ECW Results 05.08.12

-Tonight's ECW emanates live from the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina as Joey Styles and Tazz welcome us to the show.

-We go to the ring and The Big Show makes his way down to ringside. Show grabs a mic and appears on the verge of a nervous breakdown. The World's Largest Athlete is trying to come to terms with the fact that his ECW Championship aspirations evaporated last week because of a leprechaun with a t-shirt gun. Show thanks Nexus for putting that "miserable wart" out of our misery once and for all and turns his attention back to tonight. Show says there is NO WAY he's leaving this ring tonight until someone reconsiders him for the Championship Scramble for the title at Over The Limit.

Heyman emerges and tells Show that he's in luck, because he's in the mood for second chances tonight. Paul tells him that everyone who secured their spot last week will have to defend it this week to ensure their position, and Rhyno will be defending his spot in a rematch with The Big Show tonight. Heyman warns Show, however, that should he fail tonight, it will be on him to find a match for himself at Over The Limit. We go to commercial.

-Back from break and Jack Swagger is making his way to the ring to defend his spot in the Scramble. Out next is BOBBY LASHLEY. Swagger has a tall order if he wishes to keep his spot tonight. The bell rings and the match gets under way.

JACK SWAGGER def. BOBBY LASHLEY to secure his spot

Swagger held his own for as long as possible, but before the match was over, Lashley established dominance. Lashley attempts a Spear and Swagger goes low, clipping Lashley's knee out from under him. Swagger applies an Ankle Lock, but Lashley won’t quit. Lashley returns to his feet, barely able to stand and quickly falls victim to a Gutwrench Powerbomb and Swagger picks up a HUGE upset, staying in the Scramble.

-Heyman is back in his office, when at long last, The Franchise himself, SHANE DOUGLAS sets foot through his door. Shane tells him that he’s thrilled to finally step foot back in the promotion that he and Paul took to another level, to where Eastern Championship Wrestling simply couldn’t take it. Heyman asks Shane if he’s in the mood for an Extreme Rules Match tonight, for old times sake and Shane says he’d love nothing more. Heyman tells Shane to head to the ring because he has an opponent lined up for him right out of the gate. We go to commercial.

-Back from break and The Franchise hits the ring to a HUGE POP. Shane addresses the Land of Extreme and tells them that a one-on-one match under Extreme Rules just isn’t cutting it. If this is gonna be done in TRUE Franchise fashion--this Extreme Rules Match has to be--TRIPLE THREAT. Shane asks Paul E. what he has lined up. MASATO TANAKA and SABU answer the call. A HUGE EXTREME RULES Match is on the way as the bell rings to get us going.

SHANE DOUGLAS def. MASATO TANAKA and SABU in an Extreme Rules Match

Bodies, chairs and other assorted weapons flying everywhere. Finish comes as Sabu takes a Kendo Stick between the eyes and Douglas drops Tanaka with a Pittsburgh Plunge for the victory.

-After the match, The NEXUS hits the ring again, in larger numbers than last week and swarm Douglas. ECW’s original pioneer fights valiantly but the 8-on-1 advantage is just too much. Ziggler and McIntyre hit a Con-Chair-To and Douglas falls into Barrett’s hands, where Barrett hits Wasteland, dropping Douglas from the ring, through a table to the arena floor. With bodies strewn everywhere, The Nexus once again is the only entity standing.

- Steven Richards is backstage speaking with Heyman, raising a complaint about how a LARGE portion of ECW’s roster hasn’t even been booked for a match yet, let alone booked for a match at the PPV. Heyman sympathetically explains to Richards that there just isn’t anything he can do to rectify the situation as we go to commercial.

BIG SHOW def. RHYNO to earn a spot in the Championship Scramble

Another nasty brawl. But with no distraction this time, Rhyno builds momentum and sets up for a GORE. The Man Beast builds up a head of steam and Big Show comes out of nowhere with WMD while Rhyno is in mid-charge. Rhyno collapses to the mat and Show makes the cover to take his spot back.

-Hardcore Holly meets Heyman backstage and puts a bug in his ear regarding the issue raised by Steven Richards earlier. Heyman seems to like the idea and gets on the phone to clear the issue with Headquarters.

We go back to the ring and ECW Champion JOHN MORRISON makes his way to the ring to defend his spot in the Scramble. Morrison waits for his opponent and out comes ELIJAH BURKE. The Silver-Tongued Pugilist begins circling the ring as a classic match with the champion is about to get under way and we go to commercial.

JOHN MORRISON def. ELIJAH BURKE to remain ECW Champion (Morrison secures his spot in the Scramble)

Match of the Night. Burke attempts the Elijah Experience and Morrison demonstrates INCREDIBLE flexibility by connecting with a Pele Kick while still locked in a full nelson position. Morrison connects with another Flying Chuck. Morrison whips Burke to the buckle and Burke counters, sending the champion careening into the corner. Burke attempts the Elijah Express, but Morrison ducks out and sends Burke knee first into the ring post. Morrison comes back with Starship Pain and picks up the victory to secure his spot.

-Muhammad Hassan confronts Heyman backstage and tells him that he's filing a three-pronged grievance case against Ryback, ECW and the WWE for the injuries he's sustained in the last two matches against Ryback. Heyman smirks and wishes him good luck against the neverending flood of WWE-appointed attorneys that will bury your case before it has the chance to breathe. Heyman tells Hassan to hold off on his decision until he hears the announcement that Heyman plans to make at the end of tonight’s show.

We go back to the ring as Tommy Dreamer and The American Wolves make their way to the ring. We go to commercial.

TOMMY DREAMER and THE AMERICAN WOLVES def. SANDMAN and LAX

The match quickly falls into utter chaos as Dreamer clotheslines Homicide and Hernandez over the top rope to the floor and chases them through the crowd with a Kendo Stick. Finish comes as The Wolves surround Sandman and polish him off with a Powerbomb/Backstabber Combo for the three count.

-After the match, Dreamer beats Sandman senseless with a Kendo Stick, grabs a mic and tells him that the only way either of them is going to move on is if one of them is no longer here. Dreamer says that a Stairway To Hell Match isn't going to be enough to settle this, and says that this issue won't be resolved simply because one of them is no longer standing. Dreamer says that at Over The Limit, the only way to get closure is if one of says "I Quit". Dreamer leaves Sandman lying in the ring as the Wolves celebrate the victory.

We get a graphic illustrating that Rob Van Dam will defend his Scramble spot next as we go to break.

ROB VAN DAM def. RAVEN to secure a spot in the Championship Scramble

The ECW Loyalists LOVED this match. Finish came as Van Dam countered Raven's Drop Toe Hold with one of his own, sending Raven's face crashing into the Steel Chair. RVD hits a Five-Star Frog Splash for the win and the spot.

-A brawl breaks out backstage between The Briscoes and The Dudleyz. Regal separates them and books a tag match for next week's ECW: The Dudleyz versus The Briscoes versus The American Wolves.

Kane's pyro explodes and The Big Red Monster makes his way to the ring to defend his spot in the Scramble as we head to break.

Back from commercial and EZEKIEL JACKSON makes his way to the ring, looking to steal Kane's spot away from him.

KANE def. EZEKIEL JACKSON to secure a spot in the Championship Scramble

A very physical contest from the outset. Zeke sets up for the Torture Rack, but Kane fights out before he can get it locked in and plants Jackson with a Chokeslam From Hell to secure his spot.

-Backstage with William Regal as he tells members of the Unholy Alliance that he needs someone to keep The Nexus in check tonight and prevent them from wreaking havoc. Abyss accepts the challenge on behalf of the crew. We go to commercial.

Back from break as Paul Burchill awaits his opponent and MATT HARDY comes down to defend his spot in the Scramble.

MATT HARDY def. PAUL BURCHILL to secure a spot in the Championship Scramble

Good back and forth match. Finish comes as Hardy counters C4 with a Side Effect and drills Burchill skull first with a Twist of Fate for the duke.

-We go backstage to the Diva's locker room as they review Kharma's Women's Championship victory from last night. Heyman tells them that clearance to challenge for the title has to come down from Stamford, but that he'll gladly accept volunteers. After much hesitation among contenders, Chyna steps forward. The Ninth Wonder of the World throws her hat into the ring for Heyman's consideration. We go to break.

THE NEXUS (Wade Barrett, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Kofi Kingston and Cody Rhodes) def. THE UNHOLY ALLIANCE when VAMPIRO intervened

The Alliance established an edge as Abyss ended up in the ring with Cody Rhodes and their momentum continued as Kevin Thorn tagged in. Finish came as the lights go out in the arena and Vampiro shows up in the rafters. The Vampire Warrior lowers James Mitchell upside down, bound and gagged from the ceiling before hoisting him skyward again. The distraction buys plenty of time for Ziggler to tag in and drill Thorn with a ZigZag to pick up the win.

After the match, another brawl. Odds are even until Riley and the tag team champions jump into the fray and overtake the alliance. The brawl lays out Tajiri, then Whipwreck and Thorn and finally Rellik before The Nexus outnumbers Abyss and wears him out. A joint effort hoists Abyss onto Barrett’s shoulders and drops him with Wasteland. The Nexus is definitely poised to take over the entire WWE if no one puts a stop to them sooner or later.

-Back in Heyman's office as he hangs up his cell. Heyman addresses the crowd and tells them that he just got off the phone with HQ and they gave him clearance to book the pre-show match at Over The Limit. Heyman says with an evil grin that next week he will reveal the contest and that it will be one fans, particularly of the Attitude Era will surely appreciate. An evil grin spreads across Heyman's face as ECW goes off the air.

RAW Supershow Results 05.07.12

Tonight's WWE RAW Supershow opens with a look back on CM Punk and Daniel Bryan's main event contest last week and the seismic disruption created by the latest and arguably most dangerous incarnation of Nexus.

-We are live from the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina as Jim Ross welcomes us. He's joined by Jerry "The King" Lawler. We go right to the ring and The NEXUS begins their march to the ring.

Barrett and Ziggler lead the charge. Barrett grabs a mic and says that this shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone. He says that he, Ziggler and members of Camp Cornette made it ABUNDANTLY clear in the weeks leading up to Extreme Rules that they had grown fatigued of the same old business as usual and said it was time for a shake-up. Ziggler says with the McMahon family still running the show, they had to stage a revolution by force and get the world's attention. Dolph illustrates that this will be the most aggressive, dangerous and most importantly, EXPERIENCED installment of the Nexus. Barrett tells the crowd that the mistake they as the Nexus had made three times before was surrounding themselves with fresh faces who hadn't the slightest clue how to command a ring or a microphone. With that said, we will not be accepting applications for rehire from former members, present company excluded.

Kofi Kingston steps up and says that last week he issued a challenge to Rey Mysterio for the Intercontinental Championship, but in joining the Nexus, realized he doesn't need the validation. In fact, Kofi says, ALL members of the Nexus will boycott WWE Over The Limit to spite WWE for being shortsighted enough to overlook some of the greater talents on the payroll. Barrett says that they will, however, be seeking out new recruits tonight who feel they're being ignored. Ziggler vows that as Punk, Danielson and the entire ECW locker room learned last week, Nexus will stop at NOTHING to destroy the establishment and have NO PROBLEM starting at the top and working down to the foundation.

CM Punk enters and tells Barrett that perhaps Nexus was weakened in earlier times by hapless subordinates, but from the time he himself took over, it was never for lack of leadership. Punk says he can't speak for the Nexus' leadership under Barrett the FIRST time around, but tells Wade that if he and his "Doofus Squad" feel like grabbing a front row seat for his main event match tonight, by all means come. Because while they may be boycotting Over The Limit, he has no problem taking them out tonight and giving them a legitimate excuse for missing the PPV.

McIntyre takes a swing, but Punk ducks and comes back with a Roundhouse kick that takes Drew out. The rest of Nexus swarms, but Punk is able to fight out and retreat to ringside. Punk grabs a steel chair at the broadcast area and jumps back into the ring, swinging for the fences. Punk strikes Joe Hennig across the back and drives the chair into the ribs of DiBiase. Barrett and Ziggler retreat to the entrance ramp and Punk looks them directly in the eye as he drills Kingston with the GTS. Punk climbs the turnbuckle and raises the World Title above his head.

Stephanie McMahon emerges and tries to restore order. McMahon says that yes, Punk does have a match tonight, as do the rest of the participants in the Championship Scramble Match against randomly selected superstars from Smackdown! Steph advises Punk to head to the back and get ready because he’s got the main event tonight.

-We see Rey Mysterio walking backstage. Up next, Mysterio versus Cody Rhodes in non-title action. We go to commercial.

-Steph runs into Rey backstage and informs him that Kofi Kingston has retracted his challenge from last week and Drew McIntyre has recused himself from participating in the Over The Limit PPV, so a new #1 contender will be named tonight in a 20-Man Battle Royal.

CODY RHODES def. REY MYSTERIO (Non-Title Match)

Great back and forth match. Mysterio counters out of Cross Rhodes and hits a drop toe hold to set up for the 619 and connects. Finish comes as Mysterio attempts West Coast Pop and Rhodes shifts the momentum with a spine-rattling powerbomb. Rhodes floats over into a rolling prawn cover and gets the surprise three.

-After the match, Mysterio confers with the referee for confirmation of a three count and Rhodes stuns the IC Champion with a Beautiful Disaster Kick. Rhodes connects with Cross Rhodes and drives Mysterio’s skull into the canvas. At this time, Barrett and Ziggler walk down to the ring to congratulate Rhodes and Ziggler tosses Rhodes a Nexus shirt. Rhodes unfolds the shirt and slips it on. CODY RHODES becomes the latest face to join the NEXUS.

-Still to come tonight, CM Punk vs. A Mystery Smackdown Superstar in one of a series of prep matches for the Scramble participants. Plus, a 20-Man Battle Royal to determine the NEW #1 contender for Rey Mysterio’s Intercontinental Championship. Back to commercial.

-Back from break and we see footage of Jeff Jarrett’s return at Extreme Rules and subsequent qualifying for the Scramble against Christian last week.

Jeff Jarrett makes his way to the ring and tells the WWE Universe that his Smackdown opponent tonight is irrelevant, because the result will be the same. Sooner or later, ALL will bow at the feet of the King of The Mountain. Pyro explodes and “No More Words” blares through the rafters as the RAUCOUS Greensboro crowd welcomes Smackdown’s JEFF HARDY. Jarrett versus a familiar face from his TNA past as the bell rings to get the Battle of the Jeffs under way.

JEFF HARDY def. JEFF JARRETT

Hardy’s air game and Jarrett’s ground technique made for an excellent match. Hardy attempted a Swanton early, but Jarrett dodged, sending Hardy to the canvas. Jarrett would later counter beautifully from a Twist of Fate attempt into The Stroke. Finish came as Jarrett tried to wrap things up with a Figure Four Leg Lock and Hardy stunned Jarrett with an inside cradle for the surprise three count.

-After the match, Jarrett takes a swing at Hardy, but Hardy low bridges the top rope and sends Jarrett crashing to the mat. Hardy rebounds from the top rope to the outside with a Whisper In The Wind to the arena floor and crawls back to his feet, standing on the ramp victorious.

-We see John Cena getting ready for his one-on-one match with one of RAW’s Scramble participants. Back to commercial.

Back from break and the lights go down as Chris Jericho makes his Lite-Brite entrance and makes his way down to the ring. John Cena steps through the curtain to a mixed reaction before charging down to ringside. The bell rings and here we go.

JOHN CENA def. CHRIS JERICHO

In spite of the fact that Jericho is still nursing his injuries from Extreme Rules, this turned out to be a very physical match. Jericho would kick out of an F-U and two and countered a second F-U mid-throw and landed on his feet, coming back with a Codebreaker for a two count of his own. Finish came as Jericho applied the Walls of Jericho. Cena fought for the ropes, then countered out by picking the ankle and locking in the STFU for the win.

-A visibly nervous Lita is walking backstage, headed to the ring for her next title defense--Against KHARMA. Back to commercial.

-Back from break and Lita is making her way to the ring and retreats to the corner, awaiting what will be her greatest challenge in recent memory. Kharma walks slow and determined from the stage, on a mission to leave as the new Women’s Champion. Lita tries to jump Kharma from behind as the bell rings and here we go.

KHARMA def. LITA to become the NEW WOMEN’S CHAMPION

Lita launches an impressive offensive, even forcing Kharma to retreat from the ring and regroup. The momentum permanently shifts as Lita attempts a Standing Litasault and Kharma swats her away to the mat. With the wind knocked out of her, Lita falls quick prey to an Implant Buster and Kharma makes the cover and gets the three.

-After the match, Kharma raises the title in defiance of the entire Diva’s Locker Room, from backstage, the rest of the divas look on, crestfallen about what has just transpired.

-Still to come tonight, the 20-Man Battle Royal to determine Rey Mysterio’s next #1 contender. Back to commercial.

-Back from break and we get footage of Randy Orton eliminating Cody Rhodes and Jack Swagger from the Tag Match at Extreme Rules before having his momentum inexplicably derailed by an interfering Alberto Del Rio.

-We go back to ringside and Ricardo Rodriguez is in the ring to make Del Rio’s introduction. The Mexican Aristocrat rolls to the ring tonight in a Scarlet 2012 Lamborghini Murcielago valued at well over $250,000. Del Rio awaits and doesn’t have to wait long to discover that his opponent tonight is an incensed Viper, RANDY ORTON. Orton flies to the ring and begins wailing on Del Rio before the bell can ring. The bell finally sounds and here we go.

RANDY ORTON def. ALBERTO DEL RIO

A fairly even match once the referee separated Orton from Del Rio and enabled him to mount an offensive of his own. Finish came as Del Rio went for the Cross Armbreaker, but Orton rolled through the attempt and hit a seamless RKO for the three count.

-After the match, Orton lines up for a Punt, but Ricardo frantically pulls Del Rio from the ring and the duo flees up the ramp.

-We go backstage and The Nexus have split up and begun to beat down former members Heath Slater, David Otunga and Mason Ryan. Thankfully, COUNTLESS officials swoop in and separate the thugs from the trio of attempted victims before sufficient damage is done. Security has to be on high alert tonight, now knowing how serious of a threat the Nexus poses.

Back to the ring Lillian Garcia introduces the next contest as the 20-Man Battle Royal with the winner earning a shot at Rey Mysterio’s Intercontinental Championship at Over The Limit.

20-Man Battle Royal: (Winner faces IC Champion Rey Mysterio at Over The Limit)

Out first comes JBL in his limo for the Battle Royal. David Otunga is out next with brand new pyro that harkens back to The Narcissist and Chris Masters. Mason Ryan is out third followed by Evan Bourne before we take a commercial break.

Back from break and several more superstars are in the ring. Shelton Benjamin comes out followed by Heath Slater and MVP. MVP hits the ring and here we go. An absolute brawl as everyone goes at it. MVP sidesteps Paul London and drives him over the top to the floor with a massive Big Boot. MVP tosses Santino Marella next. James Storm works over Brian Kendrick in the corner while Chris Hero brawls with Christian. Storm tosses Kendrick and Mason Ryan. Jay Lethal gets eliminated. Slyck Wagner Brown comes close to eliminating Evan Bourne, but he fights back in. Shelton Benjamin recruits the help of a couple others to eliminate James Storm.

Slyck Wagner Brown is eliminated. Chris Hero is out next. Benjamin starts brawling with Otunga now. Claudio Castagnoli fights with MVP and gets booted to the buckle. MVP whips Booker T to the same corner and hits the Playa’s Boot with such force that it sends both Claudio and Booker to the floor. We go back to commercial.

Back from the break and it’s down to 10 superstars. Slater and Roode go at it in the center of the ring. Slater charges, eliminating himself and Roode. Benjamin and Otunga continue to fight in the corner. Otunga drops Benjamin and Tensai with spinebusters. Otunga attacks JBL next with a Military Press Slam. Otunga grabs MVP and after exchanging heavy-handed blows drops MVP with another spinebuster. Benjamin goes back after Otunga to the buckle and beats him down to the mat. JBL joins the effort and double teams Otunga in the corner. R-Truth, Benjamin and JBL take their turns beating down Evan Bourne with a Lie Detector, Paydirt and a Clothesline From Hell. Bourne fights them off courageously before stunning them with a blinding flurry of cruiserweight maneuvering. Bourne stuns the crowd by eliminating JBL with a Frankensteiner over the top rope. Bourne dazzles with Air Bourne to Otunga, but Benjamin catches him with a devastating Superkick. Benjamin once again tries to eliminate Bourne but he wants this title shot desperately.

