope, getting an even bigger pop as he unleashes right hand after right hand to the forehead of Eddie Colon with the crowd counting along out loud. As Kofi steps back down off the ropes, Carlito slips in the ring and walks up behind him, but the referee is quick to see it as he walks over and blocks him off. As Eddie stands back up, he charges out at Kofi, but The Jamaican superstar sees him coming and reacts quickly, nailing him with a 540 KICK. . . . . The roof comes off as the ref turns round with Carlito just back on the apron. The ref runs over and makes the count as Carlito then tries to get back in the ring in time to save the fall 1 . . . . . 2 . . . . . 3.

AFTERMATH: Kofi’s music hits as he slips out of the ring quickly with Carlito trying to get at him. Cody jumps down and raises his arm a