Bourne fights back and amazes again by eliminating Benjamin. MVP comes from behind and eliminates Bourne. Evan buries his head in his hands but is greeted with a standing ovation. Christian attempts a Spear, but MVP has him scouted and drops him with The Play of the Day. MVP sees Tensai charging and drops the top rope to send him flying from the ring. R-Truth jumps MVP from behind, but Otunga surprises them both with a double clothesline sending both men to the floor. It’s down to David Otunga and Christian. Christian charges but Otunga meets him with a stiff clothesline. Otunga helps Christian back to his feet, but Christian answers with a slap across the face and sets up for the Killswitch. Otunga counters, sending Christian over the top rope, but he hangs on. Christian tries to get back in the ring as Otunga charges and Christian answers with a Pendulum Kick in the corner.

Christian sets up for a spear, but Otunga catches him out of the corner with a shoot kick to the face and sets up for another spinebuster, but Christian attacks with a thumb to the eye and tosses Otunga over the top to the floor. Christian will challenge Rey Mysterio for the Intercontinental Championship at Over The Limit.

Winner and NEW #1 Contender: CHRISTIAN

-After the match, Mysterio meets Christian on the ramp, shakes his hand and congratulates him before locking in a staredown.

-Still to come tonight, an update on the Triple H-Brock Lesnar situation and whether Triple H will accept his challenge for a Street Fight at Over The Limit plus CM Punk in action tonight. Back to commercial.

-Stephanie and Triple H are discussing the prospect of a Street Fight with Lesnar and how declining could affect the welfare of the WWE, whereas accepting would almost certainly endanger his own. Triple H says he will not be bullied into playing Lesnar’s game. Ric Flair walks in to the office to a HUGE POP from the Greensboro crowd and Triple H hugs him and wishes him luck in his match tonight. Flair tells him that he may have lost a step or two in recent years, but Space Mountain is still operational enough to give patrons the Ride of a Lifetime.

-We go to the ring and out comes WWE Champion Bryan Danielson. Danielson grabs a mic and tells the crowd that after the Nexus’ Pearl Harbor job last week, he’s feeling a little more violent and that he plans on taking it out on his RAW opponent tonight. The Miz enters to a decent pop and offers Danielson a little insight into his development in WWE. Miz says that there were plenty of times where he could safely say that he didn’t like him, sometimes he downright hated him. Miz says the fact of the matter was that he’s not completely sheltered from what goes on in other circuits and that he was VERY familiar with what Bryan had accomplished in the Independent Circuits and Ring of Honor, and regardless of how he felt about Danielson at any given time, he always DAMN WELL respected his ability. Miz says he hopes to earn the same from Bryan tonight. The bell rings and we get started.

BRYAN DANIELSON def. THE MIZ when Alex Riley interfered

Match of the night. Miz performed admirably, even briefly adapting to Danielson’s technical prowess and countering with some mat technique of his own. Finish came as Miz nearly pulled out an upset with the Skull Crushing Finale, but ALEX RILEY climbed up on the ring apron and clocked Miz in the back of the head with a roundhouse kick that loosened the hold and allowed Danielson to counter into the YES! Lock. Miz taps out and the WWE Champion prevails.

-After the match, Riley hoists Miz onto his shoulders and connects with the Final Score as WADE BARRETT and company convene on the stage and raise their arms in solidarity. Riley returns the gesture and it appears A-Ry has become the 8th member of the newly reformed Nexus.

-We get a video package of the Elimination Tag Match at Extreme Rules and specifically, DX taking Brock Lesnar and Mark Henry out of the equation.

-Up next, Ric Flair will grace the Greensboro crowd with his presence, in action NEXT! Back to commercial.

-Back from break and the crowd ERUPTS into a cascade of WOOOOOOS as The Nature Boy is BACK IN ACTION in Flair Country. Curt Hawkins waits in the ring as the bell sounds to get this match started.

RIC FLAIR def. CURT HAWKINS

Hawkins gets in a decent amount of offensive, but things go downhill fast after he sets up for a Hangman’s Neckbreaker and Flair draws the ref in close to distract him from the Low Blow he just struck Hawkins with. Hawkins drops like a ton of bricks and easily falls prey to the Figure Four for the win.

-After the match, BROCK LESNAR’S music hits and Flair, being the prideful S.O.B. he is, invites him into the ring and greets him with a series of knife-edge chops. Mistake. Lesnar captures Flair’s forearm and drops to the mat, wrenching in the Kimura. In no time at all, Lesnar has snapped Flair’s arm in half. Screaming in agony, much as Batista did last week, Flair writhes on the mat until Lesnar pulls him to his feet outside the ring. Lesnar hoists him up for an F5 and rockets Flair--knee first into the ring post. An agonized Flair gasps for air on the floor as Triple H rushes down to meet Lesnar, but Brock jumps the barricade and high-tails it through the crowd. Trips attends to Flair until EMTs are able to load him up and wheel him from the arena. A LIVID Triple H seethes from the barricade wall. The Game grabs a sledgehammer and smashes the Hell out of the barricades, ring posts and the steel ring steps. Triple H is clearly being put in a difficult bargaining position heading toward Over The Limit.

-We get footage from last week of The Undertaker ending Goldberg’s career.

-The Deadman heads to the ring for his showdown with a random Smackdown superstar. The lights come back up and as The Deadman removes his hat, SHEAMUS’ music hits and The Great White charges down to ringside. An all-out brawl is assured as we head to break.

THE UNDERTAKER def. SHEAMUS

What a war. All offense, all the time. Undertaker attempts a Tombstone, but Sheamus escapes and comes back with a Brogue Kick, but can only get two. Sheamus continues with a top rope Battering Ram and sets up for another Brogue Kick. Finish came when Undertaker sidestepped the second attempt and came back with a Chokeslam. Taker polished off the Celtic Warrior with a Tombstone Piledriver. Barely. After the match, Sheamus and The Undertaker shake hands and The Deadman congratulates Sheamus on one Hell of a fight.

-We get a look back to tonight’s opening segment with Punk and The Nexus. The champion is shown walking backstage as we go back to commercial.

-Triple H is backstage with Ric Flair as EMT’s load him into the ambulance. The Game apologizes for letting this happen. Before they load Flair in, Ric grabs Hunter by the wrist and tells him “I’ve Always Said, To Be The Man, You’ve Gotta Beat The Man...and right now Champ, Brock Lesnar has you beat on points. Don’t let that continue.” The ambulance drives out of the arena and The Game looks conflicted and beyond frustrated.

We go to the ring and out comes CM Punk for the main event. After several moments of waiting, Punk gets his answer as he will be going one-on-one with--THE RATED “R” Superstar, EDGE! Edge makes a beeline for the ring as we head to our final break.

CM PUNK versus EDGE ends in a No Contest

A fantastic match while it lasted. Edge goes for a Spear, but Punk leapfrogs and comes back with a GTS attempt, only to have KURT ANGLE break up the hold and begin brawling with Edge on the floor. The ref tries to regain control of the situation, but in no time at all, THE NEXUS convenes on ringside and beat both Angle and Edge senseless, much in the same way Bryan Danielson was last week. The now 8 members of Nexus jump the apron and surround Punk. The beatdown ensues, but Punk goes down fighting, swinging the same chair that warded Nexus off earlier. Punk chases 6 members from the ring before getting drilled with a ZigZag. Ziggler helps Punk back to his feet and Barrett clobbers him with a steel chair to the face. Barrett hits Wasteland on the chair and invites Kofi Kingston into the ring. Kofi scales to the top rope and crushes Punk with a top rope Boom Drop. All eight members of Nexus climb back into the ring, arms raised in solidarity. The Nexus truly looks UNSTOPPABLE as the PPV approaches and RAW goes off the air.

WWE Smackdown Results 05.04.12

Tonight's Smackdown opens with footage of the Elimination Chamber Match from Sunday's Extreme Rules that saw Bryan Danielson crowned the NEW WWE Champion. Josh Matthews and Matt Striker welcome us to a sold-out Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio as Smackdown opens with a HUGE pyro display.

Teddy Long makes his way to the ring with mic in hand and says there's a few orders of business to attend to following Extreme Rules last Sunday. First, he reminds us that Bryan Danielson is indeed the NEW WWE Champion and GM Long goes right to the business of naming a new #1 contender. Teddy says tonight's main event will feature Nigel McGuinness, Brodie Lee, Samoa Joe and John Cena to determine who will challenge Bryan Danielson for the belt at Over The Limit.

EDGE hits the ring and grabs a mic. He tells Teddy that under normal circumstances, he would demand to be placed in the title hunt, but after being attacked on his exit from the Chamber on Sunday, he can't take his mind off of getting in the ring with Kurt Angle and tearing him apart. Edge says he wants a match with Angle tonight, but Teddy tells Edge that Kurt isn't here tonight. Edge flies into a bitter rage, but Teddy calms him by telling him that he will gladly book the match for next week. Long sees that Edge is still spoiling for a fight, so he heads backstage to find an opponent for the Rated "R" Superstar as we go to our first break.

Back from commercial and Edge is pacing around the ring like a man possessed, awaiting his opponent. Out comes ALBERTO DEL RIO in a yellow 1976 Ferrari Enzo valued at over $235,000. Del Rio goes to roll into the ring and Edge goes into a fury, beating the hell out of Del Rio. Alberto escapes to the corner and the bell rings to get the match started.

EDGE versus ALBERTO DEL RIO ended in a no contest

The Rated R Superstar was firmly in control until KURT ANGLE jumped the barricade and double teamed Edge with Del Rio. JBL and TENSAI from RAW come running down the ramp and join in the beatdown. Here comes the backup as JEFF HARDY and SHEAMUS come down to clear out the ring and a full-scale brawl has erupted here on Smackdown. The lights go down and STING descends from the rafters, baseball bat in tow and begins swinging at everything that moves. Teddy Long comes running out onto the stage and says that he will NOT have his show fall into bedlam tonight. Long says if they all want to fight, they’ll get their chance, because the match will now be Kurt Angle, Alberto Del Rio, JBL and Tensai versus Edge, Jeff Hardy, Sheamus and The Man They Call Sting in an EIGHT MAN TAG TEAM MATCH starting RIGHT NOW.

EDGE, JEFF HARDY, SHEAMUS and STING def. KURT ANGLE, ALBERTO DEL RIO, JBL and TENSAI in an Eight-Man Tag Team Match

After several minutes of fighting, JBL and Tensai decide they’ve had enough and walk away from the contest. Quickly realizing that he’s outnumbered, Angle decides to live to fight another day. As Del Rio goes for a tag, Angle drops from the apron to the floor and retreats up the ramp. Completely abandoned, Del Rio turns from his corner and gets avalanched by a Stinger Splash. Staggering out of the corner, Del Rio walks into a Brogue Kick and a HELLACIOUS Spear. Hardy hits a Swanton from the top, but before he can make the cover, Edge tags in and cinches in the Ankle Lock, screaming at Kurt who is at the top of the stage. Del Rio taps furiously as Edge has the thousand mile stare LOCKED on Angle.

After the match, Hardy, Sheamus and Sting step down from the ring, but Edge isn’t done. Angle watches in horror as Edge grabs a pair of steel chairs and hits a Con-Chair-To REPEATEDLY to Del Rio. The chair shot count reaches about 25 before Edge slams the badly dented chair to the canvas and leans on the ropes SCREAMING for Angle to PLEASE stick his nose where it doesn’t belong again.

We go backstage and Teddy Long is on the phone, explaining to an in-transit to the arena A.J. Styles on the other end of the line that he has a non-title match with Lance Storm tonight. If Storm wins, he becomes the #1 contender to the U.S. Title. However, should A.J. win, he will have the freedom to name his next challenger himself.

We go backstage as Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin head to the ring for tag team action next.

Back from break and Striker and Matthews explain the fallout of the Tag Team Turmoil Match at Extreme Rules and how Ted DiBiase and Joe Hennig walked out with the gold.

MCMG hits the ring, seemingly in good spirits despite Sunday’s outcome. The mood quickly changes as JIGLIRIOUS hits the stage. Delirious goes on a mindless, unintelligible rant for the next several minutes including ANOTHER reference to McDonald’s and Happy Meals; Jigsaw grabs the mic away and reminds Delirious of their exclusive endorsement deal with Burger King, to which Delirious nods and appears to apologize. Jigsaw says that MCMG’s decorated history is well-documented and tonight, they want to prove that Jiglirious can hang. The luchadors hit the ring and the match gets under way.

MCMG def. JIGLIRIOUS

Outstanding fifteen minute match. Lots of “This Is Awesome” chants throughout the contest. The Guns connect with Bullet Point to eliminate Delirious from the equation. The finish comes as Jigsaw attempts Jig ‘N’ Tonic on Sabin, but is met with a Superkick by Shelley which allows for a Sunset Flip Powerbomb counter. The Guns set up for Skull and Bones and connect for the three count.

After the match, the quartet exchange handshakes to a standing ovation.

Back in Teddy Long’s office and his phone conversation is interrupted by ZS3. Springate insists that he still has a small beef with Finlay left over from the Belfast show. Teddy tells him if he wanted the match, all he had to do was ask. He tells ZS3 to get ready because the match is next. Springate exits his office with a satisfied smirk on his face as we go to commercial.

Back from break and we get a video recap of the Belfast Show and what transpired in the main event between The Fighting Irishmen, Del Rio and Springate.

Back in the ring and ZS3 is on the mic and says he’s sick of continuing to play second fiddle to Finlay, saying he held him back in Kent and he’s still holding him back in WWE. Finlay cuts him off and heads to the ring. He grabs a mic and looks like he’s about to speak on the issue, but slaps ZS3 across the face. The bell rings and here we go.

ZAQUARY SPRINGATE III def. FINLAY

Finlay dominated much of the early going, but the tide shifted as Finlay missed a Senton Splash and ZS3 came back with a solid chokeslam, finish came as Finlay attempted a Diving Double Foot Stomp from the top rope, but Springate moved, causing The Irishman to land awkwardly on his ankle and collapse to the mat. This bought time for ZS3 to scale to the top and connect with a British Bomb for the surprise three count.

After the match, Springate celebrates on the ropes, but turns around and walks into a shillelagh blast between the eyes, knocking him out cold. Finlay stares down at his former protege, shaking his head before limping to the back with help from a couple officials.

We go backstage and Lance Storm is headed to the ring. A.J. Styles versus Lance Storm in non-title action next as we head to break.

Back from commercial and The Smackdown Rebound features A.J. winning the title on Sunday and Lance’s subsequent attack after the match.

Back in the arena and Lance Storm is headed to the ring, Striker reminds us that a potential U.S. Title shot is on the line here. A.J. is out next with the U.S. title in hand. Styles flies to the ring and immediately begins throwing fists with Storm as the bell rings to get us going.

LANCE STORM def. A.J. STYLES to become the #1 contender for the U.S. Title

A very solid match with breathtaking, edge of the seat action. A.J. ducks a spinning heel kick and comes back with a picture perfect Pele’ Kick of his own for two. Storm regains control, countering A.J.’s enziguri with a Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Finish came as A.J., who was clearly fighting off a nagging knee injury suffered earlier in the contest, set up for the Styles Clash. Storm SOMEHOW managed to counter out and slithered into an Inside Cradle, rolling into position for a Canadian Maple Leaf and locking it in. The pressure on the knee is too much and Styles has no choice but to tap out.

After the match, Storm wastes little time announcing the time and place of his title challenge. Storm says he wants A.J. and his title at Over The Limit. The new #1 contender slams the mic down on the fallen Styles’ face and leaves the ring. We go to commercial.

Back from break and DAMIEN SANDOW hits the stage, lecturing the “Unenlightened Dullards of the WWE Universe” as to why he hasn’t been seen on Smackdown or at any PPVs as of late, and it’s because this company rewards mediocrity. Sandow says he’s on a crusade to change that, starting with this green-haired ignoramus in the ring that labors under the delusion that he’s a comic book superhero, when in actuality the only savior to the masses in this arena is him. “You’re Welcome”.

DAMIEN SANDOW def. THE HURRICANE

The Hurricane attempts a Shining Wizard out of the gate, but Sandow ducks and locks in a full nelson. Sandow repeatedly rams The Hurricane’s skull into the top turnbuckle and tosses him to the mat. Sandow connects with Il Cubito Contemptricem and locks in a straightjacket before dropping Hurricane with The Illumination for the three count. Sandow cartwheels out of the ring to celebrate his victory.

Backstage with Teddy Long and NEW Cruiserweight Champion KAVAL and Teddy explains that he has invited superstars from RAW and ECW here tonight to determine a new #1 contender for the title here tonight. Kaval says it sounds like a good idea and heads back to the locker room. Mark Henry walks up behind Teddy and tells him that he’s tired of being ignored. He says he gladly accepted the invitation to join Camp Cornette at Extreme Rules because Teddy Long was happy to just let him rot in the locker room. Teddy tells him that if he wants a match, he’s got one and to get headed to the ring because his match is next--against RIKISHI. Henry shakes his head, disappointed, yet determined as we go to break.

Back from commercial as Henry thunders to the ring. Henry says that he’s back from injury and looking for a new inductee into the Hall of Pain. Rikishi heads to the ring, looking to bring the fight to the World’s Strongest Man as the bell rings to get things under way.

RIKISHI def. MARK HENRY via DQ

A very hard hitting contest. Rikishi gains an early advantage with a Savate Kick to the jaw of Henry that sends him to the arena floor. Henry beats on the apron out of frustration. Chants of “SEXUAL CHOCOLATE” rain down on Henry and this only serves to infuriate him more. Henry charges blindly and SOMEHOW Rikishi lifts him into a Samoan Drop.

Rikishi drags Henry to the corner and sets up for a Banzai Drop, but Henry rolls out of the ring before Rikishi can follow through. Rikishi drops to the floor and whips Henry headfirst into the ringpost, taking out the ring steps. Rikishi slams Henry’s arm into the post repeatedly and rolls him back into the ring. With Henry retreating to the corner, Rikishi hits a Body Avalanche and follows up with a Stinkface to a HUGE POP. Henry wipes his face furiously and begins retching over the barricade. Incensed, The World’s Strongest Man goes to the broadcast desk and comes back in with a chair, bashing it over Rikishi’s head, drawing the DQ.

After the match, a furious Henry summons the strength to hoist the massive Rikishi up for the World’s Strongest Slam. Henry sandwiches the chair on Rikishi’s leg and executes a Corner Slingshot Splash. Rikishi writhes in pain and screams out in agony as EMT’s attend to the situation. Rikishi is rolled onto a tram and carried from the ring. We go to a very unsettling break.

Back from break and the WWE Smack of the Night goes to Kaval winning the Cruiserweight Title against Evan Bourne and Tajiri at Extreme Rules.

Back in the arena and Kaval comes down to the ring in streets with the Cruiserweight Title over his shoulder, joining Striker and Matthews on commentary. Out first comes Smackdown’s representative, Austin Aries to a decent pop, followed by ECW’s El Generico and finally RAW’s Mike Quackenbush. Aries stares down Kaval from the ring as the bell sounds and here we go.

MIKE QUACKENBUSH def. AUSTIN ARIES and EL GENERICO to become the new #1 contender for the Cruiserweight Championship

Another great contest, rivaling Storm/Styles and MCMG/Jiglirous from earlier in the evening. Several chants of “THIS IS AWESOME” and “PLEASE DON’T END THIS”.

Aries counters out of a Brainbussttaaah! with a Starrbuster of his own. A-Double goes for the cover, Quackenbush connects with a Quackensmash to both opponents. With Aries totally erased from the equation, Quackenbush locks in the Chikara Special on Generico and Generico taps.

After the match, Quackenbush celebrates the victory and Kaval climbs on the announce table and asks Quack how next week sounds for a Cruiserweight Title Match. Quackenbush immediately accepts the challenge.

We go backstage and Natalya is headed to the ring for Diva’s action as we go to commercial.

Back from break and Tamina Snuka is already in the ring as Natalya makes her way to ringside. The bell rings and the match begins.

NATALYA def. TAMINA

A decent match between the two. Finish comes as Tamina goes for the Superfly Splash and Natalya dodges, sending Tamina to the canvas. Natalya hits a Double Underhook Backbreaker and locks in the SharpeRshooter, and the added torque proves too much for Tamina as Snuka’s daughter taps out.

We go backstage and get a split-screen of the four combatants vying for a shot at Bryan Danielson at Over The Limit. We go to our final break.

NIGEL McGUINNESS def. JOHN CENA, BRODIE LEE and SAMOA JOE to become the #1 contender for the WWE Championship

An all-out war for about twenty minutes. Cena took a LOT of abuse at the hands of Joe and Nigel. Cena gets dropped from the equation with a Big Rig Boot, a Jawbreaker Lariat and a Muscle Buster from Joe. Brodie drops Joe from the ring with another Big Rig Boot, boiling things down to he and Nigel.

Brodie grabs Nigel for an Overhand Choke Suplex, but Nigel counters out with a beautiful armdrag. Finish came as Brodie went to the top for a Diving Cross Body, but Nigel kicks his feet out from under him, perching him on the top rope. McGuinness follows with a stiff shoot kick to the injured arm and drops the Big Rig with the Tower of London for the victory.

After the match, Nigel celebrates in the ring and Bryan Danielson hits the ring, staring Nigel down and holding the WWE Title above both their heads as McGuinness eyes the belt. It’s at this time that WADE BARRETT appears on the entrance ramp, walking toward the ring. Nigel notices Barrett first, then Danielson. They scan the crowd and they close their eyes out of exasperation as their heart sinks at the realization that THE NEXUS has crashed the party!

Danielson and McGuinness fight valiantly for as long as possible before the numbers game ultimately catches up. Ziggler hits a Name Dropper to the WWE Champion and Barrett drops McGuinness with Wasteland over the top rope to the unprotected arena floor.

The beatdown continues with other fallen participants. Cody Rhodes busts Samoa Joe open with the ring bell and Drew McIntyre strangles Cena with microphone cords before sandwiching his head between the ring steps and the ring post. Kofi Kingston and Alex Riley hoist Brodie Lee onto Barrett’s shoulders and he hits Wasteland again. With carnage and bodies lying everywhere, The Nexus’ wrath CLEARLY knows no boundaries as the militant unit stands victorious in solidarity as Smackdown goes off the air.

ECW Results 05.01.12

Tonight's ECW emanates from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio as Joey Styles and Tazz welcome us to the show amidst the pyro.

John Morrison hits the ring to a RAUCOUS standing ovation and a slew of Morrison chants. Morrison grabs a mic and says that last night he went into the match last night as ECW Champion and a heavily doubted underdog; the smallest man in the match and the least likely to walk OUT as champion, yet here he stands; STILL ECW Champion. Morrison says last night was a proving ground and by taking out The Big Show he showed the world that regardless of his distinct size disadvantage, he runs with the giants in the Land of Extreme.

Paul Heyman emerges and congratulates Morrison on one of the most impressive ECW matches he's seen in recent memory. Heyman warns him that not only has he placed a bull's-eye on his back by successfully defending the title, but he has unknowingly launched ECW into a full-on, backstage turf war. Heyman says that tonight we're going to have a series of qualifying matches for the ECW Championship Scramble at Over The Limit. Heyman says these matches will be contested between members of ECW's new class and the ECW Originals. Heyman tells Morrison that he is slated to defend the ECW Title RIGHT NOW against this man--The lights go down and "Huka Blues" starts blaring through the speakers as SABU storms to the ring, looking for a return match from Sunday night. The bell rings and here we go.

JOHN MORRISON def. SABU to remain Champion/qualify for the Scramble

Great opening championship match with fantastic back and forth action. Finish came as Sabu attempted Air Sabu, but Morrison dodged, sending Sabu crashing into the buckle and landing on his head in the corner. Morrison hits Starship Pain and collects the three count to remain champion. John Morrison will defend the title against five other challengers at Over The Limit.

Paul Heyman is backstage, on the phone with YET another superstar who has jumped ship to ECW. Heyman tells him that it’s great to have him on board and he’ll see him in a few minutes. Muhammad Hassan interrupts the call and tells Heyman that he doesn’t appreciate being left off the ECW Turf War and out of the qualifying matches for Over The Limit tonight and says he is disgusted with having to be lent a spot just to qualify for the ECW Title Match on the pre-show Sunday night.

Hassan tells Heyman that he clearly doesn’t have his brand’s best interests at heart, otherwise he would be in the title match at Over The Limit without even having to qualify. Paul tells Hassan that if he thinks Heyman doesn’t appreciate his talents now, just wait until he finds out who he’s booked him in match against tonight. Heyman proceeds to tell Hassan that he will be going one-on-one with Ryback.

The Briscoes are backstage heading to the ring as we head to commercial.

Back from break as The Briscoes mill around the ring like drunken idiots waiting for their competition. Bombs drop as The Dudleyz charge to the ring. Utter chaos is ensured as the bell rings to start the brawl.

DUDLEY BOYZ def. BRISCOE BROTHERS

Finish comes as D’Von rolls through an attempted Redneck Boogie, lands on his feet and sets up for a flapjack. Bubba drives Jay out of the ring and plants Mark with a 3D for the duke.

We go backstage and William Regal is being presented with the position of ECW Ambassador by Heyman. Regal will now serve as Heyman’s right-hand man and direct contact between Heyman and the roster. The Big Show storms into Heyman’s office and tells both men that they should be fully aware by now that he has no problem taking either of them or anyone else to get back into the title hunt. Show demands a qualifying match tonight and Heyman says that was the plan in the first place. Regal informs Show that tonight he will have the chance to qualify for the Scramble by taking on the final ECW Champion of the promotion’s original run--The Man-Beast RHYNO in an Extreme Rules Match. Show shakes his head and walks out the door.

We get a video package of the brutal finish to the Stairway To Hell Match from Sunday’s Extreme Rules PPV.

The Sandman makes his way furiously through the crowd, prepping for another match in the ECW Turf War and looking to qualify for the main event at Over The Limit as we go to break.

Back from commercial as Sandman waits in the ring, brandishing his Singapore Cane and MATT HARDY makes his way down the ramp as the most recent superstar to jump ship to ECW as of Sunday night. The bell rings and we’re in for a fight.

MATT HARDY def. THE SANDMAN when Tommy Dreamer interfered to qualify

An extremely physical contest. Sandman established control about mid-match and had Hardy in position for a Rolling Rock Senton. As Sandman scales to the top rope, Dreamer hits the stage and causes an unintended distraction. This opens the door for Hardy to get back to his feet and crush Sandman with a Twist of Fate from the top rope for the three. After the match, Dreamer helps Sandman to his feet and offers truce. Sandman shakes his hand and buries the hatchet to a positive reaction from the crowd. Dreamer and Sandman leave the ring as a unit.

We get footage of the Lumberjack Strap Match for the Women’s Championship and the stunning manner in which LITA overcame immense odds, namely Kharma, to come away with the title.

Lita is walking backstage, with the title around her waist and runs into Kane. The two of them share an awkward silence before Kane ultimately congratulates her on her victory. Lita wishes him luck in his qualifying match tonight before heading to the ring as we go to commercial.

Back from break and the NEW Women’s Champion is in action next against Victoria.

LITA def. VICTORIA to remain Women’s Champion

A very entertaining divas match. Finish comes as Victoria goes for Widow’s Peak, only to have Lita drop to her feet and surprise her with a falling neckbreaker. Finish comes as Lita hits a Twist of Fate and a Litasault to retain the title. After the match, KHARMA hits the ring and flattens the champion with an Implant Buster for the second time this week.

Backstage with The Unholy Alliance ruthlessly tearing through members of the locker room looking for answers. Abyss and company are demanding that ANYONE who knows where to find either Vampiro, James Mitchell or BOTH speak up as soon as possible, but it doesn’t seem their getting any closer to a solution.

We get more stills and footage from Sunday Night’s borderline catastrophic ECW Championship Match, including Kane taking a flaming kendo stick and a barbed wire Singapore Cane to the face at different points in the match.

Back to the ring and Kane sets the stage ablaze as he makes his way to the ring for his qualifying match. The Big Red Monster climbs over the top rope and torches the ringposts as we go to break.

Back from commercial as Kane awaits his opponent. Bob Artese makes the announcement that this match is now an Extreme Rules Match and a familiar face from Wrestlemania’s Past makes his way to the ring as RAVEN wheels his Shopping Cart of Horrors to ringside. Kane is met with a stop sign to the skull as the bell rings and here we go again.

KANE def. RAVEN to qualify for the Championship Scramble

Raven had The Machine on the ropes for a good portion of the match, landing a Russian Leg Sweep to the barricade, a drop-toe-hold to the steel chair and a flurry of knees, fists and boots. Finish came as Raven set up for Even Flow only to have Kane counter with a Back Body Drop that sends Raven over the top rope and crashing to the floor. The Devil’s Favorite Demon douses a table in lighter fluid and chokeslams Raven through a flaming table to pick up the next spot at Over The Limit; joining John Morrison and Matt Hardy.

We go backstage and Kharma has barged into Heyman’s office and pinned him against the wall. She demands that Lita come to RAW next week and defend her Women’s title one-on-one; no lumberjacks, no Natalya, NO HOLDS BARRED. Heyman reluctantly agrees and Kharma sets him down at his desk.

The Sandman confers with Tommy Dreamer backstage and tells him that he’s coming to the ring and his corner to make sure that his opponent tonight doesn’t try something crooked. Dreamer and the Sandman head to the ring as we go to break.

Back from commercial as Eddie Edwards apologizes to Davey Richards for not being there for him in the closing moments of Tag Team Turmoil. Richards tells him not to sweat it and before he can finish his thought, the duo realizes that they’ve been surrounded by THE NEXUS. Barrett, Ziggler, Kingston, McIntyre and the NEW WWE Tag Team Champions beat The American Wolves senseless in a gang-style beatdown that has become all too familiar in the days of Nexus. Barrett directs traffic as The Nexus migrates elsewhere in the backstage area.

Dreamer and The Sandman are in the ring awaiting their opponent and the All-American American--JACK SWAGGER emerges as Dreamer’s qualifying opponent for the evening.

JACK SWAGGER def. TOMMY DREAMER when Sandman interfered to qualify

Another physical contest as the match transitioned between the physicality of Dreamer’s hardcore background and Jack Swagger’s amateur background. Finish came with the referee down and Dreamer sets up for a Dreamer Driver. Sandman climbs up on the apron and thwacks Dreamer in the face with his Kendo Stick. This allows Swagger to escape and set up for a Gutwrench Powerbomb. Swagger runs to the cover and the ref logs the three.

After the match, Sandman steps into the ring and repeatedly drums Dreamer over the back and head with the Singapore Cane until Tommy stops moving on the canvas. Sandman grabs a mic and tells Dreamer “Truce Off. I’m not competing for the title because of you, so it’s only fair that you fail to qualify because of me.” Sandman clubs Dreamer one last time and leaves him lying in the ring as we go to commercial.

Backstage with Rhyno psyching up for his match with Big Show later on tonight. Rhyno repeatedly and forcibly headbutts a locker until he draws blood. The Man Beast and The World’s Largest Athlete in an Extreme Rules Match later on tonight as we go to commercial.

Back from break and total chaos has broken out as no less than a dozen superstars including Colt Cabana and Steven Richards run in to try and separate the Colony from a beatdown on Stinger, the Columbus Blue Jacket’s mascot. Apparently they felt he was infringing on their turf (a turf war in another sense). RON SIMMONS steps in as they’re separated and almost can’t bring himself to say it...Almost.

Back in the ring and Elijah Burke is making his way down the aisle for his qualifying match and as he waits, Paul Heyman hits the stage and introduces his opponent saying that he competed in the six-pack challenge on Sunday night, was robbed in his qualifying match last night and tonight, this man is FINALLY back at home. Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome back to the Land of Extreme---ROB VAN DAM! The Columbus crowd ERUPTS at the announcement and breaks into a spontaneous “RVD” chant as “The Whole Dam Show” makes his way to ringside. The bell rings and what is sure to be an excellent contest is under way.

ROB VAN DAM def. ELIJAH BURKE to qualify for the Championship Scramble

Arguably match of the night. Burke gained the edge late and went for an Elijah Express, but Van Dam rolled out of the way and came back with a FLAWLESS roundhouse kick. RVD leaps back into familiar territory and flattens Burke with a Five-Star Frog Splash for the three. Rob Van Dam will now join John Morrison, Kane, Jack Swagger and Matt Hardy in the Scramble with one spot left to fill.

We go backstage and Hardcore Holly is gathering superstars to place wagers on how long the next contest lasts.

Muhammad Hassan makes his way to the ring, looking like he’s walking to the gallows, but determined nonetheless. Hassan gets on the mic and threatens to walk out of ECW in protest of this blatant discriminatory booking he’s endured in weeks prior and tonight. Hassan also threatens a personal injury lawsuit should he endure irreparable damage in his match against the reckless, careless and frankly talent-starved Ryback here tonight. Ryback begins his militant march to the ring and the bell rings to get the match started.

RYBACK def. MUHAMMAD HASSAN

In a virtual playback from Sunday night, Ryback nearly takes Hassan’s head off with a Big Boot and a running lariat. Ryback hits Shell Shocked and gets the three for a quick evening. Ryback screams “FEED ME MOAR” and marches directly into the path of WMD as Big Show floors him yet again. Big Show grabs a mic and yells for Rhyno to get this over with and get his ass down to the ring RIGHT NOW. Rhyno obliges and fists immediately begin flying.

RHYNO def. THE BIG SHOW in an Extreme Rules Match to qualify for the Championship Scramble

A nightmarish brawl with an unexpected climax. Show hits a Spear and sets up for a chokeslam when HORNSWOGGLE runs down the ramp with a t-shirt gun. The distraction causes Big Show to release his hold on Rhyno and give the War Machine an opening to hit the GORE through a table set up in the corner. Rhyno crawls to the cover and picks up the three, becoming the final man to qualify for the Championship Scramble.

After the match, a SEETHING BIG SHOW returns to his feet and grabs Hornswoggle by the collar of his shirt and rockets him into the ring. The leprechaun begs off, but Show isn’t having it. Show grabs Hornswoggle by the throat and devastates him with a sky-high chokeslam. Show scrapes him off the mat and sets him on the top turnbuckle before crushing the leprechaun’s temple with WMD, sending him crashing to the arena floor. Show throws him back into the ring and drags him to the center of the canvas before CRUSHING the midget with a jumping elbow drop and another. The bloodthirsty crowd is LOVING it, chanting “One More Time”, to which Big Show responds with a running leg drop to the back of Hornswoggle’s head. Show leaves the ring and heads up the ramp as WADE BARRETT makes his way down.

Barrett drags an unconscious Hornswoggle out to the entrance ramp and drills him with Wasteland on the steel grate at the top of the stage. Ziggler watches ominously from the side of the stage and Barrett retreats to the other side as he signals to the rafters. Up on the rafters, the other four Nexus members are on standby, armed with BOLT CUTTERS. Joe Hennig uses his bolt cutters to sever the heavy anchor holding one corner of the titantron. DiBiase in the opposite corner, severs his anchor and the tron begins to swing freely out from the bottom.

On the top corner, Kofi Kingston severs another anchor and the titantron begins dangling. McIntyre severs a fourth and the big screen dangles a little more ominously. Finally, Ziggler scales the catwalks with a fifth set of bolt cutters and without remorse, severs the central anchor. The titantron PLUMMETS from the top of the arena down to the stage floor, SHATTERING upon impact and landing...on top of the prone Hornswoggle. OH. MY. GOD. Sparks fly everywhere and a minor fire breaks out as The Nexus has quite literally brought the house down tonight in the Land of Extreme. Nexus walks off from the scene as EMTs and other officials dig through the rubble in what has surely gone from a rescue mission to a recovery mission. We have almost definitely seen the end of Hornswoggle as ECW goes off the air.

　

　

　

　

RAW Supershow Results 04.30.12

Tonight's RAW Supershow opens with the BRUTAL outcome of last night's Three Stages of Hell match between CM Punk and Chris Jericho. We go to the RAW video package and the pyro goes off as J.R. and King welcome us to a sold-out Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio.

We go to the ring and Lillian Garcia introduces the NEW FULL-TIME GENERAL MANAGER OF MONDAY NIGHT RAW--STEPHANIE MCMAHON! The Billion Dollar Princess makes her way to the ring and puts the RAW Locker Room on notice, proclaiming that "THE BITCH IS BACK!" Stephanie issues congratulations to her 7-man team for a hard-fought victory last night and issues an extra special thank you to the Undertaker for closing the deal in last night's main event.

Steph goes about the business of announcing her first order of business as full-time GM when she's interrupted by Chris Jericho. Jericho is VISIBLY banged up from last night's war with Punk, limping in on a set of crutches, his arm in a sling, head heavily bandaged and numerous stitches running the length and surface of his battered and bruised face.

Barely able to speak, Jericho tells Stephanie McMahon that first of all, he demands an answer for The Rock's actions at the conclusion of the Main Event last night. Jericho rolls the footage of Rocky drilling a bloodied Jericho with a Spinebuster and The People's Elbow before polishing him off with a Rock Bottom from the ring apron through four tables. Secondly, Jericho insists on a rematch with Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship at Over The Limit.

Punk interrupts and makes his way to the ring with the World Heavyweight Championship draped over his shoulder. The champ is pretty banged up himself, but clearly the 20 pounds of gold over his shoulder helps numb the pain a little. Punk offers to shake Jericho's hand, but Jericho declines for the moment. Punk shrugs it off and gets back to his point. Punk congratulates Stephanie on her promotion, tells Jericho that he can have a rematch for the gold whenever he's physically ready to do so and tells the GM that since everyone is out here demanding explanations, he'd like to hear one from RAW's newest acquisition, JEFF JARRETT. Punk rolls the footage of Jarrett returning and smashing a thumbtack-filled guitar over Punk's face before dropping Jericho with The Stroke and dragging him to the cover for the second fall of the match.

Stephanie tells Jericho that he'll have to get his explanation some other time because The Rock isn't here tonight. As Steph turns her attention to Punk, Jeff Jarrett hits the ring and gives him the explanation he so desires. Jarrett tells Punk that his issue is with BOTH him and Jericho. Jarrett tells Jericho that he did what he did as a LONG overdue response to Y2J walking out of WCW, just as Double J was hitting his stride as the World Champion. Jarrett says Jericho couldn't handle playing second fiddle to El Kabong and moved to WWE where his efforts, much like Jarrett's himself, went unappreciated for TWO YEARS before Vince sat up and took notice and made him World Champion.

Jarrett tells Punk that he has NO RESPECT for him. Jarrett tells Punk that all he asked from his contracted employees over in TNA was brand loyalty and Punk wasn’t content with that, he had to keep jumping ship to ROH. Punk cuts him off and tells him not to paint it like that incident was his fault. Jarrett says it was his fault, saying that even though he put him in a HIGH PROFILE angle with RAVEN of all people, he and Julio Dinero still couldn’t hack it.

Punk gets in Jarrett’s face and tells him that it wasn’t because they couldn’t hack it or because they didn’t connect with the fans, “it’s because YOU, JARRETT can’t recognize PURE TALENT when it’s sitting right in front of your face.” Punk continues, saying that he and Dinero got the job done, but because of what “The King of The Mountain” perceived, “YOU kept us off TV, YOU kept us from having any programs, YOU single-handedly fumbled the ball with CM PUNK! So yeah, I jumped ship back to ROH, and you FIRED me because of some stupid little contractual obligation that kept your boys from making appearances for Independent promoters. You can say you hate the McMahon family, Jarrett, but at the end of the day, you lost out on CM Punk because you were more like VINCE McMAHON than you care to admit and that eats you alive, doesn’t it Jeff?! I’m a pretty good dog, Jarrett, but if you don’t throw me a bone every once in a while, of COURSE I’m gonna show up on someone else’s porch.”

Jarrett casts an icy stare at Punk and says that he was hand-picked by Jim Cornette to turn this company on its ear in the event that control should fall back into the hands of the McMahon family. Jarrett says that much like Punk does now, he too, connects with the fans and they grow tired of the same old, same old very quickly. Jarrett says he came back for one reason, to win The World Heavyweight Championship, because given a position of power, he could take control and make life HELL for the McMahon family empire. Jarrett says he plans to do that by removing the gold from the waist of the most ungrateful employee he ever had the displeasure of working with at Over The Limit.

Finally, Stephanie McMahon chimes in and tells all three men that in order to get a shot at the title, they have to earn it tonight. Steph tells Jarrett and Jericho that they will have an opportunity to qualify for the World Title match tonight, as will eight others, because there will be a series of qualifying matches leading up to six participants in a CHAMPIONSHIP SCRAMBLE MATCH for the World Heavyweight Championship. The new GM tells CM Punk that she has accepted Teddy Long’s offer from last night and CM Punk will go one-on-one with the new WWE Champion tonight in the main event. Jericho pleads with Stephanie to reconsider the qualifying matches, as he’s in no condition to compete tonight. The GM tells him that she will accept a surrogate to compete on his behalf and recommends that he leave the ring and get searching. Steph tells Jarrett that his match is next and wishes him luck as we go to commercial.

Back from break as Jeff Jarrett awaits his qualifying match opponent and it’s CHRISTIAN.

JEFF JARRETT def. CHRISTIAN to qualify for the Championship Scramble

Great opening match. Lots of back and forth. Christian connected mid-match with a Spear, but Jarrett got his foot on the bottom rope. Finish came as Christian went for the Killswitch, but Jarrett countered out, threw Christian to the ropes and hit the Stroke on the rebound for the three count. Jeff Jarrett becomes the first challenger to Punk’s World Title at Over The Limit.

Back from break and we get stills of the elimination tag match from last night, including Randy Orton's elimination of Cody Rhodes in the first minute of the match and later elimination of Jack Swagger.

Randy Orton makes his way out for his qualifying match, entering to a sick remix of Voices and Burn In My Light with an extended intro. After the way he was eliminated last night, The Viper looks determined as ever to get back in the title picture. Orton awaits his opponent and it's another superstar who came up just short in his match last night--ROB VAN DAM. The bell rings and here we go.

RANDY ORTON def. ROB VAN DAM to qualify for the Championship Scramble

Good in-ring chemistry between these two. Van Dam and Orton went at it for fifteen solid minutes with no clear-cut advantage until the closing minutes. Orton hit a nasty powerslam and went for the Viper DDT, but Van Dam climbed off the rope back into the ring and countered with a Monkey Flip. RVD answers back with Rolling Thunder and goes up for the Five-Star Frog Splash, but before he can execute, KOFI KINGSTON jumps up on the ring apron and hits Trouble In Paradise, knocking Van Dam from his perch. With RVD lying helplessly on the top turnbuckle, Orton comes back with a vicious elevated RKO for the one, two, three. Orton now joins Punk and Jarrett in the Championship Scramble at Over The Limit.

Kofi steps into the ring with a mic and looks over the fallen Van Dam before explaining that last night he had an epiphany. Kofi says somewhere between falling victim to the 619 less than three minutes into the match and watching Rey Mysterio walk away with yet another title, he realized that being the "good guy" was getting him absolutely nowhere in WWE. Kofi says in order for him to get where he wants to be, heads have to start rolling and they will, because he'll be the one kicking them off of people's shoulders. Kofi issues a one-on-one challenge to Rey Mysterio for the Intercontinental Championship at Over The Limit and says he isn't waiting long for an answer. Kofi slams down the mic and heads to the back.

We get more footage from last night, including Lesnar's fury being unleashed on HBK and Triple H as well as Batista's steel chair rampage. We get a graphic for Batista versus Brock Lesnar coming up next.

Brock Lesnar hits the ring and says that he demanded this match for two reasons; First, he went into Extreme Rules last night with one objective, to ensure that Stephanie McMahon and the McMahon family wouldn't continue to reign over this business. Since his team came up short, he must destroy them one-by-one himself, starting with Triple H. Lesnar challenges The Game to a Street Fight at Over The Limit and says for every week he doesn't get an answer, he will decimate someone close to The Cerebral Assassin until there is no one left. This brings him to Batista and his second reason for this match; because for one brief moment at the start of last night's match, he had Batista locked in the Kimura and almost felt the arm break, had it not been for the mass disruption that broke the hold. Lesnar says he's here tonight to finish the job and get to Triple H by putting Batista on the shelf. Lesnar paces the ring as we head to commercial.

Back from break as Batista's music hits and the Animal charges the ring and immediately begins exchanging blows with Lesnar, exploding into an all-out brawl.

BATISTA def. BROCK LESNAR by Reverse Decision

Just an absolute melee from the beginning. Batista had the advantage for the majority of the match until executing a Spinebuster that fell perfectly in line for Lesnar to cinch in the Kimura Lock. After several minutes of extended torque, Batista taps out, but Lesnar isn't finished. Lesnar keeps the Kimura locked in until the referee and several other officials have to bum rush the ring to try and separate the two.

The referee informs Lillian that he has reversed the decision and rewarded the match to Batista by disqualification. This sends Lesnar into a bitter rage and he snaps the arm in half using the Kimura Lock. As Batista screams out in agony, Lesnar releases the hold, scares off the officials and drops the already victimized Animal with an F5. Lesnar rolls down out of the ring as the ref signals for EMTs and the officials strap Batista to the flat board and carry him from the ring on a stretcher. Lesnar gets face to face with the camera and tells Triple H "The quicker you answer, the better off you'll be..." Batista is wheeled from the ring as we go back to commercial.

Back from break and we get more footage from last night's Tag Team Turmoil Match including The American Wolves taking the belts and then later dropping them to The Fortunate Sons, a surprise last-second entry in the match.

Backstage with Stephanie McMahon and Wade Barrett. Barrett tells Steph that she made a HUGE mistake not including any members of Camp Cornette in the qualifying matches tonight. Steph says that's not true, because The Miz will be competing later on tonight. Barrett smirks and tells her that he meant any members of Camp Cornette that were actually dedicated to the cause and didn't turn their back on the team last night. Stephanie tells him her decisions are final and to do something about it if he doesn't like the call. Barrett flashes an evil grin and tells her that she doesn't know the half of it before walking off.

The Usos are in the ring awaiting their Tag Team Championship Match as the NEW champions, The Fortunate Sons--Ted DiBiase and Joe Hennig make their way to the ring.

THE FORTUNATE SONS def. THE USOS to remain TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS

Good match. The Usos had DiBiase and Hennig going for a while, but the finish came as The Fortunate Sons connected with their new tag finisher--The Perfect Balance--a combination Running High Knee (DiBiase) and McGillicutter (Hennig)--for the duke.

After the match, the tag champions celebrate heading up the ramp as Wade Barrett and Dolph Ziggler make their way down to the ring. Barrett and Ziggler proceed to administer a completely unprovoked assault on The Usos, punctuated by Ziggler hitting the Zig Zag on Jey and Barrett planting Jimmy with Wasteland before leaving the ring.

We get another look back at Extreme Rules, with The Miz first working over Jeff Hardy, then tagging to Ziggler and dropping him with a Skull Crushing Finale before leaving the ring and taking the count-out elimination. The Miz is advertised for his qualifying match coming up next.

Back from break and The Miz comes out to a modified theme and a MASSIVE POP. WOW. Miz tells the WWE Universe to boo him if they want, cheer him if you choose, but his only objective is to get back into the World Title picture and once again become champion.

Miz says since he jumped to WWE, he’s had two missions: to make it to the top and stay there and to either earn the respect he has coming to him or take it by force. Miz admits that he’s had his fair share of critics and detractors since he showed up; none louder than JOHN BRADSHAW LAYFIELD. Miz says he doesn’t give a damn about JBL’s admiration or respect, but that he fully intends to make a believer out of him tonight when he drops him on his face and moves on to the Championship Scramble at Over The Limit. Miz tells JBL to stop worrying about how he and the rest of his fellow Wall Street money whores caused our society collapsed, get his Transplant-Texan ass out to the ring and find out just how much of a “Joke” The Miz truly is. JBL’s limo hits the ramp and a visibly angered JBL steps out of the back. A great qualifying match is on it’s way as we head to break.

Back from commercial and JBL has made it into the ring. JBL grabs a mic and just before he decides to speak, drops the mic and smacks Miz across the face. Miz fires back with a BEAUTIFUL right hook that takes JBL off his feet. Miz takes JBL to the mat and begins wailing on his face which draws another huge pop. The ref separates the two and the bell rings to get this match under way before things spiraled out of control.

THE MIZ def. JBL to qualify for the Championship Scramble

Miz came away with a win, but not without a severe beating. Miz fought scrappily for several minutes, even getting in several good licks against the brutish JBL, but JBL established firm control with a Fallaway Slam from the top rope. JBL whipped Miz to the buckle and followed in, but Miz would move and attempt his corner clothesline, only to have JBL dodge and attempt to answer back with the Clothesline From Hell. Miz ducks and JBL goes crashing into the ropes. The resistance sends JBL rebounding into position for a Skull-Crushing Finale and Miz picks up the stunning victory. The Miz is greeted with a standing ovation after the match and now joins Randy Orton, Jeff Jarrett and World Champion CM Punk in the Championship Scramble at Over The Limit.

We go backstage and Triple H is talking with Stephanie regarding Brock Lesnar’s challenge at Over The Limit. The Game tells his wife that he’s not going to reward Lesnar for his reckless abandon and lack of regard for anyone’s safety. Lesnar walks by at this moment and tells Triple H that that’s unfortunate. Brock tells Hunter not to think about it as rewarding him, think of it as Triple H doing what is best for the personal welfare of his superstars and the personal benefit of his company. Lesnar tells Triple H to his face that the onslaught will get more brutal and more personal until he gets the answer he wants.

Stephanie tells Triple H that she’s organized a Street Fight to help him work out his aggressions and tells him to head to the ring and meet Shawn out there. The crowd ERUPTS as Steph tells him it will be DeGeneration X in action Next!

Back from break as DX heads out to an ENORMOUS pop and run through their usual routine...(For the thousands in attendance...For the millions watching at home...and for Brock Lesnar...Who only understands violence and barely understands English...LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLEEEEET'S GET READY TO SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSUUUCK IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!!!!) And then the music hits...

BEER! MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

James Storm and Bobby Roode make their way to the ring in streets and begin throwing some heavy-handed punches back and forth with DX and here we go.

DX def. BEER MONEY in a Tornado-Style Tag Team Street Fight

Weapons flying everywhere. At one critical turning point, Michaels counters DWI into a rare Frankensteiner, sending Storm flying to the floor. Finish comes as Storm goes for Last Call, but Michaels ducks and Triple H interrupts an incoming Spear from Roode with a Double A Spinebuster. Michaels rebounds with Sweet Chin Music to Storm and Storm staggers directly into a Pedigree on top of a garbage can for the duke.

After the match, Trips grabs a mic and tells Lesnar that he has nothing to prove to him and that Lesnar won't be able to bully his way into a Street Fight with him at Over The Limit. The Game tells him that a fight is the last thing Lesnar wants even if he thinks it's the first.

We go backstage and Chris Jericho is still frantically hobbling around searching for a surrogate, when Stephanie McMahon comes up and informs him that he's been summoned to the ring to get an explanation from The Rock via satellite up next. Jericho sneers and limps away toward the ring as we go to break.

Back from commercial and Jericho is in the ring with a mic and says that he has found someone to step up in his place for the qualifying match tonight and demands an answer from the Rock for his actions in last night's main event. Rock appears on the tron via satellite and tells Jericho that the reasons for his actions last night were fairly simple. First, The Rock couldn't stand the idea of his monkey ass carrying the World Heavyweight Championship again and secondly The Rock was repaying a thirteen-year-old favor. Rock asks Jericho if the city of Chicago had any relevance to him. Rock tells him it should: It was August 9, 1999; The Rock was doing what he does best, laying the verbal Smackdown on some big, fat ugly 500 pound hermaphrodite; the next thing he knows a clock starts winding down on the titantron and Fabio is standing on the stage in a silver-sequined jacket, talking down to the Rock like he was the greatest thing to ever set foot in a WWE ring, that The Rock wasn't the Most Electrifying man in the business and ratings were suffering because of HIM.

"The fact of the matter is Jericho, NO ONE steps on The Rock's time when he is speaking and you learned the hard way last night that if there's ONE MAN who can still ELECTRIFY, ONE MAN who can still STEAL THE SHOW simply by stepping on the stage, stepping into the ring and laying the Smackdown on some delusional, spike-haired candy ass it's THE ROCK. So you want a match with me, by all means name the time and place, but take your time, because after I smacked the holy blue Hell out of you last night, I want 'The Best In The World At What He Does' stepping into the ring at 100%. Until next time, Jabroni..." The signal cuts out on the tron and Jericho is SEETHING. He throws down the mic and rolls out of the ring as DREW McINTYRE steps in to help him earn his spot in the Championship Scramble Match. Out comes McIntyre’s opponent and it’s the new Intercontinental Champion, Rey Mysterio.

　

DREW McINTYRE def. REY MYSTERIO (Chris Jericho qualifies for the Championship Scramble)

The last two men in last night’s Six-Pack Challenge have a decent return match with another seesaw battle. Finish comes as Mysterio sets up for the 619 and KOFI KINGSTON arrives at ringside to protect McIntyre from the blow. The ref turns his attention to getting Kingston away from ringside. As this happens, Jericho climbs up on the ring apron and shatters one of his crutches across the back of Mysterio’s head. McIntyre picks up the scraps and drills Rey with Future Shock to pick up the three count. Jericho qualifies for the Championship Scramble at Over The Limit alongside Orton, Jarrett, Miz and Punk in spite of his numerous injuries.

After the match, Kofi connects with Trouble In Paradise again and out comes Barrett and Ziggler again. Another beatdown similar to the Usos. Mysterio gets drilled with Wasteland and left lying in the ring.

Backstage with Stephanie McMahon, who releases a statement saying that the final qualifying match of the night will be the final match of someone’s career. The stakes could not be higher as THE UNDERTAKER will go one-on-one with GOLDBERG. The winner will earn the final spot in the Championship Scramble, the loser will be FIRED.

Taker and Goldberg are seen in split-screen headed to the ring as we go to commercial.

Back from break as Goldberg begins his march down to the ring and The Undertaker follows with his slow, ominous procession to ringside. The bell rings and we get an intense staredown as these two meet for the first and for one, anyway, last time.

THE UNDERTAKER def. GOLDBERG to qualify for the Championship Scramble

Match of the night, hands down. Goldberg comes from out of nowhere with a Spear, but the Undertaker kicks out. Taker fires back with the Last Ride, Old School and a chokeslam, but Goldberg instinctively kicks out at two. Taker locks in Hell’s Gate, but Goldberg fights and reaches the bottom rope.

Finish comes as Goldberg sets up for the Jackhammer, only to have Undertaker block with a Leg Hook and counter with a Tombstone Piledriver. Taker drops Goldberg with two more Tombstones for good measure and gets the three. After the match, Goldberg gets back to his feet to a ROAR of applause and a standing ovation. Goldberg heads back up the ramp, thanking fans all the way before bowing out and heading through the curtain as we go to commercial.

Back from break as Goldberg heads to the back to a round of applause from his colleagues as he makes his way to the door. Goldberg thanks them all and shakes a few hands before making his way out the door.

CM Punk heads to the ring for his one-on-one match with the WWE Champion, BRYAN DANIELSON. A wrestling clinic is sure to follow as we got to our last break.

CM PUNK versus BRYAN DANIELSON ends in a No Contest

OUTSTANDING chain wrestling in this match. Danielson goes for a YES Lock, but Punk rolls through and returns to his feet with a Roundhouse Kick. Punk applies the Anaconda Vice, but Danielson fights out. Punk sets up for the GTS, but Danielson drops out and locks in Cattle Mutilation. Punk flails to the rope and latches his foot on the bottom to break the hold. Punk hits the GTS and goes up top for a Savage Elbow.

Just as Punk is about to polish off the WWE Champion, WADE BARRETT comes walking down the ramp, drawing a distraction. Barrett and Punk have a staredown from the ramp as he makes his way to ringside. At this moment, cameras capture sight of the likes of DOLPH ZIGGLER, TED DiBIASE, JOE HENNIG, DREW McINTYRE and KOFI KINGSTON walking through the crowd from all directions. Each of them climbs over the barricade to ringside and begin pounding on Danielson. Ziggler throws Danielson into the ring steps and Kofi and McIntyre work Danielson over before sandwiching his arm between the ring post and the steps and smashing the hell out of the WWE Champion with a steel chair.

At this point, The six men surround the ring, climb up on the ring apron and step in to encircle Punk. Punk shrugs it off and begins taking on all comers, but the numbers game quickly catches up. DiBiase and Hennig hit their finishers, McIntyre brains Punk with Future Shock, Kofi waits as the rest help Punk back to his feet and crushes him with Trouble In Paradise. Ziggler with the Zig Zag and Barrett finishes Punk off with Wasteland. The Nexus goes about the business of beating the Hell out of the timekeeper, cameramen, referees and road agents before turning their attention to Lawler.

McIntyre grabs an escaping Lillian Garcia by the back of the head, rolls her into the ring and Ziggler puts her out with a Sleeper Hold. Barrett drops Lawler through the announce table with Wasteland and takes J.R. out with a sucker punch before rolling him to the ring. Barrett hits Wasteland again as the rest tear up the canvas, unscrew ringposts, tear ropes apart, rip apart the announce tables in the broadcast area, and shred the padding from ringside barricades and mats from the arena floor. More tables upset, broadcast chairs thrown up on the entrance ramp.

The ringside area is in utter carnage as JIM CORNETTE makes his way down to the epicenter of disaster. Cornette grabs a mic and says he warned Stephanie that he would push the detonator and Jarrett was only the Primary Wave of this seismic earthquake he was going to send through the WWE. Cornette tells Steph to get ready for the aftershocks. The six men who destroyed the arena convene around Cornette who produces a box of T-shirts. Barrett unfolds his first to reveal the IMMEDIATELY recognizable Black “N” on a Yellow Shield. Ladies and Gentlemen, JAMES E. CORNETTE has reformed THE NEXUS.

Barrett grabs the mic and explains that the problem with Nexus was that the group was established with a bunch of rookies who hadn’t the slightest clue what they were doing; same thing when Punk took over, and same thing when John Cena thought he could take charge last November. Barrett promises a much more dangerous Nexus as all of these recruits have been around long enough to know how to finish the job and have been held down long enough for things to turn violent. Ziggler and the rest put on their Nexus tees and raise their arms in solidarity. It seems Jim Cornette has opened a new chapter on RAW that The McMahon family might not recover from as RAW Supershow goes off the air!

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

WWE Extreme Rules PPV Results 04.29.12

The 2012 Extreme Rules Pre-Show kicks off with Todd Grisham at the broadcast table, hyping up tonight's card. Grisham welcomes a guest commentator, making his return to WWE tonight and THE COACH comes down the aisle to a respectable pop. The bell rings and we go to Bob Artese in the ring with the call.

Gauntlet Match: Ryback versus Elijah Burke, Jack Swagger and Big Show (winning fall earns final spot in the Singapore Cane Match for the ECW Title)

Ryback's music hits first and The War Machine marches out, looking determined to secure a spot in the ECW Championship Match. Elijah Burke comes out next, looking a little wary of his opponent, but equally determined. The bell rings and here we go.

Burke stares down his hulking opponent from across the ring, then steps up to throw his 4-Up Combination before plastering Ryback with a high impact uppercut, but the beast is remarkably unfazed. Burke tries a rebound attack, but Ryback answers back with a DEVASTATING clothesline that knocks The Pope out of his high-tops.

Ryback follows up with a Gorilla Press Slam, dropping Elijah from up top down to the canvas. As Burke struggles to get back to his feet, Ryback screams “FINISH HIM” and destroys his opponent with Shell Shocked to pick up a decisive victory. Ryback awaits his next opponent and Jack Swagger hits the stage. Swagger says he’s been summoned for a bigger purpose in tonight’s PPV and will not be competing against this monster. Swagger says he let another eager superstar take his place in the match and out comes MUHAMMAD HASSAN.

Hassan hits the ring and begins trading blows with Ryback before coming from out of nowhere and stunning the unstoppable force with an Inverted STO for two. Hassan tries to keep his much larger opponent down with a series of Elbow Drops to the sternum, but on Elbow Drop #5, Ryback traps Hassan’s arm, gets back to his feet and whips the Extremist violently to the buckle before following him in and crushing him with a Body Avalanche. Hassan collapses to the canvas and Ryback hits a Running Splash. Ryback picks up the victimized Hassan and drills him with a Big Boot and an Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex. After Hassan gets implanted with a Spinebuster, the fans are egging Ryback into continuing the beating. Ryback wraps up the severe beatdown with a nasty powerbomb and a Silverback Attack for the merciful three count.

As Ryback awaits the Big Show, JACK SWAGGER leaps back through the crowd and wallops the HELL out of Ryback in the face with a steel chair. Swagger locks in the Ankle Lock, wrenching with as much torque as possible. Elijah Burke and Muhammad Hassan finally regain their senses and Hassan locks in a simultaneous Camel Clutch with the Ankle Lock still dialed in. Burke takes advantage by first embarrassing Ryback with a Pimp Slap and then dropping him from the submission holds with a Popebreaker. The trio exits the ring up the ramp, leaving Ryback as we’ve never seen him before. Unconscious and helpless. The Big Show’s music hits and the end appears to be near.

Show picks Ryback up off the mat and buries him with a Sidewalk Slam, but Ryback incredibly kicks out at two. Show throws Ryback to the buckle and hits two very large chops, but Ryback psyches up and strikes back with a forceful clothesline that takes Big Show off his feet, but not for long. Growing impatient, Show comes back with a Show Stopper and primes up for WMD. Ryback returns to his feet and Show connects, but even with the force of the blow, Ryback is only staggered to one knee. Incensed, Show connects with a SECOND WMD and goes for the cover, but SOMEHOW Ryback kicks out at 2 1/2, and Show is stunned into utter disbelief.

A snarling Big Show grabs Ryback by his shoulder straps and pulls him back to his feet. Show grips Ryback by the jaw to ensure that he sees the next blow coming and CLOBBERS the Cyborg with a CATACLYSMIC THIRD WMD, squarely between the eyes. Big Show crawls to the cover and gets the emphatic three count. The undefeated streak is finally over and THE BIG SHOW will advance to Extreme Rules to challenge for the ECW Championship in the Singapore Cane Match.

Winner and final entrant in the ECW Championship Match: Big Show

Grisham and Coach talk about tonight’s card. We go backstage with Jim Cornette, Stephanie McMahon, Paul Heyman and Theodore Long with their respective representatives in the Women’s Championship match later on tonight; Kharma, Lita and Natalya. Stephanie explains that the four of them came to a consensus on the stipulation and the three of them will be participating in a Lumberjill Strap Match tonight, featuring every other WWE Diva on the roster. The participants make their exit, with a banged-up Heyman and Long following shortly after.

Cornette and McMahon stay behind and Jim makes a proposition to raise the stakes. Cornette tells Steph that as it concerns the WWE roster, ECW and Smackdown superstars could be RAW superstars somewhere down the line, and thus EVERYONE has a personal stake in the outcome of their Elimination Tag Match tonight. Cornette suggests adding two members to each of their teams tonight; one from ECW, one from Smackdown, and making it a 7-on-7 match. Stephanie wastes little time in accepting the challenge and it looks like we’re in for a HUGE main event tonight.

Tag Team Turmoil Match for the WWE Tag Team Championships: Beer Money, Inc. versus Dudley Boyz versus MCMG versus Kings of Wrestling versus American Wolves versus New Age Outlaws versus The Colons versus LAX versus Hart Dynasty

We go back to the ring and six of the teams have already joined us at ringside, waiting for their number to come up. The Dudley Boyz enter next and will be the final team to wait at ringside before we get our opening contest. The Colons hit the ring, and we find out that all three will be eligible to compete in this match under the freebird rule. Shots ring throughout the arena as MCMG buzzes to the ring and the bell rings to let the marathon begin.

The first match is being contested under Tornado Rules, which allows all participants in the ring at the same time. Shelley and Sabin begin trading blows with Epico and Primo, until Carlito chimes in and begins double-teaming Sabin with Primo. Epico connects with a Gory Special, but only gets two when Sabin interrupts the fall. Shelley counters out of a Butterfly Suplex and whips Epico to the buckle, where he ends up tied to the Tree of Woe. Shelley connects with a Diving Double Stomp and drops Primo with It Came From Japan II.

Shelley gets on a roll, crushing Carlito with Sliced Bread #2 and stunning Epico and Primo with their respective Facebuster and Backstabber. Carlito answers back with a snap neckbreaker on Shelley before dropping Sabin with a Backstabber. Epico connects with a Codebreaker on Shelley, who then staggers into a Backstabber before Carlito executes a picture perfect Phoenix Splash, but Sabin makes the save before the three count can be collected. Sabin fights back with a flurry of offensive strikes before driving Epico from the ring with Over Easy and stunning Primo with Cradle Shock. With Carlito all to themselves, MCMG set up the eldest Colon for ASCS Rush and an Air Raid to collect the three count.



The Colons are eliminated.

Homicide and Hernandez slide into the ring and the next match is under way. At this point, the ref signals for normal tag rules to be implemented.

Alex Shelley and Hernandez start. Hernandez attempts an Gutwrench Backbreaker, but Shelley drops out from behind an attempts a Backpack Stunner, but Hernandez shifts his weight and fights out, answering back with a Delayed Vertical Suplex. Hernandez tags out to Homicide and he runs across the ring to knock Sabin off the apron. Homicide plants Shelley with Bronx Bomber 27, but only gets two. Homicide attempts a Pumphandle Suplex, but Shelley drops behind again and makes a quick tag to Sabin. Sabin came in thundering with an Enziguri, a Tilt-a-Whirl Headscissor and a Hesitation Dropkick. Sabin tries for Cradle Shock, but Homicide drops out and answers with a Big Boot for two.

Homicide tries for a West Brooklyn Lariat, but Sabin dodges, sending Homicide to the outside, then destroying Homicide with a Leap of Faith to the arena floor. Shelley follows with a Diving Superkick and as all team members try to help the trio to their feet, Hernandez hits a Big Man Dive that takes EVERYONE off their feet. The foursome rolls back into the ring, where Sabin makes the hot tag to Shelley and Alex takes both Homicide and Hernandez down with knife-edge chops. Homicide tries an Exploder Suplex, but Shelley lands on his feet and shoves him to Sabin’s corner. Sabin sets up for a top rope Powerbomb and Shelley sneaks up from behind for Made In Detroit for the three count.

LAX has been eliminated.

In next are the Outlaws and another flurry of exchanged blows takes place before each team makes it back to their corners.

Gunn cinches in a headlock on Shelley and sets up for a swinging neckbreaker, but Shelley counters out yet again and comes up with a Border City Stretch. Gunn struggles to the bottom rope and Shelley follows up with a Golden City Swing for two. Gunn desperately crawls to the tag and in comes the Road Dogg. The Outlaws double up Shelley and hit a flapjack hangman before The Dogg connects with Shake, Rattle and Roll for two.

Dogg hits a Crazy Legs Knee Drop and picks up two again. Frustrated, Dogg tries for a piledriver, but Shelley fights out and hits a hurricanrana into a Skull Fuck, which only serves to further infuriate Road Dogg. Dogg tags Gunn in and Gunn tries for another piledriver, but Shelley goes up and over and plants him with a piledriver of his own. Shelley heads to the top and hits a Frog Splash, but Road Dogg interrupts the count.

Gunn sets up for a Front Powerslam, but Shelley slides out and hits Sliced Bread #2 before making the tag to Sabin. Sabin jumps in and hits a Springboard Tornado DDT before attempting a Bum Rush but Gunn evaded it with a high knee lift. Billy attempts a Gunn-Slinger, but Sabin has an answer, transitioning into a beautiful Asai DDT. Sabin tags back to Shelley. Gunn tries the Fame-Asser, but Shelley dodges and answers with an inverted atomic drop, Sabin hits a drop toe hold, Shelley leads in with an Inverted STF and Sabin polishes Gunn off with a Baseball Slide to the face. Shelley makes the cover and gets the three.

New Age Outlaws have been eliminated.

In comes The Kings. Hero comes charging in with a Cyclone Kill that knocks Shelley senseless. Hero makes the quick cover and Shelley finally succumbs.



MCMG is eliminated.

A slugfest is ensured as THE DUDLEY BOYZ are up next.

Bubba and Hero go at it for several minutes before Bubba gets the upper hand with a Sidewalk Slam for two. Bubba tries for a Release Powerbomb, but Hero counters with a Back Body Drop and comes back with a Hero Sandwich for another two. Hero starts throwing forearms and sets up for a Tope Con Hero, but Bubba rolls away and tags to D’Von. D’Von comes back with an Aided Superbomb for two. D’Von stuns Hero with a Corkscrew Back Elbow and Hero tags frantically to Claudio. Claudio rushes in and meets a charging D’Von with Swiss Death. Claudio drops D’Von with a Ricola Bomb and picks up the one, two, three.

The Dudley Boyz have been eliminated.

Not willing to take the loss lying down, Bubba rouses D’Von while the Kings celebrate and drill Hero with a 3D before leaving the ringside area. Here comes THE HART DYNASTY.

Tyson Kidd starts against Claudio and dazzles with a Arabian Press Arm Drag and a Jumping Back Kick before attempting a Rolling Fireman’s Carry to no avail. Claudio powers out and clubs Kidd in the back of the head with a Swiss Uppercut. Claudio attempts a Money Dive, but Tyson rolls away, sending Claudio crashing to the mat. Kidd tags to Smith and David begins trading blows with Castagnoli. DH locks in the Bulldog Bite, but Claudio counters out and sets up a Giant Swing. DH Smith counters back with a Hart Attack attempt, but before Tyson can connect, Claudio fights out and takes both men down with a double lariat. Claudio primes up for a Giant Swing again, with Hero making the blind tag in the process, before crushing Tyson Kidd’s skull with a Helicopter Crash. Hero makes the cover and gets the duke.

The Hart Dynasty has been eliminated.

Out come THE WOLVES.

An all-out WAR between the Kings and the Wolves breaks out, spilling to the ringside area on the outside. Eddie Edwards and Chris Hero brawl into the stands as Claudio and Davey Richards fight it out in the ring. After several minutes of uncontrollable chaos, Eddie and Hero brawl back to ringside and Edwards scales the top turnbuckle to drop Hero on the outside with the Boston Knee Party before rolling back to the ring apron. Claudio sets up for a Ricola Bomb, but Richards rolls out and drops him with an Alarm Clock. Richards locks in a Sharpshooter, and Edwards makes a blind tag and rolls into the ring with a Springboard Moonsault atop the Sharpshooter to nail Claudio to the mat. Edwards makes the cover and gets the three.

Kings of Wrestling have been eliminated.

In comes BEER MONEY for the final showdown and ALL HELL breaks loose again.

Another brawl breaks out at ringside, culminating in a DWI on the arena floor to Edwards. Realizing he’s now alone, Richards boldly battles with both Roode and Storm. Roode attempts a Roode Awakening, but Richards counters into a gorgeous Float Over DDT. Roode tags to Storm and James charges for a spear, but Richards connects with a desperation Shoot Kick directly to the face. Richards makes a cover but only gets two. Roode and Storm double up Davey for DWI, but Richards hits a hurricanrana to send Roode crashing back to the outside. Storm tries Last Call, but Davey rebounds with a DR Driver and picks up a surprise three count. Davey Richards has single-handedly won the WWE Tag Team Titles.

Winners and NEW WWE Tag Team Champions: American Wolves

Davey exhaustedly celebrates in the ring and tries to revive Eddie Edwards, but Jim Cornette hits the ramp screaming that the match isn’t over. Cornette informs Davey Richards that there’s ONE late entry that wants a shot and he gave it to them last minute. Out comes JOE HENNIG and TED DIBIASE. DiBiase dubs themselves The Fortunate Sons and says they’re coming to take the titles. Davey can’t revive Eddie, so it looks like another handicap match.

Davey bravely battles both off with a flurry of shoot kicks and roundhouse kicks, but one of the roundhouses is blocked and Hennig sets up Richards for what looks like DWI but ends up looking more like Thunder Express, drilling Richards face into the canvas. DiBiase makes the cover, gets the three and we have NEW WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS.

Winners and NEW WWE Tag Team Champions: The Fortunate Sons

After the match, DiBiase and Hennig celebrate heading up the ramp, while Richards and Edwards both lie motionless in the ring. Officials tend to the exhausted team members. Grisham and Coach express shock about what they just witnessed and do another rundown of tonight’s card.

The 2012 Extreme Rules PPV opens with a look at the “Company Reboot” that saw every title vacated, a NEW roster, a NEW Chairman, and NEW GMs. The package wraps by saying tonight WWE goes to EXTREMES to carve out a NEW FUTURE, a NEW PATH and NEW CHAMPIONS. Jim Ross welcomes us on behalf of King, Striker, Matthews, Joey and Tazz to a sold out Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois as the pyro goes off.

Stairway To Hell Match: Tommy Dreamer versus The Sandman

We go to the ring and Bob Artese has the call. A barbed wire kendo stick is hanging above the ring. First one to reach it gets to use it. The only way to win is by pinfall or submission. Enter Sandman BLASTS through the speakers as The Sandman makes his way through the crowd bashing beer cans on his face at every turn and wearing the same bloodstained “BLOOD SWEAT AND BEERS“ shirt he wore to the first ever Stairway To Hell Match. Tommy Dreamer is out next as both men hit the ring and we get the bell.

Match starts in brutal fashion. Bodies and weapons flying everywhere. Dreamer and Sandman beat the hell out of each other with everything that isn't nailed down. Sandman grabs a chair and opens up a nasty gash on Dreamer's head with a chair shot squarely between the eyes. Dreamer answers back with a garbage can off Sandman's head drawing out more blood. Tommy takes a barbed wire wrapped steel chair and connects with an Extreme Tree of Woe. Dreamer takes another swing with the garbage can, but Sandman trips him up, sending him face first into the can down to the canvas. Sandman sets up the ladder and begins the ascent.

Sandman nearly reaches the Kendo Stick when Dreamer cuts him off at the top and sends him crashing to the mat with a Dreamer Driver through two steel chairs set up in the middle of the ring. Dreamer hits an Inverted DDT on the ring apron and heads up the ladder. Sandman regains his senses and knocks Dreamer off the ladder and hits a Rolling Rock from the top rope onto the ladder over top of Dreamer.

With both men down, Beulah McGillicutty heads to the ring and cheers on Tommy Dreamer. Tommy gets back to his feet and begins climbing again. Sandman regains consciousness and grabs Beulah by the back of the head and drags her into the ring. Sandman snags another Cane from under the ring and threatens to wear Beulah out with it unless Dreamer climbs down from the ladder. Dreamer obliges and steps in front of Beulah to defend her and promptly takes a BRUTAL cane shot to the temple. Sandman climbs the ladder and Beulah watches in horror as Sandman hits a Bitchin' Leg Drop from the top of the ladder and gets a two count.

Sandman climbs the ladder again, and this time grabs the Barbed Wire Cane. Beulah begs Sandman not to follow through, but he threatens to take a swipe at her and she backs off. Sandman begins to play each side of Dreamer’s head like a drum kit, one with a regular cane, the other with the barbed wire cane before switching off and continuing. Dreamer is a bloody mess at this point. Sandman goes for one final death blow between the eyes with the Barbed Wire but Beulah takes Sandman between the legs with the ladder, sending him crumpling to the mat.

Dreamer regains his wits, sets up the ladder and drags Sandman to the top by the back of his shirt. Beulah sets up a table in the middle of the ring, douses it in lighter fluid and sets it ablaze. Dreamer screams at the top of his lungs “E C F@#%ING W” and plummets through the flaming table with a TommyHawk. Dreamer struggles back to his feet and buries the barbed wire cane squarely between Sandman’s eyes, the cane sticking to his head. Dreamer crawls to the cover and gets the three count.

Winner: Tommy Dreamer

After the match, Dreamer is helped back to his feet by Beulah. The two embrace in the center of the ring while a profusely bleeding Dreamer raises the Singapore Cane high above his head.

We get a vignette from Damien Sandow, expressing his displeasure with being left out of the WWE Championship picture, but simultaneously espousing his disdain for the concept of "Extreme Rules", saying that this "pedestrian form of 'garbage wrestling' is suitable only for philistines, plebeians and Neanderthals." Sandow tells the "...scant enlightened and the uncouth, uneducated masses alike that he will soon ascend to the highest echelon of this company and save their intellectual souls once there." Sandow punctuates with "You're Welcome".

We get a nice video package hyping the Six-Pack Challenge for the Intercontinental Championship.

We go backstage with Jeremy Borash and Drew McIntyre. Borash asks McIntyre about strategy going into a match like this and McIntyre tells him that there is no strategy but to leave as champion. Drew tells JB that he is sick-to-death tired of being ignored vows to make EVERYONE take notice tonight when he leaves with the Intercontinental title around his waist.

Six-Pack Challenge Elimination Match for the Intercontinental Title: Rey Mysterio versus Christian versus Kofi Kingston versus Rob Van Dam versus R-Truth versus Drew McIntyre

We go to the ring and out first comes Drew McIntyre, out to make a statement. Out next comes Rob Van Dam to a HUGE pop. Christian is out next to a decent reaction. Kofi Kingston comes out next to a slightly mixed, but mostly positive reaction. R-Truth enters next to a nice pop. And finally Rey Mysterio enters and the Chicago crowd ERUPTS. We get formal ring introductions and the bell rings to get us started.

The match immediately disintegrates into a blizzard of chaos, bodies and limbs flying everywhere as all six men are brawling. Finally, it comes down to only Kofi and Mysterio in the ring. The duo puts on an excellent back and forth, Kofi connects with a dropkick, Rey comes right back with a hurricanrana. Kofi comes back with a Monkey Flip, but Rey lands on his feet. Kofi hits a Sunset Flip, but Rey rolls through and tries to throw a roundhouse kick, but Kofi ducks and comes back with a roll-up for two. Rey returns quickly to his feet and we have a standoff that gets a round of applause from the crowd.

Kofi whips Rey to the corner, but Rey counters, sending Kofi to the corner. Rey charges and takes a Pendulum Kick to the face. As Rey staggers Kofi hits a Russian Leg Sweep and the Boom Drop. Kofi sets up for Trouble In Paradise, but RVD rolls back into the ring, captures Kofi's Leg and hits a Step-Over Spinning Wheel Kick that sends Kingston careening to the middle rope. Rey returns to his feet and hits a 619, following up with Droppin' The Dime. Mysterio makes the cover and picks up the three count and we're down to five.

Kofi Kingston has been eliminated.

Kofi gets back to his feet and looks stunned before leaving the ring and heading toward the back, shaking his head and trying to process what just happened. Action spills back into the ring and Drew McIntyre soon finds himself surrounded.

Christian slaps McIntyre across the face, Van Dam throws a roundhouse kick, and Mysterio hits the 619 before R-Truth hits Lil’ Jimmy and McIntyre rolls to the outside. Mysterio low bridges a charging Christian and RVD tosses Truth to the outside, giving us a brief tease of a Mysterio/RVD battle, but McIntyre jumps back in to disrupt the staredown.

McIntyre tries to direct traffic, instructing Truth and Christian to turn their aggressions on Rey and RVD, but they aren’t listening. Truth and Christian level McIntyre with a Double Flapjack, sending him crashing to the outside of the ring again. McIntyre returns to his feet and pounds the ring apron in frustration. Once again, we’re left with Mysterio and RVD alone in the ring.

Mysterio attempts a 619, but RVD dodges and comes back with a Spinning Crescent Kick. Van Dam attempts Rolling Thunder, but Mysterio counters with a Wheelbarrow Bodyscissor into a Victory Roll for two. Rey tries for a Bronco Buster, but Van Dam moves sending Mysterio crashing into the buckle. RVD goes up for the Five-Star Frog Splash, but Rey moves out of the way, sending Rob crashing to the canvas. Rey and Christian try to suplex RVD outside to the floor, but R-Truth intervenes and tosses both of them out of the ring. McIntyre turns his attention to Van Dam, drilling him with a Fireman’s Carry Flapjack. Determined to make an impact tonight, McIntyre retreats to the outside to brawl with Christian, Truth and Mysterio. McIntyre whips Mysterio to the barricade, sending him bowling into the timekeeper’s table before returning to Van Dam in the ring.

McIntyre punishes RVD with a Snap Suplex. McIntyre tries for a Big Boot, but RVD ducks again and rebounds with a flurry of kicks, chops and elbows before going low with a feign Crescent Kick into Leg Sweep. Embarrassed, McIntyre tackles RVD and begins wailing away with rights and lefts. McIntyre preps for Future Shock, but RVD counters out. McIntyre tries to set up for a Scot Drop and Van Dam throws elbows to counter out of that as well. RVD backs McIntyre into the corner and begins working him over with Shoulder Thrusts. Van Dam backs up with the standing backflip, directly into the path of Christian, who sets up for the Killswitch. RVD counters again, shoving Christian to the corner and Christian recovers nicely by hitting the Spear on McIntyre as he’s coming out of the corner.

Christian goes for the cover of McIntyre, but Truth breaks it up for whatever reason, perhaps Little Jimmy told him to. McIntyre and Christian form an unlikely tandem to beat down Truth outside the ring, tossing him to the barricade. McIntyre goes back to Mysterio, tosses him back into the ring and begins stomping every available limb. Drew makes a cover but only gets two. Christian joins the effort as McIntyre continues working over Mysterio before rolling to the outside and kicking him in the head. McIntyre tries again but still only gets a nearfall. Drew is getting visibly frustrated at this point.

Christian and McIntyre whip Mysterio to the buckle and McIntyre whips Christian at Rey but Mysterio comes back out with a drop toe hold that sends Christian headfirst into the middle buckle. Rey charges out with a Headscissor Takedown, but Drew is able to counter into a Tilt-A-Whirl Backbreaker. Truth tries to get back into the match, but McIntyre sends him crashing back to the barricade with a Big Boot off the apron. Christian and McIntyre turn their aggressions on each other. Christian attempts the Killswitch again, but McIntyre counters into an Inverted Alabama Slam.

McIntyre sets Christian up for Future Shock, but Christian rolls out and hits a Spear. Van Dam perches on top for a Five-Star Frog Splash on Mysterio, but Rey shows amazing reflexes, leaping to the top to attempt a Hurricanrana, but RVD blocks. Mysterio lands on his feet and walks into another spear from Christian. While Christian tries to regain his wits from the Spear, Van Dam hits a Five-Star Frog Splash on both men and covers Christian for the three count.

Christian has been eliminated.

R-Truth jumps RVD from behind and lays into him with a series of massive right hands. Truth tries for Lil’ Jimmy, but Rob grabs the top rope for leverage, sending Truth crashing head first to the mat. RVD goes for Rolling Thunder, but Truth gets the knees up to block. Truth goes for the cover but only gets 2 1/2. Truth briefly turns his aggressions to McIntyre and Mysterio before refocusing on RVD. Van Dam answers back with a Diving Superkick and a Lifting Double Underhook Facebuster. Rob goes up for a Five-Star, but McIntyre knocks him off balance. Drew tries for a Superplex, but RVD shoves him back to the floor. Van Dam then connects with a 450 Splash. WOW. RVD makes the cover, but McIntyre gets his foot on the bottom rope.

Van Dam argues the call with the referee and R-Truth comes from out of nowhere with a Lie Detector. Truth frantically makes the cover and gets the three count. The Chicago crowd RAINS down boos at RVD’s demise.

Rob Van Dam has been eliminated.

We’re down to three as R-Truth, Drew McIntyre and Rey Mysterio all pull themselves to their feet and stare each other down from their respective corners. Rob Van Dam comes back in, swinging wildly with a steel chair, taking out McIntyre and R-Truth in the process. RVD hits a Van Daminator on Truth and as the referee tries desperately tries to regain control of this match, connects with a coast-to-coast Van Terminator to leave R-Truth in a very bad way. Truth crawls to the middle rope and Mysterio connects with another 619. Rey goes to the top turnbuckle and connects with a Diving Headbutt before picking up the three.

R-Truth has been eliminated.

Mysterio returns to his feet and walks directly into Future Shock, but McIntyre can only pick up a two count and the ill-tempered Scotsman is in pure disbelief. A sinister smile spreads across McIntyre’s face as he taps into his Indy days and tries to put Mysterio away with Thee Move, only to have Mysterio counter with a headscissor takedown and a 619. Mysterio springboards from the top rope and stuns McIntyre with a West Coast Pop for the cover and the three.

Winner and NEW WWE Intercontinental Champion: Rey Mysterio

After the match, Rey Mysterio celebrates with the Intercontinental Title in the ring. We go to replays. Mysterio plays to the crowd as we get even more replays. Out of nowhere, KOFI KINGSTON sneaks up behind Mysterio and LEVELS him with Trouble In Paradise. The crowd boos Kingston as Kofi stands over the fallen champion, stone-faced. Kofi removes the ties from his dreadlocks, shaking his head at Mysterio before leaving the ring in disgust to a cascade of boos.

We go backstage with Jeremy Borash and Edge. JB asks about strategy going into the Elimination Chamber. Edge tells Borash that the Chamber isn’t something you plan for, just as he didn’t plan on retiring after Wrestlemania 27, just as he didn’t PLAN on returning to such a massive reception at the Royal Rumble and just as he didn’t plan on tearing the house down, going one-on-one with his best friend Christian on the Grandest Stage of them All last month. Edge tells JB that the one thing he can PLAN on seeing tonight is Edge busting his ass to try and become the new WWE Champion.

Singapore Cane Match for the ECW Championship: Kane versus Big Show versus Sabu versus John Morrison

We go to the ring and the entrance ramp is engulfed in a towering inferno as Kane makes his entrance. Big Show is out next after qualifying earlier, followed by Sabu to a HUGE pop from the ECW-friendly confines of Chicago. The ECW Champion John Morrison is out next. Each man comes out armed with a Singapore Cane.

Bob Artese does formal ring introductions and here we go. The match starts out looking more like the Home Run Derby than a wrestling match as all four men get in a handful of licks with their cane. Kane and Morrison exchange cane strikes as Sabu works over Show before rolling to the ringside area and breaking the pattern by throwing a chair at Big Show’s face. It comes down to a staredown between Sabu and Morrison, but ultimately Kane and Show return to the fray whipping them to opposite corners. Action spills to the floor as Sabu continues against Show and Kane begins working over the champion.

Morrison uses some brilliant Parkour strategy, rebounding from the ring apron, to the barricade and back at Kane with a Flying Chuck. Sabu clips Big Show at the knees with the cane, sending him crashing headfirst into the ringpost. Sabu rolls into the ring and we get another standoff between Morrison and Sabu. They lock up in the center of the ring and Morrison comes from out of nowhere with a Pele Kick and a Running Knee Strike for two. Morrison continues with a Capoeira Leg Drop for another two count. Big Show drags the champion under the bottom rope to the floor and slams the back of his head into the barricade. Kane begins beating down Sabu in the ring. Big Show climbs into the ring and begins to double team ECW’s resident maniac.

Kane slides a table into the ring and Big Show sets it up. Kane picks Sabu up off the mat and the double team continues with a Double Chokeslam through the table. The colossal connection turns their attention to Morrison. They focus on Morrison’s head and drag him to the Spanish Announce Table, removing monitors and coverings along the way. Kane and The Big Show then hit another Double Chokeslam, sending the ECW Champion through the announcer’s desk. They return to the ring, but Sabu has picked himself from the splinters and regained control of the Singapore Cane, driving it into Kane’s ribs and walloping Big Show upside the temple. Sabu connects with a Guillotine Leg Drop to Kane. Sabu goes for a somersault plancha to Show on the outside, but Show catches him and throws him back first into the ringpost. Big Show rolls Sabu into the ring for the cover and Kane kicks Show in the head to break up the count at two. Kane and Show now have a standoff and begin swinging the canes again. Kane backs Show into the corner and nails a corner clothesline with the cane. Sabu comes back with a Super Frankensteiner, sending Kane rolling to the floor. Big Show comes back out of the corner and drops Sabu with a Show Stopper for two.

Morrison tries to springboard back into the ring, but Big Show catches him with WMD in mid-leap, sending him crashing back to the ring apron and down to the floor. Big Show turns his attention back to Sabu and grabs the cane again. Sabu rolls out of the way and comes back with the steel chair again. Sabu goes for an Arabian Press, but Kane runs over and knocks Sabu from the top rope to the floor. Kane picks up the cane and begins working over Show, but Morrison returns with a pipe wrench and clobbers both. With Show and Kane lying in a heap, Morrison climbs to the top and hits Starship Pain on both. The champion covers Kane and gets two. Morrison drags Kane to the corner and starts battering him about the knees, ribs and head with the kendo stick. Morrison goes for a Moonsault Side Slam, but Kane counters into a chokeslam and gets two. Kane hits a running dropkick and develops a sinister plot. Kane rolls to the outside, reaches under the ring and produces a can of lighter fluid, dousing the cane and setting it ablaze.

Kane returns to the ring, but Morrison goes low and trips the Big Red Monster, making him fall face first onto the flaming cane. As Kane writhes in pain on the canvas, Morrison grabs the burning Kendo Stick and plasters away at the back. Morrison hits Starship Pain again, but Kane barely kicks out. Morrison tries for Moonlight Drive, but Kane rolls out and hits another chokeslam for two and a half. Kane rolls to the outside in disbelief and Morrison stuns him with a Shooting Star Plancha back to the floor. Big Show meets both on the arena floor and spears them, sending all three crashing through the barricade wall. “Holy Shit” chants abound. Sabu sets up a steel chair on the announcer’s table and executes a beautiful Triple Jump Moonsault to the pile of fallen opponents before rolling back into the ring. Sabu tosses Morrison back into the ring and locks in an Arabian Clutch, but develops an idea of his own. Sabu grabs another Singapore Cane and wraps it in BARBED WIRE. Sabu prepares to take a swing at Morrison, but Kane shows up out of nowhere and drills Sabu with a Tombstone Piledriver. Kane crawls to the cover, but Big Show hits a leg drop to the back of Kane’s head to break up the pin. Big Show lifts Kane up for a Military Press, but Kane drops out and hits a massive uppercut. Sabu nails a chair-aided DDT on Show, but Kane breaks up the pin at two. Morrison staggers Kane with a Flying Chuck. Morrison misses Starship Pain, and Sabu misses with Air Sabu in return. Morrison rolls up Sabu for two, but Sabu kicks out, sending Morrison crashing shoulder first into the ringpost and back down to the floor.

Sabu picks up his Barbed Wire Cane again and swings for the fences, connecting with the back of Kane’s head and directly to Morrison’s face. Both men are now bleeding profusely. Big Show clocks Sabu with WMD, but Sabu has the ring presence to fall back out to the ringside area. Blood dripping from his hair, Kane attempts a chokeslam, but Big Show counters with a massive chokeslam of his own. Morrison is sporting the crimson mask at this point and attempts a Flying Chuck but Big Show stuns him with WMD for a VERY close two count. Big Show yells at the referee and bellows to Morrison to give up. Show playfully kicks Morrison in the temple as he lays helplessly on the mat. Big Show sets up for a chokeslam, but Morrison evades it and answers back with a Pele’ Kick.

Sabu runs in and bastes Big Show with the barbed wire cane squarely between the eyes, opening a brutal gash above Show’s left eye. Sabu covers a bloody Show and gets two. Kane intervenes and gets the barbed wire in the face this time. Morrison catches Sabu with Moonlight Drive. A bloody and enraged Big Show charges after Morrison with a set of steel ring steps, but Morrison hits a desperation chop block, sending Big Show face first into the steps. A determined Morrison lays the prone Big Show across the ring steps, picks up the flaming Singapore Cane and drills Sabu in the face for good measure. With all four men now dripping with blood, Morrison ascends the top rope and crushes Big Show on the steel steps with Starship Pain. Morrison crawls to cover the behemoth and picks up the three.

Winner and STILL ECW Champion: John Morrison

After the match, EMT’s run down to tend to all four warriors, Morrison limps to the back with doctor’s help with the belt in tow as the ECW loyalists give the participants a thunderous standing ovation.

Backstage we see Jim Cornette still trying to court some willing partners for what is now a 7-on-7 Elimination Tag Match. Cornette is seen knocking on the door to the Smackdown Locker room before someone on the other side lets him in.

We go backstage and Alberto Del Rio is reviewing the finish of last week's Smackdown, listens to Sheamus' threat, pauses the tape and buries his head in his hands. Sheamus enters the room and Del Rio returns to his feet. An intense staredown ensues and no words are exchanged. Sheamus sneers at Del Rio and walks out of the room. Alberto sighs and shakes his head, distraught that Teddy Long has put him in this position.

Long comes in and Del Rio demands retribution for what Sheamus did to his Ford Thunderbird on Friday. Teddy informs him that there’s nothing he can really do about that since the car is at the bottom of Lake Michigan at the moment. Del Rio demands financial compensation, which of course, Teddy refuses. Del Rio storms out, but not before promising revenge tonight.

We get a video package demonstrating how each of the five men qualified for the Championship Scramble Match. We go back to the ring and Justin Roberts has the call.

Championship Scramble for the United States Championship: A.J. Styles versus Mr. Anderson versus Teddy Hart versus DDP versus Zack Ryder

Teddy Hart hits the ring first followed by DDP and the match gets under way. Hart uses the speed and agility game to work over Page and it works to a point until DDP catches him out of mid-air with a Discus Clothesline. The five-minute mark rolls around and out comes Mr. Anderson.

Anderson hits the ring and double teams Hart with DDP on a Double Suplex. A game of “Anything You Can Do” breaks out between DDP and Anderson as both men hit Hart with an unrelenting blizzard of DDTs. The buzzer goes off again and here comes Zack Ryder.

Ryder comes into the ring in a fury and takes on both Anderson and DDP with a series of forearms and elbows before staggering Page back into the corner. The distraction buys some time for Teddy Hart to recover and launch an assault on Anderson. Hart connects with a Spike DDT to Anderson while Ryder downs Page with a Hangman Neckbreaker.

All four men are battling in opposite corners when A.J. Styles hits the ring as the final participant. Styles hits a springboard crossbody that takes all five men to the mat. With five minutes remaining, let the Scramble begin.

DDP collects the first fall, dropping Ryder with a Diamond Cutter in the center of the ring. With time winding down, Page barely has time to celebrate before Hart lands Open Hart Surgery from the top rope and picks up a three count of his own. Hart is now champion, but it’s short-lived as Page hits another Diamond Cutter and holds onto the belt for another two minutes. Anderson drills Hart with a Mic Check and picks up another three count, to collect the U.S. Title as we fall to under two minutes.

Anderson returns to his feet and directly into the path of a Rough Ryder for the three count. Long Island Iced Z is in REALLY good position to leave Chicago as champion. As the seconds tick away, a chain of finishers rolls us to the conclusion. Page hits a third Diamond Cutter on Hart and walks into a Rough Ryder before he can make the cover. Ryder takes a Mic Check and A.J. Styles comes from out of NOWHERE with a Spiral Tap on DDP. Anderson whips Styles to the buckle and sets up for a Green Bay Plunge, but A.J. fights out with elbows and drops Anderson with a top rope Styles Clash, collecting the three count with five seconds remaining. The clock expires and A.J. is left holding the belt.

Winner and NEW United States Champion: A.J. Styles

After the match, A.J. is handed the belt and goes to celebrate, but gets jumped from behind by a barricade-jumping LANCE STORM. Storm surprises A.J. with a Northern Lights Suplex and a Canadian Maple Leaf. Officials have to pry Storm off Styles and it appears the U.S. Champion already has a new challenger.

Jeremy Borash shows up outside Jack Swagger's locker room and asks him what he meant during the pre-show, that he had been tapped for a bigger purpose tonight. Swagger tells JB that he's sworn to silence and even if he wasn't, he wouldn't tell Borash. Swagger slams the door in his face.

Lumberjill Strap Match for the WWE Women's Championship: Natalya versus Lita versus Kharma

We go back to the ring and Bob Artese has the call. Trish Stratus and Michelle McCool enters first leading the pack for the RAW Divas, including Molly Holly, Maria and Layla. The ECW Divas are led by Chyna and Victoria and include Sara Del Rey, Katie Lea Burchill and Gail Kim. Finally, the Smackdown Divas enter with Melina and Beth Phoenix and Mickie James all carrying Team Blue banners with Tamina and Maryse close behind.

Natalya enters first to a decent reaction, followed by Lita to a HUGE pop. Finally Kharma enters and the fear is visible on the faces of all divas but four; Lita and Natalya, because of their participation in the match, Beth Phoenix and Chyna also have a determined look on their face, studying the Diva Demolition Machine. Kharma stares down her opponents, looking to tear them apart.

The bell rings and Natalya and Lita try to get the jump on their much larger opponent with a double charge, but Kharma catches both by the throat and drills them with a very impressive Double Chokeslam. Kharma turns her aggressions on Lita by applying an Accordion Rack and mercilessly wrenching on her neck. Natalya breaks up the hold and pays dearly for it as Kharma grabs her by the back of the head and plants her with an Awesome Bomb. Kharma attempts a Running Splash, but Lita rolls out of the way, sending her crashing to the canvas. Lita hits a headscissor takedown, summons up a tremendous amount of energy and clotheslines the massive Kharma over the top rope to the floor.

The Lumberjills convene on Kharma, but the most dominant diva in WWE History fights back, sending Lumberjills flying everywhere, flying into barricades, ringposts, and ring steps. Kharma engages in a standoff with Beth Phoenix and Chyna and slowly climbs the ring apron and back through the ropes. Lita meets her at the middle rope and surprises Kharma with a rope-aided Twist of Fate. Lita makes the cover and gets two before Natalya breaks up the pin. Lita and Natalya start to fight it out and Natalya gets the upper hand with a Double Underhook Suplex. Natalya tries a Sharpshooter, but Lita gets to the bottom rope. Natalya attempts a Wheelbarrow Suplex, but Lita counters into a Victory Roll and gets two.

Lita goes for a Litasault on Kharma but Natalya meets her at the top rope. Lita fights back and sets up for a Superplex, but Kharma surprises Lita from behind and destroys her with a Powerbomb that sends Natalya crashing to the far end of the ring. Natalya returns to her feet in the opposite corner and Kharma crushes her with a Body Avalanche. Back in firm control, Kharma ascends the top rope and flies halfway across the ring with an Amazing Press and splashes Lita.

Not content to win just yet, Kharma picks up both limp opponents by the hair and dumps them over the top rope to the floor. But something unique happens, the entire divas locker room forms a united front and refuses to lash into either of them, instead rolling them back into the ring. Kharma shrugs and takes both down again with some nasty clotheslines. Kharma lifts Natalya up for a Gorilla Press Slam, but Lita returns to her feet and clips her knee out from under her, sending Kharma to the mat. Lita and Natalya summon up some more impressive strength and actually manage to lift Kharma off her feet with a Double Suplex. Lita heads to the top and takes Natalya down with a Lita-Canrana and topples Kharma again with a Snap DDT. Kharma rolls to the outside and the divas start beating the hell out of her with the leather straps. She tries to get back into the ring, but Beth and Chyna keep pulling her back in. Lita hits a Russian Leg Sweep on Natalya and applies a Sleeper with bodyscissors. After an attempted Lita Bomb, Natalya counters out and lands a Michinoku Driver for two.

Natalya locks in a chokehold, but Lita backs her into a corner and comes back with a Tornado DDT for 2 1/2. Kharma is still outside trying to fight off the onslaught and Lita hits a Reverse of Fate. Lita throws herself at the mercy of the masses with a Suicide Dive that takes down Kharma and about four other divas. Lita rolls back into the ring and goes for Poetry in Motion, but Natalya dodges sending her ricocheting off the turnbuckle. Natalya goes for a Bridging German Suplex, but Lita throws elbows and comes back with a Twist of Fate. Lita goes back to the top and connects beautifully with a Litasault and gets the three count, just as Kharma makes it back into the ring at collapses in front of the cover.

Winner and NEW WWE Women’s Champion: Lita

After the match, Kharma beats the hell out of the new champion before she has time to celebrate, clobbering her with a Spinning Backfist. Kharma wastes Natalya with an Awesome Bomb and puts the helpless Lita away with an Implant Buster before casting a threatening glare on all of the divas and leaving up the entrance ramp.

We go backstage and Ted DiBiase and Joe Hennig are celebrating their Tag Team Title win earlier in the evening when Stephanie McMahon enters the room and congratulates them on the win. Steph informs them that a new tag team has stepped forward to become the next #1 contenders and THE USOS step into the room behind her. The Co-GM wishes them the best of luck as the match will take place on RAW tomorrow night.

Back in the arena, the ELIMINATION CHAMBER is being lowered as we get ready for the WWE Championship Match. We get a video package for the Chamber and footage of how all six of these brave souls qualified for Satan’s Structure.

The final entrant in the Chamber Match, Nigel McGuinness hits the ring first, followed by Edge. Bryan Danielson enters next and fills out the third chamber. Finally, Brodie hits the ring and locks into the final empty pod. John Cena hits the ring to a mixed reaction and charges into the Chamber, guns blazing awaiting the final participant, Samoa Joe. Joe and Cena stare each other down from across the ring as the bell sounds and we get under way.

Cena uses the speed game, dazing Joe with a series of four shoulder blocks before Joe captures him on the fifth attempt and counters with an Atomic Drop. Joe wears Cena down with the strength and power advantage. Cena gets rocked back into the corner and Joe charges in with a Face Wash Boot and another swift kick directly to the jaw. The brawl continues out onto the steel as the first pod opens and it’s BRODIE LEE.

Before Brodie can set foot into the ring, Joe meets him with a Suicide Elbow through the ropes, sending both men crashing into the chain link wall. Joe returns to his feet and Cena rockets him over the top rope back into the ring where the brawling starts up again. Brodie gets back to a vertical base and catches Cena with a Big Rig Boot as Joe counters John’s Irish Whip. Brodie catches a charging Joe off guard with a Superkick. The second pod opens and Brodie is the only man standing as BRYAN DANIELSON enters the fray. The American Dragon steps out, climbs to the top of the pod and stuns Brodie with a BEAUTIFUL Missile Dropkick.

Danielson briefly has Brodie on the ropes, trying to mount a comeback until The Big Rig comes back with a devastating Truck Stop Powerbomb that Danielson found the wherewithal to kick out of at two. Brodie sets up for a Double Underhook Powerbomb, but Joe intervenes with an Ole Kick that takes all three men off their feet. Cena sees an opening and takes advantage of a downed Joe by locking in the STFU. Joe is on the verge of tapping out when Danielson climbs to the top of the pod again and breaks the hold with a Diving Headbutt. Bryan whips Cena to the corner and lights him up with a blinding rush of shoot kicks and knife-edge chops. Joe and Brodie go at it in the opposite corner as the third pod opens and out comes EDGE.

Edge targets Danielson with a Spear, but Bryan moves at the last second, throwing Edge at Cena instead. With Cena out of the equation, Edge and Danielson go at it. Edge meets Bryan with a picture perfect Big Boot that sends The American Dragon careening over the top rope to the steel grate floor. Edge targets Joe with another Spear, but Joe also moves and Brodie takes the full impact of the Spear. Edge stands bewildered over the fallen Brodie, allowing Joe to sneak up from behind and lock in the Coquina Clutch. Before succumbing, Edge is able to kick off the turnbuckle and nearly secure a pinfall. An enraged Joe releases the hold and drills Edge with an Island Driver for the three count.

Edge is eliminated.

Edge makes his exit from the Chamber when an unidentified hooded man jumps the barricade and attacks him from behind and applies an Ankle Lock. Several referees and more officials try to separate the man from Edge. He releases the hold, removes the hood and it’s KURT ANGLE. Angle is removed by security, screaming “THIS ISN’T OVER, EDGE!” The distraction opens the door for Danielson to surprise Joe with a nasty quad kick and a series of YES Kicks before dropping Joe with a swift kick to temple. The buzzer sounds and out come NIGEL McGUINNESS.

Nigel goes right after Bryan with Divorce Court, but only gets a two. Brodie starts destroying everyone in his path, including nearly taking Nigel McGuinness’ head off with a Big Rig Boot. Before Brodie can make a cover, Cena surprises the big man with a CATACLYSMIC FU over the top rope to the steel grate. Cena makes the cover and gets the three.

Brodie Lee is eliminated.

Cena hits a Five Knuckle Shuffle on Joe and gets two. Cena works over Joe with a combination of stiff punches to the gut and goes to the top rope for the Leg Drop, but Joe knocks him off his perch and drills Cena with a Muscle Buster for another three count.

John Cena is eliminated.

Joe turns his attention to Danielson and knocks him senseless with an Exploder Suplex. Joe tries to continue the assault but is caught from behind by another Divorce Court by Nigel. McGuinness floats over into a London Dungeon and refuses to release the hold. Joe is trapped in the center of the ring and has no choice but to tap.

Samoa Joe is eliminated.

Bryan and Nigel stare each other down from opposite sides of the chamber. Both men are pretty banged up, Danielson clutching his ribs, Nigel staggering to his feet with concussion-like symptoms. The final participants beat the hell out of each other for about five more minutes before McGuinness sets a bloody Danielson up for The Tower of London, but somehow Bryan pushes off the top rope and locks in Cattle Mutilation. McGuinness struggles valiantly for two minutes and refuses to tap out. A determined Danielson floats over yet again and cinches in the YES Lock. The combination of the torque on the neck and Danielson screaming “YES” in his ear is too much for Nigel to take and he taps out.

Winner and NEW WWE Champion: Bryan Danielson

After the match, Danielson celebrates in the ring when the title is presented--a throwback to the classic WWE Championship Belt that has been slightly modified for the modern era--Nigel rests in the corner and casts an icy stare at Danielson as he celebrates with the gold. Confetti is flying everywhere and the crowd serenades the new WWE Champion with “YES” Chants, “Best In The World” chants, and singing along to “The Final Countdown”.

We go backstage to Jim Cornette talking with Shane McMahon and telling him that tonight the WWE is going to go down one of two paths; Either Camp Cornette wins and RAW becomes anything but “Business as Usual”, or worse, Camp Cornette loses and he pushes the button on his detonator, launching a “virus” that WWE will be unable to combat. Cornette tells Shane that he would NEVER tell him to root against his sister, but maybe it would be best if the odds didn’t go in her favor tonight. Cornette leaves Shane in the lurch and Shane stares him down as we go back to the ring.

First Blood Match: Sheamus versus Alberto Del Rio

Back in the ring and Ricardo Rodriguez introduces Del Rio, who enters the arena in a 1972 Chevy Stingray valued at over $100,000. Del Rio hits the ring and looks ready for war. Sheamus is out next and wastes little time running to the ring, Del Rio cuts him off with a kick to the head as he slides under the bottom rope. The bell rings and the match gets under way.

The match kicks off in a very violent, physical manner. Sheamus takes a swipe at Del Rio with a steel chair but Del Rio ducks and The Great White connects with Ricardo instead, busting him open. The crowd ROARS its approval as blood streams down Ricardo's face.

Action quickly spills to the outside and through the crowd as Sheamus and Del Rio hit each other with everything that isn't nailed down. Sheamus and Del Rio may have even tossed a fan or two at each other. Sheamus hoists Del Rio and tosses him back over the barricade with a Fallaway Slam. The Great White tries for a Short Arm Clothesline, but Del Rio dodges and comes back with a Fireman's Carry Gutbuster on the floor. Del Rio hits an Exploder Suplex that sends Sheamus flying into the Spanish announcers.

Del Rio rolls Sheamus back into the ring and Sheamus answers with a High Cross, but Del Rio escapes and answers with a Step-Up Enziguri and a Backstabber. Del Rio attacks Sheamus' taped ribs with a chair, striking him in the back repeatedly. Del Rio takes the chair and hits another enziguri, but still can't bust Sheamus open. Del Rio goes for a Single-Arm DDT, but Sheamus counters with an inverted backbreaker. The Celtic Warrior drops Del Rio with the Fiery Red Hand and White Noise before grabbing the chair again. Sheamus takes a swing but Alberto ducks and returns with a Double Knee Arm Breaker.

Del Rio locks in the Cross Armbreaker, but it does no good. Del Rio goes for a Leapfrog Guillotine, but Sheamus dodges, sending him crashing to the floor. The brawl rolls up the entrance ramp and to Del Rio's Stingray. Sheamus charges and Alberto comes back with a Tilt-A-Whirl Backbreaker. Sheamus drapes Del Rio over the hood of his car and hits the forearm clubs. Del Rio staggers and Sheamus follows in with a Frenzy of slaps and chops before clobbering him with a spinning backfist. The Irishman wraps up with a Rolling Fireman's Carry on the floor.

Sheamus lifts the hood of the Stingray and sandwiches Del Rio twenty times, but can't draw blood. Del Rio produces a tire iron from the backseat and buries it in Sheamus' ribs before bashing it over Sheamus skull, still no blood. Del Rio drags Sheamus to the plate glass wall at the top of the stage and attempts another Cross Arm Breaker, but Sheamus dodges and comes back with a Brogue Kick that sends Del Rio through the wall. This draws blood, but the ref doesn't notice yet. Sheamus moves Del Rio back to the ring and goes to work with the chair. Sheamus drills Del Rio with the coup d' grace, a steel chair directly between the eyes to open up the gash on Alberto's forehead. The ref calls for the bell and this one is over.

Winner: Sheamus

After the match, Del Rio rocks Sheamus with a set of steel ring steps that opens a puncture wound in The Celtic Warrior's forehead. As Sheamus lies on the canvas bleeding, Del Rio locks on the Cross Armbreaker again. The ref breaks up the hold and Del Rio stares down the fallen Sheamus as he helps Ricardo back to his feet and the two of them stagger to the back.

We go backstage and Cornette is discussing strategy with his assistant, Curt Hawkins and the five confirmed members of his team. Paul Heyman shows up from behind, gets off the phone and tells Cornette that he’s received word from Stephanie’s camp that someone from RAW just jumped ship to ECW, just so he could play a part in taking Cornette down. Heyman tells Jim that he’s made it known over the years that he doesn’t care for or like the McMahon family or their practices, but at least he respected them, which is more than he can say for Cornette. Cornette seethes and storms off with his team to the gorilla position.

We go to a video package highlighting the history of this match with monumental implications.

7-on-7 Tag Team Elimination Match for Total Control of RAW: Team Stephanie (Triple H, Batista, Randy Orton, ???, ???, Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker) versus Camp Cornette (Brock Lesnar, Wade Barrett, Dolph Ziggler, ???, ???, The Miz and Cody Rhodes)

We go to the ring and Jim Cornette shows up on the ramp to introduce his team. Out first is Wade Barrett, followed by The Miz, Dolph Ziggler and Cody Rhodes. Cornette introduces his next two team members, and they’re ECW’s JACK SWAGGER and The World’s Strongest Man MARK HENRY from Smackdown! Finally, out comes Brock Lesnar and Camp Cornette’s VERY imposing team heads down to ringside.

Stephanie McMahon comes out onto the stage and tells Cornette that she wouldn’t miss this for the world and is going to love every minute of watching him go down. Steph tells him that as far as his “Detonator” is concerned, BRING IT ON. EVOLUTION’S music hits first and RANDY ORTON and BATISTA hit the stage, accompanied by RIC FLAIR in street clothes, which draws A LOT of WOOOO’s from the Chicago crowd. Finally Triple H hits the entranceway behind them. The Game looks to all three of them and Evolution’s theme moves seamlessly into DEGENERATION X’s theme as SHAWN MICHAELS makes his way out to a HUGE POP. Steph reveals her two newest partners as THE HARDYS hit the stage, Jeff from Smackdown and Matt, who has apparently jumped to ECW. Finally, the lights go down, the gong goes off and THE UNDERTAKER begins his slow ominous trudge to the entrance ramp.

The lights come back up, and Taker removes his jacket and hat and Team Stephanie bum rushes the ring, resulting in ABSOLUTE BEDLAM as all fourteen men brawl around the ring. The referee finally gets everything back under control, the bell rings and Batista and Brock Lesnar start the titanic clash. Batista tries for a Swinging Side Slam, but Brock throws elbows to the head and counters out into an Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex. Batista returns to his feet and charges with a Spear, but Lesnar comes from out of NOWHERE and slaps on the Kimura Lock. This clears the benches as all twelve men disrupt the hold. In the midst of the chaos, Batista tags to Orton and Lesnar tags Rhodes.

Orton stuns Rhodes with a series of hard, right fists and vicious clotheslines. Orton drops Cody with a very crisp powerslam and his signature backbreaker. Orton stalks Cody as he gets back to his feet and drills him with an RKO to pick up the quick three and already Camp Cornette is at a 7-6 disadvantage. Orton signals for another Cornette member to enter the ring.

Cody Rhodes is eliminated.

Dolph Ziggler comes charging in and Orton crushes him with a brutal lariat before making the tag to Shawn Michaels. Michaels slams Ziggler and goes up for a Diving Elbow Drop. Michaels tags to Matt Hardy and Matt backs Ziggler into the corner and beats him down to the mat with a series of rights. Hardy drops Dolph with a Side Effect and climbs to the top, nailing a Diving Leg Drop to Ziggler that’s good for a near fall.

Ziggler frantically tags to The Miz who comes in and begins working over Hardy with a series of rights and lefts before hitting Matt in the corner with the clothesline. Miz goes to tag Ziggler in again and pats him on the back, but before returning to the apron, THE MIZ TURNS and stuns Ziggler with a SKULL-CRUSHING FINALE! OH MY GOD! THE MIZ HAS TURNED ON CAMP CORNETTE! Jim Cornette screams at Miz as The Awesome One exits up the ramp to CHEERS, flipping off the remaining members of Team Cornette. Miz takes the countout and just like that, it’s 7-5, advantage Steph.

The Miz is eliminated.

Matt makes a tag to Jeff and Mark Henry steps in in The Miz’ place. They lock up and Jeff gets tossed halfway across the ring. Jeff charges back in to lock up and Henry tosses him away again. Jeff channels his foolish side and slaps Henry across the face. Henry just smiles and clobbers Jeff with a massive clothesline and a jumping elbow drop. Henry tries for a Fallaway Slam but Hardy fights out and comes back with a Whisper In The Wind and a Double Leg Drop to the midsection. Jeff goes to the top for a Swanton Bomb, but Henry knocks him off the top rope. Henry hits a Gorilla Press Slam and throws Hardy to the outside, sending him crashing into the broadcast table.

Henry throws Hardy back in and crushes his spine with a Backbreaker Drop, picks him up and hits another one. Henry breaks Jeff in half with a third and throws him to the turf for a two count. Henry stalks Jeff as he returns to his feet, but Jeff fights back, taking Henry off his feet and going to the top for a Swanton Bomb and connects. Before Jeff can capitalize with a cover, Ziggler stuns him with a kick to the back of the head. Henry picks Hardy up off the mat and plants him with The World’s Strongest Slam for the three count.

Jeff Hardy is eliminated.

Matt Hardy runs in attempts a Twist of Fate. Henry powers out and throws Matt to the ropes and catches him on the rebound with another World’s Strongest Slam. Henry goes to the top and avalanches Matt with a Vader Bomb for the three count.

Matt Hardy is eliminated.

Shawn Michaels comes in and Henry catches him with a Scoop Slam. Wade Barrett makes the tag and begins stomping away. Barrett hits a Diving Elbow Smash of his own before making the tag and here comes Brock Lesnar. This is bad. Lesnar comes in and starts throwing brutal mounted punches, one of which busts Michaels in the mouth and HBK is bleeding profusely. Lesnar tags Barrett back in, and Wade connects with a slingshot backbreaker before applying an accordion rack.

Michaels flails out of the submission and comes back with a Slingshot Cross Body. HBK crawls desperately to the corner and tags Batista. Barrett tags to Jack Swagger. Batista pounds on Swagger and the referee has to pull him off, but The Animal dives right back in. Batista is beating violently on Swagger’s face, even drawing blood from his forehead. Batista picks Swagger up with a Double Handed Choke lift and drubs him with a Front Powerslam. Batista drives Swagger back into the corner with some shoulder thrusts and puts him down with a Spinebuster. The Animal hits a Batista Bomb on Swagger, but Mark Henry makes the blind tag and makes his way in. Barrett slides a chair into the ring and Batista picks it up and wears Henry out with it, resulting in a DQ.

Batista is eliminated.

The Animal goes on a rampage, as all remaining members of Camp Cornette come charging in and Batista meets each and every one of them with a chair to the face. Batista slams the chair down and leaves the ring.

A bloody HBK steps back into the ring and makes the tag to Triple H, Michaels blindsides Henry with Sweet Chin Music and The World’s Strongest Man stumbles into the path of a waiting Pedigree. Triple H pins Henry and it’s 4 on 4.

Mark Henry is eliminated.

Ziggler comes back in and catches a Harley Race High Knee and a Double A Spinebuster. The Game hits a brutal DDT and it’s good for two. Dolph stuns Triple H with a Name Dropper and it’s good for another nearfall. Ziggler tags in Swagger and he stomps away at the Cerebral Assassin in the corner.

Swagger tosses Triple H to the outside and waits for him to return to the ring. Hunter rolls back into the ring and Swagger throws a football tackle to his surgically repaired knees before tagging back to Barrett. Barrett headbutts The Game and stomps on his throat. Barrett throws Triple H head first into the turnbuckle before connecting with a neckbreaker and a Big Boot.

Barrett tries for Winds of Change, but Hunter rebounds and takes Barrett off his feet with a desperation lariat. Triple H sets up for a Pedigree, but Barrett counters with a Back Body Drop. Brock Lesnar tags in and we get the match we’ve been waiting for. Lesnar sets a prone Triple H up for the F-5, but Michaels makes a blind tag. Lesnar connects with the F-5 and crawls to the cover. The ref won’t make the count and Lesnar confronts him, unaware that HBK has tagged in. Lesnar turns around and walks into a flying forearm smash. Shawn kips up and bodyslams Brock before coming off the top with a Diving Elbow. Michaels gets up a full head of steam and takes Lesnar’s head off with Sweet Chin Music, collapses into the cover and gets a surprise three count.

Brock Lesnar has been eliminated.

Jim Cornette springs up onto the ring apron and begins berating the referee for a fast count. Michaels slingshots Cornette into the ring and Jim begs off. HBK hits Sweet Chin Music on Cornette to a huge pop and Cornette staggers to Triple H, who sets up for a Pedigree. The wheels start turning in Triple H’s head and he decides against it. Hunter calls Stephanie into the ring and she sets up for the Pedigree instead. Stephanie drops Cornette’s face to the canvas and heads back out to ringside. Michaels rolls Cornette out of the ring with his feet and takes it right to Jack Swagger.

Michaels takes Swagger to the outside and bounces his skull off the Spanish announce table before rolling him back into the ring. HBK hits a Moonsault for two. Michaels whips Swagger to the buckle and follows in with a flying forearm but Swagger dodges and Michaels collides with The Undertaker, sending him off the apron. The distraction buys Swagger enough time to surprise HBK with a Gutwrench Powerbomb for three.

Shawn Michaels is eliminated.

Triple H and The Undertaker try to get in the ring at the same time, which leads to an argument. Swagger clips Triple H from behind and hits a Swagger Bomb in the corner for another three count. We’re down to 3-on-2 in Cornette’s favor.

Triple H is eliminated.

DeGeneration X takes Undertaker to the arena floor and begin double teaming him out of frustration before leaving ringside.

Triple H rolls Undertaker back into the ring and he and Swagger are the legal men. Swagger continues to stomp away at The Deadman before tagging in Barrett. Barrett works Taker over in the corner with a series of rights and an ugly left hook that lays him out. Barrett stands Taker back up in the corner and connects with a Back Kick. Taker begins fighting back out but before he can build momentum with the soupbones, Barrett answers with Winds of Change for another two count. Ziggler tags in and locks in the Sleeper Hold, taking Undertaker to the canvas but only gets the arm to drop twice. Undertaker fights back to his feet, battles out of the hold and sets up for the Tombstone, but Ziggler drops down the back and hits the ZigZag for a very close two count.

Barrett tags back in and we have a slugfest as both he and Taker throw a flurry of lefts and rights. Barrett finally comes up with a Pumphandle Falling Powerslam for another two. Barrett goes for a suplex, but Taker blocks and comes back with a Chokeslam.

Swagger tags back in and keeps Taker from making the tag to Orton. Swagger sends Undertaker into the corner with such force that he bounces back out, falling to his back. Swagger whips Taker to the corner and rebounds with a simultaneous clothesline that takes both men off their feet.

Swagger tries to keep Taker from his corner, but he makes the tag to Orton this time. The Viper comes in with a Thesz Press and begins swinging wildly with punches to Swagger’s face. Orton comes back with another vicious powerslam and a series of clotheslines before dropping Swagger with a backbreaker. Swagger rolls to the apron and Orton drapes him over the middle rope. Ziggler intervenes and Orton catches him with a kick to the jaw. Orton sets up both Ziggler and Swagger for a Viper DDT and connects. Orton stalks Swagger and sets up for an RKO, but it’s blocked. Swagger sets up for a Gutwrench Powerbomb, but Orton lands on his feet and drops Swagger with an RKO. Orton backs into the corner and punts Swagger in the skull. The Viper makes the cover and gets the three count.

Jack Swagger is eliminated.

ALBERTO DEL RIO runs down and clocks Orton with a Step-Up Enziguri. Barrett drops Orton with Wasteland to pick up the three count.

Randy Orton is eliminated.

Barrett rolls to the outside and throws Undertaker back in before tagging to Ziggler.

Ziggler attempts a Stinger Splash, but Undertaker dodges, sending him crashing into the buckle. Undertaker rebounds with a nasty big boot and sets up for Old School. Taker crashes down on Ziggler’s shoulder and levels him with a Chokeslam before signaling for the Tombstone. Barrett makes a blind tag, pulls Ziggler out of position and takes The Deadman down with a big boot of his own. Ziggler and Barrett double team Undertaker with more stomps, making numerous quick tags. Finally, Barrett lets Taker return to his feet, only to plant him with Wasteland and watch him roll to the arena floor. Ziggler moves to the ringside area to peel back some of the mats.

Barrett hits Wasteland on the concrete and shoots him back into the ring. Barrett tags Ziggler and instructs him to finish it with a Tombstone Piledriver. Ziggler sets up, but Taker shifts his weight and ends up in position for a Tombstone of his own. The Deadman puts away a quivering Ziggler for the three count.

Dolph Ziggler is eliminated.

Barrett tries to take advantage of the fact that Undertaker is barely able to stand and charges his opponent, but Undertaker collapses into perfect position to apply Hell’s Gate. Barrett struggles for several moments but the finish inevitable as Barrett taps out and this battle is finally over.

Winners: Team Stephanie, The Undertaker

After the match, the lights go down, leaving only a pale blue haze as rain falls from the rafters. A battered, but unbeaten Undertaker uses the ropes to pull himself back to his feet while clutching his ribs. The Deadman stands victorious and Stephanie McMahon joins him in the ring to assess the carnage this match has left. Stephanie McMahon now has FULL control of Monday Night Raw and Jim Cornette is out of luck.

Backstage with Jeremy Borash and a revived Jim Cornette. Cornette looks absolutely disgusted. Jim tells The McMahons that he warned of pushing the button on his “detonator” and with Steph running the show he now has no choice. Cornette introduces a graphic containing his “Detonation Code” that reads: “IMPA_CT.K6TM_11. He says the code will be cracked in the midst of tonight’s World Championship Match and the virus will be loosed upon their wretched company. Cornette heads for the nearest arena exit and slams the door behind him.

Teddy Long speaks with Shane McMahon and tells him that all of tonight’s Extreme action has him in the mood for some big-match scenarios and makes a proposal to Shane for a main event on tomorrow night’s RAW between whoever walks away as the NEW World Heavyweight Champion and his own WWE Champion. Shane grins and tells Teddy that he’ll put in a word to Stephanie and see what we can do. Teddy walks away with a huge smile on his face as we go back to the ring.

We go to Jeremy Borash who's interviewing the Unholy Alliance with Abyss, Rellik, Kevin Thorn and Whipwreck trying to get Tajiri's head in the game. Abyss says the whole family is reeling from the abduction of James Mitchell last Tuesday and promises to bring Vampiro to justice. Whipwreck acts as the spokesman of the group and says the first step on the road to recovery is Tajiri winning the Cruiserweight Championship tonight. They launch The Japanese Buzzsaw out the door and we go back to ringside.

Tables Match for the Cruiserweight Title: Kaval versus Tajiri versus Evan Bourne

Tables are set up all around the ring as the bell rings and Justin Roberts has the call. Out first is Tajiri to a chorus of boos. Next is Kaval to a respectable pop from the Indy crowd. Finally Evan Bourne hits the stage to the biggest pop of the three. Bourne slides into the ring and the combatants begin circling the perimeter waiting to make the first move. The bell rings again and here we go.

Kaval goes after both men with a flurry of Mongolian Chops. Bourne and Tajiri retreat to the outside and Kaval floors them both with a Springboard Phoenix Splash. The World Warrior tosses Tajiri back into the ring and ties him to the Tree of Woe before connecting with the Warrior’s Wrath. Bourne slides back in and Kaval hits a series of knife-edge chops. Kaval attempts a Springboard Jumping High Kick, but Tajiri rolls away and Bourne connects with a Shining Wizard and sends The Buzzsaw to the floor with a Headscissor Takedown.

Bourne attempts a Double Helix, but Kaval moves out of the way and locks on a Dragon Clutch. Tajiri runs in and Kaval answers with a flying headbutt. Kaval stuns Tajiri with a Black Magic Kick and follows with a Powerdrive Elbow. Kaval turns his attention back to Bourne and locks on the Bite of the Dragon. Kaval attacks with a Krush Combo and Tajiri locks on an Octopus Hold. Kaval backs into a corner and rebounds with a Tidal Crush.

Kaval sets Tajiri on a table and goes up for a Ghetto Stomp, but Bourne knocks him off the top to the floor. Bourne goes up for Air Bourne but Tajiri blinds him with Poison Mist, sending him tumbling to the floor as well. Kaval climbs back in and Tajiri catches him with a Buzzsaw Rush and locks in the Tarantula. Kaval falls to the canvas and Tajiri clocks him with a Buzzsaw Kick. Tajiri rolls Kaval onto the table, but Evan Bourne jumps back up on the ramp and hits a Pele Kick that drops Tajiri on top of the table as well. Bourne ascends the top rope again and comes off with Air Bourne, but at the last second Kaval rolls off the table, sending Bourne and Tajiri crashing through the table. The bell rings and the referee has apparently rewarded the decision to Kaval.

Winner and NEW WWE Cruiserweight Champion: Kaval

After the match, Evan Bourne pleads his case, that he actually put Tajiri through the table with Air Bourne, but the referee has ruled that since Kaval was the only superstar NOT to go through a table, the belt is his. Bourne pleads with the ref to reconsider, but the ruling is final. Kaval is the NEW Cruiserweight Champion!

We go backstage and Delirious is eating a Happy Meal and ranting about his double cheeseburger. Slyck Wagner Brown walks by, takes one look, and continues walking, shaking his head.

We get an excellent video package of CM Punk and Chris Jericho for the World Heavyweight Championship.

Three Stages of Hell Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: CM Punk versus Chris Jericho

We go back to the ring and we see technicians assembling the classic “Blue” Steel Cage and construction is all but complete. The Countdown works its way down from 10 and the lights go down in the arena. With everyone in the dark, the lights on Jericho’s jacket begin flashing and the pyro goes off. The lights come back up and Jericho remains still as pyrotechnics streak from wires attached to the jacket resulting in a very impressive display. Jericho removes the jacket and heads toward the cage. Jericho climbs up the outside wall and stands defiantly at the top before climbing down into the cage. As Jericho awaits his opponent, a pendulum chant of “JERICHO/CM PUNK” echoes throughout the arena.

Finally, a twist, as “This Fire Burns” plays over the speakers to a MASSIVE POP and an ICE CREAM TRUCK rolls down onto the entrance ramp. The speakers on the truck rise from their pod as the music comes to a stop and suddenly all you hear from the megaphones is “I SAID I WANTED THEM...AND I GOT MY ICE CREAM BARS DAMMIT!” “Cult of Personality” blares through the trucks speakers and Punk kicks open the back door of the truck, carrying BOXES upon BOXES of BRAND NEW WWE ICE CREAM BARS. Punk grabs a T-Shirt Cannon and begins firing individually wrapped Ice Cream Bars to members of the hometown crowd. Punk climbs on top of the Ice Cream Truck and the crowd EXPLODES and Jericho looks none too pleased. Punk, having stolen Jericho’s thunder AND the show, makes his way to the cage for the main event.

HOWARD FINKEL gives formal ring introductions and the bell rings to get this match under way. Punk and Jericho exchange glares from across the cage, they charge each other and start brawling. Punk with knees and punches to the gut. Jericho answers back with some backhand chops. Punk returns the chops in kind, forces Jericho into the corner, beats his head against the wall of the cage and pounds him to the mat, stomping away.

Punk charges in for a Shining Wizard, but Jericho ducks and slingshots Punk into the wall, but he latches to the cage and begins climbing. Jericho pulls him back down and drops him with a swift right hook. Jericho climbs the cage, gets halfway up and comes back at Punk with a Missile Dropkick for two. Jericho sets up for a Tiger Suplex but Punk fights out and backs Y2J back into the corner with a rush of elbow strikes. The Best In The World wedges Jericho’s arm into the footholds of the cage and hits a can opener across the bar, leaving Jericho writhing on the canvas.

Jericho pulls himself back up in the corner and this time Punk connects with the Shining Wizard. Punk leads back out with a Bulldog but Jericho blocks and comes out of the corner with a Flying Forearm Smash. Jericho scales the cage again, but Punk catches him near the top with a Roundhouse Kick sending Y2J back to the canvas. Punk climbs to the top and nails Jericho with a Suicide Dive for a very close two count. Punk starts throwing some Mongolian Chops, and Jericho counters with a Repeating Powerbomb. Jericho hits a Breakdown and gets another two count. Jericho puts one foot on Punk’s shoulder, but he kicks out again. Punk hits a leg sweep that sends Jericho crashing face first into the cage wall and comes back with a springboard clothesline.

Punk sets up for the GTS, but Jericho escapes and counters with a spinning wheel kick for another nearfall. The Man of 1004 Holds answers with a one-handed bulldog and yes...an Armbar. Punk fights out with a hammerlock and a short-arm clothesline of his own. Jericho hits a Flashback and a back suplex, but Punk kicks out at one. Punk attempts another GTS and Jericho shifts into a Codebreaker on the descent. Y2J crawls to the cover and gets 2 1/2. Jericho hits a double underhook backbreaker and a springboard dropkick after rebounding off the cage wall. Chris continues the onslaught with a running back elbow and a backbreaker rack, but Punk refuses to quit.

Jericho climbs the cage, but Punk stops him at the top rope and brings him back down with a Frankensteiner. Punk clocks Y2J with a step-up enziguri and begins climbing the cage again. Jericho pulls him back down and drives his skull into the mat with a Jericho Spike. Chris sets up for a Northern Lights Suplex, but Punk counters out and hits a swinging neckbreaker for another nearfall. Punk heads for the door and Jericho drops him with another Codebreaker and a Lionsault for two. Jericho starts thinking and locks in the Walls of Jericho. Several minutes of Punk scraping, clawing and crawling for the threshold of the door, but to no avail. Jericho releases the hold and shoves Punk's head through the steel cage mesh and applies the Walls of Jericho again while simultaneously choking Punk out.

Jericho attempts a Diving Uppercut, but Punk dodges and locks in a beautiful Koji Clutch but Jericho won’t surrender. Jericho returns to his feet and charges but Punk is waiting with a Tilt-A-Whirl Backbreaker. With Jericho out cold, Punk scales to the top of the cage. The former WWE Champion starts to climb down the outside, but has an epiphany as he takes the first step. Punk gets the 1000-yard stare on his face and raises his arms above his head. The entire Allstate is on their feet as Punk PLUMMETS FIFTEEN FEET with a Randy Savage Elbow to the Canadian heart of Chris Jericho. The crowd EXPLODES into a furious applause. Punk clutches his ribs and crawls desperately to the cover and gets the three.

Winner of the Fall: CM Punk (Punk leads 1-0).

Jericho lies motionless in the ring and Punk is barely stirring as the cage walls come down. The next fall is a STREET FIGHT and as soon as the combatants return to their feet, anything is fair game.

Jericho rolls to the arena floor and Punk follows, throwing him headfirst into the barricade. Punk goes to the broadcast desks and throws no less than fifteen steel chairs into the ring. Punk rolls Jericho back in and reaches under the ring, finding the barbed wire Singapore Cane used earlier in the evening. Punk takes the barbed wire cane and flays Jericho in the back with it. Blood is now pouring from Y2J’s back as Punk throws another Roundhouse Kick and clubs Jericho in each temple with the Singapore Cane. With his forehead now torn open, Jericho starts pooling on the canvas, bleeding profusely. Punk goes to take another swing, but Jericho collapses to the outside and Punk follows. Jericho crawls back into the ring and Punk comes up with a clothesline with the cane.

Punk with another shot and at this point, Jericho is begging for mercy, clinging to Punk’s kickpads and asking Punk to lay off. Punk looks to the crowd and Jericho answers with a low blow and a Springboard Corner Kick that knocks Punk off the apron and through one of the waiting tables from the Cruiserweight Title Match, leaving Punk lying in splinters. Jericho goes to work pounding on Punk’s face with his wrapped fists and whips Punk clear over the barricade into the crowd. Jericho continues working over Punk’s face. Punk tries to fight back but Jericho comes back with a headbutt and a thumb to the eye before rolling him back into the ring. Jericho removes the padding from the top turnbuckle and kicks Punk in the head. Punk starts throwing more backhand chops and works Y2J back into the corner. Punk goes for another Shining Wizard, but Jericho dodges, sending Punk crashing knee first into the exposed buckle and crashing down to the floor. Punk grabs his knee, clearly in severe pain.

Jericho grabs Punk by the hair and drags him to the barricade in front of his family and friends. Y2J pulls back the padding on the retaining wall and slams Punk’s face into it. Jericho continues to taunt the Chicago crowd but Punk tackles Jericho to the ground and bashes his face in. Punk rips apart the announce table and peels up some ringside mats attempting a piledriver, but Jericho counters with a back drop.

Jericho clobbers Punk in the face with a television monitor and slams a piece of the announce table over Punk’s back. Jericho with a knee to the back and rolls back into the ring. Punk recovers and tries for a Springboard Clothesline, but Jericho catches him on the dive with the barbed wire kendo stick. Jericho wallops Punk repeatedly with the Singapore Cane drawing blood. As Punk lies helplessly on the mat, Jericho brandishes the cane at Punk’s family. Punk stuns Jericho with a roll up and picks up another two count. Punk charges Y2J again but Jericho blasts him in the face with the Singapore Cane, busting him open. Jericho makes the cover but still only gets two. Jericho grabs the ring bell and drills Punk in the face. Jericho sets up a chair on Punk’s throat and watches him struggle underneath it.

Punk reaches the Kendo Stick and takes a desperate swing that catches Jericho in the ribs. Punk climbs out from under the chair and whips Jericho to the exposed buckle, hits the shining wizard. Punk grabs a ladder from under the ring and bridges it across two chairs. Punk hits the Shining Wizard again and delivers a bulldog across the ladder, breaking it in half. The crowd is hot for Punk at this point, as The Best In The World rolls to the outside, kicks the top step off the ring steps and produces a bag of THUMBTACKS. Punk spreads the tacks over the canvas with his boot and delivers a low blow with the barbed wire Kendo stick. Jericho is clearly in agony as Punk sets up for the GTS. Jericho slides out and sets up for the Walls, but Punk counters out. Punk rebounds with a Snap Powerslam and drops Jericho back first onto the sheet of thumbtacks on the canvas. Jericho screams out in pain to the point of sobbing. Punk goes to the top for the Savage Elbow, but Jericho cuts him off and attempts a Superplex, but Punk pushes him back into the thumbtacks and Jericho lies motionless, unable to respond to the level of pain that he’s in at this point.

Punk comes off the top with the Elbow and lands in the thumbtacks himself. As Punk rolls around in anguish, a chant of “THIS IS AWESOME” roars through the crowd. Punk goes for the GTS, but Jericho fights out and drops Punk with an enziguri. Jericho goes for a Lionsault but Punk moves, sending Jericho into the thumbtacks again. Punk goes for another GTS, but Jericho fights down and sends Punk head first to the corner through a chair wedged in the ropes. Jericho makes the cover and gets two. Jericho connects with a Codebreaker out of nowhere but can’t capitalize on the cover. Jericho tries to lock in the Walls and Punk uses the last of his strength to counter out and send Jericho flying shoulder first into the ringpost. Punk rolls to the outside and grabs a fire extinguisher, first spraying Jericho in the face and then strangling him with the hose.

Punk buries the extinguisher in Jericho’s ribs and clubs him in the temple. Punk rolls Jericho onto the announce table and hits a Diving Elbow Smash from the ring to the table. Punk weakly tosses Jericho back into the ring and gets another two. Jericho sets up for a GTS, but Punk slides out and sets up for the Walls. Jericho won’t turn over, so Punk slingshots Jericho into the exposed turnbuckle and sets him back up for the GTS. Punk connects and both men collapse to the mat.

With both men down, the lights in the arena go out. Without warning, JIM CORNETTE’S DETONATION CODE appears on the titantron. The remaining numbers roll over in sequence and here’s what we’re left with:

IMPA_CT. K6TM_11

IMPA_CT. KOTM_11

IMPA_CT. KOTM_J1

IMPA_CT. KOTM_JJ

Red Smoke billows from the entranceway and the familiar strains of “MY WORLD” blare through the speakers. When the smoke clears, the one and only JEFF JARRETT stands, guitar raised over his head. THE KING OF THE MOUNTAIN HAS RETURNED TO THE WWE!!!!

Jarrett hits the ring and we discover that his guitar is rigged with more thumbtacks. Jarrett stands in the middle of the ring staring down both Jericho and Punk in opposite corners. Jarrett decides which one to take his aggressions out on, waiting to see who returns to their feet first. Punk gets up first and Jarrett SHATTERS EL KABONG over Punk’s head. Thumbtacks flying everywhere. Jarrett waits for Jericho to return to his feet and drills him with The Stroke. Jarrett drags Jericho to the cover and leaves the ring. The ref has no choice but to count the cover and the three. Unbelievable.

Winner of the Fall: Chris Jericho (Falls Even at 1-1).

Both men lie unconscious in the ring as officials lower the harness and attach the World Heavyweight Championship belt and send it back to the rafters. Slowly but surely, Jericho drags himself back to the corner and uses the ropes to pull himself to his feet. Y2J rolls to the outside and produces eight ladders from under the ring and bridges them between the ring apron and the barricade end to end. Jericho walks to the opposite side of the ring and produces eight more tables and does the same. Jericho heads over to the broadcast table and pulls a 25-foot ladder from under the ring and slides it awkwardly into the ring before rolling back in himself. Jericho grabs a chair and stalks the staggering Punk before dropping him with a chair-aided Codebreaker, sending Punk rolling onto the tables.

Jericho begins climbing the ladder and just as he reaches the top, Punk springboards off the top rope and latches to the other side of the ladder. A slugfest ensues at the top rung of the ladder, Punk grabs the belt and slams it into Jericho's face. Using some stealthy manuevering, Punk moves into position and applies an Anaconda Vice at the top of the ladder. Jericho is tapping furiously, but it does no good. Jericho throws fists, eventually breaking the hold and sending both men to the mat.

Punk rolls back out onto the stacked ladders this time, and Jericho stuns the WWE Universe by hitting a JAW-DROPPING LIONSAULT from the top rung down to Punk, sending both men crashing through four of the eight ladders. More "Holy Shit" chants. Jericho crawls back into the ring and begins climbing again. Punk regains his senses and sets the remaining four ladders up side-by-side in the ring on either side of the main ladder. Punk jumps up on the apron and springboards to the first ladder again. As Jericho reaches the top rung again, Punk actually WALKS from the top rung of one ladder, to the next and finally meets Jericho in the center to a HUMONGOUS POP. Another slugfest breaks out atop the ladder as the crowd explodes into chants of "THIS IS AWESOME" and "PLEASE DON'T DIE". Jericho lands a nasty uppercut that sends Punk down to the mat, but he lands on his feet. Punk goes down to the bottom rung and tilts the ladder forward until gravity takes over and Jericho falls 25 FEET from the top rung through four of the eight tables. Splinters everywhere. Punk looks on, himself awestruck over what has just transpired.

Punk sets the ladder back up and begins his ascent. Exhausted, Punk wills himself up the ladder as Jericho begins to stir. Punk gets three-quarters of the way there before Jericho comes back into the ring and stuns Punk with a Springboard Codebreaker to the canvas. Jericho climbs again and reaches the top, but Punk is right there to fight him off. Jericho picks the leg and applies the Walls of Jericho atop the ladder. Punk is screaming in agony but doggedly fights out of the hold. Punk hoists Jericho onto his shoulders and hits a GTS from the top of the ladder. Jericho plummets to the canvas and the impact shakes the ladder, sending Punk teetering and dropping toward the ropes, guillotining on the top rope and crumbling to the mat as well.

His hair dyed red from the blood pouring from his face, Jericho regains consciousness and goes to set up the ladder on top of an equally bloody Punk. As Y2J sets his foot on the bottom rung, however...

IF YOU SSSSSSMMMMMMMMEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL....

The Chicago crowd comes UNGLUED as THE ROCK hits the stage in his Brahma Bull Track Suit and makes a beeline for the ring. Jericho tells the Rock to bring it on. Jericho charges and The Rock meets him with Spine on The Pine. The Rock looks to the crowd and EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM is ON THEIR FEET as The Great One throws his windbreaker to the audience executes THE MOST ELECTRIFYING MOVE IN SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT. The People's Elbow connects, but The Rock isn't done. Rocky drags a barely conscious Jericho to the ring apron and drapes Jericho's arm over his shoulder and ominously eyes the four tables that remain bridged between the ring apron and the barricade. More splinters go FLYING as The Rock hits THE ROCK BOTTOM through a sequence of FOUR TABLES. WOW! The Rock gets a standing ovation as he heads back toward the entrance and Jericho is MOTIONLESS.

Battered, bleeding and barely able to breathe, CM Punk uses the ropes for leverage and returns to his feet. Punk discovers that Jericho has been incapacitated, though he's not quite sure how. Punk sets up the ladder and begins his climb. Punk reaches the top rung and after what is surely to be the most exhaustive match of his entire career, unlatches the World Heavyweight Championship belt.

Winner and NEW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: CM PUNK

After the match, Punk sits atop the ladder, belt raised high above his head and screams "BEST IN THE WORLD" at the top of his lungs. The pyro hits and the confetti falls as the crowd roars the NEW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION'S name. Punk wipes the blood from his face, climbs down from the ladder, out of the ring and over to the barricade to hug his mom and his sister before walking through the crowd. Punk surfs the crowd until he reaches the entrance ramp and the Ice Cream Truck, still parked to the side. Punk climbs up on the top of the truck and raises the belt high as the pyro and confetti continue and Extreme Rules goes off the air